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I remember a conversation I had with the guys from RIM back in 2006 at the launch of the BlackBerry 7130g. I said that the company's insistence on creating devices targeted only at the corporate market was self defeating. I told them that there are many consumers out there who would want to receive their email straight to their pocket, but wouldn't want a device that's so light on features. RIM insisted that it would not make a BlackBerry with a camera or Bluetooth file sharing, since big, paranoid, corporate clients wouldn't want those features. Oh, how things have changed.
It's probably fair to say that the real turning point when it comes to consumer friendly BlackBerry handsets was the introduction of the BlackBerry Pearl, which came around six months after the above conversation. Of course I'm not going to take credit for RIM's movement into the consumer space, since the company clearly had the Pearl on its roadmap before I spoke to them, but what surprised me was how development seemed to stall for so long after the launch of the Pearl. However, it's clear that the bods at RIM have been beavering away in their labs, because the company recently launched its most powerful and consumer friendly BlackBerry yet, the Bold.
Although the Bold has been available for a while off contract, most BlackBerry users are more likely to upgrade through their network operator. As such, I'm looking at the Vodafone version of the Bold, which is available on a plethora of price plans. For the sake of this review though, I'll be working with the £39.99 (inc. VAT) contract, which gets you unlimited email, data and calls to landlines, as well as 700 minutes and 250 texts - a pretty comprehensive package then. On this package the handset itself is free.
There's no denying that the Bold looks the part - I'd go as far as saying that this is the best looking BlackBerry ever, although the forthcoming Storm could steal its thunder (pun intended). The glossy black fascia is offset perfectly by the chrome surround, although I'm not completely convinced about the faux leather back. The front fascia is split into two halves in traditional BlackBerry style, with the screen at the top and a hardware QWERTY keyboard at the bottom.
Let's start with the screen, since this is one of the major highlights of the Bold, and is actually one of the best screens I've ever seen on any handset. The Bold has a high resolution display with 480 x 320 pixels, which is, coincidentally the same resolution as the Apple iPhone, but since the Bold's screen is physically smaller, it's also sharper, thanks to a finer pixel pitch. At 2.5in the screen isn't really small, but in this fully touchscreen iPhone age, any device that sacrifices screen size for a keyboard will appear slightly underwhelming. But in the case of the Bold, you shouldn't make rash judgements, because the screen really is superb.
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Any comment on the software issues that ive noticed have been reported about the Bold? was reading today that Orange have suspended shipping the Bold until RIM sort the issue out! Pretty serious then!
You said "it can be setup for Enterprise use ... or it can be setup for personal use". But can it set up for both types of email account at the same time? If so, I think it may be the answer to my prayers.
I don't think it can be setup for both, since originally Vodafone sent it to me configured for Enterprise use, then I couldn't get my IT guys to give me access to the Exchange server, so they had to switch it over.
I wanted to test the Bold using Exchange, but after three weeks of trying to get mobile access to my email, the IT department in New York said no. The joys of being part of a big multi-national!
Hi, I work for one of the big 4 networks and we support set up for both sevices on blackberry, I guess you just need to speak to the right person in customer services, preferably some one who knows what they are talking about re blackberry. It is through a RIM portal that it is configured so I guess the other networks should support it!
What's the battery life like? That's the winner for me with the E71. It lasts forever!
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Home damaged by plane crash finally demolished
BAKER- After months of waiting, residents of a quiet Baker neighborhood will get some closure as a home damaged in a plane crash last year is finally torn down.
The plane crashed shortly after the pilot took off from Baton Rouge Metro Airport in June 2013.
"I saw the house when it blew up and then I came out and saw the house blow up for a second time," said Charles Jones, who lives across the street.
Even after others had their homes renovated and repaired after the crash, they had to live next door to what they described as an eyesore.
"To be gone from our home for six months and then to come back to our home after it's been renovated, and to drive up and see this disaster it's not healing at all," said Talona Wright, who lives next door, "I think now we can push forward and go forward and kind of heal as a community."
Demolition crews expect the work to be completed by Wednesday, leaving only a concrete slab.
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KIEV – Anti-government protesters were locked in a stand-off with riot police across burning barricades Wednesday after fierce clashes left at least 26 people dead in Ukraine's worst crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The crackdown by security forces on Tuesday triggered a storm of international condemnation, with the White House calling the violence "completely outrageous."
In what could spell a policy U-turn on the three-month old crisis, the European Union called for an emergency meeting to discuss sanctions against those behind the unrest.
The French, German and Polish foreign ministers are also heading to Ukraine to meet embattled President Viktor Yanukovych Thursday in parallel with the EU crisis talks.
Ukraine's security service ramped up tensions by announcing a nationwide "anti-terrorist" operation, as the president accused the opposition of going too far.
Security forces on Kiev's Independence Square appeared to have temporarily halted their push to take over the main protest camp as people streamed to the site with food, clothing and medication for the demonstrators.
Some protesters on the smoke-filled square hurled Molotov cocktails and cobblestones at the lines of riot police, while others piled wood on to the burning barricades separating them from the security forces.
Riot officers responded with the odd volley of stun grenades and rubber bullets.
The atmosphere was more subdued than on Tuesday, when riot police stormed the square with tear gas and protesters responded by burning tyres and throwing stones and fireworks, leading to apocalyptic scenes of violence.
At the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, shocked Ukrainian athletes wanted to wear black armbands to mourn the dead, but the request was denied by the International Olympic Committee as it would interfere with rules on athletes' clothing.
Tuesday's unrest was the deadliest since protests erupted in November after Yanukovych rejected an EU pact in favour of closer ties with former master Moscow.
Since then, the crisis has snowballed into a titanic tug of war for the country's future between Russia and the West.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton summoned the bloc's foreign ministers for emergency talks on Thursday, with sanctions on the table.
"All possible options will be explored, including restrictive measures against those responsible for repression and human rights violations," she said.
France and Poland led the calls for sanctions, and were joined by the U.S., Britain and Germany in condemning the bloodshed.
"We stand with the men and women suffering" in Kiev, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a press conference with French President Francois Hollande in Paris.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the international community was "deeply disturbed by the scenes of violence and the level of abuse".
And UN human rights chief Navi Pillay demanded an independent investigation into the unrest.
But in a televised address to the nation as the clashes raged, a defiant Yanukovych put the blame squarely on the opposition.
"The leaders of the opposition… have crossed the limits by calling for people to take up arms," he said.
Russia, which offered debt-laden Ukraine a $15 billion bailout after Yanukovych spurned the EU pact, described the protests as "an attempted coup d'etat".
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on the EU to press the opposition to cooperate with the authorities, even after accusing Western powers of meddling in Ukraine.
Ukraine's security service announced it would launch an anti-terror operation across the country against "radical and extremist groups".
It said about 1,500 firearms and 100,000 bullets had ended up in the hands of "criminals" over the past few days.
Kiev was effectively in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities shut down the metro and limited traffic into the capital. Schools in the centre were closed.
Ukraine's health ministry said 26 people had died in the clashes since Tuesday morning, including 10 policemen. Over 260 protesters and more than 340 police officers were injured.
A journalist working for a pro-government Kiev newspaper died of gunshot wounds after he was shot by masked men, his newspaper Vesti said. The interior ministry added that 58 people had been detained.
Yanukovych called for a day of mourning on Thursday.
Tuesday's outbreak of violence surprised many, as tensions appeared to have been subsiding in recent days with both sides making concessions that saw protesters vacate Kiev city hall on Sunday after being granted an amnesty deal.
But on Tuesday, anti-Yanukovych protesters clashed with police outside parliament as they rallied for lawmakers to strip the president of a raft of powers.
Running battles broke out as protesters reoccupied city hall and attacked Yanukovych's party headquarters with petrol bombs.
Police descended on Independence Square in the evening, warning women and children to leave. But thousands of people, many wearing makeshift body protection and wielding iron bars and bats, stayed to battle the riot squads.
Late night talks Tuesday between Yanukovych and the opposition failed to go anywhere, prompting opposition leaders to urge protesters to stand their ground on the Maidan, as Independence Square is known.
"This is a small island of freedom," opposition leader and former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko said.
The violence also spread to the west of the country, where thousands of protesters overran public buildings.


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A new LTD rare is going to come out.. Anyone know what its going to be?
A new LTD rare is going to come out.. Anyone know what its going to be?
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Has the santa throne been released yet? Maybe its that? But yeah probably something christmassy
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How much do children understand about food and farming, and how do they learn more?
Children aged from 7 to 15 were asked about their attitudes to various aspects of food, farming and the countryside. 2500 children from 65 schools completed online questionnaires and there were 11 discussion groups. The research covered England, Scotland and Wales and included children from urban, suburban and rural areas with varying abilities and backgrounds. Similar research was carried out in 2006/7 and 2008.
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Courage Awards Gala Provides a Night of Celebration and Hope, Along with a Few Tears
The Venetian in Garfield provided an elegant backdrop for the guests and honorees at the Care Plus Foundation 14th Annual Courage Awards Gala.
The Venetian in Garfield provided an elegant backdrop for the guests and honorees, including Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler, Bergen County Freeholder David Ganz, and Homes of Montclair Ecumenical Corp (HOMECorp). From the meet and greet reception with Miss America, to a duet featuring 13-year old client Samira Chapman and Kaeppeler, and an appearance by Paramus-native and NY Knicks announcer Spero Dedes, guests were treated to a night that will not soon be forgotten.
Over $100,000 was raised through the generosity of supporters who enjoyed prizes that included over $20,000 in diamond jewelry donated by Devon Fine Jewelry of Wyckoff, a silent auction, tricky tray, and a 50/50 cash raffle.
Miss America mingled with guests, graciously posing for photos and engaging in conversation. She was described as, "a humble and down-to-earth, genuinely nice person."
"Last night's Courage Awards Gala was pure magic! Every person who attended left with a renewed feeling of hope and inspiration,"
One of the nine Bernard Dubnick Scholarship recipients, Virginia Araoz, shared her story of a life that few can imagine, and how she had the courage to seek help. "I want people to know that it is OK to seek help for mental health issues. It is not weakness, but self-awareness and desire to improve." She will be attending Seton Hall University.
Joe Masciandaro, president and CEO of Care Plus NJ, Inc. who introduced Freeholder Ganz, noted he was a "long-time friend and supporter of Care Plus, and of people in need throughout Bergen County." Masciandaro also shared, "In a time during which we hear the public discourse, even over the most obvious social needs, it is most important to recognize an individual whose public and private careers are marked by his dedication to the good of the public, and by compassion for the less fortunate."
Board member Gunter Hecht summed up the event by saying, "Joe (Masciandaro)
The Courage Awards Gala, now in its 14th year, honors and celebrates individuals, groups, and corporations who work tirelessly on behalf of others facing the daily and life-long challenges of mental illness and substance abuse. It represents the organization'
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ATVs are powerful and potentially dangerous vehicles. ATVs can travel at speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour and can weigh in excess of 700 pounds. ATVs can easily roll and tip over. Their unpredictable nature in off-road conditions makes training and proper use essential.
Increase in ATV Related Deaths
Over the years, the number of ATV accidents has steadily increased. In just the years from 1998 to 2006, the number of reported deaths and estimated deaths tripled. In 1998 there were an estimated 287 deaths associated with ATVs. In 2006 there was an estimated 882 deaths associated with ATVs. Consider also that personal injury from atv accidents increased along the same lines, totaling 67,000 emergency-room treated injuries in 1998 with 150,000 in 2006. About one-third of ATV-related deaths and injuries involve children. Accident lawyers represent atv accident victims.
ATV Accidents in the Workplace
Although the majority of all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related injuries and deaths occur during recreational use, ATV use in America's workplaces is widespread and increasing, particularly in the agricultural industry. Injury and fatality statistics for ATV recreational use may provide some information about likely trends in the workplace. In September 2005, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a report indicating that ATV-related fatalities rose from 29 in 1982 to 470 in 2004, and injuries rose to an all-time high of 136,100 for 2004, with over 800,000 injuries reported in the last 10 years.
Although these statistics were only for recreational use of ATVs (occupational injury data for ATVs is not collected, compiled and reported in the same manner as that for recreational use), employees who use ATVs while doing their jobs are exposed to hazards similar to those experienced by recreational users. Data on occupational injuries provided to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by employers includes over 100 occupational fatalities involving ATVs during the last ten (10) years. Fatalities and injuries appear to have occurred at a steady rate during the last several years. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) investigation data includes 50 workplace accidents in the last ten (10) years that resulted in a workplace injury or fatality and involved an ATV. As ATV use increases in the workplace, employers and employees can reduce the risk of injury by modifying work practices, operating ATVs within manufacturer's limitations, wearing helmets, and obtaining vehicle-specific training.


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Let's be honest, if it's cleavage you're looking for, Instagram has a bevy of options.
There are countless youthful "models" in sultry poses on the photo-sharing site. In Britain, a bride-to-be has become a sensation for flaunting her boob job. But a breastfeeding mom? Call in the censors.
Heather Bays, a professional photographer and Toronto mother of two, saw her Instagram account summarily shut down, just a few minutes, she says, after she received a negative comment about a black-and-white photograph that showed her nursing her 20-month-old daughter.
The breastfeeding picture may have offended someone, but it was inevitably Bays' pictures of her daughters – the eldest is three years old – in their diapers, that prompted Instagram to close her account on the weekend. Those pictures violated the site's nudity rules, which, a company spokesperson explained, prohibits photograph that show "female nipples" no matter the age of the child.
It raises some thorny issues for an image-addicted society in which events are only made "real" when someone has downloaded a picture of it. Why are so many people still conflicted about public displays of breastfeeding, while, presumably, not batting an eye at the images of scantily clad models that dominate the Web? At one point does tasteful become only marginally acceptable and then slide into the illegal realm of child pornography?
As a photographer, Bays is always snapping photos of her children. Her breastfeeding shot was taken by her husband during a quiet moment on their living-room couch. Her youngest is "weaning and I could tell that my breastfeeding days were numbered," recalls Bays, who specializes in newborn and children photography. "It was a nice moment. I don't even think twice about putting these pictures on Instagram."
Still, someone posted a complaint, saying her picture was "not cool." And within eight minutes her account was closed – shut down on Mother's Day, her best marketing opportunity of the year.
But when she finally connected with Instagram, Bays said, they refused initially to tell her which pictures had been reported and were behind the account being closed. She says the woman speaking on behalf of the company denied it was the breastfeeding photo, and Instagram says officially that breastfeeding photos are permitted. (But this is a road the site has been down before, and Bays claims she has already heard from more than two dozen mothers saying they believe their accounts were cancelled for the same reason.)
Instagram's security measures kick in, a spokesperson explained, when the sites receive a number of complaints in a short time, and when questionable photos involve children, the site errs on the side of caution and quickly shuts down an account.
In this case, Instagram agreed to reinstate Bays' account by late Monday, but would first have to remove any photos of her daughters with their "torsos" showing. Bay says she was told this constitutes child pornography, a suggestion "almost more ridiculous" than if breastfeeding had been the issue.
"What about all those diapers ads then?" she asks. "It's a gross way to view things. It makes me uncomfortable that that's their view."
Bays' account has now been reinstated, with the picture of her daughters in their diapers removed and her breastfeeding photo reposted. "This goes to show that more mothers should be posting pictures breastfeeding," she says.
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FLORENCE, S.C. – Officials at Francis Marion University have announced the addition of 19 new faculty members for the 1999-2000 school year.
Raymond B. Bagley of Emporia, Kan., has joined the faculty as an associate professor of computer science. He earned his undergraduate degree from Pacific States University, a master's degree from Pepperdine University, and a Ph.D. degree in computer science from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has taught on the faculties of California State University at Fullerton, Chapman College in Orange, Calif., Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, W.Va., SUNY Geneseo, and most recently at Emporia State University.
Robert C. Bridger of Athens, Ga., has been appointed an assistant professor of psychology. He received a B.S. degree from Coastal Carolina University, and M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees (both in educational psychology) from the University of Georgia. He has been a graduate teaching assistant at Georgia for the past four years, earning the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in 1997.
Scott S. Brown of Albuquerque, N.M., comes to Francis Marion as an instructor of geography. He earned the B.A. degree from the University of Texas and the M.S. degree from the Universidad de Costa Rica. He is currently a candidate for the Ph.D. degree in geography at Louisiana State University. He previously was an adjunct instructor at Austin (Texas) Community College, LSU, and Universidad Internacional de las Americas in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Betty P. David of Florence, joins the FMU faculty as an instructor of accounting. She received the B.S. degree in business administration and mathematics (magna cum laude) from Francis Marion in 1975 and the M.B.A. degree from the University of South Carolina. She has also completed work toward her Ph.D. degree in accounting at USC. On two occasions, she has been an instructor on the FMU faculty (1978-81 and 1987-91), and taught as an instructor and graduate assistant at USC. Most recently, she was an office manager with ERA Leatherman Realty Inc. and Cover Foam Services Inc., both in Florence.
Natalie De Corvin of Jefferson City, Tenn., has been named an assistant professor of Spanish. She earned the B.A. degree from the University of North Alabama and the M.A. degree from the University of Alabama, where she is also a candidate for the Ph.D. degree. Recently, she taught at Carson-Newman College and worked with the Jefferson (Tenn.) County Board of Education. Before that, she held a graduate assistantship at Alabama, and also has taught at three grade schools in Ontario, Canada.
Elizabeth (Betty) M. Gasque of Pawleys Island has been appointed an assistant professor of mathematics. A 1969 graduate of Winthrop College, she earned the M.Ed. degree from Francis Marion in 1975 and is a candidate for the Ph.D. degree at USC. A long-time educator in the Pee Dee, she previously taught at Townsend Junior High School and Latimer School in Latta, and Marion High School (from 1975 to 1991). She was a member of the FMU faculty from 1992 to 1994 and most recently has been a mathematics consultant, a national instructor for Teachers Teaching with Technology, and on-camera host and consultant for "Math in the Middle…..," an integrated middle school math project funded by the National Science Foundation.
Ken Griffin of Conway, Ark., has joined the FMU faculty as chairman of the Department of Computer Science and professor of computer science. He received the B.S., M.B.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Louisiana Tech University. He has been a member of the University of Central Arkansas faculty since 1983, and prior to that taught on the faculties at Valdosta State College, Georgia College, the University of West Florida, and Louisiana Tech. He was spent one year as a part-time instructor at Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College.
James K. Harris of Florence has returned to the FMU faculty as an associate professor of computer science. He received the B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from the University of Alabama and the M.S. degree in computer science from USC. He taught at Francis Marion from 1990 to 1998 before joining the UNC Pembroke faculty for the 1998-99 academic year. He also previously taught at Coker College (1984-90) and Susquehanna University.
James E. Holsenback of Savannah, Ga., has been named an associate professor of business. He earned the B.S. degree from Clemson University, and both the M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from USC. He has been a member of the faculty at Savannah State University for the past six years, and prior to that spent one summer as a graduate teaching associate at USC. He has worked for various industries in North Carolina, including Saratoga Mills, Crown Finishing, Guilford Laboratories, Dan River Webco Division, Alpha Industries, and Collins and Aikman. He also worked for five years with Vanity Fair in Monroeville, Ala.
Derek Jokisch of Gainesville, Fla., has been appointed an assistant professor of physics. He earned the B.S. degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois (Champaign) and the M.S. degree in health physics from the University of Florida, where he also is a candidate for the Ph.D. degree in health physics. A former Department of Energy Nuclear Engineering/Health Physics Fellow, he has been involved with varied research at Florida.
Lynne S. Mann of Florence has joined the Francis Marion faculty as an instructor of Nursing. She received the B.S. degree in nursing from the University of Virginia and master of nursing degree from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. She was a staff nurse/charge nurse at McLeod Regional Medical Center from 1979 to 1986. She also worked with Pee Dee Orthopedic Associates in Florence and the Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C. She later moved to Australia and worked as a research assistant from 1996 to 1997. She also was a guest lecturer at the University of Technology in the graduate school of nursing. Previously, she worked at two hospitals in Virginia and with the health care system of the State of Virginia.
William H. Richardson of Summerville, another FMU alumnus, has been named an assistant professor of mathematics. He earned the B.S. degree in math from Francis Marion in 1975 and then went on to earn the M.S. degree in mathematical sciences from Clemson and is a candidate for the Ph.D. degree in biometry from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He previously taught at FMU from 1985 to 1995, and has worked with the Institute of Psychiatry at MUSC and as an adjunct faculty member at the College of Charleston. He is a former teacher at Dillon High School and also worked with Vulcraft Inc. in Florence.
Chad M. Rohrbacher of Baton Rouge, La., has been appointed an assistant professor of English. A 1994 cum laude graduate of Bowling Green State University, he received the M.F.A. degree from Louisiana State University last year. He has been an instructor and graduate teaching assistant at LSU and a part-time instructor at St. Jean Vianney. He has written four screenplays and his poetry have been included in numerous publications.
Timothy E. Shannon of Olmsted Township, Ohio, has joined the faculty as an assistant professor of biology. He earned the Ph.D. degree in molecular and cellular biology from Ohio University in 1998, after earlier receiving both the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Western Kentucky University. He taught at both institutions, as well as conducting post-doctoral research at Case Western Reserve University.
Stephen C. Svonavec of College Station, Texas, has been named an instructor of history. He received the B.A. degree from Seton Hall University and the M.A. degree from Texas A&M University, where he is also a candidate for the Ph.D. degree in American political and military history. He has been a graduate assistant and assistant lecturer at Texas A&M and a visiting instructor at Purdue University.
Bennie D. Waller of University, Miss., has been appointed as an assistant professor of business. A 1990 graduate of Longwood College, he earned the M.B.A. degree from UNC Wilmington and the Ph.D. degree in finance from the University of Mississippi. He comes to FMU from Ole Miss where he had been a visiting assistant professor, a graduate instructor, and a graduate research assistant. He also was an instructor at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington and a graduate research assistant at UNCW from 1991 to 1993.
Melinda Weinstein of Darlington, a part-time instructor in the FMU English Department last year, has been named an assistant professor of English. She received the B.A. degree (magna cum laude) from Boston University and the Ph.D. degree in comparative literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Before coming to Francis Marion, she previously taught at UNC Pembroke and UC Santa Cruz.
Richard D. West of West Point, N.Y., joins the faculty as an assistant professor of mathematics. He comes to Florence from the United States Military Academy, where he taught from 1977 to 1981 and from 1989 through the past academic year. He earned the B.S. degree from West Point, the M.S. degree from the University of Colorado, and the Ph.D. degree in mathematics education from New York University.
Elizabeth A. Zahnd of Champaign, Ill., has been named an assistant professor of French. She recently earned her Ph.D. degree in French from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received the B.A. degree from Baylor University and the M.A. degree from Middlebury College School in Paris, France. She also took classes as a graduate exchange student at the Universite Laval in Ste. Foy, Quebec, Canada. She has taught as a teaching assistant at Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), a lectrice d'Anglais at the Universite Laval, and served as a tutor at the Waco (Texas) Community Center. She also worked as an assistant in the Bilingual Office at Middlebury College School.


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Street naming and numbering
Please use the naming and numbering of properties and streets form if you want to rename an existing property, name a new property in an existing street or name a new street and number its properties.
Tandridge District Council charges for the service of Street Naming and Numbering, the charges are as follows:
Naming a New Street
Charge for each new street name, not each application if multiple names are requested.
Changing an existing Street name
Applies whether proposal is accepted or not
New Property Numbering
Applies to all applications
Numbering Multiple Properties - Charge per property
Not charged for single properties. E.g. 1 property = £100, 2 properties = £112, 3 properties = £124, etc.
Property Renumbering
Applies to all applications
Renumbering multiple properties – charge per property
Not charged for single properties. E.g. 1 property = £150, 2 properties = £165, 3 properties = £180, etc.
Changing a property name where there is no number
Only applies to unnumbered properties
Changing a property name where there is an unchanged number
Installing a Street Name Plate (per plate)
Charged on the number plates required by the application
During the process of Street Naming and Numbering you will be informed of the costs involved in either the changes you are proposing or for new properties/streets.
Please download our Street Naming & Numbering policy here Tandridge Street Naming and Numbering Policy.
New housing developments
To obtain a property number, address and postcode for newly built homes or business premises and/or name a new street contact us. We will need:
- Site layout plan, in electronic format if possible clearly indicating the plot numbers and the extent of each separate dwelling, office or business unit and including point of deliveries.
- Site Location Plan clearly showing the location of the development (If suitable plans for the above have already been included in the planning application these may not be required).
- Proposals for the street name(s) and property names if relevant.
- We will consult with Royal Mail, Police, ward councillors and the parish or village council and let you know if there is any problem with the chosen street name(s).
- We will allocate an address to each plot using DETR guidelines for allocating property numbers.
- If the properties are in streets that do not contain street numbers, a name should be allocated at the development stage and the new owner made aware of the need to contact the Council if they wish to change the name.
- Once everything has been agreed we will send you a copy of the Site Layout Plan annotated with the details of the scheme.
- It is the developer's responsibility to inform any purchaser of the allocated address of the property concerned. The developer should issue the purchaser with a copy of the Schedule of Property Numbering.
- The developer is responsible for the erection of street name plates to the Council's specification.
- The developer is also responsible for informing Royal Mail when a property is completed.
Specification for street nameplates
Street nameplates are fitted, complete with stands in black recycled plastic, 4" black MOT lettering on white background with a ½" black border, at a height of 39 inches (from ground to top of street nameplate). The legs should be long enough to allow them to be well secured into the ground. Letters are dye pressed. Nameplate is in aluminium and fitted to backboard with security screws. Backing board should be bolted to upright and the support frame should have a bevelled top.
Street nameplates which are for wall fixing should be supplied by the manufacturer with sufficient drilled holes for secure fixing to brickwork. Nameplates fixed on walls have the same specification as those supplied with stands and backing boards.
For more information about street nameplates, please call 01883 722000 or send an e-mail to Tandridge Commercial Services.
Property names and numbers
If a property has been allocated a number, the number cannot be taken away from the address and must be clearly displayed on the property. The owner of the property is obliged to use the allocated house number.
Is your property adequately signed?
The number (or name, where the property does not have a house number) must be displayed in a prominent position on the property, clearly visible from the street. This is important in assisting the Emergency Services to find your property.
Changing a house name or adding a name to a numbered property
The procedure for changing a name or adding a name to a numbered property normally takes up to three weeks to complete. Please do not make any changes to the address of your property until you have received confirmation of the new name from us.
We will need:
- Current address of property including postcode.
- Proposals for the new name.
- Date change should be effective from.
- Names or numbers of the properties either side of your property.
- Daytime telephone number.
- We will consult with Royal Mail who will check whether there is a similar address that may cause confusion. We are unable to register a name if it is identical to another property in the same street. If there is a problem with the name we will let you know.
- We will inform you that the name has been changed. We will also inform Royal Mail, the emergency services and other statutory authorities.
- Royal Mail should alter their database within ten working days. However it could take up to six months for other companies' databases to be amended.
- Please ensure that the new name is displayed in a prominent position on the property, clearly visible from the street.
- Any information provided by the local council cannot be used to update your contact address at Land Registry. You can get information for registered proprietors on amending address details by visiting Land Registry publications - look for Public Guide 2 - Keeping your address for service up to date.
Renaming and renumbering streets
On extremely rare occasions it becomes necessary to rename or renumber a street. This may be done if:
- There is confusion over the street 's name and/or numbering.
- A large majority of residents are unhappy with their street name.
- New properties are built in a street and there is a need for other properties to be renumbered to accommodate the new properties.
- The number of named-only properties in a street is deemed to be causing confusion for emergency services, postal deliveries etc.
If the Council feels there is sufficient justification, existing residents will be contacted and their views taken into account. To change a street name we will ballot the local residents on the issue. Hopefully there will be 100% support, but we require at least a two-thirds majority to make the change.


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iPod Touch
Hey all you iPod lovers! I've got some great news for you today. There's a new version of the ever popular Apple iPod coming out and let me tell you, it is jammed packed with amazing features. Let's get to checking it out right now, shall we?!
As all of you probably already know, Apple recently released a cell phone called the iPhone. It featured some snazzy touch-screen navigation, which means you can select options and features on the iPhone screen with just a quick touch of your finger. Well, the new iPod, named the iPod Touch, features that same touch-screen navigation as well! That's right, you can now say good-bye to the scroll wheel, because you won't be needing that anymore! This is what the iPod Touch looks like:
The new iPod features a crystal clear 3.5 wide-screen display, which is great for watching movies, as well as, navigating through your music. You'll be able to navigate in a whole new way with the new Cover Flow feature. The Cover Flow allows you to browse your music collection by album art. Another new feature you may have noticed on the iPhone is the Accelerometer. Well, that's available on the iPod Touch as well. The Accelerometer detects when you rotate the iPod and it automatically changes the contents of the display so that you can see the movie or album art with the proper aspect ratio. Cool!
The iPod Touch also packs in some other powerful features. For instance, WiFi surfing! You guessed it, you can now surf the Internet with the built in Safari browser. And that's not all. You can also connect to the iTunes Music Store where you can purchase new songs with just a simple tap. Another cool feature is if you walk into a Starbucks coffee shop, for example, you can see the last 10 songs that were played in the store. You then have the opportunity to download them all if you wish!
Finally, one last feature for all you video lovers out there. The iPod Touch lets you watch YouTube videos right on your iPod. I think that's super cool, don't you?!
This new iPod has everyone buzzing. It's expected to be available to the public on September 28, 2007, which is right around the corner. You can find a lot more information on how to pre-order an iPod Touch for yourself right on Apple's Web site here. Enjoy!
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New Details Emerge On FEG's Partnership With PUJI Capital
New details have emerged on the partnership deal between K-1 and Dream parent company FEG and Chinese investment bank PUJI Capital. Specifically, new information has come to light regarding the nature of the deal and the extent of PUJI's future role as a partner to FEG..{Point #1}: As for the present relationship between K-1 and PUJI Capital, it can be said there are no similarities between this situation and the previous purchase of Pride by Lorenzo Fertitta. In the case of the Pride deal, the entire company was sold off and its assets liquidated. Once a company has been sold, the new owner is free to do as they will. It is just as with the freedom to continue to promote events; it is simply the owner's right to decide what to do in such an event.
{Point #2}: On the other hand, as for the current situation with FEG, the setting is quite different. In short, FEG is soliciting investment funding from an international investment institution as a means to facilitate growth. Therefore, K-1 and Dream shall continue to hold events. The major premise here is to promote growth and increase profitability. In this sense, it is necessary that FEG management is improved in order to more effectively attract investment capital.
{Point #3}: In order for this fundraising tactic to be viable, it is necessary that FEG transfers a share of its assets which are tied to K-1 and Dream to the investors in return for funds. The form of these assets will be as Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) (a type of securitized asset). As such, the investor invests their funds against SPVs. However, the SPV holder does not in fact hold a tangible stake in the company; further, the relationship between the capital investor and the issuer of the SPVs (e.g. FEG) is frequently managed by a third-party firm.
{Point #4}: In addition to PUJI's roll as an investor against FEG SPVs, it is possible that PUJI may also invest directly into FEG enterprises (this point is currently uncertain). It is also plausible that PUJI may have influence on the way in which the profits which result from PUJI capital injections are to be used (this point also cannot presently be confirmed). It should be reiterated however that given PUJI's status as a global investment bank, this is not a case in which FEG enterprises are being purchased with Chinese capital.
{Point #5}: As for the question of why PUJI does not invest directly, but rather is utilizing SPVs, it is basically a question of the spreading out of risk. According to this investment model as it pertains to FEG, even if, for example, a potential outside investor was uncomfortable with the viability of FEG as a whole, it would still be possible for them to, for instance, invest only in K-1 events. In addition, even if FEG were to have issues of some sort in regards to their promotion, the level of risk on the part of outside investors would remain relatively small.
{Point #6}: As for the outside investor, the number of events and the quality of the matches is not so relevant. Instead, at issue is the growth of the promotion and the size of the profits. (In other words, the investor is concerned with macromanegment operations as opposed to the micromanagement of FEG enterprises.) Therefore, the investor will not become involved in matchmaking. If however there was a blunder with regards to the enterprises themselves, FEG may be faced with the withdrawal of investor capital. Such does not seem likely to present a serious problem under the current partnership, as PUJI seems to be a strong and devoted partner and an ally of K-1; not hostile by any means.
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New Yorker's Hertzberg debunks "Barker Beck" and his "sideshow"
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In a November 24 blog post, The New Yorker's Hendrik Hertzberg took a hammer to Glenn Beck's continued effort to demonize Aryeh Neier, the president of George Soros' Open Society Institute, exposing Beck's nonsensical conspiracy that Soros is really trying to destabilize American democracy (and take over the world). Hertzberg completely upends Beck's portrayal of Neier as a "radical, violent, subversive, rage-maddened, [and] riot-inciting" individual, pointing out facts that Beck rarely, if ever, bothers himself with.
For days, as Hertzberg notes, we were treated to an anti-Soros-themed "sideshow" in which Neier, who helped found Human Rights Watch and served as the national executive director of the ACLU, was described as "the founder of the violent activist group SDS," Students for a Democratic Society. Beck would go on to connect SDS with the "Days of Rage riots" and the Weather Underground and call their activities "subversive." But as we've noted, in his 2003 autobiography, Neier writes that he had "little influence" on SDS and opposed its direction because he was "anti-Soviet and anti-Communist."
Hertzberg adds:
In sum, (a) Neier was not the founder of SDS, merely its re-namer; and, more important, (b) he parted company with it because, in his view, it had become insufficiently anti-Soviet and anti-Communist. ("I disapproved of SDS's leftism," he adds in "Taking Liberties.")
As we further stated, as of 1962, SDS opposed violence, as the group's Port Huron statement says. Hertzberg notes that the Port Huron statement reads: "As democrats we are in basic opposition to the communist system." He concludes:
Remember: This is the SDS that Neier broke with -- the naïve, romantic, painfully earnest SDS of "participatory democracy," whose slogan as late as the 1964 election was "Part of the way with LBJ." The SDS of "Ho Ho Ho Chi Minh! NLF is gonna win!" and "Long Live the Victory of the People's War!" and "Off the pig!" was still many years in the future. Neier was long gone by the time SDS went crazy, morphed into the Weather Underground, and started staging idiotic stunts like the Days of Rage (smashing store windows in the Chicago Loop) and committing acts of petty terrorism (such as setting off a homemade bomb in a Pentagon men's room).
Neier was the very opposite of what Beck says he was. But, given that Beck's basic thesis is that George Soros's heroic (and successful) efforts to undermine Communist dictatorships prove that he is trying to undermine American democracy, we should not be too surprised. The only question is whether Beck is a liar, an ignoramus, or a charlatan. I'm voting for all three.
Hertzberg previously criticized Beck for citing a New Yorker piece while trying to portray Soros as an anti-Semite.
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i've been tagged by Tosca Biscotti.
Here are the rules: When you get tagged, you post in your Diary (1) The Rules of the Game (just copy and paste these if you like), and (2) Seven Pawsome Facts About Yourself. (3) Then choose 7 kitties to tag, and list the names of the 7 kitties you are tagging. Don't forget to purr them a pawmail informing them that they have been tagged and notifying them to read your Diary, or, send them a fun Rosette announcing that they've been tagged!
the kittys that i tag are:
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My name is kika i live with my human parents and sisters i also have 2 brothers cats Princesa and Smeagol and Gutchi the Dog. In my backyard is a cat named Maria But I do not like her. When my brothers came here for my home I didn't like it Because i don´t like other pets in my territory and I had also to share the cares of my owners with them. But now we are inseparable.
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13 Best Things About Getting Your First Apartment
No parents, no rules. Renting your first apartment can be one of the most exciting time in one's life - don't believe us? Read ahead and learn helpful rental tips at State Farm Nation.
1. Saying goodbye to the mini fridge once and for all.
2. And decorating said fridge however your heart desires.
Find out how to DIY your own alphabet fridge magnets here.
3. Not having to worry about someone interrupting your unique fitness rituals.
Learn some easy workout moves you can do at home without equipment (and without bothering your cat) here.
4. Finally getting to make your home decor dreams come true.
5. And having the opportunity to get as creative as you want with your walls.
Find out how to make easy flower wall stencils here.
6. Singing in the shower as loud as you want.
7. Sleeping in peace, however late you want.
8. Dancing like nobody's watching - anytime, any day.
9. No pants, no problem.
10. Pizza for breakfast? Go for it!
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11. Letting the dirty laundry pile up just because you can.
12. And when it's time to clean it all up, saving money by making your own soap.
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13. Watching whatever you want on TV. Goodbye remote control fights!
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Hi, I'm Wendy! I'm a cook, author, blogger, natural health enthusiast…and most importantly a mom. My boys are 10 & 11 and my late life princess is 3. Firm believers in lifestyle design, our family has been location independent since 2008. Join me to read about our adventures in the kitchen…and out! Read More…


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Lily Aldridge & Caleb Followill: New Parents to a Dixie Pearl!
Congratulations are in order for Victoria's Secret stunner Lily Aldridge and Kings of Leon rocker Caleb Followill as they welcomed their daughter Dixie Pearl Followill into the world on Thursday (June 21).
The brand new parents enjoyed the healthy delivery baby girl at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
The gorgeous brunette and her hunky hubby first announced the news of their pregnancy back in December after tying the knot at a California estate in May 2011.
Best wishes to the new mom and dad! We can't wait to hear the name of the little one!


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In this second tokonoma was a pearl-grey vase, and that was all.
At right angles to this wall I can see the tokonoma recess—a yard deep and two yards long and nearly as high as the room.
In her tokonoma she had just hung up a Japanese painting representing a moonlight scene.
Save for the sill of the tokonoma, which was black lacquer, every inch of wood in the place was natural grain without flaw.
The worst thing I did was to sit in front of the tokonoma when I went in.
With this the severed fragments of the hussy and her foetus were mingled, and thus concealed in the wall of the tokonoma.
On the tokonoma, in a rare bronze of Sung workmanship, lay a single morning-glory—the queen of the whole garden!
He had grasped in both hands the flower vase standing in the alcove (tokonoma).
The third wall, a solid one of smoke-blue plaster, held the niche called "tokonoma," where pictures are hung and flower vases set.
In the tokonoma hangs a kakemon,—a wonderful writing by an ancient monk dealing with the evanescence of all earthly things.


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|Hello I am Becky Cunningham, my husband was stationed in Guam 1980 to 1981 he was a healthy young man at the time he joined the Navy took no medication or anything. He started having pancreatitis while he was there and the military said it was due to alcohol but he later ended up with type 2 diabetes hbp and in 2009 was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and passed away at the age of 48 the millitary has denied his disabilty. If you should have anymore informnation on people with pancreatic cancer that was sataioned in Guam please either email me at email@example.com or call me at 8034824474. Thank you
|did you ever win your claim with the VA?
|I was stationed on Guam in 66-67-68 and 69 two times I worked in the bomb dumps and one on the flight line. I remember the I dead foliage espically around the flight line. I also remember the taste of the water was terrible. Lived on base and off, Marboro.
Tom Konieczko
|I was married to a Marine and was at Camp Pendleton the year it was declared a Superfund site in 1978, the year I gave birth to our daughter at NRMC. I became very ill during the ptrgnancy. Silvex, PCBs, VOCs, metals were found there. High levels of lead in the drinking water also. I now have A neuroendocrine cancer with inoperable right ovarian tumor (Carcinoid cancer), A blood cancer, was CIN 1 cervical cancer, prediabetic, heart problems, migraines, asthma and other medical issues.
|My dad was stationed on Guam from about 1958 or 59 until 1961 or 62. The ritual, almost every day, was to get home from school and wait for the misquito truck - every kid on base rode their bike behind it and then went to the chiefs club for a soda - I have always wondered what long term effects this might have on me - Jack
|I was stationed at Naval Communications Station Finegayan(sp), Guam from 1965-67. This was my last duty station before retiring after 20 years of service. I am now approaching 80 years of age and have had numerous health issues over the years, including Diabetes, Melanoma, 3 bouts of bladder cancer and other maladies which I think are related to my tour of duty on Guam.
|hi my name Walt i was on guam for a month in 1976 for iwas in the navy aboard a navy ship. Because I got diabetes Mellitus, type 2 i,ve known it about it since 1985 I was diagnosed then.
|My Dad had boils all over his body while serving in Guam in World War II. At least that is what he thought they were and they lasted for 5 days. It was not written much in his records, but he wtrote my mom and told her. We still have those letters. Half of his records are missing and he has an S on his records and The VA wants to know what he did he the War to have them sealed. We know it is against the law, but we have been having a hard time. He is still living and he has cold sweats and is out of it at times. He was in the 3rd Marine Division and the second wave that entered Guam late 1942 or very early 1943. He was one of the few that survived his platoon. All this is very scary and I wonder if that is the reason he has so many problems.
Sandy Balkin
|i would like to know how much rainbow agents where use on NCS as I was station there from 65 to67 and stood post on the base I know they spray around thee barracks and it smell awful for three or four day and nothing grew
|I was stationed at Andersen Air Force Base Guam for 18 months in the 1972-73 time frame. I lived in one of the barracks in the Marbo annex and drank the water on a daily basis. In 2004 I was diagnosed with end stage liver disease. Later I lost my kidneys as a result. In 2007 I got a liver and kidney transplant. Do you know if there could be a correlation ?
|My Dad was in Japan from \'46-\'47 as part of the occupying force. and then in Japan for R&R or other duties (prisoner escort etc) while fighting in Korea 51-52. He passed away 9 Mar 2008. We are going through the grueling task of getting DIC for his wife (stepmom). He was declared 100% disabled but VA in their wisdom can\'t see a connection to his disability and his death.
|Your article is very interesting!! My husband was stationed in Guam during the Vietnam War. He is now 61 years old and having numerous heath problems; skin irritations(sores), digestive and hypertension problem and his liver profiles usually come back abnormal. He filed a claim for VA compensation after hearing about herbicides and pesticides being stored in Guam. His claimed was denied for the following reason; There was no reason in the available evidence of records to establish service connection for his illnesses and that most of his problems occurred 35 years after discharge. He did have problems earlier on but we just didn\'t know until recently they could be caused by the chemicals used in Guam. We plan to appeal the VA\'s denial of his claim. Do you have any suggestions as to how we can prove to the VA that even though he has been out of the service for 30+ years, that his health problems could indeed be service related? Thanks for your help and your very enlighting article.
|Dear Vancil,
My name is Sandra Smudzin, born Oct 15 1946, daughter of EMC Walter Stanley Smudzin USN born september 30, 1918 and Theresa Catherine Smudzin, born Oct 31 1925. My father was on Guam in the mid 1950\'s for about one year before my mom and I joined to live with him in a metal building. I remember being sprayed everynight by \"Smokey Joe\" we called him. My dad spent the entire war in the Pacific then on to retire from the Navy after 21 years.
After returning from Guam my mother had to enter a mental hosipital and I began having anxiety problems. I have fibromyalga and other ailments. Loss of energy has been experienced by both my parents and myself. Our dear friend, who lived by us on Guam died of cancer at age 62.Her daughter now 50 has lupis. My mother developed precancerous condition in her throat and was operated on in the early 1960\'s. They also suffer from hypertension, high cholesterol, and mom and I are pre diabetic among other ailments.
The nervous disorders that I have experienced all my life since leaving Guam makes me wonder if they haven\'t something to do with the atomic bomb fall out and poisons. A man on the destroyer the Fletcher saw the bomb(Bravo) near the bikini Island explode from the ship. I believe I was on Guam at the time.
I am so sorry for all the peoples of Guam. The native Islanders were always very kind to us children. They would climb coconut trees and cut the husk and give the juice and meat to us. They would weave us hats to wear. They do not deserve what is happening to them. I have a friend who was exposed to massive ammounts of DDT and it is now DDE in her body. She has no immune system. I have a poor immune system.
I am glad this problem is being brought to light. I was urged to look into it by my Doctor who was a research scientist studing these things.
I am most devistated by what has happened to the native populations in Guam and the area.
Anyone I can help or wants to text me my e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you,
Sandy Smudzin
|Hello, Am VietNam Vet having served @Tahkli thailand 12/66 - 12/67. Trying to service connect DMII due to direct exposure to herbicides since 2001. Denied at RO, BVA, and is now remanded from Court of Appeals for Veterans. Was in 4252 Strat Wg, (SAC) with HQ at Andersen AFB, Guam. Had occasion to visit Guam during an extensive telecommunications outage. Wondering if I should have approached the claim from this standpoint. Immediately went on medication for Thyroid, cholesterol, and HBP, within a few months of retirement (Aug 1987). Would like to hear from you, if you wouldn\'t mind sharing current info, etc. email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks.
|Dear Vancil,
We once had an activist, former Senator Angel Santos fighting for our rights that the military stole our land and alot of contaminants in our soil. This explains WHY alot of folks being diabetic 2 and other illness. Cancer is a growing problem on our island. I\'ve seen people dying slowly because they can\'t afford the medical cost. It\'ll be nice if the military will offer some assistance towards the medical cost for those who are affected.
Thank you for your comments and I will pass this message to my friends.
|Mr. Sanderson,
This is a very interesting document. I worked for the Navy for over 35 years and served as Safety Specialist/Manager at the Ship Repair Facility, Naval Air Station, Naval Supply Depot, Naval Magazine, Naval Hospital Okinawa Japan, returned and worked at ComNavMar at Naval Station after 1965. I will print it out, highlight some areas that I feel are very important for me and my family.
I came from a family of sixteen (16) children and we have history of diabetes, cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc.
I\'d like to communicate/get back to you soon.
Vicky Taitano, Piti, Guam (671) 888-5064
|I am currently 45 yrs young. I\'m local & very concerned about these contamination issues. I live in the southern side of the island. I\'ve always thought that we were in the cleaner(contaminant wise) side. Now we understand that the whole lagoon is and has been contaminated for many many years. Just to give you and anyone a quick lesson in the eating habits of the chamorro people when it comes to fish; parrotfish is also eaten raw cooked in lemon juice and salt, unicorn fish, internals eaten after fry or barbeque. These are just a couple ways and examples and the local people have been eating these fish from contaminated waters for years. It is my hope that these issues are brought to light as well and that some type of health test program started and compensation provided to people still alive today, of course all paid by the fedgov\'t because it\'s their mess. I would really like to know the contamination area resulting from the Cocos Island. I see below that the whole lagoon is identified but what data is that based on? I wonder if it is much larger and was spread much more inland due to all the typoons throughout all those years.
|I was a sailor and civilian on Guam in the mid sixties, late sixties and again in the late seventies. I haven\'t heard of the problem. It doesn\'t surprise me though. With the cost of waste disposal the military would have taken the cheapest route they could. I have experienced health problems in my later years myself. However, these are not associated with the problems described herein. I know Guam is made from coral and is very porus. It will absorb like a dry sponge.
|I have heard about all this contaminants in Guam, Guam have the most cancer, and dibectic for the size of the island. I know lots of local people die from cancer, very young. In fact my brother is only 50 years old die from cancer.
|...and here\'s the federalis blaming the brown tree snake for decimating our island\'s bird population. - poo poo!! Is that why a lot of our people are dying at a young age - 55 - 65? My co-worker who passed away 2004, remembered running behind, along with her village friends in Sinajana, a military jeep that was spraying DDT!!! She died from pancreatic cancer.
HERE COMES THE \"MILITARY BUILDUP\" with their anti-environment construction and disposal of all sorts of waste! God bless our Island of Guam and its people!
Si Yu\'os Ma\'ase\'.
|Hang in there and don\'t give up; my prayers are with you and all others affected.
|I am from Guam and have lived there since 1943-1962, then was back there again in 1972-73. Many of my sibblings have developed thyroid, hypertension, and other ailments. Would these contaminants have contributed to our problems.
B. Santos
|Hi Vancil,
Do you know if they had remainder of agent orange in Korea between 1971-1973.
You may email me at a_mesa56hotmail.com
|Hi Vancil,
I read your column and it\'s very interesting. I\'m from Guam and alot of the native islanders\' are suffering from diabetic and cancer. I don\'t understand why the military cannot provide those affected on those dates with full medical coverage. Right now their\'s a serious problem about medical coverage on our island. Old folks can\'t afford the premium so they die slowly because our island is too expensive.
|4 years ago, my niece and I were walking and touring and enjoying the little shops on Coronado Island, San Diego. My granddaughter caught the attention of a resident and he asked where we were from. I had told him I was visiting from Guam and he just gave me a very peculiar look, he told me he was on Guam during the 50\'s and 60\'s. Moments into our conversation
he told me that he hasn\'t forgotten about his mission out in the Pacific and that he often wondered about the impact of that mission on the nearby islands which included Guam. He said that they were doing tests on the Bikini Islands
which has been proven to be very harmful and that those tests would have affected the air and the surrounding locations. He has carried that on his concience all those years and he asked that I contact the local media on Guam to research this. I mentioned to him that my mother, Grandfather and many of my relatives had died of cancer but didn\'t know what connection it would have to this incident. He sounded so sure that it had some bearing on the tests that were done in the 50\'s and 60\'s. This person retired from the military and lived on Coronado Island. I never got his name although he was so persistent that I bring awareness to this particular military activity. It doesn\'t seem like he would be making this up ..for what? Now that I think abut it, people always comment that we lived on paradise; fresh air, no pollution, no smog, nice sunshine and tropical climate, all the requirements for good health. But where did all this lytico and bodig, and the high rates of cancer and diabetes are coming from? Alot of our food is blamed but chamorro food is so similar to Thai food. I\'m wondering if the Thai and Indonesian people have the same health problems. If not, then this definitely is something to look into. P. June Terlaje


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iPhones are great, but sometimes you don't want to settle for showing off your photos or watching videos on a small screen while you're sitting in front of a big one--such as your living-room HDTV. Here's how to hook your iPhone up to your HDTV, with or without wires.
Connect an iPhone With HDMI or Composite Cables
You can connect iOS devices to a TV in a few different ways. One of the easiest and most reliable methods is to use a wired connection.
If you have an HDTV with an available HDMI port, you can purchase an Apple Digital AV adapter.
- Plug the adapter into your device's 30-pin iPod connector.
- Plug one end of an HDMI cable into the HDMI port of the adapter, and the other end into an available HDMI port on your TV.
- Switch your TV to the appropriate HDMI input. For earlier models such as the iPhone 4, the original iPad, or the fourth-generation iPod Touch, the display won't be mirrored, but it will show photos and videos in supported apps once you start playing them on the device.
The adapter also replicates the iPod connector, so you can charge your device while playing the content.
If your TV doesn't support HDMI, or if it doesn't have an available connection, you can link your device to the set through an analog connection, using an Apple Composite AV cable.
- Plug the adapter into your device's 30-pin iPod connector.
- Plug the yellow video cable at the end of the adapter into an available analog video port on your TV.
- Plug the red and white audio cables at the end of the adapter into the red and white audio ports corresponding to the yellow video input on your TV.
- Tune your TV to the appropriate composite video input. The display won't be mirrored, but it will show photos and videos in supported apps once you start playing them on the device.
Connect an iPhone to an HDTV With AirPlay or DLNA
If you prefer, you can connect your device to your TV wirelessly, through a couple of different technologies.
Apple developed a wireless technology called AirPlay specifically for streaming content from iOS devices to other devices that support it.
- Make sure that your iPhone is on the same wireless network as your other AirPlay devices.
- On your iPhone, double-tap the Home button.
- Swipe the list that appears to the right, until you get to the volume and AirPlay settings.
- Tap the AirPlay button to bring up a list of supported AirPlay devices on your network.
- Tap the device to which you would like to stream. A TV icon next to the device indicates that you can stream images, video, and/or audio, while a speaker icon indicates that you can stream only audio. In the example below, we selected our Denon AVR receiver. If you have a second-generation Apple TV and an iPhone 4S, you can select Mirroring here to mirror your device's display to your TV wirelessly.
- Open the app with the content you would like to stream, and begin playing. In our example below, we used the Spotify app to stream music to the receiver.
If you don't want to shell out for an AirPlay-capable device, you may be able to use DLNA instead. These days, many modern TVs support streaming from a local network (wired or wireless) via the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) standard. If your TV supports DLNA (or sometimes just "UPnP") streaming, you can use your iPhone as a DLNA server. Just download and install a DLNA-server app--Media:connect, for example--and you're good to go.


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To add to this, where's the best place to carry so I have access to it whether I'm standing or sitting or in my car? I'm a lanky-framed person at 6'2 155lbs.
I know this has probably been asked a million times, but I don't really have the time to spend searching. I need a carry gun and I love the way the USP feels when I hold, aim, and fire it. It feels more natural than any gun I've ever fired. When I first tried it out 3 years ago I picked it up and put every round within a few inches of each other at 40 feet. But, I don't want to get one if it's a bad carry weapon. Does anyone carry the USP compact, and if so how do you like carrying it?
To add to this, where's the best place to carry so I have access to it whether I'm standing or sitting or in my car? I'm a lanky-framed person at 6'2 155lbs.
There's certainly nothing wrong with a USPc for carry, if you shoot it well. It's totally reliable and very robust.
Carry position really varies from person to person. Forum member Old Padawan prefers his pistol in the appendix position, which is comfortable for him and offers very fast access. I find that position one of abject torture and carry my pistol behind my strong hip, which may be very slightly slower to draw. I can access the gun from sitting without much difficulty; in the car I just rock forward a little to draw. Many other people like crossdraws and shoulder holsters for seated draws, and I won't argue with them if that position works best for their body type.
You'll probably need to experiment to see what works best for your gun, your body, your car, and your overall personal situation.
Consider a paddle holster. It alows you to switch from strong side to crossdraw (while driving) with little hassle. Here's a nice one. http://www.usgalco.com/HolsterG3.asp...D=147&GunID=63
P.S. I don't work for this company. lol
Hello. The USP compact is perfect for carry for me. The only other compact pistol I know of that's only 6.85 inches long is the Glock 19. I'm sure there are others, but the others I've looked at that are considered compact are all at least 7 inches long. In the various methods I use for carry every day, that extra fraction of an inch makes all the difference. Plus, I prefer that my pistol has a safety and is lightweight. The USP compact is perfect for me. For my money I cannot buy a better weapon more suited for me, and the HK is worth every penny. I also find my compact (9mm) to be absolutely accurate.
I use various methods to carry it. I have a Kramer minimal fits all/tuckable holster for belt carry, a Maxpedition Versapak Fat Boy for a bag-style carry, a Tommy's Gun Pack, and in the wintertime I looked around until I found a parka with a deep horizontal pocket over the chest, and I place it there and zip the pocket closed when it's very cold out. That enables me to quickly access it while walking down the street without having to unzip the coat to get to a belt holster if I ever need it.
And, nobody around ever second glances the Gun Pack or the Versapak when I use them to carry. The USP compact is perfect for all of these methods.
I carry an HK USP Compact 45 quite often. If you're on a budget go with the High Noon "Mr. Softy" (an IWB holster) and a Fobus paddle holster. You can get both of them for about sixty bucks total. You should be good to go. As for carrying the USP Compact, it's a bit bulky, but not heavy, so if you dress around it it's not hard to conceal and won't pull your pants down.
Pointblank, how close do the body do the Fobus paddle holsters hold the HK USPc? I'm thinking about getting one because sometimes I'd prefer to carry outside the waistband than inside. Is the USPc in a Fobus holster short enough to be concealed under a shirt with its tail worn out?
(minus raising hands in the air, etc)
They aren't bad if you wear a belt that is wide and sturdy enough. The belt is the key. I buy my belts from holster makers. They should be about 1.25" and thick enough for support. Of course it means you need pants with loops that large also. So it goes.


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