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Canada to hold parent and grandparent family reunification applications steady in 2013: Jason Kenney
Canada will be accepting reunification applications from 25,000 parents and grandparents in 2013 — the same number as 2012.
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Canada will be accepting reunification applications from 25,000 parents and grandparents in 2013 — the same number as 2012.
That's a 60-per-cent annual increase from 2010 and the highest level in nearly 20 years, according to Jason Kenney, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.
In 2011, Ottawa accepted 14,072 applications for parent and grandparent reunification.
According to data from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, the highest levels of admissions in the parents and grandparents category took place in 1993 at 42,743.
The 50,000 applications will go along way toward reducing the backlog of applications, which stood at about 165,000 with wait times stretching to "an unacceptable" eight years when Ottawa pushed the pause button and stopped taking sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents, Kenney said.
The ministry is currently redesigning the family unification program for parents and grandparents, but details of what Kenney called the new and improved program are not ready yet.
"The program had become virtually dysfunctional — clogged with backlogs and unacceptable wait times," Kenney said at a news conference in Toronto.
Kenney added that he expects the backlog to be cut in half by 2014 when the new reframed reunification program begins. And wait times will be cut to three and a half years, he said.
Ottawa has held town hall meetings, roundtables with stakeholders, focus groups, and an online survey to get feedback on how to redesign the program.
It has already launched a 10-year Super Visa allowing parents and grandparents to make temporary visits to Canada. According to Kenney, more than 10,000 of these Super Visas have been issued since December 2011.
Other changes being examined include: raising income requirements of sponsors; adopting "the balance of family test" where parents and grandparents must have at least half of their children residing permanently in Canada; and limiting applications to those in "exceptional" circumstances.
An announcement about the changes to the family reunification program is expected sometime early next year.
"We have a commitment to family reunification," Kenney said.
For the parents and grandparents reunification program to be sustainable, it must be redesigned to avoid future backlogs, Kenney added.
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Interim House map leaves little wiggle room for local GOP
CORPUS CHRISTI - Senior Coastal Bend Republican Todd Hunter would face fellow Republican Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, in the 2012 state House primary under both possible redistricting maps drawn by a panel of three federal judges.
Under the map approved by two of the three judges, Hunter's district remains a Republican stronghold but shifts boundary lines out of San Patricio County northeast to Victoria County, pairing him with Morrison, whose 30th District is eliminated.
Because Morrison's residence is within Hunter's new district, the two would face one another in the upcoming March primary.
"The way it's configured, it's a primary race," Hunter said.
The maps still must be given final court approval and are likely to remain in place for state House and Senate districts through the 2012 elections. The judges issued the maps as a temporary solution until lawsuits are settled regarding maps the Legislature approved earlier this year.
The same map that pairs Morrison and Hunter also opens the door for former Democratic office holders to regain House seats in Nueces County lost in the 2010 elections.Hunter, who held the 32nd District seat as a Democrat in the early 1990s and returned as a Republican to defeat incumbent Democrat Juan Garcia in 2008, acknowledged Morrison's experience and popularity.
Since winning the 1998 Republican primary, Morrison has dominated the 30th District, running unopposed in all but the 2004 general election, a contest she won with 87 percent of the vote against Independent challenger David Myers. She could not be reached Friday for comment.
Hunter, chairman of the powerful House Calendars Committee and the senior member of the Coastal Bend delegation to Austin, a Republican-friendly area covering all of Aransas, Calhoun and San Patricio counties and part of Nueces County, including areas south of Airline Road along Ocean Drive, Flour Bluff and North Padre Island.
Morrison, in her seventh term, serves as vice chairwoman on the House Human Services committee and is a member of the House Appropriations committee.
Hunter said the new district — drawn to include the surfside communities in Nueces and all of Aransas, Calhoun and Victoria counties — is similar to the old one.
"The map creates a very strong, conservative, pro-business and pro-coastal district," he said. "We have very similar interests such as windstorm insurance and cruise ships. Victoria, Aransas and Calhoun and Nueces will play a big role in both issues during the interim and in 2013."
He said he knew the 30th and 32nd districts could be paired but expressed surprise.
"I don't think anyone expected the panel to pair senior lawmakers from the same party," he said.
Hunter said Friday afternoon he had not yet been in contact with Morrison. He would not say whether he would consider seeking a statewide or federal office instead.
The map also affects Coastal Bend freshman Republicans Connie Scott and Raul Torres, paring them in a new, Democratic-leaning 33rd District covering all but the Flour Bluff area of Corpus Christi. The district also would include fence line communities along Refinery Row and bedroom communities along Interstate 37 such as Calallen and Bluntzer.
Torres said his campaign plans are not changed based on a preliminary look at the map.
"The good news is that if — and it is still an if — these maps hold up, the county keeps three voices in Austin," he said. "And that was my No. 1 goal."
Former state Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., who has said he plans to be in the mix in 2012, said he will wait until all maps are finalized before formally announcing whether he will seek the 33rd District as the Democratic candidate.
Scott said she preferred to comment after the map is final.
The remainder of Nueces County — including Robstown — and all of Kleberg County fall within the new 34th District drawn for Democratic Rep. J.M. Lozano, whose home is Kingsville.
However, Lozano said Friday he will seek re-election in the newly drawn and currently vacant 43rd District where most of his constituents live, leaving the 34th District open for former state Rep. Abel Herrero to make another run.
Herrero said Friday people and groups in Kleberg and Nueces County have pledged their support, including Lozano.
He said he plans to file to seek the 34th seat when the filing period opens Nov. 28.
Lozano was at the Kleberg County Courthouse on Friday afternoon relocating his address from Kingsville to Premont, he said.
"I have an obligation to represent as many of my original constituents as possible and to continue my work in the district most closely resembling the one I was elected to serve," he said.
The minority, or dissenting, map drawn by one judge of the panel shifts Hunter's 32nd District northwest into the Del Mar and downtown areas of Corpus Christi before traveling along the I-37 corridor in northern Nueces County, leaving him to run as the challenger for Morrison's 30th District seat.
The plan also would set Scott to run as the 32nd District incumbent and Rep. Torres to run as the 34th District incumbent in an area to include the majority of Nueces County including the Southside of Corpus Christi and Robstown.
Hunter said the majority map would be the most likely used in 2012.
The court also issued state Senate maps that left Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa's 20th District that includes Nueces County largely intact. The court is expected to release interim congressional maps soon.
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Julia Arnsten, MD, MPH, Director of the CFAR Clinical and
Translational Investigation Core, Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, and Professor of
Medicine, Epidemiology & Population Health and Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences received a $3.3 million RO1 grant (R01 DA032552) for the study
entitled "Neurocognitive effects of opiate agonist
treatment in HIV infected drug users." This study will test the hypothesis that treatment with
buprenorphine is associated with significant improvement in neurocognitive
function in opioid-dependent drug users with- and without HIV, compared to
methadone and whether HIV-infection moderates the impact of opioid agonist
therapies on NC function.
Aaron D. Fox, MD, Assistant
Professor of Medicine received a $912,000 K23
grant (K23DA034541) for a mentored research project entitled "Buprenorphine
facilitated access and supportive treatment in former inmates." This study
will examine the effectiveness of a tailored intervention to target former
inmates and to use peer mentors to
increase initiation of buprenorphine treatment, an effective treatment for
opioid addiction, and reduce HIV risk behaviors, overdose-related deaths, and
Harris Goldstein, MD, Director of the Einstein-Montefiore
CFAR and Professor
of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology received a $2.8
million RO1 grant (R01DA033788) for the study entitled "Systems biology
analysis of in vivo impact of substance abuse on HIV infection." This study
will study the mechanism by which substance abuse increases HIV transmission
and accelerates disease course by delineating the early stages of HIV infection
using a novel humanized mouse model and systems biology analysis.
William Jacobs, PhD, Associate Director of the
Einstein-Montefiore CFAR, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology and
Genetics and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute received
a $5.8 million RO1 grant (R01AI098925) for the study entitled "Vaccines for
extensively drug resistant tuberculosis." This study will produce and test the
capacity of a vaccine derived from IKE-deleted M. smegmatis expressing genes
encoding immunodominant TB antigens to induce bacteriocidal immunity that is
protective of infection by MDR (Multi Drug Resistant)-TB and XDR (Extensively
drug Resistant)-TB which disproportionally infect and kill HIV-infected
Alain Litwin, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical
Medicine and Clinical Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences received
a $3.7 million RO1 grant (R01DA034086) for the study entitled "Intensive
models of HCV care for injection drug users." This study will examine the effectiveness
of directly observed therapy (DOT) with antiviral agents targeting HCV to
improve adherence and maximize the number of HCV-infected injection drug users
(including up to 90% of HIV-infected injection drug users) that are able to be
cured from HCV infection.
Max R. O'Donnell, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
and Epidemiology & Population Health received a $669,000 K23 grant (K23AI098479)
for a mentored research project entitled "Biomarker for XDR-TB treatment
response and drug resistance in HIV endemic area." This study will examine
the effectiveness of a TB biomarker to rapidly predict treatment
response and diagnose new drug-resistance and thereby improve treatment
outcomes that include improved survival, decreased patient infectivity and
reduced community spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis strains, particularly
in HIV endemic settings.
Deborah Palliser, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology & Immunology received a $2.1 million RO1 grant (R01AI099567)
for the study entitled "Enhancing RNAi delivery in vivo." This
study will investigate the efficacy of using RNAi as a potential
microbicide to prevent infection with HSV-2, a major co-factor for HIV-1, which
infects ~ 20% of adults in the US and up to 90% in parts of sub-Saharan Africa
and thereby slow HIV-1 transmission.
John Pachankis, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology received a $690,000 R34 grant (R34MH096607)
for the study entitled, "Intervention development for social stress, mental
health, and HIV risk among MSM." This study aims to develop and test a
theoretically-driven intervention that reduces the health-depleting effects of
minority stress associated with MSM through targeting the basic psychosocial
mechanisms linking minority stress to increased HIV risk behavior.
Liise-Anne Pirofski, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and
Professor of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology received a $2.7
million RO1 grant (R01AI097096) for the study entitled "B cell subsets and
immunity to cryptococcosis." The goal of this study is to determine whether
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Details are shaping up of a plan for a new government-backed high capacity data cable between Germany and Finland. The data transmission cable is aimed at making Finland one of the world's most attractive ICT regions.
The project to significantly upgrade Finland's international data transfer capacity has long been high on the government's list of priorities as a means to entice more companies to base international data centers in Finland. More generally, it could improve the country's competitiveness in ICT technologies and digital services.
Following a meeting of the cabinet's economic policy committee on Wednesday, Pekka Haavisto, the minister responsible for state ownership steering, told the press that the state will take part in the venture as a partial owner.
The estimated cost of the undersea data cable project is around $138 million. Haavisto said that roughly one-third of the costs could be paid by the state, another third by institutional investors and the remainder by private companies.
Governia, a state-owned company, has acquired Corenet Oy, which will act as the data cable management company. Coronet owns a 4,400-mile-long network of fiber optic cables in Finland.
The project could be implemented in 2015, according to Haavisto.
According to current plans, the undersea optic fiber cable would run directly from Germany to Finland. Haavisto said that the project could make Finland a significant international data hub. So far, all data transmission to Finland has taken place via the Öresund Bridge through Denmark and Sweden.
This story is posted on Alaska Dispatch as part of Eye on the Arctic, a collaborative partnership between public and private circumpolar media organizations.


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Supporters of the bipartisan immigration reform bill being debated in the Senate got a shot in the arm yesterday when the Congressional Budget Office issued a report that did no more than verify what has always been the commonsense position on the issue. Fixing a failed system that could bring millions of much needed workers out of the shadows and into the federal tax regime will be a net plus for the government's bottom line. Reform will bring in hundreds of billions in revenue to Washington due to a work force that will be bolstered by a new guest worker program as well as the ability of currently undocumented aliens to take part in economic activity in ways currently impossible. Even in the second decade after adoption of the reform package when currently illegal residents become eligible for government benefits, their positive impact on the country's fiscal health will outweigh any outlays. As Representative Paul Ryan said today, immigration is vital to America's future economic health as our population ages, making passage of a reform package—whether the gang of eight's Senate bill or a House version—imperative.
But don't expect the CBO to influence the conservative activists deluging Republican senators and House members with messages urging them to defeat the plan. Much of the party's grass roots are so committed to the idea that any path to citizenship is an outrage that they are not likely to listen to reason about immigration's impact on the economy any more than they are to those that point out that it is foolish to think the 11 million illegals in the country can be deported. The gang of eight's bill may not be perfect, but it is rooted in a decision to face reality about our current situation that has not been matched by any compelling points in the responses being mustered against it. Whatever the outcome of this debate, the willingness of so many Republicans to associate themselves with arguments that seem to align them with those who oppose immigration in principle is a huge potential problem for the party. If gang members are reluctant to alter the bill to make it more acceptable to opponents, it's because it's increasingly clear that a lot of those complaining about it wouldn't be satisfied with anything but the construction of a 700-foot-tall ice wall along the border with Mexico just like the one in the popular Game of Thrones show on HBO whose purpose is to keep out zombies.
Part of the reaction to the CBO report is based in understandable skepticism. Republicans are used to taking the CBO's pronouncements with a grain or two of salt and trusting what groups like the Heritage Foundation take as gospel. But there was a reason why Heritage's report that attempted to claim that immigration reform would bury the government in debt wasn't taken seriously by most observers. As Seth noted last month, Heritage's claims—which are being echoed again today by some reform opponents—were mainly an argument about entitlement reform, not immigration. Heritage's numbers didn't make sense. There is a reason why the business community has always favored immigration. It's always been good for the economy and no amount of grousing about the details of this bill or about an entitlement system that is in desperate need of reform changes that.
But, like the unfortunate tendency of some on the right to claim that the real problem with immigration reform is that it will create more Hispanic voters who will become Democrats, the reaction to the CBO is revealing the discomfort that some people have with legal immigration. If, as the Daily Caller reports, some on the right are scared by the idea that reform will create a wave of immigration that they wrongly think would be bad for America, then this debate is turning on sentiments that are neither defensible nor logical.
Reform skeptics have a strong case when they ask for the bill's provisions on border security to be strengthened. But if this issue is driven not so much by concern that illegal immigration will continue but about the identity of those who are in this country legally in the years to come, then those Republicans who buy into this line will be venturing out onto thin ice.
Let's be honest, if you are scared by the idea of a large number of immigrants coming to this country in the future, even if the vast majority of them are arriving legally, then it's time to admit that this dispute isn't about the rule of law or amnesty, but something else than isn't nearly as attractive. What Republicans like Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio are putting forward is a positive, pro-growth vision of the American economy that has always been part of the GOP vision. If, as seems increasingly likely, Republicans sink immigration reform because of fears about it giving the Democrats a political advantage or because they are just not comfortable with expanding America's population, then that is both bad policy and bad politics.


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One of those games was Orbital, a $1 app from Bitforge. And what a find it was. This is a casual game with a retro flair, some serious strategy, and great re-playability. I guess you could say it's a game developer's kind of game. That's a compliment.
Bursting Your Bubble: Pop the bubbles with the right angles in order to score in Orbital.
Orbital's gameplay is simple, especially when it comes to the controls. All you can do is tap your finger at the right time. That's it. At the bottom of the screen, a cannon sweeps through a 180-degree path, left to right, then right to left, back and forth. This cannon shoots pellets that bounce off the sides of the screen before coming to rest. Once the pellet comes to rest, it becomes a bubble that keeps expanding until it touches another bubble or the edge of the screen.
Each bubble has a number inside of it, indicating the number of times it needs to be hit by a pellet before it pops. The number starts at three, meaning you've got to whack a bubble three times before it pops. Of course, each pellet that you use to whack a bubble also creates its own bubbles. They start to stack up. The game ends when one of your pellets bounces back toward you and crosses a line that runs horizontally across the screen, just above your cannon.
Orbital has two gameplay modes, Pure and Gravity. In Pure mode, it's all about geometry—every pellet moves in a straight line. Gravity mode, which is a bit easier, gives each bubble its own gravitational pull. The end result is that you can fire a pellet just off the edge of a big bubble and watch as its arc curves around that bubble and strikes something on the far side.
Unlike some games—I'm looking at you, Peggle and Luxor—that generate scores in the millions, Orbital is delightfully stingy with its points. You get a point for each bubble you pop. I've been playing this game for more than a month now, and my high scores in its two modes are 13 and 9. Even though there's no time pressure—no aliens appear and shoot at you, and the bubbles will sit there forever, unchanging, until you fire a shot—it's a remarkably challenging game.
I don't know how I missed Orbital when it first came out, but I'm rectifying that failure right now. Orbital is easy to learn, but hard to master. You can play a game in minutes, especially when you're not particularly good at it. It's been on my home screen for more than a month now, and I don't anticipate it leaving there anytime soon.


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Woodvale FC v Billy Hamilton XISunday, 3rd March 2013SEAVIEWKick Off 3:00PM
Tickets are available at £3 each via the paypal link above or by contacting any Woodvale FC committee member.
Thank You.
The latest news and upcoming events at Woodvale Football Club
The Squad has been announced for the Billy Hamilton Select XI to take on Woodvale FC in this Sunday's benefit game being held for Clint Coleman. The game, at Seaview kicks off at 3:00 with some big names from the local game in attendance.
The squad is as follows:
Niall Currie, Mal Donaghy, Brian Strain, John Devine, Gary Smyth, Pat McGibbon, Gerard Lyttle, Gary Smyth, Norman Kelly, Darren Murphy, Jamie Marks, Gavin Arthur, Keith Gillespie, Michael Hughes, Ian Stewart, Tim McCann, Stephen McBride, Chris Morgan, Glenn Ferguson, Gerry McMahon, George O'Boyle, Rory Hamill
With another season out of the way, the new one is only round the corner.
Pre-Season training for Woodvale Football Club begins on Saturday, 14th July 2012. The session, at Clarendon, will begin at 2:00PM.
Any player wishing to try out for the Firsts, Seconds, Under 19s, or the new Under 17s, are invited to attend.
We hope to see you all there and look forward to some new faces.
Woodvale Football Club can announce that they will form an Under 17 team for the forthcoming 2012-13 season.
The team under the direction of Academy Directors Joe and Philip McWilliams, and under the matchday supervision of David Dunwoody and his team, will compete in the South Belfast Youth League.
This is another exciting move by our club to expand the Youth Academy, coming after the Under 19 side were successful in winning a League and Cup double.
Any player born between 1994 and 1997 can sign up for the youth academy and can come to pre-season training to sign the forms.
The Future's Bright, The Future's Orange!
After a long and hard, successful season, Woodvale Football Club celebrated in Style.
Awards were handed out for each teams Player of the Year, selected by the coaches from within the squads.
The players at the club also had an anonymous ballot to select Players' Player of the Year, whilst the Top Goalscorers were also rewarded.
Players' Player of the Year:
1st Team - Bryan McAllister
2nd Team - Dean Harrison and Trevor Moran
Youth Team - Thomas Barrow
Player of the Year
1st Team - Brian Cassidy
2nd Team - Jonathan Little
Youth Team - Karl Bowen
Top Goalscorer
Overall Club Goalscorer in Memory of Meanies - Dean McCallum
1st Team - Brian Cassidy
2nd Team - David Hamilton
Youth Team - Gareth Hill
Club Man of the Year
Darren Waite and David Milligan
Well Deserved
Also presented were, two, Ten Year Service awards to Jonathan McKee and Craig Courtney
A strong Woodvale contingent travlled to Muff, County Donegal to take in the sights of entertainment of the small village as the club ended the season with a very well deserved get-away.
The Weekend saw Jonny Little become Woodvales 'Hardest Man', Whilst Darren Paul and Philip Rodgers had a moment they WON'T want to tell the grandkids.
Woodvale Youth have finished the season in style after defeating C.S.P. by 4-2 to win the North Down Youth League Cup. In what has been a marathon season, which also seen the team reach the last eight of the Harry Cavan Irish Youth Cup, Every boy in the squd can be extremely proud of their accomplishments.
Well Done boys. WATW.
Darren Waite's reserve side have finally clinched NAFL division 3D with a win over Kilroot Rec II's. This ensures that the seconds will finish the season unbeaten in the league, and gives Waite's side their 2nd league championship and 3rd trophy in there 3 years since entering the Amateur League.
In what was a nail-biting and nervy performance, the Youth Team defeated Doyle FC 3-1 to ensure that they picked up the North Down Youth League championship in only their second season. Congratulations goes out to each and every player that took to the field for the 19's. Well Done
The players and management at Woodvale Football Club would like to express our sincere sympathy to the family of Stuart 'Meanies' Hollywood.
Meanies was well loved by the entire community and by every member of our club. He will be sadly missed
RIP Meanies
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You couldn't have picked a harder run to the trophy, but congratulations to David McAllister and his squad of superstars for overcoming all the odds and lifting the 2011 Coca-Cola Junior Cup.
Monday, 2nd May 2011 will be the biggest date in our clubs history as our entire club travel to Loughgall to take part in the Coca-Cola Irish Junior Cup. The opposition being Bessbrook United from the Carbane League.
You can book your place on one of our buses by seeing any member of the clubs committee.
Following the first teams success down in Newry against Finn Harps, We have drawn an away fixture in the quartrer-finals of the Coca-Cola Irish Junior Cup. David McAllisters squad will travel north east to Limavady to take on Newtowne.
The game wll take place on Saturday, 26th February.
A new part to our website, The Chairmans Blog is now up and running. This will feature regular entries from our chairman on various issues surrounding Woodvale Football Club. Whether it be, weekend updates, cup draws or events happening within the club, Gary will keep everyone connected to the club informed.
It should prove to be interesting reading, so keep an eye out for it being updated.
The first ever Woodvale FC playstation tournament was won by a future Woodvale FC player. Gareth Hill who will join the club in the summer defeated wee Joe McWilliams in the final to conclude a marathon night of FIFA 11 action.
28 competitors took part in the tournament which seen the pre-tournament favourite, Sam Donaldson eliminated at the Semi-Final stage by McWilliams.


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Thousands of Armed Iraqis March for Jihad Against Israel
Some 5,000 Iraqis brandishing guns and wearing military fatigues marched through Baghdad on Monday declaring their readiness to wage a holy war or jihad on Israel.
"Jerusalem and Baghdad are linked through the blood of martyrdom," they shouted, and "Saddam Hussein is the standard-bearer of the liberation of Jerusalem."
The men and women were watched by numerous figures of the Iraqi political elite, including Ali Hassan al-Mansur, head of the ruling Baath party and a former defense minister.
Thousands of people watched the show of force, organized as part of celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of a referendum that overwhelmingly confirmed Saddam as president.
"All the levels of the Baath (party) are at Saddam Hussein's disposal to fight alongside the Palestinians ... and to leave for the jihad and the war for Palestine's liberation," said party official Lokman Awda al-Dallimi.
He strongly criticized the summit that began Monday in Egypt of trying to halt the Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Iraq's official media said some three million people have answered the government's call for volunteers to join the jihad, BAGHDAD (AFP)
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oh well...in every class forum every transmogs thread, about 80% of the people use t5/t6...
Most class' T5 and T6 looked awesome. It's not original but it's not like people like them for no reason.
Going with a simple T11 look.
Ifalna REALLY doesn't like to show any skin and she hates being cold.
So I had to give her that warm blue shirt to cover her belly.
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One of the problems i find, is finding a set that looks good in shadow form: even the reduced shadow.
I will flay your mind.
undead would be ok for transmog if our legs weren't always showing. i just wanna wear pants sometimes.
i'll post mine, once the forum lets me post pics and links.
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I am looking at purchasing an Apple Thunderbolt display to work with my 2011 MacBook Pro.
The question is whether I can use a mini-display port to DVI adapter and connect a bog standard DVI monitor at the back of the Apple Thunderbolt display (giving me a dual external monitor setup).
Good question. I would think that it would work, but don't know that for certain, since you can connect another TB display to it.
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I wanna have it now
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I'm trying to climb back
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I wanna love you now
until death do us part.
Love Is In The Air
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I tried to keep it there
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So if you feel lonely
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I tried to be your only
I kept your heart in your vault
but it was interrupted
when you set it off.
Now the love is lost
gone with the wind
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Starting today, fans of Dragon Age™ II can embark on a gripping new adventure packed with intriguing characters, expansive environments and treacherous enemies in the Mark of the Assassin DLC pack for Dragon Age II. Available for download on Xbox LIVE®, PlayStation®Network, PC and Mac® for £7.99 or 800 Microsoft® and BioWare™ Points, Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin introduces a new party member and playable character named Tallis, voiced and modeled after internet sensation, Felicia Day.
"I'm a huge fan of Dragon Age and working with BioWare on Mark of the Assassin has been a dream come true," said Felicia Day. "The colorful characters and deep story-telling of Dragon Age is what BioWare does best and the way the team brought Tallis into the fiction felt very natural. I was extremely excited to use their amazing world as my creative playground in developing her character."
"We instantly recognized Felicia's passion, expertise and inherent knowledge of the Dragon Age lore and knew it was something special," said Mark Darrah, Executive Producer on Dragon Age. "Felicia is a really great fit for Tallis and incorporating such a passionate fan into our fiction was an opportunity we couldn't pass up."
Surrounded by deception and intrigue, Hawke finds himself face-to-face with a cunning Rogue assassin named Tallis as she intervenes during a perilous ambush. In return for her aid in defeating a group of mercenaries, Tallis asks Hawke to help her steal a precious relic from an Orlesian Duke in his well-guarded estate outside of Kirkwall. In Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin, players will explore open, outdoor environments and dive deeper into the backstory of the Orlesian and Qunari races. Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin can be accessed from a safe house at any point in the Dragon Age II campaign.
In Dragon Age II, players step into the role of Hawke, a refugee who survives the destruction of his homeland to become the Champion of Kirkwall. Along the way, Hawke encounters many characters that undoubtedly shape his journey through his rise to power as their involvement in his story reveals his true allies or sworn enemies.
Today, the highly anticipated six-episode web series, Dragon Age: Redemption, will premiere on Machinima at www.youtube.com/Machinima. Felicia Day, creator of the popular web series "The Guild," brought her team together to collaborate once more on Redemption, a series that Felicia wrote, produced and will be starring in. Felicia can be seen taking on the role of Tallis, an Elvin assassin, who will get one last chance at redemption as she sets off to capture a rogue Qunari Mage intent on wreaking havoc on the world.
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The managed care juggernaut has transformed health care. Managed care entails dramatic changes in the organization, financing, and delivery of health services, all in pursuit of containing costs, increasing access to health insurance through greater affordability, and maintaining quality (IOM, 1989, 1997b). The impact has been so profound that the diminishing numbers of providers not governed by managed care are compelled to respond with cost-cutting measures to remain competitive. Enrollment in managed care has burgeoned from virtual obscurity a decade ago to more than 70 percent of working Americans in 1995 (Foster Higgins, 1995). Millions more are covered through Medicaid and Medicare (Retchin, 1997), where the greatest growth in managed care is occurring. In 1996, 13.3 million Medicaid beneficiaries were enrolled in some form of managed care, a fourfold increase since 1991 (Kaiser Family Foundation, 1998). The most common types of managed care are health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs), in which a group of hospitals or physicians provides services to plan members at discounted rates, or mixes of the two (Gold et al., 1995). In most PPOs and some HMOs, emergency care is provided through contracts with select EDs and trauma centers, whereas other HMOs provide emergency services directly.
Although the configurations of plans vary widely, managed care generally employs a common set of methods to attain the goal of cost containment, including selective contracting, special financing structures through capitation or discounted fees, benefit structures, and mechanisms for monitoring or managing services (IOM, 1996). From the point of view of the trauma patient, the latter is among the most significant because of the "gatekeeping" functions of managed care organizations (MCOs). Gatekeeping typically requires the patient or the provider to seek pre-authorization to receive payment for emergency care. The intent of preauthorization is to discourage ED use for patients who do not require such care. Although it is strictly for payment purposes, preauthorization is often misunderstood as preauthorization for treatment. However, federal law (the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1985) requires that all emergency patients be evaluated or screened and, if necessary, stabilized in the emergency room before release or transfer (GAO, 1991).5
What is the impact of managed care on trauma systems? The simple answer is that the full verdict is not yet in, and may never be, because of the dynamic nature of managed care and the difficulty of securing funding for research on its impact. Most of the accusations against managed care surround gatekeeping functions in relation to ED use—accusations that have prompted several states to


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Detroit Lions' Ndamukong Suh Fined $30,000 for Kick
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NFL 2012 Season — Week 12 Recap
Bears Maul Vikings 28-10
This Was Not The NFL's Best Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving was kind of a disaster for pro football fans. Fans of the Jets could only watch in horror as their beloved team gave up three touchdowns in about a minute of game time.
On the other hand, at least it wasn't the Lions/Texans game, where infamous quarterback Ndamukong Suh, who last year allegedly stomped on a Green Bay Packers player, went one better and kicked the Houston Texans' Matt Schaub in a very sensitive area.
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I first tried these Lotus Original Caramelised Biscuits a couple of years ago. I was at a friend's house enjoying a film and a cup of tea when my friend offered me one. I didn't recognise the name or the packaging and when I read 'caramelised' I thought of caramel and assumed it wouldn't be to my taste. However, never one to turn down a biscuit I gave it a go. Within seconds of tasting the biscuit I declared it was the best biscuit I had ever tasted. Since then I have bought these biscuits regularly and my opinion of them hasn't changed.
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The packet for these biscuits has a simple design of a white background with the red and white Lotus logo and a picture of the biscuits next to a hot drink, probably tea or coffee. The packet is easy enough to open despite not having the easy open design of many biscuit packets. You can't reseal the packet so you need to be careful not to allow the biscuits to get soft. The packet states that 'The Lotus Original, a delicious caramelised biscuit, has been giving pleasure to both young and old since 1932. The unique caramelised taste is created by a traditional baking process, using only the finest ingredients. A perfect accompaniment for tea or coffee, alternatively this delicious biscuit is a real family favourite to enjoy at any time of the day.'
- The Brand -
The Lotus brand originated in Belgium in 1932 as a small family business. Since then it has grown to a multi million pound company and their products are available to buy all over the world. The Lotus product range also includes a packet with 12 twin packs of biscuits which would be handy for taking out with you but doesn't work out as such good value for money. There is a Belgian chocolate covered version of the original biscuit. I haven't tried this yet but it sounds lovely. There is also a bite size version of the original biscuit. In addition to this Lotus has recently launched two spreads, smooth and crunchy. They apparently have the same taste as the lotus biscuit and are a great alternative to peanut butter or chocolate spread. I will definitely be looking out for these!
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The biscuit has a gorgeous caramel colour. It is quite a firm, crunchy biscuit which isn't particularly crumbly. This is definitely an advantage for me as I hate crumbs getting everywhere. The biscuit has a raised design with the Lotus brand name clearly displayed.
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I would describe the taste of the biscuit as sweet but not sickly. It has a burnt sugar/caramel flavour which is warm and luxurious. I think what makes this biscuit so special is the hint of spice provided by the cinnamon ingredient. I think it is a luxurious 'grown up' biscuit ideal alongside a cup of tea or coffee. Having said that it seems my toddler loves them too. I had hidden an open packet of these in my bed side table which were obviously not hidden well enough as my little boy discovered them while I was sorting the washing recently. He had been playing on our bed but I suddenly realised he was suspiciously quiet. When I checked what he was doing I found him with a mouth full of biscuit and eight more in his little hands. He had discarded the now empty packet onto the floor. He clearly shared my sentiment that one just isn't enough!
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The ingredients are wheat flour, vegetable oil and fat, candy sugar syrup, raising agent, soya flour, salt and cinnamon. Each biscuit contains 36 calories, 2.8g of sugar, 1.4g of fat, 0.07g of salt. I think this is reasonable compared to some other biscuits but obviously being a sweet biscuit it isn't the healthiest snack.
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These biscuits are widely available in supermarkets and are usually priced at around 99p for 250g. I think this is very reasonable for what I would consider a luxury biscuit. In both Sainsbury's and Tesco I often receive a printed voucher at the till for money off these. They know me so well!
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My description of these biscuits really can't do the flavour justice so I definitely recommend trying it for yourself!
Biscuits are one of my favourite snacks and there is rarely a day that goes by without me enjoying a nice cup of tea and a couple of biccies. A friend recommended these biscuits to me, and I found them easily on my grocery shopping trip so picked up a packet. I found them in Tesco's, where a 250g packet costs 70p. You also have the option of buying a 156g packet for 99p, and the reason this works out to be more expensive is because the biscuits are individually wrapped inside the main packet. I think this is a bit of a waste of extra pennies and unnecessary to have all the excess packaging.
The biscuits come in a plain plastic wrapper, with a simple white design which allows the red Lotus logo and the photo image to stand out. There is no easy open tab but it's quick enough to get into the packet, although you then can't reseal it. The biscuits can go soft very quickly if left exposed in the open packet, so I would recommend transferring them to a biscuit tin or some similar sort of container.
Lotus say: "The Lotus Original, a delicious caramelised biscuit, has been giving pleasure to both young and old since 1932. The unique caramelised taste is created by a traditional baking process, using only the finest ingredients. A perfect accompaniment for tea or coffee, alternatively this delicious biscuit is a real family favourite to enjoy at any time of the day."
I've not heard of the Lotus brand before so these biscuits were completely new to me. The basic idea of a caramelised biscuit sounded lovely and I thought this would be a nice little treat. They are good value for money as you get a lot of biscuits per pack and although they are quite thin and small they are surprisingly satisfying. The biscuits have a dark golden brown colour and are the same sort of size and shape as a rich tea finger. They are thin and oval shaped with a raised design on each one stating the name "Lotus".
The taste is very different to other biscuits that I have tried before, and they have a unique flavour. You get a rich flavour of warm spices and that gorgeous burned sugar caramel which is very overpowering. It is quite a sophisticated flavour and not sweet in the manufactured sugary way that my usual biscuits are. The small biscuits pack a big punch and they are packed with flavour. This usually means that I can easily manage to restrain myself to eating only a couple as my taste buds are satisfied that bit quicker.
They are also an excellent accompaniment to a cup of tea, the biscuit softens up and literally melts in your mouth. Be quick though, as you can't dunk it for too long unless you want to lose the biscuit in your mug! My boyfriend assures me that these are the best biscuits to have with coffee as well, as the combination of sweet and bitter tastes complements each other nicely.
Each biscuit contains 36 calories so they are relatively low in calories compared to similar items. I also noticed when looking at the ingredients list that there was nothing in the way of synthetic or chemical nasties included, it's quite nice and reassuring to see an ingredients list without any long chemical names or E numbers!
These are a lovely original tasting biscuit that gives good value for money and are a lovely accompaniment to tea and coffee breaks. A grown up biscuit that I think is best suited to adults - keep them away from the kids and enjoy them yourself!
Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Sugar, Vegetable Oil and Fat, Soy Flour, Candy Sugar Syrup, Raising Agent (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate), Salt, Spice (Cinnamon).
Typical nutritional values per 7.5g biscuit:
Energy 152KJ 36kcal
Protein 0.4g
Carbohydrate 5.4g -of which sugars 2.9g
Fat 1.4g -of which saturates 0.6g
Sodium 0.03g
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- The University of New Mexico softball team opened the 2008 season by splitting a double-header against Evansville on Saturday. The Lobos took the first game 4-1 and fell 10-4 in the second. The Lobos opened a brand new Lobo Field with their first victory in a season opener since the 2001 season.
In the season opener, New Mexico played defense behind senior pitcher Kelly Ninemire. The Lobos struck first with two runs in the second then added one in the fourth and another in the sixth. Ninemire pitched the complete game giving up just one run on five hits. She only gave one free pass while sending eight to the bench to earn the win.
Senior Lindsey Elcess hit the first homerun over the new scoreboard in right field. Freshman Tianna George went 2-3 in the first game and freshman, Gabriella Parra, knocked in two runs in game one.
In the second game, freshman Kyla Nelson was on the rubber for the Lobos the entire game. She gave up just four runs on nine hits and two walks while collecting three strikeouts in her first collegiate game.
Elcess hit her second homerun in as many games and finished the day 3-5 with three RBIs in the two games.
Sophomore Sara Loeffelholz also went long in game two. She also finished the day 3-5 knocking in three runs.
New Mexico's defensive had trouble controlling the ball to start the second game, giving up five errors and six unearned runs.
New Mexico and Evansville are both 1-1 with the first games of 2008 in the books. The two programs will finish the 3-game series tomorrow at 1 p.m.


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Doug Winfrey and Ben Fuchs discuss ADHD drugs. A recent analysis found that prescriptions for ADHD drugs have almost doubled in the past four years. Increasing by 53% for adults and increasing 47% in young adults. In 2012 2.6 million adults and 640,000 young adults filled prescriptions for ADHD drugs.
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The Styro Cutter Plus is great to use to create designs and patterns from stryofoam. It is electric powered and has a easy on/off switch.
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I would sort of recommend it. Have been using one to cut foam boxes to make feral kitty huts for winter. Got going too fast and the wand bent and almost broke. Tried to wrap it with floral wire but was afraid I was doing something unsafe. Will consult with DH when he gets home. I will buy another as they are not real pricy. Would like to see a more sturdy wand. Will go slower next time. It did heat and cut the foam well.
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total waste of time it never even got hot so dont know if it works
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I used the cutter to do many very detailed Styrofoam Halloween pumpkins. The wand is strong enough to plunge into the the project with only pin hole. The wand gets warn enough to melt the foam but not HOT. You can saw the foam lowly to make the finest detail, but if you force it too fast you will bend the wand and it may break... which I did. I did not hesitate to buy another. It does a great job without creating the messy foam-dust.
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Photograph - Repairing the Car, Queensland, Dec 1959 Reg. No: MM 085010
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- Black and white photograph from an album containing a personal story of Julius Toth's immigration experience and a collection of 40 photo reproductions. Julius left Hungary late in 1956 following the unsuccessful Hungarian revolution and subsequent Soviet Occupation. He escaped to Austria where he spent three months in Displaced Persons Camps before migrating to Australia in March 1957. This image is one of six which record a trip Julius made from Melbourne to Queensland in the 1959 Christmas holidays. They took enough money for food and petrol but didn't count on breaking down several times along the Newell Highway on the journey home. They eventually made it to a friend's in Albury where they could fix the car, having spent the last 100 miles of the trip stopping continuously to fill a flat tyre with newspaper so it wouldn't disintegrate.
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- Landscape format, black and white reproduction photograph with a decorative, white border.
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- Photograph of two men next to a Peugeot car parked on the side of the road. One man is facing the main road, with a gun in hand, whilst the second man is crouched by the front wheel of the car surrounded by mechanics tools and oil cans. There is a tent amongst the trees on one side of the car and on the other is a spare wheel.
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- Donation from Mr Julius Toth
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|Photograph: Black & White
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|Queensland, Australia, Dec 1959
|Mr Julius Toth, Victoria, Australia, 1959-2000
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PITTSBURGH – Limiting Kevin Jones' touches is one of Gonzaga's primary objectives when the Bulldogs face West Virginia in an NCAA tournament second round game Thursday night in Pittsburgh.
And for good reason: Jones was one of only three players in Big East Conference history to lead the league in scoring and rebounding for the season. Jones brings averages of 20.1 points and 11.1 rebounds into Thursday night's game.
"I think he's a great player," said Gonzaga's 7-foot center Robert Sacre of Jones. "We've got to make sure he doesn't get easy baskets."
"You have to pay attention to detail because this kid's just got a nose for the ball," added Gonzaga coach Mark Few. "He really has a great understanding of what shots are getting ready to go up. He sets up shop in there and he does a great job of finding the ball."
"K.J. is not going to force anything," said West Virginia coach Bob Huggins. "He's not going to take bad shots and he kind of lets the game come to him. Really, when you look at it a lot of what he's done is off the offensive glass."
Jones has easily been West Virginia's most consistent performer – and one of the most consistent performers in the country, producing 21 doubles-doubles in points and rebounds and scoring 20 or more points in a game 19 times this season. Most recently against Connecticut in the Big East tournament, Jones went for 25 points and 10 boards.
Few said Sacre is the guy Gonzaga will use to try and neutralize Jones.
"I think Rob is one of our best – best I've ever had – of inside guys with attention to detail defensively," Few said.
Sacre said he is anxious to hook up with West Virginia because of the physical nature the Mountaineers are known for. He says West Coast Conference basketball is a completely different style than Big East basketball.
"I think just in the Big East, you look at the Big East teams, they're very physical, very strong inside," he said. "It's much of a power game so we're excited to see that."
"That suits Rob," said Few of a possible physical game on Thursday night. "I think Rob, throughout his five years or 25 years, however long he's been at Gonzaga, he's had some rough stretches. Sometimes the games are officiated a little bit differently from West Coast to East Coast. A physical guy like that loves to be able to hit and grind and rumble a little bit."
Few says this year's West Virginia team shares many of the same qualities Bob Huggins' teams were known for in the past.
"They're tough; first thing that comes to mind is just how tough they are and how physical they are – I mean unbelievable physical," Few said. "And they all rebound the ball well. This team rebounds the ball unbelievably well, especially the offensive end."
Few and Huggins have hooked up twice previously, once in 1999 and four years later in 2003. Huggins won the 1999 game in Cleveland and lost to Gonzaga in 2003 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Few and Huggins have maintained a friendship ever since.
"All I can tell you is he's a great guy," said Few of Huggins. "He's a guy's guy. He's always treated me great. Being one of the big-time coaches in college basketball way back when – my first year as head coach, we play his Cincinnati team that I thought would have won the national championship that year if Kenyon Martin wouldn't have broke his leg.
"I think (Huggins) is one of the real characters left in college basketball that just isn't afraid to say what's on his mind," Few added. "He's the same way on the court, of the court, in front of you guys. I think that's a real neat quality to have. I think when it's all said and done he's got Hall of Fame credentials."
"He's a fun guy," said Huggins of Few. "He's a great guy to be around. He's done a great job of recruiting guys that are skilled. They defend. Defensively they keep you off balance. He'll change it to keep you off balance so you don't get into a rhythm against them.
"I think more than that, he's a good friend. He's a guy that is fun to hang out with."
Few admitted that it's not ideal playing against a coach he likes and admires, but he will put that aside when the ball goes up in the air Thursday night.
"It's about your team, about your program advancing this time of year," he said. "You don't want it to end. They're in the way of us moving on. I think we're both competitors and we both know that. Win, lose or draw, we were friends before this; we'll be friends after that. I think we both understand that."
Thursday's contest will be the fourth time in 15 NCAA appearances that Gonzaga has traveled more than 2,000 miles to play an NCAA tournament game. Meanwhile, West Virginia traveled just 75 miles by bus from Morgantown.
"We're just going to treat this as an away game," said Gonzaga guard Kevin Pangos. "We're not sure what the fans will be like but that's not our biggest concern. We're more worried about our approach to the game, how we handle the other team and our own strategy. The fans, no matter how noisy they are, we're just trying to focus on what we can control."
Tipoff is set for 7:20 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on TNT.
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Schroon Lake The new principal at Mountainside Christian Academy in Schroon Lake is no stranger.
Jennie Bensen, a 1997 Mountainside graduate and former teacher at the school, is now the principal. She replaces Connie Phillips, who retired last spring.
"They had a need and I thought it would be a good move," said Bensen, who was contacted by Pastor David Peterson of Mountainside Bible Chapel when Phillips decided to step down. "It's great to be home."
Mountainside Christian Academy, a school with 61 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade is a ministry of Mountain Bible Chapel.
"I'm at an age where most of my friends are married and having children," Bensen said. "It's really nice to have people, old friends, coming to pick up their children from the same school we attended. It's great to be back."
Bensen grew up in School Lake, attending Mountainside as a youth. Her parents and sister still live in the community.
After graduating from Mountainside, Bensen attended Word of Life Bible Institute before going on to Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit, Pa. There she earned a degree in English education.
She taught English in China for a year before coming back to Mountainside to teach English and math at her alma mater for five years. She them moved to Chicago, where she worked as an editor four years and at a non-profit organization another year before Mountainside called.
Now Bensen is leading a staff of eight teachers.
"I have a great team here," the principal said. "We work together as a unit with the single goal of doing our best for our students.
"I'm very thankful to be here," she said. "Mountainside has been a very good school through the years and today it's still a great school."
Mountainside opened in 1977.
"I think we have a very strong academic program, our curriculum and teachers are well-prepared and we have a disciplined academic environment," Bensen said. "All our teachers love the lord and integrate Biblical truth into the classroom. Our students are welcoming. We have a good community here."
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"From what I have been reading, we need d-linemen. So Melvin Ingram would be a great fit," said Cook, who went to South Carolina. "Yeah, I am a little bit biased. But Melvin, he's a heck of a player. And Melvin is a good guy. We played together, hung out together. I'd love to see him on my team again.
"He is a fast guy. He is a quick guy on the d-line, which is what you need. And he can make things happen. But we also need a corner…"
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April 1993 was a major turning point when Vietnam Airlines was officially established as the country's national flag carrier. On the 27th May 1996, Vietnam Airlines Corporation was born with the gathering of 20 aviation enterprises and the airline itself as the core business.
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On 20th October 2002, Vietnam Airlines introduced the new logo of the Golden Lotus and corporate identity that symbolized its dramatic progress towards becoming a world-class airline. The launch represented a complete repositioning and brand strategy of Vietnam Airlines, coupled with significant improvements in its infrastructure, operations and fleet.
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For 15 years of development with an average annual growth rate of over 10 percent (except 1997 when the Asian financial crisis broke out), the national flag carrier has marked an obvious advance to become a major competitor in the Asian aviation market, owning a modern fleet of Airbus and Boeing planes flown by well trained professionals.
Beginning with non-regular services between two domestic destinations, today Vietnam Airlines expands its network to 20 cities throughout the country and 26 international destinations in the USA, Europe, Australia and Asia.
In 2006, after being awarded the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate, a strict safety standard set by Aviation Quality Services (AQS), Vietnam Airlines joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as an official member, affirming its international standard.
In June 2010, Vietnam Airlines officially joined SkyTeam, the world's second largest global airline alliance, affirming the carrier's new position on the global aviation map and the strategic partner of the alliance in Southeast Asia region as well as its international standard services.
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Positioning its internationally recognized brand as a young and modern carrier, Vietnam Airlines excelled further when signing large purchase orders of world's most modern, environment-friendly aircraft, such as Boeing B787 and Airbus A350-900. The airline is expected to reach 115 and 170 modern aircraft in 2015 and 2020, respectively, making solid steps integrating into the global aviation industry as a truly regional carrier of choice, which is fully ingrained with Vietnamese traditional culture.
Vietnam Airlines signed a contract to buy 90 Airbus A330 airplanes in 2002. Besides, it also purchased 8 Boeing 777-200 and 9 Boeing 777-300 airplanes in order to improve its aircraft quality. Vietnam Airlines also moved its operation from Sheremetyevo to Domodedovo Internatioanl Airport on 18th October, 2002.
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The lower St. Johns River offers a great habitat for three kinds of shrimp: brown, white and pink, with white and brown the most common, White writes in the Friday, Aug. 23, installment of his popular column.
"White shrimp range from New York down to about St. Lucie Inlet in central Florida, and also in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Brown shrimp occur as far north as Massachusetts and south to the Florida Keys. They do not occur in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, but are west of Apalachicola Bay and extend around the Gulf to the Yucatan. Pink shrimp are found south from the Chesapeake Bay to the Keys, then around the Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatan."
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