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Board of Supervisors Completes Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Mark-Up
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April 21, 2003
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Completes Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Mark-Up;
Cuts Real Estate Tax Rate by 5 Cents
On April 21, 2003, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors marked up the proposed fiscal year 2004 budget in a manner that affords homeowners property tax relief, while still maintaining critical services. Board Budget Committee Chairman Sharon Bulova emphasized that the board's goal was to approve a budget that is responsive to the community's needs yet is responsible with the public's tax dollars. For the second consecutive year, the real estate tax rate will be reduced. The board cut another 3 cents from the rate in addition to the 2-cent reduction already proposed by County Executive Anthony H. Griffin. With last year's 2-cent reduction, this brings the cumulative decrease to 7 cents over two years. The current rate will decrease from $1.21 per $100 assessed value to $1.16 for fiscal year 2004. The last time the rate was set at $1.16 was in fiscal year 1996. The board took this action on April 21, 2003, by marking up the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1, 2003. They will formally adopt the budget on April 28, 2003.
With a real estate tax rate of $1.16 per $100 of assessed value, the typical household will pay $3,679.98, an increase of $328.95 or $27.41 per month more than the fiscal year 2003 bill. This is $158.62 less than the typical household would have paid had the board not lowered the real estate tax rate by 5 cents. Based on the two years worth of tax cuts, that savings increases to $222.07.
The fiscal year 2004 plan provides a balanced budget including General Fund disbursements of $2.56 billion, an increase of $69.02 million or 2.77 percent over the fiscal year 2003 budget estimate. General Fund Disbursements include General Fund Direct Expenditures of $946.89 million, a decrease of $8.05 million or 0.84 percent from the fiscal year 2003 estimate.
The total increase in the fiscal year 2004 budget over the fiscal year 2003 level is allocated to the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). The transfer to FCPS for operations and debt service totals $1.359 billion, an increase of $76.9 million over fiscal year 2003 and represents 53.1 percent of the total General Fund Disbursements - the highest percentage allocated to the Schools since fiscal year 1983. In the current fiscal year, that share is 52.5 percent.
Since each penny on the real estate tax rate is worth approximately $13 million, the Board of Supervisors' challenge was to reduce expenditures and increase other revenues in order to identify a total of $39 million to offset the additional 3-cent tax cut. They accomplished this through a combination of budget reductions including reducing compensation for county employees by $4.2 million. Pay for Performance funding is reduced by 25 percent, while public safety personnel who are not on the Pay for Performance system will see their market rate adjustment decreased from 2.56 percent to 2.10 percent.
In addition, various agencies' expenditures will be reduced an additional $3.4 million beyond the $22.5 million already included in the county executive's proposed budget. The board was also able to reduce the transfer to Metro by $4.2 million based on the latest information on existing balances at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Agency in conjunction with projected requirements. Other major decreases include $2.0 million for various paydown construction projects as well as $0.7 million associated with undesignated revitalization project funding and $0.7 million in debt service savings. Additional revenue of $3.8 million results from an updated review of fiscal year 2004 revenue projections as well as a balance identified as part of the fiscal year 2003 Third Quarter Review. The board will also use a $7.5 million reserve identified by the County Executive during development of the fiscal year 2004 budget. Additional net revenue of $8.18 million includes $9.50 million associated with a cellular phone tax, $0.08 million for implementation of a $40 non-residential use permit fee, and $1.90 million to be generated by increasing the E-911 fee from $1.75 to $2.50 per line per month. These increases are offset by a decrease of $3.3 million previously included for an athletic field maintenance fee, which the board did not approve (see attachment for a detailed list of all these adjustments).
As part of its ongoing initiative to streamline county government operations, the board eliminated a net of 34 more positions, which when combined with the County Executive's recommended net decrease of 49 positions, results in a total reduction of 83 positions for fiscal year 2004. As an indication of the efficiency with which Fairfax County is providing services, the county's population will have grown by 200,548 or more than 24 percent between fiscal years 1991 and 2004, while staffing has increased by only 0.8 percent or 90 positions. During this same period, 150 new facilities were opened or expanded, including fire stations, libraries, School Age Child Care (SACC) Centers, as well as many other types of direct service facilities.
In response to considerable community input, the board also funded
several Consideration Items totaling $0.6 million, including $97,228 and
2/2.0 SYE positions to restore the Marine Patrol unit, $145,000 for the
Adult Health and Dental Partnership, $174,157 and 3/3.0 SYE positions for
the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board's residential alcohol
and drug services at Crossroads (Adult and Youth programs) and A New
Beginning, $27,599 for the Virginia Resource Center for the
Deaf and Hard of Hearing, as well as $45,200 and 1/1.0 SYE evening facility attendant for the Lincolnia Center, all previously recommended for reduction as part of the proposed budget plan. The board also approved funding of $112,000 to expand the After School Program for middle schools. In addition, they approved $180,170 for full second-year funding for non-profit organizations as part of the Consolidated Community Funding Pool, as well as restored 4/4.0 SYE school education officer positions and will share the $174,456 cost of the program between the county and the Fairfax County Public Schools.
Information on the fiscal year 2004 Budget Plan, including revisions made during the April 21 Budget Markup session, is available by calling the Department of Management and Budget at 703-324-2391, TTY 711 and on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dmb.
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When Jeremiah has the day off, you can find us bumming around the house, playing hide-and-go-seek on mommy and daddy's bed and thrifting. I keep hoping I'll find some great chair or small table or even an old metal lamp but we only find little things. That's if we're lucky. 6 stores and we left empty handed until the last stop. I'll take more pictures of what we found and post them later. The polaroid was one of our finds but now I have to scout ebay for film. Bummer.
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Caprock Canyons State Park Unveils New Exhibits Nov. 15
QUITAQUE, Texas—Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway will unveil new interpretive exhibits to help tell the park story, with guided tours and other activities planned for the general public Saturday, Nov. 15. The day before the public unveiling, dozens of students from area schools will get a sneak peek at the new exhibits Friday, Nov. 14.
The additions include interior exhibits at the park's newly constructed $1 million visitor center opened last year, new exterior interpretive wayside signs at the bison overlook adjacent to the visitor center, and a complete overhaul of the existing exhibits at the park's outdoor Interpretive Pavilion.
New interior exhibits at the visitor center include four different "zones," each with a different content focus: geology of the canyonlands, the North American bison, the ecology of the canyonlands, and the story of the Trailway.
The exterior interpretive waysides at the bison overlook interpret the near-extermination of the North American bison during the 1800s, Charles Goodnight's efforts to protect the animals, and the story of the Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons.
The new interpretive exhibits at the Interpretive Pavilion tell the human story of the canyonlands, revealing the lifeways of various cultural groups, including native people, Hispanics and Anglos.
Student groups on Nov. 14 will partake in several indoor and outdoor activities led by staff members. Various experts will discuss many aspects of the Canyonlands, and students will learn about relevant subjects such as bison, pioneer life and fossils. Student groups will be hosted from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Nov. 15, the exhibit will open to the general public. In the morning, staff will be available to answer questions and children will be given activity booklets to complete while observing the exhibit. From 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. children's games will be offered including clay marble making, pin the tail on the bison, horse shoes, woodblock puzzles, string games and more. At 4 p.m., chuck wagon-centered activities will be offered, including a molasses taffy pull, butter making, and a Dutch oven demonstration. At 6 p.m. the unveiling will conclude with a community potluck dinner.
Caprock Canyons State Park is located 100 miles southeast of Amarillo in Briscoe County. It consists of 15,313.6 acres, including a 64.25 mile hike, bike and equestrian trailway, and is home of the official Texas State Bison Herd. The park offers day-use and camping facilities, hiking, an overnight cabin, horseback riding, mountain biking, boating on a no-wake lake, fishing, lake swimming, a scenic drive, guided tours, and seasonal concessions offering mountain bike rentals. The park is 3.5 miles north of State Highway 86 in Quitaque on FM 1065.
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10 best match types and favourite situations in matches
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this blog is about my favourite 10 match types and who i would like to put in that match.
1. Elimination Chamber - I love this match as it has some real potenial, if we put high flyers in this match then we get leaps of the chambers, but if we get Powerhouses then we get massive slams onto the chamber floor. I would love to put Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Big Show, Ryback, Mark Henry, Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger and Cody Rhodes in a new creation of mine. Put a pod inbetween each chamber now and then that fits them in. Have the powerhouses start, so Show vs Ryback, then introduce Henry, then Sheamus and Jack Swagger, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, ADR, Evan Bourne and then Kofi Kingston. have as the best moments, Big Show goes crashing through the whole chambers door and then have him beat up all the refs around and the ones that dont get beaten run in fear, Have as the only ones left to enter as Kingston and Bourne but they find gap in the metal ontop and climb to the top of the chamber pod and jump on both sides onto all the competitors in the middle, Bourne goes to the top of the chamber to deliver airbourne to Jack Swagger but then he quickly gets up and jumps onto the turnbuckle, then to the top of the pod and deliver a belly to belly suplex!
Winner = Orton
2. MITB - MITB is, to me, the best creation the WWE has come up with to date but the best thing to add is if we had Ultimate X matches to decide who goes into the MITB match. I would love to see Bourne, Kingston, Cara, Mysterio, Epico, Primo, Truth and Gabriel in this match. the match highlights would be Gabriel delivering a 450 splash to Cara from a 40ft ladder, Mysterio performing a 619 with the splash onto a ladder and Epico and Primo split by Primo hitting Epico with a ladder which also costs Epico the match.
Winner = Gabriel
3. I Quit - This is one match that i always loved because you can be made to not be able to say i quit eg John Cena, so he specialises in this type of match. I would love to see a fatal four way elimination match between Orton, Cena, The Rock and Brock Lesnar. the highlights would just be all the eliminations.
Winner = John Cena
4. Traditional Survivor Series match - This has always been my favourite PPV, not even MITB or EC could beat it. Team Lesnar vs The Rock - The Shield, CM Punk and The Big Show vs John Cena, Sheamus, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho. This could be a build up to WM30, they could have Rock and Brock choose teams but not show up on the night. The Highlights could be everyone puts their finisher on The Big Show and then he is eliminated. John Cena vs CM Punk, mini match which sees Punk get eliminated. The Shield eliminating all the competitors of the other team. Winner = Team Lesnar
5. Steel Assylum - This is the first TNA match that i am mentioning. i would like to see austin aries, Kenny King, Shark Boy, Curry Man, Sonjay Dutt, Chris Saban, Petey Williams and Alex Shelly. The Highlights would be Motor City Machine Guns hit a double cross-body. Kenny King spits in Curry Mans face to then get taken down by Shark Boy. Sonjay Dutt get a massive India chant which distracts him near the hole.
Winner = Shark Boy
6. HIAC - This is one of the all time great matches and it is one of my favourite through the ages matches. I would love to see HHH vs Undertaker vs The Rock vs Brock Lesnar in a last legends left match. The Highlights would be all four in a massive brawl. Lesnar and Rock show down. Taker dissapears in the middle but turns up at the end.
Winner = Brock Lesnar
7. Casket - I love these matches and they have a real feel to them. Kane vs Ryback. This is just as Kane has the relivence to the caskets and i want to see Ryback take him on. The highlights would be Kane delivers Chokeslam into the casket. Ryback delivers Shell Shock into the casket. They both are in the casket with the lid open but both knocked out.
Winner = Ryback.
8. Royal Rumble - This is a once a year match that gets 5 stars every time. I am not going to name all the competitors but you should know some of the obvious competitors. The Highlights are Randy Orton eliminates himself and Sheamus when he delivers an RKO from the top rope over the barricade which knocks them both out for 10-15 minutes. 3MB Turn on each other and all three go over the top rope in a big clump. The Miz eliminates Mark Henry and The Big Show in one go with a massive double Clothesline.
Winner = The Miz
9. Last Man Standing - This has a very prestigious legacy and there is never a year without it since the WWE has come to power. Sheamus vs Randy Orton. The Highlights would be The Shield comes down and tries to attack both Orton and Sheamus but they fight them off. Sheamus delivers a high cross to Orton sending him through the baricade. Orton delivers an RKO off a 30ft Ladder through two tables.
Winner = Randy Orton
10. Grudge - This is what i love the most, who says that people can't have a good match without the whole stipulation, it could just be i hate you let me tear you apart! The Rock vs Brock Lesnar. The Highlights would be when the security run down as there is blood everywhere as they have a massive punch up (not scheduled). Rock hits 5 Rock Bottoms and 3 People's Elbow's. Lesnar locks in the Brock Lock 4 times and hits 7 F-5's.
Winner = The Rock
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Ben wrote:Hi Chris
My samatha practice is anapana-sati: continuity of awareness of the touch of the breath. This form of meditation develops samadhi (concentration) and eventually jhana.
I develop equanimity through vipassanabhavana, more precisely: vedenanupassana (observation of sensation) by maintaining objective awareness of the anicca characteristic of whatever manifests.
I am no expert on Pali, but to me the difference is that samatha is "quietude of the heart" which I think relates to the dormancy of the hindrances when samatha culminates in jhana.
Equanimity is a state of sublime neutrality, or in the words of my teacher "mere observation". So, equanimity can be present when one is under the influence of hindrances or sankharas.
I hope that helps.
David N. Snyder wrote:Hi Chris,
As far as importance goes, samatha can lead to samadhi as Ben noted and is very important to the Path. Samma samadhi is Right Concentration or Right tranquility and primarily deals with samatha meditation. I remember hearing a talk by Bhante Gunaratana where he said that some people downplay the importance of samatha and jhana, but if they do so, they are not following the Noble Eightfold Path, because Samma samadhi is right there listed as number 8 on the Path. He jokingly said they are practicing "Noble Sevenfold Path."
Equanimity is also very important. It keeps us at the balanced state of mind, free of anger, free of attachment and aversion. I can't think of a better state to be in.
"Passaddhi is a Pali noun that has been translated as "calmness," "tranquillity," "repose" and "serenity." The associated verb is passambhati (to calm down, to be quiet). In Buddhism, passaddhi refers to tranquillity of the body, speech, thoughts and consciousness on the path to enlightenment. As part of cultivated mental factors, passaddhi is preceded by rapture (pīti) and precedes concentration (samādhi)."
"Samatha (Pāli), śamatha (Sanskrit; also orthographically romanized to shamatha) "calm abiding," comprises a suite, type or style of Buddhist meditation or concentration practices designed to enhance sustained voluntary attention, and culminates in an attention that can be sustained effortlessly and for hours on end. Samatha is a subset of the broader family of samadhi ("concentration") meditation practices."
There is the case where a monk, having gone to the wilderness, to the shade of a tree, or to an empty building, sits down folding his legs crosswise, holding his body erect, and setting mindfulness to the fore. Always mindful, he breathes in; mindful he breathes out.
(Thanissaro Bhikkhu translation)
-- http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
Equanimity has the characteristic of being felt as neutral, the function of neither intensifiying nor withering associated states, manifestation as peacefulness, and its proximate cause is consciousness without zest
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Ben wrote:No problem Christopher.
Don't be too enthusiastic about recapturing or replicating what you had in the past.
Just practice - and be equanimous with whatever manifests.
And by the way...
Your questions were very welcome!
christopher::: wrote:Hi everyone. As many of you know, i am still a newcomer to Theravadin Buddhism and terminology. Right now i'm trying to understand how samatha and upekkha differ from each other, what role they play in dhamma practice, and have some questions. Specifically, how important has it been for you to cultivate samatha and upekkha day-to-day? What techniques and methods have you used? Any thoughts on the benefits of tranquility and equanimity, the role they play as factors of awakening and the difficulties you've encountered, etc? Please feel free to share anything at all related to these two awakening factors...
As far as importance goes, samatha can lead to samadhi as Ben noted and is very important to the Path. Samma samadhi is Right Concentration or Right tranquility and primarily deals with samatha meditation. I remember hearing a talk by Bhante Gunaratana where he said that some people downplay the importance of samatha and jhana, but if they do so, they are not following the Noble Eightfold Path, because Samma samadhi is right there listed as number 8 on the Path. He jokingly said they are practicing "Noble Sevenfold Path."
Manapa wrote:that it DN 22, there are threads dedicated to MN 10 here, which omits the detailed breakdown.
Mostly when we start to practice we want to attain, to achieve, to know and to see, but we don't yet know what it is we're going to achieve or know. There was once a disciple of mine whose practice was plagued with confusion and doubts. But he kept practicing, and I kept instructing him, till he began to find some peace. But when he eventually became a bit calm he got caught up in his doubts again, saying, ''What do I do next?'' There! The confusion arises again. He says he wants peace but when he gets it, he doesn't want it, he asks what he should do next!
So in this practice we must do everything with detachment. How are we to detach? We detach by seeing things clearly. Know the characteristics of the body and mind as they are. We meditate in order to find peace, but in doing so we see that which is not peaceful. This is because movement is the nature of the mind.
When practicing samādhi we fix our attention on the in and out-breaths at the nose tip or the upper lip. This ''lifting'' the mind to fix it is called vitakka, or ''lifting up.'' When we have thus ''lifted'' the mind and are fixed on an object, this is called vicāra, the contemplation of the breath at the nose tip. This quality of vicāra will naturally mingle with other mental sensations, and we may think that our mind is not still, that it won't calm down, but actually this is simply the workings of vicāra as it mingles with those sensations. Now if this goes too far in the wrong direction, our mind will lose its collectedness, so then we must set up the mind afresh, lifting it up to the object of concentration with vitakka. As soon as we have thus established our attention vicāra takes over, mingling with the various mental sensations.
Now when we see this happening, our lack of understanding may lead us to wonder: ''Why has my mind wandered? I wanted it to be still, why isn't it still?'' This is practicing with attachment.
Actually the mind is simply following its nature, but we go and add on to that activity by wanting the mind to be still and thinking, ''Why isn't it still?'' Aversion arises and so we add that on to everything else, increasing our doubts, increasing our suffering and increasing our confusion. So if there is vicāra, reflecting on the various happenings within the mind in this way, we should wisely consider... ''Ah, the mind is simply like this.'' There, that's the one who knows talking, telling you to see things as they are. The mind is simply like this. We let it go at that and the mind becomes peaceful. When it's no longer centered we bring up vitakka once more, and shortly there is calm again. Vitakka and vicāra work together like this. We use vicāra to contemplate the various sensations which arise. When vicāra becomes gradually more scattered we once again ''lift'' our attention with vitakka.
The important thing here is that our practice at this point must be done with detachment. Seeing the process of vicāra interacting with the mental sensations we may think that the mind is confused and become averse to this process. This is the cause right here. We aren't happy simply because we want the mind to be still. This is the cause - wrong view. If we correct our view just a little, seeing this activity as simply the nature of mind, just this is enough to subdue the confusion. This is called letting go.
Now, if we don't attach, if we practice with ''letting go''... detachment within activity and activity within detachment... if we learn to practice like this, then vicāra will naturally tend to have less to work with. If our mind ceases to be disturbed, then vicāra will incline to contemplating Dhamma, because if we don't contemplate Dhamma the mind returns to distraction.
So there is vitakka then vicāra, vitakka then vicāra, vitakka then vicāra and so on, until vicāra becomes gradually more subtle. At first vicāra goes all over the place. When we understand this as simply the natural activity of the mind, it won't bother us unless we attach to it. It's like flowing water. If we get obsessed with it, asking ''Why does it flow?'' then naturally we suffer. If we understand that the water simply flows because that's its nature then there's no suffering. Vicāra is like this. There is vitakka, then vicāra, interacting with mental sensations. We can take these sensations as our object of meditation, calming the mind by noting those sensations."
~Ajahn Chah
Sammā Samādhi - Detachment Within Activity
PeterB wrote:Chris, you wont like this, but that kind of practice goes infinitely better with hands-on instruction. The likelihood of " practise-drift" is very high without it.
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Suitable, or the Best?11/28/2013 6:00AM
A panel of advisors to the SEC urges regulators to hold brokers to a fiduciary standard, which would mean "suitable" investments aren't good enough.
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If you've played the Engineer over the course of all 3 Beta Weekend Events, you might have noticed changes to some of your favorite Engineer skills. ArenaNet has done some behind-the-scenes number balancing as well as complete skill reworks. I'm going to look at four previously lacking aspects of the Engineer's arsenal and what the developers have done to revamp them!
1) Elixirs
Elixirs have been a major source of grief for many an Engineer. While I love the cool effects you can get through the elixirs, the randomness prevented them from making it into my arsenal. For example, the tool belt skill for Elixir B (Toss Elixir B) used to randomly give protection, regeneration, or swiftness. When I was in World vs World trying to move across the map, I would always want swiftness, so it was frustrating to not be able get that boon when I wanted it. I'm not going to say that all randomness is bad, but as a player you want to be able to react to different situations appropriately; having each effect be extremely situational and also be random is not going to be the best
ArenaNet acknowledged this criticism from it's playerbase and made some nice changes for the better. They took Toss Elixir B and made it always grant Might, Fury, Swiftness, and Retaliation to allies in the area. Elixir U was changed to always grant Quickness but additionally grant a negative effect, which can be either 50% additional damage taken, being unable to be healed, or inability to regenerate endurance. They also changed Elixir X to only choose between Tornado and Rampage and not Plague. I think Elixirs for the Engineer are now definitely viable in all modes! I used them and rarely felt like I was rolling the dice to get the effect I wanted. I think that Toss Elixir S could still use a slight change, however.


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It is rather fitting that 2012 trading concludes totally focused on the political debate in Washington. The most notable theme in this market over the past year has been action driven almost completely by central bankers and politicians. Fundamentals and stock picking matter little. The driving forces have been news headlines and printing presses.
The year started with a massive rally that was primarily a function of the Fed's quantitative easing program. In the last version of quantitative easing, the Fed bought mortgage bonds and that drove the market up for nearly three months.
As that liquidity was digested, the focus shifted to Europe and jerked back and forth over various European agreements and bailouts as the European Union struggled to deal with its sovereign debt problems. Greece was "saved" at least a dozen times and the Europeans did well by following the lessons of Ben Bernanke and his liquidity machine.
The presidential election was the source of speculation for months and the squabbling in Washington drove the market back and forth, but overall the willingness of central bankers to provide endless liquidity kept this market running.
It is only fitting that we conclude this year of government-driven action with the ridiculous fiscal-cliff debate. Many market players were optimistic that our political leaders would actually put aside their differences and manage some sort of compromise to avoid the tax increases and spending cuts that hit tomorrow, but they were wrong. The dysfunction in Washington is truly staggering and the market is grappling with it this morning.
The bears have warned for a long time that sooner or later we will face a day of reckoning. The Fed could only prop us up for so long before we have to face the reality of a growing deficit and the refusal to cut spending. Many pessimists are convinced that this fiscal-cliff debate is the beginning of what will be a very difficult period for the market. It has run up for nearly four years primarily due to liquidity rather than fundamentals, and now the worry is that we will have to deal with very hard issues that have been ignored for a long time.
More about the long-term picture later; right now, the short term is all about the fiscal cliff, and the market is acting as if it is not expecting a major deal today. The politicians are working at it but, at best, the likelihood is a short-term bandage that will push the debate down the road a little ways. No matter what happens, we still face the debt ceiling and this whole issue once again in a few months.
Even for those who follow the market and the political debate closely, this chaos is almost untradeable. All movement depends on the next headline, which is like placing a bet on each spin of a slot machine. Individual stock picking is mostly irrelevant as stocks are highly correlated and will move as a group, depending on the news.
My inclination is to nibble at a few little things in preparation of a bounce but on a very limited basis. There should be time to catch a relief rally once we finally move beyond this fiscal cliff, but the potential for even more downside in the near term is too high to justify loading up at this point.
Have a watch list ready and be mentally prepared to move as the news flow hits. We are very likely to see headlines soon that will move the market quickly.


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Lance Berkman and the Houston Astros are discussing a reunion.
Berkman told Houston television station KRIV that he'd consider playing again for his hometown team, although he would give just a slight hometown discount.
"It just depends on what kind of money they are talking about," Berkman said. "Am I going to come back for a couple of million bucks? No. If they want to pay me close to what I feel like my value is in terms of what I bring to the table, I mean if they're going to ask me to be there and hit third and play every day and DH every day, I want to be compensated like a guy who is a major league three-hole hitter.
"Obviously, I would be willing to take a little bit less because it's my hometown and for the opportunity to get back to the Astros organization. I'm just waiting for them to make some sort offer and go from there."
Astros owner Jim Crane told KRIV that he and Berkman met last week but the team has not offered Berkman a contract. Berkman made $12 million with the St. Louis Cardinals last season.
The call to sign Berkman, Crane said, will ultimately come from general manager Jeff Luhnow with input from new manager Bo Porter.
Luhnow said a decision on Berkman is part of a long list of offseason decisions he must make.
With the Astros moving to the American League in 2013, the switch-hitting Berkman would fit as a DH. He missed most of last season with knee injuries while playing first base for the St. Louis Cardinals. Berkman played in just 32 games, hitting .259 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 81 at-bats.
In 2011, Berkman showed there was plenty of life left in his bat, hitting .301 with 31 home runs and 94 RBIs for the Cardinals.
Berkman was drafted by the Astros and played 12 seasons with the club before being traded to the New York Yankees in 2010.
This fall, he has been working as a volunteer assistant to Rice baseball coach Wayne Graham, who coached Berkman there in the late '90s. Berkman could return to the program in the spring if he decides not to play.
Berkman said that after working with Graham and the Owls' players, he's sure he wants to go into coaching after he retires.


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Mandatory Evacuation Requested for New Alexandria and Belle View Sections of County
Office of Public Affairs
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Sept. 18, 2003
Mandatory Evacuation Requested for
New Alexandria and Belle View Sections of County
As you know, Hurricane Isabel will be passing through Fairfax County over the next 12 hours, bringing dangerous winds and heavy rainfall. A mandatory evacuation has been requested for New Alexandria and Belle View. Residents should make arrangements to leave their home as soon as possible, but no later than 7 p.m. this evening. It may become necessary to close roads if flooding occurs, so it is important that you evacuate as soon as possible.
Shelters have been opened in Fairfax County, but space is limited and we ask that if you can make arrangements to stay with friends or family that you please do so. If you need to evacuate to a county shelter, the closest locations are:
- Whitman Middle School, 2500 Parkers Lane, Alexandria
- Edison High School, 5801 Franconia Road, Alexandria
For persons who need assistance evacuating due to a medical condition, please call the Fairfax County Emergency Information Line at 703-817-7771, TTY 711.
Edison High School will accept pets along with their owners. No animals will be allowed at Whitman Middle School, except service animals such as seeing eye dogs. Therefore, residents should make alternative arrangements for their pets prior to going to Whitman.
If you decide to come to a shelter, please bring only these essential
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The Buddha made it clear that there is no flexibilty here. If one chooses to lie one must accept his kamma but the Buddha NEVER said that it was ok to lie or that there is flexibility.
Herein someone avoids false speech and abstains from it. He speaks the truth, is devoted to truth, reliable, worthy of confidence, not a deceiver of people. Being at a meeting, or amongst people, or in the midst of his relatives, or in a society, or in the king's court, and called upon and asked as witness to tell what he knows, he answers, if he knows nothing: "I know nothing," and if he knows, he answers: "I know"; if he has seen nothing, he answers: "I have seen nothing," and if he has seen, he answers: "I have seen." Thus he never knowingly speaks a lie, either for the sake of his own advantage, or for the sake of another person's advantage, or for the sake of any advantage whatsoever. - AN 10:176
If the text above be applied with 0% flexibility, then what a blessing it was for the Jewish people during the Nazis period for not having to hide in the basement of a German Buddhist family...


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A NEW interactive tour designed by a Winchester company is to be showcased in London.
Winchester-based Platform 4 has worked with the Alzheimer's Society to produce Memory Points – a site-specific headphone walk aimed at people with early onset dementia.
The tour, which has taken five years to produce, is going to form part of South Bank's Festival of Love from August 7-18.
Catherine Church, Platform 4's artistic director said: "We are thrilled that this special project which has brought the company such acclaim will now have a final flourish in one of the best places for seeing art of excellence in the world. It is incredibly important that regional work of artistic excellence finds a place on a national and international stage."
The interactive performance will be shown in hidden spaces of Queen Elizabeth Hall and in the tunnels underneath the Royal Festival Hall. It will include various installations, miniature sculptures, films and photographs.
It was chosen along with other pieces from the National Theatre and the Royal Court as one of the top ten theatre pieces for 2013 by national critics.


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Cold weather means bulking up and pasta's one great way to do so. We've had some great vegetarian-friendly pastas of late, and even if ingredients change with the seasons, here are ten kitchens we trust to make us a more than satisfying veg-friendly noodle.
More Vegetarian Roundups
- 30 Great Vegetarian Sandwiches in NYC
- 10 Great Vegetarian Soups In NYC
- 10 Can't-Miss Vegetarian Dishes For Fall in NYC
About the author: Howard Walfish is a Virginia native who has been living in New York since 2003. He is, in fact, a vegetarian, and is the co-founder of Eat to Blog and the creator of BrooklynVegetarian.


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...A quote from the book 'Mataroda' comes to mind:'To do more than your best is impossible, to do less is unthinkable'
and it is the crust is thick and the bread is a bit heavy for my liking but it goes down mighty well.
Replaced my old K-bar folding knife, its had years of service including all my hurricane deployments, with a S&W Border Guard I had been eyeing for weeks at academy. Not bad for $20 and I got a knife sharpener with it.


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Halos hurlers won't spend much time on hitting
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Angels know their pitchers will have to hit at some point this season, but they'd prefer they do it as seldom as possible. Manager Mike Scioscia said Wednesday that his team will request a designated hitter for its road game against the Padres on Thursday.
Scioscia wasn't certain whether San Diego would approve that request, and he said his pitchers will begin working on hitting and bunting soon this spring. But when it comes to the regular season, Scioscia said that his pitchers won't spend all that much time preparing to hit and bunt.
Now, with the new schedule in place, Interleague Play won't come in one convenient block. The Angels even open up their regular season on the road against the Reds at Great American Ball Park. But still, Scioscia said that too much preparation for pitchers hitting could have an adverse effect.
"We don't need to do it all year," the manager said. "I think that it's one less thing a pitcher needs to recover from a game, to worry about going and swinging a bat. We'll make sure they get enough of it, but we have the luxury when it's few and far between to let these guys just get their own rebound from their starts."
Scioscia said that his starters and some long relievers will work on hitting and bunting, but they'll do it strategically during the season. The pitchers will work on hitting when there's a realistic chance that they'll need to do it, and Scoscia wants to make sure they don't overexert themselves.
"Sometimes the preparation for something is worse than actually doing it," he said. "You don't want to overdo it with pitchers getting stiff in their torso, worrying about obliques and having them overdo hitting, but there's a certain amount you need just for safety precautions. You don't want a guy taking a swing when he hasn't done it in a year. All of a sudden he's starting to pop muscles he shouldn't be popping."
Spencer Fordin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday called for raising an additional $1.2 billion a year to patch up Michigan's ailing roads and bridges, describing the higher taxes and fees that would be required as investments that would provide long-term savings for motorists.
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Generating new money for Michigan's transportation network was the centerpiece of Snyder's third annual State of the State address, delivered to a joint session of the state Legislature in the Capitol. The Republican governor sought support from both parties midway through a turbulent term in which he has pleased business interests but alienated Democrats and organized labor with tax relief for corporations and measures that have weakened unions' powers.
Snyder provided few details in his nearly hour-long speech, which also touched on education, insurance reform and a variety of other issues. But in a briefing for reporters beforehand, senior policy adviser Bill Rustem said Snyder favored replacing the tax on fuels paid at the pump with a levy at the wholesale level, which could be passed on to consumers and rise with inflation. He also supports raising the annual motor vehicle registration fee and allowing local governments to increase it even further to raise money for fixing local roads, Rustem said.
Instead of proposing specific tax and fee increases, Snyder tried to make the case for raising the money in the first place — which could be a tough sell in a legislature led by tax-averse Republicans and with Democrats still resentful over his last-minute embrace of contentious right-to-work legislation last month.
"We need to invest more in our roads ... it's time," he said, arguing that while his plan would cost about $120 per vehicle, motorists would recoup most of that by having lower repair bills as highways and local roads are improved. "This is not about costing us money. It is about saving us money and building for the future."
He appealed to legislators — all of whom will be up for re-election in 2014, as will Snyder — to put political considerations aside, acknowledging that his road program "will go nowhere" otherwise. Instead, he said they should approach the matter as a family would, putting long-term needs first.
"We can decide how long we want to argue about it, how political we want to make it, or we can just use some common sense and get it done," he said.
Michigan's retail-level motor fuels tax has been stuck since 1997 at 19 cents per gallon for gasoline and 15 cents per gallon for diesel fuel.
Aides acknowledged it would be difficult to win approval in a legislature where tax-averse Republicans are in the majority, but said the state has no other choice as it seeks to attract new businesses and jobs. Studies show that if nothing is done to generate more funds to fix potholes and repair bridges, 65 percent of Michigan's roads will be in poor condition by 2020, Rustem said.
Elsewhere, Snyder was calling for an array of new initiatives dealing with education, the environment and the economy.
He proposed moving more state social workers into troubled elementary schools, reforming Michigan's no-fault auto insurance program, establishing an agency to crack down on insurance fraud, and improving mental health services.
Snyder also voiced regret about the bruising legislative battles of 2012, when thousands of angry demonstrators protested the Legislature's quick approval of right-to-work measures making it illegal to require non-union workers to pay fees to the unions that negotiate their wages.
"I hope we can work together," he said, promising "to work hard to find common ground."
But Democrats criticized what they described as a lack of meaningful details in his speech. And several hundred protesters clustered near the main entrance of the Capitol, beating drums and chanting, "Liar." A banner stretched across the stone stairway read, "You can't trust Snyder."
Dem leader: Snyder's 1st 2 years `disappointment'
The leader of minority Democrats in the Michigan Senate says Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has been a "disappointment" in his first two years, favoring big business with large tax cuts while placing burdens on the middle class and ignoring the needs of the general public.
Gretchen Whitmer of East Lansing delivered the Democratic response to Snyder's State of the State address Wednesday night.
Whitmer says Snyder has disinvested in schools, hurting children and sending a message to employers that Michigan doesn't care about education.
She says Snyder should work across the aisle and cooperate with Democrats in the state Legislature. Republicans now control both the House and Senate.
Copyright 2013 by ClickOnDetroit.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Posted on: 28 February, 2013
Jeri Sager, best known for her portrayal of "Grizabella" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award winning musical Cats, will perform her show, Broadway by Jeri, at East Central University's Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on March 13, 2013.
Tickets are $18 and may be purchased online at tickets.ecok.edu or at the box office the night of the show.
Gifted with an amazing voice and an infectiously joyful stage presence, Sager has a broad audience appeal. She performs all over the United States, England, the Caribbean, Japan, Mexico and Canada.
Posted on: 27 February, 2013
The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Board of Directors named the Oklahoma Network's Oklahoma City studio in honor of longtime station manager and broadcasting veteran Bill Thrash.
The William C. "Bill" Thrash Studio is home to a majority of OETA's Oklahoma productions, including the OETA Movie Club, Oklahoma News Report, Oklahoma Forum, The People's Business, Oklahoma Votes, Oklahoma Capitol Connection and others.
Posted on: 27 February, 2013
East Central University students Porsha Courtney, of Blanchard; and Brandy Baldwin, of Wynnewood are the recipients of the Kroeker Best Historical Paper Awards.
The $300 award is presented annually to the ECU student who prepares the best paper in history and/or Native American studies. There were two awards presented this year because no award was handed out in 2012.
Posted on: 22 February, 2013
Award-winning pianist Dr. Stuart Deaver will perform a free concert on Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. at the Ataloa Theatre of East Central University's Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
Deaver, who currently served as a professor of piano at the University of Tulsa, has won numerous awards and has performed across the United States as well as internationally in Portugal and Japan.
Posted on: 19 February, 2013
The artistry, talent and inspiration of 12 local composers will be featured at the Seventh Annual East Central University Faculty, Students and Friends Composer Concert on Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ataloa Theatre of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
Posted on: 15 February, 2013
East Central University is pleased to announce that its newest facility on campus will be named the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center.
Chickasaw Nation Gov. Anoatubby said that having the Chickasaw name on the business center is a tribute to centuries of Chickasaw history.
Posted on: 12 February, 2013
High school juniors and seniors have the opportunity to learn what it's like to be a college student at East Central University by participating in Tiger Connection on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Tiger Connection is designed for prospective students to visit campus and meet with students, faculty and staff, as well as connect with other potential ECU Tigers.
Posted on: 12 February, 2013
East Central University is staying within the family to hire its new alumni director.
Katie Wellington, who has served as a counselor in ECU's Educational Talent Search Program, will assume her new duties as alumni director on Feb. 18.
"Katie and her family have a long history at East Central University and I think that she is going to do a bang-up job," said ECU President John Hargrave.
Wellington has served as a counselor in ECU's talent search program since 2011 and, prior to that, had a near two-year stint as a counselor's student assistant.


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A COUPLE who met in the RAF are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary.
Kenneth and Mabel Beattie, who live in Cwmbran, were both working in the RAF and met while on a tea break in Handforth, Cheshire in 1942.
They began dating, and about three to four months after they first met, Mr Beattie, an engine fitter, was sent to North Africa, so the couple decided to get married before he went.
Originally from Newport, Mr Beattie was away for 18 months, travelling from North Africa to Sicily in Italy before returning to the UK.
By this time Mrs Beattie was stationed in St Athan, The Vale of Glamorgan.
In 1945, they decided to move to Cwmbran and leave the RAF, and they have remained in the area ever since. Mrs Beattie worked in Barlett's fruit and vegetable shop in Commercial Street, while Mr Beattie worked for the Lucas Girling factory for 34 years.
The couple, both 92, have a daughter, Ann, a grandson, Ian and two great-grandsons, Dewi and Efan.
When asked for advice on a happy marriage, Mrs Beattie said: "Don't go to bed without sorting any quarrels out first."
They are celebrating their anniversary, on September 24, with a family


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Resolute 7-packs, Pursuit of Cobra, new comics, more!
Here is some news and new product updates from SMALLJOES.COM!
Small Joes now have in-package photos for the GI JOE: Resolute 7-figure sets. Also, these will be leaving China a little sooner than originally expected so they've moved up the estimated ship date from their warehouse to the third week of July.
Resolute 7-pack sets of 2 are available at $69.99, cases at $199.99. Small Joes also have a special promotional offer for the Resolute sets combined with the Extreme Conditions 7-packs for an unbeatable deal at $99.99.
GI Joe Pursuit of Cobra Wave 1 and Wave 2 are now available for pre-
order. Although Hasbro has given an August date for the Wave 2 product, Small Joes thinks that actual availability may fall into September.
* Pursuit of Cobra Wave 2 figure sets of 6 are available at $46.99 and cases at $82.99.
* Pursuit of Cobra Wave 1 figure sets of 8 are available at $62.99 and cases at $82.99.
* Pursuit of Cobra Wave 1 & 2 Alpha Vehicle sets of 2 available at $28.99.
* Pursuit of Cobra Wave 1 & 2 Bravo Vehicle sets of 2 available at $47.99.
* Pursuit of Cobra Wave 1 Mech vehicle set of 2 available at $38.99.
Small Joes continues to stock all of the latest IDW GI JOE comic books. IDW really has a full stable of GI JOE titles now so Small Joes usually have something new for you every week.
* GI JOE: Cobra is now an ongoing series. This edgy and offbeat title continues to feature the most innovative writing among the IDW GI JOE books. Issue #5 is recently released and features Serpentor like you've never seen him!
* GI JOE: Hearts & Minds is new mini-series that will, similar to Origins, focus on the motivations and contrasts between classic characters in the GI JOE universe. The first issue spotlights Spirit and Major Bludd.
Also available are the latest issues in the ongoing main and Origins series. Remember, Small Joes have a robust back-issue stock for many GI Joe titles, including the Devil's Due run, so if you missed any of those issues be sure to browse through their complete inventory.
Hasbro is releasing three new assortments of figures throughout the summer!
* Wave 4 consists of Mary Jane, Iron Patriot, Skrull Soldier, Winter Soldier, Iron Spider Man, and Wrecker. Sets are available at $57.99 and cases at $94.99.
* Wave 5 consists of Captain Britain, Mystique, Ghost Rider, Team-X Wolverine, and Multiple Man. Sets are available at $64.99 and cases at $94.99
* Wave 6 consists of Hawkeye (Dark Avenger), Thanos, Iron Man 2020, Yellow Jacket (w/ mini Antman), and Constrictor. Sets are available at $64.99 and cases at $94.99.
In about a week Small Joes will have a restock of the popular 1:18 scale Little Bird helicopter, so watch for that!
The OurWar figures have been delayed due to safety testing that needed to occur in China to insure that the product would clear U.S. and Chinese customs. Small Joes still has them listed for pre-order with an updated availability date.
Remember to check Small Joes' clearance aisle for low, low, low prices on items they want to move out of the warehouse. GI Joe, Microman, Watchmen, comic books, and much more priced to move!


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Become a Volunteer Language Interpreter
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Sept. 10, 2003
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Being a volunteer language interpreter for the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court gives people an opportunity to gain the experience needed to become a paid, certified interpreter. It's an opportunity to learn about the legal process and the court system. Best of all, it's an opportunity to help families in need.
Volunteer language interpreters are needed to assist court staff and clients. Duties include facilitating communication between clients and court staff, translating court documents, interpreting at some court hearings and helping clients review their court orders. Fluency is required in both English and another language.
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Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. For more information and an
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Having a problem with my new R201 device.
1) I have had the device for about 4 days now. It is my only source of internet for my laptop at business / home as bt line is too far from exchange for an acceptable bband speed. Since set up, I have always left the device plugged in and on. The device, as described in the manual, goes into 'sleep' mode when not used for a certain period of time. I have the problem that after trying to go online after the device has gone into 'sleep' mode, it does not connect. Even logging onto the router homepage http://vodafonemobile.wifi/ does not prompt connection. The internet will also not open on my iPhone. I have also tried pressing the WPS display button on the device and powering the device off and on to get a connection, but this more often than not, doesn't work.
The connection settings are set to the default 'automatic'
The device only seems to connect when it 'feels' like it! What can I do as it's very frustrating not being able to press a button or do something to make the device connect?
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When connected, the device and speed is superb!
I use a Netgear 3G router (similar) and the best advice is when you are done working online, turn it off. They are a little fussy and may need restarting anyway, so may as well turn it off when not in use for the sake of 2 minutes boot-up time.
You will also reduce chatter and unnecessary waste of precious bandwidth. Once your GBytes are gone you are into expensive excess charges. Turn off your windows updates etc and only search for updates back at the office.
Hello Mr SteveW,
I've been testing one of these devices for work, for a few months and agree that when it works, it is pretty good (although not as good as the previous Novatel 2352). However, I have never had the problem you currently have. It works just as fine in sleep mode (just to note, pressing the display button only iluminates the display, it doesn't rest the connection).
You say that you have it plugged in all the time. Do you mean plugged into the wall or your PC? If you plug it into your PC, then it becomes effectively a tethered modem that only your PC can use. If plugged into the PC, how are you managing the connection?
When you have the problems connecting, what is showing up on the display? What connection are you getting and how strong is the signal?
It does sound like you are using it as you should, and I totally understand that you don't want to keep turning it off and on. That isn't how it should work (and not how my test device is working at the mo).
My test device is currently right next to me and I have 1 bar 3G signal (occasionally goes up to HSUPA but no bars showing) and three users connected; the receptionist's laptop located downstairs, a colleague's BB where he's has just been able to stream a youtube vid, and my BB. Its been up and running for a few hours now, without any problems.
I think (although am not totally sure) that it could be one of three things:
1) Problem with the network in your area. You'll have to speak to Vodafone, or hopefully a forum administrator will step in to check your postcode to see if there are any issues. You could also try the device in another location and see if you get the same issue.
2) Problem with your SIM. It might need updating, so if possible, pop it into an unlocked mobile, do a manual roam. Select any network other than Vodafone. When you get the error message, then select Vodafone. This will refresh your SIM card.
3) Problem with the device. You will definitely have to speak to Vodafone.
There may be other possible reasons for the problem you are getting and hopefully someone who has used this device extensively may step in and help.
Either way, do let us know how you get on and my company are about to start using these devices for renting to our customers.
Fingers crossed for you, mate.
Not too sure when they will step in. Since the new website has been up, they have become a rare species.
However, when they do step in they can really help...sometimes.
Hi MrSteveW,
Thanks for posting, this does sound like quite a strange issue, I'm confident it can be fixed though.
I would definitely recommend turning the device off whenever possible, although I can understand if you can't do this. I'd give SatanicBuddha's suggestion of placing your SIM into another device a go as well, just to ensure the SIM is up to date with the network.
In regards to the signal in your area, I've checked the postcode in your profile and can't see any problems, is this where you're using the device? If not, then please let me know the correct postcode. To be honest though, I'd be surprised if this was a network issue.
If all else fails then you'll be able to get the device exchanged, details of how to arrange this can be found in our eForum FAQ section.
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Hi George,
Thanks for stepping in on this.
I tried Buddha's and your suggestion of putting the SIM in another device and manually connecting to network. The same issue still persists.
As you confirm, the network signal is perfect here where I use the device, it's just the device is not 'waking up' from its sleep mode. Turning the device off and on just isn't practical.
I've tried calling technical support this morning. Someone said a 'senior engineer' would be contacting me at 4pm but I did not hear anything so tried to I attempted to call back in at 5pm. Other than it takes an age to get through to right department, I've also been cut off 3 times this evening and am losing a bit of patience. Can you escalate this to someone to call me please either to check with device or swap it out. Number for the mobile broadband account is (Removed for Security). My contact number is the other number attached to this account.
Steve Williams
Hi MrSteveW,
I can only apologise if the callback did not take place as arranged. Have you had this since the post?
As George has mentioned, once those tests were run, there's not much left to check other than arranging an exchange or repair.
If you weant to arrange this via a store, then just follow the instructions on the link George provided. Alternatively, I'm popping you an email to get your details so we can arrange this for you.
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I see there is a firmware update from 22-02-2011 but when I try to download it I get a server error. Can you fix the links please so that we can download it.
Type 'Firmware Upgrade R201' into the search box at http://www.business.vodafone.com and you will get the link for the firmware.
Cheers, wouldn't work last night but may be a firefox or ubuntu issue, downloading fine now in chrome on windows. Its the bigges firmware update I've ever seen!
After swapping the previous faulty device, the new one works like a dream (touch wood) and wakes up appropriately after not being in use for some time. Speed is good here, 10 times faster than BT broadband (seriously).
My only minor gripe is the wireless range is not as much as normal routers and I often go out of range with devices unless I (obviously) take it around the house with me.
Big thumbs up from me!
I'm buying an acer laptop with monthly payments and I also obtained a Vodafone r201 mobile wifi unit, It worked ok for a few days and then it stopped working, I went back to my local Vodafone shop and they looked at it and they decided to unistall and re install vodafone from my laptop and everything now works perfectly, Simples.


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Paris Hilton Still Can't Sing, Drops 'Last Night' Track With Lil Wayne
If you are a fledgling artist and you want your song to have a chance at being a hit, you best get Lil Wayne on board. Everything that guy touches usually turns to gold. However, it's going to cost you. If you have buckets of cash, then you can likely hire Wayne. So that's just what heiress Paris Hilton did. The wannabe pop star recruited Weezy for her new song 'Last Night.'
Wait, wasn't Hilton reinventing herself as a DJ a few minutes ago? We can't keep up with her exploits, to say nothing of her long ago sex tapes.
Clearly, this collabo benefits Hilton more than Weezy. He can just show up and collect a check, and still be cool, even though he has lent his pipes to an track for someone who cannot sing to save her life and who is the epitome of uncool. Everything just rolls off Weezy. The Afrojack-produced beat isn't terrible either, but the DJ likely only got involved because Hilton is his GF.
Hilton reportedly wants to include the track on her next record. Which means we'd have to listen to it again. But, Weezy is pretty much the only thing that makes the track worth listening to.
Take a listen to 'Last Night' and tell us what you think, PopCrushers. It's not exactly blowing the roof off nor is it Weezy's best collabo, but he certainly injects it with a little bit of cool. Just a little bit.
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Across the country, the issue of prayer in public schools has long been contentious, but a Prince George's County, Md., high school principal believes she has found a way to accommodate Muslim students: She gives those with parental permission and high grades a pass out of class every day to pray.
At Parkdale High School in Riverdale, about 10 Muslim students get out of class for about eight minutes each day to pray together on campus, said Principal Cheryl J. Logan. Another student is working hard to raise his grades so he too can join the group of students, who belong to the school's chapter of the Muslim Students Association, she said.
When Muslim students began praying during the school day at Parkdale, Logan said, some Christian teachers got upset and told the students that "it was a Christian school." She said she explained to the students that public schools are not religious but are legally allowed to accommodate students to practice their religion in some ways.
"I've been real happy with how we've been able to deal with it without it becoming an issue," Logan said.
The issue of religious accommodation for Muslims in public schools is becoming an increasingly big subject around the country.
Charles C. Haynes, director of the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum, said that the accommodations that Logan is providing to the Muslim students are "certainly permissible" under the Constitution, though probably not required.
Religious accommodations in public schools vary depending on state law, he said. Some states have passed laws that allow schools to "simply treat everyone the same way and not give exemptions or special accommodations for religious reasons."
Haynes writes and speaks on religious liberty and religion in American public life. Asked if Logan would have to accommodate any student who asked for class time off to pray, Haynes said that any school district "would be wise to treat everyone the same way."
Arguing that Islam requires daily prayer as a reason to accommodate Muslims and not other students is ill advised, he said.
"And that's one of the problems with accommodation, of course," Haynes said. "Once you start down that road, then you really are in a bind."
Furthermore, picking and choosing which Muslim students can pray during class time may be allowable under the law, he said, but "I don't think that's a good idea."
In November, the Board of Education of Montgomery County, Md., told leaders of the county's growing Muslim community that it would be impossible to add to the school calendar an Islamic holy day as an official day off. There are Christian and Jewish holidays on the school calendar because it was determined long ago that even if class stayed open on those days there would be too many students and teachers taking the day off to operate viable classrooms.


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Gallery: Long Beach couples react to SCOTUS decision
LONG BEACH - Stephanie Loftin and Reba Birmingham were glued to the television.
It was a few minutes after 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The lesbian couple -- who were legally married Aug. 9, 2008, in a wedding in their backyard -- was sitting on their living room couch inside their Bluff Park home anxiously awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on cases involving Proposition 8, the November 2008 California law that outlawed same-sex marriage, and the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 federal law that doesn't recognize gay marriage.
Loftin also monitors the situation on her laptop via Scotusblog, the renowned website that covers the Supreme Court.
While watching the TV, Loftin glances down at her laptop and says, "We have DOMA."
One of the SCOTUS bloggers reported that the DOMA ruling has been handed out inside the courtroom.
"I'm having chills," Loftin said, while rubbing her hands on her arms.
As she reads the blog update, Loftin, 57, started to cry.
" 'DOMA is unconstitutional as a depravation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the 5th Amendment,' " Loftin said. "It violates equal protection of the law. DOMA has been struck down."
The couple kiss.
"The process works," said Birmingham, 55, who gets up from the couch. "I'm getting the sparkling cider."
The ruling also means legally married same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits that had been previously denied to them.
She returns with the bottle and pours some bubbly into their glasses. They clink a toast.
"I couldn't sleep all night," Loftin said. "I couldn't wait to hear what they would say."
Birmingham said she was elated with the court's decision on DOMA.
"It's fantastic," she said. "It recognizes you. They see you."
Across town in East Long Beach, Edward Goff, 37, and David Moreno, 31, also watched the breaking news on TV.
Goff, a hotel management executive, and Moreno, a waiter at a local restaurant, who met in 1999, have been waiting to see if they could have a legal wedding day.
A short time after the DOMA decision was handed down, the court issued its ruling on Proposition 8, dismissing the case on jurisdictional grounds.
That left in place a trial court decision giving same-sex couples the right to marry.
In short, gay marriage will return to California within 30 days.
Goff was subdued, but thrilled with the decision.
"I never thought we'd see the day where gay people can get married," he said. "We're very excited with the DOMA and Prop. 8 news and what's coming up for the future,"
Part of that future for the couple includes a legal marriage.
In 2008, they had planned to marry the following year, but when Prop. 8 became law, their wedding day turned into a commitment ceremony.
That ceremony took place Sept. 27, 2009, and the couple plan to legally marry on that date this year.
"We've been living as a married couple in sin," Goff said, chuckling.
And living in limbo, they said.
"It's been very frustrating and stressful to do things that a heterosexual couple wouldn't have to do," Moreno said. "We've had to draw up legal documents to protect ourselves financially in case something happened to the other because we weren't recognized under the law as a married couple. It was so stressful.
"Prior to today's ruling on Proposition 8, we couldn't have the same rights as heterosexual couples," Moreno said. "Today is a big day and Sept. 27 will be a big day for us, as we will be legally married like everyone else in the country."
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OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGSuspect Opens Fire on BPD Officers
Berkeley, California (Tuesday, April 17, 2012) - Berkeley, California (Saturday, April 14, 2012) On Friday evening, April 13, 2012 at about 10:40 p.m. an officer involved shooting occurred near 8th St. and Delaware St. in west Berkeley.
Officers were in the area searching for a person who had fled from a vehicle stop several blocks away. Officers observed the suspect in an apartment. In an apparent attempt to escape, the suspect emerged, ignored officers' commands, and opened fire on several officers. Several Officers returned fire. The suspect was wounded before he was able to leave the property.
Paramedics transported the suspect to a local trauma center, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries to his arm and leg. There are no other suspects sought in this matter.
No officers were hit by gunfire. There were no injuries to any community member.
Berkeley Police Homicide Investigators are investigating this case, and will be joined by the Alameda County District Attorney's Officer Involved Shooting team, who will conduct their investigation as well. As mandated by Berkeley Police Department policy, officers involved in this shooting are placed on paid administrative leave.
This investigation is in its early stages, and will be underway throughout the next few days. We do not anticipate having additional information to share over the weekend.
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Nice article by Michael Grant in the Louisville Courier-Journal:
"I think I'm ready to play in the big leagues," he said through Bats trainer/interpreter Tomas Vera. "I just have to wait for them to give me the opportunity. I'm a patient person.""He's learning a lot," said Power, a former major leaguer. "If you go out there and try and throw 102 mph because you can, you're going to wear yourself down pretty fast. ... His command is getting much better. His understanding of pitching in certain situations is getting much better."http://www.courier-journal.com/artic...f+for+the+RedsEdinson Volquez, the Cincinnati Reds ace who is rehabbing with the Bats, has been imparting some veteran wisdom.
"He needs to prepare more before the game," he said. "He's got great stuff. He's still young. He has to attack the zone and be aggressive, because he has a good fastball. He can do whatever he wants."
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Unemployment is on the rise again in Bradford, denting Government hopes that the recovery has taken root.
The number of people on the dole in the city stood at 17,244 in January, up 307 on the total claiming jobless benefits at the end of December.
It meant that Bradford's unemployment rate – the proportion of economically-active people on Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) – rose from 6.9 per cent to 7.1 per cent.
And that disappointing pattern was mirrored across the rest of the district, with similar rises in Calderdale, Kirklees and Leeds.
In Calderdale, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits rose – for the second successive month – by 149, to 5,288, a rate of 5.2 per cent.
Similarly, Kirklees recorded a rise of 214 in the number of jobless, to 10,125. Its jobless rate rose by 0.1 per cent to 5.1 per cent. And, in Leeds, the 20,554 people on the dole represented an increase of 785 on a month earlier, a rise in the rate from 4.6 per cent to 4.8 per cent.
Meanwhile, charities seized on separate statistics – showing a sharp rise in the number of jobseekers stripped of benefits – to suggest the figures could have been even higher.
More than 35,000 people across West Yorkshire were docked JSA – for up to 13 weeks, for a first offence – in the year to last September.
Most "sanctions" were applied because claimants missed job centre appointments or deliberately avoided finding a job, the department for work and pensions (DWP) said.
But charities for the homeless and single parents accused ministers of presiding over "a culture of fear" in which jobseekers were forced to meet unrealistic targets.
Hostel residents with limited IT facilities were being told to apply for 50 jobs per week, while single parents must apply for full-time jobs, or lose benefits.
Work Minister Esther McVey hailed different figures, showing the overall number of people out of work – not simply claiming benefits – is still falling sharply.
That total fell by 8,000 across Yorkshire, to 240,000, part of a UK-wide reduction of 125,000 to 2.34m in the three months to December.
However, those statistics are less recent than the claimant count for the West Yorkshire districts, which is for January.
Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, the executive member for employment and skills at Bradford Council, said the City Growth Zone incentive was having a positive impact with businesses But she said the Government had to start engineering an economic recovery for the whole country, "not one which is just propped up on the overheating London and south east economic bubble."
Nick Palmer, senior labour market statistician at the Office for National Statistics, said there remained an overall falling trend despite the latest figures which compared the July-September and October-December three-month periods which at 7.2 per cent was slightly higher than last month's published figure of 7.1 per cent for September-November. "The main conclusion that should be drawn from these latest figures is that the rate at which unemployment has been falling is likely to have slowed down," he said.


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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – With a 1-0 victory over No. 2 Oklahoma City, No. 15 Sterling (Kan.) will make its first ever trip to the NAIA World Series. Sterling can now add the title NAIA Oklahoma City Opening Round Champion to the titles of Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Co-Champion and KCAC Tournament Champion. The Warriors held Oklahoma City, who is 14th in the NAIA with 7.085 runs scored per game, scoreless on just three hits on the way to a victory.
The 57th Annual NAIA World Series will be held on the campus of Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho on May 24-31. The Warriors will make their first ever appearance in the event and will be the first representative from the KCAC in the event. For more information on the NAIA World Series, click here.
Head Coach Adrian Dinkel sent Steven Cazares (9-1, 0.86 ERA), the KCAC Tournament Championship game winning pitcher, to the mound. Cazares turned in a masterful performance, holding the Starts to just three hits while walking three and striking out two in the complete game shutout win.
Cazares did not allow a hit until the third inning and did not allow a runner to third base until the top of the fifth inning. In the top of the fifth inning, Cazares faced five batters, which was the most he faced in any inning in the game.
With runners at second and third with two outs in the top of the fifth, Cazares got Kale Gaden, who ranks 35th in the NAIA in total RBI with 51, to strike out looking and end the inning.
The Warriors notched the only run of the game in the bottom of the second inning. Joe Battaglia opened the inning with a single and advanced to second when Andrew Clark was hit by a pitch. Daniel Hall laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Battaglia to third and Clark to second, setting up a battle between Ian Josh and Stars starting pitcher Shane Henderson (4-1, 1.33 ERA).
Josh delivered in the clutch situation, knocking a single up the middle and scoring Battaglia from the third. The run would prove to be the difference in the game.
After the fifth inning, Cazares allowed just three base runners and one hit the rest of the way to send Sterling to the NAIA World Series.
With the win, Sterling adds to its single season wins record with a record of 48-12. For more information on the NAIA World Series, click here.
Sterling is a Christ-centered, four year college located in Sterling, Kan.