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LONDON: Britain is reviewing licenses to sell arms and military goods to Israel in the light of its operations in Gaza, Prime Minister David Cameron's office said Monday.
Britain's government has approved licenses for the sale of military goods to Israel worth at least £42 million ($71 million) since 2010, according to government figures obtained by the Campaign Against Arms Trade.
These are mostly to supply weapons control and targeting systems and components for ammunition, drones and armored vehicles.
"We are currently reviewing all export licenses to Israel to confirm that we think they are appropriate," said a government spokeswoman.
"Clearly the current situation has changed compared to when some licenses will have been granted, and we're reviewing those existing licenses against the current situation, but no decisions have been taken beyond going back again and reviewing," the spokeswoman said.
The decision to review the contracts was taken last week, she added.
CAAT spokesman Andrew Smith welcomed the review but called for an immediate embargo on the selling of military equipment to Israel, insisting the government "should never have agreed the licenses in the first place."
"It not only facilitates, but signals approval to the actions of the Israeli government," he added.
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World Cup 2010 - Khedira heads Germany to third
Sami Khedira nodded the winner as Germany came from behind to claim third place at the World Cup with a 3-2 win over Uruguay in Port Elizabeth.
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The Stuttgart midfielder headed into the corner of the net on 82 minutes after a frantic scramble in the Uruguay box.
Thomas Muller struck the opener for Joachim Loew's side on 19 minutes only for Edinson Cavani to level on 28 minutes.
Diego Forlan put Uruguay ahead with a delicious volley on 51 minutes. Germany secured the bronze medal courtesy of Marcell Jansen's header five minutes later before Khedira pounced in a crowded area to convert the winner.
It was the fifth time that Germany were involved in a third place play-off.
Germany are the first side to win the third place play-off game in back to back World Cups.
No country has played more matches for the bronze medal, but they were fortunate not to be reduced to ten men in the fourth minute.
Dennis Aogo somehow escaped with only a yellow card after a horrific late lunge on Diego Perez that merited a straight red.
How Perez's leg did not buckle in two remains something of a mystery.
Uruguay went close on six minutes when Forlan's swerving free-kick flew over.
Germany's response saw Arne Friedrich's header hit the bar from Mesut Ozil's corner before they struck on 18 minutes courtesy of Muller's mindfulness.
Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera could not hold a powerful drive by Bastian Schweinsteiger and Muller followed up to slip the ball home from close range.
Muller had joined David Villa and Wesley Sneijder on five goals in the bid to win the Golden Boot for the tournament's top goalscorer.
Forlan almost became the fourth man to reach five goals on 24 minutes when he headed at the German goal, but Per Mertesacker did well to block the Atletico Madrid striker's header. His time would soon come.
Germany, without Miroslav Klose due to a back problem amid a flu bug in the squad, contributed to their own downfall when they lost the equalising goal on 27 minutes.
Perez picked Schweinsteiger's pocket before Suarez, who was roundly booed for much of the game due to his handball antics against Ghana in the last eight, slipped Cavani in for the equaliser.
Suarez screwed a shot wide of goal before the break, but Forlan showed him how to do it when he volleyed Egidio Arevalo's cross into the net on 51 minutes to take his tournament tally to five. It was a glorious finish that was a small emblem of the outstanding Forlan's work at this tournament.
Muslera allowed Germany a way back in 56 minutes when he missed Jerome Boateng's corner and the ball hit off the head of Jansen for the equaliser.
Khedira completed an impressive World Cup with the winner from Ozil's corner, but Forlan almost forced the match to extra-time when he slammed a free-kick off the bar with the final kick of the ball that would have edged him ahead in the Golden Boot prize.
Germany's win denied Uruguay their best finish at the finals since winning the tournament 60 years ago, but they can luxuriate in the memory of wins over Mexico, South Korea and Ghana and a narrow 3-2 loss to the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
Muller leads the Golden Boot because he has the highest number of assists, but Klose's ailment cruelly robbed him of the chance to equal or overhaul Ronaldo's all-time World Cup record of 15 goals. He remains one short of the Brazilian on 14 goals.
Germany began the match without Manuel Neuer in goal, forward Lukas Podolski and captain Philipp Lahm, but their absence was not to prove insurmountable.
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Goals 2-3
1st Half Goals 1-1
Shots on Target 6-7
Shots off Target 5-7
Blocked Shots 5-4
Corners 6-12
Fouls 13-11
Offsides 2-3
Yellow Cards 1-3
Red Cards 0-0
Passing Success 76.1%-81.3%
Tackles 31-21
Tackles Success 87.1%-71.4%
Possession 46.2%-53.8%
Territorial Advantage 48%-52%

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Thursday mid-morning we headed out to meet up with a bunch of our riding buddies in Knoxville for the weekend of riding in TN.
Once the others showed up, we all went out for a bite.. We all jammed it our buddies van…
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My buddy took this photo.. Yes I did get yelled at by Highbinder...
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A very cool road.....
Then Dinner @ The Loveless Cafe
The food is nothing really fancy.. Just home type cooking..
Always take time for that Family photo..
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We only rode about 50 miles of it.Will have to do 444 miles of it one day...
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Friday was a sun up to sun down ride!!
We rolled into the motel well after dark....
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SmokinJoe has a G.G.Grand father at the cemetery in Shiloh..
Joe was sure digging LadyFame at Shiloh...
You just can't take the boy out of the man....
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Number of dead buried at Shiloh...The two-day battle, April 6-7, 1862, resulted in 24,000 casualties!!
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I showed a few of my fancy moves and wresled Highbinder to the ground !!
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Then it was off to the other side of TN..To the Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park .. The one museum was closed so off we went to the top where there was another museum.. They had a few native critters there...
As we were at the highest point in Tn..
We hear rifle shots !! Come to find out ,that there is a muzzle loader shoot with Civil war rifles !!! So off the mountain we go 25 valks strong...
The folks were very happy to see us as we were to see them shoot the black powders..
I even got a chance to hold a a .68 cal smooth bore original rifle used in the Civil War !!!
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Once again we arrived back at the motel well after dark...
Sunday morning was a grand day ... Said our see ya laters...
Early morning shadow riders.
We had a great ride home ..The weather all weekend was wonderful for Nov.
Our total was 1221 miles...
Pulled in our drive to see a wonderful Nov.SunSet...
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|Diced red bell pepper
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1. Combine the vegetables in a shallow dish. Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves, and pour over the vegetables. Toss to mix well.
2. Cover the salad and chill for several hours or overnight before serving.
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* An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with host Seth MacFarlane and musical guest Frank Ocean (4.1/10 in metered-market households), hit a two-year high for an "SNL" rebroadcast in metered-market households, delivering the show's highest rating for an encore edition since November 6, 2010 (with a telecast hosted by Jane Lynch and featuring musical guest Bruno Mars).
* In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Saturday Night Live" averaged a 2.0 rating, 9 share in adults 18-49, "SNL's" top rating in the Local People Meters with a rebroadcast in eight months (since February 25, with an episode hosted by Charlie Day and featuring musical guest Maroon 5).
* Versus the same night last year, "SNL" was up 21 percent in metered-market households (4.1 vs. 3.4) and up 11 percent in the Local People Meters (2.0 vs. 1.8).
* In national ratings so far this season, original telecasts of "Saturday Night Live" are up versus one year ago by 7 percent in 18-49 rating (with a 2.9 vs. a 2.7, "most current") and up 4 percent in total viewers (7.5 million vs. 7.2 million).
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* At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Revolution" averaged a 0.4/1 in 18-49 and 2.0 million viewers overall. "Revolution" is currently up week to week in this slot by 5 percent in total viewers (1.983 million vs. 1.893 million).
* At 9 p.m. ET, a rebroadcast of "Chicago Fire" delivered a 0.5/2 in 18-49 and 2.4 million viewers overall. From its first half-hour to its second, "Chicago Fire" grew by a tenth of a rating point in 18-49 (to a 0.6 from a 0.5) and 9 percent in total viewers (2.5 million vs. 2.3 million).
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Hi ,
I'm thinking about coming back to GW 2 after leaving it few months ago.
The only thing is , I'm not sure is it worth it because I'm a casual player so one week I may play for few hours,another one for much more or less.
Is it possible to catch up a bit gearwise with other players or it's a loosing battle due to much grinding need?
I like PVE but some PVP from time to time as well.
Any advice on that will be more than welcome please.
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Well I am also a casual player and after a few months of break I came back and I'm enjoying it. If it's worth or not I can't answer you, because that's completely up to you... DO you feel like playing? I fealt like playing it and so I did. Did some content that I haven't done before, did some Living Stories, mostly do sPvP, also some WvW... Basically I'm doing a bit of everything. You're probably going to get some rewards from achievement chests, which should help you get some exotic armor from WvW vendors right away if your armor isn't great, you could also buy a piece of ascended jewelry maybe...
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Joined: 8/11/13
Originally posted by kasyos
If you still have your account to come back is completely free. So load it up and see. There is no gear grind here, if you had exotic gear before you left you still have top tier gear. You can get ascended items but you don't need them.
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Joined: 5/01/09
Out of every mmorpg there is, GW2 requires the least grind to get gear. Since there's no "real" gear progression.
You can get gear just by doing dailies and monthlies. I still don't have ascended gear and I'm doing just fine in PVP or PVE.
I'm playing rarely now because I've got no time for it, but when I manage to log in I always have fun without feeling any disadvantage because I'm not ascended geared.
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There... are... four... lights!
This should have been asked on the GW2 forum, but as already said, GW2 is the most "come back" friendly theme park MMORPG of the market, and possibly the best choice for a casual player.
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If you haven't reached max level on a character it's definitely worth it. I feel like the main shortcoming was lack of long-form PVE progression, so playing through the first time is great (and as a casual player there's no pressure to finish quick, since there's no subscription.)
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Originally posted by korent1991
Both my wife and I are incredibly busy (between work and kids) and hardly have enough time as we once did as hardcore gamers; I guess we now fall under the casual category. GW2 is perfect for us because we can get on whenever, have fun, and not feel like we're being left behind; and no monthly fee reduces our stress level, unlike with WOW back in the day.
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Always a great game to go back to. I have left and came back about 3 or 4 times now. I still play it quite a bit here lately. It is just a great game. You can play this game for the next 10 years without having to waste your life away on it.
Awesome game. Lot of improvements in the past few months as well.
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The way dungeons are set up now, you actually make a lot more as a player who only has 2 or 3 hours to spare.
I would focus on purchasing gear with dungeon tokens. It takes about half an hour a day to get 120 tokens from Citadel of Flame, or 45 mins a day to get 120 tokens from Sorrow's Embrace. Either dungeon will give you access to some of the most popular armor/weapon sets in the game.
Also, you have the option of completing dailies for Ascended gear, which is pretty cool.
I play for about 2.5-4 hours a day (about 5 times a week) depending on my work schedule. An hour or 2 is plenty of time to get geared up.
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I've also thought of coming back and I guess I left the game for a slightly different reason. I thought although the gear grind was relatively low, the items (treasure) I was hunting for and working towards were mostly just skins with most of the same or closely similar properties.
I'm a strictly PvE and I know most people don't understand that but I was wondering how the RP and Lore side of the game was going because I kind of got bored with this game. I know it sounds stupid and I know the game is wildly popular and I wanted to pour hours upon hours into it as I anticipated it's release but somehow it didn't hold on to my attention.
I do apologize to any forum police if this is put in the wrong section of the forum, but I read this thread and thought I would chime in. Don't need any negative comments thrown back. I was just hoping someone who recently returned could give me insight as to how they feel. The SSD can only hold so many games ! lol
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The Critical Hit Pretzel!
I mean you have the game, no reason NOT to. As for what you can do being casual, I'd say yes. The game has very little you really 'work for' or you 'need' and is more so there to 'enjoy what it has' and it seemed to add extra stuff to do for activities that might be entertaining. If you enjoyed it before I'd say jump in, why not, you bought the game get your money's worth out of it if you do have some fun playing it.
Catch up? Its impossible to fall behind. Its so easy to get exotic, which is 99% as good as ascended. Ascended can be a bit of a time sink, but that was the point. You wont notice the difference between ascended and exotic, so consider it an optional grind.
As for coming back? There's no reason not to log in and see for yourself since you own the game, the only thing you'll lose is a few MB of downloads.
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Your chararacter gains experience and levels up, defining a role playing game.
tryed game after 8 month break. mainly interest do WvWvW. now as new char (lvl 1) i dont get any skill and others players have all skills! (if over 30 lvl, if i remember right) wtf?
then i need do some skill point challenges to buy skills, and thouse are mainly out side WvWvW in pve.
why the hell we dont get all skills when we join any level we want WvWvW?
bunishing low levels in pvp is bullshit.
got zero interesting to pve side of game, i buyed game for pvp not pve.
Another proplem is that u STILL NOT see in WvWvW map where others players are ( i mean friendly players, not hostiles).
u just run around like a headless chicken in WvWvW map to find zerg team, but ofc u get ganged by rogues or others enemy players.
there is potential but no help for newbies. if u buy tis game now, u might as well shoot u self leg.
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Before I answer, anything else you want me to decide for you? get it all out of the way at once.
When I said i had "time", i meant virtual time, i got no RL "time" for you.
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Originally posted by kasyos
It is the most casual friendly game in existence at this point. If you don't feel this game is worth it then none will be. What exactly would you have to grind for? Cosmetic things that make no difference at all?
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Originally posted by kasyos
As for whether or not it's worth it to come back, it really depends on why you left in the first place. They've added a lot of new stuff, but the core game is essentially the same. So if you enjoyed the game, but just needed a break or something, it's absolutely worth going back to. If all you enjoyed were dungeons, those are mostly still the same, but they've made a bunch of them harder, changed up some of the boss mechanics to make them less exploitable, and changed the rewards to encourage people to do more than just farm CoF p1 all day. If you enjoyed the mini-games there's a lot more of those, and some of them are pretty awesome (southsun survival, for one).
- DO NOT WORRY about catching up gearwise. This game is NOT a gear grind. Never has been. The gear you had when you left, is just as valid now as it was then. The only part of the game you may need to catch up on would be fractals, as people now have higher AR, but that shouldn't be too difficult. Furthermore, the only people really doing higher lvl fractals tend to be more dedicated groups, so you'd have to spend time finding a more serious group of players for those anyways.
The only think you've really missed out on is Living Story / events-based stuff. New rewards, limited available weapon & armor skins, etc. It's still possible to get a lot of that stuff, but it'll cost a good amount of gold to do so.
Originally posted by kasyos
Is it possible to catch up a bit gearwise with other players or it's a loosing battle due to much grinding need?
Depends on what you want to do. You obviously won't be able to do 20+ fractals without agony resistance, i.e. having run the lower ones sufficiently.
For anything else (e.g. Arah explorables), all exotic gear is more than sufficient and obtainable through the trading post.
As for WvW:
If that kind of PvP is your boat, then they really haven't done shit. It's still the mindless zergfest it was, albeit with a lot less participation due to burn out.
Roaming still feels unrewarding and the continued lack of any kind of character reward from winning makes it feel pointless (to me at least).
Since most people in WvW are rather unskilled, all exotic armor is usually more than sufficient, not to mention that ascended doesn't give that much of an advantage (although it does, no matter how much the fanboys will defend it).
As for SPvP:
Same can of worms. Necros are FOTM due to conditions reigning supreme.
The bottom line is... there is really nothing to catch up to for anything. Exotics are sufficient and now much cheaper than they were near release due to insane increases in supply.
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Originally posted by korent1991
I agree with this. It really is up to you and your mindset about this game. So many people just get off on hating this game. I have a lvl 80 ranger with all exotic gear and could care less about the new gear because you really don't need it to play this game. Its just there because of players with the wow mindset about grinding for the newest thing. I don't do dungeons at all and find that there's still so much i haven't done in this game plus they add new stuff every month. Most of the complaints i see about this game is about not doing things the way wow does. If you can change you head about how most mmo's work, you could really have fun playing this game. Because it really is different.


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This is not a purpose of the Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) form. 2 a) export control c) boycott monitoring (X) b) statistical information 21. A Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) does not perform this function. a) compilation of statistical information c) document of title (X) b) export control document 22. This document provides a proof of delivery for goods received at the warehouse of the steamship line. a) packing list c) dock receipt (X) b) shipper's letter of instructions d) certificate of registration 23. This kind of invoice is provided prior to the shipment of merchandise to inform the buyer of the kinds, quantities, and value of goods to be sent. a) pro forma invoice (X) c) customs invoice b) commercial invoice d) consular invoice 24. This kind of invoice is a legalized or visaed document prepared by a seller in the importing country's language on an official form. a) pro forma invoice c) customs invoice b) commercial invoice d) consular invoice (X) 25. This document is needed for preferential rates of import duties. a) certificate of origin (X) c) special purpose document b) inspection certificate d) insurance certificate 26. This document certifies that the merchandise was in good condition immediately prior to shipment. a) certificate of origin c) special purpose document b) inspection certificate (X) d) insurance certificate 27. This transport document is not negotiable, enabling a carrier to release goods to a designated consignee without this particular document. a) insurance certificate c) air waybill (X) 28. A bill of lading does not serve this function. a) document of title c) insurance certificate (X) b) receipt of goods d) contract of carriage b) bill of lading 29. This bill of lading is issued when the carrier receives the cargo on the vessel with no evidence of damage. a) foul and on board c) foul and received for shipment 3 b) clean and on board (X) d) clean and received for shipment TRUE OR FALSE 1. International logistics costs far exceed those for domestic shipment. (T) 2. Transportation cost is directly related to speed of transportation. (T) 3. It is traditionally believed that the appropriateness of air freight is a function of a value-toweight equation. (T) 4. As product density declines, the charge for sea freight rises rapidly. (T) 5. A conference line company uses a dual rate system. (T) 6. In contrast with independent lines and tramp vessels, conference lines do not have established arrival/departure schedules. (F) 7. Inland carriers are less likely than ocean carriers to bear the responsibility for any damage to goods while in their possession. (F) 8. Marine insurance can be obtained for both air and sea shipments. (T) 9. A special policy is relatively more expensive than open coverage. (T) 10. An exporter who exports frequently should use an open (blanket) insurance policy rather than a special policy. (T) 11. Cargo insurance does not allow profit to be insured. (F) 12. When in doubt, a company should over-pack its product because import duties are based on net weight. (F) 13. Palletizing minimizes breakage by assembling packages on a base and securing the load to the base. (T) 14. Because the cargo can easily be stolen or lost during shipment, a company should discourage theft by clearly writing the company's name and the content on the package for easy identification. (F) 15. A container can minimize breakage and moisture problems but not weight and pilferage problems. (F) 16. A freight forwarder can assist an exporter in virtually all aspects of physical distribution. (T) 17. A freight forwarder generally works for exporters, whereas a customhouse broker works for importers. (T) 18. A freight forwarder's major contribution to an exporter is his ability to provide traffic and documentation responsibilities for international freight movements. (T) 4 19. The service of a freight forwarder is optional, and thus its service cost should not be figured into the contract price charged to buyers. (F) 20. A customs broker assists an exporter in filling out export documents. (F) 21. The European Union has eliminated the Single Administrative Document. (T) 22. To fill out export documents, a U.S. exporter needs to use the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. (T) 23. An export license is required for exports being shipped from the United States to Canada. (F) 24. U.S. goods not related to strategic significance or short supply must still have a general export license. (T) 25. The United States requires a validated export license for all exported products. (F) 26. COCOM, an international organization responsible for the coordination of Western allies' export controls for security purposes, has been disbanded. (T) 27. A dock receipt is a document issued by a carrier to evidence shipment transportation. (F) 28. When a regular American invoice is certified by an importing country's consulate, it becomes a consular invoice. (F) 29. An exporter who notes an error on a consular invoice can make corrections by oneself. (F) 30. An inspection certificate is issued by an exporter's own quality control department to certify that the merchandise being shipped conforms to the order or specifications. (F) 31. An air waybill is not a negotiable instrument. (T) 32. A bill of lading can be straight or negotiable. (T) 33. A clean on-board bill of lading is a bill which is properly filled out and notarized. (F) 34. A clean on-board bill of lading certifies that the cargo is in a warehouse at the export dock. (F) 5
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The Scarlets will be bidding to give the long-serving Stephen Jones a perfect send-off when he plays his final game for the club against Cardiff Blues on Saturday evening.
The Scarlets, who have won their last four games against the Blues in all competitions, will be looking to maintain an unbeaten record against their fellow Welsh regions in the RaboDirect PRO12 league this season.
Jones - who moves to London Wasps next season - will start at centre against the Blues as the 34-year-old fly-half brings the curtain down on a Scarlets playing career spanning 15 seasons.
Jones, Scarlets' all-time points record holder on 2850 points in 315 appearances, still holds the record of most points scored in a league game (32) against Swansea in October 2002 - with a total of 741 points in league games during his career.
The Scarlets also bid farewell to some Parc y Scarlets heroes of past seasons including Scottish international Sean Lamont, England number eight Ben Morgan, second-rows Dominic Day and Lou Reed, full back Dan Evans as well as retiring front rowers, Iestyn Thomas and Rhys Thomas.
"This will be a hugely competitive fixture, it's a local derby, and there's lot of pride of stake for the players. We still have an outside chance of going through, but importantly, it's the fact playing the Blues and we are very proud of our unbeaten record against Welsh regions this season so we want to maintain that," said Scarlets Head Coach Nigel Davies.
"It will be an opportunity to see some great battles and duals on the pitch with the quality of a host of young players on show. It's going to be a great finale for the season."
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Cardiff Blues have made four changes to their starting line-up as they travel to face Welsh rivals Scarlets in the final round of RaboDirect 2011/12 games on Saturday.
In the pack they welcome back number eight Andries Pretorius - the young South African having finally recovered from a knee injury sustained in the Heineken Cup back in November.
The other change up front sees openside flanker Josh Navidi join Pretorius in the back-row.
"I'm really looking forward to being back on the pitch after such a long lay off," said Pretorius.
"It's unbelievably frustrating being on the sidelines, but I've been working hard with our conditioning and coaching staff to set myself goals to be able to come back.
"It will be good to get one last game before the end of the season."
There are two new faces in the back-line with Chris Czekaj replacing Ben Blair at full-back and Harry Robinson coming in for Tom James on the wing.
A number of players will also be signing off their Cardiff careers on Saturday with Casey Laulala, Maama Molitika, Gethin Jenkins, John Yapp, Richie Rees and Dan Parks all pulling on the blue jersey for a final time.
Scarlets: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Sean Lamont, 13 Nick Reynolds, 12 Stephen Jones, 11 Andy Fenby, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Josh Turnbull (capt), 6 Kieran Murphy, 5 Dominic Day, 4 Aaron Shingler, 3 Deacon Manu, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Rhodri Jones
Replacements: 16 Emyr Phillips, 17 Phil John, 18 Simon Gardiner, 19 Damian Welch, 20 Johnathan Edwards, 21 Tavis Knoyle, 22 Adam Warren, 23 Viliame Iongi
Cardiff Blues: 15 Chris Czekaj, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Harry Robinson, 10 Ceri Sweeney, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 Andries Pretorius, 7 Josh Navidi, 6 Maama Molitika, 5 James Down, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 Marc Breeze, 1 Gethin Jenkins
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It's actually not surprising in the least that the National Council of Teacher Quality rated Youngstown State University's teacher training program "weak," even though the programs accreditors gave it "glowing" reviews. (YSU program deemed weak, July 22)
Research has shown for years that teacher training programs and education degrees, on average, don't help teachers graduating from them one bit better. What they really do is make school systems pay these more-credentialed applicants a premium (a silly idea given how inert the credential is).
Teachers benefit most from mentoring by experienced teachers and intense instruction in their subject matter, not teacher training programs. That's why the reviews of YSU's program will mirror those given to most similar programs: mixed.
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The stalemate over rais- ing the debt ceiling is coming down to the wire. The statement President Obama made regarding the deadlock seems reasonable to me. There needs to be equal sharing of the debt burden. The poor and middle class are not slaves to the wealthy, although it seems that we work so they can relax.
The cause for no movement seems to rest on the shoulders of the Republicans and their unwillingness to entertain the thought of a tax increase to bring in added, badly needed revenue. Their stance is that with an increase in taxes corporations will not be able to hire more employees. Come on. Since the roll back of taxes when George W. Bush was president, the economy declined. Instead of hiring with their added revenue, executives laid off employees, terminated employees, or moved their operations out of the country. This is the main reason for the unemployment rate. Could there be another reason for the strong opposition to a tax increase?
I wonder if staunch Christians in Congress ever read, reflect on and come to an understanding of how the words of scripture, especially regarding the poor, impact us today.
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Regards "A Better Way to Train Teachers".....
Pullman reflects a bias towards the view that the best teachers know content material the best.
This is fine except the requirements of the real world of public education cannot support this because of its cost.
Consider the following:
1) The mass of students that must be educated by the public schools because the cost of a system of training teachers deeply rooted in content knowledge would be prohibitive.
2) Replacing departing teachers would be difficult because the supply generated by a content knowledge training emphasis would be difficult since supply could not meet demand.
3) Fiscally conservative politicians would object to the increased costs associated with the training of teachers.
I'd be interested to find out if Ms. Pullmann has ever actually been a teacher.
Most of these think-tank people are those with English or History degrees, and they've rarely had any firm employment outside of their biased propaganda machines.
The Heartland Institute's pretty much a fraud. It's filled with people who try to portray themselves as educated and research-oriented, but if you go read their bios, it's clear that these were the kids who couldn't hack it in academia, but weren't willing to go into business or private industry.
You need to do a little more research. The National Council of Teacher Quality was organized and has gotten its agenda from the Business Roundtable's PIE Group. Essentially, this is one more initiative but into place by billionaires, like the Fordham Group and Bill Gates. Like SB5 and other anti-teacher legislation and agencies, the purpose of this group is simple... to privatize education.
Everyone needs to wake up in this country. Look what the "business" leaders did to our car companies and wall street. If schools need funding, why not give them a federal bailout... oh.. wait.. that only applies to corporations and yet we are going to listen to what the agencies that these fat cat crooks have created and advise.
It is amazing that the uber rich in this country have managed to turn the middle class against eachother. Small business owners think they are protected by the corporate agenda but they are the next targets. Once the blood is squeezed from public employees and the unemployment rate hits 20%... guess what the filthy rich will do next... buy out and take over all small businesses.
The bottom line is... if you make less than $300,000 a year you are middle class in this county... better start standing together before its too late.
As far as what this organization thinks about YSU... who cares!!!
My question is how many teachers got taxpayer funded pay raises based on this bogus education.
The taxpayer gets hosed again. We need to keep track of all this kind of taxpayer abuse so we can remember when the Administration comes asking us for more money.


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A Server and client for proxying local ports through public interfaces
A Node.js client/server implementation of a secure tunnel over TLS/SSL. Useful for exposing local servers on public hosts. Initially implemented to expose a local server to browsers provided by BrowserStack to integrate their beta API with test scripts.
The idea is simple.
npm install tls-tunnel
To instantiate and start a server
var Server = require'tls-tunnel'Server; var server = port: 8080 // port to listen for client connections key: fsreadFileSync'./keys/server-key.pem' // server's private key cert: fsreadFileSync'./keys/server-cert.pem' // server's SSL certificate ca: fsreadFileSync'./keys/client-cert.pem' // list of authorized client SSL certificates forwardedPorts: start: 8081 // Start of port range to assign to connecting clients count: 10 // maximum number of ports and hence clients that can be supported timeout: 5000 // Timeout in milliseconds to use when waiting for a client to provide a tunnel connection ; serverstart // server should be listening on port 8080 now serverstop // server should have ended all connections and stopped ;;
To instantiate and connect a client
var http = require'http';var Client = require'tls-tunnel'Client; var client = host: 'mytlstunnel.com' // the host where the server is running port: 8080 // the port on which the server is running key: fsreadFileSync'./keys/client-key.pem' // client's private key cert: fsreadFileSync'./keys/client-cert.pem' // client's SSL certificate ca: fsreadFileSync'./keys/server-cert.pem' // list of authorized server SSL certificates targetPort: 8000 // the local port to expose through the tunnel timeout: 5000 // Timeout in milliseconds to use when waiting for a server to assign a public port ; clientconnect tunnel if error // errors could include not having enough ports available on // the server to support another else // only if no errors were encountered will the <port> parameter // contain the public port that was assigned for the tunnel httpget'http://mytlstunnel.com:' + port // should receive a response from localhost:8000 here clientdisconnect // client should have ended all connections ; ; ;
See the
test/keys folder for certificates used by the tests. These can be regenerated at anytime using either
keys.sh (OSX, Linux) or
keys.bat (Windows). These scripts use OpenSSL. OSX and Linux most likely already ship with OpenSSL. If using Windows you will need to install OpenSSL first.
It should be noted that for the client to authorize server certificates they need to have the correct hosts listed as altnames in the v3 extensions (although this doesn't seem to be required on Windows).
In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using
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Tennessee lands filming for 'Hannah Montana' movie
By John Gerome
AP Entertainment Writer
February 22, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/...na-movie_N.htmNASHVILLE — The upcoming Hannah Montana movie will be filmed in Middle Tennessee and Los Angeles, a spokeswoman for The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday evening.
Filming will begin in early May with the movie scheduled for release May 1, 2009, according to spokeswoman Heidi Trotta.
Trotta did not provide details about the shoot.
State officials have been negotiating with Disney for at least six months to get the movie made in Tennessee.
"At one time, they were definitely going to Louisiana. Then it was between Louisiana and Tennessee, and then I was left with the impression that it definitely would be Tennessee," said Perry Gibson, executive director of the Tennessee Film and Entertainment Commission.
Gibson, whose office has been working on the project with the state Department of Revenue, still had not received confirmation from Disney as of Thursday afternoon.
Specifically, Gibson was waiting on an application from the company that would allow them to get incentives from the state for filming here.
The program offers rebates and sales-tax breaks to filmmakers based on a percentage of their in-state spending.
The film is based on the wildly popular Disney TV series. In the series, Miley Cyrus plays a high school student, Miley Stewart, who moves from Tennessee to Southern California and lives a secret double life as a pop star. Her real life father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, also plays her father on the show.
The Cyrus family owns a large farm in Middle Tennessee and wanted the movie shot here. They film the series in Los Angeles.
"The issue is that Billy Ray and Miley would like for it to be in Tennessee, that way they can be at home when they're doing the filming," their business manager, Jim Humphres, said Thursday before learning that Disney had reached a decision.
Trotta said she didn't immediately know how much of the movie will be filmed in Tennessee.
The movie could be a boon for the state, both for tourism and local businesses, Gibson predicted.
"Miley Cyrus has 30 million fans, and fans have a way of visiting sites where films were made. Lord of Rings has tripled tourism for New Zealand," Gibson said. "So we're looking at a favorable impact for the state in many areas."


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The next few days might be the last chance for ice anglers to get out on the lakes. The shorelines may start to deteriorate with the warmer weather, long periods of sun and possible rain. As of Tuesday there was still 10 to 18 inches of ice on the area lakes.
Panfish action has been great with the full moon period and stable weather. Bluegills were found near weeds in 8 to 18 feet of water. A small ice jig baited with a waxworm, spike or ice plastic will take gills. Crappies were found suspended above weeds or over deeper water, often only a few feet under the ice. Aggressive fish were caught using a small jigging spoon or jigging Rapala. Perch were found at various depths depending on the lake. A small jigging spoon, tungsten, or ratfinkee ice jig loaded with spikes will catch big perch. Tip-ups or tip-downs rigged with a light leader, No. 14 treble hook and baited with a small rosy red or fathead minnow works great for both crappies and perch.
Warmer weather is welcomed by many anglers eager to head out to the rivers for walleyes. These rivers include: Wisconsin at the Dells, Prairie du Sac and Nekoosa; Fox at De Pere; Wolf at Winneconne; and Mississippi below the dams. The Rock River is open below the dams but still has ice-covered areas. Hopefully by the weekend, this river will be open. Water temperatures on the rivers were in the mid 30s and slow presentations must be used to catch fish. Look for the walleyes to be holding in deeper holes, but don't overlook shallower structure. Vertical jigging a quarter-ounce or three-eighth-ounce jig baited with a minnow has produced. A three-way rig or lindy rig with either a streamer fly, floating jig or No. 4 hook baited with a fathead or lake shiner minnow also will take walleyes. A jig dressed with a 4-inch twister tail, ringworm or paddle tail also can be effective.
Becky Smith
Flows and clarity on the tributaries have been good but the steelhead run still has been slow. Some fish have been taken on the Milwaukee River on spawn or pearl tubes fished below a float. The deeper holes have had the most activity.
Shore fishing has picked up. Brown trout are showing up all around the harbor but the best spots vary daily. The best advice is to move around and search for active pods of fish. Wind-blown areas have been the latest hot spots. Work the shallow areas early and late in the day with small quarter-ounce spoons, suspending minnow baits or shallow shad-imitating crank baits. In the deeper areas, work the depths with deep-diving crank baits, 3-inch pearl tubes or 4-inch white or smelt-colored gulp minnows on a bullet jig head. Soaking spawn or shiners near the bottom in the river under the Hoan Bridge also has taken some smaller browns. The bigger post-spawn Seeforellen browns are hitting lures better than live bait.
Boat fishermen are doing well with two different tactics. Many are jigging in the gaps with a variety of blade baits, jigs tipped with plastic minnows and jigging spoons. The gaps have attracted a lot of baitfish and in turn browns and lake trout. Trolling also has become productive this week. Working the gaps or running parallel to the break wall also has taken browns, lakers and an occasional steelhead. The best setups are flat lines or three-color lead cores. On flat lines, try crank baits or deep-diving minnow baits. On the lead core, small spoons or shallow minnow baits are both catching fish. The water is still very cold so trolling below 2 mph and making large turns is triggering strikes. This action will get only better as the water slowly warms.
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Ken \ken\ as a boy's name is pronounced ken. It is of English origin. Short form of names beginning with Ken- such as Kenneth. Ken (Japanese) means "strong, physically healthy". The doll Barbie's boyfriend is named Ken. Baseball player Ken Griffey, Jr; singers Kenny Rogers, Kenny Loggins; saxophone player Kenny G; writer Ken Kesey.
Ken has 4 variant forms: Kennan, Kenney, Kennie and Kenny.
For more information, see also the related boy name Kendrick.
There are 3 feminine forms of Ken: Kanisha, Kendra and Kenisha.
Ken is a very popular first name for males (#265 out of 1220, Top 22%) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#33523 out of 88799, Top 38%) (2000 U.S. Census).
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The high-end audio company is marketing the AK-DL1 "ultra premium Denon Link cable" Ethernet cable at $499.
Measuring 1.5 metres, it's an item that you can pick up in the UK for less than a quid.
"Designed for the audio enthusiast" Denon states the wire is made from "high purity copper" and offers "high performance connection parts".
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What: Call it Quits! Smoking Cessation Series (eight-week programs)
Funded by: Ventura County Public Health Department Tobacco Education Program.
When: To find out times and dates, call 805-201-STOP or go to http://www.vchca.org and click on public health, then special events to get to the Tobacco Cessation Program.
Classes: Each week participants will be provided with information and assistance on smoking cessation as well as free nicotine replacement therapy products (patches, gum or lozenges). Class is open to all who either work or live in Ventura County. There is no charge.
Quit-smoking tips
- Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about different medications to help you quit.
- Visit http://www.lungusa.org or call 800-548-8252.
- Take time to plan. Pick a quit date a few weeks ahead of time and mark it on the calendar. If you can, pick a day when life's extra stresses are not at their peak.
- Exercise every day. Walking is a great way to ease the stress of quitting.
- Eat a balanced diet, drink plenty of water and get lots of sleep.
- Ask family, friends and co-workers for support, by listening to you or going on a walk with you.
- Consider joining a stop-smoking program like Freedom From Smoking, an online service offered by the American Lung Association at http://www.ffsonline.org.
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"Stop smoking" has long been on the hit parade of New Year's resolutions, right up there with "exercise" and "eat healthy foods." But the recession may have bumped it to the top of the list this year.
"People are out of work or their spouse is out of work or their hours are cut. People are quitting because they can't afford it anymore," said Kathy Cook, project director of Tobacco Education and Prevention, a program run through the Ventura County Public Health Department.
The hike in cigarette taxes last year also had an effect, she said.
The high cost of smoking is one of main reasons Sandra Tovar's smoking cessation class is overflowing. Tovar, who facilitates county smoking cessation classes in the east county, was surprised to see 27 people signed up for her Simi Valley class. She is accustomed to seeing about a dozen people.
"The economy got worse and worse and people had less and less money," Tovar said. "They tried to go out and buy the patches and realized how expensive the boxes of patches were, too."
The county's "Call It Quits!" smoking cessation programs provide free nicotine replacement supplies, including nicotine patches, which can run about $50 for a two-week supply, Tovar said. But if the number of program participants keeps increasing, those supplies could run out.
The number of smokers getting help from the county to quit is up 26 percent from the same time last year, Cook said. In 2008, 456 people participated in the county's smoking cessation programs from July 1 through Dec. 31. That same period in 2009 logged 576 people.
Cook said if enrollment continues to be this strong, the county will run out of nicotine replacement products by mid-April.
"What will we do? I don't know!" Cook said.
The cost of cigarettes was what finally sealed the deal for Dennis Frey, 65, of Ventura, and his significant other/smoking buddy Pat Mater, 62.
"We have been smoke-free for about five months," Frey said. "The cost is ridiculous. Ten dollars a day and we're both on Social Security."
Both suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Their first effort to quit last year dissolved into relapse. They started again in the summer.
The $300 a month they save by not buying cigarettes has allowed them to buy a big screen TV and a trip to Sea World, Mater said.
Frey and Mater quit with the help of one of the countywide programs Cook oversees. The eight-week programs are funded with money from the Tobacco Settlement Fund — the 1998 national settlement with tobacco companies. Anyone who lives or works in Ventura County is eligible to participate.
The Camarillo Health Care District, one of the sites for the county smoking cessation classes, has had to add an evening class because of the demand, according to Kara Partridge Ralston, chief operations officer for the district.
"Although we're glad people are stopping for whatever reason, we wish they were stopping because it's an excellent lifestyle choice," Partridge Ralston said.
A 62-cent federal tax hike on cigarettes that went into effect April 1, 2009, put more pressure on smokers' wallets. The 87 cents per pack tax in California stayed the same, but cigarette manufacturers raised the price of cigarettes in the spring of 2009 to offset the federal tax hike.
Still, there are smokers in Ventura County willing to bear the cost of smoking in order to continue.
"There's nothing like a cigarette with your morning coffee, or after meals," said attorney Heather Tomka, 30, of Ventura.
The cigarettes she smokes run $7 to $8 a pack, or $55 a carton, but she says she's made budget adjustments to afford her habit.
Same goes for Simi Valley video technician Dave McGraw, 55, who said "stop smoking" was not on his list of resolutions this year.
"I spend this money on cigarettes, and less on the Lotto," he said.
However, the times he said he has considered quitting, cost was one of the biggest reasons — right up there with his health.
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I always fancied becoming a movie producer.
Michael's Resignation is a small-budget British film (somewhat aptly based on the credit crunch) which is looking for finance by selling "units" in its future success.
Buy a unit or two and when the film hits cinemas you can sit back and count the cash as it flows in.
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Several names have been rumored to be interested in directing the project including Christopher Nolan, David Yates, Ben Affleck and Zack Snyder; however all have evidently passed on the chance.
According to the source, the studio is set to 'pitch their version of the movie' and may make an announcement about it within the next three months.
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Contado is ruby-red in color with light garnet reflections. The nose reveals ample aromas of ripe currants, blackberries, sweet spice, almonds, rhubarb and herbs. Contado is full-bodied with fine-grained tannins and a soft, velvety mouthfeel. Recommended with full-flavored first courses, wild game, filet mignon and other roasted meats. Made with 100% Aglianico grapes.
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About Southern ItalyView a map of Southern Italy wineries Abruzzi, Puglia, & Campania
AbruzziKind of central, kind of southern, this region is best known for it's wine, Montapulciano d'Abruzzi – this wine is made from the Montelpulciano grape, unlike Vino Nobile di Montelpulciano, made with a Sangiovese clone in the region of Montelpuliciano. The Montelpulciano grape is happiest here in Abruzzi and the wine is rustic, yet soft and often fruity. The best part is that it's also good value and super food-friendly.
PugliaSometimes called Apuglia outside of Italy, the area is known for making wine from the Zinfandel-related Primitivo variety. It sits on the Adriatic coast, facing Greece, and enjoys a Mediterranean climate. A productive wine region, Puglia makes a lot of wine, some of it not so high quality. Luckily, the good wine is exported and is of excellent value.
CampaniaPerhaps better known for the city of Naples than the wine produced, Campania does have a couple of wines worth recognition. First, the white known as Greco di Tufo – an indigenous variety, Greco produces white wine that is dry, with a subtle nutty flavor. The best-known red here is Taurasi, made from the Aglianico grape, producing a wine of distinct color and flavor, with aromas of tar and leather.
About Italy
A little ditty about Italy...This country has about as many wines as its had governments. With 20 different regions, hundreds of DOCs and even more indigenous varieties, the amount of wine made in Italy is mind-boggling. Most of the juice, however, remains in the country for thirsty Italians. Wine is food in Italy and its rare that a meal is consumed without a glass of vino. That said, it's not common to find many folks drinking wine without food either. In turn, it's a match, and a mighty good one at that. In fact, it's safe to say that Italian wine is a foodie wine – one that goes on the table for a myraid of meals.
For regions, the most popular are Tuscany (home of Chianti), Piedmont and the Tre-Venezie, which includes Veneto, Trentino Alto-Adige and Friuli. Other communes of note are in Southern Italy, and a few good wines are made elsewhere in the country. The islands of Sardinia and Sicily are members of the Italian winemaking community as well.
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Alcohol By Volume GuideMost wine ranges from 10-16% alcohol by volume. Some varietals tend to have higher (for example Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) or lower alcohol levels (Pinot Noir and many white varietals), but there is always some variation from producer to producer. Some wine falls outside of this range, for instance Port weighs in closer to 20%, while Muscat and Riesling are usually a bit below 10%.
Wine Style Guide
Light & Fruity
- Red wines that are more fruit-forward and lighter in tannin and body.
Smooth & Supple
- Medium bodied reds that go down easy, with smooth tannins and supple fruit.
Earthy & Spicy
- Wines where earthy and/or spicy dominate the flavors – typically medium to full body.
Big & Bold
- Full bodied wines that have concentrated fruit and are higher in alcohol and/or tannins. Some need age.