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Buying a Car
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You will find the process much easier if you also understand that you have the right to shop and compare not only your local auto dealers, but also your financing and warranty options. We have provided a host of information regarding your rights and responsibilities in Washington State's auto market. General car buying tips and suggestions can also be found through several state and federal nonprofit organizations and agencies including the Washington State Auto Dealers' Association, Washington Law Help, and the Washington State Department of Licensing. [Back to top]
Pricing a Car
After you determine your needs and what you can afford, you should research the market value of the various makes and models before you start looking for your car in order to avoid paying too much for the car you buy. Dealers will often refer to a car's "sticker price" as the amount you have to pay, but often the dealer is willing to sell the car for less. You can obtain information about how much it costs a dealer to buy a particular model and optional equipment (called invoice cost) by consulting a number of publications and services including Consumer Reports Magazine, Edmunds True Market Value, and The Car Book. These pricing guides can assist you in determining where to start your negotiations. Several additional car pricing guides (such as the Kelly Blue Book and the NADA Official Car Guides) also assist you in determining the value of a used car or your trade-in. These pricing guides are often available at your bank, credit union, on-line through the internet, or your local library.
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Comparing Auto Loans
Before visiting a dealer, you may want to consider researching the various auto loan options that exist in today's market. Loans are available from several sources, including credit unions, banks, savings and loan institutions, and dealers.
When comparing loans, be sure to consider the following:
The loan term can run one to seven years. Long term loans may not be a good idea if you plan to trade the car in after three or four years; at that point you may still owe more on the loan than the car is worth. You may wish to look at a shorter term loan with higher payments to avoid a potential "negative equity" problem (loan balance higher than worth of vehicle at time of resale).
Dealers and manufacturers sometimes offer very low interest loans which have special conditions. Know your financing alternatives before you make a commitment to a finance package.
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Leasing v Buying
Use this Comparison Sheet to compare leasing v purchasing options
Leasing is very different from purchasing a vehicle. Leasing or purchasing will have different advantages that should be evaluated thoroughly and matched with your needs. Read the section on Leasing and consider consulting a financial advisor to assist in making the best decision for you.
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Buying Services
There are a number of auto advisory and buying services that can assist you in deciding on a make and model, and then negotiate for you. This can save a substantial amount of time in the car-buying process. Before signing up with such a service, find out exactly what it will cost and what you get for your money. Do not give the money for the vehicle to the broker or buying service; money must be paid directly to the dealer that delivers the vehicle.
Truth in Auto Advertising Another step to buying a car is to check advertisements in the newspaper, web and magazines and compare. Remember; even if you are unaware of existing advertised pricing, dealers have a legal obligation to offer you the price that was advertised publicly. Even the side sticker on the vehicle is considered an advertisement and is required by law to be posted on the vehicle's window. Should you become aware that you were not offered the advertised price, make a copy of the advertisement and file a complaint with the Attorney General.
Negotiations While you will probably negotiate on the price of the car, you may also need to negotiate other aspects of the transaction, including financing terms and trade-in value. Optional additions to the purchase may also be negotiated. These can include service contracts, add-ons such as spoilers, vehicle protection options like protective paint coatings, and credit insurance. While negotiating on the trade-in value of your vehicle, you must reveal to the dealer any "brand" which appears on the title, such as "rebuilt", "salvage", or "non-conformity". If you don't disclose the "branded" title, the dealer can come back to you when the "brand" is discovered and attempt to renegotiate the trade-in value. It is important to remember you always have the right to walk away if you are not 100% satisfied with your deal or dealership. You must walk-away, however, before you sign any contracts. Once you sign the contracts, there is no law that allows you to cancel the contract for any reason within three-days of purchase.
Sales Contracts
Contract TermsBEFORE you sign, remember:
If your contract states it is "subject to financing" or some other contingency, it is not advisable to take the vehicle home until financing arrangements have been completed or the contingency is met. By law, the dealer has 4 working days from the time of purchase (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) to find financing or resolve the contingency and finalize the sale. If that is not done, there is no binding contract and the dealer must offer to return your contract documents, down payment and trade-in vehicle before attempting to negotiate a new agreement with you. If you have taken possession of the car, you must promptly return it.
Changing the Terms of the ContractAfter a deal is agreed upon and the contract signed, if you are contacted by the dealer saying they now need a larger down payment or higher monthly payments, you are not required to accept these new terms. By law, the dealer has 4 working days from the time of purchase/lease (excluding weekends and holidays) to find financing and finalize the sale according to the terms of the contract. When the dealer fails to locate the financing specified in the contract in that time period, there is no binding contract and the dealer must offer to return your contract documents, down payment, and trade-in vehicle before attempting to negotiate a new agreement with you.
If you have taken possession of the car, you must promptly return it when notified that the transaction cannot be completed within the 4 working-day period.
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Kathleen last told us she wasn't feeling well and had pneumonia! Has anyone heard from her? I'm worried she's still sick, and sending prayers 'n good thoughts her way.
Hope she's back with us soon. hugs, Karen |
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- Posted by oldalgebra (My Page) on Thu, Oct 28, 10 at 8:55
I haven't heard from her. I sent her an email about 2 weeks ago. It could have gone to junk mail. It's happened before. She posted another cute Halloween table on her blog yesterday. Hopefully, she's just very, very busy. |
I've been in touch with Kathleen a couple of times. She wasn't doing well for quite a while and when I spoke to her last, (several days ago)... was going back to the Doctor for the 4th time - ! However, last night on her blog, I was happy to see she posted a new tablescape..and seems to be coming along. So, it seems (I'm happy to say)... she's on the mend and will be back to posting regularly again. Miss her too. jane |
- Posted by lynninnewmexico (My Page) on Thu, Oct 28, 10 at 11:26
I miss her and her beautiful tables, too. I'm glad to hear that she's now feeling well enough to do another tablescape for her blog. Lynn |
Thanks everyone...I have been worried about her, but never thought to check here! I know dummie me! Hope things are going LOTS better for her now! J |
- Posted by purplemoon (My Page) on Thu, Oct 28, 10 at 18:01
Well I didn't think to check her blog, but since today is the Thurs Tablescape 'party', I did go see her new table. And I'm really happy she feeling better and could do one. Pneumonia just scares the heck out of me and I was very worried about her having it. I'm glad she didn't go in the hospital, that's good news. FOUR doctor visits is bad enough! hugs, Karen |
I hope Kathleen is feeling better. Having pneumonia is no fun and it takes a while to get your strength back. NanaK |
Thanks for bringing this up Karen. I had forgot about Kathleen having pneumonia. Sounds like she may be doing a little better if she was able to set another table alright. So Kathleen, "Wishing You a Speedy Recovery!" Punk |
- Posted by kathleen_li (My Page) on Fri, Oct 29, 10 at 12:05
You gals are so sweet. Yes, I am doing better, but it sure does knock the wind out of you. It took me hours to do that table. Had to keep stopping for a rest. I have finished the meds, which keep you up all night, and now I feel like I haven't slept, but I have! So it will be easy does it for a while, which is boring as you all know! Next week I get the pneu shot, which only protects you from some strains, but I'll give it a shot, or should I say, they will give me a shot, :) Thanks so much for your good wishes! OA, I will look for that email! That yahoo acct often puts things into spam. |
- Posted by purplemoon (My Page) on Fri, Oct 29, 10 at 17:27
Nice to hear from you, Kathleen. Maybe we can help some with the boredom. I hope so. I know its hard to take it easy when your mind says 'go' and your body says 'no'. I got the pneumonia shot last year, and don't know why I waited so long to get one. Its good for 5 yrs, and covers 28 strains of pneumonia I was told. Actually I don't worry so much about catching pneumonia with the exception if I had to be hospitalized! THAT seems to be the worst place for getting it. And after my Mom and a neighbor both died from it IN the hospital, my fears are huge. Anyway, I sure am glad you are 'back'! Take care of yourself, we need you here. And those Fattening Fotos. |
- Posted by kathleen_li (My Page) on Fri, Oct 29, 10 at 20:04
Thanks, Karen! Yep, good to stay out of hospitals, nursing homes, and of course, funeral homes! :) I truly do appreciate all the good wishes! |
- Posted by christmascandy (My Page) on Fri, Oct 29, 10 at 23:59
Welcome back Kathleen! So glad you are feeling better. How do I get to the blog? I'd like to see that table as your tables are always so wonderful. TFS, |
Kathleen!! Glad you popped in to say hello and let everyone know you're doing better. I thought that table might have been hard to put together. I know after getting pneumonia, it takes a while to get your full strength back, but I also felt - Kathleen for sure has > 'cabin fever' and it's something she needed to do. lol Anyway, take your own good advice - and take it easy. Glad you're going for the Shot. jane |
- Posted by kathleen_li (My Page) on Sat, Oct 30, 10 at 13:32
Candy, It is www.cuisinekathleen.com Scroll down till you get to the table. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kathleen's blog
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Many of UNDP's relationships with countries and territories on the ground exceed 60 years. Find details on our successes and ongoing work. Visit UNDP's global website.
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The program aims to respond to the urgent need to create short term employment and to build capacities and skills of Egyptian unemployed youth especially in rural area in response to the current economic crisis.
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The purpose of this project is to promote the practice and awareness on corporate social responsibility and the Global Compact (GC). The project was designed to: a) Support the establishment and set up of the national center; b) Develop the capacity of the staff at the center on CSR and GC; c) Support the center in availing services for the private sector.
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The project aims to develop and design effective strategies that address obstacles to vital social and economic development challenges. Its aim is to create a viable process for the identification of problem areas and for the dissemination of solutions to selected national problems in an integrated process.
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The purpose of this project is to establish a Social Contract Advisory, Monitoring and Coordination Center within the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) at the Prime Minister's Office.
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BOX SCORE The Orlando Magic were able to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats by the score of 96-89, extending their winning streak to a season-high five games. Despite playing one of their worst games of the regular season, the Magic were able to get their act together in the late stages of the fourth quarter, pulling …
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Reaction: Orlando Magic 96, Charlotte Bobcats 89
AP Photo/John Raoux Orlando Magic 96 Final Recap | Box Score 89 Charlotte Bobcats Dwight Howard 11-18 FG | 3-8 FT | 4 BLK | 17 REB | 25 PTS | +21 After receiving one technical foul in the first 11 games, Howard has racked up two in as many games, earning one in tonight's …
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Tuesday's Magic Word
Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: "Hey, Magic fans, you might want to show up at the Amway Center tonight just to say a potential goodbye to the Big Fella. Chances are he's not going to be around much longer. When they announce his name, give him a standing ovation. Show him how much he …
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Preview: Charlotte Bobcats at Orlando Magic
7:00 ET | Fox Sports Florida 3-11 @ 9-3 Pythagorean Record: 2-12 Pythagorean Record: 8-4 Pace: 93.0 (8th) Pace: 89.9 (23rd) Offensive Rating: 97.4 (27th) Offensive Rating: 109.7 (1st) Defensive Rating: 109.0 (29th) Defensive Rating: 103.8 (19th) Amway Center | Magic lead season series 1-0
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Hedo Turkoglu in crunch time
An emerging storyline this season for the Orlando Magic so far has been Hedo Turkoglu's renaissance on offense. In 12 games, Turkoglu's True Shooting percentage is 61.6 percent, which is a career-high. Likewise, Turkgolu's usage rate is 20.4 percent, which is important to note because it means that he's been more involved on offense for …
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For head coach Stan Van Gundy, his defense-first philosophy is one of the main reasons that the Orlando Magic have won 52 games or more in four seasons under his watch. With Dwight Howard manning the middle, some of the Magic's defensive tenets are as followed: limit shot opportunities at the rim, don't foul as …
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BOX SCORE On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Orlando Magic were able to defeat the New York Knicks by the score of 102-93, extending their winning streak to a season-high four games and sweeping a four-game road trip that started on the West Coast. In a rare matinee game, the Magic started off slow …
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AP Photo/Seth Wenig Orlando Magic 102 Final Recap | Box Score 93 New York Knicks Dwight Howard 3-6 FG | 2-9 FT | 3 BLK | 10 REB | 8 PTS | +2 Howard has had better days. Tyson Chandler toed the line with his post defense, utilizing tactics that generally aren't allowed (outstretching his …
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Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images With one-sixth of the regular season in the books, the Orlando Magic are 8-3, Dwight Howard hasn't been traded yet, Ryan Anderson may be emerging as a star, and J.J. Redick is off to the best start of his career. There's a lot of positives to point out …


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Little people -Kobold- (3.5e Race)
From D&D Wiki
Legend say they where once Gnomes, taken from their village by Dragons and forced to work in mines. After centuries of slavery they've become more like their dragon masters and less like their gnomish ancestors. Finding freedom, some of them came back to the little people's society, but adapting to this new lifestyle has proven to be difficult.
Physical Description[edit]
A kobolds scaly skin ranges from dark rusty brown to a rusty black color. It has glowing red eyes and its tail is non prehensile. Kobolds wear ragged clothing, favoring red and orange. A kobold is 1' 8" to 2' 3" tall and weighs 20 to 30 pounds.
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Kobolds are usually neutral, tending toward chaos more then law. Centuries of tyranny has taught Kobolds to look out for themselves before anyone else.
A lot of Kobolds still live in the mines and caverns of their dragon overlord, however a few have reintegrated into gnome society and have chosen lives among them. They usually prefer to stay underground, feeling at home in dark, dank tunnels.
The dragons had the Kobolds worship them as gods.
Those who no longer live under the tyranny of the Dragons have no common religion.
Kobolds speak Sylvan, Draconic and Gnomic. Bonus languages: Giant, Ignan, Orc, Goblin, Elven, Dwarven, Common and Undercommon.
Male names: Adart, Arochar, Barkord, Kelus, Daron, Herftak, Keiter, Jonross, Xirtan, Deaton.
Female names: Jonrhra, Obertia, Alderia, Malla, Widjan, Vivara, Gwir, Diarja, Milleen, Dorla.
Kobolds have no last name or clan names.
Racial Traits[edit]
- -4 Strength, -2 Constitution, +2 Dexterity. Kobolds are small and rail, but quick and nimble.
- Humanoid (Reptilian, Fey)
- Tiny: As a Tiny creature, a Kobold gains a +2 size bonus to Armor Class, a +2 size bonus on attack rolls, and a +8 size bonus on Hide checks, but uses smaller weapons than humans use, and lifting and carrying limits are half of those of a Medium character.
- Kobold base land speed is 25 feet.
- Energy burst: Add +1 racial bonus on damage roll of Evocation spells cast by Kobolds.
- Elemental resistence: Kobolds are natural resistant of elements used by dragons, they have resist 5 Fire, Cold, Acid and electrecity.
- Weapon training: Kobolds gain a +1 training bonus on attack and damage roll made with Shortspear, Spear and Longspear.
- Draconic mind: Immune to magic sleep and effect, in addition, Kobolds gain a +2 bonus on Will Saving throw.
- +1 natural armor bonus to armor class.
- +4 racial bonus on Craft (Trapemaking) and Profession (Miner).
- +2 racial bonius on Balance, Bluff, Climb, Jump, Move Silently, Search, Spot, Swim and Tumble.
- Automatic Languages: Sylvan, Draconic and Gnomic. Bonus Languages: Giant, Ignan, Orc, Goblin, Elven, Dwarven, Common and Undercommon.
- Favored Class: Rogue or Sorcerer.
- Level Adjustment:+0
Vital Statistics[edit]
Adulthood | Simple | Moderate | Complex |
30 years | +2d6 | +2d8 | +3d10 |
Middle Age1 | Old2 | Venerable3 | Maximum Age | |
125 years | 245 years | 475 years | 800 years | |
Gender | Base Height | Height Modifier | Base Weight | Weight Modifier |
Male | 1' 8" | +1d6 | 25 lb. | × (1) lb. |
Female | 1' 8" | +1d4 | 20 lb. | × (1) lb. |


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My name is Roger!
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- Breed: Domestic Shorthair
- Color: Gray Or Blue
- Age: Adult
- Sex: Male
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Roger's Info...
I am already neutered, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
You would be hard pressed to find a more lovable kitty than our boy Roger. He is a laid back cat who likes to lounge around and survey his domain but when he gets in the mood to play look out! He'll attack a toy mouse or a feather toy with a vengeance. He loves attention and will sit there and let you pet him all day long. He would do well with other cats, dogs and kids. Please consider taking this sweet boy home.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Muskegon 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 Muskegon 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!
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Hi John or David
Can I ask where abouts in Melbourne you went to be fitted for your putter? I dont seem to be able to identify in the conversation where you ended up going. I'm in the same position as you now so am curiuos where the best place is to be fitted.
Hi Dave, I second that, where in Sydney may i get fitted for a new SC putter like above?
Cheers, Simon
David actually invited me to Titleist head office for a tour of the place then we went across the road to MGA with half a dozen putters and tested them all out, different heads and shaft lengths , including a small lesson , fantastic day for me thanks Titleist once again.
First time that I am posting on TT...I have owned, tested and continue to own a number of Scotty Cameron putters. I have never been formally fitted and find that feel is the most critical thing for me to have success on the greens.
My only word of warning to anyone looking to purchase their first Scotty, beware as it can become a highly addictive activity but very enjoyable also.
Hi Dave,
I'm in the same position as John was, completely confused by the various lengths, lies, lofts and weights of Scotty Cameron putters, and that's before we ge to the different styles!
I've been to several golf retailers, including some premier golf clubs in Sydney to discuss this issue and attempt to get some resolution, however the sum total advice has been "just try a few and see what you like". Surely there is a more suitable / professional way to do this? Not to mention very few retailers carry enough different models to really get a 'fee' for the setup I need?
I'm really very reluctant to be the guy who spends $500 on a putter, only to have it not be right and end up in my cupboard or on ebay.
I hope someone can help me out?
Andrew Hargreaves
Hi David
I am just about to buy my firs Scotty Cameron putter but before ordering it, I would like to get properly fitted for it. I have been thinking it would be the Select Newport 2, but would like to make sure this is the right putter for me and that the length, lie and weight are also correct for me.
What is the best way to do this. I am in Melbourne and would love a tour of the Titleist factory if available.


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But M&N, the city now charges, actually has been running a bogus pass-through operation that has allowed white-run companies to circumvent Denver's affirmative-action program.
"M&N is merely an unnecessary conduit created for the appearance of satisfying [affirmative-action] requirements," the city alleges in papers on file at the Mayor's Office of Contract Compliance (MOCC). "M&N does not perform a commercially useful function as required under the [city] code."
The company's president, Normando Pacheco, insists M&N is a legitimate firm doing honest work. Pacheco, 49, is fighting the MOCC's attempt to remove M&N from Denver's list of approved minority-owned supply companies, which would effectively bar the firm from winning future city contracts.
"The city's so full of shit it's incredible," Pacheco says.
Denver's affirmative-action contracting law, designed to give women and minorities a toehold in a construction industry dominated by white men, has come under fire recently. Media reports have shown that some minority- and women-owned firms act as mere fronts on city jobs, lending their names to contracts but performing no real work.
Industry insiders say the supply business is particularly prone to abuse. Minority "brokers" can set up shop with little more than a desk and a telephone, those sources say, and then simply funnel materials from bona fide suppliers to construction contractors. A contractor who runs supplies through the broker gets to credit the entire cost of the brokered material toward the city's affirmative-action quota on the job.
"At least half of the [minority- and women-owned supply] companies are probably not doing [work] themselves," says an employee of Englewood-based Ludvik Electric Co. who asks not to be identified. "They're just shuffling papers across a desk. The whole thing has seemed like a scam to me for years." Records show Ludvik hired M&N on a number of DIA contracts, including a job supplying switchgear, generators, transformers and other equipment worth $2.6 million for Concourse B.
City law requires that any certified minority supplier be a "regular dealer" of the material in question. The company must have a warehouse in which supplies are "bought, kept in stock and regularly sold to the public."
M&N's small facility at 1629 Platte Street in west Denver fails to meet this requirement, the city says. The firm does not operate a store or warehouse, the city claims, and inspections of the building have revealed an "office operation" with five desks, a computer, a typewriter and some phones. The company has no full-time employees.
The MOCC also questions Pacheco's role at M&N, since he is a criminal-defense attorney with a "a full-time practice of law in the Denver area." Though Pacheco owns 97.5 percent of the company, his white partner, 44-year-old Leonard Stevens, is "the principal person making the deals, ordering materials and following up on M&N contracts," the MOCC alleges.
Stevens, furthermore, has served time in prison, according to an administrative law judge's report in the MOCC files. The report does not indicate what Stevens's crime was, but Colorado Bureau of Investigation records show that a man with the same name and date of birth was arrested on drug charges in 1976 and 1981.
Stevens did not return a phone call seeking comment. "I don't think he'd talk about it," Pacheco says.
M&N was founded in 1986. At the time, its president was Orlando Martinez, an affirmative-action "field investigator" for Denver's public works department.
Other government employees have held a stake in the company as well, according to MOCC records. One man owned 5 percent of M&N while he worked for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. And Denver City Councilman Hiawatha Davis indirectly held a small share through an investment company called Human & Environmental Resources Corporation. HERCO at one time owned 20 percent of M&N, and Davis was a 2.5 percent owner of HERCO. In a June 1990 letter to the MOCC, however, Davis denied knowing anything about the electrical supplier. "I do not own or have any participation in M&N," Davis wrote.
Pacheco gained control over the company after Orlando Martinez filed for personal bankruptcy in 1991. While corporate profits were "absolutely pathetic" under Martinez, Pacheco says, the company has performed well in the past few years, mostly because of DIA work.
Records show M&N worked on a variety of DIA jobs, usually as a subcontractor to companies like Ludvik or Sturgeon Electric. It supplied wire cable for Runway 826, fixtures for the DIA office building and switchgear on Concourse C.
All told, M&N's DIA contracts exceeded $8 million, records show. Other M&N clients include US West, Coors and Public Service Company.
Representatives of contracting firms say they have no way of knowing whether a supply firm is acting only as a broker. Sturgeon Electric spokeswoman Elaine Hughes says Sturgeon assumed M&N was a real supplier because it was on the city's list of approved companies.


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Analysis of poems:
Walt Whitman "O Captain! My Captain!" & John Berryman "Dream Song 149"
O Captain! My Captain!
By Walt Whitman
O captain! my captain! Our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the stead keel, the vessel grim and daring. But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red!
Where on the deck my captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
O captain! my captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up! for you the flag is flung, for you the bugle trills: For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths, for you the shores a-crowding: For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning. O captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head;
It is some dream that on the deck
You've fallen cold and dead.
My captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will.
The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done: From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
In the now cult 1989 Peter Weir movie "Dead Poets Society" the teacher John Keating asks his students to call him "O Captain! My Captain!" If they are daring enough and it is not until the end of the movie that they decide to do so. Their relationship with the all-inspiring and charismatic teacher gradually grows reaching a climax during the end of the movie. I believe a parallel can be drawn between the poem and the famous movie ending since the students fully realize what John Keating represented to them right before he is about to leave them. In this poem there seems to be the same addressing of one who will leave forever .This elegy written in honor of the assassinated president Abraham Lincoln is a good example of...


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1. Battle Hymn by Manowar
2. One Shot at Glory by Judas Priest
3. Powerslave by Iron Maiden
4. Rainbow in the Dark by Dio
5. Hangar 18 by Megadeth
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Memory: 2x 256MB DDR-333 Kingmax (512MB)
Video Card: Leadtek GeForce3 Ti500
Hard Disk: Seagate Barracuda ATA-3 UDMA 100 7200RPM
Drivers: nVidia Detonator v29.42
Software Used: SiSoft Sandra 2002, 3DMark2000, 3DMark2001, PCMark 2002 Pro, SysMark 2002, Winstone 2001, Quake III Arena, Aquanox, DroneZmark, Max Payne, Star Trek Voyager Elite Force, Jedi Knight II.
SiSoft Sandra 2002 SP1
SiSoft Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) 2002 is a synthetic Windows benchmark that features different tests used to evaluate different PC subsystems. We used this to test CPU Raw Performance, Multimedia Instruction Set and Memory Bandwidth Performance. While they are all synthetic results, they do give us a general idea of what is happening and where a component's strengths and weaknesses are.
Chaintech is able to keep up with all but one of our test bed motherboards. Soyo still wins out here with Chaintech and EPoX tied for 2nd place.


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Pantheon needs nerfs to his beyond godlike early game.... Anybody that wants just flat buffs for panth is an idiot
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Simply put: mid mages are an a generally awful place right now precisely because Pantheon and Fizz, et al, hard counter too many mages too easily. This is a big problem.
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Panth can get late game buffs, but they must be countered with heavy early game nerfs. In other words he needs a full rework, his early game is easily the strongest in the game right now. No AD can beat him in lane and very few tanks and mages can beat him in lane. Pantheon gets a better version of fiora's riposte every couple seconds for free. Pantheon has execution, high damage ( both base and scaling ) and he has a semi global skill which DEALS DAMAGE! Pantheon does NOT need straight buffs, anybody telling you he does just wants even easier freelo, he MIGHT fall off slightly late game, but that's only when you compare his late hame to his early game. Comparing to other champions and how much they have a trade off early and late game he doesnt fall off at all. His early game is WAY too strong instant lane win, and his late game is STILL strong. Listen, you don't want pantheon getting straight buffs he doesnt need it, he needs a complete rebalance one that mutes his godlike early game and gives him a better feeling late game.


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This information is provided free of charge by the Department of Industrial Relations from its web site at www.dir.ca.gov. These regulations are for the convenience of the user and no representation or warranty is made that the information is current or accurate. See full disclaimer at http://www.dir.ca.gov/od_pub/disclaimer.html. |
Article 6. Administration of Permanent
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(a) On or before November 5, 2002, the owner or operator of a permanent amusement ride who does not elect to have a Division QSI perform the annual inspection required by section 344.8(c) shall submit to the Division a Certificate of Compliance together with the fee required by section 344.16(c). A new Certificate of Compliance shall be submitted annually and shall become due on each anniversary date of the first submission, unless the owner or operator elects in compliance with section 344.8(c)(2) to have a Division QSI conduct the annual inspection.
(b) The Certificate of Compliance shall include each of the following items:
(1) The legal name and address of the owner and his, her or its representative, if any, and the primary place of business of the owner;
(2) The legal name and address of the operator, if different from those of the owner;
(3) The name and a description of the permanent amusement ride, the address at which it is located, the name(s) of the manufacturer(s) of the ride, and if provided by the manufacturer(s), the serial number and model number of the permanent amusement ride; and
(4) A written declaration stating that, within the preceding 12-month period, the permanent amusement ride was inspected by a QSI, together with all of the individuals necessary to competently review the ride's safety-related systems and structural attributes, and that the permanent amusement ride is in conformance with the requirements of Subchapter 6.2 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 (starting at section 3195.1) of this Title. The written declaration shall be executed by a QSI under penalty of perjury.
Note: The requirement that the written declaration state that the permanent amusement ride is in conformance with the requirements of Subchapter 6.2 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 (starting at section 3195.1) of this Title shall not take effect until November 5, 2002, or 180 days after the date that Subchapter 6.2 has been adopted and takes effect, whichever is later.
(c) The owner or operator of multiple permanent amusement rides at one address may submit a single Certificate of Compliance that provides the information required in section 344.7(b) for all of the permanent amusement rides located at that address.
(d) Upon receipt of the Certificate of Compliance, the Division shall notify the owner or operator in writing within five (5) business days, that the Certificate of Compliance has been received and whether it meets the requirements of this Article. If a Certificate of Compliance is determined to be deficient, the Division's written notification shall enumerate the deficiencies and the information required to correct such deficiencies.
(e) All current written notifications issued by the Division pursuant to subsection (d) shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at a readily accessible location at the site where the permanent amusement ride is located. Such documents may either be posted at the entrance to each permanent amusement ride, or at the election of the owner or operator, located at a readily accessible central location. If the owner or operator chooses not to maintain the documents at the entrance to a ride, a sign shall be posted at the entrance to the ride notifying the public of the location where the documents can be viewed.
(f) No person shall operate a permanent amusement ride unless the permanent amusement ride complies with all applicable requirements of this Article and Subchapter 6.2 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 (starting at section 3195.1) of this Title.
Note: The requirement that the amusement ride comply with all applicable requirements of Subchapter 2 shall not take effect unless and until Subchapter 2 is adopted and takes effect.
(g) Starting on November 5, 2002, an owner or operator who has not elected in compliance with sections 344.8(c)(1) and (c)(2) to have the Division conduct the annual inspection required by section 344.8(c) shall not operate an amusement ride with passengers unless a valid Certificate of Compliance applicable to the ride has been submitted to, and accepted by, the Division as required by section 344.7.
Exception No 1: If the Division fails to notify the owner or operator within 5 business days of receipt of a Certificate of Compliance that the Certificate has been received and whether it meets the requirements of this Article as required by subsection (d), the owner or operator may continue to operate the ride, unless and until the Division notifies the owner or operator that the Certificate is deficient.
Exception No. 2: If a tardy request for a Division-conducted annual inspection is made, and the Division can accommodate the request, the ride may be operated after the inspection has been initiated and the Division informs the owner or operator that the ride may be operated.
NOTE: Authority cited: Labor Code sections 60.5, 7923, and 7928. Reference:
Labor Code sections 7920 through 7932.
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All city residents please be aware that our "Leaf Season" begins this Friday, November 1, 2013 and runs through January 2014.
We will make 2 complete passes through town, starting in the Sanderson Drive area, working counter-clockwise. Trash service will be suspended during this time.
If compostable bags are used, the resident may call 887-6245 and the bags will be picked up within 48 hours. Raked and otherwise bagged leaves will be collected when the crews get to that area.
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Built in 1926, the hotel Montalembert is located in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Left Bank), home of prestigious art galleries, antiques and deluxe stores. It is only a few steps away from the Musée d'Orsay and the Louvre.
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Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, had an important effect on spreading education in India when in 1854 he sent a despatch to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India.
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The house that built L.A. Noire may soon be shuttered for good, as the Sydney developer Team Bondi has officially entered administration. Filed with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission yesterday, the drastic action has left the studio with the unenviable task of attracting a (very) last minute buyer, or else be picked apart to death in order to pay its creditors.
Team Bondi has been battling allegations of employee mistreatmentfor months now, culminating in its unamicable split with Rockstar, and the slow but steady liquidation of its assets. It was rumoured KMM, the film studio behind Mad Max and Happy Feet, was stepping in to save the embattled studio with purchase of undisclosed assets, however the details of said dealings have not been made clear. KMM has, however, made a new home for a number of Team Bondi employees, including former studio head Brendan McNamara.
The studio's first step towards bankruptcy also paints a grim future for its sister company Depth Analysis, the tech outfit which created the facial scanning animation technology featured in L.A. Noire. Of course, there's very little chance of L.A. Noire not receiving a sequel, so it's safe to assume someone will be knocking on their door eventually (if they aren't already moving into KMM's office as we speak).
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Subject: Job Classification
Section: U302
Date: August 4, 2005
To outline how positions are classified at the University of Chicago.
The University's philosophy regarding job classification and compensation is to maintain job classifications and pay levels that are internally consistent and externally competitive. All positions will be classified based on the essential functions and job-related qualifications as documented in their job descriptions. HR - Compensation will use information obtained from the job description and from consultations with supervisors and unit human resources representatives, as well as market data, to determine a position's classification. Job classification includes evaluating and determining a position's job group, Fair Labor Standards Act exemption status, and pay range.
- A position is classified on the basis of job content. The skills and performance of the employee in the job are not considered when classifying a position. A job is grouped according to type of work performed. Job groups also determine whether or not the position is represented by a bargaining unit.
- A position is evaluated to determine whether it meets the criteria for exemption from the overtime, record-keeping, and other provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. This evaluation determines whether a position will be paid hourly (biweekly) with the eligibility for payment of overtime, or whether a position will be paid on a salary basis (monthly). HR's decision on exemption status is final.
- A position is classified into a pay range based on an analysis of the position's essential functions and job-related qualifications, as well as market data. A position is compared within the unit, throughout the University, and with the applicable external labor market in which the University competes for a similar position.
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democracies- India and USA-getting closer after a tumultuous period of
bilateral relationship during the Cold War. The bonhomie between the two
countries started with the dialogue between Jaswant Singh and Strobe
Talbot during the Clinton administration.
However, it was the Presidency of George W. Bush that saw the relationship
blooming to its fullest; President Bush was the one who called India and
US as "natural partners". Such has been the legacy of India-US ties during
the Bush era that even President Obama has found it difficult to fit in
the shoes of his predecessor. In fact, it is becaus e of the momentum
generated during the Bush regime that the new Democratic administration
could not change the direction of the Indo-US strategic partnership.
However, the continuing saga of US-India relationship is not without
contradictions. These contradictions are most evident in India's foreign
policy visa-vis USA. On one hand India seems to use the USA's global clout
to its advantage. Whether it is the permanent seat for India in the United
Nations Security Council or Indian membership of the Nuclear Suppliers
Group (NSG), India has been constantly entreating the USA for its support.
On the other hand, India is also trying to softly balance American
hegemony by challenging America's approach on democracy and human rights
as well as ganging up with other rising powers to lobby for a multi-polar
Therefore, leaving aside the rhetoric of US-India strategic partnership,
it is important not to overlook the contradictions that beset India's
relations with the USA. During his visit to New Delhi last year, President
Obama hailed the India-US partnership as "the most defining and
indispensable relationship of 21st century". It was also during this visit
that the USA for the first time openly supported India's bid for permanent
membership in the United Nations Security Council. On India's persistence,
it also agreed to help India obtain the membership of four important
instruments of the nonproliferation regime the Nuclear Suppliers Group,
the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Wassenaar Arrangement and the
Australia Group.
Finally, India also successfully lobbied for removal of technology
restrictions on its space and defence establishments. Clearly, India's
relations with the USA are in tune with the phenomenon of "bandwagoning
the powerful". Rising powers often piggyback on strong states to smoothen
their rise in the global order. The most crucial evidence of India's
bandwagoning strategy is the India-US Civilian Nuclear Cooperation
Agreement of 2008. Having decided not to sign the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty, for more than four decades India remained on the
margins of the global nuclear order.
It was President Bush who initiated the dialogue on bringing India back
into the mainstream of international nuclear politics. And when push came
to shove at the Nuclear Suppliers Group and International Atomic Energy
Agency, the USA ensured India's accommodation into the nonproliferation
regime which it had so assiduously built during the Cold War. France and
Russia the socalled other great powers always wanted to do nuclear
business with India, but it was only the USA that who could bring India
out of its nuclear exile.
The very reason why the nuclear deal was perceived as the cornerstone of a
rising India was the fact that the USA, the world hegemon, had accepted
India's candidature in the great power club. Simply put, beyond the rising
state's power capabilities, the perception of its rise by other Great
Powers, especially the hegemon, is what matters in global politics.
India's foreign policy, visavis the USA, however, appears to be, to borrow
a phrase from Robert Kaplan's Monsoon, an "ultimate paradox".
A number of recent incidents indicate that India is trying to softly
balance America's '.glob al hegemony while simultaneously bandwagoning
with it. India, for instance, refused to vote in support of the United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 and thereby implicitly supported
the murderous regime of Col. Gaddafi in Libya. Though its anxieties about
Kashmir are obvious, it is far too apparent, given India's stature and
power capabilities, that external intervention in Kashmir is just not
possible. When seen in combination with India's decision to support Syria
in its candidature for the United Nations Human Rights Council even in the
light of serious human rights violations by the Assad regime, it is amply
clear that India is uncomfortable with the American discourse on democracy
and the promotion of democracy.
India also vehemently supports the idea of a multi-polar world order, most
evident in the proceedings of multilateral settings such as the BRICS.
Interestingly, neither is India a pole in global politics since its power
capabilities are limited, nor has there been any thorough appraisal in New
Delhi of the consequences of multi-polarity on global stability and peace.
India seems to have taken for granted the advantages of an anti-hegemonic
alliance even though its own rise partially depends on America's continued
Lastly, even after the personal exhortations of President Obama, India did
not consider the bids of two US aviation giants for providing the Medium
Multiple Role Combat Aircraft to the Indian Air Force. Many prominent
strategic analysts such as Ashley Tellis had called the successful
fruition of such a deal, worth more than $ 10 billion, as the next
important step in bilateral relations. The official response from the
Indian side for the rejection of these bids has been that the aircraft
offered by Lockheed Martin and Boeing fall short of the criteria set by
the IAF and, therefore, on purely technical grounds the bids of these two
companies was rejected.
However, in all these foreign policy decisions of India, the attributes of
a soft balancing strategy are quite evident. First, at least in principle,
India does admit that the promotion of democracy is good for peace and
stability. Its constant complaints about authoritarian governance in
Pakistan and the role of the Pakistan military in fomenting trouble
against India is a case in point. Further, India's peaceful rise on the
global stage has been attributed to India's democratic credentials and
India is gungho about it.
Clearly, therefore, India's uncooperative attitude on the issues of Libya
and Syria is not based on principles bu t basically aims at balancing the
influence of those states, especially the USA, which currently control the
dynamics of global politics. Second, even though India's continued rise in
global politics is contingent upon America's global primacy, it openly
sides with the other rising powers when it comes to extolling the virtues
of multi-polarity. For instance, most of India's immediate objectives on
the world stage a permanent seat in the UN Security Council or membership
of multilateral groups like NSG very much depend upon the support of the
USA and the letter's ability to play a global leadership role.
But, India's rhetoric on multi-polarity dents the legitimacy of US global
hegemony. Lastly, as far as India's arms procurement policy is concerned,
India has often purchased weapons based on shrewd political calculations
rather than on technical capabilities alone. India's decision to buy
weapons from the Soviet Union during the Cold War and its attempts to
diversify its arm supplies after the Cold War were both motivated by
politics and what suited India's national interests, and not particularly
the requirements of its defence forces in that particular global context.
Therefore, the argument that technical specifications determined the
course of the MMRCA decision is a nonstarter. Therefore, what can be
inferred from the decision is the presence of latent scepticism in Ind ia
about the United States as well as the imperative of not becoming overly
dependent upon the USA. Locating the irony of abysmally low living
standards in a huge economy, Martin Wolf calls India a "premature
superpower". However, the metaphor is equally befitting for the strategic
thought presently ruling the roost in India's approach towards the USA.
This simultaneous bandwagoningbalancing game reflects nothing more than
overconfidence in India's strategic elites that India has already arrived
on the global stage and that it is far too impor tant for the USA. Another
factor which may explain this paradoxical foreign policy is India's
unhappiness with certain American policies especially in Afghanistan and
Pakistan, which it considers inimical to its national interests. However,
if India wants the USA to be more sensitive to its regional concerns,
positive engagement is the only way forward; India cannot influence
American policies by working against US interests.
In Politics among Nations, Hans Morgenthau noted that the most rational
foreign policy is the one defined by national interests and dispassionate
assessment of national power; and not a policy defined on the basis of how
states perceive themselves or their value judgements. In a world where US
primacy will remain a distinctive feature for a considerable time to come,
India will require American global leadership to realise its own national
interests. For that to happen, Indian foreign policy should remain
sensitive to US interests and concerns.
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The Coalition said high rates of stunting persist in the regions reaching as high as 34.7 per cent in Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions.
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