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Hubby and I found some well priced flights and looked for a riad offering reasonably priced accommodation which would allow us to explore Marrakech and also take a few trips out. From the reviews we read, the Riad al Mamoune met our needs.
We arranged to be picked up from the airport as we were arriving around 6pm and weren't sure of where to go etc if we found our way into the city. At 150 dirham (approx €15) it's not cheap but you are driven to the main square (taxis cannot get further into the medina) and met by a member of staff. Ali came to meet us and walked us to the riad, and it's true to say the souks are like rabbit warrens.
Breakfasts are basic but good - fresh juice, bread, jam, honey, pancakes and tea or coffee. You can eat indoors or on the roof if the weather allows. As our stay was in December, eating up there at 8am was chilly but on our last day we took breakfast on the roof at 9am and it was fine.
I think I should say that the main square (Jemaa al Fnaa) is like a noisy party that starts around 9am and carries on till late. The day is full of snake charmers, monkey handlers, water sellers, fortune tellers, henna painters and fruit/juice vendors. In the late afternoon the worlds biggest barbecue starts as the open air stalls set up. I noticed an earlier reviewer suggesting she hadn't eaten on the square because she thought her stomach wouldn't cope - I would suggest that its fairly safe to eat here but safer not to use the plastic plates/cutlery some places offer because you don't know how dirty the washing up water is. A lot of the stalls offer food directly onto bread or paper and the food is cooked as you want it, so it's not standing round or being reheated. We ate there and drank orang juice daily without any problems.
The square is so hectic and noisy, and the souks so packed and busy, that when you get back to the riad it is perfectly quiet by comparison. We lay in bed (room Tam Tam) and apart from a couple of guests talking quietly to Ali, there was no sound at all between about 10pm and 7am.
I had read that some guests felt uncomfortable with walking to the riad and that they had been told someone would lead them back if they felt lost but that this didn't happen. I don't think this is the riads fault, as on our first night, Ali wrote his number on one of the hotels cards so that we could call him if we were struggling to find our way back but we were fortunate and managed to work it out.
We did a trip to the High Atlas with Manu driving, stopping off at Richard Branson's Kasbah and walking to Kasbah Toubkal - which was beautiful - and at €100 for two of us it was cheaper than booking with a tour company. We also did Essauoira by bus which cost €20 return each and made a pleasant trip.
I would certainly recommend Riad al Mamoune to anyone thinking of staying in Marrakech. Ali was courteous, helpful and always available, Manu was a good driver and excellent as a guide, and the rooms are clean and comfortable. The riad is next to Spice Square so you're in the souks and ready for actionas soon as you're fed and watered.
For location, cleanliness, service and value for money, Riad al Mamoune rated pretty high on our scale and is ideal if you want to be in the heart of Marrakech.
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What does a candidate's faith tell you about that person? And why does it matter?
President Obama and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney answer those e-mailed questions for Rev. Francis Wade, interim dean of the Washington National Cathedral, that great church on a city hill where the nation has mourned for and prayed with national leaders for nearly a century.
In the newest issue of the quarterly magazine, Cathedral Age, both candidates say their faith in God sustains and guides them, that faith has a role to play in the American public square, and that service to others -- motivated by faith -- is one of the great contributions of religious groups to the life of the nation.
Despite numerous times that Obama has spoken of his committed Christian faith, some Americans still doubt his religion or, incorrectly, view him as a Muslim. Obama's answer to that is frank:
I have a job to do as president, and that does not involve convincing folks that my faith in Jesus is legitimate and real. Faith can express itself in people in many ways, and I think it is important that we not make faith alone a barometer of a person's worth, value, or character.
And Romney, a former bishop in his Mormon church, used the questions to reiterate his Christian faith in Jesus -- just in case any conservative evangelicals are still thrown off by the very different understanding of the Trinity that Mormons hold.
Romney says that more important than a religious label is whether someone seeking office,
"... shares these American values: the equality of human kind, the obligation to serve one another, and a steadfast commitment to liberty. They are not unique to any one denomination."
Neither men take faith as a trivial personal matter, "like collecting stamps or riding bikes," says Wade.
For our nation to pretend that the beliefs of our president are a matter of indifference is an absurdity that ill serves us.
Neither do they confine their understanding of religious orthodoxy to those who "agree with me," he says.
Wade writes in an introductory essay:
Long-standing issues of contraception, abortion, sexuality, re-distribution of wealth, stewardship of the environment, and health care, as well as public and private debt, combine to produce a nearly perfect storm of fear, judgment, and negativity.
And we appear all to willing, Wade writes, to set ourselves up as "the jury on judgment day"
The candidates' answers are variations on the same themes.
Favorite Scriptures? Isaiah 40:31 and Psalm 46 for Obama; Matthew 25:35-36 for Romney, who has yet to cite the Book of Mormon directly in this campaign.
And both agree, the commitment to love and to serve transcends denominations and that is faith's gift to public life.
Faith motivates people to do incredibly compassionate and good work that helps our nation thrive.
Words and symbols of faith "should be welcome in public spaces."
However, each does veer a tad to potentially controversial areas.
Romney says "Our greatness would not long endure without judges who respect the foundation of faith upon which our Constitution rests." (Take that to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.)
Romney also says:
Clearly, the boundaries between church and state must be respected, but there is a large space in which faith-based organizations can do good for the community in which they serve. In recent years, the notion of the separation of church and state has been taken by some well beyond its original meaning.
And Obama, after touting the accomplishments of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnership, and linkups with non-profits and private sector groups to see best practices for service, mentions working with faith communities to fight human trafficking and care for survivors.
Hmmm. The Catholic Church is still riled because the Obama administration, backed by the courts, cut off funding to a Catholic group with a long history of working with trafficking survivors because the Church would not provide access or information on abortion or contraception to victims.
DO YOU THINK ... it matters for a candidate to take religion seriously?
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VISITORS from France were welcomed to the Whitchurch area for the 35th anniversary of a twinning link.
About 30 people from Neuvic sur L'Isle spent six days in Testbourne Parishes. They enjoyed a traditional cream tea reception at Barton Stacey Village Hall, before going to stay with their host families from May 6 to 11.
Activities for the guests included a visit to Whitchurch Silk Mill and a tour of Laverstoke Park Farm, where they met the resident buffalo.
An English-themed evening was also held to entertain the visitors, with cheese, fruit cake and wine being sampled.
The visit culminated at Testbourne Community School, where a celebratory meal of local produce, including smoked trout from Chilbolton and roast lamb from Northington, was enjoyed. Original members of the twinning were recognised for their continued association.
The twinning link was set up in 1979, and many people living in Whitchurch have enjoyed valued friendships with their compatriots in Neuvic sur L'Isle, in the Dordogne region of France.
Colin Follett, chairman of the Testbourne Parishes Twinning Association, said: "We are a longestablished twinning group with strong connections between our respective communities. We wish to maintain this link for many years to come and are always on the lookout for new members, of any age."
Membership is available to anyone living in Testbourne Parishes who is interested in establishing a friendly connection with a French family.
For more details, visit testbourne twinning.org.uk or call Mr Follett on 01256 326909 or email chairman@testbourne twinning.org.uk.


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Just finished playing this course last week...weather was perfect, but the course is far from it and greatly overrated. Both my brother and I, 9/10 handicappers, were unimpressed with the course overall. We had people in front of us who slowed us down, and people behind us hot on our tails. The T boxes were pretty beaten up ad the fairways were particularly unspectacular. I would be hard pressed to ever consider playing this course again. I know Golf Digest rated this course as a top 100....but apparently a lot has changed since that recommendation came out in 1996...that was over 13 years ago! Don't be fooled by decade+ old accolades. Look elsewhere my friends.


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Guyana's male, female squash teams make bright start
Defending male and female champions Guyana made bright starts in the defence of their respective titles defeating Bermuda, Barbados and Cayman Islands respectively when the team section of the 22nd Senior Caribbean Squash Championships continued in Barbados yesterday.
In the women's division, Guyana hammered Bermuda 5-0. Mary Fung-A-Fat gave Guyana a 1-0 lead, brushing aside Rachel Barnes 11-8, 11-8 and 11-5. It would become 2-0 as Ashley DeGroot earned a walkover victory.
Akeila Wiltshire would then seal the win as she defeated Susie Lacey in the third matchup 11-5, 11-5 and 11-6. The fourth matchup would witness Victoria Arjoon defeating Denise Kyme in straight sets 11-7, 11-6 and 11-7. In the final slated matchup, Larissa Wiltshire won via walkover.
On Tuesday in the male section, Guyana defeated Barbados by a 3-2 margin. Sunil Seth gave Guyana the early lead as he defeated Shawn Simpson in straight sets 11-4, 11-7 and 11-9. Richard Chin would then make it 2-0 for the Guyanese unit as he crushed Gavin Cumberbatch 11-6, 11-2 and 11-7.
Alex Arjoon would then seal the win for the visitors, overcoming Bryant Cumberbatch 5-11, 11-7, 11-2 and 11-8. In the fourth matchup, Rhett Cumberbatch would pull one back for the home side as he defeated Jason-Ray Khalil 7-11, 11-9, 11-2 and 11-8.
The final match of the fixture would see Mark Gilkes defeating Guyana's Robert McDavid in straight sets 11-7, 11-9 and 11-9.
In the women's section, Guyana edged Cayman Islands by a 3-2 score. Marlene West gave the Cayman Islands the shock lead as she humbled Fung-A-Fat in straight sets 11-7, 11-1 and 11-5. It would go from bad to worse for the local ladies as Ashley DeGroot lost to Eilidh Bridgeman in straight sets.
Bridgeman defeated DeGroot 11-4, 11-8, 11-7. The defending champs would then cut the deficit to one as Victoria Arjoon defeated Lara Conolly 11-9, 11-4 and 11-9. Guyana would then seal the matchup as Larissa Wiltshire and Tiffany Solomon were recipients of walkover victories.
The Veterans category saw defending champions Barbados defeating Guyana by a 5-0 score line. Andy Gill gave the home side a 1-0 lead as he defeated Ramon Chan-A-Sue 11-6, 11-7, 10-12 and 11-8 in their male over-40 matchup.
It would then become 2-0 as Mark Sealy brushed aside Brendon Mounter 11-1, 11-6 and 11-2 in their male over-50 fixture.
Barbados would then secure the fixture as Leon Truss, Kristina Evelyn and Ruth Deane-Webster received walkover wins in their slated male over-60, ladies over-40 and ladies over-50 matches respectively.
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NYT celebrates Cleveland Clinic national model for
innovation in medicine,
led by out-of-box thinking dyslexic physician.
As noted in a recent New York Times Editorial (click here), The Cleveland Clinic is indeed a national model for innovation in medicine. Lacking, however, was providing the source—the individual who has driven this remarkable innovation and was willing to take personal risks to bring progress, change and a brighter future not only to the Cleveland Clinic, but to all of medicine. That individual is Dr. Delos (Toby) Cosgrove, renowned cardiac surgeon and since 2004, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Cleveland Clinic.
Less well known, but perhaps a contributing factor to his ability to think-of-the box, is that Dr. Cosgrove is dyslexic, and because of this he did not excel on the Medical College Admissions Test (without accommodations) and was rejected by 10 of 11 medical schools. Dyslexia is often described as a sea of strengths in creativity and out-of the box thinking in a person who does not read rapidly and may not retrieve spoken words quickly. Fortunately, one medical school, University of Virginia Medical School recognized his creative thinking and valued it more than the ability to read rapidly. All of medicine is fortunate for that wise decision.
The short video below features Dr. Cosgrove offering an example of how dyslexia impacts him to this day:


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Sundance Survey: Female Directors Fare Better In Indie Films Than Hollywood
- Women directors fare far better in indie films than they do in the mainstream Hollywood machine, according to a new study out of this year's Sundance Film Festival. Women are still woefully underrepresented in all filmmaking roles in Sundance films, however. [Guardian UK]
- On the geography of abortion access in America. [Daily Beast]
- Indian caste councils have asked for "greater understanding" for families for committing domestic violence against their sisters and daughters, AKA so-called "honor killings." Women's rights advocates in India suspect 10,000 people are murdered by "honor killings" each year, usually women killed by family members. [Telegraph UK]
- Richie Covington of Alabama got catcalled by a man, then gay-bashed when the catcaller realized Covington was not a woman. [Queerty]
- Ten tips for the aspiring feminist dominatrix. [xoJane]
- Our Mommie Dearest columnist Avital Norman Nathman addresses actress Elizabeth Banks' recent comments about how having her second child made her feel like a "real mom." [Bitch Magazine]
- On why men shouldn't need to "imagine if it were your wife/daughter/mother" to be empathetic about women's rights issues. [Feministing]
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text: desmotog August 15, 2010 3:27 PM Last Edited 763 days ago The new rules have been agreed with MSMA as they set the capacity limits anyway. Look what a mess MotoGP is in because Honda, Yamaha, and the two almost bankrupt Japanese factories Suzuki and Kawasaki got the power to make decisions which benefitted their worldwide sales. The MSMA will have already worked out what they can get away with before any agreement is "brokered". The only way Grand Prix motorcycle racing is ever going to prosper again is for the FIM. to grow some balls and take away the manufacturers powers and re-establish their right as the governing body to SET THE RULES. Let the FIM set the limits for each class without commercial interests dictating policy Reply Report abuse 9 agree 3 disagree


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The Reservation Wage Theory, Vocational Rehabilitation and the Return to Work of Disabled Employees
Previous studies find that participation in educational measures does not increase sick-listed em-ployees' chance of returning to work. This is surprising because education is supposed to increase human capital and raise productivity. However, a higher productivity may make the participants raise their reservation wage. Therefore, it is possible that educational measures increase the chance of returning to work in high pay jobs but reduce the chance of returning to work in low pay jobs. To test this hypothesis, we use panel data of 671 long-term sick-listed employees to estimate a random effects hazards rate model, with returning to work in high paid jobs and low-medium paid jobs, re-spectively, as the two outcomes. Our findings do not support the reservation wage hypothesis. We find that while participation in education significantly increases the probability of returning to work in medium or low paid jobs, it does not affect the probability of resuming work in high paid jobs.
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HOUMA — Houma's recreation board chairman, mired in allegations of improper business practices, has resigned his leadership post but will remain on the board.
Amos Mosely, who has served on the Recreation District 11 Board since 2002, said his reasons include "hostility" within the district and a lack of support from fellow members.
The board, which oversees most ball fields, pools and playgrounds in Houma, has found itself in the center of allegations. The allegations are that a salaried employee has been paid extra money from organizations to oversee district property during softball tournaments, an employee's ex-husband was hired for construction work, the board's meeting minutes have been published up to nine months late and projects are not being properly bid out to contractors.
At its meeting Thursday, the board accepted Mosely's resignation from the president's post via an e-mail Tuesday. Mosely was absent from Thursday night's meeting because he was out of town for his oilfield sales job, he said in an interview with The Courier.
Sidney Smith, former vice chairman, will serve as acting chairman until the board elects new officers in December. The board voted 4-0 to name new member Chuck Weaver as acting vice chairman. Smith did not vote because he was acting as chairman during the meeting. Board member Anthony Thibodaux was absent.
Asked if his decision implies he's not serving as president properly, Mosely said no.
"If I felt I've done something wrong, I would get off the board," he said.
He said board members are not backing his decisions and siding with the district's manager, Pat Patterson. He would not state specific instances of such problems.
"When you've got no backing from your board, why stay?" Mosely said.
Patterson said he's been trying to correct the district's business practices, such as hiring contractors.
"It's not the manager that's causing the problems; it's the chairman," Patterson said. "He gets involved with the everyday operations of the district. He wasn't appointed for that."
Other items the board discussed Thursday:
n Members agreed unanimously to stop the practice of allowing their chairman the ability to spend up to $5,000 and the district manager up to $3,000 without the board's approval. Board member Randy Galliano suggested that the manager should still be allowed to spend what he needs to for daily operations and emergencies.
n The board's attorney, Larry Ward, told the panel that the state Attorney General's Office has referred legal questions posed by the district to the state Ethics Board.
Recreation employee Renee Bourg wrote the attorney general and Ethics Board with six questions about various business practices, most related to her position. Bourg was put on paid administrative leave last month, pending the outcome of various legal opinion requests made by public officials.
The Ethics Board responded in August with an advisory opinion. It says recreation employees cannot be paid additional money from an outside organization for supervising recreation-district property. It also says an employee's ex-spouse can be hired to perform construction work for the district.
Bourg's ex-husband was hired for multiple construction jobs, including a $20,000 concession-stand restroom at the Adult Softball Complex on the Houma Airbase this summer. Bourg, a salaried employee, was also paid $300 extra per day to work at the district's Adult Softball Complex near the Houma Airbase for private tournaments, such as high-school alumni games.
Meanwhile, the Terrebonne Parish Council has also asked the Ethics Board to look into the recreation district and render an ethics ruling. A ruling, a more-extensive process than rendering an opinion, follows a confidential investigation into past conduct and deals. If no violation is found, the case is closed without the public being notified. If a violation is found, a ruling can come in the form of a fine, which is public record, or the Ethics Board can hold a public hearing to collect further evidence or bring charges.
Recreation officials said Thursday night that Bourg will remain on paid leave until all legal opinions and rulings are received.
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Recreation board chairman gives up leadership position
HOUMA — Houma's recreation board chairman, mired in allegations of improper business practices, has resigned his leadership post but will remain on the board.


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In the world of tech news, there are certain number of players that dominate the headlines. Apple! Microsoft! Dell! Oracle! IBM! Facebook! And yet the world of the tech business is much deeper than this, and there are many companies that employ thousands and make billions and yet don't have much of a profile among even the tech-savvy observers.
This article doesn't pretend to offer a comprehensive list of such corporations, but the six companies profiled here do serve as a stand-in for the kind of below-the-radar firms that any tech observer should know more about. They aren't consumer focused; they aren't flashy or led by charismatic visionaries; they sell to people who sell to people who sell to you; and the modern world wouldn't work right without them.
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Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages
Shares of Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) have been given an average rating of "Hold" by the twelve ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $73.90.
Several research analysts have commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $74.00 price objective on Nasdaq and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Nasdaq from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. Jefferies Group LLC restated a "hold" rating and set a $71.00 price objective (up from $68.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Monday. BidaskClub downgraded Nasdaq from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 12th. Finally, Citigroup Inc. assumed coverage on Nasdaq in a report on Wednesday, July 12th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $72.00 price objective on the stock.
In other Nasdaq news, Director Lars Wedenborn sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.38, for a total transaction of $683,800.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Huntington National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 77.2% in the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 11,477 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $821,000 after buying an additional 4,999 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden boosted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 30.2% in the second quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 96,581 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,905,000 after buying an additional 22,400 shares during the period. BB&T Corp boosted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 224.6% in the second quarter. BB&T Corp now owns 66,220 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,734,000 after buying an additional 45,820 shares during the period. Aperio Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 2.4% in the second quarter. Aperio Group LLC now owns 95,486 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,826,000 after buying an additional 2,218 shares during the period. Finally, LS Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 12.2% in the second quarter. LS Investment Advisors LLC now owns 23,597 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,687,000 after buying an additional 2,558 shares during the period. 74.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) traded up 1.00% during midday trading on Friday, hitting $72.74. The stock had a trading volume of 846,269 shares. The company has a market cap of $12.02 billion, a PE ratio of 84.78 and a beta of 0.76. The company's 50 day moving average is $70.65 and its 200 day moving average is $69.51. Nasdaq has a 52-week low of $63.30 and a 52-week high of $72.79.
Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 26th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $583 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $593.46 million. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 11.77% and a net margin of 3.87%. Nasdaq's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Nasdaq will post $4.11 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 14th. This is a boost from Nasdaq's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. Nasdaq's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 183.13%.
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Does the deed refer to them in the first paragraph as "joint tenants" or "joint tenants with right of survivorship"?
The deed was drawn up in 1974, I don't see anything referring to them as tenants of any kind.
If it doesn't mention anything about joint tenancy, then it is community property held as tenants in common. For an intestate estate, property is distributed 1/2 to the surviving spouse (the 1/2 she already owned) and 1/2 to your father's children, including you. Thus, she would only own half and could not transfer full legal title to anyone. She would only be able to convey her 1/2 of the community property. You would need a local estate/probate attorney to assist you with probating your father's estate so that you and your siblings could receive your 1/2 share of the home.
If the property had been held as joint tenants, then all interest would have automatically passed to your step-mother on your father's death and she would have the right to do what she wanted with the property. But if the deed doesn't make specific reference to a joint tenancy, then there is no joint tenance.
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Laser SB3
The SB3 (stands for sportboat for three people), hugely popular in Europe, made its American debut at the Annapolis sailboat show earlier this month. It seems to have hit the elusive target that sportboat designers shoot fora fun, fast, durable, and reasonably affordable raceboat. To that end, theres some carbon used in the bowsprit and foils, but the rest of the boat uses tried-and-true materialsdurable fiberglass for the hull and aluminum for the rig.
But dont be fooled by its conservative look; its got a deep torpedo bulb keel, plenty of sail area, and a hull that will plane. Maybe its best feature is that it can be easily launched at a trailer ramp. The keel retracts with a simple winch post similar to that of the Melges 24.
It looks like a fun three person boat, and time will tell if the class catches on here as much as it has across the pond.
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Destiny 2 PC open and early access beta dated – here's the PC requirements for the beta
The Destiny 2 beta may be over on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but another beta will be held for the PC crowd soon.
Take a look at the Kill-tracker Ghost available through Destiny 2's headache-inducing pre-order bonus scheme
Coldheart isn't the only Destiny 2 pre-order bonus, by the way.
The Destiny 2 open beta has been extended, but you can expect things to get choppy on Monday and Tuesday
Want more time with the Destiny 2 open beta? Good news.
Destiny 2 open beta guide: from loot to glitches, class advice and walkthroughs - we have it all
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Don't judge Destiny 2 by the beta - it's missing its heart and soul
The Destiny 2 beta is not a very good introduction to Bungie's shared-worlds shooter.
Destiny 2 beta guide: how to trigger the infinite Super glitch
Supers charge extra-slow in the Destiny 2 beta, but there's a trick you can use to always have an active Super – at least in the strike.
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If the Destiny 2 beta is hiding something, we're determined to find it. Spoilers ahead, arguably.
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Destiny 2's big night started with a bang, or explosion, or whatever happens when enemies collide.
Overwatch esports gets a shot in the arm as MLG is folded into new Blizzard division
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Destiny 2 has a "continuous calendar of events" planned, free update coming to Destiny 1
During their investor call, Activision promised that plans are in place for Destiny 2 to avoid the content droughts that the original game suffered from.
Overwatch has brought in over $1 billion, Destiny 2 to have "meaningful features" for PC users
Blizzard games are doing the business, thanks to record monthly active users, and continued sales of World of Warcraft in-game content and "continued strength" of Overwatch customization items, Activision-Blizzard had rather great Q1 2017.
Overwatch hits another huge milestone by amassing over 30 million players
Overwatch has many, many people playing it. Or, to be exact, millions and millions.
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Destiny 2 Survival mode on the Altar of Flame PvP map has a limited pool of lives and permadeath
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Overwatch game director explains why the PTR does not currently offer any incentives
Destiny weekly reset for July 25 – Nightfall, Crucible, Challenge of Elders, featured raid changes detailed
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Destiny 2 open beta player spends 15 hours "guarding" the Farm social space
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Retirement, early retirement and work after retirement
This information is for pre 1 October 2017 joiners.
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- Working after retirement
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- For support staff - there is no normal or fixed age at which support staff employed at the University have to retire. However, for the purposes of calculating certain benefits, for members who joined before 1 October 2017, the OSPS rules define normal retirement date as your 65th birthday for benefits built upon a final salary basis and for CARE benefits it is the later of age 65 and your State Pension Age (or your birthday which precedes it, if it does not fall on your birthday). Further details are available from Personnel Services.
- For academic and academic-related employee - the University has agreed an Employer Justified Retirement Age (EJRA) of 30 September before your 68th birthday. Further details are available from Personnel Services.
If you are unsure about your normal retirement date, please contact the Pensions Office who can confirm the date to you.
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You may wish to stop work before your normal retirement date. Two such scenarios are considered below:
You may always resign form your work at any time. If you are over 55 (age 50 for members who joined OSPS before 6 April 2006, subject to certain conditions), you may apply to the Trustees of the scheme to receive your pension early. If the Trustees agree, your pensions will be reduced to reflect the early payment.
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If your health deteriorates so that you become permanently unable to do your job, you may apply to the Trustees for an immediate ill health early retirement benefits. Please contact the Pensions Office for further information.
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Bucks Graduates More Than 800 in Class of 2013
Illustrator, alumnus James Bennett ('83) delivered the keynote address and received an honorary doctorate at the college's 47th annual commencement.
Other celebrations included Nurses' Pinning Ceremony and Honors Convocation.
Bucks County Community College celebrated its 47th annual commencement May 23 by welcoming James Bennett, an award-winning artist and illustrator, as commencement speaker. The ceremony took place in the Gymnasium on the Newtown campus.
Bennett, who graduated with an associate degree in fine arts in 1983, earned a full scholarship to the prestigious School of Visual Arts in New York based on the portfolio he created at Bucks. His professional career as an illustrator began shortly after he received recognition from the Society of Illustrators and RSVP as a scholarship student at SVA.
His conceptually humorous illustrations have since appeared as covers and interior pieces for The New York Times, Forbes, Time, Sports Illustrated, Mad, Business Week, Reader's Digest, and Philadelphia magazines, among others. Bennett has illustrated a number of picture books, two of which have appeared in the top five of the New York Times Best Seller list: Tell Me a Scary Story...But Not Too Scary by Carl Reiner, and Halloween by Jerry Seinfeld. His awards include the prestigious Hamilton King and Stevan Dohanos awards from the Society of Illustrators. Bennett lives and works in Bucks County.
"They say that the most frightening moment in an artist's life is when he's about to begin a painting, and he starts by looking at that big, blank canvas," Bennett (pictured, left) told graduates and their families. "Your future is like that big, blank canvas. It can be positively frightening. But it can also be the most exciting and gratifying experience of your life, when you begin to fill that space with your own combination of lines, colors and ideas, and most importantly, hard work. The end result might be different than what you had originally planned, but that's where the fun starts, because the line never stays straight."
The college recognized Bennett's achievements by granting him an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree, presented by college president Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt and Board of Trustees chair Blake Eisenhart.
The class of 2013 – which numbers more than 800 – also heard from one of its own. Theodore Prime was chosen to address his classmates in recognition of his outstanding achievements. The business administration major is a member of Kappa Beta Delta, a national honor society for business students. Through KBD, he worked with the United Way on many charitable community service projects. In addition, the Yardley resident worked as an after-school homework tutor in the Morrisville School District. Prime (pictured, right, with Student Life Director Matt Cipriano at left) is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year colleges.
The ceremony featured live music from the BCCC Madrigal Singers, under the direction of Music Area Assistant Professor Rochelle Reed, performing a special arrangement of our national anthem composed by Professor Steve Bresnen. Also, Assistant Professor Jeff Baumeister led the BCCC Graduation Ensemble performing his own arrangement of "Pomp and Circumstance." Professor Stephen Taylor of the Dept. of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math served as marshal of the processional.
Earlier, Bucks celebrated top students, faculty and alumni at its annual Honors Convocation ceremony, presenting more than $200,000 in scholarships and awards in the Gateway Auditorium. All told, more than 150 awards will be presented by President Shanblatt, Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Annette L. Conn, and Tobias Bruhn, Executive Director of the BCCC Foundation. Most of the funds come from the BCCC Foundation, a nonprofit educational trust which manages a $6 million endowment.
Nursing graduates were also honored with a pinning ceremony May 22 in the Gymnasium.
Keynote speaker was James Matejik, MSN, RN, a 1988 graduate of the college's associate degree nursing program. A clinical specialist in gerontology, Matejik earned his BSN from Thomas Jefferson University in 1991 and his Master's Degree from Gwynedd Mercy College in 2000. He is currently a PhD candidate at Widener University and an adjunct faculty member at Bucks.
The student speaker was Lisa Musso of Newtown, a former journalist who turned to nursing as a career change. The 90 students who completed the college's associate degree nursing program are poised to become registered nurses upon completion of state licensing exams.


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The Southern University women's basketball team added some new pieces when the early signing period opened Wednesday, picking up signatures from two teammates out of Kissimmee, Fla.: forward Tralonnie Tisdale and guard Brandii Walker.
Tisdale, a 6-foot-1 center/power forward, and Walker, a 5-10 point guard, play at Poinciana High School. Both visited with coach Sandy Pugh a month ago.
"I had a chance to watch both of those kids in early October at a shootout down in West Palm Beach, Fla., and was just so impressed with them that I changed my ticket to go and visit with their parents," Pugh said. "We really, really were fortunate to be able to sneak in on top of a lot of people and snatch those guys up."
Tisdale and Walker visited Southern and fell in love with the campus, coaches and program so quickly, Pugh said, that they canceled the rest of their recruiting trips. Pugh said both fit well in the Jaguars' new offensive scheme, in which versatility is a must.
"We were definitely looking for a high school post player and an athlete," Pugh said of Tisdale. "The style of game we're going toward is more of an open, free-play, flexibility-type thing where the kids can play multiple positions, and Tralonnie can play the 3, 4 and 5. She's long, (has range), plays off the bounce, finishes very well around the basket and is a solid offensive and defensive rebounder."
Pugh spoke just as highly of Walker, who likely will see the most time as a swingman.
"Brandii is a tremendous shooter," she said. "She'll be able to hit the 3-point bucket and the midrange pull-up. She definitely has a good basketball mind, so we're real excited about her."


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From: "Christopher Gray" <>
Subject: Re: [TGF] BCG Standard #24
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 08:06:19 -0000
References: <firstname.lastname@example.com><email@example.com>
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Michael Hait Sent: 06 March 2010 02:25
> Actually, the word "data" is the plural of "datum," which
> would be equivalent to one piece of information, or an
> information item. Therefore, "data" are multiple pieces
> of information.
I fully support your distinction between data and datum. I also suggest
that we differentiate between data and information.
[The following is an excerpt from Making sense of data and information,
produced by Elearn Training Company and published by Elsevier; copyright
* Data is (sic) unprocessed facts and figures without any added
interpretation or analysis. "The price of crude oil is $80 per barrel."
* Information is data that has been interpreted so that it has meaning for
the user. "The price of crude oil has risen from $70 to $80 per barrel"
gives meaning to the data and so is said to be information to someone who
tracks oil prices.
I'm sure that there are a multitude of genealogical examples. That there is
an entry in a parish register that John Doe was baptised on 25th July 1801
is an item of data. That John Doe - son of Jim Doe and Jane (nee Smith) was
baptised on 25th July 1801 could be seen as information since it is placing
the datum in context.
There are a number of different definitions for data, information,
knowledge, etc - but they all start with data being raw - it simply exists
and has no significance beyond its existence - and gradually adding value
through such connecting (correlating?), and analysis.
As someone who deals with such concepts as data, information and knowledge -
I do become mildly annoyed when the terms data and information are
interchanged, as well as the word data being used when it should be datum.
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Making school lunches used to be the bane of Jennifer Hicks's existence. One son was fine with lunch-meat sandwiches or leftovers. The other just wasn't.
The Toronto mother solved her woes when her lunch-averse son mused aloud, "I wish I could have breakfast for lunch."
The now-nine-year-old has been taking a container of cereal and a thermos of milk to school every day since.
"It's not worth the battle," Ms. Hicks says. "It makes life so much easier."
You can't blame her. Especially now, during the season when school-lunch dread is seeping back into the consciousness of many parents: What to make?
Your child's tastes may have shifted from last year – from last week, even. Then there's the nut ban. The litter-less lunch policy. And don't forget keeping the whole thing hot. Or cold. Not to mention healthy. Is it Omega-3s that are good this year? Or is it Vitamin D? It's enough to make any parent crumple.
Some parents are getting a head start: Ottawa mother Andrea Girones has started taste tests with her two children. It turns out her son loves celery and cucumbers dipped in strawberry yogurt, tomato sauce or ranch dip. Her daughter will also accept carrots.
Toronto dad Richard Wontorra plans to stick to his one-lunch-for-all approach for his four teenagers, rotating between hot leftovers and favourites such as tuna salad sandwiches.
Other parents vow to enlist their children in the shopping and prepping – even to take orders the night before.
"If you want them to eat it, don't pack the stuff they don't like," says Joanne Saab, a registered dietitian who works in pediatric nutrition at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton. "They will not eat it if you're not there."
Start the discussion about what they'd like to eat with a few rules. There has to be a vegetable and a fruit, say experts, but let them choose. Don't pick the same foods every day.
"If we all just packed what our kids want to eat, we'd be packing Kraft Dinner and Kool-Aid," says Ms. Saab, co-author of the upcoming book Better Food for Kids: Your Essential Guide to Nutrition for All Children from Age 2 to 10.
But don't worry too much about the finer points of nutrition, says food sociologist Dina Rose. In her Hoboken, N.J., practice and on her website, itsnotaboutnutrition.squarespace.com, Dr. Rose tells parents to think about setting up lifelong eating habits.
"How our kids eat has nothing to do with the nutrition, really," she says. "They're not concerned about nutrition. They're concerned about the pleasures of eating. Or about making themselves feel comfortable in some way."
Dr. Rose says ensuring your children eat a variety of foods, tastes and textures, no matter how narrow their palate, is key. Even if your child eats only two things, alternate them. But she says parents often construct a masquerade around what variety means.
There is no appreciable difference in content or texture between pizza with tomato sauce and cheese, pasta with tomato sauce and cheese – and a grilled cheese with ketchup. Likewise, if breakfast is packaged oatmeal, snack is sweetened yogurt and lunch is peanut butter and jam, "It's all highly sweet and it's all gooey. That's not variety."
For her seven-year-old twin girls, Ms. Saab tries to serve sandwich lunches only once or twice a week. Other hits include hummus and pita chip, soups, pastas and leftovers such as chicken and rice pilaf. The fruit component can be unsweetened applesauce or frozen mango that thaws by lunch.
Dr. Rose suggests thinking about tapas-style meals consisting of little piles of meat, veg and cheese. Even this slight variation prepares kids to be introduced to new foods later, she says.
"Every time you're switching it up, you've changed the texture, the taste, the whole experience of eating."
Parents should also resist the urge to immediately interrogate their child about what they did eat for lunch. Often, Dr. Rose says, parents demand an empty lunch box because it's the only way they can ensure a child has eaten the one or two nutritious things they snuck in there. But it's akin to demanding a child take two more bites when they're full.
"The potential damage of the 'two more bites' isn't worth the nutritional pay-off," she says. Better to ask your kids to have a little bit of everything, she says.
In Mr. Wontorra's household, the rule, abetted by the school's keep-your-garbage policy, is that anything not eaten at lunch is the after-school snack.
And Dr. Rose and Ms. Saab suggest that parents relax about unhealthy foods at school. Instead, co-opt some of the worst kids' food trends as a way to reinforce good habits.
For one, pizza day can give you a break – and teach your child that an occasional slice is okay. But more isn't a healthy choice.
"I tell my daughter, 'You're having pizza Friday at school, so we won't have it at home this week," says Dr. Rose. "That's an important lesson to learn."
Kids need to know the reasons behind the rules, she says. And labelling pizza a less-healthy food and limiting it is better than trying to tell yourself that the cheese on the pizza provides, say, calcium. Or congratulating yourself that the whole-wheat dough you use at home makes any difference in the grand scheme of things.
"If you're trying to parse the nutrients, that's a failed exercise. And from the kid's perspective, it's still pizza and you're teaching them to eat pizza."
Another food to limit is salty, crunchy snacks such as Goldfish crackers. Dr. Rose says parents give their children Goldfish because they are "better" than chips. But that doesn't make them healthy, she says. And they're a salty gateway snack that leads to chips anyway. (She also sees juice as a gateway to Coke.)
Because they're a common snack at school, Dr. Rose says, she allows her daughter to have them there but doesn't buy them for home or lunches.
Likewise, Ms. Saab alternates white and diluted chocolate milk in her daughters' lunches. And Dr. Rose's daughter can have chocolate milk one day a week at school.
"What I want to teach her is you don't drink chocolate milk every time you drink milk. But chocolate milk's tasty."
Dr. Rose knew her plan was working this summer when her daughter was at day camp and could have all the chocolate milk her heart desired at lunch. Unprompted, she alternated white and chocolate milk each day. When she told her mom that she started with white milk on Mondays so she'd have white milk three times and chocolate only two, Dr. Rose was thrilled.
"I was so pleased. She had learned the lesson," she says.
As for Ms. Hicks, who blogs at urbanmoms.ca, she is thinking about broadening her son's breakfast-for-lunch horizons a bit this fall: She's trying to figure out if pancakes will keep until midday.Report Typo/Error
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The crew compartment occupies the central and rear parts of the hull and is used for accommodating the crew, installing the assemblies required for operation of the crew, and placing various equipment, ammunition, and SPTA. The crew compartment is divided into the driving compartment, fighting compartment, and troop compartment.
Driving compartment
The driving compartment is located in the front part of the crew compartment and comprises the driver's station fitted with armoured personnel carrier controls, and the commander's station fitted with communications devices and navigation equipment.
Fighting compartment
The fighting compartment is located in the central part of the crew compartment and comprises the gunner's station fitted with machine gun laying and control devices.
The troop compartment is located in the rear part of the crew compartment and comprises seats for troops, periscopic vision blocks, and firing ports to enable the troops to carry out observation and to fire small arms.
The crew compartment accommodates the filtering and ventilating unit and the main components of the ventilation, heating, and air conditioning systems.
The armoured hull of the personnel carrier provides protection of the crew, troops, and internal equipment against small arms fire, anti-tank mines, and effects of the mass destruction weapons.
Dazzle painting reduces the vehicle's visual signature and the range of its detection.
Main protection
The hull is made of armour and provides protection against 7.62 mm armour-piercing bullets.
The bottom of the armoured personnel carrier is made of armour steel in a cylindrical shape and provides protection against mines.
The armoured glass installed on the armoured personnel carrier provides protection that is identical to the protection provided by the main armour of the vehicle.
Additional protection
The design of the hull makes it possible to install additional protection array in the form of removable components that will provide protection against larger calibre bullets and more powerful mines. The level of additional protection is determined by the requirements of particular customers.
Filtering and ventilating unit
The filtering and ventilating unit is intended to purify the ambient air in order to remove toxic agents, radioactive dust, and biological warfare aerosols; to feed the purified air into the crew compartment; to create overpressure in the crew compartment; and to remove firing powder gases from the crew compartment.
The main armament is a remote-controlled anti-aircraft machine gun.
The surrounding terrain can be observed through the armoured glass windows and the day-time observation devices. The driver can also use the night vision device in order to drive the armoured personnel carrier under poor visibility conditions or at night.
TNPO-160 day-time observation device
TNP-165A day-time observation device
Driver's TNV-5 night vision device
The vehicle can be fitted with either IVECO 8142.38.11 engine or DEUTZ BF 4M 1013 FC engine. Each of the two is a four-stroke four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine with intermediate cooling of turbocharged air.
Lubricating system is forced, circulation-type, with 'wet' crankcase.
Cooling system is liquid, closed-loop, with forced liquid circulation and fan-operated sucking of air through radiators.
Air supply system is of dry type, with replaceable filter elements.
The power transmission is mechanical. It provides a constant transmission of torque from the engine to all the wheels. The power transmission comprises the following:
The gearbox installed together with the IVECO 8142.38.11 engine.
The gearbox installed together with the DEUTZ BF 4M 1013 FC engine.
Transfer box
Type: mechanical, two-stage, providing a constant transfer of torque to both axles with inter-axle differential with forced interlocking. The drive is mechanical or electro-pneumatic.
Modes of operation:
Main transmission (driving axle)
Wheel reducer
Suspension: independent, lever-type, torsion bar, with telescopic two-side action shock absorbers.
Wheels with deep no-disassembly rim.
The tyres are pneumatic, without tubes.
Designation of tyres: KORMORAN 295/80 R 22.5 D ON/OFF TL or MISHELIN XZL MPTTL 335/80 R20.
Communications devices
For external communications, the vehicle is fitted with the R-173M radio set and R-173PM radio receiver; for internal communications, with the AVSK-1 crew intercom system.
Radio set
Crew intercom system
At customer's request, the vehicle can be fitted with communications devices made by other manufacturers.
Radio receiver
Navigation equipment
The radio navigation equipment is intended to continuously determine the coordinates of location, the time and the vector of absolute travelling speed of the vehicle by using radio signals of the GLONASS and GPS NAVSTAR systems at any point of the globe, at any moment of time, independently of the weather conditions, to fulfil service tasks, and to indicate navigational parameters.
At customer's request, the vehicle can be fitted with the communications and navigational devices made by other manufacturers.
Ventilation system
The ventilation system with forced air circulation is intended to supply fresh air into the crew compartment and to remove powder gases when the troops fire their small arms when the filtering and ventilating unit is switched off.
Heating system
The heating system of the liquid type provides crew comfort in cold weather due to the heating of the air in the crew compartment and blowing the heated air to the window glasses.
Air conditioning system
The air conditioning system provides crew comfort in hot weather due to the cooling or ventilation in the armoured personnel carrier.
The system ensures the following:
Central tyre inflation system
The central tyre inflation system provides automatic regulation of preselected tyre pressure and makes it possible to check and change tyre pressure from the driver's station to allow for road conditions.
The winch is intended for self-recovery of the armoured personnel carrier, as well as for recovery of other stuck-in vehicles of the same weight class.
Coupling and towing device
The coupling and towing device with elastic damper element is intended to tow trailers (including those without brake system) with overall weight of up to 2 t.
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As my man DJ Clark Kent recently pointed out to me, there is no such thing as soul or hip-hop or rock. "It's all just music," he said. Indeed, if there was one thing our man J Dilla knew about, it was music. This is why he had no problem flipping tracks for hip-hop clientele as well as soul children Janet Jackson, D'Angelo and Erykah Badu. Recently, I interviewed singer/producer Bilal , whose forthcoming A Love Surreal is already being lauded as one best soul discs of the year . He and Dilla first collaborated on the track "Reminisce," from Bilal's debut 1st Born Second (Interscope, 2001). Twelve years later, his man from the D is still on his mind.
Can you talk about the value of collaborations?
Bilal: The best part of working with people is learning from them. I've worked with a lot of masters, so to get to watch I learned mad stuff. Not even asking questions, but just observing how they hear the music and what they respond too. Just to see other peoples focus. One of the people who intrigued me the most was J Dilla. He was just so fluid in the studio. The way he worked was as if he was boundless. He knew the electronics so well, a lot of time he didn't need an engineer or anybody. Then, when it came down to playing the music, he didn't need any musicians. He'd be getting on the keyboard. I was like, "Man, I never thought you could do all of that."
What was Dilla's studio like?
Bilal: His studio looked like a library of records. You couldn't see the walls. There were shelves that just went to the ceiling covered with records. He worked out of his house, then it got so busy he had two houses. In the house we worked out of this spot the basement was the studio. He had a gumball machine and a pinball machine. Then he had a Wurlitzer and all his instruments down there. And just mad records. He knew every record.
Was there a system?
Bilal: [ laughs ] If there was a system, you didn't really know. It just was so natural to him. He would be talking to us and making the beat at the same time, not missing a thing. Ten minutes later, he'd turn up the speakers and he'd be playing a brand new beat. He did "Reminisce" in ten minutes. He would just ride around in his jeep all day listening to music. From me sitting down taking my coat off, he'd be grabbing a record off the wall, finding the sample, chopping it and he would just make it. He did everything from scratch.
How long were you in Detroit with him?
Bilal: I was there for like a week. Then, I went out there again to work with him on his album. He was doing an album for MCA at the time. Went out there for another week. Each time I worked with him, I'd be there for about five days.
What was it about the Dilla's sound that stood out to you?
Bilal: Dilla… you could tell he was really inspired by what Q-Tip was doing. But he was so funky. And his understanding of rhythm, like it was a deeper understanding of rhythm and soul. And his understanding of simplicity. He could do so much in a beat, but still it sounded simple.


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If Julie Schenecker is mentally ill, an insanity defense will be difficult for her to prove, afield said.
afield said no one knows why Julie Schenecker killed her children, except Julie Schenecker.
Old Wally was afield too; but, so far as I could read from the woods' record, he fared no better than I on the trail of the buck.
But then it must be remembered that it was the early summer, and the troops were all afield.
It is wonderful when a man is afield with a man companion who understands both him and the woods.
Mr. Kincaid and Bobby were often afield on the beech ridges.
He would take me with him afield to carry the game bag, and I was the only one of many grandchildren to be named in his will.
I have been afield all my life and have never owned or used a camera.
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New Delhi: The front runner to become India's next prime minister has announced he will run for election in the holy city of Varanasi, a decision that could galvanise support among fellow Hindus but may focus attention on accusations of religious bias.
As India heads towards a general election that will start next month, Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the seat he would contest would be in Varanasi, where pilgrims come to wash away their sins in the sacred Ganges river.
Running for election in the ancient city, sometimes called the heart of Hinduism, will help Mr Modi brush up his Hindu nationalist credentials and also focus his campaign on an important swing area, India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh.
Mr Modi, who has ties to Hindu revivalist movements, is campaigning on his record of economic management as chief minister of the Gujarat state, and rarely talks about religion.
But the 63-year-old is dogged by accusations he did not do enough to stop religious riots in Gujarat in 2002 when mobs killed at least 1000 people, mainly Muslims. He denies the accusations and a Supreme Court investigation did not find evidence to prosecute him.
"Grateful to the Party for giving me opportunity to contest the election from the holy city of Varanasi! An honour to contest from Varanasi," Mr Modi wrote on Twitter.
Anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal, who has shaken up India's political landscape since a shock electoral debut last year, said he was ready to compete against Mr Modi for the seat.
"If people of Varanasi decide to give me this responsibility, I will accept it wholeheartedly," he told supporters.
A former tax collector, Mr Kejriwal was elected to lead the Delhi state government last year but resigned after 49 days, accusing the BJP and the ruling Congress party of blocking his legislative agenda. He accuses Mr Modi of collusion with big business.
The ruling Congress party's Rahul Gandhi called opinion polls predicting his party's defeat "a joke" on Sunday and said he expected to win the election.
In an interview with news agency PTI,Mr Gandhi said Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi (or Common Man) Party would not be a factor at a national level.
He also criticised Mr Modi, saying he had not been cleared of responsibility for the riots.
"The specific allegation and evidence pointing to Mr Modi's responsibility in the 2002 riots are yet to be adequately probed," he said, and suggested the Supreme Court investigation was flawed.


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Name: Greg Bird
Position: First Base
DOB: November 9, 1992
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
When he was healthy enough to play in 2012, the left-handed slugger hit a combined .337 with a .944 OPS between rookie level Gulf Coast League and short-season Staten Island Yankees.
"It was a good year," Bird said. "It was very frustrating at times not being able to play but sometimes you have to struggle to learn and to succeed so it was kind of a good lesson.
"It taught me to take care of my body so that I can play and perform on the field so in that aspect it was good. When I finally made it out there [to the field] and then going to Staten Island, that was just awesome. I had a blast up there. Overall it was a successful year."
Even when he was drafted as an offensive-minded catcher, the speculation even back then was there was a good chance he would eventually move to first base because of his high offensive ceiling.
Though the Yankees and Bird probably did not envision the shift occurring in just his first full season, nagging back issues accelerated such a move.
"I think it was just a mix of wearing my body down and just weakness," he said. "When your muscles fail and your legs fail it just goes after your joints, your ligaments, your tendons, and all of that.
"I think I just wore myself down to a point where I couldn't keep up with what I was doing and then my back kind of locked up as a result. Now it's just a matter of staying strong in the weight room and in the core, and doing all of my exercises. I think playing first base will take some of the stress off also."
Lost on those outside of baseball is just how rigorous the demands are for minor league catchers. It's not as simple as just catching the games. They literally spend hours before every game catching bullpens, working on their blocking, and things of that nature.
No longer having to crouch on his knees several hours per day, the move to first base has allowed Bird to stay fresh longer and that has helped build confidence with his offensive game.
"It's very high," Bird said. "It was never a matter of not liking catching because I love to catch. I love the aspect of being in every play and on the strategy side of catching. Now it's different just knowing that I can go out and perform to the best of my abilities offensively because I have more strength and energy.
"It's nice to be able to go out, get my work in, to be able to do all of that and not be exhausted. I get more out of it I feel like and I'm able to perform at a higher level."
He certainly did perform at a higher level once he switched positions too. He went on to hit an even .400 with six extra-base hits in eleven games for the Staten Island Yankees and turned it on even more during Instructional League play this offseason.
"You want to talk about somebody who can hit, that kid is going to hit! He's a great kid," Staten Island manager Justin Pope said. "He did a fantastic job transforming to first base because he was a catcher.
"He's another student of the game; loves to watch the game, loves to pick your brain, he remembers what pitchers do to him, and he loves to play everyday.
"I remember one at-bat [during Instructs] he was facing Jose Ramirez who was throwing 95-97 mph with a really good slider. Ramirez gets him 0-2 with slider, slider, then he comes inside with a 97 mph fastball and Bird just turns on it for a base hit to right field. Not too many people can do that."
Just like Mason Williams and Tyler Austin did finding success in Staten Island before breaking out nationally the following year, those inside the Yankees organization feel Bird is the next in line.
"I don't like to think about any of that," Bird said. "I just like to go out there, do my thing, have fun, enjoy it, and after that it's all in everyone else's hands. I try not to think about results. I think about the work, getting good quality reps, and the results kind of come from there.
"I'm just excited to get out there and play a full season, play in stadiums, go to all the different towns, and do that whole deal. I'm chomping at the bit to get out there and play.
"To play baseball everyday, I just enjoy it. If you enjoy it the rest falls into place I feel like. You have to have that want to do well and to enjoy the game."
He enjoys the game more than most and it shows in his play, especially after getting his feet wet at the professional level and then finding a new comfort level after making the position switch.
"It all adds up when you get comfortable. It's also an after the first year thing -- once you get used to the system, used to how everything runs, then you can put that stuff aside and worry about getting after it on the baseball side. It's just a comfort thing.
"Pro ball is different and it takes getting used to it, there's no doubt about it. I just think getting comfortable with the whole system and how everything works and then being healthy, I was able to go out there and perform at a higher level," he concluded.
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Batting and Power. Bird has the basics of a strong foundation already in place to be an impact offensive player; great patience at the plate, above average pitch recognition, plus bat speed, a short compact stroke, and an ability to use the whole field. What brings it all together too is his extremely calm demeanor in the batter's box. He approaches every at-bat as if it were batting practice and because of that he is a very good clutch hitter. Throw in above average power potential from the middle to opposite field and plus power potential to the pull side, there really isn't a weakness in his bat.
Base Running and Speed. As most catchers or first baseman types can attest to, Bird has no real speed that would make him an impact in the running game. He is a station to station runner all the way.
Defense. Despite his lack of experience at first base, Bird shows some real abilities around the bag. He is good at making the short-hop scoops and despite not being fast he does have solid range. A very cerebral player overall, he is adept at making the little tweaks in his game to improve and that should allow him to be an above average defensive first baseman long-term.
Projection. With an amazingly quick bat of a short compact stroke, an advanced patient approach at the plate, and overall plus power potential, Bird had always projected to be and still has the ceiling of a future heart of the order type big league hitter. Even changing positions has not changed that and if anything the extra wear and tear on his body that he would have had to endure while catching through the years is no longer an issue, making the likelihood of Bird reaching his ceiling as a hitter even better. It should not be long before he is considered one of the top prospects in the organization.
ETA. 2015. Bird is ready for low-A Charleston to start the 2013 season and with little to no weaknesses in his offensive game he should begin to move a bit quickly at some point. A late season call-up to high-A Tampa later in the year is likely.


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Second year Medicine students Jennifer Melvin, Rikki Warren and Kimberley McDonough, created TBH as part of their preclinical social justice assignment.
The program is run primarily in pre-primary classrooms with students, who play the role of a worried parent, bringing their "sick" teddy bears to a simulated hospital for treatment by one of 65 trained "Teddy Bear Doctors" from Notre Dame.
Children move through four stations including a waiting room; a doctor's consultation room; a treatment room and an activities table. The stations allow children to interact with safe medical equipment in a non-threatening environment.
At the end of the visit, each child and their "healed" teddy bear leave the TBH with a pawscription of fruit, a greater knowledge of healthy eating habits, the importance of outdoor activities and a big smile.
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Apps are a dime a dozen, and if it's the Apple Store they are one too many. Which is the biggest problem – it's difficult to wade through them and find the real gems. Here is one new app that is free and makes you an instant rap singer. What's more, you can share it on Facebook and become a singer in your social community.
Aptly named Songify, this nifty app does what it says: Turns your dull, jaded monotonous squeaker into an enigmatic voice that juggles between a high and low pitch. All these songs last 1.10 minutes, and the free app has three rap styles to go with it. Just go to settings menu, click on the style you want and you're good to go!
Going about it is fairly easy, because of its intuitive user interface. You just hit anywhere on the surface of your fourth generation iPod Touch or iPhone, and the device starts recording. However, all those who own the older iPod Touch and iPhone need to use a microphone to record. You can just speak into the phone and the app turns that into a funky song. If you would like to experiment with six other musical styles, you will have to buy them within the app.
The best part? You can connect to your Facebook or Twitter and give the app access to share your music online. Not only that, but you even get to hear others who have uploaded their stuff online and rate them. Even if you are a bad bathroom singer, this app will prompt you to not only record your voice, but also share it with the world, like I did. Still, if you are shy, you could just save it in your Songify library or email it to yourself or a few select people. The only downside? The app is 16.2 MB. So make sure you have ample space before you download it.
One warning, though. It's fairly addictive. Use it only if you have enough time to kill.
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