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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Victims of sexual assault in the U.S. military should be spared from testifying at preliminary hearings, a bipartisan group in the Senate says.
Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced an amendment Tuesday that would change the procedure for Article 32 hearings, Politico reported. Under their plan, victims would be able to provide sworn statements.
"The current system is a disaster," Boxer said. "The reason it's a disaster is there's no protection for the victim in that room at all."
Supporters of the change cite the recent case of three midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy who were accused of sexual assault by a woman attending the academy. The victim, they say, was put through hours of cross-examination on topics like her techniques for oral sex and the way she was dressed the night of the alleged rape.
The hearing ended with two of the midshipmen facing court-martial.
"Right now there's no restrictions," Boxer said. "You can go on a fishing expedition and you can do whatever you want and there's no boundaries."
The plan would also require transcripts to of Article 32 hearings to victims' lawyers and limit lawyers' questioning to topics directly involving the charges. It is backed by a large group of senators of both parties.
Boxer and Graham plan to offer their proposal as an amendment to the Defense authorization bill.


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That's right, your cat needs a sombrero. (Need I remind you of another super famous literary feline worthy of mention?) After all, what's cuter than a cute kitty in a cute hat to celebrate Cinco De Mayo.
Since we've already covered birds and dogs, check out these adorable handmade head toppers for our kitty amigos. There's this cute color offered for $14 or a larger, yellow and black style for $21. I feel a future Pet Pic of the Day in the making with these things.


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Cloud Factory - A New Addictive Eco-friendly High Score Game!
A new breed of arcade high score games on iOS is currently available online for download from the iTunes App Store.
May 8, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Our development team is proud to announce today the release of Cloud Factory, the funniest arcade high score game with an extremely addictive gameplay, quirky characters and unique green theme, that will break out player's daily routine.
The Fuzzy bears planet is in danger! On a planet where all the clouds have disappeared, the brightest of the fuzzy bears comes with the idea to build a Cloud Factory. And that's what they did. There were clouds again, the flower fields flourished, and the honey kept on flowing. Until one day when the Cloud Factory went crazy and started making evil-toxic clouds.
With its fast gameplay, Cloud Factory challenges players to keep pollution down on Fuzzy bears planet as much time as possible and master leaderboards zapping toxic clouds, avoiding imminent dangers, collecting incredible power ups and taking advantage of specific fuzzy bears.
Additionally, the game features amazing graphics with cute & funny characters and animations and impressive particles VFX. Catch a glimpse in the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEEwbqfmyyw.
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Tap/slice on the toxic clouds to reduce pollution
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If you need to blow a bit of time, or if you want a nice challenge this is the game for you! It's simple enough to get into right away, but has just enough intricacies to keep things interesting.
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National Library Week is April 15-21, 2007. This is a time to celebrate the many contributions our nation's libraries, librarians, and library staff and to promote library use and support.
Unlike bookstores and cyber cafés, libraries offer free access to technologies including wireless Internet access, laptops for in-library use, 24/7 online reference help, e-books, blogs, Wikis and downloadable MP3s.
Libraries don't just provide the hardware, but also offer the expertise of librarians in helping teach people how to use the Internet and find the information they need quickly. While Web search engines can give you thousands of responses to a question, your librarian can help you find the one answer you need.
Although libraries are on the forefront in delivering new technologies, they are still providing the nuts-and-bolts services that people need. From providing the tools to conduct a job search, write a résumé to learning new work skills, libraries are empowering their users with the tools needed to better their lives.
"Reading and checking out books are still the primary reason why people visit the library, but in many communities libraries take on different roles," said American Library Association President Leslie Burger. "Libraries are continuously reinventing themselves in an effort to provide a multitude of programs and services for their users. In many communities the local library serves as a cultural center, technology training center, cyber café, or community center."
Library use is up nationwide among all types of library users. Almost 1.8 billion visitors checked out more than 2 billion items last year from one-room rural outpost libraries to new modern facilities.
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Leica File Numbers and Dupes.
I bought a M8 to make use of all my Leica years and gear. And like every Photo-ego I may want a M8 back up. Question, is there some way to control files so as not to have files with same numbers. This can be a problem with two camera and file numbers over lapping on a computer.
It happened with Nikon. The computer asked,
"... Do You Wish to Replace DCS##### ? "
and I did, and it did. One Nikon, #2 caught up to Nikon, #1 and images got lost on the computer. All files were burn to disk before loaded into the computer. But it was a lot of hunting for images I knew I had. I now have two very different Nikon file names, LD1#### and LD2#### Works for me.
Can I do the same with the M8 for file numbers ? I have not found any good info on the file naming and I have been all over the 'Net'
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I feel that i have failed my marriage cause im always nagging him telling him he is a no good loser!
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Im mailing you from south africa well i think that my main concern is this.
1. My hubby love to receive oral sex but does not want to do it to me. I've shaved showered and tried everything from syrup to ice cream nothing helps he say that he dislikes it and will never do it to me. I have asked him if he had a bad experience and he said no. What do i do?
2. When we do make love he refuses to look at me. Im beautifull and i know that there is nothing wrong with me, we have only been married like 4 months and i already feel less of a woman.
3. He only want to do it doggy style.
4. We argue all the time. He is lazy and doesnt want to get off his arse! We live with my parents and my dad has tried to get him involved with jobs but he just doesnt care. He sleeps late and want to whatch television the whole day.
I feel that i have failed my marriage cause im always nagging him telling him he is a no good loser!
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You really need to see a professional marriage/sex therapist quick before he becomes so set in his ways he can't change.
In fact, the things you mention are so gloomy that my guess is that you will be looking for a divorce lawyer after see the therapist for a while. He doesn't want to pleasure you in a way that most women find exceedingly enjoyable. He won't look at you while having sex. He only wants to do it doggy style (where he doesn't have to look at your face.) And he's a lazy jobless lieabout.
My guess is that he has developed these habits over his years of dating and I'm pessimistic that he can change. He may have an inferiority complex that would explain some of his behavior.
Act on these problems immediately, if a divorce is in your future, you would rather have it be sooner than later.
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text: Two high school grants awarded through YES Fund Terry Bigham August 15, 2011 Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, N.Y., and the Lee County, Fla., school district have each been selected to receive $2,500 grants through the High School Grant Program of the Youth Education Services (YES) Fund.The High School Grant Program, administered by the International Bowling Campus Youth Development team, provides grants for up to four high school programs annually. The high school teams must show financial need because of budget cuts or other changes, or may request funding to start a new program.In the case of Lee County, the grant will go toward the cost of starting programs at 13 high schools. Lee County school system administrators voted to add bowling as a varsity sport in February after proprietors from six bowling centers of the Southwest Florida Bowling Proprietors Association agreed to fund the first five years of the programs. The projected cost for the first year is about $25,000."This is truly a program being built from the ground up," said Mike Cannington, director of operations and marketing for Bowland Centers, who spearheaded the effort to make bowling a varsity sport at Lee County schools along with Bill Hanson, James Browder, Herbert Wiseman and Herman Williams. "Not one of these schools had any sort of bowling program, not even a club sport. We are trying to accomplish a lot in a very short period of time - identifying new coaches, setting practice and match schedules, picking team uniforms ... the list goes on and on."Proprietors Pat Ciniello of Bowland Cape Coral Lanes and Bowland Lehigh Lanes, Tanya Preisinger and Petra Mercantonio of Friendship Lanes, Kevin Walsh of Gator Lanes, Terry Leis of Pin Street Lanes, and Bill Hanson of All Star Lanes have agreed to pick up the all the costs of coaching and bowling shirts in addition to hosting practices and competitions.Walt Whitman High School has had a boys bowling program since 2001 but the team learned in March that the school district would cut funding for several athletics programs for the 2011-12 school year, including bowling, golf and swimming.Athletic Director James Wright said they began looking for ways to raise funds for next year and one of the parents, Patti Kielawa, found the information about the grant program."These funds will help defray some of the costs associated with the program," Wright said. "Our program runs about $12,000-13,000 per year and to be able to say to parents and athletes that 20 percent of the money needed was the result of a generous grant helps to take off some of the pressure."The Wildcat Booster Club also has been helping the program. The club held a successful yard sale and bowl-a-thon fundraiser this summer. There are several other activities planned in the next few months.The High School Grant Program is made possible through the YES Fund, a joint initiative of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America and the United States Bowling Congress that is supported by founding partners Brunswick, Columbia 300, Ebonite, 900 Global, Hammer, QubicaAMF, Roto Grip, Storm and Track.With grants to Lee County schools and Walt Whitman High School, the High School Grant Program has awarded its four grants for this year. Applications are continuously being accepted and four more grants will be available starting the first quarter of 2012.Go to BOWL.com/highschool for information about the grant program and for the application.


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OLYMPIA — The Washington state Board of Natural Resources has approved the purchase of nearly 3,400 acres of irrigated farm land in Benton County for the school construction trust.
The $11.3 million purchase from Sandpiper Tree Farm LLC includes water rights and irrigation systems. The property adjoins other state trust lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources.
The department manages more than 5.6 million acres of forest, range, commercial, agricultural, conservation and aquatic lands, with revenue used to support public school construction statewide.
The department said in a statement Tuesday that the new property is expected to produce between $1.2 million and $1.5 million in new revenue annually once it is fully developed for row crops, orchards and vineyards.


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Technical Writing: In Science, Readability Breeds ViralityMore Related Discussions
T. R. Girill Society for Technical Communication/Lawrence Livermore National Lab. email@example.com Technical Writing: In Science, Readability Breeds Virality In May, 2012, LLNL hosted a poster symposium at which 14 local high-school students reported on their own year-long research projects. As more students engage in such original research, more of them face the realistic challenge of effectively sharing their methods and results with the scientific community. Of course, working scientists vary greatly in their own ability to report research; the most influential are those whose articles are downloaded, read, and cited most often. So student and professional researchers alike want to know if the text-usability features promoted in this series of notes really make any difference in communicating one's science: are they really more prevalent in highly downloaded and cited papers? Marco Guerini, Alberto Pepe, and Bruno Lepri have found a clever way to answer this "return on investment" question with relevant empirical data ("Do linguistic style and readability of scientific abstracts affect their virality?" 19 March 2012, http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.4238, a preprint from Proceedings of the Sixth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media, 2012). The Test Cases The NASA Astrophysics Data System (adswww.harvard.edu) holds over 9 million records, mostly published articles on physics, geophysics, and astronomy (broadly construed). From this database, Guerini, Pepe, and Lepri extracted three subsets to answer their title question: 1. 3000 randomly selected articles, 2. the 3000 most frequently downloaded articles (at least 330 times each), and 3. the 3000 most frequently cited articles (at least 350 times each). They then computed readability-formula scores for the random sample as well as readability-feature occurrence rates for the random sample, and compared them with the corresponding values for the most downloaded and most cited papers (they actually used only abstracts, not whole papers, to save computational time). Being downloaded means that readers of an abstract felt that the paper was probably worth reading, while being cited means that people who read the paper were impressed enough by it to reference it later in their own published articles. So downloading and citing are two different measures of "virality" or influence in science publishing. Features That Matter These three fellows found that "formula readability" (which mostly means using relatively shorter sentences and shorter words) correlates strongly with article downloads (because even sophisticated professional scientists prefer to read articles that are relatively easy to understand). They also found a significantly high occurrence rate for readability-enhancing text features in both the highly downloaded and the highly cited papers. They divided text features into classes or clusters using the standard Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (www.liwc.net/descriptiontable1.php), computed the occurrence rate for each cluster in the random sample, and then used that as the baseline (rate = 1) to compute relative feature frequency in the most downloaded and most cited samples. Several of these text features are just the ones recommended to make technical articles more usable, more helpful to those who try to understand and apply them. For example, active voice (I, we, ours) occurred 3.56 times more often in the highly downloaded articles and 1.82 times more often in the highly cited articles than in random articles. Pronouns (this, these, who), which serve to connect related clauses and sentences together, were 3.7 times more frequent in the most downloaded and 1.84 times more frequent in the most cited papers than in the random ones. Interpretive clues for readers (such as variations on the strings discuss*, argue*, and interact*) occurred 1.94 times more often in most-downloaded and 1.63 times more often in most-cited papers than in the random baseline. And finally, comparisons and contrasts (like, as) were 1.3 times more common in most-downloaded and 1.54 times more common in most-cited papers than in random ones. Choosing To Be Readable All of these differences in "linguistic style," in the occurrence of sets of usability-related text features, were statistically significant. The authors interpret this to show that those features do indeed predict high download and citation rates in real-life science publishing. They conclude that "virality is a phenomenon with many facets" (p. 3), and that not only technical content but also writer-chosen text features strongly affect how often a science paper is read and cited. Just as you teach your students how to perform research, you can also teach them how to communicate well about their research--by pointing out and practicing these text-usability features. Of course writing advice is easy to give but sometimes hard to take. Guerini, Pepe, and Lepri show that they take their work seriously when they end their paper by revealing how they edited their own draft abstract to increase the rate at with it includes the very usability-boosting text features that they had studied. Your students can benefit by using this same approach. [For specific classroom activities, see "Technical Writing in Science Class" at http://www.ebstc.org/TechLit/handbook/handbooktoc.html ].
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All season, Real Salt Lake have touted their depth, claiming it to be the best in MLS.
If there were any doubts of the claim, they certainly backed it up with their 1-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday evening.
With the US Open Cup final against D.C. United only four days away, RSL fielded a team with 10 different starters than their first-choice 11. It was the same lineup that started and won a Reserve League match 2-0 over Chivas USA last Tuesday, without names like Nick Rimando, Javier Morales or Kyle Beckerman.
But it worked anyway, even against a team fighting for their playoff lives.
"I told the players yesterday that I think for me, this was just all about opportunity," Kreis said in the team's postgame television interview. "There was no reason to be fearful. There was no reason to come here thinking that we may lose — just go out there and give it everything we have and if we come away with a result, you will have helped the team tremendously both with the points and also to put us back into winning ways going into Tuesday night."
The back four of Lovel Palmer, Brandon McDonald, Chris Schuler and Abdoulie Mansally was especially stout, helping goalkeeper Jeff Attinella post his career's first shutout and earn his first MLS win.
"It took a few games, but I'm happy to finally get a win, especially a shutout," Attinella said in a postgame television interview. "A lot of credit goes to the defense. They played unbelievable today."
Kreis agreed with the rookie 'keeper.
"The center-back pairing ... Schuler was excellent, McDonald was excellent; Attinella was really, really spot on for us," Kreis said. "He made the huge save in the first half when we needed him to, and he came off the line really well throughout the match."
The result with a mainly reserve lineup may surprise many followers of MLS, but to RSL, it was just another day at the office.
"It's unbelievable," Attinella said. "Every day is a battle. Everyone is a competitor; everyone wants to be on the field, and that's part of being so deep.
"To come out here and play against Vancouver, we feel like we play against the best team in MLS every day when we play against ourselves. So it was just an excellent result, and to be a part of it everyday, and to just help get a result was just an awesome feeling."


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Samsung is showing off a 30in LCD monitor that uses an LED backlight at Cebit, and claims the new model marks a breakthrough for displaying detailed and realistic colours.
The company said that XL30 screen supports Adobe's RGB colour ranges and allows photos taken on a digital SLR camera to transmit emerald green and dark red colours in their natural form. As a result, the colour of photo prints will match those seen on the screen exactly, according to Samsung.
S. I. Lee, senior vice president of marketing at the Korean giant, said that until now flat panels with LED backlights have been too expensive to put on the market. He didn't however, reveal how much we'd be expected to pay for the XL30.


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Stacy Sterling Jewelry Presents "Catch Your Spirit's Glow" Launch Party
Stacy Sterling Jewelry will be hosting a launch party in cohesion with Keep A Breast Foundation with celebrity guests, respected media, and guests of the designer, on November 10, 2011 in Venice, CA
October 11, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Stacy Sterling Jewelry presents "Catch Your Spirit's Glow" Launch Party
Venice, CA- Los Angeles-based jewelry designer Stacy Sterling will host a charity event to benefit Keep A Breast Foundation in cohesion with her launch party on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Alberto Bevacqua Studio, 334 Sunset Ave. Venice, CA 90291 from 6pm-10pm. The event will feature a pop-up shop where a portion of proceeds will go to Keep A Breast Foundation, whose cause is to help eradicate breast cancer by exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and support. Guests will include celebrity devotees to Sterling's bohemian-chic jewelry collection.
The event follows the city of Los Angeles' Fashion Week, a bi-annual event in which local designers showcase their designs for the upcoming season. Guests will have the opportunity to view and purchase Stacy Sterling jewelry as well as meet the designer herself.
Stacy Sterling Jewelry, established in 2002 is the work of designer Stacy Sterling, whose earthy-meets-luxe aesthetic is manifested in her handmade designs. Each piece is made by hand in Los Angeles and caters to women with an eye for contemporary fashion as well as an appreciation for the timeless beauty of Sterling's natural materials. Inspired by the elements, Stacy Sterling Jewelry is for both the glamorous and free-spirited. Stacy Sterling Jewelry can be found at LF stores, nation-wide. Inspired by color and bold textures, Sterling's bohemian-chic line is a favorite of celebrities such as Haylie and Hilary Duff, Deborah Messing, Brandy, Kathy and Paris Hilton, Hayden Panettiere, Jillian Reynolds, Jamie-Lynn Spears, and more.
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COLEMAN — After a hot, slow start Sunday in Travis County, the Waltz Across Texas Dove Hunt 2013 picked up steam Labor Day.
The hunting, as one friend describes such a day, was chili red hot.
But it was not without its obstacles, primarily rain and lightning that blew through the eastern edge of Texas' Big Country in front of a cold front Monday. The rumbling of thunder preceded the alarm clock going off, but as often is the case in Central Texas, just because one pasture got rain doesn't mean they all got rain.
But the cooler temperatures were certainly welcomed. Hunting southeast of Austin Sunday was brutal. Even though it was a morning hunt the day's temperature was headed toward 100-plus degrees and had a good start at sunrise.
The heat may or may not have impacted a hunt that started slow, but ended with a limit before 8:30. For those on the edge of the field it was an earlier ending. Mourning dove streamed to the outer edges and while a bunch ran the gauntlet, they showed little interest in decoys or whatever feed was available in the middle of the field. It wasn't until the later arriving whitewings woke up and came to feed that birds really began lighting in the field.
It is hard to complain about a morning like that until you experience one like Monday. Sunday night outfitter Dusty Graeves gave us the option of a 45-minute drive to Abilene for whitewings or a 10 minute trip for mourning doves. We picked the short route, but the morning started with pre-dawn phone calls to determine if there was going to be any hunting at all. Fortunately for the hunters, but not for the rancher still struggling with dry conditions, the rain split most of Graeves country. Watching the lightning strikes it is pretty certain not everyone else was as lucky. Brownwood, for example got almost an inch of rain and Goldwaithe had more than an inch.
The 75-acre field Graeves sent us to had a small plowed area at the north and then turned into sunflowers.
"Those sunflowers are just right," Graeves said. "They have been coming into that field for three weeks."
A strong south wind was blowing back toward the approaching cold front. Austin's Mike Leggett and I set up a single spinning wing decoy just about where the weeds met the open space. Because of the clouds shooting light was late, but as the birds started to filter into the field from the north the decoy worked like a magnet. Groups of two to eight birds turned as soon as they saw it, cupped their wings and started down.
It was a fast and furious shoot. You couldn't reload fast enough for the next wave of doves and even standing in the decoys retrieving a bird was not a deterrent. After maybe 20 minutes of actually shooting we walked out of the field with a limit each, all mourning doves.
In any previous year that would be the end of the trip, but because of a change in regulations allowing three day's possession limits, there would be another morning.
This time Graeves sent a small group to a field east of Coleman. A full tank of gas is one thing that is important when dove hunting in Central Texas. After a 30 mile drive to the field, it didn't take long to realize the previous day's rain had changed the conditions. The caravan of trucks loaded up and headed back to the previous days' field.
By the time we got there the earliest morning flight had come and gone. I rushed back to the corner and set out the decoy, but it wasn't as good as the day before. Watching the flight lines of the birds, I slowly eased up a tree line alongside the plowed ground and took a limit of passing birds. It wasn't quite as quick as the day before, but a 30 minute shoot isn't bad.
Opening day reports seemed to be mixed around much of the state. While most of the birds taken early in the season are local birds, they will begin their migration soon but will be replaced by birds from northern states that stay much of the winter in Texas.
For more information on hunting the Coleman area, contact Graeves at 325-280-2809.
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Welcome to the Kirby Family
Thank you for your purchase of a Kirby home care system.
We're committed to helping you get the most out of your new cleaner. This page will help you find answers to some of the most common questions we receive. You can also contact us directly at 1-800-437-7170 for assistance.
A similar Welcome Page for Sentria II model owners is available here:
Frequently Asked Questions:
To remove the Power Nozzle:
- With the unit off and unplugged, press the bottom Toe-Touch Control pedal all the way down.
- Raise the Headlight Hood. Flip out the handle on the Belt Lifter. Use it to turn the Belt Lifter counterclockwise until the red arrows line up.
- Turn the Accessory Lock counterclockwise to release the Power Nozzle. Lift the Nozzle Away and attach the hose, shampoo system, or other accessory as desired. Lower the Headlight Hood.
To Re-Attach the Power Nozzle:
- Follow the steps above to remove the hose, shampoo system, or any other accessory that is attached to the front of the unit.
- Check to make sure the belt on the Power Nozzle is stretched on the hook inside. If not, flip out the handle on the Belt Lifter and turn it counterclockwise until the red arrows line up. The hook should catch and stretch the belt inside the Power Nozzle.
- Rest the two hooks on the rear of the Power Nozzle over the attaching bar on the front of the unit. Push the Power Nozzle against the unit and turn the accessory lock clockwise to lock it in place.
- Flip out the handle on the Belt Lifter and turn it clockwise until the green arrows line up. This will release the belt from the hook so that it will spin the brush roll.
The safety switches will not allow the unit to turn on unless the Power Nozzle, Hose, Carpet Shampoo System, or Air Intake Guard is properly attached to the front of the unit. AND, the Mini Emtor, Shampoo Tank, or Hose is properly attached to the side of the unit. Check both to ensure proper installation.
Common reasons why the unit is not picking up dirt:
- Not at the proper height: If the nozzle is too high off the floor, the brush will not contact the floor and will not clean properly. Lower or raise the unit by pressing the Toe Touch control pedal on the side of the unit.
- Brush Roll is not turning: If the Brush Roll Indicator light on the nozzle is not on, the Brush Roll is not turning freely, the belt is slipping, broken or not engaged. To engage the Brush Roll, flip out the Belt Lifter handle and turn it clockwise until the green arrows line up.
- Full bag: Check the disposable filter bag to see if it is full. If it is, replace with a new filter bag.
It is likely that the Belt is not turning freely on the Brush Roll. Flip out the Belt Lifter handle and turn it clockwise until the green arrows line up. This will release the belt from the inner hook so that it can turn freely on the Brush Roll. Also check the Brush Roll for tangled hairs or debris that may prevent it from turning freely.
To change the Belt:
- Turn off and unplug the unit. Raise the front of the Power Nozzle using the Toe Touch Control Pedals on the side of the unit. Raise the Headlight Hood.
- Flip out the Handle on the Belt Lifter and turn it counterclockwise until the red arrows line up. Turn the Accessory Lock counterclockwise to release the Power Nozzle. Lift it away from the unit.
- Turn the Power Nozzle over and unlock the Rug Plate by unhooking the two latches on the rear of the Power Nozzle. Pull on the rear edge of the Rug Plate to remove.
- Note the bristle height setting which is marked on the end of the Brush Roll before lifting it out of the nozzle. Slide off the old belt and replace with a new one.
- Make sure the numbers on the Brush Roll end caps are the same on both sides before inserting it into the Power Nozzle. Place the belt and Brush Roll back into the Power Nozzle. One of the Brush Roll ends is larger than the other. The Brush Roll will only fit in the Power Nozzle one way.
- Center the Belt on the Brush Roll. Place the Rug Plate on the front of the Bumper first and then pull it over the rear. Secure it in place with the two latches.
- Turn the Belt Lifter counterclockwise until the red arrows line up.
- Reattach the Nozzle to the unit.
Be sure to use only genuine Kirby carpet shampoo with your system. Unscrew the large cap from the top of the shampoo tank. Use it to measure Carpet Shampoo, not the cap from the bottle of shampoo. To clean a small room, fill the tank with water to the first line on the side of the tank. Then, add one capful of shampoo. To clean a large room, fill the tank to the third line and add three capfuls of shampoo.
In order to produce foam properly, the Suds Screen and the foam sponge must be in place on the shampoo tank. Remove the tank and check that both are properly in place.
Common causes for carpet that is too wet after shampooing:
- Suds Screen and/or Foam Sponge not in place: This allowed too much water to dispense, over-wetting the carpet.
- Cleaning the same area repeatedly: You may have shampooed the carpet several times in the same area. To avoid over-wetting in the future, allow the system to dispense a layer of foam on the carpet. Then, turn the valve on the shampoo tank to OFF before going back over the area to work in the foam and scrub the carpet. It is usually not necessary to dispense foam in the same area multiple times.
Three Year Limited Warranty:
- Every Kirby system is backed by a three year limited warranty.
- More information on the warranty is available here.
Lifetime Rebuild Plan:
- Registered owners (as marked on the Owner Registration Card at the time of purchase), may elect, during their ownership, to have our Rebuild Department rebuild their used Kirby vacuum to "like new" condition.
- For pricing and additional information on the Rebuild Plan, please call 1-800-437-7170.
How To Videos:
Get started cleaning right away with these short videos.
Complete Instructional Materials:
The complete Owner's Manual and Owner's Video for your new Kirby home care system are just a click away.
- Avalir Owner's Video
Parts & Supplies:
Keep your Kirby system running at optimal performance for years to come by using only genuine Kirby replacement parts and supplies. Filter bags, carpet shampoo, replacement belts and more are available from your local Kirby Distributor or by calling 1-800-437-7170.
Optional financing of Kirby home care systems is available from several finance companies. Kirby systems are not financed by The Kirby Company. If you have questions about payments or your finance plan, please refer to your purchase agreement or to the paperwork from your finance company for the contact information to reach them directly.
New Kirby home care systems are sold by independent, authorized Kirby Distributors. Your Distributor is your best source for parts, supplies, and service of your new Kirby system. If you are unable to locate the phone number of your local Distributor, please use our online zip code search tool to look up the information. Search Now
Serial Number of Your System:
Each Kirby home care system has a unique serial number engraved next to the air exhaust port. Please have this number handy when calling our Consumer Relations Department. With this number, the representative can help you locate your independent Kirby Distributor and can most readily answer questions about your specific unit.
Contact Us:
Still have questions? Give us a call at 1-800-437-7170 (USA & Canada). Our support staff is here to help.


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The breakfast you deserve, the way you like!
The breakfast is served in our restaurant at the time of 8: 00hs to 10: 30h. We serve various kinds of bread, cake, juices, jellies, fruit, coffee, milk, teas, cheeses, cereals, scrambled eggs, sausages, toast, menteiga and margarine. After breakfast, our kitchen still available for meals and snacks until 20: 30h. After this time only we serve water, soft drinks, beer and sparkling upon request at reception.
Come taste these flavors!
All done for you with love!
Products available for breakfast may vary from day to day. Depending on the season and availability of the supplier.


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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Women for World Health Inc, Huntingtn Bch, CA, USA
I've been the grateful witness of the amazing dedication of the surgical, medical and support teams of Women for World Health. They don't just DREAM, they COMMIT and DO. And the lives of hundreds have been improved as a result. My mission role was administrative so I functioned on the sidelines. While the immediate value, worth, and importance of the patient medical procedures were obvious, I found myself focusing more on the families and wondering how their lives would be changed. Did a sibling decide to become a better student in order to go to medical school? Was a parent's faith in humanity restored? Were whole communities energized by presence of Women for World Health? The answers are surely Yes, Yes, and Yes. My conclusion is Empowerment begets Empowerment and that's the "sideline" gift of this work. It was an honor and a privilege to participate.
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According to feds, the former Dixon, Illinois, comptroller spent much of the $53 million she's accused of stealing on horses with names like "Packin' Jewels" and "Have Faith in Money."
Even with just the $30 million in public funds that federal investigators initially believed Rita Crundwell stole from Dixon, Illinois, an expert was calling the alleged crime "the perfect storm of embezzlement." But that storm just plumped out into a Category 5 Hurricane of Embezzlement, as prosecutors have upped their estimate of Crundwell's take to an astounding $53 million.
The former comptroller and current horse breeder was able to take so much because the financial controls in Dixon stunk and because she spread the stealing out over 22 years, says the U.S. government. The town's mayor and city council didn't get suspicious about all the disappearing money, because Crundwell told them that the state was simply late on payments due to Dixon. (Really? That actually worked for more than two decades?) Much of the cash went to the pol's beloved horses, which bear hilariously apt names like "Packin' Jewels," "Potential Fortune," "Have Faith in Money" and "She Scores."
Here's the Tribune giving more insight on how Crundwell is said to have pulled off the crime:
Experts have said numerous financial safeguards broke down or simply didn't exist in the city of just under 16,000. For one, Crundwell had almost complete control over finances, authorities said. She also picked up the city's mail to keep city officials from learning about the secret bank account she used to funnel herself the money, investigators alleged Tuesday. When she took a vacation, she had a relative handle the chore, they said.
Like taking candy from a baby. All of Crundwell's noble animals are all headed for the auction block as the government struggles to scrape back some of the AWOL cash. In the meantime, we here at The Atlantic Cities have to update an earlier post about America's top municipal embezzlers. In it, I named Harriette Walters, a former tax office manager in the District of Columbia government, as the undisputed leader of the pack. But to believe these new estimates, it seems that Walters was a mere thievin' baby crawling around Crundwell's pimped-out stables.
We're sorry to have doubted you, Crundwell: You are America's new Embezzlement Queen!
Fan of cash by MoneyBlogNewz.


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It's been more than two years since the last Miracle on Elms Road.
Shoemaker head basketball Marc Minatrea remembers them well.
There was Devonte Brown's 18-footer in overtime in 2010 and David Cobb's layup in 2011 — both went against the Grey Wolves on their home court.
Finally, Shoemaker has its first buzzer-beating, game-winning shot against the Ellison Eagles in Minatrea's seven seasons.
Shoemaker junior post Nykolas Dawson's offensive putback at the buzzer gave the Grey Wolves a 60-58 win over the visiting 25th-ranked Eagles and a share of the District 8-5A lead with two games left.
"That might have been the best game I've ever been a part of," Minatrea said.
The win was the seventh straight for the Grey Wolves (25-7, 10-2 8-5A), who are now tied with Ellison at the top of the district standings.
"We mentioned it briefly in the locker room," Minatrea said of his team's place in the standings. "Being in first place is nice, but all I told them is we want to be in first place next Tuesday night when we're going from."
Ellison (25-6, 10-2) rallied from an 11-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter to tie the game at 58-58 after Ojai Black's two free throws with 17 seconds left.
Shoemaker senior Sean Causey missed a baseline layup, but the 6-foot-3 Dawson rebounded the ball high off the rim and gently layed it back up over the rim as the buzzer sounded to send a storm of Shoemaker players onto the court in celebration.
"I was just thinking about getting the offensive rebound and scoring; we can't lose," Dawson said. "I just had it in my mind."
Dawson and Paris Yerry, who was instrumental on defense against Black, both finished with 11 for the Grey Wolves, who finish their regular season with Temple at home and at fifth-place Copperas Cove. Shane Johnson led Shoemaker with 17 points.
"Nobody thought we were going to make it. All we're trying to do now is win the last two games," Yerry said. "This game is over, we've got to go on to the next one against Temple. Then, we'll get ready for Cove. We've just got to win out."
Black led the Eagles with 21 points, but was limited to just 5-of-9 shooting from the floor. He was 11-of-11 at the free-throw line and had seven assists.
"It's tough. I'd rather lose by 20 than lose like that," Black said. "We fought hard to come back in the fourth quarter. We did everything we needed to do to get back in the game, got a couple of steals. It's hard to lose that way."
Ellison was perfect from the line, hitting all 13 of its free throw attempts, but was outscored 18-10 by the Grey Wolves in the third quarter. Shoemaker, which trailed 28-26 at halftime, used an 11-4 run in the first half of the quarter to take a 37-32 lead after a free throw by Yerry with 4:11 left. Following a dunk by Fred Jackson off an assist from Black, the Grey Wolves outscored Ellison 10-4 in the final 1:38 of the third and first 17 seconds of the fourth for a 47-38 lead.
The Eagles cut that to five, but Dawson scored on easy layups and Renard Thomas added another to give the Grey Wolves a 53-42 lead with 3:26 to go.
Black scored nine of the Eagles' final 16 points and assisted the three field goals scored by his teammates in the final 3:12.
Thomas Larry scored 12 for the Eagles and Malik Hawkins hit two 3-pointers and finished with 10.
"I thought we played hard the whole game; I thought they played hard the whole game. It was tied with one second left, what can you say?" Minatrea said.
"I'll remind (Ellison head) coach (Alberto) Jones tomorrow we still owe him one more buzzer-beater in the future."


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Coffee culture describes a social atmosphere or series of associated social behaviors that depends heavily upon coffee, particularly as a social lubricant. The term also refers to the diffusion and adoption of coffee as a widely consumed stimulant by a culture. In the late 20th century, particularly in the Western world and urbanized centers around the globe, espresso has been an increasingly dominant form. People that participate in cafe culture are sometimes referred to as "cafe au laiters" and "espressonites"
The formation of culture around coffee and coffeehouses dates back to 14th century Turkey. Coffeehouses in Western Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean were traditionally social hubs, as well as artistic and intellectual centers. For example, Les Deux Magots in Paris, now a popular tourist attraction, was once associated with the intellectuals Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. In the late 17th and 18th centuries, coffeehouses in London became popular meeting places for artists, writers, and socialites and were also the center for much political and commercial activity. Elements of today's coffeehouses (slower paced gourmet service, tastefully decorated environments, or social outlets such as open mic nights) have their origins in early coffeehouses, and continue to form part of the concept of coffee culture.
In the United States in particular, the term is frequently used to designate the ubiquitous presence of hundreds of espresso stands and coffee shops in the Seattle metropolitan area and the spread of franchises of businesses such as Starbucks and their clones across the United States. Other aspects of coffee culture include the presence of free wireless Internet access for customers, many of whom do business in these locations for hours on a regular basis. The style of coffee culture varies by country, with an example being the strength of existing cafe style coffee culture in Australia used to explain the poor performance of Starbucks there.
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New Southbound Pedestrian Crossing Opens at San Ysidro Port of Entry
Crossing relocates in preparation for traffic pattern change into El Chaparral
September 20, 2012
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced upcoming changes to the southbound pedestrian crossing into Mexico at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry. On September 24, a new southbound pedestrian crossing will open to the public on the east side of the port. This new walkway will guide pedestrians from just south of the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) trolley station along the east side of the historic Customs House building into Mexico.
In addition, the existing southbound pedestrian crossing west of Interstate 5 (I-5) south will close permanently on September 27 to facilitate lane reconfiguration into Mexico's new inspection station, El Chaparral, when it opens later this year. Pedestrians crossing into Tijuana will be required to use the new pedestrian crossing on the east side of the port as of this date.
"The governments of Mexico and the U.S. have made the expansion and reconfiguration of the Tijuana – San Ysidro Port of Entry (POE), one of the top priorities in this area," said Ruth Cox, GSA Regional Administrator. "Relocating the southbound pedestrian crossing will provide easy access for pedestrians returning to Mexico and will facilitate lane modifications to I-5 south."
The United States and Mexico have worked closely together to devise a temporary plan to connect I-5 to El Chaparral, until the General Services Administration receives funding appropriations to construct the southbound vehicle inspection booths and the permanent connection to El Chaparral on the U.S. side. This interim plan requires the closure of the current pedestrian crossing point.
The San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) is the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere; currently processing an average of 50,000 northbound vehicles and 25,000 northbound pedestrians per day. The land port is currently undergoing a major expansion project to expand northbound and southbound capacity which will significantly reduce wait times and strengthening the region's economy.


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Mario Martinez and Alexander Lopez scored in the second half to lead Honduras to a 3-1 victory over Panama in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday night.
Eddie Hernandez put Honduras' Under-23 squad in front in the 19th minute, completing a strong sequence by Los Catratchos. Anthony Lozano's free kick went to Hilder Colon, who headed it across the goalmouth to a waiting Hernandez.
Martinez made it 2-0 in the 47th minute, booting a 35-yard shot that bounced off the field and into the near post, past goalkeeper Luis Mejia.
Yairo Glaize scored in the 55th minute for Panama, but Lopez clinched the match with a shot from 30 yards in the 87th minute.
The first game of the tournament for both teams featured a pair of Major League Soccer players. D.C. United midfielder Andy Najar played 59 minutes for Honduras, while FC Dallas left back Carlos Rodriguez totaled 90 minutes for Panama.
Both nations continue Group B play on Sunday. Honduras meets tournament favorites Mexico, and Panama plays Trinidad and Tobago.


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Fort Lewis College struggled to a ninth-place result at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferences first tournament of the year.
Colorado School of Mines won the two-day tournament at The Bridges Golf & Country Club in Montrose. The Orediggers, backed by four players in the top 10, shot 294-287-290871 for a 19-over par on the 7,207-yard, par-71 course. They finished one stroke better than CSU-Pueblo.
Sean Thomas of CSU-Pueblo won the conference opener. He shot 71-73-71215 for a 2-over par and a two-shot victory over five golfers.
Charlie Laudermilk, the Skyhawks three-time regional qualifier, returned from a foot injury to lead FLC in a two-way tie for 27th place. Laudermilk shot 75-74-78227 for 14-over par.
Also for FLC: Lucas Laudick tied for 30th at 229; John Thomsen tied for 32nd at 230; Bryan Schlicter tied for 34th at 231; and Morgan Miller, a Durango High School alumnus, tied for 50th at 242.
FLC shot 315-302-296913 to finish ninth at 61-over par, 11 strokes better than last-place Adams State at the first of two fall RMAC tournaments.


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Hey Look, It's The Movie Trailer For "The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey" [Video]
Warner Bros, New Line Cinema and MGM have officially released the trailer for the "Hobbit An Unexpected Journey" starring Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett and Elijah Wood.
This movie takes place years before the "Lord of the Rings" movies. In the Hobbit, we follow the adventures of Bilbo Baggins in which at the end he finds the ring that is "precious" to Gollum
The movie hits theaters next December.
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Packed up some of this for Courtney, and now I'm having some myself. Regrettably, I oversteeped a little bit because I was struggling to get into my email. Every time I try to log in I get redirected to an error page for an entirely different section of Yahoo. Very frustrating considering there are a few places I'd like to apply today.
This is still really good though despite the oversteep. Like burnt caramel and marshmallow goo! I like this so much better than I liked S'mores. So thank you very much VariaTEA – this uses up the last of your sample. And thank you very much Keychange for the rest of yours, because now I can enjoy many more cups!


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Mcafee inc. highlights importance of it security to businesses in Oman
McAfee seminar in Oman raises awareness amongst enterprise businesses of the latest threats and developments in security solutions that will help protect their most valuable assets
McAfee Inc., the leading dedicated security technology company, recently hosted a customer focused seminar in the Sultanate of Oman which discussed the latest security trends in-depth through a number of presentations and interactive discussions. The McAfee security seminar was attended by around 100 of the top IT executives and decision makers from various Omani enterprise businesses, Government bodies and Telco organisations.
McAfee experts gave attendees advice and a thorough insight into the latest security threats, developments in IT security solutions and the impact of new compliance rules and regulations on business operations in the local market.
"The event in Oman was greatly welcomed by the attendees, and there was an excellent turnout from a wide cross-section of the enterprise business community and government sector," said Emile Abou Saleh, Territory Manager, McAfee Middle East. "We addressed the growing diversity and sophistication of threats and security risks affecting organizations today both locally and world-wide. Data Loss and implications on business continuity were one of the key topics discussed at length."
"We are confident that this event has underlined our commitment to our customers in Oman and helped McAfee to strengthen its penetration into new market segments here," added Abou Saleh.
At the event, McAfee also discussed the benefits of proactively and effectively managing upcoming security risks such as the importance of Data Protection for businesses in the Middle East today. The McAfee experts introduced attendees to the various solutions within the McAfee 'Data Protection Solutions' product range. The team also presented McAfee's NEW 'ePolicy Orchestrator'® (ePO™), which offers end-to-end endpoint protection, meaning customers can leverage their existing agent and management console for easy deployment, management and reporting. The new ePO™ solution is the first offering to truly protect businesses from the ramifications of data loss.
McAfee continues to strengthen and maintain its strong presence in Oman, provide further support to resellers in the market and increase awareness in the marketplace of evolving security threats and the importance of taking the necessary precautions against them.
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The results of the Washington Post/ABC News poll are a reversal of what voters said at the start of Obama's presidency 18 months ago when about 60 percent expressed confidence in his decision making.
Confidence in Obama is at a new low but the poll found that his numbers are still higher than lawmakers of either major party four months ahead of the November congressional elections.
Asked how much confidence they have in Obama to make the right decisions for the country's future, 58 percent of respondents said "just some" or "none." ...
Ephesians 111 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-- having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.15 For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you, and your love for all the saints,---NASB
Faith in any men, is like being a Catholic, Muslim, etc., everyone should go up the The Roman Road.


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Citroëns were made in Argentina for many years but they were all but
identical to the French models. However, the 602 cm3 version of the 2CV
was called 3CV.
started in 1960 and continued until the late 1970s. Due to the
political and economic conditions that prevailed in Argentina, Citroën
ceased manufacturing cars in 1980 although vehicles continued to be
assembled from parts on hand and CKD kits until the time of the
Falklands War when because of French support for the British, the
factory was confiscated and given to INDUSTRIAS Eduardo SAL-LARI S.A.
IES built numerous variations on the 2CV theme.
Above - close up of the front of a 1969 2CV made in Argentina
Below rear of a 1964 2CV
Above - 3CV
Citroën factory in Chile ceased supplying engines so a local
alternative was fitted and the suspension was replaced with a wishbone
set up. Since the specifications of the replacement engine are
all but identical to the Citroën unit I suspect that it was just an
unlicensed version. However, IES did enlarge it to 635 cm3 for the
Above - early 2CV
Below - 3CV
Above 2CV instrument panel
Below 3CV instrument panel
Above IES 3CV
Above - IES Super América
Above 1964 AZU B
Above 3CV
Below IES Súper América - note the enlarged windscreen (no air vent), Dyane style bonnet and square lamps.
Below 3CV
Above AK400 Fúrgon
Above - IES Carga América
Above - IES Súper América
Above - 3CV
Above IES 3CV instrument panel
Above - IES América
Above - IES Gringa
Above novel use for the bonnet of a 2CV
Mil gracias a mis amigos Ricardo Brunas, Alejandro Capano y Fabio Alejandro Romano.


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LOL. But it's not what you think. At Christ's Church Academy, the common texting term means Love Out Loud. And it took the form of 350 students at the private Mandarin school fanning across Jacksonville to serve others for three days this week. This is the fourth year that students in grades K-12 have done good deeds in the community, said Madison Nichols, head of school.
One group sorted, folded and boxed clothes at Dignity U Wear. Some stocked shelves at Mandarin Food Bank and Second Harvest. Some did Valentine crafts at two Arc facilities for clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At Wyndham Lakes and Sterling House senior living facilities, they served lunch, painted residents' nails, led them in exercises and performed on their recorders.
Caleb Gay, 15, was among a group that went to the North Florida School of Special Education to do crafts, work in the gardens and participate in physical education classes. The 10th-grader played soccer with the students and said it was "really special" to see their appreciative reaction.
Other students made haystacks candy and took them to three fire stations.
The academy is on Old St. Augustine Road and is close to strip shopping centers where many of the students' families shop. So the third-graders and kindergartners made thank-you cards, which they hand-delivered to the stores, Nichols said. The academy is a ministry of Christ's Church, and some students went to its main campus on Greenland Road to spread mulch in the flower beds and parking lots.
One assignment — giving out bottles of water at Hemming Plaza — had to be postponed until probably next week, Nichols said.
LOL helps train the students to be disciples in their communities, homes and schools, she said.
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I pre-order mainly to get it guaranteed day 1. And also Amazon usually gives you cool stuff for pre-ordering.
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It's funny, I usually pre-order games I think might be sold out, and then you walk into the stores and there's a ton of them on the shelf! It's just one of those things I guess. I did however Pre-order a PS4 with BF4, just in case you can't get one on launch!
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There were lots of shortages for ps3 games at launch...like Resistance and a few other popular titles in my area...afterwards not so much. Like I said...amazon day 1 delivery so its there in my mailbox when i get home from work and usually get free dlc and $10 off future purchases on almost all my video game purchases.
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I don't usually pre-order but when I do it's for the extras. Back in the day i got my Uncharted 2 preorder 6 days before release. That was a fun week
yeah, but I've never actually had problems finding a game be out of stock everyone. Sometimes at 1 store but then I've always lucked up at the 2nd try
07-07-2013 #57
Only time I've really ever had a hard time finding a game I want in stock is
1) if its a fairly older title that I passed up on at launch or
2) Its a launch title for a new console. People will buy them up days/weeks in preperation before the console even releases. Sometimes leaving a few copies left at the launch of the console. Its even worse when they buy up those games and are unable to get a launch console to begin with. Totally screws over those who do get a console.
Aside from those situations, the only real benefit(s) are the preorder bonus's or like I mentioned before, if you're horrible with money it can work as a pseudo layaway program of sorts.
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The last 2 years I've downloaded 76% of my PS3 Games why?
Because Internet is literally 35 times faster today than it was 2 years ago at the fastest speeds available downloading takes literally only 2-3 hours for a 30GB game to download, sure it takes a further hour an a half to install but while it's doing that I can be productive in other ways and take a break from gaming.
I was put off of EB GAMES (Australia's GameStop, owned by GameStop) years ago honestly I find the stores smell like arm pits and butt sweat most of the time, and middle of the day till close they're really busy the line ups for everything are crazy, most of the time the games cost 30% more than the digital download copy.
So I have no idea why I bought 2 physical games with my PS4 pre-order because it comes down to I have accepted and embrace the digital age of convenience, I hate having to insert discs every time I want to change games but then again I have to do that when watching blu-rays so that's a case of "oh well" in fact I still buy all my new music on vinyl which requires just as much effort when changing albums etc.
When it comes to certain things I prefer some things in physical form and others in a digital sampled form games are all digital products so it shouldn't make a difference whether you buy it physical or digital with the PS4, Sony makes more money when you buy digital and ideally they would love it if everyone went to a digital only system because they would make more money and not have to worry about every 2-3 games being traded in losing 2-3 sales every time.
I can honestly see myself buying 90% of my games in download form when I get my hands on PS4, it's faster than going to a store and buying a game because this time round games begin to download and install immediately as each chunk is downloaded so it will take literally no more than an hour or two to have all the game data installed, even then sony said games will be playable immediately meaning that you will more than likely be able to play most of your games instantly while it downloads and installs this won't be good for the internal HDD but that's where some of the spare RAM in the system will help share the load e.g. as game data loads into the RAM the HDD can work on doing the downloading data and installing jobs just like a typical mac or pc.
I honestly can see sometime this generation a PS4 unit that is slimmed down and doesn't come with an optical drive because the playstation store will be the central hub just like with iPhone, Apple TV and Mac and PC's with iTunes your music has become majorly digital so too will console games.
This will be the last generation of game discs, even now the PS Vita is getting majority of its sales through the PS Store people don't want to lug around game cards anymore with portables, can't say the same for consoles however I know heaps of people that will install PC games and then create disc images of the first game disc so that they never have to insert the real game disc into their PC ever again... I can see the playstation store making an option so that you can pay a small licensing fee to download the digital copy of a game, e.g. you go to say a rental store or borrow a game from a friend then give that game back but you in a few days decide damn I want to buy that game eventually and then sony offers you to purchase a license for the game and because the game is already pre-installed on the HDD most of the game elements are there, maybe minus a few things so sony would then download the missing files and wah la you make the purchase and the game is shown as a digital game in your PS library, this will ultimately make more digital sales and the used game market can continue to do its thing.
if a new game costs let's say $59.95 USD new they could charge $49.95 for the digital download and possibly $35 for the digital asset license this is for a new game if a game is a bargain bin game less than $20 they could charge as little as $9 if they wanted to this would work I think
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Yes, the games are downloadable, the problem is that its Sony. Thankfully the games arent tied to your console like Nintendo, but unlike Microsoft, Sony doesnt allow you to change your account name. I'm someone who likes change and gets bored with the same old things, I like to switch it up. Now, most people online known me as ProfessorPanda or DuhWhitePanda.
On PS3 however, I've been stuck with the same account for well over 5 years now. At least, with buying everything physically, I can create a new account, if I want, and still play my games, excluding online pass games. Until Sony allows us to change usernames, like Microsoft, I have no intent on buying much off the Sony Store.
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I used to pre-order just so i could have it first. Now i wake up in time for a store to open on release day and make sure I'm first in.
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The artist that we select with this Open Call will then be presented to DOT as part of our grant application for the Urban Art program. The grant application deadline is November 16th, as such, our artist will be selected by a panel of judges in the fall and if our application is chosen, we will set our sights on a spring installation. We are planning to implement this installation as part of a larger public art narrative that will be taking place throughout the greater Lower East Side over the coming year.
Well, it's asphalt. A triangular patch of it, to be specific. It is located at the intersection of Division/Ludlow & Canal Streets, which is a stone's throw from the East Broadway F Train and is also right around the corner from Seward Park, so there will be tons of foot traffic. Right now, parallel sets of traffic stripes already exist currently on this patch of asphalt and there is a smaller platform triangle within the triangle that is not part of the asphalt. The site dimensions of the full space are 125 x 90 x 52 (2006 sq ft) with the smaller inserted triangle having dimensions of 40 x 36 x 20 (288 sq ft), giving the "canvas" a total of 1,718 sq ft. The procedure to paint the street, which will not include painting the interior smaller triangle, will begin with the creation of as flat of a white surface as possible via a layer of Thermo-Plast, which will serve as the Asphalt Art canvas. Then the pattern will be stenciled and filled in by a team of artists/volunteers on top of said Thermo-Plast.
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Newt takes the bait, talks Leonard Wood, hits back at critics of space plan
The former House speaker got the mother of all open-ended Gingrich questions at his 3 p.m. press conference today, and boy did he rise to the moment. Via Ginger Gibson:
Q: As a great fan of history, how does it feel to be part of this monstrous process?
GINGRICH: You know the biggest surprise to me, and Callista and I were talking about this the last couple of days, this is much more complicated than, first of all I think it's the most complicated nominating process since either 1940 or 1920. I mean, there has been nothing like this in the Republican party. And I think it's the doors, there have been three big changes I did not foresee. The one is by having so many proportional states it's very hard for somebody to get 38 or 39% and win. So Romney, whose spent six years and 48 million of his own money, he's been averaging 39%. Well, as long as it's proportional he can't get to 50. And he's the frontrunner, but he's the weakest frontrunner since Woods was in 1920. Second, the scale of Romney's super PAC makes it really hard to knock him out. It's just the fact that he went to Wall street last night to raise $3 million. So money will keep him afloat for a while longer. But third, the inexpensiveness of the internet, the fact that we can send out as we did today a whole series of things to all of our donors and all of our supporters for virtually nothing. The fact that people can go online on newt. org and give money for virtually nothing. It creates a low cost campaign, so it's hard for him to knock us out and it's hard for us to knock him out. And that gives us longer campaign than I would have guessed.
And then I frankly have spent the last couple of months trying to rethink. We had a model, the model really worked up until December when we ran into Romney's attack ads. And I was ahead by 21 points in Rasmussen and 15 in Gallup, just being positive. Frankly, we made a mistake, I think we should have figured out some way to have transcended the attacks and stayed aggressively positive. We're having sort of a halftime, Louisiana is the halfway point. So we're having sort of a football halftime, halftime resetting of the game clock. And we're going to go back to what we did at the first attack, big ideas on brain science, on space, for example paying off the national debt with gas royalties. These are big concepts. And my opponents can ridicule them as they did on space, but I think the country's not going to ridicule.
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KP winning fitness race
Kevin Pietersen looks set to play in the final Test after reporting for training on Wednesday morning.
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England batsman Kevin Pietersen is set to play in the decisivie final Test against India after coming through training on Wednesday morning unscathed.
Pietersen missed Tuesday's training session due to a chest infection, but has responded well to a course of antibiotics and looks set to be fit enough to take his place in the starting XI on Thursday.
The Hampshire batsman has played 29 consecutive Tests since making his debut against Australia in July 2005.
Captain Michael Vaughan confirmed: "He's had a net, he didn't take part in the run around and fielding drills but he'll be fine to go into tomorrow's game.
"I think it was just a virus he picked up on the golf course and he's on antibiotics and he feels fine so he should be okay.
"It was slightly worrying yesterday when I heard he'd got a virus but the doctor said straight away that as long as he got his tablets down him he'd be okay.
"It's obviously better seeing him here today having a bat and hearing his words saying he's fine for tomorrow.
"It's a big relief for the team because he's such an important player."
Stuart Broad also trained with the squad on Wednesday having been excused the previous day to play in Leicestershire's Pro40 match against Derbyshire.
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From GLOBAL GUERRILLAS
Event: Bloomberg, the emblematic plutocrat, raids Liberty Square to drive out the Occupy Wall Street protest. In fact, looking across America, it's amazing how irritating peaceful protest is to its plutocrats, particularly if it is directed against them rather than some useless issue (that the commerical conservatives/liberals love to waste time on).
The question this should raise: how do a very, very small group of neo-feudal plutocrats control a global population (of economic losers) in the modern context?
Right now? Lawfare and the buraucracy of the nation-state. As things continue to degrade, that veneer of legality and constraint will fade and become less effective.
Long term? Bots. Software bots. Drones. My good friend Daniel Suarez did a great job of demonstrating how this works in his books Daemon and Freedom.
In short, bots will increasingly allow a VERY small group of people (in our case, a small group of plutocrats that act as the world's economic central planners) to amplify their power/dominance in a the physical world to a degree never seen before.
Software bots automate information dominance. They can do everything from checking purchasing habits to energy use (via smart meters) to social media use o look for "terrorist" signatures. They can doninate markets as we are seeing high frequency trading. These software bots can also automate interactions with human beings from the simple phone spam/customer service phone tree to interfaces like Siri.
Hardware bots include everything from flying drones to crawling rats to kill, maim, or inacapacitate individuals and/or groups. Driven by the ability of computational hardware to mimic nature, these bots will be able to do what their counter-parts in nature can do and more (already, the majority of "enemy combatants" killed by the US security system, are killed by drones). Expect to see them operating in swarms/clouds, conducting highly autonomous decision making (including the decision to kill), and serving in hunter killer roles.
The combination of the two bot systems, software and hardware, provides the means to automate control of vast populations. A perfect, privatizable solution for an extremely small group of plutocrats (many of whom are pathogenic).
OUR job is to avoid this future. Build resiliant communities that can provide independence and defend themselves. Provide an alternative for those unwilling to become economic losers.
NOTE: I've built and deployed two big, global bot systems in software, and what they can do is absolutely amazing.
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Joe Philbin In As Miami Dolphins Coach, Matt Flynn next?January 20, 2012
Well, I figured this was going to happen. Actually, to be honest, I really didn't think this could go down. I just thought of Joe Philbin as the best possible coach out there for the Miami Dolphins. When have the Miami Dolphins brass ever done something that people thought was a solid move?
According to sources, Joe Philbin will be the eighth coach of the Miami Dolphins, and the fourth in seven years (not including interim head coaches). This once-proud franchise was known for its stability at the head coaching position, headlined by legendary Don Shula's 25 years with the team.
Enough about the past though, this is about the future. And the future looks a bit brighter. With the addition of Joe Philbin, the West Coast Offense isn't too far behind. The West Coast Offense is what Brandon Marshall was brought up in and what Reggie Bush's skill set is made for.
What? An offensive scheme that actually maximizes the current talent on the Dolphin's roster? Yes.
The potential of this offense looks brighter when you consider players like Charles Clay at tight end and Davone Bess at the slot, who needs to get back on track after a sub-par 2011 season.
All of this hinges on one big move that most expect to happen. Matt Flynn becoming a Miami Dolphin. In the NFL, head coaches often attach themselves to their quarterback. Enter Joe Philbin and Matt Flynn. The two have worked together since Flynn was drafted in 2008.
This move also might show how owner Stephen Ross and general manager Jeff Ireland feel about current quarterback Matt Moore. The other finalist for the Dolphins' coaching spot was Mike McCoy, offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos.
McCoy worked with Matt Moore in his days with the Carolina Panthers. If the Dolphins hired McCoy, all indications point to Moore starting in 2012. Perhaps Ross and Ireland think that they have already seen Matt Moore's ceiling and realize that he is just a solid back-up or stop-gap quarterback.
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