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Novell Start
Quickly Deploy Your New Novell Software.
With Novell Start we help you get a pilot or starter installation of your product running so you can see the most popular features and understand how your investment will fit into your environment.
Novell Start is a 2-week rapid deployment of your product, after which our experts will work with your team to ensure a smooth transition and pass on the knowledge you need to expand your starter installation.
After Novell Start, you'll be ready to explore everything else your Novell solution can do.
Novell Start Offerings:
Novell Service Desk
We'll review your current service desk and your requirements for the future, then create a starter installation of Novell Service Desk. We'll establish a base configuration and review service desk administration and operations with your staff.
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We'll review your current GroupWise® environment and mobile messaging requirements, then create a starter installation of GroupWise Mobility Pack and establish the base configuration for mobile messaging. We'll then deploy the solution to ten pilot mobile devices. Finally, we'll review Mobility Pack administration and operations with your staff.
Novell Vibe
We'll start by discussing your messaging and collaboration requirements, then create a starter installation of Novell Vibe™. After establishing a base configuration, we'll configure Novell Vibe to support a collaboration use case you choose. We'll also review Novell Vibe administration and operations with your team.
Novell Filr
We will first study your current file environment and help you prepare it for mobile access and sharing. Then we'll provide a starter installation of Novell Filr and configure the solution on 10 desktops and 10 mobile devices. Finally, we'll provide a plan for deploying Filr throughout your environment.
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After a study of your environment and needs, you'll get a ZENworks® Mobile Management installation complete with the solution loaded on 10 pilot mobile devices. You'll also receive a plan for organization-wide deployment.
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Apple has released iOS 8 beta 4 and OS X Yosemite Preview 4 for developers today. The beta 4 comes two weeks after the last beta was released. Both of these softwares come with bug fixes, some UI changes and improvements.
iOS 8 beta 4 includes the Tips app that was shown during WWDC, which provides useful tips on how to use iOS 8, what's new in Apple's latest software etc. There's also plenty of other new changes such as changes to the Health app, Control Center and various new options in Settings.
If you're a developer, you can get the latest iOS 8 beta 4 from the Apple iOS Developer Portal. Or, if you're running on iOS 8 beta 3, you should see the update in the Software Update section.
Along with beta 4, Apple also seeded OS X 10.10 Yosemite Developer Preview 4 to developers. The update also includes iTunes 12, which brings along a new icon, a slightly redesigned interface and support for Family Sharing. Other software updates include, Yosemite Recovery Update 1.0, OS X Server 4.0 Developer Preview, and Apple Configurator 1.7 beta.
Apple developers can download the latest updates from the Mac App Store or by visiting the OS X Developer Portal. Public betas of OS X Yosemite will be coming by the end of July as part of the Beta Seed Program.
If you find anything new with iOS 8 beta 4 or OS X Yosemite Preview 4, do let us know in the comments.

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The TCAP is everything.
It determines which schools are failing and which are succeeding. It's a critical measure in teacher evaluations and a mandated component of student grades.
Yet the Tennessee Department of Education was unable to deliver the results of the most important test of the year on time, a move that immediately elicited criticism of Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman and his administration's focus on standardized test scores.


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A method of making a semiconductor device including the steps of fabricating at least one component on a substrate and coating the component with a first self-aligned polymer film.
1. A method of making a microelectromechanical system device comprising:
releasing a micromover component;
coating the micromover component with a first film after releasing the micromover component, the first film being configured to store data; and
affixing contact probes to the device after coating the micromover component, the contact probes being configured to read the stored data.
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releasing micromover component;
coating the micromover component with a film after releasing the micromover component; and
affixing contact probes to the device after coating the micromover component, the contact probes being configured to be pressed into the film to create indentations on the film after softening of the film by applying heat to the film, the indentations on the film being configured to store data.
Memory storage devices are known. Contact atomic resolution storage (CARS) devices have been proposed due to their capability for high memory densities. Thus, they are well suited for mass storage devices. Generally, these devices are microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices having a release member with a polymer layer for storing data. Typically, the polymer layer is deposited prior to the patterning and fabrication of the release member. To protect the polymer layer from the various processes needed to fabricate the release member, a sacrificial layer is deposited on the polymer layer. This sacrificial layer must be removed prior to assembly of the atomic resolution storage device. However, removal of the sacrificial layer commonly results in damage to the polymer layer.
The present inventors have discovered a method of making semiconductor devices having components with films that does not require the use of a sacrificial layer. The components are first fabricated on the substrate and then a self-aligned film is deposited on the component. Because the method allows media film to be deposited after the flexture release process, it does not require the removal of a sacrificial layer, and thus damage associated with the removal process is not imparted to the film.
On the top surface of the micromover 120 is a first self-aligned film 150. In this embodiment, the first self-aligned film 150 is adapted to store data. The data is typically stored as indentations in the first self-aligned film 150. The first self-aligned film 150 may be made of either an erasable or a non-volatile material. Erasable materials can be easily rewritten and typically comprise thermoplastic polymers. Example thermoplastic polymers include photoresists and PMMA. However, any material capable of being re-written may be used. Non-volatile materials are typically not erased or re-written and typically comprise thermoset polymers. Epoxy resins and Su-8™, a negative photoresist available from MicroChem Inc. and Sotec Microsystem, are examples of thermoset materials. However, any material capable of retaining data may be used.
On the top surface of the stator portion 135 of the first substrate 110 is a bond ring 140. The bond ring 140 provides a surface to which a second substrate 160 may be affixed. Affixed to the second substrate 160 are contact probes 170. The contact probes 170 are typically attached to cantilevers and adapted to read data stored in the first self-aligned film 150. The contact probes 170 may be AFM tips or any other type of tip suitable for reading nanoscale features.
In another embodiment, the contact probes 170 are adapted to both read and write. For, example, the contact probes 170 may be configured to be heated. If the first film self-aligned 150 is made of a thermoplastic material, the contact probes 170 may be used to erase any existing data. That is, that data may be erased by heating the contact probes 170 to a first temperature high enough to cause the thermoplastic material to reflow, filling in the indentations in the first self-aligned film 150. Once the data is erased, the contact probes 170 can be heated to a second temperature, typically lower than the first temperature, to write new data. That is, the contact probes are heated to a temperature at which the thermoplastic material becomes soft and then the contact probe is pressed into the thermoplastic material to form a new pattern of indentations.
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device is illustrated in
Other devices which may be made by the methods discussed below include, but are not limited to, displays, bio-chips and microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices. The MEMS devices include surface microelectromechanical system devices, typically having a thickness less than 10 microns and bulk microelectromechanical system devices, typically having a thickness greater than 10 microns. Additionally, the first self-aligned film 150 may be used for purposes other than data storage. For example, the self-aligned film 150 may be used for data storage, antiwear, anti-reflective, desiccant or an anti-stiction.
In this embodiment of the method, a first substrate 110 is provided. The substrate 110 is then processed to fabricate a micromover 120. Additionally, substrate 110 is processed to fabricate flexture portions 130, resulting in "release" of the micromover 120. That is, upon completion of the flexture portions 130, the micromover 120 is capable of moving relative to the stator portions 135. Typically, the micromover 120 and the flexture portions 130 are fabricated by a series of masking, patterning and etching steps. However, any techniques known to one skilled in the art may be used.
After fabrication of the micromover 120 and the flexture portions 130, the first film 150 is formed by depositing a coating composition 190 on the micromover 120 (
The coating composition 190, in one embodiment, is a mixture or suspension of a solvent and solid particles of polymer and spreads across the surface of the micromover due to surface tension. However, the coating composition 190 stops at the edges of the micromover 120 because of the small contact angle at the edge of the micromover 120. That is, because of the small contact angle the coating solution cannot overcome the surface tension at the edge of the micromover 120 and spill over. Thus, the coating composition 190 self-aligns to the shape of the micromover 120. Further, because the coating composition 190 stops at the edges of the micromover 120, there is no stiction problem due to interaction between the first film 150 and the flexure portion 130.
The first film 150 forms as the coating composition 190 cures on the surface of the micromover 120. The thickness of the first film 150 can be controlled by varying the amount of coating composition 190 deposited on the micromover 120 or by varying the solid to solvent ratio. By adding more coating composition 190 of a given composition to a micromover 120 of a given area, the thickness of the first film 150 is increased. Or, for a given volume of coating composition 190, a thicker first film 150 can be formed by increasing the solid content of the coating composition 190.
With the method according to this embodiment, the thickness of the first film 150 may be as thin as approximately 5 nm and as thick as 5 microns. Even thicker films may be produced by depositing a first layer, allowing it to dry, and depositing an additional layer on top of the first layer. This process may be repeated as many times as necessary to form a film of the desired thickness. Further, the additional layers need not be of the same material as the first layer. Typically, the micromover 120 has a coated surface area of between approximately 1 mm2 and 4 cm2. However, the method of the present embodiment may be used to form self-aligned coatings which are smaller than 1 mm2 or greater than 4 cm2. "In another embodiment, the self-aligned film can be applied onto other MEMS devices such as pixel plates in a display device, released sensing structures of a MEMS sensor, AR coating on microlens array, and so on.
In still another embodiment, an adhesion promoter is applied to the surface of the micromover prior to depositing the coating composition 190. Example adhesion promoters include, but are not limited to, HMDS and A1100™. Additionally, the adhesion promoter may be used in combination with plasma treating. That is, the adhesion promoter may be deposited after plasma treating.
The foregoing description of various embodiments has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the embodiments to the precise form disclosed, and modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings or may be acquired from practice of the invention. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the invention and its practical application to enable one skilled in the art to utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
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"Hurricane Danny lashed southwest Louisiana Thursday, spawning tornadoes, flash floods and power outages with 90 mph winds and driving rain that kept residents at home or in emergency shelters... The high winds, gusting about 75 mph by midafternoon, downed power lines and left about 20,000 residents without electricity... By Thursday night, Danny had been downgraded to a tropical storm and the National Weather Service said Danny's eye lay about 40 miles south of Alexandria, La. at 8 p.m. The storm's sustained winds had diminished to 50 mph, the weather service said." - The Enterprise, August 15, 1985
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Release: 12/13/2013
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It's been a busy week for University of New Mexico football players Carlos Wiggins and Dakota Cox.
They began their week taking home a lot of books in preparation for final exams at school and finished it by taking home some national honors for their efforts during the 2013 season.
College Football Performance Awards has named Wiggins its 2013 National Kick Returner of the Year for his record-setting season.
Cox earned CollegeFootballNews.com honorable mention National All-Freshman Defensive Team honors.
Wiggins leads the nation with a UNM- and Mountain West-record 1,303 kick return yards. His three kickoff returns for touchdowns, which tied the school (Terance Mathis, 1989) and conference records (Hawai'i's Mike Edwards, 2012), also leads the country.
Wiggins' 29.6-yard average per return is No. 5 in the nation.
The goal of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football. CFPA recognizes weekly, annual, and multi-season (career) award recipients – selected based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.
"It's an honor and a blessing to win a national award," Wiggins said. "I owe a big thank you to Coach (Coleman) Hutzler, who I believe is one of the best special teams coaches in the nation. He demands a lot from us, in terms of making everything precise. And I want to thank my teammates on the kick return unit. They always went out and executed to give me a chance for a big return."
Cox led UNM with 99 tackles this season, becoming the first freshman since linebacker Blake Irwin in 1994 to lead the Lobos in tackles.
Cox averaged 10.3 tackles as a starter when he took over at the middle linebacker spot in week four against UNLV, and he finished the season with double-digit tackles in four of his last five games.


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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
QUANTICO, Va., Nov. 10, 2006 The spire of the new National Museum of the Marine Corps soars 210 feet above the ground. It is at the precise angle of the iconic photo of Marines raising the U.S. flag over Iwo Jima in February 1945.
History, tradition, courage, sacrifice and dedication are imbued in the design of the museum. And on the 231st birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, President Bush presided over the dedication ceremonies here today.
Bush also added a new name to the Marines' history of bravery when he announced that he will award the Medal of Honor – the nation's highest award for battlefield heroism – posthumously to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham. In April 2004, Dunham smothered an enemy grenade with his own body to save fellow Marines. He died of his wounds at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Md., later that month.
Bush said the museum will celebrate the Marine Corps' history and help the American people understand what is so special about becoming a Marine.
"For too long, the only people to have direct experience of the Marine Corps have been the Marines themselves -- and the enemy who's made the mistake of taking them on," Bush said. "The National Museum of the Marine Corps fixes this problem. In this museum, you will experience life from a Marine's perspective. In this museum, you'll feel what it's like to go through boot camp, … make an amphibious landing under fire, or deploy from a helicopter in Vietnam."
About 15,000 people attended the event. Many were veterans of the famous battles of the past. "Many of you here today do not need a museum to tell you this history, because you wrote it yourselves with your sweat and your sacrifice in places like Tarawa, Chosin and Khe Sahn," Bush said. "These walls pay tribute to your contributions to American freedom. These walls remind all who visit here that honor, courage, and commitment are not just words. They are core values for a way of life that puts service above self. And these walls will keep the history of the Marine Corps alive for generations of Americans to come."
Bush commented on the shape of the museum. He said it was fitting to remind people of the Battle of Iwo Jima. "The Japanese who defended that island had learned from costly battles that they could not defeat American forces," he said. "Yet, they believed that by inflicting maximum casualties on our forces, they would demoralize our nation and make America tire of war."
The Japanese killed more than 5,000 American Marines and sailors in that battle, but America's will did not break. "That flag that was raised on Mount Suribachi would become an enduring symbol of American resolve, and a lasting icon of a democracy at war," the president said.
And Marines continue to make history. Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 190,000 men and women have stepped forward to wear the uniform of the Marine Corps. "Like the Marines who have come before them, this new generation is serving freedom's cause in distant lands," he said. "Like the Marines who have come before them, this new generation faces determined enemies.
"And like the Marines who have come before them," he continued, "this new generation is adding its own chapters to the stories of liberty and peace. And years from now, when America looks out on a democratic Middle East growing in freedom and prosperity, Americans will speak of the battles like Fallujah with the same awe and reverence that we now give to Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima."
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Young girls will enjoy fun play for hours with the KidKraft Sweet Savannah Dollhouse. It features exquisite artwork and lovely det...ailing in every room, and is large enough for your child to play with her friends. This wooden dollhouse is built to last, and is designed for dolls up to 12 tall. The house includes 13 pieces of furniture, including a canopy bed that is ideal for any doll. Three levels give you more room to play, and its outdoor patio area is perfect for doll parties. Read More
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This set of furniture for six rooms is a great value. Hand-crafted, wooden furniture features working doors and drawers! Perfect f...or all 1:12 scale dollhouses. In 1989 The Melissa & Doug Company started in the garage of the home where Doug grew up! Thanks to your support, the Melissa & Doug Company grew and was able to move into a real office down the road. Their philosophy has remained the same over the years-to make each and every customer a happy and permanent member of the Melissa & Doug family, while offering products with tremendous value, quality and design. Melissa & Doug have always welcomed customer suggestions, and they continually strive to make improvements to their products. Melissa & Doug are honored by the faith you place in them and view it as their responsibility to continue to earn your trust in the years to come! Melissa and Doug range of products include puzzles, preschool, play food, puppets, stuffed animals and gardening toys. Read More
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Bubba Rope - Recovery Rope - Jeep Tow Straps
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Bubba Rope Recovery Ropes are professional snatch ropes that are the stongest, most high-tech ropes available for vehicle recovery on the market today. The Bubba Rope Recovery Rope was developed with military-spec quality and strength, and they feature a unique kinetic property and polymer coating for the ultimate in durability and performance. Each rope is inspected and tested for both quality and breaking strength right at Bubba Rope's factory, here in the good ol' USA. The Bubba Rope's features are: 100% double braided nylon rope Urethane Polymer coating. Commercially spliced and seized at both ends. Waterproof, UV and abrasion resistant. Highest breaking strengths available. Ultimate in stretch! The Nylon Double Braid is the preferred choice for applications requiring high strength with excellent shock absorbing properties.Ultimate in strength! Lil' Bubba - 1/2" diameter - 7,400 lbs. Bubba - 7/8" diameter - 28,600 lbs. Big Bubba - 1-1/4" diameter - 52,300 lbs. Jumbo Bubba - 1-1/2" diameter - 74,000 lbs. Extreme Bubba - 2" diameter - 131,500 lbs....
TnT Customs Woods Ready XJ
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All too often the build ups that are featured in the off road rags or on 4x4 websites across the net are the types of projects that are out of the scope and budget of most of us "average joes". Few people can afford to gather up ten thousand dollars worth of components and built a high zoot buggy or the ultimate trail rig. Our Project Woods Ready XJ is a project that we feel offers some real insight and food for thought to the folks who spend time on JeepsUnlimited.com because it is the type of rig that you might find on any trail in the country.
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Alliance, NE August 2011: Large diameter tires and hydraulic-assist steering can play havoc on Wrangler JK models if the front track bar and steering box are not reinforced. The factory track bar mount on the chassis is particularly vulnerable to extreme forces. Crank on the steering wheel too hard and you risk tearing the OE mount completely off of the frame.
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Flatty Fenders were created to give a Jeeper the option to improve upon the factory Jeep front fenders shortcomings: low clearance, thin sheet metal construction, and expensive to fix after a little (but easy to do ) woops!.
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Pattaya Rising … and Rising
In late summer 1999, I came to Pattaya for the first time. It was awful. First of all, it took five hours to get here from Bangkok. The motorway was just a bunch of guys driving big yellow machines and flashing barricades. If you've never suffered the trip in full-on traffic all the way down via Sukhumvit Road, I highly recommend taking it just one time to gain some perspective.
For several years I lived in Bangkok and when someone would ask, "how long does it take to get to Pattaya" my response was always "five hours". It didn't always take that long, but it always could. When I wanted to see the beach, I'd fly to Phuket. The elapsed time between leaving my condo in Bangkok and actually putting my toes in the sand was about the same.
Some friends and I were told Pattaya used to be a sleepy little fishing village that turned into Thailand's much celebrated brothel-by-the-sea. Part sleaze-mecca, part beach resort … for a bunch of over-worked, over-paid and over-sexed mongrels like us, it seemed like the perfect destination. We stayed at Siam Bayshore way on the south end of Pattaya Beach because someone had recommended it. It wasn't bad, but it was three-star at best. And, there wasn't much better in our price range that we saw.
Other than the Marriott and Dusit on Beach Road, all accommodations were three stars or less. Royal Garden Plaza, Mike's and Big C Festival on north Second Road were the only shopping venues. The water on Pattaya Beach was repulsive. I remember not seeing one person in the water. The main attraction in Pattaya seemed to be soapy body massage and beer bars.
Walking Street was, however, at its surreal best. But, compared to now, it was quite folksy. No side-shows with juvenile contortion artists … no people painted silver … no Russian go-go dancers … no families with children in strollers; just punters and bar girls playing their respective parts. It still resembled a Vietnam War era R&R retreat; not the tourist attraction it has turned into now. In some ways, it was a "kinder/gentler" Walking Street.
Different tourists
Tourists were a different flavour back then. Visitors from the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France and Scandinavian countries were the bulk of what we experienced. Since it was late July, we were informed that this was "low season", and everyone seemed to be ramping up for "high season". The adherence to this ancient cycle of annual tourist migration was almost militant.
I have no idea what condominiums in Pattaya cost at that time because I never considered living there. There were quite a few projects being built, but more were stalled skeletons; their bones bleaching under the relentless sun in the wake of the currency collapse of 1997.
I do not wallow in the misery of hindsight about Pattaya. No one could have predicted the property development explosion that has come to pass. If someone were to walk up to you in a bar back then and start talking about mega-high rise condo resorts and high speed trains from the airport, you'd have laughed in their face. Pattaya was a low-rent, wannabe city oozing with cheap booze, girls and lodging. As my friend from New Jersey called it, "one big festering neon distraction".
Fast forward to the here and now and get whiplashed. Now it takes less than 90 minutes to get to Pattaya from the fat part of Bangkok even if you drive like a granny. The airport is only just over an hour away. What's more, half of Pattaya doesn't even need to go through Pattaya to get to the airport. Infrastructure is a wonderful thing.
More exciting and closer
During the floods of 2011 Bangkokians rediscovered Pattaya and have been using that gorgeous stretch of asphalt called the Bangkok-Chonburi Motorway as often as possible. Why go to boring old Hua Hin when Pattaya is much more exciting and closer? For Bangkok, Pattaya has become that weekend getaway … a place city-dwellers can let down their hair.
In the US we call this a "bedroom" community. If you don't believe me take a look at the seafood restaurants in south Jomtien Beach Friday through Sunday, or check out the coffee shops in Naklua and North Pattaya Saturday and Sunday morning. You'll see young professional weekenders and day-trippers from Bangkok. Pattaya is suddenly "hip".
The Bangkok re-connection cannot be denied. The floods forced thousands of Bangkokians to realise three things about Pattaya. It's a lot nicer than it used to be … it's a lot closer than it used to be … and it's a lot drier than Bangkok. Long is the list of large companies that took big losses during the flooding and have moved operations closer to Pattaya. In many ways Bangkok's sinking has aided Pattaya's rising.
A new tourism model has emerged. New five star hotels and resorts linked to world class shopping centres have sprung up. And, the tourists that fill them are from completely different parts of the world than in 1999. Russians, Indians, Arabs and Chinese keep coming in such waves that it seems there is no longer such a thing as "high season" and "low season" … there is only "high season" and "really high season".
And, while Pattaya's infamous nightlife is still a centrepiece for many a tourist's agenda, no longer is Pattaya considered a one-trick resort town. Now people actually come here for sun, fun, seafood, golf, diving, wind surfing, kite surfing; the list gets longer every day. More couples … more families … more things to do.
Believe it or not, the water is even cleaner. Don't get me wrong … I'm an unrepentant beach snob and you won't catch me in the water along Pattaya's beaches. But, I've witnessed real improvement in water quality and actually see people in the water, on the water and throngs of visitors learning to go under the water.
But, if you want to see the most dramatic changes in Pattaya, look up. Without a doubt, Pattaya has one of the most dynamic skylines in the world. When I first came to Pattaya, I thought anything over 15 floors was a skyscraper. There were a few big buildings in town, but most were square, boring boxes with functionality taking precedence over design. "Amenities" meant a swimming pool and half-ass fitness room. A few years ago developers looked to the skies and started planning a series of impressive high rise luxury condos and resorts.
Now, no part of the Pattaya corridor is immune from the high-rise phenomenon. Wong-Amat and Naklua in the north boast several new projects. Pratumnak Hill is positively clustered with new buildings. Jomtien Beach created a new road that is now filling up with high rise projects. And now even Na-jomtien and Bang Saray are getting in on the act.
They will come
Some skeptics charge that developers are using a "build it and they will come" business model that is doomed to fail. But, as take up rates increase and new condos get gobbled up by hungry investors, it seems the saturation point is not in sight yet. I think that's because there are some unique advantages to owning and living in a well-run high-rise building.
I owned and lived in such a building in Bangkok. The security of a properly managed high-rise is superior to a housing estate or other such accommodation.
The amenities are another big plus. Show me a swimming pool I don't have to keep clean and I'm a happy man. Other conveniences like laundry and maid service certainly make life easier. Even though I prefer to live on lower to mid-range floors (13th is my favourite), I find high-rise living very comfortable. It's not about being up high … it's about living in a secured and self-contained community.
Safety in numbers
As an investor, I like that the maintenance fees are usually more reasonable because of the sheer number of owners. And, newer condos are generally using professional management to run things above board and smoothly.
Besides a certain feeling of "safety in numbers", I find that most high-rises have a built-in mechanism for selling and/or renting available units. Some buildings have a formally managed arrangement and others outsource this task to some enterprising individuals, or professionals.
But for most condo owners I know it is a combination of all these factors expressed in one commonly uttered phrase: "I just want to lock the door, go away and not worry." Most people love the idea of a second home, but don't want any hassle. Investors who buy-to-let want "passive" income, not problems. The convenience of living and investing in a well-run high rise is its unique selling proposition.
Above is a list of several new projects. In no way does this list represent all of the high rise projects launched in Pattaya. There are simply too many to mention.
I'm sure I've left some out, but these were all I could remember. Perhaps this could be a new bar game played by Pattaya property junkies … "how many projects can you name in 30 seconds?"
Pratumnak Hill, with its convenient position, stands out as high-rise heaven. Developers are keen to take advantage of the highest point around as well as its strategic location between Pattaya proper and Jomtien Beach. Well established resorts like The Sheraton, Royal Cliff and Cabbages and Condoms help anchor this expanding little community. The development of the Bali Hai Pier area with rumours of a new marina and the majestic 50-storey Waterfront project imminent, have Pratumnak Hill looking like "uptown" Pattaya.
My pick of the litter on Pratumnak Hill is The Cliff by the Nova Group. The building went up pretty much on schedule and is slated for occupation very soon. It is really the first of this current wave of high-rise condos to finish. The Cliff hogs up a really nice position in the middle of Pratumnak Hill and the views are spectacular.
Students field survey
A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed some Thai students from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. They were down on a field survey for their study course in real estate development. They had a shortlist of projects that were their favourites and The Cliff was one of them.
Not to be outdone, however, is the Naklua/Wong-Amat Beach area. The northern end of Pattaya actually had some of the top vintage high-rise buildings, many of which are still quite well maintained. And now, several seriously up-scale projects are on the cards for this area.
The Chulalongkorn students also favoured The Palm in Wong-Amat Beach. Besides the chic design of the building, they just prefer that beach. "The water is much more clean," one student told me. "When I get the money, I'll invest here".
Stratospheric land prices
To be sure, Wong-Amat Beach has a very different vibe … quiet and relaxed – even in high season. There isn't much room left on and near Wong-Amat, and the land prices there are pretty stratospheric. It only stands to reason that future projects in this area will tend to be more high-rises.
Jomtien Beach is experiencing a spurt of high-rise growth on two fronts. The new Jomtien Beach Second Road has paved the way for a myriad of new projects including the Dusit Grand Tower View and A.D The Grand. The accessibility of this location is proving to be attractive to many buyers.
The completion of Second Road and its ultimate continuation south guarantees we'll no doubt see more high-rise projects there.
The 49-storey Cetus building will become a new landmark on Jomtien Beach Road as will the twin towers of Reflection. Thai visitors from Bangkok have always preferred the southern end of Jomtien Beach, so it is no wonder that when Thai developers arrived on the scene, they chose this area. There isn't much beach, but there is plenty of great food.
And now the farther south beaches are revived again. Back in 1997, Najomtien and Ban Amphur were the new darling of real estate developers. Remnants of projects still crippled by the currency collapse dot the landscape there. All are experiencing a wave of rebirth in different measures.
Gorgeous buildings like Ocean Marina and Ocean Portofino have been around for a while and continue to flourish. New projects on the rise are evident. The Mövenpick White Sands Beach is a grand example. Centara Grand Residence from The Tulip Group is another rising star. If the luxury and service promised in Centara's brochures are accurate, it represents a whole new level of tourism and property business for Pattaya.
Developers continue to raise the bar and, apparently, a rising tide does lift all boats.
Prices are rising, buildings are rising, tourist arrivals are rising, and expectations are rising. It has been a surreal transformation to watch.
Telltale sign
My particular perch to observe the skyline morphing into shape is Ban Amphur. Hardly a month goes by that I don't see new construction cranes being erected or observe the telltale sign of bright green safety webbing adorning the sides of a new building being born. I realise every morning that my days of saying "I live in a fishing village" are numbered.
Yes, it seems that Pattaya is rising in more ways than one. Our rapidly changing skyline is testament to and an expression of this fact.
From skanky old beach town to chic resort destination and burgeoning coastal city; and apparently the sky is not the limit.
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North Carolina's Mandela-like elder statesmen
Nelson Mandela's death last week at the age of 95 prompted a worldwide celebration of his life. The attention to him these past few days is testimony to the power of his wise and unselfish leadership.
Mandela's example was transformative. Not just for South Africa, but for our state and for the entire world. Not just for the time of his country's changes, but for our time and for all time.
Our gratitude for Mandela's model of inclusion, forgiveness and reconciliation should remind us that North Carolina has been blessed with its own Mandela-like unselfish elder statesmen whose actions and examples have transformed our state for the better and challenged the rest of us to work harder for inclusion and respect and to make our part of the world a little better for everyone.
John Hope Franklin, who died in 2009 at 94, like Mandela, suffered the indignities that were part of growing up as a black man in the segregated South and working as a young academic in North Carolina. When he came back here in 1980 to teach history at Duke, he had earned a reputation as a gifted historian whose research and writings demonstrated a culture of racism and oppression in our country that rivaled the South Africa of Mandela's early years.
Rather than simply writing off his fellow southerners as irredeemable racists, he made us his friends and seemed confident that he could make many of us his allies. While he insisted on accountability and redress for the injustices of his country's racist past, he, like Mandela, projected a gentle and dignified manner, ready to engage and make common cause with his former opponents.
The death of Charlotte civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers last August gave us an opportunity to reflect upon his importance as a public figure. Dying at 76, much younger than Mandela, Chambers had nevertheless gained the status of elder statesman. While Mandela was in prison in South Africa from 1962 until 1990, Chambers was on the front lines of the North Carolina civil rights movement. As a tireless and creative advocate, he made his mark in our courts, including notably the 1971 U.S. Supreme Court's school busing decision in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. Subject to death threats and real bombing and arson attacks on his home, office and automobile, Chambers always treated his courtroom opponents with dignity. Over time, he earned the respect, and often the friendship, of his opponents.
Like Mandela's death, William Friday's passing last year at 92 left a vacancy in his role as the state's wise and energetic public elder, trusted prophet and pastor. Like Mandela, he earned his place through bruising struggles in the public arena, not always winning but always looking for a way to turn apparent defeats into important and lasting victories, and, even in the bitterest battles, reaching out and turning his opponents into friends and allies in common endeavors.
Also on my list is the 95-year old Billy Graham, whose regular visits to the hospital for serious health issues remind us that he will not be with us forever. Some people have not forgiven Graham for his entrance into the divisive political battle last year over the amendment to the state constitution prohibiting same sex marriage. But his lifetime example of tolerance, racial fairness and inclusiveness, openness to the points of view of others, while preaching the Christian gospel, has led many of us to become better people. When his time to leave us comes, I will celebrate his good life that, like Mandela's, inspired us to find ways to see the good in the hearts of people of other faiths and other opinions.
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'After Earth': Has M. Night Shyamalan lost his touch?
"After Earth" is a film about emotions. Its central theme is that of conquering fear and overcoming negative emotions in order to overcome the greatest of obstacles. And that theme is why the film fails. It's not because it's a flawed theme, or because the story doesn't fit the theme. It's because the actors are having a hard time being emotional at all.
In the year 3000, humanity has abandoned Earth and moved on to a new home, the planet Nova Prime. While it's a better home than post-apocalyptic Earth, Nova Prime inhabitants are hunted by an alien species that is blind and targets their prey through fear-induced pheromones. That's right: They literally smell fear.
Jaden Smith ("The Pursuit of Happyness") plays Kitai, a boy who aims to be a Ghost— a human who has no fear, and therefore cannot be "seen" by these aliens. He and his father, Cypher (Will Smith, "Men in Black 3") are on a training mission when they enter a wormhole and crash land on Earth. As Cypher points out, pretty much every living thing on Earth has evolved to kill humans. With his father's legs broken, Kitai must explore the jungles of new Earth in order to locate a beacon that will help them get rescued.
The movie tells a tale of a boy who becomes fearless when a lot of his peers have no fear at all. However, with the exception of Jaden Smith, who genuinely does the best he can with what he's given, this leads to most of the supporting cast exhibiting pretty much no emotion at all. Everyone feels robotic and wooden, even more than the CGI baboons or condors that hunt Kitai.
Because of this, it's hard to believe that Will Smith and his son share any real chemistry in the film. Cypher treats his son as a soldier under his command, and although the script calls for him to have faith in his son, the audience never sees that due to his stilted performance.
The film isn't paced very well, either. This may come as a shock to people who have seen director M. Night Shyamalan's other, better works, but the film is a complete slog. Too much time is spend trying to build that relationship between Kitai and his father that the film feels boring. When the action ramps up, it's hard for the audience to care if they have been sitting through a ten-minute sequence of Cypher and Kitai trying to relate to each other.
Overall, the film is a complete mess. It's hard to believe that the two leads have any bond, the theme conflicts with the bad acting and it's too slow for it's own good. Jaden Smith does a fairly good job handling the material (for a 14-year-old actor, anyway), but nobody else plays off him very well. Given better casting and direction, the film could've been an interesting insight as to what makes us human, but under the helm of this crew, it's better off being skipped.


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The third annual Parents, Kids & Money Survey from T. Rowe Price reveals that 86 percent of parents feel they – more so than educators or others – should have primary responsibility for teaching their kids the basics of personal finance. Yet, parents on average only grade themselves a B- for serving as role models regarding their saving and spending habits, with more than one-third grading themselves a C or lower.
Similarly, parents on average grade themselves a B for their personal knowledge about money, with more than one-quarter grading themselves a C or lower. Just 28 percent of parents say they are very prepared to discuss basic financial principles such as setting goals, the importance of saving, smart spending, inflation, and diversification. Parents actually find it easier to discuss drugs and alcohol with their kids than family finances. They also find talking about investing just as difficult as talking about puberty/coming of age.
In addition, two-thirds of parents think they could be doing more to teach their children about money. The survey results are released in recognition of Financial Literacy Month, which occurs in April.
"The need for financial education has never been greater," says Stuart Ritter, CFP®, a T. Rowe Price financial planner and father of three. "There are opportunities each and every day to share important lessons with children, and with kids able to grasp many of these important financial concepts at a young age, these conversations can start as early as elementary school, if not sooner. Parents don't need to be experts, but they should be able to share the basic tenets that will put their children on the right financial path."
Mr. Ritter offers parents five tips for discussing family finances with their kids:
1.Take advantage of everyday teachable moments – such as going grocery shopping, opening the household bills or planning a family vacation – to reinforce financial lessons and make them more memorable.
2.Help your kids set specific savings goals – both short- and long-term – to provide real-life incentives and make the general advice to "save" more concrete. This will also better equip them to make smarter spending decisions.
3.Emphasize prioritization and focus on tying spending decisions back to the goals when your kids want something else. This can be a better approach than simply saying "no" and helps put the decisions in a context they will understand while making it easier to discuss the trade-offs.
4.Have open communications about the financial choices the family has to make and be careful about how you react to money issues. While you don't need to reveal all financial details such as exact household income, it's important to let kids know that the topic of money is not taboo and is open for discussion.
5.Make money conversations fun – which will better engage your kids and avoid the eye rolls that tend to accompany these types of discussions.
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Once, there was a great land where the people dreamed of being free from an oppressive monarchy. They suffered great insult and loss of freedom until they rose up and threw off the evil king.
This letter is in reference to "Obama locks out everyone" in the April 10 newspaper by guest columnist Rudy Schmidt.
The analogy of the suicide and murder of 149 people to the actions of President Barack Obama is tasteless. You can disagree with all that Obama has done during his term as president, but his actions and your desperation are not comparable to the helplessness of 149 persons as they plummeted to their deaths.
From actual experience, I know you folks down at the paper really do read the stuff people send in for publication. But I betcha the things that concern the readers are rarely noted by the folks we employ to "run" the business of government.
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before," said Rahm Emanuel in November 2008.
Is it possible this policy is being factored into decisions and actions taken by our county officials?
Case in point
Supporters of a national constitutional convention, as provided for in Article V of the U.S. Constitution, have gained the support of 27 state legislatures for the idea. They need 34.
Republicans and Democrats are at war both with each other and within their own parties over the proposal. Some Republicans want such a convention for the purpose of getting a "balanced budget" amendment.
Some Democrats also want a convention for the purpose of overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and regulating political campaign spending.
Gone but not forgotten. Longtime teacher and coach Lawyous Smith departed this life on March 11, 2015, in Covington, Ga., where he had been living since 2012.
In 1963, Smith was hired as the third and final head football coach in the short history of Hillside High School.
Following the arrival of spring each year, our nation renews its commitment to our priorities on Tax Day, April 15, from education to health care, infrastructure and national defense. Included among these expenditures are nuclear weapons programs – weapons that cannot and must not ever be used.
Saturday was always big for us young'uns on the farm, and it was no different the last Saturday in June 1954.
If it wasn't raining, Saturday was always washday; and our work load was cut by one-third since Daddy had a well drilled. No more hauling water from the spring and no more boiling clothes in wash pots. Mama had a used washing machine, and the sisters really liked it until the wringer tried to swallow one of them's arm. Big young'uns were hanging clothes on the line while us little ones were putting socks and our underwear on bushes to dry.
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Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini announces the arrest of a West Portsmouth man in connection with a theft of semi truck in Maysville, Ky.
Donini said his deputies arrested Corey L. Murphy, 27, of Ohio 52 in Stout, Ohio. The arrest comes after a Scioto County grand jury returned an indictment for receiving stolen property in the case of a semi truck that was stolen from a parking lot in Maysville. The semi truck had been parked at a business in Kentucky and when the victim returned the vehicle was missing. The company of the truck activated a GPS system on the truck and the last signal response was around Ohio 239 in West Portsmouth. Deputies along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol searched the area and they were unable to locate the vehicle.
One week after the incident, the Scioto County Clay Township Deputy received a complaint from a citizen on Hinkley Hollow in Portsmouth. The complaint was that he saw a semi parked behind a residence facing the hillside near some brush. The citizen became suspicious when the next day he saw a man cutting the truck with some cutting torches.
Donini said Murphy has been a person of interest on several other stolen semi trucks in the area. He is being held in the Scioto County Jail for one count of Receiving Stolen Property with $25,000 bond and will be arraigned in Scioto County Common Please Court.
Donini said anyone with information about the case can contact detective Paul Blaine at 740-351-1092 and all information will be kept confidential.
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Texas Heart Institute (THI) at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) has become the first hospital in Texas to become accredited as a Heart Failure Institute by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium. This accreditation is based on proficiency in managing heart failure, placing emphasis on both quantity and quality of life.
"Heart disease is the number one killer in the world, and heart failure is the number one problem," explains James T. Willerson, MD, president and medical director, THI. "The physicians, nurses and technicians of the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital have led a dedicated effort to treat and ameliorate heart failure for 40 years. This kind of long-term commitment and experience in treatment, research and prevention cannot be matched and we're very proud of all who have contributed to securing this accreditation."
The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium brings quality and process improvement to the care of heart failure patients in the community and hospitals by using improvement-based continual accreditation. The Colloquium offers an organized and systematic approach to heart failure that encompasses the entire continuum of care. The process is modeled after well-established process improvement methods used in industry.
This accreditation promotes several patient benefits, including:
• Streamlined processes that improve quality of care;
• A patient-focused approach to "transition planning" that prepares the patient for a successful return home and subsequent visit to the doctor's office; and,
• Patient and family caregiver education, which enables individuals to participate in their own care, giving them more independence and avoiding frequent hospitalization.
"This recognition reinforces why the organization is the top ranked heart hospital in the Southwest United States," said Margaret M. Van Bree, DrPH, chief executive officer, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and senior vice president, St. Luke's Episcopal Health System. "Our team of cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, transplant surgeons and nurses are equipped to treat the most complex cases in a caring environment."
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital has been ranked in the top 10 heart hospitals in the nation for 20 consecutive years by U.S.News & World Report.
"St. Luke's Heart Failure Program is well-established," said Tony Joseph, MD, one of the Colloqium site reviewers. "St. Luke's offers an impressive array of treatments for heart failure and is among the finest in the country."
The program covers the spectrum of care for those with heart failure—from diagnosis to screening for medical and surgical therapies, including heart ventricular-assist devices (LVADs), IV therapy, heart transplantation and stem cell therapy.
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An article in the newly published book Digital Simulations for Improving Education: Learning Through Artificial Teaching Environments (IGI Global, 2009) discusses at length the potential for imparting and exploring ethics in the classroom using digital games.
"Using Digital Games to Develop Ethical Teachers," by Columbia University professors Karen Schrier and Charles K. Kinzer, also sets forth recommendations for creating future games and simulations that teach ethics to educators using case studies of current commercial and explicitly educational digital games.
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New Elliott Museum continues to rise in Stuart
STUART — History sits in a pile of concrete rubble, stacked tall next to the construction site of the new Elliott Museum on Hutchinson Island in Stuart.
It is the old Elliott's slab foundation and concrete walls — crushed into little pieces — to be used as the pavement base for the future parking lot, said George Cooper, project manager for the Martin County Historical Society.
The new museum will feature 40,000 square feet of floor space, a 50-seat theater, hands-on artifact labs and multiple galleries with local and regional history. The expected public opening date is early 2013.
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Hung Ga vs. Wing Chun (Gordon Liu!)
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Wing Chun or Hung Ga?!?!?
Wooden Dummy or Iron Rings?!?!
Gordon Liu or ....(no idea who the Chun guy is).
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Laugh for whatever reason you want...that you secretly know Hung Kuen is superior to Chun, you feel Chain Punching destroys all Hung Kuen element fist techniques, or you just think Kung Fu guys are super silly. Cuz we are.
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But that was pretty entertaining. Still, though, Gordon Liu's speed with those rings on? I'm just like... doing push ups before bed... I feel good about myself. That's what counts, right?
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