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As always i start to gather renewal quotes for my insurance a few weeks before my current insurance is due to expire on the gocompare comparison site autonet came up the cheapest by quite a margin, but seeing as my current insurance still had 3 weeks to go i didn't accept it right away but from that day i received at least 4 sales calls per day from autonet even after i had repeatedly informed them my insurance wasn't due for renewal.
When eventually i did speak to the salesperson and went through exactly the same questions as the comparison site the premium miraculously increased but as the online quote is valid for 30 days i decided to accept the cheaper online quote.
Within 30 days Autonet cancelled my policy after i had queried as to why they wanted a copy of my driving licence and not my proof of no claims discount which is the norm with any new policy, i had sent them e-mails asking for an explanation why they wanted a copy of my driving licence but they were very slow to respond, in fact one of my e-mails was still unanswered when i received the cancellation notice which arrived 5 days after my insurance had been cancelled thus allowing me to continue driving my car for 5 days without cover in my opinion this is despicable behaviour on their behalf.
I have now been presented with a grossly inflated cancellation fee which i intend to dispute to the very end, the fight goes on .........
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Evolution of the art of Byzantium (700-1453 AD) in the context of contemporary religious, political, and cultural developments. Recommended: some background in Byzantine art or history. Offered: jointly with ART H 453.
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This course will study the art of the Byzantine Empire from the eighth to the fifteenth century in the context of the religious, political and cultural changes of the times. During this period the Mediterranean basin witnessed vast geopolitical, demographic, and cultural changes including the gradual formation of a distinct western European identity in the Medieval West, and the meteoric rise of the Islamic civilization. Their interaction and conflicts with the Byzantine Empire marked Byzantium indelibly. It necessitated a redefinition of its boundaries, institutions, and aims along with a reinterpretation of its civic, religious and cultural identity as the legitimate Christian heir of the coveted Graeco-Roman cultural and political heritage. Byzantine art captures as a reflecting mirror most of these dramatic changes. We observe here the development of the integrated political and religious identity of the empire, its relationship with its past, and its hopes for the future. Moreover, the acceptance and use of Byzantine art by the rising West as well as by the emerging Slavic world illustrates the leading role of Byzantium in the development of an international visual culture. The aim of this course is to map through selective case studies the changing religious and political realities of Byzantium through the artistic production that expressed them.
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Prior to joining Lenovo, Mr. Amelio served as senior vice president, Asia-Pacific and Japan, for Dell Inc., with responsibility for strategy and operations across the region. He joined Dell in 2001 and during his tenure, sales more than doubled in the region and service levels improved significantly.
From 2000 until 2001, Mr. Amelio was executive vice president and COO of NCR Corp.'s retail and financial group. From 1997 to 2000, he was with Honeywell International Inc. and its predecessor, AlliedSignal Inc., where he was president and CEO of Honeywell's transportation and power-systems divisions and head of the turbocharging-systems business at Allied Signal. Under Mr. Amelio, the turbocharging-systems business, doubled in revenues to more than $1 billion, implemented Six Sigma and SAP, and successfully integrated acquisitions. From 1979 to 1997, Mr. Amelio was with IBM, where he held a wide range of senior management positions, including general manager of operations for IBM's personal computing division.
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Tyler Whiley's recruitment has officially crossed state lines. It's not a particularly meaningful milestone for the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral junior but, hey, it's something. Until Monday afternoon, the battle to secure his services was a simple battle between Arizona and Arizona State.
Then, Washington crashed the party.
"They offered around noon today," Whiley said. "It was the head coach and Coach [Peter] Sirmon."
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So what does the junior's third Pac 12 offer mean for the larger scope of things? For now, that's uncertain. Whiley names no favorites in the process and says the only schools actively recruiting him are the three that have offered him scholaships.
Still, he intends to explore. The 2014 athlete attended Arizona State's junior day on Jan. 27 and will make his way to a similar event at Arizona during the coming weekend. Anything beyond that is speculation for now, but the travel itinerary will eventually grow.
"I don't really know much about Washington, but I know they are rebuilding their facility," Whiley said. "That's really, really, really nice. I'm definitely going to try to get out there on an unofficial visit sometime soon. I'm not sure, maybe for the spring game."
According to Whiley, Arizona State remains in closest contact. He names the Sun Devils as the school that seems to be pursuing him the hardest at this juncture.
"It's Coach [Mike] Norvell recruiting me," Whiley said. "He's a great guy and a great coach. I went to the junior day there, and I think it was great. They had the academic staff there. It seems like they are really, really big on their education They make sure their players graduate after football."
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Tasty Cakes: Meet our master baker, Lara
Lara is one of our chat room moderators here at tombola. By day, she chats to tombola players in our chat rooms but when the weekend comes around, she has a very different job. Lara is a dab hand at baking, but we're not talking your average 1-tier sponge cake, we're talking life-sized Johnny Depp cakes to Formula 1 racing car cakes! We wanted to find out more about Lara's very unique talent so asked her all about it.
Lara, what made you first want to start baking?
I started watching an American TV show called Cake Boss. It's all about baking really unusual cakes, the kind you can't buy in the supermarket; it looked like a lot of fun so I thought I'd give it a go. I started watching YouTube videos on how to make unusual cakes and quickly realised how much I enjoyed creating really quirky cakes.
What was the first 'quirky' cake you baked?
My mother-in-law was on the lookout for a professional cake maker for her 25th wedding anniversary so I piped up and said I'd give it a go. I had a few ideas of what I wanted to make but nothing set in stone until one evening I went into the living room and my mother and father-in-law were both fast asleep on the sofa. I took a picture of them and copied it for the cake! It took three days to which looking back, was a very quick turnaround. I was pretty nervous when I presented it to them because I didn't tell them what I was doing but they loved it!
When did you turn pro? It was literally the day after I posted a photo of the 25th Wedding Anniversary cake on my Facebook page. A friend asked if I'd make her hubby a cricket themed cake for his birthday. I said yes, but I was probably more nervous baking this because it was my first paid for project! Before these two cakes, I'd only ever made the pre-mix cakes off the shelf so the pressure was on. It turned out well and my friend and her hubby were really happy with it – phew.
Out of all the cakes you've baked (and that's a lot), which is your favourite?
It has to be the life size Jack Sparrow! He was 5ft 5in – it was a real challenge. From designing him and working out how to make him stand upright, to making his hair look realistic, it was all tough but so much fun. He took 90 hours in total to finish but I went on to win gold at Bake International which was literally the cherry on top!
Where did you bake him?
He was created and then lived in my mother-in-law's kitchen for the duration. I had to put a massive sign on the kitchen door so that when people walked in, they didn't get a shock when they saw a life size cake in the corner! My partner and I have just bought our first house and we made sure the kitchen was a good size, but most importantly that it had a dining room. A lot of the creating happens in the kitchen but all the design and craft happens in the dining room as I need a large space to work.
Which baking gadget could you not do without?
My Kenwood Mixer! Without that, it would take me double the time to bake anything. It's a life saver for anyone wanting to bake often, especially if they are large cakes! We're thinking we'll leave Lara to the creating and we'll stick to the pre-mix stuff but if you want to brush up your skills in the kitchen, here are Lara's top tips:
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- Don't trust your oven – use the time as a guide but keep checking your cake. All ovens are different
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I have been donating money and goods to ota since my son came home from the marines after doing 2 tours in Iraq. I would send him and his guys boxes and boxes of stuff every month. he said they appreciated it so much. after he came home and told me so many of the guys didn't get packages from their family and the things I sent meant a lot to these men. in 2007, when he came home, I wanted to continue to send things they needed or wanted and someone told me about ota. I do what I can and know that all the money goes to fill the wishlists of our troops.
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Officials: Survivor of Arizona fire crew followed protocol; blaze now partly containedTue Jul 2, 2013
Tourists escape from drifting ice floe in Canadian arcticWed Jun 26, 2013
Accused Fort Hood gunman's request for a trial delay deniedTue Jun 18, 2013
'Mars rat' taking Internet by stormSat Jun 1, 2013
Police: Maine man staged girl's kidnap to later 'be the hero,' but killed herWed May 29, 2013
Cleveland suspect's mother says her son sick, asks forgiveness of victimsThu May 9, 2013
- At least this mother has the decency to acknowledge the horrors her son committed and beg forgiveness of the victims and their families. Unlike the horrible witch who spawned the Boston bombers who continues spouting conspiracy nonsense that it was all a fabrication to frame her dear little innocent …
No serious injuries as helicopter crashes onto busy Honolulu streetThu May 9, 2013
- Spine, if a seized helicopter engine with a mangled transmission is anything like a car, the rotor would be locked up and unable to autorotate, as others have described. Without any rotation, I would imagine a helicopter flies like a rock and would have plummeted to earth and become a ball of flame …
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Lawsuit forces school to take down Jesus portrait hung since 1947Wed Apr 3, 2013
- Umm, me31, perhaps because stop signs and castles are not RELIGIOUS symbols! Your belief in Jesus is a personal matter that belongs in your heart, your home and your church. It does not belong in a publicly funded school, other than as an objective class on comparative religion. Nobody is taking awa …
Toy model of Jabba The Hutt's palace resembles a mosque, group saysMon Apr 1, 2013
- So toy machine guns in a toy tower gets their undies all bunched up, but ACTUAL rockets and bombs stored in and fired from real mosques generates mountains of silence from the Islamic community. Makes no sense! And besides the Hagia Sophia originally being a church that was taken over by Muslims and …


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Preseason Rank: 3
2012 Spin
As countless Subway commercials and covers of Men's Health Magazine will attest, Carl Edwards is in peak physical shape. In fact, there aren't many obstacles he can't overcome. But this season, his personal challenge goes beyond a weight room, a bike trail or even a game of ultimate frisbee gone wrong. It's a buzz kill so strong, a disappointment even the fittest man in NASCAR will struggle to conquer: the mental anguish of a championship runner-up hangover.
Edwards knows the feeling all too well. After a runner-up finish in 2008, he succumbed to pressure and finished 11th in the standings the following season, one year after trying to dethrone Jimmie Johnson. But it's hard to imagine losing a series title in a more heartbreaking fashion than the way Edwards saw his prospects collapse last November.
Over the final 30 laps at Homestead, he sat second to Tony Stewart and could only watch in vain as the No. 14 stayed just out of reach. A tie after the season-ender meant that one more point, one more position on the track, in any of the previous 35 races could have gotten Edwards over the hump. Instead? He was cast aside for a "Smoky" celebration despite the best average Chase finish in the history of the postseason format: 4.9.
Since that fateful day, Edwards has said all the right things to try to convince us, and perhaps himself, that he can bounce back.
"There's nothing saying this loss won't spur a chain of events that could lead to some serious success in the future," Edwards said after the checkers in Homestead. "I'm very aware that time is a funny thing. You can't go back and change anything, but you can sure as hell change what's going to happen — and I will be better and I will do a good job."
In the shop, Edwards still has the tools necessary to try to duplicate that success in 2012. The only question is whether his team will be unwilling to make major changes, as so many runner-up operations have been in the past. Entrenched as the cornerstone of the Roush Fenway program, he begins Year 1 of a new, multi-year contract after testing the waters of free agency last season. Some initially felt that after a flirtation with Joe Gibbs Racing, there would be hard feelings within the RFR organization. Ford Motor Company had to get involved, offering a stock program to ensure his long-term future in the No. 99. But those negotiations, while icy on both sides, have faded through the warmth of Edwards' public personality. Now that he's viewed as Roush's top dog, whatever this driver feels like he needs will be his for the taking.
Crew chief is one spot where Edwards won't request a change. He and Bob Osborne have been together for all but one year — an experiment gone wrong in 2006 — of Edwards' Sprint Cup career and have garnered 19 wins while making the Chase each of the last five seasons. The bigger problem lies within the mind of the ultra-competitive head wrench. Will the mechanic get over such a close loss as quickly as his driver claims the entire team will? Winning, of course, should help. The duo captured only one victory in 2011, which ultimately served as their title demise, but you'd think with seven runner-up showings, the odds are destined to tilt back in their favor this year.
Unlike some fellow Roushkateers, Edwards doesn't have sponsorship woes. His public image made him a corporate favorite to push products, as evidenced by the addition of longtime NASCAR sponsor UPS to the No. 99 stable of sponsors. The role of former primary Aflac is unclear (though it is expected to return in some form), but longtime Nationwide Series backer Fastenal has stepped up to fill a part of the void, along with Kellogg's, Best Buy, Valvoline, Subway and a handful of longtime associates.
So what is standing in Edwards' way this year? On paper, very little. With Stewart viewed as "the guy who got hot at the right time," Johnson reeling a bit and teammate Matt Kenseth without full funding, this championship looks like Edwards' for the taking. But what did Yogi Berra say about sports being 90 percent mental? It's what's in his head that matters.
"There are lessons that I learned about myself, about competition, about failure and things about success; things that I could not have learned any other way," Edwards says.
Perhaps Edwards will be that diamond in the rough that can buck the trend and put together another valiant championship effort. He certainly seems to be mentally stronger than most.
And perhaps we'd believe it a bit more if it wasn't for that little thing called history.
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How does it feel to lose the championship in a tiebreaker? Ask Carl Edwards. Will he continue the trend of title runner-ups who fall flat on their face? Edwards fit into this category following his loss to Jimmie Johnson in the 2008 Chase. Going winless in 2009, Edwards finished 11th in the standings. He handled the loss to (Tony) Stewart about as well as any competitor could, so will that motivate Edwards in 2012?
"How will this loss affect him?" asks one media member. "I don't think it will, really. It may make him hungrier."
In addition, Edwards will also be cutting back his Nationwide Series schedule in 2012 and focusing more on the Cup effort, a move one insider believes could make the difference: "This kid is going to be on a tear. The cutting back on the Nationwide schedule may help, but might also make him more of a caged animal on the track on Sunday."
"He's certainly viewed as a champion-in-waiting," another media member states. "Edwards isn't as mentally fragile as a guy like (Denny) Hamlin. Hamlin's loss (2010) was devastating to him and the team. I don't think you'll see that out of Edwards this year."
2011 Stats
Starts: 36
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 19
Top 10s: 26
Poles: 3
Laps Led: 903
Laps Completed: 10,393
Lead Lap Finishes: 31
Bonus Points: 29
Races Led: 25
Average Start: 9.4
Average Finish: 9.3
After First 26 Races: 9th
Final Points Standing: 2nd
Driver Rating: 101.0 (2nd)
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Cheever to lead Down East Singers board
Rockport — Daniel S. Cheever Jr. of Camden has been named president of Down East Singers by the organization's board of directors.
Cheever was president of Simmons College in Boston from 1995 to 2006 and president of Wheelock College in Boston from 1983 to 1991. In the period between the two college presidencies, he was president of the American Student Assistance Corp. in Boston.
He holds three degrees from Harvard University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and earned the faculty prize for distinguished doctoral study. Cheever currently is an independent trustee for several families and a foundation. He is a bass in Down East Singers.
The Down East Singers board includes both singers and community members. Herbert Peters is vice president; Pat Niedzielski is secretary; and Homer Schoen is treasurer. Other board members are Debbie Brady, Merrilee Brown, Chris Hardy, Jeanne Klainer and Renny Stackpole. Anthony Antolini is artistic director.
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Lately I've been studying this idea and it's helped as a way to combat the large amount of grief that haunts me still, sometimes.
Some big milestones in life have recently gone by and I did better when the day or event arrived and I see periods of activity on SI with people asking about what I call Anti-trigger control to myself.
Rather than get long with particular experiences, I wanted to share something that's really helped me lately with triggers, though I have the occasional set back still and have to re-hook my fishing line, so to speak and set the reel again.
The crux of the matter seems to be that when a trigger comes, outside forces created by it are so strong that I forget myself and lose track of my own thinking. Triggers are so powerful that they are able to separate my heart and mind again, like the A and other cheating did, and this is what I find for the root of my setbacks. I would love input here.
Anyway, when I can recognize for myself that a trigger is actually a trigger, I can begin to work on it. It can be any kind, from a holiday, to anniversary, to event...lately my triggers can be people like Perv/Happy Pants himself, so this makes me have to think harder and prepare my thoughts, often in short amounts of time.
I guess I will end there by saying that recognizing a potential trigger in the first place can go a long way toward calmness and reigning in our wandering minds...step number two has been to come up with ideas where the trigger can be about something else and not Perv/Happy Pants.
In this way,I was able to see how much of life he had taken over and it was shocking!
I don't know if this will help anyone, but it's been helpful here and I've been able to stop missing events or occasions very slowly.
A person is a person, no matter how small. -Dr. Suess
Perserverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
-George Washington
A big realization that I had recently was looking at photos with a relative -in law-and seeing just how many occasions or events I had been missing in the last year and a half. And I realized that I don't want to miss any more of life or have the stuff he did affect me anymore. It seems like it's ruined quite enough of life and maybe I can take over the reigns like you did, Sunsets.
I had something like that happen at a concert where I went to support my father and friend of his. They didn't tell me that it was full of love songs. So I sat in a room full of 100's and bawled , mascara and all. Some of the people sitting near me, total strangers, reached out and squeezed my hand. One hugged me and saw that my breathing was out of control and I was having a panic attack-when the reality was that there was no need...Perv/Happy Pants and the situation weren't even around or related.
So I sat and listened more-I did not bolt-and started thinking about the music instead of the words. It helped because my mind grabs instrument strains one at a time and I began to think about other ways that love was in my life and so by the end of the show, I was thinking about my kid(s) and parents, or the people who had reached out in our time of need, rather than love that was lost and negative, which is apparently the natural way my mind went.
It got me through the concert and I was able to semi-gracefully congratulate my father and be there for him after he'd been to so many of my shows.
That was kind of my turning point for trigger problems and ever since I've been at work on the anxiety part of it all. For it seems like if we can wrap our brains around that and what makes us tick at a trigger, we can be able to go to a place, or event or see a person and not have to avoid things any longer.
It's one way we can win.
Like "Bloody hell - THIS again?!!??!".
Triggers are such a weird thing. OW of DD fame was Indian but I now have zero problem eating Indian food. Yet I can't stand a particular kind of fast food we used to eat together. Even the smell of it makes me ill.
I did laugh though - fatty, greasy chicken-thats-not-really chicken and full of fake flavour reminds me of him.


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Candidates for Hermosa Beach school board will square off at a forum at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in the City Council chambers.
Vying to fill three open seats in the tiny school districts are electrical engineer Jim Caldwell, businessman Michael Goodhue, school administrator Kevin Baxter, educator Margaret Rose Bove-Lamonica, university administrator Mary Campbell, business attorney Douglas Gneiser, teacher James Scott and business owner Seth Weiss. The lone incumbent in the race is Carleen Beste.
Not running for re-election are incumbents Jack Burns and Raymond Waters.
Council chambers are located at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach


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The Best Hackers In The World All Come From One Country
Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Facebook, Zynga, and other hot companies use Interview Street to recruit programmers. Interview Street posts programming challenges and invites contenders to solve as many as they can.
According to their message board, nine of Interview Street's top ten hackers are all from China. One is from an unknown country.
A hacker called ralekseenkov, who is ranked number 11, is from the United States.
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DUCHESNE — A 6-year-old girl was critically injured Thursday when she was hit by a man suspected of driving under the influence of methamphetamine.
Lonnie Walker Brady was walking with another person in the crosswalk at the intersection of 100 West and U.S. Highway 40 in Duchesne about 7:30 p.m. when she was hit by the driver of a pickup truck. The impact threw the girl about 43 feet, according to Utah Highway Patrol trooper Matt Pratt.
The crash was witnessed by a Duchesne County sheriff's deputy, who noted that the driver was not speeding at the time of the crash and applied his brakes before striking the girl, Pratt said.
Lonnie was taken to Uintah Basin Medical Center in Roosevelt and then flown to Primary Children's Medical Center in critical condition. She was in stable condition Friday afternoon.
"The doctors have a very optimistic outcome for her," said UHP Cpl. Rex Olsen.
The girl's grandfather, Darren Brady, said she is doing remarkably well, despite having suffered bruising to her lungs, a skull fracture and a broken pelvis. He said the the family was encouraged by the fact that there was no bleeding on the girl's brain.
Brady arrived at the scene of the crash before paramedics had loaded Lonnie onto a back board, when his granddaughter's small body was still on the ground.
"When I saw she was crying, I knew it was a good sign," he said. "Obviously, silence isn't good."6 comments on this story
This isn't the first tragedy to touch the Brady family. They lost a daughter three years ago in a crash with a dump truck. Another daughter had twins die at birth and a nephew was killed in a car crash in November.
"I feel like I'm numb, "Brady said. "It just seems like we've had our fair share and I keep wondering what's next."
He said that their family has been able to cope with the hardship through a combination of spiritual belief and support from friends and family.
Troopers arrested Joseph Mitchell Pantos, 44, of Highland, for investigation of DUI, driving on a suspended license, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
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Bristol Pound hits £100,000 bank deposits mark
The Bristol pound, a community currency launched in the city in September, has reached the £100,000 mark for bank deposits.
The aim of the scheme is to make sure that money earned in the city is also spent in local businesses.
More than 500 Bristol firms have signed up to the currency, making it the UK's largest alternative to Sterling.
Founder Ciaran Mundy said he was "astounded" by the level of commitment shown by Bristol people.
He said it showed that adopters of the currency wanted to "build a good economy fit for the future" in the city.
The currency comes in in £1, £5, £10 and £20 denominations. A Bristol pound is worth exactly £1 Sterling.
People can open an account with the Bristol Credit Union, which is administering the scheme, and for every pound sterling they deposit, they are credited one Bristol pound.
This money can then either be cashed, or used electronically to pay bills online - or even with a mobile phone.
Since the money is held by the credit union, which has FSA backing, it has the same protection as any other deposit account.
The standard government scheme guarantees up to £85,000 per person.


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The four colleges pledged to assist and support each other in 'actions, lawsuits and controversies' as well as in a more general way, though the agreement specifies that any costs involved were to be 'reasonable and necessary'. This was a formal document, with the four colleges' seals affixed.
Previous joint Evensongs held at Eton College took place in 1968 and 2005; this coming Wednesday 15 June the choirs of the four institutions get together in honour of Ralph Allwood, departing precentor of Eton College.
Update 24/06/11: See some of our photos from the event on our blog post here


text: Human Rights Observatory Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in His New York Apartment Academy Award winning American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday in his New York apartment of a suspected drug overdose. He was 46 years old.Police say they went to the actor's home in Manhattan's Greenwich Village after receiving a call from one of his friends. The Associated Press and The New York Times, citing law enforcement officials, said investigators found a syringe in Hoffman's arm and an envelope containing what was believed to be heroin. There was no...Read complete article© Voice of America - Monday, February 3rd 2014


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Samsung SLM SGH-A747
Info Photos Reviews 16 News Forum
Not a Replacement for the A717
I atteneded a meeting with the Samsung Rep for the Mid-West Region and he told me that even though the A717 is indeed EOL (End of Life) the SLM is its own line
That's exactly why we write the little text intro to each spec sheet that we do... so you can tell the bull from the crap.
Samsung can say whatever they want, but a horse is a horse.
The A747 and A717 are almost exactly the same phone except for screen specs. If the A747 is part of "its own line", that's strictly in terms of marketing, not reality.
a747 is the replacement for the a717, at 1st we thought it would replace the a707 but samsung has a replacement for that coming out, so Rich is right.


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Abiztar Learning Technologies es reconocida como el principal proveedor de capacitación en modelado de software, modelado de sistemas y modelado de negocios en México. En Abiztar nuestro compromiso con nuestros clientes no termina con un curso, sino con el éxito de sus proyectos. Integramos la capacitación presencial que le brindan nuestros instructores expertos con capacitación y recursos en línea, así como acceso a un asesor durante varios meses después de tomar la capacitación. Queremos asegurarnos de que las prácticas que ensenñemos a nuestros alumnos se conviertan en resultados positivos para sus proyectos.
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- Business and IT Alignment
- Business Process Improvement
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- Business Analysis
- Software Engineering Process Improvement
Enterprise Architecture Repository Deployments
Integrate iT provides our customers with a re-useable "integrated" Architecture Repository model containing role based stencils, modeling help screens, model patterns, framework structures, re-use catalogs and many resources you need to:
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- avoid costly project delays
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- empower your team to succeed the first time
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Methodologies Corporation
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Robbins Gioia (RG)
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PivotPoint Technology Corp.
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- Scripts to check architecture and design integrity
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OAD Consulting, Inc.
OAD Consulting has been providing project and enterprise level architectural services for over 8 years. Founded by Terry Merriman with the purpose of leveraging his 5 years as an education professional and 25+ years designing systems for fortune 500 companies, OAD not only provides solutions but passes on the know-how through formal training and on-the-job mentoring.
This large quantity of experience has culminated in an approach to architectural design based on industry standards and supported by an extensive modeling framework built specifically for Enterprise Architect. The approach and framework provide the architectural views required by the various stakeholders and ensures consistency among the views. OAD's flexible approach provides the enterprise with the ability to…
- Define their architectural principles and capture their architectural assets
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- Guide development by making the architectural principles and assets readily available to development teams and providing a feed back loop
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OAD works with clients on projects to adapt the framework for their environment while training personnel on its principles and application so that they and the framework can grow together.
OAD Consulting, Inc.
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Soft Express
We speak the same language...
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Sparx Services North America
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Xtensible Solutions
Xtensible Solutions is an international consulting company working with companies interested in realizing greater return on their information assets through use of an Enterprise Semantic Model (ESM). Xtensible's Model Driven Information, Integration and Intelligence (MD3i) methodology provides a UML based information modeling methodology that allows enterprises to incorporate information standards while creating a semantically precise information model to serve as the basis for system integration and business intelligence initiatives. Xtensible has automated many of the MD3i modeling tasks by developing add-ins to Enterprise Architect.
Xtensible brings deep knowledge and experience in numerous technologies and standards to solutions that leverage MD3i and Enterprse Architect.
Technology Standards
- XML (including XML Schema (XSD), and XSLT)
- Database and data warehouse design and deployment
- Web Services (WSDL)
Information standards:
- IEC Common Information Model (CIM) for electric utilities
- MultiSpeak
Information and Integration Architectures
- Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
- Integration Competency Centers (ICC)
For further information about Xtensible Solutions and MD3i, please visit us at www.xtensible.net, or email us at email@example.com
Xtensible Solutions
6312 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Suite 210E
Greenwood Village, CO 80111, USA


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Robert E.
'Bob' Benson
Nov. 10, 1936 - Nov. 14, 2011
Sonora resident Robert "Bob" E. Benson died Monday at his home. He was 75.
Born in Union Town, Pa., to Glenn and Emma Benson, he served in the U.S. Air Force for four years.
He was a paint and sandblasting contractor and owned his own business in the Bay Area, Bob Benson & Sons. He was a member of Sons in Retirement Chapter 136.
He enjoyed fishing and cars, especially his 1959 Imperial.
Mr. Benson is survived by his wife of 56 years, Ruth Benson, of Sonora; children, Robert R. Benson, of South City, and Timothy P. Benson, of San Carlos; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three brothers.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Michael Benson.
A Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at the All Saints Catholic Church in Twain Harte.
Donations can be made to the Tuolumne County Veterans, in care of Wounded Veterans, 9 N. Washington St., Sonora, CA 95370.
Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
May 3, 1916 - Nov. 12, 2011
Sonora resident Norman Hanes died Saturday at his home. He was 95.
Born in Olney, Ill., to Earl and Mamie Hanes, he served in the U.S. Air Corps and Air Force for 30 years, where he served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor.
He worked as an electronics technician for five years and lived in Sonora for 41 years.
He was a member of the Sonora Church of Christ, Masonic Lodge and Shrine Club.
Mr. Hanes is survived by his wife, Marjorie Hanes, of Sonora; children, Geraldine Henshaw, of Dayton, Nev., Linda Theis, of Rocklin, and Sheila Stover, of Sun Valley; siblings, Charles Hanes, of Sonora, Delano Hanes, of Bloomington, Ill., and Dorothy Rosenberger, of Chenoa, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Earl Hanes.
A memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sonora Church of Christ.
Heuton Memorial Chapel is handling arrangements.


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Thousands of hungry Triad families and individuals are expected to gather throughout the day Friday in downtown Winston-Salem for the 57th annual Twin City Kiwanis Pancake Jamboree.
Proceeds from the event, which costs $6 for adults and $3 for children for "all-you-can-eat" pancakes, will help fund 30 nonprofit organizations in Forsyth County and two charities abroad. The event runs from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center, located at 301 W. Fifth Street.
Twin Cities Kiwanis marketing committee chair Tyler Cox explained each year, lines span from the ballroom out onto the sidewalk outside, as crowds are drawn from neighboring businesses, courtrooms, colleges and other venues all across the Triad. The Kiwanis are prepared to cook at least 10,000 pancakes, in order to meet their intended fundraising goal of $30,000. Cox affirmed this event is one of the most longstanding fundraisers in Forsyth County and is recognized Triad-wide for its annual popularity and success.
Clyde Fitzgerald, Jr., executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest, N.C. affirmed funding from events such as the Kiwanis Jamboree is critical, in order to further provide and expand its youth hunger programs. He encouraged all Triad families to come out to the jamboree at some point Friday.


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I really dislike the layout on Princess ships where the balconies are visible from above. There is zero privacy.
I really dislike the layout on Princess ships where the balconies are visible from above. There is zero privacy.
I only cruised on Princess one time. I would not like that layout either.
I found that when we sailed on the Regal Princess you could see into the cabins below the "sky walk". I made a mental note to avoid booking those cabins!
I don't really care one way or another. It is amazing how little people actually use their balconies. The only thing I cannot stand is when people smoke on their balconies... especially on ships that forbid it. It completely ruins our enjoyment of the experience.
On a lot of the cruise line's newer ships nowadays balconies lack privacy. We had one that was set back but we could look into over a dozen others below us. The navigation bridge can see into many cabins as well. Not only that when in port at a narrow pier with another ship along side, you can see into almost all the balconies on the side facing you.
If you have such a cabin, it would be unwise to sunbathe or sit naked on your balcony. Many passengers and crew have good binoculars, LOL.
I really dislike the layout on Princess ships where the balconies are visible from above. There is zero privacy.
My cabin stewards tell me no balcony is totally private.
Doesn't bother me one way or another.
Just be careful out there.
If you're concerned who is watching, wear masks. I'd be more concerned with who is listening.
Reminds me of the gym scene in Porky's, Howooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
My defense is "The Glare" would be blinding if I sun bathed.
I enjoyed my balcony. No, there isn't a lot of privacy, actually one day we received a notice that they were going to be cleaning our balcony and sure enough, they crew appeared on schedule. Of course we just waved to them and took their picture. lol We had a nice clean balcony and enjoyed sitting out there enjoying a glass of wine or cup of coffee. The neighbors never bothered us. I think I'm spoiled.
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I am visiting Antigua Guatemala with my family this summer and would like to know if Antigua is safe?
We will be staying in Antigua for a couple of weeks, can anybody recommend a good place stay....... we dont mind paying a bit extra for a nice place to stay...
advise welcome!
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Antigua - safe places to stay in Antigua Guatemala... any ideas?
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Hi Harry959- I was in Antigua in 2007 and we stayed at the Hotel Aurora. I thought it was very charming and it was right off the main plaza. I found Antigua to be safe, but one of the reasons we chose the Hotel Aurora was that we wouldn't have any long walks outside of town to get to our hotel at night since it is located right off the main square. During the day it seemed quite safe to walk around and take in the sights. I don't know if things have changed since then, but I enjoyed Antigua.
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We loved Antigua - it's a gorgeous destination. We were there a couple of years ago and we stayed at Casa Florencia, a small hotel a few blocks off the main square. We had no qualms about walking around town in the evening. I'd go back any time.
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Hi, I was in Guatemala last summer, and while I stayed at a homestay most of the time, I did spend one night at a hotel. It was the Posada La Merced. It wasn't anything fancy, but was nice, clean and close to shops and restaurants.
I was with a group, but did do a lot of walking around by myself at times and always felt safe. I did not walk around at night alone, but was always with one or two other people and felt completely safe.
One of the main sites to see in Antigua is the Cerro de la Cruz. It is a very popular destination and you can walk up there and have a spectacular view of the city. It is advised not to walk up there without an escort. There are tourist police who will escort you to the top.
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I went with the same group as cgenster (Hi Carla!)and stayed several nights at the Hotel Posada San Pedro. There are two, and I stayed at the one on 7th (Septima Avenida). There is also one on 3rd. It was very nice--a little nicer than Posada La Merced--but certainly not super-luxurious. I thought it was perfect. Another member of our group has stayed several times at Casa Cristina and likes it very much. All three of these places are well located, and unless you're looking for real luxury, any would be fine.
I also felt safe in Antigua. That being said, do use common sense, e.g., don't take any expensive jewelry with you. Avoid looking prosperous, stay in a group at night, and don't go to Cerro de la Cruz without an escort, and you'll be fine. Guatemale is great!
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Hi, Carla!
Harry - With normal precautions I find Antigua to be safe and it's really lovely. 2 weeks would be a really long time there for me, though. I enjoy Posada La Merced - safe, good location a block west of La Merced church and just a few doors down from Fernando's, a great coffee/breakfast/lunch place - I think the Fernando's guy recently purchased the hotel, in fact. My favorite Antigua hotel is just around the corner, Casa Cristina. Check out the websites below plus my photos and recommendations if you're interested. Have a great trip and tell us all about it!
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Sorry to hi-jack your thread for a moment Harry.
Hi Maryann and Stacey. I practiced my espanol tonight with one of my student's parents at conferences. I wish I was going to a Latin America country this summer, but it just isn't in the plan.
I hope you two are having a good end of the school year. Have a great summer.
Back to Harry's post now.
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Hi, Mary Ann -
You and I were typing at the same time!
Harry, here are my safety tips from a previous thread. Happy trails!
Here are my concessions to safety when I travel in Central America:
:: I avoid the big cities as much as possible
:: I don't "party"
:: Where recommended I take specific transportation (Hedman Alas in Honduras, for example, or avoiding chicken buses on the mountain runs in Guatemala, taxis after dark)
:: I know where I am and where I'm headed
:: I don't wear jewelry (not even my wedding band) and try not to flash camera equipment or money around
:: Some trips I carry a "throw down wallet" with an expired card or 2 and the day's cash in it
:: I keep important documents and cash under my clothes (except what I need for shopping, buses, etc. for that time period)
:: I ask locals about safety in an area - evenings, hiking, etc.
:: I travel really light so I don't feel vulnerable getting my bag off and on buses, shuttles, etc.
:: I continue to build skills in Spanish
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I don't take quite the same strict precautions as Hopefulist. I personally like big cities (I'd love to go back to Mexico City!) and I do wear my wedding band. I've never carried a 'throw down wallet' and I also don't keep cash & documents under my clothes. But Stacey makes some valid points. It's really important to know where you are and where you headed. Ask locals about safety and knowing some Spanish is always good. Also agree about travelling light, although that's always relative!
And I totally agree with her about Fernando's - excellent coffee!
I wish I was heading to Antigua right now - it's such a beautiful place.
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We loved our short time in Antigua (in 2006). If you're interested in a good guide, I would recommend Pedro Humberto Ramos, Arenera Norte #5; 7832-2338; cell 5698-6257 (sorry I don't know the country prefix). We did a walking tour with him and he knew his city and its history very well. He suggested a place for lunch after the tour. We thought he did an excellent job for a very reasonable price.
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Elizabeth Bell also does a great walking tour of Antigua. She's an American who has lived in Antigua for many years and runs a travel agency. We really enjoyed Casa Florencia and the price was wonderful, but for our last night (when we got back from Lake Atitlan), we had Elizabeth book the Santo Domingo for us. The rate was way less than the posted rate, and while it was a real splurge for us (being 'frugal' travellers), it was a wonderful way to end our stay in Guatemala and totally worth it. We also booked our shuttles to Chichicastenango and to/from Lake Atitlan with Elizabeth, as well as our trip to Tikal.
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We just returned from Guatemala and have an excellent guide to suggest. His name is Sergio Garcia and his email address is [email protected] (cell phone 00502-5346-1063) As a Mayan, he was able to give us unique insights into that culture. Hailing from a village near Antigua, Sergio speaks English fluently (as well as 3 other languages), is a fountain of information (his hobby is birdwatching) and currently acquiring his Master's degree. Sergio frequently works with tour companies, but we contacted him after seeing rave reviews on him in a travel magazine and were able to have Sergio take us around independently. He took us to tiny Mayan villages as well as major ruins and we were extremely pleased with his services. PS...he is also a good driver, a critical asset in Guatemala
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When we visited Antigua in 20009 we stayed at Hotel Posada Los Búcaros. I had picked this hotel from our Fodors guide because it was moderately priced and had parking, a feature that is not always available in the less expensive hotels. (We had a car from the other part of our trip--did not use or need it in Anigua)
We enjoyed our stay at this hotel. I think the review in the Fodor's destination section describes it pretty well although I would not consider its location much of a "con." Everything in Antigua is pretty close, and Los Búcaros is close to the church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced even though it is a longer walk to the central plaza. The hotel does not serve breakfast but it does have coffee, and there is a big kitchen guests can use.
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Ive been visiting Anitigua on and off for almost 7 years now, ive stayed at a range of hotels in my time ranging from luxury boutique to dodgy border town hideouts.
I just wanted to share with you a discovery of mine last time i was in Antigua last november.... i stayed in Palacio de Dona Leonor, which was one of the best experiences that ive ever had in a hotel.
I would encourage you to take a look:
Being a culture vulture i was shocked to learn that the hotel is actually built by the Conquerer and later to become the governer of Guatemala. It is a beautifully restored mansion, centrally located, equisite service and my favourite thing was that each room is named after a colonial nobleman.... it really brought the colonial history alive..... i can fully recommend it..... if you dont believe me see for yourself:
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