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Jesus the Palestinian, a political messiah
After the £30,000 replica wall of Bethlehem came down in the courtyard of St James's Church Piccadilly, just before the Quakers sent their 12th year of Ecumenical Accompaniers into Palestinian villages at a cost of over £5,000 per observer, and right around the time that the Methodist Church engaged a cadre of its leading ministers and its top staffer on poverty and justice, for months of consultation on a full boycott of Israel, my 10-year-old daughter asked me why Christians hated Israel.
Though I don't recall my answer, I have been gnawing over her question. Or, rather, this version of it: why are certain churches willing to spend so much time, energy and money on criticising the Jewish state?
The answer, I think, is that many Christians believe that Jesus Christ is a Palestinian.
This may strike you as absurd; after all, Jesus was a Jewish man, born from a Jewish mother, who lived and preached to Jews in the Galilee some 2,000 years ago. No one rationally disputes these details. But details do not a belief make, and the deeper I venture into the rabbit-hole of liberal church dogmatics, things indeed become curiouser and curiouser. I do not wish to be flippant or offensive with the term Jesus and the sensitive theological complications that arise when a rabbi employs this name in public discourse. I simply have no other plausible explanation for the sneer I encounter in certain church circles when we talk about Israel. Let me explain through some all-too frequent illustrations why I have reached this conclusion.
Exhibit A: A picture of Joseph and the pregnant Mary attempting to enter Bethlehem surrounded by That Wall. A large picture in this same set adorns the mantelpiece in the office of the rector of St James Piccadilly. I found this image quite distressing, and spent most of my time in the rector's office just staring at it.
What's the underlying implication here? Clearly Joseph and Mary are anathema to the state of Israel, clearly Israel is oblivious to the unfolding miracle of the birth of Christ.
Are we back to the old canard, in which Jews are the most despised of all because they had the first and best opportunity of all to appreciate the true divinity of Jesus, and instead they scored an own goal and turned their back on the Lord?
Is that the message? The most miraculous moment all, and the Jews build a wall of stone to stop it. It's a disturbing start to our story.
Exhibit B : A poster entitled The Baby Jesus: Made in Palestine. I first saw this image, designed by Bristol artist Wilf Whitty, adorning a tent at the Christian Greenbelt Festival.
The tent had a name: the Jenin Tent, which is odd as Greenbelt is in Cheltenham. Near the tent, four or five laughing families were playing a gigantic board game called Occupation! A Game of Life. I stayed only long enough to watch one young boy roll large dice and moan to his elder sister that indeed he had been caught by the Israelis without a permit —again!
Exhibit C: A cover image for a book that grew out of a 2010 conference in Bethlehem. A Palestinian child is atop a slide with That Wall as the scenic backdrop. The book and the conference are both called Christ at the Checkpoint. At first glance, there is no obvious checkpoint, and no Christ. Except there is: the boy's arms are outspread as though he were being crucified. And there's That Wall again. I guess we all know who is killing Christ.
Exhibit D : A painting entitled Christ Returns as a Palestinian Freedom Fighter by German artist Jan Zaremba. Honestly, it did not have to be this portrait, it's a pretty ubiquitous concept on the web. I chose this one because Zaremba was born in 1941 in Leipzig, and I feel in some inchoate way, that he just should have known better.
When the white man crucifies a black Christ, or the rich man crucifies the poor Christ, it's merely an evocative new symbol. But when the Jewish state crucifies the Palestinian Christ, it sounds a lot like Paul's First Epistle to the Thessalonians: "… those churches suffered from the Jews who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and also drove us out.
They displease God and are hostile to everyone."
Not such a new trend after all.
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Sam writes in from Brooklyn and asks….
I have a question for you, do you know what happened to Smack ramen? It seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth, and the only two places it can be ordered –koamart.com and kgrocer.com–don't have working phone numbers to divulge where they get their supply from. Any help would be appreciated.
A Smack-head
I haven't seen Smack for a bit either, but I haven't been really looking either and my wife does most of the shopping. Where do you guys get your Smack from? I used to know who made Smack, but I can't remember that either…
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My husband and I live in Arkansas, and we miss Snack Ramen too! Our favorite flavor was Shrimp. Not only did Snack Ramen have the BEST flavors, but it was the CHEAPEST at walmart. It was like 18 cents per pack. I hate having to buy Maruchan and Top Ramen, those were always brands I swore to never buy because there was no comparison in taste…..Bring back Snack!!
It's been years since I have been able to find Snack (formerly Smack) Ramen and it is STILL killing me! Every, single time I take a bite of the CRAPPY Top Ramen or Maruchan I shudder and immediately become nostalgic for my Snack brand. What I don't understand is with it being so popular, HOW could they remove it from the market? I'm from Arkansas (now in MO being a military wife) and we used to buy it in MULTIPLE cases from Harvest Foods. It disappeared and eventually so did Harvest Foods. Picante Shrimp was my guilty pleasure along with every other flavor they had to offer. I just don't understand it. My sister and I still gripe about it and it's been at least 5 years since we were last able to find it. I hope that by some miracle it reappears on the market. Even if it cost more than the other brands I would NOT CARE. I would pay $10-$20 a case if I had to! That's just how good they were and how much I loved them. Here it is almost 5 years after the 1st post on this page and it is still getting posts.. doesn't that speak for the quality and popularity of these noodles???
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The Dallas Executive Airport (RBD) has been selected as the 2004 Reliever Airport of the Year by the Texas Department of Transportation. The award was presented at the 22nd annual Texas aviation conference held recently in the state capital, Austin. Dallas Executive, formerly known as Redbird, is a 1,000-acre facility about 10 miles (18 minutes' drive time, according to MapQuest) south of downtown Dallas. The airport is owned and operated by the city. Since 1998, more than $8 million in private funds have been committed to developing the airport. More than half that amount has already gone toward a new terminal building and control tower. Pavement, fencing, signage and lighting are also on the list of planned upgrades. There are currently three FBOs at RBD: Cutter Aviation; Dallas Aircraft Services; and The Jet Center-Dallas.
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Listen to the sounds of the Millennium Eagle Jazz Band.
The group will perform at St John the Baptist Church in Cockayne Hatley at 8pm on Saturday, August 2.
The six piece group plays pieces from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Tickets are available from Tony Crossley on 01767 260527 or from Cameron's Newsagents in Potton. They cost £15/£7.50.


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DigestMar 3, 2014 From staff reports
Transition to Common Core not easy
The transition into the Math and Language Arts Common Core Standards has produced unfavorable results at Arapahoe School.
Fremont County School District 38 curriculum director Kenneth Crowson reported to the board of trustees on Jan. 20 that although some grade levels are showing negative results in the assessment phase, an "overall growth was positive" and faculty members were looking into what is working for those classrooms.
Schools across the United States have complained that the new set of learning standards in math and reading brings too many changes at once and reduces some teacher independence. The transition to the Common Core and its application on the Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students tests has not been easy, said district superintendent Chantell Denson.
"Students are seeing things they haven't gotten to yet," Denson said. "We haven't completely shifted curriculum."
Denson said the district would have to "speed up" the transition and make sure teachers are comfortable with Common Core.
"It's a whole different way of teaching," she said. "We're not making the shift as quick as we anticipated."
School board chairwoman Karen Brown gave a little history about when she was in school and when teachers taught students what they had to know and learn.
"It's getting really frustrating," Brown said.
Denson said the new standards are more "rigorous" but additional training for teachers could be implemented.
Veterans assistance available in county
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer will conduct community outreach services in Fremont County cities throughout March.
Lori McGee is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans' benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA health care. McGee also can help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request health care.
Her office is located at the Lander National Guard Armory, 31 Leedy Drive. Fremont County dates include:
- Riverton: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 5, March 12, March 19 and March 26, at the Riverton VA Clinic, 2300 Rose Lane.
- Dubois: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 13 at the High Country Senior Center, 504 Hays St.
- Lander: Most weekdays by appointment at the Lander National Guard Armory.
During periods of inclement weather, check with the staff at the outreach locations to ensure the veterans service officer will be available. Outreach may be scheduled by appointment in all other communities.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call McGee at 438-2101.


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Is the US Worse Off Than Greece?
Analysts in the US like to point out how bad Europe's debt problems are. What they don't often mention is that America's own problems are arguably even worse.
Chart by Sudden Debt, along with this commentary:
Not fair to compare the US to Greece, you say? Correct, because the figure for Greece is for the general government, i.e. it includes all local and municipal budgets, whereas for the US it involves the federal government only.
In other words, the real picture is even worse than it looks in the graph.
DC-heavyweight James Baker recently weighed in on the issue:
"The United States of America, if we didn't have the dollar as the de facto reserve currency of the world, we'd be Greece," former Treasury Secretary James Baker told CNN Sunday. "I mean, we are broke, bankrupt. Really bankrupt."
The question is: How much time does the dollar's reserve-currency status buy America? And how much longer will the dollar remain the reserve currency, with Bernanke & co. printing like mad?+48
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The Bond King Wasn't Bluffing
Here's one that caught my eye last night. It's on par with with Charlie Sheen suddenly deciding to give up hookers and blow.


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Acer today has just announced the official release of the 2011 Aspire Timeline X Series for the United States. To kick off the updated lineup, three initial models will be made available, the 13.3-inch 3830T, 14-inch 4830T and 15.6-inch 5830T. Each notebook is built in a lightweight aluminum chassis and is equipped with an Intel Sandy Bridge CPU, at least 4GB RAM, USB 3.0, HDMI, and Windows 7 Home Premium. All models will be fixed at a native screen resolution of 1366x768 pixels as well.
The notable difference between the three ultraportables is that the 3830T sports the discrete Nvidia GeForce GT 540M graphics and does not include an optical drive, while the other two models will come with integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 with a DVD-super multi drive. Additionally, the 5830T uses a Core i3-2310M processor while the others will use the more powerful Core i5-2410M. Otherwise, the key specs between these models are quite similar.
"From its inception, the Acer Aspire TimelineX Series has hit the mark in style, mobility, performance and battery life for ultimate PC productivity," Said Eric Ackerson, senior product marketing manager of Acer America. The 2011 TimelineX redesign was first shown at CeBIT earlier this year.
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Take a ride into the heart of the world-famous wine regions of the Napa and Sonoma valleys.
The bike course is 56-mile long and features gentle rollers and one tough climb, that winds through vineyards and quaint towns. It is a technical demanding ride with many rolling hills and curves. It has just under 2000 feet of climbing, including a 385 foot climb on Chalk Hill. But most of all the course is extremely beautiful, passing endless miles of vineyards and dozens of wineries.


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Thank you for input. We were sorry that the poached eggs at breakfast were not to your liking. The breakfast produce is not cheap. It is sourced from local farms and butchers and we use traditional branded products. The rooms are serviced daily unless occupied all day. The mattress is fairly new and good quality so we were surprised about your problem but will look at changing it .We were pleased that the new bathroom with a coloured TV, Spar Bath and shower was to your liking.
The room was the size of my bathroom, food was hotel prices and market quality, not impressed at all considering it cost me the same as a regular hotel.
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The lodge was exactly what I was looking for with a nice clean room and parking.I arrived very late,but the receptionist was very kind and conducted a seamless check-in with a friendly tone.
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I had a lift and implants in 2001 ,420 cc in each , my implants have deflated and the nipples are set high, but I do have some sagging , I can not afford another lift but would like to replace my implants , can a larger implant help lift them and what do you think?
My Nipples Are High but my Breast Sag. I Want Implants but No Lift, How Will It Look?
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Implants but no lift
My assessment without pictures or exam is that you had a type of lift that wasn't really a lift or it depended on the skin level to hold the breast up but that doesn't last very long and the implant has now stretched out the lower pole of the breast which makes the nipples look too high.
It is possible that a wider/taller (and therefore larger) implant can compensate for the bottoming out, but implants are just pillows and do not actually lift the breast. The appearance of a lift is an illusion created in your situation by filling out the upper pole of the breast (and making it wider with a round implant but not expanding the lower pole). You already have the incision scars from the previous lift, but if the situation can be improved by a wider/taller implant then that would be simpler at least for now. Whether this is feasible or not depends on where your nipple-areola sits in relation to the inframammary crease behind it. This would require an exam and a plastic surgeon familiar with revisions of this type of situation.
Revision Breast Surgery
To answer your question yes you can have implants replaced. This will be compromised result. No one is satisfied with a compromised result. I know finances are an issue. You may want to wait until your finances are appropriate to get the correct operation. A good interim step would be to remove the implants and allow the breast to settle over 3-6 months then reevaluate the situation.
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Dissatisfaction with appearance of breasts
It would be helpful to produce photographs, however your description of their appearance and what was already done suggests you have a dropout of the implants into the skin envelope, with loss of upper pole fulness and 'star gazing' nipples. Your implants have unlikely deflated. A revision surgery to place larger implants (or worse, larger high profile implants) will stretch the skin envelope further, and you will be in the same situation you are in now, only with larger breasts.
Any revision surgery that would be helpful in improving the appearance would require both an internal closure of the implant scar capsule, as well as a revision lift to shorten the distance from inframammary fold to nipple. Unfortunately, it would be a more time consuming surgery, and would require much more skill and expertise than a simple removal and replacement surgery, so therefore it would be more expensive. You are better off doing nothing than doing a cheaper option that ultimately will not bring happiness either.
Best of luck.
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Avoiding a Breast Lift with larger Breast Implants
I would agree with the other responders that pictures are a necessity to give a realistic opinion. That being said, if the nipples are already "high" a lift is likely not necessary. The old implants and the capsule will need to be removed and this could potentially add to the cost of the exchange, similar to how a lift would.
Bottoming out of the breast shape
I would not be able to make a judgement about this without seeing photos of you, but it would sound as if you may need an inframammary tightening of the breast shape, which could be done through an inframammary( below the breast) incision. Implants alone will not raise the breast up, but it sounds as what your problem may be is "bottoming out" which means the implants are settling below the central part of the breast. This forces the nipples to look too high on the breast. This is correctable and cane be done at the time implants would be exchanged.
Please contact a good Plastic Surgeon who can assist you with this probelem
Good luck.
Frank Rieger M.D. Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Tampa
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Replacing Breast Implants
Without a picture, making any recommendations is near impossible. But in very general terms, in some cases increasing the size of the implants can help put off a breast lift for the time being.
Without photos it is impossible to render an informed opinion, but if you already feel your nipples are on the high side than a lift is generally not needed unless the lower part of your breast needs tightening. Larger implants will likely not help. Good luck!
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Gift Aid Explained
Gift Aid increases the value of donations to charities by allowing them to reclaim basic rate tax on your gift. If you pay higher rate tax you can claim extra relief on your donations. If you claim age-related allowances or tax credits, Gift Aid donations can sometimes increase your entitlement.
How Gift Aid works
The Gift Aid scheme is for gifts of money by individuals who pay UK tax. Gift Aid donations are regarded as having basic rate tax deducted by the donor. Charities take your donation – which is money you've already paid tax on – and reclaim the basic rate tax from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on its 'gross' equivalent – the amount before basic rate tax was deducted.
Basic rate tax is 20 per cent, so this means that if you give £10 using Gift Aid, it's worth £12.50 to the charity.
How to make a donation using Gift Aid
In order to make a Gift Aid donation you'll need to make a Gift Aid declaration. The charity will normally ask you to complete a simple form – one form can cover every gift made to the same charity for whatever period you choose, and can cover gifts you have already made and gifts you may make in the future.
A Gift Aid declaration must include:
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Port Douglas
Port Douglas
Port Douglas, in stunning Tropical North Queensland, Australia is a picturesque seaside village, set alongside the spectacular Four Mile Beach, which holds a vibrant atmosphere of tropical style and sophistication. Port Douglas holidaymakers relish the natural beauty and warm, balmy climate that attracts visitors at any time of the year. It captures visitors by the heart and has made Port Douglas a favourite international destination.
Nestled at the end of a peninsula, the tranquil waters of a natural harbour on one side of the village lead to the The Reef Marina. Along the other side of the peninsula stretches the breathtaking sandy sweep of beautiful Four Mile Beach.
Port Douglas activities
Getting here
Port Douglas is 70km north (approx 1 hour drive) north of Cairns Airport, along a spectacular scenic drive called the Great Barrier Reef Drive. Hire a car from the airport and stop along the way at secluded beaches and a photo at Rex Lookout, all you need to do is turn right onto the Captain Cook Highway from the airport and then right at Port Douglas. Easy! For an even easier option, jump on a coach transfer so you don't miss out on the view (our tip is to sit on the right hand side of the bus for the best view!). The coaches meet every flight into the airport and will take you directly to your accommodation. If you want to arrive in style, book a limousine or heli transfer and set the scene for your luxury Port Douglas holiday.


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MALTON trainer Richard Fahey has a genuine Classic contender on his hands after Sandiva showed her class in the Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket this afternoon.
Frankie Dettori rode a confident race on the three-year-old filly - positioning her in midfield before bursting clear and keeping Euro Charline and Majeyda at bay.
The Albany Stakes runner-up's next destination is now likely to be back at headquarters in May and a date in the 1,000 Guineas.
Dettori performed a flying dismount in the winner's enclosure after the half-a-length win and Sandiva shaped as though the extra furlong in the Guineas, staged over a mile, would suit.
Dettori said: "Where she was drawn was a one or two-length disadvantage and there was no cover, so it was a good performance.
"She is entitled to go to the Guineas with a good chance."
Fahey, who also won the Nell Gwyn with Barefoot Lady three years ago, said: "Frankie is sure she will stay a mile and he spent half the race trying to switch her off and get her in."
Despite the cosy nature of her win, though, bookmakers did not rush to cut her price in the aftermath.
Sandiva was still available at 25-1 for the 1,000 Guineas, behind leading contenders such as the 7-2 favourite Rizeena and Tapestry at 6-1.
Fahey also ran Parbold in the Listed Free Handicap but the colt, who held the lead at the two furlong marker in the trial for the 2,000 Guineas, could only finish fifth of the six runners.


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Coldwell Banker Premier Realty has been named to the prestigious Coldwell Banker® Chairmans Circle. This designation was awarded to companies who attained closed adjusted gross commission income of $8 million or more during the 2010 calendar year. Coldwell Banker Premier Realty (CBPR) is one of only 48 Coldwell Banker affiliated companies throughout the world to receive the distinguished award. Coldwell Banker Premier Realty has received this exclusive honor for thirteen consecutive years.
Robert (Bob) and Molly Hamrick, brokers and owners, attended a retreat exclusively for Chairmans Circle members in Quebec City, Quebec, where they were personally honored by Jim Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.
The Chairmans Circle award is the most prestigious designation a Coldwell Banker company can achieve, said Gillespie. I am proud and honored to recognize Bob and Molly and the Coldwell Banker Premier Realty sales associates and management team for an impressive year of sales production.
So much has been written and said about the state of the economy and housing market, yet through it all, Coldwell Banker Premier Realty was able to forge through and achieve great success, Gillespie continued. Bob and Molly and the trusted professionals at CBPR realize that residents of Southern Nevada move for lifestyle reasons and every buyer and seller deserves outstanding service. They continually demonstrate the highest professional standards and a commitment to their clients that is the hallmark of the Coldwell Banker brand."
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I had the good fortune last week to be part of three inspiring education-related events, on two different coasts. In New York, I represented our growing movement at NBC's annual Education Nation conference on Monday, and the following day I marched across the Brooklyn Bridge alongside an estimated 20,000 charter school parents, students and teachers. A few days later, in Seattle, I attended the Charter School Growth Fund's annual retreat where I had the honor of spending time with some of the nation's highest quality charter school operators. See below for highlights from a few of these events – thanks for your continued support!
Best Regards,
Nina Rees
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March for NYC Kids
The next mayor of New York City is likely to be Bill de Blasio, and he has committed to a moratorium on charter school growth in the city. De Blasio has called for an end to the city's innovative practice of co-locating charter schools with traditional public schools that are under-enrolled. He also plans on charging rent to charter schools that use city facilities. We think this would be an enormous step backwards.
New York City has been able to attract and grow some of the nation's best charter schools thanks partly to the city's generous facilities finance arrangement. On Tuesday, almost 20,000 charter school parents, children, and teachers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall to urge Mr. de Blasio to reconsider his plans. I was so glad I could be there to support these passionate people and communities across New York City. You can look at some of our favorite pictures from the march on Facebook. You can find more about this issue in this New York Times story.
Education Nation
What does it take – as a nation – to ensure students are successfully prepared for college and beyond? This past week, NBC posed this question as the theme of "Education Nation," a summit the network has hosted for the past four years, attracting some of the brightest minds in education policy to discuss what's working in our public schools. We posted the profiles of seven charter schools that have the answer. At each school, 100 percent of graduating seniors are accepted into a four-year college or university. I encourage you to share these tremendous success stories as evidence of what can happen when devoted educators are given the freedom to manage their schools with a "no excuses" mentality focused on results.
What Does 'A Good School' Really Mean?
Under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, states are currently required to report to parents about how their schools are performing. Each state has created its own quality assessment criteria and labels, meaning we now have a wide variety of "quality" assessment strategies.
In an effort to come up with a common measure of quality, we recently teamed up with Public Impact to take a comprehensive look at the various approaches in place today. In addition to government assessments, the report also looks at quality assessments and rankings done by private organizations and news outlets, such as the California Charter Schools Association and U.S. News and World Report. You can read the report, Quality School Ratings: Trends in Evaluating School Academic Quality, here.
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Last year we surveyed charter schools nationwide and found that nearly 20 percent focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). This is good news given the growing demand for a STEM-trained workforce. In an effort to further promote the topic, the National Alliance recently joined STEMConnector, an initiative aimed at connecting organizations, states and companies working to promote STEM education. You can read more about STEM in charter schools in a recent interview I did with Washington Executive magazine.
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With a successful 2013 conference behind us, it is time to start planning for next June's 2014 conference in Las Vegas. We are looking for excellent speakers, informative sessions, and topics that will be engaging and relevant for attendees. We are also looking for presentations on instructional strategies, leadership, effective operations, state and federal policy, and the latest innovations in the field. This is an opportunity for you to share your great work with more than 4,000 people from the charter school community. I encourage you to submit a session proposal online through October 28. If you have questions, or if you'd like to talk to someone about your idea before you submit a proposal, please feel free to reach out to our conference director,Angela Christophe.
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StarGroup International is publishing a book next year called Charter Schools: A Choice for Excellence. They are looking for great schools to highlight; parents, students, and teachers to interview; and stories that will help illustrate how charter schools are changing lives. You can read more about what they are looking for here. I hope you'll take a minute to send in your story or ideas. A book like this can't come soon enough.
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The phenomenon of "contagious yawning" may not be as potent in rooms full of elderly people, research suggests.
Older people are less likely to be susceptible to "catch" a yawn from someone else, a study implies.
But age only accounts for a small amount of the variation in why some are susceptible to an infectious yawn and others are not, the US researchers said. The team of experts from the Duke Centre for Human Genome Variation said their study also dispelled the theory that contagious yawning is linked to empathy.
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The study, published in the journal Public Library of Science ONE, examined 328 healthy participants who underwent a number of tests to assess their cognitive function and levels of empathy, energy and sleepiness. They then watched a three-minute video of people yawning and experts recorded how many times they yawned while watching the clip.
Some did not yawn at all while others yawned 15 times during the film - 222 yawned at least once.
The researchers did not find a strong connection between yawning and empathy or intelligence. The only factor that appeared to influence whether or not someone was susceptible to a contagious yawn was age - as age increased, participants were less likely to yawn, they said.
Study author Elizabeth Cirulli said: "Age was the most important predictor of contagious yawning, and even age was not that important."


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The Heart of Rock and Soul
Dave Marsh, 1989
Roy Orbison came into RCA's Nashville studio for his second session accompanied by two sidekicks. As he rehearsed his new song at the microphone, the friends whispered alongside him. Engineer Bob Porter and producer Fred Foster said it was impossible to record him that way. Well, said Roy, you'd better, because that's the sound of my next record.
What they were singing, of course, was "Dum, dum, dum, dum-dee-doo-wah; ooo, yay, yay, yay, yeah; oh, oh, oh, oo-wah; only the lonely." These nonsense syllables aren't sung or hummed or crooned; they're whispered into our hearts.
Like the rest of Orbison's hits, "Only the Lonely" has tremendous dynamics (made possible by Orbison's near-operatic range) and a lyric that renders everyday heartbreak so universal that it acquires a tinge of the cosmic. What's most remarkable, though, is that at the end, Orbison shrugs off all the agony and asks only for the chance to lose his loneliness to love once again. This transcendental dismissal of the worst life has to offer should by itself earn Orbison a place in the pantheon of rock legends. If Phil Spector is pop music's truest romantic and John Fogerty its greatest fatalist, Roy Orbison stands as its ultimate stoic. Maybe he wore those shades all the time to disguise the fact that he never blinked no matter what you threw at him.


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Washington, DC – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today following the death of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens:
"I was saddened to learn about the death of former Senator Ted Stevens. I served with Ted for many years and I know how beloved he was by the people of Alaska. My thoughts are with Ted's wife, Catherine, the entire Stevens family, and the loved ones of the other victims of this terrible accident."
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JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian authorities began making arrests yesterday in connection with a deadly attack on a US diplomatic convoy, detaining seven militants from a rogue group that includes former members of the Palestinian security forces.
Palestinian police briefly exchanged fire with militants in two of the raids, security officials said. The arrests came as an FBI team arrived in the region to lead the investigation into Wednesday's bombing, which killed three American security guards and wounded a fourth.
US Embassy spokesman Paul Patin said the FBI team had begun an "open-ended" investigation. He said he did not have details of the probe, but added, "I'd imagine it might involve going to the site." American investigators were forced to flee the scene of the bombing after stone throwers attacked them.
The suspects are members of the Popular Resistance Committees, a group of dozens of armed men from various factions, many former members of the security forces, and disgruntled followers of Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement.
A Palestinian source said none of the suspects had been in the security forces Arafat controls, but the group's links to the security forces could prove embarrassing to Arafat.
Israeli officials said the group, formed after the outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian fighting three years ago, has ties to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. The Palestinian group has blown up three Israeli tanks with massive remote-controlled bombs in the past two years, the same technique used in Wednesday's attack.
No Palestinian group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, the first deadly attack on an American target in the Palestinian areas. The bombing was likely to increase US pressure on the Palestinian leadership to move against militants.
Speaking to Israel Radio, Arafat security adviser Jibril Rajoub promised a thorough investigation. "I am 100 percent sure that we will be able in the coming days to reach who planned and carried out this attack," he said.
In an apparent nod to the United States, Arafat placed all nine Palestinian security units in the Gaza Strip under a single commander, Major General Abdel Razek Majaidie. The United States has demanded reforms in the Palestinian Authority, especially in the security forces, and a crackdown on militant groups.
Palestinians often accuse the United States of siding with Israel, but officials are careful not to cross the line of open hostility toward Washington. Arafat and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei condemned Wednesday's bombing.
"It's clear that it is very serious and dangerous, not only against Americans, but against all Palestinians," Arafat said yesterday.
Also yesterday, Israeli forces, backed by 50 armored vehicles, raided another section of the Rafah refugee camp on the Gaza-Egypt border in search of weapons-smuggling tunnels. It was the third army raid of a Rafah neighborhood in a week.
A member of the Palestinian security forces and a man identified by local people as a gunman were killed, and 13 people were wounded in sporadic exchanges of fire, hospital officials said. Two minors were among those hurt. Israel also announced the arrest of a member of the Palestinian Coast Guard who allegedly smuggled weapons into Gaza from Egypt.
In Wednesday's attack in Gaza, assailants detonated a remote-controlled bomb packed with dozens of pounds of explosives on the main north-south highway in Gaza.
The three Americans killed were identified as John Branchizio, 36; Mark T. Parson, 31; and John Martin Linde Jr., 30. They had been hired through a contract with DynCorp, a Virginia-based security firm. A fourth guard was treated in Gaza and transferred to an Israeli hospital.
Late yesterday, the bodies of the three were brought to Israel's international airport outside Tel Aviv, for a short memorial ceremony.
The coffins, draped with American flags, lay on a raised platform as diplomats and embassy employees stood quietly on the runway next to the plane, some sobbing silently.
Eulogizing the three guards, US Ambassador Dan Kurtzer said: "They were a credit to their country and to our community. We are proud of them, and we mourn their loss." After the ceremony, the bodies were flown home.
The diplomats in the convoy, escorted by Palestinian police, were heading to Gaza to interview Palestinian academics who were seeking Fulbright scholarships to teach or study in the United States.
Palestinian security officials said yesterday they have a total of seven suspects in custody.
In one overnight raid, in the Jebaliya camp, gunfire greeted Palestinian police when they arrived and searched seven homes before making arrests.
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Sometime ago I had a discussion on bug #11399 about doing some work on the eit scanner. One thing I mentioned was implementing the RST table which provide quick updates to the running status of specific eits. I have decided to look at this again. But before I do this I wanted to try and capture some live RST data. I am sure I saw some a long while ago here in the United Kingdom, but that might have been on test transmissions. I have left dvbsnoop looking at PID 0x13 for a good few hours on both BBC and ITC transponders and not seen any! Does anyone know whether UK DTV uses the RST, or can point me anywhere I might get confirmation of this question.
If I can get live test data there is not much point on hacking any code.
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Why does the dishwasher run for about 10 seconds and then shut off? I'm not touching it. If the switch was bad, it wouldn't run at all.
I was going by what you told me (((Now it doesn't run, and the "sensing" and "washing" lights are on, but nothing is working - no water is flowing, no motors are running, and it will just count down the minutes until it shuts off.)))
So this is not correct ,please explain?
As I mentioned before, if you open the door, jiggle it, and then slam it shut as hard as you can, sometimes (but not everytime) the lock will engage, the water will start to run, and the motor will kick on for about 10 seconds; then everything (except the panel lights) shuts down.
ok sorry NOTHING RUNNING to me means nothing is ON or doing any thing at all.
still the door switch is erratic ,that is the only thing that is changing postion when you open and close/ slam door ,
The door switch does not power the control lights just power to all the components!!


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Gallery 1, August 17 to September 15, 2013
Organised by Australian Creative Exchange, this exhibition instigates a dialogue between artists from China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia.
Spurred by former Australian PM Julia Gillard's paper on The Asian Century which seeks to foster relationships with our Asian neighbours, and encouraged by the Gallery's [Bundall] location which was both a meeting place and an historical Midden site for Indigenous people, who came together with visiting tribes to discuss politics and sharing the abundance of sea life the Gold Coast had to offer.
Participating Indigenous artist Madeline Hodge explained, 'This is what this exhibition is all about, bringing people from everywhere together to share words, company and artworks, so as to gain a better understanding of each other and our cultures.'
A diverse program of cultural community events including a tea ceremony and artist's workshops will complement the exhibition.
International Artist Talks
Sat 17 August, 2.00 – 5.00pm
Gallery 1
Features incense performance by Xing Ruilian
Japanese Tea Ceremony with Margaret Price
Sunday 18 August, 2.00 – 3.00pm
Gallery 1
Ceremony followed by a talk Harmony of Tea Utensils
A Lesson in Tea with Margaret Price and Students
Monday 19 August, 10.00am – 2.00pm
Gallery 1
Public demonstration – all welcome to abserve or participate
'Guzheng' Chinese Harp with Wang Na
Performances 21, 22, 23 August, 2.00 – 3.00pm
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Supported by Tourism Confucius Institute, Griffith University
Calligraphy with Anita Tan
Saturday 24 August, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Gallery 1
Public demonstration and workshop – all welcome
Performance by Sakura Dance Group
Sunday 25 August, 2.00 – 3.00pm
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Sculpture with Lainie Cooper and Tony Dowers
Saturday 7 September
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Clay Play with Michaela Kloeckner
Monday 9 September, 2.00 – 4.00pm
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Meeting at the Dinner Table: Margie Huebner and Friends
Saturday 14 September, 10.00am – 2.00pm
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This document establishes guidelines to ensure proper management of all audits, reviews, and investigations undertaken at Idaho State University. This document prescribes guidelines for ensuring appropriate handling of all external audits of Idaho State University and provides guidelines to assist all university departments in meeting their obligation related to external audits to the State of Idaho, governmental agencies, and to other constituencies that may have provided funds for the university's use.
It is the policy of Idaho State University (ISU) to cooperate fully with external auditors in the performance of their duties. The University requires that external auditors and ISU personnel involved in audits of the University, including affiliated local, state, and federal programs, observe certain procedures to facilitate orderly reviews. The University's Internal Audit Department has been designated as the contact point for all external audits. Therefore, external auditors are required to arrange all initial contacts through Internal Audit. If the initial contact by the external auditors is made with other University personnel, the individual contacted must immediately advise the Director of Internal Audit.
This centralized contact for external auditors will help to ensure that;
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- Relevant records are located and made available.
- Interviews are scheduled to minimize disruption of departmental activities.
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- External Auditors - It is required that the external audit organization notify the University of proposed audits in advance. This notification shall be directed to ISU Internal Audit. The notice should indicate the purpose and scope of the audit and the dates of on-site audit work. When an entrance conference is necessary, Internal Audit will make arrangements with appropriate University officials.
- Internal Audit - Internal Audit will notify the appropriate ISU department or individual regarding all known aspects of the proposed audit. A representative from Internal Audit, or an appropriate designee, will introduce the auditor to the appropriate University personnel and, in collaboration with the audited ISU organization, identify the audit point of contact.
- University Departments - If any University department is contacted directly by an external auditor without prior notification of the proposed audit from ISU Internal Audit, that department will notify Internal Audit.
- Audit Entrance Conference - The objectives of an entrance conference (when requested) are to establish the purpose, scope and timing of the audit, the information required by the external auditors, and the nature of physical facilities that may be needed. Entrance conferences are a good communication tool and are encouraged, even for relatively small audits.
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Reviewer Kasey S. Pipes might steer you toward Reagan and Thatcher: The Difficult Relationship, by Richard Aldous, which he reviewed last year.
In 2011, The Independent compiled this list of recommended books about Thatcher.
The Guardian lists her own The Downing Street Years among its 10 best political biographies.
And The Associated Press reports that her own authorized biography is due out immediately:
LONDON (AP) — The first volume of Margaret Thatcher's authorized biography will be published immediately after her funeral.
Allen Lane, which is part of Penguin Books, said Monday that "Not for Turning" by Charles Moore was commissioned in 1997 on the understanding that it would not be published during the former British prime minister's lifetime.
Thatcher died from a stroke Monday morning at age 87. Her funeral is expected to be held at some point next week.
Moore was given full access to Thatcher's private papers and interviewed her extensively. The publisher said that Thatcher also supported requests for interviews with others, including those who worked most closely with her and her family.
Permission was also granted to former and existing civil servants to speak freely about the Thatcher years.


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May 7, 2013
Gerry Preece, senior consultant with the External View Consulting Group, discussed what is preventing procurement and marketing from working together better and how the industry can fix this.
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Bellagio accused of using marked cards in poker games
If you think that cheating in poker is limited to online poker, and elaborate schemes like the current "Girah", "junglemna12", "DogisHead" scandal unfolding on 2+2, think again; marked cards, collusion, chip-dumping, and all manner of nefarious dealings are still a problem on the live poker scene –just look at last year's Ali Tekintamgac cheating scandal that caused an overhaul to tournament rules regarding reporters.
The latest allegation came from Jimmy Fricke (of Fricke-Rolled fame) when the young poker pro took to his Twitter account to detail how the cards used at the Bellagio are almost all marked:
"Every single ace of spades is marked at Bellagio and no one gives a shit at all. I've pointed it out in $10ks (tournaments) and in big cash games and no one cares,"
Fellow poker player Ryan Rinker (@ryanrinker) responded with the following tweets:
"@jvfricke they have been for a year now. I said something too….got ignored! I hide my cards behind chips and the floor won't penalize you"
"@jvfricke because they know they are marked. A lot of the kings are marked too"
When asked why it was the Ace of Spades which was marked, Fricke responded with: "They are all warped because of the way they are stored,"
You may recall that the World Series of Poker had similar issues with unintentionally marked cards this past summer, which was caused by a manufacturing defect from the card company.
There has been no word yet from the Bellagio on the matter.
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cheating scandal at Bellagio in poker room. Doyle Brunson and Billy Baxter fixed a game in Bobbys room this summer at wsop 2012. Heard gaming is involved and every high stakes player knows about it. Heard employee's involved and it has become huge. Heard the cheated for millions. This is not only bad for poker but, bad for Bellagio. I knew these old guys were cheats but, they have no respect for the game or any player that plays in it. Feel more sorry for Bobby Baldwin. I'm sure he is disappointed in them and embarassed. I know they are doing everything they can to calm the scandal but, it has spread to every high roller in the country. They don't feel safe there anymore. People are moving to other casinos. Thanks Doyle and Billy you have tainted the poker world one again. You also have made Howard look like mother Teresa.
Doug Dalton fired from Bellagio poker room for this big cheating scandal . They waited 5 months to do it because right after would be like admitting guilt. BOBBY BALDWIN tried his best to clean it up. Every poker player alive knows about this. This is why Bobby's room has been a ghost town.
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Basford United 1, Brighouse Town 3
Brighouse Town came from a goal down at Basford United tonight to earn a place in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Cup third round.
The home side broke the deadlock early when Theo Smith netted in the eighth minute, but Brighouse were level before the break thanks to Max Leonard's strike just after the half-hour mark.
Basford had begun well but Town had wrestled control away and pressed that home in the second half.
Joe Jagger put the visitors in front 15 minutes from time, and Ryan Hall was on the end of a very well- crafted counter-attack to make the tie safe in the 86th minute.
Town spokesman Ray McLaughlin said: "Both managers rested three or four players but it was a very competitive game.
"We are delighted to go through, and we will play Long Eaton United at home in the next round."


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Slovakia Holds Up Increased European Bailout Fund
Europe still hasn't finished its already-obsolete response to their banking crisis, which boosted the amount of euro in their bailout fund, the EFSF. All 17 countries in the Eurozone must sign off on this, and donate their share to the fund. That includes Germany and France, as well as the smaller countries on the periphery. And one of those countries is balking.
As European leaders scramble to stop Europe's debt woes from triggering another global financial crisis, this sleepy little country known more for its medieval castles and fermented sheep's milk is holding their grand rescue plan hostage.
Under the rules governing the 17 nations that share the euro, an expanded rescue fund for Europe's ailing nations and troubled big banks must be approved by the parliaments of every country in the currency union. A yes vote by the Netherlands on Thursday left small, stubborn Slovakia as the biggest holdout, giving it outsize power to upend the plan largely shaped by the major European nations of Germany and France […]
What would have happened, for instance, if Washington needed the approval of all 50 states before proceeding with its plan to rescue ailing U.S. financial institutions in the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008? But the euro zone is a confederation of member states lacking a powerful executive and legislative branch. The situation illustrates, critics say, the built-in flaws of the currency union.
This is certainly true. But what if one state, say Tennessee, was asked to contribute 12% of its GDP into the bailout fund? Because that's what Slovakia is being asked to do. The vote they will take would add $10 billion toward the EFSF, a step that leaders in the country don't want to take. Especially because this is for the too-small initial boost to the bailout fund, and more asks for more money could follow down the road. Richard Sulik, the speaker of the parliament in Slovakia, is standing between French and German banks and their money. I would get a food taster if I were him.
Sulik's Freedom and Solidarity Party calls the plan an unfair bailout of profligate Greeks and fat-cat German and French bankers that poor Slovaks can't afford. It is vowing to block the rescue fund in a vote next week or make its passage incumbent on a rule that could give this nation of 5.4 million veto power over the use of bailout funds — a move that could spark a showdown with its bigger neighbors.
"Our goal here is to prevent the passage of this rescue fund," Sulik said. "This country should not have to pay for Greek pensions or French banks."
Speaking from his office, amply stocked with a humidor and wet bar, he added that if he were an investor in troubled European debt right now, "I, too, would feel bad about what we are doing."
The Prime Minister, Iveta Radicova, supports the ratification vote, but she needs Sulik's support. A yes vote will probably collapse the government in Slovakia.
European leaders have already whizzed over to the next bailout, and are preparing ways to leverage the EFSF into a kind of CDO, and to recapitalize the continent's banks. But without ratification from Slovakia, it will all come crashing down. If you thought the Eurozone was unworkable before, one visit to Slovakia will stiffen that opinion.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There are more than 900 publicly traded banks and thrifts in the U.S. including Astoria Financial (AF). Which are solid performers? It's a complicated question.
The place to start is return on tangible common equity, or ROTCE. The better the bank, the higher the ROTCE. Why? Because banks pay out a percentage of their earnings as dividends and retain the rest to support asset growth. Higher ROTCE banks can grow faster or pay higher dividends or do both than low ROTCE banks.
Of course, banks that use aggressive leverage or take on excessive risk to boost ROTCE can end up destroying shareholder value, a painful lesson that bank stock investors learned in recent years.
But the story doesn't end there. Every bank stock has a price, and price reflects operating performance in theory but not necessarily in practice. So price can trump performance; at the extremes, a great bank may be just too expensive to own, or a mediocre one may be too cheap not to.
Which brings me to Lake Success, N.Y.-based thrift Astoria Financial. In a Jan. 2 TheStreet article, Meaningful Upside' for Astoria Financial in 2014, Says KBW, analyst Brian Kleinhanzl raised his 2015 earnings estimate for Astoria to $1 a share from 85 cents, based on a repositioning of Astoria's balance sheet that should enable the company to benefit from increases in interest rates. His 2014 estimate remained unchanged, at 70 cents. He also raised his 12-month price target to $17 from $13.
Should an increase in projected EPS lead to an increase in expected share price? Sure, unless the stock you're looking at was overvalued to begin with. It's hard not to think Astoria is overvalued given its longstanding mediocre operating performance. The bank's market cap at the market close on Monday was $1.36 billion.
For the 84 banks and thrifts with market caps between $500 million and $2 billion, the average price/tangible book value multiple is 1.9. Astoria's is only 1.2. So Astoria must be cheap, right? Not so fast. The average ROTCE year to date through the third quarter for this peer group is 11.9%. Astoria's is only 4.9%, and it hasn't been materially above this level since the beginning of 2011. So Astoria isn't cheap. It has a relatively low trading multiple for very good reasons.


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Like many of you, I've entered plenty of giveaways online before, that used Rafflecopter and the like. What I was NOT familiar with, until recently, was how to administer one of those giveaways. This week I actually have 2 giveaways running on other sites, so I was forced to figure it out.
I learned a ton of stuff in my efforts to keep my giveaways on the up and up, because there are tons of rules out there. Apparently Facebook is banning the use of 'like gates' effective in November. A 'like gate' is basically when I give you contest entries for liking a Facebook Page. Forced Facebook sharing is also enough to land you in social media jail, where inmates earn conjugal 'likes' for good behavior. (I was going to insert a 'poke' joke there, but I think I might be in the minority, having used the Facebook 'poke' feature.)
In an effort to 'poke' some fun at my contest-mania this week, I've decided to share my thoughts via a phony back to school contest for moms of preschoolers since I will be one for the first time soon. Follow along and let me know what you think of my entries.
Disclaimer: This giveaway is not real and what you are seeing are screen shots of a contest that does NOT exist. It is only an attempt to release my pent up Giveaway and preschool nerves and potentially make someone chuckle. There is no actual prize. I repeat, No, Actual. Prize. I do not claim to be able to pilot a Rafflecopter or any of it's contest counterparts. Here are all of the giveaway entries. Simple right?
Let's take a look at each in more detail so you understand what it really takes to win the coveted preschool mom of the month tiara!
Who's in?
Thanks for playing!
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Cheap Tacky ShowBlog – Tuesday
Another sign of the tough winter...I've got another cold. Now, understand, we work in a glorified petri dish (the KFR studio), and I do have a bad habit of rubbing my eyes, but still, another cold and another chest cold. I never get chest colds.
You Can't Make This Stuff up
No, it's not in your head. Products in your grocery store are shrinking. You're paying more and getting less. Toilet paper is a good example. P&G Charmin shrunk their size last fall, by 3/8 of an inch, and other manufacturers are right behind them. MousePrint.org has other examples of grocery shrinkage:
- Ritz Crackers are 2 ounces smaller
- JIF Peanut butter is also 2 ounces smaller
- Lays Potato Chips are a half ounce less
- Ocean Spray Cocktail juice is 4 ounces smaller.
- Betty Crocker Brownie Mix went from 19 to 18.3 ounces.
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The iPad 2 is a worthy successor to the iPad and keeps Apple ahead of the tablet market. As Daring Fireball's John Gruber, said in his review, "If you didn't like the original iPad, you're not going to like the iPad 2. If you liked the original iPad, you're going to like the iPad 2 even better." But is it a must-buy?
If you haven't made your decision yet, here's what the reviews are saying this morning."
There's almost universal agreement that this iPad, if nothing else, is a joy to hold and behold. Now 15 percent lighter and one-third slimmer, the new design "transforms the experience," says The New York Times' David Pogue. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal said, "While the 1.33-pound weight isn't that much less than the original's, I found the difference noticeable when carrying the device." Both said the rounded edges make a difference in overall comfort while using the device.
Despite it's slimmer design, however, reviewers said that the tablet doesn't feel flimsy. All in all, the tablet gets top marks for its body tweaks. "The iPad 2 is the MacBook Air of tablets, writes Laptop Magazine's Mark Spoonauer.
There's also been a noticeable speed upgrade. "The original never felt slow, but the faster I can start a new game of "Plants vs. Zombies," the better," writes AP technology writer Rachel Metz.
"From the moment I started using the iPad 2 with familiar apps from my original iPad, I could tell that the system was faster. I thought scrolling through tweets in Twitterrific on my iPad was smooth as can be … until I scrolled through the tweet list on the iPad 2. Everything felt smoother, and items loaded faster," wrote MacWorld's Jason Snell.
But the cameras are...so-so
Engadget's Joshua Topolsky is blunt about the tablet's cameras, saying, "Let's just put this out there: the iPad 2 cameras are really pretty bad." Apple's definitely playing catch-up with its cameras, and many reviewers agreed with Engadget that the cameras could leave consumers wanting. Here, several reviewers said the Xoom's cameras are undeniably superior.
Using the iPad for video can also be an awkward affair. Both still captures and video recording aren't exactly conducive to the iPad's size and many reviewers said the cameras were the most underwhelming feature on the device.Snell says, "It's nice that they're there, but they're not particularly impressive in terms of quality."
Even among camera fans, the camera quality was a downside."If you've never used a tablet as a camera, you're in for a treat; the entire screen is your viewfinder. It's like using an 8-by-10 enlargement to compose the scene," write Pogue. "Bafflingly, though, the stills are only 0.7 megapixels."
Against the Xoom?
Still, while the iPad 2 is not a perfect product, Engadget said, "...it needs to be said: the iPad 2 isn't just the best tablet on the market, it feels like the only tablet on the market."
A key point from Mossberg, the iPad 2 never crashed, he said, unlike "every Android tablet I've tested." Ouch.
Should I upgrade?
While the iPad 2 sounds amazing, most reviewers say it's not a huge improvement over its predecessor. iPad owners, if you haven't already made your decision to upgrade, you may want to wait. The reviews here say that it may be worth waiting for the iPad 3, whenever that may come out. If you can bear to, that is. Gruber says it best:
If you buy a new iPhone or iPod Touch every year, then, yes, you should replace your old iPad with the iPad 2. It's thinner, a comparative joy to hold in hand, noticeably faster, gets the exact same battery life, and has more RAM (spoiler: 512 MB). If you don't buy a new iPhone every year — if you have the good sense to hold onto them for more than a year before upgrading to a new model — then you'll likely want to wait for a new iPad, too.
WSJ: "I can comfortably recommend it as the best tablet for average consumers."
NYT: "It means that for the first time, your heart can succumb to the iPad mystique — without having to ignore the practical input from your brain."
Daring Fireball: "The iPad 2 is a solid second-generation iteration.... Like last year's iPhone 4, it seems like technology from the near future."
Macworld: "The first iPad was a bolt from the blue, a device that defined an entire category, and a tough act to follow. The iPad 2 follows it with aplomb."
AP: "Without question, the iPad 2 is a great tablet. Still, this doesn't mean the first iPad is ready for the trash can. It's still a stellar gadget, and now it's cheaper (while supplies last) with the arrival of a successor."
Engadget: For owners of the previous generation, we don't think Apple's put a fire under you to upgrade. Unless you absolutely need cameras on your tablet, you've still got a solid piece of gear that reaps plenty of the benefits of the latest OS and apps. For those of you who haven't yet made the leap, feel free to take a deep breath and dive in -- the iPad 2 is as good as it gets right now.


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The early season's thick snow clouds have been replaced by sunny skies, but there's still powder to be found - you just need to know where to look.
The ski season in Europe got off to a flying start with powder alarms sounding off across the Alps and countless resorts opening early. Since the new year, bright blue skies and sunny conditions throughout Europe have provided excellent visibility, but the lack of fresh snow has left lower resorts and those with south-facing slopes reliant on snow machines.
If you're booking a last-minute holiday, head for high ground or north-facing ski slopes. Right now the best snow can be found in Solden, St. Anton, Obertauern, Obergurgl-Hochgurgl, Alpe d'Huez, Isola 2000, Flaine, Morillon, Samoens, Chamonix, La Thuile, Cervinia, Livigno, Cortina, St. Moritz, Crans Montana, Saas-Faas, and Saas-Grund.
Over the the last couple of weeks, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland have benefited from fresh powder: Italy's Milky Way ski area (Sauze d'Oulx, Claviere, Sestriere, San Sicario) reported 40cm Jan. 31; Austria saw widespread snowfall Jan. 26 with 30cm in Fieberbrunn, Innsbrucker Nordkettenbahnen, Saalbach Hinterglemm, Kitzbuehel, Wildschoenau, and Tauplitzalm; Switzerland also saw widespread snowfall Jan. 26 with 15-25cm in Arosa, Davos-Klosters, Laax, Braunwald, and Obersaxen-Val Lumnezia. Light snow has fallen in Germany, Scandinavia and Andorra in the last week.
France hasn't seen any significant snow for a few weeks now. The last snow was Jan. 31 which brought 5cm to freshen up conditions in Montgenevre, Formigueres, Peyragudes, Piau Engaly, and Val Cenis.
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Stay energized and productive while you computemove from a sitting to a standing position whenever you want with the Ergotron 24-198-055 WorkFit C-Mod Stand-Up Workstation. The Ergotron 24-198-055 WorkFit C-Mod Stand-Up Workstation has a large worksurface and height-adjustable keyboard tray and display make computing comfortable for prolonged periods. Counterbalanced adjustment points allow instantaneous, tool-free re-positioning while you work! The Ergotron 24-198-055 WorkFit C-Mod Stand-Up Workstation also includes 25" total height adjustment, a small footprint and advanced cable management.
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- Durable, easy-to-clean exterior composed of aluminum, high-grade plastic and powder coated painted steel
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- IT deployment friendlyset aside several fully equipped WorkFit C-Mods for temporary workers, unassigned workstations (aka hoteling or hot desking) or telecommuter work pods; roll to the place of need (easily stored and ready to roll)
- Modify existing office spaces or cubes by simply removing a section of worksurface and rolling in the sit-to-stand WorkFit, without the cost of expensive professional installers
- Safe and neat routing of cables through the expansive cable management storage area
- Flexible, open-architecture design is scalable for future computer equipment
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