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Today marks the 11th anniversary of the attacks on 09/11/2001 and today marks the anniversary of another event we would do well to avoid: the 4th consecutive year the General Government has run a budget deficit that exceeds $1 Trillion.
We will say lots of prayers today for those who were killed 11 years ago and then say a lot more prayers for their survivors, especially their children.
Here's a question to ponder in that same vein: what are we going to tell them about their share of the $1.2 TRILLION they must repay in a future year?
Since 9-11 the size of the inappropriately titled Department of Defense has nearly doubled and now accounts for 43% of the known universe's military spending. Combine that with this mobocracy's insatiable appetite for giving trillions away in auto, health, home, unemployment, energy and education bailouts and we have a $16 trillion gap in our "budget".
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If you ask where that money came from most will say "we borrowed it from China" which is partially true. The rest of the bailout candy came from inflation of the dollar.
This is a vicious tax on the middle class fireman, police and businessman families though I doubt the President or Fed Chief plans to lay out what that means at today's commemorations, so let me fill-in.
The dollar's purchasing power (1) has declined 35% since the Twin Towers fell and 81% since they opened for business in 1971. To put that staggering number in perspective imagine a 20 slice, loaf of bread that cost .80 cents in 1980. Today that same .80 cents would buy only 3 slices. In 1980 $1.35 would buy 1 gallon of gas, today $1.35 buys 1/4 of that; 1 liter.
It is a sad commentary that the government that resolutely confronted terrorism after 9-11 has refused to resolutely stop impoverishing those who survived.
1 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/historic-demise-ever-shrinking-dollar-infographic


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My second favorite caramel was the Ginger & Pistachio. Unlike the Classic, this one had a fairly firm chew, but it still softened and melted in the mouth after a few bites. I'm a ginger lover, so I found the bold ginger taste fantastic. Be warned that the flavor is strong, so if you're not a ginger fan it will probably be too much, but if you love the heat and spice of ginger this one is for you. There were also nice big chunks of pistachio studded throughout the caramel to balance out the ginger. I wished they were crunchier, but they still added a nice textural variation.
I was looking forward to the Chocolate Walnut caramel, but it didn't have quite enough chocolate flavor for me. In general I prefer my chocolate on the outside of my caramels, not mixed in, so it has more of a pure chocolate flavor. But as it is it's a nice texture and a more subtle chocolate taste that pairs well with the small bits of nuts. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Chili Pecan was incredibly flavorful. If you have a spice sensitivity this will be one to avoid, as it is quite hot, but if you love spicy foods and adventurous desserts, this might be a favorite.

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Categorizing Colleges
The purpose of grouping colleges into ranking categories is to compare schools with similar missions: national universities against national universities, liberal arts colleges against liberal arts colleges.
To sort colleges and universities into the appropriate categories for the upcoming Best Colleges rankings, we will use the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's recently announced 2006 "Basic" classification system. This new classification will be the first change in Carnegie categories since 2000 and will surely result in some schools changing from one ranking category to another and other schools being ranked for the very first time. For example, some universities have added doctoral programs--which could move a school previously listed in the Universities-Master's category into the National category. And other institutions have become bachelor's-granting schools for the first time.
The Carnegie Classifications have been the basis of the Best Colleges ranking categories since at least 1987 and are generally considered the standard for higher-education research. For example, the U.S. Department of Education and many associations use them to organize their data and to determine the college's eligibility for grant money. In short, the Carnegie categories are the accepted standard in higher education.
How will you be able to tell whether a school has changed ranking categories or is new to the upcoming Best Colleges rankings? We will clearly footnote schools that have switched categories or appear for the first time.


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Guests and their topics:
Tuesdays, 4:30-5 pm
Thursdays, 5-5:30 pm
Fridays, 12-12:30 pm
Upcoming Broadcasts:
The six-week Bioneers Conference series continues as host Marc Matheson speaks with Bill Ryerson, founder and director of the Population Institute.
A six-week series of conversations with presenters at this year's Bioneers Conference launches with a conversation between host Marc Matheson and Kirsten Schwind, Co-founder and Program Director of Bay Localize.
Stay tuned for the rest of the series, every Monday between 11am to 11:30am through October 15th, and for KWMR's weekly broadcast of previous Bioneers Conference presentations from 11:30am to noon every Monday.


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The Cozad Police Department is urging the residents of the 100th Meridian City to take precautions for their residences and business owners to take a proactive approach towards crime prevention. As a result of the ideal climate of the summer months, it is a busy time of year for families which results in criminals being very busy as well.
To assist in the fight against suffering great losses to your homes or businesses, the Cozad Police Department is advising people to add safety features and show great attention to detail. Listed below are some tips to thwart off criminals.
--Install deadbolts on all doors, locking devices on windows and solid glass doors.
--Locking all doors and windows when leaving, even if it is just for a short time.
--Provide visibility around the house by leaving lights on after dark and/or having motion activated lighting.
--Lock the doors even if someone is home. Unlocked doors are the easiest way for a criminal to enter a household.
--Trim trees and bushes around the house or business to limit the hiding places for criminals.
--If you are going to be gone for multiple days, have a neighbor pick up your mail. It gives the appearance that someone is home at the residence.
--Don't leave your car unlocked. Never leave keys in the vehicle.
If you feel that activity around your home or business is suspicious, you should contact law enforcement. If by any chance you witness a crime or have information regarding a crime, contact Local Law Enforcement and/or you can anonymously call Crimestoppers.


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By John Toole
---- — Salem lawmakers shepherding the Senate-passed casino bill expect a tight vote in the House today, but are optimistic about passage.
"I think we will be successful overturning the committee's 'inexpedient to legislate' so we can listen to amendments," Rep. Gary Azarian, R-Salem, said.
Rep. Bob Elliott, R-Salem, remains convinced the bill's fate is in the hands of four Republican Salem lawmakers who have opposed Senate Bill 152 — Reps. Marilinda Garcia, her sister Bianca, Patrick Bick and John Sytek.
"From my sources, what I've heard, is we are three votes short," Elliott said yesterday. "If they stay home, we'll have a casino."
The 400-member House has three vacancies, leaving 397 eligible voters. There are 218 Democrats, 179 Republicans. A simple majority vote is needed for passage.
But last week, a joint House committee recommended killing the bill, 23-22. The committee never took up any amendments. Lawmakers say as many as 19 amendments could be considered during debate today.
Senate Bill 152 would license one casino by bid with local approval. It would allow up to 150 table games and 5,000 slot machines.
Las Vegas-based Millennium Gaming Inc., which has an option to buy Rockingham Park, has a $600 million-plus redevelopment plan it estimates could create a combined 3,000 construction and gaming jobs.
The Senate passed the bill, 16-8. It has Gov. Maggie Hassan's support.
Should the House reject the bill, that may not be the end of discussion.
Former Senate president Arthur Klemm of Windham thinks the Senate could resurrect the casino plan this session in the legislative process.
"I think if it's a real close vote, the Senate has a position it feels very strong about, I think the issue will continue," Klemm said. "I think the procedure will allow for it."
However, Klemm is hoping the House will pass the gaming expansion bill.
"Everyone says it's a close vote," Klemm said. "I just hope the legislators stop and think about who they represent."
Salem voters at Town Meeting passed a non-binding referendum, supporting a casino by a 4-1 margin. That has caused Elliott and others to become upset with the four dissenting Salem lawmakers.
"If we lose the gaming bill on Wednesday by four votes, the future of Salem will never be the same, and neither will the future of the Famous Four," Elliott posted on his Facebook page yesterday.
"This is an extremely important vote for our whole state, but especially the southern tier," Klemm said.
The state stands to lose over $100 million annually if casinos open across the border in Massachusetts and New Hampshire doesn't have one, Klemm said.
Klemm, who served in both the House and Senate as a legislator, is among those who believe the House will defeat the committee's recommendation to debate amendments.
"I think the legislators want to talk about the issue," Klemm said.
Azarian said if the House passes some form of the casino bill today, the Senate will concur with its actions and send the bill to the governor.
"I don't think it should go to a committee of conference (for reconciliation)," he said. "I'd concur with the bill."
Elliott was pleased when Rep. Mary Till, D-Derry, who previously was undecided, said she wants the House to consider amendments. Till said she could vote for a casino should amendments provide better regulation and assurances jobs will go to New Hampshire residents.
"That's the fair way to go, I really agree with her," Elliott said of considering amendments.
Azarian is co-sponsor of what he's calling the "omnibus amendment," which would address key concerns raised by the joint House committee.
The amendment strengthens regulation, giving the attorney general and lottery commission more power to regulate a casino, he said.
It also assures the host community, be it Salem or somewhere else, gets 3 percent of revenues and protects charity gaming from a casino's impact, he said.
Azarian said House leaders, both Republicans and Democrats, have stayed out of the fight, encouraging lawmakers to get the facts and vote their consciences.
"This is truly a bipartisan bill that everybody is working on," he said. "I think we can prevail."
The conservative House Republican Alliance is urging members to reject the casino bill, which is in opposition to the Republican Party's platform against expanded gaming.
Rep. Al Baldasaro, R-Londonderry, co-chairman, said the alliance took the position in a meeting attended by about 30 members yesterday.
Baldasaro isn't among Republicans who reject expanded gambling. He is willing to allow casinos, but doesn't want the state awarding a monopoly to one company.
"I am probably going to vote 'inexpedient to legislate,''' Baldasaro said. "If they have enough votes, I'll listen to the amendments. But unless there's an amendment out there that says there can be more than one casino, I won't vote for it."
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce is asking House lawmakers to pass the bill.
"As an organization representing over 400 businesses, we feel it is incomprehensible to think that entertainment dollars and subsequent tax revenues may be deported from New Hampshire and delivered to almost any other New England state," the Chamber told lawmakers.


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Prioritise health towards the youngNovember 25th, 2013 at 10:00 am by David Farrar
The Herald reports:
Dr Paul Hutchison, chairman of the health committee which this week made a raft of recommendations around early intervention health programmes, told TVNZ's Q + A the Government needed to reprioritise the health budget to better address the needs of many young New Zealanders.
"This dollar spent very early on, not only improves the health outcome of the younger, it gives them the chance to be productive and lead highly functional contributory lives."
I agree. For the same reasons I would spend more on early childhood education than tertiary education – you do the most good when young.
They key recommendations from the select committee chaired by Dr Hutchison are:
*Research the cost-effectiveness of early intervention programmes from pre-conception to three years within 12 months.
*Set a national health target for all women to have an antenatal assessment within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy.
*Make sexual education mandatory in all schools and increase access to long-acting contraceptives.
*Develop an action plan with NGOs and private sector for evidence-based nutrition programmes.
*Develop an action plan to combat fetal alcohol syndrome, introduce warning labels on alcohol products, and consider higher taxes on alcohol.
*Consider expansion of early childhood education services in poor areas.
*Prime Minister to take on a formal leadership role in developing a cross-agency plan for children's health.
*Invest in a nationwide oral health campaign and transfer responsibility for fluoride additives to Ministry of Health and DHBs.
*Give support to funding for research on children's health, and match it to international benchmarks.
All looks pretty sensible and worthwhile.Tags: Health, Paul Hutchison


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Granite Guides - Outdoor Climbing Trips
Are you interested in "real" rock climbing in Oklahoma? Look no further - Rocktown offers a variety of options for outdoor climbing trips. All Rocktown trips are offered by certified AMGA Certified Single Pitch Instructors.
Upcoming Trip Dates
Trips are day trips - the following weekend days are available -
April 26, 27
May 3, 4
May 10, 11
May 17, 18
May 24, 25
Fees are per person:
1 - $250 (1 guide)
2 - $200 (1 guide)
3+ - $150 (1 guide)
4-5 - $150 (1 or 2 guides)
6-10 - $150 (2 guides)
Rates for 1-3 people are typically done as private guiding sessions and can be arranged for just about any time.
Courses / Outings
Climbing 101 - Suitable for first-time climbers or novice outdoor climbers who want to learn the basics of climbing outside. No experience necessary, great for families, corporate retreats, youth groups etc. Guides will set-up top-ropes and teach some basic climbing techniques and skills. This is a great opportunity for either a first experience climbing outside, or for those that don't get to make it outside that often. The climbs we do will generally be on the easier end of the rating scale (5.5 - 5.8) but we may setup one or two challenging routes, based on the need. This trip focuses exclusively on climbing, getting people on the rock, and does not cover the details on anchor or top-rope setups, rappelling, etc.
Climbing 201 - Intermediate level climbing course. If you enjoed your introduction to climbing and you're ready to take it up a notch on some more challenging climbs then this is the course for you. In this course we also go into more detail about climbing and belay systems and intermediate to advanced climbing techniques.
Anchor Basics - Introduces the fundamentals of anchoring for the purposes of setting up top-ropes, top-belays, ground anchors and rappel stations.
Learning to Lead - You're ready for the next level - lead climbing - and this is how you get there. This course covers the fundamentals of placing pro, reading the rock, and making your way up on the sharp end.
Private Guiding - Looking for some one-on-one climbing instruction or just a day out in the wild climbing whatever you want? Our private guiding is perfect for day trips.
Transporatation is the responsibilty of the participant. Climbers must arrive at 8:45 am in the designated meeting spot, course will conclude at 4:00 pm.
Policy on Kids and Spectators
Age 13 and under must be accompanied by a paying/enrolled adult.
Age 14-17 may participate without their parent/legal guardian present but written permission is required.
For your safety and that of your party NO Spectators will be allowed to accompany climbing trips. Thank you for your understanding.
Some Things We Will Cover
- Low-impact use of Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
- Leave No Trace Principles
- Basic Climbing Technique & Movement
- Select Climbing Knots & Rope Handling
- General Rock Climbing Equipment Terminology and Identification
- Climber-Belayer Communication
Deposits and PaymentsA $50 deposit is required to hold a spot for you on one of our trips.
Full payment is due 7 days prior to the first day of your trip. If you sign up for a trip that starts within 7 days, full payment is due at that time (checks cannot be accepted for payment within 7 days of the start of your trip). We accept checks, money orders and most credit cards.
Weather PolicySome things are simply out of our control. If adverse weather - weather that is sure to make conditions unrealistic or unsafe for climbing - is inevitbale, Rocktown reserves the right to postpone and/or cancel a trip. Once a trip begins, if the activities are cut short due to weather, there is no refund available. We'll do what we can to make the best of it.
Cancellations and Refunds
Rocktown Climbing Gym reserves the right to cancel a trip due to lack of sign ups, or other factors beyond our control. In this case, you will have the option of receiving a refund or rescheduling for a later date. Rocktown Climbing Gym is not responsible for additional expenses incurred including non-refundable airline tickets, equipment, lodging and other travel related expenses.
If you cancel for any reason, prior to 5 days before your trip, we will happily give you a refund or you can reschedule for a later date.
If you cancel less than 5 days, but more than 48 hours, before your trip, a credit will be issued but no refund is available. No date changes or cancellations can be made within 48 hours of the start of the trip, and no credit or refund will be available. For the above reasons, we recommend that you purchase travel insurance from a travel agent.
Equipment List
Clothing - Items you should wear or pack
+ Lightweight hiking shoes or tennis shoes
+ T-shirt or athletic-t
+ Warm layer-sweatshirt or like
+ Rain jacket or nylon shell jacket
+ Loose fitting pants or athletic shorts – jeans are not recommended
+ Warm jacket-fleece or down (in late Fall)
+ Warm Gloves & Hat (in late Fall)
Personal Gear - Items to bring
+ Backpack
+ 2-3 quarts of water
+ Lunch and snacks
+ Hat
+ Sunglasses
+ Sunscreen
+ Bug spray
+ Camera (optional)
Technical Climbing - Gear Provided by Rocktown
+ Rock Climbing Shoes (provided by Rocktown) - exact shoe size must be determined prior to the trip in order to ensure we have the right pair for you.
+ Climbing Harness (provided by Rocktown)
+ Helmet (provided by Rocktown)
Low-Impact and Environmentally Responsible Guiding Policy
The Rocktown guiding program has a cooperative effort with the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Management and has set forth a number of self-governing proactive policies to ensure the protection of the Refuge through minimizing impact.
- Keep group size low - we keep our group size to no more than 10 climbers and a possible 2 guides. This means our maximum group size will never exceed 12 - in most cases we will be at 10 or below. This means less impact to trails, less disturbance to other visitors and wildlife.
- Open communication with the Refuge about our schedule and guiding locations.
- Maintain best guiding practices, training, and site management.
- Consistently abide by Leave-No-Trace (LNT) principles.
- We are a supporter of the Access Fund in protecting climbers rights.
ContactRocktown Climbing Gym
200 SE 4th Street
Rocktown, LLC
PO Box 643
405-319-1400 climb[at]rocktowngym.com


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Our society is a plural society. In a society like this, there exist what we call "social diversities" which comprise difference in ethnic, race, religion, culture, custom and sosio-economy.
Therefore, efforts to build unity and national integration in a plural society is not an easy task.
Nevertheless, we should be proud because in terms of record, we have proven to the world that we have succeeded in building and fostering unity, harmony and prosperity in the society. It is the effects of the strong unity that we are able to enjoy and maintain political stability.
Actually, what us achieved is a result of the Barisan Nasional (BN) government`s administration which is democratic, pragmatic, progressive and fair to all races.
The country`s capability and success in managing and administering this plural society has attracted the world community, especially among the developing countries to be made as a model country. In fact, a few developed countries like Britain and the United States of America (USA) are also interested and recognised our success.
In most countries with plural society, including in the developed countries, racial and religious tension and conflict often happen and plague the lives of their people.
In USA, Britain and several other European countries, religious and racial friction is growing, especially after the September 11, 2001 tragedy.
The "war against violence" led by the USA, especially during the administration of George W. Bush had made the Muslim community from various origins and race to often become the target of "attacks" in European countries, which claim to be democratic and tolerant.
The situation erupts more because of the prejudice of the European community and is still happening, especially when incidents of bombings or violence which are linked to Muslim terrorists.
In a plural society, the freedom and right to live should not be monopolised by a certain race, As citizens, every race should share and live in harmony, to be tolerant, help one another and to be responsible for one another. Every citizen should maintain ties by distancing themselves from issues which can spark racism.
We should understand that having accepted diversity as a strength and beauty in our society, it has made us more open and tolerant.
Once again we should be proud and be grateful because of the diverse race, culture and religion, it has succeeded in moulding the attitude and orientation of the people towards good, progress and development.
The government had never implemented a policy which is "harsh" or "by force" in fostering unity in the country. The government`s policy is not assimilative in fostering racial unity.
The government views assimilation as not realistic and practical as the racial complexity and demography in the country are not suitable for the process. The nurturing of culture and assimilation is let to develop on their own without force.
What is clear is that unity that is built in this country is based on tolerance and sense of responsibility, as well as the social contract which has been accepted by all races since Independence.
Since Independence, were have worked very hard to create a "Bangsa Malaysia" under the concept of a nation state with an identity of its own.
"Bangsa Malaysia" is a concept which is produced through the process of history which developed with its own characteristics.
The process of building this Malaysian race country is further strengthened through vision and mission which are outlined by the country`s leadership where all policies and visions give attention and justice to all races.
One thing which should be understood is unity and security are interlinked in maintaining harmony, prosperity and country`s sovereignty.
Issues on racism which can turn into conflict can threaten the country`s security.
If such a racial conflict happen and difficult to be tackled, then it can be a "security dilemma"(Collin, 1998).
Collin sees that threats don`t just come from outside, by security threat can also exist at domestic level like ethnic conflict.
Hence, the extreme group who use religion and race be allowed to influence psychology, emotion and and minds of the people because the effect is deep which can lead to anarchism and destruction of the country.
This group, although not dominant, but the effect of its ploy, which is wild and with ill-intent, can promote communal issue, as we experience in the may 13, 1969 incident.
This is because they play with emotion and perception in raising an extreme racist spirit.
In today`s modern world, the ethnic conflict which involves issues on religion and human rights can invite foreign intervention.
Normally, the foreign intervention is from quarters with interests and agenda to see this country in chaos, weak and destroyed. To address this problem, then we have to return to basics like:
- The people should continue to defend the policy on political cooperation as practised by the BN government. BN`s cooperation is the best example. We have to understand that Malaysia, in terms of its political dimension, requires political cooperation which can unite the political elites of the various races strongly and effectively so that development policies can be carried out effectively.
- Therefore, the merger of political parties whose struggle is not intandem and ideology difficult to be translated in our country`s political scenario. This kind of merger will always have conflict among themselves and lhave adverse effects on the country`s political stability.
- The spirit of the constitution which contains the social contract which has been outlined and adopted by all the races since Independence should continue to be defended and respected by all quarters.
- Close extremist voices which can affect unity and the country`s security through a firm security policy liked using the Internal Security Act against those who truly threaten the country`s security.
- There should not be compromise and room for subversive elements good at playing issues on freedom of speech and human rights which are not suitable with the demographic climate and culture of our country.
- Development programme should be balanced and enjoyed fairly by all races . If this social justice can continue to be implemented, especially under the government which promote the concept of 1Malaysia, People First, Performance Now, the political stability and country`s peace will be maintained.
- Practising a healthy democracy by giving ample room for the people to exercise their rights . However, demand for democracy to an extent of ignoring sensitive matters which can create chaos and threat to security should be contained and monitored.


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2011 season highlights: Bendit was sixth in the NESCAC in kicker scoring (2.7 per game) and was 3-for-4 in field goal attempts. He had all four chances from 20 to 29 yards. Bendit greatly improved his kickoff average to 61.2 yards in 11 attempts and had four touchbacks. 2010 season highlights: David was second in the NESCAC in point after attempt accuracy (90.9 percent) and sixth in kicker scoring (3.6 per game). He was 3-for-5 in field goal attempts, including 2-for-2 from 30 to 39 yards. Bendit also kicked off 32 times for a 53.4-yard average. 2009 season highlights: Bendit kicked one field goal and 15 extra points to finish tied for fourth on the team in scoring. He also kicked off 28 times for a 51.4-yard per kick average. At Colby: David is double majoring in American Studies and Government...interned for Camp PALS during the summer...Colby Cares About Kids mentor Before Colby: Played football and tennis at Perkiomen School...National Honor Society.


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Georgia Salpa: Miss ShowBiz.ie 2011...
Love her, hate her, or are completely indifferent - there's no denying that 2011 was the year of Georgia Salpa. Yup. As we wind-down for Crimbo, once again it's that time of the year when we tip our hat to ShowBiz.ie's top celeb of the year...
She loved us. She hated us. She hated us even more. Then she kinda liked us a little bit. But when you throw all those ingredients into the celebrity pot, they make a fine ShowBiz stew! That's right folks, Georgia Salpa dominated the red tops in 2011 and created more commentary on this here site than anyone else. Some of it we couldn't display, mind you.
The Salpa started off the year as Assets' top photocall girl. Put simply: every paper, every day. Georgia then hooked up with Calum Best and 'Calpa' went into media overdrive... She jumped ship and joined Andrea Roche's model agency, got representation in the UK, broke-up with Bestie, and then there was the whole Lipgate thing. And tonnes of other stuff in-between.
Then when Salpa-mania seemed to be unstoppable, she controversially dropped out of the Kilimanjaro charity climb, followed by ill-timed drop-out of the Christmas Panto. But to be fair to her, she did stand tall at the Sleeping Beauty opening night and thus redeemed herself in many people's eyes... 2011 was all about Georgia and even the birth of Team Salpa... Twitter will never be the same again.
In years gone by the likes of Katy French, Glenda Gilson, and Rosanna Davison wudda been our gals of the year, so our Georgia is in very good company. Thing is, can she keep the momentum up in 2012? Either way, we'll be keeping our eye on Georgia Salpa... She was never being boring.
Right. that's us for another year, it's been emotional. Have a Happy Christmas, an even happier New Year, and make sure you share the love folks... Now, where's the nearest boozer. Hic!
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she has got a good boobs and i want a litter milk from it . samir from france .
Isn't it mad how all her body fat goes to her boobs?
She's really is a piece of work :)
Hurrah! The stalker thing worked and she gets to stay in the BB house. No surprise that she nominated Nicola and Natasha - the two busty babes - to go. Less female competition the better.
Well, I never... a 'friend' reveals poor Georgia has a stalker the very same day as bookies reveal Georgia is set to leave the BB house with a record 95% of punters betting on her eviction.
And according to a surgeon in STAR MAGAZINE also had cheek fillers ,lip injections and veneers!! I think not! Look back at her earlier pictures.
Showbiz can't believe you let "zoe" tell an actual truth on your site. Woohoo!!! Georgia Salpa = yawn
Her boobs are fake,most women can see this she has noarseand legs like a child hmmmm strange
Oh Georgia will u please stop fixing your hair and boobs just even for 5 mins.
100K? U must be joking. I'd say she got 5k max!
ha ha ann �100,000. I highly doubt it!!
OMG, hilarious, Andrea Roche gushing on her FB book page wishing Georgia luck in BB house. Meanwhile Georgia says quite clearly on her twitter to contact Neon Management with regared to all queries and no mention whatsoever of Andrea Roche. Can't stop sno no no noing, lol!
@kayla I wouldnt think she will care as she is to get 100,000 for going into the house anyway GOOD on Georgia Good move changing agencys, WILL WE SEE HERE ON GRAFTON STREET AGAIN I MEAN ITS A FAIR FEW QUID TO GET .
@ciara but will she be liked????
@big sista@pam CONFIRMED georgia salpa to enter the big brother house:-) :-)
@big sista, more tripe shoved down our throats.
She isn't addressing the Big Brother rumours because she wants the publicity, the media already know she's not going in. She isn't famous in the UK, only Ireland. I wonder who started these rumours hmmmmmm
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same old , Same old :-(
eh no!
Cant wait to see her on Celeb Big Brother... Let's hope!
Just thought I would check whats happening back in the old sod.Same old wannabes I see! This Georgia, a thousand girls look the same. Cant wait to see my edited comment you insecure bunch you...ha ha.
@ Heinrich Himmler, course we knew that was you on the night out. The SS uniform was a dead give away... And all that high kicking? Duh.
Banning my IP, as you clever chaps know, wouldn't work, as there are many ways around it. You certainly do have an "inkling" of my true identity, having once met me on a night out. However, I refrained from telling you about my trolling habits on that occasion. Have a Happy Christmas Ray et al!
Run Heinrich Run!
@ Heinrich Himmler, Sir your posts were inspired, although most of them didn't see the light of day. The rest were heavily censored such is the way of the world these days... And there have been requests to have your IP banned. We have an inkling of your true identity. Hmmm... Berlin?
I loved her in TOWIE, the panto, Climbing Kilimanjaro and... oh wait.
On a serious note though, I assume that I'm Mr. Showbiz.ie 2011? The site wouldn't have been as amusing were it not for my trolling.
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Obama's fundraising on hold after MH17 crash
President Obama's partisan fund-raising jaunt to the Big Apple took a back seat to fast-breaking world developments Thursday night.
Goats back for more poison ivy at Sandy Hook
Goats back for more poison ivy at Sandy Hook Popular herd poised to return to Sandy Hook to polish off poison ivy Check out this story on app.com: http://on.app.com/1mHzWpZ Historic Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook is using a unique method to eliminate a poison ivy problem.
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Uncork Your Brain with Mind Maps
Rick Chin | Monday, March 14, 2011 at 7:21PM
That great idea you are looking for is already somewhere in your mind or in the collective mind of your team. The real effort in coming up with a great idea, is all about getting out of your own way so that your great idea can reveal itself. I want to refer to this as the "idea release" process, rather than the idea generation process.
A very useful tool in the idea release process is mind mapping. In this post, I will discuss how we inadvertently trap our great ideas in our mind; strategies for getting out of our own way; and finally how mind maps can help.
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A mob burned alive a 40-year-old woman on Friday after accusing her of casting black magic spells in a remote village in southern Nepal, police said.
Dengani Mahato died after she was severely beaten, doused in kerosene and set alight for allegedly practising witchcraft, Gopal Bhandari, a superintendent of police in Chitwan district, said.
"Nine people started to beat her after a local shaman pointed the finger at her over the death of a boy a year ago," the officer said.
"They accused her of having hands in the death of the boy, who had drowned in a river."
Bhandari said the shaman and the nine locals suspected of taking part in the crime had been arrested on suspicion of murder.
"They poured kerosene and threw straw over her and then set fire to her. No one came to her rescue. By the time we heard about it, she had already died," he said.
The atmosphere was tense in Madi village following the murder, he added, with Mahato's neighbours refusing to allow police to take her body away for a post-mortem examination.
The village, inhabited by ethnic Tharus and other indigenous tribespeople, is a 90-minute drive from the nearest town of Bharatpur.
Hundreds of lower-caste women are thought to suffer abuse at the hands of "witch hunters" every year in Nepal, where superstition and caste-based discrimination remain rife and where most communities still operate on strict patriarchal lines.
Human rights campaigners say the perpetrators of such crimes are rarely brought to justice.
A man has claimed that his wife was raped by an 'invisible man', Sin Chew Daily reported.
The youth, in his 20s, said his wife would remove her clothing, touch her own body and moan while sleeping at night, since a month ago.
He sought help from a medium, who then told him that someone had used black magic to take away the wife's 'soul' and rape her.
The couple, from Bintulu, Sarawak, lodged a police report but the cops could not do anything to arrest the 'invisible man'.


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Motor Mouth
Jeffrey Zygmont
---- — Last week I drove a Santa Fe sport-utility wagon sent by Hyundai as part of its evaluation fleet for media folk like me.
The vehicle was everything that my experience with Hyundai had led me to expect: a solid, mainstream hauler that holds its own against any of the many medium-size crossovers that combine the high-riding security of a big SUV with the easy manageability of a passenger sedan.
You see enough Santa Fes on the roads everyday – along with other popular Hyundai models like the Tucson crossover and the Sonata and Elantra automobiles – that they blend right in. In the span of about a dozen years, Hyundai has grown to become a standard and accepted landmark on the American automotive scene.
But suddenly Hyundai looks stalled. So far, 2013 is turning out to be a boom time for auto companies, yet Hyundai isn't sharing the big spurt in vehicle sales that is lifting other brands right now. It would be a real loss for us if the company's heyday ends so soon, because Hyundai Motor America has recently made some big contributions to our auto market – not just in its own models, but in improvements it has forced from other manufacturers.
The good news is that the company's current sputter appears to be only that, a sputter. And it has nothing to do with the popularity of its vehicles, which looks to be holding strong.
Headquartered in South Korea with car-making operations in America and around the globe, Hyundai started selling autos here in 1986. But it ran through about 14 years of low-level obscurity before a big boost in its stature began with the new millennium, around the year 2000. Now Hyundai sells American drivers more than twice the number of vehicles that it did 12 years earlier. It's still a second-tier car company here. Total sales so far in 2013 are close to 550,000 vehicles. By comparison, General Motors and Ford are in the 2-million range, while Toyota has sold about 1,700,000 new cars in the U.S. through September.
Hyundai's growth spurt was putting it closer and closer to the big guys each year. But what the company is missing right now is exactly that: the growth. So far in 2013, Hyundai's U.S. auto sales have risen 1.6 percent over last year's levels. The U.S. car industry as a whole is up more than 8 percent.
Its problem is that Hyundai's factories were already running at full speed, with three shifts working 24 hours a day. It can't build cars faster, and therefore it can't put out all the vehicles that people want to buy.
"Hyundai knew going into 2013 that it likely would not keep up with market growth because of capacity constraints" at its manufacturing plants, said Joe Guy Collier, spokesman for Hyundai Motor America. "The line-up continues to be favorably received. It just doesn't have the production capacity to meet the pace of growth."
When quoted in an article late last spring by the business-news publisher Bloomberg, John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America president, said that the company was working on boosting the output of its plants. Krafcik also noted that, during this year's pause in its rapid growth, Hyundai was pouring excess energies into vehicle quality and customer satisfaction – two additional areas in which the car brand has made big gains during its 12-year rise.
Collier, the company spokesman, said the main reason for the company's rise has been a string of hits as it introduced new vehicles.
"Hyundai dramatically improved its line-up from top to bottom," he stated. "You can look at lots of different third-party indicators of this, but the North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards has been a pretty good gauge of the progress."
Alongside the numerous other official citations and awards, the spokesman lists the Hyundai Genesis sedan winning the 2009 North American Car of the Year, and the Elantra taking it in 2012. "Sonata was a finalist for Car of the Year in 2011 and Santa Fe was a finalist for Truck of the Year in 2013," he continued.
Locally, Dave Silvia of Salem Ford Hyundai in Salem, N.H., added the Hyundai warranty to the attributes accounting for the company's popularity rise. Called Hyundai Assurance, the warranty covers a car for five years or 60,000 miles, with powertrain coverage extended to 10 years or 100,000 miles, fully transferable if a car is sold to a second owner. Hyundai advertises it as the best warranty in the auto business.
Another factor contributing to growth is vehicle quality, said Silvia, who is Hyundai sales manager at the Salem dealership.
"The Hyundai trades that I'm seeing now are coming in with 150,000 and 175,000 miles on them, and they're still in good shape. I might see some paint worn off the radio knobs, but that's about all," he said. "People like the durability factor, that the car is a good car and it's going to last."
Today, across the whole American car business, we're seeing a renaissance in vehicle design, with companies taking pains to give their models bold and dramatic, stand-out shapes. I credit that change to the 2009 introduction of the Hyundai Sonata sedan. With that model, Hyundai demonstrated that a mid-size sedan – a car type that was noted for sleepy, me-too design at the time – could be fresh, bold, dramatic and unique, and still be a solidly built, serious, crowd-pleasing car. We can thank the Sonata for the flashy, splashy sedans other companies turn out today.
A second big lesson Hyundai taught other car brands was that people are drawn to cars with features built in, rather than added on as extra-cost options. Hyundai pioneered the general approach of including a lot of popular features and equipment in a model's base purchase price. Today, we get more bundled into even basic versions of many models because Hyundai pushed other brands in that direction.
A rarity in the auto business, Hyundai has been entrepreneurial. It's been innovative, unafraid to experiment, willing to venture out on its own and explore new approaches – even as an upstart underdog against mammoth companies.
Those are admirable traits. We have all benefited from the company's courage. I'm pulling for it to get over this case of hiccups and get on with more conquests.
Jeffrey Zygmont is an author of fiction and non-fiction books, and a long-time auto writer. Contact him at www.jeffreyzygmont.com.


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Heights' Taylor Chandler celebrates after hitting a tough shot and getting fouled against Olathe Northwest in the second quarter of the Class 6A championship game at the state basketball tournament at Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan., Saturday. Wichita Heights beat Olathe Northwest 64-46. (March 10, 2012)
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Actors: Anna Paquin, Iain Glen, Lena Olin
Directors: Jaume Balagueró
Country: USA
Year: 2002
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A teenage girl moves into a remote countryside house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.
Actors: Kirk B.R. Woller, Mike Epps, Ashanti, Linden Ashby, Ali Larter
Directors: Russell Mulcahy
Country: Germany, USA, UK, Australia, France
Year: 2007
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After the outbreak of the T-virus initiated in Raccoon City, the whole world is destroyed and crowded of flesh-eating zombies, and the humans keep moving fighting to survive. Alice travels alone in her motorcycle through the Nevada Desert, where she meets a convoy of survivors leaded by Claire Redfield with Carlos Olivera and helps them to fight against a bunch of zombie-crows. The group decides to travel to Las Vegas first to get fuel and supplies and then head to the decontaminated Alaska. Meanwhile, in an underground facility of the Umbrella Corporation, the evil Dr. Isaacs is researching an anti-virus to domesticate the zombies and cure p...
Actors: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Iain Glen, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Michael Culkin
Directors: Phyllida Lloyd
Country: UK, France
Year: 2011
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Tells the story of a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and insightful portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman.
Actors: Charles Dance, Lena Headey, Sean Bean, Alfie Allen, James Cosmo
Directors: Unknown
Country: USA
Year: 2012
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Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Political and sexual intrigue is pervasive. Robert Baratheon, King of Westeros, asks his old friend Eddard, Lord Stark, to serve as Hand of the King, or highest official. Secretly warned that the previous Hand was assassinated, Eddard accepts in order to investigate further. Meanwhile the Queen's family, the Lannisters, may be hatching a plot to take power. Across the sea, the last members of the previous and deposed ruling family, the Targaryens, are also scheming to regain the throne. The friction between the houses Stark, Lannister and Baratheon, and with the remainin...
Actors: Charlie Creed-Miles, Michael Caine, Jack O'Connell, Lee Oakes, Emily Mortimer
Directors: Daniel Barber
Country: UK
Year: 2009
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An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Actors: Ben Kingsley, Peter Mullan, Colin Firth, John Hannah, James Cosmo
Directors: Doug Lefler
Country: UK, Italy, France
Year: 2007
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Circa 460 A.D. Mira was born in a warrior-family in Kerala, India, was well versed in martial arts and self-defense, so much so that she was recruited by the Spanish royalty and re-located to Constantinople. From there she was instructed to assist Roman Commander Aurelius to plan the escape of 12-year old Romulus Augustus Caesar from a prison in Capri after his parents had been killed by the leader of the Alliance in turmoil-stricken Rome that has seen the deaths of five emperors in five years. Mira, Aurelius, and a Priest, Ambrosinius, along with a handful of loyal soldiers were successful in the escape plan and deliver Romulus to Roman Sena...
Actors: Andie MacDowell, Stephen Rea, Iain Glen, Olivia Williams, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Directors: Gillies MacKinnon
Country: Ireland
Year: 2005
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Two grieving women - Ria, a Dublin mom whose husband discloses he's in love with a woman already pregnant, and Marilyn, a Connecticut Yankee who's son has died - swap houses for a couple months. Marilyn finds solace in Ria's garden and becomes friends with Colm, a local with a restaurant and his own demons. Ria gets a job cooking, has a date or two, and gradually comes out of her shell. Meanwhile, Ria's husband Danny has problems, economic and personal, that may bring more ruin to those close to him. The house on Tara Road comes to stand for the past, for possibilities, and for what can be lost.
Actors: Rachel Weisz, Ron Donachie, Pauline Lynch, Iain Glen, Susan Lynch
Directors: Bill Eagles
Country: UK
Year: 2000
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One stormy Glasgow night Dorothy and Petula's lives are inextricably thrown together, bonded by a common flaw. Dorothy's on the run from her boyfriend and Petula should be doing the same. Evasion, blackmail, murder, betrayal, revenge and a suitcase loaded with a million quid... it's all there... and then some.
Actors: David Wenham, John Goodman, Anatole Taubman, Iain Glen, Oliver Cotton
Directors: Sönke Wortmann
Country: Germany, UK, Italy, Spain
Year: 2009
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A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Actors: Bernard Hill, Christopher Fulford, Delroy Lindo, Fiona Shaw, Iain Glen
Directors: Bob Rafelson
Country: USA
Year: 1990
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The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.
Actors: Iain Glen, Claudio Santamaria, Kierston Wareing, Paulina Nemcova, Laura Chiatti
Directors: Roberto Faenza
Country: Czech Republic, Italy
Year: 2009
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Master director Roberto Faenza (Sostiene Pereira) returns to the screen with this adaptation of Michal Viewegh's novel Pripad Neverne Klary. The tale opens in early 21st century Prague, Czech Republic, where a gifted young musician grows plagued by feelings of jealousy and possessiveness, and the neurosis that his gorgeous girlfriend Klara is cheating on him. He hires a private detective to spy on Klara, but this accidentally triggers a string of misunderstandings, bizarre accidents and calamities that will permanently change the lives of both partners.
Actors: Nigel Lindsay, Iain Glen, Simon Day, Tobias Menzies, Iddo Goldberg
Directors: Justin Hardy
Country: UK
Year: 2007
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In early April 1945 a small British ambulance unit was diverted from frontline battle in northern Germany, to handle an unfolding medical crisis behind enemy lines. A local prison camp had suffered an outbreak of typhus. That prison camp was Bergen-Belsen. The British had no idea of the true scale of this humanitarian catastrophe nor of what it would come to represent.Forty thousand prisoners from across Europe had been herded into a concentration camp of unspeakable squalor; deprived of food, clothing and medical supplies for nearly a month; deprived of humanity for the duration of the war. Over the course of the next four weeks, as the war ...
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Julie Harris, Michael J. Reynolds, Iain Glen, Bryan Brown
Directors: Michael Apted
Country: USA
Year: 1988
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Sigourney Weaver stars as Dian Fossey, in this true story about Fossey's study of gorillas, and her efforts to stop the decimation of the endangered apes.
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Jon Voight
Directors: Simon West
Country: Germany, USA, UK, Japan
Year: 2001
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Based on the popular video game series, Tomb Raider features the adventures of Lara Croft an antiquities hunter-for-hire. She travels to exotic locales in search of treasures and artifacts in the catacombs of ancient tombs and ruins remaining from age-old empires. A female Indiana Jones, Croft's expeditions are always chock full of action, danger, intrigue, suspense and her omnipresent knack for defying death in tight outfits.
Actors: Thomas Kretschmann, Mike Epps, Razaaq Adoti, Oded Fehr, Sienna Guillory
Directors: Alexander Witt
Country: Germany, UK, Canada, France
Year: 2004
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Alice awakens from a terrible sleep to find her worst fears realized--the bloodthirsty Undead, which she and the now-annihilated squad of elite military fought to destroy, have been unleashed on the city that surrounds the secret facility of the Umbrella Corporation. Discovering she was an Umbrella experiment, Alice has been bio-genetically enhanced with new strengths, senses and dexterity--and she will need them. In the heart of the ravaged Raccoon City, a small group of uninfected people, including Jill Valentine, a recently demoted member of Umbrella Corp's elite Special Tactics and Rescue Services team, and S.T.A.R.S team leader Carlos Ol...
Actors: Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ron Donachie, Iain Glen, Alistair Petrie
Directors: Régis Wargnier
Country: UK, South Africa, France
Year: 2005
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1870. Dr. Jamie Dodd is elated : he has finally succeeded in capturing not one, but two pygmies. He brings them to Scotland with the help of Elena Van den Ende, an adventurous woman who sells wild animals to the zoos of Europe. His two anthropologist friends, Alexander and Fraser, and himself are certain they have discovered the missing link, which will make them famous. They start examining the pygmy couple from every angle and Jamie gradually discovers that Toko and Likola are just as sensitive and intelligent as any other homo sapiens. His two colleagues strongly reject this idea as it is glory they are after not the truth. Will Jamie be a...


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The new Apple iPad 3 is finally here! Announced last week, the third generation iPad offers fast speed and one of the most spectacular displays ever seen in a mobile device. The most important feature of Apple's new iPad is the breakthrough retina display, with a high resolution of 2048*1536. This means that the new iPad will play HD movies even Full-HD movies in pretty good quality.
Besides starting the fun right away with iTunes to instantly watch HD movies & popular TV shows, have you ever thougt of downloading and put Blu-ray movies on new iPad 3 for enjoying? If so, the article below will show you an easy to watch Blu-ray on new iPad 3.
As we all know, in order to transfer 1080p Blu-ray movies to new iPad 3 for smoothly playing, we need to use a third party tool to rip and convert Blu-ray to new iPad 3 compatible video formats. There are many programs out there that allow us to make copies of Blu-rays and let you watch them the way you want to view them. Here I will take Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for an example. This tool has many special iPad presets for us to choose and it is available for 20% off coupon if you choose this option before April. 9, 2012. Based on its NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Stream (AMD APP) acceleration technologies, we will get the converted movie in a short time. Below is the steps about copying Blu-ray to new iPad 3.
How to rip/convert Blu-ray to new iPad 3 for full-screen playback
Note: For Windows users, just follow the detailed guide to finish your work about ripping Blu-ray to iPad 3. For Mac users, you can get the Blu-ray to iPad Ripper for Mac to finish your work on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Mountain Lion etc.
Step 1. Assuming you have downloaded the top Blu-ray to new iPad Ripper to your PC, the first step is run the program and load your Blu-ray movies files.
Note: The BD Ripper not only can rip BDs directly from Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray Folder and Blu-ray ISO file, but also can rip DVDs from DVD disc, DVD Folder, DVD IFO File, and DVD ISO Image File. So you can take it as a Blu-ray/DVD Converter for new iPad 3.
Step 2. Choose iPad 3 HD formats. Click on "Format" drop-down list, you will find iPad 3 presets in "iPad" category as follows (to get new iPad 3 profile, you need to download a patch). Full HD profile will give you 1080p effect, while the size of the converted file is larger. HD profile will supply the 720p effect. just according to your need to select the suitable one.
PS: The supported resolution of the new iPad 3 goes up to 1080p, though video playback and most apps never break out of 720p. For watching videos on the new Apple tablet, 720p with 2000~2500kbps is just all right. I find that bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss. Below is the best format settings for the new iPad 3 per my experience, you can take it as reference:
Codec- H.264
Resolution- 1280×720 [or 1920×1080 (Full HD)]
Bitrate- 2000 ~2500kbps
Framerate- 25fps
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Sampling rate- 44.1khz
Bitrate- 128kbps
Channel- stereo
Step 3. After the above steps, click on the "Convert" button to start the Blu-ray to new iPad 3 mp4 conversion. Then go get a cup of coffee (conversion takes some time).
Step 4. When the conversion complets, you can transfer the result videos to new iPad 3 via iTunes, here's the way to go:
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2) Choose "File – > Add File to Library…"
5) Drag the .mp4 file you want to the iPad icon.
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Jules Thin Crust Pizza, which boasts the "freshest locally produced organic ingredients," organic flour and a gluten-free option, has opened in downtown Wayne.
The shop opened on Saturday, March 17 and has about 34 total pizza options.
Employee Joel Craig said he has been at all the other store openings and said they have received the "warmest welcome" here in Wayne.
"We're excited to be here," he said. The store is occupying the space that Your Gourmet Kitchen was in for many years until it .
The hours are Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Order online for the Wayne shop here.
A "fly by pick-up" door is located in the back of the restaurant off of School Lane. There is no signage yet for the pick up location.
The thin crust pizza joint started in Doylestown and has locations in Newtown, Jenkintown, and


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Tonawanda News — Two North Tonawanda Board of Education members whose terms are coming to an end in June have announced their intentions to retain their seats.
Art Pappas and Colleen Osborn will seek three-year terms. The district said two other potential candidates have picked up petitions to run, though their names and official entry into the race will not be announced until after the May deadline for petitions to be returned.
Pappas spent 12 years on the board in the 1990s, 10 as its president, before taking a hiatus. He returned in 2010, winning back his seat and nearly recapturing the presidency last year when he lost in a 4-3 split to Frank DiBernardo. He spent 39 years teaching in the Starpoint School District, where he continues to substitute teach after his retirement.
Osborn, who has three children in the district, took over for Martin Burruano, after he stepped down in 2011, for the remaining two years of the term. She has established herself as an outspoken member, and framed herself as a representative of working class residents and seniors.
The announcements come at a challenging time for North Tonawanda schools, with budget gaps, fluctuation in state funding and consistent rifts among board members. A newly state-mandated tax cap, the continual rise of employee health care costs, years without a teacher contract and the closure of Gilmore Elementary School have also been topics during both incumbents' terms.
While the 2013 budgetary process is shaping up to be less stringent then last year, when the board unleashed a volley of cuts to staff positions and programs to balance the district's finances, Osborn and Pappas say they want to be a part of the process the next several years.
Pappas said while his most recent stint has been arduous, he believes the board has been able to provide "a pretty sound education" for students. He also cited his experience in education, union affairs and business-related committees in Niagara County.


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This guest post is by Laura Elise, a Lima resident and long-term South America traveler who writes for SA Luxury Expeditions, a travel company with offices in Peru.
Lima is Peru's largest and most modern city. With everything from lattes at Starbucks to Larcomar's endless retail offerings, upon first glance the capital city bears little resemblance to the typical Peruvian postcard featuring fuzzy llamas and colorfully-clad locals posed in front of a sprawling landscape of terraces topped with mysterious ruins.
Lima's seemingly sterile atmosphere is one reason tourists tend to steer clear, claiming the city doesn't offer much of interest or historical significance beyond the colonial buildings in the historic center. Though Francisco Pizarro founded the city in 1536, the area was occupied long before the Spanish sailed ashore and even before the Incan Empire spread across South America. Machu Picchu tours are indeed a highlight of visiting Peru, however, travelers truly interested in history can explore ruins dating back as far as 200 AD without ever leaving Lima.
There are numerous archaeological sites scattered throughout the city, around 250 in total, though many are half buried by modern-day construction. Only a few have been properly excavated. The three most popular and attractive ancient ruins in Lima to visit are Huaca Pucllana, Huaca Huallamaraca, and Pachacamac.
Huaca Pucllana
Arguably the most convenient ruin structure for visitors to explore is Huaca Pucllana, located on block 8 of Calle General Borgono in Miraflores. Within walking distance of Parque Kennedy and with very affordable guided tours (s/. 12) in English as well as Spanish, Huaca Pucllana is an easy add-on to a day of sightseeing in Lima.
This adobe pyramid was built by the Lima Culture, which thrived between 200 AD until around 700 AD. Little is known about the Lima Culture (named after the city, not the other way around) other than they were a coastal society eventually overtaken by the Wari civilization. They built Huaca Pucllana out of sunbaked bricks, positioned vertically with gaps between them in order to withstand earthquakes. The site was most likely initially used as an administrative center before becoming a religious center.
Today, the site is surrounded by modern apartment buildings and features a small museum as well as an on-site restaurant popular in the evening, when the ruins are lite by spotlights. The ruins themselves are still under excavation.
Huaca Huallamaraca
While the mixture of restored, original, and untouched portions of Huaca Pucllana provide a nice point for comparison, Huaca Huallamaraca in San Isidro is a completely restored pyramid. Also built by the Lima Culture, Huaca Huallamaraca was a place of worship as well as a ceremonial burial place for elite members of society; several mummies were found within the structure. Thousands of years later, the Incas built settlements on and around this huaca.
Huallamaraca (also called Pan de Azucar) was almost destroyed in the 1950s when the local government wanted to build over the area. Peruvian archeologists managed to save the site from destruction, but then proceed to completely rebuild it. In their attempts to make it a worthy tourist attraction, they failed to follow the original pattern of the structure. Today, visitors enjoy a liberal reconstruction of the ancient site, which likely doesn't even face the same direction as the original structure.
For those willing to venture to the city's outskirts, Pachacamac is a sprawling complex in the Lurin Valley, 20 miles southwest of central Lima. Pachacamac was an important pilgrimage site around 200 AD, and was believed to be the home of a great oracle. Located between the Pacific Ocean and the foothills of the Andes, it was also a place of worship to the God Pachacamac, venerated by the Lima Culture, then the Wari, and finally by the Incas who often incorporated local gods into their own religion. Pachacamac was still a large compound when the Spanish arrived. Now, modern-day visitors can spend hours wandering among adobe structures scattered across several miles. Though many have been eroded by time, a few have been restored, including the Templo del Sol and Palacio de las Mamacuna. A small museum adds further insight into the life and culture of ancient coastal Peru.
Tip: If you're really interested in ancient cultures, consider a day-trip from Lima to Caral. Caral is the oldest city in the Americas, dating back 5,000 years. It is difficult to get here without private transportation; tours depart from Parque Kennedy for Caral on select weekends and cost s/.120.


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Lessons learned from Colorado's largest wildfire in recorded history might help restoration efforts in the forests and watersheds affected by the current High Park Fire west of Fort Collins.
2002 was Colorado's most destructive wildfire season. But 2012 is starting to set records of its own.
Colorado largest wildfire touched off ten years ago Friday. When it was finally contained – the Hayman fire southwest of Denver had scarred 138,000 acres. A unique restoration partnership between the US Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation continues to restore critical watersheds struggling to recover a decade later.


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Publishers can gain additional insights into their operations by taking a second look at the average Article Lifespan of their news properties. Article Lifespan is the amount of time an article spends as a Current Article before moving into Archive. The average can be in hours for breaking news focused news properties, while it can be in days or even weeks for weekly and monthly magazines. Article Lifespan can be viewed as a coarse summary of ones operation. It reflects the staffing level, processes, and strategy a news property has established to put out content at a particular rate.
I would argue that each news property has an optimal average Article Lifespan!
The chart below shows the Article Lifespan of three different online news media properties. The red line represents a national, breaking news driven news property. The blue line represents a local news property and the green line represents a magazine property. We picked the same start time for all three news properties. Every hour, certain amount of articles for each property move from current to archive. The chart plots the percentage of articles remained current for the 100 hours since the start time.
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In March 2010, President Obama signed comprehensive health reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), into law. The law makes preventive care—including family planning and related services—more accessible and affordable for many Americans. While some provisions of the law have already taken effect, many more provisions will be implemented in the coming years.
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Q&A: The King of Daytime Adds a Jewel to His Crown
The word "icon" was created for Regis Philbin. The Emmy-winning co-host of syndicated morning show "Live With Regis and Kelly" is the king of daytime, attracting 4 million viewers each morning, and a prime-time prince who is drawing nearly 10 million viewers to CBS' summer run of "Million Dollar Password," which he hosts. TelevisionWeek National Editor Michele Greppi, who became addicted to host chat and Mr. Philbin in 1988 when "Live" went into national syndication, recently talked to the man himself, as well as the men and women who have played key roles in his life and career. ...
The Regis Dossier
Born in New York City in 1931, Regis Philbin graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1953 and served in the Navy before embarking on a career in broadcasting. He got his start as a television host on KGTV in San Diego with "The Regis Philbin Show," but gained national recognition as a sidekick on "The Joey Bishop Show." ...
In Their Own Words: Colleagues Dish on Regis
Jamie Bennett—Buena Vista executive who launched "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee" in syndication in 1988.
Michael Gelman—executive producer, "Live With Regis and Kelly."
Kelly Ripa—co-host, "Live With Regis and Kelly."
Janice Marinelli—president, Disney-ABC Domestic Television.
Art Moore—WABC-TV program director who supervises "Live With Regis and Kelly."
Jim Griffin—executive VP and director of the William Morris Agency and Regis Philbin's longtime agent.
Peter Lassally—executive producer, "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson," and longtime friend of Regis Philbin.
Henry Schleiff—president and CEO, Crown Media Holdings.
Michael Davies—president and CEO, Embassy Row, and Regis Philbin's executive producer on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in prime time.
Joy Philbin—wife and occasional guest co-host with Regis on "Live."
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The Flood of 1913 events
■ Friday, 6 p.m. — Dinner in the Valley: Feast Before the Flood with dramatic re-enactors and a chef's presentation about foods that people in 1913 would have eaten. Happy Days Lodge, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 500 W. Streetsboro Road, Peninsula. Reservations closed Monday; check for remaining availability. For ticket information, call 330-657-2909, ext. 100, or 330-657-2796, ext. 121. (Participants can stay for the following Lyceum Lecture.)
■ Friday, 8 p.m. — Lyceum Lecture: The Great Easter 1913 Flood: Ohio's Worst Natural Disaster, by flood expert Trudy E. Bell. Happy Days Lodge, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 500 W. Streetsboro Road, Peninsula.
■ Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Soup's On, Waters are Rising! A hearty winter meal of homemade soups, followed by a slide show of the Flood of 1913 images and tour. G.A.R. Hall Museum, 1785 Main St., Peninsula.
■ Saturday — Stark County exhibit on the Flood of 1913 opens and runs through December, featuring imagery, artifacts and photos. Sippo Lake, Exploration Gateway, 5300 Tyner St. NW, Perry Township. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on opening day.
■ Monday, 11:30 a.m. — Akron History Hike: The Flood of 1913. Metro Parks, Serving Summit County and the Summit County Historical Society lead a walk through downtown Akron, including a stop at the Richard Howe House. Meet at Lock 3 off Main Street downtown.
■ Now through June — Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St., has an exhibit featuring more than 30 area photos on display in the Special Collections Division. To access the library's complete collection of photos, visit www.summitmemory.org and type "1913 flood" in the search field.


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Keirns, Kaelin go 1-4 in 3,000 meters to lead OC at Texas Tech Open
LUBBOCK, Texas (Jan. 18, 2014) – Bryant Keirns and Brennym Kaelin finished first and fourth, respectively, in the 3,000 meters, highlighting a successful day for Oklahoma Christian's men's track and field team at the Texas Tech Open.
During the two-day meet, six OC runners posted a qualifying time or mark for the National Christian College Athletic Association Indoor Championships, one in multiple events, as did OC's 4x400-meter relay team.
Keirns, the reigning NCCAA indoor track student-athlete of the week, took top honors in the 3,000 with a time of 8:48.91, more than two second better than his time a week earlier at Missouri Southern. Kaelin also joined the list of NCCAA 3,000-meter qualifiers with his time of 9:02.82.
Freshman Kyle Broaddrick was 18th in a 50-man field in the mile with a time of 4:33.27, good enough to qualify him for nationals. Evan Durrill was 24th in the race in 4:36.40.
Larry Brown, who had already qualified for nationals in the weight throw, was fourth in that event in a 12-man field, posting a mark of 50 feet, 8¾ inches (15.46 meters).
In the 200 meters, the Eagles had a pair of national qualifiers in Winston Ogletree and Jamal George. Ogletree was 24th in the 53-man field with a time of 23.27 seconds, while George was 27th in 23.33 seconds. Two other OC runners also competed in the race – Trenton Parker (36th in 23.87 seconds) and Joshua Jones (38th in 23.88 seconds).
Austin Wallace earlier qualified for nationals in the 60-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles by running a fast-enough time in the 55-meter dash and 55-meter hurdles race at Texas Tech.
Wallace also ran a 50.2-second split for OC's 4x400-meter relay team. The quartet of Parker, Wallace, Ogletree and Jones finished 14th in the 22-team field in 3:27.10, a good-enough time for Heath to allow the Eagles to run in the event at the NCCAA meet.


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Ford's subcompact 2011 Fiesta won't hit American streets until early 2010, but the car is on sale in Europe now, and I got a chance to take an early test drive. It's important to note that I drove a mildly-modified European-spec Fiesta, and the US version may vary in terms of powertrain, suspension setup and other details. Even so, I got a good feel for the 2011 Ford Fiesta's styling and practicality -- and a good feeling that, if Ford doesn't change it too much, the Fiesta is going to be very successful here in the States.
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- Great styling inside and out
- Lots of fun to drive
- Reasonably roomy and practical
- Not quite as roomy as the Honda Fit
- No word as to what changes will be made to the American version
- Fiesta has been a staple in Ford's European lineup for years
- On sale in the US in early 2010 as a 2011 model
- Hatchback and sedan versions expected for US market
- Final specs for US-market Fiesta have not been announced
Guide Review - 2011 Ford Fiesta preview drive
Let's start with the Fiesta's styling, which may be a bit far out by American standards, but looks great to me -- as I'm sure it will to the young buyers at which the Fiesta is aimed. I drove the five-door hatchback, but Ford plans to offer a four-door sedan for US buyers.
Inside, it's hard to believe this is a Ford -- the design is refreshingly unique and the materials are several grades nicer than what you'll find in a Focus or a Fusion. The front seats feel a little narrow -- Europeans don't eat like we do -- and while a 6'5" colleague raved about the head and legroom, something about the Fiesta felt a little claustrophobic to me. The back seat is comfy and has lots of headroom (tight on legroom, though) and the cargo bay is smartly shaped, though a bit small.
Second to the styling, the best thing about the Fiesta's is the way it drives. Automakers generally soften their cars' suspensions for the US market, but I'm hoping Ford will leave the Fiesta alone -- it's a great little handler, lots of fun to drive, and the ride is comfortable enough for American tastes. The Fiesta I drove had a 118 horsepower 1.6 liter engine with a 5-speed stick, which was pleasantly zippy, albeit a bit noisy and coarse. Hopefully Ford can certify this engine for US emissions rather than substituting something else.
Overall, I was really impressed with the Fiesta. Finally, we have an American-branded car that compares favorably against the Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa, and even the pack leading Honda Fit -- it's not quite as roomy or versatile as the Honda, but it looks just as good and is even more satisfying to drive. Of course, the Fiesta will have to be modified for US sale, and I'm concerned that the essence of this car will get lost in translation. If Ford can Americanize the Fiesta without screwing it up, I think it's going to be a hit. -- Aaron Gold
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Volumes continued to fall on international derivatives exchanges this year, but there are signs of recovery, according to the latest figures from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), released today.
The BIS's latest quarterly review reported "a continued but limited decline of activity on the international derivatives exchanges" in the first three months of the year, with activity starting to increase towards the end of the quarter. Interest rate derivatives turnover was similar to the last quarter of 2008, at $324 trillion, down slightly from $345 trillion, though this masked a sharp drop in North America and an increase in Europe. Equity products turnover fell sharply from $58 trillion to $38 trillion, with falls in all major markets. Foreign exchange derivatives turnover also fell, but Australian and New Zealand dollar future volumes rose significantly, "possibly driven by renewed interest in carry trades", the report said.
The BIS also highlighted the effects of the downturn on derivatives users in Latin America - it criticised the knock-in, knock-out forex options sold widely by Brazilian and Mexican companies to take a long position on their own domestic currencies, which left them with massive losses when Latin American currencies fell last year - it estimated the losses at $4 billion in Mexico for the last quarter of 2008, and $25 billion in Brazil.
"The complexity of such deals and the fact that they were done privately highlights the lack of transparency in these markets, as many of these companies did not disclose any information on their derivatives positions. One result was a review of derivatives exposures across the region as policymakers realised that these exposures could pose systemic risk. Looking forward, policymakers will need to balance financial stability against market development in considering possible regulation of corporate derivatives risk," the BIS wrote.
By contrast, increasing reliance by regional banks on financing from local deposits rather than international capital markets "may have stabilised financing in the region" by insulating local banks from the drop in their local currencies. The same was true of the increasing use of local bonds by companies in the region. "Local capital markets may have to some extent acted as a 'spare tyre' during the crisis, reducing vulnerabilities to declines in international bond finance," the BIS added.
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Time Magazine Names New Calvinism 3rd Most Powerful Idea
According to Time Magazine 'New Calvinism' is the third biggest idea that is changing the world right now. Here are some thoughts on new versus old Calvinism.
Four Ways 'New Calvinism' is So Powerful
- Old Calvinism was fundamental or liberal and separated from or syncretized with culture. New Calvinism is missional and seeks to create and redeem culture.
- Old Calvinism fled from the cities. New Calvinism is flooding into cities.
- Old Calvinism was cessationistic and fearful of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. New Calvinism is continuationist and joyful in the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.
- Old Calvinism was fearful and suspicious of other Christians and burned bridges. New Calvinism loves all Christians and builds bridges between them.
According to Time magazine, the New Calvinism is the third biggest idea changing the world right now. While the article inaccurately painted God as essentially the author of evil, the fact that Reformed theology has gotten so big that it merits this kind of attention is nothing short of shocking.
The fourth distinction is incredibly important.
Sadly, Cruel Calvinists are a small but loud bunch. Thus, now more than ever, it is vital that all Christians in general, and Reformed Christians in particular, demonstrate the kind of love and humility that our theology requires. The cruel, flame-thrown half-truths and misquotes between Christians do not speak well to the watching world of the love we are supposed to share. Therefore, it is vital that we distinguish between what I will call state and national theological borders.
Theological National Boundaries
Indeed, there are theological national borders that need to be retained, such as Scripture as God's Word; God as Trinitarian community; humanity as sinful; Jesus as God and man; the virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary death, and bodily resurrection of Jesus; and the necessity of Jesus alone for salvation from sin, hell, and the wrath of God.
State Boundaries
Beyond these sorts of national borders are state borders. State borders include spiritual gifts, baptism, communion, worship styles, Bible translations, sense of humor, and the like. Various states can have their own proverbial borders on these issues. Nonetheless, like states we must be able to live as a loving and unified nation. We cannot turn our state borders into national borders and refuse to live at peace in unity and love with those who live in other proverbial states. Simply, the state borders should not be battle lines where personal and theological wars are fought because bigger things are at stake, such as the evangelizing of lost people and the planting of missional churches.
My prayer today is this
"Thank you Sovereign God for an opportunity to influence the nations for good. May you please give us your Spirit to keep our minds learning, hearts loving, ears listening, hands serving, and humility growing for your glory and our joy. We ask this for your fame by the Spirit's power in Jesus' name. Amen."
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