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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420
Source: Laptop Mag
The $539 ThinkPad Edge E420 can handle most business tasks with aplomb. Moreover, the E420's excellent keyboard and touchpad, wide viewing angles and minimal amount of preloaded software go a long way toward making it a top pick for mobile professionals on a budget. We still prefer this notebook's cousin, the Edge E420s, which offers a slimmer and more elegant design. But if you prefer a matte screen, the Edge E420 makes for a solid and affordable small business notebook.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/28/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech2.in.com
The Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420 is priced at Rs 38,725. You can easily get a better spec'd laptop at this price, but this one does not want to beat the competition in terms of specs; it wants to beat them in terms of functionality and durability. At this price, the Edge E420 is targeted more towards SMBs and professionals wanting a laptop with all their business functionality preloaded onto it. If you're a professional wanting the experience of a ThinkPad and you have a limited budget, then the Edge E420 is a good buy.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/03/2011
Rating: Total score: 65%
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.
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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).
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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.
2.4 kg:
Usually subnotebooks, ultrabooks and quite lightweight laptops with 12-16 inch display-diagonal weigh as much.
Lenovo: Lenovo Group Limited is China's largest and the world's fourth largest personal computer manufacturer. Lenovo produces desktops, laptops, servers, handheld computers, imaging equipment, and mobile phone handsets. Lenovo also provides information technology integration and support services, and its QDI unit offers contract manufacturing. Its executive headquarters are located in China and USA. It is incorporated in Hong Kong. Lenovo was formed in 1984 as a spin-off of the Chinese Academy of Sciences new technology unit. The company initially began as a reseller, distributor and later CM for foreign brands, including IBM, entering the Chinese market. In 1990, Lenovo started to manufacture its own PCs and by 1997 became the market leader in China. In 2004, Lenovo bought IBM's PC business for $1.25billion. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
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Originally Posted by NjD00
Yeah, Halo used to always come over and chill at Metroid's house, and bring food and beer and such. Then one day while Metroid was passed out drunk, Halo stole his Wii and all his games.
After that, it was totally on.
I dont see why it matters hehe, Wii will buy MP3, Xbox360 will buy Halo3 lol.
i never liked halo tooo much anyways.
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Originally Posted by NjD00
Yeah, Halo used to always come over and chill at Metroid's house, and bring food and beer and such. Then one day while Metroid was passed out drunk, Halo stole his Wii and all his games.
After that, it was totally on.
Wii Sports, Ultimate Alliance, Call of Duty 3, FarCry, DBZ BT2, LOZ: TP, Wii Play, SSX Blur, Rampage,
Sonic Secret Rings, Blazing Angels, Godfather Blackhand
VC: Zelda, Golden Axe, Super Mario 64, Super Castlevania IV, Solomon's Key, Gunstar Heros, Adventure Island, Contra III, R-Type III, Mario Kart 64, TMNT
4 Remote, 4 chucks, 4 classics. Eat your heart out.
lmao.Originally Posted by Moten
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ooo hard question, i'm a fan of them both. Well halo 3 is looking likes it had sweet graphics not just that but definetly next gen graphics, leaving metriod with pretty sweet graphic but not the same.
Theres no doubt that both of them will be awsome. however Halo 3, you have: new weapons, flying different aircraft like the pelecan, new AI, new story line and so forth.
metriod however: always has different but ironicly samey guns, different suits for samus. But on a down note, it has samey story lines and NO flying any aircraft. But hopefuly metriod 3 you will be able to fly samus's space craft....that wud be sweet.
but on the whole i'de go with halo.......but i dont have a 360 lol so, hopefully come out on PC.
Yes, you will be able to pilot Samus's vehicle in MP3.
Add me please, I need friends on my Wii. Just PM me if you add me so I can add you back. Thanks.
i think its quite hard to compare them, Halo is about fps combat action etc etc.. MP is like an adventure/exploration...its kinda like a FPS Zelda but with guns, or its like the old metroid games but in 3d.
as far as halo 3 is concerned i just dont see what the apeal is, although to be fair i havent read up on it much... what makes it so different from halo 1/2?(anyone else get bored of halo 2 single player?).. i see those jeep things in the screenshots and it looks too familiar, the focus will be to use the 360's power to enhance the action. i guess as long as they can make the game look cool enough people will buy it.. though i have a feeling it will dissapoint.
As with most nintendo games MP3 may be the kind of game some players might not be able to get into (dont understand why). Becuase of the wii-mote theres something that MP3 will have to offer thats different from previous versions.
Halo 3 will be a bigger success im sure and its multiplayer will keep it alive for a while. again i dont think you can say either is a better fps than the other becuase they are different kinds of games, but i think they will get similar scores on reviews.Originally Posted by IGN.com
Comparing an already cult hit franchise 3rd generation online multiplayer game....to metroid prime 3.....
I'm not even really a halo fan and I think that's tarded.
Dreamcast Fan Fo Lyfe
While I love Nintendo, Halo 3 will win hands down if they were put head to head in sales. I am an fan of both MP and Halo, but lets face it Halo has it all. . .great story line, great multiplayer, great online multiplayer, great communication. MP would has a long way to go to meet the same level of play as Halo.
Halo 3 wins in sales, storyline, online, gameplay and everything. Halo just flat out beats MP3, and besides, Halo is way more anticipated than MP3
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Talib Kweli brings Idle Warship to the Arsht Center
Talib Kweli presents the Miami debut of his latest - and most challenging - project, Idle Warship, next Friday at the Arsht Center.
Artists are allowed to reinvent themselves many times over. Talib Kweli, one of hip-hop's most respected lyricists who has worked with Mos Def, Kanye West and was given hip-hop's most infamous tip of the hat on Jay-Z's Black Album, is enjoying one of those moments in his long career where the expectations of the past are taking a back seat. In his latest project, Kweli teams up with longtime collaborator Res, a quirky chanteuse with an edgy yet soulful sound, to form Idle Warship, subduing his patented political editorial and socially conscious pontifications to make way for fun lyrical gymnastics that is more dancefloor friendly. The duo, whose debut album Habits of the Heart came out in 2011, makes its Miami debut at the Arsht Center on Friday and will be joined by members of the Miami Symphony Orchestra. Talib Kweli gives Miami.com some details about this new chapter.
Talk about the birth of Idle Warship: How did you and Res develop the sound?
Idle Warship sounds like all of Res and my influences mixed into one. We individually became known for distinct styles but we are both influenced by the full canon of music. Warship gives an opportunity to explore those influences.
Are you surprised that Idle Warship has had such an organic success?
Well, I feel that Idle could be way more successful, but I am appreciative of the people who put preconceived notions aside and give it a chance. They are often pleasantly surprised that they like it as much as they do.
Idle Warship is a departure from previous projects. Is it liberating to make music that crosses into genres like dance and electro?
As much as I love what I've done in hip-hop, Idle Warship is by far the most challenging project for me, which makes it also the most liberating.
You are still prodigiously producing solo albums as well. Does the title of your latest solo project "Prisoner of Conscious" refer to your commitment to writing songs that have political resonance or to a sense of somehow feeling trapped in the role of the 'conscious rapper'?
Yes, term Prisoner of Conscious also refers to those preconceived notions that people have. On this album I am trying to get people to not just notice my lyrical contribution but to also respect the songs and project as a whole.
Have you ever been completely surprised by what audiences are most enthusiastic about?
Audiences get excited about things that are easy to sing along with, songs that detail relatable struggles, and escapism, like songs about strip clubs and fast cars.
You've collaborated with a long roster of hip-hop talent (Mos Def, Kanye West, will.i.am, Common). Who do you dream of collaborating with on future projects?
Your longtime friend and collaborator Mos Def has been working hard at his acting career. Have you ever been interested in that path?
Sure, I went to acting school (Tisch at New York University), but my heart is in music.
What can we expect from an Idle Warship show?
I try not to set expectations.
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Friday, Oct. 19 at 8:30 p.m.
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-6722
Tickets $30-$100
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Oh, I'd love to have one of those traditional presses!
how fun! the colors of the tortillas is gorgeous. would love some with salsa and guacamole right now!
Now THAT's what I'm talking about! Gorgeous!! Wish all the tortillas I ate were made this way.
this is a feat I've always wanted to attempt!
The tortillas looks delicious. Very nice tortilla presser =)
They are lovely! I would love to make tortillas in them 🙂 Thank you for sharing such wonderful pictures.
You make me think I need to dust off my prensa. Haven't made tortillas in a long while. And I love that epazote leaf in the middle of them.
Ben cual es la hoja que usaron. me encanto esa tortilla y quiero duplicar…
Es epazote, una hierba mexicana que se usa mucho aqui.


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the controls have been compared to a mouse-and-keyboard many times. you can calibrate it to your liking.
even though the previews have been 480i and 4:3, the game can run in 480p and 16:9.
the game, like the previous 2 primes are classified as a First Person Adventure.
the point of the game is to find new items, backtrack, find more items, upgrade, backtrack until finally you can reach the final area. the only difference is that in this game, when you're moving from room-to-room, you shoot creatures with near-perfect control.
there are too many games now-a-days that involve any kind of shooting action that are put online. im sure at some point nintendo will design some type of shooting first game that they will put online, until then it's Medal of Honor Heroes 2.


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never heard of either of emOriginally Posted by WiiWouldLike2Play
yes.Originally Posted by Dan.Skater
be daring, be different, be impractical,
be anything that will assert integrity of purpose
and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers,
the creatures of commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
http://uncyclopedia.org (skip straight to the Featured Articles section, the rest is mostly crap)
I never add friend codes.
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Um...Wiiusers.net because it has a wicked cool arcade,and youtube is cool to because you can upload vids.I have a long list that you guys don't want to hear about.
I think Wiichat should have a arcade!And the ability to create polls!
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Sue Robson is Professor of Education in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences. Sue is a member of the Research Centre for Learning and Teaching (CfLAT) and leads the Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (HE) Research Group. Her current research focuses on the internationalization of HE; innovative teaching and learning in HE; reward and recognition for teaching excellence in HE; educational leadership.
Sue taught in secondary schools and special education services for 13 years before joining the Special Educational Needs Research Group at Newcastle University in 1995. Sue taught in the Centre for International Studies in Education, University of Newcastle from 1997-2002, and became Director of the Centre in 2001. Sue has designed and delivered postgraduate professional programmes for teachers in Newcastle, Syria, Tianjin and Hong Kong. She was a member of Newcastle University Senate 2008-2011 and Head of the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences 2007-2015. From 2009-2011 Sue was Co-Director of the North East Regional Centre for LINKS into Languages, funded by the Department of Children Schools and Families (DCSF) to bring together all those working with languages in the region through networking, action research and innovative Professional Development opportunities. From 2013-15 she convened a Research and Practice Network for the Higher Education Academy on Internationalising the Curriculum. Sue was co-author (with Yvonne Turner) of Internationalizing the University: an introduction for university teachers and managers, 2008, Continuum Press. She was Co- Principal Investigator on an Inter-Institutional Benchmarking Project: Promoting Teaching (with the universities of Tasmania, Wollongong, and Leicester, funded by the HEA). She is currently Principal Investigator on an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships Project, Entrepreneurial Competences for School Leadership Teams.
Sue teaches on postgraduate programmes in Education. She supervises masters and doctoral research into innovative learning and teaching; the internationalization of higher education; educational leadership. With a team from CfLAT she developed and delivers the EQUATE (Equal Acclaim for Teaching Excellence) research and practice network for university teachers. She is a member of the advisory group for Reward and Recognition of Teaching Excellence at Newcastle
Sue is External Examiner for the MA in Education at the University of Bath and the EdD at Liverpool. She is advisor to the Burma Education Partnership.
Current doctoral supervision: Shaun Robison, Nadia Aljenahi, Clarisse Almeida, Yewen Guan, Yuwei Liang, Klaus Schoefer, Muqaddas Butt, Lucia Liu, Caroline Burns, Nouf Alarifi, Sandra Strigel, Anna Binti Azaman.
Previous doctoral supervision: Nguyen Du, Abdullah Alkarni (graduated 2015); Meng Fan (graduated 2014); Haifa Al-Nofiae (graduated 2013); Dearbhaile Church and Hui-Hua Hsieh (graduated 2012); Georgios Pachalidis (2008); Elizabeth Hunter (2006); Barbara Roberts (2004)
ESRC Peer Review College
Society for Research into Higher Education
British Educational Research Association
European Educational Research Association Network 22 (Higher Education)
Sue's current research interests include:
the internationalization of higher education; Sue's research has explored academic perceptions of the impact of internationalization on professional lives, the student experience, the curriculum, and on learning and teaching. Sue convenes a regional internationalization university network and is a member of Newcastle University's Internationalization Executive Group
teaching and assessing for successful learning in higher education. Sue is a member of the Research Centre for Learning and Teaching at Newcastle University. She has developed and evaluated professional development programmes for teachers in Syria, China and the UK and currently leads a team from CfLAT in delivering the EquATE programme - (Equal acclaim for teaching excellence an innovative teaching and learning development programme for university colleagues. She was a member of the research team that reviewed frameworks for effective thinking for the Learning and Skills Research Council (Moseley et al, 2004). Sue co-authored (with Turner) a book on Internationalizing the University, which was published by Continuum in 2008.
2013 Convenor for a national research and practice network: Internationalising the curriculum. For the HEA
2012 Co-PI HEA Inter-Institutional Benchmarking Project: Reward and Recognition for Teaching in HE. (with Tasmania, Wollongong, Leicester)
2012 Convenor for national seminar: Working towards transformative internationalisation: an enquiry based approach. HEA Internationalisation Seminar Series, June 1, Newcastle University
2010 Convenor for the Teaching and Learning in HE Research Group
2010 Internationalising the Curriculum: an analysis of staff perceptions in SAgE of internationalisation and its impact on teaching and learning. UTLC Innovation Fund award (with Jackson and Huddart):
2009 the Equal Acclaim for Teaching Excellence Programme. UTLC Innovation Fund award (with Leat, Lofthouse and Wall)
2008 Towards a Global Graduate: a creative lecture series in cross-cultural skills for careers and education. UTLC Innovation Fund award
2005 Regional University Internationalization Network
2005 -2007 Research Team for FDTL5 – 126/03 Developing formative assessment using ICTs in Education
2003-2005 Research Team: Frameworks for Effective Thinking. (Moseley et al, 2004) funded by the Learning and Skills Research Council
2000-2004 Co-PI (with Lin) British Council China Study Grant to develop a model for thinking skills in schools in China.
2013 paper: Can You Help Me To Raise The Profile Of Teaching In This Institution?" A Case Study From A UK University" with McHanwell, Hall and Grimwood. ECER, "Creativity and Innovation in Educational Research" Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 10th - 13th September 2013
2013 The Methodology Of Research Partnerships In Education: Approach, Design And ToolsHall, Elaine; Robson, Sue; Woolner, Pamela; Wall, Kate. ECER, September 2013, Istanbul.
2011 Jackson, E,. Huddart, T., Robson, S. Staff Perceptions of Internationalisation Australian International Education Conference, Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia, 11-14 October 2011
Robson, S. Leat, D., Lofthouse, R. Feedback or feed forward? Supporting international postgraduate students through effective assessment to enhance future learning. 'Teaching International Students' Conference, 17 June 2011, HEA/CICIN/CAPRI, University of Warwick
2010 Robson, S., Wall, K.m Lofthouse, R., Wooler, P and Moore, U.Symposium on Developing theorised practice: an enquiry-based approach to professional learning across the sectors. European Association for Practitioner Research on Improving Learning (EAPRIL) Conference, Lisbon, 24-26 November 2010.
2010 Robson, S., Hsieh, H. Responsible internationalization: challenges for Higher Education. ECER Helsinki, 23-27 August 2010
2010 Robson, S., Wall, K., Lofthouse, R. Raising the esteem of educational research and practice knowledge in a Russell Group university. Higher Education Close-up 5 conference, Lancaster, July 2010.
Internationalization of Higher Education
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
2012 Internationalisation. University of Wollongong, November 2012
2012 Internationalizing the curriculum. Durham Business School. 12.11.12
2011 Keynote on Recognizing, supporting and rewarding innovative teaching in the internationalized university at the Teaching International Students' Conference, 17 June 2011, HEA/CICIN/CAPRI, University of Warwick
2010 Robson, S. Keynote: Academic Development for internationalization. INCONSYM Conference, Symbiosis University, Pune, India. Oct. 14-15 2010
2009 Robson, S. Invited paper: Internationalizing the curriculum. Durham: A World University Conference, 7 December, 2009.
2009 Robson, S. Invited paper and panel member Internationalising the curriculum. QS Apple Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 25 November 2009.
2009 Keynote and Symposium facilitator LEADING INTERNATIONALISATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: NEW TRAJECTORIES AND FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS. Monash University Strategic Initiatives Symposium, Monash Sunway Campus, Malaysia. 22-24 November 2009.
2008 Keynote, ESRC-sponsored seminar series entitled Rethinking the Needs of International Students: Critical Perspectives on the Internationalisation of UK Higher Education'16 December 2008. The series was run jointly by the Universities of Birmingham, Bath and Nottingham.
2008 Keynote Making the international local and regional at the Monash Educate 08 Conference, Melbourne, 6-10 October Sue is honorary adviser to the Teacher Training for Burmese Teachers Programme, a programme is funded by Prospect Burma.
2005 Invited paper: Conference on Inclusive and Cognitive Learning Enhancement in Schools, Charles University, Prague, October 30-November 1, 2005.
2002 Keynote at the launch Conference and advisor to the Innovative Learning Project, Chongqing, China, UNESCO, 2002-2007.
2002 Invited presentation: Helping Students with Special Needs to become Better Thinkers EDEX Education & National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) Conference, Cardiff.
2002 Invited presentation Helping Students with Special Needs to become Better Thinkers. EDEX North West Education Conference (NWEC 2002), Bolton.
2001 Invited paper: Baptist University Hong Kong Thinking Qualities Initiative Conference June 2001 Thinking Skills and Teacher Pedagogy
Recommendations made in the following paper have been included in the Government of the Republic of Zambia's recent launched national document:The Fifth National Development Strategic Plan (2006-2015). Robson S and & Kanyanta B S (2007) Orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia: the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on basic education, International Journal of Inclusive Education.
2007 External Examiner for PhD student in Education, Durham, 2007.
2007 Invited Teaching Fellow, Charles University of Prague, Faculty of Education, Department of Pedagogical and School Psychology 8-12 May 2007.
2006 Selection of my case study on Internationalisation Initiatives in HASS Faculty for publication on the HEA national website.
2006 British Council China Study Grant Project, achieved national recognition in China in the 10th 5 Year Plan.
University Teaching and Learning Funds (£60k, 2009-10; £50k, 2010-2011) to develop and deliver the EQUATE programme.
University of Newcastle Innovation Funding 2009-10 (£15k) to investigate international student perceptions of feedback
British Council China Study Grants 2000-2004 (£14k)
University of Newcastle Innovation Funding 2005 to establish a Regional University Internationalization Network.
HASS Postgraduate Skills Enhancement Programme
IPhd, EdD and MEd programmes


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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will host its 2012 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop June 8-10 in Crossville at the Clyde M. York 4-H Center.
The Kingston tennis teams had a busy week last week as the Jackets and Lady Jackets played three matches in four days.
With only a few days left in the regular season, a lot has yet to be determined as far as Roane County's baseball and softball teams are concerned.
The Rockwood Lady Tigers trailed 6-1 after four innings of play during Tuesday's District 3-A showdown with Harriman, but Guy Thompson's squad roared to life and scored 12 runs in the fifth and sixth innings alone in picking up a 13-11 victory over the Lady Devils.
One big inning propelled the Kingston Yellow Jackets to a 13-3 victory over the Loudon Redskins Monday evening at Southwest Point's Legion Field.
The shoe was on the other foot on Tuesday, however, as one bad inning cost the Jackets in an 8-4 loss at Loudon.
Jake Witter's Rockwood Tigers took a big step in securing an opening round bye in the upcoming District 3-A Tournament by picking up a pair of wins over Harriman earlier this week.
The sweep started on Monday as the Tigers traveled to Harriman and picked up a surprising 20-1 victory over the Blue Devils. Rockwood then won at home on Tuesday, 7-3.
The Kingston Lady Yellow Jackets enjoyed the comforts of home on Monday and Tuesday as Ronnie Ladd's squad rolled to a pair of easy wins.
On Monday, Kingston hosted Loudon in a District 4-AA contest and shutout the Lady Redskins, 10-0.
Tuesday would see the Lady Jackets knock off Meigs County in a non district game, 8-1.
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Kingston's Samantha Aycock fired a three-hitter with one walk and eight strikeouts in picking up the shutout victory over the Lady Redskins.
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The Oliver Springs Bobcats wrapped up the regular season District 4-A title Monday evening with a 3-2 victory at Wartburg.
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Provides students with opportunities to:
* Offer service to their community
* Gain work experience
* Qualify for the GHS Community Service Award at time of graduation (100 hours minimum service requirement)
Organizations that are qualified to receive charitable contributions are qualifying organizations for this award. These organizations can be verified at the following link: http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Exempt-Organizations-Select-Check
You can ask an organization for a copy of their 501 (c) (3) letter authorizing their charitable status.
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Parent Permission Form (This form is mandatory and receipt of the Senior Award may be affected if it is not received).
Volunteer Hours Form (The deadline to turn in Senior hours is Mon., April 10, 2017. The deadline for all other grades is by the end of the second semester of the school year. Hours not turned in timely will not be counted for this award).
All grade levels must submit their hours at the end of each semester grading period and/or no later than the last day of school.
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Seniors (Class of 2017) Updated 8/16/16
Juniors (Class of 2018) Updated 8/16/16
Sophomores (Class of 2019) Updated 8/16/16
Freshmen (Class of 2020) Updated 8/16/16
Volunteer hour forms for 9th, 10th and 11th graders are due on the last day of school or they will not be counted.
Seniors: If you have any questions about your hours please call Yuri Clingerman 818-240-1296 and/or send a message to firstname.lastname@example.com.
QUESTION: How can I get the forms I need to start doing community service?
ANSWER: You may download them from this web site or request them at your Alpha Center.
Q: Where do I turn in my completed forms?
A: At your Alpha Center. (During the summer, hold onto your forms and turn them in when school starts in August.)
Q: How will I know if you received my forms and you counted the hours I volunteered?
A: We post updates to the Student Hours Database periodically on this web site. These show which hours were turned in and whether we have successfully verified the hours at the organizations where students volunteered.
Q: Who runs the Community Service Awards Program?
A: The principal is in charge of the program. The Glendale High PTSA (Parent - Teacher - Student Association) oversees the day-to-day running of the program. Parent volunteers collect the forms and verify student hours, and they work in collaboration with school staff at the Grade Level Centers. Yes, parents do community service too, and this is theirs!
Q: I'm a junior…how many hours of community service do I need to earn the GHS Community Service Medallion?
A: All GHS students will need to volunteer at least 100 hours during their four years at our school in order to receive the Community Service Award at the Senior Awards Night and wear the Service Medallion at graduation.
Q: My uncle needs help in his bakery. Can I earn community service hours for working in his bakery if I don't get paid for it?
A: Although volunteering your time this way to help a family member is a wonderful way to spend your time - and pick up some valuable work experience in the process - it does not qualify as community service in our program. We only count hours volunteered at non-profit businesses, hospitals, nursing homes, daycare facilities, churches, animal rescues, schools, scouting, libraries, homeless shelters, museums, parks, and other places where SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY is the primary motivation. Volunteer hours for interaction with residents at for-profit convalescent or senior care facilities are acceptable. Administrative work at these same locations, however, is NOT acceptable. Working with residents provides a service to the community; doing admin work saves a for-profit organization payroll costs and is not in the spirit of "Service to the Community".
Q: I want to help a political candidate with her re-election campaign for community service hours. Is this okay?
A: Yes and no…if you volunteer your time in the campaign without being paid, then it qualifies as community service in our program and we will count those hours toward your service award. However, if you will also be applying for the President's Volunteer Service Award (which requires at least 100 hours of community service in a 12-month period), they do not count hours spent working for political campaigns or on lobbying efforts toward their award.
Q: Do community service hours worked over the summer and over holiday breaks count in the program?
A: Yes, as long as the hours were worked after your 8th grade promotion. For the purposes of this program, we consider you to be a Glendale High student the day after you finish 8th grade.
Q: I did some volunteer work at an art museum over the holiday break, but I lost the form they signed that stated how many hours I worked. What should I do?
A: Just print out another Community Service Hours form, fill in the dates and number of hours that you worked at the museum, and ask the volunteer coordinator at the museum to sign your form. They will probably check their volunteer records to confirm your dates of service and hours before signing the form.
Q: I volunteered at a dentist's office for a whole year but I just found out that those hours don't count in the Community Service Awards Program. Is there any way to make these hours count?
A: The good news is that you can probably include all of those hours as volunteer work when you apply to colleges; check with your counselor about that. The rest of the news is that volunteering in a doctor's or dentist's office does not fit our program's definition of COMMUNITY service.
Q: How are ASB and GHS Club hours counted?
A: Hours volunteered in conjunction with ASB or a club at GHS will only count if they are for events related to a non-profit organization such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Healthy Kids, AIDS Walk, Beach Cleanup, helping the Homeless, etc. Attending meetings or doing work for GHS is considered part of club activities and does not count as volunteer hours.
Q: What about hours volunteered at church?
A: For purposes of this program, hours volunteered at church activities (e.g. singing in choir, playing a musical instrument for services, alter serving, candle prep, etc.) will be limited to 2 hours per week UNLESS they are for a very specific activity such as teaching, rummage sale, day camp, etc.
Q: Will peer tutoring qualify as volunteer hours?
A: Peer tutoring or being a TA for a grade IS NOT Community Service but peer tutoring or being a TA for credit (not grade) is considered Community Service and those hours will count.
Q: I transferred to GHS from another school and was not able to submit my hours on time.
A: Special accommodations can be made for transferred hours. Please contact us via firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q: Can I get volunteer hours when I attend a PTSA monthly meeting?
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Levy says ACA has helped increase rates of insured, but rates still lowest among poor
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Van Voorhis, B.J., N. Santoro, Sioban D. Harlow, S.L. Crawford, and J.F. Randolph. 2008. "The relationship of bleeding patterns to daily reproductive hormones in women approaching menopause." Obstetrics and Gynecology, 112(1): 101-108.
Objective To discover early hormonal predictors of menopause and the stages of the menopausal transition, and to understand the hormonal basis behind the bleeding abnormalities common in the menopausal transition.
Methods A cohort of 804 women aged 42–52 collected daily first void urine samples for one complete menstrual cycle or 50 days (whichever came first) once a year for 3 years. Urine was assayed for excreted levels of follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, estrogen metabolites, and progesterone metabolites which were normalized for creatinine concentration. Anovulation was defined by an algorithm based on progesterone secretion. Menstrual bleeding parameters were derived from daily calendars. Correlations between bleeding characteristics, hormone concentrations, and other potential clinical predictors were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression models.
Results An ethnically diverse population of women (mean age of 47) with a majority in the early perimenopause was studied. Approximately 20% of all cycles were anovulatory. Short cycle intervals (fewer than 21 days) were common early in the menopause transition and were associated with anovulation (44%). Long cycle intervals (more than 36 days) also were associated with anovulatory cycles (65%). Both short (1–3 days) and long (more than 8 days) duration of menstrual bleeding were associated with anovulation, 18% and 23%, respectively. Women with anovulatory cycles were less likely to report heavy menstrual bleeding as compared to those with ovulatory cycles. Heavy bleeding was not associated with steroid hormone concentrations but was associated with obesity and with the self-reported presence of leiomyomata.
Conclusion Among women in the early menopause transition, abnormalities in timing of menstrual bleeding (cycle intervals or bleeding duration) have a hormonal basis and are frequently associated with anovulation. In contrast, abnormally heavy periods do not appear to have a steroid hormonal basis and are less likely after anovulatory cycles. Heavy periods are associated with obesity and leiomyomata.
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NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
A total of 190 postgraduate research studentships in Environmental Science will be available across the GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership over five years with the first students having started in October 2014.
140 of these are awarded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
The GW4+ DTP programme is one of 15 DTPs and the largest of its kind in the UK.
In addition to the core GW4 partners (the University of Bristol, Cardiff University, the University of Exeter and the University of Bath), the GW4+ DTP brings together a consortium of over 30 research, industrial and third-sector organisations to deliver innovative training to environmental science PhD students.
Those collaborating include:
- Welsh Government
- Natural Resources Wales
- British Antarctic Survey
- British Geological Survey
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- Met Office
- Natural History Museum
- BHP Billiton
- Food and Environment Research Agency
- Syngenta.
Under the programme, a minimum of 30 per cent of the students will work with non-academic partners. This is intended to provide students with the valuable industry experience they need to enter a wide range of careers.
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IHS Breeders Meeting (Sunday 18th September)
Saturday 10 September 2016
We will be attending next weekends IHS show at Doncaster Racecourse with a range of livefood, supplies and inverts
Pet Supplies
Wednesday 13 July 2016
We are continuing to expand our pet supplies range and add further products to our website.
Fruit Beetle Grub stock altered
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Day Old Chicks stock altered
Updated 26th September 11:34
New ProRep Tortoise Feed Dish added to website
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Dora Sigerson Shorter
Dora Sigerson Shorter (1866-1918 / Ireland)
#232 on top 500 poets
Comments about Dora Sigerson Shorter
Francis Lynch
Glad I was directed here by the daily poem. Solid writer. Love the period take we get these hundred years later.
A Changeling
My Future lay cradled asleep;
I kissed the sweet mouth and she smiled
With a promise of all she should be,
Womanhood crowning the child—
Her wings that would grow with her growth,
Till they bore her to heaven at last;
When she queened in the world awhile,
Then all the sweet mockery past.
So closing my eyes while I dreamt,


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PADUCAH — David Jack Alessandro, 79, died Saturday, July 14, 2012.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Paducah Church of Christ with the Rev. Joe Williams officiating. Arrangements are by Zapata Funeral Home of Paducah.
Mr. Alessandro was born Jan. 17, 1933, in El Campo to Michael Emmanuele and Mary Eula Kynerd Alessandro. He was dedicated to the service of the Lord and touched the lives of thousands of people.
Survivors include a brother, Van B. Alessandro of Boulder, Colo.; three daughters, Jan Reich of Dayton, Wyo., Ann Rene Mariotti of Burkburnett and Jo Beth Martin of Merced, Calif.; a son, Jon David Alessandro of
Grapevine; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Westview Boys Home, P.O. Box 553, Hollis, OK 73550.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 17, 2012


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19th Century Cure for Ebola
By Express News Service
Published: 17th August 2014 06:00 AM
Last Updated: 14th August 2014 11:19 PM
The so-called miraculous treatment of the two American missionaries struck down by the Ebola virus has been in the headlines for the past week, but where did this drug come from? In a scientific commentary, Dr Scott Podolsky writes that the inspiration for the drug is rooted in the pioneering research of the late 19th century. The missionaries—Karl Brantly and Nancy Writebol—were working at a hospital in Liberia, where it is believed they contracted the deadly Ebola virus—responsible for 961 deaths during the current outbreak, according to the World Health Organization, till middle of last week. At present, treatment for the disease is limited to intensive supportive care. However, the missionaries were offered the opportunity to be given ZMapp—an experimental drug that had previously only been tested on monkeys—and it looks as though the treatment may have saved their lives. Podolsky, associate professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, has written in the Annals of Internal Medicine that ZMapp has much in common with methods of treating illness that were being developed toward the end of the 19th century. ZMapp is a three-mouse monoclonal antibody; it was made by collecting the antibodies created in the blood of mice after exposing them to fragments of the Ebola virus.
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EXCITING NEWS! From 2016 our unique 4X4 tours will also include transit days.
So participants can travel with us to the start, and back home again from the finish.
Enjoy our new door-to-door 4X4 services: Dover-Dover or Portsmouth-Portsmouth.
Full board en route, including Brittany Ferries restaurant dinners, hotels, camping.
(upgrading to Brittany Ferries, in lieu of cross channel ferries, is an optional extra)
Into our 8th year of continuous improvement. Periodically imitated, never replicated.
Do it right, do it with Waypoint 4X4 Tours. Our mission is continuous improvement,
and we are innovative, regularly introducing new concepts to the 4X4 tour market,
like our door-to-door service starting 2016: full board all inclusive from port to port.
And although we don't need to brag, we were first to Botswana & Namibia
back in 2013, as we will be to another Southern African destination in 2019.
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We include breakfast, lunch and dinner daily with fried breakfasts & evening dessert.
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(Steaks are BBQ'd, served with mash, mixed salads and cracked peppercorn sauce)
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> Our very small group sizes ensure there is space for everyone around the fire,
> Our very high standard of catering ensures that everyone goes to bed well fed,
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> Our prices are all-inclusive and our unique service includes all ferry crossings.
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and over the past six years there have been repeat clients on every one of our tours.
Our European tours are particularly popular with families and great fun for the kids. For those more adventurous, our Morocco expeditions include three unique routes.
Also on the itinerary is our fully catered Botswana & Namibia 4X4 fly drive safari.
Your vehicle need not be equipped with a winch, bullbar, bash-plates, snorkel, and all those other expensive accessories. It just needs to be in good mechanical order. Tampering with a vehicle's original factory systems results in reduced dependability.
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Waypoint Tours fully catered 4X4 overland expeditions in Africa
The emphasis of our trips is on exploring, so we continuously plot new routes and we never back-track, preferring to overcome the challenges which nature presents to us.
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Waypoint Tours are well known for avoiding over-touristed hotspots frequented by others. We concentrate our activities in more remote, unspoiled and seldom visited areas. You will not encounter mass-tourism hordes on a Waypoint Tour.
It's not all about driving though, we like to spend plenty of time out of the cars, visiting places of interest, meandering around the villages, and generally exploring the local culture as much as the environment. Markets provide a good insight to everyday life.
Midday sees us parked up in a pleasant setting, where the kids can play safely and adults take a break in the shade, while we prepare the lunches. Our four fridges are always well stocked with cheese & tomatoes, coronation chicken, tuna & sweetcorn, cold meats etc all of which go nicely with the local bakeries' fresh breads. Whenever available, we buy delicious fresh fruit and salads, for refreshment against the heat.
We usually finish the day's driving around 5pm and depending on location, we either stay at a campsite (often with swimming pool) or make a bivouac in the beauty of the wilderness. We offer a combination of wild camping and commercial campsites on all of our trips. It is often possible to upgrade to a room should you not wish to camp.
While you put up your tent and do your vehicle checks, we will be firing up the BBQ or heating up the tagine, for the evening meal. Whether we are at a campsite near town or a bivouac in the middle of nowhere, you will be served a hearty gourmet feast and often followed by tasty dessert. Ice cream in the Sahara? Yes, why not?
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James Rutenbeck, Director
James Rutenbeck is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. His numerous works have been screened internationally at museums and festivals, including Museum of Modern Art, Cinema du Reel, Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, National Gallery, Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival, and Lussas International Film Festival, among others. James' feature-length film Scenes from a Parish won the Insight Award of Excellence in three categories from the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists. He has also received the DuPont Columbia Journalism Award for episodic PBS programming, as well as grants from the Sundance Documentary Fund, Latino Public Broadcasting, and the Southern Humanities Media Fund. James produced, directed, and edited two half-hour films for The Raising of America, a California Newsreel project about the social ecology of child development in the U.S. Editing credits include over 50 films for PBS, BBC, Channel Four (UK), Discovery Channel, and Showtime.


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Beijing property move, E.U. bailout power share rally
Hong Kong stocks closed higher yesterday for the sixth consecutive day, led by mainland property developers buoyed by optimism that Beijing may relax controls on home-buying in the country.
Blue chips were also lifted by relief that European leaders had agreed to expand a bailout fund and by news on Thursday that economic growth had accelerated in the United States.
The Hang Seng Index rose 330.54 points, or 1.68 per cent, to close at 20,019.24, led by HSBC Holdings, which leapt 4.16 per cent to HK$70.10 to add 128 points to the index.
Li & Fung, the largest supplier to global retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, jumped 5.42 per cent to HK$15.56.
Among developers, Cheung Kong rose 2.83 per cent to HK$98.15, Sun Hung Kai Properties climbed 3.3 per cent to HK$109.60 and Henderson Land Development added 3.92 per cent to HK$42.45.
Analysts said a sharp rise in the number of home mortgages in negative equity was unlikely to hit the sector next week.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said yesterday the number of residential mortgages in negative equity jumped to 1,653 at the end of last month from just 48 cases at the end of June. Most of the negative equity cases were related to mortgages with loan-value ratios of 90 per cent or above, including those under the mortgage insurance programme.
The value of properties in negative equity rose to HK$4.15 billion from HK$58 million in June, representing 0.5 per cent of total outstanding mortgage loans at the end of last month.
'The rise seems stunning, but the absolute number is still very small,' said Patrick Chow Moon-kit, a research head at Ricacorp Properties.
In the second quarter of 2003, there were 105,697 negative equity cases, according to Centaline Property Agency.
Chow said home prices had fallen about 5 per cent from their peak and he saw no sign of a sharp correction in the near future.
Mainland developers also rose strongly, with Agile Property Holdings gaining 9.04 per cent to HK$7.60, Poly (Hong Kong) Investments up 6.81 per cent to HK$3.92, China Overseas Land & Investment rising 5.71 per cent to HK$15.54 and Evergrande Real Estate up 5.51 per cent to HK$3.64. The surge came a day after Jiang Weixin, the head of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ministry, said a government measure limiting home purchases was temporary and would be replaced by a less restrictive measure.
Jiang told the National People's Congress Standing Committee the restriction would be removed after a comprehensive real estate database is set up.
The database covers 40 cities. Jiang said the system would help the government get a basic idea of individuals' and families' property ownership status.
Mainland brokerage firm Guangfa Securities interpreted it as good news for property stocks. Although there is no timetable for the restriction to be lifted, it said Jiang's comment showed the direction in which government planned to move in the longer term.
Property developers listed on the mainland also saw sharp gains, with Shenzhen-listed Oceanwide Construction Group and Vanfund Real Estate surging to the daily limit of 10 per cent. China Vanke climbed 3.1 per cent and Gemdale Group increased 4.9 per cent.
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The Arlberg Children's Center facilities are reserved for kids enrolled in Cranmore's KidsRule Mountain Camps, and home to the Cranmore Play Room for Young Children. Here families enjoy unparalleled convenience as the Center has its own ticketing and reservation center, rental services for Kids Rule camp and private lessons, and lesson drop off areas. Its location next to Beginner Basin and the relocated double chairlift give our guests a great selection of learning terrain, featuring Terrain Based Learning.
Directly across from the Center is the C-more Double Chairlift. The Chairlift services a secluded area of beginner-only terrain. With Penguin themed trail names, this area provides beginners with gently sloping trails geared towards learning, without the distraction of more advanced skiers sharing the slopes.
It is adjacent to the Beginner Basin novice area, featuring two carpet style lifts, making it simple for those learning to ski and ride to get on and off a lift and practice learning and turning.
Popular dates often sell out so we strongly suggest reservations to avoid disappointment. Online reservations are the most convenient way to book in advance.
As you approach Cranmore on Skimobile Road, turn left on Old Bartlett Road then take your third right onto North Chair Road. Look for directional signage pointing you to the Center. All services related to your child's camp will take place in this one building – tickets, rentals, etc. Other family members may also purchase tickets or redeem online purchases there as well for convenience. Please note that the area in front of the Center is for drop off only – no long term parking. Note that the Arlberg Children's Center is used exclusively for children's programs. For the safety and security of our campers, the building is not available for public use.
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