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Update on International Entries in Instructables Contests
Colombia, Denmark, Germany, India, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland are now eligible for all contests! We've updated the rules to make this clear. More countries coming as fast as we can. --Christy
Broadly, there are two types of contests: games of skill and games of chance. Most of our contests are games of skill because they are judged, but we have occasionally run games of chance (random winner in a contest, random commenter wins a prize, etc..). Both types are regulated, sometimes stringently, across the world.
As an independent entity, we may have been violating the contest and gaming laws in every country on the planet except the US. While ignorance of the law isn't an acceptable reason to violate it, I did not spend the time to understand and comply with every country's contest laws. Without locations across the world, the potential for enforcement of laws I didn't know about was low.
We are now part of an international company, and the potential for enforcement is real.
Complying with laws is not a drag! It's what sustainable businesses that expect to be around for a long time do!
If you are upset about this, before you complain here, please write or call your representative, member of parliament, or dictator and ask them to simplify contest law in your country. The easier to understand your country's contest laws, the faster we can open our contests to you, and comply with your country's laws. Remember, obeying the law is what good websites do!
Autodesk is not trying to destroy the Instructables community by reducing the number of entrants to our contests; in fact, they're very concerned about the issue. We are trying to make sure we obey all the laws of all the countries where we operate. We are simultaneously working to understand the laws of more countries so we can legally run contests in more areas.
The terms and conditions of our contests are now in full compliance with the requirements of the US and Canada, except Quebec. Doing so required many hours of me talking to lawyers, and very large costs.
I have sorted the countries we will work on next by where our traffic comes from, and where past winners and entrants have come from. For reference:
Top 10 Countries by traffic:
US - open
UK - open
Canada - open (minus Quebec)
Australia - open
India - open
Germany - open
Top 10 Countries by winners and entrants:
US - open
Canada - open
UK - open
Australia - open
Netherlands - open
Germany - open
New Zealand - open
Colombia - open
India - open
The rules for games of skill and games of chance are drastically different. I foresee a situation where there are countries in which we can run one type of contest, but not the other.
Since we don't collect your country of residence during registration, our method of determining who is eligible is based on where a winner wants us to ship a prize.
Obeying laws is not a drag, but this is a tricky situation. I'll concede that you might view this as a bait and switch: we should have fully understood the contest laws of any country where we wanted to encourage DIY through our contests before allowing entrants from those countries. Instead, we allowed everyone, and now have to pause until I can talk to more lawyers. For that I apologize. Fixing this is one of our top priorities. Even yesterday, I discussed how to get the UK and Australia added to the approved list, and we'll work from there.
As a general observation, the further down this list your country lies, the lower the priority it is going to have for adding to contests:
I'm from Indonesia, can I participate to audio contest?
I'm confuse for I must be a registered member of the Sponsor Site in
order to publish a project to the Sponsor Site. So, what Sponsor Site is
it??? And where is its Link???
Please help me for some information regarding to enter the Audio Contest.
You only need to be a member of this site to join in any contest.
At the moment, the contests are only legal in these countries: US, UK, Australia, Belgium, Canada (excluding Quebec), China, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland
If you live outside of those countries, you are not officially allowed to win.
Instructables do not check where you live, and do not ask you for the address to send the prize to until you win.
If you have a friend, family member or business contact in one of the countries above, you can give their address as your own, the prize goes there, and then your contact sends the prize on to you.
Please note, this is not official advice from headquarters, but it is proven to work.
I see that Indonesia is on 16th [ hope and pray ] (^_^)
I'm from Turkey and I'd like to participate to the next K'nex contest...
For those of you who are imploring Instructibles to consider your country, the burden is on YOU as a citizen of that country to petition whoever makes rules about contests and if the law is clear, provide a copy to the Instructibles team. Then get to work getting those instructibles up, winning, then contacting one of your 'friends to be', if your government did not come through. I'm sure there are any number of countries close to yours that could forward the prize, or work something out.Just get making , innovating, and creating!
Last update was 3 yeas ago. Is there any newer updates?
I see it that there are two type of eligibility cases:
First - where you need to change rules.
Second - where you don't need to change rules.
I don't see any reason, not to add all those second type countries.
I really would like to see South Africa on the approved list, can wait to be able to enter some contests
This is not the official word, but I would expect SA to be fairly low down the list of priorities, purely because relatively few members are based there.
Well i tend to disagree, according to quantcast, we give the 8th highest traffic. I think that is high enough that we deserve some attention
Traffic and members are two different things, of course. SA provides 1% of the site traffic, but (I think) much less than 1% of the active participation in the site.
Perhaps, instead, it is the complexities of the SA contest laws? Maybe you could speed up things by finding out what laws & regulations need to be met, and passing them on to firstname.lastname@example.com?
I know, I know....but the few of us need this.
Ok only joking. Hopefully we will get there soon.
If I am in the Philippines and I won a contest, can you send it to me directly or do I have to give an address in the legal countries and let a friend send it to me?
You have to have an address in a country that the contest was/is open to.
how can i participate to this contest? i'm from italy but i live in spain!
Sorry! maybe i couldn't understand it but what i understood was that the countries laws are not supporting us to take part in these contests????????
Yes please add Pakistan to it. You must be getting a high traffic from Pakistan although it is a small country. You will get more high traffic if you open Pakistan because people here have great potentials for DIY's and most of the population have technical and engineering education and also just like India it has English as official language and there are no rules that ban DIY contests. Thanks.
According to Quantcast.com, Pakistan are 19th on the list of countries visiting the site, by traffic. Pakistan provides roughly 160,000 visitors per month, compared to India's 1,200,000, and America's 14,400,000.
But comparing it with a huge country like India and USA is totally unfair. Please compare it's traffic with a small country like Colombia (28,700), Norway (78,100), New Zealand (88,000), Switzerland (70,500) [Stats by qunantcast.com]. Also considering that Pakistan is developing country and internet is available to only 10% of population while in the above countries, 85%-100% population has internet access. So, considering that 160,000 is very much good traffic coming from Pakistan. Also, the traffic will be much more increased when you open these contests and in Pakistan there are no laws banning such contests. So, Pakistan deserves to be have these contests opened. I hope you will look into this. Thanks and cheers!
It is entirely fair to compare with larger nations - the site have to balance the effort required to jump through a nation's legal loopholes (international lawyers are *expensive*), against the benefit to the site in terms of increases in participation.
Maybe you could speed things up by finding what contest and gambling laws need to be complied with, and getting your nation's legal bodies to get in touch with the site's lawyers?
Sorry! maybe i couldn't understand it but what i understood was that the countries laws are not supporting us to take part in these contests????????
please tell me if i had understood the message correctly????
Laws are similar in many countries, but not identical. It takes time and money to adjust the rules until they fulfil the requirements of the various laws.
Thanks!! now i have understood
Please add Pakistan to it. Just like India it has English as official language and do not have any laws prohibiting DIY contests. Thanks
You are right!!!! I too want Pakistan to have this opportunty.
Are you sure? Have you checked? Some countries classify contests like these as gambling.
Dear Instructables
Please add South Africa. It would be a great hit here. SA is filled with lots of ingenuity and creativity. (And English is the main language here so no need for translations!!)
Please consider it.
Thanks... A proud South African.
Yes! A fellow South African here, and I've been a winner in quite a few contests already - luckily I was able to have someone bring my prizes to me from Canada, but that's no longer an option, so it'd be great to have SA on the list!
I agree....yes!
Please add Malaysia if possible. Malaysia widely adopts English for business & Education.
Hi Instructables team,
How long I have to wait get included my country into the list of valid countries.....?
its been a long time waiting............to participate into contest regarding technology, specially, OSHW and IoT.
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What about Indonesia? I think DIY competition is not prohibited by the law. It encourages us to think and create. Maybe you all you need to do is contacting Minister of Social Services of Indonesia to make sure Contests held by Instructables do not against the law. We have plenty of DIYers over here :-)
Any updates on Sweden?
Any updates about making Brazil elegible?
Thank you!
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I really hope you add Morocco to the list . i live there and i really want to
participate in the metal contest .so how can i get around this obstacle?
thank you
Hi! When you win a prize, there is a way to work around this: If you can provide them with a prize shipping address in one of the countries that *is* accepted, so if you know someone one lives there, you can let it ship there and then let it get send to you.
Hi there,
I am just wondering about France, where we live. Here is just a suggestion, which might help some of us who felt a bit outside the community because of this - why don't you give us a little parity by allowing us to have live links in our descriptions to our own blogs or Youtube channels. These are relevant to our work and would be giving us at least a 'prize' of recognition that we are adding something to your community. Just my 10 cents worth anyway. All the best from Normandy from two Instructable non-eligibles Sue (Pavlovafowl) and Andy (Organikmechanic
add Trinidad and Tobago please i don't think my country have rules on entering contests in other parts of the world
... but there will be laws about contests *within* Trinidad and Tobago, which are the laws the site needs to abide by.
ok i will look more into it and give you more feedback. but if you have a US shipping address can your prize be send there if u win.
Yes, yes it can.
mexicoo!!! wuu
you ar philipino ?
Can you explain it to me ?
If you can find a link to the body that administers Argentinian contest & gambling laws, and pass that on to email@example.com, that would speed things up, if only by a little.
If you can find a link to the body that administers Austrian contest & gambling laws, and pass that on to firstname.lastname@example.com, that would speed things up, if only by a little.
Yes, you can, or you could find a friend or family member who lives in a legitimate country and give their contact details as your own.
*Officially endorsed answer*
If you collaborate with a member in a legitimate country, then it is perfectly acceptable to give their contact details, should you win a prize.
Be aware, though, for either option, if the person who lives at the address you give decides to keep the prize for themselves, there is nothing that the site can do on your behalf.
As a betatester on the Spanish language translation, I would suggest to include Spain in the countries allowed to participate, to promote further materials and contributions in the site.
I feel there is a strong surge in the maker force in Spain ;)
(Although it may be due to the large number of Spanish speakers in the USA and countries like Mexico.)
France is not eligible (yet? nothing to expect this month? :p ) for contest entry but I have friends who live in Belgium or India who could get the price for me.
If i won something Is this possible to sent them the price and keep my ownership on the project ? Or I have to truly cheat and tell it's them who did the work. I don't like to cheat but if i really have to... :'(
I do not understand it correctly.
I live in Brazil and I'm currently participating in a important contest.
If I win the contest, I can not get the prize?
Daniel Domingos
The only rule that exists, is that the award must be submitted personally, declared as a product of no commercial value and the result of a contest.
Simply this.
In some countries, Instructables contests are counted as gambling, in others as contests of skill. Different countries have different age restrictions, and there are also laws about hi-tech prizes being sent to certain countries (for a while, it was illegal to export laser cutters from the US).
Be glad you do not live in Quebec, because they demand that all contest organisers be based in Quebec, which rules out all international contests for the Quebecois, forever.
If you win, your collaborator can give their contact details, receive the prize, and pass it on to you.
If I win a contest today and if for example in 2 months my country becomes eligible, I would receive my prize?
Daniel Domingos
But, if your country becomes eligible during a contest, you are fine.
But I regret not being able to compete in full.
And I confess that I like of this type of proactivity (claim about my rights). However the policy in Brazil is very large and I need to know what is the law specifically for know which politician I should complain.
The problem is I do not know any person in another country.
Sincerely I'm a little sad because I would like to engage in search of these wonderful prizes.
Thank you for your attention.
Daniel Domingos
Is there any problem with Argentina? Can I help you in any form? I have some lawyers in the family that could be helpful.
Instructables is working hard in getting more countries eligible for contests, but it takes time as every country has a different set of rules that the lawyers must work out.
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Saint Louis University School for Professional Studies (SPS) is offering a $10,000 summer scholarship giveaway this year for both new and current students.
The new student scholarship is designed to assist students who are newly admitted to the School for Professional Studies for the Summer 2012 term. The current student scholarship will assist students who are in need of financial assistance in order to take classes during the Summer term.
Receipt of an SPS scholarship is contingent upon successful completion of the enrolled courses each term. Students who withdraw from courses may be subject to forfeiture of all monies awarded by SPS. Up to *$10,000 in scholarships will be awarded with individual scholarships generally ranging from $750 for part-time students and $1,500 for full-time students.
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Anyway, Runescape already has a pretty good player base so I don't think they need worry about that too much. Double exp is good though and it already isnt really that hard to level skills unless you're farming which I never really liked.
Anyway, Runescape already has a pretty good player base so I don't think they need worry about that too much. Double exp is good though and it already isnt really that hard to level skills unless you're farming which I never really liked.
to bad you cant no-life it, you only get double xp for 10 hours gameplay time after that its 1.1x
Dude farming is the best.
The bad thing is the people who play those facebook games call and Runescape stupid.
I'm all like "So, what ya doing on Farmville?"
"Oh, clicking seeds, clicking ground, waiting for them to grow."
"Really? You know you do the same thing on Runescape but instead can do other things while your crops are growing"
eh it got moved to runescape forums.. thread should now be shot and considered dead. and farming isnt bad at all takes like 5 mins total and you can make 500k+ off that 5 mins.
or the like 3 silkroad treads on the first page cant forget about them.
oh yeah cant forget about all the ragnarok threads to..
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Also, nobody saw a problem for x2 XP. It's not like XP was that easy to get anyways, compared to WoW or other non-skill based MMOs.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?
New Double XP Weekend Sooon!!
I enjoyed reading all of the 27 posts on this topic. I have played RuneScape everyday since I joined on May 1, 2005 and I have watched it improve. They made an error with the removal of the Wilderness PKing but they recognized their mistake and now they put it back into the game, same with the no limit trading. This is not the first time that they have held a double XP Week-end and the last time they held it, I received two 99 skill level capes. I plan to repeat that feat starting on March 11, 2011.
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Played RuneScape:503 days (12,081 Hours) 04Oct11
Since 01May05-Veteran Cape
Goal: RuneScape Hall of Fame 10 Skill Capes
Magic 99 - Attack 99
Defense 99 - Strength 99
Constitution 99 - Fishing 99
Hunter 96 - Cooking 95
Summoning 94 - Range 90
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I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
Jagex makes a poll about the XP-Weekend.
50% of the members were against another weekend.
Jagex gives a bullshit bout their community and makes another one.
Money > Community.


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Thought I would post some of the Disc Golf shirt designs I've done and some I'm working on.
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Tournament shirt for Chavez Ridge's Ice Bowl in Paradise.
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The Diggers
I'll start the 'variations survey' with an off-handed proposal by the Diggers, who popularized the free-store as a radical transformation of space and value. Their free store (above) was realized in San Francisco, 1968.
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The Look: For a perfect everyday look, a thin, steady line hugging the upper lashes and angling out just so adds just enough drama to eyes. Complete this technique with a dusting of eye shadow (here, Runne used a shimmery gold) on your lids and a coating of mascara only on your top lashes. "Leave the bottom lashes bare to give it a softer, more classic and retro feel," Runne says.
Step 1: To begin to create a basic liner look, run the tip of an ultrafine eyeliner brush along your hand. Using your hand as an ink palette rather than applying the liner straight from the tube removes excess liquid and better controls how much product gets distributed. Runne also recommends choosing a matte formula for the most versatile effect.
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Climate Change is Not Fair: Fairtrade takes action
According to the Global Humanitarian Forum, approximately 325 million people are affected by climate change every year. Studies indicate that this number is expected to double within 20 years. And the impacts will be worst for those living in the least developed countries and island states.
Climate change is not fair.
In fact, developing countries that have contributed the least to this growing problem are currently the most affected. The effects can be seen in the devastating landslides that affected Guatemala or the widespread flooding in Pakistan.
The entire Fairtrade system, including FLO, producer networks and labelling initiatives, is taking steps to address this global issue. A working group was created and a research study was commissioned to assess challenges and opportunities for Fairtrade producers, products and regions.
Staff from FLO also held workshops with producers in Peru, Kenya, and Thailand to present Fairtrade's Climate Change Strategy and gather information on the challenges faced by producers.
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Daddy Bear Gives Us The Twerk Of A Lifetime
Just when we thought twerking was on its way out... THIS. THIS!!!
Not sure if this video is set-up or if this daddy bear was truly caught by his wife twerking when he was supposed to be getting ready for their Christmas dinner party, but either way, we're completely cool with it.
Twerk away daddy, twerk away...
But seriously though, does this dude not have some rhythm, Instincters?
Image & Video Source.
what's up with people living in a cluttered filthy mess? I don't care how hard my dick got watching that bear twerk (or not twerk according to the black guy) - I can't think of anything but getting them on Hoarders!!
He's sexy, but umm...THAT'S NOT TWERKING!!!!! Ugh, Please fellow white people. Learn the difference.
I thought he was adorable and hot!
Ahahaha))) Daddy Rulleezzz))
He reminds me of the bear from the Jungle Book.
Rhythm? Really? Yet another ho hum performance by a white guy hyped by Instinct.
Look, another ho hum comment by a black guy dissing a white guy. but it is ok cause blacks cant be racists.....
and another ho hum comment by some troll on the internet
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Baseball Overpowers Villanova, 12-6
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - Creighton Baseball blasted out 19 hits as the Bluejays posted an 12-6 win to even the series with Villanova on Friday, April 18.
The win moved Creighton into first place in the BIG EAST conference as the Bluejays are 19-12-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play. Villanova dropped to 11-23 on the season and 2-5 in BIG EAST action.
Senior Mike Gerber was the offensive leader for the Bluejays, collecting five hits, four RBI and a run scored. Gerber's 5-for-5 day at the plate marked the first time a Bluejays collected five hits in one game since Vicente Cafaro had five hits against Nebraska on May 7, 2009.
Gerber got things going for Creighton in the top of the first inning as he blasted a two-run double in the opening frame to push the Bluejays out to a 2-0 lead.
Creighton added a run on a Villanova error in the second and extended its lead to 5-0 in the third via a sacrifice fly from junior Jake Peter and an RBI single by Gerber.
After the Wildcats scored three in the fourth to chase Creighton starter Jeff Albrecht, the Bluejays got a run on an RBI double from freshman Nicky Lopez in the fifth and broke the game open with four in the sixth.
Peter opened the sixth with a double off the wall in right, then Gerber drew a full-count walk. Sophomore Reagan Fowler moved both runners up 90 feet with a sacrifice, then sophomore Brett Murray connected on a two-run triple to right-center. Sophomore Joey Mancuso followed with an RBI double to left, then junior Landon Lucansky doubled home Mancuso to make it 10-3.
Creighton's final two runs came in the eighth and ninth innings on RBI single by Lopez and another RBI from Gerber in the ninth.
Senior Bryan Sova earned the win (2-0) as he tossed a career-high 5.2 innings of relief, allowing three runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four. Villanova's Matt Almonte fell to 1-4 on the season, surrendering five runs (four earned) on six hits in three innings of work.
In addition to Gerber's fine day at the dish, Mancuso finished 4-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Lopez was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Bluejay ace Matt Warren is expected to get the start in the rubber game of the series on Saturday. Warren was held out of the first two games due to a dental issue.
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A 2005 Ford Escape driven by Christopher J. Sharp, 23, of 1 Ann St., Norfolk, was stopped by a sheriffs department K-9 unit about 6 p.m., and deputies said a subsequent free air sniff of the vehicles exterior led to the discovery of 21 packets of heroin.
Mr. Sharp and three other occupants in the vehicle Allen J. Oshier, 30, of 94 Lincoln Ave., Waddington; Christopher A. Lopez, 23, of Union City, N.J.; and Christopher J. Hughes, 32, of 81 Grantville Road, Norfolk were each charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.
The four men were arraigned by Pierrepont Town Justice Robert G. Camp and sent to the St. Lawrence County jail, Canton.
The bust occurred on the heels of a roundup of 10 north country residents arrested on drug trafficking charges Tuesday.
St. Lawrence County Sheriff Kevin M. Wells said this incident is a separate investigation that stemmed strictly from a probable cause traffic stop that brought in the St. Lawrence County Drug Task Force. Sheriff Wells was unable to elaborate further on what that probable cause was but said an investigation continues.
This is something else that came immediately to the attention of the Drug Task Force, Sheriff Wells said. It is part of a new investigation that was not long running like some of Tuesdays arrests but will likely end up in more arrests.
Mr. Lopez was indicted Monday by a grand jury on an unrelated drug charge that alleges he was in possession of both heroin and cocaine with the intent to sell in the village of Massena. He is facing charges of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony, on that indictment.
The drug task force was assisted by members of the Canton, Massena and Norfolk police departments, state police, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the St. Lawrence County Sheriffs Department.
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awkward follows you like a beer chasing a shot of tequila.
Doesn't your coffeemaker grind the beans for you?
lol...it's not good by any stretch, but I have a special place in my heart for it. It just reminds me of Canada.
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BlackRock to Report Third Quarter 2014 Earnings on October 15th
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced that it will report third quarter 2014 earnings prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, October 15, 2014.
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Frankfurt, 30 September 2014 – Today, certain BlackRock group entities are filing with the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) and relevant issuers updated voting rights disclosures and financial instrument holdings.
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BlackRock research shows insurers migrating to infrastructure and real estate and macro challenges are driving insurers to take on more risk and into private markets.
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Top Definition
A cheese whiz is the process of farting when you pee. Generally due to the natural relaxing of muscle tissue in both the rectal region as well as the anal region during urination.
Also spelled as: cheese wiz
Also spelled as: cheese wiz
Generally when I pee, it's a cheese whiz. I am frequently complemented as being on key as a tenor when this occurs around others. I can produce 1 pint and 2 bars at D Minor seventh simultaneously.
от Big Ed Moustapha 13 август 2010
The thing you put on toast when u dont want butter or jam
Cheese whiz is one chemical way from being cheese. The chemical is cheese.
The Cheese whiz on that toast was mediocre at best
The Cheese whiz on that toast was mediocre at best
от Cheese Master Q 04 юни 2007
Bullshit, nonsense
Do you have a theory here, McCoy, or are you just spraying cheese whiz into the wind?
Law & Order, Series 6 episode 18
Law & Order, Series 6 episode 18
от Mohamed 05 април 2004
Canned non-food item!
от Dave 13 август 2003
Mankind's miracle in a can!
mmmmmmmm, cheesie
от jeffo 04 юли 2003
To fart while taking a piss.
the dude at the urinal just made cheesewhiz
от mavros 03 април 2006
Weapon of mass destruction.
Holy shit! Those iraqies just cheese whizzed us.
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Mined in China, Black Gold Amazonite is made up of three types of stone: Amazonite, Tourmaline, and Pyrite. Amazonite is a blue-green variety of microcline (a feldspar mineral) that is used as a semi-precious stone. Tourmaline, which is made of boron and aluminum silicate minerals, is commonly found black in color (as it is here). If you take a closer look in to the blacker regions of the stone you will find Pyrite or "Fool's Gold".
With touches of white and brown highlights, Black Gold Amazonite reminds me of mostly clear skies over cool mountain air.


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Indonesian Monks Mark The Beginning Of Vesak Day With Pindapata Procession
A Buddhist monk walk around the streets to receive religious alms... News PhotoAlms,Bestof,Buddhism,Central Java Province,Charity and Relief Work,City,Horizontal,Indonesia,Java,Monk,Parade,People,Receiving,Religion,Spirituality,Street,Topics,Topix,Walking,YogyakartaPhotographer Ulet IfansastiCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Ulet IfansastiMAGELANG, INDONESIA - MAY 23: A Buddhist monk walk around the streets to receive religious alms from Buddhist members during Pindapata procession on May 23, 2013 in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. As many as 100 monks took to the streets of Magelang city in a procession known as Pindapata, ahead of Vesak day which celebrates the birth of the Lord Buddha. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)


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|Another Letter Pending in old WHS Dispute
It appears that another letter was in the works Friday in the matter of Watauga County verses the Town of Boone over the housing standards that would kill the sale of the $19 million old Watauga High property. With the due diligence period on that sale set to end early in the week, the county wrote
the town, taking them up on one of the meeting dates to work on their differences--Tuesday at 5:30--but Friday, Mayor Loretta Clawson said, while at the Boone Business Expo at Boone Mall, that the Town Council, at the end of their executive session Thursday night, directed town manager Greg Young to again write the county, explaining that, with a lawsuit pending from the county, an open session was not an option for the town, and a closed mediation session is what the town would accept. As of late Friday, that letter had not been circulated to the press.
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Manuel Mitcheson
Manuel Mitcheson, who escaped police custody Monday afternoon and fled shoeless and shirtless through northeast Price, was still at large Tuesday.
The 20-year-old burglary suspect evaded a perimeter set up by officers from multiple law enforcement agencies shortly after his escape. He was last seen in the vicinity of 800 North and 800 East Streets. This area of Price is just south of undeveloped desert land and also close to Mead's Wash, a brushy gully that runs north-south through town.
According to Price Police Chief Kevin Drolc, Mitcheson bolted from police headquarters, 910 N. 700 East, at about 3:30 p.m. At 3:36, he entered a nearby home but was chased away by a woman wielding a pair of scissors. He then ran through several backyards and alleys, dropping a black hooded sweatshirt as he ran.
According to the chief, Mitcheson is Hispanic, 5'8", 160 lbs, short black hair, brown eyes, multiple tattoos on neck and arms.
Drolc said the circumstances of the escape are being investigated.
Anyone with information on Mitcheson's whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Price Police Department at 435 636-3190.
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The science of exploring the unknown is complicated, mainly because we don't know what we don't know – so how to find it? Usually, we try to apply things we are familiar with and just multiply them or make a theoretical assumption of what they will be when developed much further.
But our own history tells us that very often we don't progress by developing old solutions. We jump to new ones. New methods, new technologies, new discoveries. So, if we search for intelligent life in the universe, we can't limit ourselves to the method that happens to be the favored one on earth at this point in time.
Radio waves travel by the speed of light, of course. That's fine when communicating around the earth. Any destination on earth is reached in a fraction of a second. But for sending messages across the cosmos, that speed is completely unsatisfactory. It takes four years just to send a message to the nearest star outside our solar system, and just as long to get the response.
Advanced civilizations wishing to communicate with other planets in our galaxy or beyond it have to find other methods. They must go beyond the speed of light, or there's not much point to it. They wouldn't even know if other civilizations still exist, once they hear from them.
So, to search for extraterrestrial intelligence we need to search for communication exceeding the speed of light. We don't know how to do that yet, but therefore it's also too early to call it impossible.
As far as I understand, the speed of light is not the highest speed there can be. The present laws of physics just state that something traveling below that speed can't accelerate beyond it – and vice versa. But there can be things traveling constantly beyond the speed of light. Maybe that's what interstellar communication is all about.
I don't know. I just have fun speculating. I'm watching episodes of Through the Wormhole and my mind goes in a spin.
As for aliens, I was sure of their existence already in my early teens. To me it was simple: There are so many stars in the universe, surely also even more planets, considering how they are formed, so there just has to be a multitude of planets with life, some of it surely at least as intelligent as ours.
To my surprise, physicists at that time (the late 1960's and early 1970's) were much more doubtful, not to say categorically opposed to the idea. I think they were irritated by the speculations going on in science fiction, which they tended to regard as amateurish nonsense.
They've changed since. Today, most astronomers take almost for granted that there is plenty of life in the universe, and therefore by necessity also intelligent life. They agree to the simple statistics of it.
But aliens don't come and greet us, as far as we know. They're just as elusive as the gods we've worshiped through history. Astronomers explain it with the law of physics rejecting travel even close to light speed.
The aliens might be spying on us from their own planets. But if so, they only have our radio signals to read, which have only been transmitted for a little more than a hundred years. That doesn't go very far in our vast cosmos. So, most of the aliens are yet to discover us.
Still, I would be surprised if it turned out that we've never ever been visited by aliens. If they could reach us, they'd be a lot more advanced than us, so they'd make sure not to interfere with our emerging culture – like we do when we study wildlife in nature. They would think that there's a time for everything and nothing good comes out of rushing things.
But they would be curious. Life is like that. Once you're aware of being alive (see my previous blog post), your curiosity grows and you want to know all about it. So, of course you want to have a look at other species reaching the same awareness.
They might even secretly interfere at times of dire need, just to make sure that we survive as a species – in spite of our self-destructive tendencies – because they are curious to see how we turn out, eventually.
To find out if aliens from a civilization that has to be superior to ours have visited us, we have to think like them. That's not easy. So, it's kind of a self-adjusting principle: We find them when we are able to understand them.


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Officials say Benjamin Rossignol, 21, took graphic photos of the baby and posted them on the Web.
A Stockholm man has been arrested on child sexual abuse charges involving a 1-month-old girl.
Maine State Police say Benjamin Rossignol, 21, (right) was arrested earlier this month, and is being held on $10,000 bail.
Officials say Rossignol took graphic photos of the baby and posted them on the Web. The images were discovered by federal investigators, who then contacted state officials.
Rossignol was arrested Nov. 8 at his home on Red Row Street in Stockholm. He's been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, dissemination of sexual explicit material, possession of sexual explicit materials, and unlawful sexual contact.
Rossignol made his first court appearance last week, and the case was continued to February. If Rossignol does make bail, he will be barred from unsupervised contact with children under age 16, officials say.
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To spark imagination and celebrate the legacy of innovation and the activist spirit, SCUA pursues an ambitious program of collecting materials of enduring historical value and offers strong support for research and learning. Through our collections, programs, public events, and exhibitions, SCUA promotes meaningful engagement with the record of social change in America and innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as the histories and cultures of the peoples of New England and the UMass Amherst community. We embrace the university's historic role as a center of knowledge for the people of the Commonwealth and are committed to using the highest professional standards and practices and the best available technologies to provide free and unfettered access to our holdings for all.
Department history
In 1931, nearly half a century after Librarian Henry Hill Goodell first authorized the permanent retention of the official records of Massachusetts Agricultural College, the Library established a College History Collection. Documenting the activities of the administration and faculty and the life of its students, this collection grew steadily, until in 1953, the Library dedicated a room named in honor of Dean William L. Machmer to serve as the first true home of the University Archives.
The timing of Goodell's proposal to preserve the College archives coincided roughly with the Library's first efforts to assemble a collection of rare books to support its educational mission. Although the campus had no separate library building until 1885, the College accepted several significant gifts of books, beginning as early as 1868, when the apiarist and state Adjutant General Henry K. Oliver donated twenty scarce volumes on bee culture, followed by other donations of important works in agriculture, history, and science. By the time the library published its first catalogue in 1875, rare books were a small, but distinctive part of the collections. Among the Library's earliest acquisitions were the first London edition of William Bartram's Travels Through North and South Carolina (1792), François Augier de Marigny's The History of the Arabians (London, 1758), and two early bee manuals by John Keys, The Practical Bee-Master (London, 1780) and The Antient Bee-Master's Farewell (London, 1796) — both courtesy of Oliver. All remain part of the collections today.
From its initial focus on agriculture, horticulture, and the natural sciences, the Library soon extended its collections to encompass the history and culture of New England. With the acquisition of the records of the Valley Peace Center and the papers of ethnographer Jozef Obrebski in 1973, the Library began to acquire collections of personal papers and organizational records of historical significance. The rare book and manuscript collections were combined administratively with the University Archives in the early 1990s to form the current Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Today, SCUA oversees a growing research collection of primary materials that includes rare books and manuscripts, historic maps, photographs, prints, and the official records of the campus at UMass Amherst.


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Saturday, August 16th
With all the great beer, great people and great food it's easy to forget that the Stone Anniversary Celebrations are in fact charity events. Last year we raised over $110,000! You can check out the Stone 10th Anniversary Open House and other past fund raisers at stonebrewing.com/charity.
Palomar Mountain Spring Water
For donating drinking water for the all-important hydration for Volunteers,
Team Stone and the Fest-goers!
Without the Volunteers, there couldn't be an event. They generously donated
their time, abilities and good cheer in the name of their charity causes and
great beer!
Team Stone
It was a required work day for the entire team. No beer drinking for us
during the celebration, true, but that's what it takes to put it on...so we
bit the bullet and made it happen. Thanks to Team Stone for setting aside
one of your favorite things to do -- enjoy great beer with friends -- on
behalf of the fest-goers and the charities!
The IMA
Institute of Management Accountants
For generously donating the expertise and the team to handle wristbands,
tickets and money at the front door!
The Society of Barley Engineers
For brewing and serving their homebrewed sodas during the event to make sure
that the non-alcoholic selections met high standards along with all the
amazing beers!
The Brewers, the Meadery,
and the Cidery
For donating all their wonderful artisanal beers, meads and ciders, and
providing the principle reason for all of us to get together in celebration
of their craft!
Our Food Vendors
For donating food for all the hardworking Stone Team and Volunteers to wolf
it down during the session break, and keep them fueled for the second half
of the event.
Vince Marsaglia,
the Onion Ring Man
Vince and his team sacrificed a days of work and pairs of shoes (see vBlog) to cut, batter, fry and serve 1,200 pounds of Arrogant Bastard Ale Onion Rings!
Beer Cheese Mike
For no personal gain, other than some well deserved fandom fame, Mike and
his group of volunteers spent hours and hours making, and serving the tasty
spreads known as Mike's Beer Cheese.
Beer Drinking Humanitarians
For all of the great fans of great beer --- YOU --- who shared part of their
day with us who used the great excuse of craft beer and cameraderie to plunk
down $30 towards our fine charitable causes.
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Mens Soccer Battles Milwaukee to 0-0 Draw in Exhibition Match
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Creighton men's soccer team battled Milwaukee to a 0-0 draw in an exhibition match at the Panthers' Engelmann Stadium on a windy Sunday afternoon.
The Bluejays controlled most of the match outshooting Milwaukee 16-8 including nine shots on goal to just three by the Panthers. The teams decided not to play an overtime session in the preseason match.
Junior Timo Pitter led CU with three shots on goal while sophomore Fabian Herbers added two. UWM's All-America selection Laurie Bell posted the Panthers' trio of shots on goal.
Pitter had a chance to give Creighton the lead late in the match in the 84th minute, blasting a kick from 25 yards out. But Milwaukee goalkeeper Agustin Rey was able to touch save the ball near the crossbar as it rolled just over the top of the net.
CU junior goalkeeper Connor Sparrow played all 90 minutes in goal during the exhibition. Sparrow made a tough save on Bell in the 43rd minute as the Panther knocked a header towards the CU net off of a corner kick. Bell also just missed a score earlier in the half as his shot rebounded off the crossbar. Sparrow totaled three saves in the match.
Three other Bluejays joined Sparrow in playing every minute of the match including senior Jose Ribas, junior Eric DeJulio and freshman Lucas Stauffer. Overall, 16 Jays saw time on the pitch.
Creighton doubled up UWM in shots 8-4 in each half. Corners were even while CU posted five fewer fouls than Milwaukee. The Panthers received the only yellow card of the match in the 81st minute.
With the tie, Creighton remains undefeated in exhibition play under head coach Elmar Bolowich at 2-0-5. Overall, the Jays remain undefeated in their past 10 preseason matches with a 5-0-5 record.
The scoreless draw was the first for the Jays since a 0-0 double-overtime stalemate at Georgetown last year on Sept. 28.
The Jays host No. 21 Wisconsin in their final exhibition match on Friday at 7 p.m. CT inside Morrison Stadium.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Sabres have assigned rookie center Mikhail Grigorenko to his former Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team.
Grigorenko's demotion to the Quebec Remparts, announced Friday, is a significant setback for the team and player, who was selected 12th overall in the NHL draft last June. The Sabres elected to keep the 18-year-old on their roster after five games this season, a decision that meant Grigorenko could begin collecting the first year of his three-year contract.
"This isn't driven by a roster move, this is driven by what isbest for Mikhail and his career" said Sabres GM Darcy Regier, " we talked today and we've been talking about this for a while. I think this is an opportunity for him to keep growing and building on his experience here".
Grigorenko has one goal and four assists in 22 games.
"It was an experiment, there certainly was benefits. He has a very good understanding of what it is going to take to play in the National Hockey League going forward" added Regier, "based on my conversations with him I thinkthis has been a very good thing andI think he has a very good mindset".
Buffalo had to free up roster spots to welcome back forward Ville Leino, who's missed 27 games with a hip injury. Forward Patrick Kaleta is set to return for Buffalo's game at Washington on Sunday after serving a five-game NHL suspension.


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Source(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 388; Pub. L. 90–623, § 1(1),Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1312; Pub. L. 95–251, § 2(a)(1),Mar. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 183; Pub. L. 95–454, title VIII, § 801(a)(3)(B)(iii),Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1221.)
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The third sentence of former section 1011 is omitted as covered by technical section 7. The sixth sentence of former section 1011 is omitted as executed.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
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Video: Another Hire With Political Ties at Water Authority
BUFFALO, N.Y. - 2 On Your Side has learned that the Erie County Water Authority hired the future sister-in-law of Erie County Republican Nick Langworthy to a good paying job, the latest in a long history of the authority hiring people with political ties.
When we sat down with the three Water Authority commissioners just two weeks ago, they said they were proud of changes they had been making to the authority's free spending, high salaried ways.
They pointed out they had entered into a new less costly lease for their headquarters at the Ellicott Square, had cut two six figure jobs, and were taking steps to better use the properties it owned.
But now we've learned that back in June, the authority hired Amy Garcia, Langworthy's fiancee's sister, to a job as the secretary to the authority's Executive Director at a salary of $55,132.48 a year.
This revelation follows one from last week that the authority hired County Executive Mark Poloncarz's brother to another job at exactly the same pay of 55,132.48 as a contract compliance officer.
2 On Your Side's Scott Brown spoke with the Authority's chairman about the hires and rumors that a deal was cut to bring them on board.
Scott Brown: "Two weeks ago I sat down with you guys and you said things were changing, what happened?"
Fran Warthling, Chairman: "Well things are changing, things are changing for the better, we're doing a lot more on saving the rate payers money."
Scott Brown: "Is it just a coincidence that people tied to Mark Poloncarz and Nick Langworthy have been hired recently?"
Fran Warthling: "Well someone like Poloncarz, Robb Poloncarz, I've known my whole entire life, he grew up a block away from me. He was interested in a position, he put in an application, we reviewed it, Civil Service reviewed it I should say, and he was qualified for the position."
Scott Brown: "Was there a deal here among Republicans and Democrats to put these people on board?"
Fran Warthling: "Absolutely not, no."
Scott Brown: "Did you speak to Mark Poloncarz at all about this?"
Fran Warthling: "I did not. I know Robb and I did not speak to Mark about this at all."
Scott Brown: "Did you speak with Nick Langworthy at all?"
Fran Warthling: "No, not at all."
Scott Brown: "Do you know if either one of them spoke to people at the authority about the hires?"
Fran Warthling: "No, not that I know of."
Scott Brown: "For people watching they're going to say 'this stinks to high heaven.'"
Fran Warthling: "It's just how this came down where we needed these positions filled and these were the candidates. There was no game being played where 'you hire this person, I'll hire that person,' that didn't happen."
Langworthy as the Republican Chairman recommends the appointment of one of the three Water Authority commissioners.
He also denies there were any deals cut in order for his fiancee's sister to get a job at the authority.
Scott Brown: "Did you make any calls on her behalf?
Nick Langworthy: "I was made aware of the position opening and I urged her to apply for the job, that's the extent of my involvement."
Scott Brown: "So you didn't call the Executive Director or any of the commissioners?"
Nick Langworthy: "No, I have never called the Executive Director."
Scott Brown: "Did she make them aware that you're her future brother-in-law?"
Nick Langworthy: "No she did not. Her resume speaks for itself she's very qualified for the secretarial position that she was hired for, she has a four year degree from Canisius College and her resume spoke for itself."


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|Senator Dole Representative To Hold Office Hours In High Country
|Written by Christie James
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US Senator Elizabeth Dole is holding constituent days in both Avery and Watauga Counties this week. A representative from her western office will hold traveling office hours in Watauga County from 11am to 12 noon on Wednesday, March 28th in the Boone Town Hall at 567 West King Street.
Her representative will hold hours in Avery County later that afternoon from two to three p.m. at the Banner Elk Town Hall. Constituents may use the office hours to hold individual meetings to discuss concerns with federal agencies, casework or issues pending before Congress. Appointments aren't necessary, but may be scheduled by calling 698-3747.
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The Best Jeans & Shoe Combinations For Spring
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Boyfriend Jeans
Spring Shoe Match: Lace-Up Loafer
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Boyfriend Jeans
Add a glossy touch to an otherwise masculine look.
Repetto Patent Leather Brogues ($375)
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Spring Shoe Match: Strappy Flat Sandal
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Let these sandals slither their way into your closet.
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Polish off your distressed jeans look with a pair of delicate T-strap heels.
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Go for a traditional leather pump in an unexpected color.
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Festival : Magic
Macamagie: Magic and Enchantment Festival in Wavre
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- Event planned for the month of December 2015
Dates and programme may be subject to change
- Event planned for the month of December 2015
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Leave your daily life behind and marvel at the talent of the performers. Competitions, magic lessons and a magic breakfast. In Wavre 14 and 15/12/13.
Let the magic happen! This year, the theme is Legend!
As always, Macamagie is:
- Magician's breakfast - young pupils from 6 to 12 years old are invited to this breakfast where they can learn or perfect magical skills!
- Magic lessons! - A very special class for pupils from 12 years old who are fascinated by magic. up to only 20 pupils maximum! The pupils will take part in classes taught by one of our greatest magicians during the two mornings that make up the class.
- Games: from 2pm to 6pm based around the "Legend" theme
- an international Magic competition: this year it will be a competition of close up magic with a jury of magic professionals. The hall is open to the public
- Not forgetting the Friday magic!
No gala evening in 2013.
Info, schedule and reservations on the site below.
- tel. : +32 (0) 10 23 03 52
- website : http://www.macamagie.be
Tourist information on the town WAVRE
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The Syracuse Orange had a feel-good week in New York City, re-establishing its offensive identity and making a spirited run to the Big East Conference championship game on Saturday night.
Now, coach Jim Boeheims team will make a cross-country trek to the West Coast to begin what they hope is a similar charge in the NCAA Tournament.
Syracuse (26-9) received a No. 4 seed in the East Region on Sunday when the brackets were announced, and will take on No. 13 Montana (25-6) in a second-round game at to-be-determined time Thursday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The winner of that game will play either No. 5 UNLV or No. 12 California in Saturdays third round for a berth in the Sweet 16 on March 28 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
Big Ten regular-season champion Indiana is the top seed in the East, Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tourney champion Miami is second, and Big East foe Marquette is seeded third.
The Orange will be making its 36th NCAA appearance, and have a 55-35 record. This is Boeheims 30th NCAA berth, and he ranks fifth all-time with a 48-28 record.
I think were going into this years tournament with a very positive attitude, Boeheim said. We proved to be a very good team at the Big East tournament. The kids have really worked hard the last couple of weeks to prepare for this. Because the NCAA Tournament is the only thing youre judged by at the end of the season.
SU is used to playing much lower seeds in its first NCAA game. Orange senior forward James Southerland said, We just need to focus on what were doing. Every game is going to be a battle, no matter who you play. Last year we found that out against UNC Asheville (a tight 72-65 win). You just have to go out and do what you do best.
In Montana, the Big Sky Conference regular-season and tournament champion, SU faces a club that will be making its 10th NCAA appearance, second in a row and third in the past four seasons. The Grizzlies are 2-9 in the tournament, with their only wins coming against Nevada in 2006 and Washington State in 1976.
The Grizzlies have also won 21 of their last 23 games after beginning the season by losing four of their first six.
Montana, under seventh-year head coach Wayne Tinkle, earned the Big Skys automatic NCAA bid with a 67-64 home win over Weber State last week. The Grizzlies 25 wins ties last years team for the most in school history.
Its going to be a challenge, Tinkle said Sunday night on the schools web site. They are really long and athletic. They play zone, and weve struggled against zones. But our guys are very confident right now. Weve got guys who can make plays, and were riding great momentum.
Kareem Jamar, a 6-foot-5 junior and the Big Sky Player of the Year, scored 20 points in the title game. He was chosen the tourney MVP for the second consecutive season. Jamar averages 14.5 points per game and six rebounds.
Montana also has another all-conference selection in senior point guard Will Cherry (13.9 ppg), and a second-team pick in sophomore guard Jordan Gregory.
The Grizzlies, whose only conference loss was at Weber State (93-87), also lost at Davidson, Colorado State, BYU and San Francisco, and to South Dakota State at home.
They are only 2-5 against the RPI top 100, and their strength of schedule is a poor 240. Conversely, SU ranks 12th in the RPI and its SOS is 6.
Montana shoots 47 percent from the floor, including 39 percent from 3-point range, and averages 71.1 points. Montana allows 65 points a game and has been outrebounded by 1.2 rebounds a contest.
After Montana claimed the NCAA berth, Tinkle said, Its unbelievable. Its fairy tale stuff. But when I snap myself back, its not a surprise because of the folks weve recruited here. Their character, make-up and what they stand for.
SU has already made one trip to California, having beaten San Diego State in the Battle of the Midway on Nov. 9 in San Diego.
Its easier because weve done it before and got used to the long plane ride, said senior Brandon Triche. We just have to be ready for anything. After what we accomplished in New York, I think were going in with a lot more confidence than a week ago.
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21 Jump Street
Schmidt and Jenko are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school.As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring. But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier - and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind.
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It is essential that you understand and comply with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) restrictive employment regulations. Ignorance of the regulations does not excuse a student from the serious ramifications of unauthorized employment, which may result in deportation. You must obtain appropriate employment authorization before you engage in any type of employment.
Definition of Employment
Employment refers to any work performed or services provided (including self-employment) in exchange for money or other benefits or compensation (such as free room and board in exchange for babysitting).
Social Security Number
Individuals authorized for employment in the U.S. must have a social security number (SSN) to be paid. Prior to applying for a SSN, you must have the following documents:
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Since F-2 dependents are not authorized for employment in the U.S., they are ineligible for a SSN.
On-Campus Employment
If WSU issued your I-20, you may work part-time (20 hours per week or less) during the fall and spring semesters on the WSU campus that issued your I-20. On-campus employment is "incident to status." If you do not have lawful F-1 status, you are ineligible for on-campus employment.
On-campus employment includes teaching and research assistantships. Graduate students on half-time teaching or research assistantships may not be employed elsewhere on campus for additional hours. During annual vacation periods (i.e., summer break), students may work full-time on campus.
Washington State limits the total number of hours in a calendar year for temporary employees. If you wish to work more than 20 hours per week during summer, winter, or spring vacation, check with Human Resource Services (Academic Center 420) to determine your eligibility.
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Practical Training
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To be eligible for either curricular or optional practical training, you must have had lawful F-1 status for one academic year.
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Severe Economic Hardship
The DHS may grant off-campus employment authorization to an F-1 student as a result of "severe economic hardship caused by unforeseen circumstances beyond the student's control."
It is difficult to obtain this type of work authorization unless you can document that the unforeseen circumstances occurred after you arrived in the U.S. and were beyond your control.
In order to apply for this type of employment authorization, you must first meet with your international student advisor to discuss your situation and obtain the necessary recommendation.
Employment Regulations
The DHS does not permit individuals with F-2 status to be employed under any conditions. Employment is defined as the rendering of services, part- or full-time, for financial or other compensation; this includes self-employment.
Curricular Practical Training (CPT) allows eligible F-1 students the opportunity for paid internships and employment integral to their major fields of study. Your international student advisor—not Immigration Services—authorizes CPT.
- CPT employment must be a supervised, temporary position.
- CPT can be part-time (less than 20 hours per week) or full-time (more than 20 hours per week).
You must meet all of the following requirements:
- Have lawful F-1 status; be lawfully enrolled, on a full-time basis, for at least one full academic year prior to the proposed CPT start date. Graduate students enrolled in a program that requires immediate participation in CPT are exempted from this requirement.
- Major in a field of study that requires the proposed internship or employment.
- Have a job offer.
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When to apply
You must apply and be authorized for CPT in advance. Allow one to two weeks for CPT processing.
Step 1
- Discuss CPT eligibility with your academic advisor and international student advisor.
- If CPT is appropriate to your program, obtain a CPT packet from the international student advisor.
Step 2
- Secure a CPT job.
Step 3
- Have your academic advisor complete the academic advisor recommendation form.
- Have your employer complete the employment confirmation form or write a letter verifying your CPT job.
- Drop these forms off at the Student Academic Support office (SAC 145).
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- After you are authorized for CPT in SEVIS, we will contact you about picking up a new I-20.
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- You are authorized to be employed only at the employer and for the period specified on page three of your new I-20.
After twelve or more months of full-time CPT, you become ineligible for post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) at the same educational level.
Part-time CPT does not affect your eligibility for post-completion OPT; however, you must continue full-time enrollment unless you are doing CPT during the summer vacation.
You must obtain a new authorization in advance if you wish to change employers or extend your CPT.
OPT allows eligible F-1 students employment (both on and off campus) within their major area of study for up to twelve months per educational level. Most students use this authorization upon degree completion. OPT is granted by U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services. Processing can take three to four months and costs $340 (as of July 30, 2007).
Students who intend to engage in post-completion OPT are encouraged to start the paperwork four months prior to finishing their degree requirements.
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The OPT slideshow is available for students who cannot attend an OPT workshop. After viewing the slides, please meet with Kristie Brink to obtain the application materials. Bring any questions you may have. You may View the OPT slideshow online.
Income tax
Each individual employed within in the United States is responsible for compliance with income tax regulations. Based on discussions with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), this office understands that salaries and wages in payment for work performed by non-citizens, as well as some scholarships and grants awarded to F-1 students, come under U.S. tax laws.
Teaching and research assistantships are considered employment and income tax will be withheld. Between January 1 and April 15 each year, everyone who has earned U.S. income and F-1 students who received a scholarship or grant from U.S. sources during the previous calendar year are required to prepare an income tax report and file it with the IRS.
Tax forms are available online, at the post office, and at most libraries. Detailed IRS instructions accompany these forms. If too much tax has been withheld, a refund will be granted. Because of the complexity of income tax laws, it is advisable to have questions answered by the IRS or by a reliable tax consultant.
Additionally, all F-1 students must file IRS form 8843 regardless of whether they have earned income in the U.S.
The IRS offers international students assistance in completing both form 8843 and tax forms at a Saturday workshop on our campus in late February or early March.
Social security tax
You are subject to FICA (Social Security) tax withholdings if you are a "resident for tax purposes." Generally, F-1 students become "residents" for tax purposes after they have been in the U.S. for five years. Full-time students may retain "non-resident" status beyond five years in some circumstances.
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For taxation purposes, an employer must know an employee's immigration status (such as F-1, J-1, H-1B, or permanent resident). If the employer does not have the correct immigration status, he will not be able to withhold the correct amount of income and social security tax. If the proper amount of taxes is not withheld, the employee will eventually be subject to a retroactive bill for back taxes. This could be a sizable amount of money.
Students employed by WSU are responsible for informing Payroll Services of their immigration status when employment begins.
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Students are responsible for this notification, which is necessary to keep WSU's records current and consistent.
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One of the most hyped features (somewhere after Netflix and Avatars) of the New Xbox Experience is the ability to install games to the Xbox 360's hard drive. However, as Halo 3 has taught us, it's not quite a perfect procedure. In fact, it would seem that there is a small number of titles which don't really see any improvement when installed, thanks to the way the developers designed them. According to Destructoid, these titles are Big Bumpin', College Hoops 2k7, Pocket Bike Racers, Sneak King, Crackdown, Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, and Quake II from the Quake IV Bonus Disc (according to NeoGAF). Or, to put it in a different perspective, it's the three Burger King promo games, an out-of-date basketball game, a game most people bought just to get into the Halo 3 beta, and a game most people probably don't want anyone else knowing they own, anyway. Takes a bit of the sting out of it, I figure. So now we know which ones don't work. But of those that do work, how much space will they take up? This is a question that's no doubt on the minds of many... or at least, however many bought a 360 with a 20GB hard drive. Fortunately, Sean has compiled a list over at NeoGAF which answers that very question, along with a few notes here and there about the reduction in load times. However, he notes "I can't possibly verify all of these sizes/notes, just going off of what people tell me. If there's an error please correct it and be nice about it." For your Kombo Konvenience, the list is posted right after the kut... er, cut. Whew, that was close. Read More
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ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA) -- A convicted killer's family and friends are pleading a judge to have mercy on their daughter, according to court records.
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Brittany Norwood was convicted of brutally killing Jayna Murray in the lululemon Bethesda yoga store last year. Norwood's sentencing is scheduled for Friday in a Rockville courtroom.
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Norwood's parents, Earl and Larkita Norwood, each wrote letters to the judge on January 12, asking the judge to give Brittany another chance to "enter back into society" one day.
"I have never been one to boast, but I have always been very proud of Brittany. Brittany has always been an excellent student, a great competitor and a good person. From grade school to college, she has been a good student and during her 11 years of competitive soccer she was held in high regards with the nation's best," Earl Norwood said, in a letter to Judge Robert A. Greenberg.
Larkita Norwood talked about how she was sorry for everything that happened, and how she's praying for the Murray family.
"I must tell you that my heart is also broken for Jayna's family.
As a mother, I can only imagine how painful this is. The Murray family are in my prayers, I am askingforforgiveness and for strength and enduranceduring this difficult time for them. Seeing them hurting in court was very difficult for me.I live with this sadness everysingle day," she said.
Norwood's mother then moved on to explaining what a good person her daughter Brittany has always been, and how giving she was.
"At her very core, I know who she is, She is a decent [sic] and caringperson. All her life she has been a high achiever, passionate for the lessfortunate and a loving and nurturing sister to her eight brothers andsisters. She values her relationship with her family and has always beenthere to help anyone when she could."
"Brittany is a good person, who unfortunately has been convicted of doing an awful thing," Norwood's brother Sandre Norwood Jr. wrote to the judge.
The prosecutors in the case presented a very different picture of Brittany Norwood during the trial. They say Norwood beat Murray unmercifully until she died. Then Norwood tried to pretend she had also been attacked, by tying herself up and and laying on the floor until help arrived the next morning.
Norwood was heralded as a victim by police in the beginning of the investigation, but then she became a suspect as the holes in her story became apparent to authorities.
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From the schools, to the hospitals, to the business community, the message Thursday night to Army leadership was consistent: Keep Fort Drum in its current form.
At the heart of the argument were the investments in infrastructure that the community has made to support the 10th Mountain Division's mission, soldiers and families.
"We have met every metric, every objective; we have made the commitment to assume the risk and make the necessary investments," said James W. Wright, CEO of the Development Authority of the North Country. "We have shared our community with the United States Army."
Mr. Wright was one of dozens of civilian and retired military speakers at a force structure listening session Thursday. The forum drew nearly 200 to the auditorium of Case Middle School, Washington Street, and ran more than an hour and a half past the planned two-hour window.
The session was part of the process the Army is undertaking as it plans to reduce its overall force by about 80,000 soldiers, from 570,000 to 490,000, by the end of fiscal year 2017. The stakes of any resizing at Fort Drum have been known for months: Were the Army to cut as many as 8,000 soldiers, the area could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in income and sales tax revenues, along with thousands of jobs. If, on the other hand, the Army added as many as 3,000 soldiers, the area would see slight gains in the same categories.
Organizers said the comments Thursday would be factored into the Army's decision, along with other cost and strategic calculations.
The overall cuts are not in connection with the federal budget cuts known as sequestration or a potential Base Realignment and Closure process.
Sitting at the front of the room, post and 10th Mountain Division commander Maj. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend started the night by arguing the post can handle additional soldiers.
"When the Army planners ask us what's our ability to grow at Fort Drum, we say, 'Yes we can,'" he said. "That's the only answer we have for them."
Joining Gen. Townsend at the front of the room were Col. Gary A. Rosenberg, garrison commander, and Col. Thomas M. O'Donoghue, who does stationing planning work within Headquarters, Department of the Army.
Throughout the night, local attendees pointed out areas within their expertise where the military's presence was a benefit, adding that much of that is a result of the post's method of using outside school, medical and housing resources.
Realtors who spoke Thursday said median housing values and sales have gone up in the past 10 years despite drops statewide. School administrators said they have expanded their districts to accommodate influxes of new students, with many of the frequently moving military students commenting that the area had become a home for them. Hospitals have been able to "rise to the occasion" to support the expansive military population, Samaritan Medical Center CEO Thomas H. Carman said. The post's activity also has led to development of road projects such as the new Fort Drum connector road, and growth at Watertown International Airport. Several politicians also spoke of their efforts to support the post.
For Lana J. Taylor, one of the speakers who signed up at the event, the post is tied closely to the area.
"We're a family here in Northern New York, and Fort Drum is a part of our family," the retired Indian River Intermediate School principal said. "Don't take away from our family."
However, opinion wasn't entirely positive. Near the start of the session, Robert B. Arnebeck, of Alexandria, interrupted the session to protest military helicopters and the speaker signup process that he felt gave a false impression of community opinion.
"It's a canned event ... am I right, General?" he asked, drawing a swift denial from Gen. Townsend. He left a few minutes later, but not before claiming the Army was turning the north country into a "military colony."
After organizers attempted to condense several public comments into 30 seconds or less, Gen. Townsend closed the night by asking attendees to remember the 1st and 2nd Brigade Combat Team soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade soldiers heading there shortly.
The session essentially ended the area's response time, with a decision from the Army about local force number changes potentially months away.
Col. O'Donoghue said after the session that the north country's response was strong, and compared it to other installations with brigade combat teams, such as Fort Polk, La. He said with many of the post's statistics and capabilities already known, information such as the involvement of community hospitals was something he hadn't taken into account. Thursday night's session was the fifth session he had attended this month, Col. O'Donoghue said.
Gen. Townsend told media after the event that coming deployments, which later may include the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Sustainment Brigade and division headquarters, could be evidence of the post's future sizing. He pointed out the deployments come as the military's overall involvement overseas winds down.
"The part that isn't winding down is the 10th Mountain Division's involvement," he said.
With several attendees unable to speak during the event, those with additional comments were asked to contact Michael J. Richardson, of Fort Drum Community and Strategic Plans, at either 772-7483 or email@example.com.
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