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Godfrey & Kahn is proud of its long-standing relationship with the University of Michigan. Since founding partners Dudley Godfrey, a University of Michigan Law School graduate, and Gerald Kahn established the law firm in 1957, the firm has interviewed students in Ann Arbor. Today, we have a strong network of Michigan alumni at our firm - seven attorneys have graduated from the University of Michigan Law School.
Godfrey & Kahn has partnered with the University of Michigan's Green OCI program to help fight global warming by offsetting the emissions from the University of Michigan interview process. The firm has purchased carbon offsets which are a market mechanism to help reduce overall carbon dioxide emissions.
Godfrey & Kahn has purchased these offsets from NativeEnergy, a privately held Native American energy company. NativeEnergy helps build Native American, farmer-owned and charitable purpose renewable energy projects that create social, economic and environmental benefits.
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I very much enjoyed my time as a first-year summer associate at G&K. The summer program allowed me to explore my practical interests as an attorney while getting to know and enjoy the city, the G&K attorneys and staff, and my peers. At the end of the first-year program, I returned to Michigan with a more practical perspective on legal issues, a better understanding of my interests and a great appreciation for the city of Milwaukee and G&K (and, by the way, about 10 pounds heavier from all of the lunches and happy hours!).
Since my summer associate years, Godfrey & Kahn has proven to be a firm with the highest standards of legal expertise, client service, professional development, entrepreneurship and integrity. I am very proud of our firm and its positive, inclusive and fun culture. And I am very excited and optimistic about my future at G&K and the future of our firm."
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Until recently, the accepted wisdom had long been that hardware choice was cosmetic and no longer that important: Windows PCs had won the war for desktop OS supremacy in front of Linux and Apple. Today, of course, the landscape visible through the corporate window has changed beyond recognition, and that presents a challenge to IT strategists.
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UPDATED 3:14 PM EDT May 13, 2013
The grandstand at Farquhar Park in York has been vandalized again.
About 100 support beams that hold up the railing around the grandstand were kicked out.
Neighbors said the grandstand has been vandalized one or two other times in recent years.
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Earlier this week Lending Club announced the end of their quiet period when their bid to host a secondary market for loans was approved by the SEC. This means that Lending Club users able to resume funding loans and they can later sell these notes on an open market within Lending Club's platform. In related news, Prosper announced yesterday that they have filed a similar request with the SEC and have entered into a quiet period.
Lending Club SEC Filing Approved
Lending Club is the first P2P lending company to offer a secondary lending market. They filed their SEC papers in April and immediately entered into a quiet period in which current lenders were not able to make loans. The approval process with the SEC took 6 months. Here is a snippet of Lending Club's secondary market announcement:
By partnering with Foliofn Investments, Inc., a registered broker dealer, Lending Club becomes the first social lending network where you have the option of a Trading Platform to put your notes up for sale in the event you need liquidity before the 36-month term of a note. Any new note (issued after October 12, 2008) can be traded on the Trading Platform. You can also buy notes from other lenders.
This is a great development for Lending Club and its members as it adds another dimension – added liquidity for investors.
Prosper Enters Quiet Period
Following several months behind Lending Club, Prosper filed paperwork with the SEC this week to offer a secondary market. While it took Lending Club 6 months to get their paperwork approved, there is no way to determine how long it will take for Prosper's paperwork to be approved – if it gets approved.
Here is their message to Prosper members:
Prosper has started a process to register, with the appropriate securities authorities, promissory notes that may be offered and sold to lenders through our site in the future.
The registration filing is a necessary step toward making the secondary lending market available to the community. This is something many of you have been asking for, and we believe the liquidity of a secondary market will make Prosper even more vibrant.
Until we complete the registration process, we will not accept new lender registrations or allow new commitments from existing lenders. If you're an existing lender, your current lender agreements will be unaffected; your existing loans will continue to be serviced; you'll be able to track and monitor your loans; and you'll be able to withdraw funds from your Prosper account.
If you're a borrower with an existing loan, you will continue with your current borrower agreement and be unaffected by the registration process. If you're a borrower seeking a loan, you will still be able to create a new loan listing, which we will endeavor to fulfill through alternative sources.
A successful registration can take several months, but we assure you we will do our best to move forward as quickly as possible. Until this process is complete, we're required to be in a quiet period and will be unable to respond to press, blogger or other inquiries about Prosper or the registration filing until it becomes effective.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and want to thank you in advance for your understanding and support.
What does this mean for Prosper? This means current lenders will not be able to make loans through Prosper until the end of the quiet period, which could take a few months. All current loans are unaffected, and borrowers can still get new loans through Prosper. Prosper will fund loans while the quiet period is in effect. This is the same process that Lending Club went through over the previous 6 months.
What's next for the P2P industry?
Creating a secondary market will allow investors to more easily get in and out of P2P loans, which should be good for the industry as a whole. Hopefully the SEC will approve Prosper's bid soon – I think competition is a good thing.


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Monday morning's commute came to a standstill on I-93 south in Salem after a crash involving seven vehicles.
The accident happened just after 5:30 a.m., forcing police to close both southbound lanes between exits 1 and 2.
Three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
By 7:30 a.m., all southbound lanes were reopened, but traffic was backed up several miles for a couple hours.
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i like these, the blue really makes the skin pattern at the upper pop even more.
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Most sneakerheads know that Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 after foregoing a scholarship to Duke University thanks to annual 'What if?' colorways. Here's another we can add to that list, going even more hypothetical to imagine what might have happened had Kobe been born just a couple years earlier. Either that, or had Michigan won an NCAA championship with the Fab Five, The Lil Mamba might have ended up in Ann Arbor in a look similar to this new Nike Zoom Kobe VII. The combination of a dark upper plus yellow accents and a white sole might make you squint from afar if you're expecting purple, because this pair's navy blue Flywire shell is so close to and yet so far from the Lakers' traditional colors. There's also a unique heel icon that may be tied in with an upcoming WBF event or perhaps something related to the Olympic summer; stay tuned for more details. Check out this new Kobe 7 after the jump, let us know where these stand amongst the ZK7 crowd and stick with Sneaker News for release info. Photos: SA
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i like these, the blue really makes the skin pattern at the upper pop even more.
That was a pretty lame read/intro or whatever, but I've been wondering why they have yet to do a "draft-day" colorway for the VII.
cool concept. easy pass for me though
I rather get my cawk sucked than cop these. Next!
That logo on the back deff has something to do with the olympics. It has 12 in it a basketball net and what looks like a globe in it with a gold medal type backround. But still a nice colorway yet to be seen on the kobe 7. Doubt ill grab depending on what colorways they pit out in the elite series
Why?...why? why? Please stop the carnage. For Kobe being so great paired with these loss-of-beauty 7s makes me faint. My fragile heart aches.
"another" NCAA championship for the Fab Five? when was the first one?
almost a denver nugget color way.
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Photo Credit: Thomas A. Witten I was honored to give a very short talk at my father's funeral. My father was the MacArthur Chair of Physics at the University of Chicago. He died at 78 due to complications after cardiac surgery. Several of his colleagues asked for copies of my remarks at his graveside service which were very brief. "I want to talk today about my dad – Leo's – legacy. I think until the time he was 35, 40, maybe even 50 he thought his legacy was in the papers he published, the work he did, the medals and prizes he won or famously — in at least one case — did not win. But as he aged, Dad …Read More
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Affordable Housing Blogs to Follow
Currently, I'm working at the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), a non-profit that builds and runs affordable housing for people who live in the Tenderloin and other historically poor neighborhoods. My role is as a marketing change agent, helping them with their communications needs. This is my first non-profit experience in a while. Those of you who know me, know that I started my career in the public sector, first working while in college at the Framingham Prison for Women advocating for women awaiting trial to get diverted into drug and alcohol programs, and later working in the Massachusett's State Welfare Department as a budget analyst and program manager. I'm enjoying my time at TNDC and learning how a non-profit …Read More
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
2015 City Innovate Summit
Changing the World One City at a Time I'm working pro bono as the CMO to the City Innovation Foundation. The foundation's flagship event is the City Innovate Summit, being held in San Francisco on June 17-18. You can register as my guest by following this link. This conference brings together the top cities, mayors, technologists, and change makers in practical conversations with how the city as a platform can be improved, made sustainable, made just. WHAT IS CITY INNOVATION SUMMIT? The definitive conference on the smart city 2.0, June 17th to 18th at Marriott Marquis, San Francisco Brought to you by the CET/Berkeley, San Francisco Mayor's Office, Institute for the Future, Microsoft, MIT Media Lab, Frog Design, TUMML, SFMTA, Code for America The official SF …Read More
Last year, I spent 4 months working as Kampyle's Interim CMO on a virtual basis. Kampyle is based in Israel and is the first place to put little orange buttons that say "Give Feedback" on top of websites, thus originating the customer satisfaction category. Ori Soen, Kampyle's new CEO, came to me with a request to help Kampyle reposition itself and turn its website/social media presence into a lead generating machine. To do this, we moved from a site that looked pretty but didn't generate demand and leads to one that met best practices in inbound marketing/lead generation. Here's the before. Looks pretty but there was no lead capture mechanism and the majority of pages were provided as downloadable PDFs. To optimize findability in …Read More
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Happy Holidays
This holiday season we are getting ready for a new family member to join us in the form of … wait for it … a puppy. Her name is Celeste and she is a West Highland White Terrier. My business partner – long ago – had Westies that came to the agency daily. My mother also had 2 Westies. So my husband and I are familiar with the breed and love the fact that these are small dogs with big dog personalities.
Monday, September 29, 2014
SF Camerawork Auction – coming up on November 1 – doors open at 11 with bidding starting at 1
For those of you who don't know, I'm on the board of directors of SF Camerawork. SF Camerawork is the oldest non-profit gallery in San Francisco, located in the mid-market area. Our annual auction is the biggest fund raising event of the year. Tickets are $20 in advance ($30 at the door) and available for sale here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-sf-camerawork-auction-tickets-12531565249 This is a great opportunity to check out what it feels like to participate in a real art auction, check out the works on offer, and maybe pick something up for your own collection at a great price. Check out the catalog here Really appreciate your support!
Friday, May 16, 2014
Working with an interesting new company – Myallies
Photo from Wikihow: Get a Man to Ask for Directions Currently located at myalli.es (I know, I know) the company will shortly relocate to myallies.co The problem we solve is that women don't like to ask for help. Numerous studies show that by not asking for help, women disadvantage themselves in their careers and in the outcomes of their startup endeavors. The problem is writ large by what I've dubbed "bromicide" behavior – brothers in technology acting badly. Relevant examples include: Sexism and Intimidation at Github Tech Crunch Disrupt Changing the Women in Tech Conversation Myallies.co is the serious business network for women in corporate and startup organizations, including executives, entrepreneurs, and coders. Unlike other business networks, myallies.co provides a …Read More
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
How to evaluate next generation marketing automation solutions
I recently left Bislr (now called Autopilot HQ), where I served as CMO. Inquiring minds are asking me what to look for in a "modern" marketing automation solution, now that I can be objective post Bislr. According to Gleanster (September 2013), the respected marketing research firm, there are 10 things to consider when evaluating next-generation marketing automation solutions. They include: 1. Focus on Getting Good Data from the Get Go The single best way to do this is by taking information provided by the prospect and matching it up – in real-time – to intelligence data. What to look for: A marketing automation provider that matches up your intelligence data to multiple sources in real time. 2. Ease of Use …Read More
Monday, March 10, 2014
Off Topic: Olivia the Wonder Kitten turns 1!
Here's a video of her at around 4 months playing with her (actually my) iPad on You Tube.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Why You (Still) Need An SEO Strategy (And What to Do About It)
Now that 100% of content from Google comes in as "referrer not provided" some people I talk to seem to think that an SEO strategy is no longer needed. Say it isn't so! Today a SEO strategy looks a lot like a content strategy … and yes … you need one desperately. Why? Because unless your company has been operating under a rock, it is likely that you have a lot of content on your site – but most of it isn't particularly findable by prospects or customers. (While prospects are your primary target for search, customers serve as advocates). An SEO / Content strategy will: Set up your content for maximum find ability in search engines Prioritize your content …Read More


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Have an official copy of your academic transcript from every undergraduate college or university you have attended mailed to The Theatre School Admissions Office.
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Delbert Keyes, age 98 years, of Raritan Township, died on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township.
He was born in Carbondale, Pa., Nov. 7, 1915, son of the late Miner and Agnes McMyne Keyes. He had formerly resided in Irvington.
He was a retired sheet metal fabricator with Union Local 10, Carlstadt.
He was a United States Army veteran of World War II.
His wife, Anna Lorraine Koellhoffer Keyes, died in 1988. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Richard Kacvinski, of Raritan Township; a step-brother, Ralph Lewis, of Bridgewater; his grandchildren: Cindy Martin, Kimberly Kacvinski- Tobias, and Karen Kacvinski-Tollin; and ten great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 at 10 a.m. in the Three Bridges Reformed Church, 470 Main Street, Three Bridges. Interment will be in East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington.
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I agree that more could have been done to smooth the transition, but probably not too much this offseason. I would have liked to have seen Holland sign Bryan Allen, but short of that, most of the defensemen this offseason went way too high. The last two years were where the work probably ought to have been done.
that's really my point. Holland took a hard run at Suter and actually participated in ridiculous salary offers, which he usually doesn't. A big part of the reason is because he he hadn't made any moves the last few seasons to prepare for Lidstrom's (and Stuart's) inevitable departure.


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Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
International Disability Center
A few months ago, Talitha and I visited the Joni and Friends International Disability Center in Agoura Hills, California. This is the hub for the variety of ministries spreading out from JAF–family retreats, wheelchair outreach, radio ministry, church relations, visitation, disabilities awareness curriculum, daily devotions, and connection with the JAF field ministries scattered around the country. There also is a new TV program.
It's hard to take it in–how many kinds of activities spring from this center. So I think I'll focus on some ministries individually in future blogs.
In the meantime, this video highlights the Christian Institute on Disability, one of the key ministries of the Center, offering education and internships for this purpose: "To Impact the Church, Christian and public institutions and societies with a biblical worldview and life-giving Truth on issues pertaining to life, dignity, justice and equality that affect people with disabilities."
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Who Would Have Thought?
Summer afternoon. Sisters swimming in the bay. Diving from a raft. Hitting bottom. Broken neck. Quadriplegia. Seventeen years old and life will never again be the same.
Who but God could have thought of this as anything but tragedy? Instead, through God's strength Joni Eareckson Tada has inspired tens of thousands. Her practical love and ministry through Joni and Friends has pointed people around the globe toward the God who is sovereign and in whose image we all are created, whatever abilities and disabilities we have.
She has told her story more fully in Joni, which is available as book or DVD. And perhaps you heard her speak some time ago with Larry King about her life–how God brought her into a warm personal relationship with himself through friends who treated her "as a person, not a cripple." In that video interview, she also talks about what that relationship means in her life now, for example when she doesn't have the strength or personal resources to face another day.
Monday, July 28th, 2008
God Always Shows Up Here
Joni and Friends Family Retreat is a unique week in the year of a person or family affected by disabilities. You can hear it in the words of some of the campers who were at the Minnesota Family Retreat last year, in 2007. A couple of them are parents of children with special needs. One is a husband and father whose physical mobility is a wheelchair. One is an STM (nickname for Retreat volunteer workers–"short-term missionary").
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
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Check out how locals fared in the NFL last week.
Joe Berger, Minnesota Vikings
• Position: Backup offensive lineman
• Local affiliation: Newaygo High School
• College: Michigan Tech University
• Age: 30
• Size: 6-5, 315
Week 8: The eighth-year pro was active for the Vikings 36-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday night. The loss drops Minnesota's record to 5-3 in the NFC North Division.
Next: 4:05 p.m. Sunday at Seattle Seahawks
Cameron Bradfield, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Position: Starting right tackle
• Local affiliation: Creston High School
• College: Grand Valley State University
• Age: 25
• Size: 6-4, 302
Week 8: The second-year pro and the Jaguars suffered fourth straight loss and dropped to 1-6 with a 24-15 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert did throw for 303 yards and a touchdown in the game, but the Jacksonville offense was only able to rush for 62 yards, and Gabbert was sacked twice.
Next:1 p.m. Sunday vs Detroit Lions
Brandon Carr, Dallas Cowboys
• Position: Starting left cornerback
• Local affiliation: Grand Valley State University
• High school: Flint Carman-Ainsworth
• Age: 26
• Size: 6-0, 207
Week 8: The fifth-year pro and the Cowboys suffered a tough 29-24 home loss to NFC East Division rivals New York Giants Sunday. Carr led the team with five solo tackles, and helped hold Giants quarterback Eli Manning to just 192 yards pass, zero touchdowns and one interception. The win loss dropped the Cowboys' record to 3-4.
Next: 8:20 p.m. Sunday at Atlanta Falcons
Kirk Cousins, Washington Redskins
• Position: Backup quarterback
• Local affiliation: Holland Christian High School
• College: Michigan State University
• Age: 24
• Size: 6-3, 214
Week 8: The rookie fourth-round draft pick was active, but saw no action in the Redskins' 27-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The loss dropped Washington's record to 3-5.
Next: 1 p.m. Sunday vs. Carolina Panthers
David Harris, New York Jets
• Position: Starting inside linebacker
• Local affiliation: Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School
• College: University of Michigan
• Age: 28
• Size: 6-2, 250
Week 8: The sixth-year pro and the New York Jets defense played well in their game against AFC East Division rival Miami Dolphins, holding Miami's offense to just over 200 yards and knocking out starter Ryan Tannehill. But the offense and special teams let the Jets down in a 30-9 loss to the Dolphins. Harris led the team in tackles with eight, four solo. He also forced a fumble. New York falls to 3-5 on the season with the loss.
Todd Herremans, Philadelphia Eagles
• Position: Starting right tackle
• Local affiliation: Ravenna High School
• College: Saginaw Valley State University
• Age: 30
• Size: 6-6, 321
Week 8 The eighth-year pro and the Eagles lost their third game in a row Sunday, falling to the undefeated Atlanta Falcons 30-17. In the game, the Eagles' offense sputtered. Philadelphia quarterback Michael Vick did throw for 191 yards and a touchdown, but was sacked three times. The Eagles are now 3-4.
Next: 8:30 p.m. Monday at New Orleans Saints
Nick McDonald, New England Patriots
• Position: Backup center/guard
• Local affiliation: Grand Valley State University
• High school: Detroit Henry Ford
• Age: 25
• Size: 6-4, 316
Week 8: The third-year pro was active for the Patriots 45-7 pounding of the St. Louis Rams in London, England Sunday. The win improves New England's record to 5-3.
Next: Bye
John Potter, Buffalo Bills
• Position: Kickoff specialist
• Local affiliation: Grand Haven High School
• College: Western Michigan University
• Age: 22
• Size: 6-2, 209
Week 8: The rookie seventh-round draft pick and the Bills were on a bye.
Next: 1 p.m. Sunday at Houston Texans
Dan Skuta, Cincinnati Bengals
• Position: Backup middle linebacker
• Local affiliation: Grand Valley State University
• High school: Flint Carman-Ainsworth
• Age: 26
• Size: 6-2, 252
Week 8: The fourth-year pro and the Bengals were on a bye.
Next: 1 p.m. Sunday vs. Denver Broncos
Joe Staley, San Francisco 49ers
• Position: Starting left tackle
• Local affiliation: Rockford High School
• College: Central Michigan University
• Age: 28
• Size: 6-5, 315
Week 8: The sixth-year pro helps lead the 49ers in a primetime road matchup at the Arizona Cardinals at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN's Monday Night Football. San Francisco comes into the game with a 5-2 record, one game ahead of the Cardinals in the NFC West Division.
Next: Bye
Jared Veldheer, Oakland Raiders
• Position: Starting left tackle
• Local affiliation: Forest Hills Northern High School
• College: Hillsdale College
• Age: 25
• Size: 6-8, 315
Week 8: The third-year pro and the Raiders defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 26-26 on the road Sunday in a battle of AFC West Division rivals. In the game, Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns and was not sacked. The win is Oakland's second in a row and improves the Raiders to 3-4.
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This month has a reputation for being a dull, grey one as the hours of daylight dwindle and fog grows more frequent and lasts longer
October was remarkably mild, as well as wet and windy, but what will November bring? There has been talk of another big storm this weekend, but it is likely to be much weaker, although it will bring heavy downpours. November looks unsettled for some time, but calmer weather may arrive later in the month.
November is, in any case, one of our wetter months and in many places it is the wettest month of the year, thanks to wet and breezy westerlies blowing through from the Atlantic. This is why the Saxons called it "Wind-Monath", the month of wind. The


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Earlier this week, Cupertino, Calif. based Apple Inc. unveiled their latest addition to the MacBook Pro lineup. The new MacBook Pro with Retina Display encompasses the best of the original MacBook Pro – raw processing power – with the portability of the MacBook Air.
Most notably, Apple forgoes the traditional hard drive in lieu of Flash-based storage and axes the aging SuperDrive altogether. These modifications, among others, enable them to achieve the ultrathin design. Apple assumes folks typically don't use these legacy features, such as Ethernet, on a daily basis.
For the most part, they're right. I won several Macs with optical drives, and very rarely do I insert a DVD. Nor do I use a wired Ethernet cable with my MacBook Pro, either. And those who absolutely need these features can order adapters. I envision Ethernet adapters being popular in the business community, where sometimes a wireless connection isn't an option due to security reasons.
If you need those features, don't let that influence your purchase. Ask yourself if you need those features while in the field. Chances are, you don't. The adapter, for home or office use, will suffice in 99 percent of the cases.
What about the hard drive?
What about it? The new hard drives in the Retina MacBook Pro are extremely fast, resulting in increased productivity. Imagine how many minutes you'd save each day in startup time. Those seconds undoubtedly add up over a year.
If you're a music junkie or have tons of large files, as in the case for graphic designers and videographers, the limitations of Flash storage are worrisome. Fortunately, most of your problems can be solved using a USB 3.0 external hard drive or cloud storage. To ensure you have enough room to process your files internally first, consider opting for the 768 GB model, although most will be fine with the 512 GB version.
For average folks, the 256 GB version is plenty. Most people rarely use their full MacBook Pro hard disk, unless they are into imaging, video, or music. It's completely viable to assume the 256 GB option can meet your needs. And given the high prices of Flash these days, you'll be better off.
Can I upgrade it later?
Sorry, Modder's and hobbyists, the new Retina MacBook Pro isn't upgradeable once purchased. So, choose wisely, my Mac friends, or forever hold your peace. Recent reports indicate the screen is soldered onto the lid of the unit, and the RAM and hard drive are saudered onto the motherboard. Luckily, Apple is pretty good about repairing machines. Unfortunately, they don't offer AppleCare+ yet for Macs, even though they should.
Who shouldn't buy the MacBook Pro with Retina Display?
The new MacBook Pro isn't for everyone, especially given its high price. Folks who do not need the latest – and greatest – technology can likely find older generations, such as the Early 2011 MBPs, at a deep discount. This approach only works if the unit is severely discounted, I'd say more than $700 off MSRP. Otherwise, you can buy the new, non-Retina MacBook Pros with Ivy Bridge starting at $1,500.
What about the 17-inch MacBook?
Unbeknownst to us, Apple quietly killed their 17-inch MacBook Pro by not refreshing it as part of their WWDC 2012 event. It's too early to say whether Apple killed the machine for good, but it will likely not be refreshed. I imagine they'll employ a similar strategy with the 17-inch MBP as they did with the Mac Pro: death by age. They might sell the computer, but it will be the Late 2011 model with Sandy Bridge. Surprisingly, the 17-inch MacBook isn't Apple's top seller, as people began valuing portability over functionality.
Can I use my old power cord with the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display?
The new MacBook Pros are not compatible with existing MagSafe power adapters, as the new design is slightly bigger. However, Apple plans on selling MagSafe adapters that allow you to use your "old" power bricks. Unfortunately, the latest 27-inch Cinema Display is incompatible with the new MagSafe adapter on the 2012 MacBook Pros.
Did you buy a new MacBook Pro with Retina Display?
Were you one of the first Apple fans to buy the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display? Or are you waiting for the first reviews to come in? The new machine is undoubtedly powerful, but can it live up to its $2,400 price? And can you really notice the difference in resolution? In 3-4 weeks, we'll find out!


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Brothers Craig and Damon Foster grew up in a wooden bungalow on the Atlantic Ocean, near the tip of Africa. They have traveled extensively, living and working in remote villages and wilderness areas in 10 African countries. Their primary intent lies in telling stories with the voice of Africa herself, and in creating film experiences that enable the viewer to gain an intense and deep insight into the natural and cultural dynamics of this ancient continent. Together they have more than 30 international awards for filmmaking.
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Many of you have been Timbuk2 fans for years, even decades, so we thought you might enjoy learning more about who we are, what we do, and where we do it. Last night we relaunched the About Us content on timbuk2.com. See a preview below and learn more about Timbuk2 People, Product, Environment, and Manufacturing here.
The Timbuk2 team is a very San Francisco mix of young and young-at-heart. We work hard, ride harder, and always sharing amazing leftovers. Learn more about our history, values and people here.
Timbuk2 products are built to last a lifetime; it's not uncommon for our bags to outlast relationships, jobs, and even pets (meow). Learn more here.
You probably know we have a thing for bikes, but did you know we have a Bike Share Program, loaner bikes in the office, custom bike parking, and an in-office space shower? And did you know we've recycled more than 4,000 Timbuk2 bags? Learn more about Timbuk2 and the environment here.
Timbuk2 has sewn made-to-order bags in San Francisco since 1989. Made in San Francisco is the heart and soul of our business and culture. But demand for Timbuk2 products far exceeds what we can build in San Francisco. To meet the crazy demand for our products and include technical features like welded seams and molded back panels, we manufacture our non-custom products in Asia. This blend of at-home and abroad manufacturing enables us to meet the consumer, product, and market needs required to compete globally and deliver products we believe in at prices our customers can afford. We're proud of what we make, wherever we make it and we welcome you to learn more about where we manufacture, our Code of Conduct, who we partner with, and what our factories look like, and how you can tour our San Francisco factory here.
Our manufacturing map shows you where in the world Timbuk2 products are made.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
On Monday, Feb. 4, The Kickin' Chicken held their company-wide employee appreciation party at their sister location Rita's Seaside Grill on Folly Beach. The owners, managers and employees all came together for a fun and philanthropic event. Employees and guests brought canned goods to be donated to James Island Outreach, enjoyed oysters and southern fare from Cast Iron Catering and danced along to live music by local band Not So Serious.
The highlight of the evening included owners David Miller, Bobby Perry and Chip Roberts presenting checks totaling $20,300 to representatives from Camp Happy Days, Charleston Miracle League and Summerville Miracle League. The proceeds were raised during The Kickin' Chicken's fourth annual Month of Giving campaign back in November of 2012.
Kickin' Chicken and Rita's employees were also honored for their service both in and out of the restaurants. John Lewis, of The Kickin' Chicken West Ashley, was awarded company-wide Employee of the Year for his steadfast service to his team members and Heather Rohrig, of The Kickin' Chicken Summerville, was awarded Most Mission Oriented Employee for her continued volunteer work throughout the community. General managers from each of The Kickin' Chicken's five locations and Rita's also recognized two team members from each restaurant for their commitment to the customer and the community.
Over the years, The Kickin' Chicken has donated more than $123,000 to charitable organizations across the Lowcountry. With five Lowcountry locations and over 250 employees, The Kickin' Chicken commitment to community through charitable giving and active participation is even stronger than before. To the team at The Kickin' Chicken, being a local business means giving back to the community, customers and employees that support you.
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Once again, a tied All-Star game ended in confusion. Only this time, there was a winner, and a performance to rival the greatest in the game's history.
Dany Heatley, a not-so-well-known star from a last-place team, joined hockey greats such as Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux by scoring a record-tying four goals Sunday. What he couldn't do was lead the Eastern Conference past the West in the first All-Star shootout in NHL history.
After a 5-all regulation tie set up the fourth overtime All-Star game, the West won 6-5 when Markus Naslund, Bill Guerin of Dallas and Paul Kariya scored in the shootout against goalie Patrick Lalime. Only Heatley - of course - scored for the East against goalie Dallas' Marty Turco.
Though Heatley put the puck in the net five times and had an assist, the NHL announced several minutes after the game he would be credited only with four goals - the fifth player to do so.
Most of the fans left thinking the score was 8-6, as displayed on the scoreboard after the West outscored the East 3-1 in the shootout. That also was changed by the NHL's hockey operations department after most had departed.
No, Bud Selig wasn't running the show, either, even if it might have seemed like it amid the commotion. Maybe it was fitting that, in a season in which two NHL teams filed for bankruptcy, the league didn't immediately get the bottom line right.
"You heard the fans, they didn't want to go home without somebody winning this game," Turco said. "They wanted the East to win, but they were definitely excited, and that got me pumped."
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Dieter Rams and Apple: It's a design match made in heaven. Unfortunately, we can't say the brawn behind Braun will be talking shop with Apple anytime soon, but in the meantime, you can use a nifty new app to turn your boring ol' iPhone (preferably in white) into a simulacrum of Rams's T3 pocket radio designed for Braun, which — hold onto your hats — may have actually inspired the design of the Apple's generation iPods.
The T3 Player from Motion Pixels on Vimeo.
The parallels between the aesthetics of Rams and Apple's Jonathan Ive have have been noted before, but the T3 music app — described as a "powerful new music player" that will introduce "a fresh solution to order your music" — can further substantiate the comparison and suggest that after 50 years, we might still just want the same things.
[h/t Gizmodo]
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Early childhood literacy is key to student success as well as the economic future of the state of Texas.
This critical message was stressed at the first day of FESTIBA (Festival of International Books and Arts) March 28 at The University of Texas-Pan American. A packed ballroom of educators and teachers attended on a day dedicated to their service and to hear from a Congressional Roundtable on Hispanic Literacy.
According to the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment focused on 15 year-olds' capabilities in reading, math and science literacy, the United States now ranks 14th among 34 industrialized nations trailing behind China, South Korea, Canada, Finland and others, where between 97 and 99 percent who start kindergarten are graduating from high school and going on to higher education.
"My greatest concern is that every year millions of young people do not graduate from high school. In our lowest performing high schools we lose about 50 percent of Latino and African American students," said Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), one of the roundtable's panelists. "To accomplish President Obama's ambitious goal of leading the world in college graduates it is imperative that we transform our dropout factories and insure that a greater number of students graduate and are college or career ready."
Hinojosa described legislation proposed to reform the nation's lowest performing high schools and support early childhood education. He was joined by others in discussing efforts to improve literacy not only locally but statewide and nationally. Other panelists included U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27); Dr. Judy Cheatham, vice president, Reading is Fundamental; Rita Haecker, president, Texas State Teachers Association; Jennifer Peters, LSTA/Texas Reads grants administrator, Texas State Library and Archives; Matthew Gollub, children's book author; and Dr. Robert S. Nelsen, UTPA president.
Nelsen, who described some programs the University offers to support student success, also stressed the importance of literacy, not just at UTPA but to Texas and the nation.
"Studies show that early reading is the key not only in academics but in life itself. You can draw a direct correlation between literacy rates and crime rates, dropout rates, and graduation rates," he said. "In Texas, only 61 percent of the students graduate. In the Valley it is only one out of two - 50 percent. The face of this nation is changing. We have to make certain that our Hispanic students have the opportunity to be successful. Literacy will determine our economic future."
The panel agreed that bilingual proficiency is an asset and access to bilingual materials was encouraged. Nelsen said UTPA graduates the most bilingual teachers in the country, 1,000 in the past four years. Of all who have been certified to teach, 95 percent have stayed in the Valley. Nelsen called dual literacy increasingly important and said UTPA is establishing a Bilingual Center at the University.
"By assisting our students in mastering all the academic subjects in at least two languages you are preparing them to thrive in our increasingly global competitive economy," said Hinojosa.
Cheatham said recent research shows that children who have bilingual support, parents who are interested in their education and a teacher, librarian or a community that validates that first language, it ensures success for the students. The bilingual challenges that South Texas faces, Farenthold said, shows that a one-size-fits-all national education program might not work as well here and called for more local control.
He went on to describe memorable reading experiences with his own children.
"It all starts with reading to kids. I don't think it matters what language that it (reading) begins with, but that it happens regularly," Farenthold said. "We need to make reading a part of everyday life."
Peters described the many programs the State Library and libraries from across the state offer to support literacy and lifelong learning. She said some people think libraries are going away but library use has increased.
"Library use in Texas over the past decade has gone up 61 percent in just these two Congressional Districts (15 and 27). There were five million library visits (in those districts) in 2009," she said.
Nelsen summarized the importance of working together to see that students succeed.
"It is only through collaboration and having great teachers and great librarians like you that we will succeed at Pan Am. We will succeed because it is no longer a time for a blame game, instead it is a time to put our hands together and pull the students forward," he said.
After the roundtable discussion, Nelsen presented Hinojosa with the Border Heroes Award for his work in promoting literacy in South Texas and the nation.
"Congressman Hinojosa has been a champion for education," Nelsen said. "He is a true hero and a champion and he is ours and we are proud."
Hinojosa said he was honored and humbled by receiving the award.
"As the son of Mexican immigrant parents who came in 1910 - 100 years ago. I am extremely proud of my heritage and of the United States-Mexico border region and I urge you to keep helping your children to be bilingual and help them graduate from high school and help our students be able to get to college," Hinojosa said.
A self-professed "gringo," Gollub, who speaks English, Spanish and Japanese, said learning other languages has helped him become a better writer and collaborator, as well as develop empathy with the challenges children face in their path to literacy.
He began his presentation by playing the bongo drums and having the audience clap the rhythms he performed. Gollub told educators that illiteracy is a global problem, but they have the ability to grapple with that challenge, starting with how they present reading to children.
Throughout his speech, Gollub read excerpts from his books and used drums, bells and other percussions to create a rhythm to the story. The audience participated in the reading by repeating phrases Gollub performed.
Gollub told the audience how they can use their bodies, voices and movements as well as props to keep children entertained while telling them a story. He also encouraged them to introduce cognates - words that are similar to each other in different languages - at least once a week to build their vocabulary in two languages.
"When we read books to children, when we lovingly shower them, bathe them with words and stories, we're not only helping those children and those children's families, but we're making the world a better place," he said.
Guadalupe Reyes, a library technologist with the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, said he has seen Gollub perform at schools across the school district in the past and has used some of the techniques Gollub showed educators Monday when he has gone to campuses to read to students.
"The more that you interact with them and get them to either repeat certain words or key words the more likely that it is for you to keep their attention," Reyes said. "For example one of the books I read was 'Green Eggs and Ham' by Dr. Seuss. They would finish the sentences for me, so I would make pauses, I would use hand gestures, I would use eye gestures, I would use body movements so I could get a reaction out of them."
FESTIBA continues Tuesday, March 29 with a host of activities including the "Border Heroes" Academic Conference and student panel, second annual juried video and digital media festival, Korean film festival, a presentation on the archaeology and history of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, a ten-minute play festival, the Hauser Presentational Speaking Contest and the opening of guest artist Kirk Clark's "Soul Searching" exhibit.
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A plane carrying a New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne took off safely today from an airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, despite mortar fire toward the airport, police in the Somali capital said.
The plane carrying the New Jersey Democrat who represents Newark took off safely and none of the six mortar shells fired landed in the airport, said Col. Mohamed Idi, a police officer at the airport. A hospital official said 19 civilians were injured in nearby residential areas.
Payne met with Somalia Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid and Somalia's president during his one-day visit to Mogadishu today. They discussed piracy, security and cooperation between Somalia and the United States. Payne is chairman of the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa.
"We understand from the State Department that they have now safely left Somalia," said Payne's press secretary, Kerry McKenney.
She said the congressman was traveling with a staff member from the Library of Congress who is an expert on Africa and they were headed for Nairobi, Kenya, where she hoped to hear from Payne.
McKenney said she did not know what kind of aircraft they were flying, but "I assume it's a small plane."
Payne's brother William, in Newark, said he had heard about the mortar attack from his brother's congressional office in Washington and from the New Jersey Department of Homeland Security.
He said Congressman Payne left the U.S. on Friday for Somalia, and that he was talking with leaders in Mogadishu about ways the U.S. can help stabilize Somalia. The war-ravaged country has not had an effective government for 18 years and is split among competing militias.
"The whole family is real worried about him," Payne said. "He left here while the pirate situation was going on and would have been involved in it."
A five-day standoff over the hijacked ship ended late Sunday when U.S. Navy snipers killed three Somali pirates and freed the American sea captain being held at gunpoint.
"We're trying to find out more right now," William Payne said. "Until I hear from my brother I won't be satisfied."
Mogadishu, a lawless and gun-infested city, is one of the most dangerous places in the world. Nearly every building is crumbling or pockmarked with bulletholes. Foreigners rarely travel there, and when they do they travel under armed guard and in convoys.
Medina Hospital Administrator Ali Adde said 19 civilians, mostly women and children, were injured when the shells landed in residential areas.Nine were admitted to the hospital and nine had light injuries, Adde said.
--Star-Ledger reporter Rudy Larini contributed to this report.


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Lenovo Ideapad V470-439628U
Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)
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The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 is the way to go if you're looking for a notebook that combines good performance with a charming design, mid-level display, and an extensive port selection. Lenovo found a way to pack some impressive features into this notebook without raising the pricepoint. The notebook feels great in your hands too thanks to super-comfortable brushed aluminum material throughout. The biggest flaw with the V470 lies in its build quality. While the palm rests and chassis backbone are both constructed well, the display cover is just about as flimsy as paper. The display could surely crack if not handled carefully at all times. That being said, purchasing a better warranty than the limited one-year should be in order if you're going to go with the V470.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/28/2011
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 50% features: 80% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Techreview Source
The Lenovo IdeaPad V470 is a 14-inch laptop computer with a well-built design and many configuration options available, each at a very affordable price. While it does lack USB 3.0 connectivity, it has an Intel Core i5 CPU, a large 750GB hard drive and discrete Nvidia graphics.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/14/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: CNet
While you could credit the Lenovo IdeaPad V470 with being a soundly built 14-inch laptop at a reasonable price, it's not inexpensive enough or well-featured enough to avoid feeling anonymous in a laptop buyer's market. Our idea of what a laptop consists of is changing over time.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/10/2011
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 70% mobility: 60%
Source: Laptop Mag
The IdeaPad V470 is a sleek notebook with an excellent keyboard and strong security features, making it a good choice for business users on the go. The Core i3 performance isn't blazing, but there's plenty of oomph here for work and play. For $599, we can live without a backlit keyboard and USB 3.0, but the lack of multitouch support on the touchpad is annoying. If you're looking for a Lenovo notebook that offers more of what business users need, you can pick up the ThinkPad Edge E420s for $629. Ultimately, we prefer the HP Pavilion dm4t because of its longer battery life. However, if you care a lot about typing comfort and want to protext your data, the IdeaPad V470 is an attractive choice.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/16/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.1 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
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The Office of the Comptroller
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The Department of Public Affairs is the principal liaison to the public, mayoral agencies, federal, state, and local authorities for the New York City Comptroller's Office.
It handles all external affairs.
Its work includes:
Community Action Center
The Community Action Center is the constituent service arm of the Comptroller's office. It is the main point of contact for the office and the principal liaison to the public, mayoral agencies, federal, state, and local authorities.
Since its inception in 1990, the Community Action Center provides information and advocacy to New Yorkers that has facilitated resolutions to complaints about inadequate or lack of municipal service – from potholes to sanitation pick-ups, water and sewer charges disputes, pension payments, parking tickets and more. The Community Action Center helps to increase responsiveness and resolve problems that impact the quality of life for individuals, families, and neighborhoods in the City.
New Yorkers seeking assistance navigating City government can tap the resources of the Community Action Center team, who know how to maneuver through bureaucracy quickly and effectively.
Please call, fax, email, write, fill-out and submit our online Constituent Intake Form, or visit our office for a personal consultation with a Community Action Center staff member. The unit has resolved hundreds of thousands of cases, and we can help you too.
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The office sponsors and participates in activities that cultivate relationships with community organizations, residents, business owners, and other community stakeholders.
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The office brings together various constituent groups to discuss issues that impact their communities.
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The office attends 59 Community Board meetings monthly. Through this interaction, the staff collects information about community needs and interests and shares it with the appropriate units within the wider Comptroller's Office.
The office also participates in local community events by hosting information tables to disseminate important information from the Comptroller.
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by Stephen King
"Here's some more short stories, if you want them." In this offhand, not to mention ungrammatical, way, King introduces his second collection of short stories. There are 20 of them—with a couple of poems thrown in—spanning 17 years of King's career. The oldest was written the summer before the author went to college; not surprisingly the results are mixed. While the supernatural subject matter he thrives on has changed little, his earlier stories are unpolished and predictable, the more recent ones much slicker. The best are: The Mist, a novella-length tale of a spectacular summer storm in Maine and its eerie aftermath; The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands, about a man with a dreadful curse and the tragically ingenious method he ultimately uses to deal with it; and Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, a delightful blend of mystery and whimsy that recalls Caretakers, the second novel written by King's wife, Tabitha. Finally, however, there is a stultifying sameness to the stories. Reading too many of them in one sitting might leave one feeling slightly nauseous, particularly if that sitting happens to include Survivor Type, a look at cannibalism that goes far beyond the macabre into a realm that approaches the downright disgusting. In the introduction King contrasts reading novels and short stories: A novel, he says, is like "a long, satisfying affair," while the short story is like "a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger." How much any given reader is likely to enjoy this collection depends on how many strangers he would want to kiss in the dark in the same evening. (Putnam, $18.95)
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How to Get the Three Regis in Pokemon Emerald
Many Pokémon fans were amazed to find that the old way of catching Regirock, Regice, and Registeel did not work in Emerald. Here is how to unlock them in Pokémon Emerald. Please note you may need to try multiple times.
1You will need a Pokémon that knows Dig, a Relicanth at the end of your party, and a Wailord at the front of your party. You may also want to have a translator for Braille, a language not commonly used but still used today. It is in the form of dots.
2Get a lot of Ultra Balls and Timer Balls, then go to the Sealed Chamber (somewhere in the water currents between Slateport City and Pacifidlog Town {Route 132-134}). You will need to stay toward the lower part of the route. Eventually, you will see a spot where you can dive and you will enter the cave. Then follow the pathway. When you're there, go to the braille at the north-end of the chamber and use dig. Go through the door and keep walking north to the next braille and press A. An earthquake should be triggered and a door will open at each of the Regi sites.
3All Regis have Curse, Superpower, AncientPower, and their own special move.
4To find Regirock, go to the Desert Ruins and enter. It is located toward the bottom of the desert near Mauville. Go over to the braille and press A to read it. Then go two steps left, then two steps down. Use Rock Smash. Save and go battle Regirock. It has Rock Throw.
5To find Regice, go to the Ruins on route 105 and enter. Go over to the braille and press A to read it. Staying next to the walls at all times, do a counterclockwise lap (walking, running, or on your bike) around the entire cave. Save and go battle Regice. It has Icy Wind. Be careful, because its icy wind lowers your Pokémon's speed (he will use curse a lot so bring a Pokémon with Yawn).
6To find Registeel, go to the Ruins on route 120 and enter. You will have to surf under the bridge. Go over to the braille and press A to read it. Go to the middle of the room and use Flash. Save and go battle Registeel. It has Metal Claw.
7Get 50 ultra balls, and 50 timer balls.Weaken the Pokémon as much as possible and inflict a sleep status to get best results.
8Remember to save your game before turning off your Game Boy Advance or Nintendo DS system.
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|This video will show you how to catch the 3 Regis in Pokemon Emerald.
- Make sure the Pokémon is asleep while catching. It will have a higher catch rate.
- If you haven't already been this way, bring a strong Pokémon with electric moves to wipe out all the weak trainers.
- Weaken the Regis up to a "red" hp level then start using pokemons with moves that focus on stat increases/decreases. Then start using Timer balls. Take note that timer balls become more powerful the more turns there are in a battle.
- Save your game. This cannot be stressed enough. Countless trainers have neglected to save their game and then fainted the Regis (Regirock, Regice and Registeel) while they were battling!
- Don't use a Master Ball if you don't have more than one. If you use a Master Ball you will just waste it. Try using Timer Ball, Poke Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball and many others. But Masterball is valuable. Use it on Rayquaza or Latios/Latias instead or really really rare Pokémon. Also, you can use the cloning Pokémon trick.
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Español: conseguir los 3 regis en Pokemon esmeralda, Português: Pegar os Três Regis no Pokemon Emerald, Italiano: Ottenere i Tre Regi in Pokemon Smeraldo, 中文: 在神奇宝贝绿宝石中获得三神柱, Русский: поймать трех покемонов Реги в игре Покемон ‐ изумруд, Deutsch: Die drei antiken Golems in Pokémon Smaragd bekommen, Français: capturer le Trio des golems dans Pokémon Émeraude
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JERUSALEM, Israel -- The U.S. Congress threatened to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority after the P.A. announced it will form a unity government with Hamas.
Both senior Republicans and Democrats said U.S. taxpayer funds cannot and should not be used to support a Palestinian unity government that includes the terrorist organization.
An Obama administration official said the formation of any Palestinian government must accept three principles: renounce violence, abide by past agreements, and recognize Israel's right to exist.
However, it's unlikely Hamas will accept those conditions. Hamas is the Palestinian arm of the Muslim Brotherhood and its charter calls for the destruction of Israel. "Israel will arise and continue to exist until Islam abolishes it, as it abolished what went before," the charter reads.
"According to this agreement, Hamas doesn't need to change its charter that calls for the destruction of Israel," said Israeli President Shimon Peres, who called the Hamas-Fatah unity deal a "fatal mistake."
"It is a branch of Iran that calls for the same thing," Peres continued. "There is a group of three -- Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah -- that want together to create a camp of war."
Despite the alliances forged by Hamas, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he needs to include them.
"Hamas are part of the Palestinian people," he said. "I cannot exclude them. They are a part, like or dislike. Agree with them or disagree with them, they are part of our people."
But Abbas chose unity with a Palestinian group most Western democracies have rejected.
"According to U.S. law, Hamas is a terrorist organization," noted Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israel's prime minister. "According to Canadian law, Hamas is a terrorist organization. According to Australian law, Hamas is a terrorist organization. According to European Union, Hamas is a terrorist organization." "This is a group that takes murderers and puts them up on a pedestal," he added. "This is a group that adheres to the murdering of children. They really are outside what anyone would consider decent company."
The deal has also raised fears Hamas could take over the West Bank from Fatah like it took over the Gaza Strip in 2007.
Israel: Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal a 'Fatal Mistake'
Senator Disagrees with UN Palestinian StateHamas Threatens More Kidnappings
Israel: P.A. Statehood a 'Diplomatic Tsunami'
UN: Palestinians Ready for Their Own State
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Police: 3 hurt after car flees traffic stop
Crash under investigation
Three people were injured after a driver fled a traffic stop late Thursday, police said, including a teenager who suffered life-threatening injuries.
Investigators said police tried to pull over a car near Independence and Denver avenues just after 9 p.m. They said the car and its two occupants sped off.
Authorities said the suspect's car blew through a red light at Independence Avenue and Van Brunt Boulevard, hitting a car carrying three teenage boys leaving a JV boys basketball game at Northeast High. One of the boys was ejected and was reported to be in critical condition at a hospital.
The driver of the suspect car continued to flee until crashing on the ramp from Interstate 70 to southbound Interstate 435, investigators said.
The two women in the car suffered injuries, but are expected to recover, police said.
Police have not released the names of any of the people involved.
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Two Argentinean gay activists were joined together Monday in what is reported to be Latin America's first same-sex marriage.
NPR reported that Alex Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41 had tried to marry in Buenos Aires but were denied by judges there.
The two had to travel to Ushuaia, a town located the southernmost part of the country, to find local officials who would marry them. Wedding same same-sex couple is left to the discretion of local officials in Argentina.Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Church has expressed concern over the gay nuptials."The decision took me by surprise an I'm concerned," Bishop Juan Carlos, of the southern city of Rio Gallegos, told the Argentine news agency DyN. Carlos said Monday's wedding was "an attack against the survival of the human species."
Argentina's Congress has yet to vote on a bill legalizing gay marriage for the whole country.
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After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815, Europe entered a long period of peace. Armies were cut back to small professional corps, and interest in military science waned in most nations. Only in Prussia (later to become Germany) did people study the crises of command that emerged during the last stages of the Napoleonic Wars, when mass armies took to the battlefields. In Prussia they addressed the question head-on: What would happen if war broke out again and huge armies -- made possible by the recent European population explosion and the mass production of arms -- once again engaged in battle? Napoleon's failure had shown that such armies could not be led in the traditional way. The Prussians concluded that military command and organization had to be completely revised (Ropp, 1959).
If Napoleon was the last Great Captain of history, then Helmuth von Moltke was the first Great Manager of the modern military era, Moltke took command of the Prussian army in 1857 and rapidly built up a new system based on the principle of using highly trained and interchangeable staff officers. These elite officers were trained in a war academy Each year 120 young officers were selected from the whole officer corps on the basis of competitive examinations. of these, only about 40 finished the intensive scholastic course of the academy. And of these graduates, Moltke selected only the best 12 to be trained for the General Staff (Howard, 1962).
In peacetime, officers cannot get real experience in their profession, so Moltke arranged for the academy to provide the next best thing: making battle plans for a great variety of hypothetical campaigns and analyses of past battles. By fighting battles on paper, young officers were trained in Prussian strategic and tactical theories. After their academic studies, officers chosen for the General Staff spent several years with Moltke at his headquarters and rode with him through a series of field maneuvers in which real troops participated. Then these officers were assigned a period of duty with a regiment. After that they rotated between assignments on Moltke's staff and regimental duty (Ropp, 1959).
The point of all this training was to overcome the inability of a single commander to direct a war fought with mass armies. Because the supreme commander could not be everywhere at once, the Prussians tried to create many "duplicates" trained to act as he would act. The decision of one leader could then be carried out "through the reflexes which he had already inculcated in his subordinates through previous training: so that, even when deprived of his guidance they should react to unexpected situations as he would wish, Thus the Prussian General Staff acted as a nervous system animating the lumbering body of the army making possible the articulation and flexibility which alone rendered it an effective military force " [Howard, 1961].
Between wars, the Prussian General Staff spent time looking ahead, planning in minute detail for future wars, and agreeing on proper tactics and strategies for various circumstances, When war came, each military problem was solved according to the overall plan and the approved methods. Thus, Moltke dealt with the overwhelming scale of modern warfare by training corps of subordinate managers he could count on to be not only his eyes and ears on the battlefield but also his brain.
While Moltke was creating an interchangeable set of military managers, he also perfected another military system that gave these managers standardized units to work with: the divisional system. Before the Napoleonic Wars, European armies were organized by armament and function. The cavalry, the infantry, and the artillery were separate branches of service and appeared on the battlefield as separate units under separate commanders. Coordinating these units was the task of the supreme commander of the army who arrayed these forces into a battle formation and then told infantry units where to march, cavalry units where to charge, and artillery units where to fire,
However, as armies grew, this system proved cumbersome, Under Napoleon, the French army began to break up into smaller units, each of which was an independent mini-army consistmg of infantry, cavalry and artillery and capable of doing battle on its own.
These French formations were of varying size, and their makeup was never standardized. However, Napoleon's British archrival, the Duke of Wellington (who in his long career never lost a battle) adopted this idea of mini-armies and created a standardized unit called the division. British divisions, being complete units, could be detached to fight as self-sufficient units, combined to form larger units, and interchanged. For example, a rested reserve division could replace a fatigued division in combat.
Moltke carried the standardization of Prussian divisions to the point that commanders could easily move from unit to unit. Each division was similar to the others in makeup, training, size, and structure. Indeed, Moltke's divisional system was so detailed that each division had a specified number of spoons and cooking pots.
In 1871, Moltke tested his new military managers and his divisional structure in the Franco-Prussian War During a lightning campaign, the Prussians utterly routed the much more experienced French army. The Prussians did not win because they were better armed, had more soldiers or were braver in battle. The French army was their equal in all these ways. But the French General Staff was only a group of messengers and clerks serving the commander, and the French commander could not control his far-flung armies.
Noting Moltke's success over the French, all major nations soon copied his methods. Later with the advent of telephones and radios, commanders could better guide their subordinates in the field. But the principle of delegating command to officers on the spot, who are highly trained in a common military theory and in the command of standardized military units, has remained the only workable solution to the problem that overwhelmed Napoleon.
Görlitz, Walter, Deutsche Generalstab: History of the German General Staff, 1657-1945. Translated by Brian Battershaw. Introd. by Walter Millis. New York, Praeger, 1953.
Howard, Michael Eliot, The Franco-Prussian War: the German Invasion of France, 1870-1871. New York: Macmillan, 1961.
Ropp, Theodore, War in the Modern World. Durham, N.C., Duke University Press, 1959.
Ropp, Theodore, The Historical Development of Contemporary Strategy. Colorado Springs: U.S. Air Force Academy, 1970.
Samuels, Martin, Command or Control? Command, training, and tactics in the British and German armies, 1888-1918. Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 1995
Stark, Rodney, Sociology, 5th edition. Belmont, Ca: Wadsworth, 1994.


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A body was found in a northwest Albuquerque hotel on Thursday afternoon, police said.
Albuquerque police said the person was found not breathing and unconscious by housekeeping at the Days Inn hotel on Iliff Road. The person was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Office of the Medical Investigator will look into the case to determine whether the death is suspicious or not.
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Interest Level
Grades 2 - 5
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 3.1
Lexile® Measure: 470L
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Type of Book: Chapter Book
- Comedy and Humor
- Elementary School
- Environmental Conservation and Preservation
- Class Projects
- Earth Day
- Spring Themes
About This Book
There's an Earth Day celebration in store for Mrs. Green's class, and her students are working on important reports. They're out to discover all the ways the climate is changing and what can be done to help Mother Nature.
One by one they pick their subjects: Freddy will cover food supply (a subject close to his heart) and Derek takes recycling because he thinks it's about riding a bike. Hubie gets stuck with water pollution, a very big problem for rivers and lakes. When he learns what's happening to streams and oceans all over the planet, Hubie decides to turn over a new leaf — a green one!
Funny and upbeat cartoons pepper the story with earth facts, zany jokes, and wacky side characters (and make sure to check out Eric's ecology riddles at the back!). This cheerful tale about the changing environment is an entertaining take on a serious subject, which will engage, inform, and inspire young readers.
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