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It's that small round or square plastic box on your ceiling that, when properly installed and maintained, can mean the difference between life and death. Underwriters Laboratories notes that having a smoke detector in the house reduces the risk of dying in a home fire by fifty percent. In fact, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) says that by 1995, an estimated 93% of all American homes, single and multi-family, apartments, nursing homes, dormitories, etc.—were equipped with alarms. In many states and municipalities, installing smoke detectors is not an option—it's the law.
Equipping your home with smoke detectors and adding an extra level of protection for your family is inexpensive and simple to do. The USFA recommends that any smoke detector you purchase should be UL listed and properly installed. Smoke detectors can be found at most department stores and home improvement stores for as little as $10.00. Typically, they should be installed either on the ceiling or six to eight inches from the top of a wall to be able to detect rising smoke in a room. Each smoke detector has its own specific installation requirements so follow the manufacturer's instructions. Installation is very easy and usually only requires screwing the unit to the wall or, even more simply, using an adhesive strip to mount the unit to the ceiling or wall. Once the unit is installed, the battery can be inserted, and the unit tested (most units have a "test" button that will trigger a brief signal from the unit to let you know it is functional).
As for placement of smoke detectors in your home, the USFA notes that a smoke detector should be installed on each floor of a home (including the basement) and, for additional safety, smoke detectors should also be placed outside and inside all sleeping areas.
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According to Telstra, more than 1 million children will be armed with high-tech devices such as tablets, upon heading back to school this week.
According to Telstra, more than 1 million children will be armed with high-tech devices such as tablets, upon heading back to school this week.
The newest version of Acer's Aspire R13, a convertible laptop that can be used as a tablet, is a sleek looking thing. A versatile unit with ample power to perform most everyday tasks with ease. It's an interesting prospect for someone looking for a 2-in-1, but not without its problems.
Sennheiser's Momentum Wireless headphones deliver top notch sound and reasonable noise cancellation, although you'll pay a serious price for the privilege.
For many people, smartphones have replaced portable music players as the way to listen to music on the go, but for high-end audio there's still the Walkman, and Sony will preview the latest version on Monday at CES in Las Vegas.
The federal government has warned Australians of a new "Masque Attack" which can compromise Apple devices via malicious apps.
Re looks nothing like a conventional compact camera. There's no display and it has barely any buttons. The body is cylindrical and its only popping design trait is a large, peering lens. Frankly, it looks like a submarine's periscope.
Budget smartphones keep getting better as software matures and components become cheaper. Some companies have produced inexpensive smartphones that are good enough to replace your big-brand flagship. Others haven't had the same success.
Commotion surrounds a new Chinese manufacturer called OnePlus and its first smartphone, the One. The promise of top-tier hardware for bottom dollar has the internet ablaze, and big guns Samsung, Apple and HTC paying attention.
Samsung is chasing new areas of growth in the enterprise space as its Knox mobile security platform is being "put through its paces" by prospective customers. In Australia the South Korean company is focussing on smartphones, LED lighting, and printing.
Children now have their very own travel app for iOS devices.
HTC and Qualcomm are reworking a radio chip for the HTC One smartphone in order to avoid a U.S. ban on imports of patent-infringing technology, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
With an asking price of $799 (sans monitor), Medion's Akoya E4360 D desktop PC, which will be sold at Aldi supermarkets, is testament to the fact that you don't have to spend big these days in order to get a computer that can do just about everything. We're not exaggerating: the Akoya E4360 D has enough CPU and graphics grunt to let you comfortably perform media encoding tasks, as well as run many of the latest PC games.
The HP Mini 210 (NB-210-1017TU_01) is a 10in netbook with plenty of style. It looks and feels different to the netbook it replaces -- the HP Mini 110 -- but it still performs like a netbook. It offers a very solid keyboard with isolated (island-style) keys, a very smooth and responsive touchpad and an enclosure that feels almost rubbery when you touch it. Like most netbooks, it has its drawbacks: it gets warm, it only has 1GB of RAM and 802.11n Wi-Fi is absent.
Toshiba's NB300 is a 10in netbook with a slim frame, a long battery life and an advanced Sleep-and-Charge USB port. It's an almost perfect netbook for travellers thanks to these features, but even students and business users who are in the market for a tiny laptop should consider the NB300. However, it's not a very fast netbook -- its hard drive, in particular, is a bit of a slow coach — so don't expect it to be anything more than a convenient tool for Web browsing, creating office documents and watching standard-definition videos.
The HP Pavilion Slimline S5380a desktop PC is small and well-priced, though it doesn't come with a monitor. It's equipped with a mid-range Core i3 processor, which is more than enough for homework and even some light video editing, while its graphics card will handle older, DirectX 9-based games.
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RPK!!! Though isn't it a little too far?
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RPK!!! Though isn't it a little too far?
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Definitions for proactiveproʊˈæk tɪv
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word proactive
Princeton's WordNet
descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
"proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference"
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty
We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.
Origin: ; originally coined 1933 by Paul Whiteley and Gerald Blankfort in a psychology paper, used in technical sense.\ Used in a popular context and sense (courage, perseverance) in 1946 book Man's Search for Meaning by neuropsychiatrist , in the context of dealing with the Holocaust, as contrast with reactive. Popularized in the US in the 1970s in management and business setting by .
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Acting to initiate change.
He always saw the bigger picture and acted proactively to create and change situations rather than wait for them to happen and then respond.
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We're only at 11 (cases) due to such proactive measures.
Reactive (strategy) is way more expensive than proactive.
Mr. Abe talks of a 'proactive contribution to peace', but what does that mean?
We'll feel more confident about global prospects if we have a more proactive ECB.
I'm being proactive, and I want to accept responsibility for these stupid, callous remarks.
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Ann Landers, the Straight-Talking Advice Giver to Generations, Is Dead at 83
Published: June 24, 2002
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When Mrs. Lederer brought the letters back to The Sun-Times, as she later recalled, the contest editor was horrified to see so many prominent figures in her answers. ''You can't use these people's names,'' he told her. ''They'll sue us!''
Mrs. Lederer assured him she really knew those people, and they had given their permission.
The editor looked at her. ''How long do you think you can keep this up?'' he asked.
She replied, ''I think I can keep it up for quite a while.''
A few days later Mrs. Lederer's telephone rang. ''Good morning, Ann Landers,'' said The Sun-Times's publisher, Marshall Field IV.
Tackling a 1950's Taboo
Where earlier lovelorn columnists like Dorothy Dix had given measured, modest replies to discreet questions about courtship, the new Ann Landers was a wisecracking tough cookie out of Damon Runyon. She addressed correspondents as ''Buster,'' ''Honey'' and ''Bub,'' admonishing them to ''kwitcherbellyachin' '' over trivial complaints. Husbands distressed by wifely inattention were reassured, ''Many are cold, but few are frozen.'' Once a Miss Icarus wrote saying she wanted to marry her fiancé's father. Mrs. Lederer's reply: ''Drop Daedalus.'' The column was an immediate success, and quickly went into syndication.
In those gentler times, much of the mail was about the miseries of pimples and the mores of going steady. ''A lemon squeezed too many times is considered garbage,'' Mrs. Lederer admonished one 1950's teenager who inquired about petting.
But even then, Mrs. Lederer discussed more controversial issues. During her first year she responded to a letter about homosexuality, taboo advice-column fare in the 1950's. The paper in St. Joseph, Mich., refused to print the column; the publisher told her he planned to run an announcement on Page 1 that the column would not be appearing that day because the subject matter was unfit for a family newspaper.
''I called the publisher up and said, 'This is a human problem, and that is what I do,' '' she told The New Yorker in a 1995 interview. The publisher held firm.
''I said: 'Fine. Then everyone in St. Joe is going to buy The Detroit Free Press to see what you won't print.' I called The Free Press and told them to get ready for a lot of extra sales.
''From then on, boy,'' she added, ''that St. Joe paper printed every damn word I wrote.''
Early in her newfound career, Mrs. Lederer often phoned her twin sister, Pauline Phillips, for help with her replies. Mrs. Phillips, who lived in California, proved so good at coming up with pithy one-liners that within a few months she began writing her own advice column in The San Francisco Chronicle under the name Abigail Van Buren. As Dear Abby battled Ann Landers in syndication, a bitter rivalry between the authors ensued. The sisters reconciled after not speaking for five years.
800 Letters in 2 Hours
When she was not padding around the Sun-Times newsroom in her stocking feet or sifting through the mail in her pink office at the paper, Mrs. Lederer worked at home, a vast apartment boasting commanding views of Lake Michigan and filled with works by Picasso, Dali and Renoir. There, Mrs. Lederer, who left The Sun-Times for the rival Chicago Tribune in 1987, read the several hundred letters winnowed for her each day by her staff, often working until 2 a.m. She was partial to working in the bath, propping the mail on a marble shelf in the tub, tapping out the replies afterward on her I.B.M. Selectric typewriter. She could go through 800 letters, she said, in the course of a two-hour soak.
''I'm free, the price is right and they can be anonymous,'' she once said of her correspondents. ''They feel they know me.''
Her office, which by the 1990's was receiving 2,000 letters a day, functioned as a de facto clearing house for people in need, maintaining computerized lists of support groups and social service agencies in hundreds of cities.
''I can't salvage a life that's been rotten for 20 years in a little bit of newspaper space,'' Mrs. Lederer told The New York Times Magazine in 1974. But, she added, ''We know exactly where to send people for every imaginable problem.''
In her role as Ann Landers, Mrs. Lederer was an outspoken advocate for several causes. Although she staunchly opposed United States involvement in Southeast Asia (''I never could do a thing with Lyndon Johnson,'' she once said ruefully), she visited Vietnam in 1967 as a gesture of good will to American troops there.
In 1971, she wrote about a bill awaiting the president's signature that would allocate $100 million for cancer research. She asked readers to clip the column and send it to Washington. Buried under a million columns, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act.
In 1975, Mrs. Lederer underwent what she would call her ''only troubled time'' when her husband left her for another woman. She made the decision to disclose in her column that Ann Landers, who until the early 1970's continued to advise couples to stay together for the sake of the children, was getting a divorce herself.
She wrote a shorter column than usual, asking newspaper editors to preserve the white space at the bottom as a memorial to ''one of the world's best marriages that didn't make it to the finish line.''
Mr. Lederer died in 1999. In addition to her sister, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Lederer is survived by her daughter, Margo Howard, of Cambridge, Mass.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
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City officials in Berkeley, California, are voicing concerns about a regional government association's proposed ousing quota for the next seven years, one which calls for a yearly increase of more than 200%.
"That draft calls for Berkeley to add 2,712 new housing units over the next seven years, compared to the goal of 1,269 ABAG had imposed for 1999-2006."
"'400 units a year over the next seven years is quite a bit,' said Commissioner James Samuels. 'The most we ever had was 150.'"
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My ds is 9 and very very high functioning. Nect time he is assesed his psych thinks he will no longer meet the criteria for a dx. Anyway, he is still so picky eith eating. He fies gsve a balanced diet, ea ts lots of meats (plain), cucumbers, apples, grapes and melons. Cheese dtrings, frozen yogurt, orange juice, water, fkavoured water, dry noodles, fresh buns and junk food. I made him try a tiny bite of liptons chicken noodle soup and then he gagged and vomited. He will eat pizza, but otherwise has never e as ten anything mixed. What can I do?
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Sorry about typos. On my phone, hope you can understand what i wrote
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Perhaps private OT with a focus on foods? We did that two years ago for six months. I did see some expansion with his foods, but honestly he is still very picky (age 5 1/2). Curious to see what other ideas people have!
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It's great news that your son seems to be falling off of the spectrum. Has he ever had feeding therapy? Feeding therapy has really helped my two year old- it's very tedious but is working for us. Also keep in mind that some typical but "difficult" children also have feeding issues.
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He has not had feeding therapy. Will look into it, he does see o/t for adhd stuff, so maybe I will talk to her. Saw online "selective eating disorder" and it fits him to a tee. So will have to mention that too i guess. Thanks for your help.


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Kayne Farquharson spoke earlier this year about adjusting to the speed and nuances of the IFL coming from playing outside his entire career.
14 games and 26 touchdown catches later, Farquharson has been named to the All-IFL Second team as a wideout.
"It's kind-off like riding a bike. Once you learn it, you never forget," he said about the difficulties between the two styles of play.
The first year wide receiver was the only member of the Danger to garner the postseason award. The team finished 5 and 9 on the year following a loss this past weekend to the Cedar Rapids Titans.
In the first 13 games of the IFL season, Farquharson led the Danger with 67 receptions for 840 yards and 25 touchdowns before adding another score last weekend.
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Yesterday I find a half finished 3D model of a G22 rifle (german version of the Acuracy International L96A1) on my harddisc. I think it would be a shame to let the model go bad between the countless files. I modified the body, give the weapon a scope and add a few characteristics from the big brother of this weapon family, the AW 50. Both rifles are the super magnum variant for cal .338 Lapua ammunition. I google a little bit and find in a few weapon forums more interesting looking modifications, like the short barrel or special muzzle breaks, that find use in the final version.
The rifle comes in two versions. One in ACUPAT and desert camo, the other in darkgreen snakeskin-style and black. Hope you like it.
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this is awesome! I only would have left the long barrel on... would have given it a more sniper-like look.
Just what I need for varmint hunting!
oooh nice. i like the bullets. shame my bullets dont turn out like that when i make them in maya D:
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what did u make this in?
Hmmm, i dont know much about maya. Never worked with it. In 3DSmax you can use a simple metal material with reflexion/refraction and the color you want. Not the best method, but at this time its enough for my conditions.
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Joss is the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe. His older brothers help his dad rule the cosmos, but all Joss gets to do is deliver pies. That's right: pies. Of course, these pies actually hold the secrets of the universe between their buttery crusts, but they're still pies.
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Version Anglaise : A former computer programmer and self-described geek, Coulton tends to write quirky, witty, fanciful lyrics about a variety of topics such as science fiction and technology: a man who thinks in simian terms, a mad scientist who falls in love with one of his captives, and the dangers of bacteria. He does not often write topical songs, but he did release a song titled "W's Duty", which sampled President George W. Bush, in 2005 and another called "Tom Cruise Crazy" in 2006.
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Thread: Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
-04-25-2013 #1
Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
If you go to the NFL Network, you'll see a couple of headlines about Tavon Austin.
The Jets purportedly "have a plan" for him.
The Bills (who select one spot before the Jets' first pick), allegedly have him at "the top of their board."
Everyone LOVES Tavon.
Or do they?
Maybe they're just fishing.
Its no secret that teams who select after the Bills and Jets (including the Rams) have demonstrated interest in Austin. So, perhaps, these stories are the result of deliberate smokescreens designed to send the message that "if you want him, call us! (and be ready to offer something good)"
I have no qualms in conceding that I have no idea whether the Rams are considering trading up to get Austin. If it was my decision, I'd stay at #16. If he's there, great. If not, there are other options (including, potentially, Cordarrelle Patterson, who I have ranked one spot above Austin on my draft board).
In other words, perhaps the message back to New York and Buffalo should be... "fine, go ahead and take him with a top 10 pick if you think he's worth it."
-04-25-2013 #2
Re: Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
Some teams bluffing, some truthful. Here's my thoughts on it:
The Bills said they have Tavon Austin at #1 on their draft board. Thats BS. I heard the Bills are DEADSET on taking QB Ryan Nassib out of Syracuse. They'd rather spend #8 and get him rather than take a risk and miss out. Why not over hype a guy like Austin to say the Rams(or others?) to come move up to #8, the Bills move to late teens (16ish) and they get an extra 2nd rounder but still land their QB.
Guarantee you thats their thought process right now.
-04-25-2013 #3
Re: Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
Les was just on the NFLN, he said everyone is just flirting right now, trying to set up some dates. No one is getting married until tonight. In other words every team is fishing right now.
-04-25-2013 #4
Re: Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
Les has said that he's talked to a couple teams about moving up. I'm sure that he's kicked the tires on trading up for Austin. I'm also sure that he's kicked the tires on trading up for Warmack or Cooper as well. I'm not trading up for a player who can't be expected to play 1000 snaps. Everyone, except for a few notables, knows that a smaller player is more apt to get hurt because the smaller object bounces harder/further, it's just physics.
Stay at 16, if he's there awesome, but I'm not paying that kind of draft pick bounty to move up for a guy who's not going to play 1000 snaps and that we can find a 90% option in round 6.I believe!
-04-25-2013 #5
Re: Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
I do like Tavon but he would be about my fifth WR, so I pray we don't draft the kid! As far as trading up one word comes to mind, YIKES!!! Only interested in going down slow, as the old blues songs go... And hope it is with the 22nd pick not 16, hope we use 16 to improve our team. Just some thoughts from Sunny So Cal... I know some of you love Tavon but I think we can do better with another or two of the WR's in this draft. Time will tell guys!
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Re: Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
Early draft teams that think any player like Austin is a hot commodity suddenly come out in public and say "We are very interested in this guy - top of our board - blah blah blah". All a ruse to try and bait someone to trade up.
-04-25-2013 #7
Re: Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
I think more people love Patterson, Hopkins, Allen, and Hunter later in the round and are praying for these guys to fall...Austin isn't lasting long, but others may be worth trading up for....
I predict 5 trades...2 for WRs
-04-25-2013 #8
Re: Tavon Talk: Love-fest, or Smokescreen
Seems as of right now we package a deal (#16 and 2nd rounder) to trade up for Tavon Austin, and then trade #22 to a team like the Bills or Eagles and grab their 2nd rounder and 3rd rounder.
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In the 16th century, Calusa Indians on Marco Island, Fla., made a six-inch wooden carving of a kneeling panther-woman, her head and upper body feline, her lower body human. This hauntingly beautiful figurine is one of countless portrayals of human-animal and animal-animal hybrids -- among them satyrs and griffins -- found throughout the world for thousands of years.
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