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Kensington Manor by Dream Home - 12mm Golden Teak Laminate Flooring - 30 Year WarrantyKensington Manor is a premium 12mm laminate + 3mm pre-glued underlayment product line. What is unique is that most of the line has a handscraped finish appearance. This is not simply in the look, but also in the actual texture!
The combination of these 2 characteristics gives them a beautiful rustic feel!
Also, the V-groove and pre-glued 3mm underlayment will make your installation process quick and easy.
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We used this product to re-do flooring in my Mom's house earlier this year. We installed over 1,000 sq. ft. It looked great - so great that we decided to install around 700 sq. ft. in our home - in the great room. It's a change from the carpet we had previously, but it is a nice change...very warm looking - and should hold up better than the carpet did with our two Labradors.
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This flooring is really nice. I recommend this flooring!
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Put this floor down in my entire first floor - living room, family room, kitchen. Approx 700 sq ft. Fairly easy to install, even for a novice like myself. Would definitely recommend a good table saw at minimum, but nice jig saw and circular saw would be great as well.
The finished/laminated portion is a bit touchy, and had numerous corners "flake off" and expose the particle board underneath, after making simple cuts or just by tapping the board into place. So be VERY careful when cutting/installing. The result has left a few boards that were already installed that are scuffed/chipped, but are easily covered up by a marking pen. Just nervous this problem will grow over time as pets/people drag feet across the floor.
The interlocking feature doesn't seem to be the best, as certain boards have shifted slightly out of place, and it's been 2 weeks since floor is complete. Hoping that it's just temperature/humidity causing the boards to shift ever-so slightly, but we'll see after winter and temps change for spring.
But overall, to the untrained eye, floor looks great. I tend to nitpick and be very specific when working on projects. Have received numerous compliments from visitors, all of whom think it's hardwood at first glance. For the price and money saved by self installing, we're very satisfied.
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The first boxes I bought were great. They were easy to install and look great. I ended up having to go back for a few more boxes but they had changed manufacturers. These ones were not as good a quality as the first boxes. They would not click together easily, some not at all. I tried to give them a tap with the mallet and the edges would chip even when using the tool. Good think this box was for my closet. There is spaces between the boards and lots of chips. I would recommend they go back to the original manufacturer. The four star rating is for the original boxes that I bought. I would give the last few boxes a -1,
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Putting this stuff together isn't too bad, though you must pay attention to detail and be sure to tighten everything up with the tapping block before moving up to the next board. This is critical because you'll have a problem if you get through with the room and then go back to find you didn't lock things together in the middle of the floor. Go back and check frequently to make sure nothing loosened up, too, 'cause it can happen especially when you get a stubborn spot that has required some extra "tapping."
Use the spacer blocks on the end of the lines and ensure you have your clearance before moving to the next row. You can use a small pry bar to "click" the pieces together rather than the tapping bar/block under many situations. Also, when against a wall, a small flat bar can be very handy pushing things together (the flat pry bar I'm referring to is one that is often used to pull base board off a wall--it's a small pry bar with a wide, flat blade on it).
Though videos and instruction manuals say you need to start from one end or another, we found you can go from either direction if you pay attention to the locking process (that is, you can go from left-to-right or right-to-left with equal success). Remember this so you can take advantage of closet doorways and other openings as they occur to put the floor together.
This floor requires some patience, but has a nice finish when done.
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Floor looks great
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The flooring seems to seperated at the ends over a period of time.
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It took a full weekend to install this floor. What I found to be very frustrating was once the pieces were firmly locked, they would later open up slightly. There a few minors gaps that make my flooring look lousy. Defitnely dissapointed becase a busted my butt all weekend on this floor. Also, the corners chipped rather easy, I had to do stain touch ups to make everything blend in.
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Laminate flooring chips easily and you must be very careful installing.
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Extremely easy to install. Looks incredible
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Q:How to I determine how much to buy. My room is 10*27.
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A:Length x width 10x27= 270 sq ft add 10% for waste factor= 297 sq ft. divide by 22.35 sq. ft. per box = 13.28 (round to nearest box) thirteen boxes should do it.
Q:I put this flooring in kitchen. had a ice dispenser problem ice on floor. Water must have got under the floor and ruined it. When i replace it can i glue or is there some thing else to use to avoid this happening again
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A:Please call our Tech and Installation Dept. @ (800) 366-4204 for a detailed answer to your question. Thank you for your inquiry.
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A:Our wood floors are manufactured for maximum durability, easy maintenance and finished with a high quality aluminum oxide water base urethane UV cured finish. This step protects the wood and helps keep the flooring looking beautiful longer. While highly durable, the finish is NOT considered indestructible. However, by observing a few precautions like setting up a regular cleaning routine and simple maintenance program to protect the finish, you can expect years of performance and beauty from your wood floor. All wood floors can show signs of wear over time. There are many factors that can affect the amount of wear. These include the size and lifestyle of your family and product location.
Q:I would like to put this in my basement. Can we lay it directly on our heated concrete or do we need a special pad? Will moisture be an issue in the basement?
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A:This product is recommend below grade and over radiant heat. We recommend putting 6 mil poly down for a vapor barrier and then an approved underlayment. Moisture can be an issue for any floor you want your relative humidity between 30%-50% and your temperature between 60 -80 degrees.
Q:do you all sell plywood or quarter molding? or cement sheets that go under ceramic tiles.
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A:We sell Quarter Round molding but no plywood or cement board. See your local lumber yard or home center.
Q:What kind of saw or tool should be used to get the best results when cutting this flooring?
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A:I recommend a 60 tooth carbide tipped saw blade for cutting laminate flooring.
Q:Can you change direction of the Kensington Manor Golden teak "V" groove flooring without a "T" strip?
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A:Unfortunately not.
Q:I am confused on whether to add an additional pad to my laminate. On the opening information on my laminate it suggests the Bellawood pad under my laminate which has a thick pad already. However, I have read else where that this weakens the joints after a period of time.
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A:The Bellawood underlayment is firm enough to support a laminate with attached padding.
Q:I know this floor comes with a pre-attached underlayment but if it is put down on top of a gypsum board floor does it require additional underlayment like the foam underlayment sold by Lumber Liquidators.
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A:A 6 to 8 mil poly sheeting moisture barrier should be laid for floating floors for an On or Below Grade Concrete subfloor. Overlap seams 4-6" and tape with duct tape. Overlay perimeter 3-4" up wall. Gypsum board is not a subfloor board but a wall or ceiling board.
Q:Do you suggest using this product on stairs as well? I'm worried that the lip caused by the Stair Nose section will be more of a tripping hazard than simply using carpet.
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A:Generally you would cut off the overlapping stair nose and then install laminate nosing and flooring. However, laminate flooring and nosing isn't a great idea for stairs, fine for one or two steps but we caution the use of it on an entire staircase. People do it but it can be unsafe. Check your local building codes. Hardwood flooring and nosing works great, when laminate IS used you must fully glue with100% urethane adhesive without the use of padding, padding attached laminate must have paddling scraped off


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A Coal River mining complex just sent workers a bitter warning that it may terminate 280 jobs at two deep mines and two surface mines at Alum Creek and Julian in early October. A fifth mine in the complex already wiped out 160 jobs in the past year.
This followed a similar Alpha Natural Resources warning that 1,100 West Virginia layoffs may occur in mid-October — and a previous Patriot Coal notice of 850 possible layoffs that resulted in 75 lost jobs.
Suffering in coal communities is a grim reality. A new study found that West Virginia is one of only two states (the other is Florida) in which wives now provide more family support than husbands. That's partly because high-paying, blue-collar, male-dominated jobs are retreating, and wives often take lower-earning service work.
The University of New Hampshire report said West Virginia has America's lowest ratio of employed husbands — 83.1 percent.
Reporter Caitlin Cook illustrated the findings by describing a coal miner who was laid off last fall, and now his wife is the chief family support as a day care worker at St. Agnes School in Kanawha City.
Decline of the coal industry is hurting West Virginia. So far, state politicians have tried to blame the problem solely on federal pollution limits — but economists know better. The retreat is occurring chiefly because good Appalachian seams are exhausted, and cheap Marcellus Shale gas is seizing fuel markets.
We suggested repeatedly that West Virginia leaders launch a task force to learn precise facts about the transformation that is in progress, and recommend ways to prepare for the future. Officialdom didn't act — but a coalition of concerned citizens and groups is stepping forward:
"What's Next, West Virginia?" is a series of public brainstorming sessions sponsored by the West Virginia Center for Civic Life, West Virginia Community Development Hub, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, West Virginia Council of Churches, Leadership West Virginia and 21 other nonprofit organizations. Upcoming programs include an Aug. 21 event in Beckley and a Sept. 3 session in Charleston.
We hope these conscientious volunteers come up with workable ideas about how to cope with the state's economic shift.
Here's a helpful prospect: Abandoned former mine sites now provide more West Virginia jobs than the whole coal industry does. Last year, Marshall University's Center for Business and Economic Research issued a study estimating that 19,690 West Virginians now work on "post-mined lands," though that includes direct, indirect and induced employment, including area stores and restaurants.
Hospitals, schools, golf courses, prisons, shopping malls, airports, housing subdivisions, ATV trails, industrial parks, manufacturing — even the FBI headquarters at Clarksburg and the Boy Scout jamboree complex in Fayette County — all occupy depleted mining property.
However, an Associated Press study found that the vast majority of leveled mountaintop removal sites lie fallow, unused for human benefit. Perhaps What's Next, West Virginia can propose uses for the flattened land.
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As I've told youse guys, I'm going away from here for a week. Not my choice. I'll schedule some blank canvas posts, and my sports editor, Sean Mayer (Rangers fan), will put up some of the pre-game and post-game notes the Rangers send along and any news that breaks, and we have two Boneheads — cwgatti and CTBlueshirt — who volunteered to review the games in Detroit and Atlanta. So the place will be up and running.
But I might add today that I'm glad to be getting away for a week, or at least I think it's a good time for me to step back. So much nasty stuff in the comments the last few days has really gotten to me.
So I'm going to step back (sadly no meetings with Mr. Titleist and possibly a few more meetings with Mr. Snowblower) after I do the Canadiens-Rangers in review Sunday morning. I'm going to take a deep breath, try to remember all the fun we usually have and forget all the idiotic stuff that's popped up the last few days. I mean, I don't mind arguing over this player's merit or lack thereof, or whether this would be a good trade, or whether this guy or that guy is playing poorly. I don't even mind when some of you want to clean house and abandon the rebuilding project after a bad period. That's all part of the gig.
The personal stuff, the senseless stuff — none of us need that. I sure don't.
Anyway, about last night:
1) I guess I was wrong the other night when I had a little back-and-forth with some of you about the blame the goalie deserved in the Pittsburgh game. Because apparently the coach and the goalie disagreed with me, and agreed with those who did blame Henrik Lundqvist. So, for the second time in my life, I'm wrong.
2) The first time was when I thought I was wrong once, and it turned out I wasn't wrong.
3) Man, the Devils are sure back to their old, clogging, trapping, unwatchable hockey, aren't they? Maybe they'd be in the playoff race if Jacques Lemaire hadn't retired, or if it didn't take him so long to Favre (un-retire).
4) You gotta say this for Henrik Lundqvist: He takes full responsibility. Good for him. Very classy. Very professional. Very captain-like.
5) That said, I really thought the first goal, by Kovalchuk, went off Sauer's skate or leg or stick before it rocketed under the crossbar. If it did, then he took too much blame. If it didn't, then he needs to stop it, even if it is a vintage Kovalchuk shot.
6) I thought Gaborik and Prospal looked good together, and Callahan and Dubinsky. Boyle and Prust weren't up to their usual Monster selves. And I thought Avery was pretty lousy early, and got better very late.
7) Thought Zuccarello really struggled a few times at the PP point … but not sure they should scrap that experiment given the alternatives.
8) Thought, also, that Martin Brodeur was shakier than Lundqvist, but that his team helped him get through it … with plenty of help from the post and the crossbar at the end of the first and third periods.
9) There were more icings in that game than I've seen in weeks' worth of games this season.
10) Man, if you don't like McDonagh and Sauer, you're not paying attention.
11) The Rangers ARE NOT trying to trade Del Zotto or Gilroy or Eminger. Does that mean they wouldn't if a great deal came along? No. But it would have to be a great deal, especially for Del Zotto. I think he stays. And I think the coach likes him and likes going through the process and teaching the young man. And the coach will get big-time satisfaction when the kid becomes an excellent player, if not a star.
12) I always get a kick out of the mood swings around here. If they'd won that seven-round shootout vs. the Penguins, and/or if either of Dubinsky's late first- or third-period shots doesn't doink the post or crossbar, we're going on again about this team's identity and character and resilience, about how it plays to the buzzer and beyond. But Marc-Andre Fleury stones them in a skills competition, and Dubinsky's snake-bitten twice, and it's Armageddon. Again.
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Before I'm out the door, I want to give away that second pair of tickets from our generous Bonehead donor. They are for the Buffalo game March 1. I'll have details this afternoon. So please tune in later.
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Cebit 2006: High end Motherboards and Server Newsby Johan De Gelas on 3/13/2006 12:05 AM EST
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Genx87 - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - linkItanium's marketshare is most likely at the expense of PA-RISC which is what it is replacing on the HP side.
IBM, Dell, or Sun arent interested.
Outside of HP, what big OEM is shipping enough Itanium machines to bother mentioning? Reply
logeater - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - linkHere's a quick tip: Olives liven up the most jejune of pasta dishes. I prefer Spanish myself, but even Greek Kalamata can give it that zesty flavour for your next party function or Sunday dinner. Be sure to wish and thoroughly pit the brown fruit before slicing them. Reply
Phiro - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - linkAnd what's with all the bagging on server virtualization? I think Anandtech's viewpoint on this is too focused on a crappy product like Microsoft's Virtual Server.
We use ESX 2.5 from VMWare where I work, and while management is still worried enough about the risks to run tier 1 services on VMWare, we run tons of tier 2 on VMWare and most of non-Production on VMWare. VMWare is poised to reengineer our disaster recovery systems as well.
Going down the road, the global manager in ESX 3.0 looks like an absolutely killer feature and we will definitely rearchitect our environments to take advantage of it. We're already seeing tremendous cost savings in hardware with ESX 2.5, 3.0 will only increase that margin.
If Anandtech can't follow what the market leader in server virtualization is doing, nor are they able to get the product working correctly, they might need to take a clue from what the rest of the world is doing. Normally you guys are pretty in tune with trends - I think you're way out in the rain on this one. Reply
Stolly - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - linkTotally agree. That assesment of virtualisation displays a lack of real world experience. We have implemented ESX at a customer who have collapsed a 40 server system in less than 10. They have some 2 node clusters with one node being real hardware and one node being inside ESX, its the hardware nodes that remain a problem. Servers inside ESX are NOT more prone to problems.
Plus, hardware migrations are a thing of the past. Using vmotion they can move a running server from one ESX server to another with 0 downtime, the users do not even notice. A multi week phased hardware migration can now be done in minutes. Thats the power of server virtualisation, and i'm suprised that Anandtech is not conversant with the latest state of the art. Reply
JustAnAverageGuy - Monday, March 13, 2006 - link"no less than" = "up to"
"No less than" implies that that it is a minimum amount.
"Up to" implies that the value given is a maximum.
I doubt a server requires a minimum of 128GB of RAM. :)
However, another excellent article, as always, Johan.
- JaAG Reply
DSaum - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkOne the basis of "a few vague benchmarks", you state "Montecito is not only a vast improvement compared to Madison when it comes to running typical database applications, but also the platform has simplified quite a bit too." What happened to your objectivity? LOL
dexvx - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - linkHere's the HP briefing of the Moniceto:
But lets roll over the basics:
Madison: 1-1.5Ghz, 32KB L1, 256KB L2D, 9MB L3
Moniceto: Dual Core 1.6Ghz+ with HT, 32KB L1, 1MB L2I and 256KB L2D, 2x 12MB L3
It does not take a genius to come to the conclusion that Moniceto will be a LOT more performance oriented. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - linkMaybe because it is very obvious? 1 MB L2 instead of 256 KB L2, two cores versus one, 4 threads versus 1...that is more than enough to call the montecito a vast improvement over Madison in database and other enterprise applications.
Would you need benchmarks to know that a clovertown which has twice the cores of Woodcrest, but the same architecture, is a vast improvement in these kind of benches? Reply
FreshPrince - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkimagine the fps you'd get from that beast... :D
SAS really isn't that impressive yet...
the enclosures I've seen are mostly 12 drive external cases...which can't do much.
The SAS white paper I've read described a much more scalable solution, and you can't find those enclosures anywhere yet...
I'll stick to my NexSAN SATABeast.... :D
SCSI backplane + 42, 500GB, SATA 3.0GB/S = 21TB raw in a 4U device.
Until they come out with something equally impressive with SAS, don't bore me anymore ;) Reply
cornfedone - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkFrom the crap Asus has shipped in the past three years they can't even deliver a properly functioning mainstream mobo, let alone a high-end product. Their SLI, An8, ATI 480/580 mobos are all riddled with voltage, BIOS and memory issues that Asus can't or won't fix. Their days are numbered. Reply
AkaiRo - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkWhen you talk about SAS you have to clarify if you are referring to SAS 3.5" or SAS SFF (Small Form Factor). SAS 3.5", which is what the companies you are talking about in the article are using, is only a waypoint on the roadmap. SAS 3.5" and low-end/mid-range SATA enclosures use U320 connectors. High End SATA enclosures can use fibre or RJ-45 connectors as well. However, there are SAS (and SATA) SFF enclosures out on the market already (HP's Modular Storage Array 50 enclosure).
SAS/SATA SFF is the designated target for the majority of storage subsystems in the next few years because server manufacturers are going to increasing focus more on spindle count affecting overall I/O than anything else. The SAS SFF drives use the platters from the 15,000rpm drives which are 2.5" in size, which is why the largest SAS SFF drives for now are 146GB. There is quite an initiative by the biggest players who deal in servers, workstations/desktops, AND notebooks, to move to a common platform for ALL three classes of machines, but it's a chicken and egg thing with everyone waiting for someone else to provide the incentive to make the switch. Reply
Calin - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - linkThe 2.5 inch drives are physically too small to reach high capacities, and many of the buyers don't know anything about the hard drive they have except capacity. As a result, a physically smaller, less warm, even supposedly higher performance drive at a higher price will be at disadvantage compared to a physically larger, warmer and even lower performance at a lower price. Especially taking into account that you can buy 500GB 3.5inch drives, but only 120GB 2.5inch drives Reply
themelon - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkThis is nothing new. Granted once you go beyond 4 you have to run them slower.... Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - link8 Dimms per CPU was very uncommon and required expensive components and engineering. I have seen on the HP DL585, but there 8 DIMMs result in DDR266 speed, which is serious performance penalty. Most DDR boards are still limited to 4 DIMMs per CPU.
With DDR-2 6 - 8 DIMMs per CPU is relatively easy to do, at least at DDR-II 667 speeds. You'll see 6-8 DIMMs also on affordable solutions, not on high eend server only. That is new :-) Reply
Beenthere - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkSAS don't impress me none at this stage. Yes it's more reliable than SATA drives but almost anything is. Drive performance is virtually identical with SAS and SCSI 320. All I see is a lower manufacturing cost that hasn't been passed on yet. Reply
ncage - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkImproving performance is not the whole point of SAS. SCSI 320 is already fast as it is. Heck SCSI 160 is fast. Anyawys i digress. Its the ability to use SATA cables in a server which is a big deal when your dealing with a little 1U case. Its also the ability to Mix/Match SATA with SCSI with for some data centers could dramtically save money. If you mixed SATA/SCSI you could have a combination of Peformance/Redudancy/Cost all in one package. Granted "Critical" data centers will probably be all SCSI. I wouldn't advise eBay put SATA drivers on their servers :). You can't expect each reviesion of storage connection technology to provide better performance...sometimes it not about peformance at all. Reply
Calin - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - linkThere are enough servers that don't need hard drive performance, and will run anything mirrored in RAM. As a result, one could use the same boxes, only with different hard drives for different tasks. Makes everything simpler if you have a single basic box. Reply
dougSF30 - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkRev E DC Opteron TDPs have also always been 95W. The SC Rev E parts were 89W.
You can look up the Rev E Opteron parts at the above link.
dougSF30 - Monday, March 13, 2006 - linkThese are likely not the parts you see at 68W with Rev F, so again, power is not rising (it is actually falling with Rev F).
There has been a 68W "blade TDP" point that Rev E Opterons have been sold at, in addition to the 55W and 30W points.
So, I suspect you are simply seeing 95W and 68W TDP families for Rev F, just like Rev E. Rev F will allow for higher frequency parts within those families, in part due to a DDR2 controller taking less power than DDR1, in part due to SiGe strain being incorporated into the 90nm process.


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A TOWN celebrated 85 years of success at Bekonscot Model Village, today.
Having been opened in 1929, the Beaconsfield tourist attraction has had more than 14 million visitors.
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A WORCESTER couple both living with cancer have described the work of a charity supporting people with the disease as 'remarkable'.
Max and Val Trundle from Hawford, who have been married for almost 60 years, have been supported through their illnesses by St Richard's Hospice and have praised the work of the charity for offering a helping hand during a very difficult time.
Mr Trundle was diagnosed with prostate cancer ten years ago and was given six to eight years to live. He has since undergone five sessions of intensive radiotherapy and one of chemotherapy.
His wife discovered she had colon cancer after she became ill while on holiday in Spain three years ago and has just finished her third session of chemotherapy treatment.
At one stage the couple, both aged 82, were undergoing treatment side-by-side.
Last autumn their doctor suggested they may benefit from care and support of St Richard's Hospice and have since been visited by nurse specialist Gayle Webster once a week.
Mr Trundle, who previously ran a furnishing business, said he and his wife had expected to live well into old age as his mother had lived to 102 and hers had reached the impressive age of 96.
"Up until I reached 80 I didn't really have any problems but now the cancer has gone into my bones," he said.
Describing Mrs Webster as "very caring", he said: "She gives us the confidence to keep going.
"We didn't realise how much St Richard's offers care and support to patients to help them stay in their own homes."
He added they had both been very impressed by the facilities on offer at the hospice in Wildwood Drive and were reassured to know they could call the charity at any time.
Mrs Trundle, who worked as a magistrate for 30 years, said the support offered by Mrs Webster had been "an enormous help".
"My last lot of chemotherapy really knocked me about but Gayle was very helpful and talked to the doctors suggesting which medication might make a difference," she said.
"She takes the time to build a relationship with us, helps answer things we are anxious about and we know we can ask her anything large or small which is worrying us.
"We can't give enough praise to Gayle and St Richard's for all their care and support to both of us," she said.
"To think that St Richard's is a charity as well and provides all this wonderful care for free is amazing."
Mrs Webster said she worked closely with Mr and Mr's Trundle's GPs, the hospice's medical team and other support workers to ensure they got the help they needed.
"Max and Val are a delightful couple," she said. "I am so pleased to hear that they benefit from my visits and that they feel able to call the hospice at anytime."
St Richard's Hospice provides free specialist palliative care for more than 2,500 people living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses every year and supports their families.
For more information please visit www.strichards.org.uk.


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Diondre Borel From Utah State Added to Manning Award Watch List
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Diondre Borel (official bio) from Utah State becomes the second Western Athletic Conference quarterback to be added to the Manning Award Watch List as he is the fifth player named by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in its daily release of honorees. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is releasing the Watch List one player at a time on its official Facebook and Twitter pages. The award has honored the top quarterback in the nation for the past six years.
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Topic: My Wonderful Hubby made my day
Yesterday was my birthday...I turned 62 . I spent a nice morning out with a friend, but then had the first meeting with my local oncologist for a pre-chemo consult and to have some questions answered. I can't say that the consult was satisfactory and I may choose to drive 3 hours to Mayo for each of my chemo treatments to be under that oncologist, with whom I feel more comfortable. On the way home, my husband made a detour to the grocery store and when I asked him what we were doing, he said he couldn't take off earlier, but he wanted to get me a rose for my birthday (the gift I always love the most). This year, I hadn't even thought about it, but at that point, I told him that it wasn't something he had to do this year....that he had done so much for me that showed his love. After me saying no, firmly, several times, he gave up. After the onc meeting, we went to dinner with very close friends and shopping for a new recliner, one that is more comfortable for me in case I want to lay back more than 15 minutes instead of taking to bed on bad days. At least the day ended well.
Today he came home at noon and repacked my incisions that we're trying to get to heal....as he does once a day, every day. He's a one of a kind, very special guy.
Fast forward to tonight when he came home from work.....he presented me with a rose anyway. He said that I needed to have a rose for my birthday...and that was that. No arguing. I , of course, burst into tears.....he really does know me better than I know myself. I am so blessed to have this wonderful guy in my life. After the rose, we discussed the oncologist meeting from the day before and I told him how uncomfortable I was with how it went. The onc wasn't personable at all, which was the opposite from what we were told to expect. My husband then said that he would be glad to drive me to Mayo and back for chemo days...there would be probably 12 days in total for infusions. Again, his love for me and concern for my comfort and health just takes my breath away. I am going to call the Mayo oncologist tomorrow to discuss some of the issues I have, and see if having the chemo up at Mayo is feasible.
Julie T.


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Homebase will shut its Bath Road store in St Peter's, Worcester, on Saturday, April 19 when the store's lease expires following a consultation with colleagues over the past few weeks.
The brand is owned by the Home Retail Group, who also run Argos and Habitat along with a range of credit and insurance products via their Financial Services arm.
However, the affected employees could be taken on at one of a number of sister stores in the city.
A Homebase spokesman said: "We remain committed to serving the Worcester area. With our stores in Elgar Retail Park and Hylton Road, and three other stores in Worcester at our sister company Argos.
"Discussions are taking place with affected colleagues to identify alternative working opportunities where possible."


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HAMTRAMCK, Mich. - An elderly woman was taken into custody early Wednesday morning after she fired shots at Hamtramck police officers.
Police said they went to do a welfare check late Tuesday night on 80-year-old Christine Myrick at her home in the Colonial Housing projects, but when officers got to the door, she fired shots at them.
None of the officers were hit but Myrick then barricaded herself inside for more than five hours. She eventually surrendered peacefully.
Myrick's grandson, Kennard Williams, said she's been on edge and afraid of getting robbed ever since pranksters started knocking on her door late at night.
Williams said the whole situation is a big misunderstanding.
"She was terrified. It was after hours, they were wearing all black and weren't saying anything. My grandmother's mindset was someone was trying to come in and break in on me," he said. "It's amazing that one little old lady could cause so much ruckus."
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Dr. Contrary turns to you and asks, "Can you remove the one-hundred dollar bill in such a way that you do not disturb the upside-down pyramid? You may not touch or move the pyramid, you cannot prop it up or lift it off the table, it cannot fall over, and you are not allowed to cut or tear the dollar bill." He eyeballs you and waits patiently for your response.
Can you solve Dr. Contrary's puzzle?
HintNo one said anything about keeping the one-hundred dollar bill!
AnswerLight the one-hundred dollar bill on fire. It may be painful to see some nice spending money go up in smoke, but burning the bill will successfully remove it without disturbing the overturned pyramid.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries office in Wichita Falls recently completed a gill net survey of hybrid striped bass and channel catfish populations at Lake Wichita, and the results are very encouraging.
"The results exceeded our expectations," said biologist Robert Mauk. "Our gill nets sampled a total of 14 different species, which is high for this gear type at Lake Wichita. The reservoir suffered a large fish kill caused by golden alga in 2009, but the survey results show the lake is coming back nicely."
The hybrid striped bass catch rate was the second highest ever documented, but almost all the fish were below the 18-inch minimum size limit and need some time to grow before anglers can harvest them. "The hybrid striped bass population depends upon stocking to maintain numbers, since the fish do not reproduce," said Mauk. "TPWD stocked nearly 9,000 hybrids last year, and they are doing well, averaging about 12 inches and exhibiting excellent body condition."
TPWD's last three surveys have not documented any white bass. "This species seems to have disappeared from the reservoir around 2005-06 when the reservoir was low and a previous golden alga fish kill affected the reservoir," Mauk explained.
Channel catfish abundance was about four times higher than the previous best catch rate ever documented at the reservoir. "We sampled channel catfish from nine to 29 inches in length with the largest fish weighing over 14 pounds," Mauk said. "Our catch rate of channel catfish greater than 23 inches exceeded our total catch rates in all previous surveys, so there are a lot of bigger channel catfish to be caught. There are plenty of 11- to 16-inch catfish available too, so the future looks bright."
For someone looking to catch a record-book fish, there's more good news. "Besides channel catfish, we caught just as many black bullhead catfish, which are known locally as mudcats or polliwogs," Mauk said. "We sampled some trophy-sized bullheads. Most water bodies around Wichita Falls have bullhead, but they are typically around six inches. We sampled some from Lake Wichita over 16 inches in length and weighing over three pounds. This offers someone the opportunity to get his or her name in the record book, since there is currently no lake record for this species."
While bullheads are not fished for as commonly as channel catfish, Mauk says anglers should not overlook them. "Bullheads were highly sought after for the table where I grew up in Iowa," he says. "Under the proper conditions, they can be quite tasty. They are easy to catch with night crawlers on the bottom, making them a good species for children to fish for."
The survey collected a few legal-sized largemouth bass. "This species hasn't done well at the reservoir since the elevation was lowered in 1995," Mauk said. "After the golden alga kill in 2009, the lake was restocked, and they now seem to be surviving and growing quite well. We've seen several when working at the lake and hear reports of several being caught by anglers. Like the other species sampled, they are quite fat, indicating there is plenty of food available for them."
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Nearly a year after Next Element Studios opened its doors in Burbank, the facility has reopened as a Deluxe Entertainment facility, Next Element by Deluxe. Deluxe acquired Next Element in April and spent six months undergoing an expansion and redevelopment. In the meantime, the company's on-location post solution, mobilabs, has been busy creating color-corrected dailies in Detroit for ABC crime series Detroit 1-8-7 and, some months ago, in Shreveport, LA, for ABC drama The Gates.
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Eric Zumbrunnen, film editor and longtime Spike Jonze collaborator, has died at age 52 following a battle with cancer. The editor worked on every Spike Jonze feature, either by himself or with co-editor Jeff Buchanan, and he won the ACE Award for Best Edited Feature Film for "Being John Malkovich."
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Editing an hour-long factual film can take a couple of months. The editor and director work closely to make the most of what's been shot and to tell the story as clearly and engagingly as possible.
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Eric Zumbrunnen, an inventive film editor who worked with director Spike Jonze on several films, music videos and commercials, has died. He was 52.
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The future of visual effects in films, TV, and VR; from crossing the uncanny valley in human animation, to light-field camera technology that will change the way moving images are captured.
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Eric Zumbrunnen, an ACE Award-winning film editor who worked on several Spike Jonze films including Being John Malkovich and Best Picture Oscar nominee Her, has died. He was 52. His publicist Jason Kasperski told Deadline that Zumbrunnen died August 1 of cancer.
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If you're looking for some excellent After Effects tutorials, whether you are a beginner or an advanced user, take a look at Video Copilot. A few years ago I came across this quick tutorial on how to create 3D titles that appear to live inside your frame, along with your footage. This method will give a unique look to your titles and definitely sets them apart from most titles that lay flat across the frame.
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Christina Aguilera has a birthday party
Christina Aguilera went with A Clockwork Orange theme for 28th birthday at Osterria Mozza last night, and remind me to thank her for letting Jordan Bratman play dress-up, too. I was just thinking to myself the other day "It's been way too long since my retinas burned with an intense white-hot hellfire."
On that note, Katie Holmes' birthday was also yesterday, but she didn't have cool guests like Paris Hilton with douchebag date and Nicole Richie. Instead, Tom Cruise brought a cake onstage during the curtain call of her Broadway show. If that's not boring enough for you, she also turned 30 and might as well be a man at this point. Which is probably the best marriage advice anyone's ever given her. So, hey, Happy Birthday!
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BIG BEAR, Calif. (AP) — The cabin where a former police officer is believed to be holed up is one fire.
TV footage from the scene shows smoke pouring from the cabin.
Police surrounded the cabin in the snow-covered woods of Big Bear, a resort town about 80 miles east of Los Angeles where authorities have focused their hunt for Christopher Dorner since they said he had launched a campaign to exact revenge against the Los Angeles Police Department for his firing.


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Business travelers will be able to fly direct from Westchester County Airport to Boston on a new service starting Oct. 1.
The flights, in Cirrus 3-passenger airplanes, will be run by two air taxi companies, Linear Air and Hopscotch Air. At first they will fly direct to Logan Airport near downtown. On Oct. 3, it will add round-trip flights to the Hanscom Field airport on Route 128 in Bedford, Mass.
The flights are designed to be one-day round-trip business excursions.
Andrew Schmertz, chief executive of Hopscotch, said the company had been running the direct flights on-demand, but decided to make it a regular service when they noticed this summer that they were getting calls for four or more of the flights each week.
Find flights at linearair.com/routes.
Here's the announcement from the airlines:
New Air Taxi Service Launches the Only Scheduled Non-Stop Flights
From White Plains to Boston on October 1st
Getting to Boston is now as easy as hailing a cab
September 16, 2013- New York and Boston– For business travelers throughout Westchester and southern Connecticut, the trip to Boston no longer has to go through Queens (or a Queens
airport). Two transformative air taxi companies are teaming up to provide the only non-stop,
same-day roundtrip service from White Plains to Boston, at fares comparable with seven-day
advance purchase airline pricing.
Linear Air, a Boston-based pioneer of air taxi services, and Hopscotch Air, the New York
operator with a fleet of technologically advanced Cirrus air taxi aircraft, will begin scheduled,
roundtrip service from Westchester County Airport to Boston's downtown Logan Airport on
October 1st, and scheduled, roundtrip service from White Plains to Boston's Rt. 128 airport in
Bedford on October 3rd.
Bill Herp, the CEO of Linear Air, noted "Westchester County Airport is just minutes
from the homes and offices of thousands of people who fly to Boston each year. We never
understood why the airlines don't offer non-stop service from Westchester. So we decided to do
it. Plus, the software platform we've created makes it easy for travelers to book their trips online
through Kayak.com, Hipmunk.com, or LinearAir.com, ensuring that buying these new flights to
Boston is as simple as booking any other flight."
"We offer hassle-free travel to Boston," Hopscotch Air CEO Andrew Schmertz said.
"No long airport lines, no delays, no crowded airline terminals, free parking. And, finally, no
stewing on the Triborough Bridge, trying to get to La Guardia."
Dale Klapmeier, Co-founder and CEO of Cirrus Aircraft, stated, "Those of us in general
aviation know well the benefits of flexibility and efficiency the Cirrus aircraft and this type of
service provides. Congratulations to Linear Air and Hopscotch Air for offering affordable
regional travel in a Cirrus to businesses and individuals who may not have considered this form
of transportation before."
Because air taxi service is also available for on-demand flights, customers have the unique option of also booking flights at different times – any time! – that they might need to. "You
can fly on our schedule, or on your own," added Herp. "Though it does cost a bit more when you
fly on demand," noted Schmertz.
Passengers can book their flights directly at linearair.com/routes, and can choose from
on-field rental cars, taxicabs, black cars and public transit options at both Hanscom Field and at
Logan Airport.
Below is the October schedule:
White Plains – Boston – White Plains
Dep White Plains Ret from Boston Fare (all inclusive)
Tuesday 7:15A 5:00P $875.00
Wednesday 7:15A 5:00P $875.00
White Plains – Bedford – White Plains
Dep White Plains Ret from Bedford Fare (all inclusive)
Monday 7:15A 5:00P $775.00
Thursday 7:15A 5:00P $775.00
Friday 7:15A 5:00P $775.00
About Linear Air
Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, Linear Air is a pioneering innovator of air taxi
services, connecting the traveling public with select operators of air taxi aircraft via our
proprietary software platform. Linear Air offers business and leisure travelers access to
more than 5,000 airports in North America that are conveniently located just minutes
from anywhere, using the most advanced and comfortable air taxi aircraft available.
With a nine-year history of leadership in the air taxi travel segment, Linear Air is proving
that air taxi can provide the benefits of traditional jet charter, but without the extravagant
prices. For more information, please visit www.linearair.com, call +1-877-2-LINEAR
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About Hopscotch Air, Inc.
Hopscotch Air, a transformative FAA-certified air taxi service, delivers private aviation
at affordable prices. Hopscotch Air offers its air taxi service through efficient,
technologically-advanced Cirrus SR-22 aircraft. Designed to provide an alternative to
regional airline service and driving, Hopscotch Air currently serves hundreds of lightly
used airports throughout the northeast and Canada from its base airports in Long Island, Westchester, Boston and Stowe. For more information about Hopscotch Air, call +1-877-255-2HOP (+1-877-255-2467) or visit our website at www.flyhopscotch.com.


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Up for the week by attendance was: PICNIC (26.6%), GOLDEN BOY (12.5%), CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (10.3%), ONCE (8.5%), THE HEIRESS (6.5%), The Other Place (6.3%), WHO'S AFRAID OF Virginia Woolf? (4.7%), GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (0.7%), THE BOOK OF MORMON (0.1%),
Down for the week by attendance was: MARY POPPINS (-32.7%), ANNIE (-29.2%), CHICAGO (-26.0%), THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (-19.2%), MAMMA MIA! (-18.9%), EVITA (-17.8%), JERSEY BOYS (-13.8%), NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT (-9.9%), SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK (-9.3%), NEWSIES (-7.3%), WICKED (-5.7%), THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (-5.4%), ROCK OF AGES (-4.6%), PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (-4.2%), THE LION KING (-1.8%),


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A Tale of Grim
de Toby Lowther
Acerca del libro
There were ranks of goblin in front of them and swarms of dragons above them. The time for the great battle had come.
It was to be a long fight. Swords slashed and clashed. Fireballs leaped about like an energetic child on his birthday when he had just opened his best present yet. Giant dragon jaws could be seen going for the dragon they were attached to in all the confusion. All that could be seen were flashes of red, yellowy-orange, white and the grey of steel.
Midget is not a warrior. Midget is a short boy from an urban area near the Great Forest on the island known as Grim. Midget was not meant to be a warrior. His parents are dead, and his uncle is a landlord. But he must become a warrior, or the fate of the world is at stake. Midget has his life turned up-side down as he battles strange creatures like the monstrous Ug Troll in a battle that will decide the fate of the world. Midget is forced into fighting the armies of the underworld in a last-ditch effort to save the earth.
But will Midget survive this tale, or will he be washed away by the events that are to unfold.
Acerca del creador
I have wanted to be an author for many years. At a young age I enjoyed writing tales of heroes. I specilise in Epic Fantasy Quests (A story where the main character goes on a quest in another world). At the age of Eight I started on what was to become A Tale of Grim. I built the characters up as I went along. Midget was the name that fitted the character: a short boy who is full of energy. Often timid. Mac, EThea, Carl and the others where random names that just came to mind on the spur of the moment. It took me two years to finish A Tale of Grim, finishing it at the age of Ten. I would set the book as good for the age-range I was when I wrote it, 8 to 10. I am now aged 12. I hope you enjoy A Tale of Grim, and enjoy further books I will publish.
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Topic: Update on my Dad
Hi Everyone,
Thought I would do a quick update on my dad. He saw his specialist on the 23rd for what we thought was to be a scan. Turns out that this was just a quick meeting with the specialist to check on my dad's progress to date. He is getting a full CT scan in 3 months.
They took a blood sample but we didn't get the results on the day. He examined my dad and feels that the stent is doing it's job. Was very happy with my dad's colour, eyes, skin etc. Asked questions about dad's eating habits, very happy with the answer, that dad can still eat for Scotland! He weighed my dad, happy with that, no great gain/loss of weight, quite stable. Talked about mood, sleeping habits, pain etc and seemed happy with what Dad told him. So meds remain as they are. Sleeping is still a bit hit or miss at night, but good days right now outweigh the bad ones, which is good. So all in all, we are happy with how things seem to have progressed to date, although it means another 3 months wait until dad gets his scan.
Today was not such a good day though and Christmas has been a washout. Dad seems to be getting a cold, which is rare for him so he went back to his bed at mid-day. Mum seems to be getting the flu, sore legs, back, chest etc and has had trouble breathing so she didn't get up at all today. I spoke to them this morning and they just wanted to stay in bed so they did and I didn't see them today. To be honest, this is not a good time of year for them to say the least. New Years day 08, mum was rushed to hospital with suspected heart attack, turned out not to be but was blood clots. New Years day 07 her dad died of lung cancer and during the holidays the previous year her elderly Aunt also died. So they are both just really wanting to get through this period and get into 09, as am I.
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Wow. In twenty years of cooking and traveling, I've never tasted anything else remotely like this. It's exhilarating—intoxicating even. When I'm having a rough day I just open the jar and stick my nose inside. Its aroma is sweet and pungent, smelling intensely of everything great about fennel and then some. Sometimes I'm surprised it's legal.
Having trouble picturing it? Try this: teeny tiny golden pollen are taken off wild fennel plants as they begin to bloom in the Tuscan countryside, then sent to us, where we hand pack them in our little spice tubes. It looks like fluffy sand, colored yellow by the sun. As special and rare as it is, wild fennel pollen is surprisingly easy to use—mix it with a touch of sea salt and black pepper and sprinkle it on to chicken, firm fleshed fish, potatoes or almost anything really before cooking. (It's the quintessential Tuscan ingredient for anything made with pork.) It's like fairy dust for food—it makes it sparkle with flavor.
It's rare, and therein lies the problem: even in Italy this stuff is almost unknown. Even those who've heard of it have a hard time finding it. Even if you can find it, it's not inexpensive. As a matter of fact, by the time you're ready to order some from us, we may already be out—and we're not sure we'll be able to get more.
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Engaging Safety Net Providers in Expanded Coverage: Tips on Enhancing Billing Capacities
Engaging Safety Net Providers in Expanded Coverage: Tips on Enhancing Billing Capacities
June 2013
National Academy for State Health Policy
Steps for safety net providers to take in preparing for third-party reimbursement.
Steps include:
- Enroll in Medicaid and CHIP. Providers cannot bill these payers if they are not enrolled, according to state-specific processes.
- Learn Medicaid essentials. Which services are billable, require prior authorization, etc.
- Get credentialed and contract with health plans. Review and meet credentialing standards, which may vary across health plans, and contract with health plans as an Essential Community Provider (ECP).
- Ensure eligible clients are enrolled in coverage. Providers cannot bill Medicaid and CHIP if clients are not enrolled.
- Seek feedback from third-party payers. Initial bills may get rejected. Providers need to learn how the system works.
- Ensure appropriate administrative capacity. Staff will be needed to handle billing. Is your agency ready to expand staffing?
- Assess whether to develop billing capabilities in-house. Hiring new staff is one option, but outsourcing is also a valid response.


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Chico Bag Reusable Shopping Bags
I use my chico bag all the time. it scrunches up so easily to fit in its pouch, so you can throw it into your purse and keep it in there until the next time someone tries to give you a ghastly plastic bag. Perfect for me because I'm always forgetting to bring my resusable bags with me to the store, but this one is already in my purse! Its very strong and durable, too.


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Salem Khamis Al Shair Al Suwaidi, Deputy Director General, TRA - Information and eGovernment Sector opened the GCC Government Social Media Summit with a keynote speech on Tuesday, September 18. The 3-day forum is taking place at Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
In his speech Al Suwaidi gave the example of H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. He said, "H. H. Sheikh Mohammed pioneered the use of social media in the region to communicate with the people. Today, he is a leading example for utilising Facebook and Twitter for citizen engagement. His followers on Twitter exceed one million followers."
"Social media tools have proven to be successful channels of communication between the government and the public. Adopting them as effective and low-cost means of communication at government entities is essential. At the same time, however, we have to be aware of their potential risks and be prepared to face them," he added.
Several government entities in the UAE are using eParticipation and social media channels to communicate with the public and respond to their queries. These channels include discussion forums, blogs, surveys, online chat in addition to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, among others.
The UAE's efforts in the field of eParticipation were acknowledge in the United Nations E-Government Survey 2012. The UAE was placed at 6th rank globally on the eParticipation against; up from 86th rank in the 2010 report.
The GCC Government Social Media Summit provides a platform for experts in the field of social media to share their knowledge and key strategies for government entities to bring about effective communication with their citizens through social media.


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Another New South Wales construction company, Southern Cross Constructions (NSW), has collapsed, owing creditors an estimated $17 million.
Ozem Kassem, from administrators Cor Cordis Chartered Accountants, confirmed that it was appointed on Wednesday – a day after dozens of workers picketed a Woolworths' building site at Balgowlah over unpaid wages.
Mr Kassem said it was "too early to say" what had happened to the company but administrators would focus on completing its remaining construction projects to "significantly improve" the return to 600 creditors.
"We will also need to establish what is owed to each of the contractors whose ongoing support is required to complete those projects and we will also consider the future of the 39 company employees and their employee entitlements," he said.
Developers Woolworths and Bunnings had paid some subcontractors directly at two Balgowlah sites in order to keep work going, Mr Kassem said. Southern Cross was also working on a further three residential developments at Hurstville, Dee Why and Wollongong.
Southern Cross is the latest of several collapses in the NSW construction sector, following the winding up of Reed Construction, St Hilliers Construction, Kell & Rigby and its subsidiary Brisland, and the collapse of builders Westminster and Cosmopolitan.
Mr Kassem said the company's directors blamed the problems facing the industry. "But we'll make our own assessment in due course," he said.
Southern Cross had formed a new entity with Victorian company Icon earlier this year to undertake new projects, which were not affected by the collapse, Mr Kassem said. The other members of the Southern Cross Group would also trade as normal.
Mr Kassem said the preliminary investigation into the company's financial position would report back to creditors in three to four weeks, "together with any proposal regarding the future of the company".
"We're going to do our best to try and get everybody paid as quickly as possible. It is hard times for everybody and these situations are never easy, we've just got to do our best to salvage and get the best result."


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Heres Sundays Dinner, 7 pounds Loin and belly from a suckling pig, skin on, rubbed on the inside with texasbbqrub and stuffed with sun dried tomatoe pesto, diced apple and cranberries, then cooked on the weber kettle rotisserie with apple wood for smoke.
The crust was to die for.
Sorry, no pics of the sliced roast, my familiy went after this like a bunch of hungry t-rex after a bunny.
The taste was just awesome, really crusty skin, tender and moist meat and the sweet and spicy stuffing were an excellent combination.
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Cassian Elwes and Robert Ogden Barnum have launched e2b Capital to offer financing and global distribution services to independent filmmakers.
Elwes and Barnum, will serve as co-heads of the LA-based operation backed by a group of financiers and expect to work on 10-12 films a year, offering access to equity, gap and debt through strategic partnerships.
e2b is currently working on Pariah, director Dee Rees' upcoming project B.O.L.O. Additional titles are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
The partners served as executive producers on out of competition selection All Is Lost after collaborating on filmmaker JC Chandor's first film, Margin Call. They also collaborated on Critics Week selection Ain't Them Bodies Saints.
"Last year was unbelievably productive and looking back I could not have done it without Rob," said Elwes. "He is a perfect partner for me because, apart from making on our own films, we love working on other people's films, as well as finding solutions in impossible situations. I feel privileged to work with him, he's a driven entrepreneur with a proven track record over the past few years."
"It's become a more unified, global marketplace for filmmakers and financiers," said Barnum. "We believe we can help connect great material with the right sales companies and investors to meet everyone's needs."
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Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the... Whoa, what's that brown, gooey stuff smeared all over your face?
Are you (bad word) kidding me, Winnipeg? You've done it again, haven't you? You've dipped into the stash of chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs you're supposed to be hiding for your children!
I am deeply ashamed of you, Winnipeg. But the truth is, I understand why you might want to cheer yourselves up by stuffing your gobs full of sweet, sweet chocolate. Like me, you're just a bit bummed out that instead of celebrating Easter by whacking golf balls and barbecuing in the backyard, you're suffering through the Winter That Refused to Die.
My good buddy Dale Marciski at Environment Canada says whereas last March was the warmest on record, we've been running about five degrees colder than normal this month and we've had 35 centimetres of snow, more than twice the normal 16 cm for March.
The weather office says we're looking at a mix of sun and clouds today with fog in the morning and a high of 1 C, four degrees under the normal high of 5 C for this time of quiet reflection and intense chocolate consumption.
So enjoy today, Winnipeg, because Dale points out an Arctic high-pressure system will be sweeping down on the Prairies late Saturday and early Sunday, bringing strong northerly winds and colder temperatures. We're looking at a high of only -7 C on Easter Sunday and -5 C on Monday. As a special treat, there's a 60 per cent chance of -- get ready to feel the will to live leaking out of your ears -- snow flurries or rain showers on Wednesday, but it will be a teensy bit warmer.
Anyway, along with gorging yourselves on things coated in chocolate, there are lots of low-sugar, carb-free things you can enjoy over the long weekend. For starters, drag your loved ones down to The Forks Market today and Sunday for the annual Festival of Fools, featuring magicians, clowns, jugglers, comedians and high-strung aerial acts. It's free!
Or roll over to Chateau Lanes Bowling Centre, 1145 Nairn Ave., from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight for Pins for Pooches, a celebrity bowling fundraiser in support of Manitoba Underdogs Rescue. I'll be there along with legendary bowlers like Brody and Samantha from QX 104 FM, Dancing Gabe, and Bombers star Chris Cvetkovic. Ticket info at www.manitobaunderdogs.org.
Speaking of chocolate, there's an "Egg-citing" Easter Egg Hunt today from 10 a.m. to noon at the Western Canada Aviation Museum. You can make an Easter basket, then hunt for eggs throughout the hangar, while dodging propellers. Kids under 2 are free and non-members admission is $5.
And speaking of bunnies, the Winnipeg Humane Society thinks you should stick with the chocolate variety this Easter. They are reminding would-be owners that rabbits require just as much care as a dog or a cat. Also, domesticated bunnies can't survive in the outdoors and the society ends up caring for up to 200 pet rabbits each year after they're "set free" by their owners.
Most of all, don't forget to keep an eye out for Peter Cottontail. This year, he'll be wearing hip waders and carrying a snow shovel in one hand and a sump pump in the other!


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By Ben Ellison
Flying With Garmin
|Gary and Min want to put their electronics everywhere, including onto your big boat.
Thomas Haines, editor-in-chief of the world's largest aviation magazine, AOPA Pilot, theorizes that the intriguing integrated electronics system pictured at right "is called the Garmin G1000 because the average general aviation pilot will say, 'Gee!' 1,000 times during the demo flight." It's a clever line, but my excuse for repeating it here is to add that the G1000—which puts mapping, radar, gauges, controls, communications, and even live weather imagery across those multiple monitors—also suggests where boat electronics are headed and that Garmin is going to be there.
Haines goes on to write that, while he and his readers in the Aviation Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) think of the G1000 as revolutionary, for Garmin it's simply evolutionary. That's because "the company founders Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao (the Gar and Min in Garmin) have envisioned the G1000 since before they produced their first product in 1989." It's worth noting that while these two hands-on engineers first met while working on early aviation GPS, Burrell was already a Lowrance alumnus. It's also clear, at least retrospectively, that they went out on their own with an apparently bottomless bag of vision and drive.
In those 15 years Garmin has grown from a roomful of engineers into a major electronics player that sold $572 million worth of mostly GPS-related products to flyers, drivers, hikers, and boaters worldwide in 2003. These sales were up more than 20 percent from 2002, which were up more than 20 percent from 2001, and so on. Garmin is now building a 450,000-square-foot addition to its Olathe, Kansas, headquarters and has its own manufacturing facility in Taiwan. This sort of information may only be available because the company went public in 2001; generally Garmin—like many tech companies—is pretty tight-lipped about what it's up to. For instance, a representative declined to say how many of the current 900 employees in Olathe are engineers. My guess is a heck of a lot.
Here's a nugget from Garmin's annual report: "Management expects that its research and development expenses [already $44 million] will increase approximately 20 to 25 percent during 2004 due to the anticipated introduction of approximately 45 new products." No wonder the big boys of marine electronics almost all consider Garmin their biggest long-term worry. While some of these products—like the G1000 or tiny wrist-top GPS for runners—will be of no use to boaters, Garmin has the habit of accessorizing products in one niche with ideas developed in another. The new 60C handheld plotter (see page 36) is a good example, able to do turn-by-turn car routing almost as well as it does boat navigation.
But the big news from Garmin is the recent unveiling of a multistation system aimed squarely at larger boats. At the center are the spanking-new 3006 (6.4-inch) and 3010 (10.4-inch) color MFDs (multifunction displays). That's an expression we should all get used to; Raymarine is using it with its new C Series, and it's an apt term to describe the latest from Northstar and Furuno. Garmin's 3000 series MFDs look and act like its popular 2000 plotters and can similarly double as fishfinders with the addition of a GSD20 black box and transducer, but there's much more. The units have dual video inputs and can output to a VGA monitor. They can also purportedly provide verbal alarms and turn prompts (probably like the company's multilingual car navigation systems).
Next page > Part 2: There are some obvious similarities between that gee-whiz glass airplane cockpit and the fledgling big-boat system. > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
This article originally appeared in the June 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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