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Mark Your Calendars – Tenafly Earth Day celebration April 25-26
Come to Tenafly for old-fashion fun – stroll the streets of Tenafly & visit our Tenafly Earth Day Celebration at the Tenafly Oval, visit the cats & dogs of Pet Rescue on Washington St. and check out the START II (Save The Animals Rescue Team II) garage sale at the Elks Lodge on Franklin Street. ……. During the event local businesses will be offering … [Read More…]


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Slough Grammar School, Berkshire
A fun day at Slough Grammar School, Berkshire, joined by pupils from Churchmead Church of England School and student teachers on the Graduate Training Programme and PGCE programmes from the Slough Partnership, Oxford Brookes University and Brunel University.
A huge THANK YOU to Zelda Marais for co-ordinating today's event so efficiently.
The day starting with 60+ Year 8 students, from 2 separate school, and 20+ student teachers in the school hall, with pens, pencils and writing books, and one of the landscapes from Myst IV:Revelation; talking , exploring, sharing and 'being there' in spoken and written words.
Following the lesson, we had the opportunity to spend time with the student teachers, investigating many different ways to extend questioning, speaking and listening, writing, interaction, collaboration and so much more.
And, then, after school, more than 60 staff from the school joined us to explore even more ways to engage and inspire their students.
Ernest Marais, a teacher from Churchmead (VA) School, kindly recorded his thoughts about today, (and his 'journey' before today), here.
Why Tim?
After having been forced to attend yet another "conference" at Microsoft head office in Reading I was not complaining as this means not getting up early and not facing my year 10 lower set that day. Also as a cyclist it gave me the opportunity for a rather relaxed 20 odd miles commute there. Having never heard of Tim Rylands I had no expectations and not a lot of hope but still better than lower 10's right? Now I don't want to give away what Tim did but I can tell you this, untill today I can still not remember cycling back that 20 miles home. My mind and imagination was all over the place (not the best advice as a cycling commuter). He opened up a world to teaching that I always thought only exist in dreams.
It took me the best part of a month to just trawl through all the websites that he gave links to but that was not the best I took away from the day. The best have to be all the different opportunities for doing cross-curricular links. Being Head of ICT I was in the perfect position to make links with other subjects and just a few days ago I saw a science class blowing things up on the field so I was running outside with the video camera only to be sent back because they were already recording the class and assured me that after downloading and editing the video I can have a copy to use in ICT. At that moment I knew that Tim changed the way we now look at ICT in all subjects and I will always be thankful to him for that. We are also rolling out the dreaded Functional skills across Key Stage 3 and due to the work that we are already doing in ICT thanks to Tim, the transition has been as smooth as you can possibly imagine.
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Dear Tim and Sarah, Brilliant day- you even got me writing this morning. Have come away full of ideas.Guess I will be let down by the IT in school! but this stuff is just begining. Hope you have a good trip up to Durham tonight Sat Nav is good but you still can't beat a map and kowing where you are.
Thanks David
Great training today Tim, can't wait to try out some of your ideas.Especially loved Crazytalk, and who could forget Stan! Thanks to all involved.
Thanks for today Tim and Sarah. Can't wait to try out some of your suggestions. Especially loved Crazytalk and who could forget the gorgeously cute Stan! Thanks to all involved.
So good I said it twice! 🙂
Thanks Tim and Sarah for so many great ideas! In fact so many ideas I don't know where to start. Thank you for reminding us all that we need to think 'outside the box'and that we musn't get left behind by our students when it comes to ICT. I teach Classics and can't wait to use Crazytalk to turn ancient greek statues into living beings!
great day. Enjoyed what I saw of theb yr 8 activity and now want to start playing with ICT and English. Particularly liked the LO and Behold idea..
Thank you so much for today Tim and Sarah. It was brilliant. I have already started using some of your things ready for my lesson tomorrow e.g. I have set up a wall for my year 7 science class and have used the 'text box' function in power point to make out I have not finished my power point and kids have to do it for me.
Thank again,
Crazy idea man.
Hey, Tim, you didn't tell me you were going to my old school (SGS). I hope they treated you well.


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Room was not ready but only waited 20 minutes with a beer by the pool.
Reception were helpful & friendly.
Room was basic but sheets & towels were clean and the bed was so comfy, balcony with no one over looking us.Toilet worked, shower over bath and hot water all the time. Lighting very dim, if you want to read sit outside on the balcony. One socket for the whole room, telly worked and found an English channel. Air con also worked. Take your own hairdryer.
Food was fine, also beer & wine. There is another place to eat on site at lunchtime, like pizza, kebabs and omelettes, very nice, you have to book the day before at reception.
Entertainment during the day & evening was very good they always make you laugh and are not pushy at all. The staff like English people, they are polite & friendly. Sue in Sussex
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Elevator industry invests in energy efficiency in U.S.
Machine-room-less (MRL) elevator sales in the U.S. are continuing to grow, according to IMS Research, though its continued growth depends on the demand for hydraulic elevators, which remains the dominant force in the industry.
Sales of machine-room-less (MRL) elevators in the Americas exceed hydraulic elevators by over $160 million in 2012 with revenues of $1.4 billion, according to a recent study published by IMS Research (now part of IHS Inc.), titled The World Market for Elevators and Escalators.
"MRL is just now surpassing hydraulic as the primary elevator mechanism in the Americas for a couple of reasons," states Adi Pavlovic, report author and IHS analyst. "Once thwarted by strict legislative guidelines and poor end-user education, MRL is beginning to play catch up on the global market estimated to be worth $18.7 billion in 2012."
Growth for MRL elevators would be faster if not for a sizeable portion of the industry still considering hydraulic elevators as being a more cost effective solution for low- to mid-rise applications.
Despite a higher average selling price, often more than double the price of hydraulic, MRL not only offers 50 to 75 percent more energy efficiency but also removes the need to construct a machine room. This trend alone has attracted a new breed of building owners looking to invest in energy efficient building solutions such as lighting, insulation and elevators to keep energy costs down. Conserving energy consumption in these elements is also considered when assessing a building's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification which allows approved buildings to qualify for tax rebates and zoning allowances. The trend to build more energy efficient LEED accredited buildings is another key driver for MRL elevators.
One of the global market leaders and pioneers of MRL technology, KONE, discontinued production of its hydraulic product line in 2007 as a commitment to become more environmental friendly. "Manufacturers are realizing the shrinking opportunity for hydraulic products," comments Pavlovic. "Whether other suppliers follow suit and discontinue production of hydraulic elevators remains to be seen. Despite the decline, a market for hydraulic elevators still exists in the Americas for low-rise, low-cost applications. However, its long-term survival remains in doubt as the intelligent building moves center stage."
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The last book I read
Playing In The Light by Zoe Wicomb. She's a South African-born novelist who's now based in Glasgow. The book is set in 1990s Cape Town and is about learning to deal with your past. It's a beautifully written, stylish novel and very interesting to read about the new South Africa.
The last thing I downloaded
I download programmes from BBC7's 'Listen Again' section. The last thing was an old news quiz with Linda Smith. I think the comedy in them is really incisive and they remind me of news of the past that I had forgotten about.
The last film I saw
X-Men: The Last Stand, which I really enjoyed. I'd seen the previous two X-Men films and you can read them as an allegory for queerness or otherness. This is the third in the series and I think it is still tapping into aspects of modern life, like in the way a cure is found to treat mutations. Wolverine is my favourite character.
The last magazine I read
The Big Issue. If I'm out and I see somebody selling it, I will usually pick it up. It's not out of sympathy; it can be quite political and it's interesting to hear voices that you don't normally hear.
The last exhibition I went to
'Dada's Boys' at the Fruitmarket in Edinburgh, which is about identity and play in modern art. It is supposedly looking at the male identity as part of the Dada tradition, starting off with exhibits from Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, up to the present day with work by Sarah Lucas. Her work was the most intriguing for me.
The last DVD I bought
Repulsion by Roman Polanski, which I have not seen for years, because it made me feel so ill. I think he does some very interesting things with space and movement, which are really unsettling.
The last television programme I watched
Doctor Who. I think it's the best Doctor Who ever. Nobody here can quite believe that David Tennant, who comes from Paisley just down the road, is a big star now. Billie Piper is brilliant as well - I don't think they should allow her to leave. It is great to see something on the television that is ostensibly for children that has such high production values.
The last new place I visited
Inverness. I have stopped off there many times but never stayed long enough to get to know it. It's a wonderful place: the restaurants are great, the architecture impressive and the people exceedingly friendly.
The last good piece of advice someone gave me
I usually ignore advice, which is a terrible thing. But then all the advice I ever get is stupid stuff like never trust a sailor or never eat anything bigger than your head.
The last new inspiring person I met
Gerald Zschorch, an east German poet and artist. I met him when I was doing a residency in Bamberg. He was imprisoned at the age of 15 and is somebody who has always lived by his principles. He has so much joie de vivre and is very talented.
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From director Jamie Blanks (he of Urban Legend fame and who is, at the time of this writing, in the process of remaking Long Weekend), and writer Everett DeRoche (who wrote Road Games and both the original and revamped versions of Long Weekend) comes this latest entry in the Australian horror movie pantheon, Storm Warning.
The film follows the misadventures of a city lawyer named Rob (Robert Taylor of Vertical Limit) and his French artist wife Pia (Nadia Fares of War), a couple who decide to take the Volvo out to the shore, rent a boat and do some fishing. When bad weather moves in, Rob navigates the boat to shore but loses his bearings and the pair wind up stuck on a small island off the shore. They leave their boat and decide to go look for help, but they soon realize they're not going to get it once they spy a trio of outback hillbillies beating on a man in a red track suit. The pair takes shelter in a rundown farmhouse nearby, but when Rob discovers a massive marijuana crop in the back shed he puts two and two together and figures it might have something to do with the assault they just witnessed. Before they have time to flee, the three hillbillies - Brett (Mathew Wilkinson of Ghost Rider), Jimmy (David Lyons) and their father Poppy (John Brumpton of Romper Stomper) - show up, shotguns pointed at our hapless couple.
Rob and Pia plead with the men to help them, to get them back to civilization, but these three miscreants have got other things on their minds and they're looking at Pia with hungry eyes. Rob and Pia wind up the captives of three madmen and their flesh eating Rottweiller and soon find themselves in a fight for their lives.
Storm Warning is guaranteed to draw some fairly well founded comparisons to both Wolf Creek and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and there's really no denying some of the similarities between the three films. The plots are more or less interchangeable as are the antagonists and the settings (each one takes place in a creepy, rundown farmhouse in the middle of nowhere that's inhabited by lunatics). Storm Warning does very little to differentiate itself and as such, we definitely get a feeling that we've been here before as the movie plays out. That said, even if the film is formulaic, it is reasonably well made. Performances are above average for an indy horror movie and the film is well paced and very nicely photographed. The lighting, the sets and the outdoor location shooting are all quite atmospheric and they help to give the film an effectively grimy atmosphere.
Also worth noting is the gore quotient. While it might take Storm Warning a little while to get there, once it's all hit the fan and it's time to wrap things up, Blanks and company go for the jugular. Describing the scenes in any detail would only spoil things but let it suffice to say that this film gets nasty and it isn't afraid to spill buckets of blood and guts to shock us.
Keeping in mind that originality has never been a staple of the slasher genre and that horror films, like many other genres, have a tradition of borrowing from one another particularly when a trend proves successful, and you can forgive Storm Warning for some of its obvious cribbing. Yes we've seen this before and yes we don't have any trouble figuring out where it's going very early on but it's still a fun ride getting there and if you go into this one with expectations in check and look at the film as fun, schlocky entertainment you'll probably walk away pleased. Original or inventive the film is most definitely not but horror fans could certainly find far worse ways to kill eighty-five minutes.The DVD
Storm Warning debuts on DVD in an anamorphic 1.78.1 widescreen presentation that looks quite sharp throughout. Colors are good and there are no problems with compression artifacts and only some slight edge enhancement. The image is clean throughout, only a few instances of fine grain are noticeable. Flesh tones are realistic and lifelike and there's a nice level of detail in the foreground and the background of the picture. A little bit of aliasing and shimmering can be seen in some spots but that's really a minor complaint, the film looks very good for the most part.Sound:
The English language Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound is strong throughout with the rears used fairly aggressively during the last half hour of the film. The generic sounding score bounces around the mix nicely and does a decent job of emphasizing a few of the jump scares in the picture while dialogue stays clean and clear. There are no problems with hiss or distortion and the levels are well balanced. Optional subtitles are available in Spanish and closed captioning is provided for the feature only in English.Extras:
Aside from a trailer and a teaser for Storm Warning and a few trailers for other Dimension Extreme horror titles, the only other supplement on the DVD is a commentary track from director Jamie Blanks, writer Everett Deroche, male lead Robert Taylor, executive producers Mark Pennell and Pete Ford, cinematographer Karl Von Moller, production designer Robby Perkins and special effects artist Justin Dix. The cast and crew talk about the similarities between this film and Wolf Creek and they explain how theirs came first in a sense, talking about set backs and what slowed the picture done. They also talk about some of the nastier bits in the picture and discuss the acting and the location shooting. They also talk about what in the film is CGI and what is real - some of this may surprise you! It's a good natured track with some fun banter between participants. Surprisingly enough, no one really talks over anyone else (a common problem on a commentary with this many participants) and it's all quite easy to follow. This track won't change your opinion of the film at all but there are some fun and interesting stories told in here that makes it worth a listen despite a few moments where the talk does grind to a halt. Animated menus and chapter stops are also included and inside the keepcase is an insert advertising other Dimension Extreme DVDs.Final Thoughts:
Storm Warning is pretty derivative stuff but it delivers a few surprisingly nasty gore scenes and despite its unoriginality does contain a fair bit of well played suspense. Dimension's DVD looks and sounds very good and the commentary is a welcome bonus. Not a modern classic by any stretch, the film is still worth a watch for those who enjoy Texas Chainsaw Massacre inspired survivalist horror. Rent it.


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Photographer's Note
This is another river view from Ban Phung village in misty morning.
I loved the serenity and laid-back atmosphere.
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Urs (14082) 2010-09-25 20:25
Hi Abmdsudi
A misty morning, it could not be better, fine light management and excellent POV. I like it, especially the nice pastel color hues give the photograph something mysterious. Well done. Thanks for your critique of my street market shot from Penang.
Warm regards
cargus (11163) 2010-09-25 23:08 [Comment]
Hi Abmdsudi,
very nice misty athmosphere, good contrast of colors and very sharp.
Cricri (133204) 2010-09-25 23:16
Bonjour Abmdsudi
Un matin brumeux qui donne une atmosphère de calme et de silence, des couleurs naturels ou la veste orange attire le regard, très jolie scéne et image
macondo (19916) 2010-09-25 23:40
Hi again Abmsudi!
Your photo has a gentle and subtle beauty, with soft highlights and nice curves. A good composition in these hazy early morning conditions. It's also a good daily life photo, with the working woman well placed in the composition. Excellent capture of the atmosphere.
holmertz (64560) 2010-09-26 1:44
Hello Abmdsudi,
I like this composition where the river banks are like diagonal lines converging somewhere behind the woman, whose orange blouse becomes a very good eye-catcher on this rather dark morning. The green leaves in the foreground are fine little colurful details too.
Kind regards,
hello Abmdsudi
A quiet autumn atmosphere, with dead yellow leaves, fog close to the river, village at the back. What is (s)he doing in the river? Washing clothes?
yquem46 (38752) 2010-09-26 2:01
hello Abmdsudi
Not an easy shot with this gray and dull weather
But it's a moody one, well composed with the spot of red color at the right place
have a nice WE
bukitgolfb301 (47365) 2010-09-26 2:42
Hello my dear Abmdsudi
So grest shot again. Considered bold framework and well mature composition as usual. Nice big portion for the river, that is a sales point for this nice work. Blessing on your great job and thanks for sharing, have a good Sunday evening,
Best regards,
jhm (167730) 2010-09-26 5:26
Hello Abmdsudi,
In the morning get almost always the best pictures.
We get a little bit moving in the water, together with the woman at work, early in the moring.
You chose a very well angle, this gives depth and perspective.
Nice done, TFS.
Have a nice sunday,
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2010-09-26 11:55
it is really a nice daily life photo with a fine blend with nature. The light is managed here really well and the clarity is superb. The fisherman is nicely positioned and his red dress is a fine eye catcher. Excellent work dear friend. Tfs.
Best wishes.
gildasjan (43824) 2010-09-26 12:13
Bonjour abmdsudi
Une très bonne image avec ce fond voilé et ce premier plan bien net avec ce vert vif au premier plan qui crée un excellent contraste.
wolf38 (30) 2010-09-27 2:12
Hello abmdsudi. A wonderful and very evocative photograph - from the world of work. In this composition, everything has its perfect place. Well done. My compliments. Regards, Wolfgang.
Atousa (7131) 2010-09-27 5:01
Salam Abmdsudi,
Nice misty atmosphere n good natural colors n light management.. like the inclusion of the working lady.. calm n well composed.. tfs
Best regards, Atousa
mikolaj_kawa (0) 2010-09-29 3:05
Hello Abmdsudi! Amazing scene. Very brave wman at work. Good POV and composition, superb capture. Splendid effect. Good luck!
Angshu (56760) 2010-09-29 8:49
Hello Abmdsudi
Even though the light is not great, as you mentioned, the mood is fine! I like how you have been able to capture the details here, with the lady busy with her shallow water fishing. Like the bright colour of the leaves in the FG. The misty BG also looks good. Well done my friend!
Best Regards
PS : I don't think the way I'm addresing you - 'abmdsudi' is your name. It would be good to know your name for me to address you correctly, of course if you don't mind :-)
Cafalex (924) 2010-09-30 2:10
Very quiet atmosphere which invites to serenity as you do say.
The woman is judiciously set on the 1st third with an opened frame to the right side.
dear Abmdsudi,
a beautiful picture of the cool foggy morning,
red human and green plants look so fresh,
and the water is so clear and comfortable,
yes very peaceful atmosphere is nice here,
the fog adds attractive ambience to this wonderful view,
thank you for your excellent shot,
jusninasirun (17529) 2010-11-01 18:37
Salam abmsudi. This view is perfect with clear foreground details of the water against the dreamy backdrop. The person with her daily easy is well juxtaposed in the frame and in very good balance. The little greenish lifeforms is wonderful addition to the foreground contrast. Lovely and well defined composition and please allow me to add this to my personal theme. Thanks for sharing and have a nice day - Jusni
kato (11630) 2011-05-17 3:17
Hello abmdsudi,
You're capturing well the landscape of riverside by a good composition and quiet atmosphere, so it's impressive to see the rive with layers and foggy background. It's interesting in woman who enters river and is doing something, too. Is it washing of dress?
It's few information to Laos for me, yet I think that atmosphere is understood a little in this photograph.
aliabazari (16306) 2012-10-19 19:46
Hi abmdsudi
Registration of these women are very beautiful and I think fishing. As you say in the morning is pleasing and beautiful. Good choice of angle. Well done my friend
With respect
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Top 10 constitutional questions to answer before the world ends
By the time you read this post we will both know whether the end of time is at hand.As you doubtless have heard, a radio preacher and self-taught biblical scholar named Harold Camping predicted that Saturday would be Judgment Day. Camping is a retired civil engineer, and he arrived at that date through a series of mathematical calculations based on the theological assumption that the world would end exactly 7,000 years after Noah's flood.
If Camping's calculations were correct, believers have been transported up to heaven and a worldwide earthquake has struck, ushering in five months of plagues, more earthquakes, wars and famine, before the planet's total destruction in October.
Frankly, the attributes of that doomsday scenario -- the earthquakes, famine, floods, war and plagues – struck me more as a description of the world we live in than as a prophecy. I guess it's a matter of degree.
In any case, back when I was a boy similar, although more secular, fears of doom (in the form of nuclear annihilation) prompted a number of families in my neighborhood to build bomb shelters in their basements. My family took half measures, stocking up on water and canned goods instead.
We were halfway prepared, which more or less reflects my attitude today toward Rev. Cumming's prophecy: I expect that you will be reading this post with the world and its woes fully intact, but just in case on Friday I created a bucket list of 10 constitutional questions I wish we would settle before Judgment Day.
Teacher's corner
Which constitutional questions would you like to add? Are there any unexplained historical events in which you wish there was more information on?
- Same-sex marriage: Does the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment give same-sex couples the same right to marry as heterosexual couples?
- Presidential war powers: Can the president constitutionally commit troops to combat without consulting Congress?
- Commerce clause: Does the commerce clause give the federal government the power to require all Americans to purchase health insurance?
- Campaign-finance: What regulations on campaign contributions may Congress devise without violating the First Amendment's protection of free speech?
- Abortion: Can states make it illegal for private insurance companies to cover abortion?
- Affirmative-action: Will we ever overcome the need for some forms of affirmative action?
- Gerrymandering: Can we create workable remedies to gerrymandered redistricting?
- Patriot Act Renewal: Should Congress pass a long-term extension of the Patriot Act?
- Death Penalty: Should the death penalty remain available as a punishment for the worst crimes, or is the risk of wrongful death-row convictions too great?
- Interpreting the Constitution: How should the Constitution be read, as an embodiment of unchanging principles, or as a document whose meaning evolves with changing times?
Come to think of it, engaging in the constitutional debate is as important as the answers to the questions. Democracy is a conversation. World without end.


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Admiral wrote:However, you see that you can interpret mostly anything out of religious books like Koran or Bible because their writers tried to write mostly everything into their books.
Admiral wrote:danyet wrote:Did Buddha wage wars?
Buddha himself didn't, but for example Japan made war towards USA in the 2nd world war because they said it's a defense for the buddhist nations.
Admiral wrote:Sometimes Buddhist temples in Japan or Tibet made wars against others, sometimes Buddhist countries made wars against others (for example Thailand and Burma).
Your statement about Japan's motive in WWII is invalid. I don't know where you got your source from
Lennye wrote:Your statement about Japan's motive in WWII is invalid. I don't know where you got your source from
danyet wrote:Admiral seems to have no recourse against the fact that Mohammed was a killer, that is why he tries to bring up Japan but there is no evidence that either Buddha or Jesus waged war. Only Mohammed!
Admiral wrote:Your statement about Japan's motive in WWII is invalid. I don't know where you got your source from
http://www.iivs.de/~iivs01311/H-B-K/deba.hi.05.htm It tells about Japan, the second world war, and Hitler, how they all used Buddhism as their reason for the war. But this text is very long and it's in German, I would suggest you to buy a translating programm.
hahaha Lennye/danyet, I laugh at you.
Admiral wrote:So, if you find a true fact that doesn't fit into your head, you need a source. What about the lies which fit in your head? Haha why haven't you ever criticised the "sources" of your cute boyfriend?
My advice to you: I understand, that you want to help danyet. But: The truth is always more important than your boyfriend.
PS: I got my source from the site I quoted above.
Lennye wrote:Members of EC, would you please do me a favor and raise your hand, so I can see how many people believe this information he posted?
Lennye wrote:I'm not gonna waste my time to defend this. I don't waste time with kids who don't know much. You'll grow up some day. When you do, give me a call and we'll discuss about world crisis.
Don't you want to check whether this blaim fits better to another user?I don't waste time with kids who don't know much.
Admiral wrote:PS: (besides, if the members here really follows Lennye's childish behaviour of voting) I am a normal Chinese living in a very liberal country like Germany. I have nothing to do with USA or Islam or Christianity or Buddhism.
Admiral wrote:Let's imagine a society like esl club. If somebody goes and spreads anger through the whole society, like what danyet does, don't you want him to stop? If yes, don't you want to tell him what is true?
Shazzam wrote:Firstly Lenny we are here to help people that don't understand and are trying to learn english (foremost) I thought. So I have to disagree with your last post. I do agree that sometimes things get a little hostile in some of the threads, however that is how conversations start, so there is nothing wrong with that.
Sometimes things do get a little personal I think that at times we all have to agree to disagree. That is just life. If we all felt the same about everything it would be a very boring world.
This is a nice website.
Why do you tell this to me? I guess there is another guy who deserves this critic more.If you want people like me to believe what you quoted, first you should try to do it the correct way.
It depends on how a person sees it. To someone who can't understand English like you I don't try to waste my time with this.
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Kidnap victim shuns family: Michele Knight does not want to be seen by family [REPORT]
Ohio kidnap victims Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus have both been released from hospital and have reunited with their families, but the third victim, Michele Knight, has reportedly been shunning her family and remains in hospital.
Knight, 32, has been held captive by Ariel Castro for the longest time among the three victims - a total of 11 years. She is reportedly in good condition at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland but has not yet met any of her family members.
Deborah Knight, the victim's grandmother, told news agencies that she has not yet seen her granddaughter. "No, we haven't – on her request. She does not want to be seen by family," she said, according to Reuters.
However, one of Michele's brothers, Freddie Knight, visited her at the hospital. "Her skin was white as a ghost," he said. "She told me she was excited to start a new life."
But Michele is being left alone by her family until she is ready to see them.
Knight had required additional medical care as she was found with facial injuries and had suffered at least five miscarriages while in captivity. She was reportedly starved and punched in her stomach whenever she fell pregnant by Castro.
Castro, 52, was charged with four counts of kidnapping on May 8. He has also been charged with raping the three women he kidnapped and held captive for around 10 years.
Knight was a single mother at the age of 20 when she was abducted by Castro. Because she was over the legal age of an adult, many dismissed her case as a runaway case. She had vanished after losing a custody battle with child welfare authorities over her son, who was three at the time. Some of her family members thought she had run off after losing custody of her child.
Meanwhile, in other developing news, test results proved that Berry's six-year-old daughter Jocelyn, who was conceived while she was in captivity, belongs to Ariel Castro.


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I had to remind myself that the Orioles won last night. It felt a little bit like a loss after the Red Sox scored four runs in the top of the eighth.
Fortunately, there also was a bottom of the eighth.
This was the type of game that normally would have ended in defeat. We've lived it too many times over the last 13 seasons. But the Orioles are a feisty bunch, and that's one of my favorite qualities.
Manager Buck Showalter brought a resume and attitude when he walked through the doors last August. He'll call out Derek Jeter and Theo Epstein. Deal with it.
Josh Rupe drilled Russell Martin between the numbers. Deal with it.
Robert Andino gave Mark Teixeira an earful at second base. Deal with it.
Luke Scott got under Josh Beckett's skin. Deal with that, too.
The Orioles lost to the Yankees last Sunday, but they tied the game against future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera. They blew a four-run lead last night and punished Daniel Bard for it.
Their heads still spinning from Boston's four-run outburst, they immediately strung together three singles to reclaim the lead. Even a play at the plate that ended with Bard tagging out Nick Markakis didn't slow them down.
The Red Sox must have thought they wandered into the wrong ballpark. Certainly, their fans can't seem to find it. Last night's attendance was 15,514.
A few other observations from last night:
Jeremy Guthrie turned in the rotation's seventh quality start in eight games on this homestand. The unit has posted a 3.26 ERA.
As I stated before, I had no problem with Jeremy Accardo returning for the eighth inning after throwing all seven of his pitches for strikes in the seventh. It worked the previous night with Jim Johnson. Don't pass the baton unnecessarily.
It became necessary, of course, when Accardo allowed a single and walked a batter without recording an out. And it grew worse when Clay Rapada, the left-handed specialist, gave up a run-scoring single to Adrian Gonzalez.
In case you didn't notice, the Orioles have left-handed relief issues. Michael Gonzalez has been bypassed in some key situations since Sunday, and Rapada hasn't gotten the job done in his last two appearances after striking out three in 1 1/3 innings in his debut.
Kevin Gregg is fine. No reason to boo, no reason to debate whether he should be the closer. He hasn't allowed a hit in his last four outings, and he's notched three saves over that period. His ERA is down to 3.00.
If you're keeping score at home, Showalter has raved about Matt Wieters' ability to catch foul tips, block the plate, block pitches in the dirt, call pitches and tag out runners. He's a huge fan.
You might have noticed that Wieters and Brian Roberts batted from the right side against right-hander Tim Wakefield. I've seen a few other switch-hitters do the same thing against a knuckleballer. They must think it puts them at more of an advantage, though Wieters struck out and Roberts grounded to short. Wieters is now 0-for-4 against Wakefield, and Roberts is 8-for-44.


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Too much time on my hands... My week in F2P
I have recently returned to Jade Dynasty after a couple of months off. I had played a character to 103 pretty quickly and burned out, and then stepped back into that character and busted out 103 and 104 so that I could get to 105 and get out of Incense Valley at last.
So today I hit 105 and went trekking to do the "mandatory" quest. For all those previous levels, you're one step behind Shaw Danon, the main character in the storyline. Half the NPCs are girls that love him, and the other half say, "Oh, he was just here." After a sidetrip into a story about a conspiracy in Incense Valley, you're actually sent to talk to the man himself. The quest goes something like this:
Enu (the quest guy): Go talk to Shaw Danon
Me: Wut?!
Enu: Oh, yeah. He's in Southern Border. We've known that all along.
Me: Wut?!
Enu: lulz
(That's paraphrasing... a lot. And I just imagined Enu laughing at me. But you get the idea.)
I don't usually care about story in games, but for some reason, the soap opera quality of this particular story got my attention a little bit. That's something, since I usually just click through to the how much of what to kill part. I don't think it's a game for everyone or that the story is really THAT good. This is more of a simple self-observation on my part.
***In other news...
I have also been playing Aika quite a bit lately. I am still really low level because I only play on nights that I work in our shop, and I've missed a few lately for various reasons. Still, I am plugging along on my now level 18 cleric. I have done Zantorian Citadel a few times, normal and hard, and I've made some friends doing that. I am pretty good as a healer, and I am not going to deny that it makes me smile when I hear it from other people.
I've been randomly PK'd a couple of times playing on PvP and I've been splattered a few times in the Arena thing, but that doesn't hurt my feelings. This is probably why I enjoyed the old days in UO and L2, while people around me were bailing left and right. If you can't take a fair death, there are some games you just shouldn't play.
What else?
I installed Flyff, drawn in by the cute little (temporary) pets given away on this site this week. I had played Flyff at one point before, I guess a few years ago now. I have to say, for something with such low sys reqs, the lag in town was off the charts. A pet that collects things that drop is pretty cool in a game where stuff hits the ground, so at least I wasn't totally disappointed with that. I don't think I'll really play, though. I might leave it on my computer for the kids.
I downloaded Shaiya, which was recommended to me somewhere at some point. I haven't played much yet. I went for the Union of Fury and created an oracle. So far, so good. Haven't played enough to have an opinion yet.
I am trying out a subscription game called Vendetta Online. It's a space game. It has a Linux client, as well as Windows and Mac. That's how it got my attention. An hour or so in, I remember why it is that I don't play EVE or other space games-- I suck at them. Hardcore suckage, right here. I can't hit things I am shooting at. I only seem capable of hitting things I don't want to shoot. The game might appeal to someone looking for a very low sys reqs space shooter, or to someone looking for a sci-fi MMO for Linux.
I downloaded FairyStory Online because I got an email inviting me to come play. It doesn't seem to have anything really original or special going for it so far. Not only are all the characters cute, but they are all kids. If you like the burly men or the curvy ladies to look at while you play, this is not your game. I've played a lot of games with really bad Engrish (as they say), and this is one of those. If you are like me and just click to the end of quests anyway, or if you find poor translations absolutely hilarious, you could check it out, I guess. As for me, I think it's going to the recycle bin. There are too many (relatively) good games out to play ones that aren't so great.
My 11-year-old daughter is addicted to Battle of the Immortals. I was playing that with her a bit, but she left me in the dust. She says she likes the fast pace.
... And suddenly I am having the urge to start a weekly feature here, presenting gaming advice from the perspective of an 11-year-old girl.
Hey, she's not the worst person to take advice from. My mother's gaming advice would be to stop doing it and go do something productive with your free time. This just makes me want to ask if it still counts as "free time" if it has to be productive, but that's not a can of worms I am prepared to get into.
Oh, an update to that last entry, where I was ranting about my husband buying me parts of a computer:
I was sent two motherboards because one was questionable. I put it all together with the first motherboard and other spare parts and it worked, but was soon giving me the problems I'd been warned about, so I decided to quit messing with it for a while and to switch to the other motherboard later. This wasn't quick enough for my husband, who decided he'd do it himself... and broke the processor while trying to force the heatsink fan on. Brute force FAIL. So I am back to my old computer, which is running like a champ with a good cleaning and a fresh Windows install.


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Big Cat Rescue offers to take animals from Pa. facility
Shelters offering to take Genesis animals
Two nationally recognized and accredited sanctuaries have offered to provide or locate new homes for the animals at the Genesis Wildlife Center.
Published: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:24 PM EDT
Two nationally recognized and accredited sanctuaries have offered to provide or locate new homes for the animals at the Genesis Wildlife Center.
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Kendalia, Texas, and Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Fla., said Tuesday they could help place the animals if the Nay Aug Park wildlife center in Scranton could no longer keep them.
The offers come as a series of reports this week by The Times-Tribune detailed many problems with the center's physical and financial ability to care for its more than 50 animals from more than 20 species.
The stories sparked dozens of comments from readers on The times-tribune.com and new efforts among local people to either close the center or call on the public for more support.
Lynn Cuny, founder and executive director of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, said her 187-acre facility "certainly could take some" of the Genesis animals, and she would work with a network of "legitimate sanctuaries" to provide the others with "the proper care and housing they need and deserve."
Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue, said she may be able to provide a permanent home to Genesis' lynx and cougar if the animals' owner, Margaret Miller, signs a contract — part of the sanctuary's protocol — agreeing never to take another big cat. Ms. Baskin's facility also houses tigers, but there is already a waiting list to place additional tigers there.
When told of the offers, Haydn Scott Evans, a spokesman for Genesis Wildlife Center, said, "If we have an avenue where we can place the animals safely in the event there is a problem with the center staying open, then by all means (we would take it)."
He added that the center would have to investigate a sanctuary's facilities and its planned care of the animals before accepting any offer to house them.
The sanctuaries' offers indicate that there may be a future for the animals if Ms. Miller can no longer keep them.
In an interview last week, Ms. Miller said her center would have to close if the city cuts its $50,000 annual appropriation, the only dedicated funding the center receives. Furthermore, she claimed new laws in Pennsylvania prohibiting the ownership of primates and a lack of sanctuaries to place her animals would leave her no choice but to euthanize all of them. She reiterated that claim at Scranton City Council's meeting Tuesday night.
"I care about the animals," she said last week. "Do I want to euthanize everybody? You bet not. Will I do it? Yes, because I won't have a choice. There's no place to send them."
A representative of the Pennsylvania Game Commission said the state's new primate law, enacted last April, does not prohibit licensed menageries like Genesis from keeping primates, donating them to other sanctuaries, taking in confiscated monkeys or even selling accidental offspring, but it does prohibit them from importing more primates from outside the state.
Ms. Miller's description of the law — in particular her belief that her primates would either have to be euthanized or turned over for medical research if her facility closed — is a common misconception, said Jason Dekosky, the Game Commission representative.
"People think we kill them all," he said. "We don't."
When asked last week about the animals' fate if Genesis Wildlife Center should close, Mayor Chris Doherty said, "We are not going to euthanize animals."
"There will be other places who will want to help. People step up," he said.
Ms. Cuny said her organization works with the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, a sanctuary accrediting organization, to fill the difficult task of finding homes for animals in the few legitimate sanctuaries in the country that have open spaces.
"You don't ever just say that we can't shut this bad place down because we can't find anything better," she said. "That's just not an answer."
Locally, two groups have formed to call for change at the center.
Lee Morgan, a Scranton resident who is running for City Council, is preparing a petition of support for the center that he will begin circulating in the next few days. He plans to submit the petition to the city Recreation Authority and the mayor.
"I think there's an awful lot of support for that center in the city itself and in the surrounding communities," he said. "I would like to give the citizens an opportunity to show that they support it."
Another petition, in the form of an online Facebook group, aims to close the wildlife center.
The group, started by Waverly resident Pam Jones, had 72 members on Tuesday. According to its statement of purpose, the group "calls on operator Margaret Miller to surrender the animals of Genesis to an accredited facility where the animals can live in peace, with a proper diet, surrounded by a habitat where they belong.
"We hope, that by joining this group, we provide a strong indication to the City of Scranton and to Ms. Miller that we do not approve of the Genesis Wildlife Center's current operation."
Contact the writer: email@example.com
Learn more about big cats and Big Cat Rescue at https://bigcatrescue.org


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YULbier (250) Montreal, | July 10, 2012
Not really worth the trip, except maybe for a couple of bottles of Berliner Kindl Weisse. At that point, probably any supermarket would do.
edpeg (39) Berlin, Germany | February 19, 2012
Beer selection is the same as in any Kaufland supermarkets in Leipzig area. Typical German beers - pils, weizen, dunkel with some emphasis on local brands. You can find those in any Kaufland in Leipzig, not need to go here if you in the south Leipzig. Kudos to Kaufland in Reudnitz (Leipzig), though. In 2008 they used to sell Ritterguts Gose for a while.
larsga (235) Oslo, Norway | October 14, 2010
Big supermarket with a big selection of beers for Germany. I've been to Leipzig once a year 2005-2010, and every time I've brought home as much as I could. I was here in 2010 and bought 27 bottles of new beers, and still left at least 10-15 other new ones that I could have bought. I'm guessing the total selection is around 150 bottles. Just about all of it is German, and most of it is local. The prices are great. 27 0.5l bottles cost 15 Euros. To get here, take the tram.


text: whale-watcher View Public Profile Find all posts by whale-watcher Blue Ribbon Cruiser 4,697 Posts Joined Jan 2005 #24 east coast 4,697 Posts Joined Jan 2005 Posted July 28th, 2007, 11:29 PM Was in Colorado last week (Denver) on business. Got a chance to get up to Rocky Mountain NP for the day and a couple of the local state parks around Denver/Golden/Boulder areas. Saw a few interesting critters: magpies, ravens, yellow-headed blackbirds, Stellar's jays, un-identified hummer (dark, possibly rufous?), western meadowlarks, bighorn sheep, elk, yellow-bellied marmots, Richardson's groundsquirrels, Colorado chipmunks. Rocky Mountain NP is one of my favorite parks...I have not been there in years. We are thinking of taking a road trip "out west" next summer, and this will be high on my list... I am in Maryland visiting my mom today, and we took a quick run through Bombay Hook...I don't ever recall seeing so many Avocets before in my life! We had Moose, Bear, and Wolves in the yard over the past few weeks, but many of the warblers and other neotropical migrants seem to have moved on already...perhaps because of the dry weather? When is your AK cruise, PABirder?


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When last we saw Mats Sundin's mother -- or better yet, the actress playing her in the commercial -- she was serving soup to her hungry son.
When last we heard from Carlos Delgado's mother ... well, truth is, we've never heard from Carlos Delgado's mother.
So why is Vince Carter's mother Michelle everywhere?
Why is she at courtside, and on all-sports radio, and too often the unnamed source, inadvertently embarrassing herself and her son and the Raptors all at the same time, spreading the Vince message to whoever cares or whoever will listen.
Why is everything always about Vince?
The Raptors search for a general manager: What does Vince think?
The Raptors hire a new management team: Will Vince like this, or will he ask to be traded?
The Raptors need a new coach: Wonder who Vince wants?
Vince wanted Dr. J to be the GM so the Raptors interviewed Julius Erving twice. Had Vince wanted Dr. Dre, he probably would have been granted an interview, also.
It's hard to determine what is more annoying: Vince's mother becoming the official spokesperson for everything that bothers her son, or Carter being party to his mother playing the basketball version of Bonnie Lindros -- and we all know how well that worked out for Eric.
Carter is getting married soon. Maybe this will be the best thing to happen to him. Maybe this will distance himself, at least professionally, from mommy.
Maybe the kind of responsibility that marriage brings will make him a more responsible athlete to both his teammates and to the Raptors organization.
Maybe. Or maybe not.
This is Year 7 for Vince Carter if he makes it to the fall as a Raptor. And the team has won just one playoff series during that time. The best ball he played was four seasons ago. The best the team ever played was the playoff run it made without him three seasons back.
In the meantime, the Raptors have made the mistake of treating Carter, contractually and otherwise, as though he is one of the greats in basketball history. He is not a bad person, just not necessarily a strong one. And ownership, almost from the beginning, has worshipped this idol rather than worked with him.
Ownership believed if it made mommy happy, it would be making Vince happy by extension. The owners gave her a voice and him a voice and they tip-toed around when they had to. The same strategy of bowing down to Antonio Davis and his wife, Kendra, ended up blowing up badly for the Raps.
Instead of earning confidence, the Raptors found themselves taken advantage of.
Now Rob Babcock, the new GM, is supposed to walk on some kind of eggshells because he wasn't Carter's choice for the job and the whispers -- most of them coming from mommy -- are that Vince may ask to be traded.
Babcock, when he sits down with Carter, should make a few things clear. One, that Carter works for him and not the opposite. Two, that he will communicate with Carter and his agent, but there is no hotline for mommy. Three, that if Vince doesn't like this setup, there is the door and don't let it hit you on the way out.
Babcock, obviously, will be more diplomatic than that. But is there any other player he will be forced to make peace with? And you have to wonder: What works with Vince Carter?
Kevin O'Neill rode him hard. That lasted about 20 games. Lenny Wilkens gave him free rein, and Glen Grunwald asked his advice on almost everything and Carter took advantage. Butch Carter used the tough-love approach and sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't.
If I'm Babcock, I'll keep the player and see if I can't trade the mother and see how everything works out in the end.


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My daughter called me Thursday night to ask if she and her sister could come to supper Friday night. They would be busy on the weekend and wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving early. She told me I didn't have to cook anything; we could pick up something when they arrived.
My daughters know I hate holidays and hate cooking even more. They also know I love them, so I was overjoyed.
Friday was hectic with looming deadlines. I rushed to the grocery store and saw people buying big turkeys. I decided I would pick up a little turkey breast, just something to make it feel like Thanksgiving. I also got cranberries. I bought potatoes, fresh broccoli since Daughter No. 2 loves broccoli, and a pumpkin pie since everyone was buying them.
By 5:30 p.m., I was ready to start cooking. I didn't think the one-pound turkey breast would take long. I downloaded a recipe for cranberry sauce and cooked that. Went to put the turkey in the oven when Daughter No. 1 arrived at the door. Minutes later Daughter No. 2 called asking if I wanted to go to the store with her to pick up something for supper. "No," I told her, "I have it all under control."
Once she arrived, we giggled and hugged and danced around the room. We're kind of effervescent when we get together. I put the turkey breast in the oven, washed the potatoes and was going to peel them but Daughter No. 1 said I should leave the peelings on, even though I planned to mash them. Daughter No. 2 said yes, they call them dirty potatoes. Who cares, dirty potatoes, a new tradition.
I washed the broccoli as Daughter No. 2 looked at the bunch and confessed that she had bought some last week, cleaned it, cooked it and found a worm on her plate when she was eating it. It still gave her the shivers but she would try to taste it.
Then we talked. My daughters both work in professional careers with demanding schedules, but when they visit me we go back in time and my little girls appear in full force. Daughter No. 2 had been to see her hero since childhood, Bill Cosby, live in Moncton. She's always had a way with voices and so she did her Bill Cosby routine for us.
Daughter No. 1 had just gone through the retirement of a much-loved and respected boss and was looking forward to a quiet weekend at home with her husband catching up on yard work.
I had just returned from visiting Scotland, the home of our ancestors, so the girls were eager to hear all about it and see my photos from the Outer Hebrides.
I put the vegetables on and flipped the turkey breast. Many tales later, the vegetables were done and the turkey breast smelled like something was burning. When I opened the oven I saw that all the broth had dried up and remembered something about basting that I'd forgotten in all our chatter.
I got out the meat thermometer Daughter No. 1 had given me after I had my younger daughter and her roommate over last Thanksgiving. I had bought a small turkey, cooked it for four hours and when I cut into it, it was bloody. I threw out the whole bird and we ate a meatless supper.
This year I put the thermometer in the turkey breast and it was much too cold to be safe to eat. We put it back in and I wondered if my oven had pulled another funny one on me. Daughter No. 2 said she would faint if she didn't eat soon so we had potatoes, which had dried almost to a powder by the time we got to them, broccoli, dressing, bread and no cranberry sauce, which was bitter and inedible.
For dessert, I placed the store-bought pumpkin pie on the table. The girls looked at it and I remembered they don't like pumpkin pie. They both ate a sliver because they love me and we laughed about that.
We put tea bags in cups and got into tales from the Isle of Skye. When we remembered the tea, it looked strong enough to walk on, but we're not fussy so we drank it. Daughter No. 1 got up, hugged me and told me she was so glad I had cooked supper tonight. That brought an outburst of giggles, but I knew what she meant.
After supper, we tried watching my vacation photos on the TV but many of them needed to be rotated, so we had to tilt our heads to one side, which was complicated by the fact that the images were on a slide show and we couldn't control how fast they went by. We rushed through Barra, North Uist and Lochmaddy in a flash, then the city of Glasgow, and our necks and eyes were feeling the strain. We laughed at how bizarre this was. We should have invited Bill Cosby; he'd do one heck of a routine on our Thanksgiving.
The turkey breast was finally done. We checked the temperature but it looked hard and dry and I tossed the whole thing in the compost. I told my daughters that next Thanksgiving I'll throw out the turkey before I start cooking supper and maybe we'll eat fish sticks. We all like fish sticks and they cook in no time at all. And rice – I never botch rice and we all like that. We could have apple crisp for dessert. Whose big idea was it anyway that we have to eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
Daughter No. 1 sent me an e-mail when she arrived home: "So nice to be tired from laughing."
This year we are celebrating Daughter No. 2 becoming a homeowner and Daughter No. 1 about to become a mom in January. There won't be a turkey in sight, but there is still so much to be thankful for.
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For a movie that promises outrageous action and over-the-top gratuitous violence, "Machete's" two freshly released clips are a tad … tame. The last clip featured Jessica Alba and Danny Trejo talking over lunch, and this second clip features Jessica Alba busting Michelle Rodriguez's balls over her papers while ordering food from a taco van. Can you practically feel the electric energy of the simmering conflict between the two women? No? Yeah, me, neither.
After a violent shakedown from a notorious drug lord nearly kills him, Machete, a renegade Mexican Federale and tough-as-nails vigilante for justice, roams the streets of Texas, working as a day laborer. When Machete is hired by a crooked US Senator to execute a covert hit, Machete is double-crossed and forced to run from the cops and an endless stream of assassins. But what they don't know is that Machete is looking for them so he can settle the score.
Starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Jeff Fahey, Steven Seagal, Don Johnson, Rose McGowan and directed by Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez.
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Donors Recount Their Reasons for Supporting the Dubin Breast Center
Eileen Farbman and Arne Glimcher discuss philanthropy and gift-giving.
"When the Dubin Breast Care Center came about, I was extremely excited. I had complete trust in anything Dr. Raptis wanted to get started and I really wanted to be part of it. I named The Margery Price Infusion Center in memory of my mother, Margery Price, who volunteered in the infusion center at Mount Sinai's Breast Health Resource Center for many years. After she was diagnosed with cancer, we were in and out of infusion centers all the time and I knew just how unpleasant they could be. It made sense to me to name the infusion center because I felt like I really understood what a perfect model would look like and how it can make the patient experience more pleasant. I think of my gift as a stepping stone and I hope that the importance of these naming opportunities will resonate for other people and inspire them not only to give but to get involved. I talk to everyone I know about it."
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"I think philanthropy is a matter of conscience--anyone with a conscience is philanthropic in some sense, whether small or large. Especially in New York, where there are such disparities between rich and poor, philanthropy is a necessity. As a member of Mount Sinai's Board of Trustees, I feel that I have an obligation to support the great health care and research we do here. The Dubin Breast Care Center particularly intrigued me because Mount Sinai has an extraordinary location and a huge outreach program that can make top-notch cancer care accessible to people living in East Harlem and the northern neighborhoods of the city, as well as the Upper East Side. And I knew Eva Dubin was going to make it happen."
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Sun, rain, and then sun again. Yesterday's weather was unpredictable, to say the least :).
But as wise men say, the important thing to ficus on is always the sun after the rain and not the other way round.
Yellow is the color of the sun, of positivity, and creativity.
May our days be full of sun, full of positivity, of creativity!
May our days be yellow!
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Shirt - Zalando Collection, from Zalando
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Art Deco car racing poster: George Eyston - Castrol, Rolls Royce World Records
1936 United Kingdom
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Rare original vintage car racing poster issued by Castrol motor oil. Part of a series published to advertise world records achieved by cars and airplanes using this brand. This one features an image of Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston and his record breaking car, Speed of the Wind (1935, 1936). George Eyston is best known for the land speed records set in his car, Thunderbolt (1937, 1938) vs John Cobb's car, Railton. Between 1937 and 1939 Eyston set three new land speed records, wresting them from Malcolm Campbell's Blue Bird. The poster mentions 3 world records using Castrol oil and Rolls Royce engines set on a run on the Utah Salt Flats (Bonneville Speedway) in July 1936. Printed by Blades, East & Blades Ltd London. Very good condition, minor paper loss on corners, backed on linen.
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Having divested its overseas system-level production plants to EMS partners earlier this year, NEC Corp. is now moving deliberately to implement contract manufacturing services on the company's home territory, according to chairman Hajime Sasaki.
In a recent EBN interview at NEC's headquarters here, Sasaki said that unlike some competitors, which are rushing to outsource production, NEC will move "a step at a time" as it looks for new divestiture opportunities and begins to build its own EMS business.
"The sale of overseas NEC plants is now complete," he said. "Now we're studying what to do in Japan. This is a different situation."
In the past few months, the Japanese electronics giant sold off its overseas equipment plants in Oregon, Brazil, and the United Kingdom to contractors that now act as outsourcing partners.
Becoming an EMS provider
Now that it has cleaned house, NEC is establishing itself as an EMS provider in its own right and has already set up an in-house company, NEC Production Systems, to oversee its entrance into the contract manufacturing market. The new corporate unit is still waiting for each of NEC's major business groups-NEC Electron Devices, NEC Networks, and NEC Solutions-to determine how they will proceed.
"Each [in-house] group has its own way of doing business," Sasaki said. "Each is now studying the best way for it to outsource more production or use its own surplus capacity for contract manufacturing for other companies."
A test case is NEC's plant in Nagano, Japan, which ended production of home electronic products in February. "We now want to use that capacity for EMS to keep the plant in operation," Sasaki said. "We have some local customers and are seeking additional EMS business."
However, NEC sees no need to rush its contract manufacturing presence. "We have plants [in Japan]. As we find customers who can use any excess capacity, we will sign them up," Sasaki said. "The market in Japan is changing, and companies are starting to outsource more of their production to EMS plants. We will take advantage of this move."
Sasaki was more cautious regarding any plans to sell off plants in Japan as a follow-on to NEC's overseas streamlining. Sasaki noted that the company's policy toward domestic divestitures is influenced by ingrained cultural traditions and a commitment to lifetime employment that discourage plant closures or overseas relocation.
"We're watching what Sony Corp. did in selling its Nakaniida [Japan] factories to Solectron," he said. "That's a big departure for Japanese companies. It [would not be] out of the question for NEC to take a similar step."
The most revolutionary possibility for NEC would be to simply close plants that are underperforming without necessarily having an EMS company waiting in the wings with an offer. Sasaki said NEC is prepared only "as a last resort to shut down a plant that is no longer competitive and if no other option exists."
Moving forward
NEC is adopting a similarly studied approach toward listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange and engaging in mergers and acquisitions.
"We're planning to list on the New York Stock Exchange as a way to raise capital," Sasaki said, though he would not say when the listing would occur.
"We need to see the results of our first-half financial statement. If we get good results, then we may move ahead."
Sasaki said shares would be in the form of general market holdings. "We don't plan any new IPO issue. That would simply dilute shareholdings, and this isn't a good time for that to happen."
NEC is also taking a go-slow approach when it comes to acquisitions. While competitors in the telecom market are actively merging and shedding operations, NEC wants to pick up only small to midsize overseas companies that would fill a niche void in its business.
"NEC isn't big on mergers, but we're looking for smaller systems integration firms and network providers who could help strengthen our position, particularly in overseas markets," Sasaki said. NEC is specifically interested in making acquisitions in Europe, where it sees the biggest need to bolster its market position, he said.


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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)-The Columbus Air Force Base has accepted a new paint and de-painting facility that has been in the works since March of this year.
It takes many men and women to make sure the air crafts at Columbus Air Force Base stay up to date and in great condition.
One of those tasks is to remove old paint and repaint the planes every three to four years. With the new facility and technique the Columbus Air Force base will be saving time and money.
"With the added savings and the economy that we are able to bring in over 44 percent less the time it's going to take to process air craft now while at the same time saving 150,00 dollars a year," says Colonel Jim Sears.
To prep and repaint a T38 air craft it would take of to 10 days with the old process, but now it takes about seven. And with all the planes the Columbus air force base is responsible for…time is everything.
"We support over 500 Air Craft that this facility operates from the United States Air Force and The United State Navy. Nearly half of which I like to say are right here at Columbus Air Force base," says Col. Sears.
Engineer, Joe Batek, says the old way took too long as well as being a health hazard.
"We took away the old chemical strip process the old process was on environmental hazard deem so by the federal government so what we are doing now is we are replacing it with this modified corn starch product as an abrasive blast system," says Col. Sears.
So why do the planes get repainted every few years?
Colonel Jim Sears, 14th flying wing commander, says it's a way to examine the plane for any erosions and to extend the planes life.
"The main thing we do when we strip the pain is we are able to look for places where some of that aging metal may have corroded and may not be able to support the air craft the way that it be able to support the air craft the way that it would if it were not an older material. When we find there we're able to replace or repair as appropriate before we do a new paint job essentially on the air craft," says Joe Batek.
"Some of the jets in use on base are up to fifty years old and still in great condition thanks to the painting and de-painting process. With this new facility they are hoping for many more years after that," says Col. Sears.
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Exchange Rate Variability And Asset Trade
In discussions about different international monetary arrangements it is often maintained that exchange rate variability has a negative influence on international trade and foreign investment. This paper addresses one specific aspect of this general issue, namely the effect of exchange rate variability on capital flows and international portfolio diversification. More precisely, we examine how different monetary policies -- and among those, policies that aim at stabilizing exchange rates -- determine the risk characteristics of nominal assets, and how these risk characteristics determine international portfolio composition and trade in assets, when international asset markets are incomplete.
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What Is Sharknado And Why Are People Talking About It?
When summer television pickings are slim, sometimes it only takes a quirky story to set social media ablaze.
That's what happened with the SyFy channel's made-for-TV movie Sharknado. The concept of the film is fairly straight forward, like Snakes On A Plane was: there's a tornado that sweeps up sharks and runs through Los Angeles.
The cover photo for the film is reminiscent of a classic film. But from the reaction on Twitter, it was a laughable classic, like William Hung.
Of course, with a title of "Sharknado", Twitterites and Facebookies offered their own sequel ideas.
SHARKNADO SEQUELS Wolfcano Bearnami Hippoquake Piranhurricane Tarantulavalanche Lizard Blizzard
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) July 12, 2013
Or even some other commentary…
#sharknado or science? Who do I trust? Bought chainsaw, just in case.
— David Reiter (@reiterABC) July 12, 2013
When's the benefit concert for the victims of Sharknado?
— Lucas McNelly (@lmcnelly) July 12, 2013
As this demographic chart from GOP ad buyer shows, audience for #Sharknado is almost perfectly bipartisan http://t.co/dReKKxPr7z
— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) July 12, 2013
"Antonin Scalia Declares Sharknado Unconstitional" -tomorrow's Borowitz Report
— Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) July 12, 2013
And one tweet that describes my position on the matter…
All you hipsters tweeting about #Sharknado, guess what? I don't even have cable! How's that for hipster? #getoffmylawn
— Nathan Hager (@nhagerwnew) July 12, 2013
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Date Published: March 1, 2012
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In the summer of 1962, at a high school graduation party, Bessie Day Hardy is victim to a brutal crime. Fifty years later, the consequences of that horrific night will transition into unforeseen events that will shatter her serene and uncomplicated life.
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Pharaoh's Star is Vera Jane Cook's most recent release. The Story of Sassy Sweetwater was Vera Jane's second southern fiction novel and was a finalist in the ForeWord book of the Year Awards for 2012 and received a five star ForeWord Clarion review, as well as an Eric Hoffer honorable mention award for ebook fiction in 2013. Dancing Backward in Paradise also received a 5 Star Clarion ForeWord review and an Eric Hoffer notable new fiction award in 2006, as well as the Indie Excellence Award in 2006. Also by Vera Jane Cook: Lies a River Deep, Where the Wildflowers Grow, Marybeth, Hollister & Jane and Annabel Horton, Lost Witch of Salem. Her next novel, Pleasant Day will be published in 2015 by Moonshine Cove Press.
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