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Penn Hills will auction off cars, tires, tub grinder
Penn Hills municipal officials will auction off a variety of used equipment with bids opening Sept. 2 and closing Sept. 23.
Items include:
• 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, 2005 Chevy C3500 with ambulance body, Chevy Impalas from 2002, 20005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 (2).
• 1990 Zetor tractor.
• 1990 Haybuster tub grinder IG10.
• 7000 square feet of "sport court" interlocking tiles.
• Five sets of four used truck tires, and sets of five, two and one tire.
All equipment will be sold "as is."
Municipalities, businesses and individuals interested in placing a bid can register at Municibid.com and follow the website instructions. Bidding opens at 8 a.m. on Sept. 2, and closes at 3 p.m. on Sept. 23.
Successful bidders will be notified by the Penn Hills Department of Public Works.
For more information, call 412-798-2100.


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The Saudi government this week announced the upgrading of the sound system used by Mecca's grand mosque, the Masjid al-Haram, to provide improved service to Muslims visiting the holy city during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. With the addition of 4,000 new speakers, pilgrims will be able to hear the services up to six miles away. In October, about 4 million Muslims will participate in the Hajj.
Unsurprisingly, this audio upgrade, together with other attempts at modernizing the holy city, have proven controversial in some quarters. The $2 billion renovation plans are designed to allow up to 2 million people to worship at the Masjid al-Haram. The Saudi royal family takes great pride in its role as custodian of the two most holy cities in Islam – Mecca and Medina. However, this has not made them immune to criticism that the extensive redevelopment of historical locations have been done in a brash and tasteless manner. In recent years, luxury hotels and shopping malls were built on important sites.
Striking the right balance between tradition and progress is always hard, and the tension between the two is by no means solely a dilemma for the West. Middle Eastern and Asian cultures also wrestle with difficult choices between looking backwards and looking forward.
The money being spent on making Mecca state-of-the-art for the upcoming Hajj might lead one to believe that members of the Saudi government are particularly pious. Of course, they display the same scope for misbehavior as the rest of mankind.
For example, the British Foreign Office revealed this week that two Saudi diplomats used their diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested and charged with drunk driving. While they were able to avoid the criminal consequences of their actions, it is useful to remember that being caught in possession of alcohol in Saudi Arabia can result in a punishment of 800 lashes.
Critics of Saudi Arabia could point to the unpunished crimes of the London diplomats as evidence that, rather than piousness, the higher tiers of Saudi society are better examples of brazen hypocrisy. Despite their country's vast oil wealth, many Saudi citizens live in poverty and face high rates of unemployment. The tales of playboy royals living lavish lifestyles with little accountability for the money they spend and the choices they make are a world away from the millions who struggle everyday to make their life in a repressive theocratic dictatorship.
One of the great ironies in the Middle East today is that despite the distorting effect of the two opposing theocratic hegemons in the region – Saudi Arabia with its extreme vision of Sunni Islam and Iran with its similarly strict version of Shia Islam – much of the populations face the same mounting challenges that have very little to do with religious nuances. Despite the vast differences in goals and aspirations along the corridors of power in Tehran and Riyadh, it was interesting to see earlier this month how the two de facto enemies were able to find common cause when facing the consequences of Iraq's stunning collapse to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
As the Saudi army reinforced their border with wobbly Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia began talks on how to bring stability to their mutual neighbor. This supposedly included discussions on who could replace the current prime minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, who now appears unfit for the threats currently facing his country.
What is remarkable about this diplomatic rapprochement is how it reveals the level of desperation that leaders in both countries must be facing. In light of Tehran's support for al-Maliki over the last eight years, the Iranian government's willingness to sit down across a table from their Saudi counterparts is a clear sign of ISIS's success in unraveling the status quo.
We are currently just over half way through the holy month of Ramadan, the month-long fast that is the centerpiece of the Muslim calendar. Devout Muslims of all social, ethnic and philosophical stripes must sail between the Scylla of state-sponsored interpretations of their religion that are being wielded for political ends, and the Charybdis of extremist groups preaching their unique brands of jihad.
The importance of Mecca and the Hajj to Islamic religious practice in clear and incontrovertible. Saudi authorities have a responsibility to the four million pilgrims who will visit later this year to provide for a country that is both safe and suitable for the solemnity of their religious observances.
There are quite possibly significant benefits from the new system of speakers and amplifiers that are being installed to make the calls to prayer crisply heard by all. But what these audio improvements do not provide is an excuse or a justification for Saudi policy either at home or abroad.
Orange County writer and attorney Timothy Spangler hosts "The Bigger Picture with Timothy Spangler," Sundays, 10 p.m.-midnight on KRLA 870 AM. Twitter: @timothyspangler

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The quality of group interaction is an important factor in the learning individual students can achieve in cooperative groups. Research reveals that the dominance of high-ability students, coupled with the passivity of lower-ability students, can lead to uneven learning.
Findings of a pilot study reported by John A. Ross, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, suggest that giving students feedback on their group behavior has the potential to improve their interaction.
In this study of a single seventh-grade math class, the conversations of five cooperative learning groups were taped four times during a 16-week period. Students were given edited transcripts of these tapes and trained to interpret them. After this, they were given a form to use in appraising their group's discussion. Tapings of group sessions at the end of the experimental period showed an increase in the frequency and quality of help seeking and help giving and improved attitudes about asking for help.
Peer explanations typically poor
Studies reveal that the quality of peer explanations in group work is typically poor. Students giving help often appear insensitive to the needs of those requesting help, and they rarely ask whether the child with the question understood the answer. Several studies have tested ways to improve student help giving. Student-led skits illustrating ineffective help giving have had mixed results. In a Canadian Catholic school, one seventh-grade math teacher experimented with giving students feedback about their group behavior to improve the quality of interaction and ultimately the learning of her students. She had participated in a year-long in-service program on cooperative learning and was an enthusiastic proponent of it.
The cooperative groups in this study were made up of three to five students of mixed ability. The teacher made sure that each group had at least one student capable of understanding the tasks assigned. Initially, each of the groups was taped during a cooperative activity to get a baseline example of their interaction.
She then asked students to give examples of good group work and define its characteristics. She introduced a self-assessment form to measure the quality of group work. She focused her students' attention on the different types of help requested, the quality of help given and the importance of being on-task. Groups then met to discuss typed excerpts of their group's interaction. They judged their conversations using the self-assessment form. During the experiment, students received two transcripts — one of a session before they received feedback and one recorded after. Students were given questions to help them compare the transcripts, such as "Has the number of requests for help increased, decreased or stayed the same?"
Students assess conversations
After feedback, the number of requests for help and the amount and quality of help given increased. Lower-ability students became more willing to seek help, while the proportion of unnecessary requests declined. Requests became more precise and appropriately directed. Students also became more willing to give explanations. They recognized that detailed explanations and demonstrations were preferable to just telling the answers. By the end of the 16 weeks, students indicated they felt an obligation toward others who were having difficulty, and they were more likely to adjust their explanations to the understanding of the student needing help.
In conclusion, cooperative behavior did improve after feedback procedures. However, researchers caution that these changes may not be due solely to the feedback students received from the transcripts. Improvement in group dynamics was probably due, in part, to their continuing experience with cooperative learning as well as the modeling of desired behavior by the teacher. They also state that since each session focused on a different math topic, these different tasks may have produced somewhat different student behavior.
Ross warns that these results are based on a pilot study of a single classroom and need to be replicated. He cautions that the feedback procedure might be too challenging for younger students.
"Effects of Feedback on Student Behavior in Cooperative Learning Groups in a Grade 7 Math Class" The Elementary School Journal Volume 96, Number 2, November 1995 pp.125-143.
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|Re: Nielsen and Wolter book on KRS now available
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What's hot: Before the high wind and rough seas arrived, offshore fishing was good. Reports of kingfish more than 20 pounds were coming from the shipping channel north to Clearwater. Some larger fish will remain in our area for the summer and can be caught by deploying stinger-rigged flat lines while bottom fishing for red and gag grouper.
Tackle: Larger red grouper have taken up on the hard-bottom areas in 90 to 100 feet along with yellowtail and lane snapper. The smaller snapper usually feed aggressively as soon as baits drop. It is difficult to catch them with the usual 5/0 or larger circle hooks used for grouper. Instead, drop a 1/0 two-hook snapper rig with pieces of squid and sardines while using light spinning tackle. A few gag grouper will be mixed with the reds on the hard bottom, but to target gags look for ledges in the same depths. Start with the frozen baits to get the bite started, then switch to live baits to get the larger gags to eat. Squirrelfish, Spanish sardines and small blue runners, with the tails cut off to slow them, make excellent baits.
Tips: Schools of small mahi-mahi have begun to show under the boat while anchored for bottom fishing. Keep a lightweight spinning rod rigged with a 2/0 long-shank hook ready. Chum with slivers of sardine. Once they start feeding, deploy a sliver of sardine on that rod and hold on.
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Carnival Triumph - Eastern Caribbean: Carnival Triumph Cruise Review by Sensenigr
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Carnival Triumph - Eastern Caribbean
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
PREVIEW We flew into Miami on November 2, the day before our departure. We flew out of Philadelphia on American Airlines and had an uneventful and decent flight at a good price and only a very minor delay. Once arriving in Miami, we took a cab from the airport to our hotel, the Radisson Miami Downtown. The cab fare was approx. $20.00 with tip from the airport. We did book this one night stay on Priceline, as it did not matter to us where we were staying prior to our cruise. We paid $55 + taxes and fees for this bland, very basic, but met the minimum needs room. If you read reviews of this hotel, you will hear people say that this is in an unsafe and dangerous area of Miami. This is very far from the truth. It is in a normal More downtown area, within a brief walk to a fantastic waterfront park, transportation areas, American Airlines arena, and approx. a 10-15 min walk to Bayside Marketplace. The people that consider this an unsafe area have obviously never left Suburban Neighborhood USA. The evening prior to our cruise, we did go to Bayside Marketplace. This is a mostly outdoor shopping and dining complex on the bay that has a wide variety of dining options for dinner, despite the fact that they are mostly chain restaurants. Off to bed early, as the cruise excitement continues to mount.
EMBARKATION We left the Radisson via a shuttle service at approximately 11:30am. The Radisson has shuttles that cost just $5.00 per person. We arrived by 11:40am. It is slightly chaotic as often at this time, the previous cruise guests are often still hanging around from the previous cruise. If you are not carrying on your own luggage, give it to a porter and tip him a $1.00 per bag. Porters at the port of Miami are all wearing tags identifying themselves by a number. We walked into the terminal, where we were directed upstairs for check-in. We were placed in a line. At this point, it did take quite a while to get checked in, as not that many representatives were working the line at this point. We got in line at 11:45am and were checked in by 12:15PM. They started letting guests on board by 12:20PM. We were on board by 12:30! All in all, a fairly painless process.
OVERALL CONDITION OF THE SHIP Awesome...Wonderful! Ok, so look at this way. The Carnival Triumph is 8 years old. The Carnival Triumph serves 3,000 guests per week, with only a 3 hour turnaround time per cruise. Is this ship in wonderful condition? YES! Everything was clean, polished, in good condition. In fact, if there was only one thing I noticed all week, it was a broken door glass at the forward entrance to the Lido Deck behind the elevators, which was probably broken by some drunken guy late at night. That is it. Trash was always picked up, room service trays were always collected from the hallway, everything was being polished and cleaned all the time, common areas were beautiful, and they drained the pools and hot tubs every night. There were constantly people cleaning, polishing, and making sure that it was up to our standards.
BARS/ FOUNTAIN FUN CARD There were too many of them. If you can't find one, that is your problem. I counted at least 11 throughout the ship. We did purchase two soda cards. They are approx. $50 per person for the entire week. We did not encounter any "rude bartenders" by using the card. We were kind to them and they were kind to us.
SERVICE The service was phenomenal. These employees are on this ship for nearly six to seven months at a time, without much of a break from guests like us, except when they are in there staterooms. Be nice to them and you will receive nothing but fantastic service. The only rude person I encountered the entire time was one of the buffet employees. That is all. Be nice and you will receive excellent service. We did not modify the standard $70 per person tip allotment for the week. We paid that and also in addition tipped the maitre'd, and also gave extra tip monies to our favorite bartenders, head waiter, and waiter in the dining room.
STATEROOM We had room 6231 on the Upper Deck (6). We were on the forward side of the ship on the starboard side with a balcony. The balcony was heavenly and I would not have went any other way. It was such a pleasure to be able to sit on the balcony and listen to the waves, watch the water, stars, and feel the breeze. The balcony is a comfortable size with two chairs and a small table and is private. The room itself does kind of follow the muted peach theme, which is a little odd at first; however, gets to grow on you quickly. It really is not that bad. There is a television which picks up approx. 15 channels, plus all of the Carnival channels. We had two twin beds, which are easy to push together into one queen or king, one sofa, one small table, tons of storage space, luggage pushes easily under the bed, air conditioning that works too well and is adjustable. The bathroom is spacious for one person at a time. The shower has very high pressure and very hot water. Shampoo and body wash is provided in a dispenser. If you want conditioner, you have to bring your own. Plenty of storage space on the counter and in one vanity. Overall, the room gets a 9 out of 10 for comfort, space, and cleanliness. The room gets a 5/10 for dEcor; however, that really shouldn't matter. Our stateroom steward was Diego. Diego was friendly when passing us in the hallway and always had the room made up two or three times per day, and we never actually saw him in our room. He did turn down our beds every night and had a towel animal ready to go each night as well. We were very pleased with his service.
ROME LOUNGE/ENTERTAINMENT The Rome Lounge is like a freezer. Brrrr....cold. Anyway, during our cruise the main evening productions were two Carnival produced productions, one called Century Cafe and one called Wonderful World. I would give the Carnival productions a 8 out of 10 for costumes and dancing. I would give them a 5 out of 10 for production, as they were just a little corny/cheesy. I think they could be better produced. However, also on this cruise was a magic show, which I would give a 10 out of 10. There was also a comedian by the name of Eddie Capone, which was also excellent. The magician and comedian also had late night adult shows, which were much more adult, as the name says and also equally as excellent. They also had one musical artist for a show one night, which I did not attend. Overall, the shows were very good to excellent.
ACTIVITIES If you do not want to relax and cannot find anything to do, then you did not read your daily Carnival Capers. There is always something going on - from deck parties on the Lido deck, to trivia, name that tune contests, Pictionary, pool games, and so many other things. Read your capers and attend events. The activities staff which consists of Amanda, Chris, and Island Girl are excellent!
DINING Initially, we had the Paris Dining Room Late Seating at 8:00PM. The first night, we were at a table with four people from Montreal. They were talking English when we got to the table. Once we sat down, they changed to French and would not communicate with us, despite our efforts to make friendly conversation. It was really rude. After our first night, we went to the Maitre'd and were switched to the London Dining Room Main Seating at 6:15PM at table 201. We had an AWESOME table, with a couple from Connecticut and the best couple from England. Wow! Our table had fun the entire week. We had excellent service. Our head waiter Viktoria and our waiter Vasil. Every night in the London dining room, they take time near the end of your meal and all the servers sing or dance. The food was excellent and I would rate the dining room food 8 out of 10. I would rate the service a 10 out of 10 for dinner. Breakfast and Lunch are open seating in the Paris Dining Room which we took advantage of most mornings and only occasionally for lunch. We found the service during breakfast and lunch to be somewhat lacking and unorganized. However, the food was good to very good. On the Lido Deck, we found the buffet food to be the only disappointment of our trip. Again, food tastes are subjective; however, I would only give the buffet food a 4 out of 10. The buffet is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner - as well as two midnight buffets throughout the week. There is also a 24 hour pizzeria which I thought was excellent and would give it a 10 out of 10. The Coney Island Grill serves hamburgers, hot dogs, and similar and I would give it a 6 out of 10. The Hong Kong Wokery I did not try (I am not 100% sure that is what it was called). The NY Deli I would give a 10 out of 10 as I thought the Reuben's and sandwiches were excellent. There is also the Vienna Cafe on Deck 5, which serves cookies, desserts, and coffee products which is not included in your cruise price. The buffet is usually open from 7am - 10am for breakfast; 12noon - 2:30pm for lunch, and 5:00PM - 9 or 10 for dinner. The NY Deli is usually open from approx. 11am - 10pm; the Coney Island Grill approximately the same time. The pizzeria is 24 hours, and the Hong Kong place is usually only open at Lunch. Overall, I would rate the buffet as needing improvement, the dining room food as excellent, and the other eateries as very good. There were two formal nights during our cruise. We did dress formally for those nights and we wore nice jeans and a polo for our other nights in the dining room.
MISC On Deck 5, there are a few shops. We did not really feel the need to buy things, so we did not frequent those often. However, they seemed to always be fairly crowded. The casino is fairly large and has a wide variety of slot machines and a few table games. There is also a piano lounge, wine bar, Hollywood Disco, and a few other places all of which were up to par and had excellent entertainment.
SPA/FITNESS CENTER The Spa on Deck 11 is awesome. We arranged for several spa appts including massages and facials, all of which were done with professionalism and are equal to any treatment I have ever had at home, which equates to the word excellent. The prices are equivalent to what you would pay at home. Watch your capers, because the first night they give away tons of free spa services just for attending a raffle. The fitness center is open during the same hours as the spa, and is accessed through the spa. Both are open 8am - 8pm, which the fitness center opening at 6am. The fitness center is quite extensive with many many treadmills, other machines, and free weights. There are also two hot tubs available in the spa, along with a sauna and steam room. Classes are available - some of which are free and others for a nominal $10 fee.
LIDO and OUTDOOR DECKS There are three adult pools. The forward one is open until 8pm, the midship one is open until 10pm and the aft one until midnight. The accompanying hot tubs operate the same hours at each pool. There are plenty of lounge chairs. PLENTY! So people do often save chairs and loungers right near the pools. Does that really matter? It didn't to us. If you don't need one DIRECTLY at the pool, then just look around and there are many others. All within a short walk to the pool. Remember, there are chairs on Decks 3, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
SAN JUAN The ship pulled into San Juan at approx. 5pm. Unfortunately, it was already getting dark and we did not get to appreciate the beauty of Old San Juan in the daytime. We did get off the ship and we did have dinner at Senor Frogs. Senor Frogs is a loud, upbeat facility. The food was decent and the entertainment was very good. However, you need to be in a lively mood to enjoy it; otherwise, you may not have enjoyed your visit. After that we did take a walk along the waterfront, which gives you the opportunity to explore many "plazas", "parks" and "fountains". We did get back on the ship approx. 8:30PM, as I feel that this port would have been better visited in the daylight hours.
ST. THOMAS Pulling into St. Thomas is amazing. So lush, green, and beautiful. Upon first glance, I would almost think we were pulling along side a moderate income version of the rolling hills of Los Angeles, with the homes perched on the sides of mountains and hills. Anyway, we disembarked immediately at about 8am and we took a tour of with Sunny Liston. Sunny is an excellent value at just $25 or $30 per person. He will drop you off for one, two, or three hours of shopping in the shopping district. He will then pick you up, and take you on an approx. 1 ½ hour tour of the island, which is very well narrated. He is very funny and you should have a fun time on his tour. You will sing and be entertained while in the vehicle. Sunny then dropped us off for two hours at Sapphire Bay. Sapphire bay is a nice beach with beautiful clear water. We had a great time. A few tips in St. Thomas. It is good to tell a taxi driver where you want to go and set a flat rate ahead of time, as there are no meters in these taxis (trucks). Also, many items in some of the stores can be bargained in price, especially on the higher priced items. Don't be afraid to try.
A NOTE ON BOTH SAN JUAN AND ST. THOMAS. If you do not book a tour or excursion ahead of time. You can easily get a tour/excursion of either city once you disembark the ship. There are plenty of tour operators eager to take your money and give you a tour of the area.
GRAND TURK Grand Turk, which is part of the Turks and Caicos Islands (British West Indies) is a fairly new port to the cruise ship scene. The population is small and practically doubles when a cruise ship arrives. There is the immediate port area which has some shops and Margaritaville. Margaritaville does have a freshwater pool, and you do not have to be a customer to use it. You can take a taxi to the downtown area for more local shopping and watersport rentals. There is a beautiful beach right were the cruise ship docks. Chairs are out along the beach. The water is beautiful and the sand is great. Spend your time on the beach. Also, if you do book an excursion, do book it through Carnival at this port. The opportunity may not be available once you arrive at this port. We did the AquaBoat excursion at $99.00 per person. This was an awesome excursion and well worth the money. They took us out far into the ocean on two person aqua boats. We then got the opportunity to snorkel for approx. 45 minutes. The entire excursion was about 2 to 2 ½ hours.
OVERALL, this vacation gets a 9 out of 10, with the only needs improvement areas being the buffet food and service. Other than that. WOW! Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have --- As I am sure I forget some things. Less
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The Film Society's Artist in Residence program brings a filmmaker to San Francisco for a two-week residency, which features programming in each of the Film Society's core areas—education, exhibition and filmmaker services—including a public screening, visits to Bay Area high school and college classrooms and opportunities to connect with local filmmakers. Visiting artists are selected based on their filmmaking experience, compelling body of work and desire to share their knowledge with emerging filmmakers and film students.
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|Sebastián Silva was born in Santiago, Chile in 1979. He studied filmmaking at the Escuela de Cine de Chile in Santiago and English at McGill University in Montreal, while pursuing his career as an artist and musician. His first feature film, Life Kills Me (La Vida Me Mata), was released in 2008, followed by The Maid in 2009, which won the World Cinema Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Golden Globes Awards. Silva returned to Sundance in 2013 to premiere two new films, Magic Magic and Crystal Fairy (SFIFF 2013), where he won the World Cinema Directing Award (Dramatic) for Crystal Fairy. He is currently in post-production on his latest feature, Nasty Baby, to be released in 2014.
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Anna Boden (Fall 2012)
Federico Veiroj (Fall 2011)
Ido Haar (Winter 2011)
Oday Rasheed (Spring 2012)
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Sebastián Silva (Chile 2012)
Screening as part of the Film Society's Artist in Residence program, Sebastián Silva's gripping psychological thriller starring Juno Temple, Michael Cera and Emily Browning. Read more...
Thursday, February 20, 7:00 pm
Clay Theatre
2261 Fillmore Street (Clay/Sacramento)
2261 Fillmore Street (Clay/Sacramento)
Artist Talk: Sebastian Silva
An intimate conversation with Chilean writer/director Sebastián Silva. Read more...
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I recently played with a demo model and didn't care for it. It was too small for my hands. My thumb had to rest halfway across the screen. The page turn buttons were not placed where I could use them. All buttons were too small. I would have to use two hands to operate it.
And it had a dollar store quality to it. Frankly, I think at $79 it is overpriced.
Since it was in demo mode I couldn't use it fully. The page turns were not fast on this particular model. The screen wasn't the best I've seen. I did think the background was slightly darker compared to the K3 next to it but that could be lighting effects. It's possible the unit wasn't functioning properly, though. Other functions seemed strangely tedious.
Checking the other ereaders on display, none seemed to function as intended. Not a good selling feature.
I agree with you on most of it. Darker display, page turning buttons are hard to push. You do need to use two hands. It does have a slight cheap feel to it but at $79 you do get offers that pretty much pay for the Kindle. I've already saved $28 dollars with the offers I've used.
It will pay for itself after a while I suspect.
I really like my K4. I wish the contrast was better but I've learn to live with that one. The page buttons are another issue but it's another thing I can live with for the price. $79 for a Pearl display Reader is unheard of till now. So it's a great deal even with it's quirks.
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They say no publicity is bad publicity. Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan might have gone through hell at the Newark Airport in New York but it can be a blessing in disguise in more ways than one. He has turned a global icon, though he paid a huge price with humiliation.
The fate is Shahrukh made a spash in US media. The New York Daily News reported that 'this never happened to Arnold Schwarzenegger'. The Washington Post referred Shahrukh as 'One of India's biggest movie stars' and the New York Times took note of the incident with an agency story headlined 'Bollywood Icon Detained at US Airport.'
The detention of Shahrukh in the US turned into a big issue, so much so that the Indian Government took it seriously. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that the Americans deserved to be paid back in the same coin for frisking beyond limits. BJP spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad also said the detention was uncalled for.
Following the intervention of Ministry for External Affairs, U.S. envoy Timothy J. Roemer said in a bid to control damage that Shahrukh is 'a global icon" and is a very welcome guest in the United States. He heaped praises on him saying that Americans love his movies. He added that they are trying to ascertaining the circumstances which led to the detention of the actor.
People in the film industry were shocked by the way the Bollywood superstar was treated at the Newark airport. Film personalities like Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt, Raza Murad, Juhi Chawla, Farah Khan, Priyanka Chopra and others expressed their dismay over the incident.
It may be recalled that the Baadshah of Bollywood was frisked at the Newark airport recently when he went there to participate in the Indian Independence Day celebration. He was frisked and detained for two hours of questioning. He was not allowed to even make a call in spite of telling the police personnel that he is an Indian filmstar.
Shahrukh said that he was angry and humiliated. He added that he would never come back to America. He was freed only after the Indian Embassy in the US intervened. It may also be recalled that former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was frisked by an American Airline recently.
In the meantime, every American would come to know Shahrukh now because of the incident though he would never wish to garner such publicity in exchange for humiliation. The controversy could act as an opener for the Americans to respect the icons of other countries.
Now, Shahrukh"s humiliating ordeal should make his forthcoming film My Name is Khan a blockbuster. Coincidentally, it is based on terrorism and discrimination on the lines of religion.


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So the WWDC is coming in a few days and the leaks have been coming thick and fast. Looking over the information that has been let out it is clear that Apple is about to drop Google Maps and switch to an inhouse solution. This will provide the company with greater control over the information and also potenitaly provide an off line solution lets hope they add turn by turn navigation as well. This would be great for the travelling folk who do not liking wasting life savings on roaming data charges. I do think that the version upgrade to iOS 6 is going to provide only small changes and should really be iOS 5.5 but this may be done to prevent a clash with the iPhone 5.
So what I want the new iOs to include (ones i think we will get are in blue)
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So the new iPhone has made as escape from the factory a little early, watching the video it looks like the new hardware will be longer as predicted. This will allow perfect reproduction of movies and the extra real-estate will provide interesting problems for iOS developers.
Looking at the video I was hoping that Apple might have a little more up its very long sleeves, it could be conceivable that the rear of the phone be touchable in the same way a PSP Vista is. Just a thought but lets see what happens on Monday
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Well a couple of rumours have been floating about that the next generation of iPhone will have a large screen and possibly a new dock connector. The later of these two points makes a massive amount of sense, if you follow Apple news you will see they have been fighting for a new Nano sim design. This is great but a dock connector seems HUGE in comparison.
I am taking a guess that the new iphone connector will be around mini usb size and I think it will be a magnetic based connector similar to the mag-save connector used on macbooks presently. This is snap onto your iphone making it easier to find the right connection it will also allow more of the connector to be external rather than internal.
Lets hope every inch saved is handed over to the battery
iphone 5 all for one and one for all
The iPhone 4s has become available in huge qualities and Apple is selling this ripe fruit fast. Just this week the company has laid claim to the domain www.iphone5.com, this is unusual for Apple as in all previous domain name cases they have only requested control once the product has been launched. I think this points to a change in the naming of future iphones, no longer will we have a numeric indication of the generation of the iPhone. It will follow the iPad and simply be called the new iPhone. This will strengthen the iPhone brand against the single Android and smaller Windows platform, it may also be designed to reduce the huge drop in demand Apple experience when version "x" approaches launch.
The NEW iPad arrives
Well the NEW iPad 2 is here and it pretty much is what was expected. The biggest of the surprises was must be the mobile networks that the ipad can connect to, LTE was not widely predicted until a few days before the launch. A big shame is the need for two devices to cover the big carries in the USA!
looking forward to seeing the new screen this really is going to be impressive and really expensive to replace. Has to be said this really is a leap that only apple can push forward with its massive order volume!
iPad 2s ?
Just been thinking that everyone is throwing out the iPad 3 as the new product. Why not iPad 2s ? From what we can tell the new device is going to look exactly the same as the older model. This would copy the approach with the iPhone, when the case stays the same Apple puts an 'S' on the end. Add to this the fact that it looks like processor is only getting an improvement rather than a whole new generation!
The extra Benefit to this naming is it allows the current iPad 2 to drop in price slightly to compete closer to the kindle fire and nooks of the world while the new IPad 2s could come in at the slightly higher price point that is being rumoured.
iPad 3.. what I think will arrive
So after i got my Iphone 4s guess right, in far to many ways it is sad to say. I am going to give you some thoughts on the eventual iPad 3. Although I dont think we will see it until the 2nd quater as the iPad 2 is still selling well and is not even a year old. Only indication is the large amount of "refurb" stock Apple is selling. This has always seemed more like a method Apple uses to sell products a little bit cheaper and clear its warehouse without the need to reduce its RRP.
Most obvious aspect is the addition of a higher resolution screen, probably a doubling in resolution as they did with the iPhone 4. Its an area where the iPad is getting a little weak compared to the competition as was the case with the 3Gs then Apple stepped in with a screen with a resolution that blew everything else away.
The A6 processor will debut in the new iPad this will allow greater performance and allow the system to meet demands of the higher resolution screen. I suspect this processor can then be refined for use in the next iphone later in the year.
I have a feeling that Apple will try and reduce the weight of the iPad 3 possibly with a carbon fibre shell combined with the liquid metal they seem interested,
The camera on the iPad 2 is weak and may receive a slight improvement to allow 1080p recording.
3G versions, as with the iPhone 4s Apple will most likely produce a single model that serves both the different American networks (CDMA and GSM)
jail break ipad 2….when?
Sorry for giving you false hope but seems we still do not have a jail break out in the wild for the iPad 2. Hopefully this will soon change but at the minute the door has been kept shut by Apple.
It seems that Apple has not taken to kindly to Jailbreaking and no doubt the iPhone 5 will cause more problems.
Lets all hope i will be updating this post soon when some of the genusis manage to break down the walls that have been put up by Apple. Good luck.
iphone 5…. how about iphone 4S
So very strong rumors are flying about that the iphone 5 will not be coming out this year. Well why would it, Apple are having no problems shifting the iPhone 4 and no doubt the production costs keeping heading south. So how about adding a little bump to raise the specifications and putting the S tag on, this lack of physical change could explain reduction in leaked info. Apple just need to change the internals and these don't seem to escape very often.
A number of options stand out but top of the list would be the A5 processor, Apple could just throw this A5 processor, more RAM and what about those SONY cameras that slipped out few weeks back. Put all this into the current iphone4 phone shell and they might produce a single version of the phone that could work on all networks. They are already using a modem chip that is capable of doing this.
Looking at it from a slightly darker side the "S" version of the 3G iphone came out when Steve Jobs was ill and had reduced input into Apple, sadly once again Steve is not very well again which would may add weight to the appearance of an "S" version of the iphone 4.
What do you think? Me, I think this is most likely the way they will go but then again…
AV Adaptor- power and display
Great news that has slipped past me, with the launch of the iPad 2 Apple announced a new AV adaptor. This new accessory allows you to connect your iPad to an external HDMI display while simultaneously charging your iPad. As previously mentioned this solves one of the problems with the VGA adaptor that results in loss of power in middle of your presentation, fingers crossed apple with update other adaptors once they clear stock.


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Durban - A gang of armed robbers ambushed two men, killing one, as they returned to work after drawing a large sum of cash from a Durban bank on Thursday.
Shu Perumal, 54, was shot in the head while his colleague, Shaun Hirall, sustained minor injuries.
The pair were ambushed by four men when they arrived at Resmed Healthcare, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Reservoir Hills' Rochdale Drive.
They had been sent by their company to their local bank to withdraw cash.
A source said the suspects were in a white Ford Focus with a Durban number plate, and had followed Perumal and Hirall from the bank.
A senior manager at Resmed Healthcare, who did not want to be named, said the two employees had withdrawn R30 000 to R40 000. This was allegedly taken by the robbers.
Perumal and Hirall were surrounded by three armed robbers on the company's premises before they could exit their company car.
The source said Perumal had been driving.
"As he was closing the gate they (suspects) entered and went to the driver's side and others went to the passenger's side."
He said the men demanded to know where the money was and Hirall told them it was in the car, before pleading with them not to shoot.
"The doors were still locked and when they couldn't open it, they shot through the window," said the source.
"They pulled him (Hirall) out of the car and assaulted him and he rolled over under a truck that had been parked next to their car."
He said the robber on the driver's side fired a single shot, killing Perumal instantly. The other robbers fired more shots before running to their getaway vehicle.
The senior manager said a police investigative officer at the scene told them it could be an "inside job" involving bank personnel.
However, the chief executive of the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC), Kalyani Pillay, said it was unfortunate that in incidents like this, the perception existed that bank staff were involved, "despite investigations not proving this".
"Banks take these robberies very seriously and conduct investigations internally as well as provide the SAPS with all the co-operation and assistance required," she said.
"(We) give our assurance that we will give the police all the assistance that is required."
Pillay urged bank customers to be observant, and to carry as little cash as possible, saying they should rather use cellphone or internet banking.
They should also alternate the days they go to deposit at the bank and refrain from driving to the bank in company branded vehicles, she said.
"Follow home, or to business, robberies are a problem which the banks and SABRIC have been alerting the public and businesses to."
Hirall was discharged from hospital on Thursday.
"We couldn't ask him many questions. He was very emotional but when I went to seen him at the hospital in the afternoon he was not badly injured," said the source.
When the Daily News arrived at the scene, the victims' car was still in the parking lot and there was a bullet hole in the driver's side window.
Tyre skid marks could be seen on the driveway, presumably made by the getaway car.
The robbery and shooting left Resmed Healthcare workers shaken. They were sent home early.
"This crime is very bad. This could have happened to anyone and tomorrow it could be me or you," said one distraught employee, who was too afraid to give his name. "A man leaves his home, says bye to his wife and kids not knowing that he will not go back home."
Perumal had worked for the company for about 30 years and was usually tasked with the banking. "He was the trusted guy in the company and part of the family," the manager said.
Perumal is survived by his wife and two teenage daughters. His funeral was planned for today.
SAPS spokesman, Captain Thulani Zwane, said Greenwood Park police were investigating a case of murder and attempted murder.
No arrest had been made, he said.
Zwane could not say whether the robbers had been tipped off by someone inside the bank.
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Three students at Yeshiva University's High School for Girls in Hillcrest were named semifinalists in the Siemens Science and Technology Competition after they entered research projects they hope could advance cancer research and bone transplants.
High school seniors Helene Sonenberg, 17, of Hillcrest, and Ayelet Abelow, 17, of New Rochelle, N.Y., partnered with Jeremy Sacks, a student from the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway in Lawrence, L.I., to research the effects of gold nanoparticles on osteoblasts — cells that build bones in mammals — and rat osteosarcoma cells, bone-building cells that contain cancer, which they said could create more effective chemotherapy.
Rachel Shapiro, 17, of Riverdale, studied how dental pulp stem cells, which come from teeth, could help to repair or regenerate damaged tissue, which could prove to be an immense help for bone transplants.
"We were very excited," Sonenberg said about being named semifinalists. "It was a shock."
Yeshiva University's High School for Girls had more semifinalists this year than any other yeshiva high school in the country. The school is at 86-86 Palo Alto St. in Holliswood.
The Siemens competition is an elite contest entered by 1,329 groups across the country, and 300 were named semifinalists. The girls are not finalists, but they said they plan to enter their research projects into a variety of other high-profile contests, including state and city science competitions.
The students began their projects during the summer at Stony Brook University, where they lived from June to August, with the help of two mentors, professors Miriam Rafailovich and Yizhi Meng. The work not only helped the teens advance academically — they were able to use lab equipment often not accessible to students until graduate school, but Abelow said they could apply the lessons learned while doing research to their lives in general.
"You have to take initiative in science," Abelow said. "You have to think outside the box."
Though the specific research they entered for the Siemens contest began last summer, the path to this achievement began years ago, when the girls entered the high school's Science Institute.
Ruth Fried, director of the Science Institute, said she launched the program not long after Sonenberg, Abelow and Shapiro entered the high school in order to accommodate the "great love of science" the students had. The institute provides students with a chance to do intense scientific work, including studying research methodology and participating in the high school research internship program at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
"It's really nice to have a program that allows you to have a great understanding of science," Shapiro said. "It takes your science experience outside the classroom."
The summer after their junior year, the students attended the Stony Brook program, in which 60 students from across the country participated and did independent research.
"I'm so proud of them," Fried said. "Even if they don't end up going into science, they've gained an amazing work ethic and sense of camaraderie."
C.B. Neugroschl, the head of the school, said she, too, was thrilled with the students being named semifinalists.
"It's a reflection of real hard work and a serious exposure to scholarship," Neugroschl said.
Reach reporter Anna Gustafson by e-mail at agustafson
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Citation: Handoo, Z.A., Nyczepir, A.P., Esmenjaud, D., Van Der Beek, J.G., Castagnone-Sereno, P., Carta, L.K., Skantar, A.M. 2004. A new root-knot nematode (meloidogyne sp.) parasitizing peach (prunus persica) in florida, united states, with observations on its morphological, molecular and differential-host characterization. Proceedings of the 27th ESN International Symposium, Rome, Italy: #224:108-109. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: A new root-knot nematode, (Meloidogyne sp.), was found parasitic on Nemaguard peach roots(Prunus persica) at Gainesville, Florida, United States. This new species resembles M. incognita, M. christiei, M. graminicola and M. hispanica, but LM and SEM observations indicate that it differs from these species either by the following: body length, shape of head, tail and tail terminus of second-stage juveniles; body length and shape of spicules in males; and distinctive female perineal pattern. This pattern has a high to narrowly rounded arch with coarsely broken and network-like striae in and around the anal area, faint lateral lines interrupting transverse striae, a sunken vulva and anus, and large, distinct phasmids. Second-stage juveniles possess a broad to bluntly rounded terminus. Males include both short and long forms. Molecular data from ribosomal IGS illustrate that Meloidogyne sp. is different from the mitotic species M. arenaria, M. incognita and M. javanica. Data from RAPDs confirm this and suggest that the new species lies in an intermediate phylogenetic position between the previous species and the meiotic species M. hapla, M. fallax and M. chitwoodi. Differential host tests based on annual crops and on Prunus accessions are reported. Considering the morphological, molecular and differential host-characteristics, we consider this root-knot nematode on peach as unique among all other species of root-knot nematodes previously described. Additional information regarding the distribution of this nematode within the region and its economic importance in peach and other cultivated crops is under investigation.


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The upcoming all-star concert on March 7, 2013 is set to honor the renowned musician.
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Prince will be honored in an all-star concert from the Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan in New York City on March 7, 2013. The special tribute for the renowned musician is the 7th in a series of tribute concerts that are set to raise funds for music education programs for underprivileged youth.
Prince is the latest in the list of legendary rockers honored in the annual Carnegie Hall concert produced by philanthropist and impresario Michael Dorf. Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Neil Young are among the artists who have received the iconic Carnegie Hall tribute in the past. Other popular acts who have been honored include singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bruce Springsteen, English singer/pianist Elton John and rock band R.E.M.. The legendary The Rolling Stones and English rock band The Who have likewise been feted at past sold-out Carnegie Hall shows.
"Prince is one of the most prolific songwriters in my collection," said Dorf about the pop-rock superstar, "and he makes my Top 10 when I think about the artists who have truly shaped modern music. In re-listening to his repertoire I realized how relevant, amazing, and danceable his work is. Carnegie Hall is going to party!"
Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles in his music career. He has his own recording studio label and writes, self-produces and plays most, if not all, of the instruments on his recordings.
Dorf's shows have raised over $700,000 for music education programs that benefit underprivileged youth. The line-up of performers for the Prince tribute is yet to be disclosed.


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Apple TV Refresh Coming With In Months. As Current Generation Apple TV Out Of Stock –
There has been a lot of conversations involving both the words Apple and TV over the last few months and the current rumors are suggesting we will an actual Apple TV late this year or some time in 2013. But we have did a little bit of research to find out that stock levels for the current generation Apple TV set top box are extremely low and in most cases none. We have contacted some of the retailers are they have said
We are unable to stock back up as the Apple TV is currently unavailable from the manufacturer
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This could suggest we will see an update/refresh of the Apple set top box at the rumored March 7th media event which is said to be when Apple will show the iPad 3. If you are looking for an current generation Apple TV your best bet is to check your local stores by visiting them as most online retails are out of stock.
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About the Book
Everybody knows that L stands for lion and leopard, but did you know that it also stands for lilacbreasted roller? and that a G can be a giraffe but what about a grasshopper or a genet?
In this little book you get the predictable and the unpredictable animals! With a picture of every animal described.
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- Category Children
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
128 Pages
- Publish Date Jun 02, 2008
- Tags wild dog, abc, african, wildlife, animals, lion, leopard, cheetah, monkey, warthog, birds, meerkat, pangolin, giraffe, rhino, hippo, dikdik, elephant, impala, nyala, hyaena, stork, flamingo, beetle, treefrog
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Frances Schlingemann
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Wildlife photography is my passion!
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Jane Marin Hi Frances. I love this book! Great concept and unusual photos.
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