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Plans & Services Starfriends It's a service which a subscribed user can SMS to a Celebrity/ies
Simply send the Name of the Star to 2468 to subscribe for that Celebrity Eg: To subscribe for Nehara Peris Send 'Nehara' to 2468 Simply send nick SPACE <nickname> to 2486
Simply mention the <name> of the Star at the beginning of the SMS and keep a space <TYPE YOUR MESSAGE> Eg:- Sending an SMS to Nehara " Nehara Hi how are you? " Rs. 1 + TAX per day per celebrity
Send < name of the Star> SPACE off
Cricket Ticket Cricket Ticket enables Mobitel customers to purchase tickets over the phone for Cricket matches in Sri Lanka hosted by Sri Lanka Cricket.
By Dialing 365 Rs.8.00 per minute + Tax + Ticket Fee
10 Tickets
Yes. Mobitel Customers can reserve tickets for others. Customer should provide the NIC number of the person who is going to collect the ticket.
Customers can produce reference SMS along with the NIC, Driving License or Passport to collect the ticket at any of following locations.
One day prior to the relevant match
Cricket matches organized by Sri Lanka Cricket, All tours in Sri Lanka.
The competition will be available in all three languages. Sinhala, English & Tamil
Google Talk M2GTalk allows Mobitel subscribers to call a GTalk user from their mobile phones by dialing a short code allocated to the GTalk user Simply send the Gmail address of your friend to 4040. When the Gtalk user accepts the request, mobile user will receive his/her short code. Just dial that number from your Mobitel phone to get connected. NO. Its Free
Yes. In order to call several Gtalk users, mobile user will need to send the Gmail addresses to 4040 and receive the short codes No. He has to add contacts one by one.
Yes. Gtalk user has to add email@example.com as a contact
No. it's a one-time registration
During the trial month, call costs Rs. 1 relevant taxes per min & after a month from launch call costs Rs. 2 + relevant taxes per min One month from the launch (28th Sep 2012 – 28th Oct 2012)
Caller will hear a voice prompt saying the Gtalk user if offline Gtalk user has call waiting option. He could either ignore or reject the secondary call Dial 4040 from your mobile.
It will provide instructions on registering for M2Gtalk & how to use the service
Mobitel TV No. Currently there is only Data Charge in place
Simply search for Mobitel TV app in your Application Store & download
Android - Rewind TV If you have installed flash in your device, then the device will be capable of playing RTV. Otherwise device will only be able to play live streams. But any device with OS version above 4.1 (i.e. Android Jellybean) will again not be able to play RTV. So, OS versions between Android 2.2 Froyo and Android 3.x.x Honeycomb devices will be able to play RTV if flash is installed in the device. No. it will only work on a Mobitel Connection
AirTicketing A value added service where you can reserve Air Tickets using Mobitel's Ticket reservation line Simply dial 365 and key in '3' for Air Ticket Reservation
Rs. 8 + TAX per min You will receive an acknowledgement SMS confirming the reservation. No. You must make sure the FULL PAYMENT iis made before the expiry date of Air Ticket reservation Call Air Ticketing reservation help line (365) & request the Officer to resend the message Payments can be made at following Mobitel Branches.
Simply dial 365 & inform the Travel agent on the details that you need to amend. Please note that, this will incur administrative charges
Dial +94 711 365 365 while roaming and get instantly connected. You can email to firstname.lastname@example.com
mInsurance a. This is an insurance cover which can be obtained by Mobitel prepaid and post-paid customers by sending a SMS. b.BENEFITS
c. This cover valid only for a month. (To be covers under a particular month the premium for that month has to be paid in the previous month) Eg: If the customer wish to be covered under this policy for the month of February he/she should pay the February premium during January. If the premium is not deducted he wont be coverd for the month of February. If he/she paid the premium in February he/she will be covered for the month of March. d. Once a customer subscribe to this service the premium will be automatically deducted for the relevant month. a. To subscribe type "reg" and send it to 220 b. To desubscribe type "dreg" and send to 220 Any post/pre customers excluding the following categories at the initial stage. a. Mobitel corporates b. Mobitel Demos c. Liyasara d. Customers without a valid NIC e. Customers age above 18 and below 65 Janashakthi Insurance
a. Rs.50.00 (Inclusive of all taxes) per month b. SMS to 220 Rs.2.00 (taxes) per SMS (Mobile originate) c. Dialing 220 Free By sending a letter/form/alteration form with following information 1. Customer's mobitel number 2. Nominee's name, contact number and address 3. Nominee's NIC copy Note: Nominee's age should be above 18 In case of a claim customer should submit the relavant document to Mobitel and Mobitel will direct the document to Janashakthi insurance to process. For further clarifications on the submitted documents the customer has to coordinate with Janashakthi and the relavant contact details will be provided to the customer by Mobitel contact center. Terms and condition can be accessed by dialing the IVR code 220 or via www.mobitel.lk Exclusions : (Subscribers will not be covered under this policy subjected to the followings) a) Pre-existing physical conditions b) Engaging in Hazardous sports c) Flying except as passenger d) Self inflicted injury e) Under the influence of Alcohol and drugs f) Riot & Strike g) War, Civil war etc. h) Radio-active Contamination I) While on duty as a Military service etc. YES.
a. For the first time in Sri Lanka b. SMS base subscription c. Benefits and rewards d. Convenience charging e. Janashakthi Insurance f. Very low premium mInsurance Indran - 0714988005
a) Pre-existing physical conditions b) Engaging in Hazardous sports c) Flying except as passenger d) Self inflicted injury e) Under the influence of Alcohol and drugs f) Riot & Strike g) War, Civil war etc. h) Radio-active Contamination I) While on duty as a Military service etc. Mobitel Fun Zone A portal where SMS based Chat, Tests& Games made available Please refer to the table below.
Rs. 1 + TAX per SMS
IRON MAN 3 - Promo This promotion gives you the chance to win 10 FREE movie tickets to watch Iron Man 3 at Liberty Lite Cinema. Dial 365 and purchase one or more movie tickets from Mobitel's mTicketing service between the 10th of May 2013 and 26th of May 2013. TEN (10) free tickets will be given to 10 lucky winners.
The winners will be chosen on the 28th of May 2013.
If you are a winner, you will be notified ONLY via the Mobitel hotline - 071 2755 777.
No. The winners' tickets can only be validated at the Liberty Lite cinema. However, you can pick the date and time you desire. No there is not. You will be charged the standard movie ticketing charges.
The charges are Rs.8 + taxes, per minute.
It is available on http://www.mobitel.lk/ticketing Mobitel Gift Pack The product is a unique concept developed by Mobitel, where you can buy a gift wrapped Mobitel high speed dongle and a connection to gift to your friends and loved ones for any special occasion. For a price of Rs. 4,990/-, you will receive a Mobitel High Speed Dongle along with a voucher. The voucher gives the receiver the choice to select from the below prepaid or postpaid connection.
Huawei E303 Mobitel High Speed Dongle.
Through the Voucher. The receiver can decide which connection to activate (either prepaid or postpaid). FREE 8GB data bundle valid over 8 months. SIM FREE.
FREE 1GB data bundle per month for 8 months. No deposit required. SIM FREE.
No. only one connection can be selected.
Yes. The Gift box containing the dongle and voucher comes wrapped in an attractive wrapping paper. Yes. A note can be written in the space allocated in the box for a special message to be written by the sender. Normal rates will apply. Prepaid: Can be reloaded with Rs. 2,012/- and receive 8GB valid for over 6 months. Postpaid: A monthly rental of Rs. 240/- will be charged. Prepaid: Will get inactive after 8GB utilized until it is reloaded again. Postpaid: After usage of 1GB in a given month normal rates will apply for excess use within the same month. That is Rs.2/- per 10MB used. Yes. A package change can be done to any other package offered by Mobitel.
The FREE bundle will be discontinued.
From any Mobitel Branch or SLT Teleshop Island wide.
Call Me Service This service allows you to request a call-back SMS from another Mobitel customer. There is no activation required, just use the USSD dialing method to use the service. Just dial the USSD string "#359*Mobitelnumber#" and a SMS will be sent requesting for a call. This is a free service; however the user is limited to a maximum of 20 Call Me Service request a week. No, you can use the Call Me Service at all times. No, you can get started right away to enjoy this service.
The remaining number of requests would be displayed on the Call Me Service USSD confirmation message. All Pre-Paid subscribers in the Active state can enjoy the service. The receiver also has to be an Active user (Connection enabled with incoming SMS) No, this service is exclusively for Mobitel users M-Smart Store M-Apps is a WAP portal where GPRS users can download a variety of applications such as Facebook, Opera Mini, Twitter, Games, etc. based on either a pay per app or subscription method. You can access M-Apps by logging into http://wap.mobitel.lk/m-smartstore. Alternatively, you can also go to wap.mobitel.lk and select M-SmartStore.
*These apps are considered as premium apps and can only be downloaded via pay per app or the user needs to be a subscriber of the 'Monthly Pack'. ** Daily subscribers purchasing premium apps will be charged separately. Premium apps are not included under the daily subscription package. If you are a daily subscriber you will be charged Rs. 4 per day and can download up to 4 applications FREE OF CHARGE (this does not include premium apps) and your subscription is auto renewed. - If you are a monthly subscriber you will be charged Rs. 99 and be entitled to download up to 150 apps. Once you've reached your monthly quota, you will be charged for each additional app downloaded. You can them opt for the 'Pay Per App' method, which gives you the flexibility to download any app for the amount specified. No. Most of the Java enabled and Symbian phones support apps. When you log into the M-Apps portal through your mobile device, you will ONLY be shown apps that are compatible with your device. If your download gets interrupted by a call, you can try downloading the app/game again without getting charged. Alternatively, you can also check your network connectivity and try again. This could be an application issue. Please highlight the issue with details of the app downloaded and your device details and email it to us at email@example.com Upon review, we will send you a link to download another app or the relevant amount will be refunded. Make sure "auto updates" are set to "off" on the downloaded app.
Yes there is and this depends on the size of the app that you are downloading.
Meet & Greet Promo This promotion gives FIVE randomly selected users who have subscribed to Lochana & Theekshana on STARFRIENDS, to meet them personally (the date, time and venue of the event will be communicated ONLY to the winners). All you have to do to participate in this promotion is to subscribe to Lochana & Theekshana on STARFRIENDS on or before 23rd May 2013. Type LOCHANA and send to 2468.
Type THEEKSHANA and send to 2468.
If you are a winner, you will be notified ONLY via the Mobitel hotline - 071 2755 777.
Winners of this promotion can have a one-on-one chat with Lochana & Theekshana, participate in an entertainment session, take a photograph with Lochana & Theekshana (the printed photograph will be handed over to you at the event; you can also get Lochana & Theekshana to sign an autograph for you. Five winners who have subscribed to Lochana & Theekshana will be selected for the STARFRIENDS 'Meet & Greet' event. The terms and conditions for this promotion can be viewed here You will be charged Rs. 1+ tax per day


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Turkey, Syria trade fire; border tensions mount
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Syria fired artillery and mortars across their volatile border for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, in one of the most serious and prolonged flare-ups of violence along the frontier.
The exchange of fire stoked fears that Syria's civil war will escalate into a regional conflagration drawing in NATO member Turkey, once an ally of President Bashar Assad but now a key supporter of the rebels fighting to topple him.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had warned on Saturday that Ankara would respond forcefully to each errant Syrian shell that lands on Turkish soil.
Ankara's warning was coupled by an apparent diplomatic push by the Turkish leadership to float the name of Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa as a possible figure to head a transition administration to end the conflict in the country.
In an interview with Turkish state television TRT Saturday, Davutoglu said that al-Sharaa was a figure "whose hands are not contaminated in blood" and therefore acceptable to Syrian opposition groups.
It was not clear whether the Turkish stance was coordinated with other allies, but the candid remarks by Davutoglu suggested some consensus might be emerging over a future role for him.
Al-Sharaa, 73, a close associate and longtime loyalist to the Assad family, has been a controversial figure since the start of the uprising.
He appeared in public in late August for the first time in weeks, ending repeated rumors that he had defected. The regime has suffered a string of prominent defections in recent months, though Assad's inner circle and military have largely kept their cohesive stance behind him.
Early on in the uprising, the Syrian president delegated to al-Sharaa, a skilled diplomat, responsibility for holding a dialogue with the opposition. A Sunni from the southern town of Daraa, birthplace of the Syrian uprising, al-Sharaa's silence since the start of the uprising made him a prime candidate for rumors that he broke with the regime.
"No one knows the system better than Farouk al-Sharaa," said Davutoglu, adding that al-Sharaa has not been involved in the violence and massacres in Syria. Continued...
The Syrian opposition is deeply fragmented, and various factions would likely disagree on whether they would accept him to lead a transitional government.
Meanwhile, there was little sign that the exchange of fire near the border, although still at a fairly low level, was ebbing. It began five days ago when a Syrian shell killed five civilians in a Turkish border town. Turkey's parliament subsequently approved a bill that would allow cross border military operations there.
Damascus offered a rare apology, but shells and mortar rounds continue to fly into Turkish territory.
On Sunday, on Associated Press journalist witnessed a round landing some 200 meters (yards) inside Turkey, near the border town of Akcakale. A short time later, eight artillery shells could be heard fired from Turkey.
In the Turkish town of Akcakale, mayor Abdulhakim Ayhan said shrapnel from the Syrian mortar caused some damage to a grain depot, but no one was hurt. He confirmed that Turkish artillery immediately returned fire.
The Anadolu Agency reported that Assad's forces have been shelling the town of Tal Abyad, just across from Akcakale, which is controlled by Syrian rebels.
Turkey's private Dogan news agency reported that a six-vehicle military convoy, including two carrying howitzers, was seen traveling from the city of Gaziantep toward the Syrian border.
Inside Syria, forces loyal to Assad clashed with rebels across the country, from the northern city of Aleppo to the southern border with Jordan, killing according to activist groups at least 90 people across the country. Activists said opposition fighters were strengthening their hold over the village off Khirbet al-Jouz, in the northern province of Idlib, which borders Turkey and where violent clashes broke out a day earlier.
The Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency said Sunday that the rebels had regained full control of Khirbet al-Jouz. It said the Syrian army was forced to "pull back" following an "offensive" by some 700 rebels.
It also reported that Assad's troops were forced to retreat some 20 kilometers (12 miles) toward the town of Jisr al-Shughour. It said rebels in Khirbet al-Jouz celebrated their victory by firing their weapons into the air. Continued...
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime forces pulled out of two villages in the Idlib countryside near Turkey. In Khirbet al-Jouz, wounded Syrian soldiers were left to fend for themselves after government troops were forced to retreat from the area, the Observatory said.
The reports could not be independently confirmed, and it was not clear whether the wounded soldiers were captured by the rebels.
In Damascus, a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of the local police headquarters in central Damascus, killing one member of the military, the state-run SANA news agency said. The explosion is the latest in a series of bombs and suicide attack targeting security personnel and government institutions.
Elsewhere, Syrian troops were widening their offensive to retake rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo and the suburbs of Damascus, as well as the central province of Homs and villages on the southern border with Jordan.
The Observatory said some of the heaviest fighting Sunday was in Aleppo province. At least three people were killed and scores were wounded when the army pounded the town of Manbaj in Aleppo's suburbs.
Syria's defense minister said Saturday that the government is ready to give amnesty to rebels who repent and those who don't "will be crushed under the feet of our soldiers."
Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij, who became defense minister in July after his predecessor was assassinated, also claimed that the regime was getting the upper hand. "The most dangerous parts of the conspiracy have been passed and the killing is on its way to decline," he said.
Damascus denies it is facing a popular uprising, instead blaming the violence on a foreign conspiracy to punish it for its support for anti-Israeli groups such as Lebanon's Hezbollah.
Despite the government's claims of being on the brink of restoring stability, the violence across the country shows no signs of abating. Activists say that more than 30,000 people have been killed since the anti-Assad uprising began.
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Karam reported from Beirut. AP writers Albert Aji in Damascus, Suzan Fraser in Ankara and Jamal Halaby in Amman contributed to this report.
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Spring 2013 student health insurance purchasing deadline will be February 4, 2013! No exceptions. As a bonus, students enrolled in the plan in the Spring 2013 semester are eligible to continue and pay for coverage in the Summer (2013) without being required to take summer classes!
Spring 2013 student health insurance coverage may be purchased from December 3 thru February 4, 2012. Application must be completed and postmarked by the deadline. You may also go to www.HMSA.com/portal/student for more information or to apply online and pay by credit card ($10 online enrollment fee will apply).
General Information on UH Endorsed Insurance Plans
- Must be enrolled at either the University of Hawai`i or Chaminade University
- Students with 6 credits or more are eligible to enroll.
- Brochures are available at the Health Office in mid-to-late July for the upcoming school year.
- Coverage is for the academic school year and starts August 20 and ends August 19 the following year.
- Apply for the full year or by the semester and/or for the summer.
The UH Student Health Insurance Committee encourages students to think about their health insurance needs. Lack of adequate insurance coverage may be financially devastating in the event of a major illness or accident. Medical costs can be a burden even in the case of a minor illness. Consequently, the purchase of medical insurance should not be considered "extra", but rather should be viewed as a cost of daily living, in the same way as housing, food, and transportation. Please be aware that medical insurance is considered a legitimate cost of education for purposes of financial aid and should be listed on your financial aid application.
2012-2013 Academic Year Plan
Enrollment will begin on July 20.
Student Health Insurance information and applications will become available at the Health Office as well as on the HMSA website in mid-to-late July.
The University of Hawai`i and Chaminade have selected Hawaii Medical Service Association - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii (HMSA) to provide student health insurance for UH students for the upcoming academic year. If you do not already have health insurance coverage, we strongly recommend that you consider enrolling in this plan.
Deadlines to pay are firm and payments should be made by mail, direct to HMSA's office, or online (additional fee applies to online payment) prior to these deadlines.
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- HMSA's Online Care Program is a new online health care system that allows you to talk to a local physician or specialist from HMSA's PPO network. You can have a discussion live via the Web or telephone. Services are immediate, secure, private, affordable and an appointment is not required. For HMSA members, the cost is $10 for each regular 10-minute session. For non-HMSA members, the cost is $45 for each regular 10-minute session.
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A: International students should show proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan that meets the requirements set forth by the US Government issuing student visas. Proof of health insurance enrollment should be to the International Student Counselor at the Admissions/Counseling Office.
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A: The Records Office is the department that is responsible for verifying enrollment at the College.
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A: The student health insurance plan offered to UH-Chaminade students allows students to enroll with a minimum of 6 credits. This is convenient for students who need to work part-time while they attend classes to obtain health insurance coverage. Students may check to see if they might qualify for free or low cost health insurance through the Hawaii State Department of Human Services. Call 211 for more information.
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- University Health Services at Manoa: 956-8965
- Kalihi-Palama Health Center: 845-1438
- Ke Ola Mamo (for Native Hawaiians): 848-8000
- Kokua Kalihi Valley Health Center (must live in Kalihi Valley): 791-9400
- Ko`olauloa Community Health and Wellness (Kahuku): 293-9216
- Queen Emma Clinic (Info Line): 547-4582
- Waikiki Health Center: 922-4787
- Waianae Comprehensive Coast Health Center: 696-7081
- Waimanalo Health Center: 259-4787
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A: Students may be eligible to continue as a "college student" on their parents' health insurance plan. Families should check with their health insurance carrier or employer about continuing on their current plan or whether they have separate "student" plans for when their child makes 18 years of age and is enrolling in college classes. Many employer plans require that students enrolled under their parents' plan provide verification of full-time status of taking 12 credits or more and there may be an age limit. The UH-Chaminade health insurance plan requires enrollment in a minimum of 6 credits at a UH campus or at Chaminade and has no age limitation, however, student must adhere to the strict enrollment deadline.
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Southern Maine Community College reopened Monday afternoon after a bomb threat forced the campus to be evacuated.
South Portland fire officials said the campus reopened at 1:30 p.m. and classes resumed at 4 p.m.
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At some point, Brad had mentioned that individual mundane (ie, non champion) units could be empowered to cast a single spell, like heal or fireball or what have you, making, in essence, specialty casters for the battlefield. I've not heard anyone report on these, yet. Did they make it into the beta? Are they traits that are unlocked, or an enchantment, or an item? Inquiring minds, blah, blah, blah.
Dunno but I definitely want to see these.
Faction specific unique units would also be good.
As would recruitable single figure, stronger controllable units, ala elementals, guardian statues, demon assassins etc.
Basically, units with a handful of special abilities and more unique attributes, instead of 'dudes with melee weapons' and 'dudes with bows'
There are some of these in the game with the recruitable monsters (which are cool), but I'd like to see more of them rolled into the 'base' research paths, races, and city structures.
And on the same lines, would like to see different ways of recruiting these unique units (I think you yourself mentioned this).
Was there some talk about conjuration spells in the works?
Oh, right... I too look forward to "mundane spellcasters"
In MOM there were quite a few non hero units that had one or two magic spells. It really added to the individual flavor of the individual factions. I agree this shuld be in FE.
I know that I've seen both items (cloaks) and spellbook enchants (ie anointed by fire) that give a champion to cast a spell normally they wouldn't have. But haven't hit anything to give mundane units caster abilities. There are equipments that you can have to add magical components to attacks, but that's just a bit of fire damage, etc.
The description of Gravewardens in the faction preview post almost makes it sound like they have spells, but I haven't gotten them in the game to see if they do. I doubt it, just think the wording there might be misleading. Some of the recruitable monsters might also have spells, haven't checked that either. But some things like some trolls have spells, so its not out of the question that those special units have them.
I'm not sure if "mundane" casters really fits the game lore, but even baring that, I'd like to see traits that mimic spells, arrow barrage instead of fireballs or bandage wounds instead of heal spells. I'd definitely want it to be really pricey and maybe have a bigupkeep to keep it balanced.
You can enchant a unit to cast fireball. I know there are others but that is the only one I remember seeing for sure.
I agree. We could use these "spell like abilites" to further customize units. It would be great to give units a healer's pack that let them heal or remove status effects so many times per battle. On the damage side having an alchemist's kit could add some elemental damage attacks to a units repretoire.
I think there should be some traits that allow trained units to cast a specific spell, or have a spell effect on them all the time. These traits should require a certain building to be present in the city they are trained in. So a Temple of Light could allow for units that can cast heal one per turn. Place that Temple in a city focused on training armor clad warriors -> Paladins ftw!
Definitely. There's some talk of that in the city discussion thread, and there ARE some buildings/spells that provide boosts to units constructed, they're just mostly (entirely?) passive boosts to stats. Some active abilities would be a great addition.
This should be moddable as well, so even if this doesn't make it to the vanilla game, you can be sure that it will end up in a mod (at least mods that I make) .
Maybe spell-casting units would require mana to be produced - like they are being "imbued" by the sovereign, even if remotely.
So, I'm getting that this isn't in the game, yet, then.


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CARTHAGE, MO.--- Ongoing disputes between Jasper County commissioners and Sheriff Archie Dunn continued at Tuesday's commission meeting.
"Henry County is looking for payment of the bill for 139,000 for prisoners that were shipped last year to Henry County," states Norman Rouse, Jasper County Attorney.
County Attorney, Norman Rouse says there was never official approval from the commissioners for the sheriff to send the inmates to Henry County, and the county shouldn't be responsible for paying a bill based on the sheriff's decision. Just minutes into Tuesday's meeting, commissioners called for a closed session to discuss legal matters. Sheriff elect, Randee Kaiser was also called in. After the closed session, Sheriff Archie Dunn's attorney, Bill Fleishaker addressed the Henry County lawsuit, saying the county has money on hand to pay the bill.
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The Ripken Design Team conducted the feasibility study for a downtown stadium last year. Now they'll also be reviewing the east end of the city where the stadium currently stands and the old Washington County Hospital site.
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"Fiesta De La Paloma," previously known as the Coleman County Fair, changed their name to "Festival of the Dove" over 30 years ago because of the profound hunting the area provides. One of the biggest events at the festival is a dove championship cook off.
Mary Griffith, Executive Director of the Coleman Chamber of Commerce, says "It's kind of a hometown atmosphere. Bring your families and there's lots going on that weekend." In addition to their popular dove cook off, there will be many arts and crafts, team roping, car show and of course live music...just to name a few of the activities.
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Earlier this year, Union sophomore defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers. Now he's been selected by his country.
Gostisbehere has been selected to the preliminary roster of the U.S. National Junior Team. He's one of 27 to be invited to tryout for the team.
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In recent decades, evangelical Biblical scholars have reconsidered non-literal interpretations of Genesis. The Accommodation view of St. Augustine and John Calvin is supported by recent discoveries about ancient cultures. Literature from these cultures shows interesting parallels and differences with Genesis accounts. The differences are striking, such as stories where creation is a battle among many gods rather than the acts of one sovereign Creator. The similarities, however, show how God accommodated his message so that the Israelites could understand it. For example, the Egyptians and Babylonians thought the sky was a solid dome. This solid dome appears in Genesis 1 as the firmament created on day 2. God did not try to correct the "science" of the Israelites by explaining that the sky was a gaseous atmosphere. Instead, God accommodated his message to their cultural context. Many evangelical Biblical scholars have concluded that Genesis is not meant to teach scientific information.
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Recently we chatted with teen actress, singer and dancer Coco Jones! She dished about her music, idols and the Super Bowl! Coco's dad was in the NFL, so it is a hot topic in the Jones' household.
Didja know Coco sang the National Anthem before a NFL game when she was only nine years old? Check out more of what she told us below!
M: So I listened to your song "Holla at the DJ" and it's very catchy. How would you describe it?
CJ: I would describe it as energetic, different, and memorable.
M: What's your fave line from the song?
CJ: My favorite line...Okay, when I say 'fresh off the flight with my brand new shoes on. They ain't even out yet, let me introduce 'em.' I think that's really cool. It's basically like I'm introducing these shoes and starting a worldwide trend.
M: Can you name three people that inspire you?
CJ: Yes, umm, Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, and I'm going to say Selena Gomez. I really like who she is.
M: Are you excited for the Super Bowl?
CJ: I am excited, but I'm sorry, the main part is I'm excited about seeing Beyonc! You know I was going to say it! They shouldn't have brought her in 'cause now its like I don't even care about the game.
M: Who are you rooting for?
CJ: It depends. There's a big rivalry going on in my house. My brother is picking one side. My dad's picking the other, so I'm still torn.
M: What was it like singing the National Anthem for the first time? I saw you did that when you were 9 years old.
CJ: Yes, I did. It was great. I stood in front of 40,000 people which was the best thing. I really hate singing in front of like smaller groups, but the bigger they are, the more crazy I go!
M: Wow -- that's awesome!
CJ: Yeah, I was not nervous at all. I remember at the end everybody wanted to touch my hand and I was like 'they wanna touch my hand!' So, I went around the whole stadium and I was like hey touching everybody's hand. It was so crazy!
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Metro Momentum Offers Expansive Plans for System's Future
The new strategic plan aims to take Metro through 2040.
A $26 billion strategic plan released by Metro last week gave a glimpse at the agency's vision — which includes several substantial recommendations like new Potomac River crossings and new metro stations — for taking the transit agency into 2025, 2040 and beyond.
Called Metro Momentum, the plan acknowledged piecemeal fixes to an aging system are barely scraping the surface of the transit agency's needs and a growing DC region, whose population is expected grow 30 percent over the next three decades.
"Our customers know that many trains, stations and buses are already crowded and we need to begin planning now to prevent that from worsening and prepare for more riders," Metro General Manager and CEO Richard Sarles said in a press release.
As Metro explains, when the system was first built in the 1970s it served 100,000 customers a day. Today, an expanded system serves 750,000 customers a day — 20 million trips each year.
Metro's Momentum proposes bringing the current system up to speed in station safety and function, coordinating proposed transportation expansion projects with regional partners and developing an expansion plan for the Metro system with a sustainable, reliable source of income, among other goals.
But how the agency will achieve that last goal has emerged as the plan's largest uncertainty.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority governs Metro with a board of representatives from the District, Maryland, Virginia and the federal government. Funding Momentum's projects could mean a higher bill for those jurisdictions, more expensive fares, or both.
Close to 58 percent of Metro's funding comes from fare revenue, while participating jurisdictions make annual contributions to cover the rest of Metro's daily operations and capital costs. The federal government has funded nearly two-thirds of the system's capital costs over the years through grants.
Opponents of the system's $5.5 billion Silver Line, which will run through Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, often point to the unknown cost of capital needs for Metro, and responsibility for those costs.
A quarter of the cost of the first phase of the line, which will open in December, is being paid for by user tolls. Seventy-five percent of the second phase through Reston and Loudoun County may be funded the same way, in addition to proposed tax districts localities will use to fund their shares.
The federal government committed $900 million to phase one, but nothing to phase two.
In releasing Momentum, Metro issued a "challenge" to regional leaders to help develop a funding strategy to support the expansion. Metro says it wants regional governments to help develop multi-year budgets to provide a more reliable source of income for metro projects.
For Momentum, Metro says it will need $1 billion per year to maintain the current system, an additional $500 million a year to maximize the capacity of the existing system core and to coordinate with planned projects in other jurisdictions.
It also says it needs $740 million additional per year to put toward long-term growth.
The system's projects are divided between several tiers of goals: Projects maximizing the existing system, to be completed by 2025, and long-term goals to help expand it by 2040 or 2050.
For instance, by 2025, Metro recommends using eight-car trains system-wide. Meeting that recommendation would cost $6 billion.
Metro believes it should also create underground pedestrian tunnels for transfers between core stations like Metro Center and Gallery Place-Chinatown to reduce the congestion on platforms and escalators as customers transfer.
In the long-term 2040 plan, Metro envisions adding stations, including a second stop at the Pentagon. The agency also suggests creating new train tunnels to separate out trains that share lines, like building a new Blue Line tunnel under the Potomac River and M Street in Georgetown to reduce congestion at the Rosslyn station, the parting point for the Blue and Orange lines.
What else is on tap? Patch will provide a more detailed account of both the 2025 and 2040 plans in the days to come.
You can read the entire plan on Metro's Momentum webpage.
What do you think of Metro's plans? What changes and improvements would like to see?
John Smith1
1:05 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
I looked quickly at several of the links from this article, but didn't find a map showing planned expansion of Metro rail out to 2040 as I'd hoped. Do plans call for extending rail service out to Leesburg and Manassas, for example? A well designed, color-coded picture/map would be worth a thousand words. Thanks.
Drew Hansen
1:41 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Thanks for the comment, John. There are several maps in Metro's longterm strategic plan (PDF link: http://bit.ly/WBiO4l) but they did not translate well as media to this story.
We'll have more on this next week, but here's what was written in the plan about potential expansion on page 33 of the link I posted above:
"To address the growth in the outer suburbs and extend the reach of transit, several extensions could be considered. These could be developed as Metrorail, bus rapid transit, or light rail, depending on further analysis. However, as they would bring additional riders into the core system, the core capacity improvements discussed would need to be in place prior to undertaking extensions. Examples of potential extensions include:
• Orange line extension from New Carrollton to Bowie and Crain Highway in Maryland
• Orange Line extension from Vienna to Centreville in Virginia
• Blue Line extension to Prince William County/Potomac Mills"
Look for at least a couple more stories on this topic next week.
Bob Bruhns
5:20 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
1) Who makes up these numbers? For example - a Billion dollars to upgrade the Metro system to 8-car trains system-wide? Can somebody provide a price breakout on that? Or are the line-item prices Super Secret, like the line-item prices in the Dulles Rail / Silver Line, that were all redacted? Who are the cost estimators, what is the basis of their estimates, and are their line item estimates available to the public? These are not idle questions - in the Dulles Rail / Silver Line project, the cost of the Rt 28 station is ridiculously higher (2.4x) than the price of a 12-car train Metrorail station, with full length canopies over its dual-side platforms in wealthy Fairfield, Connecticut. Ours has a half-length canopy, and only accommodates 8-car trains, yet it costs 2.4 times as much - and no explanation whatsoever for that stunning price difference has ever been offered.
2) If the cost of the Dulles Rail / Silver Line project is $5.5 Billion, then why did MWAA put in a Tifia Letter of Interest claiming it is $6 Billion?
3) "A quarter of the cost of the first phase of the line, which will open in December, is being paid for by user tolls. Seventy-five percent of the second phase through Reston and Loudoun County may be funded the same way..." That is at best misleading - as people are beginning to realize, the user tolls are not on users of the rail line, but on users of a nearby toll road.
Bob Bruhns
12:34 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
YIKES - it's not ONE Billion dollars to upgrade to 8-car trains - it's SIX Billion dollars! Talk about disturbing... But my challenge stands: JUSTIFY THE PRICE.
Bob Bruhns
8:05 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Also, who actually wrote this article? It struck me as an extremely Rah-Rah-Metro article when I first saw it on Ashburn Patch and Leesburg Patch credited to Dusty Smith - but here it is, word for word the same article as far as I can see, credited to Shaun Courtney and Drew Hansen in Oakton Patch and Georgetown Patch and maybe others. My guess is that this was a press-kit article from WMATA, and it was improperly credited, wasn't it. It's listed as news - is it paid advertisement? I know news reporters are busy, but this really should have been attributed to WMATA, or whoever released it, shouldn't it? Where did it actually come from, anyway?
Where else have our rather questionable quasi-government operations been ghost-writing their own praises in the news media? I think people should see and understand how they are being influenced and manipulated by this sort of uncredited politicking by organizations that are massively overcharging us.
Drew Hansen
8:18 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Bob, thanks for your comments. Shaun and I wrote this story as a synopsis of Metro's longrange plans for the Patch sites across Virginia (and DC) to use. It is not a paid advertisement. We wrote it with info that came from Metro's strategic plan. Again, this article is just a summary Metro's efforts and the intent was not to promote them but to inform our readers of what those plans are and hopefully start a discussion about those plans. As it says at the bottom of the article, we will have additional stories in the days ahead about Metro's longterm plan. Your question about the numbers/cost is a very good one and we're looking into it.
The byline issue is an error that can be attributed to the way we distribute articles between Patch sites. I've asked my colleague Dusty Smith to correct the mistake.
Thanks again for your comments.
Bob Bruhns
12:34 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Hi Drew. I just saw Dusty's posts, yeah I can see how that happened. Sorry I got that impression and I'll correct it where I posted about it.
The prices are still unacceptable. Six Billion dollars, to upgrade SOME of the system to 8 cars from 6? That's right up there with the Rt 28 station, built for 8-car trains and having half-length canopy on its single platform, costing 2.4 times as much as the Fairfield, Connecticut Metrorail station (completed 12/2011), built for 12-car trains and having FULL-length canopies over BOTH of its platforms. Its side-platform design should also have made it MORE expensive than the Rt 28 station's island platform design. Yet there has been NO explanation for, or correction of, the wildly excessive price of our Rt 28 Metro station! We need line-item cost review on these jobs.
WMATA seems to charge way too much for its parking garages too. Fairfax County Dulles Rail Project Manager Mark Canale said that WMATA charged an amount similar to the earlier Dulles Rail / Silver Line estimate of $26,383 per space for parking garages (that is about 55% high), and then MWAA hiked the overcharge bar to $34,014 per space (100% high). The $26 Billion number suggests that WMATA is following suit, and history suggests that the $26 Billion number will skyrocket. I hope people who are Rah-Rah-Metro will agree that we need to call out the cost estimators this time, and take a long, hard look at the line item prices that we will be paying for generations.
Bob Bruhns
1:23 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
I was mistaken - the multiple attribution was the result of a small technical error on the part of one editor who did not mean to take improper credit for the article or to conceal its source, but who meant only to carry the article, with proper attribution, on his local Patch site. The article was written by two editors from Patch, and was not simply lifted from 'press kit' propaganda material from anybody as I had thought. It sure looked like it to me, but I was wrong. My apologies to these editors and to all readers. (No, I wasn't sued or threatened, I just wanted to correct MY mistake.)
Daniel Davies
10:33 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Metro is a dangerous mess, and it is only getting worse. Read this article about a recent incident: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/02/one-worst-mass-transit-commute-horror-stories-you-will-ever-read
Their is no funding source for these serious safety needs. The federal government is losing a trillion dollars ($1,000,000,000,000) every year, and a brand new study shows the failure of federal transit funding: http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/01/transit-policy-in-an-era-of-the-shrinking-federal-dollar
Our tolls are currently being diverted to expand this mess out towards our communities. Metro expects to lose money on the Silver Line, making their funding shortage even worse.
Bob Bruhns
2:22 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
I think Daniel's Atlantic Cities link above must have been updated. Try this:
Bob Bruhns
4:58 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Back to WMATA's $26 Billion Dollar Surprise - who made up these numbers? Did WMATA do an actual cost estimate, or were these numbers simply made up and typed into a spreadsheet somewhere? If there was an actual cost estimate, who made it? Where can the public examine any estimates, and the basis for them?
These numbers are staggering, and experience argues that they will now proceed to grow larger and larger. They should be considered very carefully, and this time they should be considered in the full light of day. So, is this financial information going to be available to the people who will be expected to pay for it all?


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ContextTarget. I spoke today with Lance Podell, president of Kanoodle.com's contextual advertising division, ContextTarget. He most recently worked for Sprinks, which Google bought this past October.
To understand Google's blunder at having lost Lance to Kanoodle you have to first take a look at his history with About.com.
The History. Lance helped About.com develop the Sprinks property, which was the first service that allowed advertisers to place their ads contextually across the About.com network of sites.
Google followed Sprinks with AdSense, but could not offer the flexibility that Sprinks offered. With Sprinks there were no blundering placements, like the now infamous ad for suitcases on an article page about a murderer who put body parts in a suitcase. Sprinks offered ad sales by time of day, as well as the ability to block competitor's ads.
And, of course, Sprinks offered the ability to buy search ads separately from contextual ads.
Google, in an effort to protect their AdSense pricing, bought Sprinks. Two months later the brains behind Sprinks started working for Kanoodle.
Why Google Bought Sprinks. In our interview I asked Lance why he thought Google bought Sprinks. "Google got nervous because they realized the market preferred Sprinks. They bought Sprinks so they could shut the door."
What they didn't buy is the Sprinks concept of contextual advertising, and they sure didn't hang onto the crew that's going to make it happen for Kanoodle.
Why Did Google Lose Lance? My big question is if Lance was integral to the development of Sprinks then why did Google let him go? If they let the innovators slip away are they really serious about contextual advertising?
Lance started at Kanoodle on the 15th of December. In the first two weeks they secured MarketWatch as a partner (MarketWatch was in negotiations with Google at the time), and already have 300 advertisers. I asked him who else is coming on board and he said in three or four weeks we'll hear about a few others.
Separate Sales. I asked him his thoughts on why Google isn't separating AdSense from AdWords.
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