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OSU college of ag sciences to honor Wasco county resident
October 21, 2004
CORVALLIS - Virgil Ellett of The Dalles is among the 31 men and women to be honored as 2004 Diamond Pioneers by the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences.
Dean Thayne Dutson will welcome the 21st class to the college's Diamond Pioneer Agricultural Achievement Registry during a luncheon Thursday, Oct. 21, in the OSU Alumni Center in Corvallis. Speaker will be former State Rep. Tony Van Vliet.
The registry started when the college observed its 75th anniversary as a way of recognizing the agricultural and community achievements of those 75 and older.
Cited for his leadership in the state's Christmas tree industry as well as for his many contributions to the community, Ellett was nominated by the Wasco County Farm Bureau.
Ellett started his Christmas tree farm in the early 1960s, turning to full-time tree farming in the early 1970s. He is a past president and director of the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association and remains involved with the association and tree farming.
A founder of the area community college, Ellett served on the district's board of directors for 25 years from 1976 until he stepped down in 2001. While a Wasco County commissioner from 1982 to 1986, he chaired the tri-county administrative committee for mental health services for the Mid-Columbia area.
Ellett currently serves on the Wasco County weed board, as a director of the Wasco County Farm Bureau, and on the budget committee for the Oregon Department of Forestry. He was named Wasco County Farmer of the Year in 1976 and Mid-Columbia Tree Farmer of the Year in 1985.
Others to be honored include Jack Kalina, Albany; Beryl Elmore, Applegate; Maurice and Donna Johns, Athena; Howard Mader, Aumsville; Gerda Hyde, Chiloquin; Lynn Cannon, Coquille; Rodney Frakes, Norman Goetze, Roy Hathaway and Harry Mack, Corvallis.
Gordon Stanley, Eagle Point; Morris Culver, Eugene; Gerald Terjeson, Helix; Bob and Suzanne Jepsen, Merlyn Robinson and Shirley Rugg, Heppner; Arnold "Dale" Scheller, Hillsboro; David Burkhart, Hood River; Frank Fobert, Hubbard; Delores Scott, Jordan Valley; Alan Withers, Paisley; Donald Hawkins and Stan Timmermann, Pendleton.
Robert and Virginia Vogel, Talent; Donald Michael, West Linn; Royal Brooks, Wilsonville; and Cecil Pierce, Fallon, Nevada.
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EMERGENCY food parcels are being handed out to elderly and vulnerable people as part of a winter campaign prompted by the onset of freezing weather conditions.
Charity workers in North Yorkshire are urging volunteers to befriend pensioners to make sure they stay safe and warm.
The Hambleton and Richmondshire winter weather task group is putting together 100 emergency food parcels with the help of Asda, to give people three days worth of food and warm drinks.
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They are also giving out 300 winter warmth packs with blankets, hats, gloves, thermos flasks and a torch. Help with emergency heating repairs, draught proofing and portable heaters if needed, is also on offer.
Paul Fisher of Age UK, said: "We are trying to make sure that the vulnerable people are prepared if the weather really closes in. It isn't too bad at the moment, but certainly what we have got is a package of help across Hambleton and Richmondshire.
"It is mainly elderly people but not exclusively, also families with young children who are struggling.
"We are asking people to be a good neighbour and befriend elderly and vulnerable people, it can make such a huge difference.
"We've been giving out 2,000 leaflets through police community support officers to let people know where and how they can get help.
"The aim is to help people help each other. Many people do already do this, but we need to make sure we reach people who are isolated."
The group, which includes district councils, Broadacres Housing and police and fire and rescue is asking every town and parish council across the area to help promote the campaign.
Lisa Wilson, lifestyles manager for Hambleton, said: "We're also trying to set up volunteer groups of people who can be called on in bad weather during the winter but also at other times of emergency such as flooding to come to the aid of vulnerable people."
The group has been given £40,000 through North Yorkshire County Council as part of the government scheme Warm Homes Healthy People to reduce winter deaths.
There is a referral system for support but information is available locally through Age UK: 01609-771624, Broadacres: 0845 2008646, Hambleton District Council: 0845 1211555 and Richmondshire District Council: 01748-829100.

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Viewpoint: Writer's response was 'flat out wrong'
In a recent letter to the Bulletin, one of Woodbury's most vocal abortion advocates, Joyce Denn, dogmatically stated that a previous writer, Steve Lagoon, was "flat out wrong" in saying that Barack Obama, as an Illinois state senator, "voted to deny medical care for babies who survive an abortion..."
As it turns out, it is Denn who is flat out wrong. This is why:
1) Denn claims that "Illinois law already required physicians to protect the lives of a fetus born alive..."
The fact, rather, is that clear loopholes made the existing law essentially unenforceable.
Moreover, the state's attorney general had ruled that discarding abortion survivors, allowing them to die unattended, did not violate the law as it was then written, thus providing the impetus for introduction of the Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act (BAIPA).
2) Even if the babies involved were "pre-viable," as Denn cavalierly contends, the fact is that they were being left in utility rooms to suffer and die, a process that would sometimes take hours.
BAIPA simply required humane treatment for these babies. So much for the saccharin nonsense about letting the baby die in its mother's arms.
3) The Illinois BAIPA, as written, applied only to human beings who are living and who are completely expelled from their mothers. The legislation only said that these living, born human beings are persons under the law.
4) Not all born alive infants are pre-viable: given appropriate care, some may be able to survive.
Significantly also, prior to passage of BAIPA, Illinois law permitted the abortionist to determine "viability, thus in no way preventing "viable" babies from being left to die unattended. Obama voted against closing this loophole in the then existing law.
5) Yes, Obama said that he would have supported the federal version of BAIPA because it contained a so-called "neutrality" clause that reassured the most ardent abortion advocates that it had no effect on abortion "rights."
Subsequently, however, documents found in the Illinois senate archives indicated that although Obama voted in committee to make the Illinois version of BAIPA identical to its federal counterpart (which had passed unanimously), he then proceeded to vote against the act as amended, misrepresenting his vote for years.
Denn is apparently unaware of these facts and the controversy surrounding them.
6) Any contrary rhetoric notwithstanding, Obama has pledged to support the so-called Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), a proposal which, if it were to become law, would invalidate any existing laws protecting women and their unborn children.
And which would, almost certainly, significantly increase the number of abortions performed in the United States. As if 50 million and counting is not enough.
St. Martin is a resident of Woodbury.


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Where the Races Congregate in Dallas
Last year we reported census data that showed Dallas to be the least segregated big city in America. Business Insider just put up maps by Eric Fischer of racial patterns in major cities, and here's the one for Dallas County (blue dots represent blacks).
By the way, the most segregated cities are, in order: Detroit, Milwaukee, New York, Newark, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston, Cincinnati, Birmingham, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Washington, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Houston, and Columbus.


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A date has been set for a memorial service for slain Yale student Annie Le (LAY') at her fiance's New York synagogue.
Synagogue member Rich Pilatsky says the service will be Wednesday night at Temple Beth El in Huntington on Long Island.
Temple leaders were to officiate at Le's wedding to Jonathan Widawsky at a catering hall on Sept. 13. That's the day her body was found in a wall at a Yale medical research building, five days after she was reported missing.
Lab technician Raymond Clark is charged with killing the 24-year-old Le. Her body was returned to Northern California last week in advance of a private funeral.


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Turner afield: Designer chooses L.A. master planning firm
Published August 22, 2005
Sports facility designer Ron Turner has joined RTKL in Los Angeles, the master planning and urban design specialist that HOK Sport hired to help fit Camden Yards into Baltimore's Inner Harbor neighborhood.
Turner was hired earlier this month as RTKL's vice president of stadium and arena design.
He brought five designers from Turner-Meis & Associates, including Jonathan Emmett and Eric Randolph, two architects with a combined 30 years of experience.
Turner and his team made the move after the breakup of Los Angeles-based Turner-Meis earlier this year. Turner and the others will stay in Los Angeles.
RTKL helped Camden Yards fit into Baltimore and will try the same for Staples Center in L.A.
"I was purposeful about this whole thing," said Turner. "I didn't want to jump into the ordinary. What we don't need is another [independent] sports practice. This is where the industry's headed. It's all about what's outside the facility, not inside the building."
RTKL was familiar with Turner from his work in designing Staples Center when Turner was with NBBJ.
Anschutz Entertainment Group owns the arena and hired RTKL to design LA Live, an entertainment district planned around Staples Center. It is expected to break ground next month on 4 million square feet of development, said Paul Jacob, RTKL's chairman.
"If Ron had come in and said, 'I want to work with a firm that values me and what I've proved over the years,' I don't know that we would have hired him," Jacob said. "But what he said was 'I admire what RTKL has done and want to be a part of that and complement what you do,' to leverage and expand upon it, not usurp it. That's what we wanted to hear."
SEA-FOOD BUFFET: The Seattle Seahawks set a meeting for concessionaires Tuesday to discuss the process for bidding the food contracts at Qwest Field, according to industry sources.
Aramark signed a five-year deal when the stadium opened in 2002. The team invoked a clause that it could "terminate for cause" after three years, a source familiar with the situation said.
Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke and Aramark reps were unavailable for comment.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATE: International Facilities Group of suburban Chicago hired former SMG executive Joe Briglia as vice president of business development last month.
IFG has started operating the House of Hope on the South Side of Chicago on behalf of the 22,000-member Salem Baptist Church. Cindy Kamradt, most recently at Glendale Arena, is interim director.
The 10,000-capacity facility resembles an arena more than a church, said Michael Reinsdorf, IFG's managing director. The Chicago Bulls used the building for youth camps, and IFG plans to book smaller concerts and family shows there.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
A Desperate Sign of Our Crazy and Empty Times. . . .
You could call this news of the weird or just too crazy to be believable. Still, my newspaper says it's true. . . and it got me thinking. It's one more sign of the times and our complete obsession with what we look like. I guess that when it comes to our identity, it's what's on the outside that matters. Keep reading. . . and then ask yourself. . . "Is this a result of our appearance obsession?" . . . "Is it a peek into what the future of our appearance obsessed culture is going to look like?" . . . or, "Is it both?"
It seems there's this woman living in Miami who wanted to get a job working at a nightclub. These days, it isn't just your people skills that gets you jobs serving drinks or waiting tables. . . or maybe anything else for that matter. Nope. It's highly likely that your first and most lasting impression is made and sealed with your looks. That's what's emphasized in today's world. Qualification is only skin deep. At least that's what this lady must have come to believe. So, she starts looking for a doctor who can perform some plastic surgery. . . specifically, some curve enhancement in the posterior area. This relatively recent development - by the way - has always been surprising to me. It used to be that people wanted to de-emphasize that part of their bodies if it was a bit over sized. Trust me. . . I know! Yep. . . cultural standards change and they do shape the way we look at ourselves and others.
Back to our female friend. She finds a female doctor to perform the surgery, or so she thinks. The story takes a strange turn in that the female doctor is neither a doctor nor a female. The supposed female doctor has - however - performed posterior enhancing surgery before. . . on herself . . or himself. I'm not real sure what to say here. Using some type of tube, the man who's not a woman or a doctor proceeds to use a tube-like device to inject a crazy mixture of cement, tire-sealant, and mineral oil into the job-seeker's backside. What results - as you can imagine - is great pain that has led to a need for further corrective surgery, an inability to work, and a criminal case.
OK . . . this story is extreme. But it is also a reminder. We long for relationship, for significance, and for love. And then in our desperation, we do desperate stuff to try to find any or all of the aforementioned things for which we've been created. So widespread and common is this universal human trait that most of our attempts to have these voids filled go unnoticed and are not the least bit newsworthy. But when something like this story comes along, maybe it's time to pause and look at ourselves and the unique traps that we fall into over and over and over again.
Augustine knew the Scriptures. He knew the secret of what it means to find one's significance in the arms of a loving God. He wrote, "Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee." When we are filled with Him, we don't need anything else to fill us. . . not cement, not mineral oil, not tire sealant, not "the right" shape, nothing.
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I read this post before the one from Friday - about Verna. If ever a contrast could be made it is between these two posts. What the Lord finds important - and blesses vs. what the world finds important, then mocks when it goes wrong. I feel sad for the lady in Miami and pray that she find the love of the Lord in all of this - perhaps from someone like Verna.
- November 21, 2011 at 8:47 PM
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Flying Shoes marks seven years
Belfast — The Belfast Flying Shoes Contra Dance series invites everyone to celebrate seven years of community and contra dances Friday, Dec. 7 at the American Legion Hall Post No. 43, 143 Church St. The birthday band will be Wild Asparagus featuring Becky Tracy on fiddle; David Cantieni on flute, whistle, saxophone, oboe and bombard; Ann Percival on piano, guitar, uke and vocals; and George Marshall on concertina, bodhran, bones, with guest bassist Mark Murphy. George Marshall will call.
Wild Asparagus, from Western Massachusetts, draws upon music from New England, the British Isles and Canada, as well as classical sources. The heartbeat of Wild Asparagus is Percival, whose playing is highly inventive while still maintaining an irresistible rhythm. Cantieni, a woodwind wizard, pours forth lively melodies and liquid harmonies, and Tracy's masterful fiddling is that rare combination of energy and beauty. Marshall is an accomplished English concertina player who also provides driving rhythms on hand percussion.
The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a community dance led by Chrissy Fowler with music by the All-Comers Band, led by Tom Fowler, Phyllis Buchanan and Jennifer Armstrong. Fun and simple dances will be taught, and both beginner and experienced dancers are encouraged to brush up on and learn new skills. All musicians are welcome to sit in. The main contra dance begins at 8 p.m. and runs to around 11 p.m.
For this special evening, Flying Shoes is planning another Birthday Cupcake Tower and also will engage in the annual Lost and Found Sale to benefit the Flannel Shirt Fund. A year's worth of left-behind items will be available at bargain rates (even if they are recognized, Flying Shoes asks owner to contribute to the fundraising effort.)
Admission for the community dance is $2 for adults and $1 for children. For the main dance, the price is $10 for adults (i.e., older than 20); $7 for those 13 to 20 as well as adult All-Comers; and $4 for children. As always, anyone who brings a box fan for the windows gets a dollar discount. For more information, call Fowler at 338-0979 or visit belfastflyingshoes.org.
Courier Publications' A&E Editor Dagney C. Ernest can be reached at (207) 594-4401, ext. 115 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The utilities sector has remained a key ingredient to the success of the UAE economy [2] for more than four decades as the country's leadership has ensured uninterrupted power supply to its residents and business establishments.
The federal and local governments have effectively utilised their present resources for future growth and development. The inauguration of the largest power plant, the M Station, by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority [3], is a continuation of the government's commitment to support growth by maintaining a higher capacity than demand. The new power plant will ensure more-than-adequate power supply, not only to Dubai's consumers, but — through the national grid — also to other emirates when needed.
The other important aspect of the country's utility sector is the higher efficiency level of the plants of 84 to 90 per cent that help ensure that the country gets the best output from fossil fuels. This is much higher than the average global efficiency level. In order to boost energy security, the UAE [4] authorities have also begun investing in renewable energy and clean nuclear energy projects that will ensure a better energy mix to power future growth and sustainability of the economy. Due to these factors, most people in the UAE take power and water for granted as there has never been a shortage of either. However, the authorities and social institutions should help create awareness to reduce high per capita energy usage and promote conservation and responsible use of energy.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.albawaba.com/business/uae-economy-consumer-confidence-481686
[3] http://www.dewa.gov.ae/default.aspx
[4] http://www.albawaba.com/business/uae-economy--476291
[5] http://www.gulfnews.com


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From the incredible red rock formations jutting up from the earth at Garden of the Gods to the towering sand dunes at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve to 54 mountain peaks over 14,000 feet high (known as fourteeners), you'll see things here you can't see anywhere else. Colorado's natural wonders are everywhere you look, just waiting to be explored.
You'll find many places to enjoy Colorado's vast natural beauty. There are four national parks, eight national monuments, 41 state parks and many other natural attractions waiting to be explored. Wherever you go in Colorado, have your camera ready for pictures of the postcard-perfect beauty.


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Fresh Air In
The Editor's Column in the April 28 issue was excellent. The comments were on target.
The credit union industry is well served by allowing more outside influence like the management advice passed along by Zappos and Yahoo. We have a tendency to stay in our own circles and adhere to the same philosophy. This can lead to a stagnation of ideas and creativity, like recirculating the same air. Unless we open the vent and let a little fresh air in, the air becomes stagnant and unhealthy. Fostering innovation and the forward thinking found in other industries takes efforts like the THINK conference.
The long-term health and viability of the credit union industry will require creative and innovative solutions.
E. Michael Gudely
Innovative Business Solutions
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Would a Financial Transaction Tax Affect Financial Market Activity?
July 23, 2012
In the wake of the recent financial crisis, several commentators have suggested a transaction tax on financial markets. The potential consequences of such a tax could be hazardous to the financial markets affected as well as to the economy. It threatens to distort decision-making in buying and selling situations, and could also simply result in the exportation of financial markets, say George H. K. Wang of George Mason University and Jot Yau of Seattle University.
The number of pitfalls of such a tax are substantial, especially insofar as they run contrary to the very purpose of such a tax (besides raising revenue, proponents argue that such a tax policy will encourage market stability).
- One major argument against transaction taxes is that a transaction tax would increase trading cost, which would reduce trading volume and market liquidity.
- Lower market liquidity impairs market and price efficiency.
- Additionally, a narrowly based transaction tax would provide an incentive for traders to migrate to an alternative domestic instrument or to untaxed foreign markets that have lower costs.
The negative experience of Sweden, when it opted to increase its equity tax from 1 percent to 2 percent in 1986, demonstrates much of this economic loss (specifically the inadvertent exportation of financial activity to lower-cost markets abroad).
- Steven Umlauf documented in 1993 that 60 percent of the trading volume of the 11 most actively traded Swedish share classes -- 30 percent of the total trading volume -- shifted to the London stock exchange when the Swedish transaction tax on equity increased.
- This is corroborated by further evidence that commissions paid by large U.S. institutional investors when trading Swedish equities remained constant but the share of their taxes paid fell from 68 percent in 1987 to 13 percent by 1990.
- That is, foreign investors, including U.S. institutions, were increasingly able to evade the tax by eliminating the use of Swedish brokers when trading in Sweden or by exchanging Swedish securities in London and New York.
- They reported that by 1990, 50 percent of trading volume was shifted to the London equity exchange.
Thus, it seems that the implementation of a financial transactions tax would threaten participation in America's financial markets (inadvertently shifting some activity abroad) while undermining the efficiency of activity that remains.
Source: George H. K. Wang and Jot Yau, "Would a Financial Transaction Tax Affect Financial Market Activity?" Cato Institute, July 9, 2012.
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Kabul, Dec 3 (IANS) At least eight Taliban militants have been killed in cleanup operations across Afghanistan, the country's defence ministry said on Thursday.
"Up to eight terrorists were killed, several wounded and one was arrested when Afghan security forces carried out cleanup operations over the past 24 hours," the ministry said in a statement providing operational updates, Xinhua reported.
The raids were launched in five of the country's 34 provinces.
"A total of five Afghan National Army personnel were also martyred during the same period," the statement confirmed.
Afghan security forces have pressed on clearing the militants in restive provinces as Taliban militants have been attempting to take territory and consolidate their positions ahead of winter in the country.


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I bought my Coby Kyros 8" Tablet computer from Ideal World the TV channel. It is very easy to buy off them just phone the on screen number they charge you for doing so and give your details to the computer generated message. It was £99.99 at the time which seemed like good value but was not.
It arrived within a few days and you have to sign for delivery. It was charged up and ready to go so I logged on. It is a wifi only tablet. Already loaded was Google play, Get Jar, Aldiko a book site. Google play lets you download other apps like Amazon, ebay, Auto Trader very easily in a few minutes. Games are available like Angry Birds which work well untill the sound stopped working.
The tablet comes with a cover and a mini HDMI lead for downloading photo's that can be taken on the built in camera along with a charger. The instruction book is very small in many languages and not really needed if you know what your doing.
The Camera has no viewer and a front facing button to take pictures with which is very difficult to use. The quality of the pictures is strange like a painting. It also needs very strong light to work.
A keyboard pops up when you want to type and is good for short messages if your want to write essays forget it as it is useless for that. It can be very slow to find web pages and does not like large web sites with lots of pictures.
After about three months the sound stopped working. I phoned the number for some advise on the guarantee and was told I had to send it to Germany for any repairs as he no idea what was wrong.
Checking it out at the post office the cost was £30 so did not bother sending it back. Funny thing is if you turn a song on and then switch the tablet off you can hear the music but as soon as you switch the tablet back on the sound goes. What that is about I do not know.
It is good for use outside the home in wifi hot spots it works in foreign countries with no problem. It has an 8gb memory which is more than enough. The battery lasts for four hours or so and charges up in about the same time.
It is now a year since I bought this tablet it still has no sound I have reset it many times. Also I have seen these type of tablets going now for only £50 on ebay! I now use a desk top and have a smart box for watching programmes on the internet as well. The tablet is only used when I am having a bath now.
I received my Coby Kyros MID8027/MID8127 as a Christmas present and after a few months of messing around with it I feel able to write a reasonable review.
First off I must mention that the MID8027 is a tablet marketed in Germany and my son who is based in Germany (9/12th Lancers) brought this back with him and it comes in at around 165 euro or £140. With it being a European model the first hurdle I discovered was that the plug is the standard European two pin, so one trip down Wilkinsons later for an adaptor I was ready to plug my new toy in and see what it could do. I have to mention that it can be a bit glitchy and occasionally needs turning off and back on again (IT Crowd moment) for it to recognise that the charger is plugged in, but once I had figured that out I was ready to go.
After doing some more research about my internet tablet I discovered that it is identical to the MID8127 produced by Coby USA, I have come to the conclusion that the tablets are identical, same specs, android system everything its just that the MID 8027 boots up in German. Once I switched the language, which is simple to do in the settings, from German to English I was away.
With that done all became clear, it was very much like a giant phone, the menu was very similar to my Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, and this is due to it running Android 2.3, which is unfortunately un-updatable, for reasons only known to Coby.
So once I was switched to English and fully charged I had a good look around it. With its glossy 8 inch capacitive (this means you can touch it on two places at the same time) LCD touch screen with a resolution of 800 x 600 it looks good, albeit very prone to finger prints. The screen is very responsive and can be touched in two places at once, ideal for zooming in on small areas on pictures. At the bottom of the screen are three touch sensitive soft keys, back, which obviously steps you back off apps, the internet etc, home that closes all running applications and returns you to the home screen and menu that can be used during different processes to bring up different options.
At the top of the screen is a rather rubbish 0.3 mega pixel camera, this to me seems pointless, the pictures it takes are very grainy and dark and also can only be of whoever is in front of the screen. Running up the right had side of the tablet is up and down volume control, which can also be used for turning pages when using the reader. There is also an on/off switch, which when short pressed puts the tablet into standby and when long pressed brings up the option to turn off, silent mode and aeroplane mode. Annoyingly there is no restart option, so for anything requiring a restart you have to tune it off and then back on again.
Due to the positioning of the soft keys I have taken to using the tablet upside down so I don't accidentally press the soft keys, this is very annoying when I am in the middle of a book, or reading reviews and everything disappears right before my eyes. Luckily the tablet can be viewed in landscape mode or upside down, like me, as the screen automatically switches to the correct way around. A good thing about the soft keys is that they light up when pressed.
On the base of the tablet are a few little holes, from left to right, hole one is for a micro sd/sdhd card, it can take up to 32g, hole number two is for the power adaptor, hole number three is a micro USB port, hole number four is for headphones, it is best to be vigilant with this port as I accidentally plugged the charger in here, it doesn't seem to of harmed the tablet, hole number five is for mini hdmi because the tablet supports 720p and 1080p.
The tablet has a built in microphone, but I have never used it so can't comment on it, and stereo speakers, the tablet is very quiet so I don't use it for music and I don't use the supplied headphones as I have teeny tiny ears and can not fit them in my ears and I'm too paranoid to wear the other types of headphones, I think someone is creeping up behind me when I wear headphones. Also my husband has assured me that the headphones supplied in the box are not very good quality, so I recommend buying or using a different set.
The back of the tablet is plastic; the surface of this is matt so makes for easy holding.
It weighs 1.22lb so while not as light as a kindle it is still ok to hold for a while without getting achy wrists.
I guess that brings me to what was supplied in the box, obviously the tablet, and a sock type cover for it, mini USB cable, USB adaptor, in ear headphones, a micro fibre cleaning cloth and a charger. My charger was the European two pin type but that was easily remedied with a travel adaptor.
The tablet takes about two hours to charge fully, it has a in-built Li-Poly battery, and holds its charge for around 5 hours so plenty of time for reading reviews in bed, it does last a while longer if the WiFi is turned off, for example when using the reader. Another annoying glitch for me is that it is not very efficient at telling you when the battery needs charging, one minute its there the next it's gone. So I do recommend shutting it down fully after each use.
Another down side to this tablet is that you can not access the Google Android Apps market, it does come with AppsLib pre loaded, but that is unfortunately not available to Coby users any more. I followed links on the Coby USA web site while browsing on the tablet to install GetJar android market, this is pretty simple to do, click on the download and the tablet will automatically start downloading, you can see this in the notification bar on the top of the screen, once downloaded just follow instructions to install. Once the app is installed you can reach the GetJar app market by clicking on the large G logo, GetJar has lots of free apps including all the Angry Birds. I also installed a second app market called Android Pitt, this has lots of free apps too and it's good to have a choice.
The down loading of apps is really easy as it is similar to a phone, most of the apps run really smoothly, I have mostly got simple apps such as pick up sticks, Simple Simon, dots and boxes, mah-jong etc, Angry Birds... there are also lots of lifestyle apps for weight loss, calendars, money management etc...
The tablet is pretty much like an android phone, you can easily customise home screens with your favourite apps, and with a swish of your finger the menus glide across easily.
As the tablet is WiFi only, you can only access the internet through your home WiFi connection or through free WiFi when you are out and about; I am on BT infinity so I do get access to the BT hotspots and when I manage to lock onto one of these the connection is steady. The tablet picked up my home connection quickly, with no fuss at all, and it remembers it so I don't have to go through all the hassle of putting settings in every time I connect to the internet.
One of my main uses for the tablet, apart from Ciao and Dooyoo, is reading books, the tablet came with Aldiko pre installed and you can also download other readers from the apps library. Unfortunately you can not install Kindle. I transferred a lot of books from my laptop on to the tablet using a memory card, the tablet uses Epub or PDF formats so you do need to convert books to these formats before loading them on. I have about 500 (had a clear out) books on my tablet and it is no where near full. You can access a book store through the Aldiko reader but as this requires credit card information to buy books I am not to sure about using it.
One of the first things I did with the tablet was download some virus protection from the apps library, I run the AVG one and that has kept me safe from any possible viruses.
Another slight down side is that it does not run Adobe Flash Player so a lot of video content from the internet will not run on this. There is a warning on the side of the box telling you that it needs WiFi access, that it doesn't support flash player and supports most Apps on the AppsLib (now no longer supported, but maybe newer packaging tells you this).
For the more technically minded out there it is possible to play around with the operating system so it will accept the Google Android Market and Kindle, but that is not something I am willing or able to try. I was struggling with my MID8027, but since discovering it is identical to the MID8127 I have had no trouble.
Here are some of the specs:
CPU Typ3 - Tele Cortex 8
CPU speed - 1GHz
Memory type - Flash
Memory Max - Built in 4 GB expandable to 32 GB
Display size - 8 inch
Display type - capacitive (multi - touch)
Display resolution - 800 x 600
Aspect ratio - 4:3
WLAN type - WiFi 802.11 b/g
Audio Input - Microphone
Audio output - 3.5mm headphone jack and built in speakers
USB port - 2.0 high speed
Media support - Micro sd/hdsd
OSD language support - English, German, Italian, Spanish and lots more
OS system - Android 2.3
Battery - rechargeable
Dimensions 8.11 x 0.55 x 6.22 WHD inches
Weight - 1.22lb
In conclusion I find the Coby Kyros MID8027/MID8127 to be a good little tablet; it is fast even though I have piled books and apps on it, the internet pages load up very quickly, even when I have multiple windows open. The touch screen is responsive, the picture when playing You Tube videos is very good, it can be synchronised with your e-mail account so you can access your e-mails as soon as they drop in your inbox, the apps and games run really well and it is fantastic for entertaining the kids while in the car or in the hospital waiting room. The MID8027 is priced at £140 on Amazon and the MID8127 is priced at £180, they are identical apart from the Mid8027 boots up in German.
I would advise shopping around and doing a lot of research before buying any internet tablet as they can be limited in what they can do (no Google apps store, no Adobe flash player, no kindle app). At the end of the day the Coby MID8027/MID8127 does do what I want it to (internet browsing at home, games and e-reader) but it did take some fiddling with to get running correctly.
This a revised and updated version of my review posted on Ciao a few weeks ago, thank you for reading XX


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August 22nd, 2002, 02:44 PM #1
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Hello all GeneTree Affiliates, please check out the bold print in yonder letter and tell me if you believe their system is adequate.
To me, with it NOT being automatically tracked through CJ, no matter how GeneTree performs this practice/program, there is too much room for errors.
GeneTree Affiliate News 2nd Edition
Date: 08/22/2002
To all of our esteemed partners-
Things have been going well this month - except for the minor snafu we had for about two days with our affiliate links (those responsible in development have been properly flogged), kit orders are better than ever, and it is all because of you!
As far as getting you all your sales from your kit orders, please sit tight for about a week longer. Our development team is working with kit processing to create a program that will automatically credit affiliates for their sales and send the information to me so I can upload it to CJ. So don''t fret - your kit orders are all being tracked, and when there are sales, you will get credit for them!
Also, remember that with our kit orders, sometimes people will hold them for a month or longer before they actually send them in (lets face it - we live in a generation of procrastinators). However, due to the wonders of tracking technology, these kits will always be associated to your affiliate ID. So even if one of your customers sends in their kit a year later, you will still get your commission on the sale.
Now for our Top Link Update - from August 1st to today these are our top performing links and banners, based on kit orders:
Link ID 9224721 Order a Free Paternity Testing Kit
Link ID 9323758 Free At-Home DNA Testing Kit
Link ID 9224748 Free Paternity Test Kit 468x60
I hope this report will always be helpful! I will publish it with every newsletter. If you want more detailed information, contact me personally and we''ll talk.
To end, I want to throw an idea out that I would like to get some feedback on from all of you - I would like to choose an Affiliate of the Month and post it in our newsletter, but I want to know how all of you feel about it. Know that your opinion will make a difference - I am going to make my decision solely based on your feedback.
Once again thank you all for your partnership - you are making our program a success, and I am always at your disposal to help you make your program successful as well. As always, contact me at the email address or phone number below with any questions or suggestionns, and I will respond asap. Keep those kits coming!
Paul Barlow
GeneTree Affiliate Program Manager
801 802 9500
I have also informed Mr. Paul Barlow that I have posted this here for other affiliates of GeneTree to be aware of the above in bold.
I hope all involved will participate. Also, if I am mistaken here, I'm sure all involved will be kind when they let me know to . . . I'm only human, so be gentle, even though I believe, no matter what anyone tells me to the contrary, this tracking issue to be inadequate.
Thanks All...
[ 08-22-2002: Message edited by: Cyclone ]
August 22nd, 2002, 04:01 PM #2
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Well, I hope for GeneTree's own sake that they're tracking.
I've got a great spot on Google for them next month, on an important search phrase, so they better track, or I'll find someone else to send the visitors to.
I was aware of this situation before I signed up, and decided to give them one month and see. That month is starting in just a couple of days, when the Google update is ready.
If that Google spot doesn't sell, something MUST be wrong. I'll get back to that in a months time.
I agree totally that the tracking method is questionable, but I spent some time thinking about it, and came to the conclusion that I must try and trust the merchant anyway. Even if they have a better tracking system installed, it can be tampered with if they so want. - They'll get this month from me.
quote:It would really be nice if Paul Barlow could come in here and ellaborate on what that means. I really don't understand what he is trying to say. Didn't they track before?
Our development team is working with kit processing to create a program that will automatically credit affiliates for their sales and send the information to me so I can upload it to CJ. So don''t fret - your kit orders are all being tracked, and when there are sales, you will get credit for them!
I have one small sale registered from GeneTree. I don't have any idea how, because the site isn't in any search engines before the Google update is done in a day or two. (I have one external link pointing in, it could be that, but that link was meant for Google's eyes, not people's!)
What will be the difference from today?
A couple of sensible words could also help calm my nerves a bit about all the customers I'm sending him next month, thanks to Google.
[#&%@£#% typos all over the place!]
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September 19th, 2002, 01:11 PM #3
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Cyclone and OveB --
Thanks for being active members of the GeneTree affiliate program!
I read your concerns regarding the GeneTree/CJ tracking system. We have a new manager for the affiliate program, and we are now uploading sales data on a weekly basis.
Of course, free kit orders are tracked real-time, because they are generated on the web. The higher commissions we offer from conversions of those leads take longer to track, because they come through offline channels (ie, through the mail!). As the fulfillment department receives the completed kits, they compile the information in a database which is uploaded to CJ and our internal tracking system every week.
I hope this answers the questions you have -- if not, feel free to contact me or our new affiliate manager. (I don't want to post my email address, but it's in my user profile!)
I will check back here, too, if you prefer to discuss in open forum.
We are committed to providing quality service for our marketing partners, and we value your participation.
Thanks, and have a great day!
Tom Dalton
September 20th, 2002, 12:53 PM #4
A couple of decent size commissions received from GeneTree already this month so they're definitely crediting sales.
"Can I sell the sh*t and will the merchant pay?" ~ Leader
October 2nd, 2002, 12:53 AM #5
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Hello guys,
May I ask if you are genealogy sites running GeneTree campaigns?
I've a genealogy site. I tried to push a similar DNA testing service, Family Tree DNA. There have been 50,000 impressions, with 2,000 clicks. Not a single purchase. Do you have better conversion ratio with GeneTree? Family Tree DNA affialite management is done by CJ, too.
Thanks for any input.
December 11th, 2002, 02:14 AM #6
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Originally posted by radix:
Hello guys,
May I ask if you are genealogy sites running GeneTree campaigns?
Family Tree DNA. There have been 50,000 impressions, with 2,000 clicks. Not a single purchase. Do you have better conversion ratio with GeneTree? Family Tree DNA affialite management is done by CJ, too.
Hi Radix, its better late then never [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
With Genetree we has send 1,467 click, has has converted into 152 sales. NB! Sales ain`t the same as money income, read their rules. It means shipped out and don`t tell how many customers who really send the test back for analyse, when the payout really happends. In fact we`re getting paid for ca 10% of those clicks.
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WHAN, UNC combine to send eight wrestlers to state meet
United North Central and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis combined to send eight wrestlers to the state Class A tournament.
Jacob Malone won the title at 126 pounds to lead UNC at Saturday's Section 8A meet at Glyndon. Max Pajari won a true-second match at 160 while Taylor Carlson prevailed in a true-second match at 220 as the Warriors qualified three for state.
WHAN qualified five wrestlers, led by Joe Anderson's championship at 160, Collin Huckbody's championship at 170 and Christopher Zimmer's championship at 195. Blake Wiemann won a true-second match at 145 and Devin Wicks finished second at 152.
The state Class A tournament begins Friday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Championship matches
106: Byron Beyer, Frazee, minor decision over Mitchell Lundeen, Fertile-Beltrami, 5-1. True second: Lundeen minor decision over Wyatt Becker, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, 10-6.
113: Devin Dostal, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, minor decision over Austin Skillings, Frazee, 7-5. True second: Skillings major decision over Tommy Tellers, United North Central, 14-1.
120: Isaac Novacek, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, pinned Kole Lefebvre, Mahnomen/Waubun, 4:20. True second: Lefebvre minor decision over Grant Jepson, Frazee, 10-4.
126: Jacob Malone, United North Central, minor decision over Brandon Waage, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, 3-1.
132: Cory Hasbrouck, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, minor decision over Jacob Magnell, Red Lake County Central, 8-2. True second: Hunter Sorenson, Frazee, major decision over Magnell 13-5.
138: Bruce Lemon, Frazee, major decision over Ryan Hamernik, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, 13-0. True second: Bruce Ortloff, Deer River, major decision over Hamernik 13-2.
145: Garret Hoffner, Mahnomen/Waubun, major decision over Blake Wiemann, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis, 12-0. True second: Wiemann minor decision over Cole Sogge, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, 7-5 (ot).
152: Rij Koehnen, Frazee, minor decision over Devin Wicks, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis, 1-0.
160: Joe Anderson, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis, minor decision over Max Pajari, United North Central, 6-4. True second: Pajari minor decision over Tomm Ingle, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, 5-3 (ot).
170: Collin Huckbody, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis, minor decision over Tejay Wojchowski, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, 10-8.
182: Timm Ingle, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, pinned Kole Nygaard, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, 2:24.
195: Christopher Zimmer, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis, minor decision over Craig Brodeur, Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena, 13-7.
220: Rick Brandt, Frazee, minor decision over Taylor Carlson, United North Central, 5-3. True second: Carlson pinned Lucas Solie, Fertile-Beltrami, 5:41.
285: Alex Yeager, Badger/Greenbush/Middle River, pinned Alex Goodwin, Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena, :44.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNI NEWS) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding last December.
The declaration releases federal funding, which will be available for State, Tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities.
During the period of December 12-19, 2010, harsh weather brought severe storms and flooding, damaging the counties of Aroostook, Piscataquis and Washington, and the Tribal lands of the Passamaquoddy Tribe located entirely within Washington County.
In addition, the declaration allows federal funding to be available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures for all counties and Tribes within the State.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, however, explained that additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.
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ROCKWOOD, MAINE (BNO NEWS) — At least one person was killed on Sunday after a small plane crashed into Moosehead Lake in Maine, federal officials said.
The crash happened near the town of Rockwood, in Somerset County. "At least one dead and one injured," said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Peters said the plane was upside down in the lake after it went down. "I don't have the type of plane or if other passengers were on board," he added.
Further information was not immediately available.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the cause of the crash.
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SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE (BNO NEWS) — Two people were killed on Saturday afternoon when the small plane they were on crashed in a parking lot near Portland International Jetport, city and federal officials said.
The fixed-wing single engine aircraft, a Yakovlev Yak-52, crashed at around 3.30 p.m. local time in the parking lot of a Staples office supply store, located at 443 Western Avenue in South Portland.
Portland city spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the non-commercial aircraft was carrying two people when it crashed, shortly after take-off. "They both perished in the crash," she said.
The Staples parking lot at Western Avenue is located just a few hundred feet from Portland International Jetport.
Federal records showed the aircraft was registered to Mark H. Haskell of Brunswick, a town in Cumberland County, Maine. It was not immediately clear if he was one of the casualties.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as well as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), will investigate the cause of the crash. The South Portland Police Department is also assisting.
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WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama signed on Thursday a disaster declaration for the State of Maine as major damages exist due to the severe storms and flooding that struck the northern state during March and April, the White House announced.
Obama ordered Federal aid to complement State and local recovery efforts. From March 12 to April 10, Maine and other Northeast states were struck by severe winter storms and snowstorms causing floods, mudslides and landslides, as well as many damages to vehicles, residences and other buildings.
During the storms an average of 5 to 7 inches of rain fell. In March 13-15 as much as much as 10 inches of rain fell, causing several rivers to rise and flooding basements.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) designated the counties of Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc and York to receive public assistance to state and local governments and some private nonprofit organizations for emergency efforts and the repair or replacement of damaged facilities.
FEMA also made available funding on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures across the state. If needed, additional designations made be made at a later date depending on the result of the damage assessments.
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BANGOR, MAINE (BNO NEWS) — A international Delta flight from Paris to Atlanta, Georgia was diverted on Tuesday to Main following a security incident, officials said.
Delta flight 273, operated by an Airbus A330-300, was diverted to Bangor International Airport due to a disruptive passenger who is currently being interviewed, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told BNO News.
Flight 273 landed safely at approximately 3:30 p.m. EDT. TSA said that is monitoring the incident and added that law enforcement met the flight upon arrival.
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BUFFALO, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A resident of Bangor, Maine was sentenced to 57 months (over 4 years) in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, U.S. Attorney William Hochul announced on Wednesday.
Charles Dunlop, 20, met a thirteen-year-old girl on the internet and arranged to pick her up in Niagara County. Then, he drove her to Ohio where he engaged in sexual activity with the girl. The victim was with Dunlop for three days, after that he dropped her off at a Pennsylvania mall.
Dunlop was also ordered to register as a sex offender and his computer will be monitored during his supervised release term.
"Those who target minors for sexual conduct will be removed from the community and after serving prison time will be required to register as a sexual offender so law enforcement can continue to monitor this person," U.S. Attorney Hochul said.
The conviction was a result of Project Safe Childhood in conjunction with federal, local and state law enforcement.
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BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND (BNO NEWS) — A Maine man who fled after allegedly murdering his girlfriend's 15-month-old baby boy was arrested in Bladensburg, Maryland on Monday, federal authorities said.
Edgard Anziani, 27, was charged last Friday with the murder of Damien Lynn, allegedly beating the child to death inside his girlfriend's home in Banger, Maine on February 26. "During the investigation, it was determined that Mr. Anziani had traveled to Maryland," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Warren Bamford. "Mr. Anziani was taken into custody today at approximately 1:00 p.m. without incident in Bladensburg, Maryland."
He has also been charged with Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution. The FBI had offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to Anziani's arrest.
The Prince George's County Police Department in Maryland and the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office assisted the FBI in the arrest of Anziani.
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text: My brother was coming to visit. He knows I have difficulty getting some cuts of meat here in the mountains. Fortunately, he lives in Northern Alberta. Even more fortunately, my brother is generous and brought me several varieties of beef ribs, a full packer brisket, and a large piece of side pork to make breakfast. All this meat came from Love's Meats in Vegreville, Alberta. As soon as I opened the box, you could tell this was high quality beef. The ribs had a nice layering of fat but lots of meat on them. The brisket is a thing of beauty. Great brother, huh! The only downside is my brother and his lovely wife don't care for very spicy food so I would have to do a smoke that was not too highly seasoned for them. This was not a great sacrifice when you are dealing with great beef. It has a wonderful taste of its own. For the meal I was serving him, I chose a wonderful rack of beef ribs. I had to just stare at them for awhile. If this isn't a work of art, nothing is. I cut the rack in two so it would fit in a pan for the way I foil. I sprinkled them with SPOG (salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder). I put them in the pellet smoker preheated to 210 F with oak pellets. I smoked them for 3 hours. I put some onion, celery and carrots in a roasting pan and added 175 ml (3/4 cup) beef stock. I put the ribs in and covered them with foil and put them back in the smoker. I smoked for an additional 2 hours. I put the ribs back in the smoker for one hour to crisp up. I defatted the liquid from the roasting pan and added 175 ml (3/4 cup) beef stock, 50 ml (1/4 cup) soy sauce, 50 ml (1/4 cup) red wine and 10 ml of Worcestershire sauce to the liquid in a saucepan. I brought it to a boil and made a slurry of 15 ml (1 tablespoon) cornstarch and 15 ml (1 tablespoon) cold water. I added this to the liquid and cooked until thickened and shiny. Here are pictures of the finished ribs. The Verdict Really good beef isn't just well marbled and pretty, it has a rich beefy flavour just like these. The smoke added a great compliment and the SPOG didn't overpower that great flavour, just added to it. If I didn't love it here in the mountains, I would have to consider moving to Vegreville just to have access to a butcher as high quality as Love's. As it is, I may have to visit my Brother more often. Only because he is a great guy. The fact he is near a great butcher has no impact whatsoever. Disco


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ESTA is a US administration demand (mandated by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Committee Act of 2007) for associating tourists from Visa Waiver Program (VWP) nations. You do not need ESTA when you arrive from Canada or Mexico. Travelers (including babies) without an ESTA may be rejected to check-in, though it might be probable to get one while at the departing airport. The payment to obtain ESTA is US$14 since 2010.
Travelers had the ability to sign up in August 2008, as well as the traveling permission came to be mandatory from January 12, 2009. As soon as pre-screened, travelers may reclaim the ESTA approval for 2years, although they may still have to complete the paper form for land access, or if the electric system is inaccessible.
ESTA includes a need for pre-authorization to the existing Visa Waiver Program. Since January 20, 2010, airlines have been compelled (via fines) to require ESTA at sign in. Prior to September 8, 2010, ESTA was readily available free of cost from the official federal government sites. Since then, the Travel Promo Act introduced a charge of $14. This is composed of ten dollars which most likely to the Enterprise for Traveling Promotion and also a four dollars fee taxed by the CBP for management prices. The Ambassador of EU said that it is not logical to assume visitor numbers will rise if they are charged to get in the country. The cost has actually also been explained by movie critics in the European Parliament as bit greater than a method to fund advertisements for USA tourism.
Site visitors may stay for 90 days in the United States which additionally includes the time invested in Mexico, Canada, the islands of the Caribbean or Bermuda if the arrival was through the USA. The ESTA is only called for if getting here by cruise ship or air (airplane). It is not required if showing up on a ferry in between British Columbia and Washington State. If a traveler is arriving by land ESTA is not a must.
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Rutland Park Cinema
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Located in the northwest London inner-city district of Willesden. The Rutland Park Cinema was operating by 1913, and was owned by Omnium Palaces Ltd. It seems to have closed around 1918 at the end of World War I.
It was later converted into retail use, and was demolished in the late-1980's. Nothing was built on the site, and today, a service road to the rear of the adjacent Merchants building supplies shop occupies the space.
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A vintage postcard view of the Rutland Park Cinema:
Photographed in 1985, prior to its eventual demolition:
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text: Partway through the second American Idol competition in early 2003, guest judge Gladys Knight christened corpulent crooner Ruben Studdard a "velvet teddy bear," a nod to his smooth, Luther Vandross-styled voice and his Barry White-sized girth. The nickname stuck, since it captured the persona of the 25-year-old native of Birmingham, Alabama, who had unexpectedly become the front-runner in the televised talent show. Surrounded by skinny kids emulating Kelly Clarkson and Justin Gu... Read more


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Head for St Ives for poetry in the square
It must be spring! The St Ives literature festival in Cornwall starts on Saturday 5 May and runs until Sunday 12 May. There's a host of events at the St Ives Arts Club, St Ives Library and Café Art. A highlight will be the daily open mic poetry and music, happening in Norway Square from 12.30-2pm and hosted by the wonderful Bob Deveraux. There will also be an open mic of tales and poetry called Free Speech at Cafe Art on most afternoons from 5-6pm. Not-to-be-missed if you are in Kernowshire - on Monday 7 May at 8pm at the Arts Club is a one man show by the actor Kenneth Price entitled WS Graham - Out of his Head, in which he pays homage to that wonderful poet who spent a good deal of his life in Cornwall. A Scottish critic wrote: "Price's performance … is charming not least for the remarkable way his face seems to morph into Graham's increasingly weathered physiognomy before our very eyes .... in what is clearly a labour of love, he begins and ends his monologue wearing pyjamas to signal both Graham's early morning fire and his late night decline." On Tuesday at the Art Club at 8pm one of my favourite poets, David Scott, will be joining forces with Tim Cunningham for an evening of superb poetry. I haven't come across Tim before but I'm looking forward to hearing his work. And if you're really in a celtic frame of mind (and why not) then try The Dead Chough Collective with Alan Kent, Mick Paynter and Les Merton. Subtitled Sag Krowst An Jowl (The Devils Crowst Bag) it will be an evening of poetry and entertainment in Kernowek and the other language! (Wednesday 9 May at the Art Club 8pm) There's much more so why not have a look at the website - St Ives literature festival.


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16-year old Skylar Neese disappeared from her Star City, West Virginia, home on July 6, 2012. While initially treated as a runaway, investigators soon came to believe something more sinister had happened to her. A break in the case came when six months later Rachel Shoaf admitted that she and another teenager, Shelia Eddy, Skylar's two best friends, had lured Skylar out of her apartment that night, driven her to a remote backgroad in Pennsylvania and stabbed her to death.
This website is dedicated to the memory of Skylar Neese (1996-2012). One objective of this website is to collect and store material that's been spread over several different websites, discussion forums, books and tv segments. Another objective is to remind, and keep reminding, the public of the terrible crime that Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf committed, and thus to play a part in ensuring that Shelia Eddy is never released on parole. Everything was taken from Skylar, and her parents were robbed of their only child: It would not be right if Shelia were granted a possibility to have all the things that Skylar will never have. Rachel's crime was no less serious, and even if she has legally earned her relatively lenient sentence of 30 years for second-degree murder, she does not deserve to ever have the kind of productive and fulfilling life that Skylar could have lived. You can help by signing a petition.
Use the links on the left to navigate the site. The first five sections (Prelude, The Crime, The Investigation, Breakdown and In Court) describe the events surrouding Skylar's fate in chronological order. The other sections (Why?, Questions and Skylar's Site) provide further information about the case. All the information on this website is from various sources. Photographs are from the public domain unless otherwise noted. See below for updates.
| Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2017 |
It seems that the civil case against the killers (and their parents) is now over. The case never went to court, because Skylar's parents accepted an offer from the girls' legal teams; they seem to have settled for 5 million dollars. While that sounds like a lot of money, it's not very likely the Neeses are ever gonna get paid:
"Dave Neese said they understand the figure is just a number on a piece of paper and the case was never about money. It is to prevent the two killers from making any money related to the death — such as from from books or television appearances — if they are released."
What this seems to mean is that any money Shelia and Rachel might make off selling their story would go toward paying the settlement. A settlement of this kind might also be considered "nondischargeable" in that declaring a bankruptcy would not wipe out the debt; they'd be stuck with it until it's been paid in full (along with interest). By the way, West Virginia already has a "Son of Sam" law (these laws prevent criminals from benefiting from their crimes) in effect, but the law has not been tested in court yet and may be unconstitutional. A settlement of this kind might get around that.
In other news, Shelia's cousin Alexis seems to have joined the cast of "Are You the One?", a "reality" show on MTV. Those who followed the case were quite critical of how close she was to Shelia in the months leading up to Shelia's arrest. In fact, they had an exchange on Twitter on April 1, 2013, that some believe implicated her as well:
While Shelia probably did intend the "we really did go on three" tweet to be about the night she and Rachel killed Skylar (Shelia posted a few tweets of this nature where she seemed to be taunting those who suspected
her of the crime), Alexis's "that was a good idea" was a reply to Shelia's earlier tweet: Alexis was not responding to Shelia's "we really did go on three" tweet.
While she was never suspected of anything, there are those who believe Shelia may have opened up to her, but Alexis herself claims Shelia never told her anything aside from denying any involvement in Skylar's death. Still, this is a friendship that's gonna keep haunting her:
| Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 |
Not much news since the last update. Earlier this year a federal court ruled (based on West Virginia Supreme Court guidance) that the home & auto insurance providers of Tara Clendenen and Patricia Shoaf (the killers' mothers) are not under an obligation to provide a legal defense for them, because their daughters were "co-insured on the policies". In lay terms this seems to mean that you cannot intentionally kill a person and then expect your insurance company to cover your legal fees any more than you can intentionally crash your vehicle and then expect your insurance company to cover the damages.
In other news, Lakin recently published new "mugshots" of Rachel & Shelia. Compared to the old ones (see the bottom of the page), at least Shelia seems a bit more "adjusted" to prison life:
| Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 |
Oxygen's "Snapped" true crime series had an episode about the case a few weeks back. There was nothing terribly interesting about it except for a few details.
First, it's claimed that Rachel said the plan was put in motion in September 2011. Previously we had known that the girls had been heard discussing how to dispose
of a body already back in October 2011. According to Rachel, she initially thought Shelia was joking about the whole thing, but Shelia actually seemed to have
become obsessed with the idea. September 2011 is about when Skylar witnessed the two girls have sex during a sleepover.
Second, the episode claims Rachel left for the church camp "that morning", while she actually spent that day on Cheat Lake boating with her mother and her mother's friend. It has been speculated that the knives were dumped into that lake on that day, but this is not known for certain; neither of the knives has been recovered to this day.
The episode can be bought at Amazon, Vudu and iTunes. If you're not from the United States, you might be able to purchase the episode using a VPN (Hola browser addon should be enough) & PayPal.
| Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
Yesterday would have been Skylar's 20th birthday so "Remembering Skylar" YouTube channel put together this nice video in her memory.
| Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2016 |
Not much news lately; the civil trial against the killers' parents should start next month (February). A few news items worth checking out; last September someone stole the bench that had been placed at the memorial site but it was recovered later. Office Colebank reflects on the case three years later.
| Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
A little correction to the last update: The civil trial against the legal guardians of Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf begins in February 2016, not 2015. This was not specified in any of the news articles but it is specified in court documents, as pointed out by topix user "ADI ABX".
Several interesting photographs have surfaced lately. At some point I wish to store them all on this website so that people don't have to search for them across the Internet. This picture (found by "doxiegal13") is from A Midsummer Night's Dream, a Shakespearean play in which Rachel played the role of Helena:
According to Pretty Little Killers, Daniel Hovatter (second on the left, the Fairy King) kept bugging Rachel (first on the right) about Skylar's whereabout during rehearsals for this play (which was a University High School production). The book also claims that on the opening night Daniel saw Rachel's mother smack Rachel in the face because she had been crying and Patricia wanted her to get her "shit together" for the play. The picture is from November 2012, two months before Rachel confessed.
| Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
The second episode of the Canadian TV show "See No Evil" can be viewed here. (Once again, if you're outside the United States, simply use Hola to get around the region restriction.) The episode (named Skylar Neese) is pretty much like the "I Killed My BFF" episode that was mentioned back in October (see below), combining interviews with reenacted footage. It's pretty much a waste of time; even Dave & Mary seem bored talking about the events for the billionth time. Interestingly, Dave says "Shelia said [that] after 50 stabs she quitted counting", referring to the amount of stabs they inflicted on Skylar. As far as we know, Shelia hasn't made any statements other than pled guilty so in all likelihood Dave was referring to Rachel.
Several months ago Dave & Mary sued the girls and their mothers (Patricia Shoaf and Tara Clendenen) for damages over Skylar's death. They're arguing that the parents, by neglecting to supervise their daughters, are partially responsible for what happened to Skylar. I don't agree with blaming the parents since their negligence wasn't any worse than Skylar's parents': Skylar herself had a habit of sneaking out in the middle of the night to hang out with her friends. Moreover, holding the parents partially responsible for first-degree murder simply because they couldn't supervise their daughters at all times would only imply that parents should institute rather excessive measures such as putting locks on their children's doors (to be opened from the outside) just in case they might go out one night and kill someone. In this case the parents could not have known what their daughters were up to. The girls themselves, however, should be held financially responsible. The civil trial is set to begin on February 17.
| Posted on Sunday, November 2, 2014 |
It took a while but a user ("newuser") at Topix found Shelia Eddy's Youtube account. It seems to have been active since early 2009, and Shelia has nine videos uploaded, the latest dating back to May 2012, less than two months before the murder. Considering the low amount of video views (around 800 hits across nine videos in nearly six years), the channel seems to have remained totally obscure until this day.
Some interesting picks: When Shelia tells Rachel she has a secret she hasn't told anyone (the secret refers to a minor car accident), Rachel asks "Not even Skylar?", hinting that Rachel still saw Skylar and Shelia as very close friends. If the video was uploaded more or less on the day it was filmed on, this was just about two weeks before the Myrtle Beach fight between Skylar and Shelia. On the same video Rachel worries about smoking weed before her singing practice. The girls then park on a spot near some church and smoke weed. Rachel brags about having had sex there with Mikinzy several times.
There's also an older video from February 2009 where Crissy Swanson breaks into her own basement to get a pair of snowboards for her & Shelia, and some Clay-Battelle (Shelia's junior high school in Blacksville) footage.
| Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
You can view the Skylar Neese episode of "I Killed My BFF" on Hulu. If the link
doesn't work, search for the episode on Hulu. The name of the episode is Real Life Heathers (a reference to Heathers (1988))
rather than Pretty Little Killers. In case your location is blocked, use something like Hola (extremely simple to use; it's just
a browser addon) to get past any restrictions.
The episode itself is a rather awkward mix of reenacted footage and real-life interviews. One minute you've got Mary Neese talking and the next minute "Skylar" (Molly Evans) is talking about growing up Some of the reenacted scenes are rather lazy; a scene that's supposed to take place on January 16 (the day Skylar's body was found) shows the police investigating the murder site (not the real one) in the middle of the summer. And is it just me, or did the actress who played Rachel (Laura Barbiea) look a lot like Rose Mcgowan in Scream?
In other news, I should have posted this earlier but here's a petition you can sign to help keep Shelia and Rachel behind bars. (Rachel's good-time credits are unlikely to be affected though.)
| Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2014 |
Episode Pretty Little Killers of "I Killed My BFF" is based on the Skylar Neese murder and will air on Lifetime Movie Network on October 22. ("Pretty Little Killers" is of course also the name of Daleen Berry's book.) IMDB misspelled Shelia's name.
| Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2014 |
Website opened! It's not quite done yet though so expect more fine tuning. Google Chrome recommended for browsing. Mobile (Apple, etc.) browsers are NOT officially supported at the moment but the website looks fine, if a bit glitchy, on my iPod Touch. Optimized for 1680x1050 resolution.


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This could be the best thing they've co-produced since Blue Ivy.
The New York Post's Page Six reports that Jay Z and Beyonce are teaming up on a stadium tour this summer, and that one of their 20 shows could happen in New York on the Fourth of July.
The musical parents have teamed up before, making guest appearances at each others' shows and performing their hit single, "Drunk in Love," together at the Grammy Awards and other events this year.
The timing could be right, with Jay wrapping his "Magna Carta... Holy Grail" tour in January and Beyonce finishing her "Mrs. Carter Show" tour just last month.
One thing's for sure... if this is true, the East River firework show could have some serious competition.


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Defeat 10 Alliance units or players in Venture Bay and return to Centurion Kaggrum.
- Alliance in Venture Bay (10)
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This wretched Westfall Brigade is proving a tougher opponent than we'd thought. Though few in number, they fight well and bravely, but we cannot afford to wait them out.
Conqueror Krenna's orders were to capture the port quickly. You must break the stalemate, <name>. Find the enemy's marines and slaughter them until the resistance ceases. Only then will we be able to claim ownership of the port.
Go quickly. We don't want to keep Conqueror Krenna waiting.
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|10x [Venture Coin]
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Progress Edit
Have you done as ordered?
Completion Edit
The port will soon fall to us. You have done well this day, <name>.
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Accepting this quest will flag you for PvP as long as the quest is in your log.


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Tracy Behar has been promoted to v-p, executive editor at Little, Brown. She has been with the company for eight years.
At Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Sandy Grebenar has been promoted to senior v-p, production and creative services, expanding her role to include the new culinary line, Websters New World and CliffsNotes. Michaela Sullivan has been named v-p, creative director taking on responsibility for design of the culinary line, CliffsNotes, and Webster's New World Dictionaries in addition to the general interest list.
MacKenzie Fraser-Bub has joined Trident as a women's fiction agent. She was most recently in marketing for Touchstone Books.
At Running Press, Gigi Lamm will join on March 11 as senior publicist, reporting to Allison Devlin. She was most recently senior press officer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Effective immediately, Zachary Wagman is promoted to senior editor for Crown Trade and Hogarth and Christine Kopprasch is promoted to associate editor for Crown Trade and Hogarth.


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A young Rockville girl is in critical condition today after a tragic accident yesterday.
The girl, who was estimated to be about 2 years old, was critically injured after falling from a window and onto a deck, according to Montgomery County officials. Fire department spokesman Captain Oscar Garcia says the girl fell about 10 feet from a home in the 1000 block of Grand Oak Way at about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Garcia says the girl was unresponsive when emergency responders arrived. She was taken to a hospital with injuries that are considered life-threatening.
Published at 10:12 AM EDT on May 17, 2012 | Updated at 10:22 AM EDT on May 17, 2012


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2012 Senior Thesis Prize Awarded
Wed, August 1, 2012
The 2012 Senior Thesis Prize in Economics, which recognizesthe most outstanding undergraduate honors thesisin economics, was awarded to Sharanya Rajan for her honors thesis, "Missing Women in Education - Does the Existence of Son Preference Among Asian Immigrants Influence Parents' Education Decisions?" Her thesis examines recent studies that show the existence of son preference at higher birth parities among Indian, Chinese and Korean immigrants to the United States and Canada. In the source countries, according to these studies, son preference leads to differential access to education. Sharanya considers the hypothesis of whether similar effects exist in the United States and Canada.
The award's selection committee, including Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies Valerie Bencivenga, was impressed with Sharanya's careful approach and sophisticated methodology in answering a complex question. In particular, they like the way she balanced the theoretical and empirical strategies in her thesis. According to Bencivenga, "Sharanya has an unusually mature grasp of the importance of approaching policy questions armed with the deepest possible understanding of economics and quantitative methods, and she is genuinely interested in economics because it helps us understand the world, and not only as a way to arrive at or justify policies."
In speaking about the experience of writing her thesis, Sharanya says, "The senior thesis gave me a chance to combine skills learned in several different classes while proving to be one of my biggest challenges in college. This made it a unique experience, whose success was made possible by my supervising professor (Professor Trejo) and my friends in the class. Aside from seeing the development of an idea, my favorite aspect was the variety of ideas presented by other students at the end of the year. The year-long process was an interesting experience that I enjoyed very much." Sharanya is currently working at an anti-trust firm, delving into matters quite different from her research topic, which she says she also finds very interesting.
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