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comfy, these are the 4th pair of the same. would be good if they lasted longer - some have had flip flop blow out, others just wear down. also new color patterns would be cool. I'll keep coming back to the cushy sole
Bought these in store while on vacation (my sneakers were killing me and my feet were on the verge of falling off lol)...the women's version was sold out so I bought these instead... literally the MOST COMFORTABLE FLIP FLOPS I have ever worn. I spent the rest of the vacation walking 5-7 miles a day in these and my feet didn't hurt at all. Liked them so much I immediately ordered a 2nd pair online so I have a backup, because I'm positive I'm going to end up wearing these nonstop.
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I actually had a pair of my own and I love it so much that I had to buy one for my boyfriend too! Who doesn't love volcom?!♡
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I have only had my sandals for a couple of weeks, but they are very comfortable and I would definitely recommend them to someone in the market.
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Haven't had a pair in a long time but these are pretty nice. Very comfortable and fit just right.
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These sandals are great, I just recently purchased a second pair after losing my first pair at the beach and I'd buy another pair of I had to! They're durable, and comfortable!
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This sandy little road through the Water Oak, pine scrub, of the Split Oak Mitigation Area just South of Orlando, Florida, USA is not really a road. It is a hiking path which doubles as a fire break for when the area is regularly burned by land managers. Note the Spanish Moss hanging from the branches of the trees. You find it in areas of high moisture, and since this area is really very swampy in many parts, it makes for good Spanish Moss growth. There are many hours of nice hiking available in the park as well as in the connected Moss Park just to the NorthEast of this area. Taken with a Canon Powershot G9 camera.
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Early learning leads to lifelong success
The importance of high quality learning activities for children during their early years, from birth through age 5, has been identified as leading to lifelong successes as an adult. How can that be?
Art Rolnick, former director of research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, found that high quality preschool education for disadvantaged children leads to lower special education costs, lower crime rates and higher education completion levels.
Research using brain scanning technologies shows that if infants, toddlers and preschoolers are provided with positive brain-stimulating activities, from learning letters to laughing with a caregiver, they have a better chance of reading well, speaking with fluency and coping with stressful situations — life skills that also serve adults in the job market.
On the other hand, young children who are exposed to violence, neglect or low levels of interaction are more likely to need intervention or assistance during their lifetimes.
"These foundation years, prenatal to 5, are critical for a child's health, cognitive and social abilities" Rolnick said. "If we get the foundation years right, there is a high probability that these children will succeed, grow up to get a good education, get good jobs and pay taxes."
Early learning can come from child-care providers, parents and early childhood teachers. Children need to be in an environment where the child-care providers and teachers are well trained and understand children's age appropriate development. One of the goals of a high quality early education or early care is to prepare children to be ready for school.
The Minnesota Department of Education has authored a set of early education and early care standards for teaching young children. The standards are known as the Early Childhood Indicators of Progress (ECIPs). The core concepts are: Social and Emotional Development, Approaches to Learning, Language and Literacy Development, Creativity and the Arts, Cognitive Development, Physical and Motor Development.
There are strategies that can be done by families, caregivers and teachers. The indicators apply to children in the preschool period of age 3 to 5. For more information, go to http://www.education.state.mn.us.
Locally, you may choose to participate in early education programs offered by the local school district such as Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), the Learning Is Fun preschool (ECFE Plus), School Readiness, Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE), Head Start and community education preschool classes.
The Pequot Lakes early childhood programs served 129 children in ECFE and 66 children in School Readiness this year. Center based and family child care programs also provide early learning opportunities. The Pequot Lakes, Breezy Point and Crosslake Early Childhood Coalition has provided family fun events, free books at the Red Book Shelves, books given away at library story events and trainings for parents and child-care providers.
To learn more about the coalition go to either of these websites: www.LakesAreaKids.com or pequotlakes.k12.mn.us, then select Early Childhood Coalition.
Join the coalition for a "Movement and Music" workshop at 6 p.m. April 23 in the ECFE Center at Eagle View. Pre-registration can be made by calling 218-568-9200.
Studies show that children who are read to on a regular basis have a far larger vocabulary and stronger social skills than do children who do not have regular exposure to reading. Brains develop rapidly from prenatal through age 5, not just the last few months before kindergarten starts.
We can still allow kids to be kids and give them stimulating learning environments that will help prepare them for kindergarten and lifelong success.
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Allegheny County projects get $25.5 million in state grants
Project in Lower Hill gets largest amountDecember 23, 2013 11:22 PM
State grants announced Monday will bring money and jobs to the region for projects from the redevelopment of the Lower Hill to an expansion of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School.
A quarter of more than $133 million in grants awarded across Pennsylvania for improvement projects will come to Allegheny and surrounding counties, the governor's office said.
The 58 grants, ranging from $500,000 to $5 million, for the construction of regional civic, cultural, economic, historical and recreational improvement projects are expected to create more than 45,000 jobs in 24 counties, the Corbett administration said in a news release.
Eleven of the Economic Growth Initiative grants -- worth $25.5 million -- were awarded in Allegheny County, and agencies in surrounding counties received an additional four grants totaling $8.5 million.
The largest local grant, $5 million, was awarded to the Sports and Exhibition Authority for an infrastructure project in the Lower Hill expected to be complete in March 2015. The Lower Hill project also received $5 million grants in February and September.
Among the other projects, the 31st Street Studios will receive $1.5 million to improve its buildings, and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School will receive $1 million toward expanding into an adjacent building and more than doubling enrollment, state Rep. Adam Ravenstahl, D-North Side, said.
A grant of $2.5 million is intended for the East Liberty Transit Center/TOD, a project to ease more than 800 daily bus arrivals at the dilapidated East Liberty Busway station, according to its website.
"The common thread here is that all of these projects are critical to our region's ability to attract and retain talent," said Robert Rubinstein, Urban Redevelopment Authority acting executive director.
In Beaver County, the Aliquippa Tin Mill, L.P., received a $3 million grant to redevelop the 78-acre site of the former J&L Steel Corp. tin mill and successor LTV Steel Corp. This project intends to create the infrastructure needed for the development of a petrochemical manufacturing facility, Rep. Robert Matzie, D-Ambridge, said.
"For this application to be selected speaks to its strength and what it means for the continued economic development and recovery of a brownfield in my district and the region as a whole," he said.
More than $124 million in grants were awarded during the initial round of funding in mid-February, and a second round in September yielded another $30 million, according to the state budget website.
Of that money, $23.75 million came to Allegheny County.
"We are transforming oft-neglected parts of our towns into thriving centers of commerce and recreation," Gov. Tom Corbett said Monday. "Brownfields are becoming brownstones. Creative thinking and careful stewardship are creating opportunities for businesses and families alike as we renew hope in our communities."
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I bought a ball. It's pretty large... six feet tall. I call it a man ball, as I recall having heard that once, but it's also known as a push ball or earth ball. I've been looking to get one of these for a long time, and it turns out that one of the pastors from my church had ordered a couple, so I got a catalog from him, and scored a ball. Dave (my housemate) and I spent a hour blowing into it (we knew it was stupid, but we couldn't help it), and after nearly passing out, we got it maybe half a centimeter high. So I went to REI and got a bike pump, and after four hours of pump pump pump pump pump, it got to about a foot before I had to take a shower and go to bed. So I went back to REI and got a good foot pump (for matresses), and that only takes an hour or so to get it all the way full. Phew.
You might think that's tiring. But then try playing a game of man ball. I invited a few folks over and we played a game with four to a team. Two minutes into it, we had to take an eight minute break. It's like arm wrestling with your whole body. Nuts. We need a lot more people, I think. Also: don't eat burgers right before playing.
Kevin Smith's latest movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back will be out soon. I caught the preview at the local AMC and it was pretty cool. Gotta go watch all the other Askew films first though, if you haven't already. It's an insider's movie.
Burning Man is next week. Last year, I went fairly unprepared (first time, went on a week's notice). This year, I'm all set. Dave is coming along, and we're bringing a trampoline to lounge on and a blender and fruit for making smoothies. Yum. And I'll bring a man ball just in case. :-) If you're there, look me up with Play Information... might even bump into me there; I'll be working at Checkpoint Salon Wed afternoon and I'll be working with the Black Rock Rangers early in the week and again during the burn. Should be a hoot.


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It's time to start this thing up again.
Today was reasonably productive, although not much. I wrote some of the "Compleat Perl Internals" poem for the conference on Saturday, and thought a little bit more about my main talk.
Also did a bit of research on the Forking article, which is coming along nicely now. Spent most of the morning looking at a UTF8 bug unearthed by Gisle Aas, or rather, deciding whether or not it was a bug. In fact, it turned up a different bug, and when I looked into the source, I found that it would work perfectly fine if it wasn't for a && 0 on the end of one of the if statements. Do you get moments like that? When you think, "why the hell did I put that there? Did I put that there?".
The afternoon was spent looking for hotels in London for the weekend. God bless the Web.
This evening, I started writing a Perl/GNOME tutorial. Well, no, I didn't. I started off by wanting to write a nice application to collect all my recipes, format them out as TeX, and also give me the ability to say what ingredients I had in and get back recipes I could make. Then, for some bizarre reason, I decided it had to have a GUI. No, I don't know why. So, I started looking at Perl GNOME. Which didn't take long, as it has no documentation at all. Which meant I had to write some, naturally! I spent a while poring over the examples and a few applications already out there, and started piecing an article together. Don't hold your breath for it, though. And don't hold your breath for the recipe application, either. These sidetracks just roll on and on...


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To order a copy of the 2002 Undergraduate Life Yearbook, visit the Princeton Yearbooks Agency Web site. For more information, contact Jinyoung Choi .
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YES!!!!! Victory at last against the dark forces of New Line. Good thing MGM helped solve this conundrum by insisting PJ direct.
We don't need the Hobbit done like Beowulf or Aragon typical Hollywood style.
I noticed it will be a two-part movie. The longer the better. This tale needs to be told in great detail and love as only PJ can do.
"Ohh, maxi big da fish! Well dat smells stinkowiff"
"No time to discuss this as a supercommittee.... I am not a supercommittee!"
Just read about it -great news!
Let casting speculation begin!
"Maybe I can help you. I am Boba Fett. The ship you seek is nearby." -Boba Fett
See...I'm not sure how they can do two movies...according to comingsoon it's saying The Hobbit and a sequel....so I'm not sure how that's gonna work.
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
It looks to me like The Hobbit is going to be broken into two movies. That sounds like a good idea to me.
That's my jacket!
Welcome news indeed, though it says that Jackson will produce, not direct. Hopefully Ian McKellen will reprise his role as Gandalf. I don't think Ian Holm could pull off a younger Bilbo. 2010 seems so far away
Man, it feels weird just to type 2010.
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Good news to me. I just hope Ian McKellen returns. You know, even if Ian Holm doesn't return as Bilbo, I say they cast James McAvoy (dude who played Mr. Tumnus in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe") in the part.
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Jackson not directing is kind of a major blow to the film, IMHO. The dude better have a serious say in how the film goes down or else it's gonna suck.
and basically if they don't get McKellen and Holms, I don't even bother. PJ needs to make sure this film goes down properly or he's going to **** off millions of fans.
I trust he'll have a voice in the casting/directing process too. Or at least, I hope.
still, GREAT NEWS though!
"Woke up at 9.55am. Soon as I woke up, I looked at Suzanne and she looked at me. I said, 'Did I tell you about the immune system?' Suzanne starting laughing, I said, 'it's amazing.' She said, 'Not now.'"
Given Jackson's horsepower since LOTR, I think he will be a lot more hands-on in the process and have the ultimate say in the success of final product. I think his clout behind the scenes will be substantial.
If he's going to have his name on the product, I think he'll be mindful of the result and not let us (fans) down.
¡No te preocupes! (That's Elvish for "Don't worry!")
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
I've heard that Guillermo Del Toro is supposedly directing, though I cannot seem to find reliable confirmation of that anywhere. If true, I'd say that's pretty awesome!


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Lecture focuses on weight management, April 13
Posted March 31, 2004; 05:50 p.m.
Princeton University Health Services is sponsoring a lecture on weight management at noon Tuesday, April 13, in 1 Robertson Hall.
The lecture, "A Practical Approach to Weight Management," will be presented by Matt Brzycki, coordinator of recreational fitness and wellness programs for the Department of Athletics, and Rhonda Johnson, the programs' assistant coordinator.
The talk is open to students, faculty and staff members. For more information, contact Gina Baral .
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My helper was the newspaper delivery boy. I hired him to help me. Kids don't deliver papers anymore so now it's a little harder.
"I love the rod and gun and where they take me."
"Do not judge a man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins."
"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained through the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment." Mahatma Gandhi
For the dog playing keep away with dummy, there are two solutions. Either will generally work:
1. Take the dummy out of the equation and give the dog a number of reinforcements for coming to you. Take him for a hike and periodically call him to you and give him a treat. Make sure it is a high value treat to the dog. Obviously the reward will not be a dummy. You can also increase the treat value further by making sure the dog is hungry. After 30 or 40 high value reinforcements for coming to you from various distances and various locations, add the dummy back in. You can think of the dummy as simply another distraction level.
2. Find a large area, far from automobiles and throw the dog a dummy. When he picks it up, simply turn and walk away from him. Keep walking until he catches up with you. Keep your mouth shut and make no noise. That activity simply tells pup where you are. It may take 40 yards or it may take 100 yds, but pup will look up and see you leaving and come find you. When he arrives, take the dummy (with no movement toward him) and tell him thank you for the nice delivery to hand. Wait a second or two and then give him a treat. I have never had to do the walk away act more than three times with a dog to have him coming proficiently with dummy in mouth. Many people tend to interpret these instructions as walk away 30 feet and then stop and call the pup. The correct process is keep walking silently until pup catches you, then while you are still walking in the same direction, reach down and take the dummy.
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Polmaise postedRobert, I'm somewhat underwhelmed by Rugby; however as an Anglo Irishman living in wildest Wales I have a foot in many camps and can turn my coat as the situation demands. The village pub is as you might expect, a hotbed of the Taffia.The recent Five nations results must have you 'cockahoop' and feeling positive ?..
If I could trade England's Grand Slam for ten points for the Villa, Wales can bury 'em at The Millenium with my blessing!
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Thank you, very kind, Mine's a pint.
You think that's difficult to interpret, just wait until me and crackerd get going in our native dialect, Brummie. What follows may not be fully clear at first reading because I've had to delete all the expletives which in Brummagem serve as punctuation marks.
'Islot am orlrite but weem agooin dowun the suff. The Toffees stuffed the Baggies Sarrerdy, burrit do marrer, theym saefe. The vanilla am in the browun stuff.
Gorrit? 'Tae 'ard. This am we Un thissens issn.
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Thank you, very kind, Mine's a pint.
Last sentence is Deutsch.
Darrin, don't you sleep?
"I love the rod and gun and where they take me."
"Do not judge a man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins."
"I love the rod and gun and where they take me."
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Binghamton University's Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science is asking Greater Binghamton businesses and organizations to participate in a free evaluation that will provide a snapshot of their current manufacturing operations.
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Finally, a proper case! Nicely done! Looks solid, and can probably be run over by a truck without any problems. Do you have the ability to "ground" the case? (I have a project and it was randomly locking up/freezing after running for several hours if I touch it after walking on carpet or generating static electricity. Solved it by grounding the case.)
some ideas:A knock-out at the top for some LCD shield?A knock-out at the back for sensor cables?
I would say allow for an RJ45 connector (or 2) at the back, that means all manner of sensors and networks can enter with no externally visible wiring.______Rob
IMO finding the right enclosure is one of the hardest parts of a project and that may explain why most boards these days are just open, they leave that job up to the user._____Rob
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text: I recently bought a used 3 Hole Creative box with top storage. Unfortunately, the previous owner didn't have any keys for the T handles on each door or for the latch for the top storage compartment. One of my buddies had a key that worked for the doors and gave it to me. I'm still looking for a key for the storage compartment to avoid having to drill out the rivets and replace the latch. Th number on the latch lock is CH507....anybody happen to have one of these keys I can buy or know where I might be able find a copy?


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Well we sure went from winter to spring real quick here. 2 days ago it was 22 degrees, tomorrow we're supposed to hit 70. I'm excited about that, and the birds today were as well. Killed a 2 yr old right off the roost about 6:30 this morning.
I got out to the farm about half an hour before shooting time, and walked about 3/4 a mile back into the back pasture where I had seen a couple birds on Wednesday. It was pretty windy this morning making it a bit difficult to hear, but warm, mid 40's so i wasn't complaining. I heard the first gobble about 10 to 6, and he was behind me a ways along the path I had taken to get into the back pasture, I must have walked within 100 yards of him in the dark. After 10 minutes I couldn't hear any other birds gobbling, so back I went towards the only game in town.
By this time I could hear hens and jakes yelping as well, but still only the one bird gobbling. The birds were roosted on a bench on the ridge side that was just off the edge of the property. However, a finger point ran out from the middle of the bench onto the land I could hunt. I moved to the bottom of the point and climbed half way up the side of the ridge. At this point the birds were about 150 yards away, and because the trees haven't even begun to bud yet I waited for them to fly down so they wouldn't see me as I moved up to the crest of the ridge.
After they hit the ground I moved up to the crest of the point and found a nice tree about 10 yards from the edge. I could hear the birds about 100 yards away. I figured they would come right out to the tip of the point to me. I let out a series of yelps on a mouth call and got no response. I waited about the seconds and yelped again, cut, and yelped even more urgently. He hammered at the second series of yelps, and a couple hens started yakking back at me as well. I cut right back at the hens, and followed with another series of yelps. He gobbled again a bit closer than before so I settled in and got ready. I called every 15-20 seconds for the next couple minutes as the hens were pretty worked up and I wanted to keep them that way. The birds worked their way into about 50 yards out straight in front of me, but I could not see them yet do to trees and pieces of deadfall.
At this point I changed over to softer, but still excited cutting and clucking, along with some scratching in the leaves. I realized that the birds were no longer coming straight out the finger of the point to me, but had slid off the side and were working their way around the side. They made their way past me and he gobbled at my 5 o'clock, so i quietly turned around and leaned against the side of my tree. I made a couple soft excited clucks, scratched the leaves and went quiet.
I could hear birds scratching in front of me so I had my gun pointed in that direction when I heard footsteps at my 10 o'clock just below the crest of the ridge. I was contemplating shifting my gun over when out of the corner of my eye a black blob steps up from below the crest. I slowly turn my head ever so slightly and freeze. He's standing there 10 yards away looking around, and my gun is pointed 45 degrees in the wrong direction. I can see he's getting nervous, and I'm getting ready to stand and shoot when he slips back below the crest, when he makes a mistake. He flips his wings and starts to walk off across my front instead of back down the hill. As soon as his head is behind a tree I shift my gun over to cover him as he emerges.
He must have seen or heard something because he emerges walking fast and bobbing his head, but I don't give him a chance to do anything about it. He was still about 10 yards away when I fired, and the pattern just about took his head off. 3 or 4 other birds flushed off the hillside at the shot. He was a pretty typical 2 year old and a great off the roost hunt. 10" beard, probably 3/4" spurs. As a side note, the first double bearded bird I've ever killed. I was happy. Packed him up and headed home.
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I kinda took the liberty to "steal" these off of a certain site.
These contain spoilers... so proceed at your own risk!!
Presenting the Jedi Starfighter
I kinda took the liberty to "steal" these off of a certain site.
These contain spoilers... so proceed at your own risk!!
Presenting the Jedi Starfighter
Presenting the Republic Assault Cruiser
Presenting Anakin's Speeder
Cool pics JEDIpartnr, thanks for risking your life to get these "stolen" images to the fans. Love the E2 ships and vehicles even more then the ones in E1. Especially the Republic Assault Cruiser. Very shades of Star Destroyer.
MTFBWY and HH!!
Jar Jar Binks
AGENTS OF ATLAS - Returns in Early 2009.
Thanks for the pics! The evolutionary development of the vehicles is great.
Shop Smart! Shop S-Mart!
These are the publicity piccies aren't they? Otherwise they'd have the explanations of all the working parts on them. Not that I'm dissin' ya JP just trying to ascertain the nature of the images.
That Republic ship is kinda cool. But only Kinda. Looks a bit skewed in the scaling to me but I'd need to see it close up and personal I guess. Anakins speeder I'm not that impressed by going on the pic, The Jedi starfighter shows the droid to be just a head dome and not a total droid despite Doug Chiangs little conflab with George about it dropping in from the top in the documentaries. How weird is that? Obi looks a bit strange too... Guess the artists can't draw people then. Technical stuff yeah but people - nah! Cool pics though.
Scooobydoo, where are you!!!
Well sure...! But you know how those publicists and promoters are!!! JACKALS!!
Very cool! I hope there's another angle for the cross section on Anakin's speeder though because the one shown isn't very substantial IMO and doesn't really give off a good feel of the actual vehicle.
That pop-up cockpit thing on the Assault Cruiser is also on the LEGO Gunship toy, where it appears to be hinged. I guess this is another theme design.
All in all, I like these designs more than the Ep 1 ones so far.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Presenting The Republic Guship (LAAT/i)
Hey! I can't download the images anymore. Is that a website problem or is my computer being a turd? if it's my PC, help! What do I do?


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are they ever going to offer these again? i have the first Luke ROTJ saber and it didnt come with a stand
are they ever going to offer these again? i have the first Luke ROTJ saber and it didnt come with a stand
You can get them on Ebay for not a bad price. Other etailers used to sell them but have sold out now on account that Episode III is still in momentum. And that FX lightsabers are VERY popular now. Stores cant keep them in stcok.
"Maybe I can help you. I am Boba Fett. The ship you seek is nearby." -Boba Fett
i saw one on Ebay go for close to $80. more than 20 bucks is a rip.
I believe the Luke saber and the Vader ANH saber both had the option where you could get the stand or not for a price difference, when I got the Vader saber I chose to go the cheaper route since I would be displaying it upright and I'm pretty broke. My ESB Luke saber didn't give me that choice, I had to pay more for the set and it just came with the stand. I could swear that when I bought one or both of my FX sabers the site had the option to buy a stand alone, but I don't see it there now unfortunately.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Yeah the stands are not worth more than $20 at the most. I feel sorry for those who payed more (especially $80)
"Maybe I can help you. I am Boba Fett. The ship you seek is nearby." -Boba Fett
I was just under the impression that they all came with them. I only having the Vader one enjoy being able to display it.
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
the Ep II Anakin didnt have one and i guess the first run of the ROTJ Luke didnt. i dont see why they cant just have them available on the MR site
Hello Guys,
I'm just curious, is Darth Vader FX (ANH) & Luke Skywalker FX (ESB) both with stands worth buying for $500 shipped?
If anyone knows whats the market prices for these two, please please let me know, thank you very much!!
dunno about the ANH Vader but that Luke is starting to shoot up in price. personally i'd skip them and just get the Ep3 Vader and Anakin, basically new and improved versions and you'll be able to pick them up at retail stores
Do all MR Force FX sabers come with a display stand?? Is it in the long black box with the saber??
I was just wondering because it is not mentioned on the box


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Pros: Sound, Comfort, Design
Cons: Value, Price/Performance Ratio
Update: Reduced design rating due to ever-tangling cable. The cable is MADE with some type of built-in twisting/tangling design flaw. Just holding the headphones in my hand, the cable wants to twist and turn and due to its material, it's never fully "straightened out" like most other headphone cables. Due to this, it's become unusable.
I've owned the original Bose IEs and now bought these IE2s. In comparing the two, the IE2s have improved on the sound of the original. The originals were fairly dark and quiet. The addition of a couple of ports on the 'phones really helps the sound. These have better range by far. They're still, as with most Bose 'phones, emphasized on the bass and treble. The treble is slightly piercing but easy to get used to, and the emphasized bass isn't too boomy. Though you wouldn't use these for analytical or monitoring purposes, I don't mind the coloration, because I don't feel it detracts from the music.
The treble, mids, and upper-mid ranges are far better on the IE2s than on the IEs. All around, the sound has been improved. The bass is a little tighter. Acoustic guitars really come through beautifully in these 'phones. The mids are much less recessed than on the original IEs.
I think the hybrid in-ear/earbud unique design really helps the comfort of these. These are some of the most transparent headphones I've tried. I forgot that they are there, and they are extremely comfortable. After hours and hours of listening, there is no discomfort. I never had a problem with the tips staying in my ears, even on the originals, but they've included new tips with a new design along with the standard tips, to help them stay in the ears, since users did report that problem originally.
Despite the understandable common dislike for Bose due to the coloration of sound and overall high price, I think from a completely unbiased ear, they don't sound bad at all. Bose has been very well-known to have great customer service, and I think that's actually what I'm paying for when I pay more for the headphones. They've been known to replace headphones slightly out of warranty or go to great lengths for customers with any issues. That's worth a premium, IMO.
I prefer earbud-style 'phones to those that go into the ear canal, so these right now are my in-ear 'phones of choice. Especially if you get these on sale, I don't think you'll regret the purchase. At $100.00 they're slightly over-priced, but you get good customer service as a bonus, and that may make up for it.
On a final note, in regards to isolation, these are NOT intended to isolate barely at all. With music at a medium volume level, they do a decent job, but do not expect these to have any isolation value in comparison to canalphones. They provide maybe a slight bit more than your standard earbuds from Apple or your higher-end ones from Yuin.


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It's Time to Merge the Guard and Reserves
For the past few years, there's been a lot of talk about merging the National Guard and the Reserves--in military circles, in the Pentagon, and even on Capitol Hill. In the wake of shrinking budgets, it should come as no surprise to anyone that creative ways to trim costs are being discussed.
And we've been one of the loudest proponents of looking at the cost efficiencies of merging. In 2010, then-chairman of the NGAUS board, Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, discussed it in a July National Guard Magazine article, and in this month's issue of the magazine, current NGAUS Chairman of the Board, Maj. Gen Frank Vavala, has revived the debate. Some have called this idea "radical", but a lot of reservists, Guard and Army and Air Force reservists alike, seem to disagree.
Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve
(on right) and Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the Air
National Guard during a HASC hearing.
As recently as last year, "The Gang of Five", comprised of retired major generals - three Guard, two Reserve - developed a merger proposal to combine the Air Force Reserves with the Air National Guard. General Schwartz was lukewarm at best to the idea, stating in an Air Force Times article that the proposal is "something we might look at down the road."
Well, we're down the road, and we're looking at it again because the nation can't afford to have the Army and Air Guard and Reserves competing for funds and missions.
Today in an article in The Hill, U.S. Army Reservist, Retired Col. James Tyson Currie, who has written previous articles on this subject, reignited the debate in DC by penning, "It's Time to Merge the Reserve Forces". An excerpt from his article:
"The Defense Department's budget is going to be cut next year, whether through sequestration or through the regular authorization and appropriation process. Armed Services and Appropriations Committee members and staff are even now searching through the DOD budget looking for savings, and to find one that would have no adverse effect on national security, while actually providing a better response to natural and manmade disasters, would seem almost miraculous. But it is there, right in front of us: merger of the federal reserve forces of the Army and the Air Force into those of the National Guard. Our country can no longer afford to keep the distinct federal and State military forces, with their duplicative headquarters and inefficiencies, while depriving State Governors of the resources they need to cope with natural and man-made disasters.
I testified in favor of such a merger when the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves held its hearings in 2007, and the result was hate mail from fellow federal reservists and a shrug from the members of the Commission. So, why do I surface this notion at the present time?
Because now is the appropriate time for it to happen, and there is no compelling reason why it should not happen. In 1997, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that merger of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard would save $2 billion over five years, a sum which does not include any of the savings from merging the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. This sum probably underestimates the value of such a merger today, and while it is not a huge amount by Defense Department standards, $2 billion is $2 billion, and in the current budget environment, every little bit helps."
Tell us what you think - should Congress consider merging the National Guard and Reserves?
Hasn't this concept been kicked around for yea...
Hasn't this concept been kicked around for years?? I think it would be a good idea if the reserves could be merged into the National Guard in order to retain the dual T32 & T10 responsiveness.
The merger of reserve dual status technicians and ...
The merger of reserve dual status technicians and guard dual status technicians would be a boon to the total force. RAND has already proved in their reports how efficient we are. Then add the cost savings on top of that. Civilian technicians are at the start career minded. With that momentum state and federal missions are accomplished at a bargain.
This country was founded because of a strong milit...
This country was founded because of a strong military that fought for our freedom. Why don't we take out welfare, and most of the other handouts instead of trying to cut the defense budget? Go back to the time when everyone had to work for a living, where you take pride in what you accomplished throughout the day.
I have often wondered why our leadership has creat...
I have often wondered why our leadership has created the need for separate yet distinct reserve forces that have their own bureaucracy. The only conclusion I could come to was a self aggrandising need for power.
With the merger I would take it one step further and merge the Naval/Marine reserve forces into the National Guard. It will bring additional capabilities and personnel to the "fight" under one chain of command in addition to streamlining the bureaucracy for resources and facilities required during day to operations and emergency operations.
Do we really want to court losing Title 32 status ...
Do we really want to court losing Title 32 status in favor of Title 10? To my thinking, we could possibly lose our Title 32 status as a consequence of combining with the Title 10 Reserves. I think the Reserve Components primarily exist to give their active duty components some bench depth when things get hot. The Tiotle 10 reserves would like nothing better than to become a major player in the States where they are and ultimately to the detriment of the Guard. I see it as slippery slope. History supports the Guard being an important security element of each state, much like our volunteer fire departments. To combine with the Title 10 reserves under legislation would definitly affect the Guard's share of the defense budget and we would end up on the short end of the stick (as usual). There would be no ability for the Guard to recover politically,once we start down that road.
What a great idea! Shift all those reserve forces...
What a great idea! Shift all those reserve forces to the National Guard! I think each State Governor would love the extra man power and resources at his/her command.


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Alternate name: Black Right Whale
Family: Balaenidae, Right Whales view all from this family
Description Large black whale with large callosities and no dorsal fin. Smooth slope of back is different from Bowheads double-hump profile. Flukes and wedge-shaped flippers are black with limited mottling. Body is black except for variable amounts of white on belly. Blow is V-shaped. This slow, inquisitive whale was the right whale to hunt and was nearly driven to extinction. Modern recovery is slowed by mortality from fishing gear entanglement and collisions with ships. Still highly endangered, only about 300 animals survive (red area on map).
Dimensions 11-18m, 60,000-100,000kg
Endangered Status The Northern Right Whale is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as endangered in its entire range along the eastern coast of the U.S. (Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia). This whale was hunted nearly to extinction, and commercial hunting of right whales has been banned for nearly 100 years. Collecting Northern Right Whales for scientific research has taken a toll in the last century, and the species does not appear to be recovering. With probably fewer than 1,000 individuals world-wide, the species is considered to be very close to extinction.
Habitat Offshore waters
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida, California, Northwest, Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Alaska


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Global Innovation Exchange
Demolition underway at site of the future Global Innovation Exchange building
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Oct 27/11
Behind the purple hoarding on University Avenue, the demolition phase is underway to prepare for Lauriers Global Innovation Exchange (GIE) building. Tri Phase Environmental Inc. is managing the process at the former St. Michaels school site, which they expect to complete by the beginning of November.
The process is far more strategic and environmentally conscious than the wrecking ball of old. The demolition begins with millwork such as shelving, doors and drywall, followed by ceiling light fixtures and wiring, plumbing and then concrete and steel. Finally they dig a little bit and pull the foundation.
As many building materials as possible from wires and ductwork to concrete and steel will be reclaimed as part of the environmental LEED certification design and construction process. Concrete blocks will be pulverized and used as a temporary fill for the demolition hole; metal, copper and aluminum will be separated to recycle, and fixtures will be reused.
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JT, I can tell we were born on the same day. I VERY often happen to look up at the clock at just the right time to catch 11:38. Be that am or pm.
I thought I was the only one, then here you go posting it...
Move along, move along
I usually take note of 1138 whenever I see it. So it's cool to know I'm not alone. Love using the force at work too. I often try my Jedi mind tricks on my co-workers. Heck me and one of my buddies actually made this guy think it worked. So with all this 1138 watching maybe a thread could be started for ppl to chime in at 11:38 if they're around?
[FONT=Arial Narrow]MOM, THROW DOWN SOME MONEY! THE ICE CREAM MAN IS COMIIING!!!![/FONT]
I find it hard to break the speed limit on the 5 as that freeway must be named for the speed at which trucks drive it.
Wow, you've never heard of 4:20? It's not just an LA thing, there are guys on Battlefront II from all over the country with that in their username, I think there's even a BF2 clan with it. The wikipedia page has a picture of 4/20 day celebration in Vancouver.I've never heard of the 420 reference before. Maybe an LA thing, JT? Around here there's reference to 11357 for this 'n' that, which is the Californian Penal Code Section for possession of an illicit "green leafy material" (as most Po-leece around here call it).
The forums clock is currently 3 minutes slow (servers often have time issues, I dunno why) but that's a good idea.So with all this 1138 watching maybe a thread could be started for ppl to chime in at 11:38 if they're around?
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
thanks Chux Turbo LBC Bobafrett Mtriv73 Rjarvis JF96 JT JMG FB Rogue2 Tycho Slicker Deoxy Caesar JontheJedi JJReason Brandon Solo JMS UK for great deals.
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Move along, move along
I seem to notice 11:38 alot as well. I'll even wake up at night and it'll be 11:38. I'm sure I only notice it because I want to but it's still very creepy.
It's kinda like the thing where they say that at 20 minutes past every hour every seems to go silent. It's some sort of reference to the time when Lincoln was killed.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
I don't know about the rest of you, but I think it's time to synchronize our watches....
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!


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Yeehaa! Winter term is over since thursday :))
Now, two parties later, serious work can begin again. Everyone who always wanted to make a good suggestion for the GIMP registry is invited to write in now! I still have a stack to go through, mostly basic stuff, but I'll dedicate most of next week to it, so chances are good.
Inbetween drinking, I read Neal Stephensons (of "Snowcrash" and "Cryptonomicon" fame) first two works ("The Big U" and "Zodiac", in that order). They are, obviously, not of the same quality as his later works but definetely some of the best debut work I have read so far. They don't have a computer them (being about university dorm live and eco activism, respectively) but that made for a refreshing change from my usual literature. Stephensons lucid prose is already there and especially Zodiac has some of the insiqhtful, sarcastic humor that made his later works such a success. They are short, too, so they make for good reading on a trip or something. Overally, I can recommend them.


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Web Stories
Dancers to debut in new venue, Feb. 20-21
Posted February 13, 2004; 10:45 a.m.
The Program in Theater and Dance will present its inaugural dance performance, "Spring Dance Festival 2004," in the new Roger S. Berlind Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21.
It will be the first time in the 35-year history of formal dance instruction at Princeton that students will perform in a space especially designed for theater and dance. The University shares the facility, which opened last fall, with McCarter Theatre .
This year's move to Berlind is a milestone, according to Ze'eva Cohen, professor in the Council of the Humanities and head of dance. "Having a professional venue for dance gives students and faculty a goal to raise the standard of performance," she said. "And the performance itself will have the maximum theatrical advantage in terms of visual effects."
In addition to choreography by Cohen, who will direct the festival, the program will include works by faculty members Meghan Durham and Rebecca Lazier, guest choreographer Jessica Lang and selected students. Forty students will perform during the event.
Tickets are available at the McCarter box office, (609) 258-2787. For more about the history of dance at Princeton and a photographic retrospective of dance venues since the 1970s, see the Princeton Weekly Bulletin.
Contact: Ruth Stevens (609) 258-3601


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git-archive - Create an archive of files from a named tree
Creates an archive of the specified format containing the tree structure for the named tree, and writes it out to the standard output. If <prefix> is specified it is prepended to the filenames in the archive.
git-archive behaves differently when given a tree ID versus when given a commit ID or tag ID. In the first case the current time is used as the modification time of each file in the archive. In the latter case the commit time as recorded in the referenced commit object is used instead. Additionally the commit ID is stored in a global extended pax header if the tar format is used; it can be extracted using git-get-tar-commit-id. In ZIP files it is stored as a file comment.
Format of the resulting archive: tar or zip. The default is tar.
Show all available formats.
Report progress to stderr.
Prepend <prefix>/ to each filename in the archive.
This can be any options that the archiver backend understands. See next section.
Instead of making a tar archive from the local repository, retrieve a tar archive from a remote repository.
Used with --remote to specify the path to the git-upload-archive on the remote side.
The tree or commit to produce an archive for.
If one or more paths are specified, include only these in the archive, otherwise include all files and subdirectories.
Store the files instead of deflating them.
Highest and slowest compression level. You can specify any number from 1 to 9 to adjust compression speed and ratio.
This variable can be used to restrict the permission bits of tar archive entries. The default is 0002, which turns off the world write bit. The special value "user" indicates that the archiving user's umask will be used instead. See umask(2) for details.
Files and directories with the attribute export-ignore won't be added to archive files. See gitattributes(5) for details.
If the attribute export-subst is set for a file then git will expand several placeholders when adding this file to an archive. See gitattributes(5) for details.
Create a tar archive that contains the contents of the latest commit on the current branch, and extract it in the /var/tmp/junk directory.
Create a compressed tarball for v1.4.0 release.
Create a compressed tarball for v1.4.0 release, but without a global extended pax header.
Put everything in the current head's Documentation/ directory into git-1.4.0-docs.zip, with the prefix git-docs/.
Written by Franck Bui-Huu and Rene Scharfe.
Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <firstname.lastname@example.com>.
Part of the git(1) suite


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Breaking: Pelosi announces that she can't pass Senate ObamaCare bill
posted at 11:51 am on January 21, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
The dream of cramming down the Senate version of ObamaCare died as Scott Brown arrived in Washington DC to prepare to enter the Senate as the first Republican from Massachusetts in 38 years, which was both coincidental and providential. Nancy Pelosi announced late this morning that she can't get the votes necessary to move it to Obama's desk:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she does not have the votes needed to pass the Senate version of the health care bill.
"I don't see the votes for it at this time," Pelosi told reporters in a briefing.
After Democrats lost their 60-vote supermajority in the Senate Tuesday after Republicans won an upset victory in the Massachusetts special election to replace the late Ted Kennedy, House passage of the current Senate health bill appeared to be one of few options available for Democrats hoping to complete their year-long quest to pass health reform.
Brown's arrival in the capital today carried a message that Democrats finally began to comprehend, after dismissing voter anger at town halls for months as meaningless:
Rank-and-file Democrats vented their frustration at a closed-door meeting Thursday. Emerging from the session, Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-N.Y., said: "The mega bills are dead. If we didn't see what happened Tuesday night, we have blinkers on."
And now that the blinkers have begun to come off, Democrats realize that most people didn't consider this a priority in the first place:
Also fueling the Democratic search for a fresh health care strategy is a conviction by many in the party that it's time for an election-year focus on jobs and the economy, which polls show are easily the public's top concerns.
"I don't think we have to wait for health care to be resolved one way or the other before we move to jobs," said Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pa. "We need to put a jobs bill on the table very soon, certainly in the next few weeks."
This puts an end to the complicated pass-this-now, do-a-modification-later approach that had been floated over the past week as it became apparent that Democrats would lose Massachusetts. It also probably means an end to the reconciliation approach, which could only be used to pass the least popular elements of ObamaCare — Medicare cuts and tax hikes. We're probably looking more at a Square One approach, and this time the Obama administration may try to draft key Republicans into the talks in order to get bipartisan cover.
Either way, it's an ignominious defeat for Obama and Pelosi, whose radical approach and "I won" attitude finally caught up with them. Even with massive majorities and a filibuster-proof caucus, they could not jam down a massive government intrusion into the private sector through Congress. They overreached, and now they have been exposed as radicals in the middle of an election year.
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sad news indeed. sorry for your loss RIP Howard
sad news indeed. sorry for your loss RIP Howard
Marty Lee
HRCH Daisey's Rambunctious Rascal MH "Rambo" gone too soon RIP
HRCH UH Summers Gusty Breeze MH "Gussie"
coming soon "Annie"
Oh Howard. I still can't find the right words. We're going to miss you so bad buddy. Thank you for the privilege of enjoying your killer wit and learning from your training wisdom.
Mary, God Bless You. I know mentoring you and watching you succeed had to be one of the best experiences of his life.
Don't bother to just be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
William Faulkner
Godspeed to u Howard. I met Howard while judging at Turnigan Pass this summer, great guy and very quick wit. Placed second in Am. and won the Derby. Just talked to him on the phone about a month ago. I know all his ft friends everywhere will miss him. RIP Howard.
Brooks Gibson
Bad things happen when you ask common dogs to do uncommon things.
I never had the pleasure of meeting Howard but as everyone has said... I learned a lot from reading his posts here on RTF. I am so sorry for this tragic loss for his family and friends.
"My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library." Bill Russell
I also never had the pleasure of meeting him but I enjoyed his posts and knowledge. My condolences to his friends and family. RIP
Trained by:
AKC CH pointed USJ HR U-GRCH Fish Dog's Playing in the Kona Surf MH CGC "Kona"
WindyCanyon's Don't Stop Believin SH " Journey"
Folly Hill's Crazy Train @ Triple Threat " Ozzy"
Triple Threat's Rebel Rebel- " Bowie"
Wow! Shocked and saddened to see this news. Never met him, but always respected and appreciated his opinions and attitude here. Howard was the kind of guy that made this site, this sport, and this World a better place.
Ron Rhodes
A Lab has no appreciation for the artistic value of a bonsai tree, but does appreciate their potential as chew toys.
Those who will miss him most are the competitors. He always brought a well trained dog ready for the level of competition entered. The Alaska folks are fast losing examples to emulate.
Over the years we exchanged PM's when Howard needed a clarification of some comment I had made. At trials we would talk, I appreciated having him as a fellow competitor & knew him before Pricey. Sometimes we don't spend enough time with someone feeling they will be here forever.
RIP Howard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marvin S
Everyone's friend is No One's friend
Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
I am at a loss for words. Howard was true class. He advised me via pm's on several training issues over the years. He didn't have to do that. I will miss him.
I have learned I need these dogs much more than they need me. Tim Bockmon
Someone else said it better, how can you be so heartbroken over someone you never met? He loved to give me grief about having Chesapeakes, but never in a mean way. He had that gift, I think; of making you feel like a good friend he valued and respected and was so generous in sharing training tips and encouragement. Our retriever community lost a good one.
Julie R., Hope Springs Farm
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers since 1981
Wow, life is fragile. Shocking news, he'll be missed.
John Lash
"If you run Field Trials, you learn to swallow your disappointment quickly."
"Field trials are not a game for good dogs. They're for great dogs with great training." E. Graham


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By Tiernan Ray
Amazon.com (AMZN) shares are down $7.96, or 2.2%, at $346.75, after the company a short while ago announced it cut prices for its cloud computing services, Amazon Web Services, as some had expected following an announcement yesterday by Google (GOOG) of a cut it that company's prices.
Starting April 1st, Amazon will offer lower prices across a number of "on-demand" and "reserved" offerings of compute "instances," as it puts it. The price for the smallest such instance, goes to 7 cent per hour, compared to 11.3 cents previously, according to Amazon's current pricing list. The "double-XXL" instance goes to 56 cents per hour from 90 cents previously.
Here's Amazon's table of new on-demand prices (click for larger image):
And here is the table of prior prices:
Analysts yesterday opined that Google's cut in prices for its "App Engine" signal a willingness to compete more broadly with Amazon in cloud computing, with some Google prices now lower than existing Amazon prices.
Analysts this morning were trying to figure out how serious a threat lower pricing may be for traditional hosting services operating Rackspace Hosting (RAX).
Rackspace shares are down $1.54, or almost 5%, at $32.32. Google shares are down $16.22, or 1.4%, at $1,142.50.


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British Indian Ocean Territory Population: 1,2001 VISITOR FROM HERE!
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|Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Between 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to the Seychelles. Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians. Beginning in 1998, the islanders pursued a series of lawsuits against the British Government seeking further compensation and the right to return to the territory. In 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. In 2008, the House of Lords, as the final court of appeal in the UK, ruled in favor of the British Government by overturning the lower court rulings and finding no right of return for the Chagossians.
Archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
|archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia
|Geographic coordinates:
|6 00 S, 71 30 E; note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E
| total: 54,400 sq km
land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km
water: 54,340 sq km
note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
Size comparison: land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|698 km
|Maritime claims:
|territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
|tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
|flat and low (most areas do not exceed two meters in elevation)
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m
|Natural resources:
|coconuts, fish, sugarcane
|Land use:
| arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2011)
|Current Environment Issues:
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|Ethnic groups:
|no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; in November 2004, approximately 4,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors were living on the island of Diego Garcia
|Population growth rate:
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory
conventional short form: none
abbreviation: BIOT
|Government type:
|Administrative divisions:
|National holiday:
|Legal system:
|the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Commissioner Colin ROBERTS (since July 2008); Administrator John MCMANUS (since April 2011); note - both reside in the UK and are represented by the officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia
cabinet: NA (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch
|Legislative branch:
|Judicial branch:
|Political parties and leaders:
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|National anthem:
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
|none (overseas territory of the UK)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|none (overseas territory of the UK)
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All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where a joint UK-US military facility is located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installation are performed by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. Some of the natural resources found in this territory include coconuts, fish, and sugarcane. Sugarcane is still a major export for this territory. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. The territory earns foreign exchange by selling fishing licenses and postage stamps.
|Agriculture - products:
|Labor force:
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|Exchange rates:
|the US dollar is used
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|Telephone system:
| general assessment: separate facilities for military and public needs are available
domestic: all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet
international: country code (Diego Garcia) - 246; international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)
|Broadcast media:
|Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) broadcasts over 3 separate frequencies for US and UK military personnel stationed on the islands (2009)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|75,006 (2012)
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| 1 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 220
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)
note: short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia
|Ports and terminals:
|major seaport(s): Diego Garcia
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|Defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016
|Military branches:
|no regular military forces (2013)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands; Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians, who were evicted between 1967-73; in 2001, the former inhabitants of the archipelago were granted UK citizenship and the right of return; in 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago; in 2008 a House of Lords' decision overturned lower court rulings, once again denying the right of return to Chagossians; in addition, the United Kingdom created the world's largest marine protection area around the Chagos islands prohibiting the extraction of any natural resources therein
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