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The Piltdown Man fossil that deceived the world of science for some 40 years was actually a fraud concocted by evolutionists putting together bones of a man and an ape.
In 1912, Charles Dawson, a famous doctor and also an amateur paleontologist, claimed to have discovered a jawbone and part of a skull in a gravel pit near the village of Piltdown in England. Although the jawbone resembled that of an ape, the teeth and skull resembled those of human beings. These specimens were given the name of Piltdown Man, an age of 500,000 was estimated for them, and they were exhibited in various museums as incontrovertible proof of evolution. For some 40 years, they were the subject of many scientific papers, analyses and reconstructions. Some 500 academics from various universities all over the world prepared doctoral theses on the subject of Piltdown Man.181
On a visit to the British Museum in 1935, the famous American paleoanthropologist H.F. Osborn proclaimed Piltdown "a discovery of transcendent importance to the prehistory of man,"and added, "We have to be reminded over and over again that nature is full of paradoxes …"182
A depiction of Piltdown Man, based on the fraudulent fossil
In 1949, Kenneth Oakley of the British Museum's Paleoanthropology Department sought permission to perform a new dating technique, the fluoride test, on some old fossils. When it was carried out on the Piltdown Man fossil, it was revealed that the jawbone contained no fluoride. This showed that it had been underground for no more than a few years. The skull contained a low level of fluoride, making it only a few thousand years old.
Subsequent chronological investigations based on the fluoride method confirmed that the skull was only a few thousand years old. It was also realized that the teeth had been artificially abraded, and that the primitive artifacts found alongside the fossils were mere reproductions, made with modern steel implements.183
With the detailed analyses performed by Weiner, this fraud was definitively revealed in 1953. The skull was 500 years old and human, and the jaw belonged to a newly dead orangutan! The teeth had been added later, and their joints abraded to give the impression they were human. Later, all the parts had been stained with potassium dichromate to give them an aged appearance. When the bones were placed in acid, the stains disappeared.
Le Gros Clark, a member of the team that uncovered the fraud, was unable to mask his astonishment: "the evidences of artificial abrasion immediately sprang to the eye. Indeed so obvious did they seem it may well be asked-- how was it that they had escaped notice before?"184
181. Malcolm Muggeridge, The End of Christendom, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980, p. 59.
182. Stephen Jay Gould, "Piltdown Revisited," Natural History, March 1979, p. 98.
183. Kenneth Oakley, William Le Gros Clark & J. S, "Piltdown," Meydan Larousse, Vol. 10, p. 133.
184. Stephen Jay Gould, "Smith Woodward's Folly," New Scientist, p. 444.


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As a preteen in the 1930s, my first contact with politics came when I joined my family in front of the Philco radio in our living room to listen to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "fireside chats." Most Americans did the same thing.
Dear Mr. President:
No doubt about it, some of the best things in life are surprises.
Georgia State University seems to have everything going for it: the second-largest enrollment of any state college, a campus that is revitalizing downtown Atlanta with all the new buildings going up, and a sterling reputation as one of the University System's four research institutions (a status it shares with UGA, Georgia Tech and the Medical College of Georgia).
This is not a contradiction. Ted Kennedy was one reason I always opposed term limits except in the case of the presidency.
Through the years, the United Way Annual Campaign has become synonymous with fall and the changing of the season. And as we have for the past 62 years, we launched that effort last week.
Today's the day.
If you will allow me a moment of personal privilege, it has been one year since our grandson, Zack Wansley, collapsed and died while training for the Thanksgiving Day Marathon in Atlanta. He was 22.
In these tough economic times, much has been reported on the difficulties that local, state, and federal governments have had setting their budgets. Even with layoffs, furloughs, pay-cuts, tax increases and so on, politicians at all levels are still facing some very difficult budget decisions.
Now that we are turning the corner on summer and moving into the fall season, let's try to answer some of the questions hanging over Georgia's political landscape.
I love movies. I've loved them since my parents took me to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. I was 5 years old and hid under the seat during the scary parts. In my teens, when others went to Saturday football games, I could be found at the local cinema.
As I recovered from a knee replacement surgery in the beautiful north tower of our Northeast Georgia Medical Center, and later in a week in a rehabilitation facility and then my home, I had lots of time to think about the health care insurance proposal from President Barack Obama now being considered by the House of Representatives. I realize we also need to see the version to be considered by the Senate that should appear soon.
It has been eight years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington killed some 3,000 innocent people. How soon we forget.
Cognitive dissonance is the uncomfortable feeling caused when an individual holds two contradictory ideas at the same time. That's the feeling I get when I think about education in Hall County.
As the election for governor drew closer in 2002, the Republican challenger Sonny Perdue was beating up on Democratic incumbent Roy Barnes with anything he could find.
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CRADLEY enjoyed double delight with two crushing wins on a bumper night of action at Monmore Green.
The in-form Heathens stormed into the semi-finals of the Knockout Cup courtesy of a magnificent 59-33 win over rivals Mildenhall in the second leg of their tie.
Despite already carrying a ten point lead following a tremendous victory at West Row, Cradley showed no mercy with a ruthless performance to advance to the next round.
Local lad Tom Perry stormed to a spectacular four-ride maximum from reserve including a sensational blast around Fen Tigers number one Joe Jacobs to win heat eleven.
He was joined at the front by partner Steve Worrall in that race to nullify Jacobs' attempts at double points and all but end the meeting as a contest.
Heat-leader Worrall was in flying form throughout, whilst Max Clegg continued his momentum in the middle order to add double figures, the pick of which came when he rounded Josh Bates as he took the first Mildenhall tactical ride in heat nine.
With Perry, Worrall and Clegg forming a formidable spearhead, Matt Williamson and Danny Phillips both provided superb back-up with good returns.
Nathan Greaves also fought hard for a solid points haul, whilst skipper Paul Starke added a useful 6+1 despite a difficult night at number one.
With another sublime all-around team display Cradley bagged an impressive win to continue their dominant home form.
The win came after they had demolished Scunthorpe 72-18 earlier in the night to add three more points to their National League points tally.
Cradley put in a professional performance against an inexperienced Stags side to smash their club record win for the third time this season.
Five riders went unbeaten as they cruised to a comfortable win before getting the better of the Fen Tigers with an excellent performance.
Team boss Will Pottinger was full of praise for his side after they continued their magnificent form with two big wins.
He said: "We can't fault any of the boys really - they did a good job in both meetings and did what they had to do.
"We're through to the next round of the cup and have three more league points, so it was a good night at the office.
"Everyone seemed to do well and everyone scored plenty of points, so we are pleased with how things went."
National League: Cradley 72: Tom Perry 14+1, Max Clegg 11+1, Steve Worrall 11+1, Paul Starke 10+2, Matt Williamson 10+2, Nathan Greaves 9+3, Danny Phillips 7+3 Scunthorpe 18: Arron Mogridge 7, Sam Chapman 5+1, Danno Verge 3, Ryan MacDonald 2, Reece Downes 1, Liam Sanderson 0, Jack Hall 0, Steve Jones r/r National League KO Cup: Cradley 59: Steve Worrall 12+2, Tom Perry 12, Max Clegg 11, Matt Williamson 8+2, Danny Phillips 6+2, Paul Starke 6+1, Nathan Greaves 4+2 Mildenhall 33: Joe Jacobs 10+1, Josh Bates 10+1, Daniel Halsey 8, Connor Coles 3, Brendan Johnson 1, Conor Dwyer 1, David Holt 0 Cradley win on aggregate 108-72.


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A woman recovering from a debilitating spinal stroke has so far raised £2,000 for a hospital ward after completing a mile-long swim.
Addingham's Fiona Mann completed her 64-pool lengths swim last week, raising money to buy equipment for Ward Five at Airedale General Hospital.
Although she has already raised £2,000 – and Ilkley Rotary Club has offered to buy a much-needed bath chair for Ward Five – she is continuing to welcome donations for the hospital.
Mrs Mann suffered the spinal stroke last summer, which left her paralysed from the waist down. She has been slowly recovering and wanted to do something for the hospital ward which treated her.
She said: "It was a real challenge but I was determined to do it, even if it took me all afternoon.
"So many people have been fantastically generous that I really want to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me, particularly those whom I have not been able to thank personally."
Mrs Mann thanked her husband Andrew, sister Steph, and close friends Caroline Knight and Hayley Bryden for supporting her on the day.
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Columbia Women In Business' (CWIB's) mission it to foster a lifelong community that enables all Columbia Business School (CBS) women to achieve their personal and professional aspirations through programming, mentoring, coaching, and advising that provides education, support, and friendship to our members.
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SEAN Dyche has described his current Clarets crop as a "different animal" to the side which last visited the Reebok Stadium.
Burnley take on beleaguered Bolton Wanderers tonight hoping to end a 29-year wait for an away win in this particular derby.
It is 12 months since their last visit, when David Edgar gave the Clarets the lead 10 minutes into the second half, only for Craig Davies and David Ngog to follow up and win the game.
But after twice coming back from behind to take four points from their last two games – including a draw at promotion favourites QPR – Dyche insists his players are made of stronger stuff one year on.
"It was a twist of fate. They had a good last 15 minutes. I thought we'd done enough to get something from the game for sure," said the Burnley boss.
"We're a different animal this year, I'm pretty sure of that."
But Dyche will not be underestimating Dougie Freedman's men, who surrendered a 2-0 lead at home to Bournemouth at the weekend and sit 19th in the table.
"They're a good side. They've got some real good individuals, a real deep squad and a good young manager," he said.
"This division is hard and they've got their own challenges, we all have them, and they'll try to see their way through their challenges to get a result.
"We'll be building on our good form and good feel about the group, good energy and good play to get a result.
"We do our homework and we're aware of the opposition but it always comes down to how you perform, how you put your tactics into play and how you deliver that.
"We believe in our planning, we believe in what we give the players, but it's always down to them to go and deliver it and so far they've been delivering it very well – we look to do it again when the whistle blows (tonight)."
But given the depth of the Bolton squad, and Freedman's frequent changes – added to their precarious position just five points above the relegation places, Dyche admitted it could be hard to predict what type of team they would face.
"It can be," he said. "Most managers have a format as to how they want to work and in Dougie's case it's often 4-2-3-1 or a version of that. He has got lots of players who can play in different positions and can manipulate the team.
"I suppose like anyone it's trying to find the balance, the mix, in order to get the wins that that want."
Meanwhile, Bolton boss Freedman has admitted that he tried to sign Danny Ings before the Burnley striker hit top form this season.
Freedman took over as Bolton boss in October 2012 and says he attempted to take Ings to the Reebok Stadium.
The Scot had previously tried to sign Ings during his time as Crystal Palace manager, shortly before the forward moved from Bournemouth to Burnley.
On that occasion, Palace angered Bournemouth by putting in three bids during a pre-season friendly between the two clubs.
"We've been watching Danny a lot," Freedman said. "He's someone I've tried to sign on a number of occasions, during my time both here at Bolton and at Crystal Palace."


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Most of the Florida Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of granting a law license to an illegal immigrant.
The seven justices heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of Jose Godinez-Samperio. He came to the U.S. from Mexico at age 9. He graduated from college, earned a law degree and passed the Florida Bar.
The Board of Bar Examiners asked the state's high court for guidance before deciding whether to grant a license.
It is one of a few cases across the country. Illegal immigrants are also trying to practice law in New York and California.
Godinez-Samperio contends President Barack Obama's new policy involving illegal immigrants gives him the right to practice law.
Justice Barbara Pariente noted the policy likely would change if Obama loses in November.


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Today I got an email for a half-off deal (certificate is worth twice the purchase price) to a local barbecue brewpub that I've never visited before, so I checked out its website. The menu looks OK but every mention of the spareribs was sure to include that they "fall off the bone", which has me wondering if I really want to check it out. It's one thing if the ribs get that way because they're cooked for a long enough time, but if steaming or boiling is part of the process I can't help but think there might be other shortcuts as well. Unfortunately in this part of the country FOTB ribs are seen as "best" because there's just not enough barbecue tradition.
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THREE pregnant sheep had to be rescued in a race against time after falling into a canal in Ellesmere Port.
A full scale rescue operation was launched on Saturday after the sheep fell into the Manchester Ship Canal close to the intake pump house of Essar oil refinery.
RSPCA Inspector Anthony Joynes - who originally received a call from canal workers to say the sheep were trapped on the marshes next to the canal – told the Globe he was worried for the safety of the sheep.
Anthony, who was assisted by Essar fire and security officer John Bate and nearby SGS staff, said: "We quickly discovered that three sheep had actually fallen into the canal and were panicking attempting to get out.
"The weather was appalling and the water was very choppy and I felt that they didn't have long to survive."
Anthony entered the water wearing a dry suit while the fire team and SGS staff – who had boarded a ferry - helped in getting the sheep back onto land.
"These were three very lucky sheep not to have drowned," said Anthony, who thanked the staff from Essar and SGS for their assistance.
"I could not have even attempted the rescue without them as the sheep were heavily pregnant and must have weighed in excess of 60kg – they would have drowned very quickly if they hadn't been spotted.
"It was a perfect rescue and an example of great team work to save the lives of these animals.
"Some people may say that these were just sheep probably bound for the slaughter house at some point in the future but that doesn't matter – they were suffering and it is my job to prevent that from happening.
Anthony added: "The sheep, apart from being extremely cold, appeared little affected by their afternoon swim and went back to doing what sheep do best – eating grass."
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A DUDLEY footballer with a history of violence who attacked a referee lied to avoid being banned from the game.
Hardman defender Shane Davies slapped ref Alan Kite leaving him with a broken nose after he was sent off while playing for Malt Shovel Athletic in their Dudley and Cradley Heath League clash against Ocker Hill Wagon last year at King George V Park, Wordsley.
Amateur boxer Davies, aged 27, had registered for the club under a false name because he was already barred from football for a previous incident where he dragged an official to the ground while verbally abusing him.
The father-of-three from Hillside Road, Wrens Nest, ended up in Wolverhampton Crown Court for the assault on Mr Kite, a former police officer in his 60s, where he was given a 12-month sentence suspended for two years.
Judge Helen Hughes told Davies people who went to enjoy themselves at football matches did not want to be confronted by violence.
She said: "Those who go along to officiate on a voluntary basis do not deserve to go away with a broken nose, they are entitled to go along without someone disagreeing with a decision and losing their temper."
The court was told that in 2007 Davies was given a conditional discharge for common assault while in 2008 he was jailed for 18 months for inflicting grievous bodily harm when he knocked his victim unconscious with a punch.
He is also well-known to Birmingham's Football Association disciplinary authorities who had already banned him on four occasions, once for bringing the game into disrepute, once for using foul language and twice for violent conduct.
The last ban, of 405 days, would have expired in January 2013 but remained in place because Davies did not pay a £150 fine, instead he signed up for the Malt Shovel Athletic as Shane Williams.
After the latest incident Davies's false identity was exposed, he has now been banned from playing indefinitely and cannot apply for a review for at least ten years.
During the court hearing, where Davis, a civil engineer, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm, his barrister, Jaz Mann, conceded it was thoroughly reprehensible behaviour "whether it involves a player or a manager as we have seen this weekend".
Mr Mann, clearly referring to the dismissal from the pitch of Newcastle United Boss Alan Pardew, stressed the public will not tolerate violent behaviour on the football field.
Shane Davies, he went on, "knows those who go along to watch football find such behaviour reprehensible. They do not want to see boorish and thuggish behaviour."
Mr Mann said Davies had already accepted he had "underlying problems" and he had consulted his doctor about his anger management.
As well as the jail term Davies was further ordered to attend the anger management programme, to pay £500 compensation to Mr Kite together with £535 court costs.
Malt Shovel Athletic's management deny any knowledge of Davies using a false name and the team no longer plays under that name.
Mike Fellows, Birmingham County Football Association's head of discipline, said: "This particular case has taken an nearly a season to come to justice following that the player who was already suspended for an assault on a referee had registered under a false name. "The sentence imposed by the court will certainly send out the message to any player who has the red mist descend before going that step further and assaulting a referee."


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The headlong rush into mobile banking continued on Thursday with Visa announcing two deals in this area. The payments company has bought Fundamo, a South African mobile software company for $110m. It has also signed a 5-year deal with Monitise, a UK company that helps verify mobile banking transactions.
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Governor OKs Nebraska's Keystone route
Posted By Deena Winter On January 22, 2013 @ 10:36 am
By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved the rerouted Keystone XL oil pipeline path through Nebraska, putting the final decision squarely in the lap of President Obama's administration.
His decision comes after reviewing a 2,000-page state report on the new route through Nebraska which found that the Keystone XL pipeline "could have minimal environmental impacts in Nebraska," according to Nebraska's environmental regulatory agency [2].
The Keystone XL project would move oil from Canada to Texas, including 195 miles through nine Nebraska counties. The U.S. State Department is working on its own environmental review of the proposed pipeline, which is expected to be released sometime in the first quarter of 2013.
Nebraska's approval of the route puts pressure on Obama to live up to his promises to combat climate change — although labor unions have generally supported the pipeline and jobs it would bring. In his inaugural address Sunday, Obama promised to respond to the threat of climate change, saying failure to do so would "betray our children and future generations."
In a letter to the State Department explaining his decision, Heineman cited the points made in the state Department of Environmental Quality report, which said the new route avoids the ecologically fragile Sandhills. The route still crosses portions of the Ogallala Aquifer, but the report claims any oil spill "should be localized" and TransCanada would be responsible for any cleanup. He noted construction of the pipeline is expected to create $418 million in economic benefits, according to the $5 million DEQ study, which was largely paid for by TransCanada, the Canadian company that wants to build the pipeline.
In areas of northern Nebraska where the soil is susceptible to erosion, TransCanada would use "special procedures" to build the pipeline. TransCanada also agreed to 57 "special conditions" governing the pipeline's construction, operation and maintenance that would be enforced by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
The company agreed to carry at least $200 million in liability insurance to cover "sudden and accidental pollution incidents from Keystone XL Pipeline in Nebraska." TransCanada first applied for a federal permit to build the pipeline in 2008, but ran into stiff opposition in Nebraska. In late 2011, TransCanada agreed to reroute the pipeline around the Sandhills, but the project still faces considerable opposition in the state, where about 800 people showed up for the final DEQ public hearing on the project in December.
TransCanada CEO Russ Girling welcomed the governor's decision, saying it "moves us one step closer to Americans receiving the benefits of Keystone XL – the enhanced energy security it will provide and the thousands of jobs it will create."
"The need for Keystone XL continues to grow stronger as North American oil production increases and having the right infrastructure in place is critical to meet the goal of reducing dependence on foreign oil," he said in a press release. "Keystone XL is the most studied cross-border pipeline ever proposed, and it remains in America's national interests to approve a pipeline that will have a minimal impact on the environment."
Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska, a free-market advocacy group, applauded the governor for approving the revised route.
"Governor Heineman's approval of the Keystone XL pipeline is an important step towards greater economic growth, energy security and the creation of thousands of new, good-paying jobs," state director Brad Stevens said in a news release. "The majority of Nebraskans support this project because after years of thoughtful study and a reroute of the project that avoids the Sandhills, we recognize the project is safe and will be a catalyst for economic growth."
But the grassroots group that mobilized in opposition to the pipeline in Nebraska, Bold Nebraska, said the governor just performed "one of the biggest flip-flops in Nebraska political history."
"He approved the pipeline route that crosses the aquifer after he asked Obama to deny the route that crossed the aquifer," Bold Nebraska leader Jane Kleeb said in an email. "Heineman also turns his back on landowners and citizens who asked for an unbiased review of the risks of this pipeline."
Kleeb said "President Obama is our only hope now."
"It is clear given what President Obama said about climate change yesterday (during his inauguration speech) that Heineman did not want to be on the same side as Obama. It is a shame when a politician these days can't cross party line even to stand up for our water and family farmers and ranchers."
Bold Nebraska is party to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law giving the governor authority to approve the pipeline.
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The second hand went to the home side after a flopper from Nick Fear and a spare from Alan Fear, pulling eight back, a tied third hand left the Sportsman up by 10.
Sportsman maintained momentum in the fourth and fifth hands gaining a lead of 32, however Commercial won the final two hands with a haul of 22 in the final hand alone.
Derek Fear upheld family honour getting a final hand spare, with Spike Elliot joining him to hit the Commercial's highest hand of the night but Sportsman had done enough, though, and won by five.
In Division B, White Hart B visited the British Flag, where the advantage of including your landlord in the team was adequately displayed as Steve Cresswell hit four spares and three nines to give a hand of 80, on an alley where mid-50s or 60s are the norm.
The Hart took a couple of hands to settle in before taking the lead by six in the fifth hand but Flag fought back, pulling 11 in the sixth, regaining the lead by five after spares from Joe and Steve Cresswell and a tied final hand left the visitors six pins shy of a win.
Mansion House B hosted Lions Club A in Division C and took an early lead after an incredibly consistent hand of seven 8s. Lions found a groove in the second hand with Jake Collard hitting the only flopper of the game to be followed up with a spare from Jasun Meare pushing the Lions into the lead by eight.
Mansion House won the next two hands to level the game, entering the final two hands of the game.
Two spares in the penultimate hand left Lions reeling, down by 17 with only the final hand to play. 81 was posted by the Mansion to win, and the Lions set off well with eights and nines coming thick and fast.
Chris Nunn gave the Lions a chance, hitting a 15 spare, but the final man on couldn't get the same luck resulting in a home win by five for the Mansion House.
In Division D, the newly re-vamped Duke hosted Market B and won the early hands to lead by seven entering the fourth.
The Market's Sam Facey stopped the rot in the fourth starting with a spare, backed up by nines from the final men on, pulling 16 to lead by nine. A tied penultimate hand left the visitors leading by five going against a 57 and, after James Cairns hit his spare, the victory was all but sealed, with Market winning by 12.
Results: Division A – Great Western Club B 449 (Mike Davidge 62), Bird in Hand A 424 (Keith Dyer 62); Malt Shovel B 417 (Lance Turner 71), Cobblestones A 469 (Graham Davey 72); Rugby Club B 489 (Graham Smith 68), Duke A 543 (Scott Clapp 75); Squib B 512 (Matt Caddy 82), Malt Shovel A 495 (Martyn Hurley 83); The Market C 478 (Keith Holman 75), Lime Kiln B 519 (Steve Redman 74); Blake Arms B 478 (M Allen, P Giles 71), Squib A 492 (Steve Britton 71); Commercial Inn B 466 (Spike Elliott 71), Sportsman A 471 (Neil Tottle 76).
Division B – Bunch of Grapes A 423 (Andy Richards 65), Blake Hall A 436 (Phil Coombes 71); Lime Kiln A 509 (Malc Royce 82), Crown Inn A 480 (Darcy Parsons 82); New Foresters B 505 (James Puddy 74), Mansion House A 459 (Gary Howes 63); British Flag B 479 (Steve Cresswell 80),White Hart B 474 (Dave Perry 69); The Market D 493 (Paul Coleman 76), New Foresters A 502 (Steve Bull 74); Cross Rifles A 465 (Mike Hill 73), British Flag A 452 (Mark Fear 68); Commercial Inn A (bye).
Division C – Crown Inn B 514 (Tom Modley 73), Blake Arms A 470 (Steve Fursland 79); Mansion House B 457 (Mike Driscoll 65), Lions Club A 449 (Chris Nunn 64); Sydenham Centre B 468 (Stu Bagg 71), River Parrett A 521 (Alec Pearce 82); West India House B 418 (Ryan Brewer 64), Rugby Club A 441 (J Presdee, S Flack 63); Blake Hall B 443 (Justin Griffiths 73), Sydenham Centre A 418 (Macarelly McNairn 61); Lions Club B 449 (Mike Hucker 65),West India House A 402 (Malcolm Lewis 59); Great Western Club A (bye).
Division D – Duke B 414 (Alan Cheese 59), The Market B 426 (Sam Facey 67); Castle Club B 510 (Steve Hale 79), Cross Rifles B 465 (Derek Foley 69); White Hart A 422 (Mark Tottle 63), Bunch of Grapes B 404 (Patsy Palmer 61); New Market Hotel B 367 (Emre Erdem 57), Castle Club A 432 (Carl Snell 62); Bird in Hand B 400 (Matt Frietas 59), New Market Hotel A 462 (Rob Gowan 79); Cobblestones B, The Market A (late card); Sportsman B (bye).


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Toddler toilets help with toilet training. They are the right size for a
child. Your child can use these aids until he or she is big enough to sit on a
regular toilet.
A potty chair is a type of a toilet small enough
for a child. It sits on the floor, and you can pick it up and move it to
another place if you need to. Your child's waste collects in the potty chair's
pan or bowl. You'll need to empty and clean the pan or bowl after each
If your child uses a potty seat (also called a toilet seat),
his or her waste goes into your regular toilet bowl. Firmly attach the seat to
your toilet. And make sure your child has a sturdy step stool to help him or
her reach the potty seat. Often a step stool is included with the potty seat.
Many potty seats have handgrips or armrests.
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Welcome to the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Here you will find helpful information about our undergraduate and graduate performing arts degree programs, faculty, community outreach, and performance events. Email us or come visit. We'd love to tell you about opportunities for music, theatre, and dance studies at Marywood.
Who we are: Music and theatre programs have a rich history here at Marywood. As the University prepares to celebrate its Centennial Year 2015, it continues that strong tradition of commitment and support for students seeking performing arts degrees. In July 2009, we became the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance (MTD), continuing traditions of excellence and preparing our students to meet diverse needs of the 21st century as professional artist-leaders.
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The right-wing mocks "liberal" Newsweek's lack of profits, ignores WashTimes' monumental losses
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Question: With the Washington Times, the long-time, right-wing vanity publication owned by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and run as a GOP welfare state, now hemorrhaging so much money that even its delusional owner has decided to sell it, do you think it's really the best time for right-wing bloggers to be mocking Newsweek because it can't turn a profit?
Apparently it is.
Leaving logic and hypocrisy aside, GOP blogger Ace of Spades rambles on and on about Newsweek needs to find a new owner because it's too liberal and that's why it's losing so much money today. Lots of `wingers are doing the same thing online, prematurely dancing on Newsweek's grave and celebrating its demise because it proves that supposedly liberal magazines can't survive in the (center-right) American marketplace; that consumers aren't interested in the liberal perspective.
And did I mention that over the span of its lifetime, the Washington Times has likely lost more than $3 billion dollars for its owner. (It's probably the most expensive failed American media venture. Ever.) Meaning, if the Washington Times hadn't been run like a right-wing welfare outlet since the day its presses first started to run nearly three decades ago, the Times would have gone out of business within months of its founding.
Why? Because there was no natural audience for its right-wing drivel and the Times could never sustain itself. Because if the free marketplace had dictated the results, the Times would have come and gone as a colossal business failure. But the Rev. Moon, who fancies himself as the Messiah, wanted a vanity press and was willing to use his church/cult resources to back the endeavor.
So yes Ace of Spades, please keep lecturing us about the media's free marketplace and how Newsweek-- which flourished for decades as a money-making machine before the media landscape, and news consumption, drastically changed in the Internet Age-- failed because it was too liberal. Please instruct us how conservative publications like the Washington Times are so much better equipped to attract readers and advertisers.
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Did you know?
The African penguin, also called the jackass penguin, is endemic to southern Africa.
Marine volunteer projects put you in the heart of the action, working with marine animals, learning more about their behaviours and contributing to conservation efforts to preserve these species.
In South Africa, the most popular marine voluntourism experiences centre around dolphin and shark research, and penguin rescue and rehabilitation.
Dyer Island Cruises in Gansbaai offers volunteers holistic insights into shark conservation, and features a comprehensive education component that includes observing sharks and collecting data. Volunteers get to see sharks in their natural environment, either from the boat or submersible cage. Volunteers are also sought for whale research.
Or you could assist a non-profit dolphin research organisation, located at Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape. Here volunteers will be involved with lectures, practical workshops, data collection and analysis around dolphins.
You will also have the opportunity to assist in the ongoing sea- and land-based research of the bottlenose and humpback dolphins that frequent this area, as well as studies of the resident Cape fur seals, and visiting humpback, killer and southern right whales.
All Africa Volunteers is another operator working with marine volunteer projects, and offers similar shark and dolphin experiences. It also offers a penguin-based programme, located at Cape St. Francis in the Eastern Cape. The programme focuses on penguin rescue, rehabilitation, research and release, and sees volunteers assisting in these various areas on a daily basis.
These are all critical elements of the project, given that the African penguin is now an endangered species. Volunteers participating in this programme will also have the opportunity to work with sea birds and even the occasional marine mammal that comes in.
These marine volunteer projects offer authentic, responsible voluntourism experiences where volunteers actively contribute to research and conservation programmes, helping to further this important work.
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Who to contact
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How to get here
Transfers are usually arranged by the volunteer organisations.
Best time to visit
The South African winter (April to September) is when you'll be most needed. This is peak shark viewing time. Also, this is when penguins are often stranded by storms, or when interventions are sometimes needed to save penguin chicks from icy weather.
What will it cost
Prices vary depending on how long you're staying. The longer you stay, the cheaper each extra week becomes.
Length of stay
While there are some projects where you can work for one week, most prefer you to stay four weeks or more.
What to pack
Sun hat, sunblock, a swimming costume and a windbreaker.
Where to stay
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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the boobrie is a magical beast loosely based upon the boobrie of Scottish Highlands folklore. It is a giant relative of the stork (12 feet tall), and lives in swamps and marshes. It attacks by finding a tall patch of grass, hiding in it, and waiting for prey to come. The boobrie hardly ever attacks humanoids, instead sustaining itself on catfish, snakes, lizards, giant insects, and other wetland dezinens. The boobrie, due to things it has been forced to eat in lean times, is immune to poison. It has some magical properties.
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Streisand to direct love story
Further details have emerged on the project that Barbra Streisand will direct for Kilburn Media and was first announced at the EFM in February. Aldamisa International handles worldwide sales.
The iconic entertainer's first directing gig since 1996's The Mirror Has Two Faces will be a romance between photographer Margaret Bourke-White and author Erskine Caldwell.
The project is one Streisand has attempted to mount before. She is currently overseeing the screenplay.
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Download PDF of "The Future Of MIS"
"MIS managers," we called IT leaders back then. Our cover story on Dec. 1, 1986, not long after the birth of InformationWeek as a glossy magazine (its predecessor was a tabloid newspaper called Information Systems News), attempted to divine what the profession would look like in 13 years. We got a lot of things right: It will be less about processing data, ensuring uptime and operating/managing centralized hardware, we predicted, and more about integrating systems, supporting business processes and delivering business value. Said one wag: "MIS will be getting more heavily involved in the strategy of the business they support, more concerned with environmental issues, competitive pressures, regulatory problems and cost considerations." Not bad for 1986. We weren't so prescient about the title destined to replace MIS chief: Information Resource Director, anyone?


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A 55-YEAR-old woman was sexually assaulted on her way home from a night out.
Detectives are hunting a man, believed to be in his 30s, in connection with the incident in Darwen in the early hours of Saturday.
The victim had been out for drinks with friends on Friday night and got into a taxi outside Big Bites takeaway in Bridge Street at around 2.30am on Saturday.
A man, who she did not know, said he was going in the same direction and said he would split the fare with her so she agreed to share the cab with him.
But when she got out close to her home, the man followed her and sexually assaulted her, inappropriately touching her over her clothes.
She called the police and officers are now appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Detective Sergeant Eric Halford of Blackburn CID said he wanted to hear from anyone who saw the man at the takeaway or in the town earlier.
He said: "I have no doubt that somebody will know who this man is and will be able to provide his name.
"If the man involved is reading this appeal, then I would also urge him to make contact with us so we can speak to him and get his account on record."
Det Sgt Halford also urged caution in relation to getting into a taxi with strangers. He said: "Darwen is generally a very safe place and most of us have done it, shared a taxi with someone we don't know to split the cost.
"But people should be careful when they do this. To prevent yourself potentially becoming a victim I would advise never to share a taxi with someone you don't know if you are alone."
The offender was a thin, white man, around 5ft 6ins to 5ft 7ins and in his mid to late 30s. He had light brown, short hair and was wearing a light grey, knitted fashion jumper. He had a Darwen accent.
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Growing up as an Army brat in Mainz, Germany, I was one spoiled kid. We had the best playgrounds, the best pastry, the best parks, and we got to make regular trips to the eis café. I loved the tangy lemon and sweet strawberry sorbets, and it was always exciting to take a family walk to the cafe for a cone. As an adult living in Berlin, the ice cream shops still hold a special place in my heart. Berlin's winters can be pretty grisly—grey and gloomy and lasting well into the months when spring should really be blooming. So when the sun starts shining bright, everyone in town crowds to these sunny ice cream meccas—which generally open only for the season—savoring every taste of summer while they can.
Unlike the wild child Ben and Jerry's-esque flavors of the U.S., Germans tend to like their eis a bit more classic. Favorites include a variety of fruit sorbets like strawberry, mango, and lemon; chocolate chip, coffee, and the tangy quark are typical ice creams; and herbal infusions using Sandorn berry or sweet woodruff are also pretty common.
Berlin is covered in ice cream shops; every block has its own eisladen serving up brightly colored scoops. But with a summer this short (some June days felt like February had crept right back in again), you should really try the city's best while you can. Although there are a number of great Italian cafés and frozen yogurt places popping up, here are some of the top places for traditional German eis in Berlin.
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About the author: Katherine Sacks is a Berlin-based food and travel writer eating her way through anything and everything German. Follow her adventures at katherinesacks.com or Twitter @LaVitaCucinare.


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I had to think about it yesterday, but finally figured out its been two weeks since I've fired up a grill. Part of that time, I was in Vegas and most of that time Mrs. G was out of town working one show or another (just in the second half of July she worked Atlanta, Chicago, Philly and Vegas to give you an idea). Kind of hard to get motivated to grill when its just yourself and the heat is pushing 100 degrees. Well, yesterday I decided to break that streak/drought. Nothing fancy, mind you, just some hot Italian sausages. Johnsonville this time as I just realized we are totally out of hot Italian sausage. Guess its time to make some more. Anyway, while Mrs. G was getting the Pioneer Woman's pot roast recipe all prepped and ready to go, I poured a lil bourbon and coke and me and the dogs stepped outside to fire up the Mini and get the sausages going.
It was hot, and I suffered through it with the help of my cold drink, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.
Served it up with on our best China (cuz it was Sunday and who wants to do dishes?) with some Chee-tos and another cold beverage. Let me tell you, it was hard work, but I know feel properly motivated and we've got some leg quarters and some 1.5" thick pork chops that need to be brined and grilled up later this week. I think I can handle it.
As for the Pioneer Woman's pot roast...pretty darn tasty, but I forgot to take pictures. I liked the fact that it didn't use any cream of this or that or the other soup or Lipton soup mix. Just beef broth, red wine and veggies I think. Anyway, gave me a reason to have some wine for dinner. Couldn't let the remainder of that wine go to waste, now could I? Maybe next time I can convince Mrs. G to cook it on the Egg instead of in the oven...


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Cheema and Patel Ink Contracts
June 22, 2011
Hiral Patel and Rizwan Cheema have inked new deals with Cricket Canada. Two of the biggest hitters in Canada's batting line-up Cheema and Patel are the first two players to sign central contracts for the 2011 season.
Long known as one of Canada's big bats, Cheema has solidified himself as an allrounder picking up 25 wickets in 27 ODI's to go with 599 ODI runs at a healthy strike rate of 117.25.
Patel, one of Canada's dazzling young stars, rose to world wide fame when he pelted Australia for a stunning half century at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. This included the shot of the tournament of Australia's Brett Lee.
Cricket Canada will announce more central contracts as agreements with the players are confirmed.


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The decision to have genetic tests may bring up ethical, legal, and religious issues.
- The discovery of a genetic disease may have legal implications. But the discovery of a genetic disease that is not causing symptoms now (such as breast cancer or Huntington's disease) should not affect your future ability to get hired for a job or get health insurance. A law in the United States, called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), protects people who have DNA differences that may affect their health. This law does not cover life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance.
- Genetic tests may find a serious disease in a fetus that will greatly impact the child's life and the lives of his or her caregivers. If you are pregnant and are thinking about genetic tests, you may want to think about your own ethical, social, and religious beliefs. What might you do if the tests find a problem?
- A genetic test result is sensitive information. The results should remain confidential. They should only be released to those who are authorized to receive them.
If you are thinking about having genetic tests, be sure that you clearly understand what effect the test results could have. Genetic counseling can help you think through the decision.
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Live At Monterey - Jimi Hendrix
Perhaps the most famous of Hendrix's releases, he was at his PRIME when they recorded this version of Purple Haze. "When Jimi Hendrix walked onto the stage at Monterey he was relatively unknown in the United States. When he walked off the stage, popular music had been completely transformed. The American debut of the Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey isn't just the most exciting live rock concert ever recorded; it's also one of the most significant moments in the history of modern American music. Hendrix took the music world completely by storm and turned it on its head. His influence today is greater than ever, 41 years after the fact. Days after the mind-boggling "set the guitar on fire" stunt, Hendrix was a household word. The set kicks off fast and hard with Killing Floor, one wonders how Mitch Mitchell (drums) could keep up without injuring himself. Next up, Foxey Lady, soon to be a standard. The treatment of Bob Dylan's beautiful ballad, Like A Rolling Stone, is compelling and soulful. Rock Me Baby is simply beyond belief; it throws off heat like a jet engine. A hard-edged version of Hey Joe comes next; it's blues all right, but psychedelic blues. By the time Hendrix gets to Can You See Me? it's clear that he and his cronies are all settled down and solidly in the groove, this one speeds past like a bullet. The Wind Cries Mary is handled gently and carefully, it's a great song and provides a welcome break from the mayhem. Purple Haze has never sounded ruder, more demented, and incoherent - it is riveting. If you have any imagination at all, think about what this music must have sounded like to people who'd been nursed on The Platters, The Four Freshmen, and The Beach Boys. We are now completely accustomed to the influence Hendrix has had and it's easy to forget that when this was recorded what Hendrix was doing wasn't merely new, it was earth shattering. As to the closer, Wild Thing, I remember the Troggs version, sort of a frat house crowd pleaser. Hendrix takes it into the stratosphere; in many ways it's the highlight of the performance. Burning the guitar was theatrical genius, really, after you've just invaded the greatest nation on earth and conquered it in one night, what else is there to do?" Review by El Lagarto Courtesy of Amazon.com
Small town with a big sound, rock band Refuse The Fall has new music that you need to know about! Winners of the "Promote Me Like A Rockstar" Competition (sponsored by Whotune.com), Refuse The Fall is exactly what the alternative... Small town with a big sound, rock band Refuse The Fall has new music that you need to know about! Winners of the "Promote Me Like A Rockstar" Competition (sponsored by Whotune.com), Refuse The Fall is exactly what the alternative rock scene needs. They beat out hundreds of bands that entered the contest and performed in the final five on the Whotune jam cam for the panel of judges, and jumped to #1 on the Whotune charts. The band was ranked #1 "Top Ten Unsigned Bands" by Alternative Addiction.com and it won't be long until they are a household name. Band members Toby Taylor, Dusty Rea, Gavin Douglas, and Cody Mathis have great artistic vision and passion. Their single, Let It Rain, has a dramatic intensity that will have the chorus stuck in your head for days. Check them out on whotune here! or http://bit.ly/RefuseTheFall !Tags: audio, gifts, electronics, ipod, music, gadgets, headphones, speakers, entertainmentAdded 6 Years Ago from Bit
Jane Smith, a band from the South East of England, play a blend of beautifully crafted songs in a classic vein. Soulful and meaningful phrases and hooks set to melodies that stay in the head, Jane Smith's official release date f... Jane Smith, a band from the South East of England, play a blend of beautifully crafted songs in a classic vein. Soulful and meaningful phrases and hooks set to melodies that stay in the head, Jane Smith's official release date for this single (See The Truth) isn't until September 20, 2010; but you can buy it on pre-release here! Otherwise you won't be able to get your hands on this baby until later this month! If you like John Mayer, Bryan Adams, Train, David Gray, Dave Mathews Band, Coldplay, Stereophonics, Maroon Five, Incubus, The Black Keys, U2, The Fray or miss your fix of Phil Collins – you're gonna LOVE this band! They recently beat out 123 other musicians to win one of the top 3 slots in the Whotune.com Singles competition. The band was formed by singer songwriter Nick Barclay, Kev Willison and Paul Bowman, joined by Kevin Powell on Bass and Nathan Ariss on Keyboards, and more recently featuring on guitar Ronnie Douglas. Jane Smith's sound is described as mature, thoughtful, inspiring, the songs of Nick Barclay and Kev Willison are performed by a stunning group of musicians who are bringing the Jane Smith sound alive. Nick is the driving force behind Jane Smith, a lyricist and songwriter whose music carries unashamedly positive influences with a unique voice that people have compared in quality to some of the great singers Steve Marriot, Paul Carrack , but as he says himself the voice and the songs making the connection with the audience is all that matters. Previously Nick was involved in dance music production but found that he missed the real songs and inspiration that comes with playing on the stage with fellow musicians. Jane Smith will be embarking on a short festival tour to promote their debut single "See The Truth" available to download at Whotune.com starting September 20th. - Quoted from Record Label DescriptionTags: audio, gifts, electronics, ipod, music, gadgets, headphones, speakers, entertainmentAdded 7 Years Ago from Bit


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I am starting to realise that some of my all-time favourite recipes, the ones that I take for granted and make over and over again, are the ones that I haven't actually shared here on the blog before. Just recently there were the spelt horns, the whipped cranberry porridge, and the apple tart, to name a few - and now this - baked pearl barley porridge. This is a dish I've been making very frequently for well over 10 years, the whole time I've been living on my own and before that it was a treat my mum would make for us as a light meal.
I couldn't think of a more comforting dish on a rainy winter's day. You could serve this with sweet berry soup, rhubarb soup or just fresh berries. We are spoilt here in Australia to have fresh strawberries available in the midst of winter ;-)
Baked Pearl Barley Porridge
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90g pearl barley
750ml milk (low-fat is fine)
1 teaspoon salt
butter, for greasing
1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Grease a shallow-ish oven proof dish (capacity of over 1 litre). Pour in the barley, salt and milk.
3. Bake (without stirring) for 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until the top is golden and all the liquid has soaked up. Cool slightly before serving.


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"IT'S like having Christmas and your birthday at the same time," said Pershore High School's head teacher of the £3.4 million they have been awarded to revamp out of date classrooms.
Staff and students at Pershore High School have been celebrating the news they have been awarded millions of pounds from the Academies Capital Maintenance Fund for 2014 to 2016.
The money will be used over the coming academic years to demolish the existing modern languages block and replace it with a new art block and bus canopy and to create a new eight classroom block in place of the former art building.
Clive Corbett, head teacher, said: "This award offers a wonderful opportunity to further improve the school's facilities, notably in the areas of art and design, humanities and modern languages.
"We get the first £2 million in 2014/15, we have to finish that by September 2015 because this includes repairs to roofs around the school as well. It's like having Christmas and your birthday at the same time."
The money has been allocated to the school after West Worcestershire MP Harriett Baldwin lobbied Education Minister David Laws to urge the department to back plans to improve the schools facilities, some of which were built in the 1970s and were due for upgrade more than two decades ago.
Mr Corbett added: "The new buildings will allow students to learn in even more exciting and interesting ways. I am hugely grateful to Harriett Baldwin MP for her unstinting support for our project."
And Mrs Baldwin was also delighted with the outcome. She said: "The new blocks will make a huge difference to the school and add impressive new buildings to the campus.
"I was more than willing to make the case for this funding and I wrote to both the Minster and the funding department's chief executive to press for some long-overdue investment in classrooms.
"Clive Corbett took me on a tour of some of the older buildings when I last visited the school and I was happy to offer my support when he put the funding bid together.
"Pershore High School pulls out all the stops to give their students the best possible education and investing in our children's education is fundamental to the Government's long term economic plan."


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A TEENAGE girl assaulted in Cheltenham three days ago has died in hospital.
Kayleigh Palmer, 16, was found severely injured at a house in Humber Road by emergency services on Wednesday.
She was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, where she was in an induced coma and critical condition.
She died at around 11am on Saturday, April 5.
Aston Robinson, 18 and from Cheltenham, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with attempted murder.
He did not enter a plea to the charge and was remanded in custody. He is due to appear at Gloucester Crown Court on May 9.
A police spokesman confirmed they had been in touch with Miss Palmer, saying: "As is standard practice where there has been previous contact between police and the victim, Gloucestershire Police has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission."


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How much is Apple paying or how much is he invested in Apple with other people's money for him to say this?
"Despite confessing that the S4 has a pixel density of 441 per inch (which is superior to the screen resolution of the iPhone 5's display), White says the S4 is "heavier" and "fatter" than the iPhone 5."
"He also derides the S4's plastic casing, saying it's "no match" for the iPhone 5's aluminum unibody enclosure."
Seriously?? This is his excuse for Apple being more superior? Never mind just about every other criteria the S4 is better, he picks these two as the weak points that makes Apple better overall? Whomever have him to handle their stock need to switch quick!!!
Inferior phone what with a quad 1.9. It' won't be to long before its as fast as a mac book pro never mind a iPhone 5s or even the iPhone 6
can it be jailbroke? just kidden, some one give me a s4 and ill test it for them
If you compare hardware from one to another, there's always debatable difference. I don't buy a phone based on the hardware alone. I buy them with user experience in mind, the software, the integration with other products and accessories, the eco-system, the reliability, the ease of tech support, the customer service. I don't buy it to show off the hardware, I buy it to enjoy it on a daily base. I buy it for the fun factor. Service and user experience are always going to be the key factor in any gadgets.
Samsung really did something with the IIIs, it's a marvel no doubt. But they simply got lucky. But after looking at a number of Samsung devices, there is an inherent cheapness- it's like having a fast PC with all the side panels removed, the performance is there, but it looks like poop. The IIIs look good but they come apart way too easily. I wouldn't mind having one though.
Why not a single **** was given on the launch of Samsung Galaxy SIV and why it will still sell 27.4 millions in 1 quarter Sleepy Muses: A Lazy analysis on why not a single fuck was given on the launch of Samsung Galaxy SIV and Why it will still sell 27.4millions in 1 quarter.


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A MAN was tasered by police officers yesterday following a one-hour standoff at a flat in Boscombe.
Officers were called to Roumelia Lane at 12.29pm following reports a "distressed" man had shut himself in a flat.
A cordon was placed at either end of the lane for the public's safety while specially-trained officers negotiated with the man.
Dozens of police officers, some wearing helmets and carrying shields, and a team of paramedics attended the incident.
Bournemouth East Neighbourhood Inspector Chris Weeks said: "At 12.29pm yesterday Dorset Police received a report of a concern for welfare for a man at an address in Roumelia Lane in Bournemouth.
"Officers attended and a man in his forties was arrested on suspicion of affray and is helping officers with their enquiries.
"In the interests of the public's and officers' safety, a cordon was put in place at the junctions of Roumelia Lane with Sea Road and Adeline Road. A taser was also deployed."
One resident, who didn't want to be named, said: "I live just off the lane and it just appears to be one thing after another at the moment. It is worrying when you live here.
"But they have tried really hard to make it nicer down here and it does look and feel a lot better."
Rosie Bavaso, who owns Rosie's Cafe in the road, said the incident involved the friend of a tenant in the block of flats who appeared to be very "distressed and upset".
"The police had a mediator who spent about half an hour talking to the man. He then came down and was handcuffed and put into the van.
"They closed the lane for about an hour as a safety precaution."
Rosie added: "Every time the police have responded to an incident here, they have done an excellent job."
An employee at Majestic Gym said the disturbance came from a flat just metres away.
He added: "It sounds like there might have been fighting.
"I didn't see it. There were three or four police cars and two ambulances."


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I give myself about 70 years to live. (It's best to low-ball these things, especially since I've already used up about 25 of them.) Now, I have to decide how to spend the last 45. Even at this point in life, when I'm told I ought to feel invincible, it still doesn't seem like very long.
On Saturday, February 18, David Neff spoke for one of ten annual lectures that the San Diego Adventist Forum coordinates at the Tierrasanta Seventh-day Adventist Church. Each lecture features a new speaker addressing various topics related to the Adventist Church. Neff's lecture is the first of the 2012 series.


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For many, farming is more than a business: it's a tradition. Families often pass farmland from generation to generation as a part of their inheritance.
With the fiscal cliff in January, the estate tax was set to revert to its 2001 limit of $1 million. This meant that all inherited farmland over $1 million would be subject to the estate tax. Congress passed some last-minute provisions to avoid the estate tax reset and benefit farmers.
- The $1 million tax-free limit was increased to $5 million. This amount will fluctuate with inflation. As such, the limit for 2013 is at $5.25 million.
- Any taxes over the limit are capped at 40 percent.
- The tax exemption is now portable. The Kansas City Star explains, "If a husband or wife dies and leaves an estate that is smaller than the $5.25 million exemption, the surviving widow or widower can add the unused amount to her or his own $5.25 million exemption at the second death."
Read more about the changes in the estate tax here.
Although these new laws benefit farmers, they are more complex and require greater need for estate planning. Currently, over one-half of farmers don't have a will or estate plan. The process of farm transitioning entails a lot of paperwork and informative talks with the family, but it will facilitate the complicated process of inheritance.


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According to the old saying, if you knew how a sausage was made, you'd never eat one. It is no easier on the stomach to watch the political intrigues that lie behind the formation of Italian governments.
A new government is on its way in Rome because Matteo Renzi, leader of the centre-left Democratic party, has decided to pull the plug on Enrico Letta's premiership. It is difficult to see who other than the youthful, super-ambitious Renzi will replace Letta.
For Italy's eurozone partners, this is a fateful moment. If Renzi, as prime minister, fails to deliver the reforms that European policy makers know are essential to keeping Italy in the eurozone, the likelihood that some other Italian politician will do so are exceedingly small.
But Renzi's very public political assassination of Letta, his party comrade, was a kind of theatrical "stab in the front" that may one day return to haunt him. For if these are the methods he deems suitable to clear his path to national office, it is reasonable to assume that they will sooner or later be used against him. Read more


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We're happy to say that we now have videos from the annual Office of Digital Humanities Project Directors Meeting [2], held September 20, 2012 at the Old Post Office in Washington, DC. This meeting brought together top researchers in the digital humanities from across the United States.
In these videos below, watch the directors of NEH's Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants [3] give short, three-minute lightning presentations on their projects.
Click any link below to go directly to the video.
Is That You Mr. Lincoln?: Applying Authorship Attribution to the Early Political Writings of Abraham Lincoln [4], Daniel Stowell, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation & Patrick Juola, Duquesne University
The Distributed Text: An Annotated Digital Edition of Franz Boas's Pioneering Ethnography [5], Aaron Glass, Bard College
A prototype of a syntactically annotated corpus of Appalachian English [6], Christina Tortora, CUNY Research Foundation, College of Staten Island
The Pathways to Freedom Digital Narrative Project [7], Deborah Mutnick, Long Island University--Brooklyn
Annotation Studio: multimedia text annotation for students [8], Kurt Fendt & Jamie Folsom, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building an Open-Source Archive for Born-Digital Dissertations [9], Liza Potts, Michigan State University & Kathie Gossett , Iowa State University
NYC Chronology of Place, a Linked Open Data Gazetteer [10], Matthew Knutzen, New York Public Library
Encouraging digital scholarly publishing in the Humanities [11], Bonnie Robinson & Judith Brauer, North George College and State University
Digital Video Navigation and Archival Content Management Tools for Non-linear Oral History Narratives [12], Peter Asaro, The New School
Digital Humanities in the Classroom: Bridging the Gap between Teaching and Research [13], Marie-Claire Beaulieu, Tufts University
The Tesserae Project: A Search Engine for Allusion [14], Neil Coffee, University at Buffalo, SUNY
FACES: Faces, Art, and Computerized Evaluation Systems [15], Conrad Rudolph, University of California, Riverside
English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA): "Ballad Illustration Archive" [16], M. Patricia Fumerton & Carl Stahmer, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Visual Page [17], Natalie Houston, University of Houston
ANGLES: A web-based XML Editor [18], Trevor Muñoz, University of Maryland, College Park
Topic Modeling for Humanities Research [19], Jennifer Guiliano, University of Maryland, College Park
Active OCR [20], Travis Brown, University of Maryland, College Park
Making the Digital Humanities More Open [21], George Williams, University of South Carolina Upstate
Essays in Visual History: Making Use of the International Mission Photography Archive [22], Jon Miller, University of Southern California
Scholar's Dashboard: Creating a Multidisciplinary Tool Via "Design and Build" Workshops [23], John Magill & Andy Schocket, Wright State University


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Thirteen positions are expected to be lost when the Financial Review Group (FRG), part of Fairfax Media, relocates more copy sub-editing to Fairfax Editorial Services in New Zealand.
FRG comprises The Australian Financial Review newspaper and its associated activities.
The shift of copy sub-editing to New Zealand is part of a continuing restructuring process at Fairfax.
Last May, Fairfax announced that it would move sub-editing work from regional Australian newspapers - the Newcastle Herald, the Illawarra Mercury and associated community titles - to New Zealand, affecting 66 local jobs.
In June 2012, Fairfax said 1900 jobs would be axed over three years.
Some sub-editing at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, The Age and The Sunday Age were moved to Pagemasters, a subsidiary of Australian Associated Press.
Fairfax said staff at FRG were being briefed on the latest changes.
''FRG anticipates that approximately 13 FTE (full-time equivalent) positions would no longer be required,'' Fairfax said in a statement on Wednesday.
''Under the proposal, staff would be retained in Sydney for web production, design and layout and page output.''
Fairfax said the proposed copy sub-editing arrangements would help streamline the business and deliver significant cost efficiencies.
But journalists union The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance says the proposal to send the sub-editing offshore is foolish and short-sighted.
''We expect the company to negotiate in good faith, meaning they should supply us with further detail on the review that was undertaken and the figures underlying the proposal,'' Alliance federal secretary Christopher Warren said in a statement.
''We will be working with our members to put the case for production to stay in-house. It has always been our view that sub-editing is at the very heart of a newsroom. It is not an optional function that can be outsourced on a whim.''
Fairfax Editorial Services produces 11 daily newspapers, 75 community papers and three national weekly papers for Fairfax Media businesses in New Zealand and Australia, and provides copy subbing for digital platforms and 12 websites.


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UF at FSU set for 3:30 p.m. kickoff
Published: Monday, November 12, 2012 at 12:42 p.m.
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Florida plays Florida State at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 24, the SEC announced Monday. The game will be televised on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
The Gators close out their home schedule at 1 p.m. Saturday against Jacksonville State. That game will be on pay-per-view.
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At an evolution-themed conference organized by the foundation called Center for Religious & Cross-Cultural Studies, which is a religious research center in Indonesia, on September 2009, the influence of the works of Mr. Adnan Oktar was noted. At the conference it was stated that Harun Yahya has prepared very effective works, which have destroyed Darwinism and materialism, and that the author also has a very big effect in the schools in Indonesia. (You can see the author's works in Indonesian from here.)
In the conference, part of the information provided about Harun Yahya is as such:
...The most striking reference that firmly opposed to the idea of anti-evolutionism comes from anti-Darwinism, a Turkish, Harun Yahya. The book of Harun Yahya was published with luxurious appearance. This has a good format, printed in quality paper with interesting covers. In addition, his book was translated to Urdu, English, Russian, French and Indonesian languages. The thoughts of Harun Yahya is not only in book form but it can also be found on websites in Indonesian language and all his thinking was quoted by various news agencies of Islam in Indonesia. On the other hand... VCDs of Harun Yahya attacking Darwinism, Materialism and Marxism, which are also sold widely by street vendors in several cities in Indonesia. Harun Yahya spreads this idea and it affects Biology lessons in classes. School teachers accept the idea and teach in the classroom.


text: Upon reading a post on this here discussion board, i was reminded of a conversation i ha with a co-worker regarding Harmony Korrine(sp?). In said conversation, said co-worker professed her undying love for his work and declared him a personal idol. This co-worker is not the only person I have encountered that has pledged enternal love for him and/or his work. I have watched several of his movies, including Gummo, and felt that his goal in life is to be as "shocking" as he could. Am i missing something? Is there a text between the lines that I'm not seeing? i don't want to rub anyone the wrong way, i just don't get it/him?