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The Florida International Golden Panthers and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Summit Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Raiders listed as 13-point favorites versus the Golden Panthers, while the game's total is sitting at 133½.
Last time out for Florida International, they were a 69-54 winner as they battled Arkansas-Little Rock at home. They covered in the match as a 1-point favorite.
In their last action, Middle Tennessee was an 81-66 winner at home against Louisiana-Lafayette. They earned a push of the 15-point spread as favorites.
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Team record: 17-13 SU, 13-9-1 ATS
Team record: 17-13 SU, 13-9-1 ATS
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Team record: 28-4 SU, 15-13-1 ATS
Current streak: won 17 straight games.
Team record: 28-4 SU, 15-13-1 ATS
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Officials say it's a way to avoid tapping budget reserves and prepare for likely cuts in state aid, which could reach $13 million.
Hiring has gone the way of the weather in Dakota County.
It's frozen.
With the state budget $5.2 billion in the red and the county's $9 million December state aid payment suddenly in question, county staff members told Dakota County commissioners on Tuesday that what had been a "soft freeze" would become a full freeze, at least through January when Gov. Tim Pawlenty presents his proposed budget.
County officials say the idea is to soften the blow, and not dip too far into county budget reserves, in order to best manage likely cuts in state aid to counties in 2009 and beyond.
Based on experience -- mostly the hits the county took during the 2003 state budget crunch -- Dakota County could lose $2.5 to $3 million for every $100 million the state cuts. By that estimate, the county could easily be out $13 million, about a one-fifth of its current state funding per year, starting in 2009.
"This is far worse than 2003, I think, by any measure," Dakota County Administrator Brandt Richardson said. "I'm very concerned, frankly."
In 2008, about $60 million of the county's $252 million operating budget came from the state.
The $9 million December payment, the second of two annual payments the county already included in its 2008 budget, is the first concern. As state officials seek ways to remedy an initial $426 million shortfall by June 2009, trimming the December local government aid payments is one option. Pawlenty could opt to "unallot" the payments before they are due Dec. 26.
In Dakota County, the $9 million payment includes $6 million for state program services, $500,000 for the libraries and $2.5 million for market value homestead credit reimbursement.
The county has about $21 million in a budget stabilization fund that could be used to make up the difference in the short term. But the county would likely cut expenses in 2009 to recoup those reserves, especially in light of the state's projected shortfall through 2011, Dakota County Financial Director Matt Smith said.
Enter the hiring freeze.
As the economy soured, the city slowed hiring over the summer by opting not to fill a percentage of open positions in each department, for a total of 40 to 50 vacancies. Now, positions will not be filled unless they have an urgent effect on public safety or security.
"This is about being prudent and looking ahead and having some options for choices when we need them," Richardson said.
Other than that, county officials say it is too early to tell what county programs or services could be affected by state aid cuts. If the governor does decide to unallot all or part of the December payment, Smith said the county staff will work with commissioners to adjust the budget locally.
"It's all merely speculation at this point in time as to what's actually going to happen," Commissioner Joseph Harris said. "They are creating an economic woe for us because they're finding themselves in an economic woe up at the state."
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Starting a recomp - review my natty cut supps
Starting a recomp - review my natty cut supps
I will be partaking in a recomp within the coming month or so, for a duration that has yet to be determined. I am taking this as an opportunity to try out a number of supplements that I've never used before but are widely accepted in an effort to improve fat loss while maintaining or building muscle mass.
Diet will flucutate as such. Lift days are M/T and T/F with Wed and the weekend off. Mon and Thur are surplus days, Tues and Fri are maintenance and Wed/Sat/Sun are below maintenance. Caloric changes will be mostly focused on carbs. Most of the carbs will happen later in the day, usually all at once, and usually after a workout which happens sometime in the night.
Tell me if there is any negative interactions and/or improvements that should be made with respect to timing/quantity/etc.
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TTA - 200mg - Taken with an electrolyte complex
Raspberry Ketones - 250mg
Forskohlii 20% - 50mg
R-ALA - 100mg + biotin - 1mg
Agmatine - 250mg
ALCAR or LCLT - 400mg
African Mango 10:1 - 100mg
Cayenne pepper - 300mg
Green Coffee Extract 50% - 1g before biggest carb meal of the day
Each dosage above (except GCE) will be taken four times a day, on an empty stomach every couple hours, or 30 minutes pre-meal. Everything will be capped.
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TTA will be used for a one month on, one month off scheme. Sides sound a bit concerning, but do not seem to be an issue if not abused. I don't like that dinoiii disapproved of it due to its potential to accumulate in the heart, although it has yet proven to be a dealbreaker. Dosage is kept at 800mg due to this fact.
Would prefer to get some NA-R-ALA but $$$
I expect GI problems from the 20% forskohlii, since that seems to be a common problem at low extracts.
African mango I'm on the fence about, so I may or may not order it. I wouldn't mind some opinions on it.
Most of this stuff I've yet to buy, some of it I already have (R-ALA, Agmatine, Pepper), so I'm open to suggestions on what I have not yet acquired.
Also considering a 75% gymnema sylvestre extract and a 2% banaba leaf extract but I'm unsure how it would fit into everything. It seems these would work best on maintenance or deficit days. - 02-17-2013, 05:12 PM
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Maybe look into a GDA such as glycobol, slinsane V2 (I believe both contain the Na-R-Ala that you want), slintensity, anabolic pump, or recompadrol. Recompadrol could be nice for you b/c its not limited to only carbs (I believe) so you could theoretically use it on your low carb days also.
Personally a great recomp stack in my eyes would be something like a good fat burner, a gda, and a natural anabolic like anabeta/anabeta elite or versa 1.
Edit: I do like your carnitines, agmatine, raspberry ketones, and ECGC additions. - 02-17-2013, 05:37 PM
Solid list of things you plan on using. I would suggest putting the R-ALA and Agmatine into only 1-2 doses pre-CHO meal. I'd also either dose the ALCAR with the R-ALA + Agmatine combo pre-CHO meal or take it pre-workout (or split with that and pre-workout). If going with LCLT take 2-3g all pre-workout.
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jswain34, I did not actually mentioned ECGC, but thats only because I already consider that a daily staple :P I'm not particularly looking to get premixed formulas, but I am instead getting all of these ingredients in bulk. I much prefer bulk over over these kinds of things in terms of cost effectiveness. I actually considered adding the gymnema + banaba due to having looked up the ingredients of slinsane, anabolic pump and recompadrol. I'm also considering adding in garcinia cambogia which is a component of recompadrol, although I haven't decided yet. The garcinia in particular seems like it would be only effective in a deficit.
Thanks for the suggestions bolt10. I will probably end up doing the split (pre workout + pre main carb meal) if that would be the most effective. The stomach discomfort doesn't worry me, although if it ends up being a problem I will definitely consider getting a higher quality extract to give the Forskolin a proper go. - 02-18-2013, 02:40 PM
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Increase r-ala to 300-400 per meal IMO, as well as agmantine to 1000mg.
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Criticalbench, isn't that an enormous amount of R-ALA and agmatine to take daily? Or would this be more for carb heavy meals? Im afraid I'm gonna run out of R-ALA and agmatine in like a week if its with every meal. Guess I better buy that 100 grams of SNS agmatine
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Thanks to Michael Skoler, the Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Journalism @ American Public Media, several of us at MPR were able to visit the U of Minnesota's Usability Lab today. We went to observe test sessions of our own Preserving the American Dream Idea Generator, which means we were probably more wired than the usability volunteers.
If you haven't seen the lab, my shorthand professional description is it's completely tricked out. Their testing station employs a Tobii eye tracker and is well-monitored by various - and not painfully obvious - cameras. As observers we were on the comfortable side of a one-way mirror, able to watch the site tester as well as see monitors which displayed the user's screen, the user, and an overhead cam focused on the keyboard/mouse.
The volunteers were given some tasks, some open time to free-navigate, and plenty of encouragement to "think out loud" & describe what they were seeing. I observed two volunteer sessions, and particularly enjoyed these aspects:
*Watching eye tracking in real time is dizzying. A blue dot with what amounts to a tracer represents where the volunteer's eyes are on the screen. According to Nora Paul, the Director of the Institute for New Media Studies, the system has several options in finding hot spots or can be set so dots actually get bigger the longer the user fixates on a spot. Excellent.
*I found it interesting to see how often the tester's cursor actually trailed the eye movements...and when it didn't. Next time you're navigating a new page, check out your own subconscious eye-hand coordination.
*Thinking out loud is still unacceptable on the bus but is terribly useful in usability testing.
The entire experience was satisfying, as I not only came away with notes (not to mention action items) but it refreshed my interest in the larger topic of usability.
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I've done exactly that before, and it worked perfectly (as in, she quit fussing for her mom and stopped that tactic for the time being), but then I posted about it here and the Mommy Police jumped all over me for it.
While I don't think the "Mommy Police" should have "jumped all over" you for it, I do think that that particular response should be avoided for a number of reasons.
First, if the goal is indeed to convey the message that house "rules" are to be obeyed, there is absolutely no need to bring the other house's rules into the mix. Even when those rules are the same. Second, there is too much scope for it to veer out of control into a not-so-good place: What would you do if the child decided to call you on it and ask to call the other parent? Would you really want to follow through on your offer? If you don't follow through, you undermine yourself. But if you do follow through, it could work but that comes with risks too: What if the rules turn out to be different? Not over the first "issue" so much but over a future issue once you've set the precedent of "you only have to do it if it's required at the other house as well"? What if one day, for some reason (no matter how irrational), the other parent gets a bee up their bonnet and refuses to "back you up"? Or actively decides to undermine you even if the rule in question is theoretically the same in both houses? Then, you're really up a creek. And you've handed someone with a bee up their bonnet a whole heck of a lot of control over your house rules... Honestly, I think the best option is some variation on a completely neutral, no reference to the other house, as close to ignoring it as possible: "Ok. Now, brush your teeth [or whatever]." As tempting as they are (and boy are they tempting! DD's pulled that one on me once or twice), sarcastic replies are probably best avoided, too. If only because they show that a button got pushed. (And because in the heat of the moment they could/might cross the line into snark about the other house.) |
We get the "Mommy doesn't make me." or "Mommy doesn it this way or that way." and similar. Drives me and my Hubby crazy. Our "canned response" is, "Mommy makes the rules at Mommy's house, me and Daddy make the rules at our house. You're at our house. Brush your teeth."
We get the "Mommy doesn't make me." or "Mommy doesn it this way or that way." and similar. Drives me and my Hubby crazy. Our "canned response" is, "Mommy makes the rules at Mommy's house, me and Daddy make the rules at our house. You're at our house. Brush your teeth."
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We usually say the same thing, about how we have our rules and mom has her rules. Most recently, she told us her mom said she was too big for booster seat, and we told her that at our house she still needed one, as well as measuring her and showing her how tall she had to be to be out of the booster seat. She accepted that with no problem.
In most cases, I would say that whatever parents' house the child is currently in, is the rules the child should be following, but sometimes when it's a safety issue, you need to take it further, you need to step in. Seatbelts would be an issue that I'd consider urgent enough to step in for. In NY, you need to be 8 years old AND 80 pounds AND a certain height (I can't think of off the top of my head) before you can be without a booster seat. My stepdaughter is 7 (this has been going on since she was 5) and currently 65 pounds (She was 40 pounds when she was 5.). My stepdaughter's Mother has many times put her in a car without a booster seat (not emergencies, just, she didn't want to move the booster seat to another car) and has even driven her in the front seat and without a seatbelt twice. My Hubby and I consider this a potentially life threatening situation, so we've had to resort to playing hardball. We sat down at the computer with my stepdaughter and showed her the laws regarding the booster seats and the rest. We were as nice as we could be about it- "Well, maybe you're Mother doesn't realize what the laws are, but if a police officer pulls her over when you're not in a booster seat or a seatbelt or sitting in the front seat, your Mother could get in big trouble with the police officer." My stepdaughter has been very adamnant about being properly buckled in since then.
I need a non-emotional, non-judgemental, neutral response for when I have to make DSD do something that she doesn't want to do (brush her teeth, for example) and she replies with "I wish I was with my mom/I hate this house." I know she does this at both houses. I know it has nothing to do with me, it's just that she doesn't want to brush her teeth. I know that most times, her mom would make her brush her teeth, too.
I basically need a canned response to repeat ad nauseum every time she says this. If I just have the same old boring response, I think she'll stop saying it because it won't push any buttons. Suggestions? |
My husband is GREAT at changing the tone of the interaction to avoid the power struggle, so he might say something like "If you don't want to brush your teeth yet, maybe it is time to brush your belly button first!" then, with gusto, start brushing her belly button instead... he can usually laugh both of them out of most any situation before it becomes a struggle.
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Cushing is a Top 3 ILB in the game. Dobbins is not even close.
Sit around and watch. You will be re-visiting this topic in the next few weeks.
I have watched these LBs a lot over the past couple of years, especially since Brian Braman is a fellow WTAMU alumni (as am I). So I have begun to really watch the LB crew out there just because I always wonder when Braman might be able to get more snaps out there...which has led me to watch the ILBs more as a result of that interest in Braman.
We've got two types of LBs: The outside guys who are bigger, Reed and Barwin and Braman etc., and then the inside guys who are smaller and quicker and play differently...little heat-seeking missiles out there.
Dobbins is no joke. I've paid a lot of attention to him in preseason and in regular season games. I didn't say he is equal, remember, I'm just saying that it won't be as huge of a drop off as some think.
The big chink in the armor of this defense is, and will be, Bradie James. Cushing's talent masked James' lack thereof, but I don't know if Dobbins will be able to mask James' inferior play as much as Cushing did.
Still, Dobbins is a beast against the run...that pesky thing all you guys are pissing and moaning about every week. Pass rush will be handled by the OLBs anyways. And JJ Watt, obviously. The ILBs need to shoot gaps on run plays. Dobbins and James can do that well enough.
Manning should have a larger role, hopefully, as well. He's a heavy hitter and should be used more in that role now.
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What follows is an almost comprehensive list of my climbing, rappelling, caving, rescue gear. It isn't exhaustive but not much is left off. Besides simply making this corner of my website more complete there is another more serious benefit. If I ever disappear this page may make it possible to positively id my gear at least.
I mark hardware with 2 different tapes which I found at Identi-Tape, Inc.
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Rope: | 63 ft Sterling 10.5mm climbing rope (blue/black) 200 ft Blue Water II+ 10.5 mm static line (white with gold) 120 ft Blue Water II+ static line (white with some blue) |
Descenders (Rappel devices): | SMC rappel rack BD ATC Guide 3.6 oz BD figure 8 Rescue 8 Petzl Pirana & Petzl Attache carabiner |
Ascenders: | Petzl B47s (r&l) Petzl Kroll |
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~20 assorted REI, and Omega Pacific oval and D carabiners assorted runners, slings, cordelette, prussik loops, etc my trad rack, if I need it |
Harnesses: | Black Diamond Bod PMI Pit Viper caving (frog) harness Eagle Rappelling harness |
Helmets: | Hugh Banner helmet Petzl Elios helmet |
Backpacks: | North Face Recon II (1,850 ci / 30 l) Mountainsmith Boundary (2,500 ci / 40 l) |
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Black Diamond Gemini headlamp (my primary helmet headlamp) Black Diamond Micro headlamp (my primary forehead headlamp) First aid kit Leatherman Juice CS4 Buck NRG 000 belay knife and bottle opener (1.2 oz, blade: 1-1/2" closed: 3") (if I have to cut your rope, I'll drink to your memory later) |


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I am even dreaming about fishing shops now. Last night I had a dream where I was in a small friendly fishing shop. The shop keeper and I leant on the counter and just had a chat; he let me try out rods and showed me how to tie up a particularly tricky fly. I told him I was looking for another way to attach my leader to the fly line and he ran through a few options…….I was standing waving around a nice Hardy rod and comparing the action to a Sage when a mother and son came in. The shopkeeper had a chat about prices with the mother and he showed the boy how to set up a wee spinning rod with a worm or spinners and threw in a good youngster's book. He had a chat about the ethics of fishing and put it into the young lad's language. The next day I went back and the shop had doubled in size. We chatted for a few minutes but the shop was a bit busier and he was a bit stressed out as the books had to be balanced…..I bought some polyleaders and left. I went back the next day and it had got a bit larger still. This went on for a month until finally the wee shop had turned into a MEGA FISHING SUPERSTORE with rows and rows of rods, massive amounts of fly tying materials a hundred ways of attaching a fly line on to a leader and ready made plastic packs with everything for youngsters. There was rows and rows of tents and waders. There was lots of assistants (the old man had retired with stress) all standing about …….I was going to have a go at the hardy rod but it had a big security tag on it and I am too shy to get one of the assistants to get it off. I wandered about marveling at all the stuff, one of the assistants came up and asked me if I needed any help, he was a young guy and seemed keen…..he reminded me of when I go in clothes shopping and assistants hassle you and offer you cards with discounts…..I loathe clothes shopping .
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Jason's Deli
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Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | 1976 |
Headquarters | Beaumont, Texas |
Key people
Joe Tortorice Jr., President Rusty Coco, Executive VP Pete Verde, VP Operations Pat Broussard, VP Facilities |
Products | Sandwiches, Salads, Spuds |
Revenue | $500 million USD (2011) |
Website | jasonsdeli.com |
Jason's Deli is a fast casual delicatessen restaurant chain headquartered in Beaumont, Texas, United States.[1]
Jason's Deli was founded in Beaumont, Texas in 1976 by Joe Tortorice Jr. and his partners Rusty Coco, Pete Verde and Pat Broussard.
Joe and Rusty grew up in the food business. Their fathers owned neighborhood grocery stores in Beaumont. The original Jason's Deli location is still in operation at its original location at 112 Gateway St. The chain started franchising in 1988, with the first franchised store opened in Tucson, Arizona.
The company currently has approximately 250 U.S. locations in 29 states. As of August 2008, Jason's Deli ranked #1 in annual sales in QSR Magazine's Top Ten list of restaurant groups with under 300 locations.[2] The parent company, Deli Management, Inc., owns the majority of the deli restaurants. In 2007, Jason's Deli opened a new "neighborhood deli" concept in Flower Mound, Texas with a smaller location and a slightly reduced menu.
The company offers a standard deli style menu including traditional sandwiches such as Po'boys and muffalettas. Each deli has a salad bar and a daily soup selection. They also serve other items, such as baked potatoes, pastas and salads.
In April 2005, the company completed a five-year plan to eliminate added trans-fats from its menu.[3] In October 2008, the company eliminated high fructose corn syrup from its food.[4][5]
Additionally, the company has also eliminated MSG from all its food.[6]
Jason's Deli also has introduced gluten-free products.
Jason's Deli won the 2008 Nation's Restaurant News Golden Chain Award, and Restaurants & Institutions' 2007 and 2006 Consumers' Choice in Chains Gold Award in the sandwich segment.
Jason's Deli is found in 29 states.[7]
- ^ "Corporate Office Contact Information." Jason's Deli. Retrieved on February 25, 2010.
- ^ "QSR Top 50 by Total Units". QSR Magazine. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "Jason's Deli chain to go trans-fat-free by April 15". Nations Restaurant News. 2005. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ "Working to Keep It Real In His Chain of Delis". Washington Post. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "Jason's Deli Becomes First U.S. Restaurant Chain to Ban HFCS from Its Menu". The Food Channel. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ http://www.jasonsdeli.com/blog/tag/msg/
- ^ Jason's Deli
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Two students from Manipur were beaten up allegedly by their neighbours at Kotla Mubarakpur in South Delhi around midnight on Saturday. Three suspects have been arrested.
"One of them was sleeping on the terrace as there was a power-cut in the area, while the other was in his room when some young men attacked him. Hearing his screams, his friend rushed down from the terrace. The assailants beat him up and abducted him. I received a call about the incident around 1 a.m.," alleged Tema, an acquaintance of the victims.
The assailants dumped the abducted student near Kotla flyover. The matter was reported to the police and the victims, identified as Yurnvam Zimik and Wung Sung Mi, were taken to hospital for medical examination. They are second year students at Dyal Singh College
Based on their statements, the police registered a case and initiated investigations. Enquiries revealed that the attack was the fallout of an altercation between one of the victims and another tenant over some minor issue.
Mr. Tema alleged that some students from the North-East had a verbal spat with the other tenants a couple of days ago after they passed some racist remarks. He alleged the victims' landlord was pressurising them to withdraw the case and reach a compromise with the accused. According to the police, they have arrested three of the accused and are trying to identify others.
North-East Support Centre and Helpline founder member Alana Golmei said: "There is a general feeling of insecurity among the students from the North-East following rumours of violence targeting them. My niece who studies in a Delhi University college and her friends stayed away from college last week, but I have encouraged them to attended classes. Another niece said she was scared of travelling in the metro today [on Monday] as she did not see even a single co-passenger from North-East. It was probably because today [Monday] was a holiday."
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Search engines, most notably Google, are pushing the limits of trademark law, allowing anyone to use these protected marks in advertising. Some trademark owners are fighting back.
A special report from the Search Engine Strategies 2004 Conference, March 1-4, New York.
A longer version of this article with advice for search marketers, including specific techniques for eliminating the inadvertent use of trademarks from your ad campaigns, and questions to ask yourself if you're considering advertising with a trademark despite potential legal complications, is available to Search Engine Watch members. |
Many a search marketer has received that dreaded call from the boss, complaining that when the company name or trademark is typed into a search engine, the first thing that appears on the results page is their #1 competitor!
Welcome to the complicated world of search engine marketing and trademark law. Several lawsuits are currently underway, and clarity for trademark owners and marketers is not likely anytime soon. A group of legal experts discussed this dilemma on the "Leggo My Trademark: A Search Engine Legal Update" panel.
A trademark is a word, symbol or slogan indicating the source of a particular good or service. Deborah Wilcox, a partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP specializing in intellectual property and trademark law, said that trademark infringement basically means improper use of a trademark, or use that causes consumer confusion.
American Blind and Wallpaper Sues Google
Take the case of home decorating retailer American Blind and Wallpaper, who recently filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Google. When American Blind's registered trademarks are entered into the Google search engine, competitors' listings are returned, both as natural listings and as paid ads, often more prominently than listings for American Blind and Wallpaper itself. American Blind contends that the listings are confusing to consumers. At the core of this case are Google's algorithms, search technology, and AdWords advertising program.
Google has tried to avoid these conflicts in the past, often preventing competitors from bidding on trademark terms, as was the case recently with eBay and Dell. But the situation is less clear with descriptive terms and phrases such as "American Blind". To date, Google has refused to stop selling pay-per-click ads on these keywords.
Is Google trafficking in trademarks and unfairly profiting from this practice, as American Blind claims? Or is this situation just a natural by-product of an effective search engine? And why isn't Overture being sued?
How Google and Overture Handle Trademarks
According to American Blind's lead attorney Dave Rammelt, "Overture takes a more hands-on approach, and did prevent advertising on American's registered trademarks, once the situation was brought to their attention." The other big difference is the way Overture and Google handle keyword matching.
Overture uses a "standard" default match type, versus Google, whose default is "expanded broad match." This means that on Overture's ad network, which includes Yahoo and MSN, an advertiser's ad will appear only when people search for the exact words the advertiser bids on. This also includes plurals, common misspellings, and a few variations on the keywords.
In contrast, Google advertisers who don't proactively enter their keywords surrounded by quotes (specifying phrase match) or brackets (for exact match) will be implementing expanded broad match across the entire ad network, which includes AOL, Ask Jeeves, CompuServe and EarthLink.
Broad matching will match both the keywords and any other words searchers use in a query. To illustrate, if an advertiser bids on "faucet", and doesn't explicitly indicate exact or phrase match in the Google AdWords program, they may actually be advertising on phrases like "Moen faucet" or even the trademark "Moen."
Many believe that this is one of the least understood aspects of the Google AdWords program, and that novice pay-per-click advertisers don't realize their ads are being matched against such a wide range of search queries -- including trademarked terms.
To further complicate matters, both Overture and Google actually suggest that advertisers consider bidding on trademarks as part of their search term suggestion tools. The trademarks are not explicitly selected by Google or Overture; rather these suggested keywords are automatically generated based on actual search query data.
Editor's note: Not long after this conference, Google made a controversial move, announcing that it was dropping all restrictions and allowing anyone to bid on trademarked words.For more information on this controversial subject, the websites for the Federal Trade Commission and American Lawyer Media provide good general information on trademarks, trademark protection, and trademark infringement.
If you are a trademark owner and want to track the use of your trademark online, consider a surveillance program such as Discovery Eye from Envisional, or VigilActive from NameProtect.
Nearly every search engine or search ad provider publishes information on their policies for handling trademarks and trademark complaints, including Google and Overture.
Patricia Hursh is a search engine advertising consultant and workshop facilitator with SmartSearch Marketing in Boulder, Colorado.
A longer version of this article with advice for search marketers, including specific techniques for eliminating the inadvertent use of trademarks from your ad campaigns, and questions to ask yourself if you're considering advertising with a trademark despite potential legal complications, is available to Search Engine Watch members. |
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Camp Mendocino is an outdoor education and environmental awareness program focused on the character and leadership development of kids from disadvantaged circumstances. For 85 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco has been providing this creative, fun and supportive camping experience for youth ages eight to 18.
Located in a 2,000-acre beautiful redwood forest three and half hours north of San Francisco, Camp Mendocino offers programs that are clearly unique to those offered at our eight Clubhouses in San Francisco.
As with all of our programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, kids learn respect for others and themselves and are given opportunities to learn, grow and succeed. Through our outdoor education programs, like nature, gardening and environmental education, children are taught respect and appreciation for the natural environment.
Campers leave Camp Mendocino with high self-esteem, the result of mastering new skills and overcoming challenges. Campers return home with the confidence that they can meet new challenges, build new skills and make new friends. But most importantly, Camp Mendocino is a place where kids can be kids again!
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Again this year Camp Mendocino, a program of Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, is excited to be offering Project Noyo – a 10-day summer session for $200 open exclusively to children of active duty military personnel and veterans of the U.S. Military.
The Project Noyo session (June 23 – July 2) was developed in response to the need for increased support for military children. This session will provide a safe, fun and therapeutic healing environment where these young people can maintain healthy and connected relationships with other military youth and build a sense of community. Plus, they will participate in activities specifically designed for military youth, outdoor education, and have 10 days of fun!
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Transportation to Camp Mendocino is provided to all campers from San Francisco. Upon registering, all parents/guardians will be emailed with transportation information. During the summer, for updated transportation information (including departure and arrival times), please call the Camp hotline at (415) 445-5455.


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Date: July 1, 2002 |
Bulletin No. SU-77 |
Subject | SUNY Extra Service Employees and their Eligibility for Tax Deferred Annuities and Deferred Compensation. |
Purpose | To notify Agencies of the change in eligibility for Extra Service employees. |
Affected Employees | Employees who are working full time in one State agency and also working Extra Service in a SUNY Agency. SUNY employees working extra service within their own agency are already eligible for these deductions. |
Effective Date | Checks dated July 17, 2002 |
Agency Actions | Notify affected employees. Extra Service employees who are eligible and wish to enroll in a TDA must contact their Human Resource Office. To apply for deferred compensation employees must send their application to the plan administrator, Citistreet. |
Questions | Questions about this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduuction mailbox. |


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Annette and her daughter visited Heidelberg for 1 week and stayed in my apartment. They were easy to communicate with and arrival was on time. They also left my apartment in to condition! I would recommend Annette to any host!
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Circulation Coordinator:
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Portland Center Library (PCL)
Phone: 503-554-6130
Circulation Assistant:
Mary Cameron
Borrowing and Returning Materials
Borrowing:To check out materials, you must present your current ID card at the Circulation Desk. Library staff checks out materials to you by scanning the barcode on your library card and the barcode on the material you are borrowing.
You may return materials owned by the Portland Center Library (PCL) to either the Newberg or Portland location. Likewise you may return material owned by the Murdock Learning Resource Center (MLRC) to the Portland or Newberg location.
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All library notices are sent to George Fox University email accounts. Notices will be sent when items have arrived for pick-up, before items are due, and when items become overdue.
Loan Periods and Fines
Fines are charged for overdue items.
Item Type | Loan Period | Overdue Fine |
GFU Books | 4 weeks | $.25 per day |
ILL Books | Varies (usually about 3 weeks) | $.25 per day |
AV items: DVDs, CDs, VHS, cassettes, etc. |
1 week | $1.00 per day |
Course Reserves: short-term | 2, 4, or 24-hours | $.25 per hour |
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Books | 6 weeks (no renewal) | First 10 days: $.50 per day; Next 15 days: $1.00 per day |
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- George Fox University and Inter Library Loan (ILL) materials have a maximum late fee of $10 per item. When the maximum is reached, the item is assumed lost and you will be billed. This will include the late fee, the processing fee, and the cost of the item.
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- Lost or damaged materials may on occasion be replaced by the patron. However, prior approval is required.
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Cost to Print:
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Value Conflicts In Jewish Business Ethics: Social Versus Fiduciary Responsibility Rabbi Asher Meir |
Value Conflicts In Jewish Business Ethics: Social Versus Fiduciary ResponsibilityRabbi Asher MeirRav Asher Meir is a fellow at Machon Keter, a think-tank which studies halakhic aspects of economic activity. Aside from his Talmudic studies, he completed an advanced economic degree at MIT. Social Responsibility in the MarketplaceThe Torah mandates many familiar, ritual laws, but it also promulgates many social commandments. In particular, there are numerous detailed halakhot which regulate commerce. These regulations are in keeping with the general principle that the elevating influence of Torah should extend to every area of human endeavor. Beyond the mandatory halakhot, there are certain standards of exemplary conduct which were outlined by Chazal and the Rishonim and which a conscientious business person should consider binding, even though in general they are not enforceable in beit din.1 And of course, conduct of business is not exempt from the general commandment to sanctify God's name by dignified conduct in all our social interactions. There is an important distinction between Torah business ethics and those standards of proper conduct which are set out by the business world itself. The guiding principle of secular business ethics is "doing well by doing good," and is meant to distinguish the "enlightened" businessman who recognizes that fairness pays dividends in improved community relations, employee good will and so on, from the "primitive" profit seeker who will stop at nothing for an extra dollar. Whereas the Torah businessman views his business dealings as an additional field of endeavor in which he can carry out God's commandments. For him, the interface between Torah and business is defined by "doing good by doing well," success in business providing an added opportunity to improve society and sanctify God's name. Ethical conflicts which arise in business need to be resolved by conscientious application of specifically Jewish standards, as well as careful attention to general principles of ethics. Narrow conformity with the demands of the Shulchan Arukh will not always lead to behavior which is Torah-true.2 Business Ethics and Fiduciary ResponsibilityA common ethical dilemma involves the manager of a corporation. The manager's initial responsibility is his fiduciary duty to act in the interest of the investors. Insofar as the investors are interested in maximizing returns, this responsibility can obviously conflict with the business manager's broader social responsibility. The question then arises whether "exemplary" conduct is called for even at someone else's expense. Perhaps Jewish business ethics must distinguish between standards appropriate for owner/proprietors and those appropriate for employed managers.3 Where indeed should the line be drawn between excessive largesse on the one hand and inhumanity on the other? A relativist code of ethics could conclude that there is no clear demarcation. Indeed, a prominent book on economic aspects of secular law legitimizes even criminal activity in defending shareholders' interests! "An important question about the social responsibility of corporations is whether the corporation should always obey the law or just do so when the expected punishment costs outweigh the benefits of violation... If those costs are set at too low a level, the corporation has an ethical dilemma."4 It should be clear that a Torah point of view can not legitimize this kind of "ethical dilemma." A principle of Jewish law is "ein shaliach lid'var aveirah" - "transgression can not be delegated,"5 and just as the shareholders are forbidden to act improperly, it is forbidden for their agent to so act on their behalf.6 At the opposite extreme, it is evident that excessive largesse in pursuit of social goals constitutes irresponsible use of the shareholders' investment, which are a deposit in the hands of the manager.7 As the Shulchan Arukh determines, "A person can not give what does not belong to him."8 It seems that the locus of the dilemma for the conscientious businessman is in those areas of conduct which are neither mandatory nor prodigal. Disclosure as a SolutionIt has been suggested that the entire problem could be circumvented by adequate disclosure: as long as the company's policy is open and revealed, it may be presumed to have the shareholders' consent. However, such openness, while important, could not excuse a policy which otherwise would be considered irresponsible. The modern publicly held company, with thousands or even millions of shareholders, can not adequately consult with its owners on even major points of policy, and their silence can not be construed as assent.9 Of course, in the case where a policy is part of the corporate charter, all partners in the enterprise - including all shareholders - are partners in furthering this policy. Just as a corporation can be formed solely for furthering social goals - such as a non-profit organization - a corporation can be formed to do business with particular social goals in mind. Halakhic Status of a Corporate ManagerThe first step to achieving a halakhic resolution of the dilemma facing the corporate manager is to adequately define the halakhic role he fulfills.10 A manager is on the one hand not (necessarily) an owner; on the other hand he is authorized to carry out all executive functions of the company - effecting acquisitions and entering into contracts etc. Four obvious candidates for halakhic analogy spring to mind: Partner (Shutaf): Like a partner, a manager has authority to deal in the assets of the business even though there is someone else with a stake in its assets. But this is a poor characterization of a manager. The manager's status falls short of that of partner in the sense that he has no ownership interest per se; on the other hand it exceeds that of a partner since his executive power is unrestricted by the owners. Agent (Shaliach): The manager is certainly an agent of the investors, but his status differs significantly from the usual case. In general authority is delegated (that is, extended) to an agent, the primary authority remaining with the principal; but to a manager authority is transferred - the owners of a company have no ability to act on its behalf. Employee (Po'el): For the same reason it seems that the concept of employee, while appropriate, is insufficient to capture the unique powers of the business manager. It is true that the employee has independent ability to act on behalf of the employer - "yad po'el kiyad ba'al habayit" (the hand of the worker is like that of the employer),11 but his ability is subordinate to that of the employer rather than superseding it. Custodian (Apotropos): The term apotropos in the Gemara refers to a guardian and administrator of someone else's assets. Most commonly it refers to an administrator of the assets of minor orphans, appointed either by the deceased parent or by the court; but the term can apply also to an administrator in the case of some disability other than minority, such as insanity or absence. It seems that the concept of apotropos best captures the main features of the investor/manager relationship: Like the manager, the apotropos "acquires and distributes, builds and destroys, plants and sows and does whatever he considers to be in the interest of the orphans."12 The apotropos, like the manager, is the sole executor; the actual owners are generally disabled from active involvement in the management of the assets. In the case of the apotropos, the disability is minority or incapacity; in the case of the corporation it is due to the separation of ownership and control which is the essential characteristic of corporate structure.13 The owners, while not exercising day to day control, determine who in fact the executor is. The orphans when they are grown do not exercise control jointly with the apotropos; they can however withdraw their assets or choose a new apotropos.14 The article will assume that the manager is considered an apotropos. Though this assumption will not be a critical determinant of the conclusions, it will help to focus the discussion. From Custodian to FiduciaryDirect application of the rules governing an apotropos of orphans would indeed give us a clear answer to our question. Such a custodian is at the tight-fisted extreme of our hypothesized ethical spectrum, and is legally prohibited from any use of the orphans' assets which is not directly intended for their monetary benefit. He may not give charity from these assets, and is even allowed to lend them out in ways which would normally be considered usurious exploitation of the borrower.15 These restrictions are relaxed only to allow "doing well by doing good," that is when the orphans stand to gain monetarily.16 It might occur to us that the fiduciary relationship itself compels these restrictions: since the assets do not belong to the fiduciary, and since the owner can not be consulted (because of the disability which necessitates the fiduciary relationship), the only safe solution is a Scroogeian parsimony. Yet the usual rule which governs agency is not restraint but rather assessment - "umdana." That is, the agent does not expend the minimum, but rather what he guesses would be the expenditure of the principal. In the absence of a basis for appraisal, he would spend the average or usual expenditure. This is the rule for an agent who gives tithes17; and more importantly, seems to be the rule for an apotropos of an incapacitated adult.18 Evidently the stifling restrictions on a custodian for minors are unique to this particular case. According to the Maharit, the justification for these restrictions is not the disability per se, but rather the temporary nature of this disability - in a short time the orphans will be able to express their own desires and it is unnecessary to "jump the gun."19 It is clear at any rate that the business executive does not have a mandate to act in an excessively tight-fisted manner by virtue of his fiduciary responsibility, nor does he have license for such behavior. A reasonable assessment of the average investor's degree of liberality, subject to his legal obligations, define a minimum level for the degree of enlightenment the manager should display in his business relationships. Leadership in Ethical BehaviorInsofar as the ideal level of social responsibility in a Torah perspective may be higher than that attributable to the average shareholder, fiduciary responsibility still presents a conflict to the observant manager. Is it possible to justify exemplary behavior on his part, at the evident expense of the investor? After all, he is hired to be their faithful agent. The basis for an affirmative answer lies in a proper and non-superficial understanding of the manager's relationship to the firm, and of the goal of the firm itself. Three main points are relevant: First, a manager is not only permitted but expected to implement a personal vision of the business. This is a key element of effective management. His vision of ideal community and employee relations, which will certainly be colored by his personal ethical standards (in our case, those of the Torah) are an inseparable part of his business ideal. Furthermore, even to the extent that the manager's personal values do not incorporate themselves naturally into the actual job of managing the company (as they do in point 1) he is not expected to sacrifice these values. Rather the company hires, or fails to hire, on the understanding that these values will be reflected in his work performance. When a firm hires a religious executive, it is aware that he will miss days of work due to his religious commitments; likewise it will be aware that certain acts within the job performance itself may be impossible for him to carry out. The most compelling argument, however, is that is unthinkable that any society should have on the one hand specific standards of proper behavior - in our case business ethics - and on the other hand an accepted method of social organization which effectively vitiates these same standards! The social norm can not have disappeared; it must have been transferred to the new form of organization. Either the corporation as a "legal person" assumes ethical responsibilities, or the ethical responsibility of the owners is delegated to the managers together with the money-making responsibility. We can now crystallize an approach which incorporates all of these facets. An ethical principle, though privately held, is by definition a standard which the individual sees as applicable to society as a whole. Thus, the manager will automatically project his conception of right and wrong onto the community of investors. As a result, the executive who acts in accordance with his convictions is thereby fulfilling, and not breaching, his responsibility to act on behalf of the owners. Just as transgression can not be delegated, wrong behavior in general resists delegation. And the employer himself must take for granted that the manager will use his personal convictions as the applicable standard for any questions of right and wrong which he encounters. Nothing Succeeds Like SuccessWe suggested above that in contrast to the utilitarian business-ethics idea of "doing well by doing good," the Torah attitude more closely approximates "doing good by doing well." The approaches differ in their ultimate goal, but they have in common that profitability - doing well - matters. Doing well matters first of all in the mundane sense that making a living per se is a necessity and indeed an important mitzvah. But even someone completely uninterested in personal material gain should be interested in running a profitable business. A firm which is profitable will be able to extend its enlightened business practices to the greatest number of employees and communities; conversely, a business which fails not only will be unable to perpetuate such practices, but will become an example to others that "nice guys finish last."20 It follows that any socially desirable practice which is not required by the letter of the law needs to be carefully examined if there is reason to believe that its application will interfere with the ability of the concern to prosper. Business practices that interfere with sustainable success could be counter-productive even from the social standpoint. The Religious ConsiderationWe have defended the proposition that exemplary business behavior is in general justified even if it could be partly at the expense of shareholders, to the extent that it is part of a coherent and self-perpetual vision of the business. The justification is on ethical grounds, to which could be added a purely religious consideration: our sages have indicated to us that generosity in considering the needs of others is a source of material blessing to the giver. They urged us to "Tithe in order to grow in wealth."21 The manager who acts ethically and responsibly, may justifiably put faith in God that no one will suffer from his thoughtfulness. A Commandment is Greater When Performed IndividuallyThe thrust of this article has been very "lenient" in "exempting" the manager from acting in a cut-throat way. Are there, nonetheless, cases in which a manager should refrain from adopting policies which he would see fit to promote if he were owner? It seems that it would be improper to use company resources for social goals which the individual investor could as well carry out himself. Building a public library for the town where a factory is located out of genuine concern and gratitude for the community is praiseworthy, for the company is in a unique position to carry out such an undertaking. But contribution to a recognized charity can be carried out by the individual shareholder from his earnings, and it seems he would have a valid complaint against a manager who used profits for that purpose. This reinforces the point made earlier that the manager acts with rectitude on behalf of, and not in spite of, his employers. As manager of a company he can promote society's welfare in ways which the individual can not, just as he can promote profitability better than the individual. It is in these specific areas that he should focus his efforts.22 ConclusionThe Torah bids us to sanctify all areas of life. The area of business is certainly included, and certain business policies are called for in the sanctification of this most important area of human endeavor. These policies may occasionally seem to hinder the pursuit of profits. However, to the extent that they do not prevent the firm from prospering it seems that they should not be viewed as coming at the "expense" of investors, and the responsibility of managing others' resources should not prevent the manager from running a "Torah-true" business. Notes:6. See Meir Tamari, Kesef Kasher (Jerusalem, Reuven Mass, 1994), p. 173. 12. Rambam, Nachalot 11/4; Shulchan Arukh, Choshen Mishpat 290/7. VISIT YHE'S WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.VIRTUAL.CO.IL/EDUCATION/YHE *********************************************** Copyright © 1996 Yeshivat Har Etzion. 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Regulative processes in individual, 3D and computer supported cooperative learning contexts
Jong, Frank de and Kollöffel, Bas and Meijden, Henny van der and Kleine Staarman, Judith and Janssen, Jeroen (2005) Regulative processes in individual, 3D and computer supported cooperative learning contexts. Computers in Human Behavior, 21 (4). pp. 645-670.
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Abstract: | Three studies of student regulation of learning were undertaken. In the first study, the temporal organization of the self-regulation process was examined within an individual learning context. Multilevel analysis showed linear and quadratic relations between self-regulation process and the phase of learning. An unexpected negative direct relation between self-regulation and test performance was only found for the process of "directing". In the two other studies, collaborative computer learning within a 3D environment, on the one hand, and within the context of literacy practices, on the other hand, was examined. Self-regulative processes as "monitoring," "directing," and "testing" occurred less frequently than "grounding" and "common agreement" activities. In all three studies, the students rarely "orient" themselves towards the learning task. It is concluded that the adequacy of regulation and not the frequency is important for student learning. |
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The Henry A. Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellowship online network is a tool to get connected and stay connected to child advocate leaders around the country. If you participated in either the Kellogg or Bergstrom fellowships, you are eligible to join the network. Since the fellowship's inception in 1995, almost 250 law students, committed to children's issues with promising futures in child advocacy, have received the fellowship and its training. This online network forum was designed to facilitate communication among this group of distinguished lawyers and to further the interests of children.
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A reliable car for running errands with the family.
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The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta has been historically recognized for being a premier combination of a luxury sedan and compact-car sensibility. The Volkswagen Jetta once earned recognition for its quality inside and out, but the 2011 Jetta threatens that reputation. The effort to bring down the price really shows in the mediocre interior materials, but the craftsmanship and the attention to detail make up for it.
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Engines: 2.0-liter four-cylinder, 2.5-liter five-cylinder
Transmissions: automatic, manual, automated manual
Models: Jetta Base, Jetta S, Jetta SE, Jetta SEL, Jetta TDI
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The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta sedan has been fully redesigned and looks significantly different from the Sportswagen. It has a longer wheelbase to create more back-seat passenger room. In an effort to lure more buyers, Volkswagen strips away some of the features in order to lower the price. The most noticeable downgrade concerns the inferiority of materials used on the interior.
The 2001 Volkswagen Jetta base model has15-inch steel wheels. The S trim adds keyless entry and power heated mirrors. The SE trim adds a more powerful engine, 16-inch steel wheels, and a trunk pass-through. You can get the optional SE Convenience Package to add 16-inch alloy wheels and heated windshield washer nozzles. Options with the Convenience Package include a sunroof. The SEL trim includes everything found in the SE Convenience Package and adds 17-inch alloy wheels, keyless entry/ignition, rear disc brakes, fog lamps, and chrome exterior trim. You can get the SEL Sport Package to add sport suspension and a sunroof. The TDI model employs a turbo-diesel engine and keyless entry/ignition.
The construction of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta shows quality work; however, it uses mediocre materials. The soft touch materials used in past models have been replaced by hard materials. The interior feels roomy and the rear seats seat average-sized adults comfortably. Cargo space totals 15.5 cubic feet.
Standard interior features include power windows and locks, height-adjustable front seats, a tilt/telescoping steering wheel, cloth upholstery, and a 60/40-split rear seat. The S trim adds air-conditioning, a four-speaker sound system with a CD player, and an auxiliary audio jack. The SE trim adds cruise control, a front center armrest with storage space, a rear-seat center armrest, and premium vinyl upholstery. The SEL trim adds a trip computer, manual front-seat lumbar support, and a navigation system. The SEL Sport Package adds sport front seats and sport pedals. The TDI model has manual front-seat lumbar adjustment and a touchscreen stereo/navigation system interface.
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The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta base and S models come equipped with a two-liter, four-cylinder engine that puts out 115 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque and comes with a five-speed manual transmission standard. A six-speed automatic transmission remains optional. The SE and SEL trims come equipped with a 2.5-liter, five-cylinder engine that gets 170 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque. The TDI model employs a two-liter, turbocharged, diesel, inline-four engine that puts out 140 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque. It has a six-speed manual transmission standard and a six-speed dual clutch automated manual transmission as an option.
This car handles well, but not well enough to make it stand out in a sedan market that has a healthy selection of more competent competitors. The switch from an independent rear suspension to a semi-independent torsion beam has no effect on the handling or ride, and it manages to retain the solid feeling of a German car. The overall performance of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta is quick and precise enough when guiding the Jetta through corners and getting around town.
All Volkswagen Jetta models come equipped with stability and traction controls, front and side curtain airbags, active front head restraints, and anti-lock brakes with brake assist as standard safety features. The S and SE models have rear drum brakes and the SEL and TDI models employ rear disc brakes. The SEL model has a stopping distance from 60 mph to standstill in 117 feet.
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Broomsticks are used for transportation by witches and wizards of all ages, and for participating in the game of Quidditch. Their use is similar to that of flying carpets, although the latter are banned in Great Britain. However, they are uncomfortable for extended trips, even with a cushion charm applied.
Broomsticks are treated as a major consumer product in the Wizarding world. There are numerous brands and models of brooms, including Cleansweeps andComets, all of which vary in their capabilities. These range from expensive high-performance models to toy broomsticks for young children that only fly a few feet off the ground to family-sized broomsticks that have room for an entire family and even have a luggage compartment below the seating area.
Since Harry plays Quidditch, his brooms - a Nimbus 2000, and later a Firebolt - are prominent in the series. The Nimbus 2000 was given to him by special consent of Dumbledore via Minerva McGonagall, who had chosen him as Seeker.[HP1] The Firebolt was given to him by Sirius as a Christmas gift after hisNimbus was destroyed during a Quidditch match.[HP3] The Firebolt remains the fastest broom in the world, having surpassed the previous record holder, theNimbus 2001 (which Draco Malfoy owns), and its price is so grand that it is only available upon request.


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Someone spared me an Aleph P board. I hooked it up w/ my parts and all points have correct voltages. However, I got a serious hum. I originally thought it might be from the ground loop, but after analyze, it was not, because the noice increase as I turn the VR up. I tried to isolate the power line, but the result is the same. Very anonying!
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If the noise is increased when I turn the Volume up, could this be oscillation? (I never experience one, so I am not sure...)
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As no one had replied this thread meaning that I probably is the only person have this problem....
Anyway, this is how I tried to do. I replaced the 10uF caps and it seems that the noise level have reduced a little bit, but still there. I guess different brand of cap shows different sensitivity to the noise. With all the methods I tried to no effect, I simply just add an Input Selector board I made and the noise (or oscillation noise) is gone. I look at the Input selector board and in the signal path, it has just one 12V relay and a 221 ohm resistor in the path. (a 1uf cap and a 1n4148 diode is to protect the relay on the power side and is not in the signal path). Therefore, I guess, it removes the osillation noise by doing this. Is my guess correct? It is quite now. (one channel still have a louder gound loop noise, but at an acceptable level, than the other, which is very quite. This is the one I will continue working on.) Thomas |
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Virginia Commonwealth University, John Hunter is an award-winning gifted teacher and educational consultant who has dedicated his life to helping children realize their full potential. Employing his background as a musician composer and filmmaker during a three-decade career as a teacher, Hunter has combined his gifted teaching and artistic talents to develop unique teaching programs using multimedia software programs in creative writing and film courses.
A native Virginian and graduate ofDuring his university years, he traveled and studied comparative religions and philosophy throughout Japan, India and China. It was while in India, the cradle of Ghandian thought, Hunter, intrigued by the principles of non-violence, began to think of how his profession might contribute to peace in the world.
Knowing that ignoring violence would not make it go away, how could he teach peace in an often-violent world? Accepting the reality of violence, he would seek to incorporate ways to explore harmony in various situations. This exploration would take form in the framework of a game – something that students would enjoy. Within the game data space, they would be challenged, while enhancing collaborative and communication skills.
In 1978, at the Richmond Community High School, Hunter led the first sessions of his World Peace Game. Over time, in a synchronous unfolding with the growing global focus on increasingly complex social and political conditions, the game has gained new impetus. As Hunter succinctly explains, "The World Peace Game is about learning to live and work comfortably in the unknown."
My first job interview, I asked the supervisor, what should I do? She said 'What do you want to do?'— John Hunter at NBC's Education Nation
As a teacher, to be given that kind of open space, that kind of mandate-less position to be in where you can create out of the emptiness, it allowed me to create that kind of template for my students, where I could ask them, 'What would YOU like to do today? What is your passion? What drives you?'
If the students have the interest and you build towards that, then they can come with more passion for learning.
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Gauduin, Marie-Claire Texas Biomedical Research InstituteDepartment of Virology and Immunology7620 N.W. Loop 410 P.O. Box 760549San Antonio, Texas 78245-0549 UNITED STATES E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Web: http://txbiomed.org/primate-research-center/primate-research-center-staff-bio?u=126 Phone: (210) 258-9844 Fax: (210) 670-3329 Position: Assistant Scientist
Areas of interest: Correlates of immune protection in macaques vaccinated with attenuated retroviruses; HAART-induced immune reconstitution; Viral Reservoir and implications for therapy; Mechanisms of CD4+ T cell depletion and cell turnover in acute HIV/SIV infection; SIV/H Species of interest: Macaca mulatta (rhesus macaque)
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