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The Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan says some fast-talking, high-pressure sales people are targeting consumers, especially the elderly.
Unsuspecting victims tell the BBB and Ruth to the Rescue they've lost thousands of dollars, and the people taking their money claim to be operating out of downtown Detroit.
"We have complaint after complaint come streaming in from all avenues." said Melanie Duquesnel, CEO of the Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan.
Those questions are swirling around salespeople who claim to work for either Harris title in Houston, Texas or Net Management Group in Detroit.
Local 4 Consumer Expert Ruth Spencer spoke with a victim from Ohio. He said the people at Net Management made him an offer.
"We know you own a timeshare. We're going to give you $12,050 for it, and we can close in 90 days," the victim told Ruth. He preferred to keep his name a secret, but he admitted his friend lost $1,200.
Ruth asked, "When you were initially talking with them on the phone they sounded quote, unquote professional?" He answered, "Yep, they're very good at their scam."
Better Business Investigation
The Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan says its investigation shows this is a scam. It says Net Management finds people who own a time share and makes an offer to make a purchase. However, it then asks for some money up front, and he sale doesn't happen as promised.
Documents with the Net Management logo and address claim the company is doing business at 535 Griswold Street, Suite 1110. That's the Buhl Building in downtown Detroit. Ruth to the Rescue tried to visit that suite, but security at the building would not allow our crew to get upstairs. A security guard does say some confused and angry customers have shown up looking for Net Management.
Ruth to the Rescue reached out to Net Management and only got a voice mail. The Better Business Bureau has questioned the people who answer the phone about the alleged Detroit address, with some interesting results.
"The one that said," We're right next to Lake St.Clair. The last time I checked Detroit is right next to the Detroit River, not Lake St. Clair," said Melanie Duquesnel, CEO of the Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan.
Both the Better Business Bureau and Ruth to the Rescue confirmed that another, legitimate company, is doing business at 535 Griswold Street, Suite 1110. That company refused to speak with Ruth about the situation, but it has nothing to do with Net Management, and has been doing business at that location for years.
This type of warning from the Better Business Bureau doesn't happen very often, but Duquesnel said, "When that business or that scam artist is really doing something poor, or reprehensible, we want to make sure we're notifying everyone as quickly as possible."
If you've done business with either of these companies you should also contact the Better Business Bureau at (248)223-9400 or follow this link to the local BBB website: http://detroit.bbb.org/
Avoiding A Scam
The Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan also released these guidelines for spotting a potential scam before you lose any money.
• Use a Business You can Trust - Make sure the timeshare reseller you use is a BBB Accredited Business or has a good rating with BBB. You can check out a business's BBB Business Review at www.easternmichiganbbb.org <http://www.easternmichiganbbb.org>.
• Confirm Licensing Requirements - Some timeshare resellers will use fake addresses or PO boxes in order to mislead timeshare owners. Confirm where the company is located and in what states it does business. Ask if the company's salespeople are licensed to sell real estate where your timeshare is located. If so, verify this with the state licensing board.
• Get the Facts on the Figures - Find out if the business charges a commission. Do they handle the entire closing and provide escrow services? Do they charge an up-front listing or advertising fee? What does it cover and is it refundable?
• Be Wary of Upfront Fees - Many complainants to the BBB were burned by companies charging an advance "appraisal" fee for services or were told that they just had to pay closing costs and the timeshare would be taken off their hands. Consider opting for a company that offers to sell for a fee only after the timeshare is sold.
• Don't Fall for the Hard Sell or an Offer that Sounds Too Good to Be True - Don't agree to anything over the phone but instead ask the salesperson to send you written materials; take the time to think it over and don't be pressured. Unscrupulous timeshare resellers may claim that your property is in demand and they can sell it immediately; unfortunately, these promises are often empty.
• Know your State's Laws - In some states "timesharing" developments must be registered with the Attorney General's office before the sale or offer to sell. And some states require that all material facts are presented to buyers prior to the sale. In addition, some states require that all buyers' deposits must be held in escrow until the closing and buyers usually have five days after signing the purchase contract or five days after receiving the public offering statement (whichever is later) to cancel their purchase.
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The Chinese Law Students Association (CLSA) promotes the interest in Chinese law and society within the Law School. CLSA aims to enrich the life experience of its members during their study at the University; assist them with their educational pursuits; and keep them connected after graduation. CLSA promotes the awareness of career opportunities in China and helps student to prepare for those opportunities.

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Don't forget. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books are all for kids. And we're not talking about Leon levels of violence here. It's monsters getting killed quickly and then moving on. Apart from perhaps the decapitation of an orc, there's no big moments of long drawn out torturous violence."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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Kon-Tiki is a dramatized account of the famous 1947 expedition to cross the Pacific by raft. The true story is interesting, and this is a mostly well made film, but the fictionalized bits really stick out like a sore thumb.
The Way Back is a well portrayed (and astonishing) true story of a group that escaped from a Siberian gulag in WWII and then walked 4000 miles to India. It's not exactly a "feel good" movie, but perhaps the sort to make one appreciate life.
Burn is a documentary about underfunded firefighters struggling with widespread arson in Detroit. Unfortunately it's very heavy on appeals to emotion and light on statistics.
The Hunter surprised me. It's thoughtful, slow, and tense, and I liked the ending. There's some good commentary on manmade extinctions, genetic engineering, and intellectual property scattered in here.
Blackfish makes a convincing argument against keeping whales in captivity, and is especially damning of SeaWorld.
The History of Future Folk is entertaining and funny, but also very average (and poor SciFi). There are a couple good videogame gags that made me laugh.
The Keep seems to be not quite a cult classic, but I would watch it again if it were remastered with the missing 90 minutes that were cut and a better transfer and audio mix. I can see why some people like it, but also why Michael Mann disowned it.
The Virgin Suicides was very disappointing. It's sloppy about addressing the subject matter and something's not quite right about the tone, so much so that I found it off-putting. The narration didn't really work for me, there's too much bullshit, and no one asks the serious questions. It needed more focus and editing, and I just didn't buy it overall.
Jack Reacher is a big budget pulp B-movie thriller. Not remotely believable, but I was entertained.
The Wall is a story about isolation that just has nothing to say. Isolation sucks ... and so what? Intriguing, well made, but rather pointless.
Sightseers had a few good lines, but is just too callous and stupid. The summaries are misleading and I disliked most of it.
More than Honey is about bees, industrial beekeeping, and colony collapse disorder. Informative and compelling, but there's nothing new here if you've been reading any science news for the last decade.
12-01-2014, 10:25 AM #1923The Wall is a story about isolation that just has nothing to say. Isolation sucks ... and so what? Intriguing, well made, but rather pointless.
You mean that film adaptation of one of the most culture influential rock album ever written is pointless? Also this movie have more themes than isolation, like anti-war message, critique of 60' England schools etc. Wars suck... and so what? Fu***ng everything. You shouldn't say that next anti-war movie is pointless (especially when said movie is original and good), because our sad little civilisation constantly needs reminders like these.
Anyway I've watched "Andrei Rublev" by Andrei Tarkowski. It's visually stunning as always but I liked his other movies better.
Now (had to split it into 2 parts, I rarely can watch ~3h movie in one go) I'm watching "Solaris" also by Tarkowski. I'm glad I didn't read the book first, because movie is very good, but I heard it was so different from book that even Lem was disappointed.
Oh, sorry then.
I've finished Solaris. Also not as good as other Tarowski movies, but still great.
Now I'm sad because I've watched all his films except of that propaganda one (which honestly I don't even want to see) and his second shorter feature. :(
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World-War Z - Just watched this on the weekend and it is terrible. I was really expecting more from it and, I don't want to start any arguments here, but the whole Israel thing in the middle really threw me off it completely.
Office Space - Can't believe I never seen this movie before, damn good. Had my 'Oh' face on.
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13 Assassins is a bloody mess, they read Seven Samurai's synopsis and then mixed 300. The tone doesn't match with all the other dark stuff going on, and boy it sure is bleak.
47 Ronin is a bit better, with nods to Mononoke and all, but it's too Westernized, if I may. Keanu Reeves is the only non-Japanese cast member, why the hell do they speak with Cockney accents? Still, it was better than I expected, considering it's the director's first film.
I also watched Lawrence of Arabia and found it really great, the hype is justified. So many great scenes, the photography is breathtaking! Tour-de-force for Peter O'Toole, just wow.
EDIT: Oh, and the music is amazing, blatantly copied for Prince of Persia, the 2008 game.
Next up, The Terminator, all of them except Salvation (yet). Solid action movies, and Sarah Connor is a great character. Except when the plot gets always more contrived. Time travel has this downside. John Connor is a whinny bitch, but I liked Claire Danes' character. In fact, the third is probably the most self-aware of all 3, which makes it my favourite.
15-01-2014, 09:50 AM #1931I found Solaris a very interesting slog. As in, very interesting, but still a slog. I was going to watch Stalker soon, not sure if it's a bit better?
I thought the same thing with Solaris I thought it did the paranoia of the ship quite well and the strange atmosphere but I felt it kind of put what should have been the main focus the getting back the wife and the emotions of that behind to much weirdness so you couldn't really get into it. I would say Stalker is better it has the strange atmosphere still but it gets the personal story just right which actually really got to me by the end. I will say the middle does seem to be a philosophy lecture.
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Finally got to see Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug and have to say gripping, fun as the last one but a lot more intense which I loved. The Mirkwood scene was great with the weirdness captured really well. The barrel scene was quite funny. But obvkously the best scene was the one with Bilbo and Smaug just has everything in it and I was on the edge of my seat all the time with it. Its a bit to long felt like it nearer the end but it is what it is.
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Moving on. I also saw Twilight Samurai and it's top notch. Awkward but hard working middle-class Samurai with an happy ending allows you to travel to an imagined place where karma is a thing and the main conflict is people talking. Beats alcohol in making you forget the hardships of life.
I committed a cardinal sin by watching 2046 before the other two in the trilogy, but it works fairly well on it's own. And by works I mean, things happened involving some asshole writer, and I understood most of it, but there seem to be a lot of questions still up in the air. Perhaps it would be arty enough if it wasn't. Having Zhang Ziyi on the cast makes me morally obliged to like it, so there's that.
On an unrelated note, if you want to laugh your ass off, cringe and learn little tidbits about the PC Wars, Triumph of the Nerds by the aptly named Robert Cringely takes the cake. Sure, he doesn't really know how a computer really works (neither some of the early "pioneers" from what I can tell(Not (only) a jab at Jobs)), but it presents some facts in a compelling way. Not to mention Xerox PARC is thoroughly discussed. Warning: Contains Steve Ballmer and a minimal part of Jobs' ego.
(Re)Watching Speed Racer makes me appreciate it even more. Absolutely stunning. A Live-Action Anime(or a much wackier Cannonball Run), star-studded cast, trip-inducing imagery.
It's also a allegory for the Wachowski themselves, how they shouldn't let the business change them. It's not always about winning, but winning allows you to keep racing, I mean making films.
An hidden gem.
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I love Speed Racer. Pure entertainment and a commitment to gloriously campy action packed silliness that rarely gets play these days. Whatever your opinion on the Wachowski siblings, they commit to their vision. And its a film that deserves a 50inch Blu-Ray treatment. Its a beautifully visual and colour filled film.
Also saw American Hustle. Hmm, pretty good. Well constructed down to the last detail. I like how all of David O'Russell's films have characters that actively talk and expose themselves willingly to each other. There's something refreshingly honest about that.
There's nothing particularly new or inventive with regards to the story - its pretty straightforward - but the way all the characters move it along is captivating. And I love the deliberate aesthetic of the movie being so 70s; the slight grain to the film, the soundtrack, a few surreal OTT moments (I love the bit when the spotlight blows and Cooper and Adams walk through the smoke). And a special shout out to the ladies; everything hinges on Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence's characters plot wise and they absolutely nail the roles. Amy Adams in particular switches between her two personalities effortlessly, it's pretty fucking cool.
And it took me a few minutes to clock Renner and Louis C.K. which speaks volumes about how well they handled their parts in the film as well. And a brilliantly menacing cameo that adds just the right amount of suspense to the film. Everything was constructed in such a detailed and thoughtful manner.
A solid actor's film. Everyone needed to be charismatic in their roles and it worked. And I can't believe Lawrence is fucking 22, geez what an actor.
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Her great little movie with Joaquin Phoenix is a lonely guy that buys an advanced OS that he falls for!. Scarlett Johansen is good as the OS, the story is strange but it really works. Reminds me of the series Black Mirror
On (US) Netflix last weekend I watched Dead Heat, an 80s movie starring Treat Williams as a detective investigating the sudden appearance a gang of criminals who have come back from the dead. I had never heard of this film before and wasn't expecting much but I was stunned - holy crap it is amazing. It's equal parts body horror, action, comedy and stupid. There are some cracking set pieces and some honestly fantastic and gross practical effects. If Treat Williams isn't enough of a recommendation, it also has Vincent Price! Awesome, dumb fun.
I still need to mention all the wuxia and Japanese films I watched over the holidays. Suffice to say, it was a lot of films!


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Achievo is a Web-based project management and tracking tool for small- to medium-sized companies, aiming to become a fully featured ERP-like system in the future. Features include a time registration module, scheduler, project management, todo's, and several statistical tools. Achievo is multi-language, fully customizable, and uses a modular system to allow future extensions.
segatex is a tool to configure SELinux policy with the help of a GUI. At the push of a button, it can generate a .te file in the /usr/share/segatex directory. You can then edit your .te file, make a module, and install. You can make any module name and edit current modules. You can install, update, and remove modules. You can semanage list and semanage login, fcontext, and port or set some domain permissive. You can download SELinux-related RPMs, including xguest, sepostgresql, and mod_selinux. You can download Fedora DVD or CDs. You can relabel your system. You can audit2allow by GUI. You can check refpolicy by analyzer. segatex includes its own policy.
Vendetta Online is a multi-platform 3D space-combat MMO for Windows, Mac, Linux/32 and Linux/64. The game permits players to interact in a vast online galaxy; fighting, trading, and mining their way to success. A "twitch" type real-time combat model makes true player skill the deciding factor instead of character advancement. Massive capital-ship battles shake the foundations of the major nations at war, while others struggle to push back the encroachment of the AI "Hives". A no-strings free trial is available.
LILO is a Boot loader for Linux/x86 and other PC operating systems. It is responsible for loading your Linux kernel from either a floppy or a hard drive and passing control to it. It is capable of booting beyond cylinder 1024 of a hard disk if the BIOS supports EDD packet call extensions to the int 0x13 interface. LILO can also be used to boot many other operating systems, including DOS, Windows (all versions), OS/2, and the BSD variants. The LILO distribution includes full source, documentation and support files.
The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture is composed of several parts. The first is a fully modularized sound driver which supports module autoloading, devfs, isapnp autoconfiguration, and gives complete access to analog audio, digital audio, control, mixer, synthesizer, DSP, MIDI, and timer components of audio hardware. It also includes a fully-featured kernel-level sequencer, a full compatibility layer for OSS/Free applications, an object-oriented C library which covers and enhances the ALSA kernel driver functionality for applications (client/server, plugins, PCM sharing/multiplexing, PCM metering, etc.), an interactive configuration program for the driver, and some simple utilities for basic management.
ntopmg is a network probe that shows network usage in a way similar to what top does for processes. It acts as a Web server, creating an HTML dump of the network status. It sports a flow collector, an HTTP-based client interface for creating ntop-centric monitoring applications, and RRD for persistently storing traffic statistics. Its C++ core can be scripted in Lua, for changing the appearance and extending functionality.
The sysstat package contains the sar, sadf, iostat, nfsiostat, cifsiostat, mpstat, and pidstat commands for Linux. The sar command collects and reports system activity information. The statistics reported by sar concern I/O transfer rates, paging activity, process-related activites, interrupts, network activity, memory and swap space utilization, CPU utilization, kernel activities, and TTY statistics, among others. The sadf command may be used to display data collected by sar in various formats. The iostat command reports CPU statistics and I/O statistics for tty devices and disks. The pidstat command reports statistics for Linux processes. The mpstat command reports global and per-processor statistics. The nfsiostat command reports I/O statistics for network filesystems. The cifsiostat command reports I/O statistics for CIFS filesystems.
Socat is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data channels. Each of these data channels may be a file, pipe, device (terminal or modem, etc.), socket (Unix, IP4, IP6 - raw, UDP, TCP), SSL, a client for SOCKS4, or proxy CONNECT. It supports broadcasts and multicasts, abstract Unix sockets, Linux tun/tap, GNU readline, and PTYs. It provides forking, logging, and dumping and different modes for interprocess communication. Many options are available for tuning socat and its channels. Socat can be used, for example, as a TCP relay (one-shot or daemon), as a daemon-based socksifier, as a shell interface to Unix sockets, as an IP6 relay, or for redirecting TCP-oriented programs to a serial line.
PeaZip is a cross-platform file archiver utility that provides a unified portable GUI for many open source technologies like 7-Zip, FreeArc, PAQ, UPX, etc. Creates 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, *PAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, and ZIP files. It extracts more than 150 archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, ZIPX, and more. Features of PeaZip include extracting, creating, and converting multiple archives at once, creating self-extracting archives, split/join files, strong encryption with two factor authentication, an encrypted password manager, secure deletion, find duplicate files, calculate hashes, and export job definitions as scripts.


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An Appraiser's Guide to CMAs
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 1:15 PM (EST)
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This class will help you develop skills, provide you with new tools to do CMA's correctly and yield more accurate numbers. Agents are trapped in the middle between being a real estate agent and being an "appraiser". The standard tools and methods to complete a CMA are not adequate to arrive at a meaningful suggested list price. but if an agent goes too far they run the risk of acting as an appraiser. We will help you define that line so you are not in risk of disciplinary action by the board but still use appraisal techniques to improve your CMA's.
An Appraiser's Guide to CMA's will assist you with identifying property databases to be used, finding the best comparables and most importantly making the correct adjustments. While there is no secret book of adjustments appraisers use, we will share with you general adjustment parameters and benchmarks to assist you in completing far more accurate CMA's for your clients.
This 3 hour CE class is approved by the Georgia Real Estate Commission - course code 64093.
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Dorsey Alston
100 West Paces Ferry Rd
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 1:15 PM (EST)
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The Great Fiji Shark Count
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Throughout the month of April 2012, you have the opportunity to help celebrate and record Fiji's amazing coral reef biodiversity, show you care about our world's delicate coral reef systems, and have fun, by taking part the FIRST FIJI-WIDE SHARK COUNT! Easy to do, this is suitable for visitors and locals alike, whether you like to fish, snorkel, or SCUBA dive. We hope that tourists, school children, scientists and all people with an interest in the marine environment will take to the reefs with us to search for the Sharks of Fiji! The Activity
Based on Scientific Survey Techniques, Sharks, Rays and Turtles will be identified and counted over all the regions of Fiji.
The Count itself can be done during your normal Fishing, SCUBA diving or Snorkel trip with your guide. Before you go, you will be shown 'Great Fiji Shark Count' identification materials (you can also look at these in advance on line at www.FijiSharkCount.com ). At the end of your trip, you will be asked to record your observations on a special logbook.
Results will be sent back to the Great Fiji Shark Count team, and to SharksCount and eShark Surveys for analysis, and reports and a distribution map of Shark Abundance and Diversity will be placed on this website.How to get involved
- Check with the resort or dive operator of your choice to see whether they are taking part. Note that not all participants may be listed here – please check with your resort or dive operator's own website.
- Register your interest / participation in the Great Fiji Shark Count, by contacting that resort or dive operator.
- Questions not covered here may be sent to the Great Fiji Shark Coordinator at: firstname.lastname@example.com


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The 2008 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) awarded more than $675,000 in cash and prizes at an awards banquet on Saturday, April 5, which nearly doubled the prizes compared to last year's competition. The banquet marked the conclusion of the three-day RBPC, the largest and richest intercollegiate business plan competition in the world. FORTUNE Small Business joined the competition this year and featured the semifinalists in the May 2008 issue of the magazine and on CNNMoney.com. The event, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Jones Graduate School of Management, marked the eighth installment of the RBPC. Thirty-six of the top MBA/graduate schools from around the world presented business plans in front of a judging panel of over 170 venture capitalists, investors, and business executives. The distinguished judges were selected based on their expertise in venture capital, early-stage investing, and entrepreneurship. Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance said, "Through the mentoring and networking available at the RBPC, 50 percent of last year's competitors have gone on to successfully launch their companies, raise funding, and build their businesses. We look forward to watching the future successes of this year's crop of competitors." The competition's Grand Prize was valued at over $325,000 and included a $225,000 equity investment, $20,000 cash and over $80,000 of business services including office space, marketing support, and business mentoring. The Grand Prize was awarded to qcue from The University of Texas at Austin. Qcue is a dynamic pricing solution for concert promoters, sports teams, and venues. Its software application transforms existing box offices into electronic markets by implementing elements of airline pricing and NASDAQ trading to provide dynamic pricing based on market conditions, while hosting a secondary market which is seamlessly integrated with the primary market. All 36 teams that took part in this year's RBPC received cash prizes. The Grand Prize included:
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Runaway balloons are proof that you can escape the clutches of a fist that tries to keep you down. When I met one today, I cheered it on to keep flying past the sharp branches of really tall trees. I didn't know how much longer it could stay in the sky. Because all it will do is float until it can't anymore, though my instincts tell me it ended up in Paris to spend its final helium-filled moments on the top of the Eiffel Tower.
It is there this glittery balloon-being sighs and thinks life has been good to it. The only purpose it had was to live freely and to spread joy. When I found it, it had already served its duty at Mary and Robert's 57th anniversary for as long as it was absolutely necessary. And when the time was right, it flung itself into the air and kept moving to keep the joy spreading. Throughout the journey, it waved to children playing in the street; it ran alongside a dog who happily tried to chase it; and it met me who finally looked up for the first time in a while.
Some people remind me of runaway helium balloons. I admire how carefree they are and how they continue to climb in any which way they choose. And no matter where they go, they manage to spread joy to those they meet. They also swerve and dip without a fear of falling. These balloon-like people don't need the wind, but they trust it when it flings them in a new direction. And then they continue to float and float and float. And, more importantly, they let themselves dance.
If we are lucky, we get to meet a handful of these special people. We learn their names and keep their secrets. We call them our family and our closest pals. But sometimes, like a balloon in a sky, the people that we admire are too far up for us to ever get close to. We admire them from afar, but it's enough to make us feel like we have a connection.
We admire them because they have the ability to stand out against the normal palette of an everyday sky. Among the blues and the whites, or the grays and the darker grays, they always shine on. Our eyes catch a glimmer of their reflecting light, and we are captivated. And we love that they shine because they reflect the light that it bathes in.
From the sun to the balloon, and then from the balloon to us; it is a gift of light that just keeps passing along. What I find most intriguing and special about runaway balloons is the freedom they have found for themselves. These metallic wonders don't let anyone control them because they stray beyond anyone's grasp; but they just manage to hold onto a thread of our attention — if only to remind us that we too can fly.
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Located in the northwest of washington, birchbay is a small community on the canadian border. Sort of a resort community to those coming from larger near by cities (seattle, vancouver,etc). At first glance, quick drive through or a weekend stay at one of the local hotels you will notice birchbay is a great town. Nice beachs, Seemingly nice locals, small city. Truth is behind this vacation wonderland is it is a major drug traffacking city (placed so close to border) million dollars of drugs are constantly confinscated at border crossings monthly. Schools run with kids trying to make a buck off the local drug scene. Most of the bigger drug dealers in this town are just kids. Full of heroin, meth, crack, ecstacy, and marjuana. Blaine is also known for its local gangs West Side Piru (Silly white kids hoped up on drugs who lacked proper role models) MSL (Mexicans hoped up on meth) and others. Police are known in blaine to be quite common.
Ranaldo: Hey want to go to birchbay this weekend?
Pam: No, i heard that place is full of dope
Ranaldo: No it looks like a really nice place, are you sure?
Pam: **sigh** Alright lets go.
Pam: No, i heard that place is full of dope
Ranaldo: No it looks like a really nice place, are you sure?
Pam: **sigh** Alright lets go.
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Devizes MP Claire Perry met the Chancellor, George Osborne, last week to discuss local investment priorities for the constituency.
The agenda included the importance of the extension of rail electrification from Newbury to Bedwyn starting in 2016.
Speaking after the meeting, Mrs Perry said: "Fast, frequent train services serving my constituency are really important to the local economy.
"I arranged a meeting with the chancellor to lobby for this investment to be brought forward so that electrification from Reading to Newbury can be completed sequentially.
"I was pleased that he understood the importance of this and he has asked me for further details. I will continue to work hard on securing investment for local projects."


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So I have used my Sunbeam Grill for almost 14 years now, and well it is at a point that I can not repair much longer for low cost.
This leads me to the up-coming Grilling season and Sales for Fathers-day.
I am looking at adding a New Gasser to my collection, old faithful is served me well all these years but not sure I want to just up and buy a Sunbeam to replace it since this unit was a special unit (think heavy cast body not thin metal or stainless)
What are you using and your recommendations?
The top of my list is:
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AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and tea party-supported lawyer Ted Cruz emerged from a field of nine Tuesday to send the Republican race to replace retiring Texas U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to a runoff.
The Senate race was the most-watched among hundreds of races in the Texas primary for the Republican presidential nomination, Congress, the Legislature, judges and various state boards.
Dewhurst, who counted Gov. Rick Perry among his backers, held a double-digit lead over the former Texas solicitor general but couldn't close the deal by collecting more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid another contest with Cruz on July 31.
"Nothing worth fighting for is easy," Dewhurst said. "Make no mistake, Mr. Cruz. I'm a fighter."
"The runoff will be decided by the most informed, most active voters," Cruz said.
The secretary of state's office said more than 13 million Texans were registered to vote, but several polling places indicated voters stayed away, perhaps due in part to sweltering heat, confusion about a primary date that had been rescheduled twice because of redistricting disputes and Memorial Day weekend travels that kept some folks away from home.
"We're all trying to find where the voters are," Ellen Rusch, whose husband was seeking nomination for re-election as a judge, lamented from a suburban Dallas polling place.
Many polling places reported seeing just dozens of people out of thousands registered to vote. At one Houston polling station, an official read an electronic book while another rolled the border of a sheet of name-tag stickers into a ball.
The GOP U.S. Senate race drew the greatest attention in the weeks leading up to election day. In the Senate race, the strong showing by Cruz capped what's already a banner month for the tea party movement. Richard Mourdock ousted 36-year Senate veteran Richard Lugar in Indiana, and state Sen. Deb Fischer used strong tea party support to upset two better-known candidates in Nebraska.
"This race is Ground Zero, is Ground Zero for the moderate party establishment and the conservative tea party tidal wave that's sweeping this country," Cruz said.
Among others seeking the GOP senatorial nomination, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert conceded less than an hour after polls closed throughout the state and ex-NFL running back and ESPN announcer Craig James failed to get out of single-digit percentages.
Dewhurst has overseen the Texas Senate as lieutenant governor since 2003, but Cruz claimed Dewhurst was too moderate for sometimes showing a willingness to compromise with Democratic state senators to ensure the flow of legislation.
Cruz drew support from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint and national limited-government groups including the Club For Growth -- support Dewhurst dismissed as outsiders meddling in state politics.
On the Democratic side, former state Rep. Paul Sadler, from Henderson in East Texas, topped a field of four and qualified for a runoff. His opponent wasn't immediately decided.Runoff Races
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Muschamp discusses his excitement for tailback Adam Lane
Published: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 11:04 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 11:04 p.m.
LAKELAND — Will Muschamp is excited about Adam Lane.
Speaking at the Gator Gathering on Wednesday at the Lake Mirror Center, the Florida football coach spoke about the former Winter Haven standout and current UF tailback, as well as on other subjects.
"Adam's a guy that I thought really progressed well during spring, fits very well in what we're doing, but a guy that works extremely hard," Muschamp said of the tailback. "I thought he had a good offseason, but really worked his way in shape to where he's got the endurance to be able to handle and carry the ball … physically he's an imposing player. I'm excited about him, I really am."
After redshirting as a freshman last season, Lane will be jockeying for carries next season with a number of other tailbacks.
That's a problem Muschamp likes, saying the greatest motivation they have is competition.
"He's got top-end speed, he can really help us and that's what I told all the running backs at the end of spring," he said. " 'There's only one ball, so y'all need to figure it out.' "
With the Lake Mirror Center floor looking like a sea of blue and orange, the fourth-year head coach took questions from Gators fans and gave an update on the team as it is coming out of spring practice.
Muschamp responded with optimism and a bit of humor to the inevitable question about last season's 4-8 record.
"I don't think we're as far off as maybe 4-8 may look," he said. "It certainly was a miserable year. I know it was for you — it was for me. I get your emails, I understand your frustrations."
Muschamp talked about the team's offense, which averaged an SEC-worst 18.8 points per game last season, and talked about having quarterback Jeff Driskel back and healthy.
Most people wanted to know how new offensive coordinator Kurt Roper's uptempo offense would be run.
Muschamp talked about how he came to hire Roper away from Duke in December. He called his old friend, former Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning, and asked what Archie Manning's son, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, thought about Roper from his time at Ole Miss.
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Insurance Info
Eligibility for Health Insurance
All registered students taking 9 or more credit hours and all Health Science and Early Childhood Ed students are required to have health insurance. If they have proof of insurance under another policy they can waive the College's policy. To waive the college's policy, go to accessBCC and follow the link in the left column "insurance waiver" or visit www.commonwealthstudent.com, click Bristol Community College and follow the instructions.
Insuring Dependents
You no longer can insure your dependents under the college insurance plan.
See: www.mahealthconnector.org for information on how to get insurance for them.
Obtaining an Insurance Card
The company should mail one to you. It is also in the insurance brochure which you can download from the web site: www.commonwealthstudent.com.
Seeing a Doctor as Part of Your Plan
Listings of the Health Care providers who are in the network are available on the web site at: www.commonwealthstudent.com. We advise students to let the Health Care provider's office know what insurance they have when making an appointment.
Out of Network Doctors
You may see a Doctor outside your network, but you are responsible for any charges that are above what the plan pays to providers who are in the network. The provider may require you to pay in full at the time of service and then let you send the receipts into the insurance company.
Verifying Benefits and More
Visit Student Accounts in the Enrollment Center or call 508.678.2811, ext. 3097, or contact Health Services in room G201 at 508.678.2811, ext. 2232.


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Note: Any guarantees associated wth payment of death benefits, income options, or rates of return are based on the claims-paying ability of the variable annuity issuer.
Note: Variable annuities are long-term investments suitable for retirement funding and are subject to market fluctuations and investment risk including the possibilty of loss of principal. Variable annuities contain fees and charges included, but not limited to, mortality and expense risk charges, sales and surrender (early withdrawal) charges, administrative fees, and charges for optional benefits and riders.
Note: Variable annuities are sold by prospectus. You should consider the investment objectives, risk, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains this and other information about the variable annuity, can be obtained from the insurance company issuing the variable annuity or from your financial professional. You should read the prospectus carefully before you invest.


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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Crowns, Bridges, Dentures, Implants
Implants or Dentures
If pain is not a major factor in dental implants, what are the key factors that I, as a patient, should be considering to decide for implants and against dentures? For example, if I have enough bone for implants, do I also have the option for dentures? Finally, what aftercare procedures raise probability of success? Thanks.
With dentures you have about 25% the chewing efficiency of natural teeth. With implants, depending on how many you get and the type of prosthesis used to restore the implants, the chewing efficiency can go up to approximately that of having natural teeth. The more implants you have (up to six per arch) the more force you can apply. If you are a healthy patient you have a high potential for implant success (greater than 95%). If you are medically compromised or have habits (smoking) healing is more difficult and there are greater risks of the implants not healing. The decision is based on your experience with dentures. Many people can wear upper dentures with good success but lower dentures usually present more problems. If you have not worn dentures before you may want to try them and see if you can manage. If you have great difficulties then you may want to move toward implants. If you are already wearing dentures and are have difficulties with one or the other, then implants will definitely improve function.
Robert R Seghi, DDS, MS
Professor of Restorative/Prosthetic Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Update on Oregon's No Child Left Behind Waiver
Feds Say Oregon's Leadership on Teacher Quality is 'High-Risk'.' Are They Right?
Recently, the Federal government told education leaders in Oregon it's sticking with its warning, first issued this past August, that Oregon is at 'high risk' of having our state's ESEA waiver revoked.
When Oregon first applied for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law and its most punitive provisions, a condition for approval was a commitment to implement teacher evaluations in every school in the state and for student growth to be a significant factor in these evaluations
Oregon's strategy to pilot evaluation systems through active collaboration and leadership of teachers and administrators, consistent with our state's evaluation law, won the blessing of the US Department of Education. With strong urging from OEA, the 2012-13 school year was established as a year for select schools – teachers and principals – across Oregon to pilot different approaches to evaluation and student growth.
Some Oregon schools opted to weight student growth as a percentage in a teacher's overall evaluation. This model provides for educators setting student learning and growth goals, including goals based on growth in student standardized test scores. Other schools developed and implemented an alternative model, known as the Matrix, which directly connects educators' goals for student growth to targeted professional learning and instructional improvement.
In compliance with the feds, both models use student growth data. Both evaluate teacher performance based on the same national standards for exemplary teaching. Both result in a summative performance rating for each teacher. And this school year is the first year all schools in Oregon will implement new evaluation systems using one of these models.
So why are the feds threatening to revoke Oregon's waiver? In her Nov. 25 letter to the Oregon Department of Education, Assistant US Secretary of Education Deborah Delisle wrote, "[Oregon] has not met the condition for approval for an ESEA flexibility waiver…to adopt a method for including student growth in its teacher and principal evaluation and support systems..." The state has until May 1 to correct course.
What does this mean? Oregon is certainly not lagging behind in implementing new evaluation systems which use measures of student learning and growth. The US Department of Education is simply holding firm to its requirement that the state mandate a single student growth model used by all schools and districts.
The Federal government's admonishment came on the heels of Deputy Superintendent Rob Saxton asking for Oregon's 'high-risk' status be reconsidered and in support of school and educator-led innovation and flexibility to support professional growth of teachers and principals.
To be clear, the negotiation between Oregon and the federal government is ongoing.
The leadership and voices of teachers and school leaders will be critical if Oregon wants to chart its own path forward in making sure evaluation and support systems work for better teaching and learning and student success.
Local school district evaluation design teams, notably those like Beaverton, North Clackamas, Oregon City, Ashland, and South Lane school districts who've adopted the alternative Matrix model, should not be deterred from continuing implementation of these successful systems.
The stakes are high. Looking at other states and districts who have won final approval of their waivers, the feds have demonstrated a preference for student standardized test scores being weighted anywhere from 20% to 50% or higher within an evaluation.
There are a number of well-documented problems with this approach, especially when a high-percentage is assigned to high stakes tests that are then tied to high stakes evaluation decisions. As Rick Stiggins, a longtime national expert in student assessment, wrote in The Oregonian earlier this year, standardized tests just aren't that accurate or necessarily appropriate to judge good teaching and learning.
As a matter of good practice and policy, Stiggins strongly urges both Oregon and Washington to challenge the federal government's demands around use of standardized tests in evaluation.
You can do the same.
Take a moment to join OEA in thanking Rob Saxton for fighting for Oregon's leadership on teaching and learning, and getting evaluations right.
And feel free to send us your comments and questions about professional growth and evaluation. OEA's Center for Great Public Schools is here to empower educators to lead the way.


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TOURISM in the county is on the up with around 63million people visiting the area last year.
Marketing Lancashire said an extra one million people came to the county, while revenue generated by visitors also jumped by 4.4 per cent to £3.5billion.
Among the events attracting visitors was the 400th anniversary of the Lancashire Witch Trials, Clitheroe Food Festival and Brockholes Nature Reserve, in Samlesbury.
The tourism industry supports 56,137 full-time jobs in Lancashire, a rise of 2.4 per cent on the previous year.
In Blackburn with Darwen, 3.9million people visited the borough, an increase of 7.2 per cent with 2,195 full-time jobs being supported by the tourism industry, up by 7.7 per cent.
Some 1.8million people visited Hyndburn last year, an increase of 1.2 per cent, with 1,018 full-time jobs, up by 2.8 per cent. Burnley saw 2.4million visitors, up 1.5 per cent, and 1,426 full-time jobs, up by 3.8 per cent.
Pendle saw a one per cent rise to 2.5million while Rossendale had 1.2million visitors, up by 1.4 per cent.
In the Ribble Valley, visitor numbers rose 1.6 per cent to 3.6million.
Ruth Connor, Marketing Lancashire chief executive, said: "With a push to raise the profile of the county and increased pride in our heritage and unique 'Lancastrian' assets, we can make Lancashire the north west destination of choice."


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A HORSE in Middlezoy didn't get off to the best start this morning after getting stuck in a ditch.
Fire crews were called out at 6.56am this morning (Tuesday) to a farm in Greylake, Middlezoy, to help the stranded animal.
A specialist rescue team from Bridgwater released the horse from a water-filled ditch and early reports suggest the animal suffered no serious injuries.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 14/1/2013 (1681 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Winnipeg Jets' move into the digital age will not be accompanied by fees for printing off tickets or forwarding them to friends, family or clients.
Jim Ludlow, president and CEO of True North Sports & Entertainment, did his best to quell a firestorm that erupted Monday after season ticket holders started receiving their season ticket packages in the mail.
But instead of a book of brightly-coloured tickets featuring the logos of the Jets and all of their opponents – like they received last year – they found a season ticket card and a booklet explaining the first phase of the team's "digital ticketing platform."
The booklet details how the primary ticket holder can use the card to enter the MTS Centre for Jets games on their own, forward tickets for individual games to other people in their group or clients or print off paper tickets to games.
But it was the explanation about waiving the ticket forwarding administrative fee of $2.50 per ticket for this season that sent disgruntled Jets fans to Twitter and Facebook to express their indignation about higher costs for future years.
But Ludlow said there will not be a fee next season or any subsequent season for forwarding or printing off tickets at home. (The paper tickets generated are similar to digital boarding passes on a piece of paper.)
"There has been some question about the fee. The intention is for the fee to be waived year after year. We've heard our fans," Ludlow said.
"It's a logical move into the digital world. The digital ticketing platform has to start somewhere. Sometimes it feels odd when you print (tickets) at home, but that's it."
There will be a fee, however, if fans want physical "spitter stock" tickets, the generic tickets featuring nothing but the game information. Ludlow said the team would charge $60 for this service for the 2012-13 season if fans want to "touch and feel" their tickets.
The full-colour game tickets that were sent out to season ticket holders last year, however, no longer exist.
Ludlow said he understands memorabilia collectors may be interested in these ducats – framers did a brisk business last year displaying them for posterity – and while there are no plans to print them, that could change, he said.
"We haven't yet investigated what it means for a collector and what it costs. We don't know if there's any demand at all. To the extent the demand is overwhelming, you'd have to react to that. We just don't know," he said.
Travis Daley, co-owner of Joe Daley's Sportscards Ltd., said he framed 30 full sets of season tickets from the Jets 2011-12 season.
"They were quite popular. People want to keep them and preserve them. As a rule, sports fans like to have the piece of paper in their pockets. Some fans are quite unhappy not to have the usual tickets. A lot of them are going to miss that," he said.
The Jets are one of a handful of teams to go the digital ticket route this season. Edmonton and Calgary are the other Canadian ones, Ludlow said.
"The Winnipeg Jets' mandate is to lead the league in fan-based efficiencies," Ludlow said.
The season cards, which should have arrived in every primary season ticket holders' mailbox by the end of Tuesday, will be identified with the section, row and seat number associated with each ticket. They will also facilitate team loyalty programs in the near future, Ludlow said.
Putting a significant dent in ticket fraud is one of the driving forces behind the new ticketing system. Ludlow wasn't able to attach a number to what fraudulent tickets might have cost the Jets or their fans last year but he said it's something the team is watching "very carefully."
"One of the biggest challenges is the secondary resale market. You can't guarantee that those tickets are actually real. When we're not in that marketplace, we can't manage it. The biggest protection against fraud is to make sure people are using our official Winnipeg Jets seat exchange," he said.
Here's how the new system will work, according to the Jets' instructions:
- Each season-ticket holder will receive a single card identified with their section, row and seat. That card provides electronic admission to all games.
- Ticket-holders can also log into their new "Jets account," print out copies of their tickets at home and use or distribute them.
- As another option, ticket-holders who want to assign tickets to family, friends or clients can log into their account and forward the ticket for a specific game. The recipient can print the ticket at home and bring it to the game.
The new cards come with a 10-page booklet and a covering letter from Jets' franchise-holder True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd.


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(Repeats story issued late on Friday)
* Unlisted Infotel wins spectrum in all 22 zones
* Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Ind to buy 95 pct of Infotel
* Qualcomm, Bharti, Aircel win spectrum in select zones
* Vodafone, Idea, Reliance Comm did not win any spectrum (Recasts, adds details, comments from analysts)
By Devidutta Tripathy and Pratish Narayanan
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, June 11 (Reuters) - Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries (RELI.BO) made a dramatic return to telecoms, agreeing to buy Infotel Broadband, which was the only company to win a nationwide licence in India's broadband wireless spectrum auction.
Infotel's offer of $2.75 billion for the license topped forecasts while U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and India's biggest mobile operator, Bharti Airtel (BRTI.BO), also won spectrum in parts of India in an auction that saw some of the biggest players in Indian telecoms emerge empty-handed.
Soon after the winners were announced, conglomerate Reliance Industries, India's biggest company by market capitalisation, said it would acquire unlisted Infotel, paying about 48 billion rupees ($1.02 billion) for fresh equity in the firm to get a 95 percent stake.
A source with direct knowledge of the matter said Reliance Industries would also pay New Delhi-based Infotel's spectrum licence fee. [ID:nSGE65A0DK]
Mukesh Ambani, the world's fourth-richest man, was freed to enter the telecom sector last month when he ended a pact with his long-estranged brother Anil Ambani that prevented them from competing on each other's turf. When the brothers split up the family empire in 2005, Anil Ambani got control of Reliance Communications (RLCM.BO), India's second-biggest mobile phone operator.
Mukesh Ambani, who ran Reliance Comm before the split, had been widely expected to return to the telecom market.
"Telecoms has always been Mukesh's baby, but he had to give it up five years back," said Arun Kejriwal, strategist at research firm KRIS.
Infotel's controlling shareholder said costly bidding had compelled it to find a partner.
"When the bid prices started becoming high, we realised that we need to talk to a strategic partner. So we were talking to Reliance somewhere in between the auction. So it's not something, which has happened in one day," Anant Nahata, who controls Infotel, told CNBC TV18, according to a transcript on its website.
Mukesh Ambani's return threatens to make the crowded Indian telecoms sector even more competitive.
"Reliance's move into broadband will only result in more jostling, as existing players will have to deal with another large, local player with deep pockets," said Ambareesh Baliga, vice president at Karvy Stock Broking.
Anil Ambani's Reliance ADA Group said in a statement it welcomed Reliance Industries' entry into the broadband market and said it was looking forward to providing services to it and other broadband service providers.
Vodafone's (VOD.L) India unit, Reliance Communications and Idea Cellular (IDEA.BO), three of the country's biggest cellular operators, did not get any broadband spectrum.
Vodafone said it decided to step away from the broadband auction as bid prices went beyond rational levels, while debt-laden Reliance Comm, which is looking to sell an up to 26 percent stake in itself, exited the auction a week ago as bid prices exceeded its business case estimates.
The government issued three broadband wireless licences for all of the country's 22 zones. Beside's Infotel's full license, two government carriers split one license and six private sector firms -- including Qualcomm, Bharti Airtel and Aircel -- divided up the third.
Cellular market leader Bharti Airtel said the scarcity of slots and the auction format resulted in extremely high prices. Bharti will pay 33.14 billion rupees for the spectrum it won.
Qualcomm is paying a little more than $1 billion for the spectrum it won in four of India's 22 zones, including the lucrative Delhi and Mumbai zones.
Last month's third-generation (3G) spectrum auction also saw bidding far exceed expectations. Bharti, Vodafone and Reliance Comm paid about $7 billion in total for 3G spectrum in that auction. [ID:nSGE64I0M6]
India's broadband and 3G spectrum sales were among the biggest such auctions globally in recent years.
India will earn 385.4 billion rupees from selling the three all-India broadband wireless licences and, together, revenue from the two auctions will touch 1.06 trillion rupees, about three times New Delhi's initial estimates.
It is a welcome windfall for the deficit-strapped government, with some analysts saying the spectrum bonanza could cut the country's deficit to 4.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) from a projected 5.5 percent for the 2010/2011 fiscal year.
News that Reliance Industries would acquire Infotel came after the stock market closed but Reliance Industry shares closed up 3 percent after speculation that the announcement would be made. ($1=46.8 rupees) (Additional reporting by Prashant Mehraand and C.J. Kuncheria; editing by Unnikrishnan Nair, Tony Munroe and Karen Foster)


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Disability Services Planning and Development Brochure
Our Purpose
"Just as the point of the Civil Rights Act is not race, but it is discrimination, the point of the ADA is not disability – it is discrimination. The ADA is a mandate for equality."
– Robert L. Burgdorf
drafted original version of the
Americans with Disabilities Act
Disability Services Planning and Development (DSPD) provides information and referrals to Fairfax County residents with disabilities. DSPD educates the public and county staff about:
- Local, state and federal programs
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- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
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DSPD helps people with disabilities become self-sufficient by providing the resources they need to lead productive lives in the most integrated setting.
DSPD works to promote equal access to all Fairfax County programs and services. In addition, DSPD addresses barriers facing people with disabilities throughout the county in the areas of housing, employment, transportation and more.
ADA Coordinator
"Treat people as they are what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being."
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German poet, novelist, scientist and philosopher
The director of Disability Services Planning and Development (DSPD) is the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator for the Department of Family Services. The ADA coordinator is available to answer Fairfax County employee questions about disability laws and how they apply to county residents and staff. The Department of Family Services ADA coordinator can assist if you:
- Have questions about disability laws involving you, your staff, or your clients.
- Are wondering how to request a reasonable accommodation.
Fairfax Area Disability Services Board
DSPD provides staff support to the Fairfax Area Disability Services Board (FA-DSB), an advisory group to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The FA-DSB focuses on the needs of Fairfax area residents with physical and sensory disabilities, and how these residents can fully participate in the community. The FA-DSB meets monthly, and all meetings are open to the public.
Our Services
""As a nation, we are best served when all of our citizens have the opportunity to contribute their talents, ideas, and energy to the workforce."
– Kenneth S. Apfel
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DSPD provides person-to-person consultation by phone or e-mail.
The Disability Services Web page answers frequently asked questions about services in Fairfax County and features documents produced by DSPD. A weekly e-mail newsletter provides brief information about a wide range of issues important to people with disabilities.
The Disability Services Beacon, a print publication, discusses disability-related issues in depth. It highlights programs and opportunities available to residents with disabilities.
Resource guides list information that people with disabilities need:
- Frequently Called Numbers has useful phone numbers and Web sites in more than 20 categories.
- Rental Complexes with Units with Accessible Features helps people fi nd affordable, accessible and integrated housing.
- Transportation Guide to Northern Virginia gives information about the transportation options available to people with disabilities in the area.
Fact sheets are available on many subjects, such as:
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- Assist animals
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Fact sheets detailing census and focus-group data about people with disabilities are also available.
DSPD staff are available to do presentations on disability topics such as interacting with people with disabilities, the Americans with Disability Act, special education issues, and the barriers facing people with disabilities in the Fairfax area. More in-depth training is also available, as are displays for conferences and fairs.
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Free iPhone 4 Cases at iPhone 4 Press Conference
Steve Jobs Takes the Stage For "Antennagate" Press Briefing; Surprises and Delights Us With Free Cases
Steve Jobs took the stage in Cupertino this morning to discuss the recent state of events surrounding the iPhone 4. Steve started his "Antennagate" presentation by saying "We're not perfect" and went on to reveal what Apple has found over the past 22 days of research: mainly, that touching your iPhone 4 in a certain way isn't unique to Apple's products — it also effects other phones like the BlackBerry 9700, the HTC Droid Eris, and the Samsung Omnia — and that the team didn't think that this would be "a big problem."
And apparently, it's really not. Statistics show that less than half of a percent of iPhone 4 users have called AppleCare to complain about reception problems, and only 1.7 percent have actually returned their devices, which is significantly less than the iPhone 3GS's return rate of 6 percent. And according to AT&T's data, the iPhone 4 drops one additional call than the iPhone 3GS does for every 100 calls made.
So what is Apple prepared to do about the so-called "Antennagate"? Find out after the break.
Starting late next week, everyone gets a free case! Those of you who already bought your Bumper cases will be refunded, and those who haven't can log in to Apple's website and choose from a number of cases (not just the Apple-issued Bumpers), and it will ship to you free of charge.
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Bhubaneswar, Sep 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here Friday on a two-day visit to Odisha.
He was given a warm welcome at the Biju Patnaik Airport by Governor S.C. Jamir, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and senior officials.
From the airport, he proceeded to the temple town of Puri, 56 km from here, in a helicopter. He will spend the night at the Raj Bhavan there.
Mukherjee would visit the Jagannath temple Saturday morning and return to Bhubaneswar to attend the second convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar.
The president is also scheduled to attend the convocation ceremony of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Centre for Communication and Management before returning to New Delhi later in the day.
This is Mukherjee's second visit to the state after becoming president. He had earlier visited the state in April.


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Search the pockets, wallets, purses, car cigarette ashtrays and homes of anyone in (almost) any eurozone country and you are likely to find significant heaps of small, brown iron-and-copper 1 and 2 euro cent coins.
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Katy Perry donned Valentino Couture that walked the runway about four days ago. Miracle? No. That's called star power. I can't read music (sorry Mom! Violin lessons never took) but "Teenage Dream" is my favorite tune from Katy, so I really hope that when she had it altered, those were the notes she added. (According to Valentino, the actual dress, which has 1600 hours worth of embroidery on it, was inspired by Verdi's La Traviata.)
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HIMLEY remain rooted to the foot of the Birmingham Premier League after suffering defeat at the hands of leaders Berkswell.
Another poor showing in the field and then with the bat saw the Stourbridge Road side lose by 214 runs at home last Saturday.
Captain Greg Wright had hoped the previous weekend's draw with Knowle and Dorridge would prove to be a turning point for his side.
However, when Berkswell won the toss and elected to bat, openers James Neil (92) and Mark Best (111) soon set about posting an imposing target.
The bowling of James Harris eventually claimed the wickets of both men and number seven Tanveer Ahmed. Skipper Wright bagged four wickets as the innings drew to a close and Berkswell finished with 299.
Despite a decent start in replay, which saw Himley put on 43 for the first wicket, the batting collapse that followed saw the home side bowled out for just 85.
Only openers Tom Kohler-Cadmore (17) and Jamie Harris (25) and number three Wright (22) made double figures.
Berkswell's Chris Cheslin ripped through the line-up to claim seven wickets for just 23 runs.
Wright said: "There are simply no excuses. We dropped numerous catches in the field once again and bowled poorly with the new ball.
"Our batting wasn't much better either. It was a good wicket but we gave it away.
"I don't want to be bowling really. I can turn my arm a bit but I'm not that great. It just shows that other people aren't doing their job when I'm having to have a bowl to try and take some wickets.
"James Harris bowled well again, so that was a positive, but we failed to build any sort of pressure.
"At present, it's a case of individuals letting the team down. It is not an issue of ability but of confidence and application.
Himley made it through to the next round of the Staffordshire County Cup after Stafford failed to raise a side last Sunday.
Himley will now face Barnt Green in league action this Saturday.
Wright is unsure of the side he will field as he has a number of absences that include last Saturday's wicketkeeper Jack Whittaker.
"I don't have a wicketkeeper at the club over the age of 16 that is available. There are also a number of other players that aren't free to play.
"It doesn't help having to change the side so much when on a run of bad form.
"It is now a case of taking it one game at a time. We have to believe we will turn the corner sooner rather than later. We are just one win away from safety so we have to raise our game and turn things around."


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A group for anyone iterested in pinstriping and sign painting. From experts to the first timer. Hopefully people will teach and learn here.
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Great advice Doug, My teacher told me to use glass as well and said the same thing as you about if you can paint on glass you can paint on anything.
Thanks Alan for your service to our country. I don't think you guys hear it enough from the general public. Without people like you we wouldn't be able to share the great things in life like family, and cars, amongst other things.
Hi Alan,
These days it is easier than ever to learn, or re-learn, how to stripe. There are numerous videos, car shows and books available to help you get started.
As my mentor Alan Johnson says in his book, "Buy a couple brushes, some thinner and a gallon of One-Shot and by the time you reach the bottom, you'll know how to pinstripe".
Brushes: MACK 20 (green thread from bodyshop supply) or MACK 10 (blue thread) are better.
Thinner: Mineral Spirits
Paint: One-Shot, but it ain't as good as it used to be.
Practice surface: Phonebook, many many pages to get the feel.
Advanced Practice Surface: Glass. If you can paint on glass, you can paint on anything.
Good Luck.
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No problem Bud...
If you are using your brushes EVERY day, just lay them in a tray of kerosene. I don't use mine every day, so I use some of Mr. J's brush oil... He's the guy who makes the Xcaliber brushes. My mentor would just use mineral oil from the drug store.
A nail brush is the little scrub brush you use to get the grease and dirt out from around your finger nails. ;-) I have used the plastic ones, but the thinners cause the plastic to crack; so I found some wood handle ones sold by "The Body Shop" the lotion store at malls... My wife used to work for their corporate office and I got a whole bunch for cheap! I need to find the ones I still have.
Ok Doug this may sound dumb but whats a nail brush? Also what do you use to store you brushes in i.e. how do you keep them fresh while in storage. You have some awesome pics on your page, you do great work. I need to buy a new brush so I need to know this stuff to keep it up to par.
Thanks for all of the help.
Yall are welcome, if you have any other questions, I am more than glad to help. Mc, it looks like you have the concept down, now work at perfecting a consistent line and definately practice straight lines... So few master them, but that's where the money is. :D


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Diane Gowdy, 64, Iola, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at her home.
Diane was born May 16, 1949, in Newton, the daughter of Melvin and Margaret Elizabeth (Olson) Dietrich, Jr. She grew up in Emporia and graduated from high school there.
On Aug. 30, 1969, she married Charley Gowdy and they made their home in Great Bend. Diane received a degree in education from Fort Hays State University and then taught a number of years in the Great Bend school system. They moved to Iola in 1996 and she taught at the Crossroads Learning Center. Charley preceded her in death on March 25, 2010, and she retired in May of 2010.
She was an avid reader and played the piano. She also enjoyed traveling, 4-wheeling in her Jeep and fishing. Purple was her favorite color.
Survivors are her two sons, Kurt Gowdy and wife, Miriam, Olathe, and Lynn Gowdy and wife, Donna, Bentonville, Ark.; two daughters, Marla Poston, Wichita, and Sherri Gowdy, Kinston, N.C.; one sister, DeLane Earegood and husband, David, Camdenton, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Kevin Gowdy, and a sister, Darlene.
Cremation has taken place.
Memorial services will be at 3:30 p.m., May 16, 2014, (her next birthday) at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.
Memorials may be made to Allen County Hospice or Susan G. Komen For The Cure Mid-Kansas. Memorial gifts may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
Wayne Atherton, 93, Iola, left to be with the Lord and joined his heavenly family on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, surrounded by his loving family at the University Of Kansas Medical Center. Wayne was the seventh of 10 children born to Eula Harold Atherton and Norah Lillian (Schultze)... [More]
Thelma Alice Carnahan, 80, Iola, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, at Windsor Place in Iola. A memorial graveside service with inurnment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Marion Cemetery near Redfield.
Funeral services for Millie Gurwell, 65, Moran, who died July 13, were pushed back a week because of inclement weather over the weekend. The service will begin at 5 p.m. this Saturday at Iola's Highland Cemetery.
Melissa Kay Hammer, 49, Colony, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at home where she lived with her parents, Lavon and Lynn (Cochran) Hammer. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, 16 N. Buckeye, Iola. Burial will follow at Highland... [More]
Eugene Edward "Gene" Clounch, Jr., 78, Iola, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 at Windsor Place in Iola. Gene was born March 28, 1939, in Iola to Eugene Edward and Gladys June (Boyd) Clounch. He married Naomi Johnson on Dec. 28, 1962, in Iola. He worked at Ellis... [More]
Catherine L. Feese, 66, Kincaid, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. She was born on Sept. 14, 1950, in Garnett, the daughter of Howard and Marjorie (Hetzel) Jones. Catherine married Larry Feese on March 30, 1973 in Colony. This union... [More]
HUMBOLDT — Minutemen were farmers and merchants and school teachers who answered the Revolution's call — in a minute's time — whenever a colonial response to British troops was required. Humboldt today has its own version, its volunteer firefighters.... [More]
Professional ball players talk about "feelin' the love" of fans, coaches and teammates in their decision to commit to a certain team. Iola's Ryan Coffield can relate. In weighing a decision to return home to practice dentistry, Coffield was wooed, courted... [More]
More than 70 attended the 98th Annual Allen County Kansas Farm Bureau meeting at Iola High School on Thursday night. Attendees were treated with a special presentation from Iola High School graduate Chase Regehr, who spoke about his time in Taiwan. Several farmers were also recognized... [More]
There are only a handful of people you can call when one of your cows develops a bacterial infection known as "wooden tongue" or when another of your cows has a prolapsed uterus or when your horse gets hit with an eye problem. Russ Baxley, the owner-operator of the... [More]
Paul Beasley, left, works on installing new swings next to the LaHarpe City Hall. Six swings were donated to the city by Brenda Knavel and Cindy Stokes. The swings were dedicated in memory of longtime citizen Violet Lee.
Osawatomie (AP) — A slight echo carries your footfalls as you walk the aisles of what used to be Moon's grocery store. Some dry goods remain on the shelves, but most are bare. The coolers stand empty. No cars in the parking lot. The last grocery store, the final place... [More]
Allen County commissioners authorized emergency repairs to Delaware Road — often referred to as Tank Farm Road, just south of Humboldt — Tuesday morning. Mitch Garner, director of Public Works, said a patch of the hard-surfaced road west of the viaduct that carried... [More]
The first week of practice has finished across the state of Kansas as school officially starts up. Be sure to look for the Register's Fall Sports Teams preview in next week's Weekender Edition featuring area athletes from Iola, Humboldt, Yates Center, Marmaton Valley,... [More]
Monday marked the first day of fall practice. Teams around the state hit the field, court and road in preparation for the 2017 season. Yates Center cross country runners, from left, Collin Bedell, Jordan Smith and Hadley Splechter, go for a run. The Humboldt football team begins... [More]
Sheri Middleton sat at home during Christmas break in 2015 and waited. The Humboldt native had just finished a year and a half at Fort Scott Community College where she played for the Greyhound volleyball team for two fairly successful seasons. Middleton had made the short... [More]
Annalise Whitcomb looked out over the city lights emanating from a small village in the mountains. She and her teammates had taken a cable car to a nearby mountain, and that's when it clicked. It may not have clicked at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, St. Peter's... [More]
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Pronunciation: nesh-êns, nesh-ee-êns • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun, mass (no plural)
Meaning: 1. Ignorance, unawareness, lack of knowledge. 2. Agnosticism, the assumption that humans are incapable of understanding the nature of life or the universe.
Notes: Today's Good Word is derived from the adjective nescient "ignorant". Speakers of English often confuse the words ignorant and stupid. Here is a way to make it perfectly clear that we are speaking about a lack of knowledge, not an inherent flaw of intelligence—and it comes in nominal and adjectival form.
In Play: Today's word is more soothing than ignorance, less likely to ruffle feathers: "How one man could achieve such nescience in one lifetime is beyond my comprehension." The second sense above is even less common than the first, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary it was used as late as 1993 in sentences like this: "Human nescience about the universe is irreconcilable with the impulse to know, and the friction between the two has generated both science and religion."
Word History: Today's Good Word is a product of Late Latin, in particular nescientia. Nescientia is a noun built upon nescien(t)s "being ignorant", the present participle of nescire "to be ignorant". This verb contains two components: ne "not" + scire "to know". Those of you who have already spotted science lurking inside today's word are correct in your observation. Science comes from the unnegated form of the same present participle. The source of this word in Latin seems to be Proto-Indo-European skei- "to cut, split", and probably gained its Latin meaning from the assumption that knowledge—certainly scientific knowledge—is based on analysis, that is, splitting a subject up into its constituent parts. (Joe Radoszewski is far from nescient, for 'tis he who suggested today's rather arcane Good Word.)


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