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That John Lackey was sharp against Hiroki Kuroda set a tone the rest of the Red Sox picked up on in Saturday's 6-1 victory.
The righthander allowed one run on six hits over 6 2/3 innings and walked off the field with a four-run lead. He struck out only one but got the Yankees to ground into 14 outs. Lackey handled five of the groundouts himself.
"We needed a win today especially as a team after the last few games," he said.
Lackey didn't allow a run until the fifth inning. By then the Sox already had a 3-0 lead.
Lackey got three ground outs in the sixth inning, the second when Dustin Pedroia robbed Alex Rodriguez of a hit with a diving stop. The crowd broke into cheers then booed loudly as Rodriguez returned to the dugout.
Rodriguez was 0 for 3 with a walk and heard jeers throughout the game.
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With two outs in the seventh inning, Lackey hit Chris Stewart with a pitch. Craig Breslow replaced him and Lackey walked off knowing his first win since July 12 was secure.
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|McCalla -- Temperament questioned.
Some of the best-known judges in Memphis are also some of the worst, according to a bar association survey released Friday.
U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla, in the news this month for a simmering feud with the Burch Porter & Johnson law firm, scored by far the lowest of any federal judge and lowest overall of any judge in any court in Shelby County. On a 1 to 5 scale, McCalla scored an overall rating of 2.27. His lowest ratings were in the categories of proper judicial demeanor (1.83) and open-mindedness (2.03).
"As federal judges, our obligation is to the law and the Constitution, not to please or displease any particular group," McCalla told the Flyer. "Beyond that I can't comment."
Like other judges, McCalla is hamstrung by judicial canons in responding to the survey.
Attorneys rated judges on a scoring scale of 5 for excellent, 3 for satisfactory, and 1 for unsatisfactory. Judges were rated in 10 categories plus "overall performance." The overall performance rating was a separate question, not a composite score of the other 10 categories. Of the 2,907 lawyers who received the survey, 695 responded.
|Bailey -- Worst on punctuality.
The full survey findings can be viewed at www.memphisbar.org.
McCalla has been criticized for his temperament and for berating lawyers. He is currently presiding over the Shelby County jail lawsuit. The two other federal judges, Julia Gibbons and Bernice Donald, had overall performance scores of 4.45 and 4.13, respectively. The federal magistrates and bankruptcy judges all scored 3.78 or higher, with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David S. Kennedy the highest at 4.79.
Former state lawmaker Karen Williams (3.13 overall), Kay Robilio (2.57), and D'Army Bailey (2.52) fared worst among the Circuit and Chancery Court judges. Williams was rapped for being slow on rulings (1.98), Robilio for shaky knowledge of the law (1.92), and Bailey -- a part-time actor and former mayoral candidate -- for not convening court punctually (1.60).
The Circuit and Chancery Court judges with the highest overall ratings were John McCarroll Jr. (4.56) and Robert Lanier (4.51).
The lowest rating among the Memphis Municipal Court judges went to Earnestine Hunt-Dorse (2.80). In Criminal Court, W. Fred Axley brought up the rear (2.70). Their peers with the highest ratings were Donn Southern (4.61) and W. Otis Higgs Jr. (4.34).
|Hunt-Dorse -- Lowest score for a Memphis city court judge.
The Memphis Bar Association has historically been wary of rating judges and backed away from a similar survey two years ago. The canons of the ethics prohibit lawyers from making false statements about a judge or adjudicatory officer, and common sense usually dictates that they keep their mouths shut for the sake of their clients if not themselves.
The flip side of that argument is that lawyers know better than the general electorate who is qualified and unqualified. All judges are elected except for the federal judges and magistrates, who are appointed. Voter turnout in judicial elections is usually the lowest of any elected officials due to apathy and lack of name recognition.
A few judges, such as former Criminal Court judge turned television star Joe Brown, have taken matters into their own hands and molded high-profile public images. But more often than not, if a judge is in the news it is for doing something (or allegedly doing something) bad, not something good.
McCalla, appointed to the federal bench in 1992, is being investigated by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals for criticism of his behavior, while Axley, a judge since 1982, has been sued twice for alleged sexual harassment by clerks in his courtroom.
|Robilio -- Knowledge of law questioned.
Axley wrote a brief note to the bar association while the survey was in the works, saying "the questions are appropriate" and he looked forward to the results.
A longer response to the survey came from Bailey, who wrote: "I think that to have a meaningful evaluation it should be broader based than simply a survey of attorneys. Others affected by a judge's performance such as jurors, litigants, and court personnel should also have some input ... ."
The survey was the product of several months of research, including input from judges on the questions. It could become the judicial benchmark, so to speak, by default because other measurements of judicial performance are either nonexistent or not widely disseminated. Jurors, for example, fill out questionnaires at the conclusion of trials but the results are rarely seen by anyone other than the judges themselves.
The survey will be repeated every two years. Holmes said she has had only a handful of reactions so far. Three judges commended her for the survey and another asked a technical question.-- John Branston
Memphians need look no further than a "No Taxes NBA" yard sign to see that the debate on getting an NBA team here is centered on who will pay for the arena.
To aid in the financing of the proposed arena, Memphis Light, Gas and Water has pledged to contribute approximately $50 million to the arena from its Water Division. However, some Memphis business owners and residents have speculated that if MLGW has the money to contribute to the arena financing plan, then that money should instead be applied to a rate decrease.
MLGW president Herman Morris, when he was head of the utility's legal department, had a similarly conservative view on what money belonged to the utility and what belonged to its customers. The Flyer recently obtained a legal memorandum written by Morris on March 30, 1995, and addressed to MLGW's then-president Bill Crawford, detailing the utility's obligations to its rate-payers.
Though the document Morris prepared for Crawford was written to address the legality of the commingling of funds within the utility, Morris also discusses the utility's responsibility to rate-payers with regard to any surplus funds. In the nine-page memorandum, Morris states that, under the utility's charter, surplus funds in any MLGW division are the property of rate-payers and must be applied to a rate decrease.
"It is my opinion that ... a Tennessee court could find that the customers of MLGW who are entitled to have the surplus funds used to reduce their rates have a property interest in such funds, and further, that MLGW holds those funds in trust for those customers," Morris' memo reads.
Under the proposed financing plan, MLGW has pledged to contribute approximately $2.5 million a year in "payment in lieu of taxes" (PILOT) money, for a total of about $50 million over a 23-year period.
Morris' 1995 legal interpretation may give opponents of the NBA financial plan added ammunition in their battle to keep tax-paid dollars out of the deal. Whether or not MLGW can contribute to the financing of the arena seems to hinge on the definition of "surplus." And while some rate-payers think MLGW should apply surplus money to a rate decrease, the city of Memphis and MLGW don't see the money as surplus.
Tom Jones, senior advisor to Shelby County mayor Jim Rout, offers this explanation of MLGW's PILOT funds:
"MLGW, as a public utility, does not pay property taxes. It pays payment in lieu of taxes [PILOT], rather than taxes, of an amount determined by the city and county government. MLGW has never paid a PILOT for the water department because there was a 30-year-old bond issued, and before now they have been paying off that bond. Those bonds are about to be paid off and for the first time the city has the opportunity to collect PILOT money from the water department and has chosen to earmark that money for the arena," says Jones.
According to Marlin Mosby, bond consultant for the city of Memphis, without the proposed arena financing plan, MLGW would not have begun paying PILOT money to the city until 2012. Mosby says that under the current arena proposal, the city would "defease" the debt owed by the water department in order to free up money in the utility so that it can begin paying the city PILOT funds in July of this year. This PILOT money would go directly to the city, which has allocated it for the NBA arena.
Nashville attorney Patrick Flynn believes that such a plan would be contrary to the City of Memphis' charter. "By definition, surplus funds are funds that are not needed at the present time," says Flynn. "If the PILOT payments were not scheduled to be paid until 2012, then the money for those payments is not due at this time and is therefore surplus. As I understand the Memphis charter, surplus funds must go into a rate decrease for the MLGW rate-payers."
Under the MLGW charter (which is included as an amendment to the charter of the city of Memphis), "Any surplus thereafter remaining over and above safe operating margins, shall be devoted solely to rate reduction."
The charter says that all revenues the utility collects for the Water Division must be applied, in order, to six categories of expenditures. The charter also says that any "surplus" funds after the six categories have been satisfied must go to a rate decrease for MLGW customers.
Moreover, under the trustee relationship that Morris' memo says is created between the utility and rate-payers, the utility is bound by law to act to the greatest benefit of the rate-payers.
"Obligations imposed by the MLGW charter ... can be interpreted to impose a trustee relationship on MLGW as it relates to those rate-payers. If so, those rate-payers would have a property interest in the surplus funds and could bring suit to enjoin MLGW from transferring funds to other divisions ... ," the memo reads. He adds in the memo that depriving rate-payers of this property interest without "due process of law" would open the city up to lawsuits as rate-payers could seek to enjoin the city from transferring the money.
"Under the Tennessee Constitution, property interests are secured by the Constitution and cannot be taken away except by 'due process of law' or 'the law of the land.' If ... the MLGW charter, by its terms, creates a legitimate property interest in its customers' entitlement to a specific use of the surplus funds, procedural due process requires notice and an opportunity to be heard by a fair and impartial tribunal before the property right is taken away. A referendum on the Charter Amendment should satisfy this requirement," reads Morris' memo.
Morris also states that for the utility to legally act contrary to its charter, the charter must first be amended. However, his memorandum states that attempting to procure such an amendment "might also threaten the financial rating [AA] of MLGW, to the extent that it created a perception of confusion, instability, or financial problems."
According to the memo, the liability is not limited to the city of Memphis and MLGW. He notes that not only could the city be held liable for depriving rate-payers of property rights, but that the "municipal officers" could be held personally liable as well. In this case, this personal liability would extend to Mayor Herenton, all members of the Memphis City Council, and to Morris himself.-- Rebekah Gleaves
The full text of Herman Morris' 1995 memorandum to Bill Crawford is available on the Flyer's Web site: www.memphisflyer.com
"State law permits the City, by resolution of the City Council, to receive from the City water system operated by MLGW an annual payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) on all water system properties in an amount not to exceed the taxes that would be payable if the water system were privately owned."
(Editor's note: The financing plan proposes to use the PILOT payments to finance some of the arena debt, starting in 2003. The annual payment would start at $2.1 million in 2003 and increase to over $3 million in the final year, 2025.)
"Operating revenues in the Water Division amounted to $60 million in 1999, an increase of 4.1 percent over 1998, and operating expenses for 1999 totaled $36.1 million, down 1.3 percent from 1998. After providing for operating expenses, debt service, bond reserves, renewals and replacements, and other expenses, the balance of net revenues amounted to $11.7 million."
"The revenue received each year from the operation of the water division, before being used for any other purpose, shall be used for the following purposes." (Editor's note: The purposes listed are operating expenses, bond interest, capital reserves, dividends to the city of Memphis, and expansion of the Water Division.)
"Any surplus thereafter remaining over and above safe operating margins shall be devoted solely to rate reduction."
"It is my opinion that, under the facts presented in the instant matter, a Tennessee court could find that the customers of MLGW who are entitled to have the surplus funds used to reduce their rates have a property interest in such funds, and further, that MLGW holds those funds in trust for those customers."


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Craig Jull, owner of 121Speech states that. "The sale of Spanish Language Center to Maximo Nivel will be of great benefit to all involved. This will allow us to expand at a much faster rate, taking advantage of a larger volume of online Spanish students".
121Speech will send staff from Guatemala to train Maximo Nivel Spanish teachers in Peru. This will ensure that the quality of online lessons remains high with a seamless transition to operating online classes from both countries.
While all the minor details are still to be finalized this partnership should benefit all parties involved in taking advantage of the rapidly increasing segment of tutoring online.
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You all suck.
I think the worst is message board guy who tells a story about a guy telling a story that happened to someone else, I hate that guy.
But ,wait? I was telling a first-hand story of what happened to me. With a question to top it off.
You sir, well, if I had a list, you would be #33. Old Latrobe. :yes:
1st hand story of a guy telling a second-hand story, that's like 3 hands, that's too many hands.
Depends on what you plan on doing with them.
Counter cross stitch.
The guy was alone in the bar, give him a break. At least he didn't talk about the greatest Hawkeye victories or the 15 year streak from Hell.
Due to the derailment of this thread, albeit quite hilariously done, I have edited my OP. :wink:
Nothing worse than people calling each other by there handles at bars and sporting events.
That was quite an edit. Those other guys suck , but I don't. Quit generalizing people like that.
I hate when they grab each others' handles too. Get a room already.
If I had three hands, that's the last thing I'd do. The first thing, two chicks at one time. Although, that'd be the first thing I'd do with my two hands I have now. Or one hand, or none I guess.


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"Power-over is linked to domination and control...[it] comes from the consciousness I have termed estrangement: the view of the world as made up of atomized, nonliving parts, mechanically interacting, valued not for what they inherently are but only in relation to some outside standard...Power-over enables one individual or group to make the decisions that affect others, and to enforce control."-- Starhawk, Truth or Dare, p. 9
This view of power is completely embedded in our culture, to the extent that it is considered self-evident - "common sense is communal sense". It seems obvious to us that power equals control, and those with more ability to control others have more power. In fact, it's often hard to conceive of any other sort of power. However, just by defining power as something which one person has over another is giving legitimacy to the idea that one person should have power over another, or at the very least normalizing it, so that it no longer seems odd to us that people "in power" are given the authority to direct other people and make decisions for them. This is the power of language and ideas to shape our experience of ourselves and our lives. (This is all from a decidedly postmodern perspective, of course.)
Social movements that aim to rectify inequalities or injustices will ultimately fail if they do not challance the structure within which the inequalities are imbedded. This is the failure of most revolutions: the dictator, czar, king, etc is killed because he was abusing his power, and then the revolutionaries set up shop and are soon abusing their power.
Another example is the phenomenon of "Eco-Nazis" - people who are environmentalists but who nitpick other people's shopping decisions or compete to be the most righteously "Green". What they haven't worked out is that the institutions that allow for the exploitation of our planet for profit are inseparably embedded in the systems of oppression that teach us that we are never good enough and that we have to be constantly in competetition with each other for legitimacy, power, money, etc. (This is a basic tenent of ecofeminism and deep ecology.)
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text: Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Ok welcome to my review of this Lego 1489 Mobile Car Crane. Set Name: Mobile Car Crane Set Number: 1489 Theme: Town Subtheme: Vehicles Pieces: 174 Minifigures: 2 Year released: 1989 USRP: $12.75 Availibility: Limited release US only. Introduction I found this set on Ebay after deciding to fill in the blank spaces that I missed when I was a child. Being an AFOL now I found 1489 on Ebay from a UK seller and then as I always do I checked Brickset for it's history and details and found it just how rare the item is as being US release only. I won the auction and received the set in the post. It was minus instructions and box but I wasn't too worried about that. Review To start with here are the Minifigs. You have the standard male workman in dungarees but unusually this guy has a white hat. Normally from this period you would get the guy in the blue dungarees with a matching blue hat and likewise with the red. It's refreshing to see a white hat. The female is sporting some very nice white trousers and a blue and white striped unisex top, she has the fashionable hair cut from the time and her hair is brown which again is quite rare. Here is the car included in the set, it must've been a popular selling car in LegoLand as it's a design that appears regularly which is nice as in the real world you often get a popular manufacturer and model. I like the size of this car as it comes across as a small city hatchback. I like the two tone red and white colour option. Notice how the roof opens backwards not in the normal way. This is because the back window is vertical rather than the sloped normal front and rear windscreen. Here is the main piece to the set, it's a road going crane. The first thing I loved about this set was the colour scheme, I think the Blue and Yellow go together great, it's almost a company colour scheme. I love the placement of the headlights as they go a long way to make this set look vintage. 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When THE STAR visited the area, a small group of residents pointed out an old community centre which is said to be the main 'hang out' spot for the lesbians. According to the residents the lesbians gather there almost nightly and can be seen hugging, kissing and even "touching".
The residents say they are mostly worried about the lesbian group as they are most prevalent and influential. The number of persons in this group is said to be steadily increasing. In terms of the suspected gay men, the residents claim they are not as bold as the lesbians and are fewer but they too are expected to comply with the two-week notice.
No quotes from the authorities about protecting the gay men and lesbians in town where the "eradication" is under way. Because, of course, the authorities in Jamaica don't protect gays and lesbians from mob violence. Background on boycotting Jamaica is here. And if Barack Obama is going to send an openly gay ambassador anywhere, he should send one to Jamaica.


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Dealer Lou Giordano thinks the Jeep brand nailed it with both its all-new Grand Cherokee and an ad campaign that hammers home a buy-American and high-quality message for Chrysler Group LLC.
Giordano runs Croton Auto Park in Croton-on-the Hudson, NY, selling Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram brands. He is the current chairman of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Assn.
"The Grand Cherokee is the No.1-selling SUV in the northeast region here and the first vehicle built under Fiat Automobile Spa ownership and Sergio Marchionne as Chrysler's CEO," he says. "It's so refined and comfortable."
Like some other dealers, Giordano is not aware that the music in the Jeep Manifesto ads is based on a Johnny Cash song called "God's Gonna Cut You Down."
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Brett Hodgson had sent in Chris Riley for what proved to be a match-winning try 10 minutes from time, a score that means the French side will now travel to the KC Stadium in the first round.
The home side were architects of their own downfall as they repeatedly dropped the ball and gifted the Wolves field position to build their early lead.
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Catalan continued to press and veteran Steve Menzies thought he had scored with a try but the referee ruled that Hodgson had grounded the ball.
Catalan did get on the scoreboard six minutes before the interval when Dureau intercepted Ratchford's pass and raced 70 metres to score. Dureau added the conversion to narrow the scores to 10-6 to the visitors at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.
The game continued in a scrappy fashion after the break and it was not until 62 minutes that Menzies touched down Dureau's kick through and with the resulting conversion the Dragons took the lead for the first time in the game.
It was left to Chris Riley and Hodgson to break the Catalan hearts as the Warrington full-back sent out a wide pass to send in Riley in the left corner.
Warrington survived the late penalty attempt from Dureau, the visitors hanging on to secure a win that will prove a morale-booster heading into their own play-off campaign.


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Tarek Baker provided the Gophers with some good recruiting news on Monday night. The 16-year-old standout from Verona, Wis., announced his commitment to play for the Gophers via Twitter.
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The forward is described by OTB Elite scouting service as a natural athlete with explosive stride that puts him at top speed very quickly.
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Marsmello, the EDM producer whose identity is still shrouded in secrecy, just released a brand new original track titled "Home." The track is both light and "mello" while also maintaining a high-energy feel. Listen to the track for yourself below and tell us what you think in the comments section.
Many have speculated as to marshmello's true identity, with many suggesting that marshmello is actually Dotcom working under a new alias. In a recent interview with Katie Couric, Skrillex revealed that mashmello's real name is Chris, causing some to speculate that marshmello may in fact be Chris Comstock, AKA Dotcom's, secret project.
The fact that Dotcom was the first big artist to like and repost marshmello's new track "Home" on Soundcloud has only served to strengthen the argument that marshmello could potentially be Dotcom. Then again, maybe he's taking advantage of the rumors to have a little fun. With no hard evidence, all fans can do is speculate.
Marshmello recently remixed Ariana Grande's track "One Last Time," head here to check it out. And to read more about EDM's favorite anonymous producer, head over to our feature on marshmello here.


text: Just in time for their Spring 2011 Proton Drive (and a bit ahead of schedule) our redesign of internet radio station and creative collective dublab is out in the world. It was a great to work with the many talented minds behind dublab. We have many small updates to the site that will be unveiled as the year goes by, but by all means go see what we've done so far. Don't you love the animated nav icons?


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El Diablo Trailer (1990)
22 July 1990 Action, Comedy, Western 115 mins
When mild-mannered teacher Billy Ray Smith (Anthony Edwards) vows to bring a student's kidnapper to justice, he needs a bit of help. Lacking any cowboy skills of his own, he signs on a speedy gunslinger (Joe Pantoliano) and a no-nonsense cowboy (Louis Gossett Jr.) to help. Now, Smith may just have a chance at capturing his man: the merciless bandit El Diablo (Robert Beltran).
Watch the official El Diablo 1990 trailer in HD below or find more El Diablo videos on Vidimovie.


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Category: Stock Graphic, Patterns
Stock Graphic >> Pattern - Floral seamless pattern 186861 by Sunny_Lion @ CreativeMarket
File Size: 4.29 MB; Tileable: Yes; Requirements: Adobe CS1+; Layered: Yes; DPI: 300 DPI; Vector: Yes.
Vector seamless pattern for background, wrapping, wallpaper, textile and more. ZIP-file includes.
1 EPS (Adobe Illustration 8, you can edit the vector file if you need to change the color, size or add anything)
1 JPG ( 300 dpi, 5000x5000 px)
Keywords: african, asian, backdrop, background, batik, bright, chinese, colorful, decor, decoration, decorative, decoupage, endless, ethnic, exotic, fantastic, fantasy, floral, flourish, flower.


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Andhra Pradesh State Level Police Recruitment Board (SLPRB) to conduct the Physical Test for Constable and Warder vacancies. The PST (Physical Standard Test) includes the measuring of the physical standards such as height and the weight of the candidate.
The PET (Physical Efficiency Test) includes various events like race, long jump etc. The complete details of the physical test for AP Police Constables & Warders are indicated in next paragraphs.
|AP Police Recruitment
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|AP Police Exam Syllabus
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In last, the main written examination shall take place to select the final candidates. No interview shall be conducted for the selection in AP Police.
AP Police Physical Standard Test (PST) Details
First, the preliminary test will be conducted for the candidates whose application is found eligible. Those who clears the preliminary exam will be called for the PST.
A Minimum chest expansion (Fulaav) of 5 c.m.s is required for male candidates of all categories. Candidate must have the height and weight as per the following table:
For the post code nos. 21 and 22:
|Minimum 167.6 cms
|Minimum 152.5 cms
|Minimum 86.3 cms
|not applicable
|not applicable
|Minimum 40 kgs
For the post code no. 53: These posts are only for Male candidates. A man must have the height of 168 c.m.s and the chest not less than 87 c.m.s.
For the Post Code No. 54: These are Female specific vacancies. The height for the applicant of this Post Number must not be less than 153 cms. The minimum weight for this post is 45.5 K.G.S.
Andhra Pradesh Police Physical Efficiency Test (PET) 2016
The Qualifiers of the PST will undergo the PET. This step is required only for the postcode 21, 53 & 54. Qualifying the 1600 Meters Race is Must for both male and female candidates while they can pass any one of the remaining two events.
|Qualifying Time / Run Distance
|100 meters race
|15 seconds
|16.5 seconds
|18 Seconds
|Long jump
|3.80 meters
|3.65 mtrs
|2.75 Mtrs
|1600 meters race
|8 Mintues
|9 Minutes 30 Sec
|10 Minutes 30 Sec
Physical Efficiency Test (PET) For the post code 22:
All three events of this PET must be cleared by the aspirant of Post Code 22 whether a male or female. Total 100 marks are assigned for this postcode.
|Qualifying Time / Run Distance
|100 meters race
|15 seconds
|16.5 seconds
|18 Seconds
|Long jump
|3.80 meters
|3.65 mtrs
|2.75 Mtrs
|1600 meters race
|8 Mintues
|9 Minutes 30 Sec
|10 Minutes 30 Sec
The details marks for multiple distance, time, jump etc. are following for both male and female candidates:
After the Physical Test & Main Written Test, there will be the turn of the Medical Examination. Details about the medical test can be fetched from this official notification issued by Andhra State Police Recruitment Board.


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Last year in November, US Cellular launched Motorola Electrify M mobile phone that came packed with Android 4.0.4 ICS OS and now the company has announced the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Update for the device. The latest update that comes with build number 9.8.2Q-50_SLS-7 will enable the users to enjoy variety of new features including project butter for better smoothness of UI, improved keyboard, Google Now, improved voice recognition, face unlock, enhanced notifications and others. The update for the device will be available through Over The Air (OTA) so all those users who wish to upgrade their devices must make sure that it is connected to a stable WiFi network. The users who are not yet notified about the update can check it manually by going to the Settings/About Phone/System updates.
For all those who are not well aware about the phone we herein bring the list of its features. Motorola Electrify M is a splash resistant device that measures 123.2 X 61.5 X 8.6 mm in size and has a weight of around 111.1 grams. There is 4.3 inches of Super AMOLED advanced capacitive touch screen in the phone that supports 540 X 960 pixels resolution along with 16M colours. The display of the phone is made up of Corning Gorilla Glass and features multi touch. Powered by 1.5 GHz of dual core processor the phone comes loaded with 1 GB of RAM, internal memory of 8GB and up to 32GB expandable external memory.
Connectivity options of the device include NFC, WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP + EDR and microUSB 2.0. The presence of 8 MP rear camera in the phone facilitates capturing of good quality images as well as 1080p videos. The camera of the phone comes along with variety of features including LED Flash, AF, face detection, HDR, image stabilisation and geo tagging. The VGA front camera enables video chatting with loved ones. For the music lovers, Motorola Electrify M features music player that supports multiple audio formats like MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC+ so that users can enjoy their favorite piece of music without changing the format. There is Li-ion 2000 mAh of battery present in the phone offers talk time of around 16 hours and 40 minutes and standby time of 432 hours in 3G mode. Additional specifications include HTML 5 browser, GPS with AGPS, video player, document viewer, organizer, photo viewer/editor and others. So just update your phone and enjoy its new features.


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YooHoo & Friends - Shelbee 5in
5" SHELBEE is a bright green stuffed tortoise that giggles when squeezed! The popular YooHoo & Friends line is based on animals from around the world (many of which are rare and endangered). Each YooHoo & Friends animal makes a fun sound when squeezed and all new hangtags describe each YooHoo character in detail.
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Stock Vector - SEO Word Flat Illustration 6258381 by Bloomua @ GraphicRiver
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Flat design modern vector illustration concept of seo word combined from elements and icons which symbolized a success internet searching optimization process. Isolated on stylish colored background
Layered: No; Graphics Files Included: JPG Image, Vector EPS; Minimum Adobe CS Version: CS.
Girls in Traditional Clothes Flat Icons; Vegetables Flat Icons; Ladies Fashion Objects Flat Illustration; Kitchen and Cooking Utensils Flat Illustration; Studio Product Development Flat Icons; Fruits Flat Icons; Films Making and Post Production Flat Icons.
Keywords: abstract, analytics, development, engine, google, icon, improve, index, information, innovation, link, optimize, page, process, promote, rank, research, results, rocket, search, service, site, solution, symbol, target, technology, text, web, webpage, website.


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Newborn Swedish prince to be named Nicolas Paul Gustaf
Stockholm: Sweden's royal family has announced the name of its latest addition, newborn Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf.
King Carl XVI Gustaf informed the government today that his first grandson he also has two granddaughters will also get the title Duke of Angermanland, a province in northern Sweden.
Prince Nicolas is the son of Princess Madeleine, the younger sister of Crown Princess Victoria, and her husband Christopher O'Neill. He was born Monday.
The royals have no political power in Sweden but remain so popular among the people that even political parties ideologically opposed to the monarchy aren't pressing for it to be abolished.
On Saturday, Victoria and Madeleine's brother, Prince Carl Philip, married ex-model Sofia Hellqvist at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.


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Another week starts today and another Swatch Monday post is here for you. Now, you all know that after the holographic nail polishes, the sand ones are my second favorites. I admit, I did not like them so much at first but in time I developed a real passion for them. I have several sand polishes in my collection, from different brands but I never tried one from Essence. With that in mind, at my last trip to the drugstore, I ended up buying a sparkle sand polish from Essence and today I will share with you my opinion about it. Ladies, say Hello Rosy !
Hello Rosy is new in the Color&Go range and it's a sand effect polish with sparkles. The base color is a dusty rose with red and pink glitters, it kind of reminds me about a strawberry milkshade,without the glitters of course. The texture is a little thick for my personal taste and that makes the application a little bit difficult. If it's mixed very well though, the application is easier. For a perfect coverage you need to apply 2 coats of polish. The drying time is a little bit longer than at the other polishes. The finish is ok-ish but not as I would have expected. Let's see some swatches.
What do you think of this polish ? Do you like it ?
Till next time, take care and don't forget to be beautiful !


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Kelly Rowland and her BBF La La Vasquez were spotted yesterday at Denver Nuggets vs the Portland Trail Blazers game during an NBA basketball game in Denver. Nuggets got a 109-90 victory before a frozen Pepsi Center crowd on a night well below freezing in Denver.
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Gardai defend colleague on assault charge
A GARDA accused of beating a suspect following a high-speed chase used justified force, according to colleagues who gave evidence at his trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Several gardai told the jury that they saw the accused hit the suspect repeatedly with his baton -- but claimed that this was not excessive as the suspect was "kicking violently".
Garda Gerard Curtis (23) of Ardee, Co Louth, has pleaded not guilty to assault and assault causing harm to Mr John Paul Maughan (19) on Alexandra Road in the Dublin Docks on July 11, 2009.
Mr Maughan was a passenger in a stolen car and was allegedly assaulted following a high-speed chase through the city centre.
The jury was shown CCTV footage of Mr Maughan's capture. They were told the footage showed the lead-up to the arrest of Mr Maughan after he had been pulled from the stolen car.
Garda Niamh Galligan, who was stationed at Store Street with Garda Curtis, told prosecuting counsel, Mr Maurice Coffey BL, that she and Garda Curtis were in a patrol car when they got a call about a suspected car theft at knifepoint.
They were first on the scene when the stolen car crashed near the water on Alexandria Road. She said Garda Curtis engaged with Mr Maughan and she agreed that the CCTV footage showed him striking the suspect with a baton.
"He used the correct amount of force as Mr Maughan was kicking out and being violent," she told Mr Breffni Gordon BL, defending.
Garda PJ Gallagher also said Mr Maughan was acting violently enough for the accused to strike him with his baton.
Garda PJ Gallagher said Mr Maughan was on the ground but was kicking violently.
He said Garda Curtis hit him "two or three times" on the legs.
The trial continues.
Irish Independent


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Rooms, services The guests of Staybridge Suites London - Stratford City London may stay in 162 nicely furnished, comfortable rooms in London. If you feel like having a meal not included in your chosen type of catering, you can always taste local dishes in the restaurant of the hotel. You may secure your valuables in the safe. Wireless Internet connection (WiFi) is available at the hotel, ensuring that you can stay up-to-date during your holiday. If you wish to learn more about the exact scope of services provided by Staybridge Suites London - Stratford City London (including any available for an extra fee), you will find them on the information sheet below.
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Sidney Pink is an intermedia artist focused on dance, drawing, and sound.
Pink lived in Japan between 2004-2008. His early work was influenced by manga, Japanese film, and Butoh. During this period, Pink started exhibiting with Giant Robot in the U.S. and was nominated for a Jury Prize at Takashi Murakami's art festival, Geisai. Japanzine described Pink as, "one of Japan's most inspirational gaijin [foreign] artists."
Pink is the Co-founder of AKIMBO, a festival of site-specific dance and movement art in Baltimore, MD. In 2015 he curated, Cul de sac, an interdisciplinary project between visual art and dance. Pink has studied dance with Ryuzo Fukuhara, Liz Lerman, Naoko Maeshiba, and performed in two dance films by Susan & John Mann.
Pink has exhibited and/or performed in New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Amsterdam, Tokyo, and Berlin. His work has appeared in various publications including Fine Line Magazine, Japan's Artcollector, and the New York Times Magazine.
Sidney Pink lives and works in Baltimore, MD. He teaches drawing, arts entrepreneurship, and creativity at Towson University.
Sidney Pink CV (PDF)


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"Color is one of the most important aspects of your website."
However, far too often color enters the equation as an afterthought, or worse, not all all. This isn't adequate. Color helps define how users perceive information. To add to the complexity of this issue, most of the judgements people make about your site's color schemes are subconscious. They may not provide any feedback about your site's color, but they're always thinking about it- even if subconsciously…
Across human history, master painters and other artists have earned global recognition for their ability to manipulate colors. In the modern era, the artform now opens up a lot of new commercial and business applications, first in advertising, and now in web design.
Color plays a crucial role in User Experience. It transmits a psychological message to your users and choosing the right colors for your brand, logo or product can be vital as it helps your brand or product get easily recognized and identified with your industry.
Coca-Cola is red whilst AT&T is blue and this is not just a coincidence. The correct use of color is vital to creating a positive image among your users. Furthermore, color plays a huge role in recognition. It triggers all the senses, instantly delivering a message like no other communication method. In this article, I will be discussing the effect different colours have on user psychology. This can assist you in deciding which colors to user in order to convey a positive user experience for your users.
Have any tips or suggestions on how color can be used to better improve UX? Let us know below!