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Singer, songwriter and University of Southern Mississippi alumnus Jimmy Buffett, alongside his sisters Lucy Buffett and Laurie Buffett McGuane, performed a one-of-a-kind christening for their donated vessel, Miss Peetsy B, at the university's Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs on Monday, Dec. 5.
In honor of their mother, Mary Loraine "Peets" Buffett, her children christened the boat with Jimmy's own island style beverage, Land Shark Lager. The vessel's donors and Southern Miss administrators welcomed the vessel with the university's alumni, distinguished guests and the fifth grade Leadership Team from Taconi Elementary School, representing the many students who will benefit from the educational opportunities provided by the Miss Peetsy B.
The 2011 Conference USA champion Southern Miss football team has accepted a bowl invitation from the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl to play Western Athletic Conference member Nevada (7-5). The game will take place on Dec. 24 from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, which will be a 7 p.m., CT start and ESPN will broadcast the Christmas Eve contest.
University of Southern Mississippi students will have another tool to assist them in their preparation for finals, as University President Martha Saunders announced Thursday that Cook Library will be open around the clock during exam week.
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning demonstrated great support for Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Hank Bounds when they voted unanimously to extend his contract for four more years.
LONG BEACH, Miss. – A team of four University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast seniors received the first place overall award in the Southeastern Small College Programming Contest at the 25th Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC): Southeastern Conference.


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Citing the sub-$200 Android market as the driving force, IDC believes that price point will drop as low-end devices dominate the competition for market share. China is expected to account for 26.5% of smartphone shipments this year, leaving the US in a distant second at 17.8%.
That does not mean that the US market is standing still, however. Growth is still expected, but at a slower rate as first-time users pick up the technology and as exiting users upgrade. Along with China's rise, IDC points out that there are several other countries will assume key-market roles over the next several years, in particular Brazil and Russia.
Wrapping up the top-five markets for smartphone shipments in 2012 are, China, USA, India, Brazil and UK.
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This review is from: AMS VENUS T4U DS-2340UBK 3.5" IDE USB 2.0 External Enclosure
Very quiet, excellent use of space. The ability to put in 4 drives is a real benefit.
When first installing the drives, the second 250GB drive I installed only registered at 31.5GB. The only way to make effective use of the drive was to install it as a master drive in the thrid drive position. The drive itself is fine.
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Posted by Claire Schooley on the Application Development & Delivery Professionals Blog on June 26, 2013
As businesses work to differentiate their products or services, grow the bottom line, and expand globally, they need to think seriously about the important role that their employees play in helping the business achieve successful outcomes. Businesses must invest in processes and technology to recruit and onboard the best people, address performance gaps with key learning activities, provide career development plans, and align pay with performance. Activities like human resource management (HRM) deployment in the cloud and the use of mobile and social technologies for HRM processes catapult HR to the cutting edge of innovation.
Posted by Randy Heffner on the Application Development & Delivery Professionals Blog on January 27, 2011
Social networking is hot, and it's smart to think about how your organization might use it to generate benefit equal to the market hype. As you develop your social technology strategy, it's particularly important to steer clear of a fallacy of thought that often creeps into technology strategies for enterprise communication and collaboration.
Oftentimes, an enterprise social strategy, like enterprise collaboration strategies before them, will have among its goals a phrase suggesting that the technology should "change the way people communicate." Superficially, this phrase may accurately describe part of the effect, but at a more fundamental level, it violates a very important change management principle. To make my point, I'll back up and start with a little history.
I used to communicate via paper memos and phone calls, but it was cumbersome and time-consuming. Email has come to replace much of that. So, the "way I communicate" has changed, right? On the face of it, yes, but, looking more closely, not really, at least not at first. Compared to my "before email" days, I still communicate the same types of things with the same kinds of people — only email made these communications easier (for the most part). I started using email because (1) it could improve the existing way I communicated and (2) it fit my work and life context — it was just a new program to use on my handy desktop PC. Once email became part of my context, I realized that I could use it for communications that were too costly before. At this point, it did, to a degree, change the way I communicate.
Posted by Ted Schadler on the Application Development & Delivery Professionals Blog on November 3, 2010
We inhabit an age in which empowering technology is readily available first to individuals, not institutions. Consumers and employees will always get the new good stuff first. And it will always be so. The economics of technology investment seal that deal. The consumer market is bigger and easier to get started in.
In this empowered era, smart mobile devices, social technology, pervasive video, and cloud computing are the anchor tenants of the new technology platform. These technologies are available to every consumer and employee, even yours. The question is what to do about it? Two things:


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Education | Report Resources
Overview of work-based and work-placed e-learning landscapes
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Authors: John Clayton and Richrad Elliott Affiliation: Waikato Institute of TechnologySponsor: Tertiary e-Learning Research Fund (Ministry of Education)Date: February 2008 ISBN: 978-1-877510-00-7 (Printed version) 978-1-877510-01-4 (Web version)
Supporting academic success by minority group students in a private training establishment
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The project aims to identify learning and teaching strategies successful with culturally and linguistically diverse students and make recommendations for good practice to the tertiary sector.
WBL a new learning paradigm: The learner, employer and facilitator experience
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This project makes recommendations for improving the quality of a Work Based Learning programme and the experience of learners, employer/sponsors and facilitators.
Developing the skills of Maori farm employees in Te Tai Tokerau
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This report presents the findings of a research project focused on the assessment of the workplace literacy (WPL) skills of Māori farm employees from five rurally isolated pastoral farms in Northland.
Strengthening the research, learning, teaching nexus through mentoring relationships
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In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective's next adventure, only to find the unthinkable: his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had killed their hero off. London spiraled into mourning -- crowds sported black armbands in grief -- and railed against Conan Doyle as his assassin.
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Hi -
Live in a 30-year-old house; among other things we've done, I've been slowly replacing all the electrical outlets and light switches - both for aesthetics and because they're so old that they're loose.
Today I changed out all in the master bedroom and upstairs hallway. When I flipped the circuit breaker back on, it tripped. I went upstairs, checked all the wiring, saw nothing, flipped it again. It reset - but when I went upstairs again, still no power. I went back and (after flipping the circuit breaker off of course) disconnected every outlet and switch I messed with today, leaving the wires all dangling but absolutely not touching each other nor anything else. Flipped the circuit breaker again - it still stayed on without tripping, but still no power at any outlet or switch. Ideas? Think the circuit breaker is bad?


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To the editor
As Alice said in Wonderland, "It gets curiouser and curiouser." We seem to have entered a parallel world where day is night, black is white, up is down and global warming/climate change has reemerged as a concern, after being put to rest by an overwhelming body of science based data.
The hysteria, and hysteria is exactly the right word, began when Jim Hansen appeared before Congress and presented an apocryphal picture of out of control, human caused global warming.
Melting Antarctic glacial ice and Arctic floating sea ice would cause large increases in sea levels and inundate large areas of sea coasts, extreme weather events would increase, and sea life, including coral reefs would die. Dr. Hansen is a physicist, not a climatologist, and is the director of the Goddard Space Science Institute, which is appropriate, since its mission was to support the space program
Published data, which are available, showed that he had altered data from the network of temperature recording stations across the United States to support his contention. The data were ignored and the race was on to collect large amounts of grant monies, sadly by university professors, to generate data which supported Hansen's claims. Strong words? Yes, but supported by facts to be presented later.
Data from NASA satellites, which measure the temperature of every square foot of the earth, from ground level up to 12,000 feet, 32,000 times a day, with an accuracy of plus or minus 0.01 degrees centigrade, show that there was a modest increase in global temperatures as a result of the recovery from the mini-ice age in the 1800s. That trend reversed about 14 years ago, and the earth is now cooling.
Ice core sampling by Russia show that the Earth goes through regular cycles of warming, cooling to the point of protracted ice ages, and rewarming. This data confirms that the Earth is cooling, and many glacial geologists predict that we are heading into an ice age, pray that they are wrong. It took only 150 years for half of Michigan's lower peninsula to be covered with glaciers after the onset of the last ice age.
Why the sudden resurgence of concerns? Quite simply, those with a vested interest, both political and financial, in capitalizing on the subject, were provided with a hook to hang their collective hats on. Naomi Oreskes, a historian with no training in climatology, published a survey in which she claimed to have reviewed the abstracts of all peer reviewed publications containing the key word "climate change." She reported that 75 percent of the papers agreed with the consensus view and that only 3 percent specifically disagreed with the cause of climate change.
She misquoted her own references and exaggerated the scope of her work.
Dr. Benny Pieser conducted a similar search. He found 12,000 papers, compared to the 928 reported by Ms. Orestes. Only 1 percent agreed with the consensus position claimed by Ms. Orestes and that 75 percent explicitly disagreed. Climatologist Dr. John Christy said it best, "The original report was an opinion piece and not a scientific report. It was bogus and of no value."
That, good folks, is the source of the widespread claim that 97 percent of the world's climatologists agree that we are in a period of human caused climate change which will have catastrophic results without heroic measures.
The facts are simple and incontrovertible.
Global temperatures are now falling, after a modest increase in a recovery from the mini-ice age in the 1800s.
Human activity has no effect on global temperatures.
Much of the data supporting climate change was deliberately falsified by those riding the gravy train of government grants.
I would be more than happy to provide the supporting data for those admittedly provocative statements to anyone who is interested in the facts. My email address is: firstname.lastname@example.com. Please, serious requests only.
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"I have seen terrorist attacks, I have seen my mother get beaten, I have seen my siblings crying for a piece of bread but now while preparing for peace day I can really imagine peace inside me which is hard to explain with words."
Skateistan students have been excitedly preparing for an International Peace Day festival on Saturday September 22 at the Skateistan facility in Kabul. During the festival, 50 students will demonstrate their skills in skateboarding and climbing. There will be musical performances, a photo exhibition and other creative activities are planned to promote peace throughout the event.
To conclude the days event Students will write their wishes on a piece of paper with the theme "When there is peace in Afghanistan I will _________". Then they will tie it to a balloon and let go of all the balloons into the air at one time.
In the past students at Skateistan have worked on the concept of peace, such as making peace murals, theatre plays on peace and many other activities because It is not enough to talk about peace
"One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it."
While working on different activities and preparations for peace day the students have been sharing their thoughts with their teachers. They really can feel that they belong to something; they realize that they are the peacemakers of Afghanistan.
Below are some of the preperations for our peace day event tomorrow.
Peace day tshirts
Shamsia paints part of the peace day mural
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Patagonia sizing
Aug 16, 2011 at 10:43 pm #1278159
Steven HallBPL Member
Hi all, looking for some help with Patagonia questions.
I'm 5'11" 170 athletic build…anyone with a similar size have any input on what size top would fit best? I like an athletic fit. I have a R1 pullover in a regular medium that is a little baggy but fine because it is a jacket but would be to loose if it wad a shirt. Wondering if I should order a medium slim fit or a regular small…
Anyone able to compare the sizes between the regular small and the slimfit medium?
Whats the difference between the Capilene 3 tops that say midweight in the title and the ones that don't?
Can anyone give some general temp ranges for the different Capilene lines? I know the 1's are for the warmest and 4 for the coldest but does anyone have any temp ideas for each of them if they are used alone?
Thx!Aug 16, 2011 at 11:07 pm #1770222
David VoMember
What's your chest and waist size? I would put you at regular medium or slimfit medium depending on what sort of fit you want. I think you might be pushing it with a small. You would fit but I suspect it'd be too short for you (not flattering) and would be really tight int he arms.
It's hard to give temp ranges for Capilene because every body is different. I've written to Patagonia to ask exactly this question and that's the answer they give.
See their descriptions here:
Capilene 1 is like silk and I use it for sleep on summer nights
Capilene 2 is what I use to hike (day or night) and workout
I don't own Capilene 3 or 4 because now you are not talking about baselayers but instead warming layers.Aug 16, 2011 at 11:16 pm #1770225
R SMember
I am 6'0, 155lbs, climber build. I wear a medium in everything from Patagonia when it comes to tops. The slim fit will be a little smaller from the chest down. More form-fitting so to speak, but not super tight.Aug 17, 2011 at 12:15 am #1770231
Christopher WilliamsMember
@ketkrokurLocale: Dalian, China
Try it on beforehand if you can. I'm 5'10" (only just) and an athletic 180lbs. I have traditionally always gone with a large in Patagonia in order to fit my shoulders, usually with slightly longer than I would prefer sleeves. That being said, the sizing recently has changed a fair bit and now a medium is larger than my large from a couple of years ago. Based off of what I have from their current line, I would suggest going with a slim fit medium.
About the Capilene layers
Capilene 1 – I wear this the most, always in l/s. I get really warm when hiking, and unless it is in the 60's this is my go to top.
Capilene 2 – I have an older version and use it for cooler temps (60's). The latest version is a bit more breathable. I'd like to give it a try myself, it seems like the most versatile.
Capilene 3 – This is pretty warm for me, more like something I would wear around camp and sleep in if it was cold (50's). Maybe if it was really cold (40's) I would wear this as a stand-alone whilst hiking. Pretty sure it is the same whether or not it says MW.
Capilene 4 – I have not used this, but it is thick. Looks really toasty.
This is just my personal experience. I've gotten the most use out of my capilene in Southern California and West Africa, haven't used it much in below-freezing temps.
Capilene is good stuff, I wore it just about every day for three years while I was in the Peace Corps. I have some pieces that are over 10 years old, and I still wear them.Aug 17, 2011 at 6:26 pm #1770548
Tim ZenSpectator
@asdzxc57Locale: MI
I don't get the Patagonia sizes either.
I order a Houdini size medium.
Too tight in the shoulders, fine on the waist.
Could not layer it.
It went back to Zappos.
Now that Stoic gear in the OR reports … Mmmmmmm on sale too!Aug 17, 2011 at 8:16 pm #1770584
Matthew BlackSpectator
They frequently modify their sizing and you really need to try stuff on. They are great about returns.
Their sizing is all over the map. I have large items from 2000 that fit like a medium in 2006. My 2007 Houdini in medium is a perfect fit with just enough room for an R1 and lightweight top. My 2010 R2 fits great in medium, snug but good sleeve length and fit across back and shoulders. My 2010 Nano in medium fits across the chest and sleeves but is tight across the shoulders. I am 5'11' and about 190 when I got the most recent items. The medium was still a pretty good fit.Aug 17, 2011 at 8:52 pm #1770589Aug 17, 2011 at 9:02 pm #1770592
Jake WillitsBPL Member
@trailsavvyLocale: Arkansas Ozarks
I'm 5'11+, and 220lb. My C3 and R4 fit snugly in a size Large. Specifically in the shoulder areas, and I'm not broad shouldered. Great items though. Stoic is the Backcountry dot com exlusive. I have some softshell pants by them. Love em'!Aug 17, 2011 at 10:21 pm #1770606
J BoroMember
@jbendLocale: PNW
Agreed in that you really need to try items on. Most items are either a slim fit OR a regular fit and you are stuck with one or the other. I don't know of any items in which you could order a slim fit or a regular fit.
As far as the warmth of Caps by themselves go, I've found that my caps (I often carry 3s) don't provide hardly any wind protection. I think I'd be warmer in a pair of hiking pants than cap in any conditions with the air moving.Aug 17, 2011 at 10:26 pm #1770609
Steven HallBPL Member
Thx guys, I'm a 39" chest and a 31" waist. I think the slim fit mediums may be the way to goSep 4, 2011 at 4:52 am #1775861
hi everyone, first post here.
I am having trouble with Patagonia sizing.
I am 5'11'',155lbs, slim type. I have the following problem: the S size seems to fit well, but a bit tight under the armpit, the M is too baggy.
I wear S with Capilene 3, and R3 highloft jacket.
Yesterday I went to try the Torrentshell Jacket and Parka, and the S was perfect if wearing just a tshirt under, but the M would be needed if I were wearing something like a jumper/fleece, otherwise looks too big/roomy. I need a versatile jacket, I can wear as a rainshell both in summer and autumn
It's just me? or is the fact that "European bodytypes" are different? (just kidding here).
It seems I should just forego the idea of wearing Patagonia stuff…Sep 4, 2011 at 5:06 am #1775862
If it doesn't fit right, then yes :) Thats a rather important consideration for clothing!
No loss though. Its really very rare for there to be a genuinely compelling technical reason to get one specific item over the multiplicity of near equivalent alternatives from other people. More often for cottage industry perhaps but they're often custom fitted anyhow.Sep 4, 2011 at 6:35 am #1775869
thanks a lot
but unfortunately where I live (Italy) there are just Patagonia store and The North Face store, and few other small retailers which carry other brands but their choice is not not even comparable to what you guys in the US can buy/try/swap/return back…
And I wouldn't like to buy anything w/o trying it firstSep 4, 2011 at 7:27 am #1775882
Well I'm in England, but also spoilt :) Actually it depends. The high street stores are unsurprisingly not always that great, if not half bad at times. The real concentrations are mostly in the outdoors areas.
(Which must be much more concentrated than in Italy.).
You're right about trying stuff on though, because none of the companies are terribly internally consistent in how their things fit anyway!Sep 4, 2011 at 8:52 am #1775904
Mike MBPL Member
@mtwardenLocale: Montana
I've posted a couple of different threads when I find sizing has changed (which is it does rather frequently)- as posted above they are good on exchanges if it happens to not fit. I'm guessing that w/ certain garments and certain builds- there will be no correct fit for some. It's worth reading the reviews on their site and elsewhere as sizing is often mentioned.
I do have a couple of R1 tops and they seem to run true to size (as of the last couple years anyways).Sep 4, 2011 at 9:26 am #1775919
I had in mind to buy the R1 hooded, with full zip and get the S size: for baselayer it's easier because you know you'd use directly on your skin (or at least w/o bulky stuff under it). But having in mind to get a versatile jacket, which I could use over a tshirt or a fleece, size becomes more important.
I'll have start to look for something else.
What do you think in terms of quality, are The North Face and Patagonia comparable? some told me that Patagonia is higher than TNF. To me they both seem pretty solid. But I must admit that the last Patagonia collection looks over the top, and it's also priced over the roof.Sep 4, 2011 at 11:38 am #1775957
Even baselayers really aren't trivial. Yes the stretch helps, but it won't fix sleeves that are too short or long, or if its pointlessly baggy/too tight or too short/long in the body or….
There's a good example in their base layer line actually – basically everything I've tried of theirs comes up short or very short in the sleeves on me, but capeline2 somehow doesn't. Shrug. Its the same with most other manufacturers so I'm used to it!
Nothing in particular to worry about with TNF I'd think. A bit more so so stuff than Pati perhaps, but then Pati do quite a lot of that too. And its not hard to avoid those with a little care :) Mind you, whether the store actually stocks much of their good technical stuff isn't certain.
Pati's Goretex is simply terrifying pricewise.
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2005-2006: Jackson swam to the team's third-best time in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 1000 freestyle...set career-best times in the 200 freestyle and the 500 freestyle.
2004-2005: Jackson proved himself to be valuable in the middle distance and distance freestyle events...held one of the team's top-five times in four events, including three third-place finishes...had his best meet at the Big East Championships, where he improved upon all of his times...the time of 9:44.18 in the 1000 freestyle and the 4:34.24 in the 500 freestyle rank third on the team...named the Most Improved Swimmer by his teammates.
HIGH SCHOOL: Jackson won a district championship as a freshman at nearby Moon Area HIgh School...was also part of the team's second-place finish at states...received all-state honors in his freshman and sophomore years...participated in Club Team Pittsburgh for two years...also competed in soccer for the Moon Tigers.
PERSONAL: Born July 3, 1986...son of Scott and Sallie Jackson...has one brother...an engineering major.
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the dead body with the living spirt
Book by: tomke001
Status: Finished
Genre: Mystery and Crime
Chapter1 (v.1) - the dead body with the living spirt
It was a forsty winters night and for the 3rd time this week Mrs Deplo the women who lived at number 9 had been woken up by
the screaming and shouting comeing from next doors house.
Mrs Deplo was a really nosey old women with short silver hair a turnd up nose and pail pink lips.
she pressed her ear agenst the wall to listen to what they were saying.
"it hurts let go of me" screamed the young lady next door.Mrs Deplo bit her lip "Eric come listen to this" she wispers a
eldely man walked across the room he also had short silver hair his nose was small and fat and his lips were very thin
"What is it deer" he replyed streaching and yawning.
"That young couple from next door again you know i think he hit her" she said in shock.
Eric shook his head "they always argue its propebly nouthing"said Eric snuggling down into the quilt just then the was a
loud screm and a thud.
Mrs Deplo turned her head sharply "im calling the police" she said reaching for the phone on her old wooden bed side table.
The police arived shortly after the call was made and mrs Deplo was alredy sitting on her yeard bench .
A small fat pail man jumped out of the police car he had short curly brown hair 2 small beedy blue eyes and fat red lips
"Whats going here miss " he said in a gruff voice.
"well im not sure we just heard screaming from next door and we do know thet her partner can be a basterd at some times. Oh
and please call me Jude not Miss"
the offecer looked at her strangly and nodded.
"Anyone there" he shouted banging on the door.
There was no reply he took his hat off his head and slamed it down to the floor "IT IS THE POLICE COME OUT NOW OR I'LL
BRAKE THE DOOR DOWN" he shouted in temper and started to take steps away from the door.
After a munite with all his forse he ranforward and broke the door down. He hit it so hard it smashed into a million
As he walked into the house he saw a body at the bottom of the stairs.
He ran over to her and serched for a pulss he shook his head it was strage she look very fimilure.
He froze in thought for a few munites and gasped "an ambulance get Detective preston on the phone i think he's gonna want
to see this.
The ambulance and Detective Mark Preston were there as soon as the officer put the phone down.
In walked Preson "whats going on here" he said in a posh snobby voice.
the officer looked at him with a worried look "take a look for your self sir" he said as he bit his lip.
Preston walked over the the cold and lifeless body he looked at her with suprise and took his thick round glasses off "oh
my god it cant be its Zara Thompson the famouse fashion designer".
The officer nodded and they both lifted the body to take it to the ambulance.
"I cant belive it" said Mrak rubbing his long pointy nose.
They waited in the hospitle for the women to be examend the room was dull with white walls and a gray floor even the chairs
were just a plain grey.
"being in this room is depresing me even more" sighed Mark.
"Why you so upset about it" the officer asked scraching his chin.
"well i used to be best freinds with her but after we left school we just didnt see eachother much.
until her sister Emmy died in a car crash and to this day i swear she was acting weird at first i thought it was because
Emmy had died but im not sure i just felt somthing was wrong.
the officer shook his head "shame" he said putting his chin in his hands.
"Mr preston can we talk to you" said a very small pail nurse.
Mark got up and walked into the room where Zara lay "yes" he said.
"well after examination we know 2 things 1 she was beaten to death and 2 this isnt Zara Thompsons body" the nurse told him.
Mark looked at her funny "well whos body is it then" he asked taking his top hat off to show his bright orange hair.
"Well that the comfusing thing the body belongs to her dead sister Emmy".
Marks eyes grew wide with comfusen "b b b but thats imposible" he sttuterd and took the DNA sheet off the nurse to look for
him self.
It ws there clear as day it was defently the body of Emmy Thompson he walked out the hospitle and started home
That night Mark didnt sleep a wink how in the world could someone die and then die again 1o years after and where was Zara
He squeesed the bed cloths tight and tryed to go sleep in hope that somthing might come to light that could help him.
When he woke up he still couldnt think of anything at all but he knew that this was no ordenery murder.
he put on his black suit and top hat and went to find Emmys and Zaras perants.
As he walked along the street his mined began to wonder just how in the world can someone die twice it was defently Emmy
the DNA results proved that
he thought.
He reached the house he gased up at the big classy manchion that gleemed in the summer sun.
Detective prestion begain to walk up the path that led up to the door and knocked on.
A tall skinny women with bright blond hair and rosey red lips flung open the door "Hello" she said looking at him.
Mark took off his hat and placed it on his cheast "hi Juily im affrade i have some bad news may i come in" he sighed.
Juily's eyes widend with fear "Mark so long a yet no see sure you can come in".
He enterd the manchion and stood in the door way.
"would you like some tea deer?" Juliy asked mark nodded as he looked around the hallway.
The wall were peach with a red spirle stair case the golden frames hung from the walls like trophies and the black marble
floor was so shiney he could see is face in it.
"Teas ready" she stutterd remembring Mark was here to tell her bad news.
"come and sit in the living room" she said moving to one side.
Mark enterd the cream room and sat down on the chair.
"so whats this bad news?" Juily asked putting a silver teapot and 2 chiner cups on the table.
Mark sighed "theres no easy way to say this but im affraid Emmy is dead" he said slowley.
she looked at him for a few munits "i know she died 10 years ago Mark" she said giving him a funny look
he nodded his head "i know but DNA proves its Emmy's body we found yestrday and we dont know where Zara is" he said
srugging his shoulders "But we need your promishion to use her for the investigation".
Juily took a sip of her tea and a tear ran down her cheek "let me see her" she said begging to cry.
He took her to the hospitle where her daugheter was Juily bit her lip and sobbed loudly into her hands "youe right it is
Mark flung his arms around her "so can we use the body" he asked.
"on one condision" she said Mark put his hand on her shoulder "anything" he awnsed softly.
"find the one who did this find the person who killed my baby and bring zara back safely" she shouted
Mark nodded "one more thing where is David Emmy's Dad" he added before leaving.
Juily wiped her eyes "he's on a biussnes trip in france" she cried and Mark left the buildling
Mark returned to the crime Sean and began to dust for finger prints.
He found 2 or 3 plus to diffrent blood samples " not a bad start" he chuggled to him self but as he went to go out a small
plump bauld man walked in.
Mark looked at him "who are you" said the man Mark cleard his throte "how rude of me my name is Detective Mark Prestion but
i need to ask who are you sir".
"Im Jason thr person who lives here. whats going on and Wheres my wife Zara?" he asked looking round the room.
Mark looked at him "you may want to sit down it kinda a long and comfusing story" he said nodding at a chair.
"well You thought you were living with Zara Thompson am i right?".
Jason nodded "soon to be Mrs Zara baskafeild" he said proudly.
mark scribbled on he noted book before saying "Well we found her dead yesterday in this room only it was her sister Emmy
who died 10 years ago and we dont know what happend to zara".
Jason fell silent for a few munits and then said "the last i know Zara who ever i was going to marry next week was on the
i didnt cach much of what it was about but all i hear is i cant belive what you did to her and i want out and then she
slammed the phone down " he said shaking.
Mark scribbled some more down "im gonna need her purse and hambag for evidance" he said putting the note book back into his
Jason didnt hesatate he gave mark the stuff strate away and let mark out of the house.
Mark went home and tried to peice somthing together he looked in the purse for any sort of id he found her drivers license
a bank card and proof of age all of wich had
Zaras name on it.
He scrached his head how is was all this possible he looked though his note book and read the notes over and over
"soon to be married" "had and argument with somone on the phone and bout how she wanted out and how could the person on the
other end do something so horrible"
"Dad goes on a bussnis trip just after the murder" it was all strange.
He resurched the famouse fashion designer Zara Thompson and he found that she lost alot of publiate just after her sister
died it seemed her desgnes where just not
as good as what they where.
as a few day past he felt he was Just going in circles until.
It was a Foggy Dark Tuesday night and mark was on his way home after anougher day of getting no where into the case
and he bumped into someone on the street "you" whisperd a girl in a black cloke.
Mark turned around sharply to look at her but could not see her face "your investigating Emmy Thompsons death righ?".
Mark nodded and tryed to peek at her face "yes it me but who are you" Mark asked.
"shhhh someone might hear us meet me in the ally in 10 munits dont ask why and you must come alone i have things to tell
you" she said and with that disapererd into the fog.
Mark did as he was told and sure enough the girl was there.
"ok im just a good freind of Emmy's and Zaras" she said taking the black hood down to show her pail face
Mark nodded "now tell me what you know and why you need to keep you identity so secret" he asked sharply.
"The murder also thretend me when he knew i found out i cant tell you who it is or how they did it but i'll leave you with
this and it will give you the awnser.
Zara died but her sirit lived on inside someone elses body however Emmys spirit died but her body lived until last week
when she found out the truth.
Then the murder took emmys body and Zara's Spirit now they are both dead.
Also the one who killed last week also killed 10 years ago" she said.
Mark wached her disapper into the mist and steard in comfusion he started to drive home but his thoughts made him turn
around and go to the hospitle
"hi the names Detective Mark prestion im looking for a Dr Jhonson he did a ID on Emmy Thompson 10 years ago. he said to the
she looked at him sturnly. "Im afraind he was fired after that case he was found with a fake ID of Miss Emmy Thompson that
was created just a week after her death and with a bag full of money
Probebly stolen if you ask me" she said in a snobbish voice.
Mark Thought hard and his eyes grew wide "Thank you" he shouted and ran out he ran back to Juilys house and bannged on the
Juily opend the door slowly "good evvning Mark what bring you here" she said.
"I need to know did Emmy get on with her dad" he said trying to cach his breath
Juily shook her head "she did up until a few days before she was murderd" she said.
Marks lit up with supprise and shock "when is David due back do you know?" he asked
"his plane lands in about 1 hour but why do you need to know?"
Mark snapped his fingers i'll explane eveything soon but for now i need you to come with me".
Juily didnt say anything and did as she was told.
When they arrived at the airport mark called into his radio "hi im gonna need a cop car and fast" he whisperd
as soon as he finnished talking David's planewas coming in for landing and off walked David he was a very tall plump man
with a button nose and dark brown eyes "mark i havent seen you in ages how are ya mate" he laughed.
Mark fiddled with his hat a bit and cleard his throte "Im not your freind you rotton murder"
David turned pail "me? you think i killed my own daughter" he sniggerd
Mark laughed and looked at Juily who was standing next to him "Funny how he knew his daughter had been murderd and yet it
hadnt been relesed on the news isnt it unless you rang him Juily did you?" he said folding his arms.
Juily fell silent and shook her head she began to tear up and looked away.
"Then that must mean you killed her sir and dont denie it i know you killed her and i know why" Mark said smuggly.
David gave a loud grunt "fine then you tell me how you know" he snarled
"10 years ago Zara your daughter was really good at fashion and her job brang grate welth to her family how ever she wanted
to sell the busniss but you knew that would mean no money.
So while she was on her way to sell the busniss you followed her and crashed in the back of her causing her th drive into a
You then payed a doctor alot of money to make is look as if it was Emmy who died.
Who you then poswaded to take her sisters place and because she just thought he had a car acsedent she agreed.
How evey not long ago her husband caughter having a row on the phone with someone saying what a terrible thing they had
done and she wanted out and was going to reveal what terrible deed you had done she only found out after she found your
letter to the doctor telling him eveything about the death.
You knew she ment what she said so you went to her house and you beat her didnt you." he shouted as he stamped on the
Juily began to cry "D D David i i i cant belive it h how c c c could you" she sobbed
David smerked "yes i did it i dont care and anyway i know my wife will bail me out" he said wwalking towards her.
"come on baby i love you."
Juily looked at him and slapped him "Get that basteard out of my site now" she shouted as she turned and walked away.
Mark began laugh "looks like your wrong and with a case like yours i think your looking at a life sentance" and with that
he arested David and took him to his Cell where he belonged
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Brian Krzanich took over as chief executive of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), replacing Paul Otellini at a recent shareholders meeting.
Krzanich has been an Intel employee for 31 years with little exposure to the mobile space. After 40 years of continuous service, Former chief executive Otellini announced in last November that he will step down in May to enjoy his retirement. Intel is facing a decline in the PC processors market due to which it is focusing on the 'mobiles and tablet' market to offset this decline. It has taken a new direction to make energy efficient products to gain success in the mobile and tablet market.
Targeting the mobile market
Intel is the world's largest semiconductor company but is facing a decline in its PC processor business. It is now targeting the smartphones market, which is showing exponential growth. The emerging trend of tablets and smartphones has negatively affected PC growth rates. The company believes that the profits generated from the mobile market will cover its PC decline. Therefore, Intel is now spending more effort in targeting the mobile market and has increased its focus on developing new chips for smartphones.
Intel's leadership has already accepted that the company was late to the mobile market. The new CEO Krzanich said at an annual meeting:
"Yes, we missed it, we were slow to tablets and some of the mobile computing. We do believe we have a good base."
Intel's new catalysts
The company is now focusing on more innovative energy-efficient products, which are integral for success in the mobile-devices market. Intel's new Haswell chips were ready to be launched in the second quarter of 2013. Haswell chips will perform better in terms of graphic performance and power consumption. The company is also focusing on the lower-priced notebook space and has indicated that the company will make processors for the $200 notebook segment. Intel's latest innovation of 'Baytrail' processors will provide a gain over the ARM competitors. These products will capture a large market share from ARM processors.
Tablet market share
Intel is rapidly expanding in the tablet market; analysts estimate that the company's windows tablet has more than 90% of the total Windows market share. Windows tablets account for 7.5% of the entire tablet market in the first quarter. Android and iOS are the main competitors in the tablet market. Apple holds a 48.2% market share while 43.4% share belongs to Android tablets.
Intel is challenging both companies in the graphics market. Its latest innovation code in Haswell is a serious threat to both Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). Yet, Haswell may not impact the profitability of Nvidia because gamers need discrete graphic cards. I believe Haswell is no tough competition for Nvidia in the gaming graphics market as it is no match for Nividia's superior graphic card. Additionally, the company is also beating ARM competitors like Qualcomm in the windows 8 market.
Chinese PC giant Lenovo is one of the largest smartphone customers of Intel. Recently Lenovo launched its K900 Android smartphone. The k900 includes Intel's dual core Clover Trail + platform. Lenovo primarily made only laptops and desktops but has now changed its goal to make great computing devices. Besides K900, it also launched five other Android smartphones, namely A706, A390, P780, S820 and S920.
In the first quarter of 2013, AMD reported a 3% increase in its revenue from the graphics segment sequentially. AMD is now focused on cost control systems in order to improve its bottom line. Although the future profitability of AMD depends largely on the sale of Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox 720 console systems.
Intel's stock is currently under-performing because the PC market is in decline. Its innovation of the Baytrail processor will increase its presence in the tablet market and company's revenue for 2013/14 will show growth if it gains in the tablet. Haswell processors are the next 'big' thing for Intel and their increasing demand for tablets can offset declining profits and revenues from the PCs. There are some exciting catalysts approaching for Intel, which makes it a good investment at current valuations.
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You might have seen the IBM announcement of its open client solution (http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/21060.wss ) - Lotus collaboration software (Lotus Notes 8 and IBM productivity tools with ODF support, Domino, Sametime, WebSphere Portal, Expeditor) and associated software services to support flexibility and choice for the customer around operating systems (Windows from Microsoft, Linux from Red Hat and Novell, Mac OS 10 from Apple - planned for Lotus Notes 8), platform devices, productivity editors (Microsoft Office on Windows, IBM Productivity Editors or open source products on Linux and Windows), alternatives for application development on thin/rich client (leverage Eclipse RCP). See IDC News Service: http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/12/HNibmlinuxopenclient_1.html
However, some are reporting that Microsoft is not very happy with this http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/microsoft_is_not_very_hapy_about_ibms_new.html
1. IBM financials for Y2006 show 30% revenue growth for Lotus software in Q4 and also 9 consecutive quarters of growth.
2. Open standards based software does provide flexibility and choice to the customer, ISVs, and Systems Integrators. Flexibility and choice is about operating systems, platforms, productivity editors, applications, collaboration software, application development, and rich/thin client. Microsoft products runs on Windows only, and often have complicated product inter-dependencies. According to Avinash Singh, COO of Birlasoft (http://www.birlasoft.com ), a Systems Integrator based out of New Jersey, "IBM's open client solution is very timely. It allows us to offer more value to our customers who either want to move to Linux desktops or drive a heterogeneous client strategy. This solution can help them reduce costs while increasing organizational productivity. It is all about offering flexibility and choice for our customers."
3. Customers are being Vista "challenged" in terms of cost of software, hardware, deployment, falling short of security features (http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2007/01/vista_firewall.html?chan=search ), printer and device drivers (http://www.enterprisenetworksandservers.com/newsflash/art.php?698 ). "MIT flunked Vista" recently (http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/news/breakingnews.jhtml;jsessionid=RLEG1GEALNJJIQSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleId=197004760 ). Office 2007 requires end user training. Customers are also concerned about "after Vista what" -- I spend all this money and cant get locked out of innovation -- do i move to "Live"? when? Why not continue to stay on Windows XP or the like. Others say: I have to "migrate" anyways, so why not leverage Linux? As you may know, many experts are "OOXML challenged" also (http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070117145745854 )
4. Customers are also figuring out a way to free up lots of money in their IT budget by deciding to take alternative procurement strategies instead of renewing/signing Microsoft Enterprise Agreement - "a la carte vs buffet". So says several analysts and press (http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/lotus/general.nsf/wdocs/license )
So despite any criticism out there, my take is that the open client solution is real and deep and its all about bringing value, flexibility, ease and choice to customers.


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Hi Al,
I really enjoy your observations on living in China. I have been told that Westerners are seen as a novelty and your experience demonstrates that.
Keep up the interesting observations!
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. I think the Chinese love of Santa Claus is because he looks almost like Colonel Sanders of KFC fame. The Chinese have respect for happy smiling bearded old white guys, and I personally draw upon that action
Yet 95 percent of the Chinese are lovely people, and I won't let the few with ego problems influence my thinking of "All the Chinese". I do hear a few foreign teachers tar all the Chinese with the same brush and I really hate such ignorant thinking. Most of the Chinese are good honest happy people and simply adore foreigners (the more you look like Col. Sanders the better!). But the smiles and adoration come at a price. It does get old. Sometimes I wish I could walk down the street without the attention, sometimes I won't bother to leave my apartment because it is really in your face. You have to be in the mood to be on stage. If you suffer from stage fright or acute shyness, you better move to Shanghai or Bejing, the rest of China is going to stare and yell at you when you walk by. Either deal with it or move on
So the closer you resemble the Colonel the better. As I see it, each year that I remain in China I will either look more like Sanders or Santa. The new KFC Colonel is much slimmer than the original colonel, I call this the "Aunt Jemimazation" of Colonel Sanders. Things like this are tragic. The fat old Colonel and the big "Aunt Jemima" were beloved symbols when I was a kid. Now the Colonel looks like a CEO and the new Aunt Jemima looks like a cabinet member from the Bush Jr. era. Just an observation about our nation's beloved icons nothing more.
After a fast moving week we finally arrived at Friday morning. I have two more classes in Xicheng campus, then I'm ready for a three day weekend. Only problem is: Nothing to do. I need something else to do than ride bicycles or visit Hangzhou. Hangzhou is too expensive, and one just can't ride a bike every waking moment of the day. Very little social activity around here on the weekends, so I need to find something else to occupy my extra time that wastes as little money as possible.
Today hovered around 40 F but the 100 percent humidity really adds to the cold
With so many camels, date palms, Muslim people, China does have a bit of the mid-east thing goin' on. Not too much, but I do see the occasional Muslim hat or the face covering. Much of Western China is Muslim. Many of the cities here have Mosques and Islamic food is found in most of the cities even in the Eastern part of the country where I live. As far as religion goes, most Chinese are confirmed atheists which is also the official view of the Communist party. The party does allow religious freedom as long as your religion doesn't protest against the government. Seems to be a basic "Leave us alone, and we will leave you alone" sort of arrangement. Thankfully the Chinese government strictly forbids all missionary work. Let the people believe what they want without trying to influence them.
I plan to ride "Lil Timmy" the wonderbike this weekend. Can you believe that I have driven hundreds of miles on this little thing? I am planning to take her to "Hainan Island" in a few weeks and put some more miles on her, perhaps circle the entire Island, if I can get some partners. This weekend, I want to do at least 50 miles, but at 18 miles per day, we are talking about 2 hours of daily riding at the most.
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Re: Here are some Trends/Patterns that I haven't seen much attention paid to ...
I agree, let's hope that we don't get three or four personal foul calls for having Suggs look at Brady's jersey number and stuff like that.
Otherwise, there's all this nonsense about "that look in Brady's eyes when the fact of the matter is that in the playoffs his numbers are much, much lower on average than they are in the regular season, and therefore so are the team's.
Regular Season over the last four years ('07-'10) and after Belicheat got busted for cheating (Brady didn't play '08 either):
Brady: 2.4 TDs/game, .5 INTs/game, 108.1 Rating, 8.0 YPA
Pats: 32.0 PPG for, 18.2 PPG against
Playoffs Career:
Brady: 1.8 TDs/game, .8 INTs/game, 89.1 rating, 6.7 ypa;
Pats: 25 ppg for, ... including defensive/special-teams scores, 19 ppg against
Playoffs over the last four seasons ('07-10) minus '08:
Brady: 2 TDs/game, 1.4 INTs/game
Pats: 20.2 PPG for, 22 PPG against
On another note, this Pats' defense has allowed more points in the regular season since their '02 team which was 9-7.
Also, the most that they've ever scored in a playoff game, ever, under Brady or anyone, was last week vs. the Broncos.
Talk about good timing for the Ravens ...
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The more I think about it, the more I think this game comes down to turnovers. While the Patriots defense has been average at best, what has allowed them to go on the 9 game winning streak has been turnovers. They have a huge + differential - especially INTs.
The Ravens will need to create several on defense to slow down the Patriots offense, and in turn, the Ravens offense needs to limit them when they have the ball and maximize every possession.
If they do that, they win.
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But in analyzing this it's critical to parse the data in terms of those TOs for the Pats. I'm not even remotely daunted after we do.
For starters, they have 23 INTs and 11 FRs. I don't know how many of those FRs were on passing plays and how many were on running plays, but two things, it doesn't really matter since from a FR perspective they're in good company since 14 other teams have +/- 1 FRs, i.e., 10-12, and many of those teams sucked. Three teams, including the Vikes who sucked, have more. 15, 15, and 13.
The Ravens have 11 too.
So the delta there is their 23 INTs. No other team in the AFC has 20, only four teams in the NFC have more: GB 31, SF 23, Seattle 22, and Detroit 21.
All of a sudden their success in generating INTs isn't so daunting. But wait, there's more ...
6 were against the Fitzpatrick and the Bills, the league's leading INT team, 3 Palko, 2 Sanchez, 2 Moore, 2 Campbell, 2 Rivers, 1 Grossman, 1 Orolvsky, 1 Young, 1 the Rapist, 1 Eli, 1 Romo
Are you impressed? ... I'm not.
Four of those teams were among the NFL's top-5 INT throwing teams.
Four of those QBs were among the NFL's top-5 INT throwing QBs.
Flacco has thrown as many INTs as Brady has, 12.
The Ravens and Pats are tied for 26th in INTs thrown, meaning fewest, not most.
Of the bottom half of the league, best 16 teams, ranked for fewest INTs, the Pats have only logged 4 INTs. Moore 2, Orlovsky 1, and Romo 1.
Hence, I'm not even slightly concerned. Rice has 2 FUMs all year.
The more I turn rocks over here the less concerned I'm growing and the more I think that I'm going to be thoroughly enjoying wings at halftime!
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SANTA FE -- Scott Bidegain, chairman of the New Mexico Game Commission, resigned from the commission over the weekend.
In his resignation letter, Bidegain stated: "I am honored to have served on the commission and as its chair. Unfortunately, I was present during a hunting incident earlier this month that will result in charges being filed shortly. I believe that it is in the best interest of the Commission and the Department that I step down at this time. I think you should be proud to know that throughout this incident, the officers at the Department acted honorably and professionally. Department conservation officers diligently pursue all wildlife violations in their efforts to protect and conserve the states wildlife.
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The BBC launches its first marketing campaign for its new channel BBC One High Definition tonight, with a 60 second trail created by ad agency RKCR/Y&R which shows viewers that with the launch of BBC One HD, BBC One has never looked so good.
Appearances from Lord Sugar, Tess Daly, Bruce Forsyth and plenty more BBC household names, convey to the public that they can now watch their favourite BBC One content in High Definition – with incredible picture and sound quality making it even more absorbing.
The trail is a visual celebration of BBC One HD, showcasing a world of fun BBC One content in heightened reality. It openswith an unusually glam Dot Cotton lounging on a beautiful baroque chaise lounge being served on by a cheeky Lee Mack, moving to a surreal moment were we see a dapper Jake Humphrey performing tricks and skills with a disco ball. Next Shane Ritchie serenades Tess Daly on a pink grand piano whilst a typically flamboyant Ola Jordan and Brendan Cole dance across them. The debonair pairing of Bruce Forsyth and Len Goodman deftly tap dance on the Queen Vic bar whilst being watched by Fiona Bruce sipping a cocktail prepared by barman Hugh Quarshie. Next we pan to a bright gold desk where we see the Apprentice's Lord Sugar, Karren Brady and Nick Hewer sitting on gold executive chairs. For our finale we move to a stunning looking Alex Jones who appears to have walked up a zig-zag red carpet to a huge gold chest which she pulls open and hundreds of bright red butterflies fly out, filling the room with even more colour.
Mark Roalfe, Chairman of RKCR/Y&R explained "We wanted the film to be a visual feast, showcasing the stunning quality of BBC One HD content in a tongue-in-cheek and charming way, and we think we've achieved that with this ad."
Reemah Sakaan Head of Marketing at BBC One said: 'The arrival of the UKs favourite channel in HD is hugely exciting. This campaign spectacularly celebrates, the quality of BBC One talent and programmes available and represents HD viewing becoming part of the mainstream "
BBC One HD, simulcasts a network version of the BBC One Schedule featuring some of the BBC's most loved programmes including EastEnders, The One Show, The Apprentice, Strictly Come Dancing, Doctor Who , and BBC Sport.
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One of the first stands I wandered onto was PQI. PQI is famous for making very small USB flash memory keys, and I have to say that I use a PQI memory key myself. But it would appear that PQI is taking its technology a step further with the Intelligent Stick.
The Intelligent Stick is tiny and can plug into a USB port with the adapter.
The Intelligent Stick looks like a shrunk down version of PQI's already popular thin and flat USB memory key. Not only is the Intelligent Stick tiny, but it's already available in 1GB capacity. But unlike other USB memory keys, PQI has designed the Intelligent stick to be used with devices such as mp3 players as well as for data transport and storage.
The Intelligent Stick can be used in devices like mp3 players.
Talking of memory keys, the prize for the coolest USB memory key has to go to Swissbit for its Swiss Army Knife complete with USB memory key. I always have both a Swiss Army Knife and a USB memory key in my pocket, so combining the two seems like a natural evolution to me. And let's face it, the Swiss Army Knife needs to move with the times, and removable storage is just as important as a pair of scissors these days.
Just what every Swiss soldier dreams of.
One of the great things about the design is that the memory key can be removed from the knife, so you don't have to have a penknife sticking out of your PC when you want to use the memory key. If there's one problem with this design, it's that you're not allowed to take Swiss Army Knives on aeroplanes anymore, and I definitely need my memory key with me when I'm travelling.
The memory key can be removed from the knife if necessary.
Of course if you don't need a Swiss Army Knife attached to your USB memory key, Swissbit can still offer you something pretty special. The USB Twist is a USB flash memory key that looks very different and comes in a multitude of colours to suit all tastes and working environments.
The USB Twist looks great in a translucent, original iMac kind of way.


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Flourless Coconut Macaroons
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Recipe for Flourless Coconut Macaroons. A perfect Passover treat, this is one of the easiest cookie recipes to make -- it takes no time.
- 3 cups sweetened coconut
- 4 egg whites
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Preheat oven to 325° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (foil will also do in a pinch). Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, mix well. Drop mixture by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the cookies are firm and light brown -- about 25 minutes.
- Makes About 3 Dozen Cookies Cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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This is a fairly nice canvas apron. I'm glad it came in my box because I'm not sure that I would have ever purchased a $34 apron outright.
I've used this apron over the course of a year and it's gotten pretty good use. I would have to say a downfall of the apron would be the neck straps and how they are attached. Mine came loose and I had no way to fix the rivet, so I was forced to sew it back on.
My husband has recently started making soaps which involves some dangerous ingredients, so I bought him this handsome apron to protect his clothing and skin. It is durable and easy to wear - has a closure that is easy for my non-bow tying man to use. Also, he looks really, really good in it. :)5
I bought this for my husband and he really likes it but like some of the other reviewers said it is made for someone tall and skinny. The leather strap to hang around the neck was reeeaally long and the actual apron is kindof narrow. We were able to fix the strap and luckily my husband is quite thin so it worked out in the end. Nice quality and it looks very manly. Love the free shipping!4


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UNICEF Executive Board focus on vulnerable children in EuropeBy Chris Niles
NEW YORK, USA, 13 September 2011 - UNICEF's cooperation with the Council of Europe took centre stage at the UNICEF Executive Board today. In a special focus session, the deputy secretary general of the Council of Europe presented the organization's efforts in supporting policies to protect vulnerable children and in strengthening its partnership with UNICEF.
"Our two organizations share the same values, and the vision of a world fit for children," said Council of Europe Deputy Secretary-General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio. "The Council of Europe can help UNICEF achieve its mission through global advocacy and actions on the ground."
Europe's child welfare challenges include protecting Roma from poverty and discrimination, ensuring that Roma children placed in institutions are treated fairly, supporting those with HIV and protecting migrants and the internally displaced.
In 2006 the Council implemented a programme, "Building a Europe for and with Children," and has been closely working with UNICEF in its implementation and in 2007 the two organizations signed a joint declaration, which outlines ways they can work together on a range of issues.
Promoting ratification worldwide
Ms. de Boer-Buquicchio said its child-friendly policies could benefit all children, not just those in Europe.
"Most of the challenges the Council of Europe is addressing are worldwide challenges," she said. "The tools we are using are universal tools." She added that no continent can afford to ignore the needs of others in the world.
Ms. de Boer-Buquicchio went on to cite as an example the Lanzarote Convention, a far-reaching agreement which aims to protect children from sexual exploitation and bring its perpetrators to justice.
"This Convention is open to any country in the world, and we are joining hands with the UN family together to promote the ratification worldwide so we can put an end to this scourge affecting millions of children," she stressed.
Emphasis on equity
UNICEF Regional Director Steven Allen, whose CEE/CIS region works closely with the Council, praised the emphasis it places on protecting the most vulnerable children. He said Council's new Strategy on the Rights of the Child for 2012-2015 will help promote UNICEF's emphasis on equity.
"The Council of Europe, along with the European Union under its broad agenda on social inclusion, are key regional organizations that are well placed to support UNICEF's efforts to reach the most vulnerable children, and those left behind," he said. "Bringing together the strengths of our two organizations will produce sure winners—children in Europe, and children in other regions."