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Navman S100 review
Although satnavs get more sophisticated with every generation, they usually remain chunky, so Navman's S100 is an unusual development.
Navman claims that this is the world's thinnest satnav, and a polished aluminium body further enhances its iPod-like appearance.
The S100 has a new software interface called Spirit, and users of previous Navmans will find this completely different. In fact, it's different from any previous satnav because it uses a similar glide touch system to the iPod Touch. You can scroll through menus by dragging your fingers. We found it wasn't as slick as the iPod, and was frustrating at times.
The S100 follows some of the latest trends in satellite navigation. It has Lane Guidance, which includes a full-screen view of the junction and also realistic road signs, so you know exactly what to look out for. You also get 3D models of key landmarks, and the database is more recent than that of the S30 3D.
A simple but useful addition is the ability to search by keyword rather than having to drill down through an address. As well as choosing shortest, fastest or easiest routes, you can also select the most economical, which attempts to minimise fuel consumption. You can also access the Navman Connect local search, supplied by Infobel, for a greater range of POIs. However, this works only with the desktop PC software and not via the device itself. There are no traffic updates supplied, but you do get a 12-month trial of safety camera information, after which updates cost £35 per year.
Although the device itself has a new design, this hasn't been carried forward to the screen cradle. You still have to hook up the power via the usual mini-USB connection. Also, the way the device slides into its dock is fiddly and we found it too easy to drop.
As innovative as the glide touch interface and physical design of the S100 may be, it's a bit overpriced. You only get UK and Ireland maps as standard. TomTom's Go 530 Traffic includes traffic updates for just £11 more.


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Match Review: Cordoba CF 2-1 FC Barcelona B
Despite continuing their recent good form in this match, Barça B's unbeaten run came to an end against a strong and well organised Cordoba side.
The home side were dealt a blow early on when an injury to Pepe Diaz forced him off before the game was 10 minutes old. His replacement Joselu would come to have a say in where the points ended up.
As with a number of games this season, Barça were heavily reliant of the interplay of Rafinha and Deulofeu, in much the same way as the first team look to Messi. When these two youngsters are on song they are an absolute joy to watch, their vision and distribution is first class. However it does concern me that the limitations of Eusebio's team are often exposed when either allows their level to drop. It's certainly another issue for the manager to address over the course of the season.
After chances at both ends of the pitch, it was Joselu who opened the scoring, and right on half time Dubarbier increased the lead. It was the worst possible time to concede the second goal for the young Catalans, especially given they were in the ascendancy at this point.
Dongou came on for Ilie on 56 to add some power to the Barça front line and the reshuffle paid dividends almost immediately with Rafinha pulling one back on the hour mark.
With the visitors pushing for the equaliser, time and again they were exposed at the back, and they were grateful to keeper Masip for keeping them in the game on more than one occasion.
Barça were still pressing going into injury time but, in the end, they just didnt possess the necessary firepower within which to be able to influence the score line, Dongou once again disinterested at this level.
Final score: Cordoba 2-1 Barcelona B
Starting Lineups:
Cordoba: Alberto García, Fuentes, Cristian, Pepe Díaz (Joselu, min 9), Rennella (Fede Vico, min 72), López Garai, Pedro, Dubarbier, Alberto Aguilar, Carlos Caballero, Kiko Olivas.
Barcelona B: Masip, Balliu, Ilie (Dongou, min 56), Planas, Lombán, Deulofeu, Luis Alberto (Patric, min 81), Rafinha, Kiko F. (Espinosa, min 72), Lobato, Grimaldo.
1-0 Joselu (min 31)
2-0 Dubarbiar (min 43)
2-1 Rafinha (min 59)
This review was written by our Barca B correspondent, Jason Pettigrove. Follow Jason on twitter @jasonpettigrove


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President Barack Obama gestures during his news conference at the NATO Summit in Chicago, Monday.
CHICAGO — In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan.
The prolonged slump in U.S. relations with Pakistan clouded a NATO summit where nations were eyeing the exits in the decade-long war and raised questions not only about cooperating to eliminate al-Qaida sanctuaries but other important issues like the security of Pakistan's growing nuclear arsenal.
Pakistan is not a NATO member but was invited to the summit Sunday and Monday because of its influence in next-door Afghanistan and its role until last year as the major supply route to landlocked NATO forces there. Pakistan closed those routes after a U.S. attack on the Pakistani side of the border killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last November.
The last-minute invitation from NATO to join the Chicago talks was a sign of hope that the rift had healed.
But it hasn't. And Obama's rebuff to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari made that clear on Monday.
Zardari came to Obama's home town expecting a separate meeting with the U.S. leader like the one accorded to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. But without a final deal to reopen the supply lines, no such meeting was to occur. Already miffed, Zardari had to sit by as Obama opened Monday's session with public thanks to the nations north of Afghanistan who allowed expanded supply shipments across their territory to compensate for the closed Pakistani border gates.
"I want to welcome the presence of President Karzai, as well as officials from central Asia and Russia — nations that have an important perspective and that continue to provide critical transit for ISAF supplies," Obama said, referring to the International Security Assistance Force that is fighting the war.
The border crossing dispute is stuck over how much the U.S. will pay Pakistan to allow trucks to transit its territory. Before the airstrike, the U.S. paid about $250 per truck. Now, two U.S. officials said, Pakistan wants $5,000 a truck and an apology for the deaths in the airstrike.
The Obama administration has said it was willing to pay as much as $500 per vehicle and has expressed condolences and regret, but no apology. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the negotiations were being conducted in private.
The prospects for reaching a deal were unclear, even as the stakes grow larger.
Obama, Karzai and Zardari had a brief conversation together following that meeting. Asked about it at a news conference, Obama said he emphasized to Zardari that "Pakistan has to be part of the solution in Afghanistan, and it is in our national interests that to see a Pakistan that is democratic, that is prosperous and that is stable." He said "diligent progress" is being made on the border crossing dispute.
"I don't want to paper over real challenges there. There is no doubt there have been real tensions between (international forces in Afghanistan) and Pakistan, the United States and Pakistan, over the last several months," Obama said, adding, "I think they are being worked through."
Zardari also met with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday and made a beeline across a meeting hall to grasp her hand again on Monday morning. The State Department said Clinton and Zardari "discussed the importance of reopening the NATO supply lines," and of cooperating to fight terrorist threats.
The U.S. and Pakistan have a history of troubled relations that started well before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The road has grown only rockier since then. Despite giving Pakistan billions of dollars in aid over the past decade, anti-Americanism is widespread in Pakistan. And after years of sometimes meaningful cooperation in hunting down al-Qaida figures, Pakistan is still seen by many U.S. officials as double-dealing and unreliable.
The transit route issue was a distraction and an embarrassment for the United States at the summit, and Obama's arm's length treatment of Zardari made it look even worse for the Pakistani president.
The quarrel over supply routes is intertwined with several other disputes, including Pakistan's opposition to U.S. drone strikes against terrorist targets inside its borders.
In addition to closing the border crossings in response to the November attack, Pakistan ordered the U.S. to vacate Shamsi air base, which the U.S. was using to launch drone strikes at al-Qaida and Taliban militants.
The top allied commander in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen, has tried to cast the supply route problem in the best possible light, while acknowledging that he'd like to see the border crossings reopened as soon as possible. Allen said Sunday that by some measure, war stocks are higher now than when the crossings were closed.


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Police compo changes pass NSW parliament
PUBLISHED: 25 Nov 2011 14:20:04 | UPDATED: 25 Nov 2011 14:20:04PRINT EDITION: 25 Nov 2011
Reforms to the NSW police compensation scheme have passed through the parliament, after the state's lower house voted for the bill 59 votes to 23.
After a morning of at times heated debate watched on by more than 50 police in the public gallery, the government-controlled lower house on Friday passed the bill.
Police in the public gallery erupted in anger when the bill was passed, shouting "Shame, Barry, Shame", forcing Speaker Shelley Hancock to demand they leave the building.
The vote came a day after the upper house passed the legislation in a late night sitting, with the government agreeing to amendments of crossbenchers the Shooters Party and Christian Democrats.
The new legislation will replace the current scheme with a commercial insurance arrangement and restrict payouts to police injured on the job, which the government says are unsustainable.
The Police Association is threatening to escalate industrial action over the legislation, and are currently holding a membership vote to decide if officers will refuse to respond to anything other than emergencies.
Police in the public gallery had to be repeatedly warned to stop injecting during Friday's debate.
"I understand that you are emotional about this bill, as we all are ... but you will be removed from the gallery if you want to interject, and I don't want to do that," Speaker Shelley Hancock told police in the gallery at the outset of the debate.
"You have authority outside. I have authority here, and I don't want to remove you, but I will."
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Since the college students are back in town for the holidays, our old newspaper staff decided to have a little reunion...at ten o'clock in the morning, which was irksome for me since I had to be at work by eleven forty-five. We scheduled the get-together so early to accommodate my former best friend, Judd, who had somewhere to be late afternoon. And the asshole didn't even bother to show up, or even RSVP at the very least. We picked a ridiculously early time just for him, and he doesn't even come because he was so hungover from drinking and getting high all weekend.
Sigh. That kid used to be so adorable and awesome. Now he's just a douchebag. It almost makes me rethink my support of the legalization of marijuana. I don't give a fuck what any pothead says. It is totally possible to become unhealthily dependent on weed. The kid can't go a day without it, and if he has to, he gets all edgy and pissy.
But screw him, because we still had fun, although I wish it had lasted longer. All five of us at the table were dedicated hard-left liberals, so the topic of discussion was mostly politics and the fallacies of extremist Republican religion Nazis. We were bashing the fundamentally religious pretty hard, and were surrounded by senior citizens since the restaurant is a hotspot for the elderly, so I could feel the disapproving stares silently condemning us as rebellious heathens. Oh well.
I mostly talked to Brittany when that particular discussion hit a pause. But it was so lovely seeing everyone, a total blast from the past. The best part is all of the people I didn't like, this hardcore Mormon jerkwad and my former imaginary romantic rival, didn't show up, so it was perfect. So perfect in fact that I ended up being forty-five minutes late to work. I didn't get yelled at though, which is a bit unsettling. So I...guess I'm off the hook? I hesitate to say that lest the managers be plotting anything.
I told Brittany last night I wasn't even gonna show up, but I realized that would be such a dick thing to do. I had no justifiable reason not to go, and I always gripe about how my friends never include me in anything. Glad I changed my mind.
My plans for Christmas break include getting a shit ton of reading done, applying for scholarships, writing a decent short story to submit for writing scholarships, and best of all having Brittany over after Christmas so we can exchange gifts. I have no idea what the girl got me. It's supposed to snow again this week, so maybe my vision of us having snowball fights and sledding and drinking hot chocolate while cuddling under a blanket together shall come true!
Ah. So excited.
Welp, my next journal will be filled with details about how my Christmas went and how my Christmas with Brittany went. So you have that to look forward to.
Sounds like a good day indeed! ...cuddling under a blanket?
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Falling natural gas prices have been a boon to consumers, especially here in western Pennsylvania where Marcellus natural gas is plentiful and cheap.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is striking down provisions that stripped the power that municipalities had over where natural gas drilling activity could occur.
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News Release 415
Public invited to comment on plan to protect the Marmaton River in Vernon County
Volume 38-415 (For immediate release)
Contact: Larry Archer
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JULY 22, 2010 – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is seeking comments on a revised draft plan to improve water quality in the Marmaton River located near Nevada in Vernon County.
The goals set for the Marmaton River are part of a total maximum daily load study, frequently referred to as a TMDL, which describes pollutant reductions needed to improve water quality in the river. The revised version of the draft plan is in response to comments received during an earlier public comment period for the original draft plan.
The original draft plan had addressed both the Marmaton River and Little Drywood Creek. The new public comment period is a result of removing the Little Drywood Creek from the document and revising pollutant reduction goals for the Marmaton River. A separate plan for Little Drywood will be completed at a later date.
The department has determined the Marmaton River does not meet water quality standards due to low dissolved oxygen and has placed it on Missouri's 2008 list of impaired waters.
Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act requires the department to establish a list of impaired waters and to develop improvement plans for those waterways included on the list. A total maximum daily load document is a study of the impaired water that establishes the maximum amount of a pollutant the water can absorb before its quality is affected.
The study process works best when local citizens come together to understand and identify problems in their watershed, and help develop the most effective solution for reducing water pollution and developing a successful watershed management plan.
The draft Marmaton River study proposes targets for total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total suspended solids and biochemical oxygen demand to improve the water quality of the river. The information sheet for the study also includes background information on the river, provides an overview of the situation and usually includes data and a map of the creek.
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www.earth911.com At this website you type in what you want to recycle and your zipcode and they will list places to drop off the items. If you have something not listed below - give this web site a try.
1-800-Recycling.com this is another website that will help you locate places to take items to recycle. Or you can call 1-800-732-9254 for 24/7 Information. When you call this number you are asked for your zip code and are given choices so that you can be directed to a place that will recycle your items. They also have environmentally conscious articles on this site.
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Appliances, Scrap metal -
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Aluminum, copper, brass, batteries, aluminum/copper reefers, stainless steel
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Batteries - Nickel-caladium & other recyclable batteries in power tools, cell phones
AAA Recycling - 575 Jubilee Lane, Lewisville, TX - 972-492-9990
Almetco Recycling - 709 North Cowan, Lewisville, TX - 972-221-7442
Batteries Plus- The Battery Store -850 Valley Ridge Blvd, Lewisville - (972) 219-7333; www.batteriesplus.com
Flower Mound Elementary - 4101 Churchill Drive - 469-713-5955
Home Depot - 852 International Pkwy, Flower Mound, TX - 972-355-6604
Radio Shack - All locations. Recycle Batteries Hotline - 1-800-8-BATTERY. Accepts Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries found in power tools, cell/cordless phones, camcorders, etc.
Lowe's - 6200 Long Prairie Road - 972-318-6500 - Accepts rechargeable batteries
Batteries - Car, Boat, Motorcycle
Auto Zone - all locations
Firestone- 2704 Flower Mound Rd, Flower Mound, TX - 972-691-3476; 2451 Justin Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028 - (972) 539-7304
Ken Owens Battery Store - 275 S. Mill St, Lewisville,TX - 972-436-3974
Porter Tire Company - 324 N. Mill St, Lewisville, TX - 972-436-6461
West-Tex Tire and Auto - 425 FM 407, Lewisville - (972) 317-4599
Books/Magazines (this and last month's issue) -
Half Price Books- Located at 420 E. FM 3040, Lewisvlle, TX 75067-8307. phone 972.459.3242. Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.- 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. You can sell your books and magazines here and buy used here. Click here for their buying policy HPB co-founder Ken Gjemre was quoted saying, "Books should fill our lives, not our land." They actually have a web page on the environment. Cool! Read what they have to say http://www.halfpricebooks.com/recycle.html
Flower Mound Public Library - 3030 Broadmoor Lane, Phone: 972.874.6200
Bottle caps - Plastic bottle caps are not something that we can include in our curbside recycling bins because depending on the quantity they can contaminate the plastic collected that is recyclable through our program. (They are made from a different type of plastic than the plastic bottles)
Aveda has a program to help maintain a healthy environment by collecting the plastic bottle caps. Not all locations collect the caps. Also, Aveda is offering a program for collecting bottle caps to schools. Click on the following link to find out more: Aveda/cap
Flower Mound Elementary - 4101 Churchill Drive - 469-713-5955
Some of the Texas charities represented by this organization are: American Council of the Blind of Texas, Children's Rescue Outreach International, Daystar Television, Glory Intervention Center Inc., Goodwill Industries - Opportunities in Tyler, Kalimna Ministries Inc., Kaufman County ARES, Kaufman County CERT, Santa Fe Youth Services, Southern Search and Rescue and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8273 Frisco
Cell Phones-
Bridlewood Elementary- collects these items, turns them into a recycler and gets money back for the school! There are a few cardboard boxes to collect these items across from the red shoe collection bin on the opposite wall. If you don't see a box for these ask in the office.
Cell Phones for Soldiers - http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com - If you go to their website, you can print off a shipping label to send your used cell phone(s) to them.
From their website: "The Cell Phones for Soldiers program was started in April 2004 by 13-year-old Brittany Bergquist and her 12-year-old brother Robbie of Norwell, Massachusetts.
Robbie and Brittany's goal is to help our soldiers serving overseas call home. They hope to provide as many soldiers as possible with prepaid calling cards. Through generous donations and the recycling of used cell phones, Robbie and Brittany have already distributed thousands of calling cards to soldiers around the globe."
Flower Mound Elementary - 4101 Churchill Drive - 469-713-5955
Target - Recycle bins located near customer service.
Nextworth.com- recycles and pays for iphones and other mobile devices.
Gazelle.com - recycles and pays for iphones and other mobile devices.
ecoATM - instantly pays cash for e-cycling of iphone and other mobile devices with locations at Vista Ridge Mall (second floor main elevators) and Grapevine Mills (near T-Mobile store).
Christmas Lights -
Christmas Light Source - This company is an online business that sells Christmas lights and have a large assortment of LED lights. They will take the lights, recycle them and donate the money made to Toys for Tots. They accept the lights all year long. Visit their website through this link to find the details - Christmas Light Source
General Recycle LLC - 699 E. 121 Business, Lewisville, TX (by Railroad Street) - 972-956-9260 (verified Janury 2010 - paying $.05 a lb.)
Home Depot - Offers a recycling program for Christmas lights and will give you a store coupon for a set amount but it only runs a short time in November. If it is not during that time they do not recycle the lights.
Christmas Trees-
Annually by the town at Gerault park. Check the town web site for details http://www.flower-mound.com
Cigarette Butts - Yes! There is now a way to recycle cigarette butts, rolling papers, and the plastic wrap on the packages! TerraCycle has partnered with Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company to do this. The program is called the Cigarette Waste Brigade. You save up your cigarette waste, place it in a plastic resealable bag, box it and send it to them. They even pay for the shipping and they recycle the plastic resealable bag! Please visit their website for the full details: Click here to take you directly to the website
Cooking Oil -
Easy Recycles -(469) 464-9073 -5934 Greenwood Dr, Little Elm, TX 75068
Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm (Closed for lunch - 12 - 1)
Concrete -
Big City Crushed Concrete- 1580 Stonewall Street, Lewisville, TX (just before the Camelot Landfill) - (972) 394-2910. Open weekdays until 5:30 PM and Saturdays from 7 AM until noon.
Electronics (computers, printers, monitors, TV's, etc...)-
Flower Mound Residents can now have their Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste collected right from their front door. To schedule a pick up, please call 1.800.449.7587 or email email@example.com. Please note some restrictions may apply and pickup schedules may vary depending upon demand. Click here for additional information about the program
Since May 2007, Apple Inc. has been improving on ways to be green with its Macs and iOS Devices (iPhone, iPod Touches, and iPads), especially with their iPod models, from manufacturing to packaging, to transportation to their facilities, while still maintaining their principle where every device works efficiently to specific needs. In addition they also have their own recycling program where if you own an old Mac, iPod, or iPhone, you can go to an Apple Retail Store they will give you in-store credit to buy their products that are currently designed to help the environment. If you own a PC, however, Apple will not give credit, but will help you recycle your item responsibly. You can find out more information about their regulation policies here as well as their environmental report and progress. You can also participate in their Recycling Program at the following Apple Retail Stores in the DFW Area: Southlake, Plano, Frisco, NorthPark Center (Dallas), and Knox Street (Dallas).
Best Buy - 6060 Long Prairie Road, Flower Mound, (972) 874-0965. Check their website for their recycling policy. However, for items that require a fee, ie. computer monitors and televisions you are given a Best Buy Gift Card. They do not accept console TV's or over 32" TV's.
Goodwill Industries- 919 W Main St, Lewisville, 214-638-2800
Since 2004, Goodwill Industries and Dell, Inc. have worked together to recycle unwanted electronics at no cost to the public. Reconnect partnership has collected more than 50 million pounds of electronics.
Simply take your unwanted electronics — any brand, any condition — to a participating Goodwill store or donation drop-off site. Goodwill will refurbish or recycle the equipment, benefiting communities and putting people to work.
In its fifth year, the Reconnect partnership is expanding its reach across the United States, allowing more people to keep their electronics out of landfills. Read more about the Dell Reconnect partnership.
To make the donation process a smooth one and — most importantly — protect your privacy and prevent identity theft, Goodwill recommends you remove all data from your computer hard drive before donating a computer, with the exception of the operating system. Find a Reconnect drop-off location near you.
Office Depot (Highland Village at 407/2499) has a program called "tech recycling services". You can buy a box in three sizes for $5, $10, or $15 to put electronics in. Once you have placed all that you want or will fit into the box you take it back to the store & they will ship to the appropriate recycling facility. This is for office type electronics and you must no close up the box so that they can verify the content. The link above has a video that explains the process.
Target - recycle bins near customer service for cellphones and MP3 players.
Nextworth.com- recycles and pays for iPhones, iPods and iPads as well as other devices.
Gazelle.com- recycles and pays for electronics, such as iPhones.
ecoATM - instant cash for e-cycling your new, used or broken mobile phones or other electronics. Locations at Vista Ridge Mall (second floor main elevators) and Grapevine Mills (near T-Mobile store).
Foam Packaging -
Foam Fabricators- located at 900 E. FM 1709, Keller - (817) 379-6520. Will not accept food grade packaging or peanuts. Takes in the packaging and grinds it up and uses it in their packaging process;
Food Items -
Christian Community Action Food Pantry - 200 S. Mill Street, Lewisville
Glasses (prescription eye)-
Flower Mound Elementary - 4101 Churchill Drive - 469-713-5955
Lewisville Lions Club- collects glasses for those in need at multiple locations a list of which can be found in this link: http://www.lewisvillelions.org/eye_glasses.htm.
Super Target- in Flower Mound is one of the locations where glasses can be dropped off.
Hangers (wire)-
General Recycle LLC - 699 E. 121 Business, Lewisville, TX (by Railroad Street) - 972-956-9260 (Verified - January 2010 - paying $.02 a lb.)
Custom Cleaners- located at 2250 FM 407, Suite 148, Highland Village - (972) 317-9171. (also accepts plastic dry cleaning bags).
Also most metal recyclers will take wire hangers and will pay a small amount for them ($.02/lb)
Hazardous Materials -
Flower Mound Residents can now have their Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste collected right from their front door. To schedule a pick up, please call 1.800.449.7587 or email email@example.com. Please note some restrictions may apply and pickup schedules may vary depending upon demand.
Mattresses -
Sleep Expert - 2853 Eisenhower St., Ste 400, Carrollton, TX 75007 469-574-1161 (Click on link below to see map to the warehouse location)
If you would like to donate your old mattress to benefit one of Sleep Experts community partners, you can drop off your old bed at the Sleep Expert warehouse. Unfortunately, unless they are delivering new product, they cannot pick-up old bedding from a residence. They refurbish and donate the beds to more than a dozen area non-profit organizations that nurture and care for families in need.
Oil (Motor)-
Auto Zone- (5 gallons per visit), all locations -
O'Reilly Auto Parts - 1601 Justin Road (Oil only, no filters); 1571 W. Main, Lewisville, TX - 972-436-6682 (Oil & Filters)
Porter Tire Company - 324 N. Mill, Lewisville, TX - 972-436-6461
Walmart - all locations
Oil (such as turkey oil)-
Annually by the town at Gerault park. Check the town web site for details http://www.flower-mound.com
Packing Peanuts -
Pack N Ship 1901 Long Prairie Rd, Ste 200 - 972-539-5826
The UPS Store 2201 Long Prairie Road (972) 874-0750;
The UPS Store 2221 Justin Rd, STE 119, (972) 691-9143
Paint (usable) -
Lewisville High School- Drama Department Located at 1098 West Main, Lewisville - (972) 221-3535.
Habitat for Humanity - (listed below under Salvageable Construction Items)
**For paint, you can open the cans and let them air dry until they are hard and then put them in the regular trash. There is also a product sold at hardware stores that you mix into the the paint to dry it up faster if you are trying to do this. **
Paper Shredding -
KFMB provides free paper shredding to residents at the Spring Trash Off/Environmental Fair and the Fall Trash Bash/Environmental Fair. The Spring event is scheduled for April 6, 2013 and paper shredding will be available from 10 until 1:00 p.m. (Shredding provided by Cintas Document Management)
If you need paper shredding done and can not wait for the events, the following companies provide paper shredding for a fee:
Cintas Document Shredding - 825 W. Sandy Lake Road, Coppell, TX - (469) -322-1100
UPS Store - 2201 LONG PRAIRE, STE 107, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75022 - (972) 874-0750
UPS Store - 2221 JUSTIN RD, STE 119, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028 - (972) 691-9143
Plastic Grocery Bags -
Flower Mound Elementary - 4101 Churchill Drive - 469-713-5955
Wal-Mart - this link will take you to their 2009 sustainability page which states that Wal-Mart has committed to reducing plastic waste by 33% by the year 2013. "This is expected to eliminate more than 135 million pounds of plastic waste globally."
The stores have drop off boxes/area to return plastic grocery bags. At the Wal-Mart in Highland Village the drop off is usually a shopping cart to the left as you walk in, in the small alcove.
Even if they have the recycle symbol on them they don't take them in the curbside blue bins because they clog the conveyors.
Whole Foods -also offers a discount. This one isn't about giving stuff to others to re-use but about us not continue to consume grocery bags as a disposable.
Kohls- recycles bags at kiosks near customer service.
Kroger- recycles bags at kiosks
Sprouts - recycle bags at the front of the store
Target - recycle bins located near customer service.
Plastic Pots and Plastic Flat Carriers -
Hartwells Garden Center - Located at 1570 N. Stemmons, Lewisville - (972) 436-3612
Westbrook Outdoor Solutions - 1616 Arrowhead, Flower Mound (can also enter off of 1171, North of YMCA) - (972) 539-8103. one & five gallon pots and plastic flat trays/carriers.
Prescription Medication - Please do not flush down the toilet
CCA Adult Health Center-200 South Mill Street, Lewisville, TX 75057
Flower Mound Police Department - drop off unused medications to the Flower Mound Police Department
Printer Ink/Toner Cartridges -
Office Depot, Office Max, Staples, etc.- will take your used printer/fax ink cartridges and many will give you credit/reward points for future purchases. Some do limit the number that you can turn in at any one time or month.
Bridlewood Elementary- collects these items, turns them into a recycler and gets money back for the school!
Flower Mound Elementary - 4101 Churchill Drive - 469-713-5955
Green Hippo - A great way to recycle ink cartridges and get a little cash back. http://www.greenhippo.com/
Green Cycle - GreenCycle is your environmentally responsible recycling solution for empty ink and toner cartridges while helping you earn top dollar. GreenCycle is paying maximum market value for cartridges with a direct rapid payment program to get your money in your hands as soon as possible! Click here to go directly to their website. They pay for the shipping.
Rapid Refill - recycles ink cartridges through kiosks located inside participating stores. Rapid Refill can also be contacted via their website to have kiosks delivered.
Target - recycle bins located near customer service.
Quill- Earn up to $20 of Quill Cash per month recycling at Quill! www.quill.com
Salvageable Construction items, such as counter tops, tubs, cabinets -
Habitat for Humanity- Habitat for Humanity Denton County
The following is from their website:
Construction and home improvement materials
"To reduce building costs, and to stock our ReStore, Habitat relies on donations of tools and construction materials. Our needs range from raw lumber to finished cabinets. We have set up a deconstruction crew for any donors looking to donate items that need to be taken out, whether it's a tear-down or just a remodel. Specific guidelines on what can and cannot be used by Habitat can be found on the ReStore website.
For inquiries, contact the ReStore Manager at 940-382-8487."
They have pick up service but it doesn't apply to everything on their list. For example, if you just have lights, they ask that you bring those in yourself. The web site says that some remodeling projects may even qualify for free or discounted removal of salvageable items.
Shoes (children's and adult athletic)-
1st Serve Shoe Bank has a collection box at many of the elementary schools in LISD, including Bridlewood Elementary. The large red collection box is about 50 ft inside the front door on the left wall, just past the second set of security doors. However, the website states that shoes can only be dropped off by attending students.
Flower Mound Elementary - 4101 Churchill Drive - 469-713-5955
YMCA (Lewisville and Flower Mound)- drop off location for shoes.
Firestone - 2704 Flower Mound Rd, Flower Mound, TX - 972-691-3476; 2451 Justin Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028 - (972) 539-7304 - Fee charged
Discount Tires - 1901 Justin Road, Flower Mound, TX - 972-691-8533 - Fee: $2.50 per tire
Miscellaneous -
Christian Community Action (CCA) HOME PICK-UP! - 972-219-HELP
Salvation Army- HOME PICK-UP! 214-630-5611.
Goodwill and CCA- local drop off stores. Consult your tax professional. With an itemized list and a certified receipt from these registered charities you may be eligible for a tax deduction for the value of the goods you donate.
Everything and anything including hard to get rid of stuff like mattresses, broken appliances, left over building supplies - Try freecycle.org. You can list your item and someone local who wants it will pick it up. Most pickups are driveway or porch pickup so you don't even necessarily have to set up a pick-up appt. It's very easy and even broken things surprisingly end up with a home with someone handy!
Target - will recycle glass and plastic via recycle kiosks located near customer service.
Best Buy - will recycle wires, cords and cables, gift cards, CD's/DVD's and cases, ink toner cartridges, rechargeable batteries, and plastic bags via recycle kiosks located just inside front entry.


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The Zipcar and Flexcar merger, and cities' interest in bike-sharing, show openness to novel transit.
Zipcar and Flexcar. They sound like a couple of cartoon characters. But last week's merger of these member-based, by-the-hour car-rental companies points to a noteworthy development in transport: car-sharing as a way to replace car-owning and to cut costs, energy use, and congestion.
Subscriber-based bike-sharing is also gaining traction, thanks to a popular program that started in Paris in July. The City of Light has had such success with its 10,000 rental bikes (the first half hour is free), that it's doubling the program – and catching the attention of Chicago, San Francisco, London, and Montreal.
This trend in personal transit-sharing may appeal to only a minority of people. With 200 million cars in the US today, car-share users are projected to top out at about 2 million (Zipcar, the name of the merged company, now has only about 200,000 users).
So the effects on US vehicle congestion and pollution are limited. And with an expected explosion of car sales in China and India (get ready for Tata Motors' $2,500 four-door, the world's cheapest automobile), the world needs many solutions to improve energy efficiency and reduce oil use.
On the other hand, automakers have yet to deliver a safe and affordable hydrogen-fuel cell car, and Congress has yet to force higher prices on fossil fuel to curb its use. "Just-in-time" cars and bikes can be available to individuals now, or in the not-so-distant future, in cities, at businesses, and at colleges (a growth market) – with a minimum of investment and inconvenience.


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EPA's Office of Children's Health and Environmental Education Funds EPS Collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008RESTORE: Children and Nature, a collaborative project funded by EPA's Office of Children's Health and Environmental Education, will establish partnerships with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to enhance the FWS Schoolyard Habitat program with teacher professional development and EPS's K-12 curriculum. The project will focus on biodiversity, ecological restoration, pollution prevention and ecological literacy.
Earth Partnership approaches can help build the capacity of non-formal educators, natural resource personnel, and citizen volunteers to work with schools and local environmental organizations to restore nearby native habitats and promote community stewardship of these restored areas.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a Schoolyard Habitat program in which FWS professionals assist both large and small-scale projects on school grounds in collaboration with local and regional agencies and organizations. The National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) is developing a guide for creating Schoolyard Habitats which will be available in 2009. Earth Partnership for Schools was approached to bring its 17-year history of teacher professional development and its extensive K-12 interdisciplinary curriculum guide to complement FWS efforts.
• At least five new Earth Partnership for Schools Centers will be established in CA, OK, MN, MD/VA and IA:
o USFWS Region 2: The Partners for the Fish and Wildlife Program in Oklahoma since 1993 has developed sixty-nine Outdoor Environmental Classrooms with an emphasis on wetlands and endangered and threatened ecosystems. FWS will identify partner organizations to train teachers and schools currently participating in the Outdoor Classroom Program and enhance integration of EPS curriculum into the K-12 schools.
o USFWS Region 3: Fergus Falls Wetland Management District: Prairie Wetlands Learning Center (PWLC) will collaborate with other FWS sites, University of MN Central Regional Partnership, and the Northland Arboretum, to host EPS training for schools and communities in Central Minnesota. PWLC has pioneered innovative whole year 5th grade Prairie Science Classes.
o USFWS Region 3: The Prairie Learning Center at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge will help create a RESTORE Team with Iowa partners at the largest reconstruction of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem in the entire U.S. Potential partners include the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Iowa State University chapter of the National Association of Interpretation, and Iowa Conservation Education Coalition
o USFWS Region 5: Patuxent Research Refuge and Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge will collaborate with MAEOE, NWF, DEEC and other Maryland and Virginia partners to create EPS Centers serving the Chesapeake Bay area. Funding is pending from NOAA B-WET, but the partnership is already forming.
o USFWS Region 8: Sacramento, California: Work with USFWS Schoolyard Habitat Program Coordinator Carolyn Kolstad to develop a statewide network of EPS facilitating centers. RESTORE teams are already working in the Salinas Valley and Monterey Bay area and in Los Angeles County. The new effort would bring EPS Schoolyard Restoration to other areas in California's diverse and vast geography, as well as to Nevada, and the Klamath Basin (OR)
• At least three Partnerships will result in new collaborative ventures with existing centers in KS, WI and Southeastern MN:
o USFWS Region 3: UW-Stout and Standing Cedars Land Conservancy, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Prairie Enthusiasts, Wisconsin DNR, FWS and others would partner to extend Earth Partnership training beyond the schoolyard to include citizens, agency staff and volunteers in ecological restoration of nearby natural areas.
o USFWS Region 3: Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge (LaCrosse District) would partner with UW LaCrosse, WI DNR, and the SE Minnesota Earth Partnership team to involve new schools and teachers in Southwestern WI and Southeastern MN. This pilot could in the future extend to schools and communities up and down the Mississippi, and include the Audubon Upper Mississippi Initiative, the new Mississippi Field Institute and other partners.
o USFWS Region 6: The EPS team at Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston, KS, will partner with the Great Plains Nature Center a collaborative venture with the City of Wichita, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Partners will help recruit additional schools for EPS Institutes and act as resources to teachers in their schoolyard restoration projects.
How it works: While projects will vary from region to region, all have the following elements:
1) RESTORE Teams consisting of non-formal educators from environmental education or conservation organizations, K-12 teachers citizen volunteers/stewards and FWS resource people will attend a 9-day RESTORE Institute at the UW-Madison Arboretum in 2009
2)The RESTORE teams return to their home states prepared to offer 5-day EPS training to local schools and communities
3) FWS resource personnel will have the option to attend 2-day trainings in their states, collaborate in the regional institutes and the subsequent schoolyard habitat projects, and help recruit schools, partners and resources for the projects
4) Citizen volunteers will be trained as stewards for schoolyard restorations
5) An EPS Facilitator Training Manual, EPS Curriculum Guide, EPS Resource Binder, Rain Garden and Stormwater curricula will be provided in print and digital versions. All EPS activities are cross-referenced with state curriculum standards and include clearly defined curricular objectives and student learning assessment ideas adaptable to regional ecosystems.
6) In addition, a new national partnership will be established with USFWS and NCTC to train additional teams of FWS personnel, formal and non-formal educators and citizen volunteers in 2010 and beyond.


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Hear from faculty, staff and fellow alumni during Reunion
05/16/2012June 1-3 is just around the corner. If you haven't done so already, now is the time to register for Reunion 2012! This year, Reunion weekend will honor classes ending in 2 or 7, though all alumni are invited to attend. Reunion 2012 is a time to renew old friendships, find out what's happening at Connecticut College today and hear some of the College's most engaging alumni and faculty talk about events shaping the world today.
Here's a glimpse of just a few discussions scheduled throughout the weekend:
- "Shaping Identity through Media" with Sunil Bhatia, associate professor of human development. Explore the many ways children, youth and families interpret issues of gender, race and sexuality through what they see in the media.
- "Shock Media and Human Rights Awareness Campaigns" with Tristan Borer, professor of government and international relations, will explore strategies employed by media producers and human rights activists to overcome apathy.
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HENDERSON, Nev. ( TheStreet) -- I held out hope Spectrum Pharmaceuticals' (SPPI - Get Report) new COO Ken Keller, formerly of Amgen (AMGN), would bring a positive change of direction to the company, reversing the downward slide caused by current CEO Raj Shrotriya. Sadly, I'm still seeing business as usual at Spectrum, which is no good for investors.
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ElectriXmas 2009 – Review of the acts
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Time for a short review of the five different acts at the 2009 ElectriXmas event. VNV was the main act for this years event and they fulfilled their promises and the crowd was cheerful as ever :-). Sorry about the sound quality, filmed with my cell phone
Rating: 3+
Impressive performance from a small newcomer duo
Rating: 1
Lousy singer and boring Depeche wanna be songs
Aestethic Perfection
Rating: 4+
Great act, best of the show this year
Rating: 3
OK, but boring
VNV Nation
Rating: 3
Good show, but not up to par with what one is used to, perhaps it mattered that they were a bit drunk…
Me and DEVO wishes you all a Merry Christmas
Within short I will post a full review of last week's ElectriXmas party where among others; VNV Nation, Aestethic Perfection and Rotersand performed, so stay tuned. Till than myself and DEVO give you some Xmas spirit.
Cheers Ola
ElectriXmas looks promising for 2009 – VNV Nation
Finally the "real" bands are starting to appear for this year's event
Good going, can we hope for Covenant, Welle, AndOne or Mellotron to top it off?
Cheers Ola
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In the mean time check out some of the uploaded synthpop wallpapers that has been gathered around the web and if you have any of those orginal artists you would like to submit we are more than welcome to upload them as well, e.g. YMO, Logic System, Yazoo, Welle:Erdball, JM Jarre etc
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Come to think of it I seem to have a tendency to write on artists rather than gear on Fridays, guess it must be because I am entering a stage of party mode
And that´s why its nice to give some news (well I am certainly not the first to bring this out on the web, but what the heck) on one of my fav EBM acts:
VNV Nation, new album on the way
It has been confirmed that the next VNV Nation album "Reformation" is on the way. The finishing touch is all that remain.
Here some news from the band:
PLANS FOR 2009 : We hope you all had a good time over the holiday period. We finished 2008 on a high note at the Neuwerk Festival in Berlin. When an audience sings that loud and shows such unity and euphoria, you know it's a special night. So, what's coming in 2009? During the last months of 2008 we were extremely busy making plans and we promise a busy year with lots happening. Firstly, the long awaited Reformation CD Pack will be released (finally, and yes, we said "pack"). Work on the next VNV Nation album "Of Faith, Power and Glory", is well underway. There will also be European and North American Tours this year. We are also planning a lot of special releases for our fans but more on that in the coming months.
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Let your little one waddle around and play outside while sporting this adorable Debbie Duck Hat. Perfect for young girls, this easy crochet hat can be worn year round! This sweet hat would also make a great gift for a new baby or a cute present to give to a one year old. Your little girl will love showing off this hat, and you'll love how easy it is to make!
- 5mm crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn (yellow, orange, pink, blue, and white)
- 2 black buttons
- Yarn needle
Starting with yellow yarn, Round 1: Magic Ring, CH 3, DC 10, pull ring tight, join to top CH of CH 3
Round 2: CH 3, 2 DC each DC around. Join to top CH of CH 23. (20 DC)
Round 3: CH 3. *2 DC in next DC, DC in next DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (30 DC)
Round 4: CH 3. *2 DC in next DC, DC in next 2 DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (40 DC)
Round 5: CH 3. *2 DC in next DC, DC in next 3 DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (50 DC)
Round 6: CH 3, DC around, Join at the top of CH 3
Round 7: CH 3, *2 DC in next DC, DC in next 9 DC, repeat from * around (55 DC)
Round 8-11: CH 3, DC in each DC around, Connect to top of CH 3
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CH2, HDC in first 34 stitches.
Turn, Slip stitch in next 19 stitches.
Turn, (Now in this round when you SC you will be making the last two steps (step 1 and 2) into one larger stitch.)SC in first stitch, 2 SC in next stitch, SC in the rest of the stitches back across the brim/beak of the hat.
Turn, SLip stitch back across the brim/beak of the hat
Turn ( in this round when you SC you will be making the last two steps (step 3 and 4) into one larger stitch.)SC across the brim, but in the 3rd to last stitch of the brim do 2 SC
Turn, slip stitch back across the brim/beak
Turn ( in this round when you SC you will be making the last two steps (step 5 and 6) into one larger stitch.)SC across the brim, but in the 2nd stitch on both ends of the brim do 2 SC
SC down the side of the brim/beak and HDC back around to the back of the hat. Connect to top CH of CH 2.
Slip stitch around the hat and beak.
Finish off.
To make the eyes-with blue yarn, make the Magic Circle, 10 DC inside of circle
Switch to white yarn. 2 HDC in each stitch
Finish off and stitch the black buttons onto each eye, then with yarn needle attach eyes to hat.
For the hair, wrap yellow yarn around 4 fingers 40 times. Tie one end of the loops with a piece of yellow yarn. attach to head. Repeat
- For the bows, with pink yarn cut 6 12 inch pieces. with three pieces of yarn tie a bow around the bottom of the hair. Repeat with other 3 pieces. Cut ends to the length you would like.
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