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'The Separation Agitation' - Season 10, Episode 21
Howard and Bernadette have a hard time leaving Halley in day care when Bernadette returns to work. Also, Bert introduces the gang to his new girlfriend, Rebecca.
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Niño a Niño School Project
Niño a Niño School Project
Niño a Niño (child to child) is a volunteer fundraising project started by the Temali family (Mike, Laura, Joey, and Claire) in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the goal to raise money to build a school in Bolivia with Mano a Mano. Other schools and volunteers have become involved in the project, and we hope you will participate as well!
Niño a Niño Information Packet
Are you interested in having your students or school participating in the Niño a Niño project? Below is more information about the project. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
- Niño a Niño Instructions
- Niño a Niño_Introduction & Packet Contents
- A Letter from An Inspired 11 Year Old
Additional Information
Below are a few links from our website with more information and previous activities about Niño a Niño, along with videos about Niño a Niño and Mano a Mano's school projects in Bolivia.
- Niño a Niño Facebook Page
- Niños a Niños - Young Minnesotans Working to Help Young Bolivians
- Article about Niño a Niño in the Highland Villager
- Festival Bolivia 2013 – Recognizing Local Heroes
- St. Paul Middle School Students Working to Help Improve Education in Bolivia

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The Blount family has been very special to East Carolina University, and vice versa.
"East Carolina University has always had a special place in my heart and always will," said William (Bill) Blount.
Bill and his family have been proud Pirate supporters for several decades. ECU's intramural athletic complex located behind the Belk Building is named after the Blount family in appreciation of their generous contributions over the years. And now, with their most recent contribution to ECU and its Second Century Campaign, they are taking another milestone step forward with a gift that will directly benefit the lives of future East Carolina students.
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On a fateful day in June 1960, when East Carolina student Jimmy Kirkland met fellow Pirate Evelyn Johnson on the steps of Wright Auditorium and made plans to go out the following Saturday night neither of them imagined they would be where they are now—married for nearly 46 years, with two grown children and one grandson.
They also never imagined their life together would have such a tremendous impact on East Carolina students for generations to come. But it will.
Now, 48 years after meeting at ECU, Jim and Evelyn Johnson Kirkland have established the James Bryant Kirkland Jr. and Evelyn Johnson Kirkland Middle Grades Scholarship Fund to provide a scholarship to an undergraduate ECU student majoring in Middle Grades Education with a concentration in either language arts, or math and science.
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In 1986, Dr. Jesse Peel of Atlanta, Georgia, established the J. Woolard Peel University Scholars Award, along with his mother, Helen Peel of Everetts, North Carolina, in order to memorialize his father. Jesse and his mother were among the first 10 families to help establish what is now known as the EC Scholars Program.
Woolard Peel graduated from North Carolina State University, and Helen attended Louisburg College. Jesse completed his undergraduate work and medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill, but Jesse and Helen decided to establish this scholarship at East Carolina University because Woolard often said ECU was the future of eastern North Carolina. They had also heard that the EC Scholars Program did a good job of connecting the donors with the students who received their awards. Jesse and Helen both got involved with the Scholars Selection events—Jesse annually served as a judge and Helen made personal presentations to scholarship recipients at their high schools' award days.
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When Scott Cooper graduated from East Carolina University in 1990, he knew he had earned much more than a diploma. The graduate with a degree in industrial technology realized he had a head start on other jobseekers.
"The construction management program [at ECU] gave me a solid base to succeed in the construction industry by preparing me to understand my customers' needs," Cooper said. "It was beneficial that everything in our program was hands on. We also were supported by a staff that knew everyone personally and made us feel like our family away at school," he said.
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The handset is flimsy and the look and feel of the menu's is very amateurish.
The quality of the voice is quite poor too and sometimes even on full volume it can be difficult to make it out. Also the speakerphone on the handset produces poor quality sound.
In all your wasting you hard earned cash on this.
I bought this telephone with two handsets and have been very pleased with it.
It has a very clear reception with no interference and is very easy to set up and use.
It can be set with different ring tones according to who is phoning you, very useful for certain people!
The handset pager is loud and great to have if,like me ,your children leave the handsets everywhere.
The ring tone can also be set to loud and can be clearly heard throughout the house, even above the television.
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Hello Jane,
Your symptoms can be typical for sitting for a long period of time, especially on an airline flight or road trip. It is so important to stop, get up and move around to keep circulation to the legs moving well. Are you doing more walking at this time than you usually do. Leg cramping can be caused by low potassium (eat a small banana every day). low calcium level (ask the doctor if the level was checked and if you need a supplement), dehydration (drink plenty of water and low sugar drinks). Also, wherever you travelled to, was there any change in altitude, because high altitude can increase dehydration and create symptoms). You do not describe symptoms of having a blood clot. Concerning your family history of vascular disease, you can be evaluated by a vascular specialist, but I don't think it is necessary at this time unless symptoms worsen.


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Activity 6.5: Health statistics
Description and objectives
Work towards the improvement of the comparability of health status statistics in the UNECE region, in cooperation with the Washington Group on Disability Statistics, the World Health Organization and Eurostat.
Activities and output
• Develop guidelines for statistics on measuring health status to assist UNECE member countries in designing surveys on measuring health status and to promote the utilization of common terminology and methodology. The work is done in collaboration with Eurostat and the Washington Group.
• Explore the possibility of creating a common forum on health statistics together with WHO and Eurostat.
• Finalize the survey module on measuring health status (Budapest Initiative Mark 2), in coordination with the existing groups, such as the Washington Group and the Eurostat Group on Health Interview Survey (HIS).
• Prepare a report on the outcome of the work of the Budapest Initiative.
• Provide secretariat support to the Steering Group on Health Statistics and the Task Force on Measurement of Health Status.
• Organise the Work Session on the Measurement of Health Status, in cooperation with WHO and Eurostat, on 20-22 January 2010.
• Organise the Meeting of CES Task Force on Measurement of Health Status in May 2010.
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CES Steering Group on health statistics (TOR to be approved by the Bureau)
CES Task Force on measurement of health status (so-called Budapest Initiative)
Washington Group on Disability Statistics
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Cedar Park Texas-based EEStor Inc. is an intriguing though secretive company to those who follow the development of electric cars. Although no known prototypes exist, they claim the ability to make extremely lightweight highly energy dense electric storage units (EESUs) that could revolutionize energy storage in electric vehicles. Indeed they have an exclusivity agreement to build EESU-powered ZENNergy drive electric vehicles with the Canadian company Zenn. Earlier this year it was reported that Zenn would receive production grade prototypes by the end of 2008. I asked Zenn CEO Ian Clifford whether that deadline would be met.
He said "the timeline for the delivery of an EESU is entirely within the purview of EEStor and as such I cannot comment on delivery timelines. I will restate that ZENN remain confident in the launch of an EEStor EESU (electrical energy storage unit) powered cityZENN by the last quarter of 2009."
In any event,on December 16th EEStor was granted a US patent for their EESU. The patent is a highly information-rich document that give a remarkable insight into these potential devices. EEStor notes "the present invention provides a unique lightweight electric-energy storage unit that has the capability to store ultrahigh amounts of energy".
The core ingredient is an aluminum-oxide(alumina)-coated barium titanate powder immersed in a polyethylene terephthalate plastic matrix. The EESU is composed of 31,353 of these components arranged in parallel. It is said to have a total capacitance of 30.693 F and can hold 52.220 kWh of energy. The device is said to have a weight of 281.56 pound including the box and all hardware. Unlike lithium-ion cells, the technology is said not to degrade with cycling and thus has a functionally unlimited lifetime.
It is mentioned the device cannot explode when being charge or impacted and is thus safe for vehicles.
The patent describes in explicit and complex detail how these basic ingredients are prepared and combined to create the EESU using screen-printing and layering techniques.
Read Full Patent HERE.
It seems to me this patent is rather elaborate for anything disingenuous, and perhaps they've really got a genuine breakthrough after all. Hopefully, we shall soon see. Clifford once told GM-Volt.com he's met with GM and said "a Volt with a ZENNergy drive is a kind of a sexy product. You never know. It would certainly be something we'd love to explore."
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My daughter had her hair done at this salon and they ruined it! She was going for a deep purple/red/brown and the roots are the only thing that are right. Everything else is a different color. Working with the manager was a joke. I have left messages, emails and even tried Facebook to get a hold of the owner, still no response. They are sweet as pie until you have a complaint. Then the attitude comes out and the manager says, "If you don't like what I say, wait till you speak with the owner, she is worse!" I will never return there again. I also found out that this is their second salon the first was closed due to so many complaints...
Stylist: Jessica
She gave me highlights, and I ended up with "Hot Roots"; bright orange spots on the crown of my head at the root area. She set me up with an associate to fix it. She applied low lights and there was no change!!! The next step, I go back in a week for more torture. Not sure if I can handle it.
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Jessica was comfortable with cutting my wavy 2b hair dry! She followed the curl versus some imaginary straight line, and wet down the hair and dried it to check the line of the hair to make sure it was even on both sides. AVEDA products smell awesome. I am so glad to find a good stylist! Price $45


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Robert A. Zauzmer is a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA (1982) and Stanford Law School (1985). After a clerkship with Judge Arlin M. Adams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, he was in private practice until joining the United States Attorney's Office in Philadelphia in March 1990. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he has prosecuted all manner of federal crimes, focusing on corruption and fraud matters, including the Philadelphia City Hall corruption case, in which the City Treasurer and numerous business executives were convicted in 2005 of corrupt conduct in local affairs, a case which led to a significant reform movement in city government; and the prosecution of former State Senator Vincent J. Fumo, a powerful Pennsylvania politician who was convicted in 2009 of defrauding the State Senate and a charity he founded of millions of dollars, and of obstruction of justice.
In addition, since 1998, Zauzmer has supervised all federal criminal appeals in the district, and appears frequently before the Third Circuit in that capacity. Zauzmer has presented all ten en banc arguments in which the office has been involved since 2000.
Zauzmer has held leadership positions in the Department of Justice, including serving from 2012 to 2014 as the national chair of the committee of appellate chiefs advising the Attorney General and other Department officials on appellate matters, and during the same time as an ex officio member of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee. In February 2016, Zauzmer was appointed as the acting Pardon Attorney in the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, to assist in completing President Obama's initiative to extend executive clemency to drug offenders serving sentences that are longer than would be imposed under current law and practices.
Zauzmer has twice received the Department of Justice's John Marshall Award, its highest award for litigation activities. He was first recognized in 1992 for his assistance in a prosecution of drug organizations which took over and terrorized a Philadelphia neighborhood. He then received the award in 2008 for his participation on the team of Justice Department attorneys which oversaw the Department's response to amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines for crack cocaine offenses, which required the resentencing of thousands of defendants; in that effort, and subsequent rounds of retroactive resentencing in 2011 and 2014, Zauzmer drafted extensive arguments which were used by federal prosecutors nationally to respond to the myriad legal issues which the amendments created.
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Assistant United States Attorney (1990-); Chief of Appeals (1998-)
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As the war in Afghanistan drags on year after year, the consequences are rising hate and anger among those fighting, particularly when their comrades die in senseless battles. Three Navy Seals face a court martial over allegations they allowed their anger at the death of comrades to employ excessive force in the detention of the person they believe was responsible for those deaths. According to a source, "that's why they(Seals) went after him." The Seals are charged with assaulting the detainee and making false statements concerning what happened. The charges include beating the suspect who they blamed for the death of comrades.
It is easy to claim that no one should use excessive force in dealing with those captured in combat. This war has dragged on and on for eight years! Who should be shocked that a group of Seals beat someone whom they blamed for the death of friends. Does this excuse the beatings? Of course not, but it does explain the situation. In the end, politician utter wise words of caution, but those who are physically and emotionally involved have difficulty shaking off the trauma of death.


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A recent study has revealed two in three people don't know how many calories are in their favourite drink. As a rough guide, a glass of white wine contains 130 calories and a pint of beer has 180.
If you regularly exceed the safe limits (three to four units a day for men, two to three for women) you are increasing your risk of developing mouth, throat and neck cancer.
Women who drink heavily and regularly are 50% more likely to develop breast cancer.
Alcohol accelerates ageing of the skin.
Drinking excessively can age your brain, too and also impair your concentration levels and memory.


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Suggesting that due process makes it nearly impossible to fire teachers, Time's latest cover purposefully leaves the impression that there are many, many teachers in our public schools who should be fired, but are not, solely because of due process laws. Nothing could be further from the truth!
On Monday, Nov. 3, this cover will be in every supermarket checkout line and newsstand across the country—and it's already online.
Since when do tech millionaires know anything about teaching children? Why should they determine the lives and careers of educators? Why don't they volunteer to teach for a week and then share their new wisdom?
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Every American deserves a fair shot at higher education. But student debt has become a barrier to accessing the American Dream. Listen to Student CTA President and CSU San Bernardino student Jess Sanchez talk about how student loan debt impacts him.
Teachers of the San Ysidro School District will officially strike this week in protest of the planned imposition of a 6.5% pay cut, among the county's worst health benefits, and a present lack of respect by SYSD officials. The San Ysidro Education Association (SYEA) received notification from the school district's attorney that the SYSD will meet in special session either Tuesday or Wednesday, to impose provisions of the contract in dispute. SYEA's Executive Board voted to call the strike unless a settlement is reached with the district beforehand. Issues include the district's determination to cut salaries across the board using dubious and inaccurate projections that even the state-appointed fact-finder admitted has been an ongoing practice of the District.
California educators are in Washington DC this week for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference, explaining that we support the Common Core State Standards but are deeply troubled by how they are being implemented. A fast-tracked, chaotic implementation will hurt our students and our schools. We must get it right.
CTA's delegation includes CTA Secretary/Treasurer Mikki Cichocki-Semo and Board members Terry Jackson, Curtis Washington, and E. Toby Boyd who met with Congresswoman Karen Bass (photo) to share how California's Local Control Funding Formula is improving education by helping students who need it most, while supporting continuous improvement and transparency.
Seven CTA members have received grants from the NEA Foundation! Learn about the programs and activities that netted your colleagues from Merced, Concord, Huntington Beach and Fremont $2,000 and $5,000 grants.
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and NEA President-Elect Lily Eskelsen García
NEA's new top leader-elect, Lily Eskelsen García, is touring California where she is meeting with educators, CTA leaders and State Superintendent Tom Torlakson.
On her "Back to School" tour, Eskelsen García is focusing on Great Public Schools for All, toxic testing, teacher-led change and the student loan crisis.
More on the tour.
Because of his ongoing lack of leadership and advocacy on what is really needed to help our schools succeed, the California delegation to the NEA Representative Assembly has submitted a New Business Item calling for Duncan's resignation.
His department's failed education agenda has focused on more high-stakes testing, grading and pitting public school children against each other based on test scores, and for continuing to promote policies and decisions that undermine public schools and colleges, the teaching profession, education professionals and education unions.
Teachers are not the problem. Teachers are part of the solution. And it's time we have a Secretary of Education who understands and believes that.
This is my third NEA Representative Assembly, and I am as excited to be here as if it were my first! My first RA was in Washington, D.C., and I think that is the best place to attend the RA for the first time. I traveled all alone and didn't know anyone that year. I have seven friends traveling with me this year, and I am rooming with two of them. I had to beg to find a roommate my first year. Luckily, a veteran took me under her wing.
There is one true fact about the RA: Everyone is so friendly and kind to "newbies." You feel loved and cared for – so Shout Out if you are new so that others can help you.
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel responds to the latest round of attacks on the teaching profession and our union:
"I have a message for those people who would seek to reduce children to a test score and teaching to a technological transaction. You are mistaken if you think we will see your attacks and get discouraged, that we will read the headlines and give up. You may put students in the name of your campaigns but that doesn't mean you really care about the millions of children in our public schools. If you did truly care, you they would look at the more than half of public school children who live in poverty and wage your crusades against the inequity in our economy."
"I have a message for those people who would seek to reduce children to a test score and teaching to a technological transaction. You are mistaken if you think we will see your attacks and get discouraged, that we will read the headlines and give up. You may put students in the name of your campaigns but that doesn't mean you really care about the millions of children in our public schools. If you did truly care, you they would look at the more than half of public school children who live in poverty and wage your crusades against the inequity in our economy."
Watch the video to hear his full statement:
Like the Vergara lawsuit itself, today's ruling is deeply flawed. CTA, CFT and the state of California will appeal. We will appeal on behalf of students and educators. Circumventing the legislative process to strip teachers of their professional rights hurts our students and our schools.
During the nearly two-month trial, numerous defense witnesses, including superintendents, principals, teachers, and nationally-recognized education policy experts testified that these laws work well and benefit students in well-run school districts all over the state. The plaintiffs put on administrators from poorly-managed school districts like Oakland, who attempted to blame the challenged statutes for their district's problems, rather than poor management and an incredibly high teacher and administrator turnover rates.
Every child deserves a chance to learn and no child succeeds alone.
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Scott Darvin Wells ... Born: Jan. 7, 1981 ... Jersey number: 64. CAREER - Games/Started: 50/49
2003 - Games/Started 13/13 ... Elected as a team captain prior to the season ... Started every game at center for an amazing third consecutive year ... Wore jersey No. 67 for the Auburn game in honor of fellow senior and backup center Chuck Prugh, who spent the week prior to the game hospitalized in intensive care with a serious illness ... Became a proud father two days before the Miami game, when his wife, Julie, gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Jackson Wayne Wells ... The 2004 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. Clemson marked his 49th consecutive start, giving him the third-longest current streak by an offensive lineman in all of college football (and tying him for second place on UT's career games-played list).
2002 - Games/Started 12/12 ... A rock in the middle of the Vols' offensive line ... Started every game at center for a second consecutive year ... A gritty performer who is willing to do what it takes to get the job done.
2001 - Games/Started: 13/13 ... A gritty competitor who started every game at center ... He was moved to center last season because of other injuiries on the offensive line ... Answered the call without hesitation and solidified the position this season for the Vols ... Part of offensive line unit that help pave the way for Travis Stephens to set a single-season rushing record at Tennessee and lead the SEC in rushing at 122 yards per game.
CAREER - Games/Started: 50/49
2000 - Games/Started: 11/10...The Sporting News third-team Freshman All-America...When Fred Weary was hurt in first half of Florida game, Scott was inserted at center with first unit and played there the rest of the season...Made his first start against Louisiana-Monroe...As Weary was ruled out for rest of season, Wells worked hard and earned citation by Coach Phillip Fulmer as one of Vols' most improved ...
1999 - Redshirted ...
HIGH SCHOOL - PrepStar and CNN/Sports Illustrated All-America ... Two-time All-State, All-Region, All-District ... Four-year starter at offensive guard and three years at defensive tackle ... Division II Class A Mr. Football in 1998 ... Captain of team that reached state finals and finished with 11-1 record ... On defense he registered 12 tackles as a junior, 14 as a senior ... Ranked No. 1 heavyweight wrestler in the nation ... Named state of Tennessee wrestling MVP ... Competed on track team in discus and shot put ... Coach at Brentwood Academy: Carlton Flatt.


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When George W. Bush and his still-sore GOP challenger, John McCain, met in Pittsburgh on May 9, it wasn't exactly Yalta II. Both seemed uneasy, and McCain was blunt in voicing his disdain for a Vice-Presidential nod. But the spring chill is giving way to a summer thaw. Through phone calls and private briefings, Bush is working hard to court the prickly Arizona senator. More important, the Texan is mounting a concerted effort to attract McCain supporters--the economically conservative but socially libertarian swing voters he needs in November.
Although Bush remains wedded to his $1.7 trillion tax cut--the one McCain insisted George W. couldn't afford--these days, he comes off as a version of McCain Lite. On June 8, Bush traveled to Vice-President Al Gore's home turf in Knoxville, Tenn., to deliver a speech that was vintage McCain. He endorsed a laundry list of McCainisms, including a federal commission to root out pork-barrel spending. He endorsed a McCain plan to shine light on "527s," a type of political committee that lets fat cats operate in the dark. And he's talking up his support for private Social Security accounts, another McCain-backed nostrum. It would be "foolish" for Bush to discount the McCain phenomenon, says GOP superlobbyist Thomas C. Korologos. "Bush is not ignoring it--he's embracing it."
The McCain camp feels a tingle of satisfaction over the movement in their direction. His partisans only wish it had come sooner. "Bush needs independents and Democrats to win," says Rick Davis, McCain's ex-campaign manager. "McCain has the universe of voters he needs."
Bush has taken to calling the Arizonan every few weeks--most recently, to give him a preview of his June 8 government-reform address. And Bushies are dangling a prime-time speech during the July 31-Aug. 3 GOP convention. For the moment, McCain continues to insist that he has no interest in the No. 2 spot on the ticket, despite reports that, under the right circumstances, he would be available.
Meanwhile, McCain is working hard to keep his tongue in check and say nice things about George W. "McCain is not going to rain on anyone's campaign, let alone Bush's," says ex-Reagan Chief of Staff Kenneth M. Duberstein. Also, McCain is barnstorming on behalf of GOP candidates, earning chits for a possible future Presidential run and raising $500,000 for party hopefuls. He has more than 100 requests to stump for GOPers.
ON THE ROAD. His latest political expedition: a June 12 visit to New York, where he held a town hall meeting and a fund-raiser for his political committee. The PAC netted $60,000 at the Four Seasons soiree, which was attended by bigwigs eager to keep McCain's Straight Talk Express on the road. On July 30, the bus brigade will roll into Philadelphia, where McCain will host a free rock-'n'-roll bash to kick off the GOP convention.
In the Senate these days, McCain is trailed by TV cameras and has launched a series of high-profile hearings to keep his name in the news. Emboldened by the June 9 passage of his proposal to force disclosure of gifts to issue-advocacy front groups, he hopes to pressure colleagues into a vote on his idee fixe: a ban on unlimited "soft money" gifts to political parties. "He reminds me of the Energizer Bunny," sighs one business lobbyist.
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Jul 17, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff WriterRiverton sidewalks, curbs and gutters in disrepair are to be fixed by ERI Engineering after the City of Riverton awarded the company a bid for concrete repairs.
Council members have allotted $25,000 for concrete replacement from the city budget.
Public services director Bill Urbigkit said the city advertised for bids June 1 and found Eric Inberg's bid with ERI Engineering to be the best for the city.
"ERI Engineering offered the best price for concrete development," Urbigkit said. "We already have them lined up for some of the projects, and we are pleased with prices. We think they are very reasonable concrete prices."
According to Riverton city code, the city can order the construction, reconstruction or repair of sidewalks, driveways, curbs and gutters when the public safety, convenience and general welfare are served.
"In the past, if a resident comes to the city and needs repairs to their sidewalk, gutter or curb, the city will pay for the repair of that curb or gutter," Urbigkit said.
Councilman Richard Gard asked how the city was going to work to establish a list of priorities.
Urbigkit said if someone called and said they needed their sidewalk fixed, the city would look at the problem.
"The city will also look at areas that are really dangerous," Urbigkit said. "I saw someone the other day trying to push a resident in a wheelchair and was afraid they were going to tip over into traffic. We have a lot of interest in fixing those trip hazards and bad sections of the sidewalk."
Mayor Ron Warpness said it was troubling to him that the clout of the city was being used to drive the bid price down.
"We are then going to open that lowest price up to the public when you have other contractors who are out there trying to make a living," Warpness said.
Gard said that in almost every case since he has been on the council,the curb or gutter is always the city's problem.
"I see raised concrete all up and down Federal Boulevard and Main Street," Gard said. "I think it is important we get these areas fixed. We are talking about the face of Riverton, but we really need to address these problems and get them taken care of."
Urbigkit said fixing the troubled areas throughout town was not something that could be put off for two or three more years.
"A lot of these areas are getting dangerous," Urbigkit said.
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Modeling and Simulation in Analytics
There are generally two types of models that can be built using data: Surrogate models and System models.
Surrogate models usually involve a target (or dependent) variable and one or more predictors (or independent) variables. The mathematical relationship between the target and predictors is effectively termed the model. This math relationship is abstracted from available data.
System models do not usually have a single defined target. But there could be several targets called "outputs". The "inputs" are usually provided by users. A system model maps the relationship between inputs and outputs using well-established physical or economic laws. More often than not, some of these relationships are also based on reasonable assumptions.
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- 1instinct (for something/for doing something) instinct (to do something) a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way, using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training maternal instincts Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong. His first instinct was to run away. Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear. Even at school, he showed he had an instinct for (= was naturally good at) business.
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The Future on Four Wheels
Flipping through any batch of late-night sci-fi re-runs is an exercise in hypotheticals. Even among the myriad alternate realities, utopias competing with dystopias, and extraterrestrial life forms, nearly all ask about a common element of the far-distant future: What will we drive?
From The Jetsons to Star Trek, the answers couldn't differ more dramatically. But because tomorrow's vehicles are likely to evolve from today's innovations and imaginations, BusinessWeek.com asked a group of scientists, designers, and self-professed car aficionados for predictions of the far-out auto future.
Ahmed Ghoniem and Yang Shao-Horn, both MIT professors of mechanical engineering, agree that as the availability of oil continues to wither, consumers will be presented with a variety of alternative fuels to choose from. Just as brokers advise clients to distribute investment risk, the fuel portfolios will diversify. Shao-Horn notes: "Consumers will have many more options, since we can't put all our eggs in one basket."
Hybrid technology, which today still enjoys only niche popularity on the North American sales charts, will become truly mainstream, much like airbags and antilock breaks. Vehicles, no matter their power source or price point, will incorporate an assortment of microtechnologies aimed at conserving and recapturing otherwise lost energy.
But that will require major developments in battery technology, including smaller, lighter units with increased capacities. Ghoniem suggests looking to today's consumer electronics for a hint of what's to come. "Lithium ion batteries that we use in laptops and cell phones are promising for these applications," he says.
Ray Wert, an editor at the gear-head blog Jalopnik, also foresees the rise of alternate, nonpetroleum fuels in the wake of dwindling oil supplies. For Wert, though, the outcome of the jockeying alternatives—including hydrogen, diesel, and biofuels—remains difficult to predict. "Oil may not disappear," Wert says, "but this summer showed us a preview of what we'll probably see in terms of price at the gas pump."
Products coming to market today also represent future developments in embryonic form. Chrysler's (DCX) newly announced MyGig digital-entertainment system that can store photos and music on a built-in hard drive would be only a jumping-off point.
The current struggle between Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) for control of the living room could even be displaced to the dashboard. "Right now you've got both trying to make a play on the O/S that'll be running your car—not only the entertainment system but your entire driving experience."
In another outgrowth of current developments, Wert expects cars to begin taking more and more control over driving functions. Electronic stability controls that improve handling at the limits, and high-end features like Lexus' self-parking system, are just the beginning of automated oversight of your driving. Wert jokes: "Expect an electronic nanny with you every step of the way."
The most radical flights of fancy, however, may emanate directly from major manufacturers' brain trusts and design studios. Whether the product of high-concept art or lucrative Hollywood product placements, official concepts often point to where design might be headed.
In a dark vision, Ford's SYNUS concept is an armored truck that looks like a miniature tank and provides vault-like security around an ultrahigh-tech interior. The armored car is intended to roll safely on the tough, urban streets of the future. The rear door closes via a four-spoke spinner similar to the ones found on heavy-duty safes and vaults.
Toyota's (TM) one-man i-Unit, meanwhile, focuses on an individualistic "personal mobility." The prototype can change the orientation of its cabin depending on speed, improving aerodynamics and thereby reducing fuel consumption at higher speeds. Wireless technology could allow multiple units to communicate with each other, allowing coordinated movements.
But likely the most explicit melding of science fiction and automotive prediction occurs when film studios team up with auto companies. Audi's RSQ concept was designed for the big-budget, silver-screen adaptation of I, Robot. The sleek sports coupe rolls on spherical wheels and has automatic butterfly doors.
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From what I have read more White men like curly/kinky hair than Black men at this point in history (though it's nice to keep in mind that if Black men hate Black textures of hair it's becuase of brainwashing from Whites) but there are still plenty of White men who hate kinky hair or prefer straight over it.
And true, most men prefer long hair but I wouldn't say regardless of texture becuase for many people long hair means hair that reaches downward. And my very kinky texture, no matter how long it is, is never going to hang.
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City's Eighth Graders Cheer—and Sigh—Over High School Matches
New York City eighth graders began to receive word on Monday about their high school matches, news that can bring a mix of anxiety, dread, disappointment and joy.
Outside Sunset Park Prep and I.S. 136 Charles O. Dewey, which share a building in Brooklyn, students chatted excitedly after dismissal with match letters in hand.
Lenny Jacome, a student at Sunset Park Prep, got a match at his second choice, Millenium Brooklyn High School. His closest friends, he said, got into different schools.
"Now I'm thinking about all my friends that I'm never gonna see again," said Lenny.
Antonio Monclus, who attends Charles Dewey, was all smiles with the news that he got into his first choice, The High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology.
When school staff passed out the high school match letters, "I was really nervous," he said. "I always thought I was going to go into the second round and that scared me."
Students can rank up to 12 high schools on the applications that they submit in December. The city then uses a system to match students and schools that is similar to the way that medical students are matched to residency programs nationwide.
The Department of Education has not released this year's citywide match results. Last year, about 10 percent of students did not match to any high school in the first round.
Kassandra Reyes, a school counselor at the Global Neighborhood Secondary School in East Harlem, said her school usually pulls aside the small minority of students who do not get an initial match to give them the news ahead of their peers.
"Just so that they can process everything and have a minute before everybody else gets really excited," she said.
Reyes said her school chose to distribute high school match letters at upcoming parent-teacher conferences this week, rather than give them to students on Monday. Out of her 50 eighth graders, she said two did not get a match.
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mjk wrote:We raised Pekins and Muskovies as a kid - I was in 4H. Darn good eating!daffy... wrote:Indaswamp wrote:daffy... wrote:pekin, rouen, Cayuga
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lol yep. I raised all three this year. first time in awhile I had duck all year. all ducks are great to roast but the fattier the better. pekins are at full maturity by 50 days. has twice the fat of a hen mallard in late December
on a serious note I prefer plucking the breast and legs. breast out with skin still on and cut legs at hips also with fat/skin on. roast the bodies and save the fat. the fat I use to confit the legs and the roasted bodies for stock. score the fat on the breast. start in a cold pan and cook on low to render fat. cook 3/4 the way there then flip and finish to a internal temp of 115ish. its like a crispy piece of bacon stuck on one side
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This morning on my hour commute to work my 07 750 started a strange problem. I have researched and found nothing like what I am experiencing.
My navigation worked flawlessly yesterday on my 250 trip home from out of town. This morning it just says initializing... and it wont eject the disc.
Right along with that my stereo sound will cut out every 5 min or so and make a qucik high pitches sound for a brief sec then after about 5 sec of silence the sound comes back and works fine for another 5 min until it happens again.
I read somewhere how to reset the MOST bus system in the glove box so i unplugged that plastic ring for about a min, and that did not work.
Im thinking that if the stereo problem is being caused by the nav issue then all i need to do is figure out how to reset the nav and i should be fine, maybe thats me just trying to stay positive.
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Themed "Thrive: Building Something Great Together," the WILDE women's brunch will serve as a medium for women to equip aspiring entrepreneurs and college students with the tools necessary to take ownership of their lives and be the architects of change in their communities.
The brunch will feature powerful and engaging female speakers from vast professions and walks of life including:
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Panelists will discuss issues relating to women in education, especially in the sciences, and how we can build more 21st century female entrepreneurs and CEOs.
The brunch will provide an educative and inspiring message from women to women of all ages, economic backgrounds and lifestyles who are ready to thrive and build something great for themselves, their communities and the world in general.
The brunch will be moderated by Producer & Talk Show Host, Princess Monique of "The Princess Monique Show" - CBS Radio - Atlanta WAOK/ V-103 FM.
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Stashed in: Football, Michigan, Cleveland Browns, Lion King, Superbowl!
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Btw a lot of people are surprised that the Lions have never been to the Super Bowl.
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As of the 2011 NFL season, every active NFL team has qualified for, and won a game in, the playoffs at least once. Teams that have never made it beyond each successive milestone are listed under the year in which they began NFL play.
Of the 14 teams that have never won the Super Bowl, 5 are expansion franchises younger than the Super Bowl itself (Bengals, Seahawks, Panthers, Jaguars, and Texans). The Falcons first season was also the start of the Super Bowl era. The 8 others (Cardinals, Lions, Eagles, Oilers/Titans, Chargers, Browns, Bills, and Vikings) all won an NFL or AFL championship prior to the AFL–NFL merger. The longest drought since a championship of any kind is that of the Cardinals, at 65 seasons.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_franchise_post-season_droughts
It has been 55 years since the Lions have been to an NFL Championship.
Longest drought in the NFL.
Only 4 teams have never been to the Super Bowl: Texans, Jaguars, Browns, and Lions.
Coincidentally, the Texans, Jaguars, and Browns had three of the worst NFL records in 2013.
The Lions started 6-3 and finished 7-9. I will never forget Megatron in the snow:
THIS year the Lions have started 7-2 and are currently the #2 seeded team in the NFC.


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Read previous reports from the Quiksilver Pro Australia here
There's a Chemical Brother's track from a few years back that starts out, "Hey girls, hey boys, superstar dj's, HERE WE GO!" In the fast paced, hyped up world of the Gold Coast that's how it felt today. Look out the window, see the lines of swell, feel the offshore wind, have a quick "Blazing Boards" flashback and then, "here we go."
Today was on, no question about it. Quite a few draining tubes and stupidly, absurdly, outrageously, obscenely rippable. As Taylor Knox put it after his heat, "every wave looks so perfect and I have to try so hard to make myself not go on every one of them." It can't be easy, when you see nothing but tapered, key lime pie goodness coming at you. How can you force yourself from not eating every bite?
Wave selection was key. Each heat seemed to feature a guy who found rhythm and another who over-amped. Boxer Mick Campbell found his early in a heavy, heavy destruction of local and former Quiksilver Pro champ, Dean Morrison. Pity the fools who come up against Mighty Mick this year. He doesn't exactly flow like a butterfly, but he sure stings like a bee.
And Kelly? Well, quite a few folks here were wondering how he'd respond in a rematch to red-hot 18-year old Julian Wilson after losing to him in Round 1 last week. Slates didn't waste much time in answering them by throwing down an 8.5 in the early minutes followed by the first 10 of the event – a set wave that he mercilessly hacked to submission. Then, as Julian struggled to put a wave together, Kelly found this sick little wedge of the rocks – tube to a flurry of ridiculously committed turns for a 9.8. "I actually thought I surfed better on the 9.8 than on the 10," Kelly said after. "That was easily the best heat I've had at here."
Who else? Mick, Joel, Josh Kerr, Jeremy Flores. Too many. We ran 18 heats today in the hope we can finish tomorrow. Mick said it was the best Snapper had ever been for a contest. Many claimed that Greenmount – down the line a ways – was just like Kirra used to be. Non-stop rifling pits. It was the kind of day that just hurts to watch.
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From day one that Barack Obama became president there has been a non-stop effort on the part of Republicans to impeach the black dude.
1. He was born in Africa and therefore not eligible to become president.
2. He hates America and how can someone who hates America be president?
3. He supports terrorists who seek to destroy America.
4. He hates job creators and thus is sending our nation to ruin.
5. He is responsible for the huge debt in this country.
6. He attended a church whose minister hates America.
7. He hates Fox News which is grounds for impeachment.
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On board MS HANSEATIC from Buenos Aires to Buenos Aires
Expedition Antarctica: The Awakening of New Life
Besides the cracking of the gigantic glaciers, you will hear the sounds of hundreds of thousands of penguin babies while young seals and elephant seals discover their home. The HANSEATIC and her Zodiacs take you right to the heart of this overwhelming "nursery". Look forward to breathtaking animal observations between glistening icebergs you will never forget.
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The row which looks set to result in a formal demand for redress to the press complaints commission arises from what No 10 sees as a concerted attempt to deploy the royal card as a weapon in the campaign to discredit the Labour government.
Last night one of the publications involved, the Spectator magazine, denied malice, but refused to retract. "We are sticking to our story, like glue," said the editor, Boris Johnson, who is also the Tory MP for Henley.
Headlines such as "How Blair tried to hijack royal funeral" and "The Queen has put Blair in his place" had angered Downing Street because the claims were vigorously denied as soon as they surfaced the day after the funeral which - unlike Princess Diana's obsequies - had long been finalised.
As a result, Alastair Campbell, Mr Blair's communications director, has written to the Evening Standard and the Mail on Sunday - both part of the Rothermere media empire - and the Spectator, house organ of the Tory chattering classes, demanding apologies and corrections.
In a break with New Labour's emollient treatment of the mid-market Tory press since 1997 Mr Campbell made clear he would go to the PCC if they were not forthcoming. "Normally we just ignore this stuff, but this one we are taking seriously," he said.
Allegations that Mr Blair's staff had sought a more prominent role for the prime minister at the funeral first surfaced in the Daily Telegraph's diary column which had also been offended that he had not worn morning dress at Westminster Abbey.
An accompanying article by the paper's editor, Charles Moore, suggested that the 10 days of royal mourning had been a bad time for New Labour's anti-traditionalists. After telephone calls from No 10 the paper eventually agreed to print a denial written by Jeremy Heywood, Mr Blair's principal private secretary.
But the prime target of No 10's wrath is Peter Oborne. He wrote in the Spectator that a No 10 official had rung a senior Westminster official saying Mr Blair was unhappy that the arrangements "did not recognise his importance and wanted them changed".
Despite denials by No 10 Mr Oborne repeated his charges in the Evening Standard, claiming the Blairs repeatedly snubbed the Queen and that Cherie Blair "oozes republicanism".


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I am 16 yrs old. I have been building my car since the end of 8th grade, and the one thign i hate the msot about thi sproject is dealign with teh idiots at local auto parts stores. I am a kid and they are all old people who seem liek teghy would ahve more experience than me, buit i go in there and tehy dont;l even knwo what a small block chevy is. I tried applying for a job at one place adn they woudlnt; hire me for some crappy reason. I swear i know more than all teh people in teh store put together msot of the time. The only place that really knwos anythign is a local performance and machine shop.
I think all of you guys who dont; liek service at hot rod shops and crap should start your own business. I woudl buy from you, and i think everyone else woudl as well.
I weld & fabricate parts on cars for ab living.Typically the customer brings the car & parts he wants installed. The biggest prob I've had by far is lack of complete instuctions, then the runaround on the phone, wrong replacement instructions faxed back etc. I would highly recommend not receiving a product without complete legible instructions, treating the instructions as a vital part in themselves. The suppliers then recognize the importance of this item to the entire sale & tend to be more helpful. In some cases like power streering hoses there are shops that simply make these up while you wait, just bring in the old one, or any fittings with correct threads; often these hoses are even cheaper than premade ones, & ofcourse u don't have to worry about them not fitting, & get the exact length u desire. I'm not using much aftermarket on my own cars as I like using more modern used auto parts, cleaned up, as they r so readily available & easy to get parts for quickly anywhere. Well when your wheels are finished, it'll all be worth it.
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Sounds horrible, but it's good to know there are people out there with same problems. That's why I started my own street rod shop selling for every manufacturer. Our company is based on the idea of a pesonal one on one feel. We handle problems, acting as a liason between the cutomer and manufacturer. It has worked out well thus far, and I've gotton some good insight on which companies care and which one don't. I try and work with each one but some don't really care once the sale is made, and I will no longer use them, because I will eat the part instead of ME having an unhappy customer. We don't claim to know about everything, but we go out of our way to find out answers if we don't know. Street rod shops started out being a place where people could hang out and talk cars with knowledgeable people and make friends, which is the idea of our shop. If anyone has questions even if the parts were not bought from us feel free to email us at email@example.com. Hopefully people with bad experiences can be saved yet! Hot Rodding is supposed to be 90% fun and only 10% aggravating, not the other way around!
After reading the entries on this topic, I am going to give Yogi's a try. My recent bad experience was in dealing with Keene Bell (Buick V-6) trying to purchase a set of polished cast valve covers. Would not fit, casting marks, holes would not line up, etc. Returned them and got ones that were worse. I then asked them to hand pick me out a pair because it was a show vehicle. I still had to file out the holes, file off wide spots at the mating surface to avoid leaks, and part of the U channel where the gasket goes was simply missing. Some of their other products had lousy instructions, usually incomplete.
I'm wondering why some replys are hesitant to name names. I'm glad to name them. On another note, Loker, although a little pricey, seems to have quality with good instructions.
i restored a 67 malibu,and most of the parts suppliers were friendly and helpful,but,almost none of the bolt-on parts were bolt-on as most had to be modified in some fashion..am i too picky to want them to fit.
I have had the same problems that the rest of you have had. There are however companies that are very good about defective parts. I have had very good luck with SUMMIT and NORTHERN AUTO PARTS. Both were very good to deal with. Then again I have had very bad luck with others. I will never again buy a transmission (or anything for that matter)from T.C.I. They say they test each transmission, YEA RIGHT! The race powerglide I purchased didn't function correctly. When I had a local shop look at it , it was actually missing parts. This Tranny was in a dragster, Im glad I didn't make a full pass with it. TCI wouldn't even return a phone call! BUYER BEWARE!
I started a similar discussion on the RBBO club board a short time ago. I am building a 57 Chevy Station Wagon. After hearing all of your complaints I realy feel a lot better. I was dissatisfied with the side motor mount conversion kit that I got from Danchuk. The directions were horible and in my mind it did not place the motor far enough forward for the HEI to clear. I complained to Danchuk and they gave me the song and dance. "we sell 200 of these a year and you are the only one having problems". Had I known what a pain in the A** the mounts were going to be I would have made them myself and saved 40 of the 49 I spent and put it else where into the car.
I would like to boycot Danchuk but that would be like cuting off my nose to spite my face.
I am now planing to use as much junk yard stuff as I can get my hands on. It is inexpensive, plentiful and works. Besides the dirty hill billy at the bone yard is a lot nicer and more helpful than 80% of the order takers I have talked to. :p
I'm with you guys. But I have a different perspective: I have been lulled into beleiving the suppliers' statements of compatability, fit etc. so many times and have been dissapointed so many times that I have taken the position that I will order only when I know I cannot fabricate or shouldn't because of safety concerns. So, my frame mounted brake and vacuum canister is from scratch as is my four link out back, I "C" sectioned the frame without after market brackets and I built my own accessory brackets to name a few. I guess you can't do this if you are in the business of building rods, but my enjoyment of this hobby is the satisfaction of the completed project and the journey. I feel that it give me more pride, the more I fabricate.
I also feel that some of the dealers are completely unrelaiable. I will never buy a damn thing from Southern Rods and Parts as a result of the $100 stinging I got from them and am glad to warn anyone who will listen that they deserve less, not more business.
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SURABAYA: Muslim clerics debating the exploding popularity of Facebook in Indonesia said followers could use the networking site to connect with friends or for work - but not to gossip or flirt.
The non-binding ruling follows a meeting of clerics. About 700 imams agreed to draft guidelines on surfing the web after receiving complaints about Facebook and other sites, including concerns they encourage illicit sex, said Nabil Haroen, a spokesman for the organisers.
They decided "Facebook is haram [or forbidden] if it is used for gossiping and spreading lies", he said, and that users also could not ask overtly intimate questions or encourage "vulgar behaviour".
But the clerics noted, too, there were many upsides to Facebook and other forms of communication, from mobile phone text messaging to video conferencing. It has become easier today for the young to connect, the imams' edict said, "erasing space and time constraints" and making it possible for couples to get to know - before they get married - if they really are well-suited.
Facebook had no immediate comment yesterday but said before the ruling that people typically used the site to connect with friends and family or learn about local and world issues and events. "We have seen many people and organisations use Facebook to advance a positive agenda," said Debbie Frost, a Facebook spokeswoman.
Facebook is the top-ranked site, in Indonesia, beating Yahoo and Google.
Though an edict by the clerics does not carry any legal weight, it could be endorsed by the influential Ulema Council, which recently issued rulings against smoking and yoga.
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Grade 12 Grammar
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This sentence needs to be rewritten in order to avoid gender bias or sexist words.
"Mr. Delvecchio, I'd like you to meet Mr. Hamid, Mr. Dawson, and Sophie, our secretary."
The question itself kind of annoys me; just in this example. The writer of the question assumes Sophie doesn't want to be called Sophie. (I much rather prefer to be known by my first name)
That said, notice how the only female is mentioned as a less formal individual. Change her name to Ms. Smith and it will be what they are looking for.
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Mr. Delvecchio, I'd like you to meet Mr. Hamid, Mr. Dawson, and our secretary, Ms. Sophie Miller.
No, AL. They all need to be the same. If you're going to include her first name, then you'll also need each man's first name, too.


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The Yemeni government has begun installing a national WiMAX network to improve the availability of internet access, reports National Yemen. The project is to be completed in two phases and will see the deployment of 28 stations covering Sanaa and Aden. The rollout is expected to cost YER591 million (USD2.736 million). Commenting at a ceremony marking the launch of the project, Minister of Telecommunications Dr. Ahmed Obaid Bin Daghar said: We are looking for all the people to benefit from this technology and it will be available to all kinds of people, and not just a specific group. It will be helpful in many fields in education, health, communication.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 BOSTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks on "Macroeconomic Research After the Crisis" before "The Elusive 'Great' Recovery: Causes and Implications for Future Business Cycle Dynamics" conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - 1730 GMT. MISSOULA - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari participates in town hall discussion on ending Too-Big-to-Fail, the role of the Federal Reserve, and other topics - 0100 GMT. CLEVELAND - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta J. Mester will participate in a roundtable discussion with Common Good Ohio, which is affiliated with the Center for Popular Democracy's Fed Up campaign - 1600 GMT. BOSTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren gives welcome and opening remarks before "The Elusive 'Great' Recovery: Causes and Implications for Future Business Cycle Dynamics" conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - 1230 GMT. BIRMINGHAM/DERBY/DUDLEY/LEICESTER/NOTTINGHAM - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and deputy governors make regional visit to central England. WARSAW, Poland - Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee member Kristin Forbes will be a panelist at the National Bank of Poland 6th Annual Conference on Central Europe's Growth Perspectives in a "New Normal" World LISBON - Portugal Government presents 2017 draft budget. The minority Socialist government presents its draft budget for 2017 in parliament. HELSINKI - Finnish parliament to pick new central bank board members. A parliamentary committee is due to pick two new members for the board of the central bank, and economy minister Olli Rehn, the former top economic official in the EU, is seen as a front-runner. BIRMINGHAM, England - Bank of England will host Future Forum. This event will bring together people from different sectors of the community to discuss our role in promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom in times of uncertainty.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 ROME - Italian cabinet meeting is expected to approve Italy's 2017 draft budget which will be presented to parliament. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer speaks before the Economic Club of New York - 1615 GMT. LONDON - Bank of England's Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent speaks to parliament's pensions committee - 1445 GMT. TOKYO - Bank of Japan holds quarterly meeting of its regional branch managers. Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda will deliver a brief speech at the start of the meeting. The BOJ will then issue a quarterly report on regional economies of Japan, which it takes into account among other various data in setting monetary policy. SYDNEY - Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Phillip Lowe speaks at the Citi's 8th Annual Australian and New Zealand Investment Conference - 2100 GMT. STOCKHOLM - Meeting of the Executive Board of the Riksbank.
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Today we kick off our 2013 NFL Division Preview series with a look at the AFC South. The teams will be listed in the order of their projected final standings in the division.
Houston Texans – The addition of Ed Reed and the drafting of rookie wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins highlight a successful offseason for Houston. Reed gives the Texans veteran leadership and championship experience that should resonate well with throughout the lockerroom.
Hopkins appears to be the real deal, as he is the first true No. 2 receiver the Texans have had in camp since Matt Schaub has been there. With Andre Johnson, Hopkins' addition should elevate the Houston passing game toward the top third of the league.
Ben Tate is back, healthy and ready to spell Arian Foster and keep both sets of legs fresh for a long season. Houston's offense starts and stops with Foster. He'll play an instrumental role in any championship run Houston will make and they need Tate healthy to keep Foster fresh and focused.
The return of Brian Cushing cannot be understated. He is the heart and soul of an already respectable defense that features the best defender in the NFL in J.J. Watt. Keep an eye on Joe Mays, a quiet little addition Houston made at inside linebacker. Mays has the talent to rejuvenate his career in Houston and help the Texan defense rise to the ranks of the league's elite.
I see Houston as the clear cut favorite in the division, which come as a surprise to no one. They have the talent and schedule that sets them up for a 12-win season. That should put them in contention for the No. 2 overall seed in the AFC Playoffs.
Indianapolis Colts – The departure of Bruce Arians means two things: Chuck Pagano will get his first real chance to be the head coach of this team for an entire season and the bulk of his offense will be learning their third scheme in three years.
I don't know if the Colts will take a step back or not, but I have to think it will be tough for them to improve. Andrew Luck and Coby Fleener should pick up new offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton's offense quickly, as he was their OC in college. The rest of the team will need time to adapt. That could cost them a few games early in the season.
The addition of Darrius Heyward-Bey from Oakland gives Luck another viable target to compliment Reggie Wayne and T.Y. Hilton. The biggest addition to the offense, in my opinion is the acquisition of Ahmad Bradshaw at running back. He adds both depth and experience to a unit that needs both badly.
The defensive side of the ball is where I see things potentially going wrong for the Colts. They ranked No. 26 overall in total defense in 2012 and did nothing impactful in the offseason to change that.
I see the Colts reaching the 9 or 10 win mark and possibly fighting for the sixth seed in the AFC Playoffs with one or two other teams.
Tennessee Titans – There appears to be more bad than good going on in Nashville these days. Know It All Football has a staffer who had attended nearly every session of Titans training camp and the reviews aren't great.
Tennessee's quarterback situation appears to be in dire straits. Jake Locker has no accuracy on his deep balls, Ryan Fitzpatrick looks lost and Rusty Smith – who might not make the team – looks like the best quarterback in camp.
There does seem to be an improvement in the run game. Chris Johnson and Shonn Greene are both having great camps. Much of that can be attributed to the addition of guards Andy Levitre and Chance Warmack. Both are elite run-blockers and should help Chris Johnson continue his streak of 1,000 yard seasons.
Wide Receiver Kendall Wright has looked good in camp, while Kenny Britt still appears to be shaking off some rust. Once Delanie Walker can start practicing, he'll add another versatile option to the offense and could help the struggling quarterbacks find their way by providing a legitimate safety net.
Defensively, nothing really stands out about this unit. They have struggled in camp and don't really have a true leader. The secondary has potential, but without an effective front seven, 2013 could prove to be a long season for the young defensive back unit.
The Titans could scrape together eight wins at best in 2013 if the ball bounces their way every time, but I think 5-6 wins is much more realistic.
Jacksonville Jaguars – Death, Taxes and the Jaguars at the bottom of the AFC South. I don't see much changing in 2013. Blaine Gabbert appears to be the guy the Jags want running the team, regardless of the fact the Chad Henne looks better almost every time out. Now Gabbert has a sprained thumb, which should make things…interesting…I guess.
Maurice Jones-Drew appears to be healthy again and should turn out his annual thankless productive season. The addition of Denard Robinson creates some interesting possibilities out of the backfield but could also be the source of some distraction. I can see the Jags staff focusing too much attention and energy figuring out creative ways to get him the ball as opposed to just focusing on improving the team as a whole.
Cecil Shorts is one of the most underrated receivers in the NFL and should see a bump in targets during the first four games of the season while Justin Blackmon is serving a four-game suspension. Look for rooke Ace Sanders to step up and be a viable target for either Gabbert of Henne out of the slot.
Defensively, the only real bright spot for the Jags is rookie safety Jonathan Cyprien. He has all the tools to be a great one in the league, but for now he is relegated to being just another number on one of the worst defensive units in the NFL. Hopefully new Head Coach Gus Bradley can bring some of that Seattle swagger to his new squad.
Realistically, the Jaguars will have a hard time reaching the 5-win mark. This, however, is the NFL where any given Sunday anything can happen. Given the young and explosive talent on the offensive side of the ball, it wouldn't shock me to see Jacksonville somehow win half of their games.
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