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Budget® Mobile (the "Service") is a service provided by Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. ("Budget"", "we" or "us") that provides participants with mobile text messages about services and products of Budget, including mobile services and offers.
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Text BUCKS and your RapidRez® Number to 38488 to enroll in the Budget Bucks Payback promotion and receive future promotional alerts about Budget offers on your mobile phone (4 msg/month). After texting in keyword and RapidRez Number, you were asked to respond with your email address in order to receive more information about Budget. Send HELP to the same number, 38488, for assistance, or send STOP to 38488 to cancel.
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1foreadverb \ˈfȯr\
: toward or at the front part of a boat, ship, or airplane
Full Definition of FORE
obsolete : at an earlier time or period
: in, toward, or near the front : forward
Examples of FORE
- The plane's exits are located fore and aft.
Origin of FORE
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English for
First Known Use: before 12th century
Definition of FORE
chiefly dialect : before
: in the presence of
Variants of FORE
fore also 'fore
Examples of FORE
- <fore the baby's arrival, the young couple had been able to cope with their problems>
- <fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins>
First Known Use of FORE
before 12th century
: located at the front of a boat, ship, or airplane
Full Definition of FORE
: situated in front of something else : forward
: prior in order of occurrence : former
Examples of FORE
- the fore and aft cabins
- <cats have five fore toes but only four hind toes>
Origin of FORE
First Known Use: 15th century
Definition of FORE
: something that occupies a front position
— to the fore
First Known Use of FORE
Definition of FORE
—used by a golfer to warn anyone within range of the probable line of flight of the ball
Origin of FORE
probably short for before
First Known Use: circa 1878
foreadjective \ˈfō(ə)r, ˈfȯ(ə)r\ (Medical Dictionary)
Medical Definition of FORE
: situated in front of something else
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The Big Dawg and Rick were at LBJ Chevrolet in Nashville Thursday May 24th, 2012. LBJ gave away a brand new Chevy to Southern Nash High School Senior "Tracey Coppedge" who won this years "Drive for Perfection Contest."
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Purchase Summit, NJ 908 area code phone numbers for your business
With a population of 21,457 people spread over 5.995 square miles,
Summit, New Jersey, has the 16th-highest per capita income in the
state. There are 1,708 households in Summit, with a median age of
39.7. About 29.0% of the population is under 18, and 11.9% are 65
years of age or older. The median household income for the area is
$109,608. Of its 3,142 businesses, the majority of Summit's industries
are in finance and insurance and housing, professional and business
services, construction, retail trade, and education and social
services. The largest employers in the area are in the pharmaceutical,
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Manhattan, many residents purchase homes in Summit for its close
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RingCentral offers instant setup and includes unlimited calling, conferencing, SMS, and Internet Fax with your New Jersey phone numbers. Start your free trial today!
Cities sharing the same area code are Elizabeth, Washington, and Bernardsville.
Nearby area codes include 862, 973, 732, and 215.


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Semantic Web Jobs: Bank of America
Bank of America is looking for a Programmer, Reference Data Group in New York, NY. According to the post, "We are looking for an application developer to join our Reference Data Platform team within the Global Markets Reference Data program in New York. The team is responsible for development of a technology platform which provides Client Onboarding , and the Reference Data feed for Global Markets business. This is an exciting role focused on application development using some of the market leading technologies like Scala, Java , AJAX ,ExtJs etc. We use Agile methodology for all the development.
This is a highly development-centric role and you will be expected to deliver technical solutions by managing all phases of software development life cycle. You must be able to analyze business or technical requirements and design solutions to develop critical components of our Data Quality platform. You must be a good team player with strong communication skills." Read more


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Tarik Glenn
Position: T-G
Height: 6-5 Weight: 332 lbs.
Born: May 25, 1976 in Cleveland, OH
High School: Bishop O'Dowd
College: California (school history)
Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 85 (275th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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New student response technology selected for NDSU classrooms
After a yearlong pilot-test, NDSU has selected the Turning Technologies' student response system, ResponseCard NXT, as the standardized device available for use in classrooms this fall. The new system will replace the personal response system used previously.
The new device features text entry for short answer and essay questions, advanced numeric entry and individual poll assessments. This technology also can be used from a variety of applications including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, PDFs or Web browsers.
"This technology is important in supporting teaching and learning at NDSU; faculty can use this technology to effectively teach and engage students," says Luke Prather, instructional services consultant for the Information Technology Division.
Prather and other Information Technology Services staff collaborated with participating faculty to re-evaluate the old personal response system after performance issues and pilot-test a different system that would serve as a better teaching tool.
Angela Hodgson, who pilot-tested the new system for her introduction to biology classes, which hold up to 400 students per class, says, "This technology is great for assessing student learning, especially in larger classes. It's essential to keep these large classes active and get feedback, and these clickers allow that."
Adnan Akyüz, assistant professor of soil science, who also pilot-tested the system for his introduction to meteorology and climatology class, which holds about 275 students, agrees. "The new system is a lifesaver for taking attendance in large classrooms," he said. "It has proved to be highly reliable, I've had no student complaints and it has many more capabilities than the old PRS system."
The cost of the clickers is $50 for a new device and around $37.50 for a used one at the NDSU Bookstore.
For more information about student response technology, contact Luke Prather at email@example.com.
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.


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Le mercredi 24 mars 2010 à 15:33 +0100, firstname.lastname@example.com a écrit : > The CalendarProperties interface will be changed to the following: > [NoInterfaceObject] > interface CalendarEventProperties { > ... > attribute Date? start; > attribute Date? end; > ... > attribute DOMString? tz; > ... > } > > - 'start' and 'end' become standard Date objects > - 'tz' can be either: > - an Olson timezone identifier [3] (e.g. 'America/Los_Angeles') > - a CalConnect Timezone URI identifier [4] (still under > development but included for future proofing the API) Thanks for looking into this! 2 comments: - I think we should choose either the Olson identifier, or the URI one, but not mix them both up in a single field; I would personally suggest using the Olson identifier for v1 - I'm slightly uncomfortable with binding the whole event to a timezone rather than to the specific dates that are defined in it (start, end, reminders, and recurrence limits); use cases that require binding to the dates rather than events are somewhat convoluted, but it seems like bad design to separate a datetime from its timezone in general. Also, since we mentioned other cases where we would need a "timezoned" datetime (e.g. reception times for messages), I still think we should work on TimezoneDate object rather than adding this on the side for events Dom > [1] http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-vcarddav-vcardrev-10.txt (issue > tracker for vCard 4 shows discussion that resulting in this decision: > http://www.vcarddav.org/issues.xhtml#187) > > [2] http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2445#section-4.6.5 > > [3] http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm (would be referenced in a W3C > spec in the same way as in RFC4833: > http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4833#ref-7) > > [4] http://www.calconnect.org/tc-timezone.shtmlReceived on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 15:00:14 GMT
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Ed Koch Is Also in the Hospital
In New York though.
Skip to content, or skip to search.
Skip to content, or skip to search.
In New York though.
He taught her that powerful people are scared of journalists.
This time with a respiratory infection.
Was flattery enough to move the lukewarm Obama supporter to Romney's side?
But he's supporting him anyway.
He's been "extraordinarily weak."
Spitzer is not done paying for his sins.
The elderly + technology. It never gets old.
Because Ray Kelly isn't running.
Ed! So fickle!
He's thinking of taking it national.
That's no longer such a far-fetched question to ask.
Two theories.
"Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge."
"He's one of the great hucksters, and I say that admiringly."
A robo-call, that is.
Plus: Adrian Grenier grabs some guac at Dos Caminos, Ted Nugent inadvertently rocks Old Homestead, and more, in our weekly roundup of celebrity dining.
The former mayor of New York shares his thoughts on 'Burlesque.'
Some pretend they didn't enjoy it, some lie, and some flat out brag about it.


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Book your room at Days Inn Charlottesville/University Area
Standard Twin Room, 2 Double BedsMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children)
Standard Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children)
Standard Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children)
Standard Single Room, 1 Double BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 2 children)
Standard Twin Room, 2 Double BedsMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children)
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, AccessibleMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children)
Charlottesville motel with a complimentary breakfast
With a stay at Days Inn Charlottesville/University Area in Charlottesville, you'll be convenient to Barracks Road Shopping Center and University of Virginia.
This motel is within close proximity of John Paul Jones Arena and University Hall at University of Virginia.
Make yourself at home in one of the 99 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in the lobby.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
At your hotel
At your hotel
A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Charlottesville motel also offers a fitness center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 99
- Number of floors - 3
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Television in lobby
- Free breakfast
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Park your car
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
In your room
- Premium TV channels
- Access via exterior corridors
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free wired high-speed Internet
Eat and drink
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
The fine print for Days Inn Charlottesville/University Area
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is 11 AM
How you can pay
Your pets
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1, Pet maximum weight in lb is 30
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.
- Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per night
We should mention
This property allows pets in smoking rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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found a new home!
Plenty of my friends are looking
for one too. Find a pet to adopt.
Find a pet to adopt
My name is Spanky!
Facts about Spanky
- Breed: Chihuahua Mix
- Color: Black - With White
- Age: Adult
- Size: Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
- Sex: Male
Spanky's Info...
Why Choose me?
Spanky is a cute little guy, but he's also scared so he's inside in a temporary kennel right now. He let us hold him and even pressed close against us. He's very sweet and quiet. He's also fast. After his pictures, we saw him with some other volunteers, and he was on the move. That little Chihuahua can run. I guess since he's still scared, he was looking for a way home. At only seven pounds, Spanky is a great lap dog and enjoys being held. He's not crazy about walking on a leash, but he was okay with it as we took his picture and later when we walked him back to his kennel. Spanky needs time to adjust to his new environment. He's already making progress because when he first came in on the 29th, I didn't even try to take him from his kennel. Today was a different story, and I hope each day he will continue to feel more at ease. If you'd like to meet Spanky, ask someone at Animal Control to help you while he's still inside. Maybe you are just the person that Spanky needs to help him feel safe and loved.
From another volunteer: A recent addition to Animal Control, Spanky was apprehensive about leaving the comfort of his kennel. After gentle coaxing, however, he jumped into a volunteer's arms, clung to her shoulder and was hesitant to release her for outdoor playtime! Once in a grassy area, Vader wallowed on his back and begged for a belly rub. Despite an initial skittish nature, Spanky demonstrated excellent manners. He was comfortable on a leash and adoring of the outdoors. Spanky would lend himself as an entertaining companion to a bustling college student, recent retiree – or any demographic in between!
Act quickly to adopt Spanky. Pets at this Shelter may be held for only a short time.
Other Pets at Athens Clarke County Animal Control
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Spanky, a Athens Chihuahua dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Chihuahua for sale in Athens, or seeking a Chihuahua dog from a breeder in Athens.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Athens already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Athens breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Chihuahua breeders who help with Chihuahua rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Athens paves the way for another one to be saved.


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1952 Ford Customline
We buy, sell and trade and Consign Classic, Antique and Muscle Cars!
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Exterior: Beautiful black paint. The front and rear bumpers are like new. Grill is beautiful. All emblems are like new. Dual mirrors, all the stainless are like new. Firestone tires with wide whites are like new along with new trim beauty rings. New dual exhaust with new chrome tips, front & rear bumper guards are like new. Rubber and felt are like new, antenna is like new, window vents are like new. Glass is good. Drum brakes. Beautiful car. A real looker.
Interior: Interior is gray and lavender and is the correct period. Gray headliner and sun visors. All the material is cloth and new. Silver color original dash with original dash and gauges. Original steering column and steering wheel. 3 speed on the column. All like new. Door panels, arm rest like new, sill plates like new, black rubber mat in floor like new. Window cranks and door handles like new. Trunk finished out and it looks beautiful. 6 volt electrical system like new, factory clock. Package tray like new. Heater works great. Front & back gray carpeted floor mats like new. All electrical items work. Very well done inside and it looks new.
Engine: Original 239 HP Flathead V8 engine, mated to a 3 speed original transmission, Headers, chrome stud caps, Billet water necks polished, Rebuilt 2 barrel carb, new hoses and belts, stainless water hose pipes hooked to newer rubber hoses on each end. Original air cleaner. Neat, clean and detailed under hood.
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Maine Fellowship of Christian Writers
~~ Writing to exalt Jesus Christ and introduce Him to others
The Maine Fellowship of Christian Writers (MFCW) has been chugging along for twenty years now. Hard to believe some of us were at our very first conference in 1993!
We've undergone some administrative changes recently that will effect our entire year but at the heart of the group, our goals remain the same: glorifying God with our writing, continuing to improve our craft, and encouraging each other to enjoy and to persevere in service to Him.
One change came about in part because the winter weather in Maine is so unpredictable and often leads to treacherous driving conditions. As we discussed this, it seemed to make sense to apply the winter change to the entire year. Thus we will hold our corporate meetings on even-numbered months. These will take place at Susan Blount's home in Vassalboro. (Directions are below.)
Odd-numbered months will find writers meeting regionally, since our members come from several different communities across central Maine. If you are interesting in attending or investigating a regional meeting, please contact our president, Vicki Schad. She'll know where they're being held and can put you in touch with the appropriate leader in your area.
The full schedule for 2014 follows.January 11th: Regional meetings. Cancelled due to weather!!
February 8th: See details above.
March 8th: Regional meetings.
April 12th: Yvonne Blake, a published regional author who has joined us for conferences in the past, will teach our lesson.
May 10th: Regional meetings.
June 21st: Matt Ouellette, Youth Pastor at the Evangelical Free Church in Waterville and former conference speaker, will teach. Please note: this is the 3rd Saturday of the month.
July 12th: Regional meetings.
August 9th: Alden Weigelt will teach.
September 19th and 20th: HOMECOMING CONFERENCE at the China Lake Conference Center (please note this website is currently under construction) in China Lake, Maine. Susan Page Davis will be our keynote speaker. Planning is ongoing and more details will follow.
October 11th: Sarah Smiley will teach our lesson. Sarah, a Bangor resident, military wife, and mother of three sons, writes a regular newspaper column and has published several books, including Dinner with the Smileys, her most recent.
November 8th: Regional meetings.
*Membership and meetings of the MFCW are open to anyone who shares our goals. These are times of fellowship, encouragement, and learning. Participants are urged (but not required) to bring their recent writing for gentle critique. Speakers are invited to bring their published work for a book table. To suggest a potential teacher, speak to Vicki Schad, Susan Blount, or Freddi Ladd.
Directions to Susan's home:
From Waterville-Winslow area, Susan is four miles from the Donald Carter Bridge (Fortins is on the corner). She lives in a white farm house on the left. Her name is on the mailbox. If you make it to the Cornerstone Christian Fellowship you've gone too far.
From Southern Maine, follow 1-95 and take 295 around Portland to Augusta, then take exit 113. Follow right and take a left at the second light. (You'll see a gas station; Route 3 is straight ahead). Go straight at that light; from there, the farm is eleven miles on Route 3 on the right. Susan Blount's name is on the mailbox. You will pass Cornerstone Christian Fellowship on the right, just prior to her farm.
For those from the Augusta-Rockland area, at the lights at the bridge, head eleven miles toward Vassalboro. Susan's house is on the right. (Phone: 207-872-2015)
In the event of very bad weather, check the website or Facebook page (Maine Fellowship of Christian Writers) to learn about cancellations.
~~ Our logo and all images in our page headers were made by MFCW members. ~~


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Bobby Valentine's Sports Gallery Cafe
225 Main St. (Washington Blvd.) Send to Phone
203-348-0010 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
OpenLunch & Dinner daily
Open late
- Parking lot
- Dress code: Casual
- Full bar
- Kid-friendly
* Click here for rating key
Bobby Valentine's Sports Gallery Cafe Restaurant Review: Make no mistake: this is no ordinary sports bar. It's a shrine to one of Stamford's favorite sons, owner Bobby Valentine. Born in the city, he was a star ball player in high school who went on to the big leagues. He later managed the Boston Red Sox. Think of this as Bobby's annuity, frequented by his local friends and fans. The place is filled with memorabilia and, of course, when a good game is on, with sports fans. With appetizers like the enormous "World Series Tower" of assorted sliders, buffalo wings, fried mozzarella and onion rings (sharing is absolutely necessary); satisfying home-style sandwiches such as the marinated steak with tender strips of sirloin steak topped with onions and zesty blue cheese sauce on a ciabatta roll; not to mention everything from salads to pizzas, patrons will be well fed even if the game goes into overtime.
Check out the 2014 edition of GAYOT's Annual Restaurant Issue, which features the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S., Rising Chefs and more.


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Are you going to the BP3 Tour? If so, which show?
Who's Going?
Are you going to the BP3 Tour? If so, which show?
the nyc show but i really want the diamond package for just me and they only sell it in sets of twos, i dont need ne one to come to the show with me so i want the best ticket possible
I want to go to the show in LA at Club Nokia, but I can't find the tickets on Ticketmaster now. Anyone know if the show got canceled or sold out?
HELL Yeah got my ticket and my trey's angels membership. I'm going to the grand prairie show driving from San Antonio, Texas Let's go!!!!!!!!!!!
Im hoping trey will be knocking at my door lol with tickets in hand (bay area location-oakland/san jose/san francisco)
I saw him a t a small venue with latoya and he blew my socks off, well i didnt have any one but he was the $h!t) he really stepped it up for the male R&B singers-one of the best I've seen yet (maxwell was good too tho) but trey had that sexy sex appeal ALLLLLLL the way down
I sure am!!!, I'm going to the March 7 show, in Norfolk, VA and I can't wait!!!, VA loves Trey *all day every day*


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Hotel in Istanbul just four kilometres from CNR Expo Centre
Just four kilometres from the CNR Expo Centre, the Park Inn by Radisson Istanbul Ataturk Airport is an ideal accommodation for visitors who want to stay near a variety of businesses. In addition to a convenient location four kilometres from the airport, this hotel in Istanbul features 154 thoughtfully equipped rooms and an on-site dining area and bar. The spa centre boasts an indoor pool, fitness area, treatment rooms, hammam, sauna and steam bath for the utmost in relaxation. Guests can also easily plan meetings in one of the seven multifunctional meeting rooms with 420-square-metre ballroom.
Park Inn by Radisson hotels offer comfortable rooms and service with a smile. Enjoy a hassle-free experience in a friendly hotel that is easy on your wallet.


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Book your room at Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center
Standard Two Double BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Standard Non-SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Executive Two Double BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Executive One King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
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Long Beach hotel with an outdoor pool
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The Game of Love and Death
Guild Theatre , (11/25/1929 - circa. 1/1930)
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Just wondering.What is "oom"?
Out of mana
out of mana
quite important ot know for jungler so they can know if a laner can aid in a gank or for long pushes its a good tip that its maybe time to back off
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Yeh in general, if someone who you think you need in a fight says oom, do not initiate :P
Ok thanks for the reply guys!
Oh Oh Monsters.
It means you need to auto attack untill the enemy jungler comes.
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out of mana, better drink my own piss.
out of melon
Oust Odor Mustard.
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If a healer ever tells you this in a MMO it means they are out of mobs and you should pull more!
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First and foremost, it's been a pretty good one so far, right?
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In some ways it was a shame Nintendo didn't take to the E3 stage in person tonight as that was its best E3 showing for some time.
E3 2014: Microsoft news roundup - Master Chief calls on the faithful
Considering the pressure Microsoft faced to banish the demons of last year's show, the platform holder can probably consider this year's event a success.
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Montefiore Medical Center Wakefield Division located at 600 East 233rd Street in the Bronx, is a 360-bed community hospital serving the northeast Bronx and lower Westchester. The hospital is located in the Woodlawn-Wakefield community of the Bronx, in reasonable proximity to the world famous Bronx Zoo, Bronx Botanical Gardens and the New York Yankees. A university hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, this major teaching facility offers a full spectrum of medical and surgical care. The Division of Geriatrics is one of the renowned Centers of Excellence at the facility. Montefiore Medical Center Wakefield Campus comprises several departments, including several residency and fellowship programs.
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Call for papers: Journal of Bio-Medical Semantics, Supplement on Bio-Medical Information RetrievalSubmitted by Ion Androutsopoulos on 3 October 2014 - 1:09am
Every day, approximately 3000 new bio-medical articles are published on the Web. This averages to more than 2 articles every minute. In addition to the sheer amount of bio-medical information available on the Web, the variety of this information increases everyday and ranges from structured data in the form of ontologies to unstructured data in the form of documents.
BioASQ Task 2b (Biomedical QA, IR, summarization, ...)Submitted by Ion Androutsopoulos on 1 March 2014 - 5:14am
BioASQ challenge on large-scale biomedical semantic indexing
and question answering (part of the CLEF 2014 QA track to
take place in Sheffield, UK, 15-18 September, 2014)
Web site: http://bioasq.org/
twitter: https://twitter.com/bioasq
CLEF-QA site: http://nlp.uned.es/clef-qa/
We are happy to announce that the first test for BioASQ Task 2b
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If you are interested in any of the following areas:
* Question answering from unstructured and structured data
2014 BioASQ Challenges on Biomedical Semantic Indexing and Question AnsweringSubmitted by Ion Androutsopoulos on 28 January 2014 - 1:15pm
BioASQ challenge on large-scale biomedical semantic indexing and question answering
(part of the CLEF 2014 QA track to take place in Sheffield, UK, 15-18 September, 2014)
Web site: http://bioasq.org/
twitter: https://twitter.com/bioasq
CLEF-QA site: http://nlp.uned.es/clef-qa/
The BioASQ challenge consists of two different tasks (Task 2a and Task 2b).
If you are interested in any of the following areas:
* Large-scale and hierarchical classification
* Machine learning
* Semantic Indexing, semantic similarity
INLG 2012: Conference Program available; Early registration ends on Mon 4/30;Submitted by bdieugen on 27 April 2012 - 12:46pm
(Apologies for multiple postings)
The program for the INLG 2012 conference is available at
And one final reminder that the deadline for early registration for INLG 2012 is Mon 4/30 noon CST (-6 gmt) [please note time]
Best wishes,
Barbara Di Eugenio and Susan McRoy
INLG 2012 Co-Chairs
INLG 2012: Early REGISTRATION available until 4/30/12; list of ACCEPTED PAPERS availableSubmitted by bdieugen on 11 April 2012 - 11:30am
Please visit the INLG 2012 web site for a list of accepted papers, and a link to the registration form.
INLG web site: http://nlp.cs.uic.edu/inlg2012/
Direct link to registration: https://aclweb.org/conference/inlg2012/
IMPORTANT: early registration ends on Apr 30, NOON CST (GMT -6).
As usual for the INLG conferences, registration is comprehensive of registration proper, room & board, and coach transportation from downtown Chicago to Starved Rock, and back.
Looking forward to seeing you in Starved Rock!
Barbara Di Eugenio and Susan McRoy
Generation Challenges 2012Submitted by Albert Gatt on 1 March 2012 - 8:08am
To be held in conjunction with INLG 2012, 30 May-01 June 2012, Starved Rock, IL, USA.
Over the past five years, there has been a lot of activity in
connection with shared tasks in Natural Language Generation (NLG).
Six separate sets of shared tasks each with its own data and team of
organisers have so far been run: TUNA (Gatt et al.), GREC (Belz et
al.), GIVE (Koller et al.), QG (Rus et al.), HOO (Dale and Kilgarriff)
SR (Belz, White et al.). The Pilot Attribute Selection for
INLG 2012: invited speakers, updated CFP, submission information for long and short papers (deadline Feb 10, 2012)Submitted by bdieugen on 16 January 2012 - 4:10pm
INLG 2012, the 7th International Conference on Natural Language Generation, will take place at Starved Rock State Park, Utica, IL, May 30-June 1, 2012.
Further details on the program, an updated CFP with submission
information and downloadable style files, and the full program
committee is now available at the conference web site
1. Invited speakers: Kathy McCoy, University of Delaware; and James Lester,
North Carolina State University
2. Submission web site: https://www.softconf.com/c/inlg2012/
INLG 2012, the 7th International Conference on Natural Language Generation: preliminary announcement and CFPSubmitted by bdieugen on 13 October 2011 - 4:38pm
The 7th International Conference on Natural Language Generation (INLG 2012) will take place at Starved Rock State Park, Utica IL, USA, May 30 - June 1 2012. (INLG 2012 will closely precede NAACL, which will be June 3 - 8 in Montreal.) Starved Rock State Park is about 94 miles/150 kilometers south of Chicago's O'Hare airport. See http://www.starvedrockstatepark.org for more information.
A full CFP will be circulated shortly, but here we include the *IMPORTANT DATES*
- Long/short paper submission deadline: Feb 10, 2012 (Fri)
GIVE-2.5 Last call for participation: help evaluate NLG systemsSubmitted by Kristina I Stri... on 17 August 2011 - 2:36pm
GIVE-2.5: NLG Challenge on Generating Instructions in Virtual Environments
*** Please take this last opportunity to help us evaluate NLG systems by
*** going on a virtual treasure hunt.
*** Several software improvements have been made, so please try again if
*** you had problems before!
Part of Generation Challenges 2011
Endorsed by SIGGEN and SIGSEM
Dear colleagues,
13th European Workshop on Natural Language Generation - submission deadline postponed to June 8thSubmitted by Kristina I Stri... on 24 May 2011 - 9:46am
***** Upon popular request, the deadline for submissions has been postponed
***** to June 8th, 2011
13th EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON NATURAL LANGUAGE GENERATION (ENLG 2011)
ENLG 2011 will take place in Nancy, France, Sep. 28-30, 2011.
Submission deadline: June 8, 2011
Invited Speakers:
* Oliver Lemon, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
* Johanna Moore, University of Edinburgh, UK
* Jeff Orkin, MIT Media Labs, USA


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Thoughtful design, right down to the mood music, on a beautiful island. So much to keep you active. Great for families as well as young couples and honeymooners.
Six Senses Laamu
Hip and happening resort for those who love the simple things done with style and panache. Rustic chic for a younger, more active and chilled set than its sister resort Soneva Fushi.
Gili Lankanfushi
There are a couple of key Maldives experiences that Soneva Gili doesn't really do well, yet I would rather holiday here than almost anywhere else in the country. It's no surprise to me it was named Most Romantic Resort in the Maldives 2013.
Sun Island
The Maldives' largest resort is big and busy. You can do everything here. It majors on sports, watersports, excursions, diving and fishing. And don't forget the whale sharks.
The original Maldives resort and still unique. Layers of continual improvement have given this resort, close to the airport and Male, a place among the very best for fun, action and good value.
Club Med Kani
The most active resort of all is a classy, enthusiastic 5-star. Break up your sporting, lagoon and tropical spa playtimes with fantastic food, and wait for evening events.
Four Seasons at Landaa Giraavaru
A Maldives look to a classic-style resort on one of the finest atolls. Everything in place, everything just so. A brilliant resort that even turned a reef problem into an example for the world.
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Sunset Cove Beach Resort, in sunny Key Largo, offers a true island atmosphere with beautiful private beach sunsets.
Affordable accommodations range from cottages to waterfront suites, most of which are pet friendly!
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Hola Vida Reserve - Puyopungo in Ecuador
Ecuadorian Tours in the Amazonian rainforest- Hola Vida Reserva Puyopungo in Ecuador
In Ecuador the Ecological Reserve Hola Vida or Puyopungo is located 3 Hours from Baños near the city of Puyo in the ecuadorian Amazon, in the province of Pastaza. This reserve is a great introduction to the tropical rainforest.
It is a an ideal site to enjoy with your family, it offers recreational activities for those large and small and very flexible and varied programs, depending on the interest of each individual or family group.
Puyopungo - Hola Vida Reserve in Ecuador 1 - 3 Days
Day 1 Baños - Puyopungo
Leave from Baños towards the Amazon. Arriving at the Ecological Reserve Hola Vida. Lunch. Walk in the tropical rainforest until the waterfall Hola Vida, option of swimming. Walk to a viewpoint, return to the cabins. Dinner, relax.
Day 2 Activities in the Rainforest
Breakfast. Walk to the Hidden Waterfall, swimming. Return. The guide will talk about the flora, point out lemon ants, and different medicinal plants. Lunch. Visit of a shuar family, option of seeing how to make native pottery, playing with blow pipes, getting to know the boa, medicinal plants. Return to camp. We will take a canoe down the river to the second campsite (35 min. Approx.). Lodging, dinner. Night walk in order to see insects. Return to the cabins. Relax.
Day 3 Puyopungo Baños
Breakfast. Walk to the viewpoint. We will see the junction of the Pastaza and Puyo rivers and eastern mountain range (if the weather permits one can see the volcano Sangay). Returnto the cabins. Lunch. Return to Baños.
The Tour includes:
Private transportation both ways, English speaking naturalist guide certified by the Ministery of the Environment, three meals daily and lodging in the Reserve, purified water, tea, coffee, general equipament, mosquito netting for the habitations, rubber boots, rain ponchos.
Not included in the tour:
Binoculars, drinks, tips, personal objects and trip insurance, alcoholic drinks.
What should you bring with you?
LIght long and short sleeved shirts, shorts and light pants (no jeans), comfortable shoes, bathing suit, hat with a rim, sunglasses, flashlight, insect repellent, sunblock, 1-2 plastic bags, binoculars, passport, flash camara, backpack.
Note: It also is possible to do this program in only one day.
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A Nebraska Lutheran minister founded Orphan Grain Train in 1992 with a vision of sending a train through the Midwest to collect grain, ending at a U.S. port to ship it to hungry Eastern European orphans.
Two decades later, the group has sent some 63 million pounds of food, clothing, medical equipment and other aid to disaster-struck U.S. locales and needy people in more than 40 foreign countries. While Orphan Grain Train identifies itself as a Christian charity, the nonprofit makes aid available to people of all faiths. (Orphan Grain Train also uses 18-wheelers to move its donations instead of trains, finding truck shipments more practical.)CharityNavigator gives the nonprofit a four-star ranking, primarily because 95.8 cents of every dollar it takes in goes toward good works. The group spends only some 4% of donations on overhead and fundraising activities "In terms
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A Review of Headlines in Security
May 11th, 2006 by Ren and Stimpy , Filed under: Commentary
How do you tell that news in security has gone downhill? Well, if today is any indication, you tell when the headlines are: Microsoft Releases Flash Player Patch and TippingPoint Buys Vulnerability Information on its Own Code.
Here at SecuriTeam, we often read that vulnerability researchers provide free quality-assurance for vendors. Unless, of course, that vendor is Tipping Point. Yesterday's ZDI disclosure avoided the "patch or run for the bunkers" theme of major vulnerabilities in widely-used software:
ZDI-06-013: 3Com TippingPoint SMS Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
I don't know about you, but if I have a choice between two IPS vendors with good products and one is willing to pay researchers who report even minor vulnerabilities in the code, I know where my money's going.
One place your money probably didn't go was on this:
MS06-020: Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Yes, that's right folks, a Microsoft patch for Flash Player. I was checking my eyes, too. This patch, for many desktop users, will be the only significant one from May.


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Changing perceptions
Graduate protects education from attack, fights stereotypes
Growing up the daughter of a pilot and a flight attendant, Courtney Erwin had the privilege of traveling a lot. From an early age, she knew she wanted to see the world.
And like many law students, Erwin was interested in pursuing international law. With her drive and commitment, she created a way to make it happen. Her work with various organizations has taken her to Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. Along with seeing the world, Erwin is working to change it.
"My belief is that you should do what is your passion," she said. "I'm doing things that I've wanted to do since I was a kid."
Erwin '05 lives in Doha, Qatar, and is the legal accountability manager for Education Above All, an independent non-governmental organization established by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned.
A policy research and advocacy organization, Education Above All is concerned with a single policy area: protecting education from attack. EAA aims to protect, support and promote the right to education in areas affected or threatened by crisis, conflicts and war. It serves as a catalyst for concerted action among partners around the world in order to prevent attacks on education, and to respond more effectively to attacks.
Before this job, Erwin had other interesting positions, most recently as chief of staff and director of Programs at the Cordoba Initiative, an international NGO that promotes engagement between the United States and Muslim-majority countries. Though she didn't work on it specifically, it's the organization that is behind the controversial cultural center proposed near Ground Zero. Erwin also worked at the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington as coordinator for Religious Freedom. As the first to assume that role, she created and implemented its religious liberty and church-state separation program, focusing on education, advocacy and policy.
Before law school, Erwin had considerable international experience, including a master's degree in Islamic Studies from McGill University in Montreal and a bachelor's degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
In her current role, Erwin leads EAA's legal accountability program, which seeks to diminish impunity and strengthen accountability for protecting education from attacks.
Education should be considered just as important as other human rights like health care," she said.
"Nobody else is squarely addressing this issue."
Erwin said Her Highness is a strong woman who empowers other women and young people.
"She is incredibly influential and very much involved," Erwin said. "I admire her tremendously."
She enjoys the challenging position and the country of Qatar, a wealthy and somewhat liberal Emirate bordering Saudi Arabia.
"There's a learning every single day," she said. "It's a country that's basically created itself and I'm watching something being formed before my very eyes. The pace of development is incredible."
To keep up with rapid economic growth, there are hundreds of thousands of workers from other countries there performing professional and service jobs. In fact, expatriates outnumber Qataris by about five to one.
"You are immediately embraced," Erwin said. "I have made friends from around the world in Doha."
She doesn't need to conform to the traditional dress of black head scarf and cloak Qatari women wear, but she is modest and respectful of cultural and religious traditions, careful not to reveal too much skin. But she says she is treated as an equal.
"I don't ever feel disrespected or inhibited from doing what I want to do," she said.
lluminating experiences
Erwin was well prepared for the Qatari and Muslim customs from her previous jobs and education. While at Cordoba Initiative, based in New York City, she managed the Shariah Index Project, which seeks to clarify Islamic legal principles related to society and governance and measure today's states against that standard. She initiated and managed the government relations and legislative affairs department.
"The office was one of the most diverse places I have encountered," she said. "In addition to my Egyptian-American Imam boss and his Kashmiri wife, I worked with an Evangelical Christian who is an expert on Yemen, a Pakistani Muslim who worked with Iraqi 'fixers,' a Cote D'Ivoirian architecture student, and a Jewish-American former military man now at Harvard."
Her projects provided unparalleled experiences, including meetings with Secretary Madeleine Albright, Sudanese opposition leaders, and religious leaders in the Holy Land.
As part of that job, she traveled twice to war-torn Sudan to observe the country's first multi-party elections in 24 years and gained an entirely different perspective than what she had seen on the news.
"Sudan is one of my favorite places, mostly because of the people," she said. "I tried to speak to as many people as possible about their thoughts on democracy, Darfur, the U.S. and al Bashir. Most of the people I spoke to thought that the international media hadn't accurately captured the political issues and had served to complicate the situation further."
When she returned, others were surprised to hear of the warmth, wisdom and sophistication she encountered there. Once again, she found herself trying to dispel misconceptions and feels fortunate to have had experiences that have enlightened her.
Her interest in Islam began years ago, and she earned her master's degree in Islamic studies a few months before the 9-11 attacks put Muslims under such scrutiny and attack. The negative stereotypes of Muslims have in fact increased in the past several years, Erwin said, and she wants people to be more open-minded.
"In the decade that I have spent studying the religion and language, working with and in Muslim communities, and traveling to places like Yemen, Sudan, and Palestine, I have never been treated in a way that has compelled me to change my focus," she said. "I have been treated with incredible hospitality and respect by men and women alike. In fact, the most common reactions I encounter are surprise that I know anything about Islam and can speak some Arabic and gratitude that I am working to ensure respect and justice on equal terms between Muslim and non-Muslim communities."
Erwin is grateful to Seattle University School of Law for helping her on her path of international human rights work. While in law school, she advocated on behalf of asylees fleeing religious, ethnic and political persecution abroad at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and worked on human rights and public interest litigation, including torture and detention cases at the Public Interest Law Group. She was also editor in chief of the Seattle Journal for Social Justice.
"Law school was an important time in my life," she said. "It made me a better and more strategic thinker. My writing improved dramatically, and I think I took every international law course offered."
But even with all her experience, finding the jobs she has landed is not easy. She found her present position through connections she made at an earlier conference. She encourages students who want to work abroad to get to know as many people in as many places as they can - and to consider jobs that might not initially interest them.
"You have to know people and be open to different possibilities," said Erwin, who describes herself as laid back but also very focused.
She loves Doha, but living in a desert, where the temperature reaches 125 degrees, does require some adjustment. Facebook and Skype help keep her in touch with her family in Issaquah, Wash., and sister in Paris, and she takes the opportunity to see another country with every trip she takes.
"It's as different from my life in Seattle and New York as you can get," she said. "I love traveling, but I am a Seattleite at heart."


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How much house can you afford?
By Bruce
Gillespie Bankrate.com
Once you've decided to forego your renting ways and
start paying off own mortgage instead of someone else's, the big
question you must ask yourself is how much house can you afford?
Once you've decided to forego your renting ways and
start paying off own mortgage instead of someone else's, the big
question you must ask yourself is how much house can you afford?
Or, more to the point, how big a mortgage can you
It's a deceptively easy question. After all, you can
afford however much your bank or private lender qualifies you for,
right? They run your financial information and credit history through
so many tests that they know best when it comes to figuring out
the magic number, right?
Wrong. When it comes to how much house you can afford,
you are the expert. So, before you sign up for the maximum mortgage
you qualify for, which may be outside your comfort level, consider
the following advice culled from recent home buyers on how to determine
what you can afford.
Don't rely on rent as a guideline
Many first-time home buyers make the mistake of assuming they can
afford monthly mortgage payments as big as their current rent payments.
And while it makes a certain amount of sense, that calculation overlooks
some major factors.
"I often thought a safe monthly mortgage payment
would be roughly equivalent to our rent," says Alex Beckett,
of Toronto, who bought his first house three years ago.
"Unfortunately, property taxes and all those
other ownership-related costs can add up to about the equivalent
of three or more months of rent a year in Toronto."
As a renter, you never have to worry about paying
extra for property taxes, which are incorporated into your rent.
But for homeowners, they can easily cost between a few hundred and
a few thousand dollars a year depending on where you live.
If your current rent also includes the cost of utilities,
such as gas and hydro, you'll also have to figure those expenses
into the monthly costs of owning a home. Most experts also recommend
keeping money aside for emergency repairs, since homeowners can't
call the landlord when something breaks.
You'll also want to figure in the cost of mortgage
loan insurance, especially if you have a high-ratio mortgage. So,
there are many new costs to consider that mean your current rent
payments may not be a good guideline to follow.
"If your current rent approximates your comfort
level, I think you should aim a little lower for a monthly mortgage
payment," says Beckett.
There is a more precise rule of thumb for determining
how big a mortgage you can afford-two, in fact. You need to know
your total monthly debt load and your total monthly housing costs
to figure out an affordable maximum mortgage payment.
Keep your debts around 40 percent
When Heather Keam, of Burford, Ont., was house shopping last year,
she and her husband calculated how much they could afford by looking
at their monthly income.
"The way we decided how much we could afford
was based on our pay cheques," says Keam. "We did not
want our mortgage payments to be more than 40 percent of one pay
She says sticking to that target was especially important
because they were looking for a fixer-upper they could renovate
themselves and knew they'd need to invest money in right away.
Keam and her husband were right on track with the
experts' advice. As a general rule of thumb, the Canada Housing
and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) uses two guidelines for home buyers
who put down less than 25 percent of the home's purchase price and
so need a high-ratio mortgage.
The first concerns debt. Your maximum monthly debt
load, also known as your total debt service (TDS), should not exceed
40 percent of your gross monthly income. In other words, the combined
amount you pay in housing costs, car loans, personal loans and credit
card debt shouldn't be more than 40 percent of your pretax income.
To calculate your current TDS, divide your monthly
debts by your monthly pretax income and multiply by 100. To determine
what lenders will consider your maximum allowable debt, multiply
your gross annual salary by 0.40 and then divide by 12.
Cap your housing expenses at
32 percent
The other guideline concerns your housing expenses. Your maximum
monthly home-related expenses-or gross debt service (GDS)-should
not exceed 32 percent of your gross monthly household income.
That means your monthly mortgage payment, property
taxes, insurance payments and heating costs shouldn't be more than
32 percent of your monthly pretax income.
To calculate your current GDS, divide your total monthly
housing expenses by your gross monthly income and multiply by 100.
To determine what lenders will consider your maximum allowable housing
expenses, multiply your gross annual income by 0.32 and then divide
by 12.
So, for example, if you have a gross annual household
income of $45,000, your maximum allowable monthly mortgage payment-including
the cost of heating-would be $1,200. Your maximum allowable debt
load would be $1,500.
Keep in mind these guidelines are for high-ratio mortgages.
Lenders will be more flexible for home buyers with larger down payments
and conventional mortgages.
Think about the future
Beckett says home buyers would do well to consider their future
carefully before choosing a mortgage. Because big life changes can
spell big trouble when it comes to making your payments.
"Any couple planning to have kids should consider
what kind of payment they could make with one of them on leave for
a year," he says. "The benefits are much better than they
used to be, but a lot of the employment insurance benefits get clawed
back if your annual income exceeds a certain amount. That can be
a very unpleasant surprise."
So, instead of taking the maximum mortgage for which
you qualify, it might make more sense to settle for something a
bit cheaper in case you expect to generate less household income
in the future.
Once you've had a chance to pull together your financial
information and think about how much house you want, find out how
much house you can afford with our mortgage affordability calculator.
Then, check out the going mortgage rates for your area here.
Gillespie is a freelance writer and editor based in Simcoe,
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The Beatles, Bond, Twiggy -- the English exported some mighty powerful pop icons in the 1960s. But this one -- a hit Brit TV show about a futuristic family of puppets who zip around the planet in funky rocket ships rescuing other puppets from earthquakes and monorail crashes -- never quite caught on in America. Which makes Universal's $70 million live-action adaptation of ''Thunderbirds'' a huge gamble: Aside from nostalgic Englanders, who'll line up to see it? ''We can't even think about that,'' answers director Jonathan Frakes. ''We just have to make a fun, entertaining movie -- not too serious, not too campy -- that people can enjoy even if they've never heard of 'Thunderbirds.'''
In fact, the only Yank on the film's Pinewood Studios set who had heard of the show is Bill Paxton, who plays patriarch Jeff Tracy, the billionaire ex-astronaut who runs the supersecret International Rescue from his private island in the Pacific. ''I grew up in Texas but was a total Anglophile,'' he explains. ''I watched anything English.''
Even some of the British cast seem fuzzy about the ''Thunderbirds'' history. ''I knew about the show but didn't really understand how huge it was in England,'' says 24-year-old Sophia Myles, who stars as Lady Penelope, IR's unflappable London agent (who communicates with Tracy Island via teapot phone). ''But right after I got cast, all these British newspapers had big headlines about how I had been picked as Lady P. It was actually a little scary.''
Anthony Edwards, who plays Brains, the stuttering genius who designs IR's fantastical flying machines, suffered some scary moments too. ''Whenever I tell an English person that I'm in this movie, they always ask me if the actors are going to have strings, like the puppets in the original,'' he says. ''Even smart people ask me that.'' For the record, the answer is no.
THE GOOD NEWS At least the acting won't be as wooden as the original's.
THE BAD NEWS After seeing a final cut, Universal decided to market the movie strictly for kids, meaning the potential audience just got a lot smaller.


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Le Meridien Piccadilly
21 Piccadilly, W1J 0BH [map]
Le Méridien Piccadilly is a landmark hotel in Piccadilly Circus. Embodying the true fusion of culture, art and cuisine, it is a contemporary, inspiring retreat in the heart of the West End.From £245.58
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