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Do they really spy on you?Posted on 02/17/09, 03:54 pm
I received an email from a member of the back pain support group (which I belong to) warning me to keep all the shades down in my house all the time because the SSA investigators spy on you and take pictures of you through the window to prove you are doing more than you say you are capable of doing. Is this true? Can they do this? I'm not doing anything more than my doctors report states, but come on now - how far is too far and at what point is it invasion of privacy. My god, I often walk around in tshirt and sleep shorts - are they taking pictures of that? Also - what about outside? Sometimes I sit on my deck (just sit - nothing else) when its sunny just to get some fresh air. Im bottled up in the house 24/7. Are they going to photograph me sitting outside and say that i'm entertaining myself? I cant work, but i'm not 100% bedbound 24/7. Not sure if the email was true - are they really checking like this and if so, how far can they go?
Reply #1 02/17/09 4:50pm
I think thats a little bit paranoid thinking. They don't even have time to get all the claims done in a timly manner. I really dont think they have time to spy on us.... I'd like to see them take a picture of my depression.
Reply #2 02/17/09 8:50pm
I know on one of the other boards, someone said that they were being spied on, but it was from disability insurance from their work, not SSDI.
I do know that alot of companies do send "spies" and take pictures and video's making sure someone who is off work because of a back back isnt out their working on a roof or cutting the grass. Social Security doesnt have the manpower or money to spy on us. I hope this eases your tension a little.
Take care
Reply #3 02/17/09 8:51pm
I know on one of the other boards, someone said that they were being spied on, but it was from disability insurance from their work, not SSDI.
I do know that alot of companies do send "spies" and take pictures and video's making sure someone who is off work because of a back back isnt out their working on a roof or cutting the grass. Social Security doesnt have the manpower or money to spy on us. I hope this eases your tension a little.
Take care
Reply #4 02/17/09 11:18pm
Actually, they have been known to check up on disability claimants. However, this is usually after they have received a call from someone (neighbor, frenemy, anyone else with a grudge, etc.) who reports that a claimant is faking their disability. I saw a news show about 10+ years ago. I believe it was John Stossel with 20/20 and they accompanied SSA disability investigators who were following up on disability claimants. One man in particular, who was on disability for a back impairment, WAS roofing his house. If I remember correctly the show segment was called "The Fleecing of America." I personally was disgusted with what I saw. It is my honest belief that it happens much more than we know and that it is those claimants who make it so damn difficult for the rest of us who truly are disabled. Having said that, I don't think any of us need worry about big brother snapping our pictures as we live our lives and if they did, they'd plainly see that we have nothing to hide. And for those who do have something to hide.... I hope they get caught committing this fraud since as I said, it is THOSE fakes that make our lives so difficult. Now... as I sit on my front porch sipping my coffee, on those wonderfully warm days that are coming soon, I just hope they get my good side, lol.
Take care all and God bless!
Reply #5 02/18/09 2:25am
I used to work in word processing for an investigative agency that did work 'spying' on people who were suing insurance companies or claiming disabilities from insruance.. They would film them doing things like dancing, washing their cars, etc. Social Security doesn't have the manpower to do anything like that.
Reply #6 02/18/09 7:52am
I agree that this is usually done when there is an insurance co involved.
Don't worry.
Reply #7 02/19/09 12:31pm
I think after you are approved for SSDI you have to keep them current with your medical condition as well. I agree faith, they do check up on calls from people reporting fraud as well they should.
Reply #8 04/17/09 8:54am
This was odd...yesterday, I was out spraying the weeds in my flower beds, and a man in a car, with some cleaning business advertised on the side of it, pulled up and sat across the street for a few minutes. I thought maybe he was going to go in the vacant house for sale and clean it, but he never stepped out of his car, just seemed to be writing when I looked at him.
This struck me as odd...as my Hearing is on Monday.
My weeds do show my neglect in taking care of the flower beds, there are NO flowers, only weeds, and I mean TONS of weeds, tall, prickly weeds. I rarely get out and do things, but yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day...and the weeds were bugging me...just had me thinking, could this be someone from SSD? Probably not...but can't explain why he was there...well, maybe he was calling about that house for sale...that could be an answer!
Please pray for my approval at my Hearing on Monday! Thanks!
Reply #9 04/17/09 1:35pm
I've been paranoid about the whole thing. My doctor told me that I should get outside for at least 20 minutes a day to help with my depression. I've been living like a prisoner in my own house for the past 2 years. I dont even put the shades up any more. Im terrified to even sit on my deck in fear that the SSA is going to see me and think i'm enjoying myself. I'm disabled, but not dead. I'd really like to know the "rules" if there are any in terms of just how far they can go in watching your private life.
Reply #10 04/17/09 8:56pm
I'm sure mine was just nervous paranoia...there was another car that was obviously driving by and looking at the house for sale today...maybe they dropped their price, or have it advertised this week...
If you've already been approved, I think you're safe. SSA can't expect you to live like a hermit. Plus, getting outside WILL help with your depression, you need the Vitamin D...that's being shown to be important in healing depression! I take a Calcium + Vitamin D supplement, but the sunshine is the best form!
And, if you're in the approval process, I don't think they'd be spying on you.
Worker's Comp, Long-Term Disability plans from work or in lawsuits...those are the ones that I can see that might 'spy' on you.
Relax...go grab some Sunshine! I'm heading out behind you!! The Weather is getting beautiful!
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Have you ever wondered just what happens to all that leftover buffet food at a restaurant? A report by Towanda News, on September 1, 2014 explains that someone else wondered the same thing and did something about the waste. Michael Amadori, founder and CEO of Full Circle Feed, has put the leftover human food to good use by creating "Doggy Bag Treats."
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If we were to assume that eventually, some sort of world government configuration will take the place of individual, fragmented sovereign states, what would it look like and how would it operate? Will it be a communion of our wisest political leaders under one flag and all people agreeing upon the laws which govern in a democratic vote? Will we all tune in right around suppertime to watch the 'president of the world' elections and root for the party with which we most closely relate to? Will we finally be among a utopian society where true democracy is the staple ideology?
More than anything, the average individual will do away with their notion of nationalism and adopt the ideology of a world citizen. A new supranational governance will take hold, one where individual rise above national boundaries. Not confided to artificial borders or boundaries, these individuals will have the opportunity to experience unprecedented wealth accumulation. Unlike any time before in history, they will be subversive to judicial taxation strategies due to the very nature of digital money which will continually offer alternatives for increased security, functionality, and anonymity – although it is quite likely these payment systems will be under surveillance to a degree previously unmatched.
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I just got through reading the book "Heaven is Real" by Todd Burpo. This is a true account of a 4 year old boy's trip to Heaven while he was very sick in the hospital. All I can say is this. If you are a skeptic when it comes to God, Jesus, and Heaven...read this book.
I have a lot of Heaven skeptics in my life..."Doubting Thomas" people who want proof before they believe. They also claim to be very open minded. If that is the case I challenge them to read "Heaven is Real." I'm a believer, and it totally renewed everything I already believe.
God has always chosen to reveal Himself in mysterious ways, and at times through people we would never expect. In this book, God chooses to reveal Himself through the eyes and ears of a four year old little boy...an innocent child who has not been scarred by life or filled with preconceived notions about God and Heaven.
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On Friday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat nicknamed "Fauxcahontas" for her claim to Native American ancestry, wowed the audience at the left wing "Netroots Nation" conference in Detroit. So much so that many begged her to run for president in 2016, Twitchy reported.
"I think I just become pro dictatorship," tweeted Anat Shenker-Osorio, author of "Don't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense About the Economy."
"I might not need to live in a democracy," she said in another tweet. In response, one person suggested the weather is "better in Venezuela." Another suggested North Korea, noting that it's "gorgeous this time of year and very educational for folks tired of thinking and making their own decisions."
One Twitter user posted pictures showing "Warren for President" signs and hats that were passed out at the conference. Another picture showed stacks of Warren signs and hats that were present.
"We believe in Elizabeth Warren for president!" one Twitter user exclaimed. Another Twitter user said Warren is "sooooooooooo much more inspiring than Hillary," referring to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The National Journal's Emma Roller compared her speech to one given by Barack Obama in 2008 adding that Warren "outlined more clearly than other Democrats the social issues that galvanize progressives." In her speech, Warren laid out what Roller called 11 tenets of progressivism, which include tougher restrictions on Wall Street, radical environmentalism, a higher minimum wage, free college, imigration "reform," which for many means "amnesty" and a desire to overtuen the recent Supreme Court Hobby Lobby ruling, which many Democrats have misrepresented.
Shenker-Osorio's apparent fondness for dictatorial rule coupled with support for Warren seems to be well placed. In July 2012, Warren suggested in a campaign ad that the United States should be more like Communist China.
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FSU to Celebrate 147th Commencement
About 350 students will participate in the 147th Commencement for Fairmont State University at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, in the Feaster Center.
About 350 students will participate in the 147th Commencement for Fairmont State University at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, in the Feaster Center.
The Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center at Fairmont State University will host a special talk by a guest lecturer from Ireland at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3.
John Gillis, Senior Conservator at Trinity College Library, Dublin, will speak on "Treasure from the Bog," the story of the Faddan More Psalter, an 8th-century manuscript unearthed from a peat bog. A reception will follow the lecture. Admission is free and open to the public.
The Fairmont State University community and the Department of Language and Literature welcome to campus a visiting scholar from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications whose year-long residency will begin Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Han Xiaohau, a professor of English, will teach a class on Chinese culture at FSU and, with the guidance of Dr. J. Robert Baker, will conduct research on teaching methodology and the study of American literature.
Fairmont State University students excelled at the recent Appalachian Regional Model Arab League (ARMAL) competition at Hollins University in Roanoke, Va.
At the competition, the FSU team represented Iraq. The two delegates in the Joint Defense Council, Randall Stickley of Fairmont, a Political Science and National Security and Intelligence major, and Nakoma Connolly of Fairmont, a Criminal Justice major, were awarded Distinguished Delegate commendations for their exceptional work on draft resolutions with several other universities (delegations).
The Transylvania University of Braşov, Faculty of Letters, hosted the Appalachians/Carpathians International Conference on Oct. 6-9. The conference, a biennial event, brought more than 24 U.S. scholars, including two Fairmont State University graduates, to the city Braşov over a three-day period. An equal number of Romanian and European scholars are expected to present their research at the conference, which is officially titled: "Appalachians/Carpathians: Researching, Documenting and Preserving Highland Traditions."
Students from the Fairmont State University Architecture Program pose with internationally renowned architect, Jose Oubrerie (wearing black in the center of the photo), after his recent lecture in Pittsburgh.
Oubrerie is the last living protege of Le Corbusier, who was one of the most acclaimed architects of the 20th century. Oubrerie was the project architect for Le Corbusier's Saint-Pierre de Firminy Church in France, seeing the final design through to completion in 2006 after nearly 40 years of delays.
Dr. Erin Hippolyte, Associate Professor of French and Coordinator of International Education and Study Abroad at Fairmont State University, traveled to Montreal to meet with colleagues at the Université de Quebec à Montreal (UQAM) on Sept. 14.
Fairmont State University's Common Book for 2015-2016 will be "Persepolis," according to Dr. Deborah Nestor, Chair of the faculty Common Book Committee.
This autobiographical graphic novel is a coming-of-age story that explains the struggles of college-age student Marjane Satrapi in Iran.
The International Student Organization at Fairmont State University will host the annual Tastes of the World event from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the second floor Main Street area of the Falcon Center.
Students from Togo, Japan, Nepal, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and other countries will prepare signature dishes in a buffet feast for the campus community to sample. All students, faculty and staff are invited to participate. The food is free, but donations will be welcome. International cookbooks will be offered for sale.
A collection of books on Irish folklore has been donated to the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center in memory of Fairmont State University alumna Holly White.


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I have highlighted the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and it great work on this website on many occasions. The organization has been at the forefront of many privacy and civil liberties related issues, including the increasing use of drones by the U.S. government domestically, unconstitutional NSA spying, as well as a host of other issues.
The latest article from them that caught my attention was published a couple of days ago, and shines light on the disturbing push by the FBI to create an extensive facial recognition database, which will include criminal and non-criminal photos alike. The information received by the EFF via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, demonstrates that the feds may have a mugshot database with up to 52 million photos by 2015.
The program is called Next Generation Identification (NGI), and the aspect of it that bothers the EFF most is the fact that non-criminal and criminal photos will be combined in the same database. So someone who has no criminal record can suddenly be flagged as a suspect just because an algorithm says so. What's worst, research shows that the potential for false positive identification increases as the dataset increases.
To see if your state is participating, take a look at this map courtesy of the EFF.
More from the EFF:
New documents released by the FBI show that the Bureau is well on its way toward its goal of a fully operational face recognition database by this summer.
EFF received these records in response to our Freedom of Information Act lawsuit for information on Next Generation Identification (NGI)—the FBI's massive biometric database that may hold records on as much as one third of the U.S. population. The facial recognition component of this database poses real threats to privacy for all Americans.
NGI builds on the FBI's legacy fingerprint database—which already contains well over 100 million individual records—and has been designed to include multiple forms of biometric data, including palm prints and iris scans in addition to fingerprints and face recognition data. NGI combines all these forms of data in each individual's file, linking them to personal and biographic data like name, home address, ID number, immigration status, age, race, etc. This immense database is shared with other federal agencies and with the approximately 18,000 tribal, state and local law enforcement agencies across the United States.
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Exclusive: NRA senior lobbyist says attack ad was "ill-advised" - Yahoo! News
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Apparently, I'm not the only one that thought it was "ill advised."
I would hope the NRA and others would hire a new ad agency and pr firm, and make ads that prove the point without taking cheap shots.
On the one hand, "our side" waits a dignified period of time after the last tragedy.... Then turns around vindictively, and promulgates yet more divisiveness.
Inconsistent messaging. Not wise.
The libtards took the gloves off and are now crying that they got punched in the nose. Do I think the ad was helpful overall? Not particularly. Did it win over any anti-gun folks? Definitely not. Dit it make any pro-gun folks jump teams? I seriously doubt it. Did it cause some to doubt the genuine nature of the liberal reaction to the NRA's response to the President's dog and pony show? Maybe in the minds of those in the middle who don't feel strongly one way or the other.
Personally I think they would have been better served to do an ad that points out "assault weapons" are used in les than 1% of all gun crimes. And that 58% of the US homicides occur in 5 cities and name them. And things of this nature. But at least they did something.
I tend to agree. The high ground is ours and we should be acting like it.Quote:
NRA senior lobbyist says attack ad was "ill-advised"
i thought the ad was right on the money,shows the hypocrisy of Obama..very effective!
Reading the article, I love that they only mention the Secret Service protection. The ad was about the other armed guards separate from the Secret Service that are present at the school, not the agents specifically assigned to Obama's daughters.
How do you fight the media when the majority of the media in this country are liberals and keep parroting that no one needs an AR, no one needs a magazine that holds more than 10 rounds, the founding fathers never envisioned the weapons we have today,etc. I don't think we're going to convince any liberals, but we may convince some gun owners who don't understand all the issues. I was somewhat taken aback when I first saw the ad, but it is true and factual. If Obama is going to use kids in his assault on our rights, then lets let the facts speak for themselves.
Heck, you can't even convince the parents whose kids are at risk in unprotected schools. Here in Los Angeles a school district just received ARs they ordered before Newtown and some of the parents were outraged. People who are not gun owners just don't get it. We need a highly respected public figure who people might listen to, like a Charlton Heston, but there is no one like that on the horizon....
I have no problem with the ad whatsoever. It only points out the obvious fact that liberals choose to ignore.
I liked the add!!
What we have to remember is that even before the add came out the media were already making fun of it and attacking it. I would say that even a lot of us on this forum were negatively influenced by the media hype before they even saw the add.
I don't like seeing us second guessing ourselves?! The add was fine! It must have hit close to home considering how much the libs hated it!!
I have NO PROBLEM WITH THE AD,,,, the truth is the truth,,,,,, you should never apologize
for pointing OUT THE FACTS,,,, all of the gun control folks are for controlling OUR GUNS,,,
NOT THEIRS. Most of the gun control lobby have numerous bodyguards who ALL HAVE
WEAPONS, and some even carry themselves plus the bodyguards,
I liked the ad because it proves a key principle we all need to keep in mind.
When we as a people or single person have something we value, we protect it with firearms.
The President and his family are important, thus firearms are used to protect them.
My family is important to me, I use firearms to protect them
I am important to ME, I use firearms to protect ME
IMO the Ad didn't help our cause.
But here is what I've concluded just by talking with people on both sides. The media has painted the NRA as such a loony bunch that NOTHING the NRA puts out, no matter how truthful, will sway an anti.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. They came out with the ad before the EO was out anticipating that Obama would expand the Gun Free Zone idea. Instead, item 18 on his list is to incentivize schools to hire more resource officers (armed police officers). I don't expect Obama to actually follow through on that item, but it made the NRA and all of us by association look like idiots. Especially when they kept running the ad!
But that's just one specific example. In the broader sense, I'm not going to support any person or organization who uses attack ads to further their agenda. I don't care if we share the same agenda, the only thing they're doing is further polarizing the issue and making it harder to convince anti-gun people to take us seriously.
In my opinion it would be a lot more productive to run positive ads showing gun owners in a good light. Show hunters who use AR-15s teaching their children to shoot. Show grandpa out on the farm teaching his grand kids how to shoot with the 1911 he carried in the war. Reinforce the fact that guns are part of the heritage of the United States, and do it in a positive accessible way that will make people want to be a part of our group because, "hey, those are some happy family oriented folks right there!"
In short, I think the NRA reinforces the liberal perception of gun owners as ignorant rednecks who can barely communicate. And I know for a fact that's not who we are.


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James McAvoy and Emily Blunt Premiere 'Gnomeo and Juliet' in Los Angeles
Sunday, January 23 was a busy day for "Gnomeo and Juliet" cast who were in duty to attend the world premiere in Los Angeles. James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, who provided voice for the characters, were among them who showed up at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.
While they hit the blue carpet solo, Elton John who produces the animation came with husband David Furnish who is also among the board of producers along with Baker Bloodworth and Steve Hamilton Shaw. The British musician additionally has his songs featured in the film.
Other voice cast members attending the special screening were Patrick Stewart and Ashley Jensen. Rocker Ozzy Osbourne who voices a character named Fawn was not seen among the crowd, but his wife Sharon and son Jack were present on behalf of the Black Sabbath star.
Coming as guest, magician David Copperfield tagged along a brunette to the special screening. Gavin Rossdale took his sons Kingston Rossdale and Zuma Rossdale, while Rachel G. Fox and Bella Thorne were among teen stars who made appearances at the event.
"Gnomeo and Juliet" is loosely adapted from the Shakespeare's tale "Romeo and Juliet". It follows the title characters, garden gnomes, who have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. Two new clips from this Kelly Asbury-directed animation have been made available for sneak peek ahead of the February 11 release in the U.S.
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Every hockey player has a story. He might be a top draft choice, destined for stardom from the time his father built a backyard rink. Or he might be a late-round draft choice who worked his way through the minors to claim a job in the National Hockey League.
Every hockey player has a story. He might be a top draft choice, destined for stardom from the time his father built a backyard rink. Or he might be a late-round draft choice who worked his way through the minors to claim a job in the National Hockey League.
But Glen Metropolit's story is unique. To understand how far the Canadiens' centre has come, you have to understand where he came from.
Metropolit grew up in a single-parent family in Regent Park,
a public housing project in one of the toughest neighbourhoods in Toronto. He started playing hockey at a local arena when he was 8, but there was no money for travelling teams, no chance to play at the higher levels of minor hockey.
"I played high school hockey because I couldn't afford anything else," said Metropolit, who noted he had friends who provided him with hand-me-down skates and other equipment. "I couldn't travel or play in the summer. It was like that for a lot of kids I knew. There were a lot of good hockey players in Regent Park, but there weren't a lot of stable family situations and they didn't have the means to play."
Metropolit's big break came when he was 17 and his closest childhood friend was invited to play for a Junior B team in suburban Richmond Hill.
"He was highly scouted for this Junior B team and he said: 'Why don't you try out?' Deep down inside, I thought I was as good as him. I made the team at the last cut. My second year,
I had a great year. I was 19 and I decided I couldn't stick around Toronto anymore. All my friends started getting interested in other things, it wasn't just hockey. You can imagine. For my own good, I needed to get my schooling up to par and stuff like that."
That summer, Metropolit went to a camp in Guelph, where he met the head coach of the Vernon Vipers of the British Columbia Hockey League.
"He said: 'Why don't you come to B.C., get your grades up and hopefully get a scholarship (to a U.S. college)," Metropolit recalled. "I went out there, grinded hard on the books and signed a letter of intent with Bowling Green. I stayed in B.C. through June to finish school, but then I got a call halfway through the summer and I was told that my core curriculum scores weren't high enough."
While Metropolit had good marks in B.C., his earlier years of just getting by in Toronto dragged down his overall average.
"To tell you the truth, my high school days in Toronto weren't that great," he said. "There were no consequences if you missed school. The principal wasn't going to come looking for you. You had to do it yourself. You had pregnant girls and drug dealers in your class. I just went and got my 60."
Metropolit received another call from Tim Whitehead at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. The school offered him admission under Proposition 48, but that meant he wouldn't be able to play or practise with the team for his first year at the school.
Metropolit was determined to play hockey and received another break when his assistant coach at Vernon made a phone call and landed him a tryout with the Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League.
"I went to the Atlanta camp for a week and they sent me to Nashville, which was their affiliate in the East Coast League," Metropolit said.
He played in Pensacola, Quebec City and Grand Rapids, Mich., before landing his first NHL contract with the Washington Capitals.
"I was 24, I was one of the best players on our team in Grand Rapids and some teams expressed interest in me," he recalled.
"I went to the draft to meet some general managers and I thought at the time that Washington was the best place for me."
The Capitals provided Metropolit with his first taste of NHL action, and he was with the organization for four seasons. But he bounced back and forth between the Caps and their minor-league farm team in Portland, Me., and played more games in the minors (164) than in the NHL (103).
"After my third year, (coach) Ron Wilson got fired and they were going to bring in Glen Hanlon, and I thought that would be good for me because I played for him in Portland and he liked me," Metropolit said. "But they didn't hire him. They went with Bruce Cassidy, and he brought his guys and I sort of got shoved aside."
At the same time, Metropolit's wife gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Olivia, and he wanted to provide his young family with some stability.
"There was too much up and down, too much living in hotels" he said. "I asked for a trade, but they said I was an asset and they didn't think they could get anything comparable for me. So I decided to go to Europe, because with the CBA at the time if you went to Europe, you could come back after one year as a free agent."
Metropolit had offers from teams in several countries, but he chose Jokerit in the Finnish League.
"I wanted to go to a great hockey country and show the NHL that I wasn't willing to give up," he said. "I wanted to have a great year or two over there and then come back."
Metropolit had a good year with Jokerit, but his plans to return to the NHL had to be put on hold because the next season was the lockout year.
Metropolit believes his second season in Finland was the turning point in his career. He was named the most valuable player in the Finnish League, but NHL teams weren't lining up to sign him after the lockout. He moved on to Switzerland, thinking that might be the last stop on his hockey career.
"I had a good year, led the league in scoring, won a championship, went to the world championships, and that's where
(Atlanta general manager) Don Waddell saw me and offered me a contract," he said.
For the first time in his career, Metropolit had a one-way contract, but it didn't give him an opportunity to put down roots. The Canadiens are Metropolit's fourth NHL team since he returned from Europe in 2006.
Atlanta traded him to St. Louis at the deadline in 2007 and the Blues didn't offer him a contract when the season ended.
"The Blues were kind of in shambles," Metropolit said. "They had a young team and they didn't know which way they were going.I went to the Boston camp without a contract last season, but I knew Claude Julien from the world championships."
Metropolit had a career season with the Bruins, playing all 82 games and recording 11 goals and 22 assists. Boston offered him a two-year contract, but he signed a similar deal in Philadelphia because he thought he would get more playing time.
"My thought process was that with (Patrice) Bergeron coming back, there goes a lot of minutes," he explained. "I figured with Bergeron, Marc Savard and David Krejci, those three guys at centre would probably play 18 minutes apiece and that leaves only six minutes.
"I had some offers right away and I thought Philly would be a great place. Eastern Conference,
I know the team, some of the players. It looked like Danny Brière was going to play wing and I was going to be the third centre. It didn't work out, but here I am playing for a storied franchise."
Metropolit, 34, has a year left on a contract that pays him $1 million a season and he's hoping to stay in Montreal.
"My wife and three kids are still in Philadelphia and we're waiting to see what happens," he said. "They've been up once and I'd like to get them back here and settle down."
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Herts Air Ambulance is looking to the people of Hertfordshire to get on board to raise much needed funds during National Air Ambulance Week.
From Monday the fundraising team will be launching the "Go Red" appeal to help raise vital funds.
Schools, businesses, groups, clubs and individuals are invited to join in the fundraising by wearing red for one day during the week and donating £1 for doing so.
As an incentive for local businesses, groups and clubs to take part, if they raise more than £500 they could be visited by a member of the Herts Air Ambulance fundraising team in a Red London Bus, courtesy of Time Bus.
The Red London bus will be going on tour in Hertfordshire during National Air Ambulance Week to promote Go Red.
Ewen Pring from Time Bus said: "We thought this 'Exhibition Bus' would be ideal to attract attention to the Air Ambulance Go Red campaign, especially with the bright red colour matching the craft, so we have provided it without charge around Herts, our locality. We strongly believe this cause is worthy of maximum support from residents and business in the county; so please drop by."
Nikki Caborn of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust is coordinating the campaign and said: "We are very excited about launching our Go Red campaign next week and are thrilled that so many people have already signed up to support a great cause! Thank you to Time Bus for kindly donating the use of their red London Bus and helping get this campaign off the ground.
This is a fantastic opportunity to raise funds and to involve the whole community in charity work. Going red will play a huge part in helping us keep the Air Ambulance flying!
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Braised Greens with Tomatoes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 large jalapeno, seeded and sliced
1 pound greens, such as chard, mustard greens or kale, stems removed and coarsely chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Grated Parmesan cheese, optional
Heat olive oil in a large pot and add onion, garlic and jalapeno. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the greens, salt and pepper. Cook until wilted and add tomatoes, water and vinegar. Cook until greens and tomatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Transfer to a bowl and toss with olive oil. Serve with grated cheese, if desired.
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SEATTLE -- Washington head coach Mary Lou Mulflur has been notified that she will be the 45th inductee into the Women's Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame this December. The 30-year veteran of the Husky women's golf program joins legendary Husky head coach Edean Ihlanfeldt with their profession's most prestigious honor.
"I am honored and humbled to receive this award," said Mulflur. "I never dreamed to be in this position when I started coaching. It is very special to be recognized by your colleagues who you work side-by-side and compete with year after year."
Mulflur enters her 31st season as the Husky head coach, leading the Dawgs to 20-straight NCAA Regional appearances and nine trips to the NCAA Championships. She just returned from Tokyo, Japan where the No. 12 Huskies earned a 50-stroke victory at the Topy Cup.
Mulflur heard about the honor while the Dawgs were at their preseason retreat last week at Suncadia Resort. She saw an Ohio number on her cell phone, but did not answer because she was on the golf course. Later, Mulflur listened to a message from Cincinnati head coach Janet Carl who is the President of the WGCA Board of Directors and called her back. Carl gave Mulflur the news that was beyond her wildest dreams.
Mulflur said her first call was to her partner Martha and also emailed her family.
"It was a little weird because it almost seems boastful to be telling people about," said Mulflur. "I am just so honored and never thought I would be in this position."
The Huskies' head coach will be recognized at the WGCA Hall of Fame luncheon in December. She is the third-straight coach from the Pac-12 to be inducted, following Carrie Forsyth of UCLA and Andrea Gaston of USC. She will also join her coach at Washington, Ihlanfeldt who was inducted back in 2007.
Mulflur played for Ihlandfeldt from 1976-80, where she was a four-year letter winner and three-time individual medalist. She took over as the Huskies' head coach in 1983 and has overseen one of the top programs in the nation ever since.
In addition to the team honors, several of Mulflur's players have gone on to play professionally, including Paige Mackenzie and Nancy Kessler-McDaniel. Just this past summer, current Husky SooBin Kim competed in the LPGA's Safeway Classic.
A native of Portland, Ore., Mulflur is already a member of the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame as well as a Hall of Famer at her alma mater, Grant High School. In 2010, Mulflur was awarded the NCGA Founders Award for her service to the sport.
Washington resumes its fall season on Tuesday, Oct. 8-9 when they host the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish. The two-day tournament hosts some of the nation's best teams for 36 holes on Tuesday and an 18-hole final round on Wednesday.


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A few weeks ago, I read several articles about the depressing state of Manila Zoo. I was so disheartened by the photos I saw and stories I've read: horses and donkeys with bones poking through their skin, monkeys eating plastic, and various animals living in their own filth. A lot of people called for the zoo to close down and I can't say they overreacted. I myself wanted to close it down after seeing those horrible photos. And even after going there myself and seeing that it's really not half as bad as it looked in articles I've read online, I still want it to close down.
I enjoyed myself very much and I don't doubt that the people who went here also did. The last time I went here was about 15 years ago, and revisiting the place is an expressway back to my childhood. I don't deny it: as I walked from enclosure to enclosure, I felt myself release the knots from my shoulders, felt adulthood slip away. Such is the therapeutic effects of being around animals, I guess. I was a kid again.
But that's the point. Going there does me good, but how does the animals benefit from my visit? The first version of this entry got kind of depressing, and the gist of everything I want to say is that if we absolutely have to keep animals in captivity, we should at the very least give them the best quality of life that we can.
Done with the heavy stuff. Now, enjoy some photos. And if you ever want to visit the zoo, it's very cheap (40 PHP, 20 PHP for Manila residents). Try not to tease the animals and if you want to feed them, bring food that's safe for them to eat (no chips, please!)


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According to TSN on Thursday, skip Kevin Koe of Calgary has guided his Alberta rink into first place at the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Team Alberta currently has a record of 8-1 and is a half game up on both Manitoba and British Columbia who are each at 8-2.
Koe's curling team which includes third Pat Simmons, second Carter Rycroft and lead Nolan Thiessen, moved to the top of the standings after Manitoba's Jeff Stoughton (8-2), the 1996 and 2011 world curling champion, defeated John Morris of British Columbia (8-2) by a score of 7-6 in 11 ends on Thursday morning in one of only two games that were played.
On Wednesday, Koe delivered lopsided victories over Nova Scotia and Ontario. However, even though he defeated Nova Scotia 7-3 and Ontario 10-5, he was significantly tested by both teams. In their 10-5 victory, Ontario skip Greg Balsdon actually had a chance for four points in one end, but ended up allowing Koe to steal for a point when he did not make a long run back. Koe did make a marvelous draw to the corner of the button for three points in the sixth end.
Alberta plays Prince Edward Island this afternoon (2:30 p.m. mountain time) and Quebec Friday morning (9:30 a.m.) to close out the round robin.


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Facebook. Twitter. MySpace. Skype. Texting. What are they? What do they do? Who uses them? How are they used? Social media is more than just an avenue for employees to communicate what they do or to reach out to friends. Instead, social networking has become a place for employees to vent about their coworkers. As an employer, what can you do? Can you discipline for comments made on Facebook about a supervisor or your products? What about inappropriate texts or pictures? Bullying? The purpose of this seminar is to alert credit unions to what they can and cannot do when making hiring and employment decisions based upon information contained in social media. We will provide you with a social media policy and the dos and don'ts of implementing a social media policy.
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Arnold High School band members have just one practice left before heading south for possibly the biggest performance they'll ever have.
"It's probably one of the biggest things that's ever happened in my life. It's something I'm really looking forward to and I'm sure a lot of them are looking forward to because we're going to be playing in front of thousands of people and it's something all of us can really remember," said Dylan Hendrickson, drum major.
The Blue Thunder Band will perform a pregame and halftime show at the BCS National Championship football game. They'll be joining hundreds of other students from across the country, but they're the only school that was chosen from Florida.
"This is finally our chance to prove ourselves, for somebody to know that just us 8 girls here from such a big school, but a small band. We actually do have a lot of talent and they have a lot of skill to show for themselves," said Allison Meola, Colorguard Lieutenant.
Because of the economy, affording a trip like this wasn't easy. Band members and boosters did a lot of fundraising to send the students to Miami.
"We've been able to raise money basically to cover the entire cost of transportation and we've raised some money to help kids and the families that were in need to go because we needed as much attendance as we could from all of our kids. So that was a goal of the parents and myself and we have nearly 100 percent going. We're only missing maybe 4 or 5," said Jason Bennett, the band director.
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- Release Date: July 3, 1991
- Director: James Cameron
- Main Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong
He said he'd be back. Roughly a decade after the original Terminator wreaked havoc on Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as another Model 101. This time, however, he's programmed to protect the 10-year-old John Connor (Edward Furlong) from the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), an advanced Terminator made of liquid metal and can morph into anything it touches and turn its limbs into sharp weapons. Terminator 2: Judgment Day delves further into Terminator mythology, as John and Sarah Connor root out the cause of the nuclear fire that began the war against the machines in the first place.
While The Terminator dealt with all the novel science fiction ideas, setting up dichotomies between man vs. machine and past vs. future, Terminator 2: Judgment Day doesn't bring anything critically new to the table, but as a worthy sequel it expands on the original's ideas. This time, society is seen as some mechanized structure ruled by rationality. We see this rationality in the mental institution that deems Sarah Connor a psycho because of her all-knowing emotional tirades against modern technology. The thing about rationality is that it's not very human. Machines can perfect it. The T-1000 is the all-too-rational killer, as was the original Model 101 in The Terminator. So T2 is all about irrational, emotional outbursts in the face of stone-faced killer machines and an unfeeling society that is doomed for the apocalypse. So, we see an emotionally unhinged Sarah cry. We see the troubled youth John cry. And we see their emotionally aware pet Terminator yearning to cry. Writer/director James Cameron goes for the melodrama with this outing, concocting a father-son relationship between John and the Model 101, and having Sarah carry the emotional weight of the world on her freshly chiseled shoulders. The problem is Cameron was never much of a writer, producing dialogue worthy of a 10th grader. As a result, the emotional heft the director goes for comes off as cheesy and the many attempts at humor are usually just lame.
He may not have a sharp pencil when it comes to dialogue, but James Cameron is still a visionary when it comes to violence. As one of the best action movies ever, Terminator 2: Judgment Day leaps off the screen right from its grim futuristic prologue, where both human and chrome-skulls are crushed. Cameron shows off his uncanny talent for setting up extended narrative-like action scenes that never tire and constantly escalate -- from a chase through L.A.'s viaducts to a labyrinthine hospital showdown to the gargantuan final battle, where the chips are all-in for the future. The special effects are stunning, particularly with the CGI rendering of the T-1000's liquid form. The gore is spine chilling, with the T-1000 constantly impaling people in all sorts of resourceful places. The stunts are breathtaking, as vehicles of all sizes leap from all elevations. Having big guns and bigger ambitions, Cameron put the nail in the coffin with this sequel (despite the flawed editing), giving the Terminator mythology a resolute ending and rendering any further sequels a moot point.


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What is the QED device?
Dr. Derek Sakata: The QED device came about because of the need to actually actively remove or reverse inhaled anesthetics. We found in our populations that coming out of the anesthesia was a big issue and that patients just were not feeling well -- they were groggy, they had tendencies not to breathe very well coming out of anesthesia. The ability to actually change the way we practice anesthesiology by actively removing inhaled anesthetics and countering those effects so that patients can do better out of anesthesia was the main premise to do this.
How does the QED device work?
Dr. Sakata: The nice thing about this device is it's a very simple device, but it intrinsically changes the way our inhaled anesthetics that keep patients asleep work. It is basically a filter that takes the anesthetic out. There's also a re-breathing hose so that a patient can actually re-breathe their oxygen and carbon dioxide to augment that drive to breathe and also augment the washout of the anesthetics out of the brain.
Do patients then exhale the anesthesia more quickly?
Dr. Sakata: That's correct. We can actually actively do that at the end of a case, whereas before we were not really able to do that just because of some of the physiologic parameters that we weren't able to do.
How widely used is the device?
Dr. Sakata: More than a hundred hospitals are using it. They're finding advantages for this for patients, especially for obstructive sleep apnea where patients aren't able to breathe as well coming out of anesthesia. That's been really the primary focus for most hospitals across the country to use this, is to be able to actually get this anesthetic out of patients who don't breathe very well after anesthesia.
Is there a reason a hospital would not use something like this?
Dr. Sakata: I think that's the case any time anything is introduced into the marketplace or there are questions about whether is really works. It's a very simple device so sometimes people don't believe that it can actually work very well for the patients. Sometimes there's a little bit of hesitation because of the way we've always practiced, the way we've always done things, and I think that can also be a hesitation to a lot of clinicians -- to actually try something new.
Is the cost a deterrent for a hospital?
Dr. Sakata: No, I don't believe so. There are quite a few things that go into a surgical cost for a patient, and in terms of cost, this is a really sort of small amount to be able to have your patients do well after a surgical case. It's actually a safety issue for patients to be able to get rid of the inhaled anesthetics, so if you compare it to safety, it's definitely not an issue.
Is it something that you use at the hospital for all patients?
Dr. Sakata: I would definitely say that it should be used with a majority of the patients coming out of anesthesia, because even if you don't have some of the issues associated with obstructive sleep apnea or any of the other medical problems, just to feel well coming out of the anesthesia means that you have to get that anesthesia out of your system. Although the anesthetics are needed to keep you asleep and comfortable during surgery, after surgery there isn't any good reason to have those anesthetics onboard.
Does the device then lessen the typical effects of anesthesia, such as feeling groggy?
Dr. Sakata: Exactly. It's a big issue coming out of anesthesia. I think if you've seen your relatives go through anesthesia or if you've done it yourself, the process of coming out of anesthesia is not always very fun, especially for those of us who are a little more sensitive to anesthetics like I think I am.
How does re-breathing the CO2 make the QED work?
Dr. Sakata: Inhaled anesthetics are gases that you breathe in, that go into your lungs, into your blood, and from your blood to your brain, and actually keep you asleep during surgery. Those anesthetics, interestingly enough, aren't broken down by the body, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is since it's not broken down in your body, there are no byproducts that cause any sort of side effects like most drugs can if they're introduced into your system. The bad thing, however, is that the only way those anesthetics can get out of your body is by you breathing -- you need the anesthetics to go from the brain to the blood and from the blood to the lungs and back out. What you need to do is breathe a lot to get that anesthetic out, and when you breathe a lot to get the anesthetic out, your carbon dioxide level drops. For most of us who have ever hyperventilated, that lightheaded feeling that you get is because your carbon dioxide level drops and the blood flow to your brain slows down. If you want to get the anesthetics out of your system, of course, you want to breathe it out, but you also want to get it out of your brain, so you need the blood flow to your brain to increase. In order to do that, we need to conserve that carbon dioxide that everyone wants to get rid of and maintain that during your emergence from anesthesia. With this device, the patient can re-breathe their carbon dioxide and their oxygen, but the anesthetic gets trapped in the device as we increase the ventilation of the patient at the end of the case, so we actually actively try to pull the anesthetic out of the patient's brain and lungs at the same time.
Does the CO2 make them breathe harder?
Dr. Sakata: The CO2 makes them breathe more, as well. That's another issue. Not only do we want to augment the brain's capability to get rid of the anesthetic, but the CO2 makes them want to breathe. It's very important to maintain that after the surgical procedure is over when you go to recovery because that's how you continue to recover from anesthesia. To maintain that drive is very critical.
How important is this device for sleep apnea patients?
Dr. Sakata: Obstructive sleep apnea is a huge issue. Studies have shown that 24 percent of men and nine percent of women have it. The other issue is that 80 to 90 percent of these cases are not diagnosed, so we don't know when these patients come into the hospital if they have it or not. They can be very thin, they can be young, they can be old, they can be obese. Of course, patients who are more obese and elderly are going to have more of this, but obstructive sleep apnea -- in other words, not being able to breathe very well after anesthesia -- is definitely an issue for both safety, because if you don't breathe you're not getting oxygen, and also for your recovery coming out of anesthesia. At the University of Utah, we love to use the device, and I think the University of Utah is a very forefront thinker in that we want our patients to do well coming out of anesthesia and we've adopted Anecare's device because we've seen the extreme potential benefits for our patients coming out of anesthesia and I'd like to say that we continue to give very good care to our patients here.
What are the concerns of doctors who aren't using the procedure?
Dr. Sakata: I think one of the things is -- as clinicians we go through a considerable amount of training. We are physicians, we are anesthesiologists, we go through four years of medical school and then four years of residency to do this type of practice. Going through eight years of practice after college, I think engrains in our mind that, we are good, we do look after patients, we want them to be safe, and we are essentially the guardians of the operating room. With that comes a sort of issue that we practice an art -- it's the practice of anesthesiology, and we know we're good at it. To introduce new schemes into that practice of anesthesia can actually make us think that maybe we aren't practicing the best that we should or maybe our art may need to change, and change in human nature is very difficult for any of us, whether you're a physician or not. I think that's the greatest obstacle. Also, I think we don't realize that the population in the United States has a growing number of the elderly and obese that have issues that can lead to obstructive sleep apnea. That's a huge issue, and we may not be as aware of that as we should be.
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Introduced by Carroll Parrott Blue*
Post-screening Skype Q&A with Ziad Doueiri**
This morally complex thriller set in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict follows an Arab surgeon (Ali Suliman) who has a promising career in Tel Aviv. When the victims of a terrorist bombing at a restaurant are brought to his hospital, he is shocked to find his beloved wife (Reymond Amsalem) among the dead. Furthermore, it becomes clear that she is the primary suspect in the incident, something he initially refuses to believe. Determined to understand her secret life, he heads to the West Bank and is devastated to learn the motivations for her actions.
*Carroll Parrott Blue is a University of Houston research professor and an award-winning filmmaker, author, and interactive multimedia producer.
**Ziad Doueiri, a Lebanese-born cinematographer, film director, and writer, is best known for his award-winning film "West Beirut" and is a former student of Carrol Parrott Blue.


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Cover date: November 2008
"Failure To Communicate" - Part 2
Writer: J. Torres
Penciller: Ethen Beavers
Inker: Ethen Beavers
Cover: Alex Serra
Reviewed by: Adam Dechanel
When the Legion thought the battle was lost, Brainiac 5 revealed through their rings he could effectively remote control the Legion and that revelation has struck the team at its very core.
The team are uncomfortable as Brainiac 1.0 had already proven he could take over his youngling ancestors body - if it were to happen again he'd have an army of supermen and women to help in his quest for knowledge and power.
Several members immediately return their rings before heading off to help Colossal Boy, Star Boy and Ultra Boy at the space port. Brainiac angry at the illogical behavior drafts in all off duty legionnaires to aid his defiant comrades.
While adjusting the computer systems Saturn Girl and Brainy discover Interlac - a universal language has been erased and replaced by more traditional languages but no virus was responsible...
Enter White Witch; materializing she theorizes magic is the cause of the calamities, riots and computer malfunctions. She reveals to her friends that Interlac is being erased from history itself. With such a utopian language ceasing to exist the future is falling apart and Mordru the Merciless is to blame!
At the space port, disaster is averted but suddenly the vocoders the Legionnaires use cease to translate into interlac so now the Legion can't understand one another! Saturn Girl suggests an onslaught by the entire Legion against Mordru might weaken him to a level that White Witch could defeat him and reverse his spell and the plan is set into action.
Brainiac drafts Nemesis Kid into action from his traffic duties with the Science Police, if his powers work Nemesis Kid will hold the answer to unravelling Mordru's plot. White Witch opens a portal to the pocket universe where Mordru's magic is emanating from.
Saturn Girl uses her powers to confuse Mordru, White Witch distracts him with low level magic and in the mean time Nemesis Kid activates his power - to neutralize an enemies power! Mordru suddenly powerless is easy prey for White Witch and she quickly captures the villain, reversing the effects of his magic.
White Witch was surprised that Nemesis Kid's powers worked against magic as only magic can defeat magic... is Nemesis Kid a magical being?
Before Brainy can guess, Garth steps in and demands to speak to the Legion's leader.
They admit to being very angry with their team mate and though he tenders his resignation they refuse it and ask him to at least complete his term of office.
Brainiac agrees but, staring at his flight ring, he tells them he still has unfinished business...
Story - 5: NOOOOO! Just as the book is about to be cancelled they amp up the story?? J. Torres fancy a stint on the superbooks? This story illustrated how different the Legion is to any other super team and how truly diverse they are even when united. There was brilliant continuity with past story-lines that has been quietly bubbling away since issue one!
I was far more interested in the team than the Mordru plot - I was hoping there'd be a throwdown internally in the ranks - maybe next issue? I'm not sure I like this Brainy - he seems evil somehow... Great job!
Art - 5: Lots to see this month, and the visuals didn't disappoint!
I have a really sad feeling now that the timmverse is truly coming to an end...
Cover Art - 1: The cover was the only letdown, with all that was going on this issue it just didn't seem to fit with the rest of the book. A real shame.
January 2008
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I am using kdialog for a small Utility in making, Now i run into this promblem. There is one or more commbined functions that take sudo 3 or 4 times in a row. So its really annoying to have to enter it that many times.
I would like to use kdialog --password to store my sudo password every time i open the app it would store in a variable. This way its not sitting in a file or something. Any way, i can see that it stores just find i can echo $passwrd. But i have no clue how to have it input into the terminal when it askes for it. Is this possible? If so how, even if a diffrent approch. If not what is the actual use of kdialog --password ? If you cant do this is see very little use for it really.
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The game, the nation's oldest trophy game recognized by the NCAA, awards the Territorial Cup to the winner. It will close Arizona's first season under coach Mike Stoops and should give the Cats a chance to improve on last year's Pac-10 finish, plus likely offer Arizona State an opportunity to position itself for a key Pac-10 bowl berth depending on how the Sun Devils perform this week against Washington State in Tempe.
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If you're not convinced that apps are the greatest thing ever, well you are alone because Apple just announced a record 10 Billion in 2013 sales from their app store. As a homage to this news I thought I would gather some of the best apps for travelling that are available in the app store.
Google Maps :: Free (iTunes)
It cannot be a best of article for travelling apps without the obligatory mention of Google Maps. This app is great not only because it is free BUT you can get directions for any place in the world for any mode of transportation, driving, public transit, walking or even biking. When you are in a foreign country and you get off the path of your little print off map you will be happy for some turn-by-turn directions in English and include traffic overlays!
Just a word of caution, be vary aware of roaming charges. Google maps can be very data hungry so it may be worth the wait to connect to wifi if you are near a café.
World Lens : $4.99 Per Language (iTunes)
At $4.99 per language you may want to download the free Google Translate app. However, you will not have as much fun with any other app translating things. This augmented reality app translates the content right before your eyes. So if you see a sign that something in a foreign language you hold up the phone in front of you and look at the world through your phone and the sign will appear in English on your phone.
Since Google Glass has made (and immediately removed from the app store) a companion app for iPhone called MyGlass, I feel is it worth mentioning that World Lens is working on a Google Glass extentsion. It would be pretty cool to be in a unfamiliar place and have the comfort of seeing everything in English when you are missing home or need to get something done quickly.
Read also – Beginners Guide To Google+
AirBnB :: Free (iTunes)
This beautiful app is awesome for searching down a new place to stay while abroad. You can find some really unique places to stay or just find an inexpensive place amongst the locals.
Whenever you book a place with AirBnb you can also add all of the information to Passbook so you always have it handy without using any data.
I also love the fact that the Kayak Pro app can store all of my travel itineraries in a single place with great additional details such as weather and flight information. As a side note, Hotel Tonight is worth checking out as well because you can get some great deals (on pricy hotels) if you are booking last minute, I mean the afternoon of the day you need the hotel kind of last minute.
SkyScanner :: Free (iTunes)
This app has is simply awesome; it allows you to search for flights with no destination in mind. All you have to do is pick the airport of departure and select anywhere in the world for any time of the year. With those criteria it will give you a list of the cheapest flights across the world for every location. This is great for travel lovers who want to go anywhere and have a little bit of flexibility with when they can go, all while finding a great deal.
The app is a little cramped, so it is worth checking their web app too.
Various Apps :: Various Prices
Sometimes going abroad is not feasible. So being a boat enthusiast I have included some apps that allow you to take a mini vacation close to home.
- Cheap Gas :: Free (iTunes) – This app helps make your day out on the water a little more economical.
- ProKnot :: $1.99 (iTunes) – If searching around YouTube isn't your thing this app will help you tie any knots, from rope to fishing line. A comment was left by Jinjustice saying "You can knot go wrong with this app."
- GoSkyWatch :: Free (iTunes) – This iPad app will help you pass the time at night by helping you identify stars, planets, constellations and galaxies.
What's your favorite travel app? Please let us know in the comments below.