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News: Grizzly Bear new album 'Shields' – out today!
The wait is finally over. Grizzly Bear's 'Shields' – one of the most anticipated albums of the year, is out today on Warp via Inertia.
The past few months have been full of little teasers of what was to come. The release of the teaser track, "Sleeping Ute" and the first single, "Yet Again", followed by the announcement that Grizzly Bear are to play the east coast of Australia for Harvest Festival this November and the just announced sideshows in Sydney, Friday 16th November at the Metro Theatre and Melbourne, Monday 12th November at Billboard, has brought a tidal wave of excitement.
Over the past week, critics and fans alike have had the opportunity to stream the album before its release today. You can still stream the album via Triple J here.
The critics have spoken. The fans have spoken. The world has yet again, fallen deeply in love.
'Shields' is out now on Warp through Inertia
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& boating:
contents: introduction
| are boaters drinking? | talking
to families | findings
"We're from the University of North Carolina and we're out here today doing a boating study," he said. "We were wondering if maybe we could ask you a few questions."
The lone fisherman gave an affirmative nod.
"Great!" Sattler said enthusiastically. "Just a minute while we get a little closer."
This was a frequent scene on North Carolina lakes, sounds and rivers last spring and summer and will be a common sight this year as well. Last spring, Sattler and Schmink along with several other project assistants from the UNC Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC), began collecting data for a study on the prevalence of alcohol consumption among recreational boaters. As part of this study, they used hand-held portable breathalyzers to obtain voluntary breath alcohol measurements from boaters. HSRC researchers hope to use these data to discern the role alcohol plays in boating fatalities and injuries.
"The die is used to randomly select boats to approach for an interview," said Dr. Rob Foss, Manager of Alcohol Studies at the Center and principal investigator of the five-year study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Cooperation rates for the study have been high so far, Dr. Foss said.
"From what we've seen, a lot of people are very curious about breathalyzers, whether they've been drinking or not," he said. "They want to know how they work and most boaters help out."
"We do get some people who are uncomfortable with blowing in a breathalyzer," he added. "The question from a research standpoint is are people who have been drinking more likely to refuse to take the breathalyzer? And the answer to that question -- from what we're seen so far -- is no. There are just some people who, for whatever reason, are uncomfortable providing that information whether they've been drinking or not."
HSRC researchers used two boats to gather data last spring and summer -- one owned by the Center and one loaned by Logic Marine Corp. of Durham, N.C. All major bodies of water in the state were surveyed with the exception of the Atlantic Ocean.
"Many people believe that alcohol is a huge problem among boaters, but nobody knows with any validity how much drinking is really going on and whether it plays a causal role in the death or injury of boaters," Dr. Foss said.
"There have been measures of the level of alcohol in people who have been killed in boating accidents but that's only half the picture," he said. "In order to find out just what role alcohol plays in boating deaths and injuries, we need to find out the amount of drinking that's being done by people out there who aren't injured or killed. Then we can estimate how much drinking increases the chance of dying."
The project, which
continues into the year 2000, is a two-state venture involving North
Carolina and Maryland. HSRC is working in conjunction with the UNC Injury
Prevention Research Center to gather the North Carolina data, while
researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Injury Research
and Policy in Baltimore survey Maryland waters. After all the data are
collected, the information will be combined and a comparative analysis
will be done between the two states.
North Carolina waters were extensively surveyed by HSRC researchers last year. Voluntary breath alcohol measurements were collected from 1,260 boaters and a 35-question survey with questions about boating experience and drinking practices was completed by 1,174 boaters. Study respondents included fishermen, swimmers, sunbathers, skiers, jet-skiers and boaters out cruising. This spring and summer, the researchers plan to gather more data and expand their coverage of smaller rivers where canoes and kayaks are common.
Preliminary findings from the first round of North Carolina data collection indicate the percentage of North
"When you talk to people about boating and alcohol, they say, 'Oh gosh yes, everybody's drunk out there.' We're not seeing that at all," he said. "From what we've seen so far, excessive drinking is not nearly as widespread as people think."
As part of the
study, HSRC researchers are investigating North Carolina boating deaths
involving alcohol that have occurred over the past nine years. The North
Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is assisting by providing reports
on all the state's boating-related deaths from 1989 through 1998. The
North Carolina
According to Dr.
Foss: "An examination of 212 fatalities in these reports showed that
41 percent of the victims had a measurable amount of alcohol in their
body when they died."
A portion of the study involves getting information from the families of people who died in these boating accidents, said Bill Tolbert, the study supervisor. This section of the project began last summer when questionnaires were mailed to the families of victims.
"We're interested in knowing if this person had been treated for any illness such as epilepsy or heart disease just before their death or if they were on some kind of medication at the time that would help us understand what happened," he said. "We're also trying to find out if this person had a drinking problem -- were they heavy drinkers, social drinkers or non-drinkers in general?"
Another issue the study is looking at is whether the victim could swim, Tolbert said.
"There's anecdotal evidence that suggests sometimes people with alcohol in their system will just sink," he said. "Strong swimmer, good swimmer, but he sank. He didn't even seem to try. Why is that? Nobody knows. Other times, people will thrash about wildly and then drown. Occasionally-- and this is chilling -- some people swim down. So they go under the water and they're obviously able to swim but instead of swimming to the surface, they swim down, so there's a disorientation factor. There's a hypothesis that alcohol combined with cold water going into your inner ear has the effect of causing disorientation."
According to Dr. Foss, there are reasons to believe that alcohol contributes more to boating deaths and injuries than to motor vehicle deaths and injuries. This is because passengers who drink in boats are much more at risk of dying than passengers who drink in cars.
"A lot of people die from drinking and boating not because there's a crash, but because they fall out and drown," he said. "Alcohol can make you fall out of a boat but it generally doesn't make you fall out of a car. It can also help you die after you've fallen out of a boat in ways that don't happen if you fall out of a car."
In North Carolina,
a boat operator is considered legally impaired if the blood alcohol
content of the person meets or exceeds 0.08 percent -- the same BAC
at which North Carolina motor vehicle drivers are considered legally
impaired. "There is no law regarding blood alcohol levels for boat passengers,"
Dr. Foss said.
The study's early findings show some interesting trends, according to Chris Bartley, a graduate research assistant. Passengers, for instance, were nearly twice as likely to have elevated alcohol levels as boat operators. "Nearly 3 percent of the passengers had a blood alcohol level above 0.08 percent while 1.5 percent of boat operators exceeded the legal limit," he said.
The study also found that:
And non-zero BAC's were most common among boaters ages 18 to 25, although the incidence of BAC's elevated above 0.05 percent was unrelated to age.
"All in all, we estimate there are about 14 percent of people out on the water drinking at any given time -- or at least during the hours that we measured -- but very few of those could be considered impaired," Bartley said.
The UNC researchers interviewed boaters between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. last year and plan to keep a similar schedule this year. So far, they have found no difference between alcohol levels of boaters on weekends versus weekdays.
Preliminary findings indicate North Carolina's boating population differs somewhat from that of Maryland, Bartley said. "North Carolina waters tend to be populated by people using small fishing or ski boats, while Maryland has more yachts and large sailboats."
This spring and summer, Dr. Foss said the researchers plan to gather more information on people riding in smaller boats and on jet-skis.
"I think we've gotten a substantial proportion of the interviews we need," he said. "The thing we're really under-represented on now is people in rowboats, canoes and kayaks. That's because we've primarily been on big bodies of water -- lakes, sounds and large rivers -- where you tend to see fewer people in smaller boats. This spring and summer we'll be doing some surveying standing alongside smaller rivers and streams."
So if you're out
enjoying the fresh air on a North Carolina river this spring or summer
and are flagged down by a couple of people with breathalyzers, you now
know that it's simply an HSRC research team out doing a day's work.

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For the first time in UFC history, it will be all heavyweights on the main card.
There has been a lot of attention on the lighter fighters as of late. The middleweights, lightweights, and bantamweights have put on some amazing exhibitions of speed and never ending stamina over the last few fight cards. Its up to these heavyweights to remind all the fans of why its so much fun to watch the big boys hammer it out. Combined, the UFC will showcase over 2,500 pounds in the ring that night. (It would take 18.5 bantamweights to do that)
The main card is below for UFC 146 on May 26th.
Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem (UFC Heavyweight title)
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Chapter 568 has been released!
Bad gas
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Long Wait, I'm Just Ready For The Naruto/Nine-Tails Union
Son goku!!!! Yay!!!
Great chapter, I was expecting to see a transformation, but an encounter with the Yonbi was just as epic IMO.
Also I think Kishi-Sensi has played InFamous2,.. I mean Kakashi's Raiden looks like Cole's tripwire rocket 😛
Btw, before we get to all the stupid commens; Son Goku was the Japanese nickname of Son Wukong, the monkey king from the book Journey To The West. So NO ties to Dragonball!!
hey i just notcied in the caption pic it says the gobi its suppose to say yonbi u might wanna fix that
Terrible chapter
@7 what did you expect? that it would go the way it went in your head??
I mean I expectd something else too, doesnt make it terrible, far from it. This conversation with the 4T alone, revealed a lot of information on the rest of the story..
Nine's name is CAR! What a loser. No wonder he has so much hatred. But we have one tail Shikaku, four tail Son Goku, and nine tail Kurama. And I know I forgot the s in tails
@8 a lot better den wat it was actually.
@ 10: No it isn't. Car is Kuruma ^^
Hilarious chapter, especially Kyuubi when Naruto learns his name: Tch. xD
Now all that's left is to find out the other Bijuu-names, 1-10.
Im having like bleach flashback cus Ichigo and his hollow had the same discussion bout the soul slayers and how some people only use them without trying to understand them 😛 am I the only weird one who made that connection??
Great chapter though, Im waiting to see how the 9 tails (Kurama) will respond to all this…
Look at page 10. It looks like Son has got some kind of a rod in its stomach. Could it be something like the black rod for controlling the dead bodies?
It´s the spike of the chain bedding him. Pag 12
Man cool chapter but I was expecting Kyuubi to finally lend Naruto his full power, but oh well….. As for Son Goku, I think he might seal himself within Naruto. Sounds crazy but since they all were one being, Naruto might be able to seal multiple tailed beasts within himself?
Chapter was alright not what I thought. At least it wasn't 13 pages… Lets hope this 16-17 page continues 😀
For the record, to the guy that said no ties to dragon ball: dragon ball is based off completely.to the Chinese story journey to the west. Goku from dragon ball is essentially son wukong; the monkey king. The monkey king in naruto is also based off the same Chinese story. Therefore, all are related. 😀
@18 Thats what I said, try reading the entire comment first please.. btw that still doesnt tie Naruto to Dragonball, genius!
So does naruto get the chance to have the 4t's power like after the gin/kin bros? How would the 4t's b set free if he is sealed in the gedo statue?would this be a trick from masked madara to try and get naruto off guard inside him somehow. Too many q's… If one of the four had to die I would say its goin to be guy. Guy wasn't hokage material and kakashi has too much unfinished business. Plus lee will make a vow to become atronger than guy and thus make a rivalry with naruto
hahahaa….will naruto absorb the 4 tails power? the monkey trusts him P.S. that monkey should be pouzaru
Finally it came out, lol kishi added more references of dragon ball with the 4 tails name as Son Goku. Who would've known the beasts have names lol Kurama for Kyubi. Next chapter 4 tails team up with naruto YEAH!! All the beasts want is love and recognition =D
Love this chapter bcuz of the dbz references
5/5 can't wait to see how naruto will look withson goku's chakra around him or he might just escape thru other means xd
Kinda sad that after six total references to Son Wukong, was the one that people remember from a character on Dragonball..
Ive losing faith in the Western Otaku's..
Maybe Naruto will become the new Sage of the six paths
ok people why does everyone think narutos gonna get his power i highly doubt a person could have more than one tailed beast in them at one time the most likely thing thats gonna happen is that he's either gonna change sides to narutos and start helping him and fight on there side or he has a weakness naruto will strike said weakness cause him to go back to his roshi form and then get sealed somehow
remember that the other reenforcements are on their way as well. That will help Kakashi/Guy and Naruto. good point 29.
That was really dull. Nothing too exciting, I hope we see the 7 tail horn beetle next!
i agree wit 29. why would naruto get his power that would just be over board if he got another demon inside him
i think naruto will help the 4tail release the seal, so he can fight by his side. in other words, I expect to see 3 jinchuuriki main characters.
Would it kill you to type coherent sentences? Anyway, pretty good chapter. I hope that we don't have to wait long for the next chapter.
It was a good chapter.. 4T son Goku.. but, we still need to wait long for the next chap..
@28-Same here too!
@benko yes i no this i know he is somebody i was just reiterating what he said about himself personally i say he's just another randoim character kishi came up with hes probably no body important at all
@42 I agree with you because someone has to be under tha mask but they may not be of importance like another madara, izuna,sage (sons?) could be just a nobody xd
I wonder why naruto hasnt summoned boss gama?
@44 bcuz after the all the trouble during the battle with pain, Gama told Naruto to go F himself, he just couldnt deal with al that cazy sh** no more LOL
@43 I still think it is someone important. It would be a real d*** move by Kishi if it was something stupid.
well benko think of it this way the sages sons r long dead izuna is dead we've seen his dead body who else could it be
@48 Ok lets forget the fact the sage lived serval centuries ago so that would mean his son lived serval centuries ago even if it was the younger son he was a senju he hated the uchiha why would he aspire to get there power help them move there plans along i mean that would be like churchill giving aid to hitler while the battle of Britian was going on doesnt make sense. Another thing is that the Kurama only said naruto looked like the sage in that mode that probably means narutos either a long shot descendent most likely on his mothers side or hes the sage rencarinate or maybe he just happened to look like the sage in that mode
He didnt say naruto looked like the sage, when the barriers were coming down after naruto took the chakra he said "this is the sage of the six paths…" He didnt finish. Maybe he meant it was a control move to put the kyuubi in place that the sage once used before.
besides even if Naruto looked like he was the reencarnated sage i'm sure all the demon tails would be tripping out, not ignoring him or talking down to him.
very good points luna-des
@49 Yeah I know what you mean but the ultimate goal of the eye of the moon's plan is to put the world under a genjutsu to encourage peace in the world not help any individual clan
the war now is because that plan isn't the right way to achieve peace because it's fake
he probably is a descendant of the so6p xd
@57 he got it before he died otherwise kakshi wouldnt have three tomoe when he first got it
@57 and %* ur both wrong for 57 that was probably just a mistake on kishi part cause if u go back to the kakashi gaiden he has two and kakashi clearly has 2 on his i mean he had it for like 10 yrs b4 the serise started thats plenty of time for even an non uchiha to cause it to deveolp further
@55 I cant agree to that. You cant just say; No, he not an uchiha, just bcus you think it is. No one still knows , so its kinda stupid to say youre 100% sure.
There is a bigger chance of him being a uchiha than an outsider, judging from the evidince and hints we have seen so far.
whats the logic in having 2 eyes but only 1 peephole?
Thats possible, but considering what has already been shown, it would make al other things irrelavent. A huge part of the story would be illogical and introductions of certain important characters wouldve been for nothing. Knowing the way kishi works, I dont think thats the case. But he is certainly making us crack our brains about it.
At some point he has to lock the story. I myself make whats is called Dutch manga. I have an well-received trilogy serie right now. I had a lot of moments when I had/wanted to change some things, but that was only in the first parts of the story. At some point you cant afford to change things, because readers WILL find the misstakes in your logic.
And I think Kishi isnt dumb enough to risk that with the entire story he has worked on for over a decade.
Kishi has a plan and until the day we find out who Toby really is, he will keep putting us trough a loop.
honestly the thing i love the most is the fact tghat this is a cartoon and were talking about it as if its real life like as if this is actually happening in realtiy XD
Well, its a damn good story
@61, it is obito, & its uchiha, he does have the mangekeyo sharingan bc he can use izangi bro
@73 Izanagi is used with transplanted eyes, no mangekyou needed. Like danzo did, who was a non-uchiha without mangekyou.
maybe i am wrong but where did it say that izanagi can only be used with a transplanted eye? from my under standing the user gave up his light to to use it. Am i wrong?
sorry hence the need for danzo to have so many eyes in his arm.
Well Huang-Jun, if you're Dutch, that makes two of us. > Om te bewijzen dat het zo is <
Nice to see there are nationals from Holland active here ^^
Stop it with this whole "Its Obito" crap. Look at the whole storyline of Naurto from before to present. If you can see closely, obito giving nagato the rinnegan, illogical. This masked guy knew about the war way back with details. Obito cared about the Leaf Village, no possible reason to lash out against the Village.
@72 yes it is a damm good story and @ 78 i have one one thing to say to u world cup final 2010 :p (actually i hate spain to cause they knocked out portugal)
@81 its because the sharingan can predict,copy and see chakra while rinnegan can share vision of his paths and can access all chakra natures/path's powers (2 different powers XD
@81 youre taking what I said out of context, I never claimed he was a Uchiha.
I only said the evidence so far points towards uchiha, Im still not sure wheter or not hes a Senju.
@Mystic Vegeta; Haha cool om te horen:D
Ik werk voor Celestial Doujinshi en Mangafique btw, mischien dat je ervan gehoordt hebt^^
Or he might be a Deux ex Machina… A living plot device -_-
When is 569 is going to be out!!!!
Yo if u hav a xbox live account take my down. SIB4UHOES im handin out buttwhippins wen generation come out
@90 Challenge Accepted ^^
@86 yes, when he ALMOST dies.
Its still logical if im not mistaken..
on the peephole thing; yes, we agree.
But I think the dimension jutsu he uses is part of Obito sharingan technique that Kakshi uses.
But im not sure, he couldve taken the remaining eye(bcuz ofthe fact that he said his body was crushed and not his eye specificly, im keeping this detail in the back of my head) OR he coulve taken some of his DNA like he did with the 1st Hokage.
Or against all odds(which I hope) the entire Obito theory is true.
BTW this idea just popped up.
Why would he even need to copy the 1st DNA if he is a Senju?
When does new manga come out? =(
100th comment..
@89 accordingly, 569 will be out after next week.. maybe between jan 17th-19th.
@ allan ! u took my 100th spot X( and B and more importantly really please tell me ur kidding thats 2 weeks away i cant wait 2 weeks :O
In mangastream website it is wriiten that Jump ( naruto, Bleach and one piece will return on 11 Jan. That is next Wednesday. so just one more week.)
ok.. hopefully it will come back next week. i just read it ( source: naruto page on FB) and it said, maybe.
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Keep your hands toasty and your fingers free to work with this wrist warmers crochet pattern or fingerless mittens crochet pattern. These stylish wrist warmers would make a great gift or a quick crochet project. You can make them in any color combination you'd like, and they're the perfect gift to make for the teen or tween in your life. Not only are they comfortable, fun, and fashionable, but they leave fingers free for typing and texting. These Lacy Wrist Warmers are sure to be appreciated by anyone lucky enough to receive them.
- 1 ball Red Heart® Eco-Ways™ yarn in Storm (A)
- 1 ball Red Heart® Eco-Ways™ yarn in Lichen (B)
- 6mm [US J-10] crochet hook
- Yarn needle
Gauge: 14 sts = 4" in dc.
Special Abbreviations:
- fpdc (front post double crochet): yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of indicated stitch and draw yarn through, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice.
- bpdc (back post double crochet): yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back around the post of indicated stitch and draw yarn through, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice.
Directions are for size Small/Medium; changes for size Medium/Large are in parentheses.
To Change Color: Work the joining slip st with next color to be used.
Do not cut yarn when changing color but drop to the wrong side of the work and pick up again as needed.
With A ch 26 (30) loosely; join with a slip st in first ch to form a ring making sure that the ch is not twisted.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next ch and in each ch around; join with a slip st in top of ch-3 – 26 (30) sts.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, fpdc around next st, * bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in top of ch-3.
Rnd 3: With B repeat Rnd 2.
Rnds 4 and 5: With A repeat Rnd 2.
Rnds 6-11: Repeat Rnds 3-5.
Rnd 12: Repeat Rnd 3.
Rnds 13 and 14: With A ch 3, dc in next st and in each st around; join.
Rnd 15: With B ch 1, sc in each st around; join with a slip st in first sc.
Rnds 16 and 17: Repeat Rnds 13 and 14.
Rnd 18 (Thumb Opening): With B ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 4, skip next 4 dc, sc in each dc around; join.
Rnd 19: With A ch 3, 4 dc in ch-4-space, dc in each sc around; join.
Rnd 20: Repeat Rnd 13. Cut A.
- Rnd 21: With B ch 1, sc in same st as joining, * skip next dc, 5 dc in next dc, skip next dc **, sc in next dc; repeat from * around, end at **; join. Fasten off.
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Aug 28, 2013
I would like to sell this online and directly to people. I made some changes to the color from the pattern colors to blue for most of it and alternated between blue and white for two rows starting after the thumb opening. I would include a link to the pattern when I go to sell it online.
Feb 01, 2013
i think this is cute
freddykitty45 7495 061
Dec 17, 2012
This is an awesome pattern and so easy. I am making a pair for two of my daughters. Thank you so much!!!!! I finally found a very good pattern for hand warmers.
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Nov 21, 2011
Pattern is missing the bottom trim.
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Mar 06, 2011
me again.So this works good for wheelchair..got some no slip fabric and attached to inside of hand..:-)thank you!
swingo 4008372
Feb 27, 2011
I am wondering if this will work for me..in a wheelchair and need something that won"t slip on the metal
Jan 09, 2010
just right for this cold season. one of the coldest we have has for several years, wonder where the global warming is.
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Johannesburg - African Bank Investments Ltd, which owns South Africa's largest provider of loans not backed by assets, surged after starting talks to sell its loss-making furniture-retailer.
The stock of Johannesburg-based Abil, as it's known, jumped as much as 17 percent, the most on an intraday basis since July 2000, to 7.90 rand.
It traded 16 percent higher at 7.80 rand as of 9:49 a.m. in the city, paring losses this year to 35 percent.
Abil entered talks on the potential sale of Ellerine Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries, the successful conclusion of which may affect the lender's share price, Abil said in a statement today, without giving details.
Rising bad loans and losses from Ellerine consumed some of the 5.5 billion rand Abil raised in a sale of stock to existing investors in December as unemployment of 25 percent and a shrinking economy left consumers struggling to pay debt.
Moody's Investors Service cut the lender's foreign rating a step to Ba1, one level below investment grade, on May 29 after the company posted a record fiscal first-half loss.
Abil's profit will improve from 2015 after tightening lending standards last July, chief executive Leon Kirkinis said in a May 30 interview.
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Cold starting an application on an Android device usually takes a couple of seconds. During this time, users need feedback to let them know your application is loading. Here is one way to create a splash screen for your application.
Add Splash Screen Image
First you need a splash screen image. Because Android devices come in various resolutions, you may want to ship several splash screens as described in Google's Best Practices for Supporting Multiple Screens. For simplicity, we'll just ship one here that is 480x800. It should support most phone sizes pretty well, and Android will scale it as best it can.
Add the following image into your
Resources\Drawable folder:
Create a Theme with Your Splash Screen
Android lets us assign themes to an activity. We do it this way because
Android is able to show this immediately, before we even start loading.
Obviously, we want the splash screen to show up as soon after the user launches
our application as possible. The first thing we need to do is to add a new XML file named
/Resources/Values/Styles.xml as shown in the following screenshot from Xamarin Studio:
When this file is added to the project, the build action should automatically be set to AndroidResource as shown in the following screenshot:
Next, edit the contents of
/Resources/Values/Styles.xml and paste in this code:
<style name="Theme.Splash" parent="android:Theme">
<item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash</item>
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
This creates a new theme called
Theme.Splash that sets the window background
to our splash image and turns off the window title bar. (You can remove item
with name="android:windowNoTitle" if you want to keep the title bar.)
Create a Splash Activity
Now we need a new Activity for Android to launch that has our splash image. Add a new activity to your project called SplashActivity, and use the following code:
namespace SplashScreen
using System.Threading;
using Android.App;
using Android.OS;
[Activity(Theme = "@style/Theme.Splash", MainLauncher = true, NoHistory = true)]
public class SplashActivity : Activity
protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
Thread.Sleep(10000); // Simulate a long loading process on app startup.
In the
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Finishing Up
The only thing left we need to do is remove
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With the U.S. coffee market estimated at between $30 billion and $32 billion, Gabriel Armstrong figures theres room for at least one more coffee shop in Fort Collins.
Armstrong, 27, recently opened The Crooked Cup next to Jays Bistro at 147 W. Oak St., the former home of Indulge.
The Crooked Cup is open daily, selling homemade breakfast, lunch and pastries made on site. All coffee comes from Fort Collins Cafe Richesse, which grows beans on its family farm in Brazil and imports them to Colorado for processing.
Armstrong, a Colorado State University graduate with a degree in hospitality management and business administration, financed his first venture though a Small Business Administration loan through Home State Bank and his own savings. Ive been working and saving my money because I knew I didnt want to be working for someone else for the rest of my life, he said.
Why a coffee shop in a city filled with independent and chain coffee shops? One out of two people consume coffee on a daily basis, he said. You cant say that about most other products. I am offering a product that is ingrained in peoples lifestyles.
While some businesses have balked at construction along Mason Street that makes it difficult to get to Oak Street, Armstrong embraces the MAX bus rapid transit system that will open next year. Im excited about it, its one reason why I chose this location. Theres a lot of potential for the future once all the transit work is done.
For now, The Crooked Cup is benefiting from walk-in traffic, Armstrong said.
The store is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends. The website, www.thecrookedcup.com should be running in another week or two. Information: visit The Crooked Cup on Facebook or call (970) 484-PERK.


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Motorola announces new 'aware' smartphone
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt introduced three new smartphones under Motorola's Razr brand on September 5, 2012 in New York City.
Last year Google dropped $12.5 billion on the cellphone company Motorola Mobility. Part of that pricetag was for the company's healthy stable of patents. But it was also a hint that Google was stepping fully into the hardware business. That hint became more official last night when Motorola's CEO Dennis Woodside announced the company was indeed revamping its line of gadgets.
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The public deserves better than the government it's getting in the town of Jonesboro.
For five consecutive years, the town's financial records could not be audited because they were in such disarray.
In the latest audit report of Jonesboro released this week by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera, some 19 findings were listed related to accounting issues, cash control, financial reporting, capital asset management, improper accounting of traffic tickets, water and sewer collection issues, improper treatment of town vehicles, providing insurance and employee benefits to ineligible employees, improper compensation to the mayor and insufficient effort to collect delinquent fines and forfeitures.
The audit was performed by the independent CPA firm of Jonald Walker III of Lake Charles.
"Mr. Walker's firm was unable to form an opinion on the town's financial statements because the town's personnel failed to maintain adequate records of the town's financial transactions," Purpera said.
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor considers an agency that submits an audit report with a disclaimer of opinion to be in violation of the state's audit law.
But since this has happened five years running, we wonder what the real accountability to the public may be.
A fiscal administrator was appointed in 2012 to monitor the town's expenditures but resigned from the position after a few months on the job.
The 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office has filed charges against Mayor Leslie Thompson. A trial is set for August.
Yet there should be other, swifter remedies for political subdivisions that consistently display an inability to be wise stewards of the public's investment.
Jonesboro is not alone in this mess. We've seen this scenario happen again and again, from large institutions down to tiny townships.
We'd like to see the Legislature put some teeth into fiscal accountability, and for aggressive prosecution of multiple failures to comply with state audit law take place.
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NHL Game Night 3/19: Lightning at Sabres
A monumental come from behind victory in the Steve Stamkos sweepstakes.
Karri Ramo allowed 6 goals on 31 shots for the loss. When you're staked a three goal lead coming into the third period, you have to get the W. I don't care how bad the team plays in front of you. Ramo had to make it stand up, and he failed miserably. That's probably only the fourth bad start he's had this year.
Matt Smaby was -1 in 12:11 with 4 hits, including one particularly vicious hit standing up and dropping Patrick Kaleta on the rush. Like the rest of the team, I thought he played a pretty good first 40 minutes. But he didn't see much ice in the third. He did tie Vincent Lecavalier for the team high in hits with 4 though in his limited ice time, so there's something to build on.
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And Ramo showed why he should be getting regular work in Norfolk. By the looks of that Nor score tonight they could really use the help. And would it be so terrible if Denis had to be called up to sit on the bench so Smith can work the rest of the games. Sending Ramo down to get something like 8-10 games in certainly would help more than him sitting on the bench, maybe playing 3-4 games.
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With what is in front of him in Norfolk right now, he couldn't help us. Boutin was so pissed tonight, when he was relieved, he started taking baseball swings at the locker room door in full view of the crowd. And things were so quiet with things being so bad, you could still hear him banging his stick all the way down the hallway.
If Ramo thinks he didn't get any support in the 3rd in Buffalo, it will only get worse being in Norfolk. According to Tris Wykes of the Daily Press, Stirling wrote on the clipboard as the game ended in large letters "Embaraasing". Between injuries (Milley, Scalzo and Szczechura out for the year) and call-ups (Stewart, Lessard and Smaby) we now have an ECHL caliber team.
Don't crush the young man like that.
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Somebody pinch me or something. I still can't believe that happened. What an incredible and total collapse. I watched the first two periods and it seemed as though the Bolts were going to roll along just fine as they have the last few games. I thought, wow, this team has finally gotten it together...better late than never right. I had to leave my house for a bit during the 2nd intermission and returned after the game was over. I figured they'd sealed the deal so I put on the NHL Network to try and catch highlights to see what I missed in the third. I couldn't believe what I was seeing as I watched the low lights of the third period. There is no excuse to have a game in hand like that and have a total colaspe like that..that's not NHL quality. To have the game in the bag and then give up 6 unanswered goals in the third to lose the game after going into the period up by 3 goals is beyond belief. I do realize that Ramo is a young goaltender, and yes he is talented, but come on now...you can't let that kind of meltdown happen at this level. It wasn't just him, the team looked like they let down...can't happen. Wow, I just hope management gets it together during the off-season to turn this thing around. The team looked like their current standings position show, last in the conference. There have been too many third period colapses this season. Lets hope they can get that figured out by the time next season rolls around.
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Stephen J. Jacobson, 69, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at his home in New Hampshire, following a courageous battle with cancer. A full obituary may be seen on-line at www.legacy.com. A Celebration of his life will be held at the Fort Collins Country Club, 1920 Country Club Road, Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1 p.m. Family and friends are invited to share their stories and memories of Steve's life.
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Haven: Homes on 1,700-acre ranch let sect keep outside world at bay
YFZ RANCH - To the families who live here, it's a place without worry.
Mothers on the ranch north of Eldorado say no drugs or laziness are there, and the children are free to roam around without the dangers found in large cities.
It's a community, the women on the ranch say, where all families look after one another and help raise the children to have high moral standards.
There's nothing to fear at the YFZ Ranch.
"Don't children prefer the society of grandmothers?" said Cathleen, 42, who has five children. "Don't they prefer the society of aunts? Doesn't the public know how much these children need their parents?"
For four years, the people of the ranch lived quietly behind locked gates, shunning any outside attempts to get to know them. The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints, which owns the ranch, is now waging a public relations offensive.
At least twice since the dayslong YFZ raid begun April 3 that led to the removal of 416 children, the FLDS has opened the iron gates to outsiders to reveal a pastoral lifestyle.
Texas Child Protective Services officials argue the YFZ Ranch is no paradise.
According to ongoing testimony, girls as young as 13 are having babies in what authorities call a pattern of sexual abuse on children. Young girls on the ranch are taught that having children is the highest blessing they can have, said Angie Voss, a CPS investigations supervisor. Adults who live on the ranch believe the practice of "children having children" is part of their culture and belief system, she said.
This puts the girls - even infants and toddlers - at risk of being victimized in the name of God.
Mothers at the ranch say nothing could be further from the truth.
"Ask the girls," Cathleen said, sitting with four other FLDS members.
"There is no violence in their life. What about the moral value of the nation? The moral value has been degraded."
On the ranch
Visits to the YFZ ranch are mostly controlled by sect leaders who only allow access to certain places within the compound. But even a short visit is telling in gauging the FLDS' presence in West Texas.
Signs of construction are everywhere. During tours, the heavy equipment sat silent, but several unfinished buildings prove that construction continues. Cultivated fields of green crops grow behind high fences.
The white temple towers dozens of feet into the sky. During the raid, the sect's men lined themselves around its perimeter to offer passive resistance to intrusion of their holy place. Law officers said some men knelt and prayed, and others wept as authorities entered the temple.
The ranch community, surrounded by ashe juniper and oak trees, contains a well-maintained road system and several dozen buildings.
About 20 huge log cabin-style buildings, as big as lodges, make up housing for the families. A family is described as a man, his "wives" and all the children.
One girl said she lives with 24 other children, according to testimony.
A day in Zion
Before the raid, a typical day began with family gatherings, Cathleen said.
The children then went to a "good school," then worked in the garden and made dairy products. In the evening, some liked to play the piano, she said.
During interviews the women, who only identify themselves by first name, speak softly with chins lowered and eyes raised.
One woman, Lori, said she has a 6-year-old daughter. When she is asked how old she was when she had the child, she pauses and then says, "I was of age."
Merrill Jessop, the ranch patriarch, seems to have a dynamic influence on the community. Children on the ranch call him "Uncle Merrill."
At some point in the raid, the women refused to let the children be taken from the ranch, according to testimony.
Schleicher County Sheriff David Doran then put Jessop on speaker phone. Jessop told the women to cooperate. According to the testimony, the women then helped CPS workers load the children onto buses.
The women all said they were born into the community and are free to come and go as they please. Children interviewed during the CPS investigation said they love the Eldorado-area ranch. They consider it Zion.
Some walls in the cabins have a long string of portraits, presumably of sect leaders, including several of Warren Jeffs, who was convicted last year as an accomplice in the rape of a 14-year-old in Utah.
During a tour, a man in the room asked cameramen not to record the pictures on the walls.
A sign above one door reads: "As for me and my house, We will serve the Lord."
Outside the gates
Before the raid, the YFZ community, now believed to include more than 600 residents, had little reason to leave the sprawling ranch.
Now, many of the women make the 50-mile trip to San Angelo as part of their daily routine to find out whether a judge will return their children to them.
A woman named Madeline said all women in America should be scared if children are allowed to be taken away from their homes on a "prank."
They discount claims by a 16-year-old girl named Sarah, who triggered the raid by telling authorities a 50-year-old member of the sect who is her "husband" beat and raped her.
"This is like putting on a horror movie and realizing you are in it," Madeline said. "You think it has to be over, but it's still going on."
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With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research has appointed the first of two Mellon Fellows in Conservation Science, and Dr Satoko Tanimoto took up this three-year fellowship at the beginning of March 2007.
Satoko has recently completed a PhD entitled 'Experimental Study of Late Bronze Age Glass-Making Practice' at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL. During her PhD, Satoko also spent several extended periods working in the Science Section at the Victoria and Albert Museum and worked as a tutor in the Conservation Department at the City and Guilds Art School.
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Give me a good gangster movie for my thrills. Just saw "American Gangster" today with Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe. This is based on actual events. The movie lasts nearly three hours, but it is tense and gripping all the way through. This is one of the rare movies in which Denzel Washington is the "bad" guy.
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I installed ML with myhack 3.1. My dualboot was damaged, so I re-installed chameleon. Now I cannot boot into ML the system keeps restarting. If I use the myhack USB stick I can boot into ML. I suspect this is related to chameleon version. I will post later a printscreen where the system hangs before restart. Sorry if this topic has already been opened/solved.
Mountain Lion DP4 - constant restart
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Bollywood 2008 - When good girls stripped down!Mon, Dec 22, 2008 21:30 IST
Sex bombs stripping down is commonplace. But year 2008 witnessed something unique - actresses with holier-than-thou image dropping their clothes to reveal a naughty side.
In a year when the certified bombshells like Mallika Sherawat , Celina Jaitley and Neha Dhupia mulled image makeover and opted to cover up rather than strip down, it was the prim-and-propah damsels like Amisha Patel, Soha Ali Khan and Minissha Lamba who rose to the occasion and shed clothes to show their skin to the camera.
Amisha Patel undoubtedly takes the crown for the most eye-popping exposure she did for Kunal Kohli's Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic in which she donned a skimpy yellow bikini and got wet in a swimming pool. The camera scanned her curves and cleavage from every conceivable angle (both above and below water) and left the viewers sweating and regretting that there should have been more of Amisha in the boring film about flying fairies and irritating kids. Not only did Amisha win over the audiences in the theatres, she also got a big thumbs-up from her boyfriend Kanav Puri who thought she looked hot in the video.
All sparked up, the Patel girl continued her dressing down act in an incredibly sensuous photoshoot for a men's magazine.
The most shocking strip down of the year was by Soha Ali Khan who slipped into lingerie and struck provocative poses for the May edition of Maxim magazine. Seeing Soha at her busty best in the translucent black lingerie took many of her fans by surprise, but it also angered brother Saif Ali Khan who found one particular image (in which Soha is thumbing down her trunks) "in bad taste". Needless to say, Saif had a contrastingly different opinion about his size-zero squeeze Kareena Kapoor donning a teeny-weeny lemon bikini in Tashan .
Speaking of bikinis, Minissha Lamba did a dramatic turnaround from her cute girl-next-door image to a sensuous siren in Kidnap by putting on a tiny white bikini that left little room for imagination and probably provided Imran Khan an extra reason to kidnap her in the flick. No wonder Imran's character was always distracted whenever Minissha changed clothes or fiddled with her low-neck dresses. Poor guy. Can't blame him.
Like Amisha, Minissha, too, continued to show her naughty side beyond the big screen when she posed for a superhot photoshoot for Maxim. In one particular snapshot, Minissha went a bit too far. Donned in a golden bikini, she bent down to give an ample view of her cleavage even as her face looked as innocent as that of a fairy.
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Jeff's book on venture capital and entrepreneurship, Mastering the VC Game, is an insider's guide for entrepreneurs on financing and company-building. The book has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, TechCrunch and The Financial Times as an essential guide for entrepreneurs.
Jeff serves as a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and teaches a class on entrepreneurship and lean start-ups called Launching Technology Ventures. He has co-authored three HBS cases that are taught in "Founder's Dilemma" (Curt Schilling's Next Pitch) and "Launching Technology Ventures" (foursquare and Predictive BioSciences). Jeff is also the co-author of "Ruling The Net", a 1996 Harvard Business Review article on the Internet's potential for commerce. He is also on the board of MITX, the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange and is a Founding Executive Committee Member of FirstGrowth Venture Network, a network of venture and angel investors supporting first and second time entrepreneurs building exciting companies in the New York area.
Jeff's popular blog on helping demystify the venture business for entrepreneurs, "Seeing Both Sides", can be found at www.SeeingBothSides.com, which is syndicated by BusinessInsider.com, Reuters, PE Hub and others. You can follow Jeff on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bussgang.
Prior to joining the firm in January 2003, Jeff co-founded Upromise (acquired by Sallie Mae), a loyalty marketing and financial services firm with 12 million members that currently manages over $35 billion in college savings assets, where he served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Board Director. Prior to Upromise, Jeff was an executive at Open Market, an Internet commerce software leader that went public in 1996 and grew to nearly $100 million in revenues. During his five-year tenure, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Business Development, Vice President of Worldwide Professional Services and head of Product Management. Prior to Open Market, Jeff was with the strategy consulting firm, The Boston Consulting Group.
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Depth: 4 km
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CARLSBAD >> The Carlsbad Municipal School Board is moving to tighten policies restricting smoking by students and staff on school premises at Tuesday's board meeting.
But the changes might also have parents rethinking lighting up on or near school grounds.
The new policies, which will undergo a second reading Tuesday, attempts to close a glaring oversight in the current policy regarding the use of tobacco and allows for the use of electronic cigarettes.
The change to the policy recommended by Superintendent Gary Perkowski is based on a New Mexico School Board Association policy advisory, which cites an attorney general opinion from 1994 clarifying the school board's authority to ban tobacco use and smoking on school premises should they choose to do so.
While a current tobacco use policy exists, the changes would include adding the word "smoking" as an independent clause to any tobacco ban policy for students and staff members on all school premises. The changes would go as far as prohibiting use on playing fields, parking lots and transportation or pick up areas.
Electronic cigarettes contain no tobacco, rather a liquid form of nicotine, and therefore can be sold to underage customers. A report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that the use of electronic cigarettes by middle and high school students has been on the rise.
The numbers of students more than doubled from 2011 to 2012. Statistics for New Mexico show that 19 percent off all students in the state have smoked at least once.
The additional clarification on smoking is also being used to ban what to some might seem common sense: the smoking of marijuana and other illegal substances.
Parents of district students won't be getting off easy when it comes to smoking on campus. One of the new policies directly prohibits smoking on any school property, which can be openly interpreted to include parents and visitors to Carlsbad schools. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 408 N. Canyon St.
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Developments to Watch
A Designer Protein That Wards Off the AIDS Virus
In the mid-1990s, biologist Peter S. Kim discovered how the AIDS virus makes one key move during its deadly attack--and now he has come up with some promising defenses. In the Jan. 12 Science, he reports on findings that could result in new anti-HIV drugs, and even a possible vaccine.
Kim's work revealed that when HIV encounters a vulnerable cell, it shoots a molecular "harpoon" into the victim's membrane. The harpoon molecule, called GP41, then snaps back into a hairpin shape, drawing the virus into contact with the cell's membrane and allowing HIV's genes to enter the cell.
After elucidating the three-dimensional shape of the hairpin, Kim and his colleagues at Massachusetts Institute of Technology sought ways to block the virus' entry. One of their most promising schemes is reported in Science. The group has designed a protein, dubbed 5-Helix, that binds tightly to one end of GP41. As a result, it prevents the hairpin from forming--and blocks infection. It's effective against many strains of HIV, and at low concentrations. "We were pleased with how well it worked," says Kim, incoming vice-president for R&D at Merck & Co.
The findings also provide new strategies for vaccine development, says Kim. If people were immunized with the right bits of GP41, their immune systems might make antibodies that work just like the 5-Helix protein to prevent infection.By John Carey; Edited by Ellen LickingReturn to top
When You Have to Get to Mars in a Hurry...
Mars-bound astronauts may someday take the A train. A for americium, that is. Researchers at Israel's Ben-Gurion University figure an americium-fueled rocket could make it to the red planet in as little as two weeks, not the eight months or more that the 300-million-mile jaunt now takes.
There's a hitch, though: The americium needed is the 242m isotope, a rare and costly nuclear fuel. Moreover, nuclear-engine research has been shelved since the early '60s, in part due to the problem of lifting heavy uranium fuel, plus a radiation shield, into orbit. But with Am-242m, things could change dramatically, according to a team headed by Israeli nuclear engineer Yigal Ronen.
A nuclear-propulsion system using Am-242m could slash the weight of the fuel by as much as 99%. It could also eliminate the weight of a separate engine, like the one on NASA's Deep Space 1 probe, which uses solar panels to power an electric engine that spits out xenon ions. Because thin strips of Am-242m don't absorb the high-energy particles produced by fission, as fat uranium rods do, the particles themselves could be vented to provide thrust. Ronen admits there are many engineering hurdles ahead, but he's confident the A train will eventually make interplanetary stops.By Otis Port; Edited by Ellen LickingReturn to top
A Water-Treatment Plant for Every Office Building?
Halford House believes that every drop of water--even wastewater--is precious. So the water-quality specialist at North Carolina State University has built a self-contained water-treatment system that mimics the natural cleansing processes of wetlands and rain forests for an office building outside Raleigh.
Every day, the system, which occupies a 2,800-square-foot courtyard next to the office, purifies and recycles the roughly 900 gallons of wastewater generated by the building's 60 workers. Gallons of sewer water first flow through two wetlands, where a garden of microorganisms and plants work together to break down noxious contaminants such as nitrogen and phosphorus. Next, the water trickles into a greenhouse, where tropical plants convert any remaining nutrients into food. Before being piped back into the building, the water is disinfected with chlorine. Roughly a week after water enters the system it emerges sparkling and clean enough for use in toilets and to irrigate the lawn, says House. He notes that his recycled wastewater isn't potable, but could be made so with the addition of a few simple cleaning steps.Edited by Ellen LickingReturn to top


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Invisible bike helmet
All around the world, people are riding their bicycles without helmets.
For those whose reason for skirting safety is vanity (who wants to smush their updo?) and who also happen to have $600 US in their pockets to spare, this innovation from a pair of Swedish inventors may just be the key.
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26.Nov.2010 @ 21:33 - looniemandz wrote:
Oh.My.God. Biffy Clyro...What a show you gave last night, one of the most amazing experiences of my life! I love you guys! My first Biffy gig, and I can assure you it will not be my last!! Keep up the fucking fantastic work guys!!! 'MON THE BIFFY! :D <3
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Best gig ever!!!! Biffy, you were OUTSTANDING!!!! MON THE BIFF!!
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It's my opinion about a gallery form the show. This picture is beautiful.
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nice, but I think that was more interesting and magic moments durung the show. Missing pictures? Mon the Biffy! All the best!
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We share 70% of eligible medical costs up to $125,000 per incident. Medical costs are shared on a per person, per incident basis, for illnesses or injuries incurring medical expenses when treated by physicians, urgent care facilities, clinics, emergency rooms, or hospitals (inpatient and outpatient).
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Chapel is a time when the campus gathers for devotion each weekday when classes are in session.
Founders' Day is the yearly celebration on January 31 of the day that the college was founded.
Homecoming happens every fall. Students enjoy a week of fun and celebration, and alumni are invited to return to campus to cheer on their alma mater.
Honors Convocation is a yearly event to honor those students who have made an outstanding academic contribution to the college.
Phat Tuesday - On Tuesday evenings, Student Senate provides free food for all students.
Variety Show is an opportunity for students to showcase their unique talents.
Warrior Welcome takes place the weekend before classes start in the fall. The campus welcomes new students and returning students.
Winterfest takes place early in the spring semester. Like Homecoming, alumni are invited back to campus to cheer on the Warriors in a basketball double-header. The day includes a formal dinner and dance sponsored by Student Senate.
WLC Christmas is a chance to take time out of the busy end of the year schedule to celebrate the holiday and enjoy a bit of fellowship before the Christmas break begins.
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A weekend of helping neighbors wrapped up on Sunday after more than 3,000 volunteers completed 300 projects for this year's Sharefest.
Volunteers from churches across the Grand Valley helped those in need by completing everything from house repairs to paying visits to the sick, all on their own time and their own dime.
Church volunteers say their services are a way of giving back to the community.
Recipients say the tasks completed are often otherwise daunting, and are grateful for the help.
Sharefest happens each year in April.
For more information or to get assistance next year, visit http://www.gjsharefest.com/ .
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We bid you welcome, who come with weary spirit seeking rest.
Who come with troubles that are too much with you,
who come hurt and afraid.
We bid you welcome who come with hope in your heart.
Who come with joy in your step, who come proud and joyous.
We bid you welcome, who are seekers of a new faith.
Who come to probe and explore. Who come to learn.
We bid you welcome, who enter this hall as a homecoming,
Who have found here room for your spirit.
Who find in this people a family.
Whoever you are, wherever you are on your journey,
We bid you welcome.
(Richard Gilbert)


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An aerial view looking from the back side of Hemlock Semiconductor LLC from Tylertown Road. HSC will be ready to start production sometime next year.
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Transforming the Buck Teeter family's northeast Montgomery County farm fields into one of the Southeastern United States' most impressive industrial complexes is a process that has already consumed close to three years.
Modernly designed administrative offices flanked by a long series of warehousing, laboratories, lofty silos and shimmering steel make this plant appear, from a distance, to look like a small and futuristic city - and in many respects, it is just that.
Soon, the first 500 employees of the $1.2 billion first phase of Hemlock Semiconductor LLC will begin manufacturing ...