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iRise visual prototyping platform updated with new iPad emulation capability
iRise is a visual prototyping platform that is used by enterprise organizations to quickly create UI simulations for apps. The company today announced that the newly-released iRise 8.10 can now create those visual simulations for iPad and Android apps. iRise is useful when organizations are p...
Found footage: iPhone + Arduino + Heartrate Monitor = HumanAPI
HumanApi, Sports ECG in real life from uxebu on Vimeo. iPhone developer Nikolai Onken has been hard at work putting together what he calls the Human API. He wants to explore how real life can be the source of data that can be gathered and analyzed using web technologies. In the project demonstra...
Found footage: Jailbreak BTstack support extended to 1st gen iPod touch
The BTstack project that we've covered before on TUAW, offers a way for iPhone and iPod touch units to communicate with arbitrary external Bluetooth devices. To date, it's been used to connect keyboards, mice, and wiimotes with iPhone software. This system has now been extended to the first ...
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Following the breakthrough success of Berlin DJ dame Cio D'or's "Hokus Pokus" single, Treibstoff's first single of '05 is a perfect follow up. Dallas' Eric Estomel has mastered his own style of imagistic silver-gelatin tech-house that glows via warm circuitry and deep space atmospherics. "Sentidos" splices Carl Craig's brain with minimal electro, while the A-side is an aquamarine-hued dance dream.
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SINGAPORE – Church of St. Stephen will be having Malayalam Mass at 3.30pm on the second and third Sundays of the month.
According to parish priest Father John Khoo, it is Archbishop Nicholas Chia's wish that St. Stephen becomes the official parish for the Malayalam-speaking Catholics, while Our Lady of Lourdes becomes the official parish for the Tamil-speaking Catholics.
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Manly and the Northern Beaches offer quality accommodation ranging from international hotels, fully serviced apartments, motels, charming guesthouses and backpacker establishments...
Accommodation Menu:
Cecil Street Bed and Breakfast
Your "Home away from Home"Cecil Street B&B is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac only minutes from Manly beach and Wharf. This delightful federation home comprises 2 spacious bedrooms, one with a queen-size bed the other with a double bed (and roll-away single trundle). Ideal for families
Location: Fairlight
Sydney Beachouse YHA
Surf, stay and play and Sydney BeachouseSydney Beachouse YHA is a modern, clean and comfortable beachside youth hostel and groups facility. Enjoy staying in a variety of accommodation types at very reasonable prices. Our friendly team will help arrange your stay in Sydney, and even plan your tours in the local area as well as around the country.
Location: Collaroy Beach
Jacaranda Bed and Breakfast
Quiet self-contained accommodation for 2Jacaranda offers self-contained accommodation in a quiet cul-de-sac onto Balgowlah golf course
Location: Balgowlah
Manly Beach Holiday and Executive Apartments
Apartments for pleasure or businessManly Beach Holiday & Executive Apartments for pleasure or business, discover the advantage of our affordable serviced apartments from our budget range of studios, one bedroom and family suites through to our resort style one and two bedroom and luxury penthouses.
Location: Manly
Manly Surfside Holiday Apartments
Over 70 Quality ApartmentsManly Surfside Apartments manage and own over 70 quality apartments on both the beachfront and harbour foreshores of Manly. We have a variety of Luxury, Standard and Budget apartments which are fully furnished and equipped to suit all budgets.
Location: Manly
Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific
Novotel Sydney Manly PacificNovotel Sydney Manly Pacific is nestled perfectly to enjoy the very best of the Australian lifestyle. Located directly opposite Manly Beach and only 15 minutes from Sydney's CBD by Jetcat or a leisurely 30 minutes via ferry. The hotel features 213 guest rooms with uninterrupted views from downtown Manly to the beach and beyond. 72 newly refurbished ocean view rooms and 10 two bedroom suites have been completed since December 2008.
Location: Manly
The Terrace on Pittwater
On the shores of picturesque PittwaterThe 'Terrace on Pittwater' restaurant is ideally located on the shores of picturesque Pittwater, Sydney with breathtaking 180 degree waterviews to Bayview & Ku-Ring-Gai National Park and contemporary Mediterranean cuisine.
Location: Newport
Ivanhoe House B&B
Peaceful, Private, Perfect!We've welcomed guests from around the world since 1997. Ivanhoe House is located in a quiet cul de sac facing Ivanhoe Botanic Gardens. Wake to the sound of kookaburras and enjoy breakfast on your private patio or verandah. Manly's beaches, ferries, shops and restaurants are just a five minute stroll away. Choose the Garden Room on the ground floor or the Verandah Room on the first floor. Both are Queen sized rooms with their own private entrance.
Location: Manly
Manly Serviced Apartments
Self-contained apartment-style roomsManly Serviced Apartments at Manly is one of the few properties in the area that caters for budget conscious travelers and also offers the conveniences of fully self-contained apartment-style accommodation. So, if you're looking for clean, comfortable and private facilities without the so-called "luxuries" then Manly Serviced Apartments is an excellent choice. Now with WiFi.
Location: Manly
Manly Beach View Bed & Breakfast
Watch the sea from your own balcony...Sit and watch the sea and surf views of Manly Beach through to Queenscliff Beach from your own private balcony.
Location: MANLY
Manly Beach Accommodation
Live Like a Local - Affordable LuxuryLocated on Queenscliff beach this stylish abode is very special. Walk out the back security gate to beautiful Queenscliff Lagoon Park.
Location: Manly
Manly Harbour Loft Bed and Breakfast
See Sydney Stay Manly!!Voted one of Manly's best bed and breakfast. Walk beneath the frangipani tree, a private entrance to your King size bedroom. With natural light, and high ceilings, you'll enjoy the space this room has to offer. Sip a glass of wine whilst relaxing on your own balcony, admiring the view over Manly and Sydney harbour. Your bathroom too is spacious with modern features. This room is equipped with reverse air-conditioning, cool in summer, warm in winter.
Location: Manly
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BEACH JUST 5 MINUTES WALKBeach House Near Manly Self Contained 1, 2,3 or 5 bedrooms.
Location: North Curl Curl
Quest Manly
Stay a night, stay a week or stay longerQuest Manly offers a fantastic alternative for your accommodation requirements in Manly. Ideally located right behind Manly Wharf, the iconic Manly ferry is less than a minute away, linking you with Sydney's CBD. However, if you decide Manly is too good to leave, head down Manly Corso for 250 metres and you will be at the beach. On the way you will pass many world class restaurants and bars, as well as Manly's thriving retail area to test your resolve.
Location: Manly
The Outback Lodge
Modern, Comfortable and AffordableThe Outback Lodge at Manly a short walk to the famous Manly and Shelly Beaches. All of our properties are tastefully decorated and located only 2 minutes from the beach, transport, shops, restaurants and an easy 7 minute walk to the wharf area. Accommodation provided is most suitable for persons wanting a quiet location that is spotlessly clean and minutes to the ocean beach front. We cater for singles, retirees, mature persons, grandparents, professionals, families, travellers and relocation personnel.
Location: Manly
Hotel Steyne
A Northern Beaches IconOur little pub by the seaside is a welcoming destination for both the local community and visitng tourists. Catering for all demographics and offering something for everyone, whilst still upholding the feel of a local pub. Community and family are the key to a local pub, and remain core values of the Hotel.
Location: Manly
Newport Mirage Hotel
On the tranquil shores of PittwaterIf modern yet peaceful accommodation near Manly and only 45 minutes from the Sydney CBD appeals to you, the Newport Mirage Hotel on Pittwater should be your first choice.
Location: Newport
Q Station
RELAX. REJUVENATE. BE INSPIRED.Sydneys Q Station has fast become one of the citys most successful heritage sites, combining stylish accommodation with spectacular views and fascinating history. Preserved within 36 stunning hectares of the Sydney Harbour National Park at North Head. Q Stations location is among the most dramatic in Sydney secluded in a sandy cove beside native bushland and towering cliffs, with views spanning the broadest reaches of the harbour from the city to the seaside suburb of Manly.
Location: Manly
Manly Seaside Holiday Apartments
7 miles from Sydney, 1000 from care...Manly Seaside Holiday Apartments offer the largest range of accommodation in Manly. With around 100 fully self contained and serviced apartments in various buildings you can choose from Studio, One, Two or Three bedroom apartments, choose whether you would like to be on the beach front, harbour front or central Manly.
Location: Manly
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Is there anything the great, holy gift of Proficiency in Javascript can't solve? World hunger, human trafficking, terrorism: all plagues that could be easily solved if people just bothered to pick up a copy of Coding for Dummies.
Last week, some graphic designers attempted to eradicate homelessness using twee fonts. Apparently that idea didn't pan out, because now a New York entrepreneur is also tapping into the market of "treating homeless people like algorithms to be solved." We're not sure if the piece is satire, but it certainly reads like it.
In a post called "Finding the unjustly homeless, and teaching them to code," entrepreneur Patrick McConlogue regales us with his brilliant plan to turn those gross beggars on the street into model programming citizens. But not all gross beggars, just those in whom, like the deserved kingmaker he is, he spies a distinct twinkle of promise:
Every day walking to work in New York City you will see the homeless. Some mentally gone, some drunk, some just making a wage begging.
However, I like to think I can see the few times when it's a wayward puzzle piece. It's that feeling you get when you know the waiter, the cashier, the janitor is in the wrong place—they are smart, brilliant even. This is my attempt to fix one of those lost pieces.
Pull back the unkempt clothing and the crippling addiction and it's almost like there's a human being under there! A human being who, if he plays his cards right, could be worthy of learning how to code.
But which homeless people deserve to be bestowed with this entrepreneurial gift, and which deserve to continue to be ignored as they retreat further into the dark fringes of society? For Mr. McConlogue, it's simple: just find the homeless man who exhibits "drive:"
It was epic drive, here was this homeless guy with chains around his neck fighting to not to give up. It was movie poster worthy. It was drive.
Once Mr. McConlogue zeroed in on the homeless man who at this point has never once expressed a desire to 1) Speak with Mr. McConlogue or 2) Become the pet project he can write about condescendingly and in a self-glorifying way on Medium–once he's located that man, he can reveal his grand plan:
The idea is simple. Without disrespecting him, I will offer two options:
I will come back tomorrow and give you $100 in cash.
I will come back tomorrow and give you three JavaScript books, (beginner-advanced-expert) and a super cheap basic laptop. I will then come an hour early from work each day—when he feels prepared—and teach him to code.
As for the justly homeless people? Feel free to sign up for Codecademy.


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2006 Dodge Durango Road Test By Tom Strongman Photos by Charles Ofria
Dodge's bold new Durango has a face you can't miss and size to match.
The totally new vehicle is 7 inches longer, 3 inches wider and 3 inches taller than the previous model. It rides on a 119.2-inch wheelbase, which is longer than an Explorer but shorter than a Suburban. It can seat seven people in three rows of seats and can tow 8,950 pounds when properly equipped.
When Dodge set out to redesign the Durango, stated goals were "to improve ride quality, refine the comfort of the interior, utilize new safety technologies and improve fuel efficiency."
Based on a weeklong drive, I conclude that most of those goals have been met.
Durango is available in two-wheel and four-wheel drive, with three engines: a 210-horsepower, 3.7-liter V-6; a 230-horsepower, 4.7-liter V-8; and a 335-horsepower, 5.7-liter Hemi V-8.
Prices start at $26,565 for a two-wheel-drive V-6 and top out at $34,900 for a four-wheel-drive Limited. The SLT starts at $28,805. The test vehicle was a two-wheel-drive Limited with the 5.7-liter V-8, sunroof, rear-seat entertainment system, heated seats and side airbags. Its sticker price was $36,950.
Given the Durango's size, I think most buyers will want a V-8. The Hemi, of course, is the engine that is the most fun. This engine, made popular by Dodge's "That thing got a Hemi?" ad campaign, is a strong engine that loves to flex its muscles. It's smooth and powerful and, surprisingly, has the same fuel economy rating as the smaller 4.7-liter V-8. If power is your thing, or you anticipate towing or hauling seven people, go for the larger engine.
Dodge was successful in making the new Durango a more refined vehicle than its predecessor. The ride is smoother by a considerable margin, and the cabin is not only larger, but crafted with nicer materials and features.
The instrument panel of the Limited has large, white-faced gauges that are easy to read during the day and during the night, when their color changes to a light greenish blue.The audio system is completely new, with flat buttons and soft knobs that are easy to work even with gloves on.
The test vehicle was loaded with creature features that make SUVs so popular these days. It had a rear-seat DVD player, for example, and a fold-flat, third-row seat that makes it possible to carry up to seven people. Oftentimes, getting into these third-row seats is quite a challenge, but its easy in the Durango. The second-row seats tumble forward to create a large passage way to the back seat. Predictably, legroom for the third seat is pretty tight for adults, but it is tolerable for short distances.
The second-row seat is a 40/20/40 design whose center section can be folded down like an armrest. It even has cup holders.
With the third seat upright, luggage space is minimal. With the second seat moved forward and the third seat folded, the resulting cargo space is greater than that of the Chevy Tahoe, Ford Expedition or Toyota Sequoia, according to Dodge.
The original Durango SUV was larger than a compact but smaller than a full[-]size. The new vehicle again falls into a unique size category, but it is one notch bigger. That will be good news to those who need the space, and not so good news for folks who want a smaller, more carlike SUV.
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3.7 liter V6
4.7 liter V8
5.7 liter Hemi V8
Engine Type
3.7 liter SOHC 12-valve V6
4.7 liter SOHC 16-valve V8
5.7 liter Overhead valve Hemi V8 with 16 valves
235 ft-lbs. @ 4,000 RPM
300 ft-lbs. @ 3,500 RPM
375 ft-lbs. @ 4,200 RPM
Fuel Recommended
Regular Unleaded.
4 speed Automatic Transmission
5-speed automatic transmission
Drive Type (std) Drive Type (opt.)
Rear-wheel drive N/A
Rear-wheel driveAll-wheel drive
Rear-wheel drive All-wheel drive
P245/70R17 all terrain tires
P225/60HR18 tires
Overall Length
Turning Diameter
37.5 ft Curb to Curb
Curb Weight
4,713 lb
5,024 lb
Fuel Tank
27.0 Gals.
Miles Per Gallon
16 mpg city, 21 mpg Hwy.
14 mpg city, 18 mpg Hwy.
Base Sticker Price
$28,550 plus $745 Destination Charge
Standard Equipment (partial list) SXT:
3.7 Liter V6 engine
4-speed automatic transmission
Rear-wheel drive
17 inch alloy wheels with all terrain tires
Privacy glass
Roof rack
Ventilated front disc / solid rear disc brakes with ABS
5 person total seating capacity
Cloth upholstery
Power windows
Remote power door locks
Power mirrors
Cruise control
Tilt-adjustable steering wheel
Air conditioning
AM/FM in-dash single CD player, CD-controller stereo with 4 speakers
SLT adds... (partial list)
Front fog/driving lights
7 person total seating capacity
8-way power driver seat
Rear ventilation ducts with fan control
One-piece folding third row seat
Limited adds... (partial list)
4.7 Liter V8 engine
5-speed automatic
P265/60R18 all terrain tires
Stability control
Automatic headlamps
Premium leather upholstery
Memory driver's seat
Heated front seats
Split-bench folding third row seats
Heated mirrors
Audio controls on steering wheel
Height adjustable pedals
Automatic climate control air conditioning
Leather-wrapped steering wheel
AM/FM in-dash 6 CD player with CD MP3 Playback stereo with 9 speakers
Video monitor
DVD player
Sirius satellite radio
Major Available Options(Depending on model. Some options are only available as part of a package. See your Dodge dealer for details)
4.7 Liter V8 engine with 5-speed automatic
5.7 Liter Hemi V8 engine with 5-speed automatic
4-wheel drive
AM/FM in-dash 6 CD player with CD MP3 Playback stereo
8 Premium Speakers w/Subwoofer
Rear seat DVD player with 7" screen
GPS navigation system
Leather upholstery
18 inch aluminum or chrome wheels
Power Sunroof
Front side airbags
Side curtain airbags for all 3 rows.
Trailer Tow Group
Electronic Stability Control
Running Boards
P265/60R17 All-Terrain Tires
Heated Front Seats
Remote Start System
Power Adjustable Pedals
For more information on the Magnum, visit dodge.com
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My name is Kayla and i'm 13. Im going to audition for the x factor next year, but i would love to audition with a group. 2 years ago
10 years after introducing 43 Things to the world, we have decided we have met our last goal: completing the incredible experience that has been 43 Things. Please join us in giving one last cheer to all the folks who have shared their goals with the world, as well as all the people who have worked at The Robot Co-op to build this incredible website. We won a Webby Award, published a book, and brought happiness to a lot of people.
Starting today, 43 Things users can export their goals and entries from the site. Starting August 15, we will make the site "read only". 43 Things users will still be able to view the site and export their content, but we won't be taking any new content from users. We hope to leave the site up for folks to see and download their content until the end of the year. Ending on New Year's Eve takes us full circle.
It has been a long ride (one of our original goals was to "build a company that lasts at least 2 years" - we beat that one!) While we wish the site could live on, it has suffered from a number of challenges - changes in how people use the site, the advertising industry, and how search engines view the site. We wish the outcome was different – but we've always been realistic about when our goals are met and when they aren't.
As of today, you will be able to download your goals and entries. See more about that on the FAQ page. Thanks for 10 great years of goal-setting and achieving.
- The Robots.
My name is Kayla and i'm 13. Im going to audition for the x factor next year, but i would love to audition with a group. 2 years ago
my name is jada i am 13 and im looking forward to joining a isnging group to become famous.i am a great singer and an okay rapper. so if u have any questions or information hit me up on my email 2 years ago


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Book your room at Hampton Inn Dumfries/Quantico
King Study SofabedMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
King BedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
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One King Bed, Non-Smoking, AccessibleMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
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Dumfries hotel with an indoor pool
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Simply enter your Nectar card number when prompted. Your points will be credited 30 days after you return from your trip.*Offers may apply
Situated in the suburbs, this hotel is close to Prince William Forest Park, National Museum of the Marine Corps, and Forest Greens Golf Club. Area attractions also include Potomac Mills and Quantico Marine Base.
Hotel Features
Recreational amenities at Hampton Inn Dumfries/Quantico include an indoor pool and a spa tub. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with premium cable channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and refrigerators.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
At your hotel
At your hotel
In addition to an indoor pool, Hampton Inn Dumfries/Quantico provides a spa tub and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. This business-friendly hotel also offers dry cleaning/laundry services, express check-in, and express check-out. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Conference space
- Free breakfast
- Business center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Spa tub
- Indoor pool
- Television in lobby
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Blackout drapes/curtains
Eat and drink
Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast.
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
The fine print for Hampton Inn Dumfries/Quantico
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.


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You are Eric Bane. I am Eric Bane. Like Spartacus before him, Eric Bane is an enigma to those he opposes, whom we all can claim to be. I could be talking out of my arse right now but that's what I do best. From what I can tell Eric Bane is the lead character in Kalypso's upcoming stealthy-action game, and he is a vampire.
This interests me a lot because games don't look at vampires nearly enough. Vampires are interesting creatures, they can still be in touch with their humanity even though they are super-human. With a number of ways a vampire story can be taken it's a shame the last truly great one was Vampire: The Masquerade and since then the only thing to cover vampires in any fashion being Elder Scrolls, which usually has them as a side role alongside Werewolves.
First things first, here's the trailer for all things Eric and Baney:
I heard a Wilhelm scream in there, I'm sure of it! No, but really, games like this are always interesting because it's just something new. A third person stealth-action can always interest me because I even liked the criminally underrated Alpha Protocol, and throwing vampires into the mix adds even more intrigue. Combine that with the obvious Evil Megacorp inc©® and the fight to end a vampire conspiracy and it all gets interesting.
Here's the pressy stuff for you anyway
DARK is a stealth action game with RPG elements that lets you slip into the role of the ultimate killer… a vampire. Stalk your enemies from the shadows then use powerful vampire abilities to attack and silently dispatch them! The exciting story of DARK immerses you in a world full of blood and darkness in which the hunter can become the hunted at any time. As you unravel the mystery behind the omnipresent and powerful global conglomerate, Geoforge, you must continually improve your character by developing powerful skills to aid you in remaining unobserved, or silence those unfortunate enough to take too keen an interest in you.
Features of DARK:
- Stealth and action combine as players walk the world in darkness and silence, attacking their unsuspecting foes with supernatural fury
- Use powerful vampire abilities and hard-hitting melee attacks to defeat dangerous enemies — turn into a puff of smoke and disappear, or close with your foes in an instant!
- Powerful and intelligently controlled AI enemies mix the fantastic with the real-world. Battle police and elite special forces along with ghouls and other vampires
- Castles, museums, skyscrapers, nightclubs and more are rendered in stunning 3D cel-shaded graphics, beckoning the player to explore — but beware, powerful enemies hide everywhere
- RPG element mix with a compelling story – players will build up their skills through successful evasion and combat, while advancing the story through conversations with NPCs
Dark is set for release sometime within the next few months on the PC and Xbox 360


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Weisenberg Legislation Closes Sex Offender Loophole and Expands Notification Requirements
Measure passes Assembly and Senate
June 16, 2011
Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) announced the Senate and Assembly passed legislation he authored that would require people convicted of attempting unlawful surveillance to register as sex offenders (A.5661). This would allow law enforcement to notify communities of the exact addresses of these sex offenders. "Those who attempt to take inappropriate pictures or video of someone, without that person's knowledge, should be required to register as sex offenders," Weisenberg said. "This legislation will help arm families with the information they need to protect themselves from predators." Current law provides that someone convicted of unlawful surveillance where cameras are installed in a bedroom, changing room, restroom or hotel room, or for one's sexual gratification, must register as a sex offender. Weisenberg's legislation would update the law to force those guilty of attempting to commit unlawful surveillance to be listed in the sex offender registry. The legislation would also allow local law enforcement to notify communities that are considered to have vulnerable populations about the exact address of Level 2 sex offenders, not just the zip codes of these offenders. Currently, law enforcement is not permitted to provide the exact addresses of these sex offenders to the community. "Parents and families have a right to know if a sex offender is living right next door, or around the block" Weisenberg said. This legislation is the latest in a series of measures passed by the Assembly to protect families from sexual predators, Weisenberg said. He also helped enact measures banning sexual predators from using social networking sites (Ch. 67 of 2008), creating the crime of child luring (Ch. 405 of 2008) and allowing citizens to sign-up for email notifications about the presence of sex offenders in their community (Ch. 478 of 2009). "Information and vigilance are the best tools we have to keep our families safe," Weisenberg said. "By closing this loophole in the sex offender registry law, we will provide our communities with additional protections against dangerous people."


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Resource centre > 3GBGC Reports - Thursday 19th April
3GBGC Reports - Thursday 19th April
Building in progress - increasing training and developing sustainable sites
The poster sessions for the congress have also been going very well. Each day has included a specific time slot for delegates to view posters from the different themes, as well as opportunities to talk to poster authors during lunch and coffee breaks. The posters from the congress will be made available in the congress proceedings in the next couple of months. Anyone who has a PDF of their poster and wishes to ensure it is included in the proceedings should email it to firstname.lastname@example.com as soon as possible.
Two particularly interesting sessions were connected to sustainable
Read Sarah's other reports from the Congress: Sunday - Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Friday - Summary


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The picture in the internet is perfect but in reality, it disappoints us. The place is too far. The beach is unclean. The pool is so dull. The place is totally disgusting. We already booked thru Agoda.com, but we ended up being transfered to other resorts. The resort staffs are unfriendly and rude.
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda and Odigeo so you can book your Cove Sands Beach Resort reservations with confidence. We help millions of travelers each month to find the perfect hotel for both vacation and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.
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Lions Newswire
In our June issue, you'll learn how to coordinate an awareness campaign, get a behind the scenes look at Lions flood relief efforts in Tennessee, find out how to get daily updates from Sydney during International Convention and more. Read on for the latest Lions Clubs International news and information.
How to Coordinate an Awareness Campaign
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What brand of coffee do you buy?
I just got a coffee maker for my home, yay! But now I need to buy some coffee and I've never really made coffee at home so I don't know much about all the different brands. I would love to hear what people's favorites are. Something I can pick up in the regular grocery store would be great, and in all honesty the cheaper the better because I'm a wee bit broke (hence the need to stop buying my coffee at 7-Eleven every morning, haha!). What are your favorite "bargain brands" ? Also, if I want cinnamon coffee can I put cinnamon into the coffee grounds so it brews together? How much?
We really love the Sumatra Blend from World Market. It is only 11.99 for 2 pounds and every 10th bag you buy is free. Chock Full o' Nuts is another one that is very inexpensive and good. Also Eight o'Clock coffee is quite good. We grind our own beans and make it fresh.
I am naming those brands because we bought expensive coffee for so long and it was often bitter and not as good as some of the more inexpensive ones.
I buy master chef brand from walmart or aldi's coffee. I never buy expensive. To me its all the same once you add creamer and all that.
I add cinnamon and sometimes pumpkin pie spice to my grounds for a pick up after dinner!! It cuts calories when I am in a have to have a sweet mood. My sister uses apple pie spice in hers but I havent tried it at home, but I do love drinking it at her house. I am all for flavoring the grounds!
My DH drinks the coffee in our house and he likes Tulley's, Yuban adn he gets flavors at the grocery store in bulk for desert coffees. Like carmel vanilla, wild blackberry, blackcherry etc.
honestly, if you put cinnamon in, probably the quality of the coffee won't matter that much. try the cheapest brands and see. you go through it SO FAST that one can will be gone soon enough if you don't like it.
I would recommend instant coffee, but you already have the coffeemaker... Taster's Choice is really good, in my opinion. I don't LIKE dark roast, and all the gourmet coffees are too dark nowadays.
Millstone is good from WalMart. I like Gevalia and get it on a not so regular basis.
Sometimes they sell Dunkin Donuts and that is a good coffee, too..
If I'm making coffee from scratch, I love Dunkin' Donuts. I only drink decaf, and theirs is good.
Mostly, though, I drink Nescafé instant decaf.
Dunkin Donuts is the best! I get it at Costco and it is a really good price there.
Wal-Mart Great Value brand ground coffee gets rave reviews, even from coffee snobs :laugh:
if you have a trader joes, their french roast is like $4.99/lb and wonderful!
I buy the store brand in 2lb containers for about $5 and think it's great. Buying coffee at the shops isn't in my budget anymore, but I used to all the time....and this stuff is every bit as good. I actually prefer it to the shops.
Re the cinnamon in the grounds....just add a little bit....it forms a sludge with water and will make the water drain from the basket slowly and overflow if you use too much.
My favorite coffee in the whole wide world is Seattle's Best...the #1 bag which is their most mild...really smooth with mo harsh bite. I've paid as little as $4.00 per pound bag at Target and $6.99 at our local Winco. I have probably tried every brand out there and for me this is the best. I put 2 tbl. Coconut oil in my stainless steel thermos like cup, some heavy cream in then then the coffee. I screw on the lid, shake it up and for me, better than anywhere else I've bought coffee out!
Folgers. High falutin' tastes over here. :)
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We use High Falutin' Jose from Costco. We grind beans and
use 3 parts Colombian to 1 part French Roast. :shake: It works
for us. Jay is black with sugar sub. I am Boston coffee with ss.
We love Columbian along with others. I found the trick with cinnamon recently. Don't use the ground cinnamon. It can clog up the filter (ask me how I know). I was messing around in the kitchen and busted up a Piece of cinnamon and put a few pieces/shards on top of the ground coffee in the filter, then turned it on. It was really good! That's the Only way I put cinnamon in coffee now. No clogging at all. I just put the stick(s) between a couple of small paper plates and busted them up with the butt of my chef's knife (didn't have a hammer handy). Then I put it in a small container and just put a few shards in whenever I want cinnamon in the coffee, which is most of the time.
What's Boston coffee with ss??
Wow so many opinions. As always LOL. In Consumer Reports a while back they found the best coffee was "Eight O'Clock" coffee. That can be found in any supermarket. And is very good. I buy what is on sale and what I have a coupon for, as I am not a coffee snob. I have some coffee that Walmart was clearancing out for $3 a bag. Tastes just fine to me!! I agree with the poster above that says if you are going to add cinnamon to it, the brand/taste won't matter too much. The spice will alter the taste. I add cocoa powder sweetener and enough cream to mine to alter the taste.
DH on the other hand, is a coffee snob. The stronger the better for him. He likes it black so taste matters much to him. Good thing we have a Keurig! He can have his strong coffee and I can have my weak coffee. Works for us!
i alternate Savarin with an occasional specialty coffee.
My (earth)aunt used Savarin. I used to stay at her house when (earth) mom and dad were on vacation, or other recreational activities. I have been drinking coffee since I was about 4. No, it did not stunt my growth. I am taller than the average Ferenghi. On the outside, I prefer diner coffee. However, the McDs in my neck of the woods have good coffee as well. I like my joe w/o any kind of sweetener, and just a tsp of cream(yes, even the large size). FF
My favorite is Community medium roast in either the Breakfast Blend or Hotel Blend and it often goes on sale for $3.99 per bag. My husband drinks Walmart coffee but I can't stand the taste or the smell of it. I buy it for him because it's the cheapest brand there is and he has no sense of taste anyway. He drinks it purely for the caffeine. I drink Community just for the flavor because caffeine does nothing for me. If anything, it makes me sleepy. I'd buy decaf but Community no longer makes a medium roast decaf and I don't care for dark roast.
Starbucks Via Veranda blend!!! 6 oz water, 1/2 pkt coffee, a few T cream, 5 drops caramel capella, 6 drops EZ-Sweetz. :yummy: LOVE IT!!!
interesting LindaSue....caffeine has z-e-r-o effect on me, as well.
Folgers black silk for me :)
When I was in college, I lived 2 blocks from a PEETS store, and was delighted when (too many years later) I started seeing PEETS in my local grocery store. I buy their Major Dickason's Blend and grind it myself, usually with a touch of cinnamon on top. Yum! But PEETS coffees are seriously dark roasted, so you have to like that.
Folgers black silk, gevalia, or any Colombian beans that you grind. I make mine strong as I use half and half in it. McDonalds has a great cup of coffee as does jack in the box with their kona.
I like Dunkin Donuts, when we can afford it/once in a blue moon. It's very smooth to me.
I've bought Walmart's store brand and thought it was good, too. Currently we have Gevalia since I got it for such a great deal on their site a couple of weeks ago. It's nothing special, but it's fine.
I don't like Starbucks. At least, not so much the stuff in their shops. Tastes very burnt. Didn't think their bagged stuff was anything special when someone gifted me a bag once. Caribou Coffee shops are great, though I haven't tried the bagged stuff in the grocery store.
Mostly I buy what I can afford. Sometimes that is Folgers. Sometimes it is a package of Tassimo discs for my single cup machine. I'm not real picky.
I have often added cinnamon, ground and chunks, to the filter basket. It's nice to mix it up now and then. I've also ripped open spiced tea bags and added to the filter. Yum.
I like a very strong, dark roast. In the US, I get a French roast from Trader Joe's or else the Gevalia at Walmart. Here in Sweden, they're all good!
Surprising fact: coffee gets bitter and acidic when you add too little coffee, not too much. Old cookbooks always called for two level tablespoons per coffee cup (6 oz) of water. And that's a great amount, even though it might seem too much at first.
Dunkin' Donuts seems to be much lower in acid than other brands, to me...just my "two pennies"!
Dunkin Donuts rocks!!! I always buy it...
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Mark Rowan-Hull is an artist, performer, speaker and educator. After graduating from his training in Fine Art at University in 1992, Mark started a career in psychiatry, resettling severely mentally ill people back into the community. Mark quickly became fascinated in the powerful effect music and art could play on the mind, a subject that continues in his work to this day. Throughout this formative time he became fascinated with the interrelationship between the senses, visual art, music and poetry.
In this quest he became acquainted with and befriended the librettist and art critic Myfanwy Piper known principally for her contribution to Benjamin Britten's seminal Operas, who became a mentor to him. Rowan-Hull quickly became an arts coordinator and a freelance artist and using his experience of working in a healthcare setting, he went on to work in schools, day centres and hospitals, to facilitate and orchestrate workshops creating artwork and music and collaborating with Orchestras, composers and musicians. Mark then embarked on an intellectual understanding of Colour in music and visualising music, later leading to a fascination with the music of the French composer Olivier Messiaen. This led to performances with commissioned work at the South Bank in 2001 and throughout Britain, and collaborating with Scientists, musicologists and musicians most notably at the Music and the Mind festival at the University of London in 2003, also leading to broadcasts and interviews on BBC Radio 3.
Along the way Rowan-Hull exhibited and conducted a series of highly acclaimed exhibitions called "Seeing Music, Hearing Colour" his work being collected by numerous international collections and institutions as well as notable individuals such as Professor Martin Kemp, the Poet and Critic Tom Paulin, who has remarked on Rowan-Hull that "RH understands all that Baudelaire meant by Correspondence" (Studio International 2004) and world Virtuoso musician Dame Gillian Weir whom Rowan-Hull designed artwork for her comprehensive releases of Messiaen's Organ Music and with whom he has performed with since.
In order to publicise his ideas of visualising music Mark embarked on a series of exciting performances and events involving painting live on stage responding to music by composers such as Messiaen, Scriabin, Debussy, Shostakovich and George Crumb together with Jazz and improvisation. These performances took place in a wide variety of settings including the Royal Academy of Music, Royal Festival Hall, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and Ronnie Scott's Jazz club.
More recently in 2007 Rowan-Hull contributed to the touring exhibition "Eye Music" an exhibition, which included work by artists who responded to music in the last two centuries such as Kandinsky, Klee, Mondrain and Paolozzi. This involved performances with the Coull and Allegri Quartets at both the Pallant House Art Gallery in Chichester and the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich. The work produced during these events then being shown throughout 2008, culminating in a show in London in 2008/9.
In 2008 Rowan-Hull was also commissioned to take part in the South Bank's "Canyon to the Stars" Messiaen Centenary celebrations, where he performed to pieces of Messiaen's music at the Royal Academy and Westminster Cathedral. He has developed the relationship with the Royal Academy of Music, now working with improvisation, microtonal music and evolving this into graphic scores with Roger Redgate (Head of Composition at Goldsmiths College).
Rowan-Hull is also now collaborating on a series of exciting performances with the Hindustani singer and writer Amit Chaudhuri whose work concentrates on where cultural influences Join and divide in music. Rowan-Hull is now appointed as Creative Arts Fellow at the Wolfson College at University of Oxford where he continues to explore the invigorating ephemeral qualities of visual art and the encapsulating of time in Music via performance.


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Tuesday, May 03, 2011
When this happens, two things take place:
1) Agents cry. We can't figure out what's wrong; We only know something isn't working, and for this we grieve for what might have been.
2) Writers cry. The rejection letter is basically saying, "I love you, but let's see other people." It's the break up that never gets any closure.
How can this be avoided, you ask? As with most things in life, it's the little things that can sometimes make the biggest difference. The last thing you want to happen is have an agent on the fence about your novel, only to have them decide that the writing isn't strong enough to hold their interest. A lot of times this can happen simply because the agent doesn't have time to devote to something she's not 100% positive about.
The thing is, there is no way to know how an agent will react to your writing, which is why before you begin querying, your novel should be exactly where you want it to be. Agents will always have their own ideas about how to fix plot holes or amp up certain scenes. What's harder to do is try to fix a person's writing style, so most times we won't try. That's why in addition to having the story you want, you should make sure your writing is the strongest it can be.
Good news! You can do this without having to edit a thing. I call this the Band-Aid approach to editing. No heavy lifting, no major plot shifts or added content. Just old-fashioned quick fixes that could make or break an on-the-fence agent's opinion of your writing, especially if the agent you are querying is not known to be editorially hands-on.
Top 5 Band-Aids to Apply Before Querying:
1. Conjunction Injunction.
You know that scene in Dude, Where's My Car? (you know you have) where Ashton Kutcher is at the drive-thru and the woman keeps asking, "And then???" Finally Ashton screams, "No 'and then!'" This is how I feel when I read too many sentences in a row that begin with conjunctions. Grammar aside, it turns the narrative into the kind droning "and then this happened and then this happened" story your four-year-old would tell you.
Sometimes standalone sentences that begin with "And" can be used for emphasis. And that's OK. Other sentences, however, can end up sounding like a mere continuation of the previous sentence, making them sound weaker in comparison. Keep your voice strong, whether in narration or dialogue. Each sentence matters, and if too many of them become weak, they can start to reflect on your novel as a whole.
2. Avoid Entering the Department of Redundancy Department.
In the darkened room, a single light bulb flickered. He stood in front of me, facing me. I looked at him with my eyes, my heart beating in my chest.
For some reason, many writers think that writing this way builds suspense or adds depth to a scene. It doesn't. All three of these sentences have repeated themselves, and your reader is savvy enough to figure that out. Instead take the above scene and remove the fluff.
A single light bulb flickered in the room. We looked each other in the eyes, and my heart pounded.
With these changes, we still know it's dark in the room because there's only one light bulb, and it seems to be dying. We also know that the main character and the man in the room are facing each other because they're looking at each other in the eyes, not with their eyes. How else do you look at people? Likewise, where else would a person's heart beat? (Other than beneath floorboards, I guess... but let's try not to copy Poe.)
3. Don't Always Think Before You Speak.
To paraphrase my former colleague, Nathan Bransford (in the form of a tweet), have your characters say anything except for what they are thinking.
In this other form of redundancy, writers end up repeating exact lines simply by making their characters think one thing and then say it out loud. We all love characters who say exactly what's on their mind, but unless the character tells us she's thinking one thing and then says the opposite, let's assume that whatever she says is what she means. Even if later in the novel we learn she was lying, at least we'll have been spared repetition.
4. Always Remember to Never Remember.
When a writer, particular when speaking in the past tense, wants to emphasize something, sometimes the narrator will begin a sentence with "I remember" or "I always." Lesser offenses begin with "I think." These modifiers are (almost always) surefire ways of turning showing sentences into telling sentences, thus making them weak for no reason.
When a narrator feels the need to say "I remember" in one sentence and not another, does that mean the rest of the story is based on speculation? Do we have reason to believe the story being presented to us is something the narrator doesn't remember happening? It's already obvious the narrator remembers what they are telling you just based on the fact they are telling you.
In all this remembering, sometimes a narrator will go deeper into the past and reveal that they "always" used to do something. Saying they've always done something doesn't actually tell the reader anything. We just have to take the character at their word. If you show the character doing something, then we'll believe them, and we'll believe that they remember doing it.
5. Pass Writing 101.
I hate that I'm about to give the "avoid the passive voice" rule because you all have heard it a million times. Sometimes, the passive voice is useful. In mysteries, for example, "A doorbell rang" is a perfectly acceptable sentence. Who rang it? The killer??? We don't know. And we shouldn't know - yet.
In other circumstances, however, the passive voice just makes for lazy writing. Give your characters a purpose, have them act, and don't leave situations up to chance. What you might perceive as being intentionally cagey could read as a lack of confidence in your own writing.
Please remember that these five Band-Aids are just that. They aren't meant to heal deep wounds or stop excessive bleeding. If an agent doesn't love your story, then Band-Aids won't help you. You'll either need to majorly revise or accept your fate and try someone else. Band-Aids are to ensure your writing is as strong as your story, and to avoid turning silly mistakes into a make-or-break situation. That way, if you get a rejection saying "this isn't for me," you can simply move on to the next one without worrying whether it was because of that misplaced comma.
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i think the tip that will help my manuscript the most is the "i remember" portion.ReplyDelete
These are some really good tips! Just reading through them, I can see a few ways I can make my writing better. Thanks!ReplyDelete
This is great. I need this right now, actually! Thanks, Sarah! :)ReplyDelete
This advice is great! I'll definitely be passing this link around.ReplyDelete
Good advice! Thanks for the post! :)ReplyDelete
Hi Sarah,ReplyDelete
Great post. Lot's of good ideas, but I have a question about the passive 101.
To me, "A doorbell rang" is active - doorbell being subject and rang being verb.
I understand that "A doorbell was rung [by the killer]" is passive.
But anyway . . . a little confusing for me.
(and now I realize my last sentence started with a conjunction - )
A little confusing for me.
Your first point reminded me of David Foster Wallace starting sentences with "And but so..." in Infinite Jest. Of course, he used it stylistically, and but so I guess it's all right.ReplyDelete
I'm going to bookmark this post and reread it every day. (Number 5 is my biggest weakness ever.)ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone!ReplyDelete
@Scott - Agree. I meant that more in terms of being vague and unclear about who was doing the action. The more classic example would be "mistakes were made."
@Barkalounger - David Foster Wallace is always the exception to any rule.
Great post!! Thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
Really great tips. Thanks for taking the time to share!ReplyDelete
Oooh... some of those I recognize in my draft. Thanks for giving me these to look out for!ReplyDelete
Great tips as I take a red pen to my WIP :)ReplyDelete
Great tips ...ReplyDelete
**must not watch 'Dude where's my car?' Must not watch 'Dude where's ...**
Thanks so much for posting this. I'm in the middle of editing, and editing, and editing, as you do. So this is very timely.ReplyDelete
Great tips for minor medical attention to a narrative. Often I found myself tearing through revisions and edits using these band-aids. Great examples.ReplyDelete
Excellent points. The example in #5 is in the active voice though. If it were in the passive (the doorbell was rung), it would sound clunky whether the story was a mystery, a thriller or a non-fiction piece.ReplyDelete
@Chris - See comment above to Scott :) (Yikes, make one tiny mistake on this blog... I should know better than to try to get away w/ something w/ a bunch of writers!)ReplyDelete
thanks for this post. everyday i try and learn more about writing and posts like this help out a lot. keep up the good work.ReplyDelete
Hi all, this one is making quite a stir...ReplyDelete
Thank you so much. Great information. This will really be helpful for sure.ReplyDelete
Thank you for this. 'I remember' is one of my pet problems :)ReplyDelete
"Ring" in "the doorbell rang" is actually, technically, ergative!ReplyDelete
(In linguistics, an ergative verb is a verb that can be either transitive or intransitive, and whose subject when intransitive corresponds to its direct object when transitive.)
And it's true, the "remember" advice is particularly helpful.
Thanks! I believe I have some editing to do.ReplyDelete
Nice list of tips. Thank you, Sarah!ReplyDelete


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Essays After EightyBy DONALD HALL
A still-vigorous U.S. Poet Laureate's view of octogenarian life: concision, health battles, and growing a very long beard. Review by Danny Heitman.
A still-vigorous U.S. Poet Laureate's view of octogenarian life: concision, health battles, and growing a very long beard. Review by Danny Heitman.
Twenty beloved books (and pieces) from the year that was. You may now exhale.
The Victorian world of debtor's prison is back, and some are looking to profit.
A cache of letters reveals that a family's escape from Nazi genocide was incomplete.
Alexander Chee on why a love story set in a Nazi concentration camp may prove a standout chapter in the novelist's defiant career.
A trio of novellas from 2014 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature shuttles readers between Paris past and present. Review by Anna Mundow.
Have faith and fanaticism been at the heart of our global history of war?
Hearing our own questions when the writer dares to ask. By Michelle Dean.
Can we understand an American cataclysm without experiencing the reek of death and the roar of cannon? Review by Adam Kirsch.
A new life of the poet who gloried in the mundane. Reviewed by Troy Jollimore.
In a prequel to his novel Umbrella, the novelist follows his psychiatrist hero on a dive into war and its aftermath.
An act of authorial magic crosses the lives of a Renaissance painter and a twenty-first-century teen. Review by Liesl Schillinger
How the creator of Archie Bunker brought political awareness to the idiot box.
Black Friday explained: a long time ago, a galaxy far, far away proved to be immensely lucrative.
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Overall widths and other dimensions vary across several categories of Wheelchairs. Almost all wheelchair buyers should be concerned with some of the basic dimensions such as overall width. You should begin by scouting out the lay-of-the-land. Do this by identifying the smallest and narrowest doorways, passage ways, elevators, or whatever you can think of or visualize that will be part of your day. Around the home it's usually a bathroom door or narrow hallway that limits access. Heavier users with wider chairs may see obstacles at every turn.
Using the formula above, a standard wheelchair with a standard size seat of 18" wide would be (
18" seat width + 8" = 26" overall width).
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Consult with each product's specifications page to get exact dimensions.
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Helping you configure:Some wheelchairs have detailed configuration information and require additional measurements. To help you through the configuration process we have provided the Seating Chart below to help with various menu selections and choices. In addition, this information may be needed when calling-in your order.
Write this down:Get a piece of paper & pencil and write down these simple measurements. You can also print this page and fill in the blanks. An easy way to measure seat width is to place a book on each side of the hips while seated then measure the distance between the books. You might allow an additional inch if the user wears a heavy coat in the winter.
Narrow Selection to Type of Chair.Choose your wheelchair based on patient and caregiver needs. If you know you will always push the patient you may only require a lightweight Transport. Standard wheelchairs with larger rear wheels will be required for the patient to propel themselves. Ultra-lightweight, Sports, Reclining and tilt-in-space wheelchairs can be configured on our website.
Configure the Chair.Most wheelchair product pages allow you to configure. Select the seat width & depth along with any other information as required. Know patient's basic seat measurements before you begin your order.
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Prime Rib Soup
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|3 pkg
|Medium Onion, diced
|1 stalk
|Celery, diced
|Carrot, shredded
|½ of 14 oz. can
|Diced Tomatoes
|Kosher Salt
|Black Pepper
|1 Tbsp
|Dried Parsley
|¼ cup
|Pearled Barley
|Medium Potato, diced
|2 cups
|Frozen Mixed Vegetables
Put all ingredients, through parsley, in a large pot. Cook over medium heat for 1/2 hour. Add barley and cook for another 1/2 hour. Remove bones from pot & cool. Remove meat from bones & cut into pieces. Return meat to pot and then add potato and mixed vegetables. Cook 1/2 hour or until potatoes are cooked.
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USS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm (ID # 4063)
Halftone reproduction of a photograph of the ship's promenade deck, 1919. It was published in 1919 by A.M. Simon, 324 E. 23rd St., New York City, as one of ten images in a "Souvenir Folder" concerning USS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm.
Note the life rafts hanging outboard of the railing.
Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Room in Rome 2010
December Challenge Day 3: Film #4
Room in Rome was subpar. The plot was mostly non-existant and half of the dialogue was not truthful and in the end somewhat pointless. The gimmick of two beautiful women being naked 95% of the time wore off quickly and the boredom kicked in soon after. Nothing I have watched recently, not even Valhalla Rising from yesterday, has given me the urge to give up and stop the film like Room In Rome did. But I stuck to it and finished this boring film. One positive was the soundtrack, even i they did utilize "Loving Strangers" a bit much.
Premium Rush 2012
I thoroughly enjoyed this film. My man-crush for JGL continues and my respect for bike messengers has increased substantially. Premium Rush is action packed and is a film that takes itself lightly. There is humor throughout, especially with the patrolling bike officer and his inferior biking skill. I did not think that a film about bike messengers would be this entertaining. I just enjoyed it immensely and would like to see more films in the same vain. So if you…
Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2008
Crude and adult humor at it's finest. Those who are fans of Kevin Smith, as I am, will appreciate the comedy from the ensemble cast of some hugely entertaining comedic actors. Kevin Smith brings back some of his mainstays in Jason Mewes and Jeff Anderson along with a range of actors new to Kevin Smith's films. And they fit in perfectly. If you can let loose and enjoy the type of humor present, Zack and Miri Make a Porno will…
Valhalla Rising 2009
Valhalla Rising has to be one of the most lackluster films I have ever seen. Even the 5.9 that it has on IMDB is an overrating. The lack of dialogue really got to me with this film and made it a very boring affair. The visuals could not make up for it and were not even that good themselves. It could have been much better if the characters were explored more and had a more important role in the film.…
The Day 2011
The post-apocalyptic, low contrast colours really got to me and was a bit off putting. Wasn't expecting much due to what WWE Studios have released in the past and it was about what I expected. I would have though Monaghan would have had a larger role, being the first credited actor. The others were somewhat intriguing but I felt their history should have been explored more. It was not a good film by any means and does not even rank on my go-to list for "switch off your brain" films. Probably wont watch it again.
Basic Instinct 1992
Great psychological thriller. The ending was kind of obvious, although there was some lingering doubt. It's a shame that this films claim to fame is the crotch shot because it really is an entertaining and well developed film.
John Carter 2012
A second viewing makes me realize it drags on more than I remember. -1/2 a star.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006
This is my first viewing of this film. And it is for the Letterboxd film festival. I was a bit weary and put off watching it because it just didn't seem to interest me. I had no knowledge of the events that occurred, so I went in slightly confused for the first 20minutes or so until they explained what was going on. During the first 20 minutes there was a fair amount of inaudible dialog that was drowned out by…
Men in Black 1997
Will Smith at his most hilarious. The best of the duo, the actors and the film. Watched anticipating MIB3, and it has aged very well over the past 15 years. As good as I remember.
Galaxy Quest 1999
I only watched this for the first time within the past couple of years. And after watching it, I begin to wonder why nobody ever told me how good it is.
John Carter 2012
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Even if it was cheesy as fuck. Was about what I expected. Which was decent but not a film classic.


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Microsoft researches mobile phones and safe driving issues
Depending on what state you live in or drive through, using your mobile phone while driving may be illegal. Studies have shown that just about any type of cell phone use is distracting. Still people use their mobile phones while driving to carry on conversations, and text. Microsoft researchers have found one way of improving safety when driving while talking on a cell phone-an onboard mediation system.
Microsoft research has shown that mediated systems that alert driving cell phone users to upcoming obstacles or heavy traffic significantly improves driver safety. The researchers are presenting a paper on the topic entitled, Hang on a Sec! Effects of Proactive Mediation of Phone Conversations while Driving, at the 2011 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Shamsi Iqbal, an MSR researcher who studies human attention and multitasking, described the impetus for the study.
"If we can't stop phone conversations during driving, we need to take the behavior into consideration when making design decisions to improve safety," Iqbal said. "We know about human cognitive abilities and their limitations, so we should leverage that knowledge to develop solutions to make driving safer."
Studies from the late 1990s and the early 2000s showed that cell phone conversations while driving significantly affected reaction times and increased the number of accidents and deaths. Recent studies have verified the ongoing danger of cell phone use while driving. Even with legislation to discourage talking on a mobile phone while driving, people continue to engage in this dangerous behavior.
Using a driving simulator and volunteers, Microsoft tested a mediation system that would interrupt cell phone calls. Calls were interrupted by "auditory messages" that told the drivers of upcoming road hazards or dangerous conditions. The volunteer driving the simulator would be given a series of mental questions from the other volunteer on cell phone. The questions were designed to make the driver solve various problems and recall information. Not only were calls interrupted by a warning given to both the driver and the caller, but they were also put on temporary hold.
The feedback from the participants was generally positive. The drivers found the alerts and interruptions to be helpful and the callers found them to be valuable as well. According to the driving simulators, the mediation system greatly reduced missed turns and virtual accidents.
While the mediation system looks like a promising way to cut down on traffic deaths and accidents, it isn't slated to be implemented in any upcoming automobiles… yet. Researchers think that someday systems like those used in the simulator will be in every car.


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2012 Somerville School Committee
Paul Bockelman, Chair, Ward 6, 617-623-8863, 64 Wallace Street, Somerville, MA 02144
As chairman of the School Committee, Mr. Bockelman draws from his substantial experience working with communities. He currently serves as the Director of Administration and Finance at the Massachusetts Municipal Association, a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of Massachusetts cities and towns. Previously, he served as Town Manager for 13 years in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, where he oversaw town budgets, negotiated with municipal unions, and facilitated communication between town government and the School Committee. A long time volunteer in the Somerville Public Schools, Paul helped coordinate public participation in the School Superintendent search process. As a frequent classroom volunteer at the Healey School, he also served as co-chair of the citywide Choice Program for three years. Paul has served on numerous city committees including the Municipal Building Committee, Charter Committee, and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS). Mr. Bockelman holds a Masters in City Planning degree from MIT and a Bachelor's Degree from Hampshire College. He and Cathy have two children, Corey and Mattie, and have made Somerville their home for more than 25 years.
Mary Jo Rossetti, Vice Chair, Ward 7,617-623-0092, 80 Electric Avenue, Somerville MA 02144
Mary Jo Rossetti is completing her tenth year on the Somerville School Committee representing Ward 7. She Chaired the Committee for two years and has held leadership positions with Subcommittees for Curriculum & Instruction, Finance & Facilities, Rules, and Personnel Committees. A former Somerville High School PTA president and co-chair of three school councils, Ms. Rossetti additionally was active as a youth sports director, Girl Scout leader, religious education instructor, and prolific fund raiser for public education. Ms. Rossetti is a leader in statewide School Committee advocacy. In 2006, she accepted a leadership position with the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) as Division II Secretary/Treasurer, moving quickly to Vice Chair and Division Chair in 2007, a position she currently holds. She continues to be active in the association's Urban Division (Division IX). In 2007 she accepted the position of Chair of the state-wide Advocacy Committee which supports public policy approved by the Delegate Assembly. She continues to hold this position. In this capacity, she has overseen the development of several MASC public policy documents, spoken at the Day on the Hill, appeared at Joint Conference sessions, and accompanied the MASC delegation to Washington as a member of the Federal Relations Network in 2007 and 2008. Last year, Rossetti was named PTA Person of the Year in Somerville. Ms. Rossetti and her husband Rick are life-long Somerville residents and both graduates of SHS. Both of their daughters received Bachelors Degrees from Stonehill College following their graduation from Somerville High School.
Honorable Mayor Joseph A. Curatone, 617-776-5159 or 617-625-6600 x2100, 130 Ten Hills Road, Somerville MA 02145
Joe Curtatone has been Mayor of Somerville since 2003. Prior to that he served as a member of the Board of Aldermen. Learn more about Mayor Curtatone on the City of Somerville website.
Thomas F. Taylor, President, Somerville Board of Aldermen
Maureen Bastardi, Ward 1 617-628-0784, 14 Virginia Street, Somerville MA 02145
A life-long resident of Somerville and graduate of Somerville High School, Ms. Bastardi has represented Ward 1 since January of 2004. Prior to being elected to the Somerville School Committee Maureen worked in the Somerville Public Schools as a Paraprofessional in both the classroom and in the Special Education Department. Maureen has served as an officer on both the Edgerly and ESCS PTAs, is a former School Council member for the Edgerly and was the past PTA liaison to the School Committee for the City Wide PTA Council. While raising her two daughters, now in college, in her home on Virginia Street, Ms. Bastardi has consistently been active in multiple civic initiatives and community organizations. Says Bastardi, "The value of civic and community pride was instilled in me as a child and is something I have instilled in my daughters Jessica and Jillian."
M. Teresa Cardoso, Ward 2, 617-666-3445, 9 Adrian Street, Somerville MA 02143
Teresa Cardoso, representing Ward 2, has served on the Somerville School Committee since 1992. Mrs. Cardoso, who was an active member of the PTA at the now Dr. Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park when her daughter was a student, believes her role on the School Committee is as an advocate for families and students. Still an ardent supporter of the Somerville PTA, Mrs. Cardoso also serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Action Agency of Somerville and is an active member of the Portuguese community in Somerville.
Adam Sweeting, Ward 3, 617-666-8787, 44 Montrose Street Somerville MA 02143
Adam Sweeting has represented Ward 3 on the School Committee since 2008 and is the father of two children enrolled in the Somerville Public Schools. Before joining the School Committee he was active in school-specific and city-wide discussions concerning education and was a volunteer coach in the Somerville Youth Soccer League. Mr. Sweeting brings an extensive background in higher education to the School Committee. He earned a doctorate in American Studies in 1993 and since 1996 has been a professor of Humanities at Boston University, where he was named the Teacher/Scholar of the Year in 2006. He is currently serving a two-year term (2010-2012) as Chairman of the Boston University Faculty Council. He has also been a member of the BU Board of Trustees since 2010. Mr. Sweeting served as Chair of the School Committee in 2011, and is also currently serving on the Advisory Board of the Boston University Children's Center.
Christine Theberge Rafal, Ward 4, (617) 335-0164, 122 Heath Street, Somerville MA 02145
Christine Rafal has represented Ward 4 since 2010. She and her husband Howie have two daughters in the Somerville Public Schools. Prior to joining the School Committee, Christine served on the Healey School Council, beginning as a community representative when her elder daughter was one year old. She also taught in an after-school program, served on the after-school program design team, and volunteers for book groups and field trips. Christine's professional background includes teaching English and writing, conducting classroom research, crafting performance assessments, developing online courses, and both writing and adapting special-topic curricula. Christine earned her doctorate in Teaching, Curriculum and Learning Environments, and is especially pleased to chair the Educational Programs and Instruction subcommittee as well as serve on the Finance and Facilities subcommittee.
Mark Niedergang, Ward 5, 617-629-8033, 29 Conwell Street, Somerville MA 02143
Mark Niedergang, representing Ward 5 since 2006, is a 30-year resident of Somerville and owns and lives in a two-family home on Conwell Street. He has been married to Marya Axner for 18 years and has a daughter who attends the Somerville Public Schools High School. Mr. Niedergang, in his current role as Vice-Chair of the School Committee, led the most recent school budget process and worked hard to ensure an open and transparent process and that there were multiple opportunities for public comment. Mark works as a consultant to non-profit organizations, and he has applied his problem-solving, fundraising, and strategic planning skills to his School Committee work.
Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi, Secretary to the School Committee, 617-625-6600 x6008, 42 Cross Street, Somerville MA 02143
Superintendent Pierantozzi started his career in public education as a middle grades health teacher in 1968 immediately upon completing his undergraduate degree in education at Rutgers University. He has also worked in public schools as a track coach, Dean of Students, Principal, and, since 2001, as a Superintendent. Pierantozzi joined the Somerville Public Schools as Superintendent in the Summer of 2005. Pierantozzi holds a Master's degree in Education Administration from Salem State College and is licensed as a Superintendent in Massachusetts. He also holds permanent licenses in teaching and administration in New York. In addition to being Superintendent of Schools, Pierantozzi is the President of the Somerville Rotary and is on the Board of Advisors for the Community Action Agency of Somerville and the Duhamel Education Initiative. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Framingham State College.


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Heys guys ! Hope I haven't been too much time out of the game... Well you know the proverb right ?! Better late than never :) I've missed all of you so bad... My lovely readers and followers, aswell as my favourite bloggers... Here I am back with some fresh news : a very sad one (because life ain't always made of roses and smiles unfortunately), holidays (which were very quick and very intense this year :/ ), new items shopped everywhere that you'll see later, and loads of random stuff to come... Stay tuned ;)
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Thursday, September 04, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Chillin' with weather issues
After March and its sudden showers, well known around here, we managed to get past awful May, and its famous 'Saints of Ice' (Sainte Glace ou Saints des Glaces) also part of French climate at that time of the year, having to deal with rain, awful wind and even hail, during 10 days. Never know how to dress or if it's gonna be good enough to go through the whole day !
Hopefully and thankfully, that term of the year is behind us now. Let's say hello to beautiful sunshine and mild weather ! Much more appreciated thank you !
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Total denim look
Saturday, June 14, 2014
What's new ?!
Okey this is where I'm gonna announce the sad news since I can't even drop it anywhere else - media like ! You might have noticed (or not ??!) that my Insta account hasn't been updated since a real long time (1 month I think !!) and here is the explanation : my phone litterally passed away/crashed last month, leaving me with an old Samsung Galaxy Spica, with no options at all :'( And as all of you know by now, I'm a total phone addict/geek, with an Instagram obsession... So yes, life's quite a bitch these days... That said, let's talk about more fashionable things. I wanted to show you this outfit, which is rather casual, as it was worn on a sunday to chill out, but it features a recent bought : new coral sneaks from VET AFFAIR ! Waiting for my next pair of VANS to come home (haven't chosed which one yet !), I thought it was the perfect mix between lowcost and trendy, for this type of skater sneaks :) (they only cost 10.00EUR !!) What do you think ?!
Everything is in the title today ! :) To make it short, this outfit was shooted during what should have seemed to be a peaceful sunday afternoon out walking Gus in the woods near Essert. But it was without counting on the fact that we actually managed to get lost looking out for the car as we wanted to back up towards home ! I'll admit I wasn't that much at ease even if I trust my boyfriend on his sense of orientation, I started doubting at a moment :/ Outfit wasn't planned at all for the occasion... But still was confortable enough and thank God I had jeans and flat shoes on !
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Don't worry, its not me, its my retarded brother who goes through fad diets every couple months, vegan, raw food, vegetarian, you name it. Now he's telling me that I know nothing about nutrition (I'm 12 bf%) and workout 6 days a week. He doesn't do any activity and is mildly obese), and he's gonna do this 30 bananas a day diet for 7 days. I try explaining insulin, glucose, and other stuff like that, he doesn't listen.
So...help me with this argument, any scientific links good too. Thanks!
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Using Samba I would have thought.
Just wondering how you get your users to access their Networked Home Directories or a shared area from their mac's?
Using Samba I would have thought.
Sorry perhaps I should have made it clearer !
How much integration do you have on your networks ?
Ok I shall shut up then :P
Apart from a slightly sick feeling in my stomach and the hairs going up on the back of my neck, we dont have a problem integrating within our network.
Our mac's tend to come with their own McServer or BigMac to make the integration easier and creates a layer of segregation between Mac & PC resources. But for tighter integration and for further info on this subject have a butchers at http://www.macwindows.com/
The biggest problem we have is with authentication against our domains. Basically, there is none. They are setup as SecureNAT and they have carte blanche to go wherever they please on the Internet.
The only thing we can do is point out to the powers concerned that they are flouting their 'due diligence' because we dont know who are using them, ergo, if there are any 'incidents' we cannot prove anything because all the FW & Proxy logs come up as 'anonymous' instead of a neat and tidy username.
I will admit that I don't know much [anything] about Macs but shouldn't Open Directory allow integration into your domain? You could also take a look at the SAMBA documentation.Originally Posted by Mungo
Sry, badly worded.
We get the interaction in terms of file and print etc but ISA Server (which we have a lot of, locally at schools site and centrally) simply lets it through autonomously without recording who is actually using (username) that Mac so when we try to track down who has been looking at www.chubbylover.com, ISA doesnt know. We just have a time and an IP. Big hole in audit trail means I dont get to bollock anyone, which is after all, most of the fun.
You can go down the route Ric mentions by using Open Directory and Active Directory integration, though this seems like a lot of hard work. Theres a White Paper on this at http://www.afp584.com. Or you could look into a couple off apps namely Dave by Thursby and there is Mac Administrator by Hi resolution. Both are worth looking at the later probably more so. Can you not set your proxy to request a username and password when accessed from the macs?
they connect with my foot, via a dropkick to the skip.
I'm a Mac user (there- I said it). And we are introducing a Tiger Server and about 10 clients (at the moment) into our existing AD network. Testing logons using a simple LDAP/AD bind process (using the Directory Access tool found in Utilities on any Mac) you can pretty much get your users authenticating with their *usual* accounts.
If you want, you can map drives and all sorts but for that you tend to have to use (a) an expensive third party product like ADmitMac; or (b) buy a Tiger Server and extend your AD schema to allow you some management over users who will logon to your Mac systems.
With Tiger (the latest OS release) things have gotten better. When I log in using my iBook to the AD as a normal user I can see my redirected "My Docs" and save work there etc. You could simply use User Manager on your Apple Server to lock things down a bit more. It's more complex than that, but worth it (I would say that- lol).
Best place to go is the Apple UK website and look for Server documentation, making User Management and Open Directory guides your favourite ones for a month or so.
Hope that helps- if not, help me understand what you need and I'll have a think about it.
Never used Macs and Os X then Alex?Originally Posted by Alex
Use Tiger, bind the machine to your AD domain and set it to use you network home areas (as assigned in the AD Schema) as the mounted home area on the mac.
Be careful though. This is the same as folder redirection on W2K/XP boxes ... and by default new movies/dvds/photos/itunes goes into this directory.
You can end up with students trying to edit digital media files on the fly across the network ...
There are a variety of login hooks that you can use, and a number of hacks on the default user so that iMovie etc use the "shared" user space.
Have a look at http://www.macenterprise.org/ (formerly macosxlabs.org) for more info and advice.
I know of a number of Mac-only schools if you are interested in talking to them, and even someone who managed to get OSX happy on an RM CC3 network (but has to make numerous fixes everytime RM come out with a major patch).
You could always speak to an Apple Solutions Expert for advice too ... Julian Coultas at Apple UK is the guy to speak to for your nearest / best one.
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