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Citigroup plans to create 175 new jobs at its Amherst facility in a range of positions within its global corporate and investment banking division, the bank confirmed Thursday.
The two-building complex, which had 650 employees in 2007, now has 1,300 workers and will grow to 1,475 with the new jobs in operations, technology, finance and risk.
Those positions will support several businesses within the bank's Institutional Clients Group, including Global Transaction Services and Global Capital Markets, said spokeswoman Danielle Romero-Apsilos. She said she couldn't provide details on salaries.
Nassir Salim, director of Citi Global Transaction Services and head of the Amherst site, said the bank held a job fair last weekend. All jobs are also posted on the bank's careers website, www.careers.citigroup.com, and can be searched by location and type. "We've got a number of positions that are open," he said.
The facility, located in the CrossPoint Business Park in north Amherst, has been growing steadily over the past seven years, helped by a $1.75 million grant from the state. The latest expansion stems from both increased business and activity for the bank at that location, as well as shifting work from higher-cost sites elsewhere.
"In the past, we have moved positions into and out of New York, where we are headquartered, and we'll continue to evaluate it as an option based on our changing business needs," Romero-Apsilos said. "The Amherst site continues to be a strategic one for Citi. We continue to explore ways to leverage and grow the site further."
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-NY, said Thursday that new Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat reiterated his commitment to the operation and pledged to add the jobs during a personal meeting that focused on the bank's desire to expand its Western New York operation. That complex had previously been located on Ridge Lea Road in Amherst before the current site opened in 2006.
"I'm pleased to announce that Amherst can bank on 175 new Citi jobs to fill in Amherst," Schumer said in a statement. "Citi has more than doubled their workforce in Western New York's CrossPoint Business Park facility over the past six years, and after meeting with Mr. Corbat, I'm hopeful for even further growth down the road, in addition to these 175 new jobs."
Citi has operated in Western New York since 1976, when it started its local business with 10 employees.
The bank had 21 retail branches in Buffalo and Rochester but sold them to M&T Bank in April 2006. It also had three Smith Barney offices and 15 CitiFinancial consumer lending offices in the area, but the brokerage business was merged with Morgan Stanley in 2009 in a joint venture, and Morgan Stanley is now buying out the rest of Citi's remaining 35 percent stake. CitiFinancial was renamed OneMain Financial and is part of the operations the bank plans to wind down or sell.
That leaves it with just the Amherst facility, one of the hubs for Citi's global corporate and investment bank.
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Mental Blox - both my kids love it!
Both my kids (2 and 5) love this set, and I love that it doubles as a concentration/memory/strategy game and colorful building blocks! I use this set with my...Read complete review
Both my kids (2 and 5) love this set, and I love that it doubles as a concentration/memory/strategy game and colorful building blocks! I use this set with my 2-year-old by asking him to:• Hand me a blue circle or purple square (color & shape differentiation)• Stack certain shapes on top of others (learning to follow instructions)• Hand me the shape identical to the one I am holding (there are two of each block)Two ways to play: 1. Players are allowed to look at one of the challenge cards for 10 seconds, then they try to re-build the pattern from memory! They look at the card in 10-second increments.2. Someone not on either team (a "caller") describes verbally what is in the picture and the teams try to re-build the pattern by description and memory.The cards come in varying levels of challenge from easy to hard, and there are optional bonus questions at the bottom of each card. The blocks themselves are made of a light but tough plastic, are hollow, and feel well-made. They stack sturdily (obviously or I wouldn't be able to stack the spheres so high!) and aren't too easy to topple over. My 5-year-old really enjoys playing independently, pulling out random cards and copying the pattern exactly. It sounds easier than it is – I've challenged her to get everything just right and it has taught her to be more observant of small details like whether or not the lines on a block are vertically or horizontally oriented.I can't think of anything we don't like about this set – isn't that awesome? :) It's recommended for kids age 5-13 but I would say younger children will enjoy it as well since there are ways to simplify the gameplay.
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"Do not be fooled by its appearance" could not have been a better description of this awesome toy! I gave these to my 4 yr old for her birthday and a month later it's still her favorite toy to play with. To watch her progression in just one week was amazing to me. I initially purchased them to work on her focus and listening skills. I was so impressed to watch her critical thinking at work - she would chose a card, build it , then double check her own work and to watch that process was amazing to me.. Her attention span was extremely short but now she sits here for long periods of time (for her.. 15 min to half hour) wanting to try the harder cards. A little frustration sometimes but after words of encouragement she gets it and I love to see her confidence and sense of accomplishment grow! What has amazed me is how these look so simple until you watch them at play and all the important benefits they receive from them. My one wish is that they make more cards available to add to the set!
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Really nice simple toy
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My son (age 4) was already a bit too old for the toy :(
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Messy Mama
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Once your child gets the hang of the game, like any other game, they are going to want to play it more often. However, this game, unlike a lot of other games, makes them think unlike other games. Which in my opinion is a win – win situation. You can play this game as individuals or as teams. Some kids are going to catch on a little quicker, while it will be a challenge for others. That's the great thing about the Mental Blox Game though, the game is great for all different skill levels.
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The Mental Blox Game is a fun, educational game that also focuses on motor skills. You can play by creating the patterns on the cards, your own, or turn it into races to create the patterns first. It is great family fun.Read my full review here:http://mommomonthego.com/mental-blox-game/
Amazing Game - Requires thinking skills!
By Cassandra - The So Cal Coupon Mommy
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This is an awesome game that will keep the whole family busy, it does state that this is for ages 5-13, the whole family enjoyed it. This game will have you thinking and building, its a great brain-booster that can keep you thinking and trying.The kit comes with 20 different cards with different things to build/replicate. As well as 20 shapes/pieces, 2 of each, and 4 different shapes. Making this even more interesting. Also the box is perfect for storage, as it has a place for everything so you can quickly see if all the items are picked up and in its place.The goal is to replicate the image with the shapes blocks. some are harder then others, and getting the pieces in the right direction can sometimes be a little tricky. We have had some laughs and enjoyed trying to build them all. The best is to find cards that can be built twice and race. We have really enjoyed this kit.This is an yet another awesome toy/game from Learning Resources. I have been nothing but impressed with the amazing quality of products and the wonderful educational value that their items have. My daughter has struggled with some of them but over time, she has really learned and grown thanks to these amazing products.
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Great product wtih many uses!
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I received this product from Learning Resources for a review. All opinions expressed are my own. This product was a perfect fit for our shelves. My daughter just turned 4 and loves to play games that encourage thinking. She used this game as directed at first and was able to do almost half of the activity cards with a little guidance. She also loves using the cards to build what is shown or just use the blocks to build how she would like to. There are many ways to use this game!
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By Erin Lowmaster | Connected2Christ
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Mental Blox is a brain boosting hands-on strategy game that was released this year by Learning Resources. It's geared toward children ages 5-13 and there's a wide variety of ways to use the game! I will vouch that there's more than meets the eye on the surface of Mental Blox. It can either be a look & build stacking game, a listen and build game, and you can use it to teach a child about pattern sequencing as well as take an approach to educate a child on geometric shapes and the correct names.Included in the Mental Blox set is are 20 double sided Activity/Question Cards, A Guide, and 20 Blocks (2 sets of 10). The blocks are made out of plastic. The patterns on the blocks range from stripes, polka dots, and solids. Colors include are very appealing to children! There's bright orange, blue, purple, and green. The shapes are pyramids, spheres, squares, and x blocks. The blocks seem very durable and can be cleaned easily if need be. The box allows for easy storage as you can just put every pack away in the inner cardboard cooperated compartments. The game literally takes up no space at all.I'm pleased to say that I was able to make Mental Blox work for than one of my children, especially because each of my children have different learning styles. This set appealed greatly to them both! The cards whether doing Look & Build or Listen and Build start at the easiest with card #1 and then get harder all the way up #40. My daughter age 5 years old did well with both of the suggested games in the guide. And I was very happy in how well she was able to follow heard instructions which isn't normally one of her strongest areas of focus. I also liked using the set to help her work on her observation skills. For example showing her the card for 10 seconds and not letting her build it till I took the card away. She was able to completely the easy cards very quickly but totally was challenged when the harder cards came out. My nearly 3 year old son did well looking at the cards and re-creating exactly what he saw. I also let him free play with the pieces as well as instruct him with what each shapes name is. So we'll be going through those throughout our school year often since it's so great for the brain and helps improve fine motor skills! And the fact both my kids love the game makes it a win-win situation. I highly recommend Mental Blox for any home or classroom use! Five out of five stars!
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I was sent this product for review purposes. All opinions expressed are my own. This game is so fun and our entire family enjoys playing. What I love most about this is that the skill level is great for all of us. It's not too hard or too easy for any of us, especially when we team up (which almost always happens because if one of us plays, everyone wants to play)! On those occasions when we don't play together, my kids still enjoy the challenge of building without the need to challenge another person or team; it's just fun to play with the blocks! With 20 double-sided cards, the fun never ends. It's been a great tool to help encourage listening as well.
This toy is really versatile!
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I am always looking for a challenging activity for my son who is always conquering activities and getting bored. One thing he has always liked to do since he was very young is build with blocks and follow a pattern to build something (architect someday, maybe....). So when I saw the Mental Blox from Learning Resources, I knew they were going to be the perfect game for my son to play! And I was SO RIGHT! My son instantly LOVED the Mental Blox that we received for review!This game is aimed for Ages 5-13 but my son is 3 and can follow the patterns perfectly so ages may differ!I loved that this game is so versatile. It can be played with multiple players when my son has friends over or it can be played alone for days he is by himself. It also can be played with younger and older children. For younger children like my son, they can simply just build the picture they see on the card. For older children, they can have an extra challenge by doing it in a time limit or answering the questions on the cards. I love that this game will be used for MANY years to come and with all my children no matter what age! My son loves building and is so proud when he gets the blocks built exactly like the card! I love watching him learn and have fun at the same time! I highly recommend!
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To the Editor: In their excellent article, Warkany et al. (Amer. J. Dis. Child. 102:249-279 (Aug.) 1961) rightly call attention to the need for a better understanding of conditions leading to the birth at term of infants with low birth weights, incorrectly classified as prematures.
As the authors have referred to the definition of prematurity recommended by the World Health Organization in 1950 (World Health Organization Technical Report Series, 1950, No. 27), it may be of interest to your readers to know that an Expert Committee of the World Health Organization, under the chairmanship of Dr. Leona Baumgartner, has recently reexamined that definition and reviewed the entire question of low birth weight.
In its report (World Health Organization Technical Report Series, 1961, No. 217) published after Warkany and collaborators had submitted their paper for publication, the Committee "in view of the convincing evidence showing that many of the babies included
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Ice Release (氷遁 Hyouton) is the advanced nature Kekkei Genkai of the Yuki clan from Kirigakure, which allowed the users to combine their wind and water-based chakra to create ice. The only known canon character who could use it was Haku. He could manipulate the ice through willpower alone and the ice he created was largely immune to fire-based attacks, only melting slightly when coming into contact with flames. Using his special ability, Haku developed the Demonic Ice Crystal Mirrors, which allowed him to create any number of floating mirrors made of ice to use as a shield or trap an opponent. Haku mentioned that having nearby water is an advantage, as he can simply freeze that water to create ice. Haku was also specialized in one-handed seals. In the manga, at a certain point, the Land of Water was in the midst of a civil war in which the Yuki clan participated. After the war ended, memories of the horrific battles still lingered in the minds of the people, causing wide-spread persecutions against those with the ice Kekkei Genkai. Because of this the Yuki clan went into hiding or were killed.
In the first Naruto movie, several of the Yukigakure ninja also had the ability to use Ice Release techniques. However, this was not the product of a similar Kekkei Genkai, as demonstrated by Kakashi's ability to replicate one of these techniques with his Sharingan. In addition, unlike Haku, who could create his own ice, the Ice Release techniques used in the movie required the users to manipulate already existing ice and seems to melt at a much easier level than the ones Haku used. Another notable difference is that they can also manipulate snow
- The user needs to be at least of S-class rank - 2400 posts - to make an Ice Release bio.
- The user needs to have mastered both water and wind elements.
- The only manga character that can use Ice Release is Haku and in the anime the shinobi from Yukigakure.
- Custom Ice Release bio's have to originate from Kirigakure (Yuki clan) or Yukigakure.
- Only members of the Yuki clan can manipulate and create Ice, the members of Yukigakure can only manipulate it, however they can do that with both Ice and Snow.
- Even though for the Yuki clan Hyouton is a Kekkei Genkai and for the Yukigakure shinobi a Hidden Ability, they are both treated on the same level as a Kekkei Genkai, just like the Aburame bugs, the Nara's shadows etc.
Examples of Hyouton Jutsus:
(Hyouton: Sensatsu Suishou) Ice Release: 1000 Needles of Death
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage: 30
Description: The user will make needles surround the opponent from all sides. Directly above them, though, there is an opening. The user can jump away at the last second before the needles converge on their opponent, or they can simply perform the jutsu from a safe distance.
(Hyouton: Hōgohi Engai) – Ice Release: Protective Ice Dome
Rank: B
Type: Defense
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A
Description: The can quickly create an ice dome around his allies and himself to act as a defence. It is strong enough to withstand the assault of many exploding tags at once, remaining almost undamaged.
(Hyouton: Aisu Gosunkugi) Ice Release: Ice Spikes
Rank: B
Type: Attack/Defense
Range: Short-Long
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage: 40
Description: The user will create a single, or a large abundance, of very large ice spikes that will protrude from the ground. The spikes were shown to have been about the size, taller even, than a small house. The user can make multiple spikes that will rise up simultaneously in the same general vicinity, or a single one.
(Hyouton: Aisu Disuku no Jutsu) Ice Release: Ice Disk Technique
Rank: A
Type: Attack/Defense
Range: Short-Long
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage: 60
Description: The user will gather particles into the air and change them into a disk of ice. The ice disks are transparent, and they are therefore nearly invisible at a distance, and difficult to dodge or see until they are very close. They can also be used as highly durable shields or can be used to allow the user to hover in the air by using standing on it. Because of their transparency, the ice disks can be used as a large lens to focus rays of heat from the sun into a powerful beam to capable of melting or exploding a pinpointed area.
(Hyouton: Makyō Hyōshō) Ice Release: Demonic Ice Crystal Mirrors
Rank: S
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 40 (+10 extra per turn, excluding the first turn)
Damage: 80
Description: The user will make a dome of 21 ice mirrors surround the opponent. Twelve are at ground level, eight are above the first twelve and placed at an angle so that they face slightly downward, and the last one is place directly at the top and center of the dome, facing directly down to the ground. The user can move at extremely high speeds that only the Sharingan can keep up with and manage to dodge while in this dome. The user can freely leap in and out of the mirrors as they wish and move to the other mirrors if one is destroyed, but the jutsu requires so much chakra to maintain that the users movements become progressively slower the longer they hold it (after three turns have passed a normal ninja can keep up with it for the most part) and they cannot perform jutsu while using this. When the jutsu is first starting, though, the user can move so quickly that it looks as though they are in, and attacking from, all 21 mirrors simultaneously. This jutsu was very resistant to fire jutsu, and can only be melted by fire of its own rank or greater, and cannot be destroyed by wind or water alone (both would basically empower it) unless it is of forbidden rank. A single ice mirror (or any number less than the complete set of mirrors) can also be created that the user can use as a shield and go in and out of it through both sides.


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Five Arrested in New York City Protests Against Missouri Police Shooting
Five people were arrested Thursday evening in connection with protests against the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo.
Thousands of protestors gathered at several locations in New York City as part of the nationwide day of action, some drawing comparisons between the shooting Saturday of Michael Brown, 18 years old, and last month's death in Staten Island of Eric Garner, who died after an apparent choke hold by an NYPD officer.
In Union Square, more than 500 protestors marched, at times placing their hands in the air, a gesture signifying "don't shoot" that demonstrators have adopted since Mr. Brown's death. At one point, they stopped in front of officers keeping watch and began chanting "I can't breathe," a reference to what Mr. Garner was heard saying on a cell phone video of the incident.
After gathering in Union Square, a crowd of hundreds moved uptown, settling in Times Square around 8:30 p.m. Noche Diaz, 26, of a group called NYC Revolution Club, said through a loudspeaker, "The people in Ferguson are not alone! We are all part of the fight!"
Others raised their voices in rhythmic bursts: "No justice! No peace! No racist police!"
An NYPD spokesman said that five men were arrested near Times Square between 9:20 and 9:50 p.m. Thursday. Two men, 26 and 30 years old, were arrested at the corner of West 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue and charged with inciting riot, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and other charges. Three men, all 22 and 23 years old, were arrested nearby for criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.
Protests in other locations ended without incident. Hundreds of people gathered at Morningside Park in Harlem, where organizer Feminista Jones, 35, asked the crowd not to forget any of the individuals who were injured or killed by police. "We have to remember the lives that were lost to police brutality, to police violence," said Ms. Jones.
More than 200 people filled Fulton Park in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn and shouted, cried and chanted names of those who have died in incidents with law enforcement.
"This is what brought me out here — he's right here on my shoulders," said Brooklyn mom Kaili Turner, nodding up at her 7-year-old son Dasan, who sat perched on her shoulders. "Black parents have to have conversations with their children that white people can never understand."
Others said the shooting of Michael Brown made them afraid for their own families.
"I've got a brother, and every day I've got to worry about him," said Javana Mundy, also of Bedford-Stuyvesant. "I worry he's going to get shot the way Michael Brown got shot."
The only visible police presence were two community affairs officers from the 81st Precinct.
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One such star, Gerard Butler, was the first big celeb guest to arrive at the CAA party (at 8 p.m.) – and he also was among the last to leave. "Gerard closed the party past 2 a.m.," a source tells us. "He was very nice and thanked the restaurant for a great time." Butler also chatted up his Bounty Hunter costar Aniston, whom a source describes as a "social butterfly" who mingled with all the guests.
At the InStyle/Warner Brothers post-Globes bash at the Beverly Hilton, Heidi Klum enjoyed a sweet end to the evening with hubby Seal. The two nibbled on Godiva chocolate, with the Project Runway host grabbing some chocolate macaroons while her husband ate the dark chocolate almond bark. Also having a sweet time at the party: Matt Damon and wife Luciana.
After the Art of Elysium benefit, Gossip Girl's resident bad boy Ed Westwick stopped into Teddy's inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel – but he may have been partied out. Westwick, who sported a leather jacket, took a lap around the club and then left after about two minutes. But Lauren Conrad was enjoying her night out there with beau Kyle Howard and Lauren "Lo" Bosworth. The former Hills star was in the mood to dance – and she got down to classics like Aretha Franklin's "Respect." After an exuberant dance party, the group retreated to a back table where they enjoyed the rest of their night.
Showtime hosted a dinner at Cecconi's Restaurant in L.A., which drew out the stars of their shows, like Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), best actress in a comedy series winner Toni Collette (United States of Tara) and David Duchovny (Californication). Producers and actors chatted by the bar, sipped champagne and drinks and shared hors d'oeuvres including steak tartare and mini Kobe burgers.
They weren't Golden Globe nominees – but the cast of the Jersey Shore sure invaded L.A. for the big weekend! Castmates Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola were spotted fist-pumping at West Hollywood's nightspot Coco de Ville's Friday night party. Right across the way, James Blunt hung out with a group of friends, while Jersey Shore fan Andy Milonakis took pictures with the cast and posted them on his Twitter, then grabbed the deejay's microphone and started free-styling about his love for the show.
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I'm sitting in bed right now writing up a bunch of clinics for the upcoming '09 year for Performance Lacrosse and also because I can't move my legs right now. I worked out with my trainer Collin from E.A.T.S yesterday at 10am and he is a mad man. I lift legs with him once a week and once a week upper body. I am sore for the next three days after each workout. I got my roommate, Kip Turner, to go to my Wednesday for an upper body session with me and he is still sore and aching. I tried to get him to come with me yesterday, Saturday morning, but he refused to move from his bed due to his soreness and running in boxers on Friday (Bad Move).
As for this past week… I had a blast boarding up in Vermont with my brother and sister, but did not have so much fun driving from Vermont to NJ (to drop them off) then back down to MD. I definitely need more vacation days from work. Did the usual this week… worked, worked out at lunch time, coached some clinics after work, played some lax in the night league a few of us are entered in.
I went boarding last night up in North West MD at Ski Liberty. It was really icy but at least they had something. I am always amazed at the kids in the terrain park. They are just nasty. I saw one kid do a misty flip practically off this small little jump. I could barely pull a 360 on it and he was landing misty flips.. ridiculous!! The best part of the trip was on the ride home when we stopped at the Waffle House and stuffed our faces around 11:30pm. I went for it all; waffles, omelet, biscuit gravy, bacon, hash browns, and of course toast. That meal was awesome, but I can't go run it off today because my legs are too sore to walk.
Hopefully in the next few weeks I'll get some of our workouts on video and ill post them with my blogs so you can see the crazy stuff he puts Kip (when he comes) and I through.
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quote: Now, look at all the great 1080p phones that are coming out this quarter while Apple still has the tiny little low res, non HD, feature weak iPhone5.
quote: The HUGE list of missing features on IOS is soemthing that should make any visitor to a tech site like this cringe.
quote: You are a real piece of work aren't you? You come into an article about Samsung, to post your usual pro Apple rhetoric as you do in all articles about all companies that compete with Apple. I post against your one-sided nonsense of skewed partial data... You as always go back to the financial end of it, I again remind you this isn't a financial site its a tech site and you act as if all I am doing here is defending my own purchase? Here is a hint for you. I haven't purchased a phone in a long time. Mine is 100% free, any phone I want, once a year or so through my work. Unlike you, I am not here to champion a company. I post against your drivel to insure no one comes in and actually reads your nonsense and makes a bad choice. That is all. I am the Batman to your joker (I post on behalf of tech, you post on behalf of an asshole of a company) That and the old "Someone on the internet is wrong" thing that you posted a while back. That is why I am here, and that is why I dont let you get away with your spin. You wanna call me out? call me out for what I am doing as I do to you.
quote: Seriously Retrospooty, you're pretty much the definition of a troll.
quote: absolutely tragic
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quote: Try and be objective.
quote: You dont need alot from your phone, other than apps. It works for you and that is good. I require more from my phone, I need it to be more dynamic and to do more.
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A Nigerian citizen was arrested over the weekend by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents as he tried to enter the U.S. at the Peace Bridge.
Emmanuel Osagie, 41, was traveling on a commercial bus late Saturday and told agents he was returning the this country after a two-week visit to Toronto, prosecutors said Tuesday. Agents found a different name on the passport he was carrying and referred him for a secondary inspection.
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ATTICA - Seneca East coach Dave Stallings said for his team, it's simple.
"Defense is definitely our key," he said.
It certainly was Tuesday night against Colonel Crawford. The Tigers kept the Eagles scoreless for the first 4:37 of the game, building a 10-2 advantage, and taking off from there, beating Colonel Crawford 65-33.
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Seneca East was never in any real trouble after taking the early lead, extending it to 18-5 at the first stop and 41-18 at the half.
The Eagles also endured a scoreless stretch in the beginning of the second half, not scoring its first third-quarter points until 2:41 remained in the period. By that time, the rout was on.
Seneca East was keyed by the defense of Kristen Camp, and the offensive production of Seina Adachi (23 points) and Brittany Brookes (21 points).
Brookes got hot behind the 3-point line, making three of her teams four treys.
"There was good rotation; I had open shots," she said.
Stallings said he wants Brookes to be aggressive.
"We've told Brittany, 'If it's there, take the shot. If not, you have plenty of help around you,'" Stallings said.
The Tigers also dominated up front, out-rebounding the Eagles 42-21. Leading the way was SE's Amber Enders, who came up with a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Tigers also got six boards from Hannah Hahler, and six from Paige Reichert.
"She's got talent," Stallings said of Enders. "We're trying to get her to show that talent, show her mean side."
Stallings also credited Camp, saying she was able to disrupt Colonel Crawford's offensive flow.
The Eagles were paced on offense by Katie Siegel, who had 10 points. Colonel Crawford committed 26 turnovers in the loss.
"We didn't compete tonight," Colonel Crawford coach Kyle Fenner said. "We didn't guard anybody."
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6 Kids Movies Clearly Made by People Who Hate Children
#3. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Synopsis: High on gasoline and ether, some movie executive bought a pack of Garbage Pail Kids collector cards, probably shit his pants in an alley, and then had a lucid dream about the single worst idea anyone had for a movie since Howard the Duck, which was actually made the year before.
Awful, awful looking puppets come from space in a garbage can and are just horrible to look at and do horrible things while making horrible jokes. This movie sucks harder than pretty much anything else has ever sucked.
Selling Point for Kids: In theory, the Garbage Pail Kids themselves were a selling point, but they're fucking terrifying to look at. Not in an intentional way, they're just wrong. Poorly made, awful, wrong little shitty creatures with no redeemable features.
Hatred on Display: Man, where to begin? Here's a clip that introduces the Garbage Pail Kids in the movie. Please keep a pad of paper handy so you can jot down everything that is completely fucktarded on screen.
Did you make notes? About the flamboyantly gay bully? The unholy spawn of Kevin Bacon and Joe Piscopo in a jacket bully? The cleanest sewer on Earth? The fact that they apparently tried to murder that child with sewage?
Get past all of the bizarre and uncomfortable plot points and you're still left with the Garbage Pail Kids themselves. Imagine for a moment your blender. Imagine if the glass container of your blender could be removed, but the base, with the spinning blades, is intact. Now imagine those blades spinning away and someone maintaining eye contact with you as they begin doing naked squats over those blades. Squat after naked squat, each time getting a little lower, never breaking eye contact with you. And the horror builds and builds until the inevitable moment when that person squats their junk right down on that blender. That's what The Garbage Pail Kids Movie is like, a slow, terrible build up to something that has been terrible all along but just keeps getting worse.
#2. Super Mario Bros.
Synopsis: The world's most popular video game (at the time) becomes the world's most ill-advised film when the human from Roger Rabbit teams up with rat-like pseudo-comedian John Leguizamo to disregard 90 percent of the source material and make a movie about a dystopian shithole run by Dennis Hopper's terrible haircut and something to do with evolution and de-evolution.
Selling Point for Kids: Super Mario Bros. was awesome. Back when the NES was still the power system to own, before Sony or Microsoft even dreamed of having game consoles out there, Mario was the king. Now he's in every game Nintendo makes and not a soul on Earth gave a rat's ass about Super Mario Basket Weaving for Wii U, but back in the day the games were fun, so a movie featuring two plumbers saving princesses from turtles was as cool as, if not cooler than, a movie about martial artist turtles.
Hatred on Display: This movie is solely responsible for your awareness that movies based on video games suck donkey dick raw and rugged. They didn't have to. They could have been good. But this movie was so clearly written by a guy who probably played about 10 minutes of the game after a Percocet and champagne cocktail that it ruined the entire genre. If Mario Bros. could do it, every video game movie may as well do it. Who cares about the storylines in video games anyway, right? Aside from the people who are going to pay to see it, that is.
Remember Goombas from the game? They were little penis heads with feet that you jumped on. Now look at this clip:
Those giant dudes with tiny heads are Goombas. They're basically the exact opposite of what they looked like in the game. Plus they're apparently lizards, too. Because fuck you for questioning a movie that features Dennis Hopper with a prehensile tongue.
#1. Pinocchio
Synopsis: Everyone knows this story -- dude makes a puppet, puppet comes to life, wants to be a real boy, gets eaten by a whale, has a nose that grows when he lies, becomes a boy, the end. In this version, the little wooden boy is played by 50-year-old, balding, socially retarded Italian actor Roberto Benigni. Gonna be honest, I couldn't actually watch this whole movie, and I did watch all the other ones to write this article. This one, though, had to turn that shit off. I assume it follows the plot of the story you know, more or less.
Selling Point for Kids: I really have no idea. I know why Pinocchio from Disney appeals to kids, but I honestly think Roberto Benigni was literally insane when he sharted this thing out. Kids generally do not take a shine to middle-aged men dressed like sex abuse nightmares. If this movie was a meal, it'd be a burger with a series of pubes firmly embedded in the pickle at regular intervals so you absolutely know it wasn't a mistake.
Hatred on Display: This clip is not something I paid a group of sinister, society-hating nihilists to make for the express purpose of damaging your psyche, this is a real scene from this movie.
Roberto Benigni did everything you see in that scene on purpose. He wrote and directed this movie. It's not like he owed someone for placing bad bets down at the horse track. This was all his doing. Do you even want a child to see this? Do you want your progeny to have to grow and develop as humans with this embedded in their memories, threatening to creep out at any moment? Imagine coming home one day, years later, to find your kid dressed like Robert Benigni in this movie. Fuck that.


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How to Get Out of Debt: One Blogger's Inspiring StoryHeather Sokol
For several years, I have watched in awe as my friend Cherie tackled her family's monstrous debt with determination, grace, and a healthy dose of extreme frugality. She was the inspiration behind my post on debt free bloggers. I watched, with tears in my eyes, as she and her husband made their final consumer debt payment just last month.
Now that they are completely debt free — having paid off even the daunting student loans — I wanted to share more of their story. The Lowe family has paid off over $127K in consumer debt, including credit cards, car loans, medical bills, and student loans. They didn't sell anything or inherit in anyway.
It was all done the old-fashioned way — saving wherever possible and taking on more work to increase payments to their creditors. I asked Cherie to share a few more details, along with a few tips for those of us inspired to walk in her (debt free) footsteps.
Here are 8 steps to paying off debts:
Read The Total Money Makeover 1 of 8Every single debt free family that I interviewed earlier this year said the same thing. Dave Ramsey, Dave Ramsey, Dave Ramsey. His debt snowball plan and no nonsense advice has inspired many on their journey to financial freedom.
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Track Your Spending 2 of 8Spend some time tracking receipts and bills so you know exactly where your money goes every month. Cherie says, too often, money goes in and out each month without a thought to how you could better use it to pay off debt.
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Set a Budget 3 of 8Sit down and create a monthly budget, so you'll know what money comes in and goes out on a regular basis. "You must, must, must spend less than you make." Way less, if you really want to tackle your debts.
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Adjust Your Budget 4 of 8To keep a good handle on your finances, you'll have to keep going back to the budget. Cherie recommends budgeting again every few months, to make adjustments for seasonal changes, price increases, and budget mistakes.
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Live Differently 5 of 8"To pay off debt, you have to be a little crazy." Cherie fully admits her family has been way crazy, as they worked counter culture to pay off their debts. That means skipping things others take for granted (Her husband hasn't eaten at a restaurant in several years!), to free up money for your debt repayment plan.
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Protect Your Marriage 6 of 8Money issues are rough on a relationship! If you are going into this with a partner, be partners. Work together, communicate often, and find ways to show your love without spending money. Cherie and Brian are proof that when you team up to conquer your debts, nothing can stop you.
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Tighten Your Belt 7 of 8Once you have a good picture of your budget, see what you can cut out of it. Find ways to reduce or eliminate expenses, to have extra money to pay towards your debt snowball. Dig deep, scale back your lifestyle, and watch your debts shrink.
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Thirty hens clucked at his feet, and they watched with interest as he slowly gathered their eggs from the coop.
Later in the evening, 25-year-old Trent Bonds would carefully clean the eggs before sending them, eight dozen at a time, to Season�s Rotisserie & Grill in downtown Durango to be prepared in elegant meals for diners.
Bonds has Down syndrome, but it�s never dampened his independent spirit, said his mother, Lorene Bonds. And his eggs, for which community demand has grown faster than his ability to acquire new hens, are giving Trent Bonds a new lease on life and a future in business.
�It�s allowed him to have a job that doesn�t require transportation and lets him be outside with the animals where he�s happiest,� Lorene Bonds said.
This week, Trent Bonds proudly showed off the latest additions to his entrepreneurial endeavor, �Eggs by Trent.� The small chicks covered in feathery fluff will be full-grown, egg-producing hens by fall, he said.
It�s a start toward his dream of someday owning his own ranch. The thought of local families specifically requesting to buy his new egg stock this October prompted him to give his mother an excited high-five. He said he would love to see his eggs in local supermarkets. He also wants to breed and raise �work� horses and longhorn cattle.
Basically, he wants a life that would allow him to continue spending his days on horseback, taking in the earthy air of a working ranch with the sun shining high overhead.
It�s the only life Bonds has ever known and one he couldn�t envision parting from. (Unless the New England Patriots suddenly invited him aboard, that is.)
Bonds said he�s glad to live in a community that supports agricultural cooperatives and businesses like his. Lorene Bonds added that LOCAL Brands FARM Co-op�s helps to market his products and guides the management of his growing business, and Trent�s dreams have become more achievable.
More importantly, she said �it gives him purpose, and he�s accomplishing something on his own.�
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Preventing disruptive technologies from disrupting education | Opensource.com
Preventing disruptive technologies from disrupting education
When I first got the chance to meet Greg DeKoenigsberg in person three years ago at a conference in Brussels, he mentioned a book as part of a talk he was giving: Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen. And that book helped me define what it's really all about: How can we change education using technology? One of the talks at the EduComm conference in Orlando, FL focused on why and how some technologies fail to disrupt education.
Education should be more than a factory. And parts of it desperately need change. Some people are quick to shout out buzzwords in response to this call for change. In fact, there's a long list of technologies that are already disrupting education right now. I'd like to go ahead and pick out a couple of them.
Games. Both before and since Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken, games have played an increasingly important role in disrupting education. They provide students with rewards and incentives. The feeling of having completed an important mission in a game (that encourages learning) feels much more satisfying than reading the next three textbook chapters.
Google. Google is everywhere. Even in education. Google and wide access to the Internet changed the way students operate and learn. There is, however, a statement I heard at the conference that I
disagree with:
"You should never have a question on your test that the student can Google the answer to. Because they'll do it!"
So what? What are you going to do in your job after you graduate? Look up the solution to a real world problem in the back of the textbook because you don't know it? Certainly not. You'll go and find a way to figure it out. And if our students learn an intelligent way of doing exactly that--finding these ways to more quickly and accurately answer their questions--that's much better than it could be.
What are the biggest mistakes when it comes to implementing new disruptive technology? Do too many people form slow-moving committees or plan in isolation without communicating properly? Maybe in the end, it's a lack of student involvement.
Realistically, it's probably all of it. Students need to be involved in innovation. And that's not usually happening through a slowly working committee. There's a need for an agile, open community that articulates needs and goals.
I'd like to end this article on a somewhat sad note. I recall a slide pointing out developments that won't be disruptive to education. Open source was listed as one of them.
Why? This was the answer I heard:
"Because it's a free operating system. It doesn't change the way we [teachers] do things."
Fellow readers, what do you think? Do we need to define the open source way as more than simply software? How? Is open source disruptive--or was that slide right? Is there an advantage to being disruptive and, if so, what is it?
Add your thoughts--and discuss--in the comments below.
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human were not taught to be disrupted
that's the major reason why human resist in changes
because they were not taught to be changed
we were taught to be stabilized
Regarding your question, "Do we need to define the open source way as more than simply software?" perhaps the the definition is critical. When I think of "open source," I think of software whose source code is available. In my case, I don't think the classes I taught were affected much by which operating system was on the students' computers, whether they used Word or Open/Libre Writer, Linux, Mac, or Windows, etc. Nope, not disruptive.
OTOH, the ability of a student to thumb a text while the phone was under her/his armpit was disruptive and we asked them to silence their phones and put them where they couldn't see them.
Regarding your question, "Do we need to define the open source way as more than simply software?" perhaps the the definition is critical. When I think of "open source," I think of software whose source code is available. In my case, I don't think the classes I taught were affected much by which operating system was on the students' computers, whether they used Word or Open/Libre Writer, Linux, Mac, or Windows, etc. Nope, not disruptive.
OTOH, the ability of a student to thumb a text while the phone was under her/his armpit was disruptive and we asked them to silence their phones and put them where they couldn't see them.
Well, well, well, look at that, the world has changed and the education system can't keep up.
Education is inherently conservative. Sometimes it takes more time to catch up with reality because we need teachers who grew up among the new ideas to reform the old system and make it work in the new environment.
Look at online games: kids are willing to do hours of boring farming for results. Look at the popularity of FaceBook games. 20 years from now there will come a college student with the bright idea how to turn it into a free educational system. Today's distraction is always the future's educational tool and motivation for students.
Pulp fiction changed the stile how text books are written. Look at a 100 years old textbook, and notice the length of sentences and the complex structures they use.
More and more pictures, and - horribile dictu - even color pictures appeared in the text books.
Educational software started to appear. colleges have online classes, and even regular classes have the students make online assignments.
Everything that is disruptive can and eventually will be turned into "bait and switch" to make students learn more. Of course the transition is mostly a disaster. The system of education is bureaucratic, changing it will demand a lot of effort and time.
1. The issue is not necessarily the disruptive element, but the lack of attention span. The complex sentence structures of Alice in Wondereland is part of its charm, and creates additional levels of complexity in the use of language.
2. Another problem is the non-authoritative nature of social media, such as wikipedia. However, the counterpoint is its accessibility and speed.
3. It seems sensible to foster critical appraisal of social information to enable proper analysis and to foster high attention span, if history is not to founder in misinformation. I don't think open source can assist there, other than fostering it as a philosophy rather than a tool.
The author's comment about Google is not well considered. Even if everything were somewhere on the net, in order to think, organize, deduce, etc., one actually has to know some things and know that other things exist. Second despite the speed of searching these days going to look for something takes time and picking the worthwhile hits from the rubbish takes knowledge,
I also don't see the reason for the emphasis on disruptive. Teaching is difficult because it requires getting human beings to do things and change. It is inherently disruptive all by itself. Education needs to be somewhat conservative because what you do as a teacher may affect your students for the rest of their lives. Finding appropriate and effective uses of technology in education is hard work.


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Reducing hot water use saves energy because your hot water heater has less work to do. Recent research has shown that on average about 73% of the water used in a typical shower is hot water (DeOreo, et. al. 2001).
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Installing a new showerhead is a good idea and can result in some energy savings, particularly if you live in an older house and have what appears to be an older showerhead. Showerheads are inexpensive (starting at less than $5) and can be a good way to save money in your home.
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