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A Thai comedian was left laughing on the other side of his face when he was arrested for a mock jailbreak in which he and another actor dashed onto a Bangkok bus handcuffed and wearing prison uniforms.
Police arrested Santi Meesaengchan, 37, after intercepting the bus and fined him 1,000 baht ($24) for "causing panic in public places" while pretending to be a prisoner on the run in Wednesday's made-for-TV prank.
The bus, carrying a mixture of actors and ordinary passengers, was equipped with a hidden camera to capture the reaction of members of the public, newspapers reported.
The verdict from the country's leading tabloid, Thai Rath: "Not very funny".
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(CNSNews.com) - Gil Kerlikowske, the Customs and Border Protection commissioner, says he's "confident that we have the resources" to secure the southern border, which 52,000 children had crossed illegally as of mid-June.
"As you know, (Homeland Security) Secretary (Jeh) Johnson has just deployed an additional 150 agents to the Rio Grande Valley, and that is on top of the 115 that are already moving in, so I'm confident that we have the resources," Kerlikowske told ABC News in an interview that aired on Sunday.
"These are family members, these are not gang members, they are not dangerous individuals," he added.
But Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Kerlikowske is "absolutely and totally wrong."
"For one thing, there is a Border Patrol agent -- I should say 15 Border Patrol agents per mile from El Paso to California. In Texas, that number is seven Border Patrol agents totally per mile. So the idea that there's equity and there's enough Border Patrol agents is totally and absolutely incorrect."
Perry, speaking on ABC's "This Week," blamed the Obama administration's "catch-and-release" immigration policies for sending the wrong message to Central Americans.
Last week, Perry told Congress that allowing the tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors to remain in the United States is not the humane thing to do:
"Nobody's doing any of these children the slightest favor by delaying a rapid return to their countries of origin, which in many cases is not Mexico," Perry told a field hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee:
"Allowing them to remain here will only encourage the next group of individuals to undertake this very, very dangerous and life-threatening journey. And those who come must be sent back to demonstrate in no uncertain terms that risking your lives on the top of those trains and the ways that they are coming here -- it's not worth that.
"Even those who have survived this very treacherous journey are still at risk. We've already had one confirmed case of H1N1," he noted. "And we have been informed by our federal partners of two additional cases of type A influenza that are likely to be H1N1 in addition to reports of other illnesses and diseases that you all have read about."
Perry urged the Obama administration to increase the number of Texas National Guard units that are involved in border security operations.
He said any illegal immigrants released into the U.S. population must be medically screened.
And he said Texas must be reimbursed "for the $500-million-plus that we've spent securing the border over the past decade. We have been fulfilling a federal responsibility and the hardworking people of the State of Texas shouldn't have to shoulder that cost by themselves.
"And finally, my message to President Obama is to secure this border, Mr. President, finally address this issue and secure this border; invest sufficient resources to put an adequate number of Border Patrol agents on the ground permanently, utilize existing technology including drones and other assets that we know -- we know how to do this."

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Candid images of patients and staff at the Specialty Surgery Center in Liverpool, New York -- a busy and productive ambulatory surgery center dedicated to ocular and ENT procedures. Images were taken by one of the member physicians, Dr. Marc Safran.
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- Publish Date Jun 13, 2009
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I'll be heading to Woodlands today to see the Falcons host defending Class C champ Solomon Schechter. Follow me on Twitter @vzmercogliano for live updates and postgame coverage.
Here is the full schedule for Tuesday, with my picks in bold:
North Salem at Mahopac, 4:15 p.m.
Brewster at Panas, 4:30 p.m.
Hen Hud at Arlington, 4:30 p.m.
Pawling at Haldane, 4:30 p.m.
Ketcham at Beacon, 4:30 p.m.
Solomon Schechter at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m.
Westlake at Croton-Harmon, 4:30 p.m.
Blind Brook at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.
Arlington B at John Jay, 4:30 p.m.
Nanuet at YMA, 4:30 p.m.
Poughkeepsie at Peekskill, 4:45 p.m.
Greeley at Rye, 5 p.m.
Putnam Valley at Yorktown, 6:15 p.m.
Briarcliff at Harrison, 6:30 p.m.


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The hotel is central, 100meters from the town´s shopping center and all the restaurants and coffee shops. It has its own parking which was free of charge under the period we were there. The personal is kind and helpful. The breakfast was not that expected for hotel´s price. There was no personal after 19:00 in reception. Lobby was closed and there was no possibility to drink or eat anything after that time.
It is a charming hotel run by a delightful & very professional couple.
Nothing This is not a recommandable hotel. Too expensive for nothing.
Position in town,very friendly personel,good recommendations for eating out,well isolated rooms,quiet,nice view of street with traditional danish buildings.
Staff very welcoming and providing useful information, breakfast outstanding, good laocation near station
good brekfast, lokation in city hard beds
Friendly staff, comfy and clean room.
One of the best hotels i have ever stayed in, very good value for money no
It was very convenient to downtown Skagen and it had an excellent breakfast! The owners were on site and very involved in guest care There are some wild stairs - steep and oddly shaped. Good test of balance and strength with your luggage, but the hotel staff is very helpful
Nice clean and central hotel with complementary coffee 24-H. Quiet except for some other guests who brought a trailer full of dogs that stayed overnight on the parking lot.
The staff were so brilliant. Every single query we had was resolved instantly. I cannot fault them. We also hired bikes with the hotel which was cheap and a great way of getting round. When arriving from Aalborg on the train get off at Freideksnaj or something ie the stop before Skagen and hotel is just across the road to the right.
This was my second visit to Skagen and my first time in a hotel. The hotel reception, superior room, bar, restaurant were excellent, clean and good quality. We reserved a superior room, it was very clean and spacious. The only comment is the hotel is approx 2-3 Kms from SKagen city center. For older visitors with limited mobility, walking or biking may not be an option, a car would be a must have. For me the walk was no problem, very enjoyable, with much to see.
The bike rental, breakfast staff was very efficient
durty under the couch, too far from center
Beautiful room and hotel. Far too expensive. Not even Wi-Fi was included in the unreasonably high price.
A very good breakfast buffet. Nice room. A bit far from the center. Expensive for the level of services and equipment
Excellent breakfast buffet all ground floor rooms
General design and appearance. We were not told about the free bicycles which cost us a taxi ride.
Swimmingpool. Familiy apartments. Clean and comfortable. Quiet and friendly atmosphere. To expencive.Outsheck to early (11 a.m.) Should have bin 12 a.m.
The room was big, comfortable and clean, reasonable and pleasant bicking distance till Skagen center, very quiet and family friendly.
Very nice hotel in good design - cleanliness was high and good location in Skagen. Walking distance to the city and habour (5 min.)
Modern hotel, clean and comfortable. Well equipped kitchen. Washing machine. Two toilets. In fact, rather than being a room, this is a FLAT. For 6 people, one flat will be cheaper than 3 double rooms! Excellent parking Little privacy. The outdoor areas of the hotel was only asphalt.
The house is well maintained and equipped, ecellent for family holiday staying. The staffs are very helphul and friendly. It would be better if hotel offers washing powder, toiletary items, or a samll shop for guest to choose from, even at some extra cost.
Nice room and a great location at the end of the pedestrian zone. Cosy in the visevershus. Ok Breakfast The service at the restaurant at dinner was poor.
we were not informed that our room was impacted by the live music played downstays until 1:30 am, when we mentioned it, we was just told we should have been - no excuse received.this is room 12.
The town around the hotel. The hotel was old and not in a very good standard.
The fact that the room was very clean. Good situated at the 2nd floor. Breakfast was very good. There is a smell from the kitchen not too good
Good food, soft beds and central location.
The natural setting: wood, beach and sea. Houses are nice and plenty of space.
Fabulous set up for children with playgrounds, jumping pillow, mini golf, indoor heated pool and water slide. Apartment also well set up with good kitchen, living area and bedrooms. I would have liked more hot water for a longer shower.
Great place for families. Waterpark, jumping pillows, tennis, indoor badminton, minigolf and much more made this a hit with my family. Also walking distance to a great beach. Having to pay cash with a money transfer prior to arriving at the hotel.
We have three children aged 11, 12 and 13, and this was super for them, and us as parents. Lots of things to do! Helpful staff, and nice surroundings. We will recomend this place to our friends.
Reasonably good breakfast buffet. Easy access to and from motorway. Futuristic design. Very small rooms. No family rooms available (even though we specifically had booked one). A little bit too long walking distance to city centre.
Historic Inn in picturesque beach town within walking distance of shops and restaurants. Very good breakfast buffet. Price was very good compared to other hotels in same area.Room was very quiet and comfortable. Simply furnished - not luxurious but well cared-for. Fish factory and other dock buildings made immediate surroundings feel a bit industrial as opposed to "charming". Lovely old bar was not open at night.
The Hotel is close to the beach and close to the city. They did not take International cards . We had to go to a mini bank to get cash to pay the bill. That goes for all the guests.
The hotel was nice, the room was quite big for being a single room, and it was on the way to the beach but near the centre too.
A helpful receptionist, a spacious and comfortable room, a plenty of power plugs, good breakfast, a very nice dining-room, placed in the centre of the town. No internet, missing wall mounted coat rack, the shower needs a bit more cleaning, a bit noisy from the nearby factory, a bit too expensive.
Near from room to external restaurant. Good atmosphere. It would have been great if the personell had mentioned that the restaurant closed that early, so that we could have ordered some more wine before closing.
nice breakfast too expensive for the small and old room we received. its far from Skagen, but charge Skagen prices. Better to stay in Frederikshavn.
we liked the location and the small village and we like the garden I did not like the dirty carpent and the smell in the room. The bed was terrible. I did not sleep because of the smell froom the bathroom. It was a terrible night
the atmosphere was friendly and staff cheerful. Rooms was clean and the beds were comfortable.
Location & free parking. Staff very helpfull with good english,the recently updated rooms are fitted to a very good standard. The open shared balcony was not to our liking
Nice surroundings, quiet place, a place with charm. Not the most modern rooms in the world, but ok for the price.
Great hotel. Perfect location. If you pay by credit card be prepared to pay 2 or 3% extra. The restaurant is very expensive, and also surcharges for paying by credit card.
the service the helpfulness of staff the beautiful rooms everything was just perfect no
Quiet and comfortable room with a peaceful athmosphere.Nice little "balcony" outside the room for reading and resting . Friendly staff. Excellent breakfast with everything you can imagine, (even waffles which you can fry yourself!)
We liked the location and the garden We had booked for 2 nights but only stayed for one, 3rd August.We cancelled because our room smelled bad, and there were stains on the cushions. The hotel is very old and so it was very noisy- we could hear the conversation in the next room and did not get much sleep.The views from our room were lovely however.The food was very poor value for money, and the waiting staff in the restaurant were not able to cope, and seemed poorly trained. We ordered the Vegatable Cassoulet and the Creme Brulee. The Cassoulet was a large plate of white beans cooked in tomato, with no variety in taste or appearance. . The creme brulee was very small and not crunchy on top, though it was presented prettily. Breakfast was disappointing
We wanted countryside and closeness of beach, the latter was not really true Too basic for this price, e.g.no hairdrier
We liked the style of the hotel and the location and the staff were friendly and helpful. The rooms are very spartan
Old style atmosphere. Feeling like a 19th traveller.
Truly excellent location, lovely room with a balcony and a view. 10 minute walk to beautiful beach and the sea. Good food but limited menu and small portions. Request for extra bread was viewed not very favourably ! Wine extortionally expensive, 440 Kr for a bottle of Shiraz
Great location, beautiful surroundings, beach nearby, quiet
We liked the quietness and peace. The friendly staff and the good food and wine. A bit spartan and not being able to use blinds. The light came too early and kept us awake from 4 o'clock in the morning.


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Gas prices fall avg. 6 cents in Texas
Average retail gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 6.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.03/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 13,114 gas outlets in Texas.
This compares with the national average that has fallen 5.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.30/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
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As women became more active in the water and were learning to swim they began to accept more practical changes in bathing costume.
I told you to shorten my bathing costume, by taking it up at the knees.
Flannel is the best material for a bathing costume, and gray is regarded as the most suitable color.
Ally Sloper its name; its subject, ladies in bathing costume.
The bodice of the bathing costume continued to be bloused, but by 1905 it was modified to be merely loose.
Carlotta is undoubtedly bewitching in her bathing costume, and enjoys a little triumph of beauty.
bathing costume did not evolve gracefully into the swim suit, nor was there an abrupt replacement of one garment for the other.
They were in bathing costume, and Miss Lee, espying Arch, fastened upon him without ceremony.
Twopence for carrying a basket of towels and a bathing costume and two elephant sandals all over the island!
Each girl carried her bathing costume and towel in a neat parcel, and large hampers of lunch were in readiness.


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Highest recommendation for Hali Ziff. My ex hired a pit bull, which made the entire process horrible, but Hali managed to settle things down to a more agreeable level and get this whole thing closed. She certainly knows how to battle it out in court (and for me, had to from time to time), but also knows that it takes more time, costs more, and leaves everyone angry to go that route. Certainly, no one is happy to go through divorce, but mine ended at a place we both can live with, and I credit Hali for getting the other side and me there.


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- Low interest rates fuel market bull run
- Stock hopes pinned on resources and RBA
- M&A finds legs as directors get over their risk aversion
Australia's obsession with equities, relative to all other developed economies, has delivered handsome returns for investors in the past financial year and looks set to continue to do so in the year ahead.
But it won't be all plain sailing. Six years after the global financial crisis, the world's biggest economy, the United States, is preparing to return to more normal monetary conditions.
In the meantime, equities will be favoured by domestic and global investors because of the higher yields relative to fixed interest, the benign attitude to higher-risk assets, and the asset allocation decisions of big global investors.
Evidence of the apparent disregard for risk taking in financial assets can be seen in the lowest spreads on junk bonds since 2007, the lowest levels of volatility in bond and currency markets since the global financial crisis and the rising premiums paid for shares.
In Australia, a bizarre situation is becoming entrenched. The most highly leveraged stocks on the ASX, the big four banks, are regarded by many institutional investors as "defensive" stocks.
Traditionally, defensive stocks have been drawn from sectors offering essential services such as the big supermarket chains, utilities and other infrastructure assets. But thanks to the voluminous liquidity injections by the world's three biggest central banks, the valuation of some assets has decoupled from fundamentals, according to the latest annual report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
The BIS did not name which assets were in bubble territory but it did highlight that Australia has one of the most profitable banking systems in the world.
Heading into year of growth
The profitability of our banks is being helped by the free and easy monetary conditions in global markets.
That lowers their wholesale funding costs and should boost their net interest margins.
We are headed into another year of growth in central bank balance sheets as the United States Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan buy financial assets and thereby pump liquidity into the global financial system.
Central bank assets began to grow rapidly in 2007, and they have more than doubled since then, to an unprecedented total of more than $20 trillion, more than 30 per cent of global GDP, according to the BIS.
In China, the authorities in Beijing are ensuring easier monetary conditions amid rumblings about problem loans soaring in shadow banking.
The Americans this month will cut their monthly asset purchases by $US10 billion ($10.6 billion) to $US35 billion as part of a gradual tapering of its accommodative monetary conditions.
The Fed's objective is maximum employment and price stability but so far the biggest winners have been capital not labour. That has been a boon for equity investors.
The latest Fortune 500, which lists the 500 largest companies in the US ranked by revenue, showed the US corporate sector is enjoying a bonanza.
Profits at the 500 grew by 31.7 per cent in fiscal 2013 but the group added just 180,000 employees, a meagre increase of 0.7 per cent, Fortune said in its latest edition. At the current rate of tapering the Fed will have stopped asset purchases by the end of the year and be on the path to lifting interest rates some time next year.
The move to higher interest rates in the US could be tricky for emerging markets, which, despite their enormous foreign currency reserves, are vulnerable to the actions of portfolio investors who tend to have short-term investment horizons.
Emerging market economies have been big users of capital markets for domestic funding.
That carries risks because it means they are vulnerable to changes in portfolio flows.
Japan records strong growth
The first suggestions of tapering in mid-2013 sent shockwaves through emerging markets. Countries with current account deficits, rapid credit growth and high inflation were hit hardest, according to analysis by the BIS.
But that was before the launch of Abenomics by the Japanese prime minister,
Japan recorded a very strong GDP growth number in the first quarter. Abe is implementing the most aggressive economic restructuring plan seen in Japan for more than 15 years.
In Europe, the ECB president
Equity investors, meanwhile, are enjoying the warm glow that comes from consistently rising share prices.
But that cannot go on forever. There are already signs that the share price increases are disconnected from earnings growth.
The BIS said in its annual report that as major equity indices in the advanced economies reached record highs, prices rose by more than the expected growth in underlying fundamentals.
"The S&P 500 Index, for instance, gained almost 20 per cent in the 12 months to May 2014, whereas expected future earnings grew less than 8 per cent over the same period," the BIS said.
"The cyclically adjusted price/earnings ratio of the S&P 500 stood at 25 in May 2014, six units higher than its average over the previous 50 years. Prices of European equities also rose over the past year, by more than 15 per cent, despite low growth in the aftermath of the euro area debt crisis and a drop of 3 per cent in expected earnings."
Equity fund managers are good at anticipating economic recovery and are adept at pricing tomorrow's growth today. But they also have a track record of being blindsided by sudden and unexpected changes in financial conditions.
One area that poses a threat to the stability of the world financial system is the shift to market-based debt financing.
The BIS said that while borrowers have used the favourable conditions to lock in long-term funding in capital markets, the availability of market funding was notoriously procyclical. In other words, it is available in large quantities and at a cheap price when conditions are good, but this can change at the first hint of problems.
Shadow banking a potential hurdle
It is estimated by the BIS that the amount of US dollar credit outstanding outside the US was about $US7 trillion at end of 2013.
Another potential hurdle standing in the way of another year of positive returns from domestic and international equities is potential ructions in shadow banking.
At its broadest, shadow banking captures all global asset managers whose decisions on asset allocation can have systemic implications for emerging markets.
This worries the BIS, which says that a relatively small shift, of say 5 per cent, in the $US70 trillion in assets managed by large asset management companies from advanced economies to emerging market economies would result in additional portfolio flows of $US3.5 trillion..
The BIS says that is equivalent to 13 per cent of the $US27 trillion stock of emerging market bonds and equities.
The other cloud over the world economy is China's shadow banking system. It is a mammoth pool of loan assets which has had an uncanny ability to survive without loan defaults.
That is simply impossible, as highlighted by a respected China strategist at Merrill Lynch, David Cui, who is based in Hong Kong.
He says that the government has been handling the regional shadow banking system in China with kid gloves for fear of causing wider damage.
The trust industry in China has grown from 1.2 trillion yuan ($200 billion) in 2008 to 11.7 trillion yuan by March this year. Within that period, there were no defaults.
He says there was a brief scare in January but things have since returned to "normal".
Australian investors are hostage to developments in China. The abiding hope is that the Chinese authorities can handle a crisis in the country's financial system whenever that occurs.
However, the BIS warns that if the global financial crisis taught the world one lesson, it is that financial cycles, which can last for 15 to 20 years, usually go largely undetected.
But the fallout can be devastating.
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A wedding album put together for Shana & Sean illustrating their special day.
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"We can't let up, y'all"
Tangy chili on a fall night wasn't all it took to warm the hearts for the faithful of Walhalla's Partners for Progress. They are encouraged for the future and the change it will bring to a town known as a gateway to the mountains. After hearing the mayor say streetscape is on the way, Partners for Progress members heard realtor and developer John Powell outline various projects to restore old Walhalla buildings and put them to new use. They include converting the old courthouse into a 55-room hotel with what Powell called a first-class restaurant facing Main Street. He also announced projects to renovate the former Owens 66 station on Main, as well as a new use for the Keowee Courier building. To his audience of about 50 people, Powell exhorted, "We can't let up y'all."


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Piscina y baño de vapor Habitaciones limpias Perros Habitaciones pequeñas
Las camas eran muy cómodas. Personal amable
El desayuno: amplia selección y calidad de productos Los pasillos: en general la apariencia era como de materiales un poco antigüos
Hermoso hotel grand old. Excepcional servicio y ubicación.
La tranquilidad y el confort. No
Muy bien situado en el centro de Calgary cerca de la torre, trato esquisito, hasta incluso alguno habla español. No
La verdad que lo unico que puedo rescatar como positivo son los amennities... El tamaño del cuarto no era bueno, si bien esta mantenido, todo el edificio es como bastante viejo, y se nota mucho en el mobiliario de la habitacion. La zona es centrica pero se ve de todo tipo de gente... Pesimo me parece el hecho de que quieran cobrar por todo, para llamar a un shuttle me querian cobrar, para usar el work center tenes que pagar, no lo recomiendo, sigo prefiriendo la cadena Delta.
Hermosa, habitaciones limpias. El personal es muy educado y amable. No había desayuno continental.
El personal es increíblemente amable y servicial Plato de queso en menú con servicio a la habitación me dijo: "fruta fresca' y eran viejas, demasiado horrible para comer.
The breakfast buffet.
Great location,friendly staff,good valet parking,excellent food in room service,interestingly different decor,comfortable bed,good sized room,excellent tv(but see below in adverse comments),very good shower. The artsy sink in the bathroom was too small for the powerful faucet and wet both my wife and I on separate occasions. There was no shaving/make up mirror. The heating system was extremely noisy but effective (it was -22c during our stay). The room lighting was too dim. The lovely wall mounted plasma tv was hobbled by a stretched low def picture(we could not alter the aspect ratio) and we were unable to get ppv movies due to severe picture distortion. The hotel service engineer responded very promptly , he was extremely pleasant but unable to fix the problem which originated at the media server ,not the tv itself .
Clean, modern, lots of electrical outlets in the room. Shouldn't be charged for WiFi in the room. Also, the air conditioner (heater) was loud.
Lots going on, close to lots of good calgary spots. Great restaurants as well as pool side lounge.
The staff was very nice & helpful including at the bar. Lovely art but need more. The room & bathroom were spa like and the Yellow Door bar & bistro was elegant. Nice Lobby, too. The valet guys were trying to rip us off on prices to park. The front counter said it was $20 but they told us $30.the WiFi said it was insecure so I reported that.
I was with my best friend and we made the best of it. Even though we had terrible service. I felt that the some of the staff was rude. Mainly on the girl that I talked to on the phone that they charged me $18 for parking when it should have been $10 which she refunded me for. But she was extremely rude. Just cause of her I would never stay at your hotel again nor would I tell other people to stay there. I wanted to have a great hotel stay with my best friend and just from her it was ruined.
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India's pride Ambassador will come in a new look. Hindustan Motors (HM ) has instructed its Pune's design firm to give a new look to its iconic car Ambassador. Its first new variant is expected to be ready by December. HM introduced Ambassador in 1958. The new look of Ambassador is a part of marketing tactics to mount up HM's image in the auto industry which was on the verge to refer BIFR following 90 % of the total loss in the first quarter of this fiscal.
The Managing Director of Hindustan Motors told that the first new variant will be ready by December. Onio -Design is working with the core team of Hindustan Motors to give a new look to ambassador. They have planned to launch new Ambassador by first quarter of 2011 . He added that their aim is to increase the target audience by bringing in new variants of Ambassador. The manufacturing of Ambassador's new variants will be done from Uttarpara facility. The upcoming new variants will come in the engine capacity ranging from 1500 cc to 2000 cc.
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Jha stated that HM sold around 8,000 units of Ambassador in last financial year whereas they are expecting to reach figures more than 10,000 by end of this financial year. Jha also intimated that the company is planning to bring in hatchback cars soon and said that the manufacturing of the new variants of Ambassador is based on the customer feedbacks. HM has recently launched diesel and CNG variants of Light Commercial Vehicle Winner XD and are now headed to manufacture two tonne payload Light Cmmercial Vehicles. Hindustan Motors is looking ahead to double its dealership network and are looking to show their significant presence with the launch of new Ambassador variants.
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Due to consistent rise in the raw materials HM has increased its car prices between Rs. 2,000 and 3,000 in October. On this Sougat Sen, Senior Director of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers(SIAM) said that all the car manufactures were facing the problem of consistent rise in raw materials and there was no hike in HM 's price which made them forced to increase the car prices.


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So to save my sanity, I started a new pencil system. I found these Really Useful Boxes at Office Depot. (Affiliate link for the boxes on Amazon at the end of the post.) I labeled the boxes with my students' numbers so I could reuse them each year.
On Monday, each student gets a box with 5 sharpened pencils. I also put a block eraser in there too. The student's responsibility is to keep up with all 5 pencils and the eraser, even if the pencils break. If the pencils fall in the floor, they have to pick them up so they have enough in their box. I do not provide any other pencils during the week. I feel like five is plenty. They could even break one a day and still be fine.
On Friday, I take up the boxes. If the student has all five pencils and the eraser, they get a small prize in their box for Monday. Prizes are usually either stickers, a small piece of candy, or little party favors. If less students have their five pencils on Friday, the prize gets bigger so all students will be motivated for the next week.
On Friday, I sharpen the broken pencils and their box is ready to go. Also, I do replace pencils that are beyond sharpening so each student has five pencils on Monday.
This system has entirely cut down on students not having a pencil or wanting me to constantly sharpen their pencils. If a student asks me to sharpen their pencils, I tell them that they should have 4 more in their box. I also keep my pencil sharpener hidden so the students have no idea that I have one in the classroom. (Keeps them from breaking it when I have a sub, which seems to always happen.)
If you are interested in the boxes, here's an affliliate link for them on Amazon. These boxes are really heavy plastic so they are going to last for a while.


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> Thanks Angus for the reply, I have been struggling with PPTP and a
> Win98SE system that will not map drives thru a PPTP, so I thought I
> would give it another go another way.
Why can't you map drives with win98se over pptp? If the pptp client address that you give is on the
same subnet as the rest of your network you should be able to map drives uising the net use command.


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The aircraft went down south-east of the Macedonian capital, Skopje. The cause of the crash is unclear, but officials described it as an accident.
Skopje airport was closed for two hours after the incident.
The transport helicopter was returning soldiers from a tour of duty in the EU-led peacekeeping mission in Bosnia.
'Terrible accident'
The Mi-17 helicopter crashed around 1100 GMT as it prepared to land, officials said.
A police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said the aircraft came down and burst into flames near a village of Katlanovo, about 10km (six miles) south-east of Skopje.
Witnesses said they saw a fireball on impact.
Those killed in the crash included two helicopter crew members.
"This is a terrible accident, a great tragedy and a great loss," said Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski, after visiting the site of the crash.
An investigation is under way.
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Ask Health Experts and Get Answers to Your Health Question ASAP
Dear JA customer,
I need some more information to help you in a better way.
Do you have any associated pain?
Are you taking any birth control pills?
Is the entire left foot discoloured?
Any associated swollen veins in the leg or foot?
When did you noticed this discolouration?
No there is no pain. I'm not on any sort of pills at all. It's only the top and a little of the side of my foot that is discoloured. It improves slightly if I massage it but never goes away. There are a couple of slightly swollen veins at the side of my foot. I've noticed it more in the last couple of weeks as my weight has gone down and I am exercising more and more I am looking at my body more. I've always had poor circulation though, when I was a kid standing up to practise the violin for a couple of hours made my legs red and splotchy
Thanks for the detailed info.
Bluish discolouration is a sign of poor venous return.
Medically speaking your symptoms may be defined as chronic venous insufficiency.
This may be a early case of chronic venous insufficiency with mild symptoms.
Diagnostic testing that may be done in your case include
Colour doppler study of peripheral vessels.
Also you should check your blood pressure as well as in few cases the blood pressure is often elevated.
Compression stocking can be a option to manage this condition.
A consultation by a vascular specialist may be considered as well.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.


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Meet Healthy Surprise – Our New Profile Video
Check out this short (1 minute) video that we put together profiling Healthy Surprise. We wanted to create a quick video that captured the essence of what we did, and showed off our passion for healthy snacks. The video was shot at our Los Angeles warehouse by our great friends over at Bonomotion. We were really impressed with how fun and easy it was to do the shoot and make the video. Fun and easy – kind of like Healthy Surprise!
Take a look at the video below and let us know what you think! Did we forget to mention anything? Let us know in the comments.
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Professional Liability/Risk Management Brief; Project Records Retention
Proper management and retention of project records does not mean saving everything. Systems must be efficient and procedures clear and simple so that the records retention process does not interfere with other administrative functions of an office.
Keep Permanent Project Records
An effective records retention policy should be in writing and should:
Firms should determine what they consider to be permanent project records. Every project has temporary documents—those used to develop final instruments of service. These documents include report drafts, handwritten logs and diaries, rough calculations, and draft sketches. Temporary documents should be discarded when a superseding document is created or when the project is closed.
Permanent documents include interim documents that are provided as milestone submittals or contract deliverables. This category should also include all final documents, project correspondence, meeting memoranda and minutes, internal memoranda, logs, journals, and calendars. Handwritten telephone memoranda or site visit notes are considered final if they are not superseded by typed versions.
Professional services agreements, contract drafts, and any subsequent modifications should be maintained as well. In many instances, the final contract terms can be clarified by looking at what each party proposed, what objections were recorded, and what compromises were reached.
Firms also need to develop a timetable for when specific types of documents should be destroyed. It is essential that the destruction system is logical and that firms keep to the schedule.
Preserve Special Project Records
Priority should be given to saving files for those projects in which new building products, systems, or methods of application were used. Documents indicating that professional services, recommendations, and judgments were in accordance with the applicable standard of care and the professional services contract are basic to the retention process. Also, firms should retain files for any project that suffered an unusual number of design, construction, personality, or financial problems.
Determine the Retention Period
Establishing a disposal date for records is ultimately a business decision of the firm. One of the main factors to consider is the length of the statutes of repose in the states governing projects. Keeping project records for at least one year past the longest applicable statute of repose is prudent. Government projects may include detailed record-keeping obligations, and various federal, state, and local agencies have established rules that govern record keeping. Firms may also be committed by contract to retain project records for a specific amount of time for the client.
Maintain Records Retention Procedures
Firms should develop procedures based on the firm's specific needs and abilities to enforce those procedures over time. A sound records management and retention policy adds to the credibility of the firm should questions arise concerning a possible lack of documentation on a specific project. Such a policy often leads to reduced exposure or to the early resolution of disputes. Retaining well-prepared project records may even provide the firm with the ability to turn a possible claim into an opportunity to provide additional services to a former client.
© 2009, Victor O. Schinnerer & Company Inc. Statements concerning legal matters should be understood to be general observations based solely on our experience as risk consultants and may not be relied upon as legal advice, which we are not authorized to provide. All such matters should be reviewed with a qualified advisor. Victor O. Schinnerer & Company Inc. is managing underwriter for the CNA/Schinnerer Professional Liability Insurance Program, commended by NSPE/PEPP since 1957.
Nominate Fellow Engineers for NSPE Awards
NSPE offers several awards that have upcoming deadlines in 2010. Below are just a few of the award programs NSPE will be conducting this year.
For details, visit the NSPE Awards Web page.
PEPP Award:
The PEPP Award is given annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and recognition of the role of private practice in serving the public interest.
PEPP Merit Award:
The PEPP Merit Award is presented to committee chairs or members, PEPP members serving in liaison functions or on joint activities, or to any other member who has made significant contributions. In addition, the employer of a PEPP Merit Award recipient is recognized for the support the consulting engineering firm has given to the profession through the activities of the PEPP Merit Award recipient.
Mentor of the Year Award:
The Mentor of the Year Award is given each year to the one member of NSPE who best exemplifies the ideal image of a mentor. The award may be given to an individual who has established a record of consistent outreach toward individuals in the engineering field, including engineering professionals and students, over a number of years.
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Education Springs Anew
NSPE is committed to bringing you Web seminars and workshops that incorporate the ABC's of continuing education by being affordable, beneficial, and convenient. We continue that commitment with our spring education series beginning on January 21. Online registration is now available through Shop NSPE at www.nspe.org. Register today to take advantage of these excellent education opportunities!
February 4, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.S.T.)
To reduce time consuming and expensive paper-based processes, electronic documents are increasingly used in engineering business procedures, from bidding and design through project completion. However, engineers preparing to sign electronic documentation are often forced to reintroduce paper into the workflow, once again extending project schedules and increasing costs.
Product Code: WS-100204
How to Position Yourself for the Next Job: Your Professional Toolkit
February 18, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.S.T.)
Participate in this informative session about managing your career and aligning yourself for your next employment opportunity.
Product Code: WS-100218
Ethics Forum Spring 2010 Series
Part I - Engineering Ethics at Work: Balancing the Interests of Peers
February 17, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.S.T)
This session will explore issues such as notification of review of another engineer's work, conflicts of interest between peers and other parties, observing improper actions in the workplace, and recruitment of company personnel by outside entities.
Product Code: WS-100217
Part II - Engineering Ethics at Work: Balancing the Interests of Employers and Clients
March 17, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.)
This session will explore issues such as procurement of engineering services by clients, observing improper actions by employers or clients, misrepresentation of engineering data, and restrictive employment agreements.
Product Code: WS-100317
Part III - Engineering Ethics at Work: Balancing the Interests of the Public
April 7, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.)
This session will explore issues such as confidentiality of information potentially damaging to the public, duty to report unsafe conditions, the influence of gifts and other compensation, and publicly criticizing another engineer.
Product Code: WS-100407
Project Management: How to Do it Right
February 23, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.S.T.)
This seminar is designed to help you better understand the steps you can take to improve your effectiveness as a competent leader of project teams.
Product Code: WS-100223
Presentation Skills for Engineers
February 25, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.S.T.)
In this Web seminar, we will highlight some proven strategies for successful presentations, drawn from the experience of one who has helped hundreds of engineers prepare for presentations where there was much at stake.
Product Code: WS-100225
How to Start Your Own Firm
April 20, 12:30–1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.)
Have you considered starting your own firm? During this Web seminar, you will hear the experiences of others who have gone through the process and been successful. Learn some tips for success and what potential pitfalls you may encounter.
Product Code: WS-100420
Visit www.nspe.org/education to learn more about these and other upcoming programs.
Top Ten Ways to Motivate Employees
Herbert M. Cannon, President of AEC Management Solutions Inc.
10. Get Rid of the Naysayer
You know who they are. They complain about everything—and loudly. They complain to anyone who is or isn't willing to listen. The complaints include the most trivial of items—"Why do we only have Starbucks coffee in the coffee room? Shouldn't we have more of a choice?" I have also heard them complain to others in the office about fluorescent lighting, heating, cooling, and the quality of bathroom tissue. While these complaints are minor, it becomes a real problem when they appoint themselves to be office shop-steward to rally against company policy. They complain about the company holiday schedule. Why should they have to work on Monday and Tuesday when Christmas falls on Wednesday? As a matter of fact, why aren't we shutting down for the entire week—with pay of course! I can deal with a complainer—but I can't deal with them rallying the other employees against the company.
9. Cut the Deadwood
Yes, you are busy, but having unproductive people around only adds to the perception of accomplishing the company workload. The reality is quite different. More time is spent in reworking their drawings than is saved by keeping them in your company. Worst of all, they drag down office morale.
8. Family Events
Yes, the company that plays together stays together. Many of my client companies have family days, barbecues, or sports outings that involve both the employees and their families. While I was skeptical of these events earlier in my career, in recent years I have come to appreciate their role in creating a happy workforce. It helps office morale and recruiting beyond what could be statistically quantified.
7. Leave the Expensive Toys at Home
If you are an owner or partner in a firm, resist the temptation to flaunt your toys at work. I am talking about the two sports cars parked in the company garage, the life size mural of your Yacht, or the video tour of your country home in the Hamptons (as produced by your IT staff). Your employees will not be impressed, they will be annoyed. They already think you make 10 times more than you actually do.
6. Lead by Example
If you want your employees to get to work early, be a team player, and put the company's interest first, you need to set the example. Don't show up late, hand in your timecard two weeks after the fact, or waste your time surfing the Internet. Keep a smile on your face and meet the challenges of running a business with a positive attitude. Whatever is important to you will become important to the employees.
5. Incentive Compensation
This actually should be number one, but I harp on it so much that I moved it to number five. There is nothing more motivating to an employee than the opportunity to be financially rewarded based upon their performance.
4. Provide Opportunities
If your company is to succeed over the long term, you must provide meaningful opportunities for your employees to show what they can do. Allow them the opportunity to succeed and to learn from their mistakes. Remember that someone once gave you the opportunity to succeed—do the same for your employees.
3. Reward Extraordinary Efforts
Be sure to reward extraordinary efforts. Be generous (and public) with your praise for long hours, meeting difficult deadlines, completing major projects, and producing great design. A team dinner upon completion of a major project is a great way to reward a team and boost morale. An American Express gift card or a dinner-for-two gift certificate is a great way to thank individuals. If you are familiar with my incentive compensation program, you may be surprised to see that I am rewarding effort rather than results. Just to be clear—I have nothing against rewarding results, I just don't include it in my formal incentive compensation plan.
2. Hold Employee Reviews on Time
As an employee, there are few things in this world more frustrating than not having a review held as scheduled. Far too many firms take a casual approach to scheduling the annual review. In fact, they often need to be reminded by the employee that the annual employee review is way overdue. It is easy for those of us who have been executives or owners for a long time to forget what it was like when we were rank and file employees. If you want to motivate your employees to look for employment elsewhere, then constantly put off their reviews for something more important.
1. Consistent Reinforcement of Expectations
Employees want to know what is expected of them. If you want them at their desk ready to work at 8:30 a.m., let them know. If you want a standard title block used on all of your sheets, let them know where to find it. If you value design over all else, please let them know—but don't be angry when they blow the budget. If your expectation is great design and a 20% profit, please let them know. Whatever your expectation is in any area of the practice, let your employees know what is expected and then stick to it. When owners constantly move the target of expectations, it causes dissension among the troops.
Herbert M. Cannon, president of AEC Management Solutions Inc. and publisher of AEC Managing Partner Newsletter, is a management consultant, seminar provider, and speaker exclusive to the A/E Industry. He is available to speak at company meetings and conferences. For more information contact Herb via e-mail mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com. Or visit his Web site at www.aecmanagementsolutions.com.
Synergy: The Super Roundtable HR and Finance Partnership
Synergy: The Super Roundtable HR and Finance Partnership
Sponsored by the Professional Engineers in Private Practice, the NSPE Human Resource Directors' Roundtable and the National CFO Roundtable bring together a unique community of human resource professionals and CFOs of architecture, engineering, and construction firms to benchmark current activities, discuss emerging trends and issues, participate in continuing education network with peers, and to share best practices.
During Synergy, the two groups will participate in joint sessions designed to generate discussion on issues of importance to both finance and HR. In addition, there will also be separate sessions and discussion on topics of specific interest to each individual group.
Topics for this year include:
Synergy will meet May 5–7, 2010. The event will kick off on Wednesday, May 5 with a joint dinner and presentation and runs through 12:30 p.m. (E.D.T.) on Friday, May 7.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Lorien Hotel for a room rate of $209 single/double. This new hotel is conveniently located at 1600 King St., Alexandria, VA. The cutoff date for the group rate is April 2, 2010. To register, call 877-956-7436. Ask for the "National Society of Professional Engineers function" to get the group rate.
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From what I understand, interface bridging prevents LAN users from
accessing servers in the DMZ. Is this true?
Is proxy arp as done on the m0n0wall different than the proxy arp I've come
to know and understand through shorewall? Shorewall presents proxy arp as
technology that allows you to use public IP's behind a firewall in a
non-routed network. This is exactly how I currently use it. If you didn't
know the firewall was there, you would look at my servers and assume they
were connected directly to the Internet. This is what I would like to do
with m0n0wall. Using the same hardware, I want to swap out my shorewall
firewall for a m0n0wall firewall without having to re-configure my servers.
At 11:34 PM 4/1/2004, you wrote:
>You don't want proxy arp, you want to use interface bridging. That allows
>m0n0wall to pass traffic transparently between two interfaces. Just make
>sure you turn on the "filtering bridge", otherwise your firewall rules are
>Proxy ARP, as far as I've seen, only applies to Server NAT, where you want
>the WAN interface on the firewall to respond for more than 1 NAT'ed ip
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Josh Simoneau" <josh at chefjosh dot com>
>To: <m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch>
>Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:24 PM
>Subject: [m0n0wall] proxy arp configuration
> > My firewall is currently a linux box running shorewall, with WAN, LAN, and
> > DMZ ports. I have a handful of IP's, but being that my network is not
> > routed, I am using proxy arp. Everything is running great.
> >
> > Firewall IP: xxx.xxx.48.146
> > Firewall GW: xxx.xxx.48.145
> >
> > Server IP's: xxx.xxx.48.147-152
> > Server GW's: All use xxx.xxx.48.145 (same as firewall)
> >
> > As you can see, each one of my servers is using a public IP and my ISP's
> > gateway. As far as they are concerned, they're connected right to my ISP,
> > not behind a firewall. Thats the beauty of proxy arp.
> >
> > I have been experimenting with m0n0wall, and have been very happy with it
> > so far. Tonite I spent some time moving our firewall to m0n0wall, but the
> > proxy arp part is giving me problems. I am using the same system for both
> > the linux firewall and m0n0wall, so all the MAC's tied to the arp requests
> > should be the same.
> >
> > I've read a few posts about proxy arp on m0n0wall, where Manuel refers to
> > proxy arp being what allows m0n0wall to answer arp requests for all the
> > IP's, and then it has to decide what to do with the traffic. He mentions
> > the solution being 1:1 NAT, but I don't quite understand why NAT is
> > required or how exactly it should be configured.
> >
> > I have created individual proxy arp entries for each of the servers, with
> > /32. What's left to configure? If I do need to NAT, can I get an example
> > entry, because I am not understanding the need for NAT or how I would go
> > about doing this. I just need to know how to tell m0n0wall where to send
> > these packets. Shorewall has a "IP ADDRESS PROXYARPED - SOURCE INTERFACE -
> > DESTINATION INTERFACE" configuration that I am used to, which tells it
> > where to pass the packets off to.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Josh
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> >
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Day Trips & Excursions
Swamp Boat Adventure and Plantations Full-Day Tour
A grand mélange presentation of Cajun and Creole cultures starting with a boat tour of the cypress swamps. Enjoy a traditional lunch at one of the oldest Plantations in the south, Oak Alley Plantation, followed by a guided tour of this grand mansion. Later in the afternoon visit Laura, a Creole Plantation and her historic slave quarters surrounded by sugar cane fields. The small-group atmosphere with maximum 13 people ensures a more personal experience.
• 9 hours
Food, Wine & Nightlife
New Orleans Cooking Class
Take an entertaining and informative cooking class at the New Orleans School of Cooking! Located in a renovated molasses warehouse built in the early 1800s, this cooking class brings you to the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter. Learn the basics of Louisiana cooking from professional chefs and learn how to make classic New Orleans specialties such as gumbo, jambalaya and pralines. Enjoy samplings of these delectable dishes accompanied by complimentary beer, iced tea and coffee, and take the recipes home with you!
• 5 hours
Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours
Steamboat Natchez Jazz Dinner Cruise
Savor the beauty and romance of New Orleans from the decks of the Steamboat Natchez! Cruise along the Mississippi River while enjoying live jazz music, a buffet dinner and gorgeous sights. This authentic paddle-wheel steamboat in New Orleans is one of only six still operating on the Mississippi River.
• 2 hours
Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours
Small-Group Bayou Airboat Ride with Transport from New Orleans
An airboat tour through Louisiana's famous swamps is the perfect way to experience the untamed side of New Orleans. Aboard a small airboat, explore marshes and travel deep into secluded bayous as you cruise up to 45 mph (72 kph)! Enjoy the lush scenery, watch for wildlife, and hear entertaining stories and facts from your guide on your roughly 2-hour airboat ride. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.
• 4 hours
Food, Wine & Nightlife
New Orleans Original Cocktail Walking Tour
Let the good times roll as you discover the Big Easy's vibrant drinking culture on the original cocktail walking tour of New Orleans. Explore the French Quarter's famous bars and restaurants as you sip the city's iconic libations, including the Sazerac and Pimm's Cup. On the 2.5-hour tour, learn the classic stories behind these unique concoctions as you wander through the colonial architecture of one of New Orleans' oldest neighborhoods, drinking in history and culture as you go.
• 2 hours
Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours
Swamp and Bayou Sightseeing Tour with Boat Ride
Nowhere is Louisiana's wildlife more abundant than in the swamps and bayous of New Orleans. After crossing the Mississippi River, take a boat ride through these swamps and bayous and be on the lookout for alligators, raccoons, snakes, turtles, and native birds. Hear stories from your guide about local Cajun culture and the mysteries of the swamps and bayous.
• 4 hours
Cultural & Theme Tours
New Orleans French Quarter Segway Tour
Discover the rich history and vibrant culture of New Orleans on this guided Segway tour. At a relaxed pace, explore the bustling French Quarter, cruise along the Mississippi River, stop by Louis Armstrong Park -- the birthplace of jazz -- and visit Jackson Square, surrounded by some of the oldest buildings in the US such as the Cabildo, where the Louisiana Purchase was signed. Your guide will teach you about the city's architecture and French and Spanish colonial past. Choose a 2-hour tour or upgrade to the 3-hour tour.
• 3 hours
Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours
Steamboat Natchez Harbor Cruise
Board the historic Steamboat Natchez to the delightful tunes of the Steam Calliope. Experience the sights and sounds of river life that enchanted characters of history and literature - like Mark Twain's Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer - and see the bustling activity of America's second largest port!
• 2 hours
Food, Wine & Nightlife
New Orleans Food Tour of the French Quarter
Find out what all the fuss is about on this half-day tour of some of the best food in New Orleans' famous French Quarter. Your knowledgeable, passionate guide will escort you to famous restaurants in the French Quarter and Riverwalk, including a few commonly mentioned in cookbooks. You may sample red beans and rice at Napolean House, chargrilled oysters at Seafood Treasure and beignets at Cafe du Monde. Learn about the rich legacy of fine food in the French Quarter and which hotspots to check out on your own later; you can even work with your guide to customize the tour to your interests.
• 3 hours
Tours & Sightseeing
New Orleans Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour
Explore New Orleans at your own pace on this City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off tour. Enjoy commentary aboard the double-decker bus and hop off at any of the eighteen stops around the city including Jackson Square, French Market, and the Arts District. This is a fun, entertaining, informative, and flexible way to experience New Orleans.
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User management, in OSU Drupal 6, relates to a few different things, including but not limited to:
In OSU Drupal 6, the only person who can manage users is the site's administrator. All users can manage their own Drupal user profiles, though, if they wish to.
Adding a user is a relatively simple task, but due to the fact that roles must be assigned to users, and due to the fact that different roles may have different permissions that can severely affect an entire site, only site administrators may add users.
To add a user to a site, just do the following:
Go to Admin menu > User management > Users > Add user.
Enter the user's ONID or DINO username. Please note, the ONID/DINO username must be used and should not be changed. If it is, the user will no longer be recognized by the site as being a valid user.
Enter a valid E-mail address - this can be any e-mail address but we recommend using this person's work e-mail.
Select the Role that you want this user to seve on your site. Since these roles are progressive, only one role needs to be checked at a time for any given user.
Click the Create new account button.
And that's all there is to it!
Once the user has been added to the site s/he will appear on the User list, located at Admin menu > User management > Users.
A website at a university can be a rather large project. Often times more than one person will be working on the site at any given time.
There may be a need to have different people involved with the site who serve different functions. Some people are strictly interested in contributing content, while other people serve more of an architectural or administrative capacity. These different types of people fill different Roles within the site.
All Drupal 6 sites have two basic roles that can not be removed:
Additionally, all OSU Drupal 6 sites come with three default roles:
Sometimes, though, a site might require a different kind of role, though, that can peform a different combination of functions. A site's administrator can actually create custom roles and permission sets, as needed, to get the job done.
Roles can be assigned through the Add user panel, as described in the Add user section of this manual. They can also be assigned and changed through the User list.
To manage the roles of users who have already been added to the site, do the following:
Go to Admin menu > User management > Users.
Locate the user you wish to assign a role to and check the box next to the user's name.
Click in the Update options select list and choose the role withn the Add a role to the selected users category in the list.
Click the Update button.
If your user already had an existing role, you might see now that s/he has two roles on the site. In OSU Drupal 6, the permissions in the roles are progressive. In other words, an advanced author can do everything an author can, plus additional permissions, and an administrator can do everything an advanced author can, plus additional permissions. So, really, only one role is needed per user.
So let's remove one of the roles:
Check the box next to the user's name that you wish to remove a role from.
Click in the Update options select list and choose the role withn the Remove a role to the selected users category in the list.
Click the Update button.
The user's role has been updated.
Custom roles are sometimes desired by site administrators for a variety of reasons. A good example would be a research site. The Principal Investigator of the site may want a role with a title like "research assistant".
This makes perfect sense.
So how do we make the custom role?
It's really pretty simple. Just do the following:
And that's really all there is to creating the actual custom role. To make the role really work, though, we need to finish out the process by giving the new role a set of permissions.
Permissions are a set of activities that a user is allowed to perform on a website.
If you think about it, you probably deal with this all the time.
The best example is probably your ONID account. You are allowed to log in to your ONID account, and you can view and change quite a few different things related to your account because you are permitted to do these things on your account. You are not generally permitted to go onto your colleague's account and make changes, though. In most cases, you and your colleagues might have some time of role called Member or User.
Sometimes, though, things go wrong with our accounts and we need someone who is permitted to work across the whole system to come in and fix it for us. This type of user might be called something like Administrator. It's this person's responsibility to fix things and provide support service to the users of the system. They are permitted to go into individual accounts on an as-needed basis to provide the service that regular users need.
Our OSU Drupal installation has five default roles, which are explained in the Roles section of this manual. Each one of these roles has a different set of permissions.
For example, an author is permitted to create and edit content, create and edit menus, upload media, etc.
An author can't use PHP code, though. This is a special type of code that can actually destroy your Drupal site if it's in the wrong hands. The only roles that are allowed to use PHP code are advanced authors and administrators.
An administrator on an OSU Drupal site is actually capable of changing permission sets, and even creating new ones for custom roles that are added to the site. Read on to find out more about creating custom permission sets.
Custom permission sets can be easily made. Typically a custom permission set is going to go with a custom Role, in fact, once you create a custom role, you're given a link that goes directly to the permission set for that role.
So, to keep it simple, you'll want to be at Admin menu > User management > Roles. From the Roles panel, do the following:
Click on the edit permissions link respective to the role you're interested in adding a custom permission set to
Select the permissions you wish to grant to this role. Remember, this is up to you as the administrator. Pay special attention to notes next to the permissions that say things such as "give to a trusted role only" - typically this means that this permission can cause problems on your site if used by someone maliciously, or even accidentally. There are many, many permissions to go through, consider them carefully, but remember that you can always return and change them as needed.
Once all of the permissions have been checked, scroll down to the very bottom of the panel and click the Save permissions button.
Your custom role and permission set are now complete!
Now you just have to assign the role to a person on your site...


text: Community Research and Development Center (COREDEC) is the current name given to the Research and Support Center-Laboratory of Social Sciences-Cameroon, West-Central Africa. It was created in the small Cameroonian city of Ngaoundere in April 1998 by a Fulbright Scholar and Humboldt Professor Gilbert L.Taguem Fah. COREDEC derived from and was informed by the new orientation of the center which main purpose is to marry scientific research to local and sustainable development issues.


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Preparing For Timeshare Presentations
Written by: Traver
Sales people in the timeshare industry have become notorious for the hard sell tactics used when a potential buyer visits their resorts. Because the sales staff is prepared to go to extreme measures to get the buyer to purchase a unit at their resort it is important that anyone who participates in these sales meetings be prepared as well. Why would someone participate in a timeshare sales meeting? Many resorts will offer timeshare promotions, allowing potential owners the opportunity to visit the resort for free or at a highly discounted rate, in exchange for these discounted visits to the resort the visitor must take a tour of the resort with a sales person. Below you will find some tips that will help you from making a mistake and purchasing a timeshare while on a timeshare tour.
No matter how good the offer seems – Just say no.
One of the tactics timeshare sales people use is to offer the timeshare at a higher price and gradually reduce the price if they feel the potential owner is not interested. I have heard of sales people who drop the price to less than half of the initial offering. When prices are dropped this much it gives the illusion of the timeshare week being discounted, in reality most timeshare resales will be offered at a fraction of the cost even for the most discounted price the resort offers. Do not get caught up in the moment, stick to your guns and continue to say no, even though the offer gets better and better as the meeting goes on.
Research timeshare prices in the resale market.
I would always recommend someone who is visiting a resort and going to a timeshare presentation research the resale values for the given resort. VTR offers a service that will give potential buyers the value of three resales, just like the unit being offered by the resort, over the past year. Armed with a timehare market evaluation you can show the sales person what you expect to pay and see the difference in the price quoted directly from the resort. You can also use other sources such as ebay to demonstrate the discrepancy between the resort's asking price and the price you are willing to pay.
Keep time during the meeting.
The average resort will say that the sales presentation/tour will last approximately 90 minutes, this is rarely the case. Many times the resort will present multiple offers and use multiple agents to try and wear down potential buyers so they will purchase the unit. Make sure to keep the time yourself and give the sales person a warning every 10 to 15 minutes. This will show that you are intent of ending the presentation as soon as possible.
Record the meeting.
There have been reports of timeshare sales staff offering benefits that are not really available during the sales presentation in order to persuade the visitor to purchase. Recording the entire conversation will ensure that the sales staff does not lie or mislead you during the presentation, even if you have no intent of purchasing from them this will be a good reference point when searching for a timeshare resale.
These are just a few of the tactics that people have used in order combat the high pressure sales at a timeshare resort. You should never buy a timeshare directly from the resort; remember you are buying the exact same unit you would buy in the resale market. The resorts are banking on the fact that people who participate in a presentation have not done any research and are not aware of the highly discounted units available when purchasing a timeshare from an owner.
Posted: February 3rd, 2009 under Timeshare Deals, Timeshare Resorts, Timeshare Tips.
Tags: timeshare presentations, timeshare promotions, timeshare sales tactics
Comment from annette deacon
Time February 10, 2010 at 7:57 am
I accepted an apartment in tenerife in 2010 for a weeks holiday for £145 as long as i would go for the rci promotion for a morning or afternoon.This turned our to be 6 hours and would have been 12 if we did not insist that we would not sign and were laeving.This was met with what can only be constrewed as vieled threats about how much of their money we had wasted!
The apartment was not good that we stayed in so please-please do not fall for these cheap offers of accomodation if you have no intention of buying timeshare.Pay full whack(not much more than we paid anyway)and enjoy your holiday!
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
1 cup water
1/3 cup V8 tomato juice
1 tbsp instant chicken stock mix
1 tbsp prepared mustard
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp Splenda Granular
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp spicy spaghetti seasoning (or basil or Italian herbs)
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp onion salt
1/4 tsp Tabasco Sauce, OR Frank's Red Hot Sauce
1 1/2 tsp Thickening Agent (my recipe), OR Xanthan gum
In blender, combine some of the water with Thickening Agent of choice and in saucepan, combine the rest of the water, blended mixture, tomato juice, instant chicken stock mix, mustard, olive oil, lemon juice, Splenda Granular, paprika, spicy spaghetti seasoning (or use basil or Italian herbs), Worcestershire sauce, salt, onion salt and Tabasco Sauce or Frank's Red Hot Sauce. Over medium heat, heat sauce until thickened. Add a little extra thickener, if necessary, but not too much, or it will spoil the consistency.
Yield: 3 1/3 cups, 1/3 cup per serving
16.8 calories, 0.2 g protein, 1.5 g fat, 0.7 g carbs
4 comments:
- Vikki said...
yum this sound excellent!
- Thursday, October 02, 2008 2:31:00 AM
- Jennifer said...
It is yummy and takes roast chicken to another level. One can simply buy a couple of those rotisserie chickens to make a quick, tasty meal that everyone will remember. In the Swiss Chalet restaurants in Canada, the sauce is served on the side and people fork their chicken and dip.
- Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:19:00 AM
- Vikki said...
V8 juice on my grocery list for next week. I have some leg quarters I can roast and now we'll have this wonderful sauce to go with...one question though, do you think onion powder would work or fresh minced onion. I don't do seasoned salts, it always ends up way to salty for me, even in small bits like this.
- Friday, October 03, 2008 2:35:00 AM
- Jennifer said...
Hi Vikki,
Your substitution ideas for the onion salt will work very nicely. You can replace the salt in the recipe with No Salt, if you prefer. I also usually tend towards using less salt in recipes rather than more, as I put on water weight easily.
Hope you enjoy the sauce.
- Friday, October 03, 2008 8:38:00 AM


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Central Valley's Foster displays skills, humility
Robert Foster has been named the No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania and top receiver in the nation by and received an invitation Wednesday to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
The Central Valley junior recently received a scholarship offer from BCS national champion Alabama, to go along with offers from Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 and Southeastern conference schools.
What Foster hasn't done is let any of it go to his head.
"It's really not a big deal," he said. "I'm not a very cocky guy at all. Someone can always do whatever they have to do to be that five-star recruit and No. 1 ranked receiver. I just do what I have to do, keep working hard and stay humble and believe in my team. I wouldn't be here without them.
"I don't look at myself or call myself the No. 1 wideout in the nation or the No. 1 player in the state. There can be someone out there better than I am. I allow people to say that to me because I accept the compliments, but I won't let it affect me or make me cocky because I'm not that type of person."
Foster goes to great lengths to show humility, a rarity in a world where recruits attempt to surprise by staging suspenseful Signing Day news conferences, making colleges wonder which hat they will choose to wear.
This makes Foster so welcome and refreshing, a kid who counts his blessings and credits his coaches and teammates for his own success.
Except for when you're trying to get him to talk about recruiting.
"I don't really like a lot of attention," Foster said. "I'm a laid-back guy, a regular kid. I don't really look at recruiting, at colleges and all of that. I feel like I'm a regular kid that doesn't have any scholarships."
Earlier this month, however, Foster spent time in the company of Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Penn State's Bill O'Brien for junior days. Seeing their campuses made him reconsider whether he wants to stay close to home or go away for college, giving Pitt some serious competition for his services.
"Once I got to (visit) Ohio State and Penn State, I felt maybe I should go somewhere far," Foster said. "You can't stay home forever. You've got to enjoy your life, grow up and become a man. I just want to go somewhere where I feel like I'm at Central Valley, like I'm at home and have a lot of people love me."


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Two wildly-unrelated items today got me thinking about audience building for applications. An Android app developer feels like he was robbed by Amazon – his app was featured for free and moved 100,000 units. But that didn't lead to increased sales afterwards. TechCrunch remembers Amazon promising to pay 20 percent of list price for the giveaways. Amazon certainly paid Interscope the usual wholesale price for the Lady Gaga album it sold for 99 cents, but that was to aid Amazon's own marketing. The complete reverse of Amazon's approach is EA Sports' subscription initiative. Hardcore fans can pay $25 a year upfront to get the hottest titles three days early. But they can only play them for those three days; then they have to buy them. That will be one to watch – I think it just might work for big fans, but not the masses. Gaga's sales didn't hold up, but she got PR benefits and dominated the news. If you're going to try to build an audience on the cheap, you better help that audience spread the word virally, and follow up aggressively with more traditional marketing, not to mention upgrades.
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Santiago (AFP) Jan 3, 2012
Forest fires in southern Chile, fueled by intense heat and strong winds, advanced further Tuesday after destroying nearly 40,000 hectares (100,000 acres), officials said.
President Sebastian Pinera blamed the La Nina weather phenomenon and "global warming" for the lack of rain.
"We still have 20 fires that are active," Pinera told reporters, warning that Chile is facing "an extraordinarily risky and vulnerable" fire season due to dry summer weather.
Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said some of the fires might have been set intentionally.
"The probability that they were caused intentionally, unfortunately, is not a probability that we can dismiss," Hinzpeter said.
The worst of the blazes were concentrated in Chile's Bio Bio region, about 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago, where about 22,500 hectares have been destroyed, according to Office of National Emergencies (ONEMI).
About 500 people have been evacuated from the area and 162 homes destroyed. A 75-year-old man died early Sunday when he refused to leave his home.
The damage prompted the authorities to declare the region a "disaster zone," which will give residents access to federal emergency assistance.
Bio Bio governor Victor Lobos said it was suspicious that eight of Arauco Forest fires started simultaneously Friday morning in different places.
Juan Carlos Munoz, the mayor of the town of Cauquenes, said that some 200 families had been affected by the fire and that 30 homes had been destroyed.
The first of the fires began six days ago in the Torres del Paine National Park.
An Israeli citizen, Rotem Young Singer, 23, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of starting the fire.
He faces a possible penalty of up to 60 days in jail and a $300 fine.
Singer denies wrongdoing.
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A new forest fire has claimed one life in southern Chile just hours after firefighters tamed a massive blaze that consumed 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) in Patagonia, officials said Monday. The new inferno already has consumed some 8,000 hectares in the commune of Quillon in southern Chile's Biobio region, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of Santiago, according to federal disaster offi ... read more
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Columbia, Mo. • Keion Bell scored 24 points and Earnest Ross added 23, both season highs, as No. 17 Missouri used another strong second half to beat Auburn 91-77 on Saturday.
Ross hit five 3-pointers off the bench in his first game against his former team. The 6-foot-5, 222-pound guard played two seasons at Auburn, leading the team with 13.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
The teams combined for 49 fouls and 69 free throws, but the slogging pace didn't seem to affect Missouri (16-5, 5-3 Southeastern Conference), which shot 54.5 percent from the floor after shooting 38 percent in a 73-70 loss at LSU on Wednesday.
Frankie Sullivan led Auburn (8-13, 2-6) with 12 points, while Rob Chubb and Chris Denson both had 10.
The Tigers moved to 13-0 at Mizzou Arena, joined by only Florida in the SEC as unbeaten teams at home. Missouri also benefited from having its full roster of players available to play for just the third time this season.
After scoring the final four points of the first half to lead 45-35 at the break, Missouri used a 13-1 run ending with Jabari Brown's layup with 13 minutes, 43 seconds remaining to give it a comfortable lead the rest of the way. Missouri is averaging 41.9 points in the second half this season compared to 34.6 points in the first half.
Bell, who missed Wednesday's game with an ailing shoulder, started and gave Missouri a couple of highlight plays during the first half with breakaway dunks after two steals. Bell teamed with Phil Pressey to draw the loudest applause from the crowd with 24 seconds remaining in the first half when Pressey dribbled around three defenders and found Bell open underneath the basket for an easy layup.


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Check out our top toy picks for special kids for the 2010 holiday season. Then take a look at the 2010 Toys 'R' Us Guide for Differently-Abled Kids.
When you have a child with special needs, it's easy to become preoccupied with education concerns - classroom logistics, teacher rapport, homework hurdles, and everything else related to learning. But don't forget the kind of learning that takes place right at home, probably on a daily basis: play.
Picking the right toy for any child can be tricky. Purchasing a winning toy for your special needs child, though, is especially worth the effort. You'll be rewarded with smiles...and the knowledge that the toy is paying dividends in boosting your child's abilities.
"Making appropriate toy choices for your child may help him or her explore ideas that can then translate into understanding the world around them," says Cathy Reid, an occupational therapist at Synchrony Therapy and Sowing Seeds Collective for Children in Brooklyn. "Toys set up a basis for practice in problem solving, so in therapy sessions they are an invaluable tool to engage and stimulate their curiosity."
Regardless of your child's particular condition, going back to basics is a good idea. Maryjo Wengler, MS, assistant director of the Toddler and Infant Program for Special Education in Howard Beach, Queens, recommends limiting access to overly-stimulating toys loaded with bells and whistles like flashing lights and loud sounds.
While it certainly isn't necessary to purchase these types of toys at a specialty store, Wengler says that it can be worth paying the slightly higher prices for personalized attention. Usually, those kinds of teacher-focused educational toy shops are staffed by people who are happy (and qualified) to discuss your child's diagnosis, behaviors, or symptoms, and to make recommendations.
Rose Sodano, an LMSW in Suffolk County, NY, with 15 years of play therapy experience, agrees. "Toys need to meet the specific needs of the individual child. My toys are tools that promote creative and imaginative play, and I purchase them from a combination of educational toy specialists and regular toy stores."
Two online toy sources that Reid recommends are www.Achievement-Products.com and www.Abilitations.com. For more information on toy options, as well as resources for all areas of your child's life, go to www.Lekotek.org.
Here, a few of our favorite toys for those incredibly special children.
If you're dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, look to two types of potential playthings: building toys, which seem to calm and captivate a great many kids with ADHD, and open-ended crafts. Anything where the end result is up to the child's imagination is ideal (so there's no one "right way" to play), since focusing on strict directions can be difficult. Lego Creator Apple Tree House (ages 7 to 12; $44.99; www.shop.lego.com) is an awesome pick: The modern home will appeal to boys and girls alike, and is full of realistic details. The best part is that it can be rebuilt into a tall townhouse or a summer home.
Focus on cause-and-effect toys when shopping for a child with autism (when he does one thing, something else happens). Those that encourage interaction with a verbal reply are particularly good. The Jump n Jam Jungle Talking Floor Mat by Learning Resources does just that. It keeps kids moving as they follow directions, copy patterns, shout out shapes, and match animals to their noises. (3 and up; $42.00; www.toysrus.com)
Cerebral Palsy/Muscular Dystrophy
When your gift recipient has cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, or any condition that affects the motor systems, search out playthings that work with their limited movements. They sometimes have involuntary, spastic movements, so toys with big, or otherwise simple-to-grasp parts, are helpful. Froggy Catch by Melissa & Doug fits the bill. Toss the soft balls back and forth, 'catching" them on the adorable, self-stick frog faces. (ages 3 and up; $9.59; www.gummylump.com)
Down Syndrome
Kids with Down syndrome can have trouble with fine motor skills, so games and puzzles with larger pieces that are easy to grab are often just the thing. Also consider games that can be adapted, or played in different ways, to custom-fit the developmental stage of the child. The Beanbag Toss N Tote by Alex is two games in one. One side of the mat has a big bullseye target, and the other is a feed-the-fish game. Encourage your kid to try starting up close, and then step back to toss as skills develop. (3 and up; $21.99; www.alextoys.com)
Juvenile Arthritis
Toys that call for slow, easy motion are just the things for children who have problems with their upper joints. Elefun (ages 3 to 6; $19.99; www.hasbrotoyshop.com) shoots fluttery butterflies from his trunk. Your child will have a ball gently catching the cascading critters in her net.
Sensory Integration Impairment
This condition can take different forms depending on the child. Some kids feel overstimulated by the world, and tend to like to escape. For those children, a tent and tunnel combo, like the Safari Tunnel and Tent by Pacific Playtents (ages 3 and up; $50.49; www.amazon.com), is great. The colorful jungle-themed hideout can be used indoors or out.
Other kids love tactile stimulation. For those, check out Sparkle Playfoam by Faber Castell ($19.07 for a 12-pack; www.amazon.com). It can be squished and squashed into glittery creatures and abstract creations...but it doesn't stick to hands, a big bonus with modeling compounds.
Also see: The 2010 Toys R Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids
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