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Gastronomical warfare
After a week of Canal Fest, harmonious feelings between the Tonawandas are high.
Except when it comes to the gridiron. Then all bets are off, except one. Alumni of the Tonawanda Warriors and North Tonawanda Lumberjacks squared off July 11 in the second annual alumni football game.
The T-NT rivalry is one of the fiercest in local high school sports.
Tonawanda 4th Ward Alderwoman Jenna N. Koch proposed a gastronomical wager to her counterparts in the North Tonawanda Common Council: Nite-mare subs (steak, cheese, sausage and peppers) from Galassi's Sub Shop in North Tonawanda for her Council if the Warriors won, or Warrior Combos (beef on weck and five chicken wings served with french fries) from Squire's Tap Room for North Tonawanda's lawmakers if the Lumberjacks were victorious.
Second Ward Alderwoman Donna Braun – and a member of the North Tonawanda Football Hall of Fame — accepted Koch's challenge and will soon be chowing down on a Warrior Combo. NT won, 18-0.
No word on if the bet included a side of antacids.
His cup runneth over
Restaurateur Russell Salvatore has a well-earned reputation for giving to local charities, including the Variety Club of Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and various civic causes in his own backyard of Lancaster.
Recently, Salvatore donated $34,000 worth of gym equipment to the Cayuga Club Lancaster Police Benevolent Association for its first-ever fitness room at the new police station on Pavement Road, allowing officers to work out before their shifts or after, or during their lunch breaks.
The cops are grateful, of course. Monday, they will hold a brief ceremony to recognize Salvatore with a plaque to be displayed in the fitness room.
Salvatore is not bashful about acknowledging his generosity to the community.
"Over the years, I think I have given enough to Chinese auctions, benefits and other charities that I could probably settle the national debt," he posted on the website for his grand hotel and Russell's Steaks, Chops & More.
"But that's OK. I love doing, it and I love working this hard to be able to do it," he added.
Initial impressions count
When is it worth using the middle initial in your name?
When the name is something simple, like Matt Smith, and the reason is something pretty important.
Matt G. Smith, subject of a story today in WNY Refresh, heads a nonprofit agency on Linwood Avenue that's in the business of preventing addiction.
He wanted the "G." firmly ensconced in the story.
"Please do," he said. "When I tried to get the background check to buy my home, we were there for half the day. I'm not the Matt Smith that sold the lemon car, I'm not the Matt Smith that stood you up at the prom.
"I might be the Matt Smith you owe 20 bucks to," he said. "That's possible."
Double rainbow tour
A rare sight followed the brief torrential downpour that threatened to halt pop-rock singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles' performance Wednesday at Artpark in Lewiston.
It was the elusive double rainbow, acknowledged in some cultures as a sign of good luck.
A couple of days after the event, the Grammy-nominated singer posted pictures of it on Instagram.
A note of appreciation to her Western New York fans for their loyalty and resilience during the raging storm also was posted on Bareilles' Twitter account.
"Double Rainbow for the most resilient crowd ever. Thank you Lewiston. Fuh real."
The Eureka, Calif., native has released four studio albums and has been nominated for four Grammys. She is, perhaps, best known for her 2007 hit, "Love Song."
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LONGVIEW — A 20-year-old soldier from Longview killed herself in Afghanistan last December as she served alone in a guard tower, where she was stationed despite a long history of mental health issues that was not communicated to her supervisors, according to a new report.
An Army investigation determined that Spc. Mikayla Bragg's commanding officers were never told she had made an apparent previous suicide attempt while serving stateside in Fort Knox, even though officials at the Kentucky base knew of it. The (Longview) Daily News obtained the investigation report through a Freedom of Information Act request.
"I found out after her death she had been seen (at Fort Knox) for issues like this. Of course, the information was never provided to her commander (in Afghanistan)," wrote one frustrated Army captain, whose name was redacted. "Real effective policy they have in place."
Among the findings were that her superiors weren't told she had spent 45 days in an Army hospital at Fort Knox for mental -health treatment just months before she deployed. She had been hospitalized after telling doctors she wanted to crash a car and injure herself.
They also didn't know she had weaned herself off her prescribed anti-anxiety medication to satisfy requirements to deploy. That was six months before she shot and killed herself while stationed alone in a guard tower on Dec. 21 at Forward Operating Base Salerno.
"It is my opinion that (Bragg) 'fell through the cracks' created by the lack of information sharing that had been repeatedly requested and denied," a brigade behavioral health officer stationed at Camp Salerno wrote to investigators.
Bragg's father, Steve Bragg of Longview, declined to comment on the findings.
The report highlights a persistent problem for the military: Suicides have risen alarmingly even as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are winding down. Veterans groups and others have urged the military to do more to help soldiers who are struggling with long deployments, the stress of being away from home and pre-existing psychological trauma.
But it also portrays a young soldier determined to serve. Bragg, 20, enlisted in 2008 after graduating from Mark Morris High School. She volunteered at battalion fundraising events, referred herself to Fort Knox counselors when necessary, and, once she deployed, fit in immediately with a new group of soldiers.
The 135-page report, known as a 15-6 investigation, included written statements from Bragg's colleagues and commanders, mental health counselors and Army officials at Fort Knox. All names except for Bragg's were blacked out in the report.
Bragg showed no indications she was having trouble in Afghanistan, according to Army interviews with nearly two dozen of her fellow soldiers. All said she was a good soldier, and she had been promoted twice to specialist while in Afghanistan. She completed the Army's suicide prevention training in November 2011 — mandatory for all soldiers.
The report does not say if anyone would face discipline in relation to Bragg's death. The investigators made three recommendations:
Mental-health providers stateside should share more information about high-risk soldiers with mental health providers in war zones. Camp Salerno's behavioral health officer said she had been unable to get mental health records for Bragg because of privacy laws.
Commanders should develop better procedures to ensure personnel data is not lost while transferring soldiers between units.
No soldier should be stationed in a guard tower alone.


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It's time to harvest some fall fun as two Athens-area corn mazes open in time for children and adults to wander the leafy labyrinths throughout the month of October.
Those wanting to lose - and then find - themselves in a corn jungle can travel to Rocky Ridge Farm on Lexington-Carlton Road in Lexington for a 3.5-acre maze or visit Washington Farms on Hog Mountain Road in Bogart for an 8.5-acre maze.
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Dana Nash, co-operator of Rocky Ridge Farm, still is getting used to her twisty, tricky produce puzzle, she said.
"I have to use GPS every time or else I get lost in the maze," Nash laughed.
Rocky Ridge Farm offered some family-oriented activities last year during the month of October, but this is the first year the farm created a corn conundrum, she said.
Nash, her husband and another man run the farm and decided to try to bring people out to Rocky Ridge as a way to try their hand at agritourism, she said.
The farm also will offer activities such as miniature pig races and a six-hole country-themed miniature golf course, she said.
But Rocky Ridge Farm isn't the only place around that uses corn stalks to create a riddle you can walk into.
People have wandered through Washington Farms' corn maze for seven years now, said Donna Washington, who owns the farm with her husband.
"We have a lot of return customers, because it's something wholesome and fun," Washington said.
The farm added a "jumping pillow" to its maize maze, which is a kind of trampoline that's set in the ground, she said.
Both farms also will offer other activities, like hayrides and pumpkin slingshot games.
Washington Farms' corn maze will be open weekends, as well as Tuesdays and Wednesdays, starting Oct. 12 and 13. Tickets are $10-$12 per person for ages 5 and up. For more information, visit www.washingtonfarms.net.
Rocky Ridge Farm's corn maze will be open Friday evenings, all day Saturdays and Sunday afternoons. Tickets cost $10 per person, and a ticket just to walk through the corn maze costs $7 per person. Children ages 3 and younger get in free. For more information, visit www.rockyridgefarmmarket.com.
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Hello readers, it`s been a while since the last time i wrote a post on tetrisattack.net. I am glad to bring the website back and i will also try to revive it by writing new posts on daily basis. As you know its been a lot of time since Tetris Attack was popular and we ware playing it but the game is still good and fun. I dont have the emulator anymore so i cannot play the tetris attack no more but if you have some other solutions for me please message me. Even though i am getting older and older i am still big fan of games and i consider myself huge gamer. I am really busy with work and personal life and i dont have much time for playing games so i started playing some flash games when i need to relax because they are small and can not get you so addicted. I will use this blog to write reviews about the games i play so if you are new to flash games i hope to make your gaming life easier. 😉
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A key member of the Annual Giving department, the Sr. Program Assistant provides ongoing administrative support to the Director and Annual Giving staff members, who are charged with increasing unrestricted and current use (directed) monies for the University.
He/She often serves as the first point of contact for the Office of Annual Giving at Bentley University, interfacing with all constituencies, prospects, and donors, and well as University officials, administrators, and colleagues within the division as well as across campus.
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CNN And Candy Crowley. Are They Incompetent Or Stooges For Mitch McConnell?
While surfing the web, I ran across this video of Candy Crowley interviewing Senator Mitch McConnell. As I watched the video I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Candy had 2 graphics showing at the same time. One graphic said 24% blame Barack Obama for rising gasoline prices and the other graphic said 64% blame Barack Obama for rising gasoline prices. Click here to see the CNN/ORC poll Candy was talking about at the beginning of the show or click here to see the excerpt.
The graphic saying 64% blame Barack Obama for rising gasoline prices was at the bottom of the screen during much of Candy's interview with Senator Mitch McConnell. I'll bet that made Mitch happy. And makes me wonder if CNN And Candy Crowley are incompetent of just Mitch McConnell corporate stooges.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida lawmaker has filed a bill that would toughen the state's new ban on texting while driving.
The new law was just passed earlier this year, but it classifies texting while driving as just a secondary offense. That means law enforcement has to spot you breaking another law before you can be pulled over.
"It would be easy for me to write 15, 20, 25 tickets a day just on texting and driving," says Shafer. Yet, he can't do anything about it. Officer Kevin Shafer told WTSP, "It's crazy, crazy to watch."
"Texting hurts other people, to me it should be like a DUI offense," says Florida driver Jim Turner.
State Senator Maria Sachs, D-Delray Beach, filed a new bill that would make texting while driving in the state a primary offense. If it's approved, police would be able to stop and fine you just for texting behind the wheel.
Under the proposed legislation, fines for texting while driving would stay the same, with a $30 ticket for a first offense, and higher fines after that.
The bill will likely coming up during the next legislative session in March.
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I got this sample in yesterday, and I could smell it before I even opened the box! It's a very sweet fragrance, and it smells exactly the same when brewing. The taste, with no additives, is heavy and complex. I taste the rose, maybe a bit of vanilla, but I think I'm mostly getting the passion fruit flavoring and the rose. There is no bitterness, and very little astringency, if any. It's ok, but not something I'd seek out. The rose is a bit off-putting for me, and combined with the strong scent, it's just not my thing. It's quite possible that the addition of sugar could save it, though.
A spot of sugar does seem to lighten it up a bit, but I think it brings out the rose even more. I am getting a touch of black tea now, though. I think this must be one of those things where you either love it or you don't. I may try it again, but I'm definitely not loving it right now.


text: I was surprised to hear Sean say to Arie that they hadn't seen each other since Curacao. You know these Bachelor folks are kind of like one big fraternity/sorority and are always meeting up. I was when Arie started to give Sean kissing tips. On most of the other boards Sean had been given the nickname "lizard tongue" because of the way his tongue was always darting in and out. So, when Arie told Sean that there shouldn't be much tongue action nor darting I nearly bust a gut. These guys are in on the joke...they all must read the boards. And to whomever said upthread, early on, that Sean looked like he was trying not to crack a smile on the limo ride home after being dumped by Emily, I wholeheartedly agree. I don't think he ever had his heart broken by Emily.


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TWO men are to appear before a judge charged with the robbery of an off-licence.
Callum James Horsley, 22, and Wayne Rogan, 29, appeared at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court in custody.
They are each accused of one count of robbery and one of possession of an offensive weapon.
The charges relate to an incident at the Premier Store – also known as Aras Convenience Store – in Northgate on Hartlepool's Headland, on Tuesday, May 27, where a shop worker is said to have been threatened with a knife.
Two men responsible made off with cash and other items from the store and staff raised the alarm.
Horsley, of Northgate, and Rogan, of Heortness Road, West View, were brought before the bench of justices yesterday.
Neither of the defendants entered pleas to the alleged charges at the court appearance.
Magistrates send the case to be dealt with by a judge at Teesside Crown Court in Middlesbrough.
The pair will appear at the crown court on Thursday, June 12.
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Oohhh thank you so much to Kristin for facilitating my tasting of this one while I'm trying to pare down my teas in anticipation of living in a DORM this summer. It's delicious smelling, definitely reminiscent of a coconut dessert. When I put this one on to steep I had a massive headache that wouldn't die, and I needed something to make me feel better. It actually took my headache away, no lie. Placebo effect, I'm sure.
When brewed, I find it hard to believe that this is a tea! It reminds me of the taste of the coconut milk powder that I ordered a long time ago, and stirred into a few teas before the powder somehow got "weird" in my humid kitchen. Also, I imagine this could be heavenly sweetened.
I'm not enraptured by this tea, per se, but I really do like it enough to buy it, particularly because all of the other coconut teas that I've tried that have tasted this strongly have ended up really greasy when brewed. I'm glad that the tea doesn't look like an oil spill.
I feel thoroughly appreciative of all things modern right now as I sit and drink this indoors in the AC while it's 91 degrees outside and humid. Having had the AC broken last week, I am willing to offer it whatever sacrifice it demands to keep it up and running. Sorry environment- my otherwise aggressive eco-hippiedom breaks down here.


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McIntosh and John Varvatos
That was a long time ago, and the place is much different now, of course. The intersection of Bleecker and the Bowery is now home to a John Varvatos boutique, where one might find a $600 pair of distressed leather boots sitting not far from electric guitars signed by members of Cheap Trick. Is this the intersection of fashion and music? If, to an 18-year old, CBGB's wasn't cool, then John Varvatos didn't even exist.
Why, then, do I feel hopeful about the new partnership between McIntosh Laboratory and the John Varvatos boutique at 315 Bowery? Is it because I've grown old and soft, or is it because I now think it's alright to aspire? I don't know. Maybe I just like to see hi-fi in unlikely places. Just as I find a thrill in discovering a pair of vintage electrostatics in a Murray Hill condo or a collection of beautiful tubes in a Cobble Hill rowhouse, I am energized by shelves of vinyl, concert posters, and a sound system by one of the most loved manufacturers of American hi-fi, McIntoshall mingling together in a high-end fashion boutique.
The cherished American brand has announced that select McIntosh products, including the MXA60 Manhattan Home Audio System, will be on display in John Varvatos boutiques in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
The McIntosh MXA60 "Manhattan Home Audio System," seen from the front, without loudspeaker grille covers, and from the back.
"Shoppers will be able to experience the unique sensibilities of the trendsetting John Varvatos clothing line alongside iconic McIntosh style and elegance, creating an in-store atmosphere suited for true rock royalty!"
The John Varvatos 315 Bowery and the John Varvatos West Hollywood locations will offer a very interesting, complete McIntosh system, called the "Soho II," which combines a McIntosh MT10 turntable with Mac amplification and loudspeakers. It seems that this particular system is as much a throwback to the complete stereo consoles of the past as it is an invitation to bring high-quality experiences to our present and future lives. Are John Varvatos and McIntosh asking people to slow down and enjoy?
I hope so.
The McIntosh MT10 turntable, seen from above and from the side.
While McIntosh products have been featured previously in John Varvatos boutiques, this most recent collaboration marks the introduction of the stores as authorized Mac dealers. Why the attraction?
McIntosh president Charlie Randall stated in a press release, "John [Varvatos] is a longtime audio enthusiast and a McIntosh collector, and his brand's mystique is heavily steeped in his personal appreciation for the authentic roots of great musicsomething that has always defined our McIntosh commitment as well. Just as importantly, we are committed to not only creating no-compromise, elegant home entertainment solutions, but to making sure they are offered in retail environments that meet our standards for refinement, care and excellence…. We're looking forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with John Varvatos."
Now seems like a good time to revisit 315 Bowery, to perhaps replace my old memories with something new.


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Weekly weigh-ins keep Padres on track
Weekly weigh-ins keep Padres on track
As the Padres' players amble sleepily into the clubhouse some three to four hours before game time, they see strength and conditioning coach Jim Malone sitting patiently by a scale with a clipboard near the players' dining room. Most opt to stop by before breakfast, a few adventurous souls drop by after, but whether or not they do so on a full stomach, every San Diego player steps on that scale to have their weight recorded in Malone's master chart.
Though often jokingly treated as such by players and coaches, the weekly weigh-ins are not a test with extra sprints or less dessert awaiting those who "fail." Instead, the weigh-ins are one method the Padres' training staff uses to monitor the fitness of their players through the long haul of a 162-game, six-month season.
"We just try to see across the board if they're trending in one direction or another, make sure there's no big swings," Malone said. "If they're going too far in one direction ... I've got to determine whether or not they're gaining bad weight ... or in the other direction if we need to increase their caloric intake."
If a player is gaining weight, Malone said, it's more than likely "bad weight," because the players' in-season lifting program is not necessarily aimed at adding muscle.
"I don't like the word 'maintain,' but that's probably more the case, just because they play so many games," Malone said of the goal of the in-season lifting program. "It's not realistic to expect that they can train invasively enough for them to make any kind of big changes."
That doesn't mean they aren't training hard during the season. But often, training can be limited by playing time: The amount of work a player puts in in the weight room is often dictated by the amount of work required of him on the field in a given week.
"Starting pitchers are the easiest guys to program for -- you know what they're doing because they're pitching every fifth day," Malone said. "The other guys, even if you have a plan, you can't set it in stone because it may be a day you're expecting a guy to come in and lift and what if you played 13, 14 innings last night. There's some fluidity to it.
"I tell them at the beginning of the year there's 26 weeks -- in a perfect world you'd lift twice a week, but it's not going to be a perfect world. Fifty-two is the goal, [but] probably not going to get there," Malone said. "But if they're lifting every third or fourth day, for the kind of loads and rep ranges I try to keep them within, it's going to be enough to keep them where they need to be."


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Use of Focalin for Fatigue in Sarcoidosis
This study has been completed.
University of Cincinnati
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First Posted: August 8, 2006
Last Update Posted: February 24, 2011
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Patients diagnosed with chronic sarcoidosis with fatigue for more than 6 months. Sarcoidosis and its treatment can greatly affect your quality of life. Many patients suffer from fatigue (feeling tired), lack of focus and concentration, in ability to organize their daily activities, and memory loss. These commonly reported symptoms often get in the way of everyday life.
|Drug: d-methylphenidate
|Phase 4
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Dexmethylphenidate Hydrochloride, (d-MPH) in the Treatment of Fatigue in Sarcoidosis Subjects.
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MedlinePlus related topics: Fatigue Sarcoidosis
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Improvement of fatigue. [ Time Frame: 30 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Improvement of pulmonary status [ Time Frame: 30 weeks ]
- Safety of treatment [ Time Frame: 30 weeks ]
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Drug: d-methylphenidate
oral dosing for 8 weeks then cross over to placebo in random order
Other Name: Focalin
This is to be a double blind, randomized trial with cross over of 12 patients with chronic sarcoidosis on stable systemic therapy. Patients will be screened for fatigue using a modified SNAP and Facit-F scores. Patients will be in the study for 20 weeks. Objective of study: To determine the effect of dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride, (d-MPH)(Focalin) on fatigue in Sarcoidosis. The is a common complaint in sarcoidosis, related to the chronic inflammatory nature of the disease. It may also related to therapy for the disease.
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- Diagnosis of sarcoidosis using standard criteria
- Disease for more than one year
- Complain of fatigue which has been present for more than six months.
- Over 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Change in therapy for sarcoidosis in prior three months
- history of ventricular arrythmias
- Patients with a history of anxiety disorder, glaucoma, motor ties or a family history of Tourette's syndrome.
- Patients who are currently receiving or have received monoamine oxidase inhibitors within 14 days prior to study entry.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00361387
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00361387
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i just saw that on feb, 18 creativelive.com scheduled a fundamentals of digi photography 2013 for 5!!! days!
i am sure there is a lot to learn and i might tune in from time to time.
when you watch it live, it is free, even the rewatch is free.
the whole course is only 99 $ while on sale, so it might be affordable to purchase anyway and watch later.


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GridView.AutoGenerateColumns Property
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Gets or sets a value indicating whether bound fields are automatically created for each field in the data source.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
When the AutoGenerateColumns property is set to true, an AutoGeneratedField object is automatically created for each field in the data source. Each field is then displayed as a column in the GridView control in the order that the fields appear in the data source. This option provides a convenient way to display every field in the data source; however, you have limited control of how an automatically generated column field is displayed or behaves.
Instead of letting the GridView control automatically generate the column fields, you can manually define the column fields by setting the AutoGenerateColumns property to false and then creating a custom Columns collection. In addition to bound column fields, you can also display a button column field, a check box column field, a command field, a hyperlink column field, an image field, or a column field based on your own custom-defined template.
You can also combine explicitly declared column fields with automatically generated column fields. When both are used, explicitly declared column fields are rendered first, followed by the automatically generated column fields. Automatically generated bound column fields are not added to the Columns collection. For more information, see Columns.
If you set this property to true and set the ItemType property to a model type, DynamicField controls are generated. If you do not set the ItemType property, BoundField controls are generated. If you do not want DynamicField controls, you have the following options:
Set the ColumnsGenerator property to null in the Page_Load event handler. In that case, BoundField controls are generated.
Write custom code to automatically generate fields by creating and assigning your own ColumnsGenerator class and assigning an instance of it to the control.
Set AutoGenerateColumns to false. In that case, no fields are generated, and you must manually specify fields using controls such as BoundField or ImageField.
Do not set the ItemType property. In that case, BoundField controls are generated.
The following example demonstrates how to use the AutoGenerateColumns property to automatically create bound field columns in a GridView control for each field in the data source.
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Voice-Mail System Instructions
Voice-mail is available to all residential students, faculty and staff. The following are instructions on the basic functions of the voice-mail system.
When used for the first time, the voice-mail system takes users through Setting Up the Voice-Mail Box. Once set up, users can access their voice-mail box on- and off-campus. After accessing the voice-mail box, users can retrieve and forward voice-mail messages. Other mail-box options are available. After the initial setup, users can change pass code and change mail box setup.
There are some common troubleshooting tips that users may find helpful. If there is a problem with the voice-mail system, please contact Technology Services.
- Accessing Voice-Mail Box
- Setting Up Voice-Mail Box
- Retrieving Messages
- Changing Pass Code
- Changing Mailbox Setup
- Options While Playing Messages
- Forwarding a Voice-Mail Message
- Troubleshooting Tips
Accessing Voice-Mail Box
On-Campus at Assigned Extension
- Dial 9222 to access the Voice-Mail system.
- Enter your pass code.
On-Campus at another extension
- Dial 8 1 (202) 884-9222 to access the voice-mail system.
- Press the # key, and then enter your mailbox number.
- Enter your pass code.
- Dial (202) 884-9222 to enter the voice-mail system.
- Press the # key, and then enter your mailbox number.
- Enter your pass code.
Setting Up Voice-Mail Box
To set up the voice-mail box, after accessing the voice-mail box, follow the prompts
- The voice-mail system plays a message, "Hello mailbox XXXX, please enter your pass code …". Note: Make sure the extension in the greeting matches last four digits of your telephone number.
- Enter 1234 for the pass code.
- The voice-mail system prompts you for a new pass code. This pass code must be at least 4 digits. Note: It is recommended that you not use your telephone extension for a pass code.
- The voice-mail system prompts to record a greeting. This is the message that callers will hear if you do not answer your phone after 4 rings.
- Finally, the voice-mail system prompts you to record your name. This will identify you when you leave a message in another person's campus voice-mail.
Voice-mail is now active and ready to answer any calls after the fourth ring.
Retrieving Messages
- Access your voice-mail box.
- Enter your pass code.
- Press 7 to play new messages.
- You will hear the message date and time, the sender (if known), then the message itself.
Changing Pass Code
- Access your voice-mail box.
- Press 8 for User Options menu.
- Press 1 for Mailbox Setup menu.
- Press 2 for Change pass code menu.
- Press 3 to discard your current pass code and enter a new one.
- Enter your new pass code, you will be prompted to enter the new pass code a second time.
- Press 9 to return to the previous menu.
Changing Mailbox Setup
After the initial mailbox setup, users can change their mailbox setup (name and greeting.
- Access your voice-mail box.
- Press 8 for User Options menu.
- Press 1 for Mailbox Setup menu.
- Press 3 for Mailbox Name Menu
- or Press 1 for Mailbox Greeting Menu.
Options While Playing Messages
- To delete a message, press 3.
- To skip to the next message, press 6.
- To go back to the previous message, press 4.
- To return to the beginning of the current message including the header info (date and time), press 7.
- To return to the beginning of the current message, press * (asterisk).
- To fast forward during a message 5 seconds, press the # key.
- To skip to the end of any system messages, press the # key while the system is talking.
Forwarding a Voice-Mail Message
- Enter your voice-mail box
- Press 7 to listen to your messages.
- During or after listening to the message, press 2 and then 1.
- When prompted, enter the number of the voice-mail box where you would like to forward the message.
- If you would like to attach a comment to the forwarded message, press 2 and record your comment.
- Press 9 to deliver the message.
Troubleshooting Tips
If your calls are going directly to voice-mail or is ringing at another phone:
- Get dial tone
- Press #2
- Hang-up
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Perhaps it says something about the state of leadership in our world that, when a leader identifies a problem and actually attacks it — in other words, shows leadership — he stands out.
After taking office in 2012, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings was confronted by several particularly vile cases of domestic abuse in the city. Rather than just shaking his head at the headlines and giving in to the inevitability of such an overwhelming problem, Rawlings used his bully pulpit and organizational skills to address it. He established a domestic violence initiative aimed at increasing awareness and asking men in the area to take a personal pledge not to allow violence against women.
Now Rawlings is being recognized for his leadership. Friday, he will stand in New York City, across the street from the United Nations, as a keynote speaker at an event titled "Ring the Bell: One Million Men. One Million Promises." More than 6,000 people from across the world are expected to attend.
The event is part of the 57th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. It turns out that while Rawlings was exhorting men in Dallas to take a pledge to never tolerate violence against women, an Indian-American woman named Mallika Dutt was doing the same through her social media website, Breakthrough. Dutt and Breakthrough are planning the event, which is asking 1 million men around the globe to take a pledge to stand up to violence against women — just as Rawlings is doing here.
"The real issue is men," Rawlings said.
"It's time to draw a new line in the sand and say, 'This is the way we're going to act as gentle men.' It's just ironic that they're doing the same thing."
For North Texas, Rawlings' words will matter less than his very presence on the international stage. Having the mayor of Dallas speaking about the city's commitment to stop violence against women will offer a welcome respite from the well-worn stereotype of Texan men as purveyors of modern machismo and the Wild West culture.
Individuals will have the opportunity to make their own statements March 23 when, as part of the awareness campaign, Rawlings has asked for 10,000 men to show up at Dallas City Hall to take the pledge against violence toward women. Former Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman plans to attend, as well as city and religious leaders such as T.D. Jakes of the Potter's House and Bishop Kevin Farrell of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas.
"At first, I was a little afraid I might be throwing a party that no one would show up for," he said. "But now I'm worried about, what if we get a lot more than 10,000?"
That's a problem the entire city should try to lay at his doorstep.


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FishbowlNY has been able to confirm the names and positions of fourteen people laid off last week from the editorial side of the Woman's Day SIP publications. A number of people, as their titles below indicate, were technically freelance, so will not be losing the benefits of full-time staffers, but as more than one freelance employee pointed out to us, will still be losing money and assignments they had counted on.
Leslie Clagett – Co Editor-in-Chief
Leah Bossio – Art Director
Matthew Levinson – Photo Director
Douglas Schulkind – Copy Director
Elaine Cipriano – Managing Editor
Katherine Kretschmer – Departments Editor
Lindsay Damast – Assistant Editor
Anthi Keeling – Production Coordinator
Kathleen Lewandowski – Associate Art Director
Allison Lind – Senior Assoc. Editor
Christine Cameron – Freelance Assoc. Editor
Bill Partsch – Freelance Assoc Editor
Koko Ntuen – Freelance Photo Asst
Merv Kaufman – Freelance Project Director


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This is a set of four replacement RB Concept cooling head screws, and are intended for use with .12 size RB engines.
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Ti Quan Yin Spring Floral
$ 60.00
Ti Quan Yin Spring Floral is delicious and a great value. We searched through all of Anxi to find a Chinese oolong tea that captures the high floral notes and has nice body, yet isn't too expensive. Its tiny greenish balls can be re-brewed several times.
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|Ti Quan Yins are some of China's most famous teas. They are from Southern Fujian Province, and it was in these hills that teas were first rolled into small balls. That allowed the teas to slowly oxidize and slowly develop these great flavors. Each tea leaf goes through complex changes as it gradually dies.
|Dry Leaves
|Light and dark green rolled leaves.
|This tea brews very light, a green-yellow color that is very clear.
|The scent of this tea is of lightly toasted almonds, honey, and butter combined.
|Caffeine Level
|Ti Quan Yin is medium bodied and may be brewed a few times.
|A lovely oolong with enduring flavors of honey, butter, and almonds.
|Brewing Time
|4 to 5 minutes
|Brewing Temp
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Ti Quan Yin Spring Floral has a rating of 3.9 stars based on 10 reviews.


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PPL continues working to repair Irene damage
PPL Electric Utilities crews continue to clean up the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, working around the clock to restore power to more than 230,000 customers so far.
As of 5 a.m. Tuesday, about 51,000 customers remain without power across the utility's service area in central and eastern Pennsylvania.
In Carbon County, there were 713 customers still without power at 7:45 a.m. today. More than 200 of these customers are in Penn Forest and Kidder townships. Mahoning Township had 87 PPL customers in the dark yet this morning, while much of Parryville had no power - 80 customers affected.
Schuylkill County, which at one point had nearly 23,000 customers without electric, still has 3,756 customers who need it restored.
There had been 28,800 customers in Monroe County who had no electric. Nearly a third of them, 9,076 still are waiting for their electricity to come back.
Lehigh County had nearly 60,000 customers without electricity during Irene. Over 23,000 were in Allentown.
A total of 3,845 customers were still without the power this morning, including 417 customers in Washington Township.
As she swirled through Pennsylvania, Hurricane Irene left significant damage to electrical equipment, flooding substations, downing trees on wires and destroying poles. Overall, PPL Electric Utilities reported more than 4,000 cases of trouble that needed to be assessed and repaired. Each individual job represents a handful of customers or a few hundred, and cases are dispatched in order based on the largest number of customers that can be restored.
The utility expects most customers will be restored within three to five days. A small number of outages, representing possibly 1 percent of affected customers, could linger into the weekend. Hundreds of line and tree crews are working around the clock to restore service with roughly 2,300 employees and contractors actively engaged in the recovery effort.
With many of the biggest jobs completed in the first few days of the restoration effort, crews are now focused on repairs that bring back fewer customers at a time.
"With more than two-thirds of customers back in service we have made a lot of progress, but we won't rest until the last customer is able to turn the lights back on," said Dave Bonenberger, director of system emergency. "We want to assure those customers still without electricity that are crews are dedicated to doing everything in their power to quickly and safely restore your service."
In addition to PPL Electric Utilities' own crews and local contractors, the utility is receiving assistance from utility companies in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, New York and Ohio. Behind the scenes, support employees are working extended shifts to ensure field personnel have the information, materials and equipment, and other services they need.
Based on the number of customer outages, Hurricane Irene ranks as the second-worst storm to hit PPL Electric Utilities' service area over the past 20 years, trailing only Hurricane Isabel of 2003, which affected 495,000 customers.
Estimated current outages by county and municipality are available at www.pplelectric.com/outage.
Customers without power who have not yet reported their outages are asked to call 1-800-DIAL-PPL (1-800-342-5775) or online at www.pplelectric.com/outage. Please try again if you do not get through the first time. Customers who have already reported outages are asked not to call back for updates so others can get through.
Customers experiencing prolonged outages can visit PPL Electric Utilities' online outage center at www.pplelectric.com/outage for information on ice and water distributors.
PPL Electric Utilities, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), provides electric delivery services to about 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania and has consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. More information is available at www.pplelectric.com.


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I need Map for Dominican Republic, I have IGO Primo 220.127.116.11658
I need Map for Dominican Republic, I have IGO Primo 220.127.116.11658
Hi, can any one please provide igo primo saudi arabia latest maps,
for Wince,
thanks & regards
hello, can someone help me to provide latest TomTom maps Southeast Asia 2015.Q3
im using iGO primo android,
many thanks...
There is no such release. HERE map release is by quarter. TomTom map release is by number. If you don't find it in the map thread, no one has it.
hi, does anyone know when next here europe map will be released? 2015q2 was on october16, 2015q3 in december, now we're at the end of march... maybe 2015q4 will be soon?
Hello Everyone,
l'm looking for the tmc-file (Igo, Becker) for Austria. In every download I found Austria is missing. Can somebody help me please?
Thanks in advance
Have you looked at sticky licenses thread?
sent with my phone
You have to navigate to get to the good.
Galaxy S5 Kitkat 4.4.2 / Nuvi1200->1250 / Nuvi3790T->34xx / Nuvi 2200 / Nuvi 66 / Oregon 600


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Special Tuition Policies
Cooperative Agreements
We want our district residents to follow their dream career paths, even if we don't offer the training for it. That's why we have cooperative agreements with several area community colleges in place. Through these agreements, our in-district students can enroll in certain occupational certificate and degree programs at other community colleges and pay that college's in-district tuition rate.
Students take all specialized courses at the cooperating college. Related technical and general education courses required in the cooperative programs may be taken at Waubonsee Community College or at the community college offering the program. The cooperating college issues all degrees or certificates for successful completion of the individual program.
Career Education Cooperative Agreements are in place among the following colleges: Black Hawk College, Carl Sandburg College, Danville Community College, Elgin Community College, Heartland Community College, Highland Community College, Illinois Central College, Illinois Valley Community College, John Wood Community College, Joliet Junior College, Kankakee Community College, Kaskaskia College, Kishwaukee College, Lake Land College, Lewis and Clark Community College, Lincoln Land Community College, McHenry County College, Moraine Valley Community College, Morton College, Prairie State College, Rend Lake College, Richland Community College, Rock Valley College, Sauk Valley Community College, South Suburban College, Southwestern Illinois College and Spoon River College.
Cooperative agreements with other Illinois community colleges include, and are limited to, the programs listed:
College of DuPage
- Diagnostic Medical Imaging Nuclear Medicine (certificate)
- Diagnostic Medical Imaging Radiography (AAS and certificates)
- Horticulture (AAS and certificates)
- Motion Picture/Television
- Television Production (AAS)
- Film/Video Production (AAS)
- Motion Picture/Television (certificate)
- Physical Therapist Assistant (AAS)
Tuition Chargeback
If a district resident wishes to earn an occupational degree or certificate at a school NOT listed above, he/she may still qualify for the cooperating school's in-district tuition rate through a tuition chargeback. See the secretary to the Vice President of Student Development for more information.
Registering with a Cooperative Agreement/Tuition Chargeback
Waubonsee district residents should contact the secretary to the Vice President of Student Development for more information and the proper forms. Students from other community college districts who want to enroll in a Waubonsee program not offered in their district should first contact their own admissions office for the proper forms.
Senior Citizen Policy
District residents 65 years of age and older are eligible for a tuition refund for credit courses in which they were enrolled through the midterm date of the course. Refunds are mailed at the end of the semester. Not all courses qualify for tuition refunds. Courses specifically designed for senior citizens, audits or repeated courses do not qualify for tuition refunds.


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by Louis Navellier | October 17, 2012 9:30 am
Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL[1]) highly anticipated iPad Mini reveal event, scheduled for next week[2], just got a lot bigger.
On Monday, the media got word that Apple probably will announce a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro[3], a sleeker version of the thin and powerful notebook. And Tuesday, the newswires were buzzing that Apple also will revamp its critically acclaimed Mac Mini computer[4] by launching three new models, including one that runs Apple's OS X Server.
Having so many products rolled out at once is a shift for Apple, which usually highlights one product launch per event. The tech community agrees this already is the busiest year yet for the gadget giant. But then again, with competitors like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT[5]) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG[6]), it's unsurprising that Apple has been firing on all cylinders.
Speaking of Microsoft, it stole some of the spotlight from Apple as the price was leaked for the Surface. The new Microsoft tablet was listed at a $499 starting price[7] (for a 32 GB model without a touch cover). This is $100 cheaper than the new 32 GB iPad, but I think it'll take more than that to entice diehard Apple fans away from the iPad, which currently commands 70% of the tablet market.
Either way, we'll see how Microsoft does soon, as mass production of the Surface tablets began just a few weeks ago.
Above all else, I'm marking next Thursday, Oct. 25, on my calendar because that's when Apple releases its fourth-quarter earnings data. I expect that Apple's Q4 operating results will lay fears of an Apple slowdown to rest and help turn around its recent bout of consolidation.
Currently, the analyst community calls for 28.5% sales growth and 26.1% earnings growth, and I'm optimistic that the company will match the Street view.
I'll have the latest when it comes out, but in the meantime, there's no doubt in my mind[8] that Apple stock is a great buy right now.
Louis Navellier is the editor of Blue Chip Growth[9] and other stock newsletters.
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By: Alyssa Gagnon, Regular Contributor
Why do I write? Why do we write? Why do I sit down each week and wrack my brain for a topic? And then why do I work to come up with something of substance to type out onto the blank white space filling up my screen? I got to thinking about this task that each of us writers set out to do daily, weekly, monthly… whatever, because instead of the "why" in my question being an inquisitive one, it was a defeatist one. It was a "why" that said "what's the point."
The point is that our voices matter. There is this vast virtual space of internet with content covering all that you can and cannot imagine, and when we ad our voices to that landscape, we are creating a presence, no matter how small.
We are combatting the monolithic voices telling us that we are not good enough or that we need to be somehow different to be "perfect."
We are combatting the voices calling over from the wrong side of history telling us that our bodies our not actually our own.
We are combatting a deluge of negativity. We raise our voices against slut shaming, against domestic violence, against photoshop, against unrealistic expectation, against expectation at all.
But here's the real kicker: We raise our voices.
If not for someone, somewhere, choosing to share their thoughts and feelings in writing, the tiny voices combatting the large ones wouldn't exist. But when many of those tiny voices join together, they begin to be heard. Why wouldn't I want to be a voice? Why wouldn't I want to share for what I believe to be the common good?
I will leave you with this trite question: If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? The same can be applied to our thoughts and feelings and behaviors.
Of course the tree makes a sound; of course we still think and feel and be if we don't write about it. But when there is an audience, our impact is multiplied: our readers will go out and tell others about the booming rush that the tree made as it fell through the growth around it.
When our experiences are recorded, we take up space. When we record our experiences ourselves, we claim space: we are unapologetic about who we are here, now and we give others— perhaps others with even smaller voices than our own— the permission and courage to do the same.
Let's Chat!
Maybe you're not a writer. How do you share your voice? How do you assert your worth and presence?
About Alyssa
Alyssa grew up on a diet of grilled cheese, books, and ice cream with books predominating. She recently graduated with a Master's degree in English and lives in her favorite place with her favorite husband (she only has one). Post-graduation, her plans are to start a new women's magazine that leaves women feeling GREAT about who they are, and to open a publishing house for untapped talent.


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Cuba Hogan
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Born in Eliga, Coryell, Texas, USA on 1899 to Thomas Jefferson Hogan and Edna Cordelia Manning. Cuba married Neal Ward and had a child. She passed away on 24 Dec 1954.
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Affiliate Commissions - Who Pays The Taxes?
My question is, if an affiliate sells a $100 item, and I decided to pay them $75 for that sale (75%), am I going to have to pay taxes on the whole $100 amount at the end of the year? OR do people use a W-9 IRS form (from my understanding this form allows the income to "flow through" the other person or company so they pay taxes on whatever I pay them?)
I don't mind paying the taxes if it helps build my list and sell products, I'm just curious how this works.
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Rugby World Cup
Quinnell buoyed by back-row strength
Huw Baines
August 11, 2011
Quinnell believes Wales are blessed with a host of able options in the back-row © Getty Images
It's one of the oldest tales in the book - the passing of the baton between the grizzled veteran and precocious youngster.
In the last 12 months Welsh rugby fans have already welcomed Sam Warburton onto the international stage as the replacement for the venerable Martyn Williams - a player oft deemed irreplaceable.
Now there is a battle for position at No.8 in the Wales squad for the Rugby World Cup, where 20-year-old Dragons powerhouse Toby Faletau is learning his trade at international level in the shadow of former Grand Slam skipper Ryan Jones.
Jones' apparent fall from grace last year - where he lost the captaincy in the wake of a troubling draw with Fiji - ended up giving the Ospreys back-rower a new lease of life. His dignity was appreciated far and wide and his Six Nations performances were among his best in years.
But with Wales again up against England at the Millennium Stadium this weekend and the World Cup around the corner, the desire to see the hugely impressive Faletau get a second bite at the cherry after last weekend's loss at Twickenham is burning bright.
Scott Quinnell, one of Wales' finest No.8s, believes that Jones' excellent second-half contribution last weekend should see him given time to kick back before catching the flight to New Zealand, with Faletau in need of all the game-time he can get at Test level.
"Ryan Jones did particularly well when he came on," Quinnell said. "He brought a bit of direction back into the play, but that back-row [Faletau, Warburton and Dan Lydiate] Wales will depend on for the next couple of World Cups after this.
"It's an opportunity for them, we know what Ryan can do and we want to keep some energy in those legs going forward. I think he will end up covering the second-row and No.8."
Faletau made a number of errors at the base of an under-powered Welsh scrum at Twickenham, but Quinnell is confident that the selectors will show faith in him. With British & Irish Lions tight-head Adam Jones set to return and anchor the scrum this weekend, Faletau may yet get to show some of the pace and swagger that made him such a threat for the Dragons last season.
"He had some good touches, he made himself available and got into the game," Quinnell said. "One game won't deter the selectors from picking him again and it would be nice to see him get a run of games before they make any wholesale changes. We're not the biggest side in the world, but what we have is pace and power. We've got to utilise that in aspects of our game."
Looking further ahead, Wales' World Cup group is something of a nightmare. Behind the World Champions, South Africa, are Fiji and Samoa - conquerors of the Welsh in 1991, 1999 and 2007 respectively. Warren Gatland's side will not want for a physical examination or two and Quinnell believes that any Welsh reversals should not be treated as 'mishaps' - particularly given Samoa's recent victory over Australia in Sydney.
"I'm not sure it's a case of slipping up this time when you look at the performance that Samoa put in against Australia," he said. "A lot of people said that Australia lost that game but it was more Samoa winning it. Fiji are always a very dangerous side and as we saw in '07, we were expected to beat them but they will be very physical and very strong, especially in the defensive areas.
"South Africa are the most physical side in the world, so i don't think that there's ever been a more physical Pool in World cup history. Wales are in that Pool but we've got to believe in our fitness and believe in the way we play the game, we've got to continue to attack and hopefully that will pay dividends in the end."
Heineken, the world's leading premium beer brand, announced former Wales captain Scott Quinnell as a brand ambassador to promote its sponsorship of the Rugby World Cup 2011 and new campaign, entitled 'This is the Game', which focuses on the unwritten code of values implicit in rugby union on and off the pitch.
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
Huw Baines is the Assistant Editor of ESPNscrum.
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Located 1.7 mi. from the Burbank Airport
Hotel is open 24 hours a day. Hotel Shuttle service operates from 5:30AM-10:30PM daily and is available on-demand. We CANNOT accommodate RV's or over-sized vehicles. Your reservation with Global Airport Parking earns you complimentary transportation to and from the Burbank Airport. Reservations must be made online in order to take advantage of this internet-only special parking rate. Address and driving directions will be provided on the confirmation.
We were very pleased with the prompt and courteous service provided by the Hampton Inn attendants! Thank you very much for the opportunity to park at the hotel and not an airport parking lot:~) We will use this service again!
Due to a communication breakdown between the lady answering the phone and the driver, we were left waiting over 25 minutes before I had to call back, only to find out the driver still had not left, when we were originally told 5 minutes. Called at 4:05p, finally picked up at 4:40p. The gentleman at the parking structure werr very nice and quick.
recent major increase in parking rates makes this location not very desirable
Very well taken care of. Thank you
Amazing service!
Anytime I fly out of Burbank I will be using this shuttle, everything was perfect!!!!
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|November 22, 2007, 03:23 AM
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Scenario that I need opinions on
Okay, first off, I thought I would add that I'm bored, and just got the idea to post this to see what peoples opinions are, because I can't get over the outcome. This is a real life event. It actually happened to a guy I know, and Ill state facts as they happened in reality. It happened I believe in 1998 to a guy that used to work at the AFB I work on. He was a LEO in Kansas City.
Two off duty Police Officers in Kansas City doing sidework as "Security Guards" at an apartment complex in a marked police vehicle are sitting in their vehicle in the parking lot, its a quiet night, and all of a sudden a pickup truck goes speeding through the parking lot, driving eratically. The two off duty LEO's follow it off property, and call in for backup, and attempt to make a traffic stop. The driver of the pickup truck, a 14 year old kid with a dog gets stuck in a nearby parking lot in the mud. The two off duty LEOs pull in behind him, as backup arrives (making I believe 4 LEOs on scene now) and they all give commands for the driver to shut the vehicle down and step out. Hes non compliant, and keeps rocking the truck back and forth trying to free it. One officer (not the guy from work) steps up to try and open the driver side door to pull him out. He finally gets the vehicle free, and it lunges backward toward the officers, striking the officer that approached the vehicle, knocking him to the ground, before smashing into the police car the two off duty LEOs were driving. He throws it in drive, and tries to pull forward, possibly leaving the potential for running the down officer over (this was never made clear from what ive read) and the officers open fire, killing the 14 year old boy, and his dog.
Now, all that being said, would you consider this a justified shooting? Even if the officer wasnt in any danger of being ran over? I mean, the kid did smash into the police vehicle, he was totally non compliant, and he struck the officer and knocked him down with the vehicle. Not too sure, but I think that could be considered attempted murder, or atleast assault with a deadly weapon. What would you have done differently in this situation?
I won't discuss what happened in too much detail, because I know the guy that it happened to, but if you want me to reveal the basic outcome after a discussion has gone on, I will
|November 22, 2007, 04:07 AM
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Hmm...guess this should have went in the Legal section If a mod feels the need to move it there, please do so.
|November 22, 2007, 09:37 AM
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I've seen this scenario repeated over and over many times, "The dude was trying to run over me so I shot". In the end it's not worth all the headaches you will have to endure in the press, the courts and going through an extensive internal investigation. An officer should never place himself in front of a vehicle that is attempting to flee. I saw a young police officer run over and killed during one of these pursuits because he thought the bad guy would surely not drive over him.
|November 22, 2007, 09:52 AM
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|November 22, 2007, 11:07 AM
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If I understand the scenario correctly, . . .
we get to a position where an officer is on the ground, . . .
the perp/driver is totally non compliant and has already demonstrated a full willingness to create havoc and harm with the vehicle he is in, . . .
the perp/driver shows total disregard for people or lives, . . .
the vehicle is in a position where it can and very well may run over the downed officer, . . .
the downed officer may be injured and cannot move out of the way on his own, . . .
Solution: shoot the driver. Priority reason, . . . you are stopping a possible LEO killing.
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|November 22, 2007, 12:54 PM
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tough call
That is a tough call and not being there I can only monday morning quarterback. But that being said, the idea that an officer is in danger will always trump any other ,cause officer safety is first priority.
1st: Did the officers know the assailant was 14?
If so maybe a little restraint maybe have been warranted .But driving in a manner that endangers others is cause for escalation of force.
2nd :The Car blocking technique should have been employed,but some dept.regulations and directive speak to budgets and cars are expensive.
3rd: Was this child on Drugs? Or running from some situation that caused extreme duress?
At the end of this it is ALWAYS officer safety first. So as to justified that will be the determination in most cases. But could some other method have been employed? Disable the vehicle?
We pay our police to make decisions in seconds that we spend years reviewing.They are to be thanked for their service and when tough calls are made lets give them the benefit of the doubt.
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|November 22, 2007, 01:02 PM
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|November 22, 2007, 01:26 PM
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Bottom line ... only those that were there will really know if it was the right response. That said, officers in cases appearing to require lethal action should exercises restraint before resorting to irrevocable force. It would be interesting to know if after the fact, they unanimously felt they responded in the right manner.
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|November 22, 2007, 01:50 PM
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As for the two cops working off duty as security guards in a marked police vehicle, I guess its allowed in Kansas City. Thats what the court papers said (which are available online, which is where I got all this information). The individual I worked with was pretty guarded about what happened. He never talked about it, though he did go into it with me at one point in time, and he was STILL pretty guarded about what happened. Basically, from what little he told me, and what the court papers said, the Police Department tried to pin it all on him (the guy I worked with, also the Officer who fired first, possibly because he was so young, I believe 22 at the time and just out of the academy for a year). Not sure if he was fired for this incident, or if he quit (im sure he was fired), but I believe he sued the department for as he put it "f*cking with him" and now gets a settlement from them. Also, the mother of the 14 year old boy sued the 3 officers who fired on their son, and won a substantial amount of money. I believe something totalling over a million dollars. I think $500,000 for 2 officers, the guy I worked with included, and I think $100,000 for the other officer, because it was determined that the wounds from his bullets would not have caused the death of the boy. Also, she was awarded I think $50,000 for aggravating circumstances against the guy I worked with. Not sure what teh aggravating circumstances were, because it never said, but I think it may be because he fired first.
Im not sure if those facts are all correct, but thats pretty much the basic gyst of what happened. I just can't get over the fact that the justice system works against Law Enforcement Officers who were forced to make a decision in the line of duty, which potentially could have saved the life of another Officer. I feel they did the right thing. Whether it was "right or wrong", as someone else stated, the only people who will ever know if they reacted properly are the Officers who were on scene. In a way, I feel that they could have possibly shot out the tires (though not recommended and sometimes not allowed, may have been better than shooting the suspect) or used another vehicle to block his, or pull the Officer out of harms way. This type of situation makes me wonder if I ever want to be a cop. Too much liability. You get 2 seconds to make a decision, while a judge and a jury get months to tell you that it was the wrong one. I dont know who is required to pay that $1,000,000+ that she won, but I wouldnt be surprised if a good portion wasn't pinned on the Officers. Maybe someone can clear that up for me?
|November 22, 2007, 02:13 PM
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UMMM, offer counseling to the obviously mentally disturbed driver! If he gets cured fast enough (or not) he will vote for you on the next election and you will win!
|November 22, 2007, 02:17 PM
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^Not sure I understand your comment? Driver meaning the suspect?
|November 23, 2007, 08:05 AM
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/\ The driver is deceased. Deceased people only vote for Hillary.
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Kuwait to Host International E-Commerce Conference
The Scientific Committee of the February 17-18 E-Commerce Conference announced that it has finalized the conference's agenda and program, reported the Arabic Al Ra'y Al Aam.
Organized by the ECO Center in cooperation with Microsoft, the conference will discuss issues of interest to governmental and non-governmental organizations keen to upgrade their traditional methods of operation by using Internet technology.
The Kuwaiti daily cited the committee chairman, Ahmad Ibrahim, as saying that the conference will attract the participation of representatives of international companies which have strategies to develop their e-commerce services and plans to oparate in the Gulf region and the Middle East in general.
Ibrahim indicated that the international companies that have so far confirmed their participation in the conference include Microsoft, Commerce One, Cisco Systems, and the international oil companies BP and Shell, in addition to Ericson, ECI, Data Dimension, Falcon Stream, Free Sign, and GIT.
He added that a number of American lawyers who are specialists in the Internet and e-commerce issues would also be attending the conference – Albawaba.com


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It's the empty day. Good Friday is over but Easter Sunday is still on it's way. Though our culture has filled with day with egg hunts and food prep (I know I'll spend most of today cleaning my house). But it is essentially a day of silence. The day God was quiet with the world.
The man who so many had set his hopes on was dead. He was buried in the tomb and all hope seemed lost. Saturday is the day of doubts, the day of grief. For the disciples, as good Jews, it was also the Sabbath. A return to normalcy and yet not. Because things would never be normal again.
Grief is like that. We feel like things will never be right again. After all the hubbub of funerals and memorials have past, we are left with the emptiness and trying to find a way to create some kind of normal again.
This is where we have the advantage. We know that Sunday is coming. But that doesn't mean that we should skip the experience of the silence. I heard a counselor once say, lean into the pain, because there is no avoiding it or going around it or rushing through it.
Today is a day of unknown waiting. I think a lot of can feel this. We know all that we hope for, but it feels uncertain. All we can hear is the quiet and wonder where God is. As you fill your day with celebrations and pleasant diversions, take a few moments to think about this grief day. Connect with the pain and waiting in your own life. It may feel like a dark time. But the dawn is coming.