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Eagle Claw Kung Fu Basic Stance Drill and Footwork
Lily Lau Eagle Claw Kung Fu - Chicago Headquarters
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Alvin Raúl Cardona holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Media and Theatre from Northeastern Illinois University and a Master of Science in Journalism from Roosevelt University. Cardona has accumulated over 30 years of martial arts training. His journey through the martial arts began in 1976 under Master José Zuñiga of The Dragon Academy of Martial Arts in Chicago, a traditional Shori Goju and Kung Fu school. Cardona opened the doors to his own school in 1989. After several years of running a school and teaching martial arts, Cardona had the honor of meeting and becoming a direct student of the Grandmaster of Northern Shaolin Eagle Claw Kung Fu, Lily Lau. Cardona is a direct student of Grandmaster Lau and he is the Chief Eagle Claw Instructor of her Chicago school.

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THE Gazette & Herald has teamed up with Bath Rugby to offer a special price for tickets to the club's Amlin Challenge Cup pool clash against Italian side Calvisano at the Recreation Ground on Saturday (2.15pm).
Our readers can take advantage of the offer of an adult ticket for £10 and junior ticket for £5, when they call the ticket office on 0844 448 1865 and quote 'Reader Offer Wiltshire Times/Wiltshire Gazette & Herald.'
Bath are unbeaten in pool four of the European competition after back-to-back bonus-point wins over Bucharest Wolves, in Romania, and French side Agen in October.
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Did you know?
South Africa boasts nearly 3000km of coastline.
South Africa's beaches, combined with the country's excellent weather, make it the ultimate destination for family beach holidays. Every possibility is covered; from bucket-and-spade breaks to designer getaways.
Hermanus in the Western Cape is known as the 'Whale Capital' of South Africa and it is here where most whale-watchers gather to witness these gentle giants of the deep. Hermanus also offers superb swimming and surfing at the popular Grotto and Voëlklip beaches, or boating on the Kleinriviersvlei lagoon. There are a number of walking trails in the area too, and you can hike the Fernkloof Nature Reserve to learn more about the local fynbos and other plant-life.
Plettenberg Bay, on the Garden Route, is among the best destinations for family beach holidays in South Africa. Plett, as it is affectionately known, boasts famous South African beaches like Lookout and Robberg. The area is also popular for its nature trails while the more adventurous can go abseiling, quad biking and blackwater-tubing.
St Lucia is more rugged than Plett and Hermanus, which is much of its charm. Part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park along the Elephant Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, it's the perfect place from which to visit Cape Vidal for snorkelling excursions or walks along this perfect stretch of beach. You could also hike through the swamp forests near Dukuduku, go bird watching on Fanie's Island, or enjoy a braai (and great views) at Mission Rocks. You can also laze on the beach, go deep-sea fishing or view game at the St Lucia Game Reserve.
Margate, a big and popular coastal town along the KwaZulu-Natal Hibiscus Coast, is home to great South African beaches, as well as being the base for a range of marine activities and excursions. Adventure enthusiasts can enjoy abseiling, deep-sea fishing, kayaking and surfing as well as the famous Oribi Gorge Swing. There are also fantastic picnic and birding spots and horse-riding trails.
Travel tips & Planning info
How to get here
Most South African beaches are easily accessible by road and are served by a variety of taxis and buses. Most tour operators can also organise day trips to the beach of your choice. For convenience, choose accommodation right on the beach, of which there are plenty options.
Best time to visit
Many of South Africa's beaches are enjoyable all year round, but the summer months, between October and April, are obviously best. Avoid the crowds by staying out of season.
What will it cost
Access to the majority of beaches is free. Some beaches, usually those run as a conservation area, do charge a nominal fee.
What to pack
Sunscreen and a hat are a musts, especially in summer.
What to eat
Make the most of being on the coast and indulge in fresh seafood such as oysters, crayfish and hake.


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Although the IMF is super-orthodox and Anglo Saxon, when it comes to advanced economy monetary policy, even with a French managing director and chief economist, there are some signs of a softer IMF this spring.
Capital controls
Most attention has focused on capital controls, on which the Fund has issued its first ever guidelines on their use. This is seen as the IMF giving ground to countries, such as China, seeking to build foreign exchange reserves for currency management rather than expose itself to volatile capital inflows. This is a misreading of the IMF's intentions.
The Fund could not have been clearer that capital controls are only a valid part of the macroeconomic toolkit if a country's currency is not undervalued, it has sufficient foreign exchange reserves and it is unable to use monetary or fiscal policy. Only one - foreign exchange reserves – of these three criteria apply to China.
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The newsmakers of September and October 2010. Paul Klink, Alisa Timm and Sarah Searight joined the Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial property management division. Klink was named managing director Southwest Region; Timm was named associate vice president and Searight joined the company as property manager. Justin LeMaster joined the industrial group as senior associate. LeMaster previously… Read More →


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AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – For the second consecutive year, the husband/wife duo of James and Erin Bryce, teamed together to win the USTA Mixed Doubles National Championship, last October from the Omni Resort on Amelia Island.
Competing in the husband/wife division, the Bryce's competed to win a straight-sets decision over Chris and Julie Childress, 6-3, 6-1, in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, the finals featured a grueling two hour and 45 minute-match that concluded with the Bryce's owning a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Vishnu and Michele Almeyda.
Last year, the Bryce's defeated Larry Saheim and Renee Tharpe of Peachtree City, Ga. in the final match to win the USTA Gold Ball trophy. The tournament, which took place October 14-16, featured a clay court and a Bryce triumph, as the pair ended with a solid three-set win of 6-3, 2-6, and 6-2.
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Cooking Channel is joining Food Network for our first annual cookie swap, 12 Days of Cookies. Each day, visit us here for a look at new holiday cookies, party-planning tips and top techniques for rolling, spooning, slicing, baking and decorating delicious sweet treats to give — or keep — from favorite chefs and Food People. Then visit FoodNetwork.com/12daysofcookies for great takes on holiday baking from Food Network chefs — cookies by the dozen to celebrate all season.
Roger Mooking banishes the reliable gingerbread cookie this year for a holiday cookie sandwich! Sink your teeth into his Snappy Ginger Cookies.
These thin, delicate treats combine crystallized ginger with almonds and pecans for an extra satisfying crunch. Then they're sandwiched around a dried cranberry-cream cheese filling so rich and tangy you'll want to make extra so you can spread it on everything.
12 Days of Cookies:
- Make Roger's Snappy Ginger Cookies.
- See who's joining in: Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Chuck Hughes and more.
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Over the last three decades, author, journalist, and public speaker Robert Bryce has published more than 1,000 articles and five books. His byline has appeared in dozens of publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal and National Review to the Sydney Morning Herald and New York Times. In 2010, he published Power Hungry: The Myths of Green Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future. His most recent book, Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper: How Innovation Keeps Proving the Catastrophists Wrong, was published in 2014 by his longtime publisher, PublicAffairs, and is now available in paperback. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, he lives in Austin.
The first hoodwink comes from Baker's new book: Work Hard, Study... and Keep Out of Politics! Adventures and Lessons From An Unexpected Public Life, released in October. The second is found in The Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward-A New Approach, the much-ballyhooed document published on December 6. The release of the two books -- and particularly, the attention given to the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report -- has led to Baker's nearly constant presence on TV news, political talk shows and in the newspapers.
And while Baker is, once again, receiving adulatory coverage from much of the mainstream media, the books he has produced are notable as much for what they omit as what they include, and those omissions expose the fundamental dishonesty of both efforts.
Before delving further into the sanitized version of history Baker presents in his book, and the ISG recommendations, it's essential to give the man his due. James Addison Baker III is the Clark Clifford of the modern eraâ€â€the presidential adviser who never strays far from the corridors of power. Clifford, the ultimate Washington insider, advised presidents from Harry Truman to John Kennedy. Under Kennedy, he served as the head of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, the group with access to all of America's most-secret intelligence. In 1968, Lyndon Johnson appointed Clifford as his defense secretary. Clifford was on the job in the Pentagon during North Vietnam's Tet offensive of early '68, a move that caught U.S. forces off guard and brought the fighting to the streets of Saigon. (In July 1969, after Richard Nixon took office, Clifford wrote that the war in Vietnam was lost and that "Nothing we might do could be so beneficial... as to begin to withdraw our combat troops... we cannot realistically expect to achieve anything more through our military force.â€Â) Clifford parlayed his government service into a sizable personal fortune as one of Washington's most prominent lawyer-lobbyists. It's exactly the same business model that Baker has followed.
Baker's career at the forefront of presidential politics began in 1976, when he ran Gerald Ford's unsuccessful campaign to stay in the White House. Four years later, he managed George H.W. Bush's primary campaignâ€â€an effort that led to Bush's selection as Ronald Reagan's running mate. Despite being perceived as a foe by some members of the Reagan camp, Baker became a key player in Reagan's 1980 campaign. After Reagan won the White House, Baker became his chief of staff. In 1985, Baker left to become Reagan's treasury secretary, a job he held until he quit to run Bush's presidential campaign in 1988. When Bush was elected, one of his first acts was to appoint Baker to be his secretary of state. Baker served in that job during one of the most tumultuous periods in recent world history, a time that included the breakup of the Soviet Union and the first Iraq war.
As secretary of state, Baker demonstrated his toughness while trying to negotiate peace between the Arabs and the Israelis. Like the elder Bush, Baker believed that there was no chance for peace in Palestine if the Israelis continued to build settlements in the Occupied Territories. So Baker issued an ultimatum: The U.S. would freeze all loans to the Israelis unless the construction of new settlements stopped. This led to an outcry from the Israeli government and the pro-Israel lobby in the U.S. But Baker refused to budge. Since that time, he has repeatedly stated that the Israelis' settlements in the West Bank (which continue to be built) "make peace impossible.â€Â
After the elder Bush's failure to win re-election in 1992, Baker moved back to Houston and began taking jobs that allowed him to cash in on the enormously lucrative intersection of business, legal work, politics, and diplomacy. He became a senior partner at Baker Botts, the law firm founded by his great-grandfather. He became an equity partner and senior counselor at the Carlyle Group, the huge private equity firm. He joined corporate boards, including that of Houston Lighting & Power (now known as Reliant Energy Inc.), and Electronic Data Systems Corp., the Dallas-based information-technology giant. (One of his fellow board members at EDS: Dick Cheney.) Baker signed up to lobby for Enron Corp. on deals in Kuwait, India, Turkey, Qatar, and Turkmenistan. And through all of that work, he helped drive business to Baker Botts. How much business? That's hard to say, but James A. Baker IV, the son of the former secretary of state who is now the managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C., office, said a couple of years ago that his father had been "reserved in his business development activities, but it would be disingenuous to say it hasn't been an asset.â€Â
In fact, since Baker III joined his family's firm, and particularly since George W. Bush became president, Baker Botts has become one of the world's most influential law firms. It has become a major player in the energy business, particularly in Russia, where it has worked for the Kremlin-controlled gas giant, Gazprom. The firm now has offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, New York, Riyadh, and Washington. Baker's job as a rainmaker at Baker Botts probably pays him several hundred thousand dollars per year. But it's doubtful that his partnership interest in the firm accounts for a substantial percentage of his wealth. More likely, he's made it by peddling his status as an insider with the Carlyle Group. According to one published account, Baker's stake in the private equity firm (which he left in 2005) was worth $180 million. Baker has consistently refused to discuss his finances. In late 2003, I caught up with Baker during a black-tie benefit for the think-tank that was named for him, the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.
After Dick Cheney, the event's featured speaker, had finished declaring that Saddam Hussein had "an established relationship with al-Qaeda†and that thanks to the American invasion, "Iraq stands to be a force for good in the Middle East,†I was finally able to buttonhole Baker, who had refused my requests for an interview. I asked about the $180 million figure. "That's bullshit. You print that,†he told me. Asked how much his Carlyle stake was worth, he replied, yelling, "That's for me to know and you to not know†and refused further questions.
Despite Baker's high-profile jobs for the Bush administration, none of his financial information is publicly available. While Baker was working for the Bush White House as its representative on Iraqi debt, he was deemed a "special government employee,†a status that shields his finances. It's up to the White House general counsel's office to determine if Baker has any conflicts of interest.
While Baker's first book, The Politics of Diplomacy: Revolution, War & Peace, 1989–1992, deals almost exclusively with his tenure as secretary of state, Work Hard is a personal reflection, a look back at his family life, his life in politics, and his upbringing in one of Houston's most prominent families. It was a privileged childhood. Baker relates that when the University of Texas played football against Texas A&M, his grandfather, James A. Baker I, known as the Captain, "often took us to the game in a private rail car arranged through one of his railroad clients.†His family's aristocratic ties inevitably led to fundraising and politics. And Baker explains how the elder George Bush consistently encouraged him to get into the political game.
Much of the new book focuses on Baker's work for Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and his long relationship with, and fondness for, the elder Bush. Baker provides his spin on the Florida recount fight in 2000. "Florida is largely remembered as a legal battle, but in my opinion it was every bit as much a political battle, and we may have understood this point better than the other side.†Baker takes credit for the Bush camp's decision to fight the battle in federal court and the U.S. Supreme Court. In Baker's view, Bush and his team prevailed for several reasons: "...the law was on our side. And yet again, we still had more votes than the other sideâ€â€537 to be exact.†Naturally, Baker omits facts that don't fit his narrative, the most important being his consistent misrepresentations of the facts during the Florida fight. For instance, on November 11, 2000, Baker told a packed news conference, "The vote in Florida has been counted, and then recounted. Gov. George W. Bush was the winner of the vote. He is also the winner of the recount.â€Â
Baker was making it up. He knew full well that the recounts had only just started. The day before Baker delivered his sound bite, the Gore campaign had requested recounts in at least four counties, but only two of them had actually begun recounting their ballots. But Baker stuck to that sound bite, and in doing so he helped assure that Bush won the political battle in Florida.
While Baker's views on Florida are revealing, and some of the vignettes from the Reagan era are entertaining, (in one photo caption he declares that Nancy Reagan "was always an allyâ€Â) Work Hard is fundamentally dishonest. Here's why: It completely omits one of the most important historical events of the Reagan era and the last few years of the 20th century: the savings and loan disaster.
Bakerâ€â€perhaps more than any other single Americanâ€â€bears substantial responsibility for the loss of more than $100 billion in taxpayer money during the savings and loan meltdown of the late 1980s. Baker served as Reagan's treasury secretary from early 1985 to August 1988, a time when it was clear that fraudsters and con artists were looting banks and thrifts all over the country, but particularly in Texas. Baker worked to downplay the magnitude of the growing disaster for obvious reasons: Admitting the scope of the mess would make Texas look bad, it would make Reagan look bad, and in doing so it would hurt the political aspirations of the elder George Bush, who was running for president in November 1988.
Evidence of a massive cover-up can be seen in Baker's testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee on April 19, 1988. During that appearance, Baker said that the $10.8 billion that had recently been appropriated to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. to clean up the S&L disaster was all that was needed. That amount of money, Baker told the panel, "will provide FSLIC with enough resources to handle the problems of the industry over the next three years.†Baker went on to say that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which insures banks, had plenty of funds. "There are some commercial banks that are having problems, but the FDIC's fund, currently with about $18.6 billion in it, should be able to handle these problems.â€Â
It's difficult to overstate the importance of Baker's statement. Few people in America had more information about the troubles facing the nation's financial system than Baker. He had dozens of staffers whose jobs were to monitor and assess the health of the nation's financial systems. As early as 1986, Baker and other Treasury Department officials knew that the cost of the cleanup would be $50 billion or more. In fact, at about the same time that Baker was testifying before the House, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board was putting out its own estimate on the cost of repairing the nation's S&L industry. That group estimated that resolving the problems at the 500 worst S&Ls in America would cost $21.8 billionâ€â€more than twice what Baker was claiming. Furthermore, by the time Baker testified, America's S&Ls were racking up losses at the rate of $1 billion per month.
Even Baker's own deputy, George D. Gould, the Treasury Department's undersecretary for finance and the Reagan administration's top policy-maker for banking and finance, was saying more money was needed. In May 1988, the month after Baker appeared before the House subcommittee, Gould told the Associated Press that $20 billion was "probably not enough.â€Â
Not only did Baker hide the extent of the cost, he agreed to get rid of Edwin Gray, the competent and aggressive head of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. In 1986, Gray, a political appointee, launched an aggressive investigation of Texas S&Ls, including Vernon Savings, which was being looted by a group of bandits led by Don Dixon. In 1987, rather than appoint Gray to another four-year term, the Reagan White House replaced him with M. Danny Wall, a bureaucrat whose only real job qualification was that he'd been the Republican staff director of the Senate Banking Committee when it drafted the Garn-St. Germain law, which deregulated S&Ls and opened their vaults to fraudsters and looters in the first place.
In June 1985, just a few months after he moved to Treasury, Baker was warned by the head of the FDIC, William Isaac, that the "problems of the thrift industry are of such proportions that they will soon overwhelm†the FSLIC. Rather than deal with Isaac's ominous warning, Baker ignored it.
In my book, Cronies, I wrote about the S&L mess and Baker's role in it. I quoted William Black, an attorney who helped clean up the scandal-ridden industry while working for the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and, later, as the deputy director of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Black told me that the Reaganites were "willing to do the most outrageous, unprincipled and dangerous things to maintain the cover-up†of the S&L disaster. And, said Black, Baker was one of "the centerpieces of this strategy.â€Â
To be fair, Congress shares the blame for the S&L meltdown. Jim Wright, the Democratic speaker of the House from Fort Worth, worked hard to prevent federal regulators from cracking down on S&Ls in Texas. And his role in obstructing investigations into various S&Ls contributed to Wright's fall from power. On the other side of the Capitol building, the Keating Five, a group of senators that included 2008 presidential hopeful John McCain, ran interference on behalf of disgraced S&L boss Charles Keating, the chairman of California-based Lincoln Savings and Loan. But none of those congressmen and senators was the secretary of the treasury. None of those men had their signatures on American greenbacks. None of those men had the power to appoint aggressive regulators to delve into the unfolding S&L disaster. Baker did. Yet he did nothing.
For the record, 1,169 savings and loans in the United States failed. Texas had the most failures, 237. That's more than twice as many as any other state. In 2000, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a report that said thrifts with total assets of more than $500 billion had failed. The bill for taxpayers on the S&L disaster, according to the FDIC, is some $124 billion. That sum does not reflect the entire bill. To pay for the S&L bailout, the federal government sold bonds. By the time those bonds are finally retired in 2020 or so, the total cost of the S&L mess will likely approach $300 billion.
Despite those numbers, despite the magnitude of the S&L mess, despite the fact that he was on the job during the worst of the fraud and looting, none of this information appears in Work Hard. In fact, the words "savings and loan†don't even appear in Baker's book.
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The Rockies avoided arbitration with Drew Stubbs by agreeing to a $4.1MM deal for 2014, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post
Not too shabby for a guy with a career OPS+ of 87 and only one single season with an OPS+ over 100.
The Rockies avoided arbitration with Drew Stubbs by agreeing to a $4.1MM deal for 2014, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post
Not too shabby for a guy with a career OPS+ of 87 and only one single season with an OPS+ over 100.
Is Stubbs projected to start in CF for the Rockies, since Fowler was traded?
Or is Stubbs going to be a 4th Of like last year?
Thank you Walt and Bob for bringing winning baseball back to Cincy -- it was nice while it lasted..
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
I do agree with the overall thought of these salaries being insane. Its not just the Vottos and Canos either. I think its crazy that Heisey got a raise after what was the worst statistical performance of his career. That's how the system works though. Let your kids be baseball players.
The thought of Drew Stubbs making $4 million to be bad at baseball makes me want to pull my hair out. Glad he is someone else's problem.
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH
Having better players makes "the right time" or "the big hit" happen a lot more often. PLUS PLUS
Stubbs seemed to get great jumps on balls, and when he didn't he had the speed to make up for that. Overall i'd say he had plus range, but certainly i see the other side of the argument.
In 2009, Stubbs saved 4 runs, while putting up a zone rating (UZR/150) of 23 in center.
Since then (DRS, UZR/150):
2010: -1, 0.9
2011: -4, -3.2
2012: 2, 9.0
2013: -3, -11.6
Career: -2, 2.6
In MLB from 2009 to 2013 there were 16 total players who logged 4000 innings or more in CF.
Stubbs ranked 9th in FG defensive rating as seen here.
So like I said: average to slightly below average.
Stubbs also was poor around the wall, in my opinion.
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Motorists faced delays on the A31 following a crash between two vehicles.
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The incident took place at the Red Post crossroads and a spokesman for Dorset Police said it was a 'damage only incident' and the drivers had exchanged details.
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Description: This very special hands-on decorating event will have your children creating their very own gingerbread or chocolate houses to display on the family?s table this season. A fun experience. Register early.


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A study which could pave the way for a £300,000 revamp of Ilkley's Coronation Hospital is complete, but health bosses have yet to approve the spending.
The chairman of a Bradford Council scrutiny committee has had confirmation that a feasibility study on the refurbishment has been finished.
The proposals, unveiled by health trusts and a commissioning group at a Bradford Council Health and Social Overview and Scrutiny Committee late last year, would see maintenance and improvement work done at the ageing Springs Lane cottage hospital.
Property owner NHS Property Services said the work would "give the building another five years".
Committee chairman, Ilkley ward councillor, Mike Gibbons, (Con, Ilkley) asked NHS Property Services to attend a further Committee meeting early this year, after hearing those behind the bid were 'fighting strongly' for the refurbishment.
But the hoped-for confirmation that much-needed improvement work can go ahead is yet to be confirmed.
Coun Gibbons said: "I've made further contact and hope to hear from them in the near future. I'm keeping in very close contact with them."
The proposals include internal and external decoration, new floor coverings, upgraded lighting and sanitary fittings, and replacement of outdated signage.
Concerns were raised by other members of the Scrutiny Committee in December that the revamp may not extend the hospital's life beyond another five years.
Representatives of local healthcare providers told how services could be developed a different way in future, with more services provided in patients' own homes. They confirmed their commitment to continuing to provide services from the cottage hospital in the medium term. The campaign to keep services in a fit-for-purpose local hospital now dates back over a decade.
The Coronation Hospital's future was thrown in doubt during financial difficulties of the then owner, Airedale NHS Trust, in 2002. Consultations by the now defunct Airedale Primary Care Trust concluded the best option was to rebuild the hospital.
A £3.3 million plan for a new health care centre to house hospital services, proposed by Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust in 2008 was later put on hold due to the national reorganisation of the NHS.


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"aqua" is a luxory coffee table book with unique photographs and a very elegant design.
It shows some of the best shots, created during many shootings with various models and the photographer Karl H. Warkentin. The all connecting element is the water, which is surrounding the attractive female models in a senusal way.
56 pages with 23 photos in duplex ; 12 x 12 in; Linen cover with dust jacket.
"aqua" ist ein luxuriöser Bildband mit einmaligen Fotografien und elegantem Design.
Es zeigt einige der besten Aufnahmen, die während mehrerer Shootings mit verschiedenen Modellen und dem Fotografen Karl H. Warkentin entstanden sind. Das Alles verbindende ist das Element Wasser, das die attraktiven weiblichen Modelle in sinnlicher Weise umgibt.
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Karl H. Warkentin is a photographer, teacher and editor for photography. But photography is not only his profession, it is also his passion. He is teaching photography at various schools in Germany and leads workshops on Lanzarote and at the UAE. He was born 1957 in Hamburg and is now living in the Black Forrest area in Southern Germany close to the French Border and Strasbourg. His work has been shown at many single and also group exhibitions and a lot more than 100 of his articles about photography and portfolios with his work have been printed in photography magazines in Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia. To better reach a world wide audience Warkentin started now to publish his photographic work even with blurb books.
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The "Christmas in July" Boat Parade filled White Lake with holiday-themed boats under sunny skies Saturday.
Family teams decorated pontoon boats to compete in the annual event sponsored by the White Lake Citizens League and judges had a challenge to identify the top boats.
Rick Scorey and team took first place with a boat that featured family members caroling while pulling Santa in his sleigh.
Charlene Graham's team took second place in a boat which featured a Christmas tree on the bow and presents on the canopy. There were 14 holiday entries in this year's parade. Prizes were donated by White Lake Area merchants.http://whitelake.patch.com/articles/christmas-in-july-boat-parade-fills-white-lake-2#photo-6853621
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When Robbie Martin was a baby, his parents were told by doctors that he would probably never sit or walk, and that he certainly would never be able to hear. His mom and dad refused to accept this and their good faith in their son paid off, but it also cost his family money. Robbie's parents worked extra jobs to get him the professional help he needed to develop normally and he grew up being able to run and play with other kids, even though he is deaf.
As a teen, Robbie applied for after-school jobs to help contribute to his family's expenses but was often turned down once they found out he was deaf. Knowing how much his parents had sacrificed for his development made Robbie even more determined to succeed- he was determined to someday help his by mother be earning money of his own.
When his classmates at New Bedford High School started asking Robbie for sign language lessons, he taught them to sign during free periods, at lunch and after school and while teaching basic signing skills at the Kids College at Bristol Community College, Robbie saw an opportunity to combine his teaching ability and the need for his services. While taking NFTE in school, Robbie was able to use these skills to create The Deaf Academy.
When presenting his business plan against the other students' in the regional NFTE competition, Robbie knew his biggest challenge would be to capture and keep the attention of his audience so he brought along a sign language interpreter to speak out loud while Robbie would sign. When he first started presenting, he asked the interpreter to not speak and he signed to the judges asking if any of them wanted free Celtics tickets. When no one understood, and therefore did not answer, he told them, "You don't want to miss an opportunity like that again. If you took my class, that wouldn't happen", justly proving his point and insuring all eyes in the room were on him.
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President Barack Obama recently signed the Coast Guard Authorization Act into law, the National Marine Manufacturers Association reports.
The legislation strengthens the Coast Guard as a military service and branch of the armed forces in the Department of Homeland Security by providing organizational flexibility for the Coast Guard.
The law also includes several provisions important to the recreational marine industry, including a study on the impact of mid-level ethanol blends, such as E15, on the performance and safety of boats and marine engines, the association said.
Click here to read President Obama's statement.
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Miss Salimeni is a businesswoman and a TV hostess, who also goes by her nickname, "Juju." Besides being all professional and providing a face for television, she's also quite a fitness goddess. Just one look at her rock-hard abs and her incredible glutes and you'll probably want to start learning Portuguese while you book a ticket to Brazil.


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Close, Taormina Have Big Days in Slugfest at Old Dominion
First baseman Alex Close drove in a career-high six runs with three hits, including a grand slam, and third baseman Sammy Taormina had four hits and a home run, helping to propel the Liberty Flames past the Old Dominion Monarchs, 17-10, in a slugfest at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, Wednesday.
Close belted a grand slam, his first home run of the year, in the first inning. The first baseman's blast was the second grand slam of his career. His first came last season in an 8-0 win over Gardner-Webb in the second game of a doubleheader on March 23 at Worthington Stadium. In addition, Close's six RBIs eclipse a previous career high of four, which the first baseman had reached five times.
Taormina posted the first four-hit game of his career and connected for the first home run of his collegiate career in the contest. The freshman followed Close's grand slam in the first inning with a round tripper of his own. He also had two doubles, coming up a triple shy of a cycle. The third baseman drove in a career-high three runs in the game.
Flames left fielder Ashton Perritt and designated hitter Danny Grauer also each added a home run in the game. Liberty's four home runs are the most by the Flames in a contest this season. Earlier this month, Liberty hit three home runs in a 12-11, 10-inning win over James Madison at Liberty Baseball Stadium on April 9.
Liberty moves to 23-20 on the season, while Old Dominion drops to 21-20. The Flames swept the season series with the Monarchs, winning both meetings between the two teams.
Liberty sent 10 men to plate in the game's opening inning to stake itself to an early lead with six runs. Perritt led off the game with a single back through the middle of the diamond and moved to second on a groundout by second baseman Bryan Aanderud. Center fielder Ryan Cordell then reached on a fielding error by Monarch third baseman Jordan Negrini, putting runners on the corners with one out. Catcher Trey Wimmer then beat out an infield single, scoring Perritt with the first run of the uprising.
Two batters later, right fielder Nick Paxton walked to load the bases with two outs. Close then cleared the bases with a blast over the left-center field wall for a 5-0 advantage. Taormina followed with his home run over the left field fence for a 6-0 Flames' lead.
Liberty followed its six-run first inning by sending 11 men to the plate and scoring six more times in the second. Aanderud and Cordell opened the frame with back-to-back singles. Two batters later, Grauer lined a double into the left field corner to cash in both runners, extending the Flames' lead to 8-0.
After Paxton singled, Close lined a two-run single to left field, upping Liberty's lead to 10-0. Taormina followed with a double down the right-field line, scoring Close for an 11-0 advantage. Shortstop Dalton Britt then collected the Flames' fifth straight hit of the inning, a run-scoring single, to make it, 12-0.
Old Dominion plated two runs in the third. Second baseman P.J. Higgins began the inning with a double and later scored on a double play for the first run of the frame. Catcher Michael Perez followed with a RBI double for a 12-2 score.
Perritt added a run to the Liberty total in the top of the fourth. With one out, Perritt lined his third home run of the season over the left field wall for a 13-2 Flames' lead.
In the bottom of the fourth, Old Dominion tallied three runs on a double by Old Dominion left fielder Josh Eldridge and a Liberty error for a 13-5 score.
The Monarchs posted another run in the fifth. Negrini singled and later scored on a two-out single by shortstop Tyler Urps.
In the inning, Grauer hit a two-run home run, his fifth round tripper of the season, and the Flames added a run in the eighth on a wild pitch for a 17-6 lead.
Old Dominion posted four runs in the ninth for the final ledger of 17-10.
Reliever Patrick Bankemper, the second of four Liberty pitchers in the contest, picks up his first win of 2013, moving his record to 1-0 on the year. Grauer pitched three scoreless innings, the sixth through eighth, for the Flames.
Monarch starter Brett Harris drops to 0-1. He was roughed up for 11 runs on 10 hits over 1 1/3 innings. Harris was the first of six pitchers in the contest for Old Dominion.
Liberty collected a season-high 20 hits in the contest. Perritt joined Close with three hits in the game. Grauer had four RBIs, tying a career-high. The bottom three hitters in the Liberty line-up, Close, Taormina and Britt, went 9-for-15 with 10 RBIs in the game.
Old Dominion had 15 hits during the contest.
Liberty will travel to Lexington, Va., this weekend for a three-game Big South Conference series against the VMI Keydets. The series gets underway, Friday at 6 p.m.


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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9 TV dated July 24th, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: "According to the Bible, the antichrist will appear before Jesus. The Mahdi awaited by all Muslims will come to unify all states at exactly that era." That time is now. "This is a resemblance that cannot be ignored." So the Mahdi is the antichrist, he is saying. In other words, if we have Islamic Unity, the antichrist has come. Look at the cunning of that. The bigots do not want Islamic Unity, either. I talk of peace and come in peace. "Oh, that is exactly one of the portents of the antichrist," he says. Should I appear with a sword in my hand? What should I do?
I said it before, and said it again, "In that case let us not do it." Being the antichrist is a very terrible thing. So why bother if we are going to be the antichrist? Let us abandon building the mosque, I said. That really offended him. He was all excited, then that excitement disappeared. He insists we comply with his signs and be the antichrist. In his book Antichrist: Islam's Awaited Messiah.. Look, this is a most provocative book. Instead of saying that, my brother, you should tell Christians and Muslims to be united, say that the Mahdi and Jesus should be allies, say you want world peace. And Turkey's military power is plain to see. Turkey only defends itself. Turkey has no means, education, character, spirit or military power to enable it to cut everywhere to pieces. Where did you get that idea from? Turkey is only able to cope with the PKK. We have no military force; we make no such claim. There is no question of us going around killing everyone. But you do not let us talk of peace. So what are we to do? Whom has Turkey ever attacked? It is a country that talks of its own legitimate rights and seeks love and affection. "In his book The Antichrist: Islam's Awaited Messiah, he claims that according to the Bible there are unbelievable similarities and parallels between the antichrist and the Muslim Mahdi, that both will come on white horses as political and military leaders to conquer the world, that both will collaborate with a false prophet and that they will establish a single world religion. In other words, he regards the global reign of Islam as the way of the antichrist. "Richardson cites a hadith that speaks of the Mahdi signing a 7-year agreement with the Romans via a Jewish intermediary; just like the antichrist in the Bible signing a 7-year agreement with the Jews." But the Mahdi forging an agreement with the Christian world and making an alliance with them is a most humane and peaceable course of action. What has that got to do with the system of the antichrist? No, I am not saying there are no Muslims with a wretched antichrist-like mentality, we are indeed engaged in opposition to the bigots day and night. There are one or two in every country, and there are several antichrist-like bigots in Turkey. "Most of the hadiths were the result of the influence of the Bible, since the Bible was in existence at that time. The Prophet Muhammed also obtained most of what he said about the End Times from the Bible." Fine. He also got it from the Torah. That is the same thing, as it also comes from revelation. But the sources are also in the Torah, the Zabur, the Injil and the Qur'an, as well as in the hadiths. A true stipulation, it will happen in the End Times… It is also in Noah's books. It is something all the prophets have known since the time of Adam, for which reason the fact it resembles the Injil shows that the Injil is a book based on revelation. It is not opposed to it. The same thing is in the Torah. Why should you not discuss it? It is also in the Zabur, so why should you not discuss it? The accounts in the Torah and the Zabur and the Injil and the hadtihs are in agreement, showing that the statement is true. It shows they come from the same source of revelation, from Almighty Allah. "According to Muslims, the Mahdi and the false Messiah will unite the entire Muslim world and re-establish the Ottoman Empire." But the hadiths do not refer to the Ottoman Empire. This is a most dishonest and unscientific claim. Who says the Ottoman Empire will rise again? There were good things about the Ottoman Empire, but it has nothing to do with the Ottoman Empire; the Ottoman system is now history. I mean, it may resemble the Ottoman Empire inasmuch as it resembles certain aspects of Islam, but the Ottoman Empire made blatant errors. Why should it be the Ottoman Empire?
"The false Jesus…" Look, they prepared the way for Jesus the Messiah. Since Jesus the Messiah will say that Allah is One, they are preparing the ground for him as the false Messiah. They want Jesus to say I am the Messiah or even, may Allah forbid, I am Allah. How can a human being who eats, sleeps and goes to the bathroom be Allah? You are saying that a human being who sleeps, eats, goes to the bathroom and feels hunger, a servant and prophet who prays to and beseeches Allah actually is Allah.
"Administrations will come to an end with the war of Gog and Magog and the real Jesus will come and the Islamic world will think that the true Jesus the Messiah is false." In other words, someone will appear and say he is Allah. That is how the antichrist will appear, claiming to be Allah. I mean, why should one call a human being who eats, Allah? There is such dishonesty there, my brother. Since you believe in three Gods, you say that Allah is tripartite, the Holy Ghost, Allah, and the Son; Jesus the Messiah. He says one can pray to the Holy Ghost. Fine. In fact, it is not [right], but let assume for a moment it is. He says one can also pray to Jesus the Messiah, and also to Allah. But why do you not pray to Allah out of these three deities? Since you have the right to choose, then choose Allah. Pray to Allah. They do not pray to the Holy Ghost and they do not pray to Allah. They pray to Jesus the Messiah. If there are 3 options, pray to Allah. Isn't that right? I say this, and there is no reply. My brother, pray directly to Allah. Isn't that right? Instead of praying to the son, the person you regard as the son, may Allah forbid, pray to Allah instead. In any case, Allah has no son. I will also set out where that belief stems from. No young Christian I have spoken to so far believes that Jesus the Messiah is Allah. My brother, he gets hungry and eats, he goes to the bathroom, he becomes tired and goes to sleep and he prays to Allah. How can he be Allah? How can a young person, a university student, believe it if he is told that "Jesus the Messiah is Allah."? May Allah forbid. They have created a great mass of faithless, irreligious Christians. Belief in Allah is very rare among Christians now. They followed that policy as if were a huge success and the result was enormous wickedness.
"John says in the Bible that peoples who come from the north will start the war of Gog and Magog, for which reason people used to believe that the Russians were Gog and Magog, yet …" Look, that time they were obsessed with the Russians. "Yet since it appears to be Turkey that will establish union, Gog and Magog must be the Turks!" In other words, he is of the opinion that the Turks are Gog and Magog. They believe that they should be eliminated in some way through war with the Turks and that the world will then be at ease. They believe that the annihilation through mass slaughter of the Turkish nation, the antichrist, will be beneficial. Because if Turkey and the Turkish nation are the system of the antichrist, since they cannot discriminate among them, then they need to be annihilated en masse. Because people who do not say that Allah is Three will need to disappear. Since the Turkish nation says that Allah is One, then they must all be supporters of the antichrist, may Allah forbid. Then all should be slaughtered according to their mindset. I do not understand this logic. I find it very wrong.
My brother, stop looking for the antichrist. The antichrist is irreligion. All atheist movements and Darwinist, materialist movements are the antichrist. There is no question of the antichrist emerging from devout Jews or devout Christians or devout and sincere Muslims, not from any of them. There is no such logic. You should leave this mindset. You say that Jesus the Messiah who will come will claim to be Allah and that he will live in the Temple in Jerusalem. Look at your own theory! Nothing like that can ever emerge from out of Islam, may Allah forbid. Otherwise there would be no more religion and faith. Muslims know better than to say such a thing. But what do you say? "When Jesus the Messiah comes he will claim to be Allah and will live in the Temple of Solomon." That will be in complete agreement with what you say, he would be the antichrist you describe. A Muslim will seek shelter in Allah in such a thing. A Muslim knows his place. Antichrist is the name of the entire system of wickedness. We will continue to correct Darwinism, materialism and communist thinking, not through killing and slaughter, but with affection and compassion. All this talk about blood rising to the level of horses' stomachs… Some Christians believe in that. Joel's friends also believe it. She says blood will rises to horses' stomachs. What is all this fascination with blood? We are living in the 21st century. People are open to ideas of all kinds. There is radio and television and the internet. You must convince people by talking to them. You must talk to them. They will either agree or disagree. If someone does not agree, why kill him? Whatever beliefs someone may hold, so long as he does you no harm, let him do as he likes.
Yes. Now Joel may find all this criticism a bit harsh. It may be a bit harsh, but I am telling the truth. I am saying what is true. I am saying nothing untrue. This is my answer to Joel.


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February is Black History Month — African American Country Singers Made a Mark
Here's more on the black singers that have graced Country music over the years. Today let's start with Carl Ray.
Now, I haven't heard much about this fellow, in fact nothing. Maybe you have. You can check Carl out here but be careful music starts playing immediately.
One of the most famous and all time great artists, not necessarily a Country singer is the late Ray Charles.


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After one year as associate dean for degree programs, three years as associate dean of academic affairs and an additional three years as senior associate dean, Jeff Fleming is returning full time to research and teaching. The Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Finance joined the Jones School faculty 20 years ago and teaches courses on Futures and Options in the MBA program.
"Jeff has been the perfect associate dean for academic affairs – dedicated, thoughtful, patient, and sensitive to both faculty and student concerns. While he will be missed as a dean, his return to the faculty is welcomed by his finance colleagues," said George Kanatas, Jesse H. Jones Professor of Finance and former senior associate dean of academic affairs from 2003 to 2007.
"Jeff and I have worked together for over 20 years. I am happy to have him two doors down again and look forward to our next collaboration," said Barb Ostdiek, associate professor of finance and academic director of the El Paso Corporation Finance Center. "He took one for the Jones School team when he assumed the job of associate dean, bringing to that role the same careful, analytical approach that makes him a great researcher. Those skills, along with his ability to put himself in another person's shoes, and his sense of humor also make him a great teacher."
Highly respected by colleagues and staff, Fleming received the Jones Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award in 2000 and 2003. His research interests include option pricing, implied volatility, volatility modeling, and the role of information flow in financial markets. He has published research articles in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Financial Econometrics, the Journal of Empirical Finance, and other finance journals. Two of his papers were finalists for the Smith-Breeden Prize awarded annually by the Journal of Finance.
"Jeff has been a major contributor on our path of excellence," said Dean Bill Glick. "We are proud of the improvements in faculty research productivity, many successful faculty promotions, high profile faculty recruiting, and student accolades for faculty teaching. I will miss his creative insights on faculty affairs, central involvement in strategy formulation, and ability to administratively advance the school's mission. His service to the Jones School is greatly appreciated."
Fleming earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Finance) and an MBA in Finance from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. While there he was a Fuqua Scholar and earned a General Motors Graduate Fellowship. With an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, he graduated Summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and as an Academic All-American in basketball with a B.A. in economics and business from Cornell College.


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What would it take? That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children, not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could be replicated nationwide?
The question led him to create the Harlem Children's Zone, a 97-block laboratory in central Harlem where he is testing new and sometimes controversial ideas about poverty in America. His conclusion: if you want poor kids to be able to compete with their middle-class peers, you need to change everything in their livestheir schools, their neighborhoods, even the child-rearing practices of their parents.
Whatever It Takes is a tour de force of reporting, an inspired portrait not only of Geoffrey Canada but of the parents and children in Harlem who are struggling to better their lives, often against great odds. Carefully researched and deeply affecting, this is a dispatch from inside the most daring and potentially transformative social experiment of our time.
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I loved this book. It chronicles Geoffrey Canada's personal experience growing up in a culture that did not always encourage academic success and his professional journey to combat the lack of educational achievement in Harlem. I love that the author also wove into this story a history of the governmental policies and some of the major writings (i.e. "The Bell Curve") on tackling this same issue. Wow- that sounds boring, but it's really not! If you have ever wondered if anything can be done to help the disadvantaged then this book will inspire you. The narrator was a pleasure to listen to as well.
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I was interested in issues around poverty and education. I also wanted to know more about the Harlem's Children's Zone. I am glad I listened to this book. I have found myself referencing the ideas in the books and the story has stayed with me. Good read!
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Surface Pro Reviews: Excellent Performance, Gorgeous Screen, Poor Battery Life
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Surface Pro is full of compromises
Microsoft's Surface RT hasn't exactly set the consumer tablet market ablaze since it was introduced late last year. According to IDC,
Microsoft only shipped about 900,000 Surface RT tablets
for Q4 2012 compared to 22.9 million for the iPad.
Despite a slow start with Surface RT, Microsoft is hoping for more success with its Surface Pro. Packing in a third generation Core i5 processor instead of the more limiting ARM-based processor its more svelte sibling, the Surface Pro can handle the vast Windows app library without breaking a sweat.
Even though Surface Pro
isn't due to launch until February 9
, reviews for the tablet went live tonight. Not surprisingly, reviewers loved the tablet's screen and its speedy Core i5 processor, but blasted the horrid battery life that puts it at the bottom of the pack.
The Surface Pro's 10.6", 1080p screen is a definite upgrade from the 1366x768 screen on the Surface RT. The reviewers seemed to be thoroughly impressed with its quality.
David Pierce/
The Verge
: The 10.6-inch, 1920 x 1080 panel on the Pro is gorgeous, maybe the best laptop screen I've ever seen. Blacks are deep and whites are bright (my MacBook Air's display looks comparatively yellowish now), and colors are both accurate and vibrant. Since it's 1080p, it also holds up to closer pixel-level scrutiny when you're holding the device nearer to your face in tablet mode.
But while the screen looks good, actual usability is a compromise between two extremes.
Tim Stevens/
: By default, the tablet is set to scale text to 150 percent its original size, making most (but not all) menus and buttons huge and reasonably finger-friendly. That's great when you're actually using your fingers, but it results in a lot of wasted space on the display when you're using a mouse. More troublingly, it made the text and icons in many apps appear rather blurry…
When running apps at 100 percent, the visuals are much cleaner, and those who want maximum screen real estate will be happiest here -- but in this view scrollbars and other on-screen controls are tricky to hit accurately with a finger. Interacting with the desktop without a mouse suddenly becomes a chore.
The Surface Pro packs in a 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-3317u processor, 4GB of RAM, Intel integrated graphics, and an SSD (64GB or 128GB). Compared to the ARM processor used in the Surface RT, the Core i5 simply blazes along in performance.
Joanna Stern/
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: The Surface Pro does a nice job running lots of apps simultaneously. Powered by a Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and the 64GB solid-state drive, the Pro is just as capable and fast as most laptops. Programs load quickly and, in contrast to the Surface RT, there's none of that lag or stuttering when switching apps or swiping them in from the left. It also resumes from sleep in seconds and boots in under 10 seconds.
David Pierce/The Verge
: In general, it runs remarkably smoothly. I consistently switch around between a dozen different apps, some streaming music or movies, and the Surface Pro never stumbled once in normal use — I was actually shocked at how quickly it would resume playing House of Cards on Netflix when I alt-tabbed my way back to the app. Where the Surface RT took forever to load anything, and stumbled its way through any kind of intensive task, the Pro simply flies.
Battery Life
When it comes to battery life, this is where the Surface Pro seemed to take the most criticism. The Surface Pro racked in anywhere from one-third to one-half the battery life of its Surface RT counterpart.
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: Microsoft estimated that the battery life of the Surface Pro would be about half that of the Surface RT, and sadly, they were correct. On the LAPTOP Battery Test (Web surfing via Wi-Fi), the Pro lasted 4 hours and 37 minutes. That's about three hours less than the Surface RT (7:43), and about two-and-a-half hours less than the tablet average of 7:10.
Tim Stevens/Engadget
: On our standard Windows battery rundown test, in which we fix the display brightness and loop a video endlessly to exhaustion, the Surface Pro scored just three hours and 46 minutes, despite having a 42.5Wh battery -- a third larger than the 31.5Wh pack in the Surface RT. That's just more than a third of the nine hours and 36 minutes the Surface RT scored, well lower than the similarly specced W700 (which managed seven hours) and short of every touch-friendly Windows 8 device we've yet tested.
: If only the Surface Pro had excellent battery life. It doesn't. In our video-playback battery drain test, the Surface Pro lasted 4 hours and 31 minutes, regardless of whether the Type Cover was connected or not. That's not far off from some other high-powered 11- and 10-inch ultraportables, but it's a big step down the 6-hour mark on many ultrabooks. The Acer Iconia W700 lasted more than 7 hours despite having a similar processor.
By all accounts, the Surface Pro is a significant [second] step for Microsoft in the realm of tablet/convertible PCs. Performance is respectable, the screen is gorgeous (although legibility/usability could use some work), build quality/design is top notch, and it offers a decent allotment of ports/connectivity options. The overall weight/size, awkward typing positioning while on your lap, and the battery life will be big concerns, however, for many users. In summary, perhaps David Pierce of
The Verge
said it best:
Even a well-executed Surface still doesn't work for me, and I'd bet it doesn't work for most other people either. It's really tough to use on anything but a desk, and the wide, 16:9 aspect ratio pretty severely limits its usefulness as a tablet anyway. It's too big, too fat, and too reliant on its power cable to be a competitive tablet, and it's too immutable to do everything a laptop needs to do. In its quest to be both, the Surface is really neither. It's supposed to be freeing, but it just feels limiting.
We eagerly await Surface Pro
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Some government records are kept from public eyes for 30 or more years. Good news from the Federation of Family History Societies …..
Government confirms transition to '20-year rule' will begin from 2013
The Government will move towards releasing records when they are 20 years old instead of 30 from next year, making thousands of historical records public much earlier than previously possible.
From 2013, two years' worth of government records will need to be transferred to The National Archives over a 10 year transition period until a new '20-year rule' is reached in 2023. After this point, government will revert to transferring a single year's worth of 20 year old records to The National Archives each year.
The move from a 30-year rule represents a major change for government and must be managed in an affordable way. As such, a phased approach will be adopted. The transition beginning in 2013, will apply to the majority of public records transferred to The National Archives and 70 institutions that act as their own place of deposit, with the exception of records selected for transfer to one of the 116 local authority places of deposit, where the impact of introducing the change now could outweigh any benefit. The intention is to commence a second 10 year transitional period for these organisations from 2015, subject to the outcome of a full impact and cost assessment.
The announcement on Friday, 14 July follows the completion of The Review of the 30 Year Rule in 2009 and the government's decision to introduce a 20-year rule.
What is The National Archives doing for local authority places of deposit?
Local government is facing additional budgetary constraints and we want to ensure the balance of burden and benefit to local authority places of deposit and their local communities is maintained despite challenging circumstances. As a result, ministers have agreed that impact and costs of introducing a '20-year rule' must be established before these archives begin transition to ensure implementation is managed in an affordable and transparent way.
We are working to help ensure that the transition to a '20-year rule' has minimal impact by:
- Involving these organisation on the impact and cost assessment
- identifying efficiencies in record selection and transfer process and providing updated guidance, and
- ensuring any benefits resulting from the first transition are shared with local authority archives.


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From the internationally acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author of The Trinity Six, Charles Cumming, comes A Foreign Country, a compelling tale of deceit and betrayal, conspiracy and redemption.On the vacation of a lifetime in Egypt, an elderly French couple are brutally murdered. Days later, a meticulously planned kidnapping takes place on the streets of Paris. Amelia Levene, the first female Chief of MI6, has disappeared without a trace, six weeks before she is due to take over as the most influential spy in Europe. It is the gravest crisis MI6 has faced in more than a decade. Desperate not only to find her, but to keep her disappearance a secret, Britain's top intelligence agents turn to one of their own: disgraced MI6 officer Thomas Kell. Tossed out of the Service only months before, Kell is given one final chance to redeem himself - find Amelia Levene at any cost. The trail leads Kell to France and Tunisia, where he uncovers a shocking secret and a conspiracy that could have unimaginable repercussions for Britain and its allies. Only Kell stands in the way of personal and political catastrophe.
"After a good start, story drifts"
After an interesting beginning, the story loses some steam and the plot gets a little far fetched. The reason for the French secret service being the bad guy is given a weak explanation. Over all, this proved to be just an ordinary audiobook.

Jack in Marin
Yes! I have listened to several other Cumming books. I enjoy the stories involving the WWI nurse.
The reader did a good job and made it easier to finish the story. Had I read the book, I might have given it up.
It is not a blockbuster story. I doubt it is unique and/or compelling enough for a movie or TV show.
I enjoy my Audible membership. On the rare occasions that I have had problem your customer service staff resolved them promptly.
"Worth listening"
So many reviews promise spy thrillers similar to le Carre and Greene. This one does have echoes. I liked it much more than Steinhauer, whose characters I can't seem to care about. Cumming's ending wouldn't have come from le Carre or Greene (planning a series?) but this was the first thriller in a long time I wanted to listen to without a break. Another reviewer suggested it's a slow starter; but I was hooked from the first paragraph.
"great intrigue!"
this was my first book by Charles Cumming and I thoroughly enjoyed it. those who liked Night Heron and Red Sparrow will enjoy this one.
"Narrator Great, Story Starts Very slowly"
I enjoyed this book because the narrator was excellent (none of us chronic Audible devotees think the narrator is of marginal importance, of course). But the story got off to a VERY slow start. Once it got rolling, it was worth the wait, but persistence is required.
He has a wonderful facility with the differentiation of accents and gender.
Depending on the casting, the book would make a good movie.
"Pulls you in fast"
good story great antihero bonus is that he sounds like clive owen! Cant wait to read more about Kell
"suspencful and action packed"
good fast moving spy noval, have enjoyed listening to the series I would recommend the books
"Cumming is the heir apparent to Le Carre"
This was recommended to me by my son who knows I am a Le Carre fan and I was not disappointed. I would have no hesitation recommending this book to a fan of intelligent, well written spy thrillers such as those written by John Le Carre or Len Deighton.
Terrific plot. Realistic with enough twists to keep you guessing, and occasional explosive action.
His narration was excellent and his accents spot on without being distracting.
I look forward to listening to more of Cummings books.
"A bit artificial"
Fairly good storyline but I found it to be somewhat artificial and perhaps to predictable. I believe there might be room for more character development though and will try the following book too.
"More, please!!"
Excellent! Intricate, coherent plot, superb narration. I am looking forward to more of Thomas Kell and Amelia Levene.
I did, in fact, listen to it again, immediately after the first listen. I didn't want to miss a bit of the detail.
The prose, the detail, and the characters all worked so well together to keep me plugged in long after my walk was finished.
His narration was excellent. He was seamless, switching between characters and genders. I didn't notice narration quirks, which is a sign of a good narrator.
U.K.'s top-secret holder has secrets of her own. And her past could bring down her country.
I'd highly recommend this story. First-rate!
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KYLE Reimers and his footlocker of fluorescent boots could find a new home playing under Mick Malthouse at Carlton.
The eye-catching forward met Malthouse and other key football staff this week after he was delisted by Essendon.
Reimers could be taken by the Blues as a delisted free agent for no loss of a draft pick, but Carlton will not take up this option and will wait until all players it rates more highly than Reimers are exhausted before contemplating using a pick on the young forward.
''We just wanted to see where he was at - whether he had ambition to continue his career and where he saw himself,'' Carlton football manager Andrew McKay said.
''So I suppose we have a little bit of interest in him but not at the expense of the young talent we are looking at.
''We would not be taking him before the national draft [as a delisted free agent] but if he was around at a suitable pick in the draft we would look at him then.
''He is quick and a goalkicker and can get into a bit of space so you never know but we are certainly not going to get him before the draft.
''Our first priority is to get the younger guys in and if all the younger guys we are considering are gone then we will look at him.''
Taken at pick 47 in the 2006 national draft, the 23-year-old is almost better known for his penchant for iridescent footwear than his ability on the field. Partly that is because initially his boots were more eye-catching than his form.
Despite being a naturally talented player who is quick and with a sharp goal sense, players do not ordinarily have the confidence to wear such outrageous boots until they are more established in the team.
James Hird was not a fan of the boots, or the attitude they seemed to represent, and when he arrived as coach warned Reimers he was happy for him to wear the boots, just not in any team he coached.
Reimers played 60 games but only five last season, and was one of the group of Essendon players to fall victim to soft tissue injuries, suffering hamstring strains.
He also suffered a heavy concussion in a head clash with St Kilda player Tom Simpkin.
Reimers averaged slightly better than a goal a game (69 goals) across his six seasons, including a career-best eight goals against the Gold Coast.
Carlton's interest in him is understandable, given he has played some of his better games against the Blues; he booted two goals in Essendon's elimination final loss to Carlton in 2011 and three in the Dons' win at the start of 2010.


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POLITICAL opponents have joined forces to say no to plans to build a mammoth indoor recycling centre in Brierley Hill.
Dudley South Conservative MP Chris Kelly and adversary Natasha Millward, Labour's prospective Parliamentary candidate for Dudley South, both turned out to throw their weight behind a campaign to see off a controversial proposal by Clean Power Properties to build a £40million energy recovery centre on old railway sidings.
The pair joined residents and members of the Brierley Hill SNOW* (Say No tO Waste-site) campaign on Saturday March 1 at the entrance to the Moor Street site, on which power company bosses want to build the high-tech centre which would use anaerobic digestion processes to convert food waste into energy.
After the plan was rejected by Dudley Council planners last summer – Clean Power bosses have now lodged an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate at Bristol, despite earlier pleas from residents and Mr Kelly MP to give up their proposal gracefully.
Objectors fear the centre would create pollution and unpleasant odours, decrease house prices in the area and result in more lorries trundling along busy borough streets - further damaging already deteriorating roads.
Chris Kelly MP said: "When Dudley Council rightly rejected the planning application I wrote to the chairman of the company urging that they not appeal the local council's democratic decision so naturally I was disappointed when Clean Power did appeal, hence I joined local residents and ward councillors at the protest."
Natasha Millward added: "Many of us are concerned about this proposed development.
"Families don't want lorries trundling along residential roads all day. They don't want to walk out of the door and inhale noxious air. Local people deserve better.
"This is why I'm joining residents and on this occasion, Chris Kelly, to fight to keep their environment as it is today."
Bosses at Clean Power, which is working to develop similar facilities at 12 other sites across the UK, say the proposed Brierley Hill centre would bring up to 30 new jobs to the area and produce renewable energy for up to around 10,000 homes.
They have also dismissed concerns the centre would release unpleasant odours – saying the air-tight design of the proposed building would mean smells could not escape; and they say traffic movements would be restricted to 70 vehicles a day.
A spokesman said the company had "worked extremely hard to demonstrate the centre's suitability and to take on board feedback".
Residents' action group SNOW* reignited its campaign against the facility at a public meeting on February 26, at Insight House, Brierley Hill, attended by around 70 residents.
Group spokesman Tim Lee said: "Brierley Hill SNOW* has cross party support. We're optimistic Clean Power's appeal will be refused but it's important for the community to play an active role in opposing the appeal.
"Residents can do this by making written representations to the Planning Inspectorate by Tuesday March 18, and by volunteering to help the SNOW* campaign steering group."
He said the group would be taking the unusual step of applying to the Planning Inspector to be allowed to appear as a full party at the inquiry, expected later this year, with equal status to Clean Power and the council."
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Before you overindulge in alcohol and try to drive home this holiday season, you might want to consider the impact that a driving-under-the-influence conviction, or DUI, could have on your auto insurance, to say nothing of your bank account.
According to the Insurance Information Institute of California, by the time you factor in the court costs, fines, attorneys' fees, traffic school, probation and higher auto insurance premiums, that extra cup of cheer could wind up costing you $10,000 and quite possibly more.
Depending on the laws in your state, a DUI can open the door to a world of financial misery from the moment you notice those police tumbler lights in your rear-view mirror.
In many states, your driver's license gives "implied consent" to having your breath, blood or urine tested if you're pulled over for suspected drunken driving. If you refuse or fail the roadside test, your license may be suspended on the spot and you'll most likely be taken into custody for that long, lonely ride to the slammer. Some states, including California, may fine you for refusing the test, even if it's later determined that you were not driving under the influence.
Once incarcerated, the financial drain really starts to kick in. Here's a brief rundown of the bills you might rack up, even as you sober up.
- Impound costs: That's right; expect to pay the state an impound fee and possibly a vehicle release fee for towing and stowing your vehicle until your DUI is sorted out. At a minimum, California drivers can expect the impound ticker to start at $250.
- Bail bond: Unless you really enjoy the county lockup, you'll want out of jail, fast. Your bail can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, depending on the circumstances of your arrest. If you don't have that kind of money, you'll require the services of a…
- Bail bondsman, who will typically charge you 10 percent for loaning you the bail amount. That means if your bail is set at $5,000, you'll be out $500 to your bondsman.
- Fine: Upon first conviction, you'll be charged a fine. In California, it ranges from $390 to $1,000, according to the IIIC.
- Jail time/missed work: If you're convicted, even on a first offense, you may face jail time, although some jurisdictions may offer work service. California, for example, requires that 96 hours, including 48 consecutive hours, be served. A DUI conviction remains on your driving record for years and your personal record for life if an employer conducts a background check.
- Probation: You're not entirely out of the woods yet. Many states require several years of probation; in California, it's three.
- Auto rates rise: Your auto insurance company will place a surcharge on your policy that may remain in effect for three to 10 years.
- Reinstatement: To get your license back, you may have to pay a reissue fee ($125 in California), complete a state-approved alcohol treatment program, and possibly pay to install a "Breathalizer" ignition interlock device on your vehicle to help prevent another DUI.
This is one list that you do not want any part of during the holiday season.
So, be merry but be wary: don't drink and drive.
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Did you work up from 3 days per week to 4 days per week to 5 days and then eventually to 7 days per week? OR, alternatively, did you decide that you were just going for it and started running 7 days per week?I've increased my mileage substantially over the past few weeks (marathon in October), but I've toyed with the idea of streaking off and on for several years. Today is day 10 of my streak, and my legs are really starting to feel it. Does that feeling go away or do you guys just all run on tired legs all the time?
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Goals for 2015:
Run 3 marathons (modified: Run 2 marathons--Lost Dutchman 02/2015 and Whiskey Row 05/2015)
Run a 50-miler (Ran a 53.8 mile race 11/14/2015)
Run 1,500 miles (uhhh...how about 1,400?)
Stay healthy
Not sure why I started. I think I read about it on the board and thought it sounded like a good challenge. I tried it out over summer vacation but after 3 weeks I decided to stop. A few weeks later I started again and kept on going for 966 days until I had to have surgery. Now I am nearing 2 years and have no thoughts of giving it up.
For me, it motivates me every day -- gets me out the door and mentally prepares me for my day. It affords me the extra calories to eat and sometimes the time on my feet allows me to solve problems. Also for me, it is about being outside. I have only run 2 days in a treadmill and that was just last month. I love feeling challenged by whatever mother nature throws at me!
And I have run following marathons, 50ks and even a 50 miler! No problems getting those legs moving!
Thanks for the reply. That's kinda what made me start (If I have to run every day to keep the streak going, then I'll actually run....maybe). I've made it to 10 before, but I don't think I've ever made it beyond that. My legs are tired, but are better this time than the previous time (I think).
I'm very impressed by your streaks. Running that many days in a row seems unfathomable to me.
In it for the long run..
It's important to pay attention to your body and take easy days of 1 or 2 miles when you start feeling worn down.
"It's not who wins the workout..."
BANNED from the LLR (Ladies' Locker Room) forum at age 64. Remember, folks, it's just running.
+1 for this.
For me, i think I read an article in RunnersWorld with a list of running related goals you could shoot for in the upcoming year. One of them was to run every day and it had a link to www.runeveryday.com . I checked out the link and wanted to get more consistency in my running as well. I had just hired a coach and was following his plan and I actually found that a nice easy 1 miler on the days he had me for full rest was pretty easy and may have even helped me recover faster.
I got through year 1 (not without some difficulty - ran with a serious case of the flu and a badly twisted ankle once) and just kept going. I honeslty do a lot of 1 mile days it seems, but overall even if I did 1 mile every day, that would be 365 miles for the year and some people would love to get that much mileage in.
I just passed 5 1/2 years and dont know when I'll stop. All I know is that when I do stop (whether next week or in 5 or 10 years, I want to stop because I stopped on my own, not because I forgot or couldnt find time - there is always time to get in a mile).
All I know is that when I do stop (whether next week or in 5 or 10 years, I want to stop because I stopped on my own, not because I forgot or couldnt find time - there is always time to get in a mile).
I couldn't have said it better myself. I will stop when I can't run because I am seriously injured or ill. Otherwise, it is the least I can do for myself each day. Some runs are terrible, some runs remind me why I love running so much, and some runs are a hasty 1 mile up the street and back again. I just feel that a day off is not going to make me feel any better the next day.
I was toying with the idea for a couple of weeks. But last Saturday I had a disappointing 5K. Sure it was windy and cold, but after the first 1 1/2 miles I gave myself permission to walk a hill because I lacked the internal voice that said "Just keep going". The first walk gave me permission to walk again at the 2 1/2 mile mark (pitiful). When I crossed the finish line at 33 minutes (3 minutes off pace for me, I am nearly 54 year old female)I was so angry at myself. I decided that committing to a daily run would take from me the choice to not run if I didn't feel like it. So that's my story. I started today with a 1.5 run.
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I started because Trent was doing it. The rest of my story is much like Ojo's above. I got accustomed to "when am I going to run" having completely replaced "am I going to run today". It's inconvenient right before and after a goal race, or a long race (last weekend, for me).
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
True . . . although I must admit running the day after my 100 mile race was not as bad as I thought it would be!
It's inconvenient right before and after a goal race, or a long race (last weekend, for me).
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There have been a couple of marathons where I stopped fretting about the final 3-4 miles and fretted about the next day's 1.


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From the "credit where credit is due" department, The New York Rangers Blog is the driving force behind the Sean Avery write-in (e-ballot box stuffing) campaign, and Avery is up to 20th among forwards with, at last count, some 64,000 type-in votes.
That's not going to be enough, not when the top guys are all in six figures, approaching or above 200,000. He's second among write-in forwards behind Claude Giroux, who has almost 148,000. But it is still pretty impressive for a guy who's spent most of his time on the fourth line and is pretty well, um, disliked around the league.
But I must claim our little bit of credit, because back in mid-November, the day the ballot came out, I suggested we do a write-in campaign of our own. I wasn't gung-ho about it, just making conversation. Some of you guys suggested we write-in Prust or Boyle. But a lot of you wanted to vote for Avery, if for no other reason than it would drive the NHL HQ people, especially the commissioner, nuts if Avery got in. Some even suggested the all-star game would be canceled if that happened.
So I'm just wondering how many of youse (besides Blogmama) actually voted for Avery.
Meanwhile, here are some photos from the Rangers' Toy Drive yesterday, from the team web site.
I'm not big on discussing line combos, as you guys know. But I do like the idea that they're going to try Stepan again with Gaborik (and Fedotenko, not Frolov) and they're going to reunite the Dubinsky-Anisimov-Callahan line. I'd like to see Avery get another shot with Gaborik, or, if Fedotenko is going to play there, I'd put Avery with Boyle and Prust and keep Frolov on the fourth line for a while longer. But what do I know?