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Italy coach Cesare Prandelli can now turn his full attention to matters on the field after putting pen to paper on a two-year contract extension ahead of his team's 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ campaign this summer. The 56-year-old, who revealed last month that he had struck an agreement with the Italian Football Federation to remain in charge until after the 2016 UEFA EURO, needed to iron out details in his new deal - specifically about his image rights - and finally did so on Monday.
"The agreement was already in place two months ago but we needed this time to formulate the contract," Prandelli said in Monday's press conference. "The federation wanted to include my image rights and this was the reason for the delay in signing the contract."
Prandelli has yet to make a decision on the 23-man squad he will take to Brazil, where Italy will face England, Uruguay and Costa Rica in Group D. The Azzurri's first game will be against Roy Hodgson's England on 14 June in Manaus.
"I have to wait and see as the next four days will be important to understand which players will be able to manage the workload and then we will have the friendly against Ireland (next Saturday)," he said. "After that game, we will choose the 23 players."
Prandelli reiterated on Monday the team's need to be in top condition before they start their campaign in Brazil. But he also stressed that Italy will have to be flexible in their tactical approach. "From an athletic standpoint, you have to be ready to take the players to an optimum condition level, then we need to put out a team that is able in a fast way to put our rivals in difficulty," Prandelli said.
"It will be hard to see a team that will start and finish a game with the same formation. We have to be ready to be flexible. Hence, if we have a problem, we adapt but that change should not be a negative - it should be something that adds value to the team.
"We've already had an important week of work and they have all responded brilliantly. I would say that all of them are well, even though some have suffered through the workload. We have to be able to manage fatigue both physically and mentally."
One player in the spotlight is Giuseppe Rossi, the Fiorentina striker who recently returned from a right knee injury that had sidelined him for four months. Rossi is among the 30 players who have been training in Italy's headquarters in Coverciano, Florence, since last week. "I have seen in Rossi a player that is making great sacrifices and that is dreaming with his eyes open," Prandelli said. "This is a message for all the players in the squad."


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My son will attend Kindergarten this fall at Fairmont Elementary in El Cerrito. I got wind that he will be assigned to the PM Kindergarten class (starts at 11:20) because we didn't register him early enough (I know, parenting fail). Unfortunately, my husband and I both work full time and the complementary childcare program through the city told us that they may not be offering AM care if there is not enough demand. (They didn't have it this year for the same reason.) I am REALLY confused as to what other parents do who are assigned to the PM K class if both parents work full time out side the home? Anyone out there have the same problem? Are there daycares in the area who will take care of my Kinder kid in the morning, take him to school, and care for him afterschool?
I am seriously stressed out as to what we will do if he gets final assignment to the PM class and there is no AM care. The principal implied that maybe some spots my open up in the AM Kindergarten after the first week but it's not something I can depend on. Has this happened to anyone else? What did you do? Are you in the same boat as me this year? If so, could you please please sign up to get the AM care through the city? confused PM Kindergarten mom
What I did two years ago in your situation is to talk to the principal to explain how critical it is that my child be switched to the AM K if there will be no morning ''afterschool''. It sounds like you have already done that. My experience was that the principal did in fact switch my daughter to AM K. She told me she couldn't guarantee it (which of course freaked me out, bc I considered it essential, and should overrule someone else's ''preference''), but she did tell me there was a pretty good chance it would happen. And it did. I guess I can give you no additional comfort, except to commiserate, and encourage you to continue to work with the principal to explain the critical situation (and suggest they make this issue clear at registration time to avoid this hassle in the future!) another Fairmont parent with incoming K
I am wondering how other working parents handle a short day at kindergarten? I am thinking about Piedmont in particular, where the kindergarten class is 3 hours! There is no way to get to work, do some work, and then get back in 3 hours! Obviously this is designed for SAHMs who then drive their kids around to activities all afternoon to make up for the shortened school day. This is also WAY shorter of a day than preschool(!). Do some in Piedmont (or other neighborhoods) send their kids to private school for two years until the class day catches up? thanks for the feedback
Hello! My daughter will be entering Kindergarten next year (we are thinking about Fairmont in El Cerrito). She has been in a full time daycare. It has recently been brought to my attention that my work hours are not going to work well with kindergarten 1/2 days! If she goes to morning, I don't know how I would even pick her up to bring her to daycare. If she goes to afternoon, she could be in daycare in the morning, but I don't know how I would get her to school. How do others handle this situation? concerned
Does anyone know of public schools offering all-day Kindergaten
schools in either, Berkley, Oakland, Alameda or Albany or perhaps
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Oakland, I believe, now has ''full day'' kindergarten now at all schools.
Albany is still on half days. There are before and after care programs on site at some schools and also through the Albany YMCA on Solano. Anon.
How do parents and children who have had full-time daycare/preschool cope with the transition to a short kindergarten day?
Our daughter will start kindergarten in Fall 2005, when she will be 5.5 years old (Feb. birthday). Since she was six months old, she has been in daycare and now preschool from about 8:30 am to 5:30 pm 5 days per week. In fact, by the time she starts kindergarten, she will have had three years of full-time Montessori preschool. This schedule has worked out very well for our family.
We live in Albany and my understanding is that kindergarten here is only three hours per day. I'm having trouble dealing with the idea that our daughter will spend more time in some sort of before- and/or after-school program than she will in actual school. This seems like a schedule that's better suited for families with at least one parent working less than full-time outside the home. (I'm not blaming the schools, by the way -- I understand that they are short of money and that there may be other good reasons for a short kindergarten day.)
How do kids who come from full-time, fairly structured preschool do in a combination of kindergarten and before/after school programs? Some of the private schools seem to have longer kindergarten days plus on-site after-school care -- did this schedule factor into anyone's decision to choose private school over public, and if so, are you happy with that decision? Is there any reason why a shorter kindergarten day might be better even for a ''full-time'' kid?
I will greatly appreciate any thoughts on this. BTW, changing our work schedules is not an option. worried mom of a full-time preschooler
My (private) daycare feeds into its private K-8 school. Two of the teachers I like have been transferred there already, and the price is the same as I'm paying now. Also, I can use my Cafeteria 125 plan to pay for the first $5k in cost. I'm strongly leaning toward doing this for K.
OTOH, I do want to support my local school district, get to know the school, have him know his future classmates, and support public school. I sure wish it were set up better for families where parents work FT outside the home. Frustrating. Jennie in Alameda
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Jewish characters were scarce and stereotyped on television, Howard Bragman, a Hollywood public relations executive, decided last year.
So, Bragman used his entertainment contacts to create the first Jewish Image Awards, to be presented by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture's Los Angeles Entertainment Industry Council on Sept. 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The luncheon ceremony will be written by Oscar and Emmy scribe Bruce Vilanch and funded by Hollywood insiders such as "Forrest Gump" producer Steve Tisch. Award categories will include best documentary and best TV characters (hint: one of which might be for the president's adviser played by Richard Schiff on NBC's "The West Wing").
Bragman is adept at addressing stereotypes. The Jewish gay 45-year-old has served on the board of AIDS Project Los Angeles and has also done publicity for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation awards, which have helped nix gay stereotypes in the media. He is hoping JIA will do the same for Jewish stereotypes.
"We don't think that every Jewish character has to be perfectly wonderful," Bragman says. "We just want more diverse and realistic portrayals of Jews and Judaism."
During his childhood in the blue-collar city of Flint, Mich., the now 45-year-old Bragman didn't see any Jewish characters on television. The town was so non-Jewish that Bragman's Conservative shul used to get mail addressed to "Miss Beth Israel."
"Because I was lonely, I retreated into the TV a lot," he told The Journal. "I loved to read the credits, because most of the writers and producers were Jewish."
By 1989, the University of Michigan grad started working behind the scenes in Hollywood. He founded his PR firm, Bragman Nyman Cafarelli, which now represents celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg and Cameron Diaz. He also gained repute as a PR crisis consultant (he helped prepare Monica Lewinsky for her Barbara Walters interview).
The JIA is his response to another PR crisis -- the depiction of Jews in the media. Writer Vilanc agrees: "On every other awards show, we jokingly ask ourselves, 'Is this good for the Jews? But on this show we actually mean it."
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The latest Internet video sensation of the U.S. election cycle doesn't feature a bumbling running mate, a "gotcha" moment or a new attack on a candidate. It features a group of children praising Democratic candidate Barack Obama, and has led to some virulent reactions.
In the video, a line of African-American boys from the Urban Community Leadership Academy in Kansas City, Missouri march, chant and recite lines about themselves and Obama. Their actions may strike white viewers as bizarre, frightening or even militant.
But that reaction may just be cultural ignorance.
"This is not militant," said the academy's assistant director, Bernard Wesley. He said the kids were inspired by current events to express themselves, and they turned to a form of artistic expression common in African-American pop culture.
Indeed, while some critics are comparing the video to a Nazi youth rally, the moves are a form of "stepping," a creative style especially popular among African-American fraternities (the kids can be heard chanting "Alpha, Omega, Alpha, Omega" as they march in). Step shows of this nature were recently featured in the film "Stomp the Yard."
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of similar clips on You Tube that feature African-American youths performing in the same style, but using nonpolitical chants and music.
Wesley said each morning, students at the academy are given 30 minutes to work on something of their choosing. Some study communication , writing or leadership skills. The group in the video are part of a junior fraternity organization, and wanted to do a step performance based on a Barack Obama speech.
"They incorporated what they saw in the media into their chant," said Wesley. "It's OK for the kids to do that. They have their freedom of speech... We're not exploiting them for some political agenda."
He said that while a teacher is in the room to provide support, it was the students themselves who came up with the idea.
"We encourage our kids to be creative," said Wesley. "We try to expose our kids to a lot of different things"
He would not identify the ages of the students involved, but the academy is a middle school. That would make the kids roughly between the ages of 11 and 15.
Wesley said the kids were trying to do something positive with Obama's message.
"Listen to it," he said. "They're saying 'I'm inspired' to be something myself."
At one point, each student steps forward to say what he hopes to become. "Because of Obama I am inspired to the next doctor," says one. Another states: "Because of Obama, I'm inspired to be the next chemical engineer."
The students weren't the only ones to take an Obama speech
and try to turn it into art. His "Yes We Can" speech was the basis of the
celebrity-studded video produced by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, and became
an online sensation of its own earlier this year.
Wesley said the school will continue to allow the kids to express themselves, and the school's goals remain unchanged.
"We serve at-risk kids when other people close the door on them," he said. "That's the message we want out there."
"Their actions may strike white viewers as bizarre, frightening or even militant."
This article was obviously not written by an american. The "stepping" is an art form that is very popular in the US, especially among african american college students. This is the first time I've come across an article that would suggest otherwise.
I am an American, born and raised here and I still live in the U.S. And while both you and I are clearly familiar with "stepping," and it is popular among African American students as mentioned in your comments and in the article, many others have not been exposed to it.
It's quite clear from the reaction to this video online and on talk radio and TV that many people are not familiar with stepping. This video has been covered and discussed in many cases with no mention of stepping at all. In many cases, the comments imply that this is some kind of militaristic training, or brain-washing, which is not the reaction someone who has seen a step show would have.
Just to name a few, AP The Chicago Sun-Times, the Telegraph, The Kansas City Star, and Newsbusters all covered this story without mentioning stepping. Fox initially did so as well, although to their credit their later stories explain that the children are stepping.


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Gillingham have signed Swindon full-back Callum Kennedy on an initial one-month loan deal.
The 21-year-old, who came through the youth ranks at the County Ground, has made 20 appearances for the Robins but has featured only three times this season.
Gills manager Andy Hessenthaler was keen to bolster his squad following the 2-0 defeat to Dover in the FA Cup on Saturday and Kennedy could be handed his first start against Crewe at the weekend in the place of John Nutter who is set to miss the game through suspension.
He will initially stay at the Priestfield until the home clash with Rotherham on December 4.
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There is no need for organ donor cards to change their wording to include use of tissue for research (This Week, 22 June, p 6). Such a scheme already exists. In 1991 the animal rights organisation Animal Aid launched the Humane Research Donor Card (HRDC), which states that "after my death any part of my body be used for medical and scientific research".
The HRDC is an initiative of animal protection groups because human tissue is very much a neglected alternative to animal experiments. In drug research, for instance, use of human tissue is the exception rather than the rule despite the limited relevance of most animal tissue studies.
To achieve its full potential, the HRDC needs to be accompanied by a well-coordinated system of tissue collection, storage and distribution to prevent donated tissues going to waste. It is our hope that the International Institute for the ...
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I'm going to say this right off the bat - I've never, and I mean NEVER, been a fan of AJ Lee. I've never understood her appear. Her wrestling skills are overrated, her mic skills are terrible, her character (even before she turned into a "crazy chick") is annoying, and in terms of beauty, I find her to be one of the least attactive Divas to ever grace the WWE roster.
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1967 L79 Production & History
Sadly, the L79 was dropped from the Chevy II option list during day one of production and transferred back over to the Chevelle. A total of 4,048 Chevelles were so-ordered. From 1966 on, there were SS 396 Chevelles everywhere. Most guys I knew then weren't like me. Few drag raced. Most cruised around and enjoyed their social life. The majority competed in stoplight acceleration contests.
The 1967 L79 Malibu was non-descript-looking which helped keep it under the insurance radar. Chevrolet also lowered its horsepower rating to 325 in 1967. But the engine remained exactly the same. A friend special-ordered a dark green L79 Malibu with a four-speed and 3.31 12-bolt rearend. Another friend bought a Butternut yellow 1967 RS/SS 350, four-speed Camaro. Even though it was lighter, it was no match for the L79 Malibu. This was because the L48 350 ran out of power at 5,000 rpm. It also did not have the mid-range torque the L79 had. So we installed a nice 280 degree duration, 0.480-inch lift hydraulic camshaft on a Saturday. But the Malibu still reigned supreme. The Camaro's 3.31:1 gears, 10.0:1 compression and smaller heads/valves were the culprit. We then put a 750 Holley and an Edelbrock C4B intake manifold on it and it came very close to out-performing the Malibu.
1968 L79 Production & History
For model year 1968, Chevrolet finally got it right. The L79 was offered not only in the Corvette but the Chevy II AND the Chevelle too. While the performance and styling world was still "gah-gah" over the SS 396 Chevelle and Camaro, the L79 had a record year. In all, 14,479 L79 cars were sold. This included 9,440 Corvettes, 4,082 Chevelles and 1,274 Chevy IIs.
We really liked the looks of the all-new Chevy II. It also could be had with one of two different big-block 396s. We think an L79 could out-run the 350hp oval port 396 and run right with the L78 rectangle port 396. How so? The factory seemingly did not spend any time engineering a free-flowing exhaust system. This was either not in their developmental budget, or they felt that owners would change their exhaust system to-suit. This was very true.
Chevrolet did not highly advertise the L79 Chevy II in 1968. Due to the Vietnam conflict, not all that many high-performance customers were around to take advantage of this great little Chevy. Total sales were a scant 1,274. Very few remain today. It had multi-leaf spring rear suspension, did not wheelhop and had no weaknesses other than a gimpy four-speed shifter. So few of these 1968 L79 Chevy IIs were sold that others did not know they even existed. Like the 1966 L79 Chevy II, car for car, they surprised many muscle cars on the street and at the drag strip.
The total number of L79-powered Chevelles, Chevy IIs and Corvettes from 1965-1968 was 49,034. Few Chevelles and Chevy IIs remain today, but many Corvettes are still around. The L79's hydraulic lifter profile was a first for Chevy performance cams. There was an old wives' tale that a hydraulic lifter would bleed down over 5,200 rpm. Many did. But smart engineers back then (just like today) figured out the remedy. Hydraulic lifters were redesigned internally and could now attain as much as 6,200 rpm before bleed-down. The end result was a high-performance street cam that did not have to have its valve lash adjusted every few weeks. Chevrolet also engineered new rocker arm nuts, which gripped the stud firmer. They didn't back off hardly at all during high-rpm actuation.
The quickest L79 we know of was the great Bill Jenkins' '66 Chevy II. A top national event winner with 409s and Z11s, he ran C/Stock in NHRA championship drag racing in 1966 and the car got down to the low 11s. The only often-quicker machine was a dual quad 426 Street Hemi owned and driven by multi Chevy record-holder, Jere Stahl of Stahl Headers fame. While building his fabled "Totally Tuned" headers for some Mopar customers, he penciled out some numbers on the brand new '66 Street Hemi and thought since his nearby pal, Jenkins, was running a Chevy II, he ought to run a Street Hemi. Stahl won most of his C/Stock final rounds, but Jenkins won the hearts of millions with his "Grumpy's Toy" Chevy II. From 1966 until now, Bill Jenkins and his Jenkins Competition facility in Malvern, Pennsylvania, have been living legends in the Chevrolet camp. Long live the L79.


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This project was funded by the ESRC within its "Media Economies and Media Cultures" programme. The aim was to track the shifts, transformations and transactions which characterise the globalised context of contemporary cultural production. We examined in detail the transformations of several mediated cultural objects and these included the Euro'96 European football championships, the Wallace and Gromit film series, Trainspotting, Nike, Swatch, the internet, and contemporary British art. Methods included in-depth interviewing, participant observation, and visual (photographic and video and internet) data analysis.
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^I'm not sure if that plow setup was the norm or not; my dad has a Fisher plow from the '80s that was originally on this body style of truck that he had modified to fit his '89 and it mounts in front of the bumper. Mind you, his setup is a 'permanent' one: full hydraulic, with the pump being belt-driven by the engine. This kit comes with an electric-over-hydraulic setup.
Also, come to think of it, in the late 80's-early 90's when I was growing up my dad plowed with a '78 Bronco and it, too, had the christmas tree in front of the plow.
Fisher snow plows were mounted to the trucks differently than the typical Meyer or Western snow plows of the same era. A friend of mine had a Chevy Blazer with the Fisher plow while my Dad drove a 1 ton dump with a Western plow. The brand depicted in these test shots is a Western and I am guessing that because Revell is in the burbs of Chicago, there were a ton of trucks to view for reference.
Should be interesting to see what we end up getting. The last time a model kit came with a snow plow, MPC was putting them in their Jeep kits back around 1970.


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This year is the 25th anniversary of famed sociopolitical rap group Public Enemy. Originating out of Long Island, the group formed back in 1982. Although the group started off as a pseudo collective and didn't officially become Public Enemy until 1986, Chuck D and company wasted no time in telling it like it is and instilling a sense of sociopolitical awareness that was somewhat absent in hip-hop at the time.
But this isn't just a mere look back on the greatness that once was; Public Enemy is still in full effect. The group is celebrating by releasing two conceptually linked, crowd-funded albums called Most Of My Heroes Don't Appear On No Stamp and The Evil Empire Of Everything. Currently, no release dates are set.
The first track to be heard by the masses from either two projects is "Get It In" featuring fellow Long Island heavy Bumpy Knuckles (as known as Freddie Foxxx). We can't front, the shit is dope. One would aspect them to be one of touch and rusty but "Get It In" sounds just as good as YMCMB song on the radio. Plus, PE still maintains their originality flavor while cooking in a new kitchen.
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SeaWorld killer whale bit off trainer's left arm and scalp, fractured bones
The killer whale Tilikum caused the death of trainer Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld in Orlando on Feb. 24, but not by simply pulling her underwater and drowning her, as initially believed.
This week the released autopsy reveals the extent of the trainer's horrifying multiple fractures to her back, ribs, legs, arms and face, reports People. The six-page autopsy also reveals that the 12,000-pound male orca bit off her left arm and part of her scalp.


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IN June 1997, the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) offered me a study visit to Malawi Institute of Education (MIE). By then I was the Head of Department at TIE.
This was a programme of exchanging experience and expertise among members of East and Southern African Curriculum Organisation (ESACO). Such visits were conducted under a memorandum of understanding called 'ESACO' spirit.
In this spirit, the host institution would incur costs of accommodation and upkeep while the visitor would meet travel expenses. This offer was also given to the Financial and Administrative Manager of TIE, Mr Patrick Komba.
Both Patrick and I were used to very hard conditions of life. We wanted to make an adventure and therefore decided to go by bus because there was a bus that operated between Dar es Salaam and Lilongwe.
From Lilongwe we would take a bus to Blantyre that would drop us at Domasi near Zomba where MIE is located. We inquired about this venture and were supported by our administrators. The MIE officers knew about the trip. However, no communication was made available to them about our means of travel. They knew for sure that we would travel by air. They also had an idea of the date of travel.
They kept waiting for confirmation so that we would be collected at Lilongwe International Airport. We purchased tickets for the bus to Lilongwe, Royal Twiga International Coach Trans that was scheduled to leave the city of Dares Salaam at 5:30 am and reporting time was 11:30 am.
The bus terminal was at Kisutu. I lived in Sinza while Patrick lived in Msewe. We agreed that we should be at Kisutu by quarter to five. We knew that a slight delay would cost us. I woke up quite early and arrived at Kisutu station at ten minutes to five. I was disappointed to learn that the bus had left a few minutes earlier.
Sympathisers advised me to board a Mbeya bus that was leaving immediately. "This bus is very fast. It will catch up with the Malawi bus before it reaches Iringa," they shouted. They helped me get into the bus and we left immediately. It drove at a high speed that scared me.
We drove past Msamvu in Morogoro but the Twiga Trans was beyond sight. A stand-by passenger told us the bus had just left. Our bus driver drove even faster and the Twiga bus was seen passing Mazimbu. Our driver hooted continuously to alert the Twiga bus to stop.
When it slowed down, our bus overtook me and covered the road to prevent it from a possible revenge. The Twiga Trans made a complete stop to avoid collision. The conductors of our bus helped me carry my bag as I disembarked and jumped into the other bus. There were cheers from my previous bus indicating that they were happy about the success.
At last their driver would drive at a lower speed. When I entered the bus, I noticed that it was full of cargo. No doubt it left earlier deliberately to allow more space for the cargo at the expense of passengers. I tried to locate Patrick but could not see him. "Patrick Komba," I called. Nobody replied. I realised soon that Mr Komba had also been left behind.
The bus drove up to the border at Songwe where we stopped for a number of hours before crossing the Songwe Bridge to enter Malawi. My eyes were on all vehicles entering Songwe from Mbeya. I thought Patrick might have boarded any of them to attempt a connection. But Patrick was not in any of them. So I would go to MIE alone. What a menace.
I even decided to travel by bus. What would our hosts think of us? After entering Malawi we drove several kilometres of rough roads in North Malawi and entered Mzuzu at the middle of the night. We managed to enter Lilongwe early in the morning. Monday had found me in Malawi.
The Twiga bus was destined to end in Lilongwe. I made a connection at Lilongwe by boarding a bus to Blantyre the former capital of Malawi. I asked the bus conductor to drop me at Malawi Institute in Domasi. "We don't stop at MIE but Domasi," they informed me. When I highlighted, I found a man at the station. I asked him where MIE was and how to get there.
"There," he pointed. "I can take you there by a short-cut. It is not very far. I agreed involuntarily. We crossed a small tributary and entered MIE campus. He took me through the back side of MIE until we reached one of the administrative buildings. I paid him some token and thanked him for his assistance. At last I had arrived. I had known a little bit about MIE.
The Director for the Research and Evaluation Unit had visited TIE some time ago. We had also met in Nairobi for a conference in qualitative research method. As I stood there waiting , an MIE officer greeted me. He noted that I was a visitor but why didn't I have a host? He inquired about my visit and I said that Mr Jere should be informed about my arrival. He took me to the director's office to wait for him.
He was informed by the secretary that the director was attending an urgent meeting. The officer followed him in the meeting room and delivered the message. "What!" shouted some members at the meeting. "A Tanzanian from TIE has arrived?" There was a sigh of relief.
The meeting had been called to discuss how the visitors would be received at the airport. No flight or arrival time had been received and this was bothering them a lot. Mr Jere was relieved to attend his visitor. Meanwhile, the remaining members continued to finalise the visitor's visiting schedule.
When the director joined me in his office we hugged and chatted for a while. I informed him about Patrick's failure to catch the bus and that he would join me a day or two later. He introduced me to the head of the Research and Evaluation Department, Mrs Kishindo with whom I would work for the entire visit of two weeks. I was provided full board accommodation at MIE rest house.
I learned from Mrs Kishindo's briefing that my former teacher, Mr George Michongwe was a member of her department. He was my History teacher when I was in Form Three at Old Moshi Secondary School. I was among his best students and he was disappointed when I dropped History in favour of Additional Mathematics. Unfortunately it was not possible to take both subjects simultaneously.
Mr Michongwe had served as Minister in Dr Kamuzu Banda's regime and had fled to Tanzania after misunderstanding between him and Dr Banda. We met again at the University of Dar es Salaam in the Education Foundation course.
He still blamed me for not studying History that would have made me famous. However, he praised me for perseverance and working hard. I worked briefly with him when I was conducting research at Klerruu Teachers' College where he was a tutor. Patrick arrived four days later.
He joined me in visiting the Examination and Certification Board and University of Malawi in Blantyre where we visited the Centre for Social Research. We were also given an opportunity to visit Lake Nyasa which they called Lake Malawi. At the end of the tour, Mrs Kishindo did not hesitate to say," I did not know that you were so cooperative, meek and understanding.
Mr Michonwe had threatened us by saying: You'd better prepare yourselves. If he is Beniel Seka I know, then he is going to challenge you. But I have found you are ready to help in looking for solutions to pertinent problems."
MIE allowed us to spend a night at the prestigious hotel called Capital Hotel along Chilembwe Road in Lilongwe at its own cost. We were very grateful for that. When bidding us goodbye at Lilongwe after escorting us, Mr Maliakini, on behalf of MIE administration said, "You really surprised us.
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After her meeting with Scheana, Brandi sits down with Lisa to process it all. She almost feels sorry for Scheana, despite the fact that she continued to sleep with Eddie after discovering that Brandi was pregnant.
But Brandi's being mature about it. It was his choice to leave. Scheana didn't twist his arm. But Brandi is trying to be strong and hold on. Kudos to her.
Kyle visits Yolanda after suddenly remembering she's on this show, too. Yo Yo's collecting honey from her bee hives -- of freaking course -- and Kyle is not trying to get anywhere near all of that.
Get this: Not only does Yolanda make her own honey, but she also grows lavender and has an actual lemon grove in her backyard. Because she got so obsessed with the master cleanse the first time she did it, she decided she always wanted to have organic lemons on hand. There is no way her family goes through all of those things. If she doesn't donate the leftovers, I'm done with Yolanda forever.
She's teaching Kyle how to make the master cleanse concoction because Kyle's on a mission to lose weight -- at least until she gets back home. Yolanda asks her about Kim, who she has invited to try the cleanse three times. Yeah, I bet your old friends were just lining up to do that, Yolanda.
Aww. Sweet Childhood Story Time! When Kyle was little, she thought Kim really had magic powers because of her role in "Escape to Witch Mountain." Kim really looked after her, but when they fight, it gets intense.
Yolanda gives Kyle some good advice about forgiving her sister and making sure she's there for her. But between the stupid fedora she's wearing and her constantly pushing the master cleanse, it's hard to take her seriously. Why are we repeating the fashion mistakes of the early 2000s?
Kim's life coach, Gary, meets her at home. They've been working together for about five years and he can tell that she's on the right track. Kim is coming to grips with the fact that Kyle really pushes her buttons. She feels like Kyle isn't the same person, but Gary insists that it's her seeing it with sober eyes.
She hasn't gotten over the fact that Kyle decided to call her out on her alcoholism in public instead of pulling her aside. Gary believes that Kyle thought rehab would be a magical fix for Kim, erasing the years of pain that came with her addiction.
Lisa heads over to Villa Blanca to meet with the executive chef while Ken prepares a little surprise for her. At first glance it looks like a mess of pink roses and ribbons, but it turns out to be this awesome swing, a bed of roses in the shape of a heart and a little chair for the dog. It's just like the swing in the backyard when they were first married 30 years ago. And he wants to renew their vows. In short, Ken's a keeper.
Kyle plans yet another dinner party to give Marissa another chance to get to know the girls. For some reason, she's still pretending that there's anything functional about their friendships. Except for Lisa and Brandi. They're BFFS, dawg. Fortunately, Adrienne and Paul skipped town, so they can't make it. Really loving this break from them.
But enough of this love and positivity! Paul and Adrienne are suing Brandi. Basically, Brandi has to meet with them to sign a document stating that she will never talk about the Maloofs again.
This is getting serious. According to about five gossip blogs, Brandi, Bravo and the Maloofs are all staying mum about whatever Brandi said all of those episodes ago. Plus, Adrienne has even been threatening to leave the show. No tears spilled about that, but what kind of lethal gossip caused this huge of a fallout?
The online rumor mill suggests that it has something to do with the Maloof children. Allegations that Adrienne may have used a surrogate seem to be the most popular. But that would be silly. There's no stigma around using a surrogate anymore, is there?
It's more likely about the rumors that Paul and Adrienne are headed for divorce. But does any of that actually warrant suing Brandi? She's not the first person to suggest that they are dunzo. And she won't be the last.
Back to the party. The rest of the gang shows up, and after the obligatory "You look great" comments are exchanged, Yolanda pointedly tells Kim that she and Kyle met up to get their cleanse on. Tension starts building on impact. Kim doesn't remember being invited to Yolanda's, or at least she doesn't remember setting a concrete date.
Kim shuts down, saying she doesn't want to do the master cleanse because her body can't take it. If she doesn't want to do it, she just shouldn't do it. Simple. Luckily she's saved by the belly dancers in what was one of the most awkward 30 seconds of this season. Did Mauricio really put a dollar down Kyle's dress on national television? Their poor children.
After that's over, Kim finally talks to Kyle about not wanting to hold grudges, and working on their relationship. In her confessional, Kyle makes it clear that she doesn't put much stock in the apology because she pretty much expects Kim to relapse. Way to be supportive! She does agree to try and rebuild their relationship, which is a start.
Yolanda, our resident expert on Arab culture, is upset that the others aren't fully immersing themselves in the experience. She may be right. Kyle actually gets pissy because they don't bring out forks, like she's not the one who picked this restaurant.
Then Yolanda's name-dropping begins. Barbara Streisand was at the house chilling with David, or whatever, so he couldn't make it. Oooh, did you know that Kyle and Kim were in a movie with Babs' husband way back when?


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As digital media becomes mainstream, the ability to access this data from anywhere is becoming more critical and is something that users are constantly demanding. While there are many companies that offer cloud-based storage, the solution requires a constant connection to the Internet and streaming music and photos from the Internet to your personal PC can be a slow proposition. Even worse, nobody wants to be without their data if their ISP suffers an outage.
Because of this, more and more people have either home servers (such as Microsoft's Windows Home Server product), or simple network-attached storage (NAS) devices as the central hub in their home. This gives households the ability to stream photos and music to laptops, tablets, and gaming devices at speeds that are much faster than their ISP connection.
One of these NAS-based solutions is the Synology DiskStation DS411. The device bills itself as an, "affordable and full-featured network attached storage solution, specifically designed for small business and workgroup users who need to share and protect data cost-effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive office applications." Although the DS411 does offer great storage capabilities, its range of features is actually much greater, including a built-in web server, MySQL database, IP camera control station, music streaming, backup service, and more.
When taking the server out of the box, you realize how small the device is. Its dimensions, in millimeters, are 184(H) x 168(W) x 230(D), which translates in inches to roughly 7 x 6.5 x 9. What this means is that the box can be tucked away in the corner and completely out of sight. It has two fans in the back that are extremely quiet and the only time you hear the device is when it's first powering up or when the drives are spinning up after inactivity. During our review, the DS411 was sitting only two feet from our desk and we never heard it.
The back of the NAS server is very unassuming, having only a specialized power connector, a single Ethernet port, two USB ports, and an eSATA port. The front of the box has a power light (blue), a status light (green is good), a light that blinks with LAN activity, and a light that represents each of the up to four hard drives that the device supports. The device is headless and in fact has no video output at all. While some may be turned off by this, it's a common trend in the "server as an appliance" space and there are several Windows Home Server offerings that operate the same way.


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In the interests of my ongoing efforts to be of some benefit to the reading public, I am providing for those of you who have children about to enter the workforce an example of something you may want to pass on to them of what not to do if and when your children find it necessary to secure a day or two off from their new employment.
The sheer lunacy of this example speaks for itself and likely doesn't require an entire column devoted to the hereinafter contained advice. Seeing as my desire to be of some benefit to you often exceeds common sense, I am nevertheless passing this information on to you if for no other reason than the humour I got out of it and wished to share with you.
A person very close to me is responsible for the hiring and firing of individuals in a labour capacity and subsequently has heard a number of reasons why people require a day or two off every once in a while for very legitimate reasons. Over the years, he has noted that young workers new to the workforce comprise a group whose creativity in coming up with reasons for requiring time off from work often is not completely thought out well, such that the legitimacy of their request requires further investigation.
A new employee approached his employer with a request for one or two days off because of the death of his grandmother. The employee was unaware that the death of a close family member actually entitled the worker to up to five days of paid bereavement leave, along with other benefits provided by his union. The employee was certainly grateful to be made aware of this particular benefit at a time when his thoughts were elsewhere due to the death of his grandmother. The employer, being both conscientious as well as duty-bound to record the information surrounding the death, inquired as to the location of the funeral home so that flowers could be sent on behalf of the employer to the deceased's family. The young employee provided the information requested.
Following this, the employer contacted the funeral home in order to arrange delivery of the flowers. The person at the other end of the phone responded by laughing when he was told the name of the deceased. As it turned out, the employee's grandmother did in fact pass on and was waked at that particular funeral home, although the procession had taken place some three years ago.
The employer expressed some surprise to the funeral director that his employee would have relied on such a ridiculously easy reason to confirm. The funeral director told the employer that he would be surprised at how often he gets similar calls from other employers to check out the details of a death that actually occurred some distant time in the past. During their conversation, they mutually noted that this is a more common occurrence with workers who have entered the workforce for the first time.
As excuses go, requesting time off because of the fictitious death of a close family member pretty much falls in the same category as telling the teacher that the dog ate your homework. The fact that the funeral director and the employer determined this to be a problem mainly among new entrants into the workforce gives one pause for concern over the lack of imagination of those young people desperate for some time off and unwilling to put the effort in to come up with a reason that might actually check out. Everyone knows this excuse works better for older guys, like me, years after establishing a reputation of trust between you and the boss.
The event did not turn out well for the young employee. After only three weeks of employment, he found himself out looking for a new job while profusely and ineffectually apologizing to his employer for his deceit. If you find yourself needing to pass on some advice to a young person regarding a request for some time off at a new job, I suggest you share this story with them in hopes that their own efforts in the future will be more creative than this.
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Post did it too.I remember Kelloggs being promoted by Hanna Barbera characters alot.
Linus the Lionhearted was an animated cartoon created by the Ed Graham advertising agency, originally as a series of ads for Post Cereals. The ads were so popular that a television series was created in 1964 and ran on the CBS network, and from 1966 to 1969 on ABC when it was cancelled.
In addition to Linus, a rather good-natured "King of the Beasts" voiced by Sheldon Leonard, there were other features as well, all based on a popular Post cereal. The best-known of these was Sugar Bear, who was voiced by actor Gerry Matthews. There was also a postman named Loveable Truly, a young Asian boy named So Hi, and Rory Raccoon.
The show was perhaps best noted for its abundance of well-known vocal talent. In addition to Leonard, Carl Reiner did several characters, most notably Linus' friend Billy Bird; Ruth Buzzi did an old woman who'd befriended Loveable Truly, as well as Sugar Bear's sometime nemesis, Granny Goodwitch, and veteran Bob McFadden did So Hi, Rory and Loveable Truly. Jonathan Winters also did a guest appearance, as did Jerry Stiller and his wife Anne Meara.
The FCC made a ruling in 1969 that forbid children's show characters from appearing in advertisements on the same program and this meant that ABC were forced to cancel the program.
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Police say the suspects came down 3600 West tried to make a turn on 2100 South, but lost control spun out and crashed right into the fence. Gathering evidence at the scene of where the pursuit ended West Valley Police say it all happened Wednesday just before 4 A.M.
Home with three kids and his wife Daniel Guzman woke up startled by his wife only to find out his home had been robbed and his Chevy Silverado stolen. "Through the garage opener in my truck they opened the garage," says Guzman.
Guzman tells ABC 4 Utah he not only had his truck broken into and stolen but the teens also took off with several personal belongings. "My wives purse, my cell phone her keys to her jeep, they just grabbed what they could real fast," says Guzman.
Not feeling like they had enough Guzman says the robbers came back for another round. He says "They actually tried to rob my house a second time and the second time they came by is when I saw them and when they saw me that is when they ran off."
From there Guzman called police and the teens led officers on a pursuit that ended within a matter of minutes. For Guzman he says he's just grateful his family wasn't hurt.
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Mike's career has included high school and college coaching, university professor in Texas, Alabama and South Carolina, hospital manager, plus managing his own consulting firm. Presently, he works part-time as an instructor at Greenville Technical College, receives physical and occupational therapy, and continues to manage his speaking and training business.
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AT&T has replaced a 2000 square foot Cingular store in Houston with a new "Experience Store" more than twice its size. The new 5000 square foot space is the first of 11 new stores that will bring together all of AT&T's services, both wireless and wireline. Instead of dividing the store up by service or by handset cost as most carriers do, the store will be divided by function - video, gaming, music, messaging and other uses will each have their own separate area. In addition the store will have a customization center to add ringtones and screens to phones as well as decorate them with stickers and crystals. AT&T will open up Experience stores in San Antonio and Atlanta before expanding to other regions.
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One could probably have had some safety in assuming that such a bold move would have barred young Barnes from ever officially rocking over Otis Jackson Jr.'s quirky compositions, but that seems to not be the case. Vaguely advertised as the first of several collaborations over Madlib production, longtime Stones Throw-affiliate MED, aka Medaphoar, recently announced The Burgundy EP, a joint project with Blu invading Madlib's beat stash. The title cut was also on the UCLA project. The EP boasts three new cuts and a remix from Georgia Anne Muldrow as well as instrumental and acapellas.
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conditional is not a tense because it does not refer to a time period. Instead, the conditional is a mood that expresses what a subject would do under certain circumstances.
Use the conditional in the following situations:
The conditional uses the same stem as the future tense, but you then add the conditional endings, which are exactly the same as the imperfect endings, as shown in Table 1.
For irregular verbs and verbs with spelling changes, you simply add conditional endings to the stems used for the future.
Irregularities in the future and conditional also occur in related verbs:
To negate a sentence in the conditional, simply put ne and the negative word around the conjugated verb:
Remember that pronouns remain before the conjugated verb: Il ne vous punirait pas. (He wouldn't punish you.)
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Final Score: Nebraska Omaha 85, IUPUI 78
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - John Karhoff scored a game-high 26 points as the Mavericks of Nebraska Omaha battled back to claim an 85-78 win over the IUPUI Jaguars in Summit League action.
Alex Welhouse registered a double-double for the Mavericks (9-18, 6-8 Summit) with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while Justin Simmons and CJ Carter responded with 18 and 16 points, respectively, as the team snapped a two-game slide.
The Jaguars (6-20, 1-11) were paced by Mitchell Patton and Sean Esposito with 23 points apiece. Greg Rice chipped in 16 points, six boards and five assists, followed by Donovan Gibbs who tallied 12 points for a team that squandered a 22-point lead en route to their 10th consecutive setback.
IUPUI shot not only 59.4 percent from the floor in the first half, but also a staggering 10-of-15 behind the 3-point line as the team moved out to a commanding 51-34 lead at the break.
In the second half the hosts converted a mere 2-of-12 beyond the arc and allowed Omaha to make good on 63.0 percent from the floor as the visitors fought all the way back to capture the thrilling seven-point victory.
In addition to holding a 40-26 advantage on the glass, the Mavericks also outscored IUPUI at the free-throw line by a 15-4 margin.
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Congressman John Garamendi made a stop in Rio Vista Thursday morning, as "Wake Up Rio Vista's" guest speaker at the Striper Café.
Tables and chairs filled the left side of the establishment, as curious residents, City staff, Council members and business owners listened and asked questions at approximately 8 a.m.
"All too often I pass through Rio Vista to Fairfield. I'm glad that this time I can stop and share some time," said Garamendi. "Those of us that call ourselves river rats know the joy of living across from the Sacramento River."
Garamendi has lived in neighboring Walnut Grove since 1977, and has been a consistent supporter of Delta farmland, its keepers and protecting the river's water since his jump into the realm of politics.
"The Delta is a very special part of the world," he said. "Last night, as I drove down Highway 160, I thought, 'Wow. I'm so lucky and fortunate to live here.'"
But according to Garamendi, the Delta's unique beauty and tradition has always been at risk. His family's ranch sits in Calaveras County and behind that home lies hydraulic mines. Since their installation, he says, the Delta was forever changed.
"It took 1 billion cubic yards of dirt and dumped it into the Delta," he said. "This raised the levels of the bottom of the river and put the levees at risk."
Since such drastic changes, other factors have hit the Delta hard. One of his major concerns: climate change.
"This is a significant challenge for us," said Garamendi. "The ocean will rise. Now, we're trying to change the way the Federal government looks at flood protection."
According to the Congressman, there is no overarching, holistic flood plan for the entire Central Valley. Residents nodded their heads, as they remembered the flood of 1986, which swept through Rio Vista.
Currently Garamendi and his colleagues are proposing two pieces of legislation to protect the region, which he calls home.
The National Heritage Bill for the Delta, if approved, will not allow the federal government to intervene.
"One piece is making the area a historic regions," he said. "The National Heritage Bill for the Delta gives a status to the Delta. By giving that status, it's a way of protection of the age, the history and the environment."
Though he admits it's nearly impossible to move any piece of legislation through Congress, he hopes his efforts pay off.
He also spoke about "Water Wars," which have been a topic of concern for decades.
"The hydraulic mines shut down because of water wars and because of contamination," he said.
Garamendi was an Assemblyman in 1975 and represented the San Joaquin and Sacramento portion of the Delta.
"We were fighting the peripheral canal then," he said. "The push for water can strip all the environmental rights of the Delta and it puts the Reclamation of Water District ahead of all the water rights."
Such moves [legislation] would put the Delta at dire risk.
"It's an incredible piece," he said. "I thought, 'Oh, this is a nuclear war. Lets have at it.'"
"Never amend a turkey," he laughed. "Just kill it. If it's a bad piece of legislation, it will always be."
In his eyes, all Delta residents should be pushing for similar things, such as basic water rights and protections.
"We're growing in population and water consumption is everywhere. We need to recycle our water," he said. "We live on the fifth biggest river from Alaska to Chile."
Taking river water and pushing it to Southern California users is a bad idea, and according to the Congressman, should be fought at all costs.
"They [Southern Californians] use it and then dump it into the ocean," he said. "We need to fix the Delta. Whether there will be a canal or a tunnel we don't know."
If a peripheral canal or tunnel became a reality, it wouldn't be in place for more than 20 years.
"Until then? Protect the Delta," he said.
Sherman Island is at the most risk. "You lose Sherman Island and you lose the Delta."
Environmental and economic studies should be in place for the future, while all Deltans fight to maintain their water rights. Another example: The Endangered Species Act was put in place, but without it, the rivers would be fishless.
"In the past the whole Delta was filled with boats. And they were all fishing," he said. "I didn't see one boat on the water this morning."
Another hot issue was "fracking." Hydraulic fracturing is done from a wellbore drilled into reservoir rock formations, in order to increase the extraction rates and ultimate recovery of oil and natural gas.
"Ten to 20 years ago they did an exemption that they didn't have to do an environmental assessment of fracking," he said. "Big mistake. Whether or not fracking is bad, is dependent on the geology of the area."
In some states, such as New York, fracking has led to the release of natural gas into the aqua filter.
"Hopefully the gas industry, which controls Congress, will support an environmental study where fracking occurs," said Garamendi.
"Generally, it hasn't been a problem in this area," said Rio Vista Mayor Jan Vick.
Vick represented the City as well as Council members Janith Norman and Connie Boulware. Chamber Board Member Hale Conklin attended, as well as Bank of Stockton CEO Virginia Varela, Chamber Executive Director Mary Peinado and former Mayor Marci Coglianese. City Manager Hector De La Rosa sat in the opposing room for breakfast, though didn't peak in to listen or mingle with the Congressman.
He ended his speech with one of his favorite Delta memories – that of Humphrey the Whale.
"I'll always remember getting Humphrey past the Rio Vista Bridge," he said.
The Congressman and other agencies contacted a Russian whale scientist who asked how long Humphrey had been lurking in the Delta.
"He told me, 'I bet that whale is hungry,'" said Garamendi. "So a guy from Hawaii had an underwater speaker system to push the whale out."
Garamendi boarded the boat, and worked with the Navy and Army on opposite sides of the river.
"The US Navy had patrol boats, 70-feet long, with 50-caliber machine guns," he laughed. "The Army had an old sergeant, right out of the movies."
After flipping the switch and propelling underwater sounds for Humphrey, the whale was within 10 feet of the boat in 20 minutes.
"The whale was right behind us the whole time!" he said. " And then we headed for the Bay."
The Navy and the Army arrived at the exact same time, and an ego battle ensued. Congressman Garamedi listed, as did others, to the short-stifled interaction.
"The Army Sergeant said, 'This is my river! Sacramento is bigger!'" said Garamendi. "This went back and forth for 20 minutes. Then the Navy Captain told the Army Sergeant that he was coming aboard. When the Navy Captain claimed the water, the Sergeant said, 'Sir. You're on my boat!'"
The crowed within Striper Café laughed as Garamendi proceeded with his humorous tale of the legendary Humpback.
"After that we got Humphrey to Fisherman's Wharf, where he decided to parade in front of the wharf. We saw him out to the Golden Gate," he said.
Nearing 9:30 a.m. it was time for final questions. Councilmember Janith Norman asked about Medicare, while another Rio Vista resident finished up with a final thought. Congressman Garamendi mingled with folks for a bit, but was headed to Fairfield for a meeting later that morning.


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Search Engines and The Google "Panda" Updates
We put a lot of money in marketing to get new customers. If they don't find us on search engines, most probable that they will not find us at all. Search engines are dominate in marketing, so without good position your site will not became popular at all and search engine rankings are everything.
Search Engines and Directories
There are two types of search services – computerized search engines and human developed directories. Search engines provide computer generated results based upon algorithms that provide a relevancy to the keyword submitted. But, directories are built by humans, who review and categorize sites into a hierarchal structure, approve submitted descriptions of the site and determine keyword relevancy.
Submit site to Search Engines
Submitting site to search engine is not difficult process. That is a process where the site owner or a paid service requests that the search engine crawlers visit a site and index the text on the site. Many people think that submitting site to search engine will solve all problems and their site will be first in search results, but it is not so simple. That submitting does not guarantee you any preferred placement, does not guarantee the search engine crawler will visit your site although most search engine crawlers will eventually visit your site and index it.
Optimizing Web Pages for Search Engines
When we are talking about optimizing web page of some website, then we talk about how will web crawler or spider crawl our web and index it. Spider or web crawler is mysterious creature that visit each web site and indexes it. Crawler or spider has job to read text on web site and index it (or add it to a database). It is also good to know that each search engine will crawl web page differently accoding according to their "rules" (the mathematical algorithm) for relevancy, and put them on different search position.
Search engine optimization of web pages requires good text desing element that will be good for relevancy with the different search engines. There is often situation in which minor changes on page causes to lose search position. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't make any changes to our website, but major redesign of text may cause us to start over from scratch with optimization.
Important is to remember that crawler can only index text for relevancy of site in search.
Page Title and Page Content
The page title appears on the top bar of your web browser.
There are many reasons why is page title very important factor in web optimization because almost all search engines consider page title as very valuable in their relevancy rankings.
Beside page title, most important part is page content.
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Most important meta-tags for crawlers are description and keywords tag.
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The Hayloft 2 + 2.
This is the newly restored first floor which was once the Hayloft. It is warm and welcoming with a wood burning stove - a perfect relaxing romantic retreat...
- A box of chocolates and a bunch of fresh flowers greet you to help make your stay in the 'Hayloft' a memorable one...
- The open plan living area/ kitchen has exposed beams and lime-washed walls. The wooden floors are covered in braided or wool rugs and recycled cotton mats. Fabrics are soft and natural and colours are warm and earthy. The cotton and linen-covered sofa and armchairs provide a place to relax and unwind.
- A TV and DVD player and a selection of games, books and DVDs are all available for cosy nights in front of the fire. An unusual addition to the entertainment is the reproduction record player which plays both your old 45's and your new CDs!
- Tucked away in a corner of the living room is a double 'Box Bed' or 'Snug' - a bed boxed in and enclosed by a curtain, similar to those found in old-fashioned crofters' cottages - a lovely place to relax or an additional sleeping space for two.
- The kitchen area is well equipped with a Belfast sink, full-size dishwasher, Rangemaster cooker, an unusual 'retro' microwave, an Italian wooden refrigerator, toaster with poached egg rack, kettle and a range of quality kitchenware. Here you will find a 'Welcome Hamper' containing a selection of organic vegetables freshly picked from our garden (or purchased from the local farm shop). Essentials such as milk, coffee, tea, sugar, wine and other goodies are also provided to ensure a perfect first night in!
- The main bedroom is lovely and peaceful and has a double cast iron bed, small fireplace and an en-suite toilet & sink. The luxury mattress is made of organic Welsh wool covered in organic cotton, and the sheets, bedspreads, quilts and curtains are all of cotton too.
- The main bathroom at the other end of the 'Hayloft' is a haven of peace and tranquility. Here you can soak in the deep copper bateau spa bath, relax in the sauna or freshen up in the steam shower! Natural soaps and other luxuries are also provided for pampering yourself during your stay.
- The 'Hayloft' is lovely and warm throughout, heated by cast iron radiators fuelled by a wood pellet boiler and solar panels and an attractive 'Clearview' wood-burning stove. The abundant use of natural insulation (including battens made of cotton and hemp), makes this a truly warm and well-insulated accommodation!
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It seemed to me that the misalignment in time is what is fundamentally wrong with this kind of financial behaviour.
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Mandatory data retention would force your Internet Service Provider to create vast and expensive new databases of sensitive information about you. That information would then be available to the government, in secret and without any court oversight, based on weak and outdated electronic privacy laws.
That same data could become available to civil litigants in private lawsuits–whether it's the RIAA trying to identify downloaders, a company trying to uncover and retaliate against an anonymous critic, or a divorce lawyer looking for dirty laundry. These databases would also be a new and valuable target for black hat hackers, be they criminals trying to steal identities or foreign governments trying to unmask anonymous dissidents.
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Federal Reserve loans during 2008 fin-meltdown revealed. Connection to Reid's re-election in 2010.
Thanks to Bloomberg and Fox News – their FOIA request made it all the way through the courts to force the Federal Reserve to reveal their loans during the peak of the Great Recession.
At the height of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve allowed the world's largest banks to turn more than $118 billion in junk bonds, defaulted debt, securities of unknown ratings and stocks into cash.
What's even more bizarre, is the amount of loans to foreign banks and the fact a few loans apparently impacted the elections in 2010!
Not only did the Fed loan money to Belgian & German banks, and even a bank controlled by Libya – but apparently they loaned money to a Mexican bank controlled by a socialist drug czar that has strong connections to Nevada real estate. In a bizarre – and frightening twist – Senator Harry Reid is connected to several huge apartment complexes that used the bank to finance their purchase.
The apartment complexes are Section Eight housing for lower income and house a predominantly Hispanic community with rumors of a large population of illegal immigrants. It does not appear Senator Reid did anything illegal to help the Mexican bank owned by the socialist drug czar get the Fed loan at 0% to save the complex from certain bankruptcy. It is obvious however, that the immigrants voted for Reid in 2010 and played a vital role in his winning his re-election bid.
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Does anyone have any examples of RPG calling Java that they would share? I have reviewed the JavaMail programs and I have reviewed the documentation from IBM (Websphere Development Studio: ILE RPG Programmer's Guide Version 5 SC09-2507-04). The JavaMail example is basic and only provides basic interactions between Java and RPG. The Programmer's Guide is not only confusing, but the examples do not compile (especially in the area of JNI interactions and freeing resources). Thanks Mike
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ZBB and Cracker BarrelThe Zac Brown Band and Cracker Barrel join together to put out an exclusive version of The Foundation, which includes three previously unreleased tracks and will be available in Cracker Barrel stores only on September 7th. In addition to the bands two #1 songs, "Chicken Fried" and "Whatever It Is," you will find live versions of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "I Lost It" and "I Shall Be Released." <
AND, beginning in early October, Cracker Barrel will also be introducing "Southern Ground Grub," Zac Brown's own food line featuring his spice rub and a Brown Sauce that are his own recipes he has shared with his family and friends through the years, as well as a cookbook of Zac's recipes.


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Joe Jonas Gossip
Joe Jonas gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Joe Jonas was the joke of TIFF last September. Because he'd go running throughout Yorkville, the epicentre of the festival, at the busiest time of day, when traffic was at a standstill and the crowds were as thick as they get all year, with his shirt off or in a purple tank top, surrounded by security. Full Story
Speaking of uncool...
I mean... These jeans... And the problem is exacerbated by the fact that his friends can wear their skinny jeans. Which only serves to highlight, obviously, his inability to wear skinny jeans. Joe Jonas cannot wear skinny jeans. And he really shouldn't wear skinny jeans with high tops. But he insists. Full Story
Lessons in Sport by Joe and Kevin Jonas
Written by Jacek You can always count on the Jonas brothers for some photo gold, especially when it comes to their attempts at athleticism. I'm no gossip guru and probably have a pretty selective memory when it comes to most celebrity subjects, but it seems to me that 80% of the time the Jonas brothers are photographed they're attempting to be athletic in some way. Full Story
He wins
It used to be Jake Gyllenhaal who was the worst wearer of pants, like, ever. And then Spittle Gerard Butler came along with his snug crotch and his loser wash jeans relieving Jakey of this Bad Pants title. They are the antithesis of Brad Pitt and David Beckham. It's a dealbreaker when a man can't own his pants. Full Story
He had to keep his shirt on
The Jonas Brothers made a surprise appearance today at the Air Canada Centre for We Day. You can imagine the screaming. Yesterday the Vagina Virgins participated at CIBC Run For The Cure. Miraculously, Joe kept his shirt on. Those in Yorkville would find this particularly surprising because during the film festival, a shirtless Joe could oft be seen running around Toronto's busiest neighbourhood bare chested getting in a fitness fix despite the ubiquitous presence of paps hoping to get shots of George Clooney and the Mighty Opes. Full Story
Vagina Virgin running in purple
The Jonas Brothers are in Toronto – they're shooting some kind of tv movie in a small town outside of the city and come into the city on their down time. Everyone knows they're staying in Yorkville. Everyone is in Yorkville. Yorkville is film festival central. And the girls have been stalking and chasing and screaming… So Joe Jonas decided to go running outside the other day, surrounded by security, accompanied by his trainer, past the patrons on patios sipping coffee rolling their eyes at his, um, commitment to fitness. Full Story
Famewhore loses Vagina Virgin
Joe Jonas is no longer dating Camilla Belle. Her rep has confirmed it's over. No specifics were given but we all know it's because he was afraid of her vagina. A Vagina Virgin can't make the next step, you know? Apparently Joe, because he can't help reflecting his pain through his work, changed the lyrics to one of their songs Full Story
Vagina Virgin Hair
So the Jonas Brothers played in New York today and I looked at these photos and I was making ew gross that's nasty faces because what the f-ck is this hair and why are they wearing it? And then Michelle and Jen B had to jump in all reasonable and mature, explaining that they'd take this natural curl, as lame as it is, over the straight iron look of LipGloss BlenderLegs MoistFace Zac Efron and, yeah, I couldn't disagree. Full Story
Vagina Virgins cross the pond
They were in London today promoting something – maybe a movie? Yes, probably. The movie that did not fare very well at the North American box office. Apparently their tv show wasn't a huge success either. Not great news for a "band" about to release their fourth album Lines, Vines, and Trying Times. Full Story
Mouse Boys
17 Again, the LA premiere last night. As you'd expect, there was a strong Disney contingent present to support Zac Efron. The Mouse's current favourite son was joined by the Mouse's current favourite family – LipGloss and the Vagina Virgins together for one screamworthy evening! Lip, as you can see, is once again working those inturned feet. Full Story
I've seen you before
This is the Vagina Virgin Joe Jonas today in a black beanie walking around West Hollywood. Not to be confused with LipGloss Zac Efron in Sydney a couple of weeks ago, and definitely not Robert Pattinson at LAX in November… They.All.Look.The.Same. Like generic blondes on the cover of magazines, one after the other, young Hollywood boys morphing together. Full Story
How do you dump a Vagina Virgin?
Not that it would have been a real break up because it wasn't a real relationship but still… For all intents and purposes it was sold as a legitimate love, so will we be hearing about it on the Jonas Brothers next album? Probably won't have to wait that long. Because Joe Jonas is part of the web generation – nothing happens if it doesn't happen on Facebook/Twitter. Full Story
Vagina Virgin cuckold?
So we were told to believe that Joe Jonas was dating Camilla Belle, conveniently when both had a movie to promote. She's a piece of work this girl… one day she might even rival the Shelf Ass in famewhoring. Still, pretending that Joe Jonas is actually attracted to girls was a junior move. Full Story
They arrived in Vegas yesterday to promote their movie – the fans lost their sh-t. Here are the Vagina Virgins greeting their devoted. They certainly needed the love. Because their concert film was supposed to open at #1 this weekend. Instead, it came in at #2 behind Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail. Full Story


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Small Skirmish in the War for Freedom
Monday, August 12, 2013
Archaeologists in Georgia have discovered the site of a Revolutionary War–era frontier fort, lost in the Southern landscape since a skirmish there on February 10, 1779, earned it a footnote in American history. Carr's Fort, named for the cattle farmer and militia captain who owned it, was the scene of a one-day battle between 80 British loyalists and 200 local militiamen that helped blunt Britain's efforts to retake territory in the thirteenth colony.
Without a precise location or description of the fort, Lamar Institute archaeologist Dan Elliott says the search was "like looking for a needle in a haystack, only harder." Guided by historical documents, Elliott's team combed a dozen prospective targets in a four-square-mile area of what was once Carr's land in Wilkes County, midway between Savannah and Augusta.
On the final day of their survey they found a cluster of eighteenth-century artifacts—musket balls, parts of muskets, buttons, horseshoes, wagon parts, and a 1770 King George halfpenny—that Elliott claims marks the site of the 234-year-old fort. He says the discovery provides hope that similar ephemeral frontier fortifications (more than 30 are likely in Wilkes County alone) may be found in the future.
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Small Skirmish in the War for Freedom
Sifting Through Molehills
City of Red Stone
Animal Offerings of the Aztecs
High-Definition Obsidian
Tomb of the Wari Queens
Golden Sacrifices
Spain's Lost Jewish History
Samson and the Gate of Gaza
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An Ohio brewery tries its hand at Sumerian beer, English archaeologists expose one of the world's oldest railway tunnels, sediments from Lake Malawi contradict a past "volcanic winter," and the oldest evidence of humans consistently eating meat
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My Laundry Question
Any idea how to get a lighter line from folding out of cotton?
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I have 100% cotton twill fabric that has been folded and sitting for about two years now. I unfolded it to use it and there seems to be a permanent, lighter line where the center fold was. It may have been ironed on that fold once upon a time.
Lessons Learned
- I've tried using a water and vinegar solution and that didn't help
Fabric Content of Item (if appropriate)
Forest green 100% cotton twill
Mary Marlowe Leverette, About.com Laundry & Laundry Rooms, says:
I'm not sure the line will every come out completely because sharp fold lines can bend or break the fibers. And, there could even be a bit of fading on that line if the fabric was exposed to sunlight. But, we can certainly try!
Since the vinegar and water didn't work, saturate the entire line with water. Make sure that it is thoroughly wet. Place the fabric on an ironing board wrong side up. Use a dry iron on the cotton setting. Press until the fabric is completely dry. Do not remove from the ironing board, allow the hot fabric to cool completely before moving. This is so the fibers will all be "flattened" and hopefully will stay flat and not bend again.
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8 Of The Cutest #WeddingDogs On Instagram
We love when couple's incorporate their pets into their wedding. It's a way for couples to personalize their day plus couples get to have their other best friend by their side. We've seen some absolutely adorable pups on Instagram tagged to #WeddingDogs. Here are 8 of the cutest ones we could find! Will your pet make an appearance at your wedding? Tell us below!
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