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As Syria disintegrates in war, Christians give refugees hope
Aisha (right, name changed), 10, has dreams like any other child. She wants to learn English. She wants to go to school. But it's been nearly two years since she attended classes in Syria, shattered by civil war. Her parents fled the country after her father was shot nine times. He survived but the family now awaits an unknown future in a Jordanian border town, like thousands of other refugees pushed out of Syria. There is no room for Aisha and her four brothers and sisters in local schools. Meanwhile, they have been assisted by Christians in Jordan.
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Syrian patients, most suffering from war wounds, receive treatment at the Zaatari refugee camp's hospital in northern Jordan. The camp, run by the U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), houses more than 30,000 refugees from Syrias civil war. With up to 1,000 refugees crossing the Syria-Jordan border daily, the camp is growing fast as winter approaches. "In 20 days I'll go back to fight, inshallah [God willing], as long as I am breathing," one patient declares, as his wife and children watch over him. But many of the wounded lack the strength to speak above a whisper.
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A Syrian boy stands outside a makeshift tent classroom at the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan. Because of the civil war in their home country, many Syrian refugee children have been deprived of formal education for nearly two years. The camp school overflows with more than 2,000 children, but conditions are chaotic and resources are few. The bigger issue is when -- or if -- the children will be able to go home as war rages on. Until that day comes, Christians in Jordan and Lebanon are doing what they can to help Syrian families.
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A bullet struck the top of Hassan's (name changed) head as his family attempted to flee from Syria into neighboring Jordan. As the 15-year-old boy lay bleeding in his mother's arms, she screamed for help. A soldier approached, gun pointed. Her 4-year-old son, who rarely speaks, stood and held up his arms. "I beg you, Uncle, don't hurt us anymore. Have mercy on us," he appealed. The child's eloquent words must have moved the soldier, who took Hassan to a hospital for treatment. The whole family later made it into Jordan, where they found comfort and aid from Christians. Hassan recovered, but walks haltingly and needs physical therapy.
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This Syrian man escaped with his wife and children to Jordan, where more than 250,000 Syrian refugees crowd towns and dirt-caked tents in desert camps along the border. The family occupies a few dingy rooms in one such town. He wants to work, but there are few jobs for Syrians in Jordan's already hard-pressed economy. But he has new hope: He was welcomed and assisted by Jordanian Christians at a local church.
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A Syrian woman makes her way between seemingly endless rows of tents at the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan. The camp, run by the U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), is now home to more than 30,000 Syrian refugees. Many thousands more crowd into towns and villages along the border. Hundreds of them have been aided by Christians, who also have shared the Gospel with many Muslim families.
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NOTE TO READERS: The deepening crisis created by the civil war in Syria poses a major threat not only to the continued existence of that nation but to the stability of an already chaotic Middle East. This story and the following other stories cover the growing Christian ministry to thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing into neighboring countries.
Miracles on the border: Syrians encounter Jesus
Wounded warrior learns power of forgiveness
NORTHERN JORDAN (BP) -- They shot him nine times in the legs and torso.
Faraj* shows the ugly scars to prove it. A bullet in his knee can't be removed. His crime? He was a teacher in Syria; he spoke out publicly against the regime of Bashar al-Assad when anti-government protests began last year. Thousands have died for less -- on both sides -- in a civil war now reducing large parts of Syria to dust.
Faraj survived his wounds and escaped with his wife and five children to Jordan, where more than 250,000 Syrian refugees crowd towns and dirt-caked tents in desert camps along the border. The family occupies a few dingy rooms in one such town. Wet cardboard hangs from the leaky kitchen ceiling, where the night chill of oncoming winter seeps in. Faraj wants to work, but there are few jobs for Syrians in Jordan's already hard-pressed economy. No education, either -- many Syrian children have been out of school for nearly two years because of the war.
Faraj's 10-year-old daughter Aisha* sits beside him, bright-eyed and eager. She dreams of studying English, but remains at home while her father teaches her as best he can.
"Every day my daughter is crying to go to school, and no one listens to her," Faraj says. "Every day I go to the school near here, but they tell me to go away and they will call."
No call comes. The schools are full -- reflecting how Jordan is straining under the load of refugees fleeing regional conflicts from Iraq to Libya.
But Faraj has new hope. A Sunni Muslim, he was welcomed to the area by Jordanian Christians at a local church. They helped his family find shelter and brought them food, a fan and a refrigerator. And they treated him like a human being -- a friend, even. They also gave him a Bible, which he now reads with growing interest because of what it contains: truth.
"It doesn't lie," he says, with an expression of near-amazement. "And Christian people are honest. They don't lie. This is what interests me."
Could he ever forgive those who tried to kill him? "Yes, I might," he answers. "Because I am reading the Injil [New Testament] every day, and I am seeing many things in it about forgiveness, love and peace. These are things I want to have."
Someone who cares
More and more, such epiphanies are occurring among the overwhelmingly Muslim refugees streaming by the hundreds of thousands across Syria's borders into neighboring countries. Several million more have become wanderers in their own country as the war spreads. Terrified, exhausted and angry, they need the most basic necessities. But they also need someone who cares.
Many are mothers with children. Their husbands are fighting back home -- or dead.
"I see precious women who love their children just like I love my children," says Christine Andrews*, a Christian worker in Jordan. "Just think how you would feel if you had to leave your home in the middle of the night because someone was burning it down. You had to run with your children and escape with your life and the clothes on your back. You had to leave everything behind and you don't know what's going to be there when you get back. This is what a lot of these women are looking at. They don't know what their future holds. There's a lot of fear and anger -- and deep sadness. If we can give them Jesus and a relationship with the Lord who holds their future in His hands, that would give them hope."
Munif*, a Jordanian Christian pastor who initiated much of the refugee ministry now flourishing on the border, aims to do just that. As Syrian families began to crowd into his town and the surrounding villages last year looking for basic shelter, he and his congregation refused to look the other way.
They didn't have much to give, but "we couldn't see people in need and not act if we could do anything," he recounts. "This is our message as Christians, not just to stay inside the church, but to go to the people and help them -- and now there's a big chance."
The small-scale ministry began with aid to about 40 Syrian families but has grown into the hundreds as refugees continue to flood the area. Munif and his helpers -- who now include Christian workers and aid groups from Jordan and beyond -- visit families, deliver food and provide other necessities, such as diapers and personal hygiene items. As winter approaches, the need for blankets, carpets, gas heaters and warm clothes grows urgent.
The priority on visiting families where they live, however, serves a greater purpose than just distributing aid supplies. It expresses love.
"We have a lot of volunteers and teams helping these days, especially in the area of visiting people in their houses, sharing life with them, eating with them, drinking tea, listening to them, speaking to them, hugging them," Munif explains. "By this we respect and honor them."
Hospitality means everything in Arab culture, and being visited in their homes, however sparse those homes may be, gives traumatized Syrians "a sense of normalcy," says Josh Andrews*, a Christian worker actively involved in the ministry. "They're happy to make tea."
It also opens unseen doors into hearts and lives.
"We're having the opportunity to share the Gospel clearly, boldly, just about every time we go into a house," reports Jack Logan*, another worker in Jordan. "It's amazing. It takes a while for the veneer to go down ... but when you start to speak about Christ, get into the Word and ask, 'Can I tell you a story?' the answer is almost always an enthusiastic yes."
Josh Andrews adds: "We can't visit every family, but we're taking one day at a time and honoring God in our actions. We're praying this is God's time [for Syrians]. They're open to hear. How do we get God's Word into their heads? That's all we need to do. God does the rest. We're expecting to see people come to Christ, form groups and, when Syrians begin to go back into their country, take this message with them and grow it from the inside."
No end in sight
When, or if, displaced Syrians will be able to return to their homeland is anyone's guess.
An average of 100 civilians die daily in the crossfire between regime forces -- directed by the ruling Alawite minority, distant historical cousins of Shiite Muslims -- and the multiple rebel factions claiming to represent the Sunni Muslim majority. Other ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Christians, find themselves caught in the middle. More than 35,000 civilians, including thousands of women and children, have died since the violence began in March 2011. As increasing numbers of foreign fighters enter the country on both sides, the struggle for power has taken on an increasingly sectarian, Shiite-versus-Sunni tone. The violence spilling across Syria's borders threatens to destabilize surrounding countries.
And it grows increasingly savage.
Syrian troops shell densely populated neighborhoods to rubble in order to root out small bands of rebels. Rebels respond with suicide bombings, assassinations and urban attacks. The majority of atrocities continue to be perpetrated by regime forces and their militia supporters, according to human rights groups. But abuses and street executions by rebel fighters are increasing as jihadists gain influence among rebel factions. Walk into most any refugee camp and Syrians will show you cell phone videos of casual brutality.
The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria issued a dire warning Nov. 6: If the civil war doesn't end soon, Syria could become another Somalia, with militant factions and clan warlords battling for years over bloody pieces of territory.
"This thing is not going to end well," predicts a Christian observer with many years of experience in the Middle East. "There's so much hatred built up in the hearts of so many people. They're caught up in forces beyond their control. They feel they're in the middle of a hurricane."
No wonder so many desperate Syrians are fleeing to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and other countries in the area. The refugee count is expected to top 700,000 by year's end, according to U.N. estimates. In reality, that many refugees may already have sought sanctuary across borders. Stories of traumatic crossings abound:
-- A father and mother crossing the Syria-Jordan border with their five children watched in horror as their teenage son, Hassan*, was shot in the head in an ambush. As he lay bleeding in his mother's arms, she screamed for help. A soldier approached, gun pointed. Their 4-year-old son, Wafik*, who rarely speaks, stood and held up his arms. "I beg you, Uncle, don't hurt us anymore. Have mercy on us," he appealed. The child's eloquent words must have moved the soldier, who took Hassan to a hospital for treatment. The whole family later made it into Jordan, where they found comfort from Munif's church. Hassan recovered, but walks haltingly and needs physical therapy.
-- A young Sunni couple escaped the slaughter of friends and family members and fled their town, moving from village to village. At one point, Syrian Christians sheltered them, hiding them under a church. Finally, they drugged their 8-month-old daughter to keep her quiet during the dangerous border crossing into Jordan. They ended up in the huge Zaatari refugee camp, a windswept expanse of sun-blasted tents holding more than 30,000 Syrians. The harsh conditions there threatened the life of their daughter, who has breathing problems. They slipped out of the camp and found a tiny apartment in Amman, Jordan's capital. But the husband can't find enough work to pay basic expenses. Christian friends in the city have helped them, but they might have to return to the Zaatari camp if he can't find a dependable job. The thought of winter in a flimsy tent -- and what it could do to their daughter -- torments them.
-- A family caught at the Syria-Lebanon border for 13 days managed to hire a taxi for $1,400, plus various bribes, to reach East Beirut, where they share a cramped apartment with another family. The father, a master chef who earned more than $1,000 a month in Syrian restaurants, now makes $10 a day serving coffee -- when he can find the work. Some of the people in the crowded neighborhood are hostile toward Syrians. "We just want to see our kids grow up and have normal lives," he says. For now, everything is day to day.
-- Four families who recently made it to Lebanon shiver in nearly empty rented rooms they share. They fled Syria after attending a funeral that was attacked by Syrian forces, they allege, with cluster bombs. One of the men shows his wounds. One of the young women, well into pregnancy, has yet to see a doctor. How would she pay? They gratefully accept aid boxes from Christians containing food, toiletries and a Bible.
New Testament model
Such stories make Sami*, a 38-year-old Christian pastor in Lebanon, even more determined to follow the risky path he has chosen. The first time he visited a refugee family last year, near the volatile border with Syria, it hit him.
"I felt a heavy burden on my shoulders and I started to cry, not knowing why," he remembers. "The main question that was coming to my mind was: Who's going to reach those people with the Gospel? I looked around and we [Christ-followers] are few; they are thousands, hundreds of thousands. They are all from Muslim background, and there is no one in Lebanon thinking to reach them. As I was crying and asking this question, the answer came to my mind saying, 'You are going to reach them.'"
Like Munif in Jordan, Sami and a small band of Lebanese and American Christian workers have delivered food, aid and the love of Christ to Syrian refugees, who have soared beyond 100,000 in Lebanon. It fits into the vision he already had to reach more than 200 mostly Muslim villages with the Gospel. His model: the first churches of the New Testament.
"The early church had no buildings, no financial abilities as we have today," Sami says. "They had so little but they were able to do so much. In Lebanon, we have more freedom than what they had back in Jerusalem or in the Roman Empire, so why can't we do what they did? I felt the Lord leading us to start something new - old, but new -- to bring back those principles and put them into practical life. ... I cannot go to the Muslim villages and rent an apartment or a building, put up a cross, bring pews and a piano and say, 'Come to Jesus.' But I can go there, sit with them on the floor around a cup of tea and discuss about salvation, and I will be accepted by them. It's not changing the message but changing the tools. Our vision is to plant churches following the biblical model, reproducible churches that teach people how to have a Gospel-centered life for God's glory."
He's faced plenty of opposition, some of it tinged with threats of violence -- not only from Muslim leaders but from traditional churches that have no interest in reaching out to Muslims, especially Syrian Muslims. Many Lebanese, whether Christian or Muslim, detest Syrians, who long occupied their country and continue to influence events there. Sami himself grew up in Beirut walking past murals reading, "Know your enemy. Syria is your enemy."
It's time for followers of Christ to move beyond that mindset, he believes. "Now Christians are serving Syrians, Muslims, and showing love," he says with a wide smile.
And Syrians are responding. Thousands have heard the Gospel through verbal presentations, audio Bible stories and Bible distribution in conjunction with relief aid. More than 5,000 Bibles have been given to Syrian families. Hundreds have decided to follow Christ as Lord. Worship and discipleship groups are forming, even in some of the most dangerous border areas (see
"Miracles on the border: Syrians encounter Jesus"
To fearful Lebanese churches that tell him Syrian Muslims will never believe in Jesus, Sami points to those who already have believed. And the good news is making its way back across the border.
"These people are in need, and they need Jesus whether they were with the [Assad] regime or against the regime," Sami declares. "We cannot say that God cannot work. We believe that the Lord is bringing these people to us so we can share the Gospel with them, equip them, disciple them and prepare them to go back to Syria when the situation is calm so they can start a church-planting movement. It's not by coincidence that thousands of Syrians would come to Lebanon, and it's not by coincidence that after this long history of Syrian occupation, Lebanese Christians are serving Sunni Muslims."
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You will be advised as to the method, whether this be by text, over the phone, via messaging service or face to face.
Results are only ever given to you, and they are all fully confidential.
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What about the treatments if I have something?
If an infection is diagnosed straight away, then the treatment will be given out there and then. It is important that you complete any treatment given, even if the symptoms go away. Sometimes treatments are given as injections.
You will be given the best treatment for your own circumstances, and you should follow any instructions given to you by clinic staff.
All treatments from Sexual Health Clinics are free.
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What is PEP?
(Post Exposure Prophylaxis)
If you think that you have been exposed to HIV due to having unprotected sex, or a condom breaking, there is a course of medication that you can take which may prevent you becoming HIV positive.
PEP is a four week course of anti HIV medication that must be taken within 72 hours of possible exposure.
The course of treatment can have side effects such as nausea, diarrhoea and severe headaches, which can make it necessary to take time off work.
It should not be thought of as a 'morning after pill' for HIV.
PEP is not guaranteed to work in 100% of cases, but the sooner you can get access to the treatment following the possible exposure, the more likely it is to work.
You can only access PEP up to a maximum of 72 hours following possible exposure, and is not likely to be effective after this time.
The course of treatment is available from sexual health clinics, and also from A&E departments. If you think you have been exposed to HIV, you should speak to a sexual health clinic as soon as possible.


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Fully fund missile defense
Will "work to ensure critical funding is restored to protect the U.S. homeland and our allies from missile threats from rogue states such as Iran and North Korea."
Subjects: Federal Budget, Foreign Policy, Military, Nuclear
Programs are funded, but disagreements persist
Updated: Friday, August 24th, 2012 | By Molly Moorhead
Republicans in Congress have often tangled with President Obama over the best strategy for missile defense, which in turn has complicated the funding.
In 2009, Obama introduced a missile defense plan curbing the development of long-range U.S.-based interceptors to deter attacks from places like North Korea. Instead, he put more focus on the more immediate threat of shorter-range Iranian missiles, which could be intercepted over Europe.
GOP lawmakers say this leaves America vulnerable and vowed in their Pledge to America to protect the continental U.S.
"There is real concern that while the threat from Iranian intercontinental ballistic missiles could materialize as early as 2015, the government's missile defense policy is not projected to cover the U.S. homeland until 2020. We will work to ensure critical funding is restored to protect the U.S. homeland and our allies from missile threats from rogue states such as Iran and North Korea," the pledge states.
A complicating factor is Russia, which strongly opposes the U.S. enhancing its defense systems in Europe.
"Russia doesn't like that we have these systems and that we're putting them in Europe because they could potentially be used to counter Russia's missile forces," said Todd Harrison, a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. "I don't know if technically that is true or not. We say that these systems are only intended for an Iranian threat."
That dispute boomeranged to the domestic front in March 2012 when a hot microphone caught Obama telling Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more "flexibility" in negotiations after the November election. Republicans, pounced, saying it proved Obama was willing to make concessions that could undermine U.S. security.
Despite the disagreements, missile defense consistently receives billions of dollars every year, and the level hasn't varied much under Obama.
"We still spend about $10 billion a year on missile defense," Harrison said. 'We just spend it on different systems."
For spending in 2013, Republicans raised the stakes, passing a defense budget in the House that includes $100 million to begin building an East Coast missile defense base base that even military leaders say is not needed now. The Senate hasn't voted on the bill, and Obama has threatened to veto it.
Republican lawmakers are keeping up their efforts to fund the type of missile defense system they think is necessary, with little success so far. But overall, missile defense continues to be a priority and is supported with billions of dollars annually. We rate this a Compromise.
Interview with Todd Harrison, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Aug. 20, 2012
Washington Post, "Missile defense looms over START ratification," Dec. 13, 2010, via Nexis
Washington Post, "The hard work after START," Dec. 23, 2010, via Nexis
Associated Press, "43 GOP senators press Obama on missile defense," March 27, 2012, via Nexis
Associated Press, "House OKs $642 billion defense bill," May 18, 2012
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Known for its beautiful Poinsettia Festival, a valley nursery, a favorite among plant lovers, has announced it's going out of business.
It's the end of an era for Gardener's World.
"It's been fun to be a part of the business just overall growing up in it, you meet so many people."
Kari Petterson has years of memories -- special moments she made spending time right here, a 20 acre lot nestled at the foot of South Mountain.
"Originally we were a grower wholesaler and so we were open basically to builders, landscapers, large firms and as the community grew around us because there really wasn't anything here. Years ago as infield came, we opened up to the community and started garden centers."
Gardener's World was her parents' creation. Gary and Sharon started the business back in 1972 and opened up shop on baseline a short time later.
A scientist, soil expert and horticulturist, gardening was Gary's passion. He passed away this past February.
"He was fantastic I mean that man, he knew everything just about everything," says employee Amelia Morrison.
Amelia Morrison was hired on in 2003. The closing was bittersweet for her as it is for Petterson, who says both financial and personal reasons are behind the decision to close
"Like every business it has its ups and downs and it's a roller coaster as most entrepreneurs know," says Petterson.
Whether you're looking for a blue plumbago or a simple cactus to plant there's still quite a bit of inventory here at Gardener's World. Once this is all gone, the doors will officially close for good.
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15-year-old Kevin Rabinovich has a passion for computers and technology. Saturday he hosted the 2nd annual TEDx Youth Conference."TEDx Youth Conference Columbia SC is an annual for youth by youth conference and in fact Columbia's only youth conference which aims to spread innovative and fresh ideas to youth in the Midlands," he said.TED stands for technology, entertainment and design. TEDx conferences are held in many major cities across the world.
Two years ago Rabinovich tried to get into Columbia's conference. He was told he was too young. So he started his own."So I said, 'How difficult could that be?' And I tried my first TEDx conference and last year we had four speakers and two performers and it was held at AC Flora high school."This year, it was held at IT-oLogy with 11 speakers and four performers.
"Kevin is very much a high achiever, very good natured young man and yet very capable at directing and leading this crowd of high achievers," said presenter Joe Long. The goal of the conference is to share and inspire innovative ideas.
"I believe it's very important because it gives people a voice to spread their own ideas," said an AC Flora student who attended.
"Even if you're really young you can do great things," said another attendee."It's good to see the motivated, focused and highly capable members of the next generation who are quite eager to pick up and carry on," said Long.
Rabinovich worked with a team of 12 other students to put together the conference. He said he's already thinking about next year.
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Dephon Martowski, 16, of Hampden, went missing on June 4, but he was found safe in Palmer, police said Friday.
He had been living in Hampden with his foster family while under the supervision of the Department of Children & Families.
Martowski hadn't told anyone where he was going, which was something out of the ordinary for him.
Hampden Police Chief Jeff Farnsworth said Martowski's foster family did exactly what they were supposed to and contacted both the DCF and police.
During the time of his disappearance, police contacted the DCF themselves for help in the search, but Farnsworth said they were not being responsive to the department.
"The detective in charge made a couple phone calls. He got a voicemail one evening from a worker, but no other calls were received from them," Farnsworth said.
The detective was reaching out to DCF to see if they had any information in regards to Martowski's blood relatives, which could have led police to his whereabouts faster.
However, according to Farnsworth, they just kept getting voicemail after voicemail.
"I'm pretty astounded that a police department can't get a call back when one of their children goes missing," Farnsworth said.
It wasn't until five days later when he called the DCF interim commissioner directly that police finally got a response.
Farnsworth said that was five days wasted in the search to bring Martowski home.
"We're trying to do our part, but it's frustrating that the chief of police has to get involved and make a call to Boston to try to get an answer on something that should have been a call to us immediately," Farnsworth explained.
"We need cooperation and responses from everybody involved as quickly as possible," he continued.
CBS 3 also reached out to the DCF's headquarters, but an answering machine told us they were closed for the day.
Martowski's disappearance came just months after Jeremiah Oliver, 5, of Fitchburg, who was also monitored by DCF, was reported missing last September.
His remains were later found off Interstate 190 in Sterling.
However, in this case, Hampden police did not believe Martowski was in any serious danger, but they did want him to return back home safely.
"We have a responsibility to these children to find them. If the agency ultimately in charge of their care can't effectively interact with law enforcement, how are they going to get found?" Farnsworth asked.
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Luxury Gated Country Club / GOLF in Sedona
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 4
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Townhome
- community Canyon Mesa
rates (USD)
/ week
$ 2,400 - $ 2,400 / month
vacation rental description
2BR 2BA casita in a luxury gated country club with GOLF course located in the quaint little village of Oak Creek. Oak Creek Village is located in Southern Sedona and is dominated by red rock landscaping including the famous "Bell Rock" and "Court House". The Canyon Mesa Country Club offers privacy in a secluded, peaceful envirement. The casita is nicely decorated with southwestern styled furniture and elegant art pieces. It includes a family room with a flat screen TV, an elegant dining room, the kitchen is fully equipped with all the necessary utensils needed for cooking. The master bedroom along with its queen-sized bed (with a top of the line mattress) includes a large bathroom with a tub/shower. The second bedroom is equipped with 2 twin beds with a desk area with WIFI internet along with a spaceous closet. If needed, the two twin beds may be converted into a king bed. The Casita has 2 patios, one in the front of the house, and one in the back. Can sleep 4 adults or up to 4 adults and 2 children (cannot sleep 6 adults)
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
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Catherine W 520-488-7515
townhome rental amenities
*Wireless WIFI Internet is available in the casita
AC/Fan/Central Heat
New FLAT screen 32 "TV/Cable/VCR/DVD/Music Player/Local Phone
Dish Washer/refrigerator/microwave/blender/coffee pot/toaster/oven/BBQ/iron/ironing board/vacuum/all kitchen utensiles/linens/towells/pools towells
patio furniture/inside fireplace use is NOT allowed
The Canyon Mesa Country Club is accompanied with a pool and jacuzzi open from May to November. As well, golf and tennis are offered along with a proshop, a library, wireless internet, a grande patio, and a large room where meetings may be held. Poker tournaments are also held at the country club. A shuttle offers a ride from Phoenix to Sedona.
activities and attractions in Sedona Arizona
Spectacular views can be seen within Oak Creek Canyon. Several scenic parks such as Red Rock and Sliding Rock Park are a must-see. Multiple hiking trails, mountain biking, and horseback riding are available. Motorized tours that enable one to view the "backside" of Sedona are also available.
Water activities in Oak Creek are fun for all ages and families.
Sedona also offers shopping and outlet malls, art galleries, and
restaurants. We do recommend "Picazzo Pizza" and "Cuisine of India / India Palace" as 2 delectable local restaurants.Desert flour bakery has the best bread in town. From Sedona, it is an easy drive to Flagstaff and/or the Grand Canyon and Upper Arizona
vacation rental rates
Rates (subject to change without notice )
weekly $980
monthly $2400
cleaning fee $70
Please email for more info
Catherine W 520-488-7515
payment methods
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Top things to do in Sedona
- rest and relax
- admire the scenery
- hiking
- mountain biking
- golfing
Top things to do on a budget
- relax in peaceful country club
- outlet mall shopping
- hiking
- golf ( very moderate fee)
- restaurant experience
Top things to do with a family
- enjoy country club with pool
- mountain biking
- jeep tours helicopter tours
- sliding rock state park
- outdoor fun
Catherine W , owner


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Current Articles
This handbook is a joint publication of the European Commission and of the OECD. Its aim is to inform policy makers in any country to decide on the most appropriate strategies for policies for career guidance in their countries in the education, employment and community sectors. The main part of the handbook is divided into 14 policy themes, organised in 4 sections:
+ Improving career guidance for young people
+ improving career guidance for adults
+ Improving access to career guidance
+ Improving policies and systems for career guidance.
Each policy theme is addressed as follows:
=Key problems/issues that need to be considered
=Questions that policymakers should ask in addressing those issues
=Options that policymakers can adopt to improve policies
=Some examples of effective responses.
The handbook was co-edited in 2004 by Richard Sweet, OECD, and John McCarthy, European Commission, based on material prepared by Prof Ronald Sultana and Prof Tony Watts. It is a staff working paper of the European Commission.
The Arabic translation of the Handbook was kindly facilitated by the Qatar Foundation. The editing of the Arabic version was kindly undertaken by Dr Aboubakr Badawi (Egypt).
This summary was translated by Dr Neruda Barakat, Skills and Career Centre, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria.
This Occasional Paper, prepared by Prof Ronald Sultana for iCeGS, UK, in 2008, assesses the dynamics of international policy learning (policy lending and policy borrowing), its possible motives, and key mechanisms by which transfers of learning take place. It raises questions regarding the value and limitations of deterritorialised policy exchange, noting that career guidance practice is firmly rooted in a particular complex of values and meanings that are entwined in the social and economic environment of each country and region.
The author draws on his work experiences in Malta, Palestine and Egypt, to illustrate the way transnational and globalised agendas are reconfigured and reinterpreted at the local level.
An examination of policies for career guidance was one component of a European Union programme (MEDA-ETE) being implemented by the European Training Foundation to support education and training for employment in the Mediterranean region. It involved 10 Mediterranean countries. The research on career guidance policies produced country reports on which this comparative analysis is based. The report covers:
It also presents country profiles and comparative statistics.
This report has been commissioned by the South Africa Qualifications Authority. It reports on navigational tools available to learners, workers, work-seekers in South Africa and to those helping them construct work and study paths for sustainable and meaningful livelihoods.
The landscape of careers guidance in South Africa comprises many players, diverse and devolved information sources and services, and a policy and personnel infrastructure that suggests the situation of careers guidance has improved over the last few years. However, information exists in 'thundershower' initiatives for pockets of people. Changes in education and training make mastering information more complicated.
The key voids in information and guidance provision are: lack of coordination; no comprehensive, national, independent, good-quality, publicly available information; no national strategic policy leadership in the field; no models for systemic careers guidance delivery; paltry funding to outreach organisations; and no public recognition that support and accessibility are intertwined.
Needed are strategic leadership and coordination; comprehensive, national, independent accessible information for all linked to support services; and harnessing new technology to provide innovative services that increase accessibility dramatically. The learner needs to be at the centre of a radical rethink of careers services in a lifelong learning framework to ensure learners have access to navigational tools throughout a lifetime of work and study transitions.
A cellphone/telephone helpline is recommended and elaborated as a strategic and concrete point of entry to address many of these imperatives. The need for navigational tools is vast and a critical issue of access, redress and the efficiency of the education and labour market systems. SAQA, linked to both the Department of Education (DoE) and the DoL, is ideally placed to lead a partner initiative to set up a helpline for careers information and advice.
El doble propósito de este OIT (Oficina Internacional de Trabajo) Manual es: (1) focalizar la atención hacia quienes formulan políticasy administran programas en países de bajos y medianos ingresos (PBMI) sobre los temas básicos de la reforma de los servicios de orientación profesional en dichos países; y (2) brindar a los planificadores y especialistas de los programas a nivel nacional y local una amplia variedad de ejemplos de diferentes países y herramientas prácticas de orientación profesional para emplear como modelos para su posible adaptación y uso. El Manual se divide en dos partes que abordan cada uno de estos objetivos.
La primera parte comienza con una revisión de las tendencias internacionales actuales en materia de orientación profesional en los países de altos ingresos y comenta acerca de la pertinencia de esas tendencias en países de bajos y medianos ingresos. En segundo lugar, se presenta un marco de seis elementos clave que deben considerarse en el desarrollo de un sistema de orientación profesional. Estos elementos son: (1) comprensión del contexto de país; (2) desarrollo de la información profesional; (3) promoción de la elección, búsqueda y mantenimiento del trabajo; (4) organización de la oferta de servicios; (5) desarrollo del personal para apoyar la prestación de servicios; y (6) mejoramiento de la gobernabilidad y la coordinación. En tercer lugar, el Manual integra varias prácticas ilustrativas de países en el debate de cada uno de los seis elementos clave. Estas prácticas también sirven por sí solas como lecciones aplicables en la búsqueda de soluciones en la vida real a los desafíos de las políticas públicas.
La segunda parte del Manual indica sitios web específicos de Internet sobre la orientación profesional. Estos sitios incluyen: (1) un inventario de las herramientas y recursos sobre orientación profesional disponibles en Internet de diversos países de altos, medianos y bajos ingresos; y (2) referencias más generales, tales como las normas de competencia internacionales para especialistas de la orientación profesional y normas para el desarrollo de información profesional. La información sobre orientación profesional y las herramientas para el desarrollo de competencias en Internet han proliferado durante los últimos diez años y la accesibilidad a esta información por parte de un público internacional proporciona una ventana sobre las prácticas actuales a nivel mundial. Se pone particular atención en la inclusión de recursos en uso en la actualidad en los países de bajos y medianos ingresos.
The dual purpose of this ILO (International Labour Organisation) Handbook is: (1) to focus the attention of policy-makers and programme administrators in low- and middle-income countries upon the core issues in the reform of career guidance services in those countries; and (2) to provide programme planners and practitioners at the national and local levels with a wide variety of country examples and practical career guidance tools to use as models for possible adaptation and use. The Handbook is divided into two parts to address each of these objectives.
Part I first reviews current international trends in career guidance in high-income countries and comments on the relevance of these trends in low- and middle-income countries. Second, a framework is presented of six key elements to be taken into account in the development of a career guidance system. These elements are: (1) understanding the country context; (2) development of career information; (3) promotion of work choice, search and maintenance skills development; (4) organization of service delivery; (5) staff development to support service delivery; and (6) improvement of governance and coordination. Third, the Handbook integrates a number of illustrative country practices into the discussion of each of the six key elements. These practices also stand on their own as applicable lessons in real-life solutions to public policy challenges.
Part II of the Handbook indicates specific career guidance Internet web sites. These comprise:
(1) an inventory of career guidance tools and resources available on the Internet from a variety of high-, middle- and low-income countries; and (2) more general references, such as international competency standards for career guidance professionals and standards for career information development. Career guidance information and skills development tools on the Internet have proliferated in the last ten years, and the accessibility to this information by an international audience provides a window on current practices worldwide.
Particular attention is given to including resources currently in use in low- and middle-income countries
This report summarize the findings of seven case-studies of public policy in career guidance carried out in Chile, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Turkey. The objectives of this World Bank study were: to identify and describe the distinctive issues faced by developing and transition economies in forming effective policies in career guidance and counseling; to identify emerging examples of best practice, and suggest how such countries can form more effective policies and programs in this field; and to assist the World Bank and other development agencies in determining how they can best assist such efforts. World Bank client countries are often faced with distinctive issues. These include limited public resources, high unemployment and poverty, large informal economies, need for community capacity building, and at times specific family and cultural factors which may have a major impact on career decision-making.
Current career guidance provision in the seven case-study countries is reviewed in terms of five main sectors: schools; tertiary education; public employment services; employer-based services; and the private and voluntary sectors. This provision reflects a traditional policy rationale in which career guidance is viewed in somewhat institutional and reactive terms, as a measure designed to lubricate the operation of the education system and its relationship to the labor market, and to combat such phenomena as unemployment or mismatch.
There are however signs of a more dynamic and proactive policy rationale emerging in middle-income countries, as is the case in developed countries. Career guidance is increasingly viewed as an integral part of a human resource development strategy designed to harness technological and economic change and enable the country to compete effectively in global markets. Under this view, career guidance has an important role to play in encouraging all individuals, including youth and adults, to engage in career planning and learning throughout life, so enabling them to respond more flexibly to the opportunities offered by a dynamic labor market. This view is supported by changing concepts of career development. It requires extending access to career guidance services, constructing more of these services on a self-help basis, strengthening career and educational information resources, and improving staffing in a more differentiated form.
Based on this analysis of the case-studies, four general conclusions are reached to assist middle-income countries in developing services. First, provision of services needs to be viewed as a coherent system, with multiple stakeholders developing different elements of service delivery. Second, governments have a key role in developing the services, but should not be viewed as sole providers. Third, restrictions on public resources require priorities to be established: these include an initial focus on improving career and educational information, followed by investing in self-help services, exploiting the use of information and communications technology, improving staff training, and developing incentives to encourage the private and NGO sectors to develop and deliver services. Finally, an evidence base of client demand, service cost, and service impact needs to be developed to defend investments.
The presentation explored how career guidance can support education, training and employment policies that address the the hot economic and social issues faced by Middle East and North African (MENA ) and European countries. The objectives of the presentation were to:
Shed light on Career Guidance's links with Human Resource Development
(HRD) issues in the Middle Eastern and North African region (MENA);
Discuss the possible role of career guidance in supporting development
strategies in the MENA region;
Define a forward looking role of MENA governments in introducing career


text: The official Disney blog, Oh My Disney, released a special Father's Day video featuring dads from memorable Disney films.The two-minute video highlights Marlin from "Finding Nemo," King Triton from "The Little Mermaid," Mufasa from "The Lion King" and several other animated fathers.The video touches the bitter and sweet experiences of fatherhood, including protecting children, playing with them, disciplining them, watching them leave and always expressing love.Many commenters on Facebook shared the video with their fathers and expressed love and appreciation for them."I just had goosebumps!! So touching. I love you daddy!" Mariam Popex Dawood wrote on Facebook.Marie Janine Walker Beale also wrote: "That was a great Father's Day card. Happy Father's Day everybody!"


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Baseball falls to East Tennessee State, 7-2
March 22, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The JU baseball team can't find any luck this week as they once again fell to East Tennessee State, 7-2, on Saturday afternoon in the final game of an Atlantic Sun Conference series at John Sessions Stadium.
The Dolphins (13-7, 7-5) dropped all four of their games on Spring Break and have now lost five of their last six conference games after starting the A-Sun slate a perfect 6-0. The Buccaneers (5-15, 5-7) earned their first A-Sun sweep after producing balanced offensive attack with 33 runs on 33 hits in the series.
"We just couldn't do anything right this week," said JU head coach Terry Alexander. "A lot of that had to do with the good play of East Tennessee State. We look to regroup starting on Tuesday and see where it takes us."
ETSU starter Josh Means (1-3) went the distance to earn his first collegiate victory. Means allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and struck out six.
JU starter Matt Dobbins (3-1) was tagged for his first loss after surrendering three runs on five hits and fanning five batters in six innings of work. Relievers Steven Eagerton and Matt Loosen combined to allow four runs in the final three innings.
Designated hitter Jeremy Gillan paced the JU offense going 2-for-4, while Kyle Fleming and Tony Bernazard each plated a run.
First baseman Paul Hoilman went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored to lead ETSU's offensive attack. Jacob Fabry and Troy Mendez also finished with two hits on the afternoon.
Dobbins got two quick outs to start the scoreless third inning, but ran into trouble after hitting Fabry and then walking the next two batters to load the bases. Hoilman worked Dobbins to a 2-2 count before doubling to give the Buccaneers a 2-0 advantage.
The Dolphins cut the deficit to a run at 2-1, when Fleming drove Kevin Ferreira home on a sacrifice fly to centerfield in the fourth inning.
Hoilman reached on a one-out walk off Dobbins in the sixth inning. Dobbins worked a full count to Mendez, but a delayed third strike call by the home plate umpire allowed Hoilman to steal second on what was maybe thought a walk. Bubba Herbold followed with a hit that dropped just inside the right field chalk lane to score Hoilman and give ETSU a 3-1 lead.
The Buccaneers pushed their lead to 7-1 in the eighth inning with the help of an RBI single by Bart Roark and a three-run home run by Ben Allen off JU reliever Matt Loosen.
Chuck Opachich laced a one-out double to left field in the eighth inning. After moving to third on a wild pitch, Opachich scored when Bernazard reached on an error. The error seemed to start a rally for JU, but Means induced a ground ball double play in the next at-bat to quash it.
The Dolphins threatened again in the ninth inning with two runners on with two outs, but Means once again wiggled out of the jam by striking out Thomas Myers to secure the win.
JU will look to break its recent skid on Tuesday as they travel down to Gainesville to face in-state rival Florida at 6:30 p.m. Fans can hear the game live on ESPN 1460AM beginning at 6:15 p.m. with the Bono's pregame show.


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Trey Metoyer, the No. 2 receiver in the nation from the 2011 recruiting crop, will formally join the Oklahoma Sooners' 2012 class after receiving an academic go-ahead from the NCAA. Metoyer wasn't able to make it in last year, so he spent the season getting his numbers right at Hargrave Military Academy.
He's one of six players enrolling early at OU, counting Juco transfers. As he's still a five-star recruit, he boosts OU's haul into Rivals' top 10 classes. He's the Sooners' highest-rated 2012 recruit, with three four-star receivers following close behind -- and they're still in the running for Dorial Green-Beckham, another five-star receiver. So, yeah, this is pretty big news. You'll excuse Oklahoma fans for getting excited:
Every one is drooling over the prospect of what Dorial Green-Beckham could do for one lucky program, well Metoyer is pretty darn close to that same level of potential impact. Maybe someone can come up with a better comparison, but for me Metoyer reminds me a lot of Malcolm Kelly. Ridiculous hands, he'll catch everything that is even remotely close to him, and while not a burner has the ability to get behind the defense if they don't respect his speed or cheat up against the run.
The Sooners should be well-stocked at receiver for the immediate future, to say the least. Even without all-time NCAA catches leader Ryan Broyles, OU returns Kenny Stills and Jaz Reynolds, who combined for 1,564 yards last year.
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Affordable Slopeside Condo - 5th Nite Free - Ski Discounts in Durango
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Just take the elevator to the ground floor and you are steps away from the Six Pack lift. Our 2 bedroom/2 bath condo (1,046 sq ft) is located on the 6th floor of the Eolus building which is located in the heart of the main plaza - making your vacation as convenient as possible.
The kitchen is fully equipped with new counter tops and is complete with cooking utensils etc. This unit comes with an underground parking space and a brand new washer/dryer (June 2010). The master bedroom is furnished with a king bed while the 2nd bedroom contains two sets of bunk beds. Additionally, a queen sized pull out sofa bed is located in the main living space which allows the condo to sleep 8 comfortably.
Each bedroom, along with the main living space contains a TV w/cable. The main living space has a balcony which overlooks the main plaza and the Six Pack lift as well as a wood burning fireplace (wood is provided). New carpet was recently installed in the condo and free wireless internet is provided.
For an optional 8% resort fee, you can have access to the Durango Mountain Club which includes an outdoor heated pool with slide, outdoor hot tub, gym and lockers. Inquire for more details.
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Ski in/ski out at Durango Mountain Resort (Purgatory)
Master - King Bed
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Main Living Space - Queen pull out sofa
Washer/Dryer, Wifi, Wood Burning fireplace (wood provided), covered parking
The condo is on the 6th floor and offers great views of the mountains as well as the main base area.
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The Durango area offers pretty much every activity you can think of except the ocean/beach - (Durango Mountain Resort (summer & winter activities) skiing, snowmobiling, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, climbing, historic downtown Durango, Mesa Verde National Park, shopping, amazing restaurants etc. etc.). And we can offer discounts on many of these activities.
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Winter - $275/Night (5th Night Free)
Christmas/New Years - $450/Night // Spring Break $375
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Jeannie Hollar came home one day and couldn't believe what she saw when she walked into the kitchen and approached her stove.
"The burners were on," said Hollar. "They were glowing red!"
She had a sneaky suspicion who was at fault.
"Well, I blamed my children and they blamed each other," said Hollar.
Her children were proven innocent when something else happened a few months later. The Hollar family was eating dinner when something to began to smell and the room started getting warm. Hollar check the stove top. The burners were off, but the heat was still building.
She then opened the oven door and says she felt heat like never before. Her son reached for the fire extinguisher while her daughter ran to her room to get her stuffed animals.
"She thought the house was going to burn down," said Hollar. "I kept hitting, off, off, off trying to get the oven off.
It wouldn't turn off until her husband ran downstairs and turned off the breaker.
"I don't feel safe with this stove in my home," said Hollar.
As it turns out, she shouldn't have felt safe. Parts of her Frigidaire range, manufactured by Electrolux, were under recall. The company had received 70 reports of unexpected heating problems. Three of the cases resulted in fires. The Hollars had no idea until they called the company to explain what had happened.
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CPSC says 15 million appliances have been recalled in the past five years over fire concerns.
Hollar was told relay switches for her stove were under recall, but the oven which had also shown a mind of its own, was not. She had to write a check for nearly $300 to get those parts replaced.
Electrolux quickly refunded the repair costs, but that wasn't all. The company launched an investigation into the oven malfunction and sent a pair of high-level engineers to the Hollar home. A company spokesperson says the engineers discovered an issue separate from the recall that warrants further inspection.
"They understood why I was concerned," said Hollar. "They were concerned about the safety."
"Consumer safety is our top priority," said Electrolux in a written statement. "We sincerely apologize for Mrs. Hollar's inconvenience and thank her for her patience."
Electrolux is going to pick up the range at the Hollar home and send it to the company's Technology Center in Tennessee.
"They are going to replace this unit with a new one," said Hollar. "I thank them for that."
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SEIU's Fast-Food Strikers May Legally Be Replaced, Perhaps Even Permanently.
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Huskers sweep Grand Canyon
Chula Vista, Calif.- The No. 9 Nebraska sand volleyball team made quick work of the University of Grand Canyon on Sunday at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center, taking down the Lopes 5-0. The victory marked the first team win for the Huskers in 2013.
Kelsey Robinson and Alexa Strange defeated Kristen Johannsen and McKenzie Phelps in three sets, 21-13, 19-21, 15-9. From there on out all Husker pairs beat their opponents in just two sets.
Hayley Thramer and Amber Rolfzen took down Sara Bowden and Shannon Dugan 26-24, 21-14, while Morgan Broekhuis and Kadie Rolfzen topped Kaitlynn Ausmus and Caelen Hiller 21-14, 21-17.
Alicia Ostrander and Kelsey Fien defeated Chloe Jenkins and Jessica Posse 21-10, 21-13, while Meghan Haggerty and Sheridan Zarda finished off Brittney Spackman and Courtney Spackman 21-13, 21-10.
The Huskers will be off tomorrow before taking on Long Beach State on Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT.
Nebraska 5, Grand Canyon 0
Kelsey Robinson/Alexa Strange def. Kristen Johannsen/Mackenzie Phelps 21-13, 19-21, 15-9
Hayley Thramer/Amber Rolfzen def. Sara Bowden/Shannon Dugan 26-24, 21-14
Morgan Broekhuis/Kadie Rolfzen def. Kaitlynn Ausmus and Caelen Hiller 21-14, 21-17
Alicia Ostrander/Kelsey Fien def. Chloe Jenkins/Jessica Posse 21-10, 21-13
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Sales milestone for Mercedes-Benz: More than 100,000 CLA worldwide now in customer hands
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Since the model's market launch in Europe in April 2013, Mercedes-Benz has handed over more than 100,000 CLA to customers all over the world. Altogether, sales of the new generation of compact cars with the three-pointed star have reached more than 800,000 units. Since the beginning of this year alone these have included more than 250,000 A-, B-, GLA- and CLA-Class vehicles.
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Mercedes-Benz at the Moscow International Automobile Salon (MIAS) 2014: two high-end world premieres and two fascinating market debuts
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The official Mercedes-Benz press conference opened the Moscow International Automobile Salon (MIAS) 2014 in Russia. The brand new, luxurious, two-door S 65 AMG Coupé, celebrating its world premiere in Moscow, was presented to a large audience of journalists and media representatives at the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center. A further high-end flagship model – the S 600 Guard – was also shown in Russia for the first time.
, Aug 20, 2014
Current Mercedes-Benz social media activities: Mercedes-Benz is the most interactive automobile brand on the social web
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Mercedes-Benz has easily the most active fans, with more than 12 million interactions on Facebook in the second quarter of 2014. A recent study by Social Bakers, the best-known market research company for the social networks, also shows that with just under two million new fans, the Stuttgart-based premium brand is also among the top 4 automobile brands with respect to growth.
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Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner in a scale of 1:43: A legend for display cabinet and the desktop
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The original was created in 1938 in the special vehicle production unit in Sindelfingen as a model for the efficient and high-performance luxury automobile of the future. It was restored and reconstructed between 2012 and 2014, true to the original model, by Mercedes-Benz Classic. Lovers of the revolutionary 540 K Streamliner can now put one, in a scale of 1:43, in their display cabinet or on their desk, providing they can get their hands on one of the limited-edition miniatures.
, Aug 11, 2014
The success story of diesel at Mercedes-Benz continues: High-tech steel pistons for added efficiency
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Innovative engineering from Mercedes-Benz once again provides trendsetting impetus in passenger car diesel technology. The world's pioneer in diesel technology from Stuttgart is the first to replace the hitherto conventional aluminium pistons in passenger car diesel engines with a new high-tech generation of pistons made of steel. The advantages they bring, when combined with the innovative NANOSLIDE® cylinder bore coating technology, include even lower fuel consumption and even lower CO2 emissions.
, Aug 06, 2014
Mercedes-Benz is starting into the second half of the year with a double-digit plus
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After completing the best-selling half-year in the company's history, Mercedes-Benz has posted yet another sales record in July. With 130,003 vehicles sold and an increase of 11.3%, the Stuttgart-based premium manufacturer has been blessed with the best ever month of July.
, Aug 05, 2014
Premiere: The new S 600 Guard - Special protection to the highest standards
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Mercedes-Benz has updated its range of special protection models with the new S 600 Guard based on the new S-Class. The S 600 Guard provides all-round protection to the level of resistance class VR9 (both in transparent and non-transparent areas). With first-class comfort, an outstanding AIRMATIC suspension, powerful V12 engine, intelligent driver assistance systems and unrestricted day-to-day suitability, the new flagship Guard model sets an unprecedented new standard in this segment, seamlessly continuing the long tradition of armoured special protection models from Mercedes-Benz.
, Jul 31, 2014
Sales release for S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID: First PLUG-IN HYBRID with a star starts
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With immediate effect the Mercedes-Benz S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID can be ordered for prices from 108,944.50 euros. The S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID blends an ultramodern hybrid drive configuration with the unique innovations and the luxurious equipment and appointments of the S-Class.
, Jul 31, 2014
smart study verifies factors for "urban joy in European cities": City life makes people happy
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Cities are anonymous, loud and hectic. Until the end of the last century this image drove many city residents out into the suburbs. In recent years this trend has reversed. Today, more people already live in cities than in rural areas. By 2050 it is expected that around 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities. The result: increasingly densely-inhabited urban areas. Private living space becomes smaller and more expensive. What do city-dwellers need and what do they wish for to be satisfied and happy with their life and their city?
, Jul 31, 2014
Prices start at less than €11,000: At the starting line: the new smart generation
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Just two weeks after the big world premiere in Berlin and parallel to the smart roadshow with stops in 15 European cities, sales of the new smart generation are now starting. At €10,895 the fortwo has the same price tag as its predecessor, whilst prices for the smart forfour start at €11,555 – in each case with a 52 kW engine and manual transmission (incl. 19% VAT). The first smart models will be delivered to customers on 22 November 2014. The top engine – the 66 kW/90 hp turbo engine – will follow in December 2014, and twinamic dual clutch transmission will become available in the spring of 2015.
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The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate: As multifaceted as modern life
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Mercedes-Benz will expand the C-Class family with the new Estate starting in September 2014. The Estate stands out with its clear and at the same time emotional, sporty design, innovative technology, variability and a load capacity enlarged even beyond that of the predecessor model. Its high-class, sophisticated interior makes modern luxury tangible with design highlights.
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The next generation CLS: Cult design featuring a futuristic lighting system
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Mercedes-Benz has comprehensively revised both the four-door CLS Coupé and the CLS Shooting Brake. These two iconic designs now have a more incisive front section. As the interior has been enhanced even further, there are many new, perfectly presented details waiting to be discovered that combine modern luxury and a hand-crafted feel with a passion for sport.
, Jun 23, 2014
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupé: The high-end coupé
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Stylistically self-assured presence, exclusive appointments and refined sportiness – the new S-Class Coupé from Mercedes-Benz combines the classic proportions of a large, sporty coupé with modern luxury and pioneering technology. As a world première, the breathtaking two-door coupé can be optionally equipped with the MAGIC BODY CONTROL suspension system with curve tilting function. Additional technical highlights are the head-up display and the touch pad feature.
, May 21, 2014
The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate: As multifaceted as modern life
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With the new Estate model Mercedes-Benz will expand the C Class family starting in September 2014. The Estate shines with a clear and at the same time emotional-sporty design, innovative technology, variability and a cargo volume enlarged even beyond that of the predecessor model. Its high-class, sophisticated interior makes modern luxury tangible with design highlights. With these qualities the Estate reinforces its reputation as a multifaceted lifestyle vehicle with outstanding properties for everyday use.
, Mar 31, 2014
The new V-Class: The Mercedes among MPVs
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With the V-Class Mercedes-Benz is redefining the MPV. As the youngest and largest member of the passenger car family from Stuttgart, it sets new benchmarks in its segment with its design and a host of innovations.
, Mar 13, 2014
The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Sheer attraction
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The all-new C-Class heralds a new chapter in the Mercedes-Benz success story and sets new standards in the premium medium-size category. Thanks to an intelligent lightweight-design concept boasting weight savings of up to 100 kilograms, excellent aerodynamics and new economical engines, the C-Class establishes new efficiency benchmarks in its segment.
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Added comfort and driving pleasure, reduced consumption: the new 9G-TRONIC
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The first nine-speed automatic transmission with torque converter, the 9G-TRONIC for premium vehicles, is now celebrating its debut: equipped with the innovative power transmission, the E 350 BlueTEC is set to become one of the most fuel-efficient six-cylinder diesel models in its class.
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Mercedes-Benz at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show
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Stylistically self-assured presence, exclusive appointments and refined sportiness – the new S-Class Coupé from Mercedes-Benz combines the classic proportions of a large, sporty coupé with modern luxury and state-of-the art technology. As a world première, the breathtaking two-door coupé can be optionally equipped with the MAGIC BODY CONTROL suspension system with curve tilting function.
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smart's presentation at the International Motor Show in Geneva will centre on the smart BRABUS Xclusive red edition and the smart fortwo edition citybeam. Further focus areas are the expansion of the smart add-on mobility service and new features for the smart drive app 2.0.
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Pleasanton school board could appoint new principals at its meeting tonight
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on May 14, 2013 at 11:29 am
Why no mention of Donlon Elementary's Principal stepping down? Not to mention this is Donlon's 4th Principal that has only lasted a year. Might be worth a discussion at tonight's school board meeting. This has direct impact to the staff, kids, parents, and overall community.
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What happened to the Amador principal- why weren't they announced? PMS and Foothill were.
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Aug. 23, 1925Jan. 2, 2013Robert E. Swick, 87, of Defiance and formerly of Delphos, passed away at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday morning.He was born on Aug. 23, 1925 in Delphos to Clarence and Leona (Molter) Swick, who preceded him in death.He was united in marriage to Rosemary Hemker on May 17, 1947, who survives in Defiance.Survivors also include his children, Cynthia "Cindy" (Don) Fischer of Maumee and Candyce "Candy" (Paul) Hawk of Defiance; a sister, Margaret Geise of Delphos; brothers, William "Bill" (Marie) Swick of Delphos and Jim (Barbara) Swick of Lima; five grandchildren, Eric (Nikki) Fischer, Brad (Jennie) Fischer, Annette Urbanski, Heath (Kelli) Hawk and Major Jerrod (Jennifer) Hawk; and 10 great grandchildren.He was preceded in death by a brother Tom Swick and a sister Helen Clark.Mr. Swick was co-owner of Swick and Sons and then became owner of the Vanilla Hut in Defiance for 12 years. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Defiance and a former member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos. He was also a 4th Degree K of C, an auxiliary police officer for the City of Delphos and a member of the Disabled Veterans in Defiance. He enjoyed boating, woodworking and loved spending time with his grandchildren.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos, the Rev. Todd Dominique officiating. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery in Delphos, with Military Grave Rites by the Delphos Veterans Council and a 4th Degree K of C service.Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. on Friday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home with a parish wake at 7:30 p.m.Memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
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This Twenty Masters Collection Dark Crash/Ride has a sound that is trashy, papery, and low. It has a wide range, with a complex and moody mix.
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