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Hungary Seeks to Soften Premier's Nazi-Tanks Remark
Hungary's foreign ministry sought Tuesday to patch up ties with Germany over a recent remark by Prime Minister Viktor Orban read as a reference to Germany's Nazi past.
Mr. Orban said last week he didn't want German tanks on Hungarian soil, apparently in response to an exchange between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democratic rival Peer Steinbrueck. "We should not always send out cavalry," Ms. Merkel said at the time in response to her opponent's call to expel Hungary from the European Union for often controversial legislation adopted under Mr. Orban.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Monday Mr. Orban's comments were "deplorable," while the online edition of German newspaper Der Spiegel Sunday ran a report under the headline: "Orban Accuses Merkel of Using Nazi Methods against Hungary."
During the course of World War II, in 1944 German Nazi troops took over the helm in Hungary, an ally of Nazi Germany, to prevent it from switching sides to the Allies when Germany's position started to weaken.
Mr. Orban's comments were directed at Mr. Steinbrueck, not Ms. Merkel, the foreign ministry said in a statement on late Tuesday.
"Bringing up ideas regarding the exclusion of Hungary clearly serves campaign purposes. The Hungarian government rejects all attempts to increase political tension and remains committed to continuing a constructive dialogue," the statement said.
Gergely Prohle, deputy state secretary at the ministry, speaking on state radio MR1 Kossuth Tuesday morning, said the ministry was in touch with Der Spiegel "in an attempt to deny their statements and tell them that we consider the report and especially the headline a malevolent political campaign."
Hungary's officials have been unable to persuade German counterparts to complain to the local outlets, he said.
"These don't usually react positively to a state official bashing a press publication," he said. "When we meet German politicians and bring up the issue of distorted [press] reporting about Hungary, they react in–how to put it—an adequately relaxed way and they say the press is writing this and that. They don't support direct response [from state officials]."


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co (JAL) said on Sunday that a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet undergoing checks in Tokyo following a fuel leak at Boston airport last week had leaked fuel during tests earlier in the day. An open valve on the aircraft caused fuel to leak from a nozzle on the left wing used to remove fuel, a company spokeswoman said. The jet is out of service after spilling about 40 gallons of fuel onto the airport taxiway in Boston due to a separate valve-related problem. ...
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by Lori
(Virginia, USA)
Taken from a poster that I saw in the hallway of a school, it is self-explanatory, but serves to remind everyone that we have a responsibility to do the right thing...even when mom and dad (or in my case, the kids) aren't around to see us. The way to build trust is to exhibit good character.
Note from Belinda
We have added to this great one liner the Scripture
Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever yo do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
This reminds the children that even though no-one is watching, God always sees.
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Amazon's Sales Satisfy the Street
Mighty Amazon is once again branching out in every direction. There's the new Fire TV set-top box, a hotly rumored coming smartphone, the gradual rollout of its grocery business, Amazon Fresh, and such new services as Amazon Pantry, which lets customers buy boxes of everyday items like food and drinks at discounted shipping rates. Overseas, the company is pushing deeper into countries such as Spain, Italy, India, and China.
Earlier this week, Amazon signed a high-profile deal with HBO, paying a reported $300 million over three years to lock up exclusive streaming rights to such shows as The Sopranos, Deadwood, and The Wire.
The exuberant expansion phase has cut into Amazon's famously thin profit margins but doesn't appear to have hurt sales.
Amazon reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday, notching $19.74 billion in net sales. That beat Wall Street's estimates of $19.43 billion and marked a 23 percent jump, compared with the same period a year ago. The company also reintroduced something its investors haven't seen in a while: a profit. It reported earnings per share of 23¢, in line with estimates. Its stock inched ahead slightly in after-market trading.
"We get our energy from inventing on behalf of customers," Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said in a statement, "and 2014 is off to a kinetic start."
Amazon shares have had a rough ride of late, dropping 17 percent since the start of the year in characteristically volatile trading. Investors have worried that the fast-growing company would get squeezed by the changing e-commerce landscape. With shipping costs on the rise, Amazon recently raised the price of its two-day Prime shipping service from $79 to $99. Its expansion its Amazon Fresh grocery service, along with its truck fleet, will allow the company to better control delivery of products to customers and lessen its reliance on UPS and Federal Express.
Amazon Chief Financial Officer Tom Szkutak said the company wasn't worried that the Prime price increase hurt signups to the service, which entitles members to free two-day shipping and a growing catalog of streamed TV shows and movies. "It's early, but we're encouraged by what we see so far," Szkutak said, adding that subscriptions have continued to grow week-to-week. "Customers, we believe, are responding to a great service, in terms of the offering we have on the physical side, as well as the offering on the digital side."
Amazon is also contending with an increasing number of states that collect sales tax on online purchases made by residents. A recent study from Ohio State University found that Amazon sales dropped by 10 percent in the 20 states for which sales taxes are being collected. For online purchases of more than $300, sales fell by 24 percent, according to the report.
Florida, the fourth-largest state in the country, will start collecting sales taxes on May 1.


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Teams can ill-afford to lose these players
At the end of the season, the major awards voters will evaluate players in their own way, with a variety of definitions applied to the word "Valuable" in Most Valuable Player. There are the Sabermetricians who will argue each player's effect on his team winning, commonly using the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) stats. Traditionalists will focus on raw stats that can be calculated without logarithms. But what about the players that teams can ill-afford to lose, the truly indispensable? Some of the players mentioned below will get MVP consideration, others will not. But at this point in the season, these are the 15 most indispensable players.


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New Madrid County Central head football coach Arlen Pixley raises the Class 3, District 1 championship plaque before Wednesday night's playoff game against Potosi. NMCC won the district title last week for the third-straight season. NMCC defeated Potosi 28-19 to advance to the sectional round of the Missouri State High School playoffs.


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Sorry to hear that. God is telling you som ething. Sit down!!!!! You had some competition huh? I'm going to see my other baby daddies, brian mcknight and joe. I would like to see cede, and r kelly.... And a few others! Its going down in texas! Its always something to do! Get some rest! I paid $75 a ticket a few years ago when you said it was madeas last play. You owe me $400 or something! Now I can get the scsi for $7.50 at walmart on sale!! 7 really??? I have nothing is playing by whitney as I type last time it was donny hathaway. I'll dedicate this song to you also big country! :) I just had to throw some silly in my message. I have a ?. 1800 choke that hoe! Why? Why you make that song? I was watching the movie the other day and that song didn't sound anointed by god. The devil may have chosen it but god ain't nowhere in that's! A woman is being choked now and she's not laughing neither are her children.Reply
Fee fee Texas #1744785
So next time please be careful about that big country. There was a picture of a woman beaten on facebook and right above it said 1 800 choke dat hoe!!! That song might be changing lives for all the wrong reasons so with that said take a break and take a looooooong break. We will miss you, but god is more important. Why would you put that on the end of a film that was to honor your mother??? She was beaten by your father so I know she would not have found that funny. You have changed tyler. I know you are not perfect, but man!!! You gotta do better. Emotions going wild don't mean anointing!!! You think that because we come out and laugh at stuff that ain't funny, means that it is anointed. I'm not saying you are not anointed. Just write better songs, then you got the nerve to talk about new age religionhitting a few scriptures and it not really being god. You do the same thing! You got cussing and fighting mixed with a little bible so you ain't no better. I read a new age book about gratitude and not one word about choking somebody, but we have a man of god writing and rapping about it. Be careful when you judge folks tyler. You know I love you and I would lay down my life for you, I just had to tell you how I felt.Reply
Norma sloan Pennsylvania #1745039
Fee fee.....tyler must be doing something right the billion dollar man.....since you are so much smarter then he is how come u are not where he is.....tyler makes movies to show us how people actually live, not that how he live tyler is the greatest and people are invious of that....leave tyler alone......we love u tylerReply
fee fee Texas #1745174
Norma tyler is not better than me because he hAs money and fans. Money and game is not the sign that you are better than. Hitler, sudden, osama all had money and several followers. They were not better than you or me. People think that just because you have many fans, that you must be chosen by god football and basketball arenas are packed with wild fans. Thousands of people...that don't mean that the owners or players are better than me. P*** stars have more money than I do. Does that mean that they are doing something right. Anointing, if it meant the more money and material things the more anointed you are! Please! The open industry makes billions too. Money and game is not all of that. If its such a blessing why do most rich and famous die of drug overdoses? Michael and whitney????? People crowned tenReply
fee fee Texas #1745179
King and queen, of what???? Tyler has a lot of followers now. When you have kids rapping that song, it bothers me. Tyler is better than that. He touched many hearts but that stupid stuff is going to end. Tyler needs a break!!!! People think its anointing when you go to church and have an emotional experience. That is not anointing. Tyler sit down!!! Please take a break! How does god feel about choking hoes. God didn't create tyler for that mess! He has people around him afraid to tell the truth because he has so much money. We need to fear the one who sends us to heaven or hell, not the one with money. I am not envious of tyler. I want him to prosper in wisdom, love and the fruit of the spirit. I hope you get it. I usually don't read responses to my messages to tyler but you really need to know that money don't equal better than. Lmao!!! I'd rather have jesus than silver and gold. Peace and righteousness is what I want. Wisdom is what I want. Tyler can have all the money in the world, but without love he's nothing. That song is far from love. Drop the mic....Reply
fee fee texas #1745189
Don't people get emotional at games?? I figured out why people get so excited about these games. Its pride! It makes people feel better than when their team wins! God hates pride. People decided to go to tyler movie to show white hollywood what??? That we are here? Thatwe are better than? Tyler, please sit down. Hollywood is the enemy, black folks love to fight and most of us love to prove a point. I don't have to go to his movie to prove nothing to hollywood!!!!! I knew before the movies and sitcoms that tyler is special!!I knew it back then!!!! Before I knew he had money, he was a star to me! Tyler is better than choking hoes!!!! He need to get back to his center, me too and focus on what god intended for him to do. God charissa his children and the ones he loves I will chastise tyler when he's wrong. He can throw money in my face. I'll throw it back take my belt off and beat his ass!!!Reply
patricia arkansas #1747082
Frist of all Tylers plays and movies, all have something to do with what's going on in everyday life, and you have to have the good with the bad, we forget that if in the begining there was only god, that's all there can be now. Maybe Tyler knows that god lives on the inside of everyone of us, living and experience life through us, and that he/she is not waiting to throw you in some kind of hell, but instead walks out this life with and through us. day/night, high/low, right/left, meaing you can't have good without bad, IF WE SEE SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T LIKE IN SOMEONE, IT'S BECAUSE WE SAW IT IN OURSELVES FRIST.Reply
patricia arkansas #1747090
You were Never given a sprit of fear, that was programed into you, let me be the frist to tell you there is no HELL, you make your own heaven or hell, you were given dominion, this means that you have supreme authority, on this planet, everything that you see around you is the result of the way WE think and speak, GOD said let there be light, In the begining was the WORD the WORD was with GOD and the WORD was GOD, now you can say that this is talking about Jesus, but that frist you have to get the name right, because the letter J is 500 years old or less, but you have been told that this is the ONLY name that you can be saved by, so you got work to do, find out who or what you have been worshiping, Jesus 6000 years old, the letter J 500 years old or less, something is wrong, in this programing. happy trails.Reply
patricia arkansas #1747093
So you think god is one, or that source of everything is a he? do you even read the bible or do you use it for some sort of coffee table decor? Tyler had a vision, and he spoke it into being, we all have the ability to do this, because we are made in the image of our creator/creators, and all we do is create, with the words that we speak, and what we speak we produce wether it be good or bad, as a man think so is he/she.Reply
Me'a Grand Rapids, MI #1763693
Whoa!! I 100% Agree With Patricia.... Good Stuff!!Reply
whats real Texas #1771617
I don't understand people like you who don't believe in H*** but I wonder do you think everyone goes to Heaven? That's if you really believe in Heaven beyond what your mind has made up, but okay since you have your little ''history'' about letters and years and such, let me give you some science. Fact: When a women is pregnant it takes both parents blood to produce a child but Marry was a virgin she never known Joseph meaning Jesus is nothing but the blood of God think on that. And I pray for the ones who get influenced by what people think they discovered to try to go against Jesus being real when Gods blood is proof where is your faith what do you believe in? I will keep you in my prayers God bless.Reply
jennifer shreveport,la #1810689
Fee Fee there is help for dyslexia please get some help that is. Your opinion is your right however, I have no idea what point you are trying to make so it is a waste of time for anyone who is " logically" sound to even try to dispute or support what you have sad. Have a good day. I hope you get some help.Reply
Sandra Atlanta #1882336
I so agree with you! sometimes people have a self rigteous spirit they are so busy being judgemental never ever taking a look at there own flaws and sometimes they don't even believe they have any but Spirtually they can't seem how God uses people in the natural as well as spirtually there is a balance in God...Tyler Perry has been a blessing in a lot of peoples lives he knows that he's been blessed to be a blessing which is why he's so quick to sew seeds into other people lives so I applaud you for being bold with your comment!Reply
Katrina georgia #1899111
I've never seen anyone reason that the name of Jesus could not be the name above all names cannot be correct because j is 500 years old...wow that's your logic? something is wrong alright..Why don't you get on your knee and ask Jesus yourself.Reply
Katrina georgia #1899112
I have bought every play Tyler has created, but recently I've lost interest in his movies cause I'm getting the impression that Tyler is changing into his buddy Oprah. I know that she has helped him to get where he is, but he is now being seen at churches with her. She has lost her mind in some psychobabble religion. She gave up Jesus for a man. I'm now wondering if Tyler will fall in love with money and go from God too. I pray that he won't. what the love of money will do. Oh by the way Oprah isn't in churches for good. She has a spirit in her and it's obvious. She was so great until she hooked up with Mr. NEW earth. POOR THING.Reply


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Sports Talk: After state track meet, it was 'hasta la vista' for Waterford coach
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Sports Talk: Good health is all the wealth a person really needs
June 7, 2013 As the Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Football Classic gets set to kick off at Don Drumm Stadium at 7 tonight, a whole lot of impressionable younsters - boys and girls - are expected to be in... more »»
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June 5, 2013 Jeff Filkovski has Carolina on his mind these days. North Carolina Wesleyan College - to be more specific. more »»
Sports Talk: Warren's baseball future looks bright
May 31, 2013 After Warren right-hander Danny Pannell was relieved on the hill by head coach Mark Farr with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Warriors had eight non-seniors on the diamond. more »»
Sports Talk: Warren sophomore a nice addition to the batting order
May 30, 2013 Warren is batting .285 as a team going into Ohio Division II regional semifinal baseball play against Cadiz Harrison Central at Gant Municipal Stadium in Zanesville at 2 p.m. Thursday. more »»
Sports Talk: Warren turned baseball season around after South game
May 28, 2013 After getting smoked 9-0 by Parkersburg South in a non-conference baseball game at Hank Greenburg Field on Monday, April 29, Warren was at the proverbial fork in the road of its season. more »»
Sports Talk: Circling the bases the Evan Brockmeier way
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On prep sports: Fort Frye Cadets continue to excel athletically
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Sidelines: Warren Warriors represented SE Ohio with class
March 25, 2013 Head basketball coach Blane Maddox vowed prior to the first ever appearance of the Warren Warriors in the state final four tournament that no matter what happened they would represent Southeasten... more »»
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March 18, 2013 Evan Yabs is a soccer standout, who just happens to be a local basketball hero, right now. more »»
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March 15, 2013 When Fort Frye's Shawntell Parsons released the potential game-tying shot from behind the arc with just seconds left in the fourth quarter, the flight of the ball was on target and looked like three... more »»
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Investigation into mid-air light aircraft collision that left two dead
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The two planes plunged into a field in Dronten, Flevoland, after making contact shortly after they took from Lelystad Airport on Monday afternoon.
They were taking part in an aerial photo session, with the occupants of one aircraft taking pictures of the other. The two victims who died were in the plane that the photographs were being taken from.
Both the aircraft involved, a General Avia F22 and a DA40, belonged to Wings Over Holland, a training school for pilots that also rents out planes.
One of the two people injured in the crash is the owner of the company that runs the school. They were taken by air ambulance to the VU medical centre in Amsterdam and the Isala clinic in Zwolle.
No details have been made public about the identities of the other victims or the extent of the survivors' injuries.
Police refused to confirm reports by eyewitnesses to local TV station Omroep Flevoland that the planes were performing stunt manoeuvres just before they collided.
The Dutch Safety Board is investigating the crash and the wreckage of the planes, which landed about 300 metres apart.
Source: De Volkskrant: Gewonde crash Dronten is eigenaar vliegbedrijf


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Halfhand of Winter is Coming points that the original source for our post about Peter O'Meara expressing interest in Game of Thrones, this fuller release from PRWeb, makes things seem more like a hope of the actor's rather than any sign of a clear commitment for a role should the production goes forward. It also reveals that he did in fact audition, as speculated, but was passed over for the part of Jaime Lannister (a fate dealt to Jamie Bamber, and according to rumor Garret Dillahunt as well) in favor of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. O'Meara is quoted as saying:
"Well, I did read for HBO Game of Thrones but the role went to Nikolaj Coster Waldau. That hurt like hell because I love the David Benioff script. He's a genius writer. His 'City of Thieves' is my favourite novel of the last ten years. If I have any new years career wish its to join the world of fire and ice he's creating with HBO. Fingers crossed. Failing that I'll happily play a Vampire in the next Twilight saga. I'll bring my own teeth."
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A North Dakota man has come up with a unique idea for launching his motorcycle shop: He bought a drag strip.
Charlie McCann, 52, a Fargo auto body and engine specialist, races motorcycles and has dreamed of opening his own shop. He started racing on the Interstate Dragways track in Glyndon four years ago. Earlier this year he bought it and renamed the course Top End Dragways.
"I thought, 'What the heck? What better place to have a bike shop than right next to the drag strip?' " he told the Detroit Lakes Tribune.
McCann has 15 events scheduled for the summer, up from the five it hosted last year. He's installed a new speaker system and is cleaning the track to improve traction. Next step, Plan A: open a motorcycle shop there.
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Thomas Lyle Purdum Jr. passed away at age 86 on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 at Fairport Baptist Home.
Services will be private with immediate family.
Mr. Purdum was born December 12, 1926, in Queens, the son of Thomas L. and Emilie Foster Purdum. He was a loving father and grandfather and enjoyed family gatherings. Mr. Purdum had a great love for sailing, and during the summers, he would normally be found on Lake Ontario or Sodus Bay. He was also a fan of the Buffalo Bills and the Syracuse Orange football and basketball teams. He will be sadly missed by family and friends.
Mr. Purdum was predeceased by his wife, Donna Scott Purdum, and he is survived by his brother, Ronald Wade Purdum; children, Diane (Don) Koch, Mark Purdum and Susan (Jeff) Curtis; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his very best friend and companion, Betsy VanNorstrand.
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Definition of New Comedy in English:
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A style of ancient Greek comedy associated with Menander, in which young lovers typically undergo endless vicissitudes in the company of stock fictional characters.
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Each day, we comb through pages upon pages of crime reports from the Wichita Police Department. Below is a quick glance at some bits and pieces from those sheets.
These reports are designed to give you an idea of what residents and police are dealing with around town.
You can read all of the sheets by going here: WPD Media Reports (click on the "Media Reports" tab)
Hit with a brick…
1:20 am
A 21/f called police saying that someone threw a brick at someone else in the 1600 block of W. Dallas, hitting that person in the arm, possibly breaking it. The woman took the injured person to the hospital, but that person refused to make a report and would not allow police to take pictures of the injury. Police say there is no evidence of a relationship between the two people involved.
I said "borrow"...
7:06 am
A 56/f says she loaned someone her car so he could go to court on Monday. He didn't return the car afterward. She says she talked with him that evening and he said he would pick her up from work, but he never showed up. He also hasn't answered his phone.
Gaming machines burglarized…
7:16 am
A 69/m says someone burglarized his business in the 2200 block of S. Seneca. The intruder broke into ten gaming machines and stole property (likely cash). The machines were also damaged in the burglary. He thinks the thief hid in the store at closing, then left through the side door.
You can't apply for passports online…
9:18 am
A 63/f says she applied for a passport online - but later realized the website was fake. She says someone tried to withdraw money from her account, but the bank contacted her before they approved it. She didn't suffer any loss, but she did report the case to the Federal Trade Commission, as well.
Wallet stolen…
10:30 am
A 30/f says she was at an appointment at a government office in the 3400 block of S. Ida when she had to leave for a moment to take her child to the restroom. When she returned, her wallet was missing from the desktop. No idea who took it.
We're new to this neighborhood...
12:14 pm
A 40/m says he moved into the 300 block of N. Green a few days ago, but since then, his neighbor's dog has been barking inside and outside - non-stop. He says he can hear the dog inside his home.
That's rude…
12:58 pm
A 70/m reports getting a phone call from a security company offering to provide his family with service. His wife told the man that she was happy with their current service and reminded the caller that they are on the "No Call" list. At that point, the caller started saying "blah blah blah…" The case is listed as a "disorderly conduct" call.
Buying it back…
1:24 pm
A 40/f reports finding her ring that was stolen from her home at a pawn shop. She bought the ring back from the pawn shop. She says the pawn shop has video of the person who sold it to them.
Threatening customer…
3:25 pm
A 38/m reports being threatened by an irate customer in the 4700 block of E. Central. He says the man said "I hope you guys all like your windows…" as he was leaving the store. He took that as a threat against vehicle and/or store windows.
6:08 pm
An officer reports someone throwing cigarette ashes all over a 64/m in the 9700 block of W. Bella. The man was not hurt, but the person who threw the ashes was arrested.
Cat in a pillowcase…
7:27 pm
A 32/f says she found a pillowcase that had the top tied off in a knot laying in the middle of the street in the 5100 block of E. New Jersey. Someone cut open the pillowcase and found an adult cat inside. Animal control was called in to retrieve the animal. Note: The report does not specifically state that the cat is alive, but it is implied.
Police chase…
7:46 pm
An officer reports the driver of a stolen vehicle leading police on a chase. The driver went into an open field (which was wet), then swerved into a cop car, then drove toward another patrol car. At one point, a window was broken with a handgun (unknown if it was the driver or an officer's gun, but the gun itself struck a window, no shots were fired). The man was arrested and taken to the hospital.
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A 23/m says two people came to his home in the 600 block of E. 15th N. They pushed their way in as he opened the door. He says the two people took things from his home, then left in a vehicle. He says one of them had a black revolver in his waistband. He didn't pull it out, but he did lift his shirt and reference it several times causing him to be in fear for his life. No injuries.


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The sensitivity of a high-resolution Raman imaging system is crucial to the quality of the acquired information. The spectral and spatial resolutions are among the primary factors that influence the obtainable results. The limits of resolution are defined theoretically by the laws of physics, but are experimentally determined by the instrument parameters. In this article, the theoretical background and the possibilities in practical applications are discussed.
Confocal Raman microscopes are the instruments of choice for many Raman measurements in a wide variety of applications ranging from geosciences (1–3), biology (4–6), nanocarbon materials (7–9) to pharmaceutical compounds (10,11), just to name a few. This article sheds light on the possibilities and, in part, the origins in terms of spectral and spatial resolution for confocal Raman systems in general.
Spectral ResolutionAny confocal Raman system will have a spectral resolution which is mainly determined by the following parameters:
In some cases, one of the parameters can put limitations on the spectral resolution. If, for example, the projection of the pinhole onto the CCD is already large compared to the pixel size on the CCD camera, then a further reduction of pixel size will not increase the spectral resolution.
Please note that the microscope components such as the objective used for collection of the signal should not influence the spectral resolution if the entrance slit or pinhole is the limiting element. This is preferential with confocal Raman microscopes.
The determination of the spectral resolution is often a point of debate. First, one should clearly differentiate the spectral resolution from the sensitivity of the system to detect shifts of individual peaks. Relative peak shifts can be detected with a much higher accuracy using fitting algorithms as has been demonstrated with a sensitivity down to 0.02 rel. 1/cm standard deviation of the peak shift of a Si peak (12). The maximum achievable fit accuracy depends heavily on the number of detected photons and the width of the peak that is fitted. This shift analysis is especially relevant for examining stress within a sample, but may not be taken as a measurement for the spectral resolution.
The spectral resolution, which determines how the system can measure (that is, full width at half maximum [FWHM] of a narrow peak or how well overlapping peaks can be differentiated), needs to be addressed separately from the peak shift sensitivity. There are various ways to state the spectral resolution, and some of the most common ones are outlined below.
Pixel Resolution
The pixel resolution is the difference in wavenumbers when moving from one pixel on the CCD camera to the next and is independent of factors such as slit width or peak width of the detected peak. This can only be seen as the true resolution limit if the pixel size and not the size of the entrance slit or pinhole is the limiting factor. For example, if the image of the slit or pinhole on the CCD camera is 100 µm in diameter and the pixel size on the CCD camera is 26 µm, then the resolution would be significantly worse than the distance (in wavenumbers) between two pixels. Since wavenumbers are measured in reciprocal space, it also needs to be noted that the pixel resolution will differ depending on the spectral position where it is determined. The resolution close to the Rayleigh line can, in this way, differ by almost a factor of two from the pixel resolution near 3500 rel. 1/cm in the case of 532-nm excitation.
Two-Pixel Criterion
For this criterion two times the pixel resolution is taken. The logic behind this is that to discriminate two neighboring peaks one needs to have one pixel on one peak, one in the minimum between the peaks, and a third one on the next peak. This criterion is analogous to the Nyquist theorem in signal processing. The same limitations as outlined for the pixel resolution criterion apply in this case.
Full Width at Half Maximum of Atomic Emission Lines
Measurement of Peak Resolution on Known Reference Samples
Therefore, spectral resolution can be defined in many different ways and, thus, it is advisable to specify exactly how a spectral resolution was or should be determined. Comparing actual measurement results under identical measurement conditions is certainly one of the best ways to illustrate this. It should also be noted that with few exceptions the natural linewidths of Raman lines are typically larger than 3 rel. 1/cm. Taking the Nyquist criterion into consideration, a resolution in the range of 1 rel. 1/cm should be sufficient for the majority of samples.


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The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo Chapter 84 Summary
- Beauchamp visits Albert and tells him that the Fernand who has been linked to the Ali Pasha affair is indeed, without a doubt, Albert's father.
- Beauchamp has been in Yanina investigating the whole shebang, and he's got the proof.
- Beauchamp says he'll keep the information under wraps.
- Albert is completely distraught by this news, but he is thankful for Beauchamp's kindness, and he forgives his old friend.


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Kellogg's Initial Research Involving Echolocation In Humans
Sparked by his success in discovering that porpoises use echo ranging to distinguish objects in their local environment, Kellogg turned his research to the possibility that blind humans might do the same. He outlined this idea and the research projects he envisioned in the introduction to his 1962 article "Sonar System of the Blind" which appeared in Science (1962, 137, pp 399 - 404):
"Since it had been shown that porpoises can distinguish between objects of different sizes by echo ranging , the question arose as to whether the blind could accomplish the same thing. If the answer was "Yes," would it then be possible to obtain quantitative or numerical measurements of this ability? Could threshold fractions for echo ranging be calculated in the same way that DI/I is computed for visual distance and for size perception? What would the psychophysical function look like? Would Weber's law hold in such a case? Last but not least, do we have here a procedure for comparing quantitatively the sonar of human beings with that of the bat and the porpoise?"
Kellogg found it surprising that human beings might not use sonic echoes considering that the vast amount of other animals which employ sonar systems do not possess the superior neural and sensory equipment found in humans.
Kellogg carried out a series of experiments aimed at comparing the sensitivity of blind and sighted humans to detect changes in the distance, size, and texture of various objects. Four male college students acted as the participants (two blind and two sighted). One participant had been blind for ten years and the other for five. The sighted students were blindfolded for the tests and served as controls. Students were tested individually while seated in a room where a series of flat discs of different sizes and materials, hung by a system of ropes and pulleys, were suspended at head level. The discs could be remotely moved closer to or away from the participant's face. The task was to report if the disc was nearer or farther, larger or smaller, and made from the same material as the previously presented disc. The participants where allowed to make any noises they wished in order to try to determine the answer to the above questions.
The arrangement for presenting the stimuli in the distance-discrimination or depth-perception experiment. The disc used as a target is silently moved to one of seven fixed positions.( Note: This is room 318 in the Psychology (Eppes) Building at FSU)
Both of the blind participants made talking, hissing, singing, whistling, finger-snapping, and tongue-clicking sounds while trying to carry out the task. However, the preferred sound was the human voice. The blind participants used single word repetition, speech patterns, and one even sang the diatonic scale. The sighted participants used vocal signals for the most part. Both of the blind participants oscillated their head from side to side while emitting their chosen sound in a way very similar to the bottlenose dolphin. The sighted participants did not employ head oscillations nearly as much.
In distance perception, the sighted participants generally performed close to chance level. The blind participants performed better. One student was able to detect a 4-inch change in the position of a 1-foot diameter disc placed two feet away from him.
Size discrimination was more difficult. The accuracy of size-detection by one blind participant was fairly good at a distance of 12 inches, particularly when larger discs were used; accuracy declined at greater distances. The other blind participant was less accurate at 12-inch distance, and did not show differing degrees of accuracy at different distances. Kellogg believed that the difference in performance by the blind participants was due more to the apparatus than to the participants' abilities.
The following Table shows that the two blind participants did amazingly well in recognizing changes in different materials. A score of 59% or higher indicated a judgment that differed significantly from chance at the 0.01 level of confidence. In general, the results point to a distinction between "hard" and "soft" (or poor) reflecting surfaces. For example, echoes from wood and glass were indistinguishable, as were echoes from glass and metal. Surprisingly, denim cloth and velvet were differentiated 86.5% of the time.
were discriminated by two blind subjects (from Table 4; Kellogg, 1962)
In all of the experiments, the judgments of the four participants were made by listening to echoes reflected back from separate targets. The object of the study was not to compare the effectiveness of the different signals the blind used, but to determine what signals the blind would use and if those signals were at all effective. Kellogg was impressed by the obtained results and felt he had demonstrated that some blind humans can make surprisingly accurate assessment of the properties of objects in their environments. Future research, he thought, might produce results that compare favorably with the abilities of the porpoise and the bat.


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Texas at Nebraska
Could be preview of Big 12 title game.
Pick: Texas 21-17
Kansas State at Missouri
Missouri hasn't beaten Kansas State since 1993.
Pick: Missouri 38-24
Kansas at Baylor
Baylor needs a win to maintain bowl hopes.
Pick: Baylor 35-31
Texas Tech at Iowa State
Red Raiders have been awful on road this season.
Pick: Iowa State 28-24
Colorado at Oklahoma
Life without Adrian Peterson should be OK for this week.
Pick: Oklahoma 28-10
Texas A&M at Oklahoma State
One week and out of the Top 25 for the Aggies?
Pick: Oklahoma State 31-28
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text: This is my first post and I thought people on these forums could recommend some solid reading. I really only read hard sci-fi and I am looking for some books on man's exploration of space, more specifically long space journeys with themes of the human condition, man vs. technology, and space paranoia or claustrophobia. Here are some of the books I've read that touch on these themes that I really enjoyed: 2001 Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C. Clarke Destination: Void - Frank Herbert Solaris - Stanislov Lem I haven't found too many others, but there are a couple of movies that fit the category too. Maybe they'll help you guys with recommendations: Sunshine (2007) Event Horizon (1997) Alien (1979) Pandorum (2009) Thanks!


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Marketing 380. Principles of Marketing. An introduction to the functions of marketing in our economy with particular attention to the influence of social, economic, ethical, legal, and technological forces on marketing activities. Problems and policies involved in the marketing of goods and services. 3 credits.
Marketing 381. Marketing Research. An application of scientific research methodology to marketing problems. The systematic gathering, recording, processing, and analyzing of marketing data are applied to studies of market structure, market segmentation, positioning, concept and product testing, name and package testing, advertising pre-testing and tracking, and test marketing. Students will complete an individual research project. Prerequisite: MARK 380. 3 credits. **
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Velma Dorse, 74, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at her residence.
She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Williams officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Survivors include her husband, Dewayne Dorse of Dyersburg; a daughter, Suelene Rogers and husband, James, of Dyersburg; three sons, Billy Gordon, Ralph Gordon and Jackie Gordon, all of Dyersburg; a sister, Dorothy Burse and husband, Onnie, of Bogota; and two grandchildren, Michael Richardson of Dyersburg and James Rogers, Jr. of Charleston, S.C.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Dida Wynberry Tipps; a grandson, Jeffrey Lynn Richardson; five sisters, Patricia Sealy, Pauline Barker, Margie Harris, Gladys Newell and Linda Cagle; and two brothers, Louis Elmore Tipps and Coy Tipps.
Pallbearers will be Gene Harris, Nathan Harris, Frankie Harris, Jerry Harris, Onnie Burse and Jessie Harris.
Herman Cannon, 54, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at his residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Lottie Edwards, 94, of Tigrett, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Jackson General Hospital.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Thompson's Mortuary of Ripley.
Reba Vera Moore, 89, of Halls, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at her residence.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Halls Funeral Home.
James W. Parker, 90, of Dyersburg died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at The Highlands in Dyersburg.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.


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The Daily Docket: Hostess Fights Smaller Unions in Labor Trial
Hostess Brands Inc. Tuesday launched its courtroom campaign to impose new labor deals on a group of unions that represent a small slice of the Twinkie maker's workforce. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it plans to dole out another $10.5 billion to creditors, the failed investment bank's second distribution to those it owes money to since a bankruptcy judge approved its $67.5 billion Chapter 11 plan. Read the DBR article via Fox Business.
The city of Atwater, Calif., is losing money and may be headed toward bankruptcy, Bloomberg reports.
According to the Boston Globe, Sen. Scott Brown (R., Mass.), who's criticized Elizabeth Warren's work as a bankruptcy expert and consumer advocate, is demanding a list of Warren's corporate clients.
Peregrine Financial Group Inc.'s jailed chief executive says the government's estimate of missing customer money is too high, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Chrysler chief Sergio Marchionne might have been championed in Detroit earlier this month, but the mood isn't as happy in Italy, Marchionne's home country, Bloomberg reports.
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Black Diamond Sabretooth CramponsŁ119.00, added Sep/2009, see all Black Diamond news & reviews
announcement by Black Diamond
For the winter season 2009/2010 Black Diamond lifts the evolution of the Cyborg, Serac, and Sabretooth crampons to new spheres —these renowned crampon models now feature stainless steel and a drastically enhanced geometry. This results in a clear and sophisticated design with various performance and durability advantages.
The new Black Diamond Sabretooth crampon is the most versatile crampon of premium quality for technical mountain ascents in snow, ice and mixed terrain. The distinctive construction of stainless steel includes a three-dimensional frame geometry which highly improves the stability of the 12-point-crampon. The front part of the frame is considerably slimmer and shorter in order to compensate for the use of narrower styled boots that are favored by many, these days. The points are 5 mm shorter, however the frontpoints are especially distinct to provide more grip. The heel lever has been changed to a slimmer and more durable design too. The Sabretooth weighs only 970 grams. In comparison to the previous model this means you save 210 grams per pair. The robust material makes the crampons resistant to abrasion, therefore the points stay sharp for a long time. Corrosion is no longer an issue and the smooth surface offers no contact surface for the accumulation of snow ("balling up").
The Sabretooth comes in a "Pro" version for use with mountaineering boots that have toe welts as well as a "Clip" version that uses a flexible toe strap for boots without a front toe welt. The one-size crampon fits shoe-sizes 36 – 46. ABS plates included.
- Distinctive stainless steel construction is lightweight, durable, resists snow balling and won't rust
- Versatile horizontal frontpoints and more technical secondary points
- Low-profile micro-adjust heel bail with two positions
- Pro version accommodates boots with a toe welt
- Clip version features flexible toe strap for boots without a toe welt
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Islanders to host annual Alumni Weekends, including Hall of Fame inductions and team reunions
Sunday, 03.2.2008 / 12:25 PM ET / News
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The New York Islanders announced today that the franchise will host an Alumni Weekend each season at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. This weekend's "Core of the Four" celebration, which honors the men who were on all four Islanders Stanley Cup teams from 1980-83, is the first of the franchise's annual Alumni Weekends where all Islanders Alumni will be welcomed home.
"The link between a major professional sports team and its tradition is vital," said Islanders owner Charles Wang. "Nowhere is this more important than on Long Island, where we had the privilege of watching one of the most dominant teams in the history of the National Hockey League. This weekend honoring the 25th anniversary of the Islanders dynasty is going to be very special, but it doesn't signal the end of acknowledging our franchise's incredibly rich tradition. We will always take time to celebrate the people who created the Islanders' legacy."
This weekend's celebration included:
- A Dynasty Panel event at the NHL Store in Manhattan on Thursday
- The unveiling of Islanders Hall of Fame plaques on Friday
- Saturday's Fan Appreciation Day game against the Philadelphia Flyers
- The "Skate with the Greats" fundraiser for the Islanders Children's Foundation on Saturday night
- Sunday's Islanders Business Club brunch, Walk of Champions and Core of the Four pre-game ceremony before the Islanders hosted the Florida Panthers.
The members of the Islanders Hall of Fame are Bill Torrey, Al Arbour, Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy, Billy Smith, Bryan Trottier, Bobby Nystrom, Clark Gillies and Bob Bourne. Future honorees will be inducted at Islanders Hall of Fame games on Alumni weekends, which will also include reunions of popular Islanders teams, including the 1992-93 team that upset the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and advanced to the conference finals.
"No matter how many championships you have won, any proud major professional sports franchise will always celebrate its tradition," said Islanders general manager Garth Snow. "When you have the history that the New York Islanders have, you never, ever forget. The "Core of the Four" event is just the start. We look forward to taking one weekend each season to join our fans in remembering that We're All Islanders.'"


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The reports of North Korean human experimentation describe suffocation of prisoners in gas chambers, testing deadly chemical weapons, and surgery without anesthesia.
Human experimentation was described by several North Korean defectors, including former prisoner Lee Soon Ok, former prison guards Kwon Hyok and Ahn Myung Chul, and others.[1] This testimony was corroborated by documents brought from Camp 22 in North Korea.[citation needed] In Lee's testimony to the US Senate[2] and in her prison memoir Eyes of the Tailless Animals (published in 1999) she recounted witnessing two instances of lethal human experimentation. An episode of the BBC television programme This World[3][4] detailed some of the allegations.[5] The claims have been described as "plausible" by a senior US official.[6]
Testing deadly poisons[edit]
Lee described an experiment in which 50 healthy women prisoners were selected and given poisoned cabbage leaves. All of the women were required to eat the cabbage, despite cries of distress from those who had already eaten. All 50 died after 20 minutes of vomiting blood and anal bleeding. Refusing to eat the cabbage would allegedly have meant reprisals against them and their families.
Kwon Hyok, a former head of security at Camp 22, described laboratories equipped with gas chambers for suffocation gas experiments, in which three or four people, normally a family, are the experimental subjects.[7][8] After undergoing medical checks, the chambers are sealed and poison is injected through a tube, while scientists observe from above through glass. In a report reminiscent of an earlier account of a family of seven, Kwon claims to have watched one family of two parents, a son and a daughter die from suffocating gas, with the parents trying to save the children using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for as long as they had the strength.[3]
Kwon's testimony was supported by documents from Camp 22 describing the transfer of prisoners designated for the experiments. The documents were identified as genuine by Kim Sang Hun, a London-based expert on Korea and human rights activist.[3] A press conference in Pyongyang, organized by North Korean authorities, denounced this.[9][10]
Other experiments[edit]
Former prison guard Ahn Myung Chul has reported that prisoners were used for "medical operation practice" for young doctors. According to him, these doctors would practice surgery on prisoners without anesthesia.[11] He also described deliberate efforts to study physical resistance by starving prisoners to death. According to him,
The people who carry out these executions and these experiments all drink before they do it. But they are real experts now; sometimes they hit prisoners with a hammer, on the back of the head. The poor prisoners then lose their memory, and they use them as zombies for target practice. When the Third Bureau is running out of subjects, a black van known as "the crow" turns up and picks out a few more prisoners, sowing panic among the rest. The crow comes about once a month and takes forty or fifty people off to an unknown destination.
See also[edit]
- Unit 731, Japan
- Project MKUltra
- Nazi human experimentation
- Poison laboratory of the Soviet secret services
- Human experimentation in the United States
- ^ U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea - The Hidden Gulag: Exposing North Korea's Prison Camps (includes satellite photos of the known camps)
- ^ "Testimony of Ms. Soon Ok Lee". United States Senate. June 21, 2002. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
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- ^ Human guinea pigs BBC News
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- ^ Revealed: the gas chamber horror of North Korea's gulag by Antony Barnett, February 1, 2004 Guardian Unlimited
- ^ Video testimonials by former guards and prisoners at Camp 22, where the experiments are said to have occurred, with Google Earth images Camp 22 and other camps
- ^ DPRK civilians admit faking papers on chemical weapons testing on humans at a press conference in Pyongyang, publication of People's Daily, an official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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Rate of .06000 Provides Relief in Property Taxes and Continues New Trend for Distribution of Tax Revenue Within the District
The Board of Commissioners of the South Broward Hospital District, which oversees the operations for Memorial Healthcare System, has voted to adopt the lowest millage rate in the history of the District. The new rate of 0.6000 represents a 20 percent decrease from last year's rate of 0.7500.
The historic measure, passed on September 24, coupled with Memorial's successful strategic vision over the past few years, has resulted in a new trend for the District. Fiscal year 2013 will mark the third year in a row in which the District minimizes its reliance on tax revenue and absorbs 100 percent of the uncompensated care delivered in all its hospitals. Tax revenue will fund uncompensated care solely at the District's South Broward Community Health Services primary care centers.
Uncompensated care provided by the District in fiscal year 2013 is projected to exceed $1 billion. The approved rate will net approximately $13.7 million in tax revenue, representing only 0.9 percent of total budgeted net revenue for the District.
"Memorial's financial strength has helped us to maintain our multiyear history of providing tax relief to the taxpayers in south Broward County, and has set the stage for the Board of Commissioners to adopt the lowest millage rate in South Broward Hospital District's history for FY2013," said Frank V. Sacco, president and CEO, Memorial Healthcare System. "This historic trend is the culmination of years of fiscal responsibility and strategic management that will further solidify our mission of providing healthcare to the communities we serve."
The Board of Commissioners commended Memorial's executive team for its work in managing the healthcare system in a responsible financial manner.
"The opportunity to once again reduce the millage rate, and in turn provide a savings to our residents, is an incredible accomplishment, particularly during these challenging times in healthcare," said Hobel Florido, chairman, South Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners.
For homeowners, the commissioners' vote helps to provide relief in property taxes. Here are two common examples:
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angle 1
- 1 1.1 an angle of 45°/a 45° angleun ángulo de 45°angle of approachángulo de aterrizajeat an angleshe wore her hat at an angle at an angle to the wallformando un ángulo con la paredthe ball went off at an anglela pelota salió torcidato cut something at an anglecortar algo al sesgoExample sentences1.2 (corner)
Example sentences
- Bend your elbows at 90-degree angles and keep them close to your body.
- The curve value is the number of degrees formed by the angle of intersection of these perpendiculars.
- Extension involves the triceps muscle, and when fully extended the arm should be in a straight line - the elbow angle at 180 degrees.
- Scrim joints at internal and external angles (except where coincident with a metal bead).
- With its metal projections and angles, wooden recesses and thin walls it has a serendipitous quality.
- Exposed structure, unusual angles, and leaning walls give the building a noninstitutional energy.
- 2 2.1 (position) seen from a different anglevisto desde otro ánguloa high-/low-angle shot (Photography)una toma desde un ángulo superior/inferiorExample sentences2.2 (point of view) they studied it from the political angle
lo analizaron desde el punto de vista político or con una perspectiva políticawe need a new angle on the subjecttenemos que darle un nuevo enfoque al temaExample sentences2.3 (scheme, ploy) [slang]he knows all the angles
- Horizontal and vertical viewing angles are also fairly poor, with the screen looking washed out at you move up and down and going dark as you move to the side.
- The game uses both first- and third-person camera angles to view the action.
- He's a master of visual flash, positioning cameras at myriad angles to enhance every car crash, explosion or close-up gun shot.
se las sabe todas [colloquial]
- For me, I guess the core reason was 'fascination' - things firing my imagination and integrating that with my angle on approaching the world.
- Clay considers a new angle on the control of community structure.
- Whatever the issue of the day's, he's got an angle on it.
transitive verb
- 1 (direct)(pass/shot)
sesgarExample sentences
- Then, angling her flashlight to direct the beam ahead of her, she carefully inspected the wall to her right until she found a hole the size of a nickel disguised in the carvings.
- And don't angle that camera up to those high ceilings - I haven't figured out how to get up there with the roller brush yet.
- She rolled her eyes and wondered why she even asked when she saw him standing a little further away, angling his camera for a shot.
intransitive verb
- (move)Example sentences
- Her red hair gleamed in the light of the late afternoon sun angling down into the courtyard.
- But when the soap-opera sun rose, it angled to the left.
- Adriana judged they were moving eastward, by hints of the sun that angled down through the high canopy of branches.
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intransitive verb
- (fish)Example sentences
- Salmon and sardine would be better fish to angle for.
- For the urban poor, the storm waters bring a unique opportunity to angle for fish in the swollen canals criss-crossing the city.
- This piece of kit is obviously designed for world-wide distribution and seems to be the ideal tool for all lure anglers whether they angle in salt or fresh-water.
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- But her report says the citadel 'puts Stirling firmly on the map at a time when Picts, Scots, Britons and Angles ruled their separate kingdoms in the four quarters of mainland Scotland'.
- In the eleventh century, the Scottish kingdom was a politico-ethnic patchwork of Scots, Picts, Angles, and Britons.
- The collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century ended urban life, as groups of Germanic Angles, Jutes, and Saxons carved the country into tribal enclaves and later created the heptarchy.
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by Dale Humburg
Waterfowling traditions, although sometimes difficult to define, are driven by a passion for wetlands and waterfowl. How else can you explain our willingness to strike out in the middle of the night in freezing temperatures and high winds with the hope—often not realized—of ducks in the decoys? And no sooner has one waterfowl season ended than we begin thinking about the next. By midsummer (or earlier for those especially stricken with duck fever), we are actively preparing for opening day. Simply enjoying the sights and sounds of the marsh and relating these experiences to others who share the same passion are also part of the waterfowling tradition. In many respects, it's this undefined and innate appeal of waterfowl and wetlands that drives the traditions that support their conservation.
In 1937, Frederick Lincoln, the father of the flyway system, offered the following testimony to Congress on the plight of ducks during the Dust Bowl era: "It is my opinion at the present time that we have about a third of the number of ducks and geese that we had 10 or 15 years ago...Furthermore, I am not satisfied that we can have the population we had 10 or 15 years ago, as I am not sure we could accommodate them all. Nevertheless, I am satisfied that we are steadily progressing toward the time when we can enjoy reasonable sport."
Clearly, Lincoln understood that ducks, habitat, and hunters are all linked. And waterfowl managers have spent the better part of the last century working to balance these elements of the management equation. For much of this time, managers were largely concerned with the impact hunters had on waterfowl populations through harvest. And for the most part, the primary decisions made by managers have involved adjusting bag limits and hunting season timing and length. Until recently, little explicit consideration was given to waterfowl hunting participation in these decisions. But that's all starting to change.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
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Three Santa Cruz County athletes signed their National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to play college athletics next year.
St. Francis High's Dillon Houser signed with Fresno State and Soquel's Chris Viall signed with Stanford, both to play baseball, while Monte Vista Christian's Morgan Noonan signed to swim for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
Houser, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound left-handed pitcher, gave his verbal commitment to the Bulldogs in September. Houser posted a 3.75 ERA in 52 1/3 innings last season with the Sharks. He allowed 47 hits, struck out 60 batters and walked 24.
The Bulldogs, whose recruiting class in ranked No. 17 by Baseball America, finished their 2012 season with a 31-28 record, captured their seventh straight Western Athletic Conference championship and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in the past seven seasons.
Noonan, while swimming for the Cabrillo Threshers in March, won the 200-meter breaststroke in 2 minutes, 37.36 seconds at the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. Her time was only 1.37 seconds shy of the 2:35.99 required to qualify for the Olympic Trials. She also finished fourth in the 100 breast (1:05.36) and 16th in the 100 free (54.11) during the Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships in May.
"I'm excited about going to Liberty because it's my dream come true with the NCAA Division I swimming, along with the Christian environment," Noonan said in a statement.
The Flames are 5-1 on the season, with a 3-0 record in Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association meets.
Viall, a 6-foot-9 pitcher, verbally committed to the Cardinal baseball team in July and passed Stanford's admissions process in August.
Viall went 4-3 with a 2.66 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings for the Knights and participated in the prestigious Area Code Games in July.
The Cardinal went 41-18 last season and fell short of the College World Series, losing to Florida State in the Super Regionals.
Both Viall and Houser were named to the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League second team as pitchers last spring.


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Ministering to the homeless men, women, and children from the streets of Sacramento is a commitment that comes from the heart. At UGM, we feed, clothe, and shelter people because we truly care about their hunger and discomfort. We do not judge them or treat them with indifference, but rather as welcomed guests in our home.
To work in a rescue mission like the Union Gospel Mission is to become a servant to the poor, indigent, and needy. There is no hype or glorification here, only vital jobs that need to be done.
There are 84 beds to strip every day, as well as washing and drying all the bedding. We have around 9,000 meals to prepare every month. And we must collect, sort and distribute clothing 365 days a year.
We take great pride that one third of the Union Gospel staff helping with these unending tasks are men who are graduates of our rehibilitation program. These men have chosen to work at the mission as a way of giving back. No one is better equipped to work with homeless men and women with addictions than those who have walked the same streets they do. These dedicated workers are living examples of what can be accomplished, and proof that recidivism can be conquered.
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I've written a couple of times about my love of goofy 80s horror movies and this time is no different. It's amazing how much one can relate video marketing to these films.
Well, maybe it's just me…
A while back, I caught The Video Dead, a tale that starts off with a guy taking possession of a TV he didn't order and meeting his eventual demise at the hands of zombies that emerge from said TV – they kept coming even after he unplugged it. Two teens (though the girl 'teen' looked like she was pushing 30) move into the house after the man's death and soon they're embroiled in a battle against the video undead!
At the beginning of the story, the TV was mistakenly delivered. What better way to segue into mistakes that happen in video marketing and ways to correct them!
Poor sound/improper lighting – These are pretty easy fixes, turn on some lamps and check out how you look in front of your webcam. At mailVU.com, you can see how well lit you are before you start recording. You can also create test video messages to check on your sound levels before you record the real thing. Recording outdoors? Read our tips on how to improve your outdoor video recording.
Awkward appearance on camera – Not looking into the camera, staring off, twitchy movement; nothing will turn a viewer off faster than some weirdo sending them a video mail and looking shifty. This is especially true if you're cold-contacting someone for business reasons. If you're trying to sell to a customer, nothing says 'completely untrustworthy' like a fidgety onscreen appearance. Relax, take your time, use our video platform to practice and play the video messages back to critique your performance. If possible, get a few people close to you to look over your videos before you send them to business prospects – but be sure your test audience will offer you honest feedback. If you are recording with mailVU's iphone app or Android app be sure to have the camera level with your face, not pointing up at your face like this:
Aimlessness/obvious unpreparedness – Extemporaneous video emails are handy. Sometimes it's better to reach out to customers in an impromptu way in a world where big-budget productions are the norm, but prattling on about nothing for five minutes isn't going to win you any new fans. Just because your video will be quick doesn't mean you can't think it through and create a brief script to keep your points on track. With mailVU's Business Plan, once you have your video ready, you can upload it to your account dashboard and send it out to anyone, anywhere and check analytics on how well it does. Additionally, you can include links to your social media channels on your video and embed them onto your website. There are too many features for me to list in this paragraph, so check them out here.
The moral of The Video Dead? I'm not really sure, maybe something to do with not watching too much TV. The moral of this post? If you make these video marketing mistakes, a zombie will eat you!
Okay, that might not really happen, but if your video marketing plan isn't on point, you'll lose valuable customers. Even worse, if video isn't yet part of your marketing quiver, you'll be behind your competitors, so get on board! It's's so easy to get started.
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Newer model Nokia cellphones support Smart Messaging (the spec's are on Nokia's Web site), this includes transmitting simple "Business Cards", a name & telephone number that can be saved directly into the cellphones phone book. I've been trying to use hfaxd to transmit Business Cards through Vodafone's (UK GSM900 network) TAP SMS gateway but the msgs come through as standard SMS's. Anybody else out there tried this? Any success? BTW, to test I had to drive the Hylafax server manually (telnet to hfaxd's SNPP port) as sendpage doesn't seem to be able to initiate multiline pager msgs - are there any flags I might have missed that would permit me to use sendpage?