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emeni "ambassadors" panel said proposes roadmap for restructuring armed
Excerpt from report by Faysal Mukarram in Sanaa entitled "'Committee of
ambassadors' presents 'roadmap' for restructuring Yemeni Armed Forces" by
London-based newspaper Al-Hayat website on 15 December
Al-Hayat has learned that the so-called "committee of seven ambassadors",
which includes the ambassadors of the UN Security Council's five permanent
members, Germany, and UN Envoy Jamal Bin-Umar and is unofficially chaired
by US Ambassador Gerald Feierstein, recently presented proposals to Yemeni
Vice President Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and the two sides in the national
accord government that included a "roadmap" for restructuring the military
establishment and uniting and merging its various (land, air, and naval)
branches, including the dissident forces of the armoured 1st Division
commanded by Major General Ali Muhsin al-Ahmar and the Republican Guards
forces commanded by the president's son Brig. Gen. Ahmad Ali Abdallah
Salih. The aim is to achieve the establishment's independence, not involve
it in the political struggles, redeploy it outside the main cities, and
determine the nature of its defensive and military tasks in future.
The mechanism for implementing the Gulf initiative included the formation
of a military committee that undertakes to withdraw from the cities the
armed forces and gunmen from both sides in the crisis, restore security
and stability in the country, prevent any military clashes or
manifestations, and restructure the military establishment to ensure its
unification under the defence ministry and its non-involvement in the
political struggle.
Western diplomatic sources in Sanaa told Al-Hayat that the aim of the
"committee of ambassadors" proposals is to help the military committee
accomplish its task quickly and practically, provide the political
atmospheres so as to prevent any clash between the army's units in future,
and exert pressures on all the parties, foremost of them President Ali
Abdallah Salih who still has much influence in most army units and
formations and Maj. Gen. Al-Ahmar who is commanding the dissident forces,
so as to make them cooperate with the military committee that is chaired
by the vice president in completing its task before the presidential
election on 21 February 2012.
The sources added that the objective of the "roadmap" proposed by the
"committee of ambassadors" is to limit the influence of individuals in the
army, get the attacking forces out from the cities, foremost of them
Sanaa, and determine their defensive tasks in addition to their role in
combating terrorism and imposing the state's authority over all the Yemeni
territories. [Passage omitted citing official news agency's report on
meeting of military committee]
Source: Al-Hayat website, London, in Arabic 15 Dec 11
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On 12/15/11 9:02 AM, Ben Preisler wrote:
Don't see this on Al-Hayat's website [yp]
Diplomats submit plan to reunite Yemen army-paper
DUBAI, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Six world powers and the United Nations have
proposed a plan to reunite Yemen's fragmented military in a drive to
reduce chaos in the impoverished nation after months of unrest, a
pan-Arab daily reported on Thursday.
A fragile ceasefire between troops loyal to nominal President Ali
Abdullah Saleh and fighters allied with the opposition is taking hold,
but a planned military withdrawal from the capital Sanaa will put the
truce to the test.
Saleh handed his powers last month to Vice-President Abd-Rabou Mansour
Hadi after signing a Gulf-brokered deal that led to the formation of a
national unity government tasked with preparing for presidential
election on Feb. 21.
London-based al-Hayat newspaper, citing Western diplomats, said U.N.
envoy Jamal Benomar and the ambassadors to Sanaa of the five permanent
U.N. Security Council members plus Germany had submitted the proposal to
Hadi and the new government.
Benomar could not be reached for comment. Officials at Yemeni Prime
Minister Mohammed Basindwa's office were also not available to confirm
or deny the report.
Al-Hayat said the plan includes a roadmap to restructure the army, navy
and air force, and to reintegrate units led by General Ali Mohsen, who
had joined Saleh's opponents.
"The goal of the proposal is ... to cool the political atmosphere to
prevent any future clashes between the military's units," the newspaper
said, without giving further details.
Under the deal signed by Saleh in Riyadh, a military committee headed by
the acting president will oversee the restructuring of the armed forces,
now largely controlled by Saleh family members, after the presidential
Western diplomats and the opposition say the government cannot stabilise
Yemen unless Saleh eases his control over the military.
Bassam al-Shater, a member of the Yemeni parliament's foreign relations
committee, said it was too early to talk about reuniting the armed
forces while the streets of Sanaa were still controlled by armed men
from all sides.
"The priority now is to bring the members of the armed forces, including
renegade forces, to their camps, to where they were before the
revolution," Shater told Reuters by telephone.
Yemenis took to the streets in February to demand an end to Saleh's
33-year rule, but the revolt turned violent when tribal fighters and
some army units joined the opposition.
"People are convinced now that it's time to calm down after 10 months
that strained the country's economy," Shater said.
He said a ceasefire supervisory committee has called for troops and
tribal fighters to leave Sanaa from Saturday, but another lawmaker
questioned whether Mohsen's men would comply.
"If anything, he (Mohsen) will make a tactical withdrawal and deploy his
troops in a different location," said Mohammed Naji al-Shayef, a member
of Saleh's General People's Congress.
Basindwa's national unity government is simultaneously facing an
emboldened separatist movement in the south, Shi'ite Muslim rebels in
the north and resurgent al Qaeda militants.
The United States and neighboring Saudi Arabia fear the Islamist
militant network is exploiting political upheaval that has weakened
central government control over swathes of Yemen.
Turmoil in Yemen, one of the poorest Arab countries, has thrust many of
its 24 million people deeper into poverty.
Two British-based aid agencies, Oxfam and Islamic Relief, say some
Yemeni families survive only on tea and bread.
"Millions of Yemenis are at breaking point and do not know where their
next meal is coming from," Kelly Gilbride, policy officer from Oxfam,
said in a statement on Wednesday.
"People in (the northern) Al-Jawf province, report going without food
for three days and women are being forced to beg on the streets to get
enough food for their families. Many families are relying on a diet of
tea and bread."
On Tuesday, Helene Kadi, emergency coordinator in Yemen for the United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in Geneva the humanitarian
situation would remain "very dire" despite the political deal for Saleh
to step down. (Writing by Mahmoud Habboush; editing by Sami Aboudi)
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The Agora netbook from Kogan Technologies could be considered the most affordable netbook out of Australia. Availability starts in April 2009 at a price of merely AU$499.
The Agora comes preinstalled with gOS Cloud with attractive Google Gadgets. Kogan based their decision to go with gOS in a blog survey. Kogan offers the Agora (Latin for "marketplace") in two variants. The Agora Netbook (currently about US$330) comes with 1 GByte RAM and a 3-cell battery. The Agora Netbook PRO (currently about US$356) has additional Bluetooth and a 6-cell battery.
Both models have a nonreflective 10" monitor, a 160-GByte hard drive (despite the diskless needs of cloud computing) and the usual Atom N270 processor.
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But now they're fourth in the West in wins and looking like a playoff team. And Jackson's coaching is a big reason, as he's rebuilt his team's defensive system in to something resembling every other good team in the league while simultaneously allowing his team the freedom to play the freewheeling kind of basketball the Warriors are known for. Oh, and he has really cool handshakes to boot. From the Mercury News' Q+A with Jarrett Jack:
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-JACK: Definitely watched him play–the flair, the passing. I'm still trying to work on the shimmy that he used to do. I'm from D.C., so those Eastern Conference battles that they had with Michael Jordan and the Knicks and finally making it to the Finals when they lost to the Lakers, I was there to watch all of that.
Growing up and watching it, I always admired the way he played, the way he ran a team, the way he passed the ball.
Meeting him, was it different than the coaches I've met in the past? Yeah. His handshake was a little different…
-Q: How so?
-JACK: It's more a younger style of handshake. The other coaches I met, we had pretty much formal handshakes.
They always say the way to a basketball player's heart is through his handshake. Or something along those lines. I'm not a clichés dictionary, but you know what I mean.
Put another way, Mark Jackson seems to relate well to his players because a) he's only 47 b) he played in the NBA less than a decade ago and c) he knows cool handshakes. Those seem like minor things, but when you read Jarrett Jack saying things such as "I like coaches that have played" and "he hasn't been too far removed from the game to understand us," you kind of realize that sort of thing can be important to NBA players. Maybe it is silly, but handshakes are pretty fun.
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So did the people at J.C. Penney realize what was going on? They say no and I kind of believe them. Executives often only care about results and don't ask about the details which they probably wouldn't understand anyway. I can tell you first hand that many Fortune 100 companies have only 1 person that handles SEO with little to no oversite and they tend to outsource everything. Hopefully J.C. Penney will realize the folly in this and bring their SEO in-house. There is no reason a company this size cannot just buy out a small, reputable firm and have an instant in-house SEO department.


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Although they failed to cement it last year against the Yankees, the Phillies are currently the closest thing that Major League Baseball has to a dynasty.
While a few of their offseason moves may have been baffling, like trading Cliff Lee for Seattle's best B-level prospects, the fact that they dipped into their extensive prospect pool for the league's best pitcher is a sign of their commitment to winning. Even early season struggles and injury problems throughout the year couldn't hinder the belief of everyone in baseball that at season's end the Phillies would be there.
Winning 23 of their last 30, the Phillies are without a doubt the best team in baseball. Due in large part to their obnoxious fans, they give the Yankees a run as the most hated team in baseball too.
You know the television series It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia? When the cast was first pitching the show to television executives, it was originally set in Los Angeles, but because no one would find it likely that such morally depraved and narcissistic characters could exist anywhere outside of the seventh layer of hell known as Philadelphia, it was set there to make it more believable.
The Competition
The Phillies open their playoff campaign later this afternoon against the Reds in Philadelphia. According to manager Charlie Manuel there shouldn't be too many surprises.
We've got all of the reports on them, we've played them, we know them, they know us. It's not like we're tricking anybody. At the same time, if we play them we have to beat them, no matter how good they are. If you're going to win, you've got to beat them. We know everything about them. I don't know what we don't know. We haven't seen Chapman. He's pretty good.
Pretty good? 107 MPH is pretty good? Charlie might want to check those reports again.
The Difference Maker
For the past few season, the Philadelphia Phillies have leaned heavily on left handed hitters to find success at the plate. In addition to Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez batting from the left side, the Phillies have also employed switch hitters Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino.
Ken Rosenthal points out that despite the team's dependence on these players, Philadelphia actually performed better this season against southpaws than right handers. Rosenthal attributes this in part to Ryan Howard having the closest splits of his career this season.
Truth be told the Phillies have always hit lefties well. You'd have to go back to 2004 to find a Philadelphia team that didn't have a higher OPS against left handed pitching. The fact that Howard's splits are so much closer this season has little to do with him improving against southpaws, and far more to do with him struggling overall, but especially against right handers, where his OPS has dropped off by .212 from last season.
What does this mean? The Reds are fine using three right handed starters against Philadelphia, but don't think for a moment that they shouldn't use situational lefties when Howard comes to the plate. Unlike Utley and his career even splits, the Phillies first baseman has a far longer history of struggling against southpaws, no matter what this year's numbers might suggest.
Catcher Carlos Ruiz and third baseman Placido Polanco are both nursing sore left elbows, but will be expected to start later this afternoon.
As I mentioned in the Reds preview, Joey Votto's only known Kryptonite has been groundball pitchers. All three of Philadelphia's starters can pitch to contact, but Roy Halladay has induced 367 ground balls this season. He ranks third in total strikes pitched, but tenth in total pitches.
That, my friends, is called throwing to contact. Watch for Votto to get a steady diet of pitches low and in the zone.
Seriously, I know it's a generalization, and I know that there are very intelligent ones out there, but Phillies fans are a completely different sub level of humanity.
Exhibit #1: Smart idea: Leaving the ballpark early to avoid traffic. Bad idea: Drinking 18 beers before attempting to leave the ballpark early to avoid traffic.
Exhibit #2: That slobbery mass of parenthood is eating the popcorn that litters the rows of Citizen's Bank Park via the hand of its indentured servant child. Stay classy, Philly.


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If you're used to the busy, bright lights of big city life or roam around suburbs of cities like Chicago or New York City, you're likely being deprived of an entire sky full of wonder come nightfall. Since a vacation is intended to take you away from all of that, the stars come out and play to welcome you.
When you don't see a moonless sky full of stars that often, and you're not expecting in on a given night, it just takes one look up and you're jaw hits the floor. If you plan in right and the weather cooprorates, the anticipation of the black night sky overtaking the remaining dusk of a picturesque sunset can feel like Christmas any time of the year.
As with much everything else in Hawaii, there are professionals and tour guides that will be more than happy to share their knoweldge of the heavens above with you should you wish. Yet, there's something so enjoyable about reliving that childhood innocense of just laying on your back staring aimlessly at the sky above, letting your mind and imagine wander.
Breathtaking is probably the best word I can come up with to describe some of the views of the stars you can see from West Maui, and that doesn't really come close to seeing it for yourself. When you factor in a new moon and a cloudless sky, the sheer number of celestial bodies you can see with just your own eyes is astonishing.
Seeing the stars at night is one thing, but if you're like me, you definitely want to capture those views of the heavens to share with your friends and revisit anytime, anywhere. With the investment in my Canon Digital SLR camera paying off big time, my trusty tripod and I (and a lot of practice) where able to photograh the skies to extent that I could not have dreamed of. And with the techinique of a longer exposure letting in more and more light over a period of time, there are even more stars and galaxies that are drawn out in your photos that don't even appear to be visible at first glance.
There are other advantages to seeing the stars in Maui, which I just recently learned. Because the Hawaiian Islands are at a much lower latitude than the mainland, the list of stars and constallations in the Southern Hemisphere that are visible greatly increases. There are actually specialized star charts for the islands as a result. Just another way these fews are so much more special.
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Jobs: Snowboard instructor, high ropes course trainer, canyoning guide, ski
Since 1995, boss of the Hotzone School of Snowboarding
Hobbies: Snowboarding, mountain biking, snowboard tours, via ferrata,
windsurfing, kite surfing, travel, cooking, and my dog, Rookie.
Bike motto:
Don't destroy what you came to enjoy!
Services included:
- Selected tour suggestions and expert advice
- Zillertal bike maps
- "biker's snack" to take with you
- Bike shower in the "bike garage" with hot and cold water
- Bike stands in front of the hotel
- Lockable bike room with storage
- Drying facilities for bike gear
- Shoe dryer for drying overnight
- Laundry service
- Service area with tools
- Bike stands
- Lubrication
- Pump
- Internet access
- Culinarium
Bike tours in the area around the hotel
Mountain bike tours are the focus of any biking holiday. Mountain bikers who take part in the guided bike tours can be sure of safety, expertise, and a great experience with our trained guides. Mountain bikers who prefer not to join the guided bike tours will benefit from insider tips from the locals, the detailed maps, and above all the GPS bike tours.
GPS tours are a great help for orientation off-road. Select your personal tour programme from one of the largest selections in the Alps.
Simply download the GPS tour that you want, of the appropriate level of difficulty - easy, moderate, or difficult - and then begin your mountain bike tour on your own steam.
You will find a selection of 5 mountain bike tours here and there are further tours available at the hotel.
Bike tour descriptions are only available in German - we are sorry.
Tested quality
Other bike services in the hotel
- Daily information session with Bobby
- Special family rides
- Riding technique for beginners and intermediates
- Mountain bike guide Bobby will take you on his "secret routes" on single trails and much more
- Easy single-trails: 700 hm, for sporty bikers
- Medium single-trails: lift, shuttle & bus-rides
- Summit-stormer: max. 1.500 hm, easy and medium trails
- NEW: single-trail from the "Isskogel" to the village Gerlos
Bike & Wellness
- Sauna area
- Experts on hand for massages & beauty
Bike & Family
- Families are the focus here
- 80 hours of child and baby care a week, from six months to 15 years
- Action package for young people including: rafting, high ropes course, canyoning
- Indoor leisure pool, outdoor pool, 110 metre giant waterslide
Bike & More
- Experts for Yoga, Pilates, hot iron and back fitness
- NEW: ticket for the lifts on the "Isskogel" and "Königsleiten" are included
- Ponys and western-riding
These deals for bikers are offered by Almhof Family Resort:
Culinary deal for bikers
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NAGPUR: Heavy rains continued for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday, throwing life out of gear in many low lying areas of the city. Water-logging in the basements of buildings was reported from many parts of the city.
The low-lying areas and also localities lacking proper drainage system were the most affected on Thursday. Corporator Avinash Thakre told TOI that water gushed into a large number of houses in Narendra Nagar, Swami Swarupa Nand Nagar, Dhobi basti, Shri Complex Area, Shanti Niketan, Jai Durga layout, Vijayanand Society and adjacent areas.
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Memorandum No. 11-084
To: Mayor & Council
From: Anne Marie Holen, Special Projects Coordinator
Through: Walt Wrede, City Manager
Date: June 8, 2011
Re: Ordinance 11-27 – Support for Homer Playground Project
Ordinance 11-27 is intended to support one of the goals of the Karen A. Hornaday Hillside Park Master Plan; specifically the creation of a new improved playground to replace the worn-out play structures currently at the park. The ordinance authorizes transfer of $5,000 to the Homer Foundation where it will serve as seed money for a community-wide campaign led by a new group called the Homer Playground Project (HoPP).
This group of volunteers has now held three meetings and shows all indications of having what it takes to coordinate a successful campaign using the community-built playground model. It is a model that has been used successfully within the last few years in Soldotna, Seward, and Talkeetna and HoPP members have been in communication with project leaders in all those towns. The formation of HoPP makes the goal of a new playground at Karen Hornaday Park entirely realistic within a relatively short timeframe. The goal is to raise at least $200,000 by the end of summer 2012 and, with a lot of volunteer labor, build the playground over the course of five or six days. The City, of course, will have authority to approve design and construction plans and will own the playground when it is completed.
HoPP is well aware that the playground needs to reflect community input and be built to established safety standards and also with long-term durability in mind. Both Angie Otteson, Parks Maintenance Coordinator, and Mike Illg, Community Recreation Specialist, are attending HoPP meetings and expect to remain involved through the duration of the campaign. HoPP is also planning to work with professional playground consultants with extensive experience designing and facilitating community-built playgrounds.
To accomplish its goal by the end of summer 2012, HoPP needs to move quickly and efficiently. Immediate needs include developing a website complete with a graphic image (logo) representing the campaign, raising public awareness, contracting with a playground design firm, and then launching into the design process. It is important that HoPP have access to seed money right away to cover some of these costs. HoPP has already raised money from its membership but before it can kick off the campaign in a big way in the community, additional funds are needed.
A separate ordinance in your packet (Ordinance 11-22), introduced May 24, authorizes certain expenditures for improvements at Karen Hornaday Park, including $5,000 for the playground, in keeping with a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Commission. Ordinance 11-27 will simply transfer those funds to the Homer Foundation to support the efforts of HoPP. The Homer Foundation has already agreed to serve as fiscal agent to HoPP, which will allow community members, businesses, and foundations to make donations to the Homer Foundation in support of the playground project. HoPP will also be seeking to leverage the initial $5,000 in a grant application to the Homer Foundation.
A Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Homer, HoPP, and the Homer Foundation is being drafted to clarify responsibilities of each organization in this effort. It is hoped that the MOA will be approved by June 17, at which time the Homer Playground Project can proceed full-steam.
The formation of HoPP is an exciting development. Based on what I have observed so far at three meetings and in daily correspondence with HoPP leaders, I believe they have the skills, energy, and commitment to succeed in their goal. Their offer to help raise funds and coordinate volunteers to build a new playground should be welcomed by the Homer City Council and supported with an initial contribution of $5,000.


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Hi All - Back after five yrs. with a new kitchen project! We are planning our kitchen in our forever home and trying to figure out the best cabinet for the price we can find. Want something made in the US. Will be using SubZero and Wolf appliances so want something high end but really looking for value. Could you help with some brands to look at? Thank you! |
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I love my Dynasty cabinets installed last year....Omega is their more custom line.....you can get a mix of both if needed. |
I'm certain those in the Boston area (beantown?) can recommend a good local custom cabinet maker. These can be competitive in price to any mid to high end manufacturer. I went with Crystal, which is made in Minnesota. In the price spectrum, it is considered mid-high. I am quite satisfied thus far, as I near completion. |
We also went with Crystal and have been happy with them. I'd also see if you can find local cabinetmakers. We had found a good one, but they were booked too far out....they also sold the Crystal brand, which we bought through them. |
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Hi-We have Dewils cabinets which were installed almost 3 years ago. They are a semi-custom line made in Vancouver,WA, so quite local for us (we're in eastern WA). We have had no issues with them; in fact we love the look, durability, and finish (ours are natural cherry). |
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Have you considered RTA using Conestoga doors? Several excellent distributors for this line are The Cabinet Joint and Cabinet Authority. Both can do custom or semi-custom with modifications within 1/4". The finishes, materials, and construction are top notch. |
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BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill designed to protect victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault by letting them break a lease without penalty.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem, said that under the bill, victims who live in private housing would receive protections similar to those available under federal law to residents of public housing.
The Newton Democrat said those protections include allowing victims to break a lease without undue financial penalty if his or her safety is in jeopardy.
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It was snowing heavily at the time in the area at the time of the crash.
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Who has tickets to the Breaking Dawn Part 2 premiere tonight???? Ok ok, many of you just rolled your eyes. But I'm not ashamed to say that I am a HUGE Twilight fan. Hard core. Read all the books. Listened to all the books again on audiobook. (Maybe twice.) And I've been to all the movies on opening night. I'm a fan. I'm not so big of a fan that I named our son for any of the characters but that doesn't mean that the names from this oh-so-popular series aren't climbing the popularity charts as we speak. Click through for 15 of the most popular baby names inspired by the Twilight Saga…
Bella is the heroine of the novels, a young girl who falls in love with a vampire and craziness ensues. When the first Twilight novel was published, Bella wasn't even in the top 200 girls' names in the US. Now it's #58, beating out names like Miley and Maddox.
Edward is quite possibly the most popular character in the series. He is the object of Bella's affection and is a vampire in the Cullen family with the ability to read minds.
Jacob is Bella's best friend and is a bit of a rival to Edward for her affection. He is a Native American and member of the tribe that lives in the same area. The name Jacob was already a popular name for boys when the series came out, having a handsome and strong character embody that name probably doesn't hurt it's ranking either.
Cullen is the last name of the vampires Edward, Alice, Esme, Jasper, Emmet, and Carlise. They form a family, or a coven. Cullen has become a popular name choice as the trend of using last names as boy's first names has risen.
Alice is one of the vampires in the Cullen family. She is the short haired "sister" to Edward and is among the first to welcome Bella and become her friend. She can also see into the future.
Jasper is Alice's mate and a vampire in the Cullen family with a special ability to control the emotions of the people around him. He is a southern gentleman and is the newest member of the Cullen household.
Carlise is the head of the Cullen family. The "dad" so to speak and is also a vampire. He works among society as a doctor and is well respected in the community. When the Twilight novels first came out, this name had not been given at all for US baby boys, now it's starting to pop up in the charts.
Esme is Carlisle's wife and the mother figure in the Cullen family. She is caring and tender and takes the role as peacemaker in the group.
Rosalie is a vampire in the Cullen family. She has the hardest time accepting Bella as Edward's mate. She is known as the most beautiful of the Cullen family and is Emmet's mate.
Emmet is one of the vampires in the Cullen family and is Rosalie's mate. He's comes off as a bit of a jock, is very strong, but is also a bit of a softie. This name is currently rising on the US charts and ranks in the 300′s for popularity.
Aro is a vampire and is the head of the Volturi, which is basically Vampire royalty (and a dictatorship). He has a special ability to see everything a person thinks and all their memories by touching their skin.
Caius is another vampire, and another member of the leadership group known as the Volturi. He's very by the book and likes to stick to enforcing the age-old rules.
Sam is a werewolf and is the leader of the La Push pack of wolves. Originally a Biblical name, Samuel (or Sam) is a very popular name for baby boys.
Laurent is a vampire who is not a part of the Cullen family. He is in his own group, and has glowing red eyes. Laurent is a french name that is not super popular here in the US quite yet but is very popular over in Belgium.
Victoria is a vampire in the series who seeks revenge on Bella and the Cullen family after her mate, James, is killed by Edward. She is lovely with flowing red hair.
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118 118 is a UK directory enquiries provider based in Cardiff, Wales and with offices in London[1] that provides telephone numbers, given subscriber name and address, and answers general questions on any subject. 118 118 started operation in December 2002. In September 2013 the company started 118118Money, a provider of unsecured personal loans.
118 118 is the brand name of The Number UK Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of US directory enquiries provider Knowledge Generation Bureau (formerly InfoNXX), whose company motto is "know more". It has sister services in Italy, utilising the number (amongst others) 892 892; in France, using 118 218; in Ireland, using 11850; and Switzerland, using 18 18.
In 2006, kgb, the parent company of 118 118 in the UK, purchased rival Directory Assistance provider Conduit to produce the largest company of its type in the UK.
Allocation of number[edit]
Numbers starting with "118" were designated for commercial directory enquiries when the free British Telecom directory enquiries service on 192 and 142 was discontinued. The different 118 numbers were allocated by lottery. Originally Surrey-based Leaf Telecom was allocated the 118118 number; The Number UK Ltd paid a reported £2 million to acquire it.[2]
Information services[edit]
118 118 is primarily seen as a directory enquiries service, but provides a wider range of services, not only providing numbers to users but also train times, cinema listings and directions. Another number provided by the company, 118811, charges a fixed-rate 50p.
Calls to 118 118 from most landlines are charged at £4.45 for the first minute, plus £2.57 per subsequent minute. Calls from different networks may vary (TalkTalk for example charge £5.68 for the 1st minute and £3.28 per minute thereafter). The 118 118 operator can connect the call directly, in which case it is charged at £2.57 per minute(£3.28 with TalkTalk).[3]
In May 2008, 118 118 introduced a service whereby customers can ask any question they want.
A free service, providing only directory enquiries, is also available by dialling 0800 118 3733 (0800 118 FREE). This is an automated service providing directory enquiries only and is paid for by advertising, and may be used without registration. In addition 118 118 operate free fixed online and mobile services, at www.118118.com and by using the 118 App on the Android and Apple platforms.
Any question SMS services[edit]
In December 2008, The Number UK Ltd, purchased Texperts,[4] which had operated in the UK since 2003. The service offered answers questions on any topic sent via SMS text message by text message, for a charge of £2.
Financial services[edit]
The company's lending business 118118Money, a subsidiary of kgb, launched as an online service in September 2013. The company states they are able to extend the availability of unsecured personal loans to people who may otherwise find it difficult to borrow.
118 118's advertising features two men with droopy moustaches, wearing items of clothing with 118 and two parallel red stripes on it. They have appeared in various forms, including 'mad professors' with crazy grey hair, and an army of 118 118 runners helping people across the nation to find businesses and services.
The 118 118 advertising was originally launched using the two men dressed as athletic runners. Used with the catchphrase "Got Your Number!", the runners' characters featured in a high-profile advertising and PR campaign leading up to deregulation in August 2003, when the original 192 directory number was switched off. This slogan has fallen into disuse by the marketing department of 118 118 because of the expansion of service beyond directory enquiries alone, but has lived on in the minds of the public. The use of the runners' characters is particularly noted for the legal action threatened, but never acted on, by 1970s record-breaking runner David Bedford.[5] 118 118 responded to this by stating that their inspiration was partly the late American runner Steve Prefontaine. Bedford subsequently briefly worked for 118 500, a rival directory enquiries service provided by BT.
Since then they appeared in a range of guises, including spoof detectives, as the company expanded on its range of services. During this period the slogan used was "We're here to help!".
In February 2006 a new advertising campaign was launched in which the runners appeared in advertisements in the style of the television show The A-Team, using the A-Team theme tune with the number 118 sung over the music. Various routes followed, and then in early 2009 Ray Parker Junior appeared alongside the droopy moustache men singing a 118 specific version of the Ghostbusters theme tune, at one point featuring the 118 men in place of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the film. In late 2009, the runners were animated, specifically promoting food and drink establishments available for booking via 118 118. This service has since been discontinued, and in 2010 this campaign was dropped in favour of comedic scenarios. In 2013 the advertising shows an army of 118 118 runners, to illustrate that the service provides lots of numbers of many businesses.
From March 2007, 118 118 began to sponsor ITV1 Movies. As of 2013[update] this continued, with the two 118 characters conversing over the phone with stars from old 'B' movies. A daily cartoon strip advertising the service also ran, from 2008 to 2010, in free newspaper Metro. The advertising strategy for 118 118 has also been used for 118 218 in France, 892 892 in Italy, 118 50 in Ireland, and 18 18 in Switzerland.
In 2003, shortly after the company started operation, it was alleged that some call centre operators cut calls short to reduce the average call time, increasing bonuses payable under an incentive scheme. Oftel and ICSTIS warned the company that it could be fined or lose its licence to operate if found to have encouraged the practice, but were satisfied that the company had moved quickly to stamp out any abuses, including dismissing some employees after investigating.[6]
In 2008, 118 118 sent racist jokes about Asians and Pakistanis to users of its texted joke service, and complaints were made to the press. The company responded that the jokes were in breach of their standards, and apologised.[7]
In December 2013 it emerged that when asked for a number of a named business, 118 118 operators often give a sales pitch suggesting that a different company offering similar services be called instead. Companies whose customers were thus referred to competitors complained about this practice. 118 118 defended this cross-selling of services, suggesting it was partly because firms had not paid to be included on its database. They said that offers were compliant with the code of practice of regulator PhonepayPlus.[3] However, the regulator added that a caller should receive the information requested without undue delay (chargeable as part of the call), and that unreasonably delayed callers should contact PhonepayPlus.
- ^ www.118.com, 118 118 Web site
- ^ Financial Times 9 August 2003 "Players jockey for slice of BT's £300 million directory enquiry market"
- ^ a b The Guardian newspaper, 118 118 paid to push alternative firms, 7 December 2013
- ^ Jan Harris (2008-12-17). "118 118 expands with Texperts takeover | Techwatch Tech News". Thetelecom.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
- ^ "Business | Runner wins ruling against 118118". BBC News. 2004-01-27. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
- ^ "Business | 118118 escapes bad service fine". BBC News. 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
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Aug 16th 2009 10:06AM I adored Nef as well. I found it sad the other day when my guild ran BWL and we didn't even need an Ony Cloak (even for the MT) in order to beat Nef. It just felt that the boss fight lost a part of its epic-ness by not requiring any sort of prep (past me explaining "aoe, then kill Nef, then aoe again, then kill nef again"), we just ran in and burned him down. Considering I was the only one in my current guild that ever ran BWL back in Vanilla WoW, I felt that they really missed out on the whole BWL experience (though I did laugh that Vael STILL managed to wipe us the very first attempt).
I'd also love to see Rag redone. There is something that is still chilling and absolutely awesome when you first hear him speak. My old guild made it mandatory to clear vent during the opening of that fight just so everyone could hear Rag pwn Major Domo.
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Aug 16th 2009 8:40AM /agree
If he could come back in MgT, why not at level 80? :D
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Aug 8th 2009 10:36AM this would be my favorite NPC by far. Where can I sign the petition to make blizz put this in game?!
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Aug 8th 2009 10:23AM Mine would by a grey item that dropped in Sunken Temple named "Averyll's Health Stone" that would have the flavor text something like this "What do you mean you want a health stone? They're BoP!"
This would be in reference to my very first run of an instance with guildies. My warlock had just turned 50 and needed to run ST for the warlock quest. I had no idea Health Stones were BoE til someone mentioned it to me...
The people in my guild STILL make fun of me about this even though it happened over FOUR YEARS AGO!! Talk about jerks.. :P
Breakfast Topic: Do you know where your children are? {WoW}
Aug 1st 2009 8:44AM There is only one younger player that we ever allowed in my guild, only because he was a guild members son. He actually ended up being one of the more polite players in the guild and we loved playing with him because he would always do EXACTLY what we told him to do. He eventually worked his way up to being our OT, which surprised almost everyone we told that our OT was 9 years old. But what can I say, he did his job and he did it well :D (His presence generally ensured raids ending at a decent time and less vulgar vent chat :D)
Breakfast Topic: Which role is the hardest? {WoW}
May 31st 2009 12:03PM I agree that DPS would be the easiest, although I have to admit playing a holy priest is freakishly easy as well. The only 'hard' part for me is that if I need to take a bio break, the group HAS to stop. Healers and Tanks get less breaks because they're needed, even on trash.
Past that, if someone bitches about my heals when it's obviously their fault for getting hit (i.e. standing in fire), then I just let them heal theirselves. No point in healing someone that doesn't appreciate the fact that I'm prioritizing THEM over everyone else in the group/raid. Yes, it would only take me a second to throw a renew on you, but if you feel the need to bitch about healing, then you can do it. :D


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"The students have the opportunity to see a world beyond Lee by attending the convention," said Brown.
"They have the chance to spend time with one another and their professors, which helps build bonds that will make their life and work here at Lee richer than it would have been otherwise."
At the convention, the group presented both critical and creative works, sat in on workshops, chaired presentation panels, and heard nationally and regionally known authors speak. Schrock and Brown also moderated several paper presentation panels.
The students in attendance were Tyler Beckett, Jackie Campbell, Don Carpenter, Karen Chambless, Neil Cooney, Kayla Dykes, Jason Lawrence, Rachel Lesler, Shylah Slaughter and Kaitlyn Smith.
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Lee student Yan Wei, who was unable to attend the convention, submitted an essay on the convention's theme, "River Current," which was named one of the three best of the convention out of 230 submissions.
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GM CEO Akerson's 2012 salary will reportedly be unchanged from last year at a $1.7 million salary, $2 million in long-term stock, and another $5.3 million in salary stock. Akerson also will be eligible for $7.3 million in stock that can be redeemed over the next three years based on company performance.
Some GM executives will receive slight pay increases. The Treasury is enforcing a cap of the salaries of the company's top 25 most highly paid executives. The overall amount fell by 12 percent compared to in 2011: some executives saw their pay decline, while others received increases.
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Unsolved Northwest mysteries
If archaeologists turn muck into gold, they are also often left with unanswered questions. Such is the nature of inquiry: One question inevitably leads to another, one answer demands the next. Is it science, or a hall of mirrors?
The Northwest has its share of mysteries, and archaeologists are the ultimate "cold case" detectives, trying to solve them, sometimes millennia after the fact. A couple of examples of as-yet-unanswered questions were outlined at the Northwest Anthropology Conference at Central Washington University, which I attended last week. About certain subjects, I left the conference with more questions than answers.
For example, take the notable Elizabethan privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake. He was the first Englishman to camp out in what was to become America, and that event in 1579 turns our history on its head. We all know that America was settled by the Pilgrims in their inexorable march from East to West, from Plymouth to the Pacific, at least so traditionalists like the Texas School Textbook Committee would have you believe. But in fact, Britain's first claim was established on the West Coast, by Drake, who claimed the continent, from West to East, for England, and dubbed the new land Nova Albion.
Just where that claim occurred has been debated for many decades. The officially accepted version is that Drake sailed as far north up the coast as southern Oregon, turned back, holed up just north of modern day San Francisco at what is now called Drake's Bay, claimed the land for the Virgin Queen, read from the Book of Common Prayer, met the local Indians, fixed his boat, then headed across the Pacific to finish sailing around the world. In this version of events, British America actually began in California, so the Pilgrims and Jamestown folks were merely chasing Drake's Golden Hind end.
But that version of history has been hotly contested. Despite a fair amount of documentary and archaeological evidence, Drake's West Coast harbor has been placed, according to various alternative theories, anywhere from Alaska and British Columbia to Washington and Oregon. Part of the trouble is how far north Drake actually sailed. A major account of the voyage and testimony from Drake's cousin, who was along, say they reached 48 degrees, putting them off the Washington coast. They were turned back, in part, because of lousy June weather, which tends to add to this account's credibility: who hasn't faced yuck off the coast in summer?
Recently, a book by author Garry Gitzen, proposes that Drake's landing spot was in Nehalem Bay in Oregon. The book received praise in a review published in the Oregon Archaeological Newsletter, so it can't be dismissed as merely hawking a maritime Bigfoot legend, though Drake's Bay believers warn of buying into "conspiracy" theories.
The California view was strongly defended at the conference by Drake researcher Ed Von der Porten, who told the archaeologists that all of the evidence, including artifacts (iron, stoneware, lead and Chinese Ming porcelain that made its way on shore), maps, navigational calculations, etc. lead to the conclusion that Drake's Bay was the place. It even has the white cliffs, like Dover, that inspired the Nova Albion name, the ancient name the Greek's legendarily gave to Britain long ago.
It should be noted that one of the chief advisers on such matters to Drake's boss, Queen Elizabeth, was the alchemist/spy/mathematician John Dee, who wrote a white paper for her majesty outlining Britain's right to the New World. It was based in part, he wrote, on the fact that long before Francis Drake, King Arthur himself had made his way to the new continent after a trek through the snowy Arctic. With such ideas, Britain pooh-poohed Spanish claims to the New World.
Von der Porten, who has spent over 60 years researching Drake's landing, has extra credibility because he has also helped debunk an artifact (the purported brass plaque left by Drake) as nothing more than a hoax, even though the plaque appeared to support the California claim (he says he has a book coming out on that topic in the near future, one that identifies the hoaxers and their motives).
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Posted Tue, Mar 30, 7:18 a.m.
Small correction: It's spelled Nehalem Bay. Great article.
Posted Tue, Mar 30, 7:27 a.m.
Thanks for the correction. I must have been thinking of Washington's Newhalem.
Posted Tue, Mar 30, 8:03 a.m.
Another unsolved Northwest archaeological mystery: Kennewick Man. It looked as though "science" was about to announce there were people of European descent here prior to "native" tribal peoples. But, then, the politics of social justice interceded and Kennewick man was locked up, the scientific pursuit of information shut down.
Posted Tue, Mar 30, 10:45 a.m.
Smart provocative piece. Always interesting to see how far back we really can see. I think my favorite tale of the distant past has to do with Dead Man's Point in Bellingham where early settlers found Spanish helmets and armor burried in the sand. The story emerged from native oral tradition that the crew from a galleon fought to the last against native forces(maybe North Coast warriors). Hard to date but must have been during the Perez/Heceta period. Something Quixotic about rusted Spanish armor in our part of the known world.
Posted Tue, Mar 30, 11:44 a.m.
Artifacts: Spanish armor, indeed And here's a story about Spanish musket balls. My father worked summers in a logging camp near Neah Bay in the 1930s. He told of two loggers coming into camp showing off a musket ball they found embedded in an old growth tree they had cut down. You could see where the saw had bit into the ball. My dad, a college boy, knew that there had been a Spanish settlement at Neah Bay in the late 1700s (it was the first permanent European settlement in what became Washington). He convinced the loggers to show him the tree where it came from, a sure enough when he counted the tree rings where the tree had grown around it, it dated to that period. He showed too much interest in it, tried to buy it off them but they wouldn't sell. They later went on a drunk and lost or traded it away for booze. I wonder if that relic is sitting in a shoebox in Port Angeles somewhere.
Posted Tue, Mar 30, 12:06 p.m.
As much as I completely disagree w/ your politics, Knute, I do appreciate your love for the history and tradition of the PacNW. As a history and archaeological buff, I loved this article - fascinating read. As a seattle-transplant from back east I wasn't yet aware of most of what you covered. Are there some books/journals you recommend reading for further background?
Posted Tue, Mar 30, 2:21 p.m.
What a marvelous and fun way to earn a living and add to your readers' knowledge in the bargain! Congratulations Knute. BTW: I applaud your politics wholeheartedly.
Posted Tue, Mar 30, 8:05 p.m.
Nice article, Skip. The once definitive historical (as opposed to archeological) work on the shipwrecked Spanish galleon argues that it was the San Francisco Xavier that came ashore in 1707, not the 1693 vessel. The same authority suggests that the 1693 vessel may have burned. Warren L. Cook, FLOOD TIDE OF EMPIRE: SPAIN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (1973). Has Cook been superseded?
Posted Wed, Mar 31, 8:17 a.m.
Scott Williams, the principal investigator in the Beeswax Wreck Project, replies to ProFool's query:
Cook's reference that the de Burgos might have burned is based on a collection of stories written by an American living in the Philippines in the early 1920s, who claims to have translated old letters from the Manila archives, one of which included the story of burned timbers and surviviors turning up years later. But that same collection includes some pretty fantastic (and rather dubious) stories, and no references to the dates or authors of the supposed stories. Other documents from archives say the Spanish spent years searching for the ship, and never found a trace of her.
Cook's work is great, but like the rest of us he was only human and some errors crept in, for example, the date of 1707 for the Xavier: she actually was lost in 1705, as the Spanish records make clear (Cook cited a later French account, which is why the date is wrong).
So, if we are interpreting the archaeological and geological evidence correctly, then yes, we're superceding Cook's idea. But archaeology is almost as much art as it is science, and so there's always room for doubt.
Posted Wed, Mar 31, 9:49 a.m.
Good article. One small correction, John Drake was the cousin, not nephew, of Francis Drake. John Drake gave two depositions to the Spanish Inquisition in 1584 and 1587. Both times he said they came in at 44 degrees N. latitude and went to 48 degrees. The minister who was with Drake on his voyage, Francis Fletcher's "The World Encompassed by Francis Drake" states they went to 48 degrees N. latitude. Mr. Von der Porten is incorrect when he says it was a misprint. It's nice to see that the truth is finally coming out as to where Francis Drake landed in the summer of 1579. If you'd like more information on this subject, go to my web site www.FortNehalem.net and read "Oregon's Stolen History."
Posted Wed, Mar 31, 12:55 p.m.
Fascinating article. I think that there is still a lot more to be learned about Chinese exploration in the time before they shut themselves off from the rest of the world. If they hadn't turned inward, perhaps today Seattle's International District, not Ballard, would be the home of the Svenskahoovians.
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Tim, I agree with you, we need spring. I also love big blue hostas, have several, just ordered 'Millenium', and 'Frank Lloyd Wright' should also become large. But I have some spring already in my basement, growing hosta seedlings. Bernd |
- Posted by almosthooked none (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 16:26
TIM , Everyone keeps saying maples will choke out the hosta roots but your;s seem to be growing with vigor. Are they in bags? Very Nice! |
- Posted by steve_mass 5b (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 16:47
Thanks for sharing, Tim. Your gardens are outstanding! Steve |
Ohhhh another matronly clump of Elegans . . . my heart always swells when others love her as much as I do. Splendid display Tim !!! Thank you so much for sharing :) |
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Nice to see such a lovely garden, Tim. You brightened the day here, always great when another person comes forward with such beauties. And if you wish to thin out hosta as large as you have, how about a Bobcat to help out? My DH's son in New Hampshire has just the equipment to take a bunch of hosta off your hands. :) |
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Nice Tim. If you have the room, there is nothing like a large hosta to make a statement. Possibility of 2+ feet of blizzard headed here for Friday through Saturday afternoon. We are not just 'almost' wishing for Spring here. Jon |
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Almosthooked - no there are not in bags. I didn't realize how much the maple trees held them back until we had a very large one removed a couple of years back. Within a year all the hosta underneath the big maple exploded in size. Luckily our summer are not usually to hot and we typically get a fair amount of rain. Thanks for all the positive feedback guys! |
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No "almost" about my wishing for spring, but looking at your lovely hosta beds helps. Thanks for the reminder, too. I put in an all-hosta area last year, and I guess it does need a few other plants to break the monotony. Better to know NOW while there's still room to add them. I did put in bleeding heart and a Japanese fern, but the BH didn't come up and the raccoons dug up the poor fern so many times I doubt if it will survive. |
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Text "ZONE" + a message to 64636
301 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101