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Bibliophiles, get out your jammies, brew the coffee and stock up on energy drinks: The sixth annual Read-A-Thon returns this weekend.
The event, sponsored by the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy, runs for 24 hours from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Hall Book Exchange, 1854 Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville. It is part of Make a Difference Day, the nation's largest day of community service, sponsored by USA Weekend and Points of Light.
Community members are invited to read from one to 24 hours to raise money for the Alliance's literacy programs.
The Alliance also has challenged book clubs, community organizations, students and friends to form teams or line up sponsors for the 24-hour period. Each reader is asked to commit to raising a minimum of $10 an hour.
Money raised will help the Alliance fund a basic literacy class to help participants acquire basic skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening and communication needed to compete in the workplace, strengthen family foundations and exercise full citizenship.
"We believe the greatest gift you can give a child is a parent who can read," said Donna Shinafelt, Alliance executive director.
"For the families and individuals of Hall County to be stable and self-sufficient we must offer them access to educational opportunities to improve their income potential. We ask that the community help us help families get on the road to economic independence through education."
In addition, door prizes will be given throughout the event. Incentive prizes will be awarded to the individual who reads the longest and the one who raises the most money.
Numerous authors also are scheduled to appear during the event to read, discuss and autograph their books, including such notables as Haywood Smith, Terry Kay and Cindy Woodsmall. All proceeds from their book sales will benefit the Alliance.


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Deck shuffleboard is for old people on boats. Table shuffleboard is for young people in bars.
Table shuffleboard is a game of precision, where, like darts or beer pong, it's all in the wrist.
Dozens of Baltimore bars have shuffleboard. Here's a link to FindLocal's list of six spots with the game.
But where are the best places to play it? ...
Pub Dog has a
big shuffleboard table up on its third floor, and I've found myself playing there with friends more than a few times. Since the space is about half the size of the other two floors, all you can do up there is play shuffleboard or stand around and watch other people play shuffleboard. Shuffleboard isn't a second thought, it's the centerpiece.
The shuffleboard table at The Laughing Pint in Highlandtown must be several decades old. At one point, it was even hooked up to a vintage electric scoring machine, though I have no idea how it worked. I'm not even sure if it's still connected to the thing or not, but it's fun to play on such an old table.
I also like playing shuffleboard at Little Havana, but the table is in an odd location, sandwiched between the bar and the dining area, and on some nights, it quickly gets too cramped to comfortably play.
Oh, and Don't Know Tavern is another South Baltimore bar with a nice shuffleboard table.
I'm sure I'm just scratching the surface here. Where's your favorite place to play table shuffleboard?
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Assuming the Historian's Chair
The Chicago History Project (CHP), focused on significantly increasing the depth of historical content and the integration of historical thinking skills in middle and high school American history courses. CHP promoted this scholarly approach in several ways, particularly in the Historian's Chair sessions introduced during the summer institute in the 2nd year of the project.
This aspect of the summer institute was modeled after the Author's Chair strategy used to assist in developing students' writing. The strategy required each participant to don the role of the historian and participate in "doing history." The Historian's Chair sessions emphasized developing scholarly arguments based on secondary and primary sources, applying them to a lesson for students, and then presenting the research supporting the lesson to a seminar group of fellow teachers and a historian facilitator.
The Historian's Chair sessions allowed teachers to enter into a community of inquiry and in this case the scholarly community of historians. According to Seixas (1993), being a part of such a community can enhance a teacher's understanding of historiography and the practice of history.
In these sessions, teachers learned from an experienced historian in the field as well as one another as they presented their historical arguments and received feedback from the historian-facilitator and their colleagues. In this forum, teachers received feedback on the selection of their documents and how well those documents supported the lesson. One teacher commented that these sessions "gave me insight on how to teach different eras/themes in history. The various readings refreshed my knowledge."
The consistently high ratings for the Historian's Chair sessions indicated teachers' appreciation for the focus on historical knowledge and analysis integrated with a focus on teaching history. On average, participants in the second and third years (n=45) rated the value of these sessions at 3.7 (on scale of 1 to 4 with 4 being "very valuable").
Self-reports by teachers support Barton and Levstik's (2004) assertion that in-depth experiences and projects that offer teachers an opportunity to examine the epistemology of historical knowledge may have a significant impact on their pedagogical content knowledge. Indeed the deep engagements with history through the seminars as well as developing research-based lesson plans, especially in the later cohorts, affected how CHP teachers understood history, historical research, and the teaching of history. The final survey data also showed that an overwhelming majority of teachers (96%) across the three cohorts (n=65) indicated that their involvement in CHP affected their thinking about the discipline of history, most commonly by raising the importance of primary source analysis (48%).
Teachers from all three cohorts consistently identified the use of primary sources and the integration of those sources into the teaching of history as one of the major contributions to their enhanced understanding of American history, and some teachers elaborated further on the ways CHP affected their understanding of history. They noted that the summer institute experience changed their way of thinking about historical interpretation and mentioned the need to focus on historical methods, keep up with new historical scholarship, and evaluate authors' biases. Others noted the importance of critiquing historical interpretations, examining the evidence underlying interpretations, and recognizing the tentativeness of historical interpretations.
One teacher noted that CHP "changed my views on using secondary sources in my class. I really believe that incorporating scholarly arguments into lessons is important." In responding to how CHP affected their thinking about history, one teacher stated, "[t]o not to be afraid to expect students to do more rigorous tasks and think more critically. To get them to be like historians, not just read a textbook [and] answer comprehension questions." For this teacher, the in-depth historical work of CHP translated into higher expectations and plans for deeper engagements with history for students.
Keith Barton and Linda Levstik, Teaching History for the Common Good (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004).
Peter Seixas, "The Community of Inquiry as a Basis for Knowledge and Learning: The Case of History," American Educational Research Journal 30, no. 2 (1993): 305-324.


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Friesian Study
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American artist John S. Hockensmith—artist, businessman, and photographer—studied art for two years at Georgetown College in '73 and '74, and then began his professional career in Frankfort in 1975. With thirty years in the photographic profession, he has consistently pursued the fine arts and exhibited paintings, sculptures and photographs in museums and galleries throughout the Bluegrass Region. Various works of his art are in collections throughout the United States as well as Japan and other countries.
About the art– The face of history is painted with light form a distant stall window. One eye peers from behind the fall of forelock of this Friesian. In that one mirror to his soul, one can sense the intelligence and beautiful nature of this old breed of horse that makes it an excellent dressage horse for modern times.
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I recently learned 'Hands-Only CPR' It was a fun, informative class. Did you know, the '70's hit 'Stayin' Alive' has about 100 beats per minute. It's the perfect song to do 'Hands-Only CPR' to.
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Investigate abuses by the Philadelphia Parking Authority
The Philadelphia Parking Authority is a political patronage organization that extorts residents of and visitors to the city of Philadelphia, and has a long history of well-documented abuses of the people that it was designed to serve. Not only do they charge outrageous fines for arbitrary offenses, but when they are in the wrong, which they often are, you must appeal on their terms to an unaccountable agency, often requiring the appellant to take on additional financial hardships, such as losing a day's wages, making it more expensive to appeal the fine than to pay it, even when the PPA is clearly in the wrong.
The PPA should be fully audited, investigated, and most likely dissolved and replaced with an organization that can enforce the city's parking codes without abusing the citizens that it serves.
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Hillside campus 5400 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 513.271.9027 Doherty campus 2726 Johnstone Place Cincinnatio, Ohio 45206
Welcome from our Lower School Heads
One of the great advantages of Seven Hills is that at the Lower School level, we offer families two distinct options for students in grades Pre-K through 5: Doherty School on the Doherty Campus and Lotspeich School on the Hillsdale Campus.
Both campuses provide warm, secure, age-appropriate learning environments. Both feature stimulating programs, carefully designed to stimulate curiosity and to foster self-confidence. Both campuses are blessed with talented and compassionate teachers, dedicated to fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of young children, and both provide carefully sequenced curriculums to nurture the acquisition of basic skills. Both programs are rich in opportunities for exploration and self-discovery, and both feature bright and stimulating learning environments with state-of-the art technology and a wide array of special courses in Spanish, art, music, and drama, science and global awareness. Both provide strong learning support and developmental guidance programs to meet the needs of students across a wide spectrum of ability.
In both schools, learning is an active process. Our children are writers and scientists, artists and athletes; they are thinkers and problem solvers, and each child brings his or her own perspective, talents and interests to the classroom. In both schools, the children are nurtured by caring teachers who, in close, active partnerships with parents, come to know each child individually and craft their teaching approaches to suit the unique developmental needs of each student.
Lower School is the crucial time when children develop the attitudes and approaches to learning which will sustain them through their academic years and beyond. Yes, they will learn to conquer long division, to read critically and to write with power and precision, but they will also learn to approach problems with confidence, to communicate with clarity and sort through information for the kernel of truth. Our lively bulletin boards tell the story of learning in process and progress well earned.
In truth, many of our students would thrive in either program, and historically both programs are equally successful at preparing students for the new challenges of our Middle School program, so many parents tend to choose on the basis of proximity to the respective campuses. However, some families find that methods of instruction or the personality of one campus or the other suits their child's learning style or personality just a little bit better. Schools have personalities, and every campus has a story to tell.
We hope you will enjoy this virtual tour of our two lower divisions, Doherty and Lotspeich. But more importantly, we hope that you and your children will come visit and see for yourselves!
Carolyn Fox, Head of Lotspeich
Patti Guethlein, Head of Doherty
Hillside campus 5400 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 513.271.9027 Doherty campus 2726 Johnstone Place Cincinnatio, Ohio 45206


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To guide risk assessment, expected numbers of cases and generations were estimated, assuming a case importation of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Our analysis of 36 importation events yielded the risk of observing secondary transmission events at 22.7% (95% confidence interval: 19.3–25.1). The risks of observing generations 2, 3 and 4 were estimated at 10.5%, 6.1% and 3.9%, respectively. Countries at risk should be ready for highly variable outcomes following an importation of MERS.
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has continued to spread globally [1]. A large cluster of MERS cases has been observed in the Republic of Korea since May 2015 [2]. Until 1 July 2015, so-called quaternary cases (i.e. generation 3 counting from the index case as generation 0) have been reported in South Korea [2]. Although the inter-human transmission potential of MERS is considered to be too low to cause large-scale epidemics [3-5], high variability and heterogeneity in the transmission potential have been underscored [6]. As MERS continues to spread globally, it is vital that risk assessment involves an evaluation of the potential outcomes following MERS importation events [7]. Among a total of 23 importation events in countries outside the Middle East region, there have been four MERS case importations that have given rise to at least one secondary transmission event [2].
While the basic reproduction number R0, i.e. the average number of secondary cases produced by a primary case in a fully susceptible population, is less than 1 for MERS and a major epidemic may therefore not occur immediately, it is critical to quantitatively assess several risks of MERS transmission following an importation event, e.g. the expected numbers of cases and generations. The present study aims to analyse the observed importation events of MERS and estimate the expected size of MERS clusters and the number of generations using a stochastic epidemic model.
Importation data
Using secondary data sources [2,7-11], we extracted the numbers of secondary cases and generations for each reported importation event of MERS. We excluded data from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from the analysis because cases in these endemic countries have frequently experienced exposures to a domestic animal reservoir (e.g. dromedary camels). Moreover, it has not been possible to fully track the transmission trees (i.e. via contact tracing data) in these countries. Including Middle East countries other than those, a total of 36 importation events were analysed. Of these, 13 events occurred in the Middle East, reported from Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Turkey and Yemen. In the present study, statistical estimation of parameters was done using two different sets of data, i.e. using all 36 importation events and restricting the analysis to the 23 importation events observed in areas outside of the Middle East. The latter data were analysed separately because the dynamics of case importation including the frequency of exposures and local contact patterns for those 23 events may not be fully comparable with the remaining 13 events.
Mathematical model
The importation event data were analysed using a branching process model which allowed us to jointly estimate the transmissibility, R0, and the dispersion parameter, k, by assuming that the distribution of secondary cases per single primary case followed a negative binomial distribution. Using the branching process model, the risk of observing at least one secondary transmission event, the risk of observing each generation of cases and the total number of cases were estimated. Hence, an important assumption to calculate these risks based on observed importation event data is that each importation event was a random sample drawn from the assumed model. For the estimation of the two model parameters, we used two different pieces of likelihood. The first one analyses the distribution of the total number of cases as described by Breban et al. for MERS [4], but the present study specifically focused on importation events [12]. Given the total number of cases z for each importation event, the likelihood to estimate R0 and k was calculated as
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The number of observed importation events was limited to 36 and the sample size was small. To reduce uncertainty, we analysed in addition the number of generations per importation. Considering the concept of generation to extinction, we derived the probability distribution of the number of generations, i.e.
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from which we obtained the likelihood function L2 for the observed number of generations, derived from Pr(g ≤ h)-Pr(g ≤ h-1) for h > 1, i.e.
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and so forth. The total likelihood was given by the product of L1 and L2. The maximum likelihood method was employed to statistically infer the parameters, and the profile likelihood-based confidence intervals (CI) were computed. To account for both stochasticity and parameter uncertainty in calculating the outbreak size distribution and the risk of observing each generation of cases, the covariance matrix was used to draw random samples of R0 and k from a bivariate normal distribution with the correlation parameter informed by the matrix. The simulations were run 10,000 times, allowing us to take percentile points for the calculation of uncertainty bounds.
Figure 1 illustrates the original data employed to quantify our model.
Figure 1. Importation events of Middle East respiratory syndrome (n = 36)
The distribution of the total number of cases was right skewed, including two outbreaks with a total of at least eight cases. Excluding the Middle East countries, only the ongoing South Korean outbreak was the one that involved eight or more cases. With regard to the number of generations, three quarters of the importations (27/36) did not result in any secondary transmission. Secondary transmissions were observed in Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, France, Republic of Korea, Oman (twice), Tunisia and the United Kingdom. Excluding Middle East countries, 19 of 23 importations did not generate any secondary cases (Table 1). Among the total of 36 importations, generation 3 (or the so-called quaternary cases) was observed only for the ongoing South Korean outbreak.
Table 1. Importation of Middle East respiratory syndrome to the 23 countries outside the Middle East that have experienced case until 1 July 2015 (n = 208 cases)
Table 2 shows the estimates of R0 and k. Based on a total of 36 events, R0 and k were estimated at 0.75 (95% CI: 0.54–1.09) and 0.14 (95% CI: 0.06–0.32), respectively.
Table 2. Estimated transmission potential and dispersion parameter of Middle East respiratory syndrome based on imported case data
The value of k was substantially smaller than 1, indicating that the distribution of secondary cases per single primary case was highly over-dispersed. Analysing the 23 importation events out of the Middle East countries, the estimates of R0 and k were 0.81 (95% CI: 0.49–1.46) and 0.07 (95% CI: 0.02–0.21), respectively. These estimates were not significantly different from those obtained using the total set of 36 importation events. For this reason, simulations were conducted using estimates derived from the full set of 36 importation events.
Figure 2 shows the expected total number of cases and the risk of observing each generation conditional on an importation event.
Figure 2. Probabilities of observing multiple generations of Middle East respiratory syndrome cases given one case importation
The risk of observing at least one secondary transmission was 22.7% (95% CI: 19.3–25.1) (Figure 2A). The risks of observing generations 2, 3 and 4 were, respectively, 10.5%, 6.1% and 3.9% (Figure 2B). When generation 2 (tertiary cases) was observed, the conditional risk of observing the next generation (quaternary cases) was as large as 63.6% (95% CI: 46.7–74.4) (Figure 2C). The outbreak size distribution appeared to be highly skewed (Figure 2D). Assuming an importation occurred, the risk of observing eight or more cases in total would be 10.9% (95% CI: 7.6–13.6).
The present study analysed importation events of MERS with a particular focus on the associated outbreak size and number of disease generations arising from each importation event. Our findings indicate that if a case of MERS was imported, at least one secondary transmission event would be observed with a probability of 22.7%. The risk of involving tertiary, quaternary and quinary cases was also calculated (Figure 2B). Although our study only relied upon importation events consisting of a small number of clusters, the estimated R0 was broadly consistent with published estimates that analysed larger cluster datasets mainly observed in Middle East countries [3-5] and was smaller than estimates derived from the early phase of hospital-associated outbreaks [13]. Considering that countries at risk of importation (i.e. countries without infected animal reservoirs) have had to confront the uncertainty associated with the risk of experiencing a case importation [14,15,16], our modelling analyses could facilitate quantitative risk assessment.
An important outcome of the present study is that the risk of observing multiple generations of MERS cases was estimated at 22.7% and that of a tertiary case at 10.5% in our model. Since the distribution of secondary cases per single primary case is highly over-dispersed, superspreading events can occur, and thus, the expected total number of cases is highly variable. The finding echoes a recent re-analysis of clusters of MERS cases reported up to August 2013 [17]. Of course, we can expect that secondary transmission events could be prevented by a combination of contact tracing, monitoring suspected cases, early diagnosis and isolation of infectious individuals. Besides, the present study suggests that countries at risk of importation should keep in mind that a large cluster of cases with multiple generations may well occur, even though R0 is clearly below the epidemic threshold at 1.0 [18].
In addition to the risk of observing a certain number of generations following an imported case, we also calculated the conditional risk of observing the next generation of case(s). This is in line with a risk assessment in real time: because the exact number of cases in a single generation cannot be manually counted during the course of an outbreak, it is reasonable to calculate the conditional risk given a generation where the conditional probability of observing the next generation is usually greater than 50%.
Two important limitations should be noted. Firstly, our exercise regarded each observed importation event as a random draw governed by the proposed probability model. Indeed, this assumption is unavoidable for fitting a branching process model to the data [3,4]. While the assumption may be common among modelling studies, it did not allow us to account for the variable type and effectiveness of interventions, especially at later generations of cases in each cluster. Secondly, MERS outbreaks have frequently been amplified in healthcare settings [6,19,20], but we limited ourselves to accounting for individual heterogeneity in a general sense. An improvement on this point was difficult, because MERS outbreaks have been seen mostly in healthcare settings without large-scale community transmission. The transmission dynamics in and out of healthcare settings have not been consistently characterised across individual outbreaks of MERS.
Despite these limitations, the present study successfully characterised the risk of observing a certain number of cases and generations given a case importation of MERS. The risk of at least one secondary case in our model was 22.7%, and that of a tertiary case was 10.5%. Once an untraced case is imported, countries at risk should assume that the secondary transmission risk as well as the risk of observing multiple generations of cases exists and should be ready to respond effectively by following their preparedness plans to manage emerging infectious diseases.
HN received funding support from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grant Numbers 26670308 and 26700028, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) CREST program and RISTEX program for Science of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. GC acknowledge financial support from the Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies, The Fogarty International Center, United States National Institutes of Health, funded in part by the Office of Pandemics and Emerging Threats at the United States Department of Health and Human Services, as well as support from grants NSF grant 1414374 as part of the joint NSF-NIH-USDA Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases programme, United Kingdom Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council grant BB/M008894/1 and NSF-IIS Grant#1518939. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Authors' contributions
HN conceived mathematical modelling method and analysed the data. HN, YM, GC and MS drafted and revised the manuscript.
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Uwingu as a new model for funding Space Education
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Someone once said that the best way to predict the future is to invent it. If we believe that science and engineering education is the path to an economically vibrant future for our kids and our country, it's time to get moving. The new for profit company, Uwingu LLC, seeks to kick start this process through a website that connects people to the sky via commercial products and uses the profits, in part, to fund education. Through Uwingu.com, anyone can contribute, connect, and learn. Uwingu's goal is to be a destination for teachers and parents interested in bringing space science to their kids – and to make Uwingu a successful new model for funding STEM education. Around the world, science and engineering education is facing challenges, both inside the classroom and out. Budget cuts for STEM education at all levels of government, high stakes testing, and sometimes even the limited availability of STEM teachers all contribute to a growing concern that we aren't developing the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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Remove all Jelly and score 50,000 points.
1 star: 50000 points
2 stars: 100000 points
3 stars: 150000 points
It appears easy, but alas it is not. Try to zap the chocolate with a vertical striped candy before releasing the locked in candy. Otherwise you can kill off as much of the Jelly as you want, but remember this is Double Jelly and once the locked candy goes, its chocolate heaven and you are screwed. If you can create a Color Bomb, that is the best way to go.
Here is a walkthrough video for Candy Crush Level 77
Thanks to Matthew Dean
More Candy Crush Level 77 Hints
- Get combos as soon as possible, so you get more score from those fishs at the end!
- Try making chocolate balls in the beginning! You can make up to 4 chocolate bombs! This way the choc gets blown away by itself before it is invading!
Patricia Frederick's Tips for Candy Crush Level 77
A striped/wrapped combo on the very right side can take care of the chocolate. Then use more striped/wrapped combos or a color bomb/striped combo for the other side.


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DETROIT - In an fierce tone on Thursday, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said he had a message for the city amid reports of its crumbling financial stability.
"This is our city. We are Detroit. Detroit needs to be run by Detroiters," he said. "We know what needs to be done and we stand ready to do it."
Bing was responding to the announcement from Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's office that a state review of the city's finances were imminent.
Ordering of a preliminary financial review would be the first step in a process that could result in the appointment of an unelected financial manager.
"We are opposed to the governor beginning this process," Bing said. "We are here as Detroit to send a clear message. We are opposed to an emergency manager and we're making progress at moving closer than ever to addressing this fiscal crisis."
Detroit has an accumulated deficit of about $150 million and faces a $45 million cash shortfall.
Joined by union representatives and City Council, Bing said asked Detroiters to do their part to contribute to the city's financial stability.
"We need your help. We need to stand together and maintain order in our city," Bing said. "The best thing we can do is work together to solve this problem. You have my commitment that we wont rest until we have a solution."
In response, Snyder said, "It doesn't mean an EM is coming. It just means we want to get in as part of the process as a good partner, learn about the facts so we can share good ideas."
Bing and City Council have proposed several plans to eliminate the deficit that have included job cuts, service cuts, union concessions, furlough days for city employees, changes to employee benefits and pay cuts.
U.S. Rep. John Conyers has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to review review Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's emergency manager law.
Read: Conyers' letter.
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The other day, I came across a charge that I didn't recognize. After going down my interrogation list, I finally got around to the last person, who also happened to be the source of the charge–one of my kids.
Usually they're good about asking first, but this wasn't a large amount. Still, I was curious about it. He told me he bought a sock monkey bow tie, and my immediate response was, "Oh, yeah, of course." Duh! End of that subject, and on to the next.
Later, I started thinking about the sock monkey bow tie. At first, I was thinking how cute it must be. Then, I started thinking how nuts it is that my family and several relatives buy anything and everything that has a sock monkey on it. Not because we like sock monkeys, but because someone we're related to by marriage is scared of them.
It might sound mean, but we don't scare her with them or mail them to her or hide them in her cabinets to fall on her. We give sock monkey items to each other and giggle, including her in the joke. I originally thought it was a joke when she let it slip one day, but it's not. Such a huge mistake to let people know your weakness.
After looking around online, sock monkeys can be cute and they can be creepy. They watch you sleep.
They bring you presents and trick or treat you.
They spend the night with you, on your flannel sheets and jammies.
They're super heroes and super snugglers.
They're on The A-Team and aboard the USS Enterprise.
They're zombies, vampires, and wedding cake toppers.
They can be couture, co-joined, and tiny.
Show some love to a sock monkey today.


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Friends Of Syria Conference
April 1, 2012 by staff
Friends Of Syria Conference, Dozens of representatives from Western and Arab countries were gathering for talks Sunday in Istanbul aimed at pressuring Damascus to implement a peace plan by Kofi Annan to stop bloodshed in Syria.
The second conference of the "Friends of Syria" was preceded by an international chorus of calls for President Bashar al-Assad to immediately set in motion the plan which he accepted Tuesday, without halting shelling of opposition strongholds.
"We expect him to implement this plan immediately," a spokesman for Annan, the author of the six-point peace plan, said Friday.
The regime declared on Saturday it had defeated those seeking to bring it down while reiterating support for Annan's plan.
But troops reportedly continued shelling rebels in the city of Homs and foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdisi said they would only draw back from urban areas once the security situation is stable.
On Sunday, more than 70 representatives will seek new ways to ensure that Assad delivers on his promises, while they discuss with the main opposition Syrian National Council at the conference how to provide non-lethal aid to rebels.
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Nokia 6555 ReviewNokia 6555
The 6555 was very quick to our commands and barely gave us a problem. The website and email were the only problems that we ran into while testing . When checking emails with attachments, about 3 out of 20 emails locked up the phone. The attachments were all picture files, very small too, and this happened at different times.
Reception has been one of Nokia's strong points and it follows here. There were times where we were in basements but still able to continue our conversations, which is quite remarkable as most phones lost signal there all together.
Sound quality wasn't as great on the other hand. Most of the time, both parties heard each other just fine, the voices came through clearly and it almost seemed as if they were right next to you, but when it came down to handset to handset talking, the person on the other hand sounded distant and distorted. It happened only occasionally and you could still make out what they're saying with a little bit of focus. After trying to put the call on hold, change the volume, and even switch to a Bluetooth headset, the only solution was to call the person back.
Volume was up to the task as we had no trouble hearing the conversation. Even the ringer was load so long as it's not going off in a very loud environment.
Well, all of this would be worthless if the battery couldn't keep up so how well does it perform? From a full charge on a GSM network, we got 7 hours compared to Nokia's rating of 5 hours. If you're on a UMTS network, expect a lot less as it's rated for only 3 hours and 15 minutes. In our tests, we kept traveling between GSM and UMTS networks and found that the battery lasted for a long time. The standby time is rated for 300 hours so even light to moderate users shouldn't have to worry.
So, is the 6555 a great multipurpose phone at the end? Well, yes. Okay, so it may not get any awards or attract you from that iPhone or BlackBerry but that's not what its goal is. The 6555 is there to get you through the day and still provide you with plenty of features in case you find yourself without say your MP3 player, internet connection, or camera. When you consider its price low price, the deal seems that much better.
- Plenty of features to get you through the day
- Long battery life
- Good quality pictures considering the spec of the camera
- Web browsing is very lacking
- Location of microSD slot
- Some sound issues
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I have had the phone about a week and love it (that is comng from someone that changes phones like some do shoses) I have not used the internet or music features but found it to be great as far as texing, call quality and reception.
2. Jon Stafford (unregistered)
I dislike this phone intensely. Despite the fact that it is a flip phone, the keyboard locks when it is closed, and there is a delay before it unlocks upon opening it. So you can't just flip it open and start dialing -- you always have to wait. Similarly, I have found that you have to wait a tick upon answering it before you say "hello" or the person at the other end won't hear you. You have to scroll through multiple screens to put it in silent mode -- a major irritant when going to movies, etc. When IN silent mode, there is no beep to tell you when the call has been dropped, leading to many instances of my chattering away, only to find that there is no one there. The exterior screen has a very long delay before going black after closing the phone, which on many occasions has led me to believe that I had a message when I did not. Finally, the smooth, glassy surfaces of the casing attract grease and fingerprints like a polished grand paino in a household of toddlers. It always looks dirty. All in all, a disappointing phone.
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To put the phone in silent mode, all you have to do is press and hold the pound key.
3. Clarence (unregistered)
I haven't owned many phones so I can't say how many of them give you a "one button push" silent mode. I know My Motorolla v3xx doesn't. It does, however, have a one button push for vibrate mode - just like this phone. Is that what you meant Jon? Maybe not. If it is on silent mode, why would any phone make an audible beep to let you know you missed a call? It's SILENT. If you place it in vibrate mode, at least you know when someone is calling you. I don't even own this phone - yet, but I know it has a one button vibrate mode just by looking at the photos of the keypad supplied by this review. There's probably many other things this phone can do if one takes the trouble to read the user manual.
4. Shoe (unregistered)
Ptt button sucks. Every time I pull my phone out of my pocket, there is a screen asking me if I want to use PTT and that charges will apply. There is no way to disable this button and no, I don't want to lock my keypad. This is a terrible design flaw.
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Any ptt phone has the button on the side. Maybe that is something you should ask about before you buy the phone.
7. JubJub (unregistered)
You should still be able to reassign the button?
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Did Apple's (aapl) unrelenting advertising campaign for the iPod touch as a game machine ("The funnest iPod ever") pay off this holiday season?
Indirect data from two Web-based sources suggest it did -- big time.
Net Applications (a Web metrics firm), and AdMob (a mobile Web ad network) both produced graphs last week with sharp Christmas day spikes of the kind you usually see only from runaway hits.
"iPod Touch requests on AdMob's network exploded on December 25th," according to AdMob's Mobile Metrics Report for December 2008. Ad requests from the devices -- a rough measure of Web traffic -- increased 3.4 times from November to December. Since July those requests have increased more than 16-fold, from 18 million to 292 million.
As a result, the iPod touch is now the No. 2 device on the AdMob network, with a 4.7% share. Combined, the iPhone and iPod touch now represent 15.5% of all worldwide requests.
The lion's share of those ad requests come from the United States, but AdMob's country-by-country breakdown suggest that the touch's impact is considerably wider than that.
To read a summary of AdMob's findings, or to download a pdf of the full report, click here.
Net Applications did not issue a separate report, but its day-by-day chart of page views shows a similar spike that settled down in the week after Christmas at a level roughly double what it was going into the holidays.
We won't know exactly how many units Apple sold this holiday season until later this month, when the company releases the results of its first fiscal quarter for 2009. Last year Apple sold 3.5 million iPod touches in 2008 Q1, which closed at the end of December 2007.
According to AdMob, the company "serves Graphical Banner and Text Link ads on mobile web pages for more than 6,000 publishers. ... Every day, we see ad requests from more than 160 countries."
From Net Applications: "We collect data from the browsers of site visitors to our exclusive on-demand network of live stats customers. The data is compiled from approximately 160 million visitors per month."
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Thanks to everyone that came out on Friday, June 11th, to our TechCrunch Meetup.
For those of you who missed out, or did not hear about it, it all started on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 after TechCrunch announced that they were going to be holding Meetups nation-wide to celebrate their 5th birthday.  Later that same day, Steve Repetti, the Fort Lauderdale Organizer and member of the Data Portability Board, contacted me to inquire if our Social Geeks group might be interested in participating/attending.  After a few emails back-and-forth, I expressed that not only were we interested, but that I would welcome the opportunity to help plan/organize it with him.  It didn't take long for us to formulate a plan and the pieces started to fall into place.
Our first successful hurtle came with the securing of our venue.  We knew we wanted this to be a party, not an "event", and that being South Floridians, we wanted it by, or on the beach.  Enter Ocean Manor Hotel.  Located just behind their property sat probably one of the best kept secrets in South Florida, the Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar:
Within just a few short days, the number of meetups worldwide quickly rose and we quickly found ourselves competing with over 363 other Meetups worldwide just to get ONE of 50 tickets, worth almost $3000, to  their TechCrunchDisrupt conference next year in New York.
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Health News of Saturday, 9 August 2014
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HIV prevalence among pregnant women in the Brong-Ahafo Region has increase, Mr Emmanuel Obeng Hinneh, Brong-Ahafo Regional HIV/TB Coordinator, said on Thursday.
Speaking at a forum on unsafe abortion in Sunyani, Mr Hinneh said HIV prevalence among pregnant mothers in the Region increased marginally from 2.0 percent in 2012 to 2.1 percent in 2013.
The forum was organized by Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), a human rights non-governmental organization, with support from Safe Abortion Fund and attended by assembly members, queen mothers, media practitioners and civil society organizations.
Mr Hinneh said the highest HIV prevalence among pregnant women was recorded at the Wenchi Sentinel site, a rise from 2.8 percent to 3.8 percent within the same period.
He mentioned early but unprotected sexual practices by adolescent girls as a result of low economic activities and influx of migrant workers from Cote d'Ivoire during the construction of the Bui Dam as some of the factors that contributed to the high prevalence in the Wenchi HIV Sentinel site.
He said there had been reduction in the Sunyani, Kintampo and Goaso sentinel sites.
Mr Hinneh said the Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service in collaboration with the Technical Support Unit of the Ghana AIDS Commission had put in place measures to help minimize the spread of HIV.
These measures include provision of consistent structured and targeted HIV education on FM radio stations and community information centers, HIV education durbars spearheaded by opinion leaders, free health screening including HIV testing and BP measurement and behaviourial change among adolescent as well as condom distribution and promotion.
Mr Hineh appealed to all stakeholders including the media, civil society organizations, district assemblies, traditional rulers and religious leaders to collaborate and help bring the HIV situation under control.


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A mother got the fright of her life when she found a fox hiding inside her baby's bedroom.
Wanda Farrell,30, came back to her Tooting flat last week to find the intruder had trashed the place, causing £1,000 of damage.
The wooden blinds had been ruined, phone cables chewed through and excrement was deposited on the carpet.
Her eight-month-old daughter Lena's toys were destroyed as well as her breast pump.
Mrs Farrell called the RSPCA who checked the flat over and confirmed the fox was no longer there.
As a further precacution, a neighbour and Mrs Farrell's husband also checked over the family home, and were convinced it was gone.
But when Mrs Farrell began to clean the carpets in her daughter's bedroom she was shocked to find the fox inside a wardrobe.
She swiftly called the RSPCA who said if she even had put her hand in the wardrobe she was sure to have been attacked.
The mum believes the fox managed to get in the flat when her front door was open while she was putting her daughter in the car.
She said: "My daughter was playing on the floor and a fox was hiding in her bedroom wardrobe.
"A neighbour, my husband and the RSPCA checked the fox was gone, my husband checked the flat and was confident it was not there.
"It is frightening to think what could have happened. I would like to raise awareness for people with small babies, you never think something like this is going to happen."
Mrs Farrell is now calling on people living in the area to be aware of foxes, and to be careful if they have got small children who could be attacked as there is a primary school nearby.


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Chester was the pet cat of Liam Bilby at his home on Farius Prime in 2374. After Bilby was killed during an operation for the Orion Syndicate, Miles O'Brien brought Chester to Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Honor Among Thieves")
Later that year, Molly wanted to take Chester with them on a trip to Golana. Keiko, who didn't particularly like the cat, feared that Chester might run away. (DS9: "Time's Orphan")
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So lately I havent been feeling so good. my back has been hurting me to point of crying and my stomach has been bothering me alot. I couldny be pregnant I have the mirena what could be wrong? Has anyone else experianced this and know what it is?
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by Anonymous 1 - Original Poster on Nov. 19, 2012 at 10:58 PM
Wow im deff calling as soon as I.wake up thank u
Quoting Krystle1216:
Yeah def call and rule it out though.. Could be kidney stones also.. They cause severe back and abdominal pain quite like labor from what I hear!
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Hmm thats weird im gonna deff call tomorrow and see if I can get an apptment. I really dont want to take it out because then me and S/O would have.to be super careful lol
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Quoting Anonymous:
Really and its just starting now? My daughter is 7 months and I got it in july
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Check with your dr.maybe could have something to do with mirena
Sure why not bc is whacky... Def ask your doc or even remove it so you can see if symptoms go away!
kidney infection or kidney stones, or your mirena may be irritating your uterus, possibly even puncturing it. You need to go get it checked out.
by Emerald Member on Nov. 19, 2012 at 11:03 PM
Kidney stones. Get ready for pain out of this world. Sorry chick, I get them all the time. It sucks!
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Greetings, I have a Visio dwg imported into a word doc. The Visio deg has blocks of text in it. I want to hyperlink each block of text to a bookmark in the same word document. So far cannot figure it out....
Hi, can you tell me the process you are using to get the Visio drawing into word?
Hello Sergio, I just copy and paste the Visio dwg into the Word doc.
Ok, I did some testing and aside from converting things into a PDF, the way I got it to work was inserting the Visio Diagram into the Word doc using Insert > Object, then right clicking on a box in the diagram and choosing Hyperlink. From there it shows the Bookmarks in the Word document for you to choose from. Ctrl clicking on the block then will take you to the bookmark. My research and testing shows that there is no way to set the hyperlinks at the text level in the diagram - only at the diagram object level.Let me know if this is what you are looking for.Thanks
I copy and paste the Visio deg into a Word file.
Yes, thank you. But I can't find the "Object" icon to finish the insert.
Thank you. However, when I try to add a hyperlink to the Visio dwg I just inserted, the HYPERLINK window opens asking me for an address, sub-address, etc. I do not see the Bookmark option.
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With marketing muscle key in the battle to retain world brand dominance, alcoholic titans from Moët Hennessy to Heineken must address social concerns while piloting an astute emerging market growth strategy. Our gallery showcases Interbrand's top five 2012 brands, plus the best of the rest.
1.Budweiser – $11.872bn, -3% (31)
'Cautious optimism' is the Interbrand watchword for Budweiser in the former's new Best Global Brands 2012 report (yesterday we covered non-alcoholic brands ) with a can redesign reflecting its repositioning as a contemporary global brand "moving away from its US- and heritage-based roots".
Budweiser tops Interbrand's alcoholic brand tree, and the research firm said it had branched out beyond a Middle America comfort zone to a more urban audience.
Events such as the 'Budweiser Made in America' concert with rapper Jay-Z were paying-off, Interbrand said, with 44% of sales now outside the US.
"But as Budweiser's global market grows, it continues to lose ground at home. It is now the third brand in its category in the US, behind Bud Light and Coors Light," the analysts wrote.
"Although the rate of its US decline has reduced recently, can Budweiser become the world's number one beer if it is not number one at home?" they asked.
Budweiser's weak spots?
Despite sponsoring world soccer and music events suiting its young male target demographic, and the September 2012 'Track your Bud' campaign that tied beer origins to QR codes, Interbrand warned that the brand had some weak spots.
"Brand extensions Bud Select and Bud Select 55 didn't take flight, and failing to update bottle packaging in line with new cans may confuse consumers," Interbrand's analysts wrote.
"Considering that Budweiser's authentically American personality often drives its success in international markets, the brand must work hard to ensure that walking away from these roots to achieve immediate global growth doesn't have the opposite effect in the long term."
N.B. Throughout this gallery, the US dollar amount relates to the brand's global value; the first ranking position relates to the its position relative to other non-alcoholic drinks brands, the second (in brackets) its overall standing within Interbrand's report.
(Picture Copyrights: Budweiser, Frederick Dennstedt/Flickr; Moët et Chandon, Wesley Vieira Fonseca/Flickr)
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Misha Zadeh of Turquoise Creative designed her first piece of stationery when she was only ten years old—it was an invitation to her eleventh birthday party at a local roller-skating rink. Years later, she turned her lifelong passion for art and design into a career after earning a degree in graphic design from the University of Washington. She originally worked for several award-winning design firms in the Seattle area before launching her own studio, Turquoise Creative, in 2001. Misha's handmade and letterpress greeting cards have been carried by top retailers nationwide, including Barneys New York and Saks Fifth Avenue. Misha draws her inspiration primarily from the natural world and other great works of art and design. She also enjoys designing custom wedding suites for her close friends, a side project that inevitably inspires fresh, new designs for her readymade collection.
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"Make it represent yourselves. Let the tone, type and colors say something about you as a couple, because stationery and photography are the two things that archive well. Remember, you are putting time and money into choosing a lasting memory. Try to extend the graphic identity you use for your invitations to place cards, thank you cards and party favors to create a cohesive look for your special event."
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After my bitching and complaining about having a sidekick in Resident Evil 6, it seems like a good time as any to praise those who excel in this role. These are the often unsung heroes who make searching for treasure or saving the galaxy a lot less lonely. They may be a love interest, best friend, or programmed to be loyal, it doesn't matter. These characters got your back.
In order to make this list, each character has to be:
- in a video game
- physically there with you (disembodied voices need not apply)
- someone who can hold their own (no damsels in distress or escort mission fodder)
5. HK-47 (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series)
Loyalty doesn't get much greater than when it's hardwired in your circuits. HK-47, the homicidal droid with a knack for killing "meatbags", kicks off this list for a few of reasons. One of these is that he was made by your character as an obedient killing machine. Although he prefers the more violent route, HK-47 will fall in line no matter how you wish to tackle a situation. You also have to appreciate a robot with a sick sense of humor.
4. Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Uncharted series)
As Nathan Drake's treasure hunting partner and mentor, Victor Sullivan has been through thick and thin. He is a womanizer who loves to smoke, drink, and gamble. On top of all that though, he is a father figure to Drake who will help him in any way he can even while openly doubting his reasoning. The man affectionately nicknamed "Sully" puts his naval training to good use with the ability to handle firearms as well as commandeer a rescue plane in the nick of time. He is a pal you can count on to pick you (and a pretty lady) up no matter how hairy a situation may get.
3. Alyx Vance (Half-Life series)
Alyx Vance, one of the most beloved females in gaming history, was a shoe-in for this list. Her cute appearance masks an incredibly smart girl with a "take no shit" attitude. Her interaction with you in Half-Life 2 is one of the first moments I remember where you truly build a relationship with a character that goes beyond the story. A skilled hacker and very capable with a pistol in hand, Alyx is an invaluable ally in the fight against the Combine organization. She's also full of personality and seems to grow a potential relationship with the protagonist Gordon Freeman during their time together. It's not too far off to say that Alyx is a primary reason why many gamers hope Half-Life 3 sees the light of day.
2. Garrus Vakarian (Mass Effect series)
Who thought you could care for a turian more than most any human encountered in the world of Mass Effect? If that was the objective for Garrus Vakarian, then mission accomplished. Garrus was a C-Sec officer before joining Commander Shepard's crew to stop fellow turian Saren and his geth army. Since then, we have seen a relationship grow from mutual respect and admiration to friendship and (if playing as a female Shepard) potentially romance. Garrus is secretly insecure despite his cool demeanor and humorous quips. This effectively makes him very relatable and a mainstay for almost any team in need of a proficient sniper ("SCOPED AND DROPPED!") or ship calibrations.
1. Trip (Enslaved: Odyssey to the West)
Some may think this choice breaks the rule of no "damsels in distress". While it is true she relies on the protagonist Monkey in combat, Trip can still hold her own with an expert knowledge in reprogramming old technology she comes across. The relationship between her and Monkey is a symbiotic one at first that develops slowly into something more. A lack of combat skills is more than made up by her intelligence and ability to think fast. Trip earns the top spot on this list mainly because the voice acting and characterization in Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is just that good. We're on an adventure with this girl who was clever enough to drag us along against our will only to earn it without question as her motivations are revealed. By the end of the game, you really feel for her as she's questioning herself after making a difficult decision.


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Former Wallabies star Matt Giteau is celebrating European Cup final glory with Toulon but it could so easily have been fellow Australian Brock James enjoying the spoils.
Five eighth James started and finished the try that put Clermont in command at 15-6 up in a fast and physical title decider fought out between the top two French clubs at Dublin's Lansdowne Road stadium on Saturday.
In his seventh season with Clermont, 31-year-old James looked poised to put the crowning moment on a career including more than 200 games for his club.
However, it was the contribution of James' rival veteran playmaker Jonny Wilkisnon that proved decisive as he kicked four goals from four attempts, including the clinching conversion, to lift Toulon to a 16-15 victory.
It's 10 years since Englishman Wilkinson fired England to World Cup glory with a last-ditch drop goal to beat hosts Australia, but he insisted that Saturday's victory meant even more to him.
"It's right up there, and it sort of goes beyond (winning the World Cup), because life's in the now, it's not in the past," he said.
Wilkinson turned down the chance of a call up to the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia from coach Warren Gatland last month, and said nothing had changed following Saturday's success.
"It's very clear cut in my head," he said. "I had a chat with Warren before the announcement, I said 'this is me now', this stage of my career, it's how it has to be. He understood."
Playing outside Wilkinson at inside centre, Giteau got to savour European Cup triumph in his second season with free-spending Toulon.
Scores were locked at 3-3 at halftime but Clermont made what appeared likely to be a winning break with two tries in the first seven minutes of the second half, with captain Aurelien Rougerie heavily involved in both.
First he put Napolioni Nalaga away on a run down the touchline to score.
Then James regathered his own delicate chip kick over the defence and was on Rougerie's shoulder to take the return pass for his try.
Clermont leads Toulon by just one point in the French Top 14 competition standings.
But Toulon were not to be denied on Saturday as they became only the third French club to be crowned European champions - and the 10th club overall.
Wilkinson's stroked over his third penalty to keep Toulon in touch and turnover ball won by Juan Fernandez Lobbe released Delon Armitage for a clear run to the line and their only try.
Wilkinson added an assured conversion and Toulon were ahead for the first time with just 14 minutes remaining.
When James' replacement David Skrela saw his final minute drop-kick chance charged down, the cup was Toulon's.


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Finance manager Lisa Burrows, 41, from Birmingham, and an administrative officer who has not been named, work for CPS West Midlands.
The allegations concern false claims for witness care taxi services to the value of at least £1m when no such services had been supplied, the CPS alleged in a statement.
Malcolm McHaffie, deputy head of special crime for the CPS, said the charges followed a complaint by the CPS and a subsequent investigation by West Midlands Police into two members of CPS staff.
"I have now concluded that it is appropriate to charge both Burrows and the other individual with conspiracy to commit fraud," he said.
Mr McHaffie added that while the administrative officer had not yet been charged, Burrows was due appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Thursday.


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Permanent Return 4 to 6 Months Away, South Seaside Park Residents Told
There are 9 comments on the Patch.com story from Nov 14, 2012, titled Permanent Return 4 to 6 Months Away, South Seaside Park Residents Told. In it, Patch.com reports that:
Residents of South Seaside Park need to be prepared to be out of their homes at least four to six months, Berkeley officials said on Tuesday evening.
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#1 Nov 14, 2012
visited our home, first time since the storm, our yard is full of debris,from the bay and neighboring homes, the water turned off mud or bay muck on the floors, doors blown off..where do u find workers to clean and carry to the curb..a real mess but cud b worse. it was my boat on the corner ,now to find out how to get it on a trailer and out of the street. does seaside park have a central place to find out some answers?
#2 Nov 14, 2012
Lets just get to work behind the winter arrives..!!
#3 Nov 14, 2012
I know for a fact that some homes in Seaside Hts and Park were not damages at all.... and these people displaced will suffer day after day because the utilities are not available for their use.They will be held hostage to our government and its slow boat to china.... A lot of people hurting and waiting.
#4 Nov 14, 2012
Checked our house at Seaside Park Monday. Driving down Central, it looks like they are doing a great job cleaning up. Neighbors are helping neighbors with dragging debris to the curb. Police are helpful and polite, and the Red Cross volunteers are passing out water and, I think, snacks. The streets have been cleared and the water company is draining pipes and shutting off water. I understand there will be inspectors from the electric company evaluating each home and if deemed unsafe, the meter will be removed. Heading home on RT 72, we passed convoys of power trucks from southern states heading for the coast. I still think home owners should have had the opportunity to check their homes earlier or given an honest, detailed reason for being denied access as there were no sinkholes as rumored.
By the way, our house was not damaged, except for some top layer roofing shingles, as it was built high off the ground. Even though we are in our 70s, we will be returning to give neighbors who weren't as lucky, a hand in cleaning up.
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#5 Nov 15, 2012
Agreed. There's no logical reason to keep the homeowners taxpayer out!
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#6 Nov 15, 2012
I hope they can get in soon:-( many want to winterized their not destroyed homes and can NOT and will causeore $$ damage.
however I heard they started doing apt of clean up there... My guess is displaced people will be out till march
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#7 Nov 15, 2012
That's wonderful and I'm Glad your home is safe.
I feel awful for those people and I love seaside,live in lacey and go every summer many times ;(
Hope it can be back all the way by 2-5 years .
#8 Nov 20, 2012
My cottage got 2 foot of water and needs to be demoed. The problem is I work and can't make it down by 3pm when we have to be off island. Any idea when that will change and are contractors allowed to go in and work?
#9 Nov 20, 2012
Billy, I am so sorry to hear about your property. We got in touch with the Police and, at this time, contractors must be accompanied by a home owner. Before entering Seaside Park, a contractor must apply for a permit. This is a precaution to protect Seaside from looters and unqualified contractors as have shown up in other devastated areas. I believe local officials are doing their best to accommodate the needs of residents but they are also restricted by limitations set by the State, from what I understand. Also, the water has been turned off at each property and will not be turned on again without permission from the owner.
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atm... do you Juampi?
I'm interested in the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary one. Which one are you interested in?
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Well mine is worth 50 coins... what are the rates for yours?
30+20 for Ocarina, 30+10 for Elite Beat Agents. I would get 50+10 for yours, so I know it's not a totally fair trade, but I have no other codes to offer you at the moment.
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Alright, send me an e-mail to juampi@jua ...
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Since i just got my White DS Lite back a few or so months ago from one of my older friends who i haven't seen in a while, I'll be selling my newer Cobalt Blue DS Lite, which comes with everything in the package, plus everyting is in tip top fantastic & wonderful condition.
Also, selling....
Brain Age 2
Mario Party DS
Hotel Dusk
Metal Slug 7
Trauma Centre 2
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I'll never probably play it again, but i still want it in my collection.....Even if it will remain undefeated....Then again, that alone would drive me nuts.lol
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I got an early 3DS for Ambassador, and I'm not really crazy about the Ambassador games. Would anyone be interested in trading a normal 3DS for an Ambassador, and tossing in a few (3)DS/Wii/Cube games, Wii/Cube controllers, or just some old-fashioned money?
That said, I'm not sure how saved information works on 3DS, so if my MK7 data is tied to the system, I might have to rethink the offer.
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@Adam: Money-wise, how much would you be asking for? I have no games worthy of trading.
Sounds good. I've sent you a PM on BL.
Adam is offering a 3DS for 50- $70? Did I read that right?
I'll give you $80! D:
Edit: Aw,dang it Gamelord.
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@Retro_on_theGo: Well, if you want it that bad, I'll skip on the offer for you. I'm not that desperate for it, so it's all yours.
Uh, no, it's neither of yours, you read that wrong. Pretty sure GL did, too, since she doesn't have a 3DS on her BL. I was offering to trade an Ambassador 3DS for a normal 3DS + money or game stuff, since Ambassador-era systems costed more than current models.
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Come on, friends,
To the bear arcades again.
...Yeah, I did read that wrong. Neeever mind.
Movin' on...
Oh, yeah. I was way off. Oh well.
If you could have tooken the offer though, Gamelord, that would be fine. I was just going to use it as a late present for a friend.
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