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The OHL chose to limit its suspension to London Knights president and head coach Dale Hunter to the two games he sat out on the weekend, but fined him $5,000 yesterday following his third ejection of the season last Thursday in Peterborough.
Hunter will be behind the bench tomorrow night at the John Labatt Centre against the Sarnia Sting after sitting out games Friday in Kingston and Sunday in Ottawa after being suspended indefinitely on Friday. The Knights won both games 5-0.
"You know how cheap we are," Hunter said jokingly when asked what hurts more, missing the two games or the hefty fine.
Hunter appeared before OHL commissioner David Branch Tuesday.
He was tossed in the third period of a 6-2 loss in Peterborough for gesturing toward referee Joel Washkurak that he needed glasses. The Petes had scored five straight power-play goals to erase a 2-0 deficit.
"You do the crime, you take your games," Hunter said. "When you play or coach, you have to learn from it and then you move on."
Hunter retired from the NHL in 1999 after 19 years in which he recorded 3,565 penalty minutes, second only to Tiger Williams, with 3,966.
Hunter was suspended for four games to begin this season -- two games after sarcastically applauding a referee during one preseason game and two games because Josh Beaulieu left the bench during play to instigate a fight during another preseason game.
Hunter was then fined $1,000 but escaped suspension when he was ejected a second time for gesturing Dec. 29 in Owen Sound.
A game misconduct to a coach usually carries a $250 fine.
"Dale made a commitment similar actions would not be displayed in the future and we thought as a league it's important to get him back behind the bench, within reason," Branch said in explaining how he arrived at the fine, rather than further suspension.
"The fine further illustrates the actions we saw are both unbecoming and unprofessional and won't be tolerated."
Knights rookie forward Jordan Foreman received the minimum three games for his gross misconduct in the Peterorough game after resisting a linesman. He has one game remaining to be served.
Mississauga IceDogs left-winger Daniel Carcillo wasn't as fortunate yesterday.
The former Sting sniper was suspended for the rest of the regular season for a cross-check to the head of Sudbury Wolves defenceman Adam McQuaid on Jan. 14.
The IceDogs have 23 games remaining and Carcillo, who turns 20 tomorrow, may apply for reinstatement for the playoffs.
He'd returned to the IceDogs lineup Dec. 3 after serving a 15-game suspension for a cross-check to the face of Matt Halischuk of the Toronto St. Michael's Majors that required dental surgery.
"Dan Carcillo is a repeat offender," Branch said. "This is his third major incident (four games for a stick incident last season while with Sarnia) and the league is extremely concerned with his pattern of conduct."
Carcillo, a Pittsburgh Penguins third-round draft pick in 2003, had 10 goals this season following 30 goals and 29 goals his first two years with the Sting.


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Hughes and Thomas are LOGO. In fact i don't have too much info about them and this really makes me sad, because i wanted to talk more about them and their short career, but i don't "know" what to say 🙁
Anyway, since i heard that they are about to release a new EP, i had to make this post. I'm a big fan of their work. First track got my attention was "Junocide" from their first and only EP called "La Vie Moderne". At that time i got completely addicted to that progressive and melodic sound. On this case probably "La vie Moderne" track was the big hit, but i don't know why i loved more "Junocide". Maybe my addiction to them is because they make me remember a lot Giorgio Moroder, which i'm a big fan too.
This new release will come with remixes by Bot'Ox, Black Devil Disco Club, Mercury and Total Warr. Can you imagine how HUGE and beautiful this is going to be???
Unfortunately you can only buy this one on June 6th on Kitsuné. In the meanwhile to "kill" your thirst you can listen and download their minimix!!!
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Psalm 94:23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.


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By combining 3d scanning, 3d digital modeling, and 3d printing, it is possible to create amazing and surprising effects, objects that can seamlessly blend between reality and imagination. In this tutorial, I describe the process of making a full colour 3d printed object that seamlessly fits on to a real sandstone wall, producing the illusion that the wall is built from pieces of lego. But the techniques described have a more general usefulness, almost limitless potential, and are easier and less expensive than you might think!
Staring with a real physical object, in this case a sandstone brick wall, I create an inexpensive but high quality digital 3d scan using a stills camera and the program Agisoft Photoscan. I then model the lego brick shapes over this scan using 3d software, I make this model fit perfectly onto the scanned wall by using boolean subtraction, I add colours clone stamped from the photos, correct the scale, and finally I do a colour 3d print, which fits seamlessly onto the sandstone wall, producing a novel illusion that would be difficult to achieve by other methods….
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(10 reviews)
|On May 8, 2017, growin Beautiful, BC (Zone 8b) wrote:
Amazing selection of hard to find and rare offerings. Germination was quite good on some, slow on others but I'm completely happy with the results and the selection. Will order again.
(6 reviews)
|On Dec 5, 2014, paulobessa Porto,
Portugal (Zone 9a) wrote:
Mostly positive. Always got my seeds and most of them germinated. They also have quite rare stuff and usually good quality seeds. Haven't tried communication with them.
(15 reviews)
|On Dec 27, 2012, ineedacupoftea Denver, CO wrote:
(4 reviews)
|On Dec 27, 2012, johneddy Cos Cob, CT wrote:
Fast response and shipping even though across the pond.
(11 reviews)
|On Dec 24, 2012, sunnybritefarm Naalehu, HI wrote:
I recently placed a seed order, and being that I am in Hawaii, I had little hope that it would be processed. Well, I am truly impressed that they were able to send the seed order! Plus it arrived in a rather timely fashion. Marvelous! I now have vegetable varieties that I have not been able to get from any other source.
(50 reviews)
|On May 21, 2012, psychloman Brooklyn, NY (Zone 7a) wrote:
Posted on July 18, 2004, updated May 21, 2012
On May 21st, 2012, psychloman added the following:
I placed two separate orders for the following this year:
Alonsoa meridionalis,Adonis aestivalis,Aubrieta deltoidea 'Cascade' Mixed,Agrostemma githago 'Milas',
Cerinthe major var. purpurascens,Crepis rubra,Didiscus caeruleus,Iberis umbellata Giant Hyacinth-Flowered, Florist Type, 'Iceberg',Nolana paradoxa 'Blue Bird',
Stylomecon heterophyllum 'Copper Queen',Malope trifida 'Vulcan',Emilia sonchifolia 'Scarlet Magic',
Salpiglossis sinuata 'Little Friends',Abronia wootonii,
Alonsoa warscewiczii,Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Bouquet',Argemone mexicana, Cotula 'Yellow Marbles',Cladranthus arabicus 'Criss-Cross',
Anthemis sancti-johannis,Viscaria oculata Formula Mixed Colours and Malcolmia maritima.
Excellent germination for all except for the Adonis,Cerinthe,Argemone and Abronia. Not bad, considering the excellent performance of everything else.In fact, I ordered the cerinthe from another source and also had no germination
(1 review)
|On Apr 26, 2012, bristolclare Bristol,
United Kingdom wrote:
This is a good company, selling low cost seed in very basic packaging. They sell many unusual varieties not obtainable elsewhere in UK. Try their 'slow bolt' coriander (cilantro) it is excellent.
(55 reviews)
|On Apr 16, 2012, Ispahan Chicago, IL (Zone 6a) wrote:
One of my absolute favorite seed sources. I have had incredible results with their seeds and I would never hesitate to order from them.
(3 reviews)
|On Mar 16, 2011, EastBend East Bend, NC (Zone 7a) wrote:
Amazing variety of seeds, very pleasing to read their well-written, witty catalog. Orders arrive promptly and are well packaged. (There is just something that tickles me about ordering seeds from England) I grew the most beautiful Valerian from some of their seeds. I think their prices are reasonable, especially for rare & unusual varieties. If you're growing something common then by all means go buy a cheap packet from your local retailer, but come here for something you won't find anywhere else. You won't be disappointed. When I got my new catalog it came with a free packet of seeds! : ) These folks are great.
(14 reviews)
|On Mar 15, 2011, yukons_mom Boise, ID wrote:
Delightful company to do business with. The seeds are fresh and the emails friendly. I check every year and order seeds that are unavailable in the US. I can't complain about anything including the fact that I receive seeds faster than I do from some US companies.
(5 reviews)
|On Jan 3, 2011, uomo gent,
Belgium (Zone 8b) wrote:
This has got to be THE or one of the best seed companies I ordered from (and I've ordered from many around the world).
(1 review)
|On Mar 22, 2010, Hagakure Pilis,
Hungary wrote:
Wonderful seed and super fast delivery / Hungary/
(16 reviews)
|On Feb 12, 2010, Tabacum Mantua, OH (Zone 5a) wrote:
2/11/10....Ordered seeds out of their 2009 catalogs sometime in December....Sent order with a postal money
(33 reviews)
|On Oct 28, 2009, sillybug5 Winston Salem, NC (Zone 7a) wrote:
Posted on October 26, 2009, updated October 28, 2009
On October 28th, 2009, sandnsea2 added the following:
For a great read and an education, read their catalog.
(14 reviews)
|On Feb 15, 2009, botanikk sassari,
Italy (Zone 9b) wrote:
I have ordered from them many times. Great website, quick service, awesome descriptive catalog. Germination rates have not always been up to my liking, but with certain exotics, it's hard to say whose fault it is. All and all, a great company, based on my experiences. Chiltern and JL Hudson are the first places I check if I want something. Great companies.
(2 reviews)
|On Dec 7, 2008, blazingstar7 Roscommon,
Ireland wrote:
I have been dealing with Chiltern Seeds for quite a number of years and I have always found them to be very good and their catalogue is very imformative and in describing some seeds very witty,I highly recommend them to anyone who enjoys a good catalogue.
(9 reviews)
|On Aug 10, 2008, Menk Darling Downs,
Australia wrote:
One of my favourite seed companies. They have many rare and unusual plants on offer and are always helpful and fast to ship. Sadly, I've noticed that the "personal touch" has fallen away from their communication in recent times, perhaps because the company has become so popular that they no longer have the time.
(2 reviews)
|On May 6, 2008, kathp wexford,
Ireland wrote:
I have ordered for 3 years from Chiltern seeds. They have always been helpful, accurate and prompt. The germination rates of the seeds have also been excellent. I particularly liked their miscellaneous seed collections. These are very good value for money and I have populated large sections of my new garden with their tree and shrub, tall perennial, and short perennial mixes. There is also great fun in trying to identify the plants that sprout. I can not rate this company highly enough.
(5 reviews)
|On Apr 14, 2008, immigrant_punk Pittsburgh, PA wrote:
I have used Chiltern for years. I love their catalogue, full of witty, erudite little asides and explanations of the Latin names. If the seeds need special care they tell you, but they send very thorough general instructions. When I recently moved to USa, they sent comprehensive/exhaustive information about the legal side of buying seeds abroad. Ordinary plant seeds are cheaper elsewhere, but for fun or unusual plants, they're great. Lottery mixes are fun too.
(5 reviews)
|On May 24, 2007, balsamfir Jay, NY (Zone 4a) wrote:
They have terrific seeds, ordering is easy online, and the shipping is amazingly quick coming from England. Because they sell more single color selections, I've been able to get effects not achievable through American seed companys. People have asked me to add onto my orders because they love the colors. Germination rates have been excellent. I hope the new regulations don't end this.
(16 reviews)
|On Jan 17, 2007, Audrey Hadley, PA (Zone 5a) wrote:
I've ordered from Chiltern for several years now, and have always been impressed by the quality of their seeds, the wide selection, and the speed of service. Although I live in the U.S., my most recent order arrived within 10 days, which is better than some of the American companies do! Highly recommended.
(4 reviews)
|On Oct 20, 2006, geoffhandley Shropshire,
United Kingdom wrote:
I have dealt with this company for a long period of time and found the products and service excellent. I don't want too much information in the catalogue, I want them to concentrate on getting the rarities and can research growing conditions myself.
(4 reviews)
|On Jun 5, 2006, msbernard Prineville, OR wrote:
I have placed 3 separate seed orders with Chiltern's this year. I was a 1st time customer who was a little nervous ordering from them but it was a wonderful experience. My seeds were dispatched quickly and received safely. I was able to use my Debit Card on-line and was only charged a small amount each time for the currency conversion fee. What a selection they have. I give this business five Gold Stars.
(1 review)
|On May 23, 2006, treborsllim tokyo,
Japan wrote:
i was ordering seeds from chiltern for years before i came to japan five years ago. no idea how i discovered them, friends probably.
(41 reviews)
|On Mar 24, 2006, dmac085 Greensboro, NC (Zone 7a) wrote:
I placed my first order this year and am very pleased with the entire experience. They were very helpful with answering any questions I had. Their response time was good and all my questions were answered. I was very happy with the seed count and the variety. I recieved everything in a relatively fast turnaround considering they are in England.
(11 reviews)
|On Dec 20, 2005, Marilena Chicago, IL wrote:
This a wonderful company in all respects. Outstanding service, choice and quality. I grow many varieties of seed each year and have always been pleased with Chiltern Seed.
(1 review)
|On Feb 19, 2005, folieske Olen,
Belgium wrote:
Great care, very friendly, swift despatching, great quality. Pitty the catalogue has no pictures. Beside that: thumbs up!
(33 reviews)
|On Dec 6, 2004, slubberdegulion Roanoke, VA (Zone 7a) wrote:
I've ordered from Chiltern Seeds several times and have enjoyed success with most of their seeds. I would maybe think twice about ordering stratified seeds (no fault of theirs...it simply takes too long to get through customs, and maybe more skill on my part). Also, with my limited budget, I try to only order seeds I simply can't get anywhere else. Although, I have been "forced" to give away plants I've grown that would have cost me much more from nurseries here in the States. The catalogue (no pics, no "how to's") reads like a Who's Who of seeds and mine gets well-thumbed long before planting time. What an amazing selection! Definitely a company I would recommend
(117 reviews)
|On Nov 26, 2004, nevadagdn Sparks, NV (Zone 7a) wrote:
I placed an order through Chiltern Seed's website. The order was confirmed promptly, and shipped equally promptly. I won't be able to provide any sensible information on germination unless everything sprouts, though. I don't have much experience with growing from seed, and I tend to just pitch everything out in the garden and hope for the best.
On March 14th, 2005, nevadagdn added the following:
So far I haven't had any luck with germination rates, but I chose really difficult, slow-to-germinate varieties (I realized that AFTER I'd ordered). I'm starting the "easier" varieties from my selection now, so I'll report back as the season goes on.
On April 8th, 2005, nevadagdn added the following:
About 75% of the varieties I purchased have germinated so far. Considering it's my first time seriously growing from seed, I'd say that's outstanding.
On December 19th, 2005, nevadagdn added the following:
I placed an order about two weeks ago. The seed packets have a decent number of seeds, and they appear to be in good condition. I also ordered the "Bargain Basement" 10-packet surprise assortment. If you like growing things from seed, I recommend you try it. In the assortment I received one variety I specifically planned to grow (but hadn't bought yet), several varieties I'd have eventually tried, and absolutely nothing I wouldn't take the effort to plant and grow on, if only to share with friends.
(13 reviews)
|On Oct 29, 2004, kirsitn (Zone 6b) wrote:
Amazing range of unusual seeds, reasonable prices and swift delivery :-)
(1 review)
|On Apr 25, 2004, cinemike CREZIERES,
France (Zone 8a) wrote:
This is the only seed company that I like to use. Their range is extraordinary (over 4,000 species and cultivars); their service generally excellent. They respond well to complaints and are more reliable as to viability of seeds that most other companies.
(3 reviews)
|On Oct 22, 2003, eje San Francisco, CA (Zone 10a) wrote:
Astounding selection of seeds. Incredibly prompt shipping. I received my seeds faster than many domestic suppliers. Great website with decent search function. Amazing catalog! My only quibbles would be very few pictures of plants on website or in catalog and use of some "out of date" Linnean classifications for some Genus/Species. All in all an amazing resource for any gardener interested in raising plants from seed.
(1 review)
|On Feb 3, 2003, Marzydoats Knoxville, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
WONDERFUL PEOPLE!!!! I'm a medievalist and these are the people to go to for hard to find seeds. Years ago they hunted up Skirret seeds for me, and the Secretary there even sent me a family recipe to cook them with. I love reading there catalogue and look forward to it yearly. Great service!! Great product!! They even have the wild forms of some plants listed along with the modern forms. I just simply love these people.
(6 reviews)
|On Jan 16, 2003, ohgrowup wrote:
My favorite catalog, the one I look forward to more than Christmas, which is about when it arrives. A fantastic source and a great read, too. Surprisingly attentive customer service, considering how big their catalog is. No zone info. Northern US gardeners need to keep a reference book handy or keep in mind that "hardy perennial" in Great Britain doesn't always translate to a Midwestern or New England winter.
(55 reviews)
|On Jan 4, 2003, Eric_OH Columbus, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:
Very extensive selection (the best I've seen for any general-purpose seed company), good descriptions, prompt shipping, average to good germination.
(35 reviews)
|On Dec 29, 2002, hillfarm Quesnel, BC (Zone 4a) wrote:
One of my most reliable seed sources. Shipping to Canada very fast. A few times some varieties were unavailable but were credited immediately and shipping etc. was adjusted. I highly recommend this company. Prices can be a bit high, but seed quantities are usually generous so it balances out.
(1 review)
|On Sep 23, 2002, nairobi London,
United States (Zone 8a) wrote:
Very quick to help if you have questions; very quick to ship. Seed packets are generous, although the white packets take a bit of getting used to if you're a gardening newbie (like me) - no specific sowing or germination instructions are given on the packets [what I do is go to another website, e.g. T&M, to get the instructions!]
(1 review)
|On Sep 17, 2002, welshherblady Isle of Anglesey,North Wales,
United Kingdom (Zone 8a) wrote:
Have ordered seeds from this company for many years.If you know the latin name of the plant you are seeking -things could not be easier! The only failure I have had was trying to grow "monkey puzzle tree" - araucaria araucana.But I have managed to grow sequoia trees.The book makes winter evenings a pleasure planning what to grow (or trying to)the coming year.
(2 reviews)
|On Aug 10, 2002, canoehead wrote:
I have been buying seeds from Chiltern for a few years now, and other than the lack of info on the packages already mentioned, I have had good luck. Germination rates are in line with other seed sources. The only suggestion for them would be (on the more obscure plants - I am thinking of Polylepis australis as this year's example) to provide USDA zone ranges. They are very pleasant to speak with on the phone, deliveries are prompt, and shipping is free for orders in excess of L 35 on international orders.
On August 10th, 2002, canoehead added the following:
Shipping is free for orders over L 30 to Canada and the US.


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Jun 22-26Glastonbury Festival
Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, UK
The Pitch: It's one of the most famous festivals, but if you haven't got a ticket yet, you're probably not getting in. For the record, confirmed acts include U2 (for the second year in a row), Beyonce, Coldplay, Primal Scream, the Chemical Brothers, BB King and the Fleet Foxes.
Info/Booking: www.glastonbury-festivals.co.uk
Tickets: …all have the buyer's photo on them and sold out ages ago
Jun 30-Jul 3Roskilde
Near Copenhagen, Denmark
The Pitch: Denmark's favourite summer hangout features 175 acts, including Iron Maiden, Kings of Leon, PJ Harvey, MIA and Big Boi.
Info/Booking: www.roskilde-festival.dk
Tickets: BD114 approx for three days, BD58.2 per day
Jul 1-18International Jazz Festival
Istanbul, Turkey
The Pitch: Istanbul becomes a city dedicated to jazz every year. This year includes Tony Bennett on July 15, also Grace Jones and Seal.
Info/Booking: www.iksv.org
Tickets: BD9.5 (depends on concert and seating)
Jul 7-10Exit
Novi Sad, Serbia
The Pitch: Want a music festival a little bit different from the rest? How about in the middle of the beautiful Serbian countryside, housed in a 16th century fort? The line-up features Arcade Fire, Jamiroquai, Pulp,
Portishead and Underworld.
Info/Booking: www.exitfest.org
Tickets: From BD18.4 per day
Jul 14-17FIB
Benicassim, Valencia, Spain
The Pitch: Set a mile away from the Spanish coastline at the foot of a mountain range and with a 7pm-7am running time, Festival Internacional de Benicassim (FIB) boasts the likes of Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford & Sons, Portishead, the Strokes and Paulo Nutini this year.
Info/Booking: www.fiberfib.com
Tickets: BD85.5 approx for the full four days
Jul 29-31Fuji Rock
Naeba Ski Resort, Japan
The Pitch: Fuji by name, but not by nature, seeing as it got moved hundreds of miles away to Naeba Ski Resort. But it still gets the big bands – this year there's Arctic Monkeys, Chemical Brothers, Queens of the Stone Age and Coldplay on the line-up.
Info/Booking: www.fujirockfestival.com
Tickets: BD150 approx for three days
Jul 29-31Splendour in the Grass
Belongil Fields, Byron Bay, Sydney, Australia
The Pitch: Tickets for this one tend to sell out pretty quickly, so don't delay if you're thinking of going. The line-up includes the Strokes, Pixies, Richard Ashcroft, Scissor Sisters, Empire of the Sun, Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, the Temper Trap, Wolfmother and Goldfrapp, which means it's definitely worth the effort.
Info/Booking: www.splendourinthegrass.com
Tickets: From BD137
Aug 26-28Reading/Leeds Festival
Little John's Farm, Reading, and Bramham Park, Wetherby, Leeds, UK
The Pitch: Traditionally the heavier of the British indie festivals, this year's dual-city extravaganza promises the Strokes, Muse, Pulp, Thirty Seconds to Mars, the Offspring, My Chemical Romance, Elbow and Interpol, among others.
Info/Booking: www.readingfestival.com
Tickets: BD113 for three days, BD48.5 per day
Sep 8-11Bestival
Robyn Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight, UK
The Pitch: If you want your festival with a side order of surreality, then Bestival is for you. Every year it has a fancy dress theme, while acts of utter randomness are actively encouraged. The line-up is also suitably eclectic, with the Cure rubbing shoulders with Brian Wilson, Fatboy Slim, PJ Harvey and Pendulum.
Info/Booking: www.bestival.net
Tickets: Around BD100 for an adult weekend ticket
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Singer Tom Petty has a bone to pick over the way the Catholic Church handled the sex abuse scandal, telling Billboard Magazine that "no one's got Christ more wrong than the Christians."
Petty, who recently penned a song remembering the victims of the Catholic sex abuse scandal called "Playing Dumb," will make the track available on the vinyl release of his new album "Hypnotic Eye."
But while he's tackling controversial subject matter, Petty told Catholics he respects whatever faith they want to have, but that he wouldn't personally continue supporting a church that actively covered up crime.
"Catholics, don't write me. I'm fine with whatever religion you want to have, but it can't tell anybody it's OK to kill people, and it can't abuse children systematically for God knows how many years," he told Billboard. "If I was in a club, and I found out that there had been generations of people abusing children, and then that club was covering that up, I would quit the club."
Speaking of religion more generally, Petty told Billboard that "it seems … to be at the base of all wars."
"I've nothing against defending yourself, but I don't think, spiritually speaking, that there's any conception of God that should be telling you to be violent," he continued. "It seems to me that no one's got Christ more wrong than the Christians."
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AltSoftSerial Library, for an extra serial port. Paul Stoffregen, designer of the Teensy board we stock has an intriguing new Arduino Software Serial library. This one uses the 16 bit timer to do data capture and transmission…
It's ideal when you need simultaneous data. If you try the example that comes with SoftwareSerial in Arduino 1.0, and type "Goodnight" in the Arduino Serial Monitor, you'll see what actually comes out of pin 3 at 4800 baud is "Goot". The characters "dnigh" are lost. The reason is because while SoftwareSerial is sending the letter "G" at 4800, the letters "oodnigh" arrive at 57600 baud. Only "oo" are held in the UART registers. The rest are lost because interrupts were disabled for too long.
Often people misunderstand these problems and falsely attribute them to NewSoftSerial's inability to keep up with the rapid pace of data. In this example, the failure is actually on the hardware serial reception. NewSoftSerial is easily able to work at 4800 baud, but in doing so it interferes with other things.
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This person asks stupid questions but intelligent enough to follow instructions.
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Hungry laptop: "Feed me now, human".
Humans, getting dumber since the introduction of the ATM machine.
Apparently IT departments are only for big companies.
Santa, finally outsmarted by a child.
Don't be too hard on lil ole dad.
True geeks will connect with this comic.
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Someone at that office 300 miles away is in need of losing their job right about now.
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Researchers found that among those who used public toilets in one college town, 10 percent did not wash their hands at all, and almost a quarter used no soap. Only 5 percent washed for longer than 15 seconds; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends rubbing vigorously with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
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China's thrifty consumers have not been major contributors to its remarkable growth story. With almost half of household wealth tied up in property, will falling home prices make China consume even less?
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Boot Camp Digital announces 2 Day Boot Camp: Social Media Marketing Training Course that allows business professionals to learn how to implement social media into their marketing strategy.
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- Boot Camp Digital (www.bootcampdigital.com), a market leader of custom social media marketing training programs invites business professionals to its most popular and top rated 2 Day Boot Camp: Social Media Marketing and Internet Marketing Training on June 23rd and 24th, 2011 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Boot Camp Digital's Cincinnati Training Facility located at 1600 Main Street, Cincinnati.
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PARK CITY, Utah -- Mitt Romney may have a home in Park City, but he's not the kind of person you'd expect to attend a movie at the Sundance Film Festival, whose programming leans liberal, particularly among the documentaries.
But the former presidential candidate dropped in to the first Sundance screening of "Mitt," an unusually candid and largely flattering look at Romney shot over the course of his two presidential campaigns.
Filmmaker Greg Whitely was given entree to Romney and his family, yet shut out from the campaign strategy meetings that are the staple of movies, books and articles about the political process. His access being the mother of documentary invention, Whitely decided to focus his film on Romney's interactions with his wife, Ann, and their adult children.
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The resulting film is filled with a variety of surprisingly personal (and often private) moments, including two scenes of Romney and his family praying. (Whitely, like Romney, is a Mormon.)
The candidate frequently is seen realistically sizing up his prospects and his image -- telling his kin he can't escape being known as "The flipping Mormon" -- and doing the kinds of things, such as ironing a shirt while he is wearing it and picking up garbage, that you might assume a candidate's staff would handle.
"Mitt," debuting Friday on Netflix, unfolds almost entirely in hotel suites and airplanes (including one in which Romney sleeps on the floor), convention center hallways and holding rooms.
Romney is seen celebrating with his family after he trounced President Obama in their first debate, and then fretting with them after he makes a huge gaffe in the second encounter.
Through it all, Romney scarcely comes across as the robotic technocrat that -- in addition to his remarks about "the 47% of people" who would automatically support Obama because they "believe that they are entitled to healthcare, to food, to housing, to you-name-it" -- doomed his candidacy. "I think I'm a flawed candidate," he confesses to his relatives at one point.
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Baker & McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie is firmly strengthening its Africa operations and launched its Johannesburg office this month. During the launch of the office, on November 1, Eduardo Leite, the Chairman of Baker & McKenzie said "Over the past few years, Africa has captured the attention of the global business community with its potential for growth in terms of investment and change... In the past decade, the continent's GDP growth rate doubled, signifying one of the swiftest expanding economic areas in the world today."
South Africa, being the largest economy in Africa, and the largest recipient of foreign investment, has always been a key to the expansion strategies of Baker & McKenzie, and the launch of the Johannesburg office, which was attended by a 100 clients, affirmed the law firm's consistent strategy in Africa.
Speaking on the importance of South Africa, Leite said, "in South Africa Foreign Direct Investment inflows quadrupled last year. Consequently, the majority of our biggest clients are building businesses in Africa, and many are building out their presence from South Africa due to its stability and strong legal framework. Major pan-African companies are also emerging from South Africa, some of which will become global corporations of the future."
Baker & McKenzie's office at Johannesburg is focusing on M&A, finance, energy, mining and infrastructure, project finance, banking and capital markets, securitization and private equity. Wildu du Plessis, who is one of the most well-known and respected banking and finance lawyers in South Africa will lead the office along with Scott Brodsky, who is one of the biggest project lawyers in SA.
Speaking on the occasion, Du Plessis said, "We are delighted to be part of Baker & McKenzie, enabling us to offer clients a unique combination of unrivalled international depth and breadth combined with expert local knowledge around the globe."


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The final report of the FDIC's investigation of a security breach at payments processor FIS found it worse than previously thought, according to a security blog.
Security blogger Brian Krebs says FDIC report "highlights shocking lack of basic security protections" at major processor.
Security firm offers to replace millions of tokens, implement new measures aimed at protecting Web-based financial transactions.
Federally insured credit unions have been told to ensure they have security measures in place in the wake of several recent online breaches.


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Inspect Your Gadgets - GameZone's Ten Best Gaming Gear and Gadgets
The gaming industry is something quite extraordinary, isn't it? We have evolved from the once ever so popular coin op machines to today's technologically advanced gaming consoles. Along with that change, we have also seen a push for newer, more exciting gaming gadgets and gear to help add to the experience you get from playing games. Thousands of interesting gear and gadgets are available to consumers who wish to take their passion of gaming to the next level. The simple question, though, is what's the best of the best? To answer this we have compiled a list of the ten best gaming gear and gadgets that are on the market, and that are definitely worth checking out.
1) LevelUp Storage
Launched in 2006, LevelUp has hit the gaming storage scene with an enormous bang. One of their most popular products, the storage towers, offers gamers the best solution to their storage troubles. Separately made for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii, these sturdy storage towers feature slots for over ten games, hooks for Rockband or Guitar Hero guitar(s), controller openings for up to four controllers, and a quality ventilated console bay. Installation is easy as 1,2,3 with step-by-step snap-together assembly. Priced at $69.99, the LevelUp storage towers are almost a steal and definitely a must-have for anyone struggling with storage issues.
You can check out more of the LevelUp gear by clicking here.
2) Turtle Beach Ear Force PX5 Headset
The name "Turtle Beach" has become synonymous with gaming headsets. With a fantastic portfolio of quality headsets that are seen everywhere, you may wonder how the folks at Turtle Beach can raise the bar? To answer that, look no further than the Ear Force PX5 headset. Designed for the PS3, though it works just as stellar with the Xbox 360, the PX5 offers full Dolby 7.1 surround sound. The headset is comfortable, sleek, and easy to use, but even more better, the PX5 truly do help your multiplayer gaming - especially with FPS like Battlefield or Call of Duty. Though the price may turn some away at $249.95, the Turtle Beach PX5 headset is easily the best gaming headset on the market.
Click here to view more details of the Turtle Beach Ear Force PX5 gaming headset.
3) X Rocker Pro Series H3 4.1 Video Gaming Chair
Gaming chairs are definitely more for the hard-core crowd, but nonetheless, they are desired by many. The brand X Rocker has already released several gaming chairs in the past, but none better than the X Rocker Pro Series H3 4.1 chair. The chair offers a four speaker surround sound, wireless connection to devices such as iPods, and adjustable arm rests. I can most applaud X Rocker for putting comfortability over technology; the added features are definitely fantastic, but a gaming chair is still a chair, and chairs are made to be comfortable - which the H3 4.1 is. If you're looking for a quality chair to kick back and play some games, look no further than the $169.00 X Rocker Pro Series H3 4.1 gaming chair.
Check out more of X Rocker's latest chair by clicking here.
4) BlitzBox HD Capture Card
Want to show your friends that your the best Call of Duty player by creating a montage? If so, then the BlitzBox HD Capture Card may be the device to help you do so. Priced at $129.00, the BlitzBox HD connects your game console to your HDTV and PC at the same time, allowing you to record your best moments and upload them to the internet. The BlitzBox HD software, Ulead VideoStudio, offers frustration-free editing, fantastic for both beginners and experts.
More details on the BlitzBox HD Capture Card can be seen by clicking here.
5) Gunnar MLG Phantom Gaming Glasses
Gunnar glasses, introduced in 2007, started as a modest business selling glasses that help you "see it better," but today the company has rose to new heights with quality glasses for gaming, computer, and outdoor use. If you're one of those gamers who spends hours in intense, gaming action, then you probably know better than anyone how stressful it is on the eyes. Gunnar's MLG Phantom gaming glasses, priced at $79.00, improve a gamer's visual efficiency, endurance and recovery - all which are normally lost during a long playtime. Some may think they are a crock, but studies have proved that Gunnar's quality glasses indeed do what they are described to do. The glasses are sleek, sexy, and improve efficiency, what's not to love?
Check out more of the MLG Phantom classes by clicking here.
6) 360 Live iPhone/iPad/iTouch/Android App
Though the 360 Live application may not be "gear" or a "gadget", the application does offer Xbox Live subscribers the chance to take their gamertag on the go in a nifty way. Available for the iPhone, iPad, iTouch, and Android, 360 Live gives you full access to your gamertag including friends, messages, and more. The application has improved with every update, and did I mention it is free? There is simply no excuse not to check out this fantastic app!
Details on the 360 Live Application can be seen by clicking here.
7) Xbox Live Media Remote
This is the one gadget on the list that is yet to be released. So why is it on here, you ask? The Xbox Live Media remote, set to release this November for $19.99, offers almost identical features as the old, white media remote. Movie gurus will appreciate the layout of the buttons on the sleek, black remote. Also, accessing both your normal DVD functions and Xbox Live functions on one remote is very convenient. Priced at twenty-bucks, we are sure that it will satisfy.
8) Mario 3DS Holder
Okay, some gadgets are more cute than useful, and this next item just proves it. The Mario 3DS Holder, priced at $34.99, does exactly what the name says; it keeps your 3DS (also works with your DSI or DS Lite) safely stored in the arms of the beloved Nintendo character, Mario. The vinyl sculpture stands at a whopping foot tall and stands firm upon a large black base. Anyone who adores Mario, and has a 3DS, needs to have this as a desk ornament.
Purchase the Mario 3DS Holder from ThinkGeek by clicking here.
9) JOYSTICK-IT iPad Arcade Stick
The iPad's touch screen has definitely created a new path in handheld gaming, but lets bet honest, some games are just better with an arcade stick. The solution, you ask? ThinkGeek's JOYSTICK-IT iPad Arcade Stick gives you the ability to play your favorite arcade games using an old fashioned arcade stick that simply presses to your iPad. At $24.99, many worry if the stick can harm your screen, but worry not, the add-on is completely removable and reposition-able. The arcade stick works with thousands of different games and now works with several Android tablets; any classical gamer will appreciate this gadget.
You can purchase the JOYSTICK-IT iPad Arcade Stick through ThinkGeek by clicking here.
10) Official Street Fighter IV Round 2 FightStick Tournament Edition for Sony PS3
Like the arcade stick at number nine, sometimes old school is the way to go. The $149.99 official Street Fighter IV Round 2 FightStick Tournament Edition (breath) for the PS3 features Japanese-style joystick & buttons, multi-speed Turbo functionality and officially licensed artwork portraying your favorite characters from the game. The FightStick, developed by MadCatz, will show all your friends your dedication for both Street Fighter IV and fighting games in general.
Check out more details on the Official Street Fighter IV Round 2 FightStick Tournament Edition for Sony PS3 by clicking here.


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Grateful I got to watch a really competitive final, but sad Cardiff (whom I was secretly pulling for) lost on penalties. Awful way to go out. Happy for you guys! Best of luck capturing that fifth-place spot on the table and getting into Europa next year.
Well, you guys have 45 minutes to turn it around. Hope you do, but it'd be fun to see Cardiff City in Europa next year.
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Next Friday, Jan. 18 marks the date of the fourth annual Cam's Concert for a Cure.

Cameron Marshall of Stratford has been hosting the event since January 2010 in memory of his friend Ben Elliott, who died in August 2009 from leukemia.

To date, the event has raised over $17,300 towards leukemia research; Marshall, 14, was recently recognized by the Canadian Cancer Society for his fundraising work with a provincial Community Partnership Award.

This year's concert, from 7-9:30 p.m. at City Hall Auditorium, features musical acts Hello Julian, The Project and The Upside of Maybe.

Donations will be accepted at the event or online at the Cam's Concert for a Cure page at http://convio.cancer.ca/goto/camsconcert2013.


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Album Rating: 4.0Here's a stream where you can also buy the album. Enjoy.
Album Rating: 3.5oh damn i gotta get this
Album Rating: 4.0yeah damn these guys are slick
Michigan probably has the best rappers outside of NY forget Illinois or CA.
Nice rev,pos'd
Gotta check this one!
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Shit died down so fucking quick outa nowhere dude
Album Rating: 4.0im really uncomfortable right now
What appealed to so many people on Sputnik
Album Rating: 4.0whats wrong with that?
Album Rating: 3.5fuck yeah this is good
this is decent
I've only heard Waterworld
Digging: Beastmilk - Climax
Maybe because it was released first?
Album Rating: 3.5i didn't know it existed till just now, gonna check that out
more people need to hear sonogram
Album Rating: 4.0Dunno hep kat I really dig this groups subject matter and how they don't sacrifice that for flow but
still have insane flow. Its not nearly as good as Masters of the universe but still sooooo much better
than any hip hop I've heard this year.
compared to 2013 hip hop,I still think this is epic
Album Rating: 4.0somehow had this equally rated with Masters of the Universe...
probably took a point of for that KRS diss though
Album Rating: 4.0yep
Album Rating: 4.0Does anyone know where you can download this from? The old bandcamp link doesn't work anymore
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FC Barcelona Uses Youth Movement To Climb To Top Of Football World
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GOING GLOBAL: Simon said, "Barça has changed from what was once something of a neighborhood club to a global franchise. It boasts the second-highest grossing Nike store in the world and it's worth an estimated $1.3B." The club is not owned by "some rich mogul" but instead is a "not-for-profit owned by the club's members, 170,000 of them, each one with a vote." Simon asked FC Barcelona President Sandro Rosell, "The slogan is, 'More than a club.' What does it mean?" Rosell: "It's a feeling. It's part of our lives. It's within our heart. It's something that is part of your culture and that's the reason it's more than a club."
MORE THAN A CLUB: The club "means so much more" to its fans because it is an "affirmation of who they are, Catalans." Barcelona is the capital of the Spanish region of Catalonia and "many here want to secede from Spain and form their own state. The Barça players are their soldiers." Rosell: "What this club represents to us, it represents to be part of a country called Catalonia." Simon noted, "Over the last few months Barça fans have been acting like they're at a political rally. During every match the stadium erupts with cries for independence." More Simon: "The politics may be particular to a piece of Southern Europe. The football belongs to the world" ("60 Minutes," CBS, 1/6).


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Written on: 08/06/2016 by Russell148 (1 review written)
First impressions are vital. You drive in and you are immediately confronted with a car park full of pot holes.!! The gym area is extremely small and the facilities are basic. The changing rooms and showers are to be avoided unless you fancy a visit to the nearby Samuel Johnson Hospital. Then you are informed of the membership fees.£600 to £720 per year.!!As John MacEnroe used to say "You cannot be serious.!! Beware, if you are paying your membership fees by Direct Debit these will be dealt… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/03/2016 by htCantrell72 (1 review written)
I Have been a member of the gym for a couple of years now and i can honestly say the staff are so friendly and the other members young and old make you feel very welcome, there is always equipment available for use and staff on hand to help with advise and spotting etc. the new booking system is really easy and makes it fair to get into classes which was sometimes a problem before. you can even go for a beer in the bar before heading into town at the weekend… Read Full Review
Written on: 24/11/2014 by itsmedavidb (1 review written)
I have recently renewed my membership after visiting several other gyms in the area. The health club has a mid range annual membership price, its clean and has a professional team of staff. I go there to stay fit simple as that and it works for me… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/03/2013
I was a member of this club for nearly 25 years. When the Morris family owned it it was a very friendly club. They decided to sell the business on and whilst Jodie Morris was club manager it kept its friendly nature. After Jodie left it went down rapidly. The new management insist on keeping the temperature in the gym cold no matter what the weather. Whether it is due to my age or I am diabetic or I have a medically weak back, I don't like icey cold air blowing on my back. I therefore switched… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/10/2012 by Douglasmclay (1 review written)
I am a member of another gym in the area, and called in to this gym to investigate the possibility of moving there. I couldn't believe the reception I got. The lady I spoke to was charming when she told me she couldn't be bothered to tell me about the club, let me look around or give me membership details. Perhaps I could come back tomorrow!?! I supposed I should have expected something like that when I had received no reply to my email asking for prices and the almost empty car park on a… Read Full Review
Written on: 30/10/2010
I joined here with the intention of losing 3 stone, which I knew I needed to. After coming here for 8 months I achieved my goal. I feel fantastic. I felt in my 60s before but now I feel my real age (30+). It have given me a new lease of life that I am sure I would never have got back if I had not joined this club. The staff are second to none. I paid my membership and asked what I needed to do to get someone to help me lose the weight and instantly I was booked into a personal 121 weight… Read Full Review
Written on: 27/08/2010
I felt compelled to write a review of Lichfield Health and Fitness Club after seeing a negative review. I was shocked to read it because having moved to Lichfield from out of town as a young 30's woman I have found it to be one of the best investments I've ever made. The staff are excellent, friendly , very supportive and seem to genuinely want to help. Their weight management programme has helped me to lose over a stone and I am still seen by the staff to maintain it. Once I have paid my… Read Full Review
Written on: 24/08/2010
My family have been members of Lichfield Health Club for many years and have always been extremely impressed by the standards maintained therein. One of our family members recently had cause for a specific training need and the staff couldn't have been more helpful by regularly reviewing progress and changing the program to suit his need. The standard of equipment, facilities, exercise classes and staff training are exceptional. I would highly recommend Lichfield Health Club to anyone seeking… Read Full Review
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I found this review not helpful because i know different. I went there as a guest and i did not think much of the quality nor the atmosphere of the gym. I would say it is more for the over 50's.
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When I first saw this ASOS bag, I immediately fell in love with it. However, the price tag attached to it kept me from buying it. 35 euro for a bag might not seem much money for some people, but to me it was a little bit too much. I also deleted it from my saved list, because I knew I was gonna buy it otherwise! :p But then the ASOS sales arrived... Guess I don't need to explain what happened next. :D
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NOTD: wiped off streaks
Today's NOTD is inspired by a tutorial from Elfi at Glam At Heart. It's super easy, super fun and super cool! :D Oh and this post will be super short because I have to get ready to go to a barbecue, YAY! :D
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
OOTD: The trench
I have always loved trench coats. They are so stylish and perfect for the in-between seasons. Since yesterday was a rather cold and un-summery day (today was even worse: wind and rain all day. Hellooo Belgian summer!), I decided to pair my outfit with my trench instead of with my standard blazer.
Friday, 4 July 2014
NOTD: Bora Brasil!
In half an hour Brazil will play the quarter-final against Colombia and I'm extremely excited! I've spent a year in Brazil five years ago and ever since I'm in love with the country. When I saw nail stickers with the Brazilian flag on on eBay I just had to buy them. :D
My other nails are painted as the colours of the flag: green - yellow - blue - yellow - green. :D
Who else is watching the game tonight? :D
xo Noor
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Thursday, 3 July 2014
OOTD: Barbecue weather
Since yesterday was such good weather, we decided to have a barbecue. I decided to wear the dress I bought on my latest shopping trip to Antwerp and my beloved Toms.
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Mark Leiren-Young
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About the Author
MARK LEIREN-YOUNG is the author of Never Shoot a Stampede Queen, winner of the 2009 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and The Green Chain—Nothing Is Ever Clear Cut. He wrote, directed and produced the award-winning feature film The Green Chain, and wrote and produced the EarthVision award–winning TV comedy special Greenpieces. His stage plays have been produced throughout Canada and the US and have also been seen in Europe and Australia. As a journalist he has written for such publications as TIME, Maclean's and the Utne Reader. He's half of the comedy duo Local Anxiety and has released two CDs—Greenpieces and Forgive Us We're Canadian.


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Authorities have "mounting evidence" based on "forensic hits" that the two brothers believed responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing were possibly involved in a gruesome, unsolved 2011 triple homicide, ABC News reported on Friday.
According to the report, which cites anonymous law enforcement officials close to the investigation, experts have matched some forensic evidence from the crime scene back to the brothers. Cellphone records also indicate the brothers were in the area when the murders took place.
Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are believed to have carried out the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured hundreds. Tamerlan, 26, died after a shootout with police, while Dzhokhar, 19, was captured after a citywide manhunt and awaits trial.
Tamerlan's closest friend, Brendan Mess, was one of three men to die in the 2011 murders. The victims suffered knife wounds to the throat and had marijuana spread over their dead bodies. Buzzfeed reported last month that Tamerlan surprised his friends at the time by not attending the funeral.


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Block scheduling will not be implemented in Clarke County's two public high schools in the fall, but the Clarke County Board of Education will continue to study class-scheduling alternatives.
Thursday night, the board voted 5-3 to rescind a December vote in favor of a ''4x4'' block scheduling plan. Under that plan, students would have attended four 90-minute classes each day in each of two semesters. Currently, students attend six 55-minute classes in each school year.
In a document sent to the state Board of Education -- which must approve any move to block scheduling by a local school district -- school system officials, including Clarke County Superintendent Lucian Harris, contended that ''4x4'' block scheduling would allow teachers to plan extended lessons and use a variety of teaching techniques, and would allow students to spend more time concentrating on coursework.
In addition to halting plans for ''4x4'' block scheduling, Thursday's vote will provide additional time for parents, students, teachers, school district staff and the board to research other scheduling options.
Board members Sidney Anne Waters, David Nunnally Sr. and Vernon Payne voted not to rescind the December vote on block scheduling.
Voting to delay implementation of block scheduling were board members Jim Ponsoldt, Svea Bogue, Jackie Saindon, Anne Cooper and Walt Denero.
''I understand there are parents who have fears about (the switch to block scheduling), but I feel the parents who don't fear it outweigh the ones who do,'' Nunnally told his board colleagues Thursday.
The board's Thursday vote came as a result of Ponsoldt's suggestion at a non-voting board meeting last week that the board revisit the ''4x4'' block scheduling proposal, and consider a scheme combining block scheduling and traditional scheduling within each school day.
But at Thursday's meeting, Ponsoldt made a motion for an outright halt to ''4x4'' block scheduling plans.
Cooper, though, refined the motion to call for further development and evaluation of alternative scheduling, including a look at how it would affect graduation requirements and how much it would cost.
''We need information from schools, the superintendent and staff on specifics (of block scheduling) so we can all get behind this plan,'' Cooper said Thursday.
Under the terms of Thursday's vote, the school system staff is required to provide the board with information on specific goals and expectations -- for teachers and students -- in connection with alternative scheduling.
School system staff also will be required to provide comparisons of the strengths and weaknesses of various types of alternative scheduling. Ponsoldt suggested last week that the board consider a scheme comprising two 100-minute classes and three 50-minute classes each school day, or some other combination of traditional and block scheduling.
The board also wants to see sample schedules for college prep, vocational and other academic programs under block scheduling, as well as the cost of any switch.
Under block scheduling, additional costs could be incurred through a possible need for additional staff, and the need for additional textbooks for expanded course offerings.
''I am simply wedded to a more informed review with problems that might arise, and the (need for additional) parent input,'' Ponsoldt told the board Thursday.
Ponsoldt said he did not think the school system necessarily needed to delay implementation of block scheduling, depending ''on how well the (evaluation) process goes from here.''
But Harris told the board after Thursday's vote that he would tell the state Department of Education it is unlikely that the Clarke County School District will implement block scheduling in the fall.
In other business Thursday, the board:
n Reappointed local attorney Terrell W. Benton as its attorney for 1999.
n Named Harris its secretary-treasurer, as required by the state Board of Education .
n Set the second Thursday of each month at 7:15 p.m. as the time for its regular voting meeting, and the first Thursday of each month at 7:15 p.m. as the time for its agenda-setting meeting.
Meetings will be held at the school district's offices, 500 College Ave.
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There's rarely a question about whether or not Corey Maggette is a competent offensive player. Debate will likely always rage on about how selfish of a player he is and if Maggette "getting his" necessarily amounts to positive team production, but it's hard to say that Maggette isn't skilled at scoring points. He does that in bunches and very efficiently year after year. The big knock on Maggette though, is that he lacks awareness of what's going on around him. Maggette may bull his way to the hoop and end up scoring or at the free throw line, but more often than not, you won't be seeing Maggette knifing through the lane and dropping the ball off to an open shooter on the weak side.
Teams and fans alike have more or less learned to accept this as Maggette's offensive game. The pluses seem to outweigh the minuses, so Maggette continues to collect paychecks and find ample playing time. But that awareness bugaboo rears its ugly head on the defensive end as well and it's there that the concern that Corey Maggette may destroy everything that was good and fun about the Milwaukee Bucks last year as soon as he steps on the court.
Within seconds of the finalization of the trade that brought him over from Golden State, Maggette was being labeled the Bucks weak link defensively. His poor defensive rating, offensive mindset and the checkered success of the teams he's played on make him an easy target for those worried about the Bucks messing with the good thing that was last season's team. Immediately after the trade, I noted that Maggette's field goal percentage against and defensive rating both were considerably worse than Carlos Delfino, the Bucks primary small forward last season. But it's possible the change of scenery may do wonders for Maggette the defender and that I underestimated just how damaging playing in Golden State's system was for him, his lack of awareness be damned.
A good starting point is the field goal percentage Maggette allowed. To an extent, it's really difficult to hang Maggette out to dry for allowing a high percentage of shots to be made against him. The most glaring difference in the successes against defending certain plays that Maggette and Delfino faced was their difference in defending post-ups. Maggette was posted up 179 times last season and scored upon 49.2% of the time. Delfino was posted up 69 times last season and scored upon 42% of the time. Is Delfino a vastly superior post defender than Maggette? That seems doubtful. Let's dig further in to who was doing the work on these two.
Maggette spent games guarding David West, Dirk Nowitzki, Andrea Bargnani/Chris Bosh, Zach Randolph, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Love and Charlie Villanueva to name a few.
Delfino was posted up by, among others, Luol Deng, Josh Smith, Paul Pierce, Tayshaun Prince, Shaun Marion and Carmelo Anthony.
Simply looking at those lists of names, isn't it clear that Maggette was going to have more problems defending inside than Delfino? This isn't Maggette's fault. He was spending the majority of his time on the court last season at the unnatural position of power forward. Given his strength and athleticism, I'd be willing to bet he's a much better fit defending small forwards posting up than Delfino is. It's not unreasonable to assume his defensive shooting percentage while defending post-ups would be much closer to Delfino's if he were a Bucks player last season. But, Maggette struggled defending players outside the arc every bit as much as he did in the paint.
Maggette allowed 44.2% 3-point shooting on the season. He wasn't alone in poor 3-point defense on the Warriors though, as the team finished second worst in the NBA in defending the three with opponents shooting 37.5% against them. Watching Synergy Sports Video of Maggette's attempts to defend the three, or most players on the Warriors attempts to defend the three for that matter, shows a distinct difference in how the Warriors and Bucks value defense.
Time and again Maggette and his teammates were slow to rotate over to open shooters. By the time most Warriors were able to make it over to a shooter, they lazily closed out with hands sort of high. Such disinterest and lack of effort defensively simply won't allow Maggette to get minutes in Milwaukee, of that I can assure you. Effort seems to come easier to those on winning teams, so it's natural to expect Maggette to find the energy to close harder on 3-point shooters. Of course, Maggette's laissez faire defensive attitude and general lack of awareness stands out here. Perhaps in the same way that you won't often see him make a great extra pass, it will be difficult to envision him rotating onto an open man to prevent a clean look at the hoop.
But this is something that makes the Corey Maggette's of the world enticing. It's not difficult to project that with proper coaching and a little more effort, they can be more than competent defenders. Perhaps you remember the first half of the Milwaukee Bucks season last year. There was no "Fear the Deer" mantra. It was just a team full of high effort guys that were more often than not physically over matched. Charlie Bell was stuck guarding players three and four inches taller than him and 20 pounds heavier. He wasn't quick enough to stick with most point guards, but had trouble with bigger shooting guards.
And this was one of the Bucks premier perimeter defenders. It's no wonder that A. B. and C. on the Bucks list of things to do this off season was add more athleticism and length. Even if a player that contained that athleticism is dogged by whispers about a losing mentality and a lack of defensive awareness.
The not-so-secretive secret to success in the NBA is to have gobs of talent, athleticism and skill and find the right coach to navigate the bumpy road of egos and motivation to get everyone on the same page. Last year was a testament to the success Coach Scott Skiles had in that regard. He proved he could handle a mildly talented team, generally a group that seems as if it would be easier to handle. Now Skiles will get an opportunity to handle a squad with more. More talent, more skill, more athleticism and potentially more problems. At or near the top of Coach Skiles things to do in training camp this year will certainly be, "get Corey Maggette playing Milwaukee Bucks defense." Hopefully for Milwaukee, that will not require the kind of magic most initially thought it would.


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Laura Baker Luckey, 91, formerly of Washington, IA and Louisa County, passed away June 20, 2013 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, NY.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Stacy- Lewis Funeral Home in Columbus Junction is in charge of local arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the Senior Center in Washington.


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It took 288,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans to create this sweet video for "In Your Arms," and almost two years. Kina�s certainly no stranger to YouTube, though. She actually built up a large part of her following, affectionately known as the Kinerds and Kination, through avenues like the video-sharing online destination since she opted to skip the traditional record label route.
The California native self-released several albums during her time as a student at USC before uploading a video and entering the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest, which earned her fans and a spot that aired during the Super Bowl. Kina independently put out her first album, Stairwells, back in 2010. Since then, the ambitious artist has toured, released a remixed version of her debut offering and continued to post new videos online.
After enjoying Kina'��s truly original video along with the incredible behind-the-scenes story, make sure to check out I AM THAT GIRL's YouTube channel. While you'��re there, don't forget to tune into our Music Mondays playlist, which is updated every week.
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Top 10 games in 2012
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December 24th, 2012, 13:51
DE:HR is MILES ahead of Dishonored in my opinion - no competition. It probably doesn't help that I don't like the art direction of Dishonored, and I'm none too fond of the setting either. It's the opposite for DE:HR - as I loved what they did with the atmosphere and especially the music.
Hmm, best of 2012. This is a hard one - not a lot of great games this year.
I'd say
Secret World
is probably the one that impressed me the most. It has an incredibly powerful atmosphere and fantastic storytelling. It also has a pretty cool character development system.
Borderlands 2
is also a fantastic game, and a strong sequel. It has improved pretty much everything - but left the core completely intact. Very good game.
For all its issues, I also think
Diablo 3
might have been the best "short-term" (for this genre) experience of 2012. As in, I had a great time until I figured out its weaknesses. But I think I got a good 60-70 hours of strong entertainment before that happened.
Sleeping Dogs
was also really, really good. The best GTA style game I've played since Red Dead Redemption - and it's better than both Saint's Row 3 and GTA 4.
Risen 2
was very good, but not truly great. Well, it's great compared to most other RPGs - but as a Piranha Bytes game, it's not good enough to warrant much excitement. It was as much a disappointment as it was a good experience.
Runners up would be
Fallen Enchantress
Far Cry 3
. They all qualify as good games, but too far from greatness.
Biggest disappointment of 2012?
Guild Wars 2
(though I was never that interested) - which is just a pathetic joke compared to the level of hype.
Diablo 3
as a long-term contender for best in the genre also disappointed massively. I would add
Mass Effect 3
- but it was par for the course for the new Bioware.
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Welcome to IWMCP 2012
Model Driven Engineering elevates models to first class artefacts of the software development process. To facilitate multi-user collaboration and enable version management and seamless evolution of models and metamodels, support for robust and performant model comparison and differencing mechanisms is essential.
Previous research has demonstrated that mechanisms used for comparison and differencing of text-based artefacts (e.g. source code) are not sufficient for comparing models, as they are unaware of the structure and the semantics of the compared artefacts.
To date, several model-specific model comparison approaches have been proposed, each demonstrating different characteristics and focusing on particular sub-problems. For instance, model comparison techniques have been adopted for software refactoring, for transformation testing, to support the coupled evolution of metamodel and models, or to analyse existing artefacts with respect to some criteria. However the consensus is that this research area is still young and more research is required in order to achieve the full potential of model comparison.
The goal of the workshop is to gather together both researchers in the area of model comparison and differencing to report novel results, and especially adopters of existing approaches to present their experiences and provide insights on issues encountered when applying these approaches in practice.
Main topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Model comparison
- Model differencing
- Model versioning
- Metamodel evolution and model co-evolution
- Empirical results from applying model comparison in practice
- Industrial use cases
- Benchmarking


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|• Brian Stewart is third with 1,061 saves.
• The Condors are 14-1-1 when leading after two periods.
• Bakersfield is at Alaska on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
|• Joe Fallon is second with 2,348 minutes played.
• Las Vegas is fifth with 2.73 goals-against per game.
• The Wranglers host San Francisco on Friday and Sunday and Colorado on Saturday.
|• Cameron Burt is third among defensemen with 27 assists.
• The Reign are 13-3-5 in one-goal games.
• Ontario hosts Colorado on Friday and Stockton on Saturday and is at Stockton on Sunday.
|• Simon Danis-Pepin, Bryan Cameron and Tristan King each scored their first goals in a Bulls uniform on Saturday at Idaho.
• San Francisco is 17-3-4 when tied or leading after two periods.
• The Bulls are at Utah on Tuesday, at Colorado on Wednesday and at Las Vegas on Friday and Sunday.
|• Justin Maylan is tied for second among rookies with 12 power-play assists.
• The Thunder are third on the power play at 22.2 percent (66-for-297).
• Stockton visits Ontario on Saturday and hosts the Reign on Sunday.


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Simply Fab: Litter SF Shoe Jewelry
Your neck gets jewelry, your arms get bling, so do your fingers and ears. Heck, even your ankles get decked out every so often, so why not your shoes? If your footwear needs a jolt of sass, turn to Litter SF's shoe jewelry collection. Here are six ways to turn your heels and boots into one-of-a-kind pieces.
Whoever thought shoe chains are strictly for bike gangs, think again. You can very well exude ladylike charm with Walk It Out ($198, right). Or, you can shoo off the annoying by strapping on Walk The Line ($180).


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Aguinaldo's and Luna's bigger context
For this piece, I yield my space to Tommy Matic IV who has been passionately involved in various conversations ensuing from the film Heneral Luna. This is an attempt for people to understand the most difficult context within which General Emilio Aguinaldo and General Antonio Luna operated in, and thus, appreciate them more as Filipino heroes both.
"The movie Heneral Luna has sparked a lot of conversation. As a relatively young nation, we should be concerned with our history.
The problem is less with the film as with the hoary old myths and politicized messages that it brings out as witnessed by a plethora of conversations and comments on Facebook. The film insinuates that Emilio Aguinaldo is to blame for Luna's murder, something that has never been proven beyond reasonable doubt, and, it seems, without fully considering the actual situation that these historical characters had to deal with.
It is easy for our generation of Filipinos to take freedom for granted. It is also easy to judge the heroes of our past by the standards of the present, with the arrogance of hindsight, an ignorance for real historical conditions, and an unrealistic demand that heroes act 'heroically' as if in a fairy tale and never do evil, never make mistakes. Heroes in the Filipino mindset are virtually demi-gods.
I will explore briefly the historical situation and provide some factors that viewers can consider while watching Heneral Luna.
When Aguinaldo and his Hong Kong Junta returned, they found a people ready and hungry for freedom. As news of Aguinaldo's return spread, municipio after municipio overthrew their Spanish colonizers. With the exception of Baler and Manila, virtually all the archipelago was free for the first time in three-hundred odd years.
While this was what the Filipino patriots had long desired, it was clear that freedom was as vulnerable as a candle in the wind, and the storm of colonialism was starting to howl. This was an era when almost all the world was under colonial rule, save for some.
After Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, the Great Powers sent in their warships, ostensibly to protect their interests in Manila but before long it was clear that Germany had less than amicable designs.
As Spain lost its grasp on the Philippines, it was of great interest among the Great Powers which one of them would 'take over'. The idea of the locals ruling themselves was not only unimaginable but anathema to the white colonial mindset. After all, if a bunch of brown skinned upstarts in the South China Sea start ruling themselves, what will the Malays, Indians, Indonesians, etc. think? The Philippines lay astride the main British trade route and was a gateway to the China Trade, something that Germany desperately needed. This is the political backdrop for the British flotilla siding with Dewey's American squadron against the Germans in what almost was Manila Bay part II.
Aguinaldo and Apolinario Mabini knew the necessity not only for American patronage and protection, but for at least one Great Power to officially recognize them as a sovereign nation. Recognition would not happen without respect which could only come with two important things—a functioning government and an army. The Philippines had to show the Great Powers that it was worthy of recognition as a sovereign nation and ready to fight and die if this was challenged.
Aguinaldo needed an army and this was a major problem. The revolutionary forces had an army but it was not a professional one. The Philippines had no long-standing heritage of standing militia forces trained in contemporary firearms and commanded by native leadership. Spain ruled through divide and conquer, using loyal tribes from one region to suppress revolts in another.
The Revolutionary forces in both 1896 and 1898 were little more than warlord-style 'armies' with self-proclaimed officers that had little to do with actual military hierarchy. They faced severe disadvantages against a better-equipped contemporary professional army.
An established Filipino militia would have provided training and instilled discipline in their ranks. And, perhaps more importantly, it would have acquainted the revolutionary leaders with military hierarchy—respecting the rank not the man, and forged a sense of loyalty to the ideal of the military tradition instead of a particular person.
The Spanish colonial army in the Philippines was the only professional force in 1898. They established fixed garrison regiments for local protection backed up by regiments of the paramilitary Guardia Civil composed of native conscripts but commanded by Spaniards.
These were the backbone of the Spanish colonial army fighting the Revolutionaries in 1896. By 1898, demoralization and desertion had all but broken the ranks of these native units in Spanish service. Some companies deserted to the Revolutionary forces en masse. If Aguinaldo could harness these veteran troops, he could stand a far better chance of presenting not only a professional army to the Great Powers but, if necessary, fighting them off.
Enter Antonio Luna. The Luna brothers were among the local elites, studied in Europe, and Antonio had done some military studies. He was seen by Aguinaldo as his ace in the hole who could transform his rag-tag motley crew into a professional and respectable army. Luna also brought with him many former officers of the Spanish colonial army. While they were a welcome addition, one can only imagine what the Filipino rank and file, particularly those from Cavite (who had seen their friends and family killed by Spanish bullets), thought, especially when Luna's recruits were given ranks above them.
Luna set about reorganizing and professionalizing the Revolutionary Army.
Meanwhile, Aguinaldo set about organizing his government, showing the Americans that they had a flag and a national anthem, putting these symbols of state on display in a grand political theater in Malolos, while pinning his hopes on the envoys sent out to the Treaty of Paris and capitals of the Great Powers to lobby for the recognition of Philippine sovereignty.
It was the failure (understandable in the socio-political climate of 1898/99) of the Filipino diplomatic efforts, the sale of the Philippines by Spain to America at the Treaty of Paris, and McKinley's Benevolent Assimilation proclamation that ultimately put an end to Filipino hopes of independence. Aguinaldo, hoping that the Treaty of Paris would not be ratified by the United States Congress, refused to move against the Americans even as more provocations were being reported day by day.
They needed time but fighting erupted on Feb. 4, 1899. Aguinaldo tried to parlay with American general Otis, but the latter, who probably planned to incite the whole thing all along, replied that the fighting "must now go on to its grim end."
The US Army that the Filipino Revolutionaries fought in 1899 was perhaps the most experienced fighting force in the world against mobile guerrilla groups. Their regulars were professionally trained and well equipped. Their volunteers were rough, tough frontiersmen who grew up hunting and accustomed to harsh living. Their officers and commanders fought in the American Civil War and the subsequent Indian Wars. Finally, they had Colonel Frederick Funston, one of the most ruthless and daring officers of the era, to pose a mortal threat to the Filipino guerrillas in 1899.
The outbreak of war would show how impossibly monumental a task was given to Luna. The revolutionary forces were still operating with a warlord mindset, refusing to take orders or recognize the authority of any but El Presidente. This was less the fault of Aguinaldo as it was a consequence of the warlord mentality of being separate but equal commanders with a leader as the only arbiter and supreme commander over them."
This was the bigger context of Aguinaldo and Luna—heroes both.
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Are you heading out of Augusta for a weekend getaway?
You dont have to spend a lot of money to have fun in the north Georgia highlands.
Here are some suggestions for a leisurely hike or two. See Sunday's Travel Page in the Your Life section for more on how to have fun in the North Georgia mountains on a budget.
The area around Blood Mountain is Hiking Central for Georgia, with trails available for every skill level. For a leisurely stroll, walk the mile around the lake at Vogel State Park. There seems to always be a breeze, and a great view of Blood Mountain from the south end.
A side trail leads to a waterfall just behind the lake. Several other trails are within the park of various skill levels and lengths.
Vogel is off U.S. Highway 129, about 14 miles south of Blairsville.
About 1 mile south of Vogel, get into the inside lane and look for a sign for Helton Creek Falls, and turn left. The paved road gives way to a narrow, bumpy unpaved Forest Service road to the falls. The parking area is on your right, and the trail to the falls is about a tenth of a mile.
For a trail with more of a view, retrace your route and turn left on U.S. 129 for 1½ miles, then turn right into the Byron Herbert Reece trail access parking lot at Neels Gap.
The 0 .7-mile trail takes you to the Appalachian Trail and the rock outcroppings atop Blood Mountain. Its no leisurely stroll around the lake, but its easily accessible for hikers in moderately good shape.


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Sustainability has shifted as a value desired by people to a core value for Business and Corporate Culture, according to Tamara Howard in her article "Mindfulness, Sustainability, Social Responsibility – Not Just Buzzwords!", published recently in Triple Pundit. And so have done Mindfulness and Social Responsability. All of these have been encouraged by Millenials and this has had and efect in the field of Design. Here follow some interesing examples:
1-Strategies for limiting the impact of plastic production are being implemented
According to Kevin Ireland in "Four Paths to More sustainable Plastics" these are
- Changing petroleum based feedstock to renewable ones (like starch and natural fibers)
- Reclaiming feedstok (biobased industrial byproducts, agricultural byproducts and reclaimed wood fibers)
- Recycling pre-consumer and post-consumer plastic feedsotck and products (the post-consumer recycling having much improvement potential)
- And using Biodegradable Plastics, which can help in reducing landfill waste, while contributing to the production of Methane in Solid Waste Landfills (Methane being a powerful greenhouse gas)
2- Ecobrands are delivering sustainable homeware products in style yet
As WGSN/Insider informs, sustainable homeware products have been spotted in Chicago's International Home Houseware Show 2016. And not in raw colours as you could expect. According to WGSN Lifestyle&Interiors Editor Laurence Pasquier, natural dyes are going to be on spot in 2017.
EcosoulLife has presented biodegradable tableware products made from rice husk, corn starch, bamboo and palm leave. And in bold hues ( greens, blues, oranges and pinks) achieved with 100% natural pigments. Their motto being "Safer for me, safer for the planet", it makes sense. And their products are Non GMO.
These are some of their products:


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Made from soft, supple leather, this compact pouch has just enough space for all your essentials. Complete with a handy strap for versatile carrying options, it is finished with subtle metal hardware and a signature curved fastening.
- Leather
- Two compartments
- Detachable adjustable strap
- Height: 21 cm
- Width: 28.5 cm
Apry Leather
The Zalos Leather Shoulderbag is made from stiff leather with a lightly buffed surface that gets even more character with use.
- Thick leather
- Naturally dyed
- Soft touch
- 100% leather
Washing instructions
- Do not wash
- Do not bleach
- Do not tumble dry
- Do not iron
- Do not dry clean
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Any native speaker can make a mistake and we regularly do. I would say that it's entirely likely that a native speaker would say "description about". It's probably a very common usage but that doesn't make it right.
OK, so it's one of those "commonly used but incorrect" words. I see.
Thank you again.
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©2003 Jacquelyn Ross; (P)2004 Recorded Books,LLC
"Really good book!"
This turned out to be a really good listen! Just one word of caution -- it has a very complicated storyline and you need to listen very carefully or you will be lost. It's not a story you can listen to casually while doing other things.
"very good"
I enjoyed this book- very good. the story is interesting with some twists
the main characters were human, not heros
worth a credit
"worst narrator EVER...."
I hate when i can't finish a book--it's just such a waste. However, the narrator was the worst I've ever heard. I just couldn't get through it. He read with a snarky attitude that had nothing to do with the story or the characters. Save your money and time
"Much better than the Publisher's Summary indicates"
The "Publisher's Summary" is really misleading. It makes this book sound like a sex-at-the-office-but-no-plot story, and that is the furthest thing from the truth. This is more of a legal/political thriller -- granted, it's not a real intense thriller and there is a definite romantic subplot, but there is much more to it than the summary indicates. It's a very engaging story, and well read by this narrator. I enjoyed every minute of it!
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