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Parents now can keep tabs on schools' progress102505 news7Athens Banner-HeraldParents who want to track the success of their local public schools have a one-stop shop in an annual report card from the Governor's Office of Student Achievement, although data still is being added to the most recent report, launched on the Internet on Monday.--> Parents now can keep tabs on schools' progress Education in Georgia By Alisa Marie DeMao | firstname.lastname@example.com | Story updated at 10:08 PM on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 Parents who want to track the success of their local public schools have a one-stop shop in an annual report card from the Governor's Office of Student Achievement, although data still is being added to the most recent report, launched on the Internet on Monday.
Required by state and federal accountability laws, including the No Child Left Behind Act, the annual report card includes information on test scores, the demographics of students and teachers, spending and data such as dropout, retention and attendance rates. The initial parts of the report for the 2004-05 school year were released Monday.
Most of the available information should look familiar, though - because of accountability and reporting requirements, much already has been released in bits and pieces throughout the past several months.
"There are so many report cards, I think it gets a little confusing sometimes," said Mike Wooten, spokesman for the Clarke County School District. "But we do get calls from parents asking about information on there - although not as many as we used to. We gather and release so much required data, at this point, 90 percent of what's on there has been released already."
Some of that data includes breakdowns of state standardized test scores by subject and by student gender, racial, socioeconomic and other subgroup. The breakdown of passing rates includes data from the Georgia High School Graduation Test, high-school End-Of-Course Tests and the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests given each year to elementary and middle school students, as well as the SAT and ACT college-entrance exams and national advanced placement exams.
Another section collects demographic information, including data on how many students participate in special education, gifted and alternative programs and how many students are taking vocational classes and classes for Speakers of English as a Second Language. A section on general demographic data includes the percent of migrant students, students with disabilities and students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch - two-thirds of Clarke County students - as well as a racial breakdown.
Not all of the sections are completed. Half of the tabs that let Internet users move from section to section lead to the message, "The information for this area of the 2004-2005 school year is still being prepared for publication. Please check back again later." Those sections will include information on personnel and spending and on indicators such as dropout, retention and attendance rates.
In previous years, the section on personnel and finances has included a breakdown of revenues and expenses, a look at average salaries for teachers and administrators and a breakdown of teachers by gender, certification level, race and years of experience.
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The 2004-05 report card can be searched by school district or individual school and is located at: http://reportcard2005.gaosa.org/
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- President Bush said Monday he has concerns with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's plan to allow people back into the hurricane-ravaged city.
Nagin announced last week New Orleans residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina and flooding Aug. 29-30 could start returning to the city Monday, one zip code at a time.
After emerging from a meeting of his Homeland Security Council, Bush said if necessary he would speak to Nagin personally to slow repopulation, the Washington Post reported.
"The mayor has got this dream about having his city up and running," Bush said. "We share that dream, but we also want to be realistic about some of the hurdles and obstacles. We have got concerns."
Bush's remarks followed similar comments by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen, head of the federal government's hurricane response team, Sunday. Allen said it could be weeks before residents can safely return because of the lack of potable water, electricity, emergency services and concerns about the levees protecting the city.

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Jim Harbaugh recruits Andrew Luck. Andrew Luck befriends Colin Kaepernick. Jim Harbaugh drafts Colin Kaepernick. Funny how things work out.
Jim Harbaugh isn't one who needs help when it comes to evaluating quarterbacks, but when one of your star pupils mentions one, you listen.
Scott Ostler has a piece in the Chronicle, where he mentions how Harbaugh and Kaepernick first became acquainted and how a little recommendation from Andrew Luck peaked Harbaugh's interest in Kaepernick.
It started before Kapernick's senior year at Nevada when he begged for an invitation to the Manning Passing Academy, there is where Andrew Luck and Colin Kaepernick became good friends.
After the camp was over and Luck headed back to Stanford, Harbaugh asked Luck if he'd seen anybody who looked good. Luck said oh yeah, Colin Kaepernick.
Now it would become another year before Harbaugh became a NFL head coach, but it looks like that mention from Andrew Luck, stuck with Harbaugh and was enough to have him and Trent Baalke travel to Reno to take a closer look at Kaepernick.
With both Harbaugh and Kaepernick in the Superbowl, we all know how that visit turned out.


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Tiger Beat: Sept. 21, 2013
Our theme this year at the high school is "Taking the Next Step." We as a high school want our students to take the next step in their growth as students. Ideas and philosophies will change, but our core value of student achievement and student growth remains our number one priority.
I feel that we at Morris Area High School have great programs, great facilities and great students. However, I refuse to be complacent in our accomplishments and refuse to maintain the "status quo." We work hard for our success and appreciate all of the community support towards our school. We are going to push students to be better. I believe that we need to stay progressive in our approach towards educating students and not rely on our past accomplishments. I believe that our job as educators is to set a vision to help push our students and our community towards taking the next step in education. I feel as a school that we are taking the next steps in education.
The Morris Area School District has laid out our core values for our district. I want to share our core values with the community so all stakeholders can see the hard work our staff and community have put into developing our framework for success.
Morris Area Core Values (TIGER PAW) Teamwork: Work as cooperating partners in achieving success for every student in the district
Integrity and honesty: Consistently seek and speak the truth, keep promises, and know and do the right thing
Great desire for safe, clean, and secure school environment: Create and preserve this for our stakeholders
Every student can learn: Believe in the ability of each student to learn and grow to their potential
Respect for all: Value self, others, property, and diversity
Positive attitude: Display a personality that fosters constructive outcomes and perseverance during challenging times
Accountability for all: Be reliable and follow through service to others and self-control
We communicate effectively: Support students, peers, and community members through interactive district dialogue
Goals As always, student achievement at Morris Area High School is our number one goal. We will continue to raise the rigor in our classroom and push our students to achieve at high levels. Our goal is to increase student growth in reading for all students in the high school. Reading has been a target area for our high school over the past couple years and we want to set a focus upon literacy during the 2013-2014 school year. We will be using data to track our student growth in reading. We will be creating time during the school day for students to read through our Silent Sustained Reading goal.
Our second goal this year is to improve our school climate and school culture. We will continue to have a safe and secure school. We will increase our student leadership inside and outside our classrooms by teaching our students to be better leaders and to make good choices. This includes teaching our students the Olweus anti-bullying curriculum. We will increase participation in all activities at MAHS. We will continue to be active in establishing a school culture of anti-bullying and continue to be proactive in developing students of high character and high ethics.
Changes Minnesota State Testing Requirements: Simply put, the GRAD tests in ninth grade writing, tenth grade reading and eleventh grade math are no longer required to graduate from Morris Area High School. Students that have taken these exams in the past will get credit for their participation. As of July 1, 2013, for students to graduate from Morris Area high school, students must now take a college or career readiness assessment. Students may take the ASVAB, ACT or Work Keys assessment to satisfy the graduation requirement. The ASVAB test is scheduled for all juniors on Monday, Sept. 23. The ACT test is scheduled throughout the school year. For more information on the new Minnesota state testing requirements, please visit the Minnesota Department of Education website.
Email changes: As a reminder to all community members and stakeholders, some staff emails have changed over the summer. All staff email addresses in the district are the first letter of the staff's first name and the full last name of the staff member (ex. email@example.com). One can get all staff emails on our school website at www.morris.k12.mn.us.
CPR and AED training: In cooperation with our local Stevens County ambulance, we at the high school will be providing AED and CPR training for all of our students in grades 7-12 in October. This training will take place within the school day.
Announcements and School News Homecoming: This past week (Sept. 16 to Sept. 20) was Homecoming Week at Morris Area High School. There were contests, dress-up days and various homecoming activities throughout the week. Congratulations to 2013 Homecoming King Aaron Nelson and Homecoming Queen Paige Schieler. Please come out and support MACA extra-curricular activities during this week and throughout the school year. Over 85 percent of our student body participates in at least one activity in our high school. We are very proud of our students and their parents/guardians for our high participation numbers.
Website News: As a reminder to all parents, please check our Morris Area website at www.morris.k12.mn.us for school updates and school bulletin news. We have a new website that features staff webpages on our school website. Please check out our staff webpages as we as a high school want to communicate with all stakeholders in the school district.
Attendance: As a reminder to parents and guardians, we as a high school run daily attendance checks and speak with students regarding attendance at school. As a parent/guardian you may get a phone call if your son/daughter is absent from school. If your child is absent from school, please make sure to call the high school office or send a note. We take student attendance at school very seriously and monitor as such. We are very proud to have a 95 percent attendance rate at our high school. Thank you student and parents/guardians.
Thank You
Thank you to all of the Morris Area school district supporters for donating money and time to our school district. Without your community support, our goal of being the best school district in west central Minnesota would not be possible.
As always, we want to keep the lines of communication open between stakeholders and the school. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 320-585-2200 or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com anytime or stop in the high school to visit.
Upcoming Events
Sept. 23: ASVAB/EXPLORE/PLAN test for students in grades 8, 10 and 11
Sept. 24 and Sept. 25: Fall NWEA testing starts in the high school
Oct. 1: 1st Quarter Mid-term
Oct. 9: 2 hour late start
Oct. 14-16: National School Lunch Week
Oct. 17-18: Fall Break
Oct. 21: Gr. 7-12 Choir Concert in Concert Hall
Oct. 21: FCCLA Regional convention at Morris Area HS
Oct. 28: Gr. 7-12 Band Concert in Concert Hall
Oct. 30-Nov.1: FFA National Convention
Nov. 1: End of the 1st Quarter


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Crippen named MSBA Board Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist
MINNEAPOLIS -- Best & Flanagan LLP has announced that attorney Sarah E. Crippen has received the distinction of MSBA Board Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.
This certified specialist designation has been earned by fewer than 3 percent of all licensed Minnesota attorneys and is achieved by those who have completed a rigorous approval process, including an examination in the specialty area, peer review and documented experience. Certified attorneys have demonstrated superior knowledge, skill and integrity in their specific field and can use the designation of specialist to advertise their credentials.
The MSBA has been accredited as an independent professional organization for certifying attorneys as Criminal Law Specialists, Real Property Law Specialists, Civil Trial Law Specialists and Labor and Employment Law Specialists.
A native of Worthington, Crippen graduated in 1991 from the University of Minnesota, J.D., magna cum laude, and also from Carleton College, B.A., magna cum laude in 1987.
She is the chairwoman of Best & Flanagan's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and the firm's Employment Law Practice Group.
In addition to a general civil litigation practice that includes contract disputes, regulatory and administrative hearings and mediation and arbitration, Crippen handles litigation matters and provides advice in all areas of employment law. Crippen's employment and labor practice includes policy and practice advice, labor negotiations and grievances and representation before federal and state human rights and equal employment opportunity enforcement agencies.


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Shinobu Koizumi Stuck Some Light In A Drawer. Awesome.
This is a pretty awesome idea, its simplicity is exactly the thing that works the best about it! Â Meet Shinobu Koizumi's "Light In A Drawer," which is, in my opinion, pretty clever:
You better believe that, if I could afford something like this, I'd have it hacked to respond to iTunes with individual cell control. Â Or not, I gotta believe this thing is like eleventy thousand dollars.
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I am often entertained when I reveal to a new acquaintance that my occupation is facility manager on a college campus and they, almost without fail, reply, "You are so lucky to have summers off."
A very common misconception held by those working outside our environment is the belief that when students depart for the summer we roll up the sidewalks, nail shut the front door and all take a well-deserved vacation for the entire summer.
I am confident each and every one of you as in-house facility directors or managers overseeing and working in maintenance and operations can attest that the summer months generate as much, if not more, demand than the rest of the year.
While summer is a time of picnics, parades and fun outdoor activities, it is important keep in mind the hazards associated with working in hot conditions.
Along with the bright summer sun comes high temperatures, humidity and seemingly endless project and preventive maintenance work.
Goes with the territory
Regardless of where you are in the country, hot sticky days are a fact of the summer season.
Much of the work done during the summer months by grounds, maintenance and cleaning crews is performed in hot, humid conditions or even out in the direct sunlight.
Performing tasks such as turf maintenance, roof repair, painting and countless other maintenance and repair tasks presents a risk of developing heat-related illnesses.
Even individuals in generally good health can fall victim if precautions are not taken.
First line of defense
It is the responsibility of every facility manager to know and understand the causes, symptoms and preventive measures in order to protect employees from this potentially serious condition.
The first line of defense is for the facility manager or director to develop policies aimed at protecting employees from heat-related illness.
Not all operations can accommodate bulk changes in shifts to cooler times of the day. However, measures such as allowing frequent breaks, providing plenty of water or other non-caffeinated drinks and doing awareness training are appropriate measures to take.
Too much to handle
People suffer heat-related illness when the body''s temperature control system is overloaded.
The body normally cools itself by sweating. However, under some conditions sweating just isn''t enough to cool the body sufficiently. In such cases, a person''s body temperature rises rapidly.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), there are four primary factors that affect the body''s ability to cool itself during extremely hot weather — temperature, humidity, radiant heat from the sun or other sources such as a furnace or oven, and air velocity.
Other conditions that can limit a body's ability to regulate temperature include age, obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, poor circulation, sunburn, and drug and alcohol use.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports the illnesses that can occur from working in high temperature conditions include heat rash, heat cramps, fainting and, the two most serious heat-related illnesses, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Heat exhaustion
Heat exhaustion is the body''s response to an excessive loss of water and salt contained in sweat.
While anyone can fall victim to heat-related illness, those most prone to heat exhaustion include elderly people, individuals with high blood pressure and people working or exercising in hot environments.
Warning signs of heat exhaustion include:
A worker's skin may be cool and moist. The victim''s pulse rate will be fast and weak, and breathing will be fast and shallow.
If heat exhaustion is untreated, it may progress to heat stroke.
Seek medical attention immediately if the symptoms are severe or the victim has heart problems or high blood pressure.
Otherwise, help the victim to cool off, and seek medical attention if symptoms worsen or last longer than one hour.
Cooling measures that may be effective include: Drinking cool, non-alcoholic beverages; rest; a cool shower, bath, or sponge bath; an air-conditioned environment; and lightweight clothing.
Heat stroke
Heat stroke occurs when the body becomes unable to control its temperature and the body''s temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the body is unable to cool down.
A worker's body temperature may rise to 106°F or higher within 10 to 15 minutes.
Heat stroke can cause death or permanent disability if emergency treatment is not given.
The warning signs of heat stroke vary but may include:
What to do
If you see any of these signs, you may be dealing with a life- threatening emergency.
Have someone call for immediate medical assistance while you begin cooling the victim.
Things to do include:
These self-help measures are not a substitute for medical care. However, they may help you recognize and respond promptly to warning signs of trouble.
Your best defense against heat-related illness is prevention. The American Red Cross offers these tips for preventing heat related illnesses:
Staying cool and making simple changes in your fluid intake, activities, and clothing during hot weather can help you and your employees remain safe and healthy.


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The SUNY Geneseo crew team is OK after their boat overturned on Conesus Lake this morning.
The Livingston County Sheriff's Office responded to a call just before 7 am. The team was practicing when the water conditions worsened and they started to head back to the base at Long Point Park in Geneseo. On the way back, the rowing shell began to take on water and eventually submerged.
Coach Jason Rich handled the incident before authorities arrived. He made sure the boat was turned upside down so the team members could hold on and get out of the water as much as possible.
All members were treated and released at the scene. They were in the water for about 15 minutes.
The Livingston County's Sheriff's Office is taking the opportunity to say, as we begin another boating season, that everyone needs to be certain they are prepared for such incidents when going on the water.


text: We (as in us contractors) strive to achieve a satisified client. We strive to build a relationship of trust and respect. We strive to display competency, wisdom, and knowledge. We even develop friendships with our customers. And all the aforementioned goes out the door when it comes to pricing phases II and III. "You just paid us $44k for 'Phase I' that you're 100% happy with and now you're hastily second guessing my specs and procedures for phase II?" "You can't understand why we need a pricey drain system that is intended to protect$44k you just spent, do you not have comprehensive and collision insurance on your new car?" Go ahead, get your "other prices". I hope their joint lines are as squiggly as my hand writing. Sticker shock brings out the devil in people. Especially when they have champaign taste with a wine budget. .


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New Horizon is great way to have fun at a great price! Perfect for backpackers wanting to socialise while on an ocean adventure!
New Horizon offers a social tour of the Whitsundays with traditional sailing and plenty of fun! Ideal for a social crowd wanting an action-packed adventure, New Horizon offers a busy itinerary as well as stand-up paddleboards, a waterslide and a huge deck for relaxing and enjoying the views! You will sail around the Whitsundays, exploring the bays and beaches, visiting Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet Lookout, and exploring some of the best snorkel sites in the Whitsundays.
New Horizon is the ideal trip for those with a sense of fun and adventure, with fun activities, on board scuba diving, snorkeling, and an exciting itinerary! With large decks and spacious interiors, there is also plenty of space to relax, ensuring guests can have the best of both worlds. You'll have the chance to snorkel in several different locations, visit Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet Lookout, as well as trying your hand at scuba diving! With plenty of socialising, evening activities, an onboard waterslide, and paddleboards, New Horizon is the perfect way to enjoy the Whitsundays!
New Horizon Features:
- Waterslide
- Movie theatre area
- Evening entertainment full of fun and games
- Stand-up paddleboards
- Meals included
- Hot showers onboard
- Snorkelling equipment provided
- Scuba diving for Intro and Certified Divers $60 per dive
- Fresh quality linen provided
- Great sailing experience and guests can have a turn at the wheel
- Launched in 1994 and is 69 feet long
New Horizon Layout
Diving and Snorkelling
Scuba diving
New Horizon offers passengers the wonderful opportunity to experience the underwater world through onboard scuba diving for both certified divers and those without experience/qualification. The first dive is only $60pp, 2nd dive is $50pp. Price includes all gear hire and dive instructor. Introductory divers are subject to age, conditions and medical questions and certified divers need to bring dive card please. All diving can be decided on and paid for onboard.
Explore some of the best reef in the world, snorkelling and swimming with the fish around the fringing coral reefs! Snorkelling is included in the trip (We also supply life vests and buoyancy noodles if not confident in the water) A must do activity while sailing around the islands.
Sample Itinerary
Day 1
After a 2:30pm departure, guests will have a briefing before the sails are hoisted to catch the winds across Whitsunday Passage. We will head past the Molle group of islands and venture to the southern end of Hook Island to Nara Inlet.
Once at the sheltered bay of Nara in the afternoon, New Horizon will anchor (for the night), and passengers can enjoy some time swimming in the warm waters or try out the stand up paddle boards.
As the sun sets on the horizon, fill your belly with a tasty meal, enjoy a few evening drinks and socialise!
Day 2
The day will start early at 6:30am as the boats ventures over to the one and only Whitehaven Beach. Enjoy a delicious continental breakfast including a delicious fresh fruit platter.
Arriving at Whitehaven at around 8:00am, passengers will be accompanied by an experienced tour guide as they make their way to the famous Hill Inlet Lookout for plenty of photo opportunities.
Afterwards enjoya walk to north Whitehaven Beach where you will experience the world-famous silica sand for yourself, spending some time sunbaking, wading, having a stroll or playing some beach games.
At around 11:00am, head back to the boat for some lunch and a brisk sail to the next destination for a snorkel and dive at some of the Whitsundays' best locations. After some time exploring the underwater world, it's time for more fun on the diving board and paddle boards.
If there is time, New Horizon will head to the north of Hook island and enjoy another snorkel at Maureen's or Butterfly Bay, before some afternoon snacks and a beverage.
Set sail again and watch the sunset as we make our way to the next overnight anchorage. Upon arrival, enjoy dinner, a few drinks and some socialising.
Day 3
Another early start to head to another snorkel and dive site. This final location offers a discounted dive for second or third time divers. This final spot will be followed by plenty of time for swimming, jumping off the dive platform and cruising around on the SUP boards.
At 10:00am you'll begin heading back to Airlie Beach, where you can enjoy an after party in the evening, where you can eat and drink for $5!
Day 1
Lunch: Selection of cold meats, salads, homemade pesto pasta salad, Tuna and sweet corn salad, a selection of cheeses and crackers and fresh baked crusty rolls and wraps
Dinner: Oven baked fish served with herb and lemon dressing on a bed of creamy mashed potatoes,along side homemade crunchy coleslaw and fresh Aussie Damper and crusty bread rolls
Snacks: Aussie hot dogs with cheddar cheese and onions as well as chips, dips and cheeses
Day 2
Breakfast: Tea and coffee, a selection of breads, spreads such as honey, Vegemite and peanut butter. Fresh fruit platters as well as toasted muesli, cornflakes
Lunch: Selection of cold meats, salads, homemade pesto pasta salad, tuna and sweet corn salad, a selection of cheeses and crackers and fresh baked crusty rolls and wraps
Dinner: Papa Steves famous Spaghetti Bolognaise, cheese and a crunchy salad with freshly made garlic bread
Snacks: Aussie hot dogs with cheddar cheese and onions as well as chips, dips and cheeses
Please this is a sample of menu and is subject to change and amendments
What To Bring
Please only bring a small soft overnight bag without any zippers (ie. a re-usable shopping). A zipless souvenir bag can be purchased at the boat's check-in office for a few dollars. Ensure you pack clothes, a hat, swim-wear, beach towel, sunscreen 30+, warm pullover for the evenings (seasonal) and cash/card for on board purchases. Feel free to bring on board a reusable water bottle and/or additional snacks. You will also need to bring your own alcoholic beverages, available for purchase in town. No glass bottles please.
Excess luggage can be stored at several places in town including most boat check-in offices, a 24 hour locker shop on The Esplanade, most hostels, or at your accommodation. Most charge between $5-10pp for the duration of your trip
What's Included
Skipper, crew, drinking water, meals, linen, wetsuit hire, snorkelling equipment, use of SUP boards and all Marine Park fees.
What's Extra
BYO alcohol (no glass) and scuba diving. Soft drinks, chips and chocolate available for purchase on board.
New Horizon offers onboard scuba diving for both certified divers and those without experience/qualification. All diving can be decided on and paid for on board.
- 1st dive is $60
- 2nd dive is $50
Your safety in the water is our primary concern. To ensure your comfort and safety divers must be 18 years or over and they will require that you have a Divers Medical Certificate for certain medical conditions.
Please read the following questions carefully:
- Do you currently have an ear infection?
- Do you have a history of ear disease, hearing loss or problems with balance?
- Do you have a history of ear or sinus surgery?
- Are you currently suffering from a cold, congestion, sinusitis or bronchitis?
- Do you have a history of respiratory problems, severe attack of hayfever or allergies, or lung disease?
- Have you had a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) or history of chest surgery?
- Do you have active asthma or history of emphysema or tuberculosis?
- Are you currently taking medication that carries a warning about any impairment of your physical or mental abilities?
- Do you have behavioral health problems or a nervous system disorder?
- Are you or could you be pregnant?
- Do you have a history of colostomy?
- Do you have a history of heart disease or heart attack, heart surgery or blood vessel surgery?
- Do you have a history of high blood pressure, angina, or take medication to control blood pressure?
- Are you over 45 and have a family history of heart attack or stroke?
- Do you have a history of bleeding or other blood disorders?
- Do you have a history of diabetes?
- Do you have a history of seizures, blackouts or fainting, convulsions or epilepsy or take medications to prevent them?
- Do you have a history of back, arm or leg problems following an injury, fracture or surgery?
- Do you have a history of fear of closed or open spaces or panic attacks (claustrophobia or agoraphobia)?
If any of these conditions apply to you, you will require a Divers Medical Certificate before you can scuba dive.
A Divers Medical Certificate can be obtained from:
Whitsunday Doctors Service
257 Shute Harbour Rd (Opposite xBase)
Airlie Beach
Ph: 07 4946 6241
Terms and Conditions
All departures and itineraries are subject to weather. Tours may be changed or cancelled for any reason at the discretion of the Tour Operator. It should be noted that adventure travel involves risk. Whilst we make every effort to safeguard clients, we cannot be responsible for personal injury or loss due to actions of our clients which are beyond our control. We recommend that all clients have travel insurance covering illness, injury, loss or damage to personal belongings and not being able to travel on the confirmed date of departure. Please be aware operators pass on credit card merchant fees so there is a non-refundable 2.5% surcharge for VISA and MASTERCARD card purchases.
Please advise us before booking if any passengers are under 18 years old to ensure this is the appropriate trip. Also please note that you need to allow time prior to the boats departure to check in, please ask us for more details.
All cancellations made result in 25% cancellation fee of the recommended retail price (RRP), not discounted or sale prices. Any cancellations made 60-30 days prior to travel will result in a 50% cancellation fee and any cancellations made inside of 30 days to departure will result in forfeit of full trip fees. If the sailing company has to cancel the trip (prior to the boat's departure) and we cannot offer a suitable alternative, then a refund will be given minus card fees. We strongly recommend that you have travel insurance, especially during the wet season.
Please note it is the responsibility of ALL passengers travelling to advise both your travel agent at the time of booking and vessel check-in agent before boarding of ANY medical conditions including food allergies you may suffer from.
Thank you for booking with Mr Travel/Sailing Whitsundays. If you would like any advice or assistance in arranging accommodation, transfers or additional tours, please do not hesitate to contact us.


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What better way to show off your dog than through a variety of tricks and obedience? Your friends will be impressed when they see that your dog can sit, shake, play dead, and catch a Frisbee. They'll notice that your dog never goes to the bathroom in your house, never begs for food, and never runs off when not on a leash.
If you want your dog to do these things, no amount of dog training classes will train your dog everything you want if he or she is not smart to begin with. It's important to choose a breed that has the capability to learn complex tricks. Here is a list of the top five smartest canines.
Smart Dog #5: Doberman Pinscher
These dogs were bred in Germany to work alongside police and military units. Thus they have a strong spirit and unbreakable energy. Their ferociousness can put them to use as a guard dog. If trained from a puppy, they can be loveable and affectionate too.
Fun Fact: Although fierce guard dogs, these dogs were trained to be obedient. That means they are easy to train and restrained enough to only defend their owners upon command.
Smart Dog #4: Golden Retriever
A robust breed meant to help hunters fetch shot game, the Golden Retriever has a soft mouth so as not to damage game that has been hunted. They are gentle creatures with amazing strength. They can learn complex tricks and are socially skilled, which means they get along with everyone.
Fun Fact: Don't expect a Golden Retriever to protect you. This dog is so lovable and trusting that they will often approach strangers - even burglars - to play. This dog is always eager to please everyone... not just you.
Smart Dog #3: German Shepherd
The epitome of strength to many, the German Shepherd is used in many occupations around the world. As one of the greatest guard dogs, they were bred to be intelligent and strong. With dog obedience training, German Shepherds are amazing family dogs, getting along with children and other pets. However, they need to be active constantly or they can become depressed easily.
Fun Fact: This dog was bred in 1899 by a man named Max von Stephanitz a former captain of the Calvary. He saw Hektor Linkshrein (the first German Shepherd) at a dog show, bought him immediately, and re-named him Horand von Grafath. His idea was to make a perfect 'working dog', resilient and strong. I think he succeeded.
Smart Dog #2: Poodle
Really? Yes, despite their frilly looks and light stature, these dogs are very smart. They were bred to hunt and swim, helping hunters to retrieve game. As such, they can learn an amazing assortment of tricks. You can train a poodle in less than 5 repetitions. It takes longer than 5 tries to make a teenager do something. Maybe you can get a replacement?
Smart Dog #1
1. Border Collie
These dogs are also built to work. Herding sheep is a mental and physical lifestyle, and they can do it (and enjoy it) 7 days a week. Most owners claim Border Collies instinctively know what they are supposed to do. They can learn very complex tricks in a short time and repeat them flawlessly. They need to be constantly active, but if you have the time and energy to train them, you cannot get a more intelligent dog!
Fun Fact: Born in 1893, a dog named Old Hemp is virtually the Grandfather of all Border Collies today. Every Pure Bred version of this dog can be traced to him. Old Hemp was bred by a man named Adam Telfer.
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Pre-Order The Darjeeling Limited Criterion Blu-Ray
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It appears Darjeeling is one of the few Criterion titles with a pre-order page that hasn't already been officially announced, so hopefully that means we can expect a release date soon.
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A little homage to The Life Aquatic on last night's Daily Show…
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Allow StressMultiTest to read System Property "derby.tests.ThreadsMinutes" to set the number of threads and minutes testStressMulti should run.
Example: '-Dderby.tests.ThreadsMinutes=33x3'.
This will set
StressMultiTest.THREADS to 33 and
StressMultiTest.MINUTES to 3.
This can be utilized to for example
reduce the time StressMultiTest is run in a tinderbox test: '-Dderby.tests.ThreadsMinutes=33x3' and
increase the load for a specific test: '-Dderby.tests.ThreadsMinutes=200x60'.
The StressMultiTest defaults are as set with '-Dderby.tests.ThreadsMinutes=10x10'.
By default the test suite for StressMultiTest is set to run in embedded, client and encryption mode, i.e. 3 x the Minutes specified.
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Committed DERBY-StressMultiOptions_diff_2 to trunk as revision 832364.
Uploading a new patch DERBY-StressMultiOptions_diff_2. that uses
gives an 'alarm' if parsing the input fails.
Running tests now.
Thanks for catching that Kristian! It should be "derby.tests.ThreadsMinutes". My "typo"....
I'll upload a new patch.
Hi Ole,
I note that other tests use "derby.tests." instead of "derby.test.". Maybe it would be better to agree on a common prefix?
I was also surprised that I didn't get any error messages when I specified derby.tests.debug=true, but I did get a message when I specified derby.tests.trace=true. It is possible that I have misunderstood the meaning of these properties.
Maybe a warning message should be printed regardless of the values for debug and trace if parsing the input fails?
+1 to commit if the prefix of the property is aligned with the existing one


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The Maslow is located in the heart of Sandton's business district, home to top investment banks, financial institutions, the Gautrain station and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Some of the local attractions include the Nelson Mandela Square, Liliesleaf Farm, and Mushroom Park.
Make yourself at home at The Maslow Hotel where an intimate style of service is offered. The décor of all 281 rooms blends comfort and modernity. Each room is fitted with air conditioning, satellite TV, Wi-Fi Internet access, telephone, tea/coffee maker, safe, mini bar, hairdryer, and writing desk. In-room dining is available 24 hours a day.
The Lacuna Bistro and Bar at The Maslow Hotel is not any ordinary restaurant, it is a sophisticated urban bistro serving international cuisine using only the best local produce. This is where you can enjoy express food, linger over dinner, or eat at the bar counter. Lacuna serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.
The Africology Spa helps re-balance and re-group with an assortment of therapeutic treatments. Africology uses pure and natural ingredients, free of chemicals and combine these with the wisdom of traditional healers. All products are inspired by Mother Nature using naturally blended Marula oils and Ghana Shea infused with African potato, Aloe and Rooibos, creating inspiring aromas that work wonders.
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It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Stonewall Resort is doing its part to help the fight against the disease and relax a little bit at the same time.
The Mountain Laurel Spa is taking the lead for the resort. It's helping support the cause with every purchase made, and the company's supplier will actually make those purchases go even further.
"They, themselves, actually donate to Cancer Schmancer when we purchase that product from them. Then in addition, we make a separate donation out of the proceeds that we get from selling the polish to the West Virginia Susan G. Komen," said spa manager Patricia Schroeder.
The Mountain Laurel Spa is also donating a portion of the cost of its services, but that's not the only way the resort is giving back. Stonewall also hosted a community health fair providing screenings and information to people at the resort and in the community on many issues, including breast cancer among others.
Organizers said no matter what the problem, screenings and prevention can be a big help.
"Blood pressure people sometimes think something's the matter with their health and we had a lady this morning whose blood pressure was a little high and so she is going to the doctor now. And that makes screenings like this worthwhile," said Julia Spelsberg, marketing director for Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, who organized the fair.
Whether people came to the resort for the screenings or the spa, Schroeder said there's a common thread for anyone who comes in.
"We ourselves have had employees not just here in the spa, but at the resort, who have gone through breast cancer, we've had employees who've had breast cancer scares and breast cancer is something that affects everybody," said Schroeder
If you want to know more about the fundraiser and Stonewall Resort, you can check out its website.
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(FT4) No Panasonic LX4 (for now)
Finally I got some (bad) news from a trusted source. He told me the Panasonic LX3 successor will not be announced soon. He also told me that "the Panasonic LX3 is a camera which is very popular in Europe and US and less in Asia. So we should expect an announcement for Photokina (September).".
Over one month ago a different trusted source told me about the LX3 successor. He know admitted he received false informations :(
By the way I am working on new rumor about Fuji Olympus and the Panasonic GH1. I will let you know soon what's going on!


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The CL50 is a two-way satellite speaker housing a single 5" C-CAM® bass driver and a 1" C-CAM gold dome tweeter. The C-CAM tweeter and bass/mid-range drivers are designed to capture the detailed highs and dynamic lows of every performance. Developed and refined by Monitor Audio over many years for accurate reproduction and robust reliability, C-CAM is an innovative alloy originally conceived by the aerospace industry for use in jet engines.
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The last defendant in the biggest and longest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq War is expected to stand trial this week.
The trial of Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich comes more than six years after his squad killed 24 Iraqis, including unarmed women and children, in Haditha on Nov. 19, 2005.
Wuterich's lawyer says the 31-year-old Marine is confident the all-military jury will acquit him.
Wuterich has said he regretted the loss of civilian lives but believed he was operating within military combat rules when he ordered his men to attack after the roadside bomb exploded.
The massacre further tainted America's reputation when it was already at a low point after the release of photos of prisoner abuse by U.S. soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison.


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where to stay for the morning flight
Hi Dianel,
My departure flight from Narita is at 9:50 am in the morning. Do you know when I should arrive the airport? If I stay in Tokyo hotel, do I have enough time in the morning traveling from Tokyo to the Narita airport as the hotels in Tokyo is way cheaper than the airport hotel?
Hi Jeff,
Its about 60-90 min from Tokyo to Narita Airport.
This means you should leave between 6-7 am if you want to arrive in time on the airport (I would recommend at least 2 hours in advance). So its okay to stay in Tokyo but it means waking up early.
An alternative is to stay near Narita city or even Narita Airport and just go from there to the airport. There are budget options available.
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Favorite Bond Actor
Started by Trekker, Dec 30 2006 01:12 PM
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Posted 02 March 2007 - 11:52 PM
Posted 17 May 2007 - 10:18 AM
seeing that I loved The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only, I gotta go with Roger Moore - I feel most comfortable watching him. 2nd I gotta go with Daniel Craig, then Connery, Dalton, Brosnan, and last Lazenby
Posted 17 May 2007 - 04:12 PM
Being a Bond fan I voted for Sean Connery. He was the best Bond actor there was, this was even stated by the creator himself, Ian Fleming. I personally wished that Dalton could have done a couple more Bond movies. He was trying to get back to Flemings Bond, because IMO Moore made Bond more into lighter joking Bond.
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by Nate Wooley | September 27, 2012 11:56 am
Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB[1]) today announced the closing of two plants, according to the Associated Press[2]. The move will affect about 700 jobs at the two plants located in Sacramento, Calif., and South Plainfield, N.J. Prior to the cuts, Campbell employed almost 20,000 people worldwide.
Under CEO Denise Morrison, Campbell has been restructuring its operations[3] and revamping its product line and marketing efforts.
The soupmaker, which also owns Pepperidge Farms and popular beverage V8, expects that the annual savings will be approximately $30 million beginning in three years.
The New Jersey plant, which employed 27 people, will close next March, while the California plant will close the following July. The company told workers early this morning at a special meeting.
Canned soup consumption has declined more than 10% over the last 10 years. Fresh soups have presented stiff competition to the canned product. In addition, Campbell's market share has declined 14% to 53%. Its major competitors include H.J. Heinz (NYSE:HNZ[4]), Kraft (NYSE:KFT[5]) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT[6]).
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Luis Manuel "Pei-Wee" Carrasco, 40, of Plainview died Dec. 6, 2012. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Bartley memorial Chapel. Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview.
Dr. Mike Evans, 64, of Slaton died Dec. 7, 2012. Services are pending with Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.
Rodolfo "Rudy" Gloria, 78, of Littlefield, formerly of Olton, died Dec. 6, 2012, in Littlefield. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church. Ramage Funeral Directors of Olton.
Manuela Gonzalez died Dec. 6, 2012, at Odessa Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Morton. Head Duarte Funeral Home.
Jo Nell Lynskey, 83, of Olton died Dec. 6, 2012. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Sunday at Olton Cemetery. Ramage Funeral Directs of Olton.
Charles Meals Sr., 86, of Plainview died Dec. 6, 2012, in Lubbock. Services are pending with Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview.


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A prosecutor argued yesterday that a Bonita man strangled a young mother and her infant son three years ago because he had a secret to keep: He was the baby's biological father.
"He had an entire life that he wanted to preserve," said Deputy District Attorney Per Hellstrom during his closing argument. "He lived a lifestyle of the privileged. Imagine what an impact (the baby) would have had on his life."
But a defense attorney said Dennis Potts knew his connection to the baby would be revealed eventually and that another man — who had long been infatuated with the mother — had reason and opportunity commit the crimes.
"This man is not a murderer," Potts' lawyer, Kerry Armstrong, told the jury. "Please don't label him as such."
Potts, 25, is on trial in San Diego Superior Court, facing charges of murder and conspiracy to obstruct justice. He is accused of killing 22-year-old Tori Vienneau and her 10-month-old son, Dean.
If convicted, Potts could be sent to prison for life without parole.
The bodies were found July 26, 2006 in a Southcrest apartment where the victims had been staying. Vienneau's body was seated on the floor in the living room. Her clothing was torn and the cord of a hair-straightening iron was wrapped around her neck.
The infant's body was found in a playpen in a nearby bedroom, hanging from the cord of a cell phone charger.
Hellstrom called Potts "an accomplished and polished liar," who deceived Vienneau and others, including police. He said Potts enlisted a friend to help falsify a mail-in paternity test aimed at determining whether Potts was the baby's father.
When the test came back negative, Vienneau was devastated, the prosecutor said. She became suspicious of the result, and told Potts she wanted a court-ordered test.
On the night she was killed, Potts and Vienneau planned to have dinner together, according to testimony. Records showed that Potts' cell phone picked up a signal from a tower near Vienneau's residence that night, indicating he was likely in the area around the time of the slayings, the prosecutor said.
Armstrong said Potts "faked" the paternity test and lied to police, but was truthful in court when he said he canceled the dinner plans.
Potts testified he was using a computer at a friend's house from around 5:30 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. By then, Vienneau and her son were already dead, according to evidence.
Armstrong said another man was spending his time and money on Vienneau and Dean in the months before the slayings. The man had sex with Vienneau shortly before she was killed, and she later rejected him.


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Well it's been close to two months since I upgraded to an Arcam Solo and Paradigm 100 speakers and listening to hi-fi I have found that some CD's sound really great while other sound terrible. That is you can tell if the recordings are good, average or poor.
I ordered some XRCD's and they sound excellent but some of my older CD's, especially classic rock, just sound compressed to the point that I can't listen to them anymore.
Is this what others who have upgraded their systems have found as well?


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State Secretary John Kerry is Baghdad-bound to deliver President Barack Obama's plan for coping with a widening sectarian war that now stretches from Syria across Iraq and threatens to inflame the Middle East.
But the message from Mr. Obama to Iraq's beleaguered and Shiite-dominated government remains unclear.
That may be a recurring theme in the Obama doctrine – that there is no doctrine, only a pragmatic approach to dealing with crises as they arise and an aversion to the sort of long-running military entanglements that cost so much blood and bullion since 2001.
In Iraq, as with previous crises, Mr. Obama's objectives remain a work in progress, a short-term approach often decried as weak and wavering by his critics and defended as careful and reflective of the new limits to superpower capacity by his supporters.
Over nearly six years in the Oval Office, Mr. Obama has faced a cascade of crises in the Middle East – a region where, for decades, allies and adversaries had stayed pretty much unchanged and there was neither regional war nor comprehensive peace. But the reliable array of despots, dictators and ruling families has been swept away by the pro-democracy Arab Spring and its violent rebellions, extremist factions and secessionist struggles. On Mr. Obama's watch, U.S. policy has mostly consisted of reaction.
So far, the President has hedged over whether he will back Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki or whether he wants him out. He won't say whether he will accept a nascent Sunni state or a Kurdish declaration of independence, both of which would finally end Iraq's century of fractious existence as a multi-ethnic state.
It's not clear whether Mr. Obama is ready to order U.S. warplanes to deliver months of punishing air strikes – as he reluctantly did in Libya in 2010 – wielding air power without the risks of American boots on the ground. Nor is it clear whether the vague threat of air strikes will evaporate in the heat of domestic and international opposition, as it did last year when Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's used chemical weapons against his own people.
Do the new facts on the ground in Iraq – as they did in Crimea – matter more than the sanctity of long-existing borders?
The President has ordered hundreds of elite U.S. forces to Iraq but not to fight, only as advisers. He's ordered a carrier battle group into the Persian Gulf. U.S. warplanes are again in Iraqi skies but only on reconnaissance missions. He seems serious about intervening to prevent the emergence of an extremist caliphate sought by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. But both the nature and the duration of that intervention is – perhaps deliberately – vague.
Nevertheless, Iraq now poses the most serious foreign policy test of Mr. Obama's presidency, erupting less than a month after he delivered a major foreign policy speech that reflected his ongoing intent to end foreign wars.
At the end of 2011, extricating the U.S. troops from Iraq was – in his own words – a "moment of success" and delivered on the central promise of his original bid for the White House. While not as triumphal or premature as the embarrassing "Mission Accomplished" banner that greeted then-president George W. Bush weeks after Baghdad fell to U.S. tank columns in 2003, Mr. Obama has had his own moments of hubris about Iraq.
"We're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq with a representative government that was elected by its people," Mr. Obama said then, fittingly perhaps at a U.S. base called Fort Bragg.
Less than three years later, Iraq is again riven along ethnic lines. In Libya, the high hopes after the U.S.-led air war backing rebels that toppled Col. Moammar Gadhafi have been replaced by violence and uncertainty. In Syria, Mr. al-Assad, who Mr. Obama initially said must go, remains in power and more than 160,000 people have been killed in a grinding civil war.
Mr. Obama's approval ratings – typical for a second-term president – hover in the 40s. But on foreign policy only 37 per cent of Americans approve of the President's handling, an all-time low for Mr. Obama, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll conducted this week.
Critics who rail against Mr. Obama's handling of crises abroad tend to focus more on failures to follow through, rather than disagreeing with the fundamentals.
"What I've seen is – in far too many cases – the President doesn't back up his words with actions," said Rep. Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican. "It's not that he says one thing and does another. It's that he doesn't do enough. The instinct is to go for the bare minimum – just enough to show concern, but not enough to get results."
Even supporters are irked at the President's determination to get out of conflicts abroad at all costs, even at the risk of delivering a power vacuum to adversaries.
Former Secretary of State and undeclared Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton writes in her book Hard Choices that she "worried that it might send the wrong signal to friend and foe alike," when, in 2009, Mr. Obama set a fixed date to exit Afghanistan.
The Washington Post, generally supportive of the President, opined: "President Obama has been claiming credit for 'ending wars,' when, in fact, he was pulling the United States out of wars that were far from over. Now the pretense is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain."
Already, the President's caution on Iraq looks like dithering compared to other leaders.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose backing of the Syrian regime and support for Crimean separatists has left Mr. Obama looking out-manoeuvred, was offering unambiguous support for Mr. al-Maliki on Friday.
Mr. Putin telephoned the Iraqi leader and "confirmed Russia's complete support for the efforts of the Iraqi government to speedily liberate the territory of the republic from terrorists," the Kremlin said in a statement.
Editor's Note: An earlier online version of this story incorrectly attributed a quote to Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. It has been corrected.


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Flights delayed after security breach at California airport
By CHELSEA J. CARTER
Associated Press Writer
SANTA ANA, California- Both terminals at an airport in suburban Los Angeles airport were temporarily evacuated and passengers were taken off airplanes after a female passenger made it past a security checkpoint without being screened, authorities said.
Hundreds of travelers - even those aboard airplanes - were required to undergo a second security check Sunday evening at John Wayne Airport, said Nico Melendez of the Transportation Security Administration.
Six outgoing flights were delayed as passengers were re-screened and put back on the planes, Melendez said. Authorities did not provide details Sunday night about who slipped past security or how she managed to do so.
An alarm sounded shortly after 5:30 p.m. and Orange County Sheriff's deputies and airport security began evacuating the terminals. Lines snaked out the doors as travelers lined up again in front of checkpoints.
Passengers erupted in cheers when the checkpoints reopened for screening about two hours later, said Orange County Sheriff's Lt. Hayward Miller. Many passengers missed their flights and were forced to rebook on later flights.
The airport, 35 miles (55 kilometers) south of Los Angeles, served more than 9.6 million passengers last year and hosts flights from Southwest, Delta, United and American, among others.
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"Why, George Bush is so dumb," Hightower continued, "he thinks Cheerios are seeds for doughnuts."
One generation passeth away. The son, George W. Bush, was on Oprah Winfrey's show to prove two things, 1) that he is not dumb, but, on the contrary, quick-witted, and 2) that he is compassionate and caring the real litmus with the women who are not only Oprah's audience but also the decisive swing voters in this election.
How did W. do?
He was fairly quick on his feet, by turns agile and earnest. He used biblical, born-again locutions which to the unprepared sound peculiar (he needs forgiveness "when my heart is dark") and did a modified, limited, low-information, appropriately dignified minute or two on the subject of his drinking.
"Alcohol was beginning to compete for my affections," Bush admitted. Nothing new, but candor in a minor key. He said that on his fortieth birthday he had too much to drink, that he went jogging the next morning, and during that jog vowed never to drink again.
He was pretty funny (and the audience was packed with partisan laughers). He told a joke about the guy in church who keeps calling out during services, "Use me, Lord, use me," whereupon the preacher sets the man to work scraping and painting the pews. Next Sunday, the man cries out from the congregation, "Use me, Lord but only in an advisory capacity!"
Bush said he was "thick-skinned." The real question, of course, is whether he is thick-skulled. He allowed, in response to a question, that he considers himself to be "smarter than most people." But, Bush cautioned, quite rightly, "there are many different ways of being smart." When Oprah asked Bush whether he cares about what people think, he shot back, "I care what 51 percent of the people think!"
Here's a point: If Bush, at his convention in Philadelphia, had seized his wife and given her a kiss like the one that Al Gore planted on Tipper in Los Angeles, the screams of "yuckkkkk!" in the media would have been loud and prolonged. The Kiss (allegedly so endearing when performed by the Gores) would have been deemed weird and gross a flashback to the incorrigible frat boy slob.
Bush in any case would not have done it. He sends the same message (I love my wife) by his feeling talk about Laura and about the birth of his twin daughters. Presumably Oprah's huge female audience felt some sympathetic vibration on that score. The question is whether it does not demean the entire process to have all of this attention paid to the state of a candidate's marriage. We have Bill Clinton to thank for that that, and a certain deepening fatuousness in the American political process.
When the subject of capital punishment came up, and Bush briskly, unapologetically pronounced himself satisfied that all of the 143 people executed during his tenure as governor were a) guilty as charged, and b) given their fair chance in court, Oprah's producers chose to record the frisson in the studio by panning a succession of grave, skeptical female faces.
But Oprah, so hospitable last week to Al Gore, was being nice to W. and did not press the usual Democratic case against Bush.
Favorite sandwich? Peanut butter and jelly.
Favorite gift to bestow? A kiss to my wife. (That's Al Gore's too, presumably).
Favorite song? "Wake Up, Little Suzie," by the Everly Brothers.
Hmmm. "Wake Up, Little Suzie" is about a harmlessly miscreant teenager who's kept the girl out way too late and has major anxiety about the disapproval of parents. Maybe the Bush people could come up with a song that's a little more grown-up, something that does not bring parents into the picture.
It's slightly weird, in any case, that presidential candidates have to submit to ordeal by Oprah. It makes one wonder whether it is George Bush who's dumb, or something in the culture.


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Subject: Everton's Family History Magazine
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:42:00 -0700
Logan City is holding a press conference today. They will probably say about the same as the Salt Lake Tribune article.
Sounds like the magazine will continue. I imagine that former obligations will be honored. Any absence of the new management's presence on the Internet or replies to questions at this point is likely due to legal concerns. I'm sure the Logan Herald Journal will be carrying the story of today's press release: http://hjnews.townnews.com/
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Subject: [trivvies] Earliest memories?
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 20:55:15 +0800
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I have trouble knowing whether I can remember "that far back", or merely
repeating stories told about me before those personal memories.
I remember my first day as school in August 1943, when I was 4 years and 9
months old, and I think I can remember further back than that; but, as I
have said, memories or repeated stories?
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SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE…. a little too much..but some is better then none!
Time to lay out on the patio…sip some cool sweet iced tea..and revel in the sun..then watch bad horror movies and endure the rolling sweat and take a long cool shower that will will cool off all the day's dust and sun.
Because I love you guys this much..and I love myself more I've made this tea HOT and ICED!
This tea smells like those 25 cent gummies we used to get..covered in powdered sugar or sourness…we used to buy bags of these during our recess in almost all my school years and during our long blissful irresponsible summers…Ah nostalgia!
HOT:Smells like all the candies have melted together into a goopy hot mass…mmmmm. As for taste it's okay. fruity a little tarty. pretty nice but there is way better DT HOT fruit teas but you know..I may keep drinking though so we will see . Let us try this sucker ICED.
ICE ICE BABY: MMMMmmm it is like all the gummy candies have melted and created this lovely tarty tea …IF Pink Flamingo was actually drinkable THIS is what it would have tasted like!(I am still mourning that tea being too much hibiscus-y)This is lovely lovely lovely. I'm enchanted it's a PERFECT fruity summer Iced Tea.No sexiness like in Tropicalia or Coconut Grove but it is the taste of sheer child-like abandon..Also it is perfect for wayward kids.
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text: On 16/07/2012 11:01, Roman Leshchinskiy wrote: > Thomas Schilling wrote: >> To be fair, regardless of SH, I'd consider it good API design to put >> unsafe things into a separate module. > > I'll ask again: why is putting unsafe* functions into a separate module > preferable to just following the unsafe* naming convention? I'm honestly > interested in an answer - it seems to me that for someone who doesn't want > to use unsafe functions, the two approaches are essentially equivalent and > for someone who does, a separate module is more cumbersome. Well, for one thing you can tell whether a module has access to unsafe stuff by just looking at its imports. This argument applies both to users (it's clearer when things are separated by module) and to the implementation (we don't have to maintain a per-identifier safe flag, which would complicate the implementation and bloat interface files). The real problem here seems to be the clash between the meaning of "unsafe" in the context of Vector, and the meaning of "unsafe" in Safe Haskell. I don't see a good way to resolve that conflict, though of course I think the definition of unsafe in Safe Haskell is sensible and I'd like that to become the accepted meaning of the term. So far in Haskell there has been no consistent definition of unsafe, which is confusing for users. Just to repeat what I said earlier, I don't see there being any objection to putting unsafeRead with the other unsafe functions in vector, even though technically it is safe. Cheers, Simon


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1) Don't just hire a good designer. Hire someone who has had plenty of experience designing business collateral. Your designer needs to ask you the right questions about the project. And he/ she needs to be able to turn the design round reasonably fast too.
2) Write the copy first. I believe the copy drives the project. (Unless this is a print ad, in which case the visual and headline will often dominate).
3) Read your copy word for word to your designer. You'd be amazed how often designers don't understand the project because they haven't been properly briefed. Your designer is going to be expressing in design the same persuasive arguments that you / your writer will be articulating in words.
4) Ensure that your designer communicates your branding i.e. the values you are trying to communicate.
5) Check that the copy is easy to read once it has been laid out by your designer. If the design takes too much attention to itself, then your readers won't be following your arguments.
6) A professional designer will give you a creative brief: he sets out on paper the brief as he understands it. This includes the brand and the benefits of the offer in question. The creative brief means misunderstandings get cleared up before it they are too expensive to change.
7) He'll then present you with 2-3 design options for your review, about 3 weeks later.
8) Remember, you aren't choosing the color for your sports car, you are choosing the piece that best reflects the brand and personality of your company or offering.
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JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Israel plans to build a border fence in the Golan Heights on the border with Syria, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu, speaking Sunday at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, said radical Islamist groups have taken the place of the Syrian army along the border, Israel Radio said.
"We know that today on the other side of the border with Syria, the Syrian army has moved away and in its place, global jihad elements have moved in," The Jerusalem Post quoted Netanyahu as saying.
He said the unstable situation in Syria requires Israel to take steps similar to those taken on the border with Egypt, where a 144-mile border fence is almost complete.
Netanyahu said he has instructed Defense Ministry staff to plan "first and foremost on our border with Syria." Israel, he said, needs to defend itself on the northern border not only from infiltrations but also from terrorist elements, the Post reported.


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With tongue firmly in cheek, the prolific and dependably daffy Di Filippo (Little Doors; Babylon Sister s; etc.) clowns his way through this transdimensional travelogue cut from the same cloth as Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Paul Girard, a bored bookstore clerk, is pondering the point of his directionless life (a dilemma he refers to as "the Ontological Pickle") when he is visited by Hans, a cyborg from the future. In exchange for a download of his human essence, Hans gives Paul a yo-yo on a superstring that allows him to travel effortlessly to alternate universes in the cosmic Monobloc. Paul soon becomes a dimension-hopping Gulliver, walking the dog to a succession of paratimes and places that include the cosmic void before the Big Bang, the two-dimensional world of a computer simulation template and, in the book's giddy high point, an alternate America where the hippies overthrew the Nixon administration. The picaresque plot amounts to little more than a Baedeker of vividly imagined micro- and macroworlds that Paul plunks down on, gets a crash-course history of, and barely escapes assimilation into. Though the pattern and elaboration of each new adventure grows repetitive, Di Filippo keeps the proceedings lively with satiric winks at our own world and a profusion of comically apt pop culture references ranging from Charles Dickens to Yellow Submarine. Readers will find this novel as close as SF gets to vicarious enjoyment of the class cut-up's antics. (June)
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We should worry about drone use
To the Editor:
How long will it be, before Americans are targeted by American drones on American soil, without judicial review, trial or a jury of their peers?
Perusing the news this morning, two items popped out at me.
1) DHS Predator B Drones -Spec'd and ordered so they '"shall be capable of identifying a standing human being at night as likely armed or not" and also "equipped with "interception" systems capable of reading cell phone signals," as reported at Breitbart.com.
2) The Attorney General is quoted at the Washington Examiner, as saying drone strikes on American Citizens on American soil are legal.
Those who have called me an alarmist, I beg to differ. The Predator B drones are exactly the same drones being used in Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The only difference is the weaponization criteria.
That criteria is easy to fix, and is not a leap in logic. More like, just a small step backwards for mankind and this nation.
I could be wrong, but it looks like Thomas Jefferson was right, "The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
I don't suppose we as a nation have quite arrived at that point yet, or at least that would be my hope, however, I cannot take lightly the suggestion by the U.S. Attorney General that he has the right to execute an American on American soil, with no due process, no court, no judge, and certainly no jury of his peers.
This situation is intolerable, and I simply don't believe the American people as a whole are willing to stand by and watch this happen. It also makes me wonder why the current Administration believes they can allow the information to go public and not suffer repercussions.
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Palestinian minister: New security force starts to work
Palestinian interior minister Said Siyam announced that a new security force, whose creation has been vetoed by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, has begun operating in the Gaza Strip. "Today we announce the beginning of the security force that was established to protect Palestinian security," Siyam told a news conference in Gaza City.
Siyam said the force would comprise of 3,000 members of all the Palestinian factions and would answer directly to his ministry. "The current weakness of the security forces is clear to everyone. There is stealing, kidnapping and killing so there is a real need for this force."
Siyam insisted that there was no disagreement over the force. "This force has been formed in agreement with the office of the president," he said.
Meanwhile, gunmen shot dead a Hamas activist in a drive-by shooting Wednesday in a Gaza Strip refugee camp, medics and Hamas sources said, in the second such killing since Tuesday. Medics said that gunmen shot the Hamas man as they passed him in a car in Jabalya refugee camp, and that he died later in hospital.


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Dead Rising 3's DLC made me run out to buy the game. Again.
…at the end of the day, there's always the option to snap Netflix, mash buttons, and kill zombies. That's a lot of fun, so that counts for something, right?
These are my ultimate thoughts regarding Dead Rising 3, one of the Xbox One's exclusive launch titles.
Well, console exclusive it seems.
Because of this, I ultimately came to the conclusion that I really didn't want to revisit its world ever again. I took advantage of an insane trade-in deal at Best Buy which allowed me to exchange Dead Rising 3 for Mario Golf: World Tour straight up. I haven't looked back.
Until E3 and the announcement of an absolutely insane and over-the-top Dead Rising 3 DLC, that is.
Many consider this surprise to be one of the best parts about E3. A recent trend in this regard is to come out and say "oh by the way, this is new and it's available…NOW!" I remember when Microsoft said "hey, we have the original DOOM available on Xbox Live right now so—" they didn't even need to finish their sentence before I was downloading and playing. Sony, EA, and Bungie did the same thing with Entwined, the Battlefield: Hardline Beta, and Destiny Alpha respectively.
None of those involve me running out to pick up a video that still inexplicably costs $59.99, though.
Because of this, I feel like I may be putting Dead Rising 3's DLC, which will take longer to type out than all of Daenerys Targaryen's titles, on too high of a pedestal. I might be expecting far too much from the content.
I hope that isn't the case.


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After last week's Mac update, Skitch for iOS has gotten the same neat new features. Now you can use the new arrows, add white space around pictures for clearer notes, and enjoy the new smallness of smaller shapes.
Skitch is just about the best way to quickly mark up an image to show the recipient what's what. You can draw lines and shapes around things, add labels and arrows and text. You can even snap photos direct from the app to make it easy to, say, mail a photo of a bunch of things on a store shelf and have your other half help you decide which one to buy.
Now Skitch 2.6 for iOS adds the new, fancier, curvier arrows from the Mac version, plus the option to add whitespace at the edges of the canvas. No longer do you have to try to make your text readable on top of overly colorful and intricate patterns – you can just line the labels up at the side and use arrows to link them to the picture.
It's not a feature-filled update, but I have been frustrated many times by the lack of an adjustable canvas, so I'm pretty pleased. The update is available now, and the app is free for new users.
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LOS ANGELES – Lane Kiffin triumphantly flew in from Tennessee nearly four years ago as a somewhat unlikely choice to extend USC's football renaissance.
When Kiffin's Trojans trudged home to that same airport early Sunday morning after another loss, athletic director Pat Haden couldn't wait to end the divisive coach's tumultuous tenure.
USC fired Kiffin hours after a 62-41 loss at Arizona State that dropped the Trojans to 3-2 overall and 0-2 in the Pac-12. The loss was the seventh in 11 games for a storied program struggling under the cumulative effect of NCAA sanctions, but unwilling to accept such a decline.
"At the end of the day, it became a gut feeling that we weren't making the progress that I thought we should be making," Haden said. "It's never the perfect time, but I thought this was the right time.
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Kiffin had a 28-15 record. He was hired by then-AD Mike Garrett after Pete Carroll left USC to coach the Seahawks.
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Haden broke the news to Kiffin in a 3 a.m. meeting at the Trojans' private airport terminal, but not before a 45-minute talk in which Kiffin tried to change Haden's mind.
"He did a lot of things well under some very difficult circumstances here," Haden said of Kiffin. "No one could have worked harder. He did a lot of the things we asked. Graduated players, never had compliance issues … and he really worked under some very difficult NCAA sanctions, there's no doubt about it."
Kiffin received withering criticism for persisting in calling the Trojans' offensive plays himself. USC lost its home opener 10-7 to Washington State on Sept. 7, and late in the game many fans were chanting "Fire Kiffin!"
• Jack Del Rio, defensive coordinator of the NFL Denver Broncos and a former USC linebacker, has been mentioned often in speculation about whom Haden will hire.
Some others include St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher, Washington's Steve Sarkisian, Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin, Vanderbilt's James Franklin, Boise State's Chris Petersen and Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald.


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I think it's a good idea to give drug users and their suppliers a break and allow them to do their thing closer to schools [Dec. 20, Page 1, "Drug-Free School Zones Could Shrink"]. Let's face it, these fine men and women of our society have been cheated out of selling their drugs closer to school properties. Plus, do you have any idea how much money in drug revenues has been lost due to these restrictions?
I agree with the scholars, let's scale back these restrictions. It's not fair to these people. Why give them more jail time for something so stupid like selling crack and herion so close to a school?
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