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PhotoDirector 2011 Beta
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CyberLink has released a public Beta of PhotoDirector 2011, an innovative photo workflow software for photography enthusiasts. Photo Director offers a raw converter, a photo editor and a photo sharing tool in a single package. Any user who downloads the Beta version and provides "valid feedback" of their experience by June 20th will receive the official release version for free. For more information, visit the website below.
Update: Beta testing is over, the final version is out now (21 June 2011).
Website: CyberLink
Cyberlink Press Release
CyberLink Introduces PhotoDirector 2011 Beta – Innovative Photo Workflow Software for the Photography Enthusiast
TAIPEI, Taiwan—(BUSINESS WIRE)—CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) is excited to introduce PhotoDirector 2011 Beta by presenting a limited time opportunity to receive the official release version for free. PhotoDirector 2011 Beta allows users to experiment with a vast array of photo workflow, editing and management tools before the official release version is launched in June, 2011. Any user who downloads the beta version and provides valid feedback of their experience by June 20th will receive the official release version for free.
PhotoDirector 2011 transforms your photography by smoothing the flow from the time an image is imported to your PC to its final output. PhotoDirector features a vast array of cutting edge editing tools, including amazing Adjustment Brushes, White Balance, Noise Reduction and many more. Save your favorite enhancements as adjustment presets and upload to DirectorZone.com directly from PhotoDirector 2011 to share them with other users, and download an unlimited number of presets created by other users. Native rendering of RAW files from Canon and Nikon cameras allows the user to experience stunningly authentic color when decoding RAW file formats. With a vast array of dynamic features, PhotoDirector is engineered to bring out the absolute best of your photography.
"PhotoDirector 2011 is the perfect solution for anyone who is passionate about photography," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "We greatly value our customers' feedback and input and through the PhotoDirector 2011 Beta Program we have an excellent opportunity to work closely with the end user and introduce them to new photo editing software that will transform their photography."
CyberLink will be introducing PhotoDirector 2011 at Computex 2011 in Suites 1047 and 1048 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei and invites all visitors to join CyberLink for an exciting showcase of its innovative photo software.
For more information regarding CyberLink and the PhotoDirector 2011 Beta Program please visit http://www.cyberlink.com
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buuuuuuu its just for windows!
So stupidddddddddd !!!
Well, I tried this software and it works for me. I like the features very much..
Yes it loox 2 b a good and feature rich app. But it's stupid that its WINDOWS ONLY !!!
The initial proposition on the Cyberlink website when downloading the beta version was a free license for PhotoDirector 2011 for people giving feedback on beta testing. I spent a good day and half in all testing this software resulting in, what I think, being a decent feedback on possible improvements in different areas of the software and a well detailed bug report. Of course I also answered all the questions from the formular I've got via e-mail.
So, the point is : the initial proposition was a free license for Photodirector 2011 for people sending feedbacks, I think mine was rather good and detailed, to finally being changed into a 25% discount on the 2011 version and a free upgrade to the 2012 version. I just got an e-mail with this offer today. Not a bad offer, but not the original one.
This is simply not correct.
Just got a comment from Cyberlink on my blog post today clarifying the situation.
"We at CyberLink certainly honor our promises, the Beta program will send our full version as gift to user by June 30."
That's right, this is what was stated on the download page from the beta version. The answer was fast and fair. I appreciate that. But that still does not explain the email I received offering me a 25% discount... Probably a mistake, my guess.
update : Today I got a very fast answer from a Cyberlink representative who was very comprehensive. Finally, it turned out that I got this discount offer e-mail by mistake. Two thumbs up for the quickness and kindness from the cyberlink customers/users service.


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The federal government plans to hold states accountable for meeting mandated water quality standards associated with efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, it was revealed Wednesday during a public meeting at the Genetti Hotel.
The meeting, hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, was held to discuss the agency's limits - called Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL - on nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment entering the bay.
A TMDL is the maximum amount of pollution a body of water can take on and still meet water quality standards.
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CRAIG S. McKIBBEN JR./Sun-Gazette
County Commissioner Jeff Wheeland, standing top right, introduces federal Environmental Protection Agency representatives to discuss the evolution of Chesapeake Bay watershed quality requirements. After getting states in the watershed used to the idea that new pollution discharge limits were coming in an effort to clean up the Chesapeake, the EPA is now readying realistic guidelines and consequences for states that surround the bay and contribute to its pollution problems.
CRAIG S. McKIBBEN JR./Sun-Gazette
This graph provided by the federal Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday evening during a presentation at the Genetti Hotel shows the breakdown of pollution sources for nitrogen, left and phosphorus, right, in Pennsylvania.
Richard Batiuk, EPA associate director of science, called the TMDL a "pollution diet" for the bay. The federal government has determined the TMDL for the bay and assigned each of the states in the watershed, including Pennsylvania, its share of that load.
According to Robert Koroncai, the agency's Chesapeake Bay TMDL manager, waters that impact the bay most should be required to achieve the most pollution reduction.
"When you add all this up, Pennsylvania is in the middle of the road," he said. "It has a relatively moderate impact (on the bay) per pound of nitrogen and phosphorus."
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Bob Koroncai, Chesapeake Bay TDML manager with the Environmental Protection Agency describes the evolution of Chesapeake Bay watershed quality requirements to a crowd in the Genetti Hotel Wednesday evening.
CRAIG S. McKIBBEN JR./Sun-Gazette
The states now must develop an implementation plan, which will include input from local governments, conservation districts and citizens, and divide its load share among counties within the watershed.
Accountability will include monitoring progress and implementing consequences from the federal government for states not meeting pollution reduction milestones, according to Koroncai.
Just what those consequences will be are to be revealed in a letter to the states in December, he said.
They could include withholding or diverting grant funding, limiting or prohibiting development, limiting or prohibiting the issuing of discharge permits, or assigning more stringent pollution standards to wastewater treatment plants, he said.
Batiuk outlined how the federal government decided to take a more active role in ensuring states complied with federal clean water standards.
In May, President Barack Obama identified the bay as a national treasure and directed the agency to take more aggressive measures to clean up the bay by making sure states complied with the federal Clean Water Act. The act prohibits states from contributing to the impairment of water in another state.
Batiuk called the Susquehanna River, which supplies the bay with about half of its fresh water, the "lifeblood" of the bay.
Pennsylvania accounts for more than 40 percent of the nitrogen and 24 percent of the phosphorus entering the bay, he said.
Agriculture accounts for half of the nitrogen and phosphorus entering the bay, while wastewater treatment plants account for 11 percent of the nitrogen and 25 percent of the phosphorus, he said.
Other contributors include development and forests.
Pollution leads to murky water and algae blooms, which block sunlight from reaching bay grasses, and depletes dissolved oxygen needed by aquatic life.
Regardless of where pollution is coming from, the goal is to make a concerted effort to reduce that pollution, Batiuk said.
"We're not interested in pointing fingers," he said. "We're trying to figure out how to take that pie and shrink it down."
During a question, answer and comment session, Russell Reitz, a former county commissioner and member of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, asked EPA officials to first account for existing best management practices in agriculture before implementing new regulations for non-point source polluters such as farmers.
Reitz added that funding should be provided to farmers to help them institute farming practices that meet mandated pollution standards.
One question put to EPA officials asked how they planned to address pollution issues with Amish farmers.
Koroncai said issues such as that would have to be addressed by the state.
Another question asked whether federal government had calculated the cost of implementing the TMDL.
Koroncai said the cost has not yet been assessed but estimated it could cost "tens of billions of dollars."
Other questions focused on the state Department of Environmental Protection's oversight responsibilities in light of significant staff cuts in the 2010 state budget.
The federal government is providing additional funding for the Chesapeake Bay that could be used by states to fill budget gaps, Koroncai said.

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The product is beautiful but it's shedding, don't know how bad it's going to be. If it get worst I'm definitely going to return it.
Beautiful. True to color and size.
The rug is pretty, but arrived with some dirty marks on it. Also, it was about 7'4, not 7'6. The sage is more of an aqua, which matched my room perfectly. I have it under the kitchen table. Sheds some, but not too bad.


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Hi Experts,
I have a requirement to identify the list of taxable and non-taxable wage types, for a custom payroll solution implemented.
I have been checking the processing classes for each wage type but couldnt make out any idea.
Below given are the processing class maintained or used for this custom payroll solution:
1 Assignment to valuation bases -->CYCL.X010
3 Cumulation and storage of time wage types -->CYCL.X020
4 Summarize WT acc.to TX and SI periods -->CYCL.X025
5 Create net remuneration and total expenditure -->CYCL.X030
6 Enter wage type from old payroll account in LRT -->CYCL.X006
10 Mark wage types for monthly factoring -->CYCL.XVAL
15 Valuation according to principle of averages -->CYCL.X016
17 Overtime compensation (personnel calculation rule TC10 or TC20)
18 Processing for work center-related remuneration
20 Cumulation and storage at end of gross part
22 Translation of 'Amount' / 'Rate' Wage Type Fields
24 Transfer control -->CYCL.X055
25 Processing at end of payments/deductions -->CYCL.X045
30 Cumulation update -->CYCL.X080
31 Allocate monthly lump sums to cost distribution -->CYCL.XCM0
32 Only used for conversion
35 Shift change compensation for substitutions
41 Cumulation and storage of wage types to delimit
45 Import wage types from VD to IT or vice versa
46 Process time tickets for incentive wages -->CYCL.XW10
47 Special infotype processing 0014/0015 -->CYCL.X011
48 Automatic special payment -->CYCL.XSPD
50 Deduction processing using 'Balances and Totals'
79 Process month end accruals / modifier D
90 Tax credit wagetype
99 Debit/Credit (for pay slip)
I have checked for processing class 90 given here and that only gives the percentage value of tax to be credited for the wage type.
Please guide.
Hi Vicky,
Could you check Cumulation class 21 - Taxable pay for each wage type to see if it adds into taxable pay or not?
Hi Liam,
Thanks for your reply. But there is no processing class 21 or cummulation class 21 maintained for any of the wage types.
Please check T512W_D , for the wage types having Procesisng class - 71 maintained. that will be the decission point to think it is taxabl eor not.
In table t5utm we link each taxable wagetype to a tax model. The link to the wagetype is via processing class 71 – called the taxability class. For each taxability class we specify if the wagetype is taxable for the tax authority an employee lives in, works in, and for unemployment taxes.
Hi Chaudhury,
Thanks for your reply. Let me check the settings in table T5UTM and get back to you.
Hi Chaudhury,
I have checked the settings and find that there is nothing linked from the table T5UTM to this payroll solution. Also the processing class 71 is not mainatained for any wage types.
This is for Nigeria payroll, where the International payroll driver has been copied and modified.
Please let me know, if any other suggestions.
Use program RPDLGA20 (t-code = PC00_M99_DLGA20) to analyze your WTs.
Execute it for your Country Code, without any WT selection.
In the report, select the Cumulation WTs by double clicking on it.
Double click on a Cumulation WT (such as /102) to see all WTs that cumulate into it.
Note that you can do the same with Processing Classes, and that you can have the report in a Tree Structure.


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In 1983, when Bill Harlan bought an estate in a steep, forested area of Oakville, his aim was to create a Napa Valley First Growth. Whether he has come that far is open to argument, but he certainly has come close.
2001 Harlan Estate The Maiden Red Wine Napa Valley
Producer: Harlan Estate
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Bordeaux Blend
Origin: California
Region: Napa
91 Points | Stephen Tanzer's IWC - May/June 2004
Highly aromatic nose combines roasted black raspberry, game and beefsteak tomato. Superripe and smooth, with lovely vinosity and subtle notes of tobacco and meat. Finishes with big, broad, spreading tannins and intriguing mineral character. Suggests a wider range of ripeness than the young 2002 sample.
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Somewhere along the evolutionary line man made the jump from thick-skulled cave-dweller to fire-harnessing smart guy.
That might not be the exact scientific progression or description, but you get the idea. For someone, somewhere, the light went on, literally, and life would never be the same. For him or the rest of us.
That progression makes up part of "The Croods," the latest animated film from Dreamworks, and it would be nice to report that it is the central idea, because that would be an interesting concept to explore. Alas, it chugs along in the background, crowded out by a "don't be afraid" theme. Also important, but a little less intriguing.
Still, there are plenty of funny moments in the film, basically a road-trip movie, which will keep the target audience of kids happy. That and the frenetic action sequences, beginning with a chase for food and slowing down only occasionally to develop the no-fear theme and a late-in-the-game father-daughter-bonding subplot.
The Croods are a prehistoric clan who live in a cave, in the dark, in constant fear of ... everything. Ugg (voice of Nicolas Cage) sees to this with his constant warnings. His mantra: Never don't be afraid. It's what's kept his family alive while all their neighbors succumbed to the various dangers and diseases of the day.
But it rankles Eep (Emma Stone). She's a teenage girl, chafing at her father's rules. She longs to explore, to break free of cave life. And on a late-night excursion, she gets her chance. She meets Guy (Ryan Reynolds), who represents the next step in evolutionary man. He knows how to make fire (and shoes and all sorts of things; he's like a prehistoric Thomas Edison).
He also knows a hard truth: The continents are shifting. Well, maybe he doesn't know that exactly, but he does know the earth around him is changing, crumbling, belching lava and fire, and he has to get to higher ground. Ugg thinks it's madness, but events conspire to make him a believer. But not in Guy. Still, Guy is the family's best shot, so Ugg, Eep and the rest of the Croods hit the road.
From there directors Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders offer up a typical mismatched-characters road-trip movie, with Guy and Eeps's obvious attraction to each other further angering Ugg. But Guy is an idea man. Ugg is not. And in the new world they find themselves in, a lack of ideas is a liability. Maybe a deadly one.
OK, that sounds more serious than it is. Though some of the funniest moments do involve the notion of death, whether it's a dog trick gone bad or Ugg's constant longing for the ancient, evidently indestructible Gran (Cloris Leachman) to expire. And there is a direct lift from a Road Runner cartoon that never gets old, no matter how many hundreds of times you've seen it.
Cage is good, better than he's been in most of his recent live-action films. Ugg wants to evolve, as it were. But he has trouble breaking through his fear. (THEME AGAIN ILLUSTRATED IN BIG BOLD LETTERS. As it often is.)
Stone's spunky personality comes through in Eep, and Reynolds is fine as Guy. Catherine Keener is wasted as Ugga (Mrs. Ugg), as is Clark Duke as nitwit son Thunk. (In his defense, Thunk is pretty sure he doesn't have a brain.) And Leachman voices the standard wise-cracking old person well enough.
It's all well enough. The jokes only make up for the pedestrian plot for so long. There was a time when animated fare with generic stories sufficed. But now we expect more them, because they have, pardon the pun, evolved. "The Croods," like its title family, hasn't.
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Haddijatou Jallow is the executive chairperson of Sierra Leone's Environment Protection Agency. She graduated in 1997 with an LLM in Environmental Law from George Washington University. In 1992, she received a master's degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos in Nigeria, and, in 1982, received a BA in sociology from Fourah Bay College at the University of Sierra Leone. She served as State Counsel (1992-2003) and Legal Advisor (1994-1996, 1999-2003) to the Gambia National Environment Agency, and was a Legal Officer in the Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2003-2008.
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Architect Forum - Cloud Computing - Changing the physics of IT
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Cloud Computing : Changing the physics of IT
PDC 2010 has been completed successfully and a whole range of new features
have been announced when it comes to cloud computing. Part of the announcements
contained significant changes in how we deal with security and interoperability
and much more. During this session you will learn what the new features are,
when they are available and how they can be used by you in architecting cloud
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It seems rare, these days, that Apple could surprise people when it comes to products, especially in the area of television. With all the talk surrounding Apple TVs, Apple's potential HDTV, and Apple's standings in the content arena, it is interesting to see that Apple has released a new Apple TV, model A1469, to the FCC yesterday. Though there is no immense news released in this filing, it is exciting to have a confirmation that Apple is still working on TV solutions, an area of its "intense interest." The industry has been waiting on bated breath to discover what is next for Apple in this area. Perhaps, Apple is getting ready to tell us.
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There is an ever growing number of people eagerly awaiting the news of an Apple HDTV release. The Apple TV set, we believe, is the product that Apple is working on to help them in the process of taking over the worlds living rooms. Though there are many who doubt that Apple will ever make this leap, Apple fans, and investors alike, are following this story with great interest. Thanks to the folks over at CNN NEWS, we were able to get some information found in a note to clients, Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty, issued Tuesday about what she calls "iTV." Note the difference between an iTV (a TV set) and an Apple TV (current set-top box).
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple it testing several TV-set designs. According to WSJ, "officials at some of Apple's suppliers" said the company has been working on testing a few designs for a "large-screen high-resolution TV":
Rumors have been swirling for nigh on a year now about what would come to pass when Apple finally delivers its television. Not that the Apple TV is any slouch mind you, but visions of a fully integrated Apple HDTV have had experts and fanboys alike drooling. News about a possible release schedule and what could be expected of this hardware has been slow to nonexistent in recent months leaving many people filling that informational void with speculation. One particularly juicy daydream was just delivered by our friend over at The Verge and we simply had to pass it on. So here is one die-hard's dream of the perfect Apple TV.
Tech bloggers, including ourselves, have been buzzing hard about the hush development of an Apple television set for quite some time now. While the Apple TV set top box has been quite successful, it still requires a non-Apple piece of hardware to operate. Well, according to some whispers overheard on Barrons, those days may be drawing to a close.
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State of MissouriMissouri
County of MissouriMissouri
In the St Louis Circuit CourtCircuit Court
July Term 1842
MargarettMargarett Juelison, a woman of color, by her attorneys
and by leave of the court according & the Statute in such cases
made, complains of JamesJames C. Fraser of a plea of
trespass on the eve. For false imprisonment; For that
whereas the said defendant, heretofore to wit, on the
first day of March in the year eighteen hundred and forty two, with force and as the County
aforesaid made an assault on her the said plain
tiff and then and there beat and ill-treated her
and then and there imprisoned and detained and
kept the said plaintiff for a long space of time,
to wit, ten days, and against the will of the said
plaintiff and against the peace and other
wrongs to the said plaintiff then and there did
contrary to low and against the peace of the
state. and the said plaintiff avers that before
and at the time of the communitting the grievances
aforesaid, theshe was and still is a free person, and
that the defendant held and still holds her the
said plaintiff in slavery. Wherefore the
said plaintiff says that she has here injured and sustained damage in the sum of five
hundred dollors, and therefore she brings
Gamble & Walker
Attys for Plff
Margaret Jackson & James O FraserJames O Fraser
at this day comes said defedant by his Attorney
& defends the force & injury to and says
that he is not guilty of the said supposed grievances
or other of them in manner & form plaintiff hath abovethereof complained against
of this for himself upon the country &
TT Polk . PolkT Polk . D.
St LouisSt Louis circuit court
July Term 1842
MargarettMargarett JacksonJackson
(a woman of Color) vsJames O. FraserJames O Fraser
Declaration in trespass for
false imprisonment
& suit for freedom
Dams & 500
filed by consent
Gamble & Walker
Attys for Pltff
Plea not guilty. TT Polk . PolkT Polk . D.
Filed July 29th 1842
J RulandJ Ruland Clerk
Judgment of freedom December 21, 1846
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Pea - Plant
The pea is a vine that attaches to a support by tendrils. The vines can grow vertically to six feet tall, forming a dense mat of foliage. There are also low or bush varieties of peas which form a mound on the ground.
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NY rally highlights health care's human face
Eric de la Cruz wasn't poor and just over five years ago, after visiting several doctors, Eric was told that he had a serious heart ailment that was curable by a transplant.
Liberals, centrists praise tentative health reform deal
Health care reform advocates in Congress and some who have been resisting reform say the reported Senate compromise puts substantive health care reform within reach.
Faith leaders to Lieberman: filibuster lacks 'conscience'
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Connecticut faith leaders launched a "conscience" ad campaign in local and national papers today calling on Senator Joseph Lieberman to abandon plans to filibuster health care reform legislation.
Candlelight vigils demand: Don't kill public option
Hundreds of candlelight vigils across the nation Dec. 8 protested a deal on health care reform in the Senate that caves in to the insurance lobby.
Demand grows for Senate to open health insurers' books
The Senate must break through insurance company secrecy, adding stronger language in their health care bill requiring Aetna and other insurance giants to disclose what their insurance policies cover.
Thousands flock to Senate to stop Stupak Amendment
WASHINGTON - Women holding placards that read, "No wire hangers ever!" packed a U.S. Senate ballroom Dec. 2 to lobby in opposition to the anti-abortion Stupak-Pitts Amendment to the House-passed health care bill.
Senate Republicans seek to stall, poison health reform
The Senate opened debate on health care reform legislation Monday, but the real action may be happening behind the scenes and at the grass roots.
Senate begins health reform debate, women plan protest
As the Senate opened debate on health reform, the women's equality movement scheduled a "Day of Action" on Capitol Hill for Wednesday Dec. 2.
Clergy deliver prayers to Sen. Joe Lieberman
An interfaith group of clergy and supporters rallied at Sen. Joe Lieberman's Hartford office Tuesday to present hundreds of personal prayers in support of health care reform.
New mammogram guidelines: What's a woman to do?
New guidelines have turned life upside down for women used to having a mammogram and breast examination every year starting at age 40, and doing monthly self-examinations.


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"He laid me down next to my son ... used duct tape, bound him up and said, 'Be quiet or I'll shoot.'"
That's how Angelina Waldman described in U.S. Middle District Court here Wednesday the ordeal of facing the barrel of a pistol while she and her family's arms and legs were bound by duct tape in an invasion of their residence in the early morning hours of Dec. 10, 2007.
Waldman, wife of John Waldman, owner of C.A. Shire Jewelers, 456 River Ave., testified on behalf of Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Simmers in the criminal trial for Terrell Carter, 28, who is accused of taking part in the home invasion and robbing a bank in Jersey Shore, both incidents occurring in 2007.
"I said, 'Please! Don't hurt my children,' " Waldman said.
Waldman told the jurors she was awakened by a gunman holding a pistol while another gunman held a pistol on her husband. The family, she said, was huddled into a basement family room and told to lie flat.
"One said, 'We're professionals and we're not going to hurt you,' " Waldman said.
Her husband's frantic 911 call was played for jurors.
"These sons of (expletive) know where I live," Waldman can be heard saying on the audiotape. By that time, the dispatcher summoned the police to the jewelry store in the city and to the house near Route 654.
Waldman said he provided the bandits with an incomplete passcode and feared they would return to his house.
"I'm afraid if they don't get what they want, they're going to come back and kill me," he said.
Jovan Williamson, Carter's accomplice, who has pleaded guilty to committing bank robbery and to brandishing a firearm, according to Simmers, testified for the prosecution Wednesday.
He said he fled the home, got into a SUV and drove away, speeding down Route 654.
"I was going 80 mph and hit some water," he said. The vehicle crashed.
Carter was driving away, too, and following right behind him. Williamson said he got into the car with Carter.
While Waldman was on the cellphone with the dispatcher, the emergency service worker told Waldman a wreck occurred on Route 654 at the site known locally as Deadman's Curve.
At the time, Williamson was living at a residence in the 300 block of Academy Street, while Carter was staying at a home on Park Avenue, according to court documents.
As part of the cross-examination of the Waldmans, attorney Robert Hoffa asked the couple to recall specific colors of the ski masks used. At one point, Hoffa asked about whether they saw any camouflage and if one of the gunmen could be identified as being a light- or dark-skinned man.
In his cross examination of Williamson, Hoffa showed evidence of Williamson's lengthy criminal history but added Williamson said he was "basically forced into the bank robbery and home invasions, including an attempted one in Altoona and another in Muncy."
Williamson said he disputed much of the police transcripts taken from interviews.
Hoffa asked if Williamson, who in pleading guilty faces a mandatory sentence of seven years, desired a deal for cooperating with police.
Williamson told jurors it was Carter's idea to rob the house, that he had a girlfriend "case" the jewelry store and that he followed the business owner to his home on Wells Road.
Williamson testified that after the bank robbery, in which $8,500 was taken, he and Carter shared the cash.
Trooper Dean Benedict testified that police took photographic evidence of the vehicle involved in the crash.
Among the photographs taken was that of a jewelry box and contents, a black hat and bleach and a cigarette found in the pocket of a pair of pants.
The trial before Judge John E. Jones III is expected to continue until at least Friday.


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A woman accused in the arson death of an elderly St. Rose woman has pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to manslaughter. Janna Firmin, 34, of Hahnville, was originally charged with first-degree murder in the death of 88-year-old Ophelia Shepard.
Shepard, a bedridden double amputee, died Feb. 11 when she was unable to escape a fire set at her home in the 600 block of Mockingbird Lane.
Judge M. Lauren Lemmon sentenced Firmin, who was scheduled to go to trial on Monday, to five years with the Department of Corrections, with credit for time served, and with all but one year suspended. For the remaining four years, Firmin will be placed on home incarceration with an electronic monitoring device.
Firmin will serve her home incarceration at her grandparents' house in Picayune, Miss., according to court records. Lemmon also ordered her to obtain employment and to be assessed for substance abuse and follow recommendations for treatment.
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Twin Rivers GC a 'Bear' of a Course
Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of golf courses of the Big 12 Conference. Habel has also profiled The Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla. and the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin.
In the heart of the Lone Star State on the outskirts of Waco, not far from the ranch home of former President George W. Bush, lies Twin Rivers Golf Club, a demanding test of golf designed by the team of PGA Tour pro Peter Jacobsen and PGA member Jim Hardy.
The Tough 14th at Twin Rivers
The 205-acre course along the banks of the Middle Bosque River is as the home track for Baylor University and its golf teams. Built for $7.5 million and originated as Bear Ridge Golf Club in November 2001, the course was foreclosed on in 2007 and re-emerged as Twin Rivers GC, a salute to the two waterways that define the landscape southwest of Waco's main drag.
"The new ownership and management (Brown Bark 1, a subsidiary of NC Ventures of Houston) decided to make a name change to reflect all the course changes," said Mike Hicks, Twin Rivers' director of golf. "The course's Tif-Eagle greens were replaced with Emerald dwarf Bermuda-grass and all our greenside bunkers were rebuilt."
New carts, colors, name and logo were all part of the change. The facility is still linked to the Baylor University Bears and sustains its Jacobsen/Hardy origins.
Twin Rivers plays to a par of 72 and stretches 7,478 yards from the "Big Jake" tees. After opening, it was the longest course in the state and remains a tough test because of its rolling topography, hole-squeezing trees (especially on the back nine) and the steady wind that whips across the property.
The well-kept track boasts a 76.1 rating and a 131 slope from the tips - which are rarely used. It's tough and long, but also rewarding although accuracy is at a premium as the tree lines are close to or impinge on fairways, while doglegging holes are prevalent. Bunkers are relatively sparse (just 44 in all) but strategically placed to be a problem for the wayward.
Hardy, who has been Jacobsen's design partner since 1995, said Twin Rivers was planned with much deliberation. "We knew the course would be the home to the Baylor University men and women's golf teams and it would likely host intercollegiate matches," he said.
The holes that run north-south were intentionally given added length so they could be played from the very back of the tee boxes if there were backing winds. But when there are facing winds those same tees could be moved up or one of other six tees put to use.
Hardy said such variety is crucial to a good layout. "We made sure we understood the weather patterns and took all those aspects into consideration by building a golf course that is flexible and adaptable."
Playing a round at Twin Rivers certainly requires a golfer to be adaptive. The first three holes are set in a wooded area, and - beginning on No. 4 - the course ventures into a wind-blown meadow. Then it's back into the trees for holes 8-10, returning to the meadow on Nos. 11-13, before weaving into the woods for the final stretch.
The changing landscape is enhanced by the two rivers that cross and border some holes, which allowed Jacobsen and Hardy to create options. "We were provided with a beautiful piece of land," Hardy said. "This will become one of the top courses in Texas and will be reminiscent of many of the scenic, rolling courses you see in Austin."
Hardy and Jacobsen - both former collegiate players - were sure to involve Baylor players and coaches in the design. "We really used their input about where the bunkers went and on green shapes and tee placements," Jacobsen said.
Be Ready on the First Tee
There's little time to ease into a round at Twin Rivers, so warm up well and be prepared right out of the gate. The opener is a 437-yard par-4 that rolls downhill and doglegs right. Any shot not well-placed in the fairway can end up in the trees left of the landing area. The approach is uphill, but often off a downhill lie, which can lead to an early disaster.
The demand for length arises soon after on the third, a 460-yard par-4. The hole sweeps rightward through native hardwoods; a large jagged bunker crosses the fairway short of the green. A grass hollow guards the left side of the putting surface, which is deep and wavy.
The fourth tips out at 587 yards, making the par-5 the second-longest hole on the course. Length is less a factor than placement off the tee on this right-bender as the elevated tee drops to the fairway 50 feet below. The second shot must find a landing area pinched between an expansive lake right and two bunkers left. The fourth green is protected by several bunkers left and short, while water surrounds it along the right.
Take plenty of club when approaching the 457-yard par-4 seventh and stay away from its right side, where a creek lines the entire length of the hole and cuts into the fairway near the green. The hole is played into the prevailing wind and runs a bit uphill.
The 577-yard par-5 eighth is the best hole on Twin Rivers' out nine, moving left and uphill off the tee to a green nestled amid live oak trees. There are no greenside bunkers, so go for it in two, a tack aided by the prevailing, backing wind.
"Most better or low-handicap players score better on the back nine, while the higher-handicap players score better on the front," Hicks said.
The 610-yard 10th is the longest offering at Twin Rivers. The drive is blind; aim a bit left to avoid the high grasses and lateral hazard that runs the entire length along the right. The approach must carry a creek in front of the green, and a hill to the left creates dramatic contouring on the putting surface.
The 15th Hole at Twin Rivers GC
Final Stretch Serves as Twin Rivers' Gauntlet
Club officials and Jacobsen and Hardy believe that the last five holes are Twin Rivers' "Signature Stretch." The 14th might be the most spectacular of the bunch. The 216-yard par-3 drops nearly 85 feet from tee to green and a large oak sits directly in the flight of tee shots and can obstruct the view of the pin.
No. 15 is a 419-yard par-4 with one of the most intimidating tee shots in Waco. Tree-lined on both sides and with the Bosque River running its entire length, this gem also has a creek along the right that crosses the fairway in front of the green.
The 515-yard par-5 16th features a tee shot off an elevated tee, which offers nice views of the surrounding countryside. Despite it being the shortest par-5 on the course, it merits a No. 1 handicap rating. The 16th is reachable in two with two very crisp shots, but be good as your second must clear the creek that crosses 100 yards before the green.
The 430-yard par-4 finisher rises uphill and is affected by a predominantly left-to-right breeze. Your drive must clear three fairway bunkers along the right and miss the creek. A long- to mid-range iron over a creek bed might find a green guarded on the right by bunkers.
"Some of the golfers will like the holes at the start of the round that are in the dense woods, while others will like the holes around the meadow," Hardy commented. "But those last five holes in the forest are stunning. We think the others are pretty good, too"
When playing golf in Waco it's often quite evident you're in Waco. But because of its elevation changes, Twin Rivers gives the impression you're in another place as the course contains such a fine variety of holes. Strategy and course management are necessary, and the greens - considered the best in town - are frequently slick and deceiving.
Baylor officials say the course and the separate Bill and Roberta Bailey Baylor Golf Center, a 5,500-square-foot indoor-outdoor team-practice facility, have helped put Baylor on the NCAA map. The Baylor men's team immediately reaped the rewards with the new facility, winning the 2001 Big 12 championship.
This season, the Bears' men's golf team beat Georgia in a playoff to earn the fifth and final NCAA Championship spot out of the South-Central Regional held at The Traditions Golf Club in College Station, Texas. It's Baylor's first trip to the finals since 2002.
For additional information or a tee time, visit www.twinriversgolfclub.net.
Steve Habel is one of Cybergolf's national correspondents, contributing news stories, features, equipment and book reviews and personality profiles from his base in Central Texas. He is also the managing editor for Texas CEO Magazine and works as a contributing editor for Horns Illustrated magazine, a publication focusing on University of Texas sports. He also writes a blog (www.shotoverthegreen.blogspot.com), which features news on golf and the Longhorns, and another (www.checkinginandplayingthrough.blogspot.com) on his many travels, which took him across the nation and to 105 different golf course in 2009. Habel is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and the Texas Golf Writers Association.
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Joel Zumaya, who battled the flu while rehabbing in Florida, looked fully healthy during a rehab assignment in AAA Toledo over the weekend. Hitting triple digits on the radar gun, Zumaya pitched two scoreless innings for the Mud Hens.
April 19, Toledo Blade: Zumaya was scheduled to pitch two innings and did so with little trouble, giving up two hits and no runs while striking out one.
Zumaya isn't expected to pitch today in the second of a two-game series at Columbus but will be used in back-to-back games once the team returns to Toledo, according to manager Larry Parrish.
"I just wanted to go out there and try to throw strikes," Zumaya said. "I didn't get to be involved with an opening day, so it was nice to be able to pitch in their new stadium. I felt fine."


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The advent of training camps just about rules out the old-fashioned bolter in All Blacks squads but the addition of Matt Todd's name as "injury cover'' just about qualifies.
It's certainly a surprise.
Coach Steve Hansen had appeared comfortable with naming only Sam Cane as a specialist No7 for the two training camps, but the selectors have had a change of heart following the injuries to Crusaders locks Sam Whitelock and Dominic Bird.
Their franchise teammate Todd is the big winner out of all of this, Hansen saying they think Blues loose forward Steven Luatua, another newcomer, can cover second row too behind Luke Romano, Brodie Retallick and the uncapped Jeremy Thrush.
Hansen today said the inclusion of 25-year-old Todd was "one we debated long into the night last night.
"In the end we believe we can cover Sam with Steven Luatua at lock if we need to.
And it gives us better balance by having another No7 in the group and hence we went to him [Todd].''
Hansen said the Blues' Luke Braid and Chiefs' Tanerau Latimer were also in the mix.
"We discussed that, we chucked a lot of ideas around. In the end we felt that Matt Todd had just a better all-round game across the park and he's been given that opportunity.''
Elsewhere the selections for the 32-man squad for the three France tests this month were more orthodox.
Apart from Luatua, Thrush and Todd, the other uncapped players included were Charles Piutau, Francis Saili and Ben Afeaki.
Hansen said players heading overseas after this season were not considered - centre Tamati Ellison would have come under this category.
However, Rene Ranger has been included, which suggests he may not be going to Montpellier after all.
"We've always stated that if someone is playing extremely well, out of their skin, then we would select them,'' said Hansen of those players who were leaving. ``In this case, we don't believe anyone is in that category.''
Hansen said he couldn't comment on the recent injuries to players as they hadn't been seen by All Blacks' staff. Question marks surround halfback Piri Weepu and new All Blacks captain Kieran Read, both of whom received head knocks this weekend, though Weepu's was by far the worst. He was taken off the Forsyth Barr Stadium pitch on a stretcher after being knocked out during the Blues' 38-28 loss to the Highlanders last night.
However, Hansen said: ``He's running around the place like there's nothing wrong with him.''
Piutau, Ranger and Ben Smith will have utility roles in the team, with the make-up of the backline likely to be the most interesting of the selections for the first test at Eden Park on Saturday.
All Blacks squad with caps in brackets: Dane Coles, Wellington (4), Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Waikato (2), Andrew Hore, Taranaki (74), Aaron Smith, Manawatu (13), Keven Mealamu, Auckland (102), Piri Weepu Auckland (69, Ben Afeaki North Harbour (0), Beauden Barrett, Taranaki (5), Wyatt Crockett, Canterbury (11), Daniel Carter, Canterbury (94), Ben Franks, Hawkes Bay (23), Aaron Cruden, Manawatu (20), Owen Franks, Canterbury (45), Tony Woodcock, North Harbour (96), Ma'a Nonu, Wellington (76), Rene Ranger, Northland (3), Brodie Retallick, Bay of Plenty (13), Francis Saili, North Harbour (0), Luke Romano, Canterbury (11), Conrad Smith, Wellington (66), Jeremy Thrush, Wellington (0), Samuel Whitelock, Canterbury (39), Israel Dagg, Hawkes Bay (25), Charles Piutau, Auckland (0), Sam Cane, Bay of Plenty (5), Julian Savea,
Wellington (9), Steven Luatua, Auckland (0), Ben Smith, Otago (12), Liam Messam, Waikato (20), Kieran Read (c), Canterbury (48), Victor Vito, Wellington (20). Injury cover: Matt Todd, Canterbury (0).


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The Malone University Board of Trustees met October 15-16. Among actions taken, Cecile E. Fransman, Ed.D., was appointed to a three-year term. In addition, newly appointed Deborah Bartley began serving a three-year term; Sharon Kao-Huang began serving a two-year term.
Dr. Fransman currently serves as an educational consultant for the Lucas County Educational Service Center, Toledo, Ohio. In addition to her bachelor's degree, she holds a master's degree in social work and an Ed.D. in educational leadership, both degrees from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. Professional memberships include MAAEOPP – (Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel) and NASW – (National Association of Social Workers). Dr. Fransman is also an ordained pastor with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Deborah Bartley is an active community volunteer, serving the Pregnancy Support Center of Stark County, Lake Center Christian School, the Boy Scouts of America, and First Christian Church. She holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Malone University. Debbie, her husband john, and their three school aged children reside in Hartville, OH.
Sharon Kao-Huang is an evangelical church minister and elementary school educator. She earned the B.A. in religion education from Central Taiwan Theological Seminary, the M.Div. from Evangelical Theological Seminary (PA), the M.A. in Christian education from Ashland Theological Seminary (OH), and pre-school certification from the Association of Montessori International (OH). She and her husband, the Reverend Dr. Samuel Huang, reside with their school aged children in Medina, OH.


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Eah... Dead... Finally. Or once again? Or definitely finally?
Original Borland is dead for many-many-many years already, actually.
Misfortune, bad management, overestimates, strong competitors and friendemies like Microsoft.
Duke Nukem For(n)ever is dead, Borland is dead...
Who's next? "Old skool" passing away, unfortunately.
But what in exchange? Nothing... Beta-culture, googlism...
Eah... Dead... Finally. Or once again? Or definitely finally?
Hmmm.... What if I'm just writing effective code? Am I bad/wrong developer?blowdart said:magicalclick said:*snip*
Yes, I understand.... To be "effective" is too old-fashioned and not supported by "big" companies...
Hmmm... Very interesting idea... Never thought about that.
If the is no light then there is no "speed limit" as well...
Something Epic? Epic is good. I want some Epic!vesuvius said:Sven Groot said:*snip*
My wish is for this to be completed soon, and a push be made for developers to adopt the libraries, because the more people that have applications that can show the taskbar in it's true light, then the less friction there will be.
I also say this because most businesses are going to skip Vista, and the last thing an IT director wants, is to be told that in order for their proprietary software to run productively and efficiently on Windows 7 then they are going to have to perform modifications based on some open source project on codeplex.com or codeprject.com.
My concern is strictly about the reduction in friction between migrating from XP/Vista to Windows 7.
MacBook Wheel is good as well.
US patent system rocks-n-rulez!Maddus Mattus said:Bass said:*snip*
What a point to discuss "must to disable ASAP" feature?
Just use WinXP, seriously. Or even OSX.
"Sound" - is far from Vista's strongest points.
How about to replace word "rich" by something starting with letter "i"?bifa said:littleguru said:*snip*
I found a website with the same concept. You can buy a certificate of wealth for 1000,99 euros ! And you only have a number for that ! As crazy as I am rich application !
If you want to see it, it's here to show you are rich !
"Thumbs.db" files bother you?!?!?!Yggdrasil said:Nightmare? Evil?
It's just a hidden system file!
Jeez, you'd think thumbs.db came and killed your dog or something.
How about bloody stupid "sqm" files in the drive's root folder?
They're definitely back... And they ARE really annoying...


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Amigurumi: Woodland Animals taught by Stacey Trock
Brand-new crocheters will learn the basics, while crochet veterans will enjoy making whimsical and cuddly bears, deers, raccoons and bluebirds.
Other projects made as part of this class:
CrochetingThe Panda and the Jailbird
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Lung Cancer Drug Zaps Tumor Blood Vessels
Lung Cancer Drug: Study Results continued...
The most commonly reported side effects were blood and lymphatic disorders, reported by about 18%, but no serious adverse events were reported with lung hemorrhage or bleeding, a side effect that has accompanied other lung cancer drug therapy, McKeage says. The improvement is encouraging and warrants further investigation by proceeding to the phase III trial, he says.
McKeage was the principal investigator for the study, which was funded by Antisoma, who later licensed the drug to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. McKeage has consulted for both companies and received research funds from both.
Vadimezan works in a different way than another cancer drug that focuses on blood vessels, Avastin, McKeage says. They compare favorably, but vadimezan has fewer side effects.
Recruitment for the phase III study is complete, he says. He predicts the new drug may be on the market by 2012 or so.
''One of the important points of this analysis is that it shows the efficacy and safety profile [of the drug] was similar in squamous and non-squamous patients,'' McKeage says.
Lung Cancer Drug: Second Opinion
The results of the vadimezan study represent "a considerable improvement in survival," says Paul A. Bunn Jr., MD, professor of medicine, James Dudley Chair in Cancer Research at the University of Colorado, Denver, and executive director of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.
"Almost every year now, we are getting [new] drugs that improve survival in lung cancer patients." However, he adds, "we have a long way to go."
In the U.S., about 219,000 new cases of lung cancer were expected to be diagnosed in 2009, with 159,000 expected deaths from the disease, according to American Cancer Society estimates. Survival rates depend on the stage, with the five-year survival rate for stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer just 1%, according to the society.


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We are all too familiar with the usual type of medical museum, composed in the main of collections of pathologic and anatomic material, a few wax models and various objects of medical interest of a bygone age. They have not kept pace with clinical and therapeutic advances. In many the labels are inaccurate or incomplete, the catalogs are out of date, and the specimens are in a bad state of preservation, little attention having been paid to systematic arrangement or easy reference.
"A system which links up the various branches of medical work as one demonstration, providing a display which may be fittingly termed 'synoptical' . . ." was the original conception of the founders of this new type of museum, herein described, in order to fulfil certain desirable objectives: (1) collection and preservation of material, (2) reference, (3) research, (4) education (specific teaching) and (5) education (general teaching for
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we are planning to use the train in our journey from Istanbul to Berlin, but we are not sure if such a travel will be safe and comfortable for two girls (both 20). Firstly we don't know how we are going to be protected from thefts during the night when we are both sleeping and how much the rate of thefts in Bulgaria and Serbia is.
Something we'd also like to learn is if it is possible to choose a non couchette train and how to do it. Can we also pay an axtra fare and get a two-bed sleeper? Is it possible to do it in all night trains and how much does it cost?
The last question is if the trains in Bulgaria and Serbia are really on time and how much the delays are. A friend told that it takes much more than it is written on the timetable.
this is really the next question:): If we miss the train we'll have to wait in the train station maybe for hours and at night. Is the train station in Beograd a safe place at night?
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Healthy Pets
Many Pets Are Too Plump
By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Much like their human companions, many of America's pets are overweight.
Just over half of dogs in the United States are overweight or obese, and 58 percent of cats are carrying too many pounds, according to a survey from the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention.
And, like people, animals can face health consequences from excess weight.
"Overweight animals also have certain health issues," said Dr. Susan Nelson, clinical associate professor in the department of clinical sciences and veterinarian at the Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center, in a university news release.
Excess weight "can aggravate joint disease. It can lead to type 2 diabetes. It can aggravate heart conditions, and it can lead to skin diseases as folds in the pet's skin get bigger. It can even shorten their life span," noted Nelson.
How can you know if your pet is overweight? You may not be able to tell by appearance alone, since pets can appear to be in good shape even when they aren't.
At the appropriate weight, Nelson said, pets should only have a thin layer of fat over their ribs and show an hourglass shape from above. If you have a long-haired pet, it may be best to do this when your dog is wet.
Nelson also recommends using a measuring cup to figure out how many calories your pet is eating each day. It's also important to re-check that information every time you switch brands or types of food since calories may vary as much as 200 to 300 per cup between different brands or types of food, she said.
Calorie information should be available via the bag or can of pet food. If you can't find calorie details on the packaging, contact the manufacturer.
Be cautious about the suggested amount of food for your pet, Nelson said. "In the testing facilities, these animals are typically mandated to have a certain amount of exercise per day because they are research animals," she said. "In reality, a lot of the pets that we own don't get as much exercise as those dogs and cats in the research facilities."


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Lufti, whom Kevin Federline's camp attempted to subpoena in the ongoing custody battle, reminded PEOPLE in an e-mail that Federline getting custody is "temporary."
"We ... signed all the necessary documents that she needed to get done," he said. Spears, he added, is "in a good mood, no problems, very optimistic."
Monday a judge granted Federline physical custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, "until further order of the court." Lufti told PEOPLE that what led to the ruling was just a misunderstanding.
"Scheduling conflicts and errors in communication led her to believe that her deadline was later this week rather than [Monday]," Lufti said. "However, once we finally realized what was going on, we completed the list of tasks. ...So everything's looking good."
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Spears, facing a misdemeanor charge of driving without a valid license, went to the Department of Motor Vehicles on Monday to get a California license to replace her Louisiana card, but DMV spokesperson Jan Mendoza says Spears hasn't yet finished the application process.
"As of now, she's not legally able to drive in California," says Mendoza.
"Britney Spears is still unlicensed," Mendoza adds. "She does have a pending application. She's very close to getting a California license."
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Where do babies come from? No idea. It is amazing that I have managed to have some without being assessed, vetted and put on special measures.
For my complete lack of belief in testing small children at every stage would surely have counted against me.
I am referring to a new study that connects the way we feed babies with their later Sats results.
A longitudinal study of 10,000 children now links demand feeding (feeding them when they cry, as opposed to sticking to a four-hour schedule) with higher IQ scores at the age of eight, and better performance in national curriculum tests, known as Sats, at ages five, seven, 11 and 14.
Where to begin with what this study tells us about our attitudes to children?
First, new parents are bombarded with contradictory information, so the only thing you can say to most harassed new mothers is: "Everything you do is wrong, but your child will probably survive it."
We should be less afraid of intervening in chaotic families (The Guardian)