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This deciduous shrub has small pink flowers in summer but it's usually grown for the elegant white berries that it produces in the autumn. The berries are round, fleshy and last long after the shrub has shed its leaves for the year. It grows reasonably quickly and is a good choice for gardeners looking for a shrub to liven up an autumn border. It's happiest in a sunny spot in fertile soil, but it's also adaptable enough to cope with a partially shaded area. The berries can cause a mild skin irritation when handled, so do wear gloves if handling the plant.
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Symphoricarpos
Species: albus
Plant type: Deciduous shrub
Flower colour: Pink
Foliage colour: Dark green
Feature: Autumn colour
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 150cm
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Each year in January, the private school application process begins to intensify. As they arrange for their children to undergo the necessary testing and formal evaluation, parents may become focused on the question of how well their children will "measure up" to their preferred schools' admission criteria.
However, parents of children with special needs must be careful to remember that school application, selection and "fit" determination are two-way processes. Because of the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of children with special needs, their parents must take great care to perform their own due diligence to confirm that their target schools maintain a school environment which is safe, nurturing and conducive to both academic achievement and continuing social emotional development.
Why Bullying Policies Matter
A school's approach to problems with bullying and teasing is an important consideration. Often, parents are considering a switch to private school environment because of bad experiences which their children have had with bullying from peers in the public schools. The PACER Center, Inc.'s National Bullying Prevention initiative states that all U.S. research on bullying shows that children with disabilities are much more likely to be bullied than children who do not have disabilities. http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/students-with-disabilities/
What Parents Need to Know
For the physical and emotional safety of their children, parents must find out what each prospective school's bullying policy is and how well it's being executed. Important questions to ask include the following:
1. Does the prospective school have a written policy for how it handles bullying?
2. How does the school's policy define bullying: does its definition cover both physical and verbal encounters, threats and other forms of harassment?
3. What is the geographic scope of the school's policy? In other words, to what extent does it apply to incidents which occur beyond school walls, e.g., on the school bus or in the virtual world of social media?
4. Does the school's policy include a formal process for reporting bullying incidents?
5. Who within the school administration is responsible for responding to reports of bullying?
6. Does the school policy require notification of parents of all students who are identified as being involved in bullying incidents (both alleged bullies and their victims) as part of the school's investigation of bullying reports?
7. How does the school monitor trends in bullying on campus and proactively seek to prevent bullying incidents?
8. What disciplinary and remedial action(s) does the school's policy require that administrators take toward students in those instances when the school's investigations prove allegations of bullying?
9. Under school policy, what protections, counseling and/or other resources are to be made available to students who are victims of bullying?
10. Does the school's policy require that the head of school report to the school's governing body (trustee board) on bullying occurrences and the administration's response to them?
Benchmarking Against the Public School Systems
How does the prospective school's bullying policy compare to that of the school in which the child is currently enrolled? It's important to find out how transparent a school's administration is willing to be about how effective it is in identifying, addressing, and disclosing bullying problems.
Does the private school's bullying policies compare favorably to those of the local public schools? For benchmarking, see the links below for information on bullying policies for selected school systems in the DC Metro area:
District of Columbia Public Schools
Policy and Reporting: http://dc.gov/DCPS/In+the+Classroom/Health+and+Wellness/Parent+Resources/Bullying+Prevention+in+DCPS
Montgomery County Public Schools
Policy: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/jhf.pdf
Bullying Report form: http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/forms/230-35.shtm
Prince George's County Public Schools
Policy: http://www.pgcps.org/~procedur/5000/5143.pdf
Bullying Report Form: http://www1.pgcps.org/antibullying/
Fairfax County Public Schools
Policy: http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw/violenceprevention/bullyprevention.shtml
School Forms: http://www.fcps.edu/forms.shtml


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Judge orders Apple and Samsung to talk
CEOs agree to meet face to face
US DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Lucy Koh has ordered Apple and Samsung to sit down at a table to work out the patent infringement claims made by both firms.
Apple and Samsung have been engaged in bitter and long running disputes over allegations of patent infringement. The firms have sued and countersued each other, with Apple claiming Samsung copied its Iphone and Ipad while Samsung claims Apple uses a number of its patents without a licence, but Judge Koh has told both parties to sort the matter out in a gentlemanly manner.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook and his counterpart at Samsung, Choi Gee-sung, will meet along with their respective general counsels in an attempt to end what has become a farce, with the two firms filing a number of lawsuits all over the world.
Cook and Gee-sung are likely to know each other well. After all Apple is one of Samsung's largest customers, buying everything from flash memory to LCD display screens. Although Apple has managed to win some temporary injunctions against Samsung's products, the long drawn out saga has had no clear winner, apart from the highly paid lawyers.
Apple might even use the talks with Samsung to try to get better deals on the products it buys from the Korean firm. µ
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ISBN13:by Holli, Betsy B; Beto, Judith A; Calabrese, Richard; Maillet, Julie O'Sullivan
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Strong communication skills are vital for dietetics professionals. Building on the success of prior editions, this Fifth Edition shows how to take advantage of scientific models, theories, and strategies to communicate with clients, convincing them to make more healthful food choices. Moreover, the text offers plenty of activities and case studies to help readers put their communication skills into practice. This Fifth Edition covers all American Dietetic Association competencies in communication. New case studies highlight current issues such as cultural sensitivity. Also included are new student activities, discussion questions on key communication issues and problems, and a guide to online resources. A companion Website offers additional case studies.
Author Biography
Betsy B. Holli, EdD, RD, LDN Professor Emeritus, Department of Nutrition Sciences, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois Julie O'Sullivan Maillet, PhD, RD, FADA Professor and Associate Dean Academic Affairs and Research, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health Related Professions, Newark, New Jersey Judith A. Beto, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA Professor and Chairperson, Department of Nutrition Sciences, Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois Richard J. Calabrese, PhD Professor, Department of Communication, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois
Table of Contents
|p. v
|p. vii
|p. ix
|Challenges for Dietetics Professionals
|p. 1
|Origins of Food Habits or Behaviors
|p. 2
|Food Knowledge and Beliefs
|p. 3
|Health Beliefs
|p. 4
|Adherence to Diet Changes
|p. 6
|Nutrition Care Process
|p. 7
|p. 12
|Effective Communication Defined
|p. 13
|Interpersonal Communication Model
|p. 13
|Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
|p. 15
|Listening Skills
|p. 25
|p. 27
|Communicating with Legislators
|p. 28
|p. 34
|Nutrition Interviews
|p. 35
|Preemployment Interviews
|p. 37
|Conditions Facilitating Interviews
|p. 37
|Parts of the Interview
|p. 42
|p. 50
|Closing the Interview
|p. 55
|p. 63
|Nondirective Counseling
|p. 64
|Counseling Processes
|p. 65
|Directive Counseling
|p. 77
|Nutrition Counseling
|p. 84
|Nutrition Counseling
|p. 85
|Nutrition Care Process
|p. 86
|p. 98
|Studies on Stages of Change in Counseling
|p. 99
|Expanding Roles for Dietetics Practitioners
|p. 99
|Counseling for Behavior Modification
|p. 105
|Classical Conditioning
|p. 107
|Operant Conditioning
|p. 108
|p. 109
|Changing Eating Behaviors
|p. 110
|p. 119
|p. 120
|Social Support
|p. 120
|p. 121
|Counseling for Cognitive Change
|p. 130
|p. 131
|p. 138
|Relapse Prevention
|p. 143
|Models and Theories of Change
|p. 151
|Cross-Cultural and Life-Span Counseling
|p. 158
|Workplace Diversity
|p. 159
|Health Disparities in Diverse Population Groups
|p. 161
|Culture and Acculturation
|p. 163
|Cultural Competence in Counseling
|p. 164
|Counseling Throughout the Life Span
|p. 171
|Limited Literacy
|p. 187
|Motivating Clients and Employees
|p. 196
|Motivation of Clients
|p. 198
|Motivation of Employees
|p. 200
|Principles and Theories of Learning
|p. 214
|p. 214
|Behavioral Learning Theories
|p. 215
|Social Cognitive Theory
|p. 218
|Cognitive Theories
|p. 220
|p. 222
|Transfer of Learning
|p. 226
|p. 227
|Learning Styles and Teaching Styles
|p. 230
|Diffusion of Innovations
|p. 232
|Technology as a Learning Tool
|p. 233
|Planning Learning
|p. 237
|Environment for Teaching and Learning
|p. 239
|Steps to Effective Education
|p. 239
|Conducting a Needs Assessment
|p. 240
|Developing Performance Objectives
|p. 242
|Domains of Learning
|p. 246
|Determining the Content of Learning Plans
|p. 255
|Organizing Learning Groups
|p. 255
|Implementing and Evaluating Learning
|p. 260
|Selecting Techniques and Methods
|p. 261
|Techniques for Different Domains of Learning
|p. 266
|Task Analysis
|p. 267
|Job Instruction Training
|p. 268
|Sequence of Instruction
|p. 270
|Evaluation of Results
|p. 271
|Types of Evaluation and Outcomes
|p. 276
|Data Collection Techniques
|p. 280
|Reliability and Validity
|p. 282
|Lesson Plans and Program Plans
|p. 283
|p. 284
|Group Facilitation and Dynamics
|p. 291
|Characteristics of an Effective Team
|p. 292
|Stimulating Change in Teams and Groups
|p. 294
|Cohesiveness in Groups
|p. 294
|Informal Work Groups
|p. 299
|Managing Groups
|p. 300
|Paradox of Group Dynamics
|p. 307
|p. 307
|Group Participation in Decision Making
|p. 310
|Creating and Delivering Effective Oral Presentations and Workshops
|p. 316
|Preparation of an Effective Presentation
|p. 317
|Components of an Effective Presentation
|p. 319
|Implementation of an Effective Presentation
|p. 322
|Evaluation Methods
|p. 329
|p. 329
|Planning, Selecting, and Using Instructional Media
|p. 337
|Benefits of Visual Media
|p. 338
|Planning Visual Media
|p. 338
|Art and Design Principles
|p. 339
|Asynchronous or Synchronous Learning
|p. 342
|Kinds of Visual Media
|p. 343
|Purchasing Prepared Media Materials
|p. 354
|Giving Presentations
|p. 356
|Evaluating Results
|p. 356
|Counseling Guidelines-Initial Session
|p. 361
|Nutrition Diagnostic Terminology
|p. 365
|Nutrition Intervention Terminology
|p. 369
|Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation Terminology
|p. 372
|p. 379
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Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1825-1908), the sixth Librarian of Congress, served from 1864 to 1897. John G. Stephenson, M.D. (1828-1883), who served as the fifth Librarian of Congress from 1861 to 1864, had hired Spofford as an assistant in September of 1861, which allowed Dr. Stephenson to actively serve as an army surgeon during the Civil War.
A.R. Spofford was a bookseller and journalist from Cincinnati when Dr. Stephenson hired him as an assistant. From the time Dr. Stephenson hired Spofford his assistant in 1861 until Dr. Stephenson resigned in December of 1864, Spofford ran the Library of Congress. On December 22, 1864, Dr. Stephenson resigned effective December 31, 1864, and on the latter date President Abraham Lincoln appointed Spofford the Librarian of Congress.
To the current generation of L.O.C. staff members, it is clear Spofford "applied Jefferson's philosophy on a grand scale and built the Library into a national institution." To my mind, Spofford was a modern-day version of Demetrius of Phaleron, who founded the Royal Library of Alexandria for Ptolemy I Soter as part of the Mouseion (Temple of the Muses) modeled on Plato's Academy in Athens, with a royal decree that any books on ships in port were to be copied for the Library. Whether or not Spofford knew about Demetrius of Phaleron, he definitely worked in the tradition of George Watterston (1783-1854), the third Librarian of Congress, whose tenure I described in Part V.
As I mentioned in Part VIII, Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, opposed the Smithsonian assuming the role of the national library. A physicist, he was only interested in maintaining a scientific reference library.
The 1846 law that had authorized the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution had given it copyright status that required publishers provide the Smithsonian with one copy of every title published in the U.S.A. Clearly, the congressmen who wrote and enacted that bill had envisioned the Smithsonian becoming the national library.
Although this copyright status was revoked in 1859, the Smithsonian had amassed a 40,000-volume library by 1866. It was housed in the west wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building, also known as The Castle. In 1866, Henry transferred most of the collection to the Library of Congress, where it became known as the "Smithsonian Deposit."
The Asian Reading Room of the Library of Congress, which is home to one of the most comprehensive collections of Asian language materials in the world, got its start in 1869 with the presentation of 933 volumes to the United States Government by the Emperor of China Tongzhi (1856-1875), who ruled from 1861 to 1875.[1] Now housed in the John Adams Building, the Asian Division include most subject fields, covering an area ranging from South Asia (the Indian Subcontinent) and Southeast Asia to China, Japan, and Korea.[2]
Under Spofford's influence, Congress passed the copyright law of 1870 that required all copyright applicants to send the L.O.C. two copies of their works. As a result, the L.O.C. swiftly accumulated books, pamphlets, maps, sheet music, prints, and photographs.
Predictably, the L.O.C. soon faced a shortage of shelf space at the Capitol. Spofford then convinced Congress of the need for a new library building. In 1873, Congress authorized a competition to design plans for the new Library of Congress building.
In 1886, after many proposals and much controversy, Congress authorized construction of a new Library of Congress building in the style of the Italian Renaissance designed by Washington architects John L. Smithmeyer (1832-1908) and Paul J. Pelz (1841-1918). [The Congressional authorization was successful because of the hard work of two key Senators: Daniel W. Voorhees (1827-1897) of Indiana, Chairman of the Joint Committee from 1879 to 1881, and Justin S. Morrill (1810-1898) of Vermont, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Buildings and Grounds, who also sat on the Joint Select Committee on Additional Accommodations for the Library.] Subsequently, Smithmeyer and Pelz designed Healy Hall for Georgetown University [3] and Andrew Carnegie's second library in the U.S., the Free Carnegie Library of Allegheny in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In 1888, Smithmeyer was dismissed from the L.O.C. project and Pelz became the lead architect. Pelz designed the building and oversaw execution of the exterior until he too was dismissed, in 1892.
Brigadier General Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr. (1831-1896) Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and son of Major General Silas Casey II (1807-1882), was placed in charge of construction in 1888. His chief assistant was Bernard R. Green, who was intimately involved with the building until his death in 1914.
Beginning in 1892, Edward Pearce Casey (1864-1940), a son of General Thomas Casey, replaced Pelz. An engineer and architect, the younger Casey began to supervise the interior work, including sculptural and painted decoration by more than fifty American artists.
When the Library of Congress building opened its doors to the public on November 1, 1897, it was hailed as a glorious national monument and "the largest, the costliest, and the safest" library building in the world. It is this building that, as I explained in Part I, is now called the Jefferson Building.
[1] Also known as the Tung-Chi Emperor, he ruled with the help of his mother, effectively a regent, Empress Dowager Cixi (also spelled Tzu-hsi) (1835-1908). She was the power behind the throne until her death in 1908. When her son died in 1875, she arranged for her nephew Aisin-Gioro Zaitian (1871-1908) to ascend the throne. He ruled as the Gangxu Emperor (or Kuang-hsu Emperor) at least nominally until his death in 1908, though in reality Empress Dowager Cixi staged a coup in 1898 and placed him under house arrest for the last ten years of his life. The dynasty of which he was a part, the Aisin Gioro Dynasty of Manchuria, is known in China as the Qing Dynasty.
[2] Complementing these collections are important materials on Asia in other areas of the L.O.C. These include legal materials, films, manuscripts, maps, music, and photographs maintained in other Divisions. In addition, extensive Western language materials on Asia are housed in the general collection and are available by request in either the Asian Reading Room or the Main Reading Room.
[3] This building was named for Reverend Patrick Francis Healy, S.J. (1834-1910), President of Georgetown University (1873-1882). Three-quarters European, Fr. Healy was considered Irish-American when he was alive, but is now recognized as mixed-race. His mother, Mary Eliza Clark, was a biracial slave owned by his father, Michael Morris Healy, a plantation owner. The parents lived in a common law marriage starting in 1829 and were unable to marry under Georgia law. Nor could he free her without an act of the state legislature. Michael Healy sent his children to the North, Canada, and Europe to be educated because they could not be educated under Georgia law. Six of the nine children to reach adulthood became priests or nuns, though one of the nuns left to marry (an Irishman) and have a family. Fr. Patrick Healy became the first American of partial African ancestry to earn a Ph.D. (at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium) and the first to become a Jesuit priest (in 1864). His brother, Alexander Sherwood Healy (1836-1875), also became a priest and also earned a Ph.D. (at Saint-Sulpice in Paris). Another brother, James Augustine Healy (1830-1900), Bishop of Portland, Maine, became the first American priest of partial African descent (1854), and the first American bishop of partial African descent (1875). Their sister Eliza (1846-1918), who took the religious name Mary Magdalen, became mother superior of a convent and academy in St. Albans, Vermont in 1903 and in the last year of her life helped found a college in Staten Island, New York.


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June is one of the perfect months to visit Balboa Park. San Diego is just getting ready for summer, yet June continues to be relaxed and free of crowds. If you are traveling to San Diego, or are a native to this beautiful city, take advantage of the cool mornings and perfect days that June has to offer. Below are some highlight for the week ahead in Balboa Park.
- SUNDAY, June 15, 2014: Happy Father's Day. Grab your favorite daddy figure and head to Balboa Park for a free concert at the Organ Pavilion. For details and a schedule, click here.
- MONDAY, June 16, 2014: It's never too early in the week for beer! Head over to the San Diego Museum of Man and enjoy their BEERology exhibit. More information can be found here.
- TUESDAY, June 17, 2014: Tuesdays are locals' day in the park. San Diego county residents can enjoy free museum admission to select museums on each Tuesday of the month. For a list of this Tuesdays, as well as other Tuesdays of the month, click here.
- WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2014: Balboa Park urges visitors to get out and enjoy the summer nights. On this particular night, head over to the Organ Pavilion at 6:15p.m. for a twilight concert. Details can be found here.
- THURSDAY, June 19, 2014: Couldn't make it out on Monday? Head over to the San Diego Museum of Man on this Thursday and enjoy Hopfest! A celebration of a favorite beer ingredient begins at 6p.m. Details here.
- FRIDAY, June 20, 2014: Take in some theater. Dog and Pony is presented at the Old Globe Theater at 8p.m. A summary can be found here.
- SATURDAY, June 21, 2014: Theater will be brought to the garden. Come visit the beautiful Zoro Gardens, also known as the butterfly garden, and enjoy several theater presentations. Schedule can be found here.
- SUNDAY, June 22, 2014: The San Diego Botanical Garden Foundation will be having a show. Come check out what this group is all about. Details can be found here.
Balboa Park has a variety of thing to offer everyone, everyday. If the above list does not induce excitement, find a detailed calendar of park events here.


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The content provided is of a general nature only and is not personal, financial or investment advice. Should you have questions relating to your specific circumstances you should see a suitably qualified professional adviser. Full Disclaimer
Salary sacrifice is a way for employees to be paid in a form other than a bank deposit, where they agree to take part of their wage in a form such as a benefit. Having extra money put into super is a popular option. The upside for staff is that their income tax liability is then based only on the reduced pay.
Not that the benefits will be totally tax-free; you, as the employer, will have to pay fringe benefits tax (FBT) on these (if 'taxable' benefits) instead of the employee. The business will also generally get a tax deduction for the cost of providing taxed benefits.
If you agree to a salary sacrificing arrangement, the end result for the employee should equal the value of the portion of salary given up. Apart from super, options include a car, shares or payments for private expenses such as school fees, child care or home phone costs, for example.
There's little restriction to the sorts of things employees can ask for, but while they may have their own wish list, you may need to investigate whether or not any of them fall into the FBT net, and if so, the total tax-inclusive cost to the business (see FBT details here).
FBT exemptions
Basically, there are certain benefits that are not subject to FBT, and because they don't generate more tax for your business, might be more appealing.
FBT-exempt items include mobile phones, protective clothing, tools and so on (again, check our FBT page for the full list). Laptops can be exempt within certain limitations, such as a work-only use of the laptop, and that only one per year can be provided per employee.
You will need to report certain benefits, known as 'reportable fringe benefits', on annual tax payment summaries (where the total taxable value of all 'reportable benefits' provided in a year is greater than $2,000 – exempt benefits and certain taxable benefits don't count). And although the values of reportable fringe benefits are shown on employees' income tax returns, it will not affect their assessable income or Medicare levy. The total will however be used to calculate entitlements to income-tested government support programs or benefits.
Topping up superannuation is a hugely popular option for salary sacrifice arrangements. There are several benefits for your business if staff go down this path. For starters, any super put away under such a scheme to a complying fund is not considered a fringe benefit, and your business will not have to pay FBT on it.
Another bonus is that such super contributions also give you an extra tax deduction. And for your employee, within limits, the super fund would only pay 15% tax on the earnings from these contributions, which would probably be less than the overall tax that the employee would otherwise pay as regular income.
The fly in the superannuation ointment may be the reduced deductibility caps to contributions from employers (which includes the super guarantee amounts and any salary sacrificed amounts). The threshold if employees are under 50 years age is $30,000, and if over 60 it's $35,000 (starting from July 1, 2013) and includes insurance premiums paid to the fund as well as admin charges. From July 1, 2014, people who are over 50 and over will also benefit from the higher cap of $35,000. The excess contributions tax payable on contributions over these caps is at your personal tax rate plus interest – instead of at the highest tax rate of 47% (set to increase to 49% from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2017 to factor in the temporary budget repair levy) . See all the details in the 'Super contribution clampdown' story.
From a tax point of view, a salary sacrifice deal can be re-negotiated anytime, although with a work contract it is more usual to set up these sort of arrangements from the beginning.
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The duo of Scutt and Henken also won last week's 49er FX at CORK Olympic Classes Regatta along the shores of Portsmouth Olympic Harbour in Kingston, Ontario. Next, they will travel to France to sail in the World Championships.
Scutt, who is entering her senior year at Stanford, crewed eight races last season and helped the Cardinal to a fifth-place finish at ICSA Women's Nationals and sixth-place finish at ICSA Coed Nationals.
Also a rising-senior, Wilson finished 13th at the ICSA Women's Singlehanded Championships as a junior.
As a freshman last season, Steele crewed seven events, helping the Cardinal to wins at the John Jackson Memorial and Jeremy McIntyre Team Races.
Stanford's coed squad was recently listed at No. 1 in Sailing World's preseason college rankings. The women's unit checked in at fifth in the rankings.
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Playstation 1 and Playstation 2 emulation could be coming to the Playstation 4 in the future, according to sources close to Eurogamer on Tuesday. The source claims that while Playstation 3 games will be running on Playstation Now's streaming service, games from previous generations will be run through software emulation and could come with graphical improvements to make them visually appealing on HD displays.
After the Playstation 3 decided to scrap hardware emulation, they did manage to get things running on the software side, leading to several key titles in Sony's "HD remasters" titles to run original assets at a higher resolution without any need to tinker the original game. The idea behind this is that Sony could potentially run a similar strategy on the PS4 for those looking for pre-PS3 generation titles.
Another key part of this story is that Sony is hoping for native HD resolutions, meaning it would do away with the shoddy upscaling that was found on the aforementioned titles on the PS3. IGN has gotten in touch with representatives at Sony and the official word from them for now is, "We don't comment on rumors or speculation."
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Help to Buy, Shared Ownership, Elmbridge Homeownership Assistance Scheme and Key Worker Housing
Elmbridge Homeownership Assistance Scheme
If you live or work in Elmbridge and are looking to buy a home of your own but need some financial support to do so, then you could be eligible to access up to £70,000 to make your aspiration of homeownership a reality. Elmbridge Borough Council works in partnership with Catalyst Housing to support would-be purchasers to buy in the open market with a low interest loan. Now, you can benefit from two years free interest on this scheme to help spread the cost of your payments. For more information please |download the brochure
Applications from housing association tenants living in Elmbridge will be prioritised as this will free up much-needed homes for rent, with other applications processed on a first-come, first-served basis, as there are limited funds available.
To register your interest in the scheme, please call the Catalyst's Equity Loans Team on 0300 456 2077 or email: email@example.com.
What is Help to Buy?
The Government created Help to Buy to help qualifying households to buy a home of their own.
What is available under Help to Buy?
There are a number of different scheme types that are offered under the Help to Buy initiative. Depending on your individual circumstances you may find that one or more of these are available to you. The Elmbridge Homeownership Assistance Scheme is a locally-funded programme which is separate to Help to Buy with a separate application process.
Shared ownership schemes
Help to Buy Shared Ownership is a part-buy/part-rent scheme that enables the purchaser to buy a percentage of a newly built or resale property, usually from a housing association, and pay rent on the remaining percentage.
Help to Buy Shared ownership - New build
Under this scheme, you need to purchase the maximum share that you can afford, which is normally a share of between 25% to 75% of the full market value. The combined monthly cost of your rent and your mortgage will usually be less than buying the property outright.
After one year of ownership, you are able to buy additional shares in increments of 10%, until you own 100% of your home. This process is called 'Staircasing'.
Shared ownership is especially appealing if you are unable to:
- Raise a sufficient deposit to allow a mortgage to be approved.
- Obtain an adequate mortgage approval to purchase a property outright even if you have a healthy deposit.
Priority on all new shared-ownership schemes developed in Elmbridge is given to households who live or work in Elmbridge and anybody interested in purchasing one of these shared-ownership homes will need to be registered with, and assessed as eligible for Help to Buy by |bpha.
What shared-ownership is available in Elmbridge?
There are currently no new shared-ownership homes available for sale in Elmbridge.
Shared Ownership - Resales
Resales are shared ownership homes that become available when existing 'shared owners' wish to sell their stake in the property they currently own. This is normally as a result of them moving up the property ladder due to a change in circumstances. The share that can be purchased and the rent payable will differ from one property to another, as a result of differences in the percentage initially purchased and any staircasing activity that has occurred. You can search for resale properties using the property search facility on the |bpha website
Am I eligible for shared-ownership?
If you are finding it difficult to get on to the property ladder or to find a suitable private rental solution, why not consider Help to Buy shared-ownership to see if you are eligible and whether it is a suitable option.
Please note that you do not have to be on Elmbridge Borough Council's Housing Register to be considered for any of the schemes listed.
To be eligible for shared-ownership
- Your annual household income must not exceed £60,000
- In most circumstances you must not have been in rent arrears over the last 12 months. Due to standard mortgage evaluation checks, it is unlikely that you will be able to purchase a property if you have a low credit rating
- Your name, or the name of any joint registrant, must not currently be on the deeds of another property either in the United Kingdom or overseas.
The government has prioritised the following four groups for Help to Buy Shared Ownership:
Existing Social Tenants
- Tenants who currently live in a council or housing association property on an 'assured shorthold tenancy' basis or in an 'affordable rent' property.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) Personnel
- Specific categories of staff employed by the Ministry of Defence as specified by the government's Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). Please contact bpha for more information
Local Priorities
- Priority for shared-ownership schemes in Elmbridge is given to households with a live or work connection with the borough.
First-Time Buyers
- Individuals and families who want to get onto the property ladder.
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A number of other eligible groups as specified by individual local authorities, may be considered for Help to Buy options on a case by case basis. These include people who may be experiencing a major change in circumstances such as:
- Overcrowding of an existing property due to a new family addition
- A forced sale, e.g. divorce/separation
- Needing to care for a sick relative.
Rented Homes for Key Workers
This option offers properties to rent on assured-shorthold tenancies at rents which are no more than 80% of open-market rents. All the intermediate rented schemes currently in Elmbridge are restricted to key-workers and the properties are owned and managed by housing associations
Key workers are those who work in certain public sector jobs such as teachers, police, NHS staff, fire fighters etc. who may be eligible for discounted rented accommodation.
Paragon Community Housing Group provides rented homes for key-workers in eight schemes across Elmbridge, more details of which are available from |Paragon's website. For more information For more information on how to apply please contact Paragon directly, but please note that you must meet the definition of a key-worker to be considered for these properties.
Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme
The Help to Buy equity loan is designed to help you purchase specific new-build properties priced up to £600,000 from participating registered developers with as little as a 5% deposit, whether you are a first-time buyer or an existing homeowner. Unlike previous schemes, there is no upper income cap for buyers. The government will give you an equity loan of up to 20% of the full value of a new build home. The remaining purchase price of at least 80% will need to be funded by a mortgage (including the 5% deposit). There is no interest to pay on this equity loan for the first five years.
Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee scheme
The Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee scheme can help you buy a newly built home or an existing property with a deposit of as little as 5%. This scheme is not administered via Help to Buy Agents, you must contact participating lenders directly for more information.
The scheme works by offering lenders the option to purchase a guarantee on mortgages where a borrower has a deposit of between 5% and 20%. To qualify for this scheme, you must pass lender affordability checks and have no history of difficulties in meeting debt payments.
In order for your mortgage to be eligible for the mortgage guarantee scheme:
- it must be a residential mortgage, so you will be planning to live in your house and not rent it out;
- the property you want to buy must be in the UK and the purchase value must be £600,000 or less;
- the mortgage must be taken out on a repayment basis, rather than interest-only;
- the mortgage must be to buy your only property, so you cannot have an interest in any property, anywhere in the world; and
- the mortgage cannot be for a shared equity or shared ownership purchase.
You can apply for a mortgage guarantee through a participating mortgage provider. The following lenders are currently participating in the scheme:
- Bank of Scotland
- Halifax
- NatWest
Contact a participating mortgage provider directly for more information about how you can benefit from the Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee scheme.
Want to find out more about Help to Buy?
The government has appointed a number of agents across England to administer Help to Buy. From 1 April 2014, Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association (bpha) is the |Help to Buy Agent covering the East and South East of England (including Elmbridge).
The Help to Buy service is essentially a "one-stop-shop" service for government supported home ownership and rental opportunities that exist in Elmbridge and beyond. By registering with bpha, individuals are assessed to identify the schemes they are eligible for. They also work with a number of organisations including housing associations, private developers and local authorities to ensure customers are kept informed about all the opportunities available to them.
For more information, or to register please visit the |bpha website, call 03333 214044 or e-mail email@example.com.
Important Note
Please note that you will not need to register on Elmbridge Borough Council's Housing Register in order to be considered for any of the Help to Buy products, the Elmbridge Homeownership Assistance Scheme or local key-worker housing schemes.


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Vince Young's bankruptcy proceedings are moving along and the latest precinct to report in is Ronnie Peoples, the former financial advisor to Vince Young. ESPN reported earlier this week that Peoples said in a deposition that he indeed arranged a "high interest seven-figure loan" for Young during the NFL lockout 2 years ago. The new information Peoples provided was his testimony that Young wanted the money to throw himself a birthday party that was going to cost $300K and that Young was low on cash at that particular time.
You might wonder why anyone would need to throw themselves a birthday party with a $300K price tag when they had only minimal income for the moment, but if you let your mind wander down that road, you will quickly come to the scenic overlook where you realize that the individual involved is neither well-educated nor sophisticated in terms of real world financial issues. Indeed, that very state of ignorance and naïveté would lead him to hire a financial advisor. In his testimony, People said that he received $65K per year to serve as said financial advisor and as the conduit through which Young's bills were paid.
Then, you might wonder why someone who is the President and CEO of a "financial services company" would not tell his client that the proposed birthday party was beyond a "bad decision" and was getting very close to "terminally stupid". According to Ronnie Peoples' testimony, he did not have a real chance to do that because Young had already paid for the party before contacting Peoples.
Vince Young's lawyer in this proceeding says that Peoples' testimony contains "several inaccuracies" including his statements regarding this birthday party. So, that is an entire genre of expenditures that the judge will need to sort out as the rest of this story unfolds.
Back to Peoples' testimony, he said that once he learned that Young had already laid out the bread for this party, he put in a call to Pro Player Funding to obtain a loan for Young that would carry him through the lockout. This loan precipitated the bankruptcy process because Young evidently defaulted on payments and Pro Player Funding sued to get their money back. The loan in question was for $1.9M at 20% interest.
Those two numbers are astounding.
Even if Young had indeed prepaid for a $300K birthday party and had to come up with cash because he was short, why would a financial advisor have him to take out a loan 6 times greater than that outrageous expenditure? Young is paying the guy for "financial advice"; there is no incoming revenue stream at the moment; where was the mature adult telling Young that he has to stop spending money the way he had been spending it?
Additionally, the interest rate was 20%. I am not a financial guru by any means, but ever since the financial meltdown of 2008, the prime rate has been somewhere close to 3%. I understand that Vince Young as an unemployed-at-the-time NFL quarterback would not qualify at the prime rate. Nevertheless, there is an awful lot of "interest rate territory" between 3% and 20%.
Young claimed in a previous deposition that he probably did sign the papers for this loan but had no idea what they were. Peoples – not surprisingly – disputes that assertion and he testified that he met with Young to explain what the loan was about and to tell Young that he needed this money to cover expenditures that Young had incurred. Clearly, this mess is not nearly resolved.
In the reports on People's testimony, there were two other items that I found interesting:
Supposedly, "more than a dozen NFL players" took out loans from Pro Player Funding during the lockout.
Young is also suing Pro Player Funding in a separate action claiming that he never received any funds from them and that Peoples and his former agent, Major Adams, fraudulently obtained the loan. In his lawsuit, Young calls Pro Player funding a "predatory lender". Given all of the other information swirling about in the bankruptcy process, my guess is that someone else came up with the term "predatory lender" because no one involved in the bankruptcy process seemed to think in those terms when 20% interest rates were discussed.
Vince Young remains unemployed as a free agent; his future in the NFL as he approaches his 30th birthday is tenuous. Such is not the case for Rob Ryan whom the Cowboys fired as their defensive coordinator in January. Ryan will go to the Saints in the same capacity. I find Rob Ryan to be an interesting contrast to his twin brother, Rex.
Rex is bombastic; Rob is belligerently bombastic.
I think there is another distinction that needs to be made. When Rex was a defensive coordinator in Baltimore from 2005 through 2008, the Ravens' defense was always the strength of the team. Even when the Ravens had a 5-11 season and fired the entire coaching staff, Rex Ryan was interviewed as a candidate to become head coach of the Ravens. That has not been the case for Rob Ryan's career in the NFL.
Rob Ryan has been the defensive coordinator in Oakland, Cleveland and Dallas from 2004 through 2012. None of the teams with him as the defensive coordinator has ever made it to the playoffs. To be sure, there are some mitigating circumstances at work here such as the rash of injuries that the Cowboys' defense suffered last season. Nonetheless, the Saints' defense was the architect of their disappointing season in 2012 and they have turned to Bob Ryan to cure those ills. Statistically, there is nowhere to go but up for the Saints' defense; in 2012, the Saints allowed more yards than any other team in the history of the NFL.
The Saints' offense is potent so Rob Ryan need not turn the Saints' defense into a reincarnation of The Steel Curtain in order to make the playoffs. However, it will be interesting to see just how much better he does make that defense.
Finally, here is a comment from Greg Cote in the Miami Herald that should be a cautionary note to the Miami Dolphins in this offseason:
"Speculation is the Dolphins will pursue speedy Steelers receiver Mike Wallace in free agency. With Miami's luck, let's just hope the team doesn't inadvertently sign the deceased 60 Minutes reporter."
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What happened after Raw, return to Memphis announced
Oct 22, 2013 - by Steve Gerweck
After Raw went off the air last night, there was a short final match where Daniel Bryan pinned Randy Orton.
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Nat Geo Wild's 'Fish Bowl' will take on the Super Bowl
Nat Geo Wild's "Fish Bowl" will take on the Super Bowl
Four hours of a goldfish in a bowl will be used to counterprogram the Super Bowl, as well as the Kitten Bowl and the Puppy Bowl.
CNN boss denies he's trying to hire Jay Leno or Ann Curry
"I know there's been a lot of talk about CNN looking for late-night programming, a late-night comedy show," Zucker told critics today. "That's really not a priority for us at this time. We have some other things I'd like to concentrate on first. "
Evander Holyfield evicted from "Celebrity Big Brother" after 1 week
Holyfield was the first housemate booted after a week in which he was accused of being homophobic while admitting today he punched a pregnant horse in the face. ("Celebrity Big Brother" runs three weeks.)
HBO: We're not making a "True Blood" movie
Stephen Moyer had hinted that a film might be in the works.
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" vows to get to the bottom of the "Walter Mitty" leak
Producers are still not sure if the movie leak came from the show or not. "We are doing everything we can to find out and to make sure it never happens again," they say.
HBO planning a "Normal Heart" sequel
Ryan Murphy would be back if HBO does order a sequel to the Larry Kramer play.
"Breaking Bad's" final episodes will hit Netflix next month
The final eight arrive on Feb. 24.
NBC orders comedies from Casey Wilson and Rashida Jones
Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael are behind "Mason Twins," while Rashida Jones is working on "A To Z."
Tara Reid visiting "Melissa & Joey"
She'll hit it off with Joey Lawrence during her guest spot.
"Helix" is great sci-fi TV -- if you don't overthink it
The Syfy series starring Billy Campbell about a team of CDC scientists is good television, as long as you don't get bogged down in the details. PLUS: The first two hours go at a brisk, thrilling pace, and there's too much stupidity.
Fox's "Enlisted" is charming and sneakily funny
The military comedy isn't a show about war, says James Poniewozik. "What Enlisted is above all, and what makes it lovable, is a hybrid of the work-as-family sitcom and the family-as-family sitcom," he says. PLUS: It has a well thought-out premise and nicely sketched characters, and writers didn't want to make fun of soldiers.


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Desperate times call for desperate measures. I give athletics legend Ron Hill a call. It's my version of playing the Joker in It's A Knockout.
Ron Hill MBE has won European and Commonwealth gold medals in the marathon. He has run in three Olympics(1964-72) and has held world records for 10 miles, 15 miles and 25km.
He has also run every day since December 1964, and completed a marathon in 100 different countries.
For Ron, 10K around the streets of Blackburn will be like a warm-up exercise.
If you are one of the 2000 runners tackling the Jane Tomlinson Pennine Lancashire 10K on Sunday, here's the advice the legend himself passed on.
Ron said: "For inexperienced runners (that's me) the key on Sunday is not to go off too fast.
"Start off in the middle of the field and take a steady pace for the first half of the race.
"The cardinal sin is to get near the front of the field and go off too fast. After 3K you will blow up, and all you'll see are runners passing you. It will be demoralising.
"Your body then goes into survival mode, and all you want to do is stop.
"If you go off steady, you may find you'll have enough energy to step it up in the second half of the race, and you will be passing other runners, becoming more confident along the way."
But what about food and drink in the build-up to the race? I decided last week not to have a drop of alcohol in the seven days leading up to the race.
Will this pay off?
"Well, there's no harm in having a few pints the night before the race," said Ron. Not the answer I wanted to hear after a week's abstinence.
"Just eat normally the night before. All this pasta stuff is rubbish. You only need that for a marathon.
"Get up at 6.30am on the day of the race and have a bowl of porridge with sugar. It releases energy slowly.
"Have a drink of water 20 minutes before the race. Only take water on board during the race if you need it. Stopping to drink can put you out of your rhythm.
"And most of all, just enjoy the run."
So there you have it, an expert's guide to the perfect 10K.
Not that I'll be running a perfect 10K - but every piece of advice helps.
As for Ron, he'll be the official starter of the race alongside Tony Parkes - and then running it!
He recently ran the 10K in 50 minutes - incredible for a man aged 71.
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Opera doesn't come much grander that Verdi's Don Carlo, arguably his greatest work, in the Royal Opera's highly acclaimed 2008 production by Nicholas Hytner. An all star cast is led by Rolando Villazón in the title role, Marina Poplavskaya as his stepmother Elizabeth of Valois, with whom he has fallen in love, and Ferruccio Furlanetto as his father, Philip II of Spain (who was nominated for an Olivier award for this performance). Around this tragic central triangle, complicated by the intervention of Princess Eboli, is the conflict between authoritarian religion, represented by the Grand Inquisitor, and Simon Keenlyside's liberal Marquis of Posa. Spectacle and intimacy combine in an in-depth exploration of the powerful impact on the fate of the nations.
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On another note. How do you DDoS a frikin ISP.
Use more and bigger hammers
All the pussy-footing around, just roll-out FTTP and be done with it. Thats eventually where its going anyway.
Yes, not a very good picture at all!
More information on Sony's 2015 Bravia Line-up:
This is like suing "The Neverending Story" because it ended !!
Heres another one:
"We are carefully considering the European court of justice's judgment on data retention and are currently examining potential next steps."
Meaning : We are working towards finding a loophole.
One word : Apathy
I recently spoke to a "well educated" person about the care.data scam, however this person had never heard about it, and actually said that he didnt really care either way. Age of person - Late 20s.
If this is the general feeling amongst many people, we're screwed.
And next week another report will probably be released saying the very opposite (on the pro- man made climate change)
Have a look at Homestream (built on the Serviio Platform)
Which one is correct?
El Reg - Antarctic ice shelf melt 'lowest EVER recorded, global warming is NOT eroding it'
The BBC - Pine Island Glacier's retreat 'irreversible'
I think you would also need control over a significant number of relay nodes, as well as exit nodes. So then in theory, you could follow the white rabbit throughout your own network (exit node > relay node > relay node > relay node > destination)
Microsoft buys another dying company. Will be totally dead once the finance dept gets a hold of it.
No, Microsoft outsourced this profanity checker to the NSA, considering that they are already tapped into everyones Xbone anyhow.
That has the backdoor wide open !
You have been going from SNAFU to FUBAR for the last year or two.
What would happen if we all put in FOI requests on our own information? Would it be accepted or denied?
Im sure it would be denied, what have they got to hide?
And the home of the <insert word or object desired here/>
I like how the definition of free has been redefined lately (NOT). A mandatory £50 installation fee to take it out the box and plug it in (which thats my bit of fun though)
so not free eh?
Yeah, wont be getting Netflix, is what i think your referring to. However, the TV that I bought was only released in Sept last year and I bought it in Oct last year. So far I have not been impressed at the lack of internet updates as well as sony believing that this tv is already out of date.
I also have sonys 500GB PVR box, all IPTV channels work...with a catch, only audio works and no video. making viewing 110-117 impossible.
I have last years Sony Bravia TV (2011 NX723). I can access and watch Vision (110), CCTV (111), Sports Tonight (112), and even Racing, if i wanted it.
But when trying this channel The Space (117) it tells me that I dont have a compatible FreeviewHD device.
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The hotels in Waikiki and their collection of fabulous shops make up the state's longest shopping center. Every hotel has a store or two or three or dozens. Some are not much more than sundries, newspapers, and 99-cent beach mats. Other hotels offer much more. Here's our Top 5 hotel shopping areas in Waikiki.
#1 – Everyone's favorite, and easily topping most hotel shopping lists, is the Hilton Hawaiian Village. The Village is larger than some small towns and has as many stores and shops. If you want the unusual or the mundane. It's here and attractively priced (but let's not forget that you are shopping at a Hilton). Oriental. Hawaiian. Polynesian. Utilitarian (I had some relatives who belonged to that church, I think).
#2 – An elegant and reserved lady, is the Halekulani. Not only are her restaurants prized as some of the best in the islands, the hotel itself is often ranked as the best in Hawaii for service and gracious personal care. The shops at Halekulani are exquisite and worthy.
#3 – The Ilikai Hotel is a part of Hawaii's modern history, thanks to many video moments captured on Hawaii 5-0 in the Jack Lord era. However, the shops here cater to the traditional island gift range.
#4 – Hawaii's own lovely pink lady is the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The shops within the hotel are quaint but nominal in offerings. I mention her on the list because of immediate proximity to the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center right behind the hotel grounds. You can't be sheer volume and the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center has more stores than any other in Waikiki.
#5 – Pacific Beach Hotel. PBH reaches the Top 5 not because of the fabulous array of well appointed shops and stores which cater heavily to the Japanese (read, EXPENSIVE!). The Pacific Beach Hotel is well known for the huge Oceanarium Restaurant. The food is quite good and modestly priced. However, rising two full floors is a 280,000 gallon aquarium—sharks, fish, and more fish. At certain times during the day (lunch and dinner) a diver will swim about feeding the fish while you dine (assuming you're there for lunch and dinner).
The Top 5. Variety. Location. Price. Mostly price.
Remember, these are just the Waikiki hotels with nice (price) shopping areas. Waikiki has more stores be mile than just about anywhere on the planet. Certainly nothing in the middle of the Pacific tops the number and variety.
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Taxi vs. Uber battle intensifies across metro
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Undercover riders, dummy drivers and fare-stealing are all among the tactics and accusations deployed this week in the ongoing battle between Kansas City's traditional cab companies and upstart ride on-demand company Uber.
An Uber driver contacted 41 Action News to report he had seen a 1010 Taxi vehicle acting as a hired Uber-X vehicle on Sunday morning, an action that, if known about, would be frowned upon by both companies.
Kansas City's top taxi official, Bill George, whose portfolio includes both 1010 Taxi and Yellow Cab, said if such a pickup occurred it would be more of a problem for Uber than for his drivers who are independent contractors.
"If a 1010 taxi was picking up one of their trips, they don't know who the driver is. They don't know what car they're in, and they certainly don't know whose insurance policy was in effect," George said.
George said he would not necessarily dismiss a driver who used one of 1010's instantly recognizable blue PT cruisers to make an Uber pickup, but he would review the incident which would raise insurance concerns.
"That is one of the question that comes out there; whose insurance is covering it and who's responsible?" he asked rhetorically.
But that wasn't the only cloak and dagger tactic the Uber driver, Dustin Kaufman, accused Kansas City taxis of using against Uber. Kaufman said in the last few weeks customers had complained of Uber drivers accepting fares using the app then never arriving to pick up passengers.
Kaufman believes there are phantom or dummy Uber drivers who may be taxi employees taking the fares then intentionally not picking them up to hurt Uber's reputation.
"They drive around the city. They don't respond to the calls. They're just accepting calls and don't go pick them up," Kaufman said about the dummy drivers. "You can't make money for Uber if you're not taking rides. There's no point to turn on the phone to accept rides if you're not gonna go pick them up."
41 Action News spoke to two other Uber drivers who had not experienced similar complaints.
George denied using phantom drivers to hurt Uber, but he said there was "no love lost" between his fleet and that company.
In fact, George conducted a sting of his own. An employee of his Kansas City Transportation Group ordered six Uber rides over the course of the past weekend. George said, and surreptitiously snapped photos of drivers, there were drivers that did not have livery licenses posted, arrived in different cars or had different names and faces than those displayed on the app.
That information could become part of a future lawsuit, George said, laying out the terms of the debate.
"The city has to make an ultimate decision - either the rules apply to everyone, or they apply to no one," he said. "It's that simple."
UPDATE, 7:31 p.m., July 29: Uber representative Lauren Altmin responds.
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Sleeping room with 2 single beds. Sleeping room with 2 single beds. Sleeping room with 2 single beds and 1 double bed.
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Other equipment: children's highchair, hair dryer, iron.
More information by the provider: ON REQUEST: baby cot, high chair, washing machine.
Large, family friendly, cosy apartment house "St.Giles" from the 14th century, renovated in 2005.
House Equipment: central heating, washing machine (extra).
Access & Parking: private parking. All-season motor access to the house. Narrow street. Stepped path.
More information by the provider: Parking is available on request. We have limited number of parking place. We recommend to book it in advance. Situation: in the centre, central, busy position. View from the apartment of the resort.
Facilities and distances: shop 50 m, grocers 100 m, supermarket 100 m, restaurant 10 m.
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Another well known store disappeared from the region's High Street and retail parks today - as Comet closed its last branches in the west. Stores in Swindon and Taunton shut their doors with those elsewhere around the region already gone.
Robert Murphy reports.
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Art and football came together in downtown Seattle when the Emerald City's Hammering Man became the 12th Man. On Blue Friday, January 10 around 4 PM, Hammering Man donned his own #12 jersey and will shine brightly all night long.
Although artist Jonathan Borofsky's sculpture won't be wearing an actual jersey, the Seattle Art Museum projected the number 12 onto Hammering Man -- magically transforming him into the 12th Man. In addition, visitors wearing Seahawks gear on Friday receive 2 FOR 1 admission (just say "12th Man" at the admissions desk).
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The 48-ft. tall Hammering Man sculpture by artist Jonathan Borofsky is located at the entrance to the downtown Seattle Art Museum at First Avenue and University Street. The Seattle Arts Commission installed Hammering Man on September 12, 1992, as part of the City of Seattle's public art program. He is made of hollow-fabricated steel, aluminum mechanized arm, electric motor and black automotive paint.


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-- In Pink Floyd's song, "Another Brick in the Wall," it starts, "Daddy's flown across the ocean, leaving just a memory."
According to Capt. Robert Brumfield, an operations officer with the 116th Security Forces Squadron, those words and a real life wall took on new meaning during his deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan from January to September 2012.
As a first lieutenant, functioning as the 116th Civil Engineer Squadron operations officer in the Georgia Air National Guard, Brumfield supervised more than 120 Airmen deployed to forward operating locations throughout Afghanistan during his deployment.
He was tasked with ensuring the Airmen in his charge had the resources needed to get the job done and return home safely.
"Our main objective was to provide civil engineering support to joint forces throughout Afghanistan," said Brumfield. "Many of the forward operating bases we traveled to were in very austere regions where attacks were common place."
Brumfield reflected on an operation in a remote area of Eastern Afghanistan when his Airmen were faced with the challenge of having to do their jobs with limited resources while under enemy fire.
"After two unsuccessful attempts to complete their mission due to a lack of materials needed to complete the job," said Brumfield, "I accompanied the third group determined to complete the mission."
"We arrived by helicopter at night because it was too dangerous to fly in during the day. As soon as the chopper touched down we jumped off and shuffled behind the wall."
That wall was a Hesco defensive barrier filled with sand, stacked two high with barbed wire that surrounded the compound.
"I learned to appreciate that wall real quickly," he said. "When we first arrived, I was briefed by Army leadership about the daily attacks that were common. We were told to bunker down when attacks occurred until the Soldiers guarding the wall gave the all clear. We were also instructed that if the attack ever got too bad we would be told to report to the wall to help defend the compound."
The captain shared how every day, like clockwork, mortars and small arms fire rained down on their location.
After successfully completing their mission, while awaiting the arrival of their helicopter for the trip back to Bagram, the call came.
"Mortars exploded around the compound followed by a barrage of small arms and machine gun fire," said Brumfield.
He and his men were summoned to the wall with weapons in hand.
"I did a quick pre-combat inspection on my men, and we hit the wall," he said. "As I was returning fire alongside a Soldier, I heard a zipping sound and a sandbag a foot in front of me split wide open from a bullet. Realizing bullets were coming within striking distance of my position, it was at that moment it hit me.
"This is real."
"When I was on that wall," shared Brumfield, "my training kicked in, and it was all about muscle memory.
"Having served 22 years as an enlisted security forces member in both the Army and Air National Guard ... came in handy that day."
Safely back at Bagram, Brumfield reflected on the events and realized the role his family, friends and employer played in providing support.
"Back at my home away from home, a hand-drawn self-portrait by my then 6-year-old son, Zane, brought me a lot of comfort and put a smile on my face even on the toughest of days," said Brumfield.
He recounted how Skype and calling cards made a big difference in keeping his family connected compared to the early days of his career when letters were the staple of communication during deployments.
"After returning from the mission where we were attacked, Skype proved to keep us almost too-well connected," he said.
The captain shared how his wife, Theresa, sensed something during their video chat and asked point blank if he had been shot at.
"Yes," he said. "I couldn't lie. We moved on and nothing more was said. She's a strong lady. Every time I deploy she takes on the added responsibility of acting as a single mom and still manages to encourage me."
Theresa shared how the Guard helped her cope while her husband was away.
"The big advantage of the Guard is the extended family we have - especially during deployments," she said.
"While Robert was deployed, I received calls on numerous occasions from other 116th friends to check on me and the kids. It was comforting to know we had people across the state who I could call on at any time."
Her husband agreed.
"When you have a supportive family and a network of people to stand in the gap while you're gone, it makes it a lot easier to focus on your job and getting home safely," he said.
"As a part-time member of the Guard, my full-time employer has also played a huge role in helping my family during deployments," he added. "It's so much easier to meet the demands of my military career when I know they're fully supportive of my family."
He went on to share how he gets to stand in the gap for his oldest son Blake now.
"Blake has chosen to follow in my footsteps ... serving in the military, graduating from Marine Corp boot camp in June," he said. "To say I'm proud is an understatement."
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On Thursday, June 5, The Habit Burger Grill will open its fifth Utah location in South Jordan at The District.
But on Tuesday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 4 they'll be treating diners to a sneak peek at the restaurant and it's food and also giving back to the community.
With each Habit Burger Grill location opening, the company designates a portion of proceeds to several local charities during designated events. Here's the schedule for the South Jordan location.
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11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Utah 1033 Foundation
"The South Jordan community has been requesting a Habit Burger location – and we are happy to be a part of the neighborhood," said Tom Hartman, Utah Market Partner for The Habit. "We are located at the northeast entrance of The District shopping center which is a convenient and bustling area we are thrilled to be a part of."
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