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Johannes Giesecke <email@example.com>
st: German Stata User Group Meeting - repost
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:59:31 +0100
This is a repost, because the email by Ulrich Kohler concerning the SUG Programm was difficult to read for some reason.
Fifth Stata-User-Meeting in Essen**
The 5th German Stata Users Group Meeting will be held on Monday, 2nd April 2007 in Essen at the RWI (Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung). We would like to invite everybody from everywhere who is interested in using Stata to attend this meeting.
The academic program of the meeting is being organized by Johannes Giesecke, University of Mannheim (<email@example.com>), John P. Haisken-DeNew, RWI Essen (<email@example.com>), and Ulrich Kohler, WZB (<firstname.lastname@example.com>). The conference language will be English due to the international nature of the meeting and the participation of non-German guest speakers.
The logistics of the conference are being organized by Dittrich und Partner, distributor of Stata in several countries including Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, and Poland (http://www.dpc.de).
_Program Schedule_*__*
8:30 - 9:00 Reception
9:00 - 9:10 Welcome
John P. HaiskenDeNew, RWI Essen
_Key Notes_
9:10 - 9:50 Why should you become a Stata programmer?
Kit Baum <email@example.com>, Boston College Economics
9:50 - 10:30 Making regression tables simplified
Ben Jann <firstname.lastname@example.com>, ETH Zurich
-estout-, introduced by Jann (2005), is a useful tool for producing regression tables from stored estimates. However, its syntax is relatively complex and commands may turn out lengthy even for simple tables. Furthermore, having to store the estimates beforehand can be a bit cumbersome. To facilitate the production of regression tables, I therefore present two new commands called -esto- and -esta-. -esto- is a wrapper for official Stata's -estimates store- and simplifies the storing of estimation results for tabulation. For example, -esto- does not require the user to provide names for the stored estimation sets. -esta-, on the other hand, is a wrapper for -estout- and simplifies compiling nice-looking tables from the stored estimates without much typing. Basic applications of the commands and usage of -esta- with external software such as LaTeX, Word, or Excel will be illustrated by a range of examples.
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee
_General Statistics_
10:45 - 11:15 Assessing the reasonableness of an imputation model
Maarten L. Buis <firstname.lastname@example.com>, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Multiple imputation is a popular way of dealing with missing values under the Missing At Random (MAR) assumption. Imputation models can become quite complicated, for instance when the model of substantive interest contains many interactions, or when the data originate from a nested design. This paper will discuss two methods to assess how plausible the results are. The first method consists of comparing the point estimates obtained by multiple imputation with point estimates obtained by another method for controlling for bias due to missing data. Second the changes in standard error between the model that ignores the missing cases and the multiple imputation model are decomposed into three components: changes due to changes in 'sample size', changes due to uncertainty in the imputation model used in multiple imputation, and changes due to changes in the estimates that underlie the standard error. This decomposition helps in assessing the reasonableness of the change in standard error. These two methods will be illustrated with two new user written Stata commands.
11:15 - 11:45 The influence of categorizing survival time on parameter estimates in a Cox model
Anika Buchholz, Willi Sauerbrei, Patrick Royston
University of Freiburg, University Medical Center Freiburg, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London
_Abstract _/__/
With longer follow-up times the proportional hazards assumption is questionable in the Cox model. Cox suggested to include an interaction between a covariate and a function of time. To estimate such a function in Stata a substantial enlargement of the data is required. This may cause severe computational problems. We will consider categorizing survival time, which raises issues as to the number of cutpoints, their position, the increased number of ties and the loss of information, to handle this problem. Sauerbrei et al. (2007) proposed a new selection procedure to model potential time-varying effects. They investigate a large data set (N=2982) with 20 years follow-up, for which the Stata command stsplit creates about 2.2 million records. Categorizing the data in 6 month intervals gives 35747 records. We will systematically investigate the influence of the length of categorization intervals and the four methods of handling ties in Stata. The results of our categorization approach are promising, showing a sensible way to handle time-varying effects even in simulation studies.
References: Sauerbrei, W., Royston, P. and Look, M. (2007). A new proposal for multivariable modelling of time-varying effects in survival data based on fractional polynomial time-transformation. Biometrical Journal, in press
11:45 - 12:15 Oaxaca/Blinder Decompositions for Non-Linear Models
Matthias Sinning <email@example.com> and Markus Hahn <email@example.com>, RWI Essen, University of Bochum
This paper describes the estimation of a general Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition of the mean outcome differential of linear and non-linear regression models. Departing from this general model, it is shown how it can be applied to different models with discrete and limited dependent variables.
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 13:45 Estimating Double-Hurdle Models with Dependent Errors and Heteroscedasticity"
Julian A. Fennema <firstname.lastname@example.com>, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
This paper describes the estimation of the parameters of a double hurdle model in Stata. It is shown that the independent double-hurdle model can be estimated using a combination of existing commands. Likelihood evaluators to be used with Stata's ml facilities are derived to illustrate how to fit independent and dependent inverse hyperbolic sine double-hurdle models with heteroscedasticity."
13:45 - 14:15 Measuring Richness
Andreas Peichl <email@example.com> University of Cologne
In this paper, we describe richness, a Stata program for the calculation of richness indices. Peichl, Schaefer and Scheicher (2006) propose a new class of richness measures to contribute to the debate how to deal with the financing problems that European welfare states face as a result of global economic competition. In contrast to the often used headcount, these new measures are sensitive to changes in rich persons' income. This allows for a more sophisticated analysis of richness, namely the question whether the gap between rich and poor is widening. We propose to use our new measures in addition to the headcount index for a more comprehensive analysis of richness.
14:15 - 14:45 Robust income distribution analysis
Philippe Van Kerm <email@example.com>, CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg
Extreme data are known to be highly influential when measuring income inequality from micro-data. Similarly, Lorenz curves and dominance criteria are very sensitive to data contamination in the tails of the distribution. In this presentation, I intend to introduce a set of user-written packages that implement robust statistical methods for income distribution analysis. These methods are based on the estimation of parametric models (Pareto, Singh-Maddala) using "optimal B-robust" estimators rather than maximum likelihood. Empirical examples show how robust inequality estimates and dominance checks can be derived from these models.
14:45 - 15:00 Coffee
_Data Management_
15:00 - 15:25 PanelWhiz: A Stata Interface for Large Scale Panel Data Sets
John P. Haisken-DeNew <firstname.lastname@example.com>, RWI Essen
This paper outlines a panel data retrieval program written for Stata/SE or better, which allows easier accessing of the household panel data sets. Using a drop-down menu system, the researcher selects variables from any and all available years of the panel. The data is automatically retrieved and merged to form a "long file", which can be directly used by the Stata panel estimators. The system implements modular data cleaning programs called "plugins". Yearly updates to the data retrievals can be made automatically. Projects can be stored in libraries allowing modular administration and appending. PanelWhiz is available for SOEP, IAB-Betriebspanel, HILDA, CPS-NBER, CPS-CEPR. Other popular data sets will be supported soon.
15:25 - 15:50 PanelWhiz Plugins: Automatic Vector-Oriented Data Cleaning for Large Scale Panel Data Sets
Markus Hahn <email@example.com>, RWI Essen and University of Bochum
PanelWhiz "plugins" are modular data cleaning programs for specific items in PanelWhiz. Each plugin is designed to recode, deflate, change existing variables being extracted in a panel-data retrieval. Furthermore new variables can be generated on the fly. The PanelWhiz plugin system is a "macro language" that uses new-style dialog boxes and Stata's modularized "class" system, allowing a vector orientation for data cleaning. The PanelWhiz plugins can even be generated using a PanelWhiz plugin front-end, allowing users to create plugins but not have to write Stata code themselves. The system is set up to allow data cleaning of ANY PanelWhiz supported data set.
15:50 - 16:15 A model for transferring variables between different data-sets based on imputation of individual scores
Bojan Todosijevic <firstname.lastname@example.com>, University of Twente
It is an often encountered problem that variables of interest are scattered in different data sets. Given the two methodologically similar surveys, a question not asked in one survey could be seen as a special case of missing data problem (Gelman et al., 1998). The paper presents a model for transferring variables between different data-sets applying the procedures for multiple imputation of missing values. The feasibility of this approach was assessed using two Dutch surveys: Social and Cultural Developments in The Netherlands (SOCON 2000) and the Dutch Election Study (NKO 2002). An imputation model for the left-right ideological self-placement was developed based on the SOCON survey. In the next step, left-right scores were imputed to the respondents from the NKO study. The outcome of the imputation was evaluated, first, by comparing the imputed variables with the left-right scores collected in three waves of the NKO study. Second, the imputed and the original NKO left-right variables are compared in terms of their associations with a broad set of attitudinal variables from the NKO data set. The results show that one would reach similar conclusions using the original or imputed variable, albeit with the increased risk of making Type II errors.
16:15 - 16:30 Coffee
16:30 - 17:00 Two Issues on Remote data access
Peter Jacobebbinghaus <email@example.com>, IAB
At the Research Data Centre of the BA at the IAB, researchers can send in Stata programs to be processed there with the log files sent back to them after a disclosure limitation review. This method of data access is called remote data access and the reason we do this is data confidentiality. Remote data access has two non-standard requirements: Efficient use of the computer resources and automation of parts of the disclosure limitation review. I would like to talk about how we deal with these requirements and discuss ways to improve them.
17:00 - 17:30 Report to the Users
Bill Rising, StataCorp
17:30 - 18:00 Wishes and Grumbles
Participants are asked to travel at their own expense. There will be a small conference fee to cover costs for coffee, teas, and luncheons. There will also be an optional informal meal at a restaurant in Essen on Monday evening at additional cost.
You can enroll by contacting Anke Mrosek by email or by writing, phoning, or faxing to
Anke Mrosek
Dittrich & Partner Consulting GmbH
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42697 Solingen
Tel: +49 (0) 212 260 66-24
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We look forward to seeing you in Essen on April 2nd where you can help us to make this an exciting and interesting event.
The conference venue is:
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Hohenzollernstr. 1-3
45128 Essen
(see http://www.rwi-essen.de)
Johannes Giesecke, John P. Haisken-DeNew, Ulrich Kohler
Dr. Johannes Giesecke
Universität Mannheim
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I found their site and it says They DoNot do online sales or shipping DRATS nice fabric selection
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I found their site and it says They DoNot do online sales or shipping DRATS nice fabric selection
I was there a couple weeks ago when they had 30% off and there was a decent selection yet but went Fri. at 40% off and there wasn't a lot any more. Of course I bought both times. They are going to restock in April but the staff didn't know what that was all about.
I used to go to the one in Crystal when I lived near there. They had a good selection back then and being it's closer than White Bear I'll go there.
Any idea when they are closing? I'm north of there by a couple hours, but its SOOO worth the drive if I can make it down there. I recently discovered the St. Cloud location and was amazed at how much fabric I got for the money. On a happy note though, yay to a new location!
They're closing the end of May. I don't know what you're looking for but they're quilting fabs were getting pretty low but they had alot of fleece and flannel. You could give them a call to tell them what you're looking for and they should be able to give you some idea what they have left.
Where do you live? I'm in Blaine.Originally Posted by Rachielou
Am I behind the times! I just drove over there this afternoon - and to my dismay, it was GONE!

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Central Coast Section semifinals
The matchups
(all games Friday at 7 p.m.)
San Benito (6-5) at Salinas (7-4)
· It's tough to beat a team twice in the same season. Earlier this year, Salinas overcame a 6-0 halftime deficit with 26 unanswered points in the second half. But that was in Hollister. Salinas hasn't beaten San Benito at home since 2005. The last time these teams faced each other in the playoffs was in the 2009 CCS Division I semifinals. The Balers rallied from a 13-0 halftime deficit to pull out a 14-13 win.
· Salinas sports the same 7-4 record it has compiled in each of its last four CCS Division I semifinal appearances. The Cowboys played with a chip on their shoulder in last week's 49-0 win over Fremont — a team that had scored 90 points in a game earlier this year. This is physical, old school football at its best. San Benito is 4-1 in its past five games. Both the Balers' and Salinas' last loss was to Palma.
Aptos (9-2) vs. Monterey (9-2) at Monterey Peninsula College.
·Since falling to Encinal, which was beaten in the North Coast Section playoffs by Cardinal Newman, and Oakdale, which is 11-1 and in the Sac-Joaquin Section semifinals, Aptos was won nine straight. Three of those wins came against teams that reached the playoffs, including last week's 28-24 upset over higher seeded Saratoga. The Mariners have as balanced a ground game as any in the CCS with four players combining for over 2,800 yards, but no one over 800 yards.
·Monterey is similar with quarterback Jimmy Hill III and tailback Ambrose Chioino-Narvaez chasing 1,000 yard seasons. Flying under the radar has been the Toreadores defense, which has scored four touchdowns this year and shut out three of its last four opponents. There isn't a better all-around linebacker in the area than Shaunne Katoa, while Hill and Brandon Finona-Gardner seem to always be around the ball. Monterey is 4-1 in its last five playoff games at MPC.
Menlo (9-2) at Seaside (11-0)
·Junior quarterback Jack Heneghan is the real deal for Menlo, having thrown for just under 2,800 yards and 29 touchdowns — with just three picks in 238 attempts. The Knights are the complete opposite of Capuchino, Seaside's first-round opponent, in that they put the ball in the air frequently, having thrown it 290 times as opposed to rushing the ball 219 times. Heneghan's primary target has been flanker Connor Stastny, who has 50 catches for nearly 900 yards and 14 touchdowns for Menlo. The Knights are 9-0 when they score 42 or more points, winless when they don't. Their two losses have been by three and four points.
·Quarterback Michael Turner has thrown for over 2,300 yards and 28 touchdowns in 10 games for Seaside. Whether by design or not, he also leads the team in rushing. The Spartans' Ronnie Turner and Joseph Jakubowsky have 68 catches for over 1,300 yards and 18 touchdowns between them. The 21 points Seaside gave up last week was a season high. Up until that point, the defense had allowed just 62 points all year. Jakubowsky has six interceptions this fall.
The Herald's top 10
1. Seaside: Will face its biggest challenge of the year.
2. Palma: The Open Division is the kiss of death.
3. Monterey: Faces an Aptos team on a nine-game winning streak.
4. Salinas: On a mission to end four years of playoff semifinal frustration.
5. San Benito: Looking for its second Division I finals appearance in four years.
6. Carmel: Failed to score 600 points for the first time in four years.
7. Alisal: Shutout for the first time all year in the Division I playoffs.
8. Monte Vista: Humbled at home by Menlo in the Division IV playoffs.
9. Pacific Grove: Made its first playoff appearance in four years.
10. Soledad: Two straight playoff appearances end in the first round.
Teams that dropped out: North County
Friday night lights: Keep up with the scores by following John Devine on twitter @johnjdevine.


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Qualcomm: Intel More Likely than Nvidia to Take Baseband Share, Says MKM
Who will eat into Qualcomm's (QCOM) dominant baseband wireless chip position in 2014?
That's the question pondered in a research note today by MKM Partners semiconductor analyst Ian Ing, who surveys the group of top contenders for what he terms a "jump ball" in 2014.
Share shift from Qualcomm to any of these vendors will be "incremental," writes Ing, but any progress made by any vendor is a "key development," given that "suppliers must achieve a fully integrated, Qualcomm-style solution or face a rapid and total wireless exit as seen with Texas Instruments (TXN)."
"In other words, this 'jump ball' is a binary event for suppliers in a market that likely supports 3-4 competitors.
Ing focuses on two main competitors, Intel (INTC), and Nvidia (NVDA), both of whose shares he rates Neutral. Broadcom (BRCM) and Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) are also discussed, though their stocks are not covered by him formally. Also in the running are Taiwan's MediaTek (2454TW), Spreadtrum (SPRD), and some efforts by Ericsson (ERIC). There are also internal baseband efforts on the part of Samsung Electronics (005930KS) and and privately held Huawei, using chips from its HiSilicon design group, the latter of which Ing thinks is "underappreciated" by investors.
A good deal of the growth in 3G and 4G wireless services that use those baseband chips will come this year from the build-out of 4G LTE wireless networks in China, particularly by China Mobile (CHL), the world's largest carrier, notes Ing:
This goal of selling 100mn TD-LTE devices would comprise a large majority of the expected worldwide growth in 3G/4G devices, as Qualcomm expects growth to be at a midpoint of 1,260mn 3G/4G device sales in 2014, or 160mn higher than in 2013. The remaining 60mn device sales could come from 2G to 3G migration in emerging markets, followed by remaining feature phones to 4G transition in developed markets (QCOM guides a 27mn increase) as carriers like AT&T complete its coverage and European adoption is in the early innings.
Also important is the falling cost of 4G phones overall:
Another catalyst for rapid 4G adoption is due to the narrow gap in pricing between 3G and 4G handsets, especially in the mid and premium tier (800-1500 RmB and 1500-2500 RmB, respectively). When China 3G was initially adopted, domestic OEMs had insufficient scale and experience in early generations of smartphone models (resulting in a 2-3 year adoption process for 3G TDS-CDMA devices). Now with scale-volumes and following aggressive cost reductions, LTE incremental BOM costs for OEMs largely come from the modem chipsets and RF component additions (which could add $15 to the BOM).
Ing thinks Intel has better prospects than Nvidia:
Intel has plans to address the China TD-LTE market with a Gen2 modem in 2014 (XMM7260). However, we think its most compelling emerging market solution will be its SoFIA integrated SoC in 2015 targeting value and low-end segments. While NVDA has hit LTE milestones with AT&T and Vodaphone certification via its Icera soft-modem, it will likely target selective opportunities in visual compute intensive portables outside the US markets. This includes devices such as tablets, portable gaming, and smartphones. Note they don't expect to initially target the US market due to a lack of Verizon and Sprint CDMA.
MediaTek and Spreadtrum and Ericsson aren't much of a threat at the moment:
International modem suppliers are relatively late, though Mediatek (2454.TW) is best positioned for a China TD-LTE ramp entering 2015. It
expects Qualcomm to largely own the TD-LTE market in China in 2014. While it has a TD-LTE thin modem solution available now, an integrated SoC is available in 2Q/3Q and will ship more materially in 2015. Spreadtrum and Ericsson don't appear to be an imminent threat at capturing significant 4G share, as the latter is setting expectations of success measured over an 18 to 24 month time period following the ST-Ericsson JV reversal.
And Marvell's prospects seem better than Broadcom's:
In 2014, Marvell appears better positioned to capture share of China's TD-LTE than Broadcom (a market it has long-participated in with TDS-CDMA). Broadcom appears focused on head-to-head competition with Qualcomm at OEMs like Samsung.
Of HiSilicon and Samsung, he writes:
Substantial progress has been made with captive solutions at OEMs Samsung and Huawei, which could prove a threat to merchant suppliers. Some 3G-only Samsung Galaxy S4 models contained a Samsung SoC (Exynos 5) that officially supported 20 LTE bands but were decided not to be enabled (potentially due to yield or qualification). We think investors under-appreciate Huawei's Hisilicon prospects, as (1) they are well-positioned for the China Mobile TD-LTE opportunity and (2) Development efforts throughout are uniquely eased with equipment interop from its wireless infrastructure division, helping it more easily achieve carrier certification and qualification milestones.


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When Mitt Romney said his now infamous words -- "I'm not concerned about the very poor" -- he was adding to an already disconcerting track record of tactlessness toward unemployed and lower income Americans.
Ms. Gloria Ann Langley, 50, of 1805 Carter Street, Camden SC, passed on Monday, February 6, 2012. Funeral Services will be conducted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Camden First United Methodist Church, Camden, SC.Burial will follow at Greater Faith & Joy Tabernacle Church Cemetery, Lugoff, SC.
Members of Kershaw County Council put in extra hours last week during a council retreat Friday and Saturday in an attempt to establish policy goals for the upcoming year. The councilmen hashed out county priorities at Old Armory Steakhouse Friday, and then held a day-long session at the Shaw Recreation Area on Lake Wateree Saturday.
About fifteen people gathered in the Kershaw County Government Center in Camden Thursday to hear an overview of and provide feedback on the county's recreational offerings. Thursday's was the first of seven public forums to be held across the county.
Legislation introduced in the S.C. House of Representatives could change the way Cassatt Water Company handles its finances. If passed, the company would be converted from a private, non-profit entity to a public utility, allowing the company to cut costs and more efficiently initiate $16 million worth of capital improvements.
In its fourth decade, the Santee Wateree Rural Transit Authority (SWRTA) continues to provide services to Kershaw County. However, changes to the agency's funding may cause the SWRTA to cut some of those services, according to Executive Director Ann August.
No other name besides Jimmie Johnson or Tony Stewart has appeared on the NASCAR Sprint Cup series championship trophy in the past seven years. With the sport's top circuit set to kick off Feb. 26 with the Daytona 500, virtually every driver will be aiming to make sure that streak comes to an end.
Al Bozard has announced his intentions to run for the District 1 seat of Kershaw County Council in the Republican primary.
Kershaw County Councilman Stephen Smoak reached out to the city of Camden during county council's meeting Tuesday, trying to gauge the city's support for a joint venture with the county to replace Rhame Arena.
Ann August of the Santee Wateree Regional Transit Authority (SWRTA) presented Kershaw County Council with a request for additional funding during a public presentation at Tuesday's council meeting.
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson told the Camden Kiwanis Club he is working on a collaborative effort to create a more efficient judicial system in the state.
U.A. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Michael Watts, son of Steve Watts of Lugoff, has returned stateside after four years of service in Japan, where he was involved in tsunami cleanup and nuclear disaster work
The following are menus for Kershaw County schools for the week of Jan. 23-27:
Kershaw County continues to look for cost-saving measures after the success of a reverse auction last fall for the bulk purchase of paper.
Women's tennis may soon be in store for a new world No. 1 if current top-ranked player Caroline Wozniacki fails to reach the fourth round at this year's Australian Open. While Wozniacki has been considered the world's best for 65 straight weeks and is among the handful of favorites to take home the trophy in Melbourne, she will be going up against several notable players with stronger firepower and more impressive résumés.
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Excerpt: ?The Giants' passing game started with so much promise in Dallas on opening night. Eli Manning threw for 450 yards. Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Rueben Randle each had 100-yard receiving games.
Cruz had three touchdowns. Tight end Brandon Myers had a team-high seven receptions.
Turns out that was the high-water mark and as Week 14 approaches, the Giants' passing game, which is ranked 18th in the NFL (233.1 ypg), remains a work in progress. That doesnt bode well heading into Sunday's game against a high-tech Chargers offense,
The trouble started along the offensive line, where injuries robbed the unit of continuity and chemistry. There have been sixth different starting configurations. Manning has been sacked a career-high 31 times and thrown 18 interceptions with four games remaining.
Left tackle Will Beatty has allowed a team-high 10 sacks.
Wide receiver Hakeem Nicks has had a nightmare season. He has no touchdowns and has been party to some bizarre moments. Sometimes, the opportunities haven't been there for him to make plays. Other times, Nicks hasnt taken advantage of them.
Tight end Brandon Myers, who has shown signs of life in the past two games, has largely been a disappointment.
As the Giants begin to turn their attention to next season, what do you think is the biggest problem that needs fixing for the passing game to get back on course?" Read more...


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Hey this posting is for a 2002 Ford Focus SVT 2 door hatchback, the car is silver in color, has the 2.0 DOCH Zetec motor with a 6 speed manuel transmission.The car has power wingows, locks, mirrors, and the mirrors are also heated. Everything on the car works. The car has mostly highway miles, so it has 141,xxx on it right now and is my daily driver so will go up a little but just had an oil change and filter with Amsoil synthetic motor oil oil last friday. The car has had a brand new OEM replacement clutch about 7000 miles ago, the car also had a new A/C compressor put in last month, the system still has a small leak but the air is ice cold and the heat is very very hot. The car is almost completely stock except that it has a performance header, other than that the motor is bone stock. The car has the Svt interior wich is a little dirty, and the driver seat has one hole about the size of a dime but other than this the interior is perfect. The car is 10 years old but is not in bad condition the front end has some rock chips and a scratch on the hood, the side skirts are peeling a little, but that is common with these cars, and there is a dent on the back right quarter panel, like I said it is 10 years old but is in good shape. I have the original window sticker with the car and most of the original paperwork, the car has an aftermarket sony radio, kenwood door speakers, a memphis 4 gauge wiring kit, a kicker 500.1 mono channel amp with a kicker cvr competition 10 inch sub woofer and have the paperwork for this(would prefer to keep, but if thats a deal breaker might let go with car). I recently bought a set of headlights because the originals were hazed, i have the original headlights with bulbs and an extra serpentine belt that will go with the car. The only thing the car needs right now is motor mounts, that is it. If you want any more info on the car you can pm me, if you pm me, please leave your name and phone number I will call or text you when possible, thanks for looking. Price is 4700 OBO but i am a little negotiable. I cant upload pics but i can send them through text
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im also unsure of how the security clearance process works, is it a worldwide thing or within national company? what things go against people for security clearance? im located within the UK and have previously been police cautioned a few years ago, would this stop me getting security cleared? and is there any time limit for this staying on your record? what other factors come into this? is there any way of cleaning your record in the same way it is possible to clean your credit record? lots of questions here but cant find any documentation on this anywhere!


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No Fourth of July sloppy joes
No Fourth of July
sloppy joes
The Pequot Lakes Area Historical not be serving sloppy joes after the parade on Independence Day.
We realize that the sloppy joes are a tradition of some years standing and we don't like to disappoint people who look forward to the event. But the truth is that attendance has been declining over the past few years and it is no longer feasible for us to continue.
In addition, state health department regulations now in place make it impossible for us to comply with food preparation codes.
We appreciate all who patronized our event over the years and all of the volunteers who helped along the way.
Be well.
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Henry Miller's Theatre
Opened 1918
124 W. 43rd Street
Built by Henry Miller and served as a lovely, intimate, three-tiered legit theatre until 1969. Spent time as a porn movie house and nightclub before reopening in 1998 with a revival of Cabaret. Her charm outlived her economic usefulness and the body of the theatre was destroyed in 2004. The landmarked facade will be incorporated into a new skyscraper which will include a completely new 950-seat Broadway theatre. Past productions include Our Town (1938), Born Yesterday (1948), The Subject was Roses (1965), Urinetown (2001).


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After a slow first half, the Salinas football team kicked things in to gear against the visiting Alvarez Eagles on Friday. The Cowboys scored four touchdowns in the third quarter en route to a 55-0 victory to end the regular season.
"We stumbled a little bit and we left some points off the board in the first half," Salinas coach Steve Goodbody said. "Alvarez came out ready to go and it was an important game for them to finish the season strong, but the kids responded in the second half and made some defensive plays we had to make."
After the Salinas defense forced an Alvarez turnover on downs, the Cowboys made interceptions on their next two defensive plays. Elijah Kirkland pulled down the first interception for the Cowboys and Kyle Salao had the second pick.
Salinas scored a touchdown on each of its four possessions in the third quarter and totaled 43 points in the second half.
Running back Everett Ball led the way for Salinas on offense, carrying the ball nine times for 162 yards and a touchdown. The Cowboys spread the ball around as seven players scored touchdowns for Salinas.
Salinas finished the season 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division, which should earn the Cowboys a Central Coast Section playoff bid.
"Right now we still need to work on our defense because we're letting offenders come out of the hole too quickly. Other than that I feel like we have a good chance in CCS," Ball said.
Salinas will learn its postseason fate on Sunday, when the brackets are announced. After a slow start on Friday, Goodbody said the Cowboys need to work on coming out stronger out of the gate.
"We have to start quicker and we have to be ready right off the bat," he said. "I think the kids understand that and they'll see it in the film right away. We'll get better next week."
Alvarez (0-10, 0-6) ended the season winless. But first-year head coach David Bottom said there were plenty of positives as the Eagles' season comes to an end.
"I think just the overall personality of the kids is getting better, I mean they're working hard," he said. "The first half of that game, we played great. We're just step-by-step getting closer. We're building a program, it just takes time."
Bottom said the team built a foundation for years to come. The Eagles had winning teams on the freshman and the junior varsity level.
Despite finishing with a losing record last season, Alvarez was placed in an A-league. Bottom didn't use the Eagles' spot in the MBL Gabilan as an excuse for going winless.
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Running back Paul Salinas led Alvarez with 84 yards on seven carries. Johnathan Rivera ran the ball seven times for 31 yards for the Eagles.
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1. Do you like Mead?
Sweet, Semi, Dry or any?
2. Do you not like Mead?
3. Have not tried Mead?
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1. Do you like Mead?
Sweet, Semi, Dry or any?
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Friend made some and gave me a bottle. We will open it around the holidays.
I have not tried mead because I have frequently heard mead and battery acid used in the same sentence.
I like mead, dry mead.
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I love good mead. Mead, just like any wine, can be good or bad and I've had some very bad mead. But I've also had some very very good mead. Don't write off mead if you've only had it once.
We make mead, very good mead, we grow our own berries and now have our own bees and this year was our first to finally make a mead with everything coming from our own farm. WVMJ
Meadmaking with WVMJ at Meads and Elderberry Winemaking
Dry and crisp. Perhaps semi dry, but I dislike the sweet meads.
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I've only had mead that was dry enough for my tastes once. So I know it exists. Otherwise, it's usually too sweet for me.
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I'll let you know in about two more weeks when my first run is ready. Then about two more weeks until my second batch will be ready. I did the Joes Ancient Orange recipe.
I had it once in Ireland and loved it. My sisters tried it too but didn't like it so I got to drink theirs as well. That was fine by me because it was delicious! It wasn't dry or sweet but nicely in between.
My first taste of mead was a chaucers, yuck! Had to give mead another try. I tasted a few homebrewed versions and a small commercial brand, and brewed my own! So far I have made Joes ancient orange, and joes quick grape, both were excellent! I am going to try to brew a cyser and a melomel this winter. Let mead age, and it will surprise you!
I've had Tej - Ethiopian Honey Wine, and it's not great...
I don't have a taste for alcohol, and I drink it for "ceremonial purposes" with friends over there, but you won't find it in my fridge...
I may try making some of the other fruit - infused varieties for curiosities sake!
I LOVE mead. I used to brew beer, but have switched almost entirely to mead. I figure a 22 oz bottle of beer costs me $2-3 to brew and about $4 to buy, while a 22 oz. bottle of mead costs $3 to brew and about $15 to buy. Plus it is just so delicious.
I brew "sipper" meads, starting around 1.130 and finishing between 1.010 and 1.020 (semi-sweet to low on the sweet side), with around 14-15% alcohol. I must be doing something right because all of my four housemates are brewing mead now too. Finally got enough honey this year to make a "homegrown" mead. I plan to age it on oak for a few weeks as an experiment. Blackberry mead is finishing up nicely. GF's apple cyser mead is settling out, finishing a bit on the sweet side. Brewing a grape mead (pyment) with assorted wine grapes next week.
Ninkasi (local Eugene brewery) usually has bombers for between $4 and $5 around here. Good beer too. Granted I more often pay in your $7-$12 range as I am always trying "unique" beers brewed with vanilla beans, rosemary, agave syrup, yarrow, etc.
I've had relatively few commercial meads that I really enjoy. APIS in Poland makes some of the best in the world - try a "Kurpiowski" or "Jadwiga" if you get the chance. They are definitely in the dessert category in terms of sweetness but with exquisite flavor.
To me, the most common mead mistake is a lack of flavor intensity. With no hops/roasted malts as in beer or grapes as in wine, mead is left with whatever non-sweet flavors were in the honey. This flavor profile is usually subtle and not always delicious. My solutions are to 1) brew "big" meads with high alcohol and a fuller body, encouraging sipping (and tasting subtle flavors) rather than just drinking, 2) add fruit, spices, and/or oak chips to complement and add to the flavor profile of the honey, and 3) aim for a level of sweetness that is definitely noticeable but not cloying. I want my mead to taste like it was made from honey, and this is difficult to achieve without sweetness.
Don't give up on mead yet!
My biggest complaint with the meads I've had is the alcohol is way too prominent and up front. Tastes like I'm drinking medicine. With beer, that can quite easily be corrected. If I'm drinking a big beer (10 - 12 ABV), I want that alcohol to be an afterglow that sneaks up on you.
Regards, Barry
Ive never had a mead I liked. Ive tried commercial, tasted blue ribbon contest winners and made all sorts of my own even using recipes from books. Theres just something that isnt pleasing to my palate. I keep making it trying different techniques hoping to finally make one I can enjoy. I have a blueberry in mid brew as I speak. The stuff I make often gets oooohs and aaaahhhs from folks who try them (oooohs and aaaaahs are good sounds) but they still have that distinctive diesel fuel flavor in my mouth. Disappointing but I keep trying.
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Emerson
I tasted my first honey mead couple of years ago in Tasmania, Australia. It was so smooth and sweet. Fantastic. I wish I could remember the brand name because I have not found any other honey mead as pleasant. I agree with Barry that some honey meads taste like medicine. I prefer them sweet. Maxwell Honey Mead has a nice flavour. http://www.maxwellwines.com.au/maxwell-mead/
When making mead, it initially can taste like your horse has diabetes or like an especially brutal form of chemotherapy! It need aging and fiddling with just like most wines get unbeknownst to the end user. Lower alcohol meads get civilized first, but most take a year for a start to get good or start getting good. I have a cherry and a peach going that are going to be just fine and dandy for the Christmas after this next one. A few bottles will get tested this year. I have one carboy of 20%ABV that will sit plotting evil for at least it's second full year before it is pleasant to sip. It is starting to taste like honey but is still a little hot. Another year and it will be wonderful on non driving days.


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How you can help tornado victims
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Former KIDK employee Ken Garcia is helping victims of Monday's tornado in his role as the communications director for the Central and Western regions of the Oklahoma Red Cross.
Eyewitness News Anchor Todd Kunz asked him about the tornado recovery efforts in Oklahoma and what Eastern Idahoans can do to help.
"Right now, our main priority is making sure that we can begin the relief process because there's going to be a lot of people out there needing that basic need of finding a place to go and where they can get something to eat," Garcia said. "So we've started opening up some shelters."
In addition, he said mental health workers were providing support to the victims.
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Home › Forums › Campfire › Post-Trip Reports › Trip Report: Sequoia-Kings Canyon Great Western Divide Criss-Cross
Aug 12, 2012 at 7:01 pm #1292903
On August 6, I drove to Kings Canyon and picked up my reserved wilderness permit at Roads End before the station closed, then spent the night at one of the Cedar Grove car campgrounds where some bear was working the area. My load was to consist of about ten pounds of base weight (including bear canister), about 13 pounds of food and fuel, and about 11 pounds of camera gear. I didn't really need that much food for seven days of trip.
On Day 1, I hit the trail at Roads End at 6 a.m. and arrived at Lake Reflection by 3 p.m. That is about 15 miles and 5000 feet of gain, and I can do that only on my first day when I am fresh. Unfortunately, the sky was not cooperating and photography was somewhat limited. It rained before 4 p.m.
On Day 2, my plan was to go over Harrison Pass, and that would require me to backtrack downhill one mile, then head east following the drainage. Instead, I followed a usage trail up to a hill northeast of Lake Reflection, then cut across the bench to reach the middle of the drainage. At the head of the drainage was Harrison Pass, but this wasn't going to be easy. There is no visible trail. It was just one long gravel-scree slope with the occasional boulders sitting around at the angle of repose. I didn't know which side of the steep chute to try, so I started with the west side. It was terrible, and the rock wall couldn't be gripped because it crumbled. I couldn't get much traction in gravel. A boulder slid in front of me and gashed my shin. I gave up on the west side and moved across the chute to the east side. That required me to swim through the moving gravel even faster. The east side was ascended, and I made it to the top by 1:30 p.m. Descending would have been much easier. At the top of Harrison Pass, I had crossed the Great Western Divide into Sequoia National Park. I walked down to Lake South America, then continued to a small nearby lake just in time for the rain at 4 p.m. I could see south into the Kern River area, Milestone Peak, and all that.
On Day 3, I descended south as I followed fresh bighorn sheep tracks that were made within the previous 14 hours. I cut cross-country east at the 12,000 foot contour to intercept the John Muir Trail, then turned north toward Forester Pass. Gaining the pass at 11 a.m., I saw a struggle between one horseman and his number two pack horse which had rolled its heavy load. I continued northbound back into Kings Canyon along the JMT for four hours, and the horseman never caught up with me [strange]. I made it to Charlotte Lake for the night, but not before the afternoon rain drenched me. Maybe you see the daily weather theme here.
On Day 4, I left Charlotte Lake, got back out on the JMT northbound, and went over Glen Pass. Descending only halfway down to Rae Lakes, I veered off northwest, over Rae Col, and down into the Sixty Lakes Basin. Guess what. Rain again. I wandered around and got over into the western end of the basin with the intention of getting a camp close enough that I could climb Mount Cotter. Then it rained again, and this time was very cold, so I sat down on the ground with just my plastic ground sheet over me. I realized that I would not want to be solo climbing the 12,700 foot peak with the rain and lightning, so I bailed. The rain soaking had ceased to make this fun. I turned around and headed back east and fled to the far northern lake of the basin and camped early. I had lots of stuff to dry out, and I ate double that night to try to consume some excess food weight.
On Day 5, I estimated that I could get more than halfway out in one day, so I started out. It took me a couple of hours of cross-country to get directly out of the basin and back onto the JMT, and then I started rolling downhill toward Woods Crossing. Turning left, I headed toward Paradise Valley, and it was still early afternoon, so I decided to just keep the pace and go all of the way out that day. I rolled all the way down and back to Roads End by 6:15 p.m., totally exhausted, but not before it rained again on me. I still had enough food for at least a couple of days, and I had used only half of my Esbit fuel. Feet hurt.
Assessment: Wishful thinking caused me to carry twice as much camera gear weight as what I needed. There wasn't a lot of wildlife to photograph. The daily rain was a big disappointment, but what can you do? Bailing out from Mount Cotter was not hard. I've never wanted to become a human lightning rod.
One box of Esbit fuel seemed to have an odd, unusually waxy texture. It left a lot of black residue on the cook pot, and it seemed to burn very slowly. It's OK for solo cooking as long as the weather is mild.
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@kennyhel77Locale: Scotts Valley CA via San Jose, CA
Bob, fantastic report…funny summer…a lot more rain this year it seems. I have a trip planned for next year and it calls for going over Harrison in the opposite direction. Sounds like I am making the right decision. Glad you came back in one piece!Aug 12, 2012 at 8:36 pm #1902169
Ken, let me say that Harrison Pass is -interesting-. On some heavy snow years, the chute is clogged with old snow. That would make it a lot easier since you could use some light snow spikes (or else real crampons) and an ice axe. On light snow years like this year, there was only one tiny snow patch down low on the west side, and I just went up around it. The rock is really rotten there, and I'm surprised that there aren't more bodies of climbers piling up at the bottom. If there is no remaining snow, then you might be able to plunge step right down. However, you would not want to have multiple people closely spaced for fear of rockfall.
I understood that there was an old trail there many years ago, but the park service quit maintaining it since it was so difficult to deal with the constantly sliding gravel. I believe it. You can barely find a trace of it now, and only if you know exactly where to look.
I was gone from home for one day of driving and getting into position, then five days on or off the trail. I lost twelve pounds of body weight!
It looks like the rock ding on my shin is going to heal. Getting the hole sewed up in the trouser leg might be another story.
–B.G.–Aug 14, 2012 at 8:29 pm #1902765
Here is a photo shot from the top of Harrison Pass (about 12,700') looking down.
You know how tipping a normal camera lens up or down will change the perspective (ignore tilt-shift lenses). This photo was shot from the top of Harrison Pass, and the lens was tipped down very slightly. Perhaps you get some idea of the steepness of the chute.
If it had much snow and ice, it would border on suicidal.
–B.G.–Aug 14, 2012 at 10:58 pm #1902798
Sequoia National Park, upper Kern area.
Photo shot from near Lake South America, looking toward Milestone Peak.
–B.G.–Aug 15, 2012 at 8:33 am #1902872
DougBPL Member
Bob, pretty funny, we just missed each other. Tom and I went over Shepherd Pass on the first day of our trip Aug. 6, then hit Lake South America on Aug. 7 on our way to our camping spot for that evening. Tom would have to tell you exactly where we camped, but it was at the end of a small lake near the trail that takes you back over to the JMT is all I remember. We were pleased that the rain was brief and stopped pretty much as we set up camp.Aug 15, 2012 at 11:51 am #1902929
On August 7 you got hit with the same rain that I got hit with over at Lake Reflection. On August 8, I got to the small lake near Lake South America.
Fine minds think alike.
–B.G.–Aug 15, 2012 at 3:59 pm #1902993
Ken HelwigBPL Member
@kennyhel77Locale: Scotts Valley CA via San Jose, CA
impressive photo Bob…that pass looks steep. Still would rather go down that than up.
Doug, you made it over Shepherd in a day…that is quite impressive too. That is one heck of a slog. I went down that in July and it killed meAug 15, 2012 at 4:07 pm #1902997
Ken, what the photo does not show is the texture of the steep chute. It looks like it is hard and smooth. In fact, it is mostly loose gravel with big chunks.
Besides, if you are going down, you can just collect the bodies at the bottom.
My problem going up was that I had a 10-pound camera shoulder bag hanging around my neck, and it was hanging low enough that it was banging along the gravel surface in front of me. Every time one of those basketball-size rocks would come sliding down, I had to decide whether to dodge the rock and let it hit the camera, or swing the camera and let it hit my leg.
–B.G.–Aug 15, 2012 at 4:18 pm #1902998
Tom KirchnerBPL Member
@ouzelLocale: Pacific Northwest/Sierra
"Tom would have to tell you exactly where we camped, but it was at the end of a small lake near the trail that takes you back over to the JMT is all I remember."
We were a couple hundred yards SW of the western terminus of the Kern Connector Trail on the south shore of lake 10,6xx. It is the last lake in The Upper Kern Basin before the Kern River drops into Kern Canyon.Sep 9, 2013 at 9:14 pm #2023587
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Bump for Bob Gross getting it done on a cool SEKI trip.Sep 9, 2013 at 9:31 pm #2023596
I'll tell you, if you try to go fully loaded from Roads End to Lake Reflection in nine hours, the last thing that you call it is cool.
The thing of it is that there are all sorts of interesting places like that, and many of them are just slightly off the beaten track. So, they aren't super difficult to do, but you just have to do your research in advance. You won't find many written accounts of those spots within the normal trail journals and guides. To find good information, you need to scour the offbeat web sites for old trip reports for named places on a map. I recommend climber.org
–B.G.–Sep 9, 2013 at 9:34 pm #2023597
M GBPL Member
@drownLocale: Shenandoah
HST also seems to have some good reports if you look long enough or ask.Sep 9, 2013 at 9:41 pm #2023600
Andrew FMember
@andrew-fLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
Bob, I know I'm on to something good when there are almost no hits on Google for a particular lake name or geographic feature. Every once in awhile I'll find one that has exactly zero search results. Those places get put on the top of the list.Sep 9, 2013 at 9:52 pm #2023601
Andrew, part of that is from place names that change over time. Part of that is from place names that are spelled inconsistently, like Forester Pass. You can get some additional ideas by reading the old accounts from Brewer, King, Muir, and the other explorers from 140 years ago. Those explorers weren't fools. If they saw a way to safely get from Point A to Point B, they would take it. They just didn't have Google Earth and other satellite imagery to help them out.
–B.G.–Sep 10, 2013 at 2:20 pm #2023748
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@robertm2sLocale: Lake Tahoe
Me ony wach videos, like one about Greenland.
Just joking, I read and enjoyed your report. Personally I enjoy written accounts, still photo essays, and videos, like that great one about Greenland.
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When information is missing or inconsistent, the Census Bureau uses a method called imputation to assign values. Imputation relies on the statistical principle of "homogeneity," or the tendency of households within a small geographic area to be similar in most characteristics. For example, the value of "rented" is likely to be imputed for a housing unit not reporting on owner/renter status in a neighborhood with multiunits or apartments where other respondents reported "rented" on the census questionnaire. In past censuses, when the occupancy status or the number of residents was not known for a housing unit, this information was imputed.
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An operation which allows respondents to use the Census Bureau's Internet site to (1) ask questions and receive answers about the census form, job opportunities, or the purpose of the census and (2) provide responses to the short form.
Interpolation frequently is used in calculating medians or quartiles based on interval data and in approximating standard errors from tables. Linear interpolation is used to estimate values of a function between two known values. Pareto interpolation is an alternative to linear interpolation. In Pareto interpolation, the median is derived by interpolating between the logarithms of the upper and lower income limits of the median category. It is used by the Census Bureau in calculating median income within intervals wider than $2,500.
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The data on vehicles available were obtained from answers to long-form questionnaire Item 43, which was asked on a sample basis at occupied housing units. These data show the number of passenger cars, vans, and pickup or panel trucks of 1-ton capacity or less kept at home and available for the use of household members. Vehicles rented or leased for 1 month or more, company vehicles, and police and government vehicles are included if kept at home and used for nonbusiness purposes. Dismantled or immobile vehicles are excluded. Vehicles kept at home but used only for business purposes also are excluded.
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Data on automobiles available were collected from 1960 to 1980. In 1980, a separate question also was asked on the number of trucks and vans. The data on automobiles and trucks and vans were presented separately and also as a combined vehicles-available tabulation. The 1990 and Census 2000 data are comparable to the 1980 vehicles-available tabulations. In 1990, the terminal category identified "7 or more"; this was changed to "6 or more" in Census 2000.


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Welcome! We invite you to visit Pioneer Park. The historic slab cedar log cabins are open to the public during the summer months, as well as the first weekend in December each year. Special school tours are held in the spring. The Tillicum House and the Log Cabin Church are available for rent throughout the year for private parties.


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The MonRoi system enables chess players to electronically record and store their games, thus allowing Internet users to follow worldwide chess tournaments in real-time.
The FIDE Presidential Board at its 1st quarter 2005, meeting in Tbilisi , 26-27 February 2005 reviewed FIDE's Technical Commission report regarding the MonRoi system first deployed at the Montreal Chess Tournament. After considering the results and chess player feedback of the Category 10 GM /IM chess tournament, held in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) from January 14 to January 21, 2005, FIDE confirmed that the MonRoi patent pending system complies with chess rules and technical specifications and functions in a tournament environment as specified by FIDE.
The MonRoi Personal Chess Manager is FIDE certified and can be used in tournaments instead of the pen and paper recording method. MonRoi is well positioned to give chess federations the option to gradually migrate traditional manual chess tournament management to a single fully automated system in order to leverage the full benefit of live webcasts. FIDE greatly supports MonRoi's innovative technology that allows the chess world to easily exchange information in real-time, no matter where they are located, unifying the chess community.
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[quote user="Toadofsteel"][quote user="Jiffy Jeff"]I heard that LUIGI is getting the starting nod at wideout.[/quote]
Thing is, Luigi is like 6'5" and 240 pounds. Not to mention he jumps higher than mario too. He just needs to work on controlling his momentum... he has a hard time doing cutbacks. Other than that, given the option, I'd start with Luigi over Mario anyday...[/quote]
Unless you have Mark Sanchez throwing him the passes he's going to over jump the balls; I say the 49ers with Alex Smith throwing the dink n' dunks needs to let him go and see what they can get from the Jets. Between Sanchez and Tebow throwing the ball Luigi might be looking at a ProBowl type of a season if he were traded there..


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Victorian Grace on the Spring Lake Boardwalk
The Grand Victorian at Spring Lake • Spring Lake, NJ
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- A One-Night Stay for Two in a Standard Room, Sundays through Thursdays from Now to June 30 or September 9 to October 31
- Two Passes to Spring Lake Beaches
- Towels and Beach Chairs Available
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The Destination
Spring Lake, New Jersey, sits right on the Atlantic Ocean and shows off miles of ocean boardwalk running up and down the Jersey Shore. The beach may be the main attraction, but downtown's 60-plus shops, restaurants, and boutiques draw their fare share of foot traffic. Swing by the Scone Pony bake shop for a delicious cupcake, or watch the swans gliding on Spring Lake from a shaded park bench. The Community House puts on top-notch theater productions on many summer evenings, but if you're looking for a wilder time, the casinos and nightlife of Atlantic City are just an hour away.
The Digs
Housed in a historic home facing the ocean, The Grand Victorian at Spring Lake offers a relaxing retreat not too far from the action. The renovated Victorian was originally built in 1883 and boasts a gracious wraparound porch with lovely views of the water. The interior and guest rooms are decorated with sea-inspired décor and casual modern furnishings. The Black Trumpet, the Grand Victorian's in-house restaurant, serves up contemporary American cuisine in Jersey Shore style with fresh, local seafood.
"I had a wonderful and relaxing stay at the Grand Victorian. Every morning we had breakfast out on the wraparound porch, and the food was excellent. Our room faced the ocean and it was just beautiful waking up to a sunrise."-- BedandBreakfast.com
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Peace and Perfect Weather in Palm Springs
Villa Rosa Inn • Palm Springs, CA
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- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a Villa Suite, Mondays through Thursdays between June 1 and September 30 ($159) or between April 24 and May 30 ($199)
- Or, a Three-Night Stay for Two in a Villa Suite, Fridays through Sundays between June 1 and September 30 ($249) or between April 24 and May 30 ($299)
- Daily Continental Breakfast for Two
- Complimentary Bicycle Rentals
For a resort town just two hours from LA, one that's made a reputation of hosting Hollywood luminaries like the Rat Pack, Palm Springs has managed to maintain the relaxed, down-to-earth vibe that's drawn the celeb set here since the '20s. No scenesters, no paparazzi—just peace, quiet, and perfect weather.
For proof, look no further than the Villa Rosa Inn, drenched in sunshine, surrounded by scenic desertscape, and blissfully devoid of Tinsel Town hedonism. With this week's Escape, you'll get a two-night stay for two in a Villa Suite, Mondays through Thursdays between June 1 and September 30 ($159) or between April 24 and May 30 ($199).
Or, make it a three-night stay for two in a Villa Suite, Fridays through Sundays between June 1 and September 30 ($249) or between April 24 and May 30 ($299).
Each of two Villa Suites is appointed with cool tile floors, one bedroom with a king-size bed, a full kitchen, and a private patio, plus access to the courtyard pool—a favorite hangout of local hummingbirds.
Folks on TripAdvisor love the innkeeper, Jay, and his canine companion, Toby. "The pool area is simply gorgeous," says one guest. "Jay also baked cookies and cream puffs for us in the evening, when we were playing cards with other guests."
After a continental breakfast each morning, take a complimentary bike out for a spin around town, or hit the links. This is the golf capital of the world, after all, and the region is home to more than 125 courses. Nature lovers should take a walk on the wild side at the The Living Desert, a 42-year-old conservatory, botanical garden, and zoo spread over 1,200 acres in the Sonoran Desert.
But don't exert yourself. A trip to Palm Springs is all about sunbathing from inside the pool, drink in hand, chatting up old friends and making new ones. And where better than the six-room Villa Rosa, shaded by palm trees on a quiet side street, to soak it all up?
"[Palm Springs] fancies itself a European-style resort with a dash of small-town Americana—think Jetsons architecture and the crushed-velvet vibe of piano bars with the colors and attitude of a laid-back Aegean village."-- Frommer's
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The Town of Danville: Alamo's viewpoint
Original post made by Kathy Bell, another community, on Apr 17, 2008
Dear neighbors,
The Town of Danville conducting armed actions by Danville Police in Diablo Vista (Alamo) neighborhoods has become a well-discussed issue in many e-exchanges. Only a remnant of a past Alamo culture has any linkage with the Town of Danville or considered Danville to be a cultural center for our neighborhoods. Thus, to provide The Danville Weekly readership with a majority viewpoint from our region, we offer the following:
#1 - The Town of Danville is not a model for any government formation by a majority of residents in our region. In our viewpoint, Danville Government is out of touch with its neighborhoods and is our example for opposing the Alamo Incorporation Movement's incorporation proposal.
#2 - The Town of Danville is not our economic center for retail, commercial, professional and hospitality services and Walnut Creek is that obvious center. Our Alamo Plaza has more Danville shoppers than Danville has Alamo shoppers.
#3 - The Town of Danville lost our neighborhoods' interest when the goverment unilaterally refused to continue access to the SRV YMCA new construction just behind current facilities in Hap Magee Park. Now, as further unilateral action, the same park will be used for equestrian staging and the environmental hazards and odors accompanying such usage.
#4 - The Town of Danville lost further interest from our neighborhoods as part of a unilateral action by SRVUSD to build a parking lot and an expanded roadway at MVHS. Stone Valley Road expansion has invited a commute corridor to be created in our neighborhoods.
Diablo Vista (Alamo) neighborhoods, including neighborhoods currently within Danville borders do not appreciate the actions of the Town of Danville and their Police. We can hope that Mayor Andersen, with her exceptional outreach, will bring a remedy to the Town of Danville's issues in Alamo.
Kathy Bell
Iron Horse neighbors
Diablo Vista (Alamo) region
Posted from Iron Horse neighbors e-exchanges
a resident of Danville
on Apr 17, 2008 at 9:24 am
Why would you want the Town of Danville to remedy its issues in Alamo, if Alamo doesn't want the Town of Danville's "armed actions" in Alamo?!
a resident of another community
on Apr 17, 2008 at 10:06 am
Dear neighbors,
I have been out-OX'd by the oxymoron Giselle posted. In clarification the first remedy is elimination of actions by Danville Police in Alamo and especially armed actions. Thus, in courtesy to Giselle and invitation for her further questions, I can only imagine that Danville residents have a similar, growing separation from Alamo.
Is that the reality?
Many thanks and best wishes to Giselle for posting her comments,
One HAL of a Pal
a resident of another community
on Apr 17, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Dear neighbors,
Mayor Andersen responded with appropriate concern and exceptional outreach just now. Her message shall be confidential but I want all Diablo Vista region neighbors to understand her timely response and focused concern for the safety of our neighbors.
Mayor Andersen invites your concerns and commentary, email@example.com.
Hal Bailey
CDSI Research Fellowship
a resident of Alamo
on Apr 18, 2008 at 11:53 am
As a long time Alamo resident, Kathy Bell's comments regarding the Danville Police conducting "Armed Actions" in our neighborhoods caused me to think a little. If the "Town of Alamo" is created by incorporation, who will be our police? I believe that Danville contracts with the Sheriffs office for their police services. Will we too use the Sheriffs department? Could we hire our own police force? Are there any other agencies (CHP, Walnut Creek etc) we could look to for service? What other governmemnt services could we contract for (city attorney,maintinence etc). Is anyone at AIM looking into these issues?
a resident of another community
on Apr 18, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Dear Alamo AL and neighbors,
Incorporation of a city (town) of Alamo is quite unlikely based on the current incorporation proposal by AIM in application to LAFCo. Less than a third of residents within the AIM boundaries support or will consider supporting such incorporation as proposed.
You should post your question to www.alamoinc.org, "questions or comments" and expect Mr. Steve Mick to provide you an answer from AIM committee members.
In general, our region currently has sheriff services per our County P-2B and P-5 districts. We also have Highway Patrol services on our major roads and as back-up in our neighborhoods. If our region became a city, then our government, via our Police Chief could a) continue to contract with the CCC Sheriff, b) contract with the City of San Ramon or some other independent police force, or c) establish our own police force.
Certainly, since Alamo's majority of residents has a strong linkage to Walnut Creek shopping, commercial services and hospitality, we should expect our city government to form stronger bonds with the City of Walnut Creek including possible police services.
Excellent questions much appreciated,
Kathy Bell
Iron Horse neighbors
Diablo Vista region
Posted at the request of the author
a resident of Alamo
on Apr 28, 2008 at 7:22 am
In response to Alamo Al,
The AIM Committee continues to discuss and research the issues that the future Town of Alamo Council will need to address. One of the more important ones is police protection. The Initial Fiscal Analysis (IFA), available on the Town of Alamo website, goes into detail regarding police services. Please refer to page 16 of the IFA.
Initially, police services could be provided by the County Sheriff Department under contract. Other local law enforcement jurisdictions may also be interested in providing contract police services.
Thanks for your interest.
Steve Mick


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Spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare, abnormal tangle of blood vessels on, in or near the spinal cord. Untreated, spinal AVM can permanently damage your spinal cord.
Oxygen-rich blood normally enters your spinal cord through arteries, which branch into smaller blood vessels (capillaries). Your spinal cord uses oxygen from the blood in your capillaries, and this oxygen-depleted blood then passes into veins that drain blood from your spinal cord to your heart and lungs. In a spinal AVM, your blood passes directly from your arteries to your veins, bypassing capillaries.
This disruption in blood flow causes cells in your spinal tissues to deteriorate or die. The arteries and veins in a spinal AVM can rupture, which results in bleeding in the spinal cord (hemorrhage). Sometimes, the AVM enlarges and compresses the spinal cord.
Spinal AVM can go undiagnosed unless you begin experiencing signs and symptoms. The condition can be treated with surgery to halt or possibly reverse some of the spinal damage.
Most people with spinal AVM experience few if any significant symptoms.
When symptoms do occur, they vary depending on the severity and location of the AVM. These symptoms usually appear when people are in their 20s, although almost 20 percent of people diagnosed with spinal AVM are under the age of 16.
The onset of symptoms may be sudden or gradual. Symptoms typically include:
As the condition progresses, additional symptoms may include:
Make an appointment with your doctor if you experience signs and symptoms of spinal arteriovenous malformation.
The specific cause isn't known. Spinal AVM was previously thought to be present from birth (congenital), but researchers are no longer sure that is the case.
There are no known risk factors for spinal arteriovenous malformation. The condition occurs equally in men and women.
Untreated, spinal arteriovenous malformations can lead to progressive disability. Specific complications may include:
You may be referred to a doctor who specializes in disorders of the brain and nervous system (neurologist).
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask questions during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may make time to go over points you want to spend more time on. You may be asked:
Spinal arteriovenous malformations can be difficult to diagnose because signs and symptoms are similar to those of other spinal conditions, such as spinal dural arteriovenous fistula, spinal stenosis, multiple sclerosis or a spinal cord tumor.
Your doctor is likely to recommend:
Surgery is usually needed to remove a spinal AVM from surrounding tissue.
Before surgery, your doctor may recommend endovascular embolization. This is a procedure to reduce the chance of bleeding during surgery or reduce the size of the AVM so that surgery is more successful.
In endovascular embolization, a catheter is inserted into an artery in your leg and threaded to an artery in your spinal cord that is feeding your AVM. Small particles of a glue-like substance are injected to block the artery and reduce blood flow into the AVM.
If the AVM can't be completely removed surgically, your doctor may recommend radiation therapy to shrink the lesion.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks No. 1 for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic also ranks among the Best Children's Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona diagnose and treat adults with spinal arteriovenous malformations.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic in Florida diagnose and treat adults with spinal arteriovenous malformations.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota diagnose and treat adults and children with spinal arteriovenous malformations.
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Mayo Clinic researchers are working to improve diagnosis and treatment of spinal arteriovenous malformations. Specific efforts involve imaging techniques to differentiate spinal AVM from other spinal conditions, and techniques for successful embolization of spinal AVM .
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I dont feel like it, Darkside posted it somewhere and it kinda ruined the fun :<
I dont feel like it, Darkside posted it somewhere and it kinda ruined the fun :<
check my stuff out :Y ronidraws.tumblr.com
I wish my camera hadn't broken... than I could show you guys my little girls X3
gah, why'd i throw out my trig + three space book? so many sweet weapons in that
the murloc Dohrigan wanted to post:
Best of 5 years!
and at least you get to LK... my guild doesn't have enough people to raid so all we can do is to chat... there are some nice people so I can't bring myself to leave it, but raiding on pugs mean I can never go past rotface and festergut... ever...
Trying to draw myself a (new) avatar, if I ever bring myself to finish it, and I suppose it's as much fanart as anything else here.
Yes, it's bulky (Drawing with my mouse,) but the canvas I'm using is 500x500 px, so I'm hoping it won't be so bulky when I scale it down.
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Not nearly as good as a lot of the pictures posted here (probably since I don't know squat about Photoshop, other than how to ruin pictures with it) and what with cell phone camera, the quality is also fail. Oh well.
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My Characters: Archion, Orrik, Taggerung, Nimbalo, Russano, Remylebèau, Sherløck, Dastan, Riku, Mako, Oracion, Yeagar, Simon, Tracer, Bolin, Robb, Meliodas, Cirila.
My Main: Orrik
The lack of night elves dissapoints me.
Because a night elf appreciation thread was never created it is time to admire the elegant warriors of the night!
This was only the first strike!
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text: I am wanting to get nerf bars for my pick up and i am not sure what i wnat to get. If anyones got pictures of these on theres with the brands of what they are please let me know so if i like them i could look into them. They have to mount to the frame or body mounts becasue i do not like it when they attach them to the rockers. Thanks


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PDI acquires digital shop Group DCA
"Pharma is now really beginning to deploy beyond the traditional model," said PDI CEO Nancy Lurker, referring to e-detailing and other forms of digital communication to healthcare professionals. "But it's not an either/or proposition. The integration of live and non-personal together becomes a very powerful combination, along with knowing what to deliver to whom, and when and where."
PDI paid $25 million upfront for the privately owned shop, with an additional $30 million in benchmark payments to follow over the next two years.
An 11-year-old agency with a staff of around 60 and revenues of $18-$20 million, Group DCA will remain wholly intact, continuing to function as a self-standing agency under the leadership of co-CEOs Jack Davis and Robert Likoff. The agency will remain in its offices in Parsipany, NJ, several miles from PDI. Lurker said only a small number of posts will be eliminated as the companies consolidate services.
In addition to live sales teams, PDI offers teledetailing services and peer interactive med ed programs. Group DCA brings to the table e-detailing, a proprietary software called DIAGRAM and a panel of 200,000 healthcare professionals. Lurker called the panel "a unique program" that provides valuable response data.
"A lot of agencies are missing that backbone," she added.
Non-personal or remote forms of promotion to healthcare professionals constitute a small but fast-growing slice of the promotional pie. Pfizer nearly doubled spending on e-detailing for the year through November 2009, to $27 million, according to SDI. Lurker said that's being fueled in part by the adoption of electronic medical records, which is in turn speeding adoption of smartphones and PDAs among healthcare pro holdouts.


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D/W's connection is one that is very subtle and if you blink, you will miss it. There is much that goes undemonstrated but is simmering underneath. Their tango FD is the most cerebral tango I've ever seen, it's like a musical scale. The beauty is in the technicality, for pure technicality sake, rather than in visible caresses. V/M's chemistry, on the other hand, is more overt.
If you watch the end of every FD, you will see Meryl look over to Charlie with stars in her eyes. I always found it sad that he doesn't do the same, but each person probably recovers differently after skating intensely for 4 minutes.


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Before Alec Ogletree, this defense was giving up 20pts to teams like Buffalo and Fla Atlantic and Missouri, and in all but 1game he didn't play.. When he returned, in 9games, they only gave up 20plus to 4teams, with one of em being alabama... They had a stretch of 4games in a row where they gave up 14pts or less.. He made a diffrence, and simply made that defense better... He earend the right to be in the 1st rd discussion..
So because Teo had a bad game against alabama, that we should ignore any trouble Ogletree had?
Ogletree has the same problems in every game though.
It is a bit annoying that every Ogletree thread its always that alabama video that people talk about. There are like 10 Ogletree vids on youtube.
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Should be watching this game instead, tell me you dont see some of what I see after this.
I realize he has other good games, but the game in question being talked about, was the bama game..


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What kind of material can I use for a visor and where can I get it?
What kind of material can I use for a visor and where can I get it?
You could try using a 'Dark' green welders sheild? I used one on my scratch build lid... works fiine if your on a budget.. there are others on the bay of fleas too. I'm sure others will chime in with other suggestions... hope that helps
Mine is made of a dark grey acrylic plastic - kind of thick and was a pain to shape. I cant recall exactly where I bought the material though.
There is a seller on ebay that sells the acrylic ones. Also, Bobamaker sells them, I highly recommend them. Or you can buy the welder's shield, if you want the accurate dark green for ESB-
You may be able to get them at Lowe's as well, then you just have to cut to shape
Mine is made out of a 1/8" .3mm sheet of smoked acrylic. It was heated over a paint can for shape.
what helmet are you doing?
for a custom, whatever you want.
for esb boba, a dark green welding shield is great. the shape is generally close enough and it's flexible, so you can bend it to fit pretty easily.
for rotj boba it's smoked. http://myworld.ebay.com/rembrandt-enterprises/ / http://www.t-visor.com/ is a great way to go (same guy, just his slow web site vs. his ebay store)


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Most commonly used as slang for when a girl receives oral sex. Can also mean when a guy receives a blow job.
Girls love to be eaten out.
I'm a giver, she loves it when I eat her out.
Guys be sure your girl gets clean down there before you goto the fish market, nobody likes to eat rotten tuna.
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Wind farm supporters trying to mend fences over project
What's next for Wind Farm Project in eastern El Paso County
NEAR CALHAN, Colo - Windy eastern El Paso County could be blowing up with some serious revenue in the coming years. The El Paso County Commissioners approved a 30-thousand acre wind farm project that wasn't so welcomed by everyone in this area.
Dave Hazel is project manager for Golden West Power Partners that is behind the wind farm. I asked him what he is going to do to smooth over hard feelings over it. Hazel told me, "We will continue to address any concerns that someone may have about the project." Hazel believes an open dialogue with those who didn't want the massive wind turbines next to them is the way to help ease any concerns.
Hazel also talked about how tax revenue from the project will help support nearby fire and police districts and schools. He said that he is also proud to be part of the push because the wind farm project will help keep the next generation in eastern El Paso County with the promise of new jobs, "We are working with students in schools extensively to see what it's like to work on wind farms and get them into a program after high school and hopefully help get them on the wind farms of the future."
Construction on the wind farm is expected to start in 2014. It should be operational in June of 2015.


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Keeping Your Credit Report Clean
If you haven't checked your credit score lately, you may want to.
A new study by the Federal Trade Commission indicates as many as 40 million Americans have errors on their credit reports.
Those errors can keep you from getting a loan, qualifying for lower interest rates and even cost you a job.
Tawanna Sellers is one of the roughly 20 percent of Americans with an inaccurate credit report.
The food service employee discovered the errors only after she was denied a loan to start a food truck company last year.
Months later she's still fighting to fix her credit.
"Sometimes I think they want you to get frustrated so you stop, but I can't," she says.
Three companies dominate the credit reporting industry: Equifax, TransUnion and Experian.
They determine your credit score based on how you've paid your bills and how much debt you have.
In a statement an Experian spokesman said the agency takes "all errors seriously" adding: "The vast majority of disputes are resolved in 14 days or less."
"Some rate of error is to be expected, and what is important to focus on is when an error identified whether or not it is fixed," says the Federal Trade Commission's Beth Freeborn.
The latest study by the FTC found agencies modify disputed errors 90 percent of the time.
Mattias Kraemer of the Latino Economic Development Center helps people navigate that process.
"The process is not a one and done," he warns. "You've got to insist, you've got to commit. Maybe you're going to have to write the letters again."
Kraemer advises people to take advantage of free yearly credit checks and dispute any errors immediately.
Tawanna Sellers is taking that advice and says she is seeing progress.
Only two out of a handful of errors still remain on her report.
Consumers who are unable to resolve errors on their credit do have a recent- added layer of protection.
Late last year the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began supervising large credit agencies to insure consumer concerns get addressed.
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Main Campus sidewalk closes for intramural field renovations
By Victoria O'Connor
Communications and Customer Relations Representative, Office of Facilities
(July 16, 2009)--Pedestrian traffic will be closed through July 31 on a portion of the sidewalk at the intramural fields on the UTSA Main Campus. The sidewalk will be closed as a safety precaution while large earthmoving equipment is used for field renovations.
The affected area is shown in the maps at left. The closed sidewalk is shown in the top map and an alternate route is indicated in purple in the bottom map.
In both maps, parking lot 12 is shown at the left, the baseball field is at the top left, the track is at the top right and the Recreation and Wellness Center is at the lower right.
For more information, contact UTSA Facilities Work Control at (210) 458-4262.


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An intermediate level of difficulty between "easy" and "medium." Not quite as easy as "easy" but a little easier than "medium."
Most easy Sudoku puzzles are no challenge at all and do not provide me with adequate entertainment. Yet medium Sudokus are often too difficult to be fun and cause me to feel frustration and/or rage. There should be such thing as "measium" Sudokus - they would be perfect for my skill level.
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