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The San Diego Chargers used the final day of the NFL draft to take a player who could be the replacement for run-stuffing defensive tackle Jamal Williams and another player who might never take a snap.
The Chargers moved up in the fifth round Saturday to pick defensive tackle Cam Thomas of North Carolina, who had been projected by many to go higher.
Thomas will compete for the job at nose tackle. The Chargers used a rotation to fill in last year for Williams, who suffered a season-ending arm injury in the opener. A mainstay with the Chargers for more than a decade, Williams was released in March and signed by the division rival Denver Broncos.
"It's not how you start your career, it's how you finish it," the 6-foot-4, 335-pound Thomas said during a conference call. "I'd rather have a good run in the NFL than one good day" in the draft.
The Chargers swapped fifth-round picks with Philadelphia, moving from 28th to 15th to take Thomas, and sent the Eagles a fifth-round pick in 2011. It was the third time in the draft that the Chargers traded up in a round.
The Chargers had been expected to take a defensive tackle earlier in the draft but moved up in the first round to grab Fresno State running back Ryan Mathews, which cost them their second-round pick.
"We're going to give him the opportunity to come in here and compete," coach Norv Turner said. "We've got a lot of guys who played a lot of football for us last year and over the last two to three years. He's a big, physical, talented guy. We'll see how quickly he can mature and understand what this league is about."
The Chargers also picked strong safety Darrell Stuckey of Kansas in the fourth round, quarterback Jonathan Crompton of Tennessee in the fifth round and tight end Dedrick Epps in the seventh.
Crompton will replace third-string quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, who was traded to Seattle in mid-March. Whitehurst played only briefly as a rookie in 2006 and has yet to throw a pass in the NFL.
The pick, No. 37 in the fifth round and 168th overall, was compensation for losing unrestricted free agents Mike Goff and Igor Olshansky after the 2008 season.
Crompton passed for 12 touchdowns with only two interceptions in the Volunteers' last five games, including a career-best five TD passes with no picks against Memphis. He finished the season with 27 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
Ahead of him on the depth chart are Pro Bowler Philip Rivers and backup Billy Volek.
Jimmy Raye, the director of player personnel, said Stuckey can play both safety positions and will add speed and athleticism to the position.
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Archive for Thursday, December 13, 2007
Stuco looks to provide Starside with birthday gift
The student council at Starside Elementary School is hoping to make the school's 10th birthday special this year.
The club is raising money to purchase a climbing wall for the school.
Student council adviser and school counselor Paula Henderson said the group needs about $3,000 in order to purchase a 6-foot-high climbing wall that would be put in the gymnasium.
So far, the group has raised $1,000 from the Ghostie Goodie sucker sales during school lunch in October.
The group's current fundraiser is to collect cell phones and used ink and toner cartridges.
For each cell phone collected, the group will get between $5 and $15. Ink cartridges bring in 50 cents and toner cartridges bring in $3 to $4.
A green box is set up just inside the school's main entrance to collect donations from parents, teachers and community members.
"We've gotten the word out to all the schools," Henderson said. "We've gotten a lot of response from De Soto High School."
Henderson said she hoped the current fundraiser would collect about $1,000. That would leave the group with about $1,000 left to collect.
The student council's final fundraiser will be another sucker sale during the month of February, which will have a Valentine's Day theme.
Starside physical education teacher Toni Cook said the school had talked about getting a climbing wall for several years.
"We've talked to some of the other schools to see what they have," she said. "We've been researching different options."
Cook said Mize Elementary School already has a climbing wall.
The climbing wall that Starside would get would not be large enough for an entire P.E. class to use it at once, so it probably would serve as a station activity, Cook said.
The wall also would target arm and leg strength as well as the core muscles, Cook said.
The best thing a climbing wall addition would bring to her class would be variety, Cook said.
"I tell the students they might not like everything they do, but there's a good guarantee they will like something," she said.
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Debugging shoulddeletefrommv and deprovision
Hi All
I am having to debug the piece of code in ShouldDeleteFromMV and Deprovision methods.The MS defintion of
The ShouldDeleteFromMV method is called when a connector space entry is disconnected during an import operation. This method determines if the metaverse entry connected to the disconnecting connector space entry should be deleted
Will the Extension code get executed during an import operation ? I am not sure how to debug this .
The Deprovision method is called when a metaverse entry is deleted and the connector space entries connected to the metaverse entry become disconnector objects.
The debugger does not hit the deprovision even though i delete the MV entry by disconnecting all the CS objects connected to the MV entry,even though I select Rules Extension in Objection Deletion Rules.
Can you please advise?
SrinivasFriday, March 09, 2012 5:22 AM
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Only importing the delete probably won't cause the code to fire. You would have to run a delta or full synchronization, either combined with the import in a single step, or as a separate step that occurs afterward.
Manually disconnecting the connectors may not cause the code to fire either. If you disconnect all the connectors manually, that will always remove the metaverse object regardless of your object deletion rule. In the case of deprovisioning, I've often seen different behavior between coded behavior and manual changes that should mimic it, though the last time I sincerely looked at that it was with an export-only MA and I'm unable to apply SP1 which contains a fix for the orphaned object problem caused by disconnecting an unconfirmed export that is deleted if done manually.
There is an object deletion rule for each object type and they are independent, so you should verify you selected Rule Extension for the deletion rule of the particular object type you are looking for. I'd guess you've already done this, but it doesn't hurt to double-check.
If you are having trouble attaching the debugger, try just adding a "Throw New Exception("blah")" in your ShouldDeleteFromMV subroutine to see if it is being called at all.
I prefer to do provisioning based on the presence of certain data rather than the lack of it, which means I essentially call my own deprovision routine from inside the Provisioning code.
ChrisFriday, March 09, 2012 2:15 PM
The best way to describe the 'ShouldDeletefromMV' rule extension is this-
The rules extension has read-only access to the connector space object that is deleted and to the metaverse object that it is linked to. The rules extension can examine the object's attributes and determine whether the metaverse object should be deleted.
The built in options cover most cases, but sometimes you need custom rules to decide what should happen. It is important to understand when the rules will be called. It's not very well understood by folks.
Object deletion rules are evaluated:
- When a connector space object is disconnected due to importing a deletion.
- When a connector space object is disconnected due to connector filter rules.
- When a connector space object is disconnected manually by using Joiner.
- When a management agent is deleted.
Object deletion rules are not evaluated:
- When a connector space object is disconnected due to
now on to the deprovision part...
Deprovisioning rules are called in the following circumstances:
- The metaverse object is deleted.
For example, if an object in connector space A is disconnected from the metaverse, and the object deletion rule causes the metaverse object to be deleted, the deprovisioning rules for management agent A will be called.
- Provisioning rules disconnect the connector space object from the metaverse object that it is linked to.
For example, you might have your provisioning rules configured to provision user objects from connector space A to connector space B, and you might also have your provisioning rules configured such that if the attribute EmployeeStatus is set to a certain value on an object in connector space B, then that connector space object will be disconnected. If a subsequent delta import to connector space A causes the attribute EmployeeStatus to be set to the specified value, the object in
connector space B will be disconnected, and the deprovisioning rules for management agent B will be called.
Deprovisioning rules are not called when:
The connector space object is manually disconnected from the metaverse object.
For example, you can use Metaverse Search to locate a metaverse object and view its properties, and to disconnect the object in a specified connector space, or management agent. In this case, deprovisioning rules for the specified connector space, or management agent, will not be called.
Frank C. Drewes III - Senior Consultant: Oxford Computer Group
Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:23 AM
- Edited by Frank Drewes Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:24 AM
Hi Frank
Thanks for the reply.
I picked two scenarios for debuggin "ShoulddeletefromMV" but no luck.
When a connector space object is disconnected due to connector filter rules.-- I filtered a record based on some condition in my filter rules .The debugger hits the method "Provision" but not "ShouldDeletefromMV".
When a management agent is deleted. - I picked an identity from MV which is connected to few CSs . I disconnected all of the connectors using deprovisionall() method .Here the provision code is hit twice (as expected as the object is deprovisioned) and also the MV object is deleted.But the debugger didn't stop in "shoulddeltefromMV".Neither the "Deprovision" method got called in MAs code as you suggested above.
Am I missing something?Tuesday, March 13, 2012 12:59 PM
Did you select to run the MA in a seperate process? That could cause you not to hit the deprovision method.
and sorry if this is asking the obvious, but did you configure object deletion rule to use a rules extension? and did you configure it to run in its own process?
Frank C. Drewes III - Senior Consultant: Oxford Computer GroupTuesday, March 13, 2012 3:42 PM
Yeah it is in same process.The code hits provision method and not shoulddeletefromMV.Yes Objectin Deletion Rule is configured for Rules Extension but still no luck.Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:29 PM
It sounds like you're doing everything right..
The only other thing I can think of.. a little extreme.. is to add Debugger.Launch() in the method you want to debug and force the extension to stop, and then you can attach to it.
Here's a link to a blog I wrote about it for a former employer.
Frank C. Drewes III - Senior Consultant: Oxford Computer GroupFriday, March 16, 2012 12:51 AM
Thanks Frank. Let me try and come backFriday, March 16, 2012 9:19 AM


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Roozbeh, I will take ISIRI 2901-1994 know as the standard keboard layout. Looking
at the mapping table tells me that the mapping is even Unicode based. I think
developing software with this information in mind should be a step in the right
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> >> You are probably looking for the ISIRI 2901-1994 layout. You can find
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> >> http://crl.nmsu.edu/~mleisher/keyboards/persian.html
> Roozbeh> I'm not sure, but I think the last time I checked the mapping
> Roozbeh> table, it had some problems. But the picture is correct. A
> Roozbeh> scanned version of the real standard is also available from:
> I thought I added your suggested changes quite some time ago, but perhaps I
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With a monthly lease of $15,000, the six story, pre-Civil War building in Tribeca would house the second piece in the Washington-Wilson 24/7 Fitness Empire. In buying the location, however, they underestimated the amount of effort it would take to turn their fitness center dream into reality. Looking back on the project, which he described as nightmarish at times, Wilson says, "There were, and still are, significant problems with the building.…We put hundreds of thousands of dollars into the facility and we're still not built out yet." Because the building was so old, it had to be fitted with a new electrical system, lighting had to be added, and the pair had to pay almost $100,000 to excavate the building's subbasement because of low ceiling clearance.
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Election signs for parish president, councilman and many other sought-after government positions have popped up as political barricades alongside most of the roadways in St. Charles Parish, but if youre a student or teacher at Destrehan and Hahnville High Schools then youve noticed that theres a whole other battle going on - the spirited sprint to the throne in the race to reign as homecoming king and queen.
Hahnville Highs school publicity associate and homecoming coordinator Paula Gonzales says the school has celebrated this years event with a cornucopia of activities all beginning with the selection of the court.
The schools seniors are the only students eligible for nomination into the group and they are chosen by other seniors, Gonzales told the Herald-Guide.
According to HHS rules and regulations, 20 students - 10 males and 10 females - vie for the socially-prestigious title of homecoming king and queen.
After the court is chosen, the varsity football team decides who to crown as the queen and the senior class chooses the king, said Gonzales.
Homecoming exhibitions at HHS include a fun-filled pep rally, the presentation of the boys court complete with a parade consisting of handmade floats and Club Olympiad relay races - just to name a few.
But once you cross the Hale Boggs Bridge and enter Wildcat territory, it takes more than just having seniority over the school to be in the running for homecoming court.
Cori Southard, history teacher and homecoming coordinator for DHS, says that all seniors are eligible to become members of the court, but there are other credentials that must be met.
All seniors whove had no discipline referrals, have maintained a 2.0 cumulative grade point average at the end of their junior year and who are in good standing as a member of at least one organization or sport can be a candidate for the homecoming court, said Southard.
A total of 24 DHS students - 12 boys and 12 girls - make up the court at Destrehan and the week leading up to the big announcement brimmed with catered luncheons, personalized gifts from the student body and the administration, and a motorcade parade to introduce the court.
Being a member of the homecoming court is an honor for our students who give so much to make DHS such a special place, said Southard.
And that means that the kids who are chosen should maintain the courts integrity and not violate any of the schools rules, she continued.
Both high schools will present the winning kings and queens to their fellow classmates on Friday, Sept. 14 either before the varsity football game or during halftime.
For pictures and a complete listing of this years DHS and HHS homecoming courts, turn to pages 5B and 6B and check out the Herald-Guide photo spectacular that zeroes in on the whos who of high school.
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Diablo 3 - Blizzard Delays Expansion Until 2014?
GamesBeat has a small article about the expansion for Daiblo 3 and it's being delayed to 2014. Surprisingly this is nothing new as they delay every game if this is true.
This will be first non WOW product from Blizzard that I will not buy.
Delays, delays, and more delays.
In the past, I used to appreciate Blizzard's approach to these things. But the more I see and hear from them these days, the more I believe they really don't know what the hell they're doing anymore.
Blizzard swims into money. And with the affirmative action reform they brought to the WCS ensuring that easier to associate with champions will emerge to the scene,they will swim into money even more. They can delay.
Basically, they're in an extremely comfortable position all things considered.
They simply don't have the vision to match their resources.
I can sympathise with a lack of competence and a complacent attitude - but not much.
It takes but a single visionary with enough hunger to make a near miracle with the kind of resources they have available - but it's not happening. They could fail big several times in a row without being in danger, which is almost unheard of in this industry.
I think they've become full of themselves and they have a serious lack of hungry people in charge.
Craftsmanship can only take you so far. You need someone inspiring to lead.
They could put me in charge and they wouldn't even need to pay me. Give me near-unlimited resources for 5-10 years - and I'll give you a game you've never seen before ;)
Of course, it might not sell zillions of copies - but it'd be something new!
The ARPG genre seems a bit limited. There doesn't seem to have been much innovation in it for at least a decade.
I'd like to see you try and hold an unchanging vision in your head for three years and not succumb to new discoveries, technology, new knowledge and business partners, not to speak of internal disasters like your leads leaving or dealing with rebelling worker slaves who don't like how you're handling things!
Make a mockumentary out of it, it would be hilarious. :P
I have zero interest in the AAA industry - as I'd vomit all over the executive suits trying to tell me how to design a game - or the Blizzard peons trying to tell me to iterate for months over whether I should have a green or a blue icon for spells.
As for my managment skills and your opinion of them - I'll take them seriously to the degree that best matches your level of insight.
If Blizzard let me make their next game I would make the game I have designed over the last 15 years. It likely would take every bit of money they could give for the budget and would be the biggest project ever made and would be something entirely different then anything that has been made. That is the reason why it will never be made though.
So this is a non-article about a non-delay, because there was never a release date in the first place… free press for Blizzard I guess :p
I believe the delay is because they are focusing on the release of the console versions of Diablo 3. It would be pretty cheesy if they released the expansion for D3 at around the same time the console players would just be getting the vanilla version of the game
You're not the tastiest sandwhich in the fridge, are you? ;)
This terrible design and management vision just reaffirms the Peter Principle, for me. Not to mention the saying "the crap always floats to the top".
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That'll be a great shot :-) The rope wound up on the ground :-)
No! making a picture of the rope is about all I can do now or ever.
That's the idea, Nellies, to solve the puzzles that you like :-)
Want to descend down the rope?
Had to make it just so I could see what it was and it is indeed awesome. Thanks for posting starlord!
And enormous too
This is definately for real, Maryma. I saw it on National Geographic. It was so high and wide that the lights on their helmets didn't reach the bottom or the sides. In order to make this image, the flashlight of the camera was insufficient too. So they used the old method: ignition powder, to light up the cave. It was not without danger, but the result is stunning :-)
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Hope im posting in the right section and forgive me if this has been asked before.
I have a PAL Wii on 3.2e with homebrew, Gecko, ISO Loader 1.5 etc. I am able to boot all my ISO's (pal) with no problem.
My question is, if i use brickblocker on an NTSC ISO will ISO Loader boot this game ok on my PAL Wii or do i have to do something else?
Also I've recently read about "scrubbed games", will ISO boot these ok? Again both NTSC and PAL.
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Earlier on Tuesday, KFOX-14 had reported that the FBI was investigating two of the school's basketball players.
UTEP confirmed that junior guards McKenzie Moore and Jalen Ragland and recent transfer Justin Crosgile have been removed from the team and are suspended for at least one year by the NCAA for betting on sporting events, according to tweets about the press conference by CBS Sports' Matt Norlander.
Moore led the team in scoring at the time of the suspension, averaging 13.1 points per game through 11 games. Ragland averaged 3.7 points per game in nine games. UTEP is 10-5 this season and hasn't lost in the two games since the suspensions were announced.
The players are not believed to have bet on UTEP games and have not been implicated in any point shaving, according to the university.
WINN: Arizona, Syracuse stride into 2014 as top teams
The team learned of the gambling allegations in December and contacted the FBI, which began an investigation into the claims.
Players: McKenzie Moore, Jalen Ragland, Justin Crosgile. All suspended at least a year, per NCAA rules. All kicked off UTEP team.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) January 7, 2014


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The friendly, caring staff of Ross A. Hildebrand, D.D.S in the Great Bend, Kansas area strive to make you feel comfortable and well-cared for at your dentist appointment. Ross Hildebrand, D.D.S. is committed to serving you and your family's dental needs, year after year. Come and see what we have to offer in a professional setting where top-notch customer service still matters.
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Next, the resin is applied and contoured to the proper shape, then cured with either a special light or chemical treatment. The tooth is then polished for a natural-looking appearance. A follow-up appointment with your dentist may be recommended for additional polishing.
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Regular dental check-ups are important for maintaining good dental health and natural-looking teeth.
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It's typical that most adults don't realize that their smile is not as bright as it used to be. Coffee, tea, red wine, smoking, and the normal, and sometimes heavy, wearing away of tooth enamel have cumulative effects on the teeth. As we age, our smile begins to look a little discolored.
Old dentures can become yellow or gray, which will make your smile appear older. In fact, dentures will naturally pick up stains and wear down faster than our natural teeth. If you have had the same dentures for more than six years, they require a dental makeover. New dentures should be made every six to ten years and relined every three to five years.
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When these options were presented to one patient, she couldn't envision the immediate change the procedures would have on her smile. In front of a mirror, I showed her the gradual changes that had occurred over time due to the wearing and staining of their tooth enamel. The patient decided to have her teeth whitened and her front teeth artistically rejuvenated with porcelain veneers. When the patient went to work after the procedure was complete, her coworkers noticed a difference, but couldn't exactly identify the change in her overall appearance. They thought that she did something different to her hair or was losing weight. No one guessed that subtle improvements had been made to her teeth.
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September 19, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: You won't believe what Patrick van Aanholt has posted on Snapchat
The Sunderland left-back put the pic on Snapchat last Sunday.
It shows him smiling into the camera, wearing sunglasses, as he mans his supercar. Using a mobile phone while driving, of course, is illegal.
And Van Aanholt can hardly afford to have any more run-ins with the law.
Just days before this pic was taken the 26-year-old was given four points on his license for speeding in his Land Rover in Newcastle.
They add to the six points he already had for motoring offences from April 2015.
The Black Cats star now has 10 points on his driving license – nine more than his team have picked up this season.


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Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell faces showdown with family due to his heavy drinking
BRITISH actor Michael Le Vell is putting his career at risk due to his excessive drinking, it's been reported.
The 49-year-old star - who returned to the Coronation Street set last month following a year off - apparently faces a showdown with worried family members this week after spending more and more time in his local pub.
According to The Sun, the father-of-two is enjoying daily drinking sessions at The Railway in Cheshire.
Le Vell vowed to cut back on his alcohol intake as he returned to the role of mechanic Kevin Webster, but he's actually been drinking more and more.
"Michael's drinking hasn't slowed down and a lot of people are far from happy," a friend told the newspaper, adding that his relatives plan on intervening.
"His siblings are particularly concerned that he could be potentially blowing his chance to return to a normal life.
"They believed his promises to give up drinking when his Corrie work started again. They plan to confront him about it but in the end Michael is convinced he doesn't have a problem."
Le Vell allegedly ssured Coronation Street producer Stuart Blackburn that he was a changed man before signing a contract to return, but an insider said that "the cast are very worried about him".
Perhaps this is the reason behind bosses easing him back into Weatherfield with a "small storyline" - which wlll see him back on the small screen next month.
Blackburn told The Mirror recently: "I can't wait to have Michael back – We were all watching the news for the end of the trial and there were cheers going up around the set when the result came through. It was just a sense of relief.
"The new set is like a fresh new start for Michael, it's all about the future now."
His comeback will reportedly see him embroiled in a dramatic love triangle with ex-wife Sally and her new man, Tim.
"At the point when Kevin was forced to leave for Germany, he was actually looking to get back together with Sally," Blackburn added.
"So when he returns, it's to a very different world. He comes back to find Sally's relationship with Tim, while his daughter Sophie's world will have changed as well.
"We're just delighted to have Michael back with us, and we're hoping he'll be back on screen in March/April."


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Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC, (CNE), a wholly owned tribal company of the Cherokee Nation, is seeking qualified bids for 800 digital video camera/MP4 Players. 2.4" True Color TFT Screen; 1.3 MP still camera and video recording function; Interpolates to 5.0 MP; 10 X digital zoom; SD card compatible up to 8G (SD card not included); Rechargeable lithium battery; Earphones & charging cable included; Compatible with MP3, WMA audio formats, AVI video formats, JPEG picture formats; Supports FM Radio & Audio / Video out function. You will find a photo attached of the specific item, labeled "The Twist", however bids will be accepted and considered for similar items. The item quoted MUST be a digital video camera/MP4 player/still camera.
****BIDS DUE NO LATER THAN 9:00 AM ON Tuesday, April 29, 2014****Submit bids to firstname.lastname@example.com OR mail to the attention of Amy Bailey at 777 West Cherokee St. Catoosa, OK 74015. Proposals MUST include a copy of your TERO Certification, front and back, to qualify for TERO preference.
It is the intention of Owner that if an acceptable proposal is received, the selected firm will be notified in writing within 10 business days of bid opening. Any bid received after the time set for opening of Bids, shall not be considered and will be returned. It is the intention of CNE that if an acceptable bid is received, the Contract will be awarded by within 30 days of bid opening. Please note that winning bid(s) will be published. CNE reserves the right to issue one award, multiple awards, or reject all bids. All bids are subject to negotiation prior to award. Awards may be issued without discussion of bid received, and bids should initially be submitted on the most favorable terms from price and technical standpoint. Any award resulting from this Bid/Proposal will be subject to CNE Terms and Conditions. Your bid should indicate hourly ($) rate (when applicable), individual work effort, delivery schedule or time of completion. Any item(s) with exceptions, substitutions, exclusions, additions or qualifications must be noted and clearly indicated on return bid.
TRIBAL EMPLOYMENTS RIGHTS OFFICE (TERO) - This procurement is subject to Cherokee Nation Tribal Employment Rights Office ("TERO") regulations that include a fee of ½ of 1% of total contract award and, if applicable, the completion of a TERO Labor Agreement and payment of associated fees. The successful bidder's award will be published on the Cherokee Nation's procurement website and their performance will also be measured, recorded, and reported to the Cherokee Nation. The complete Act is available by contacting the TERO OFFICE at Tahlequah 918-453-5000. TERO bidders are required to provide a copy, front and back, of their TERO certificate with return bid(s) and failure to do so will result in such bidders not receiving the TERO preferences afforded TERO bidders under the CNE procurement and contracting policies and procedures.
CHEROKEE NATION GAMING COMMISSION (CNGC) - This requirement may be subject to CNGC policies and procedures. Licensing requirements may be required of the successful vendor(s) to be coordinated with the CNGC. These requirements may include licensing fees as well security and background checks of vendor(s) employees. Current policies and procedures can be found on the Cherokee Nation website or by contacting the CNGC office at 918-431-4116.
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I posted a picture on Twitter and Facebook of an amazing deal on a dresser at an estate sale. I snagged it for $30! Super score! That was about 2 months ago.
And yes, I just now finally got around to finishing it up.
There were several options of where to put this dresser. I originally wanted it for our bedroom but the drawers were to small. I then thought about the living room and replacing the sofa table but changed my mind. It's new home is in my craft room. I desperately needed more storage. Of course the tiny closet is overflowing!
So here is how I fixed this bad boy up:
This dresser was painted an awful yellow color that was worn. But not worn in a cool, distressed way. I didn't love the knobs. I thought they were overpowering the dresser and I planned on changing them up. Key word… PLANNED.
For some reason, the previous owner got the bright idea to nail a piece of plywood to the bottom and put it on casters. It looked absolutely ridiculous! I thought about putting molding around the bottom and decorative feet. I decided not to so that I could save a few bucks.
I gave her a light sanding. In other words, a Young and Crafty sanding. AKA, not very good. I DESPISE sanding. The lack of sanding on the drawers is also the reason why the knobs didn't get changed out. You could still see the rings of where the plates behind the knobs were.
I gave the dresser 3 coats of white paint.
Of course I didn't want just a plain white dresser. That would be to easy! My inspiration came from Pinterest which came from Centsational Girl. My dresser didn't have grooves so I faked that effect. I measured 3/4 in. from the edge and then again at 1 3/4 in to make a 1 inch stripe all the way around.
This part sucked. I swear I can't ever just make a project easy!
Oh I just LOVE the yellow stripes!
I think it turned out very charming!
It also matches my craft table. But it's not too matchy-matchy.
Now I'm going to show you some embarrassing but super real pictures. These pictures are the exact reason WHY I needed more storage. These pictures also show exactly how lazy I am when it comes to cleaning :)
Not so bad from this view.
Oiiii. That is baaaad.
And here is the tiny closet, overflowing with stuff. (Ribbon organizer post here)
On the left we have: The top shelf has random scrapbooks, ribbon, pictures and who knows what else. The second shelf has yarn, patterns, moss, paint and other random crap.
On the right we have: The top shelf has random boxes. Honestly I didn't even know what was in them. Fireworks… umm what? Vase and some of the hubs work stuff. The clothes are the hubs work uniforms.
The floor has scrapbook totes, old printer, cutting mat, iron, foam, weights, pull up bar, towels to paint on, batting, and I'm sure plenty of other stuff. Who knew that much could fit on that tiny little space!?
A ton of stuff went into the dresser. The hubs uniform got moved to another closet. It's MUCH more organized!
Ok so here is a mini tour of the craft room:
This is looking in from the door to the left. The shelf is a PB knock off that my husband and his dad built a few years back, find the post here. The filing cabinet redo can be found here.
This is standing by the file cabinet. Nope I didn't straighten my fabric piles for you guys. Sorry! You can find the craft table post here, the hanging buckets here, the photo boxes here, and the chair here.
And there you have it! Everything you ever wanted to know about the craft room.
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Rowan Companies Inc. (NYSE:RDC) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-03-31.
Rowan Cos Inc has a market cap of $4.28 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.04 with a P/E ratio of 29.1 and P/S ratio of 4.6. Rowan Cos Inc had an annual average earning growth of 18.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Rowan Cos Inc the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
Highlight of Business Operations:Net income from continuing operations rose to $55.5 million in the first quarter of 2012 from $26.8 million in the first quarter of 2011. The effective tax rate was a benefit of less than 1% in the first quarter of 2012, as compared to a provision of 8.8% in the first quarter of 2011, primarily due to the current period amortization of tax benefit related to outbounding certain rigs into our offshore subsidiaries in prior years, the 2011 sales of the Company s manufacturing and land drilling operations, whose earnings were subject to a 35% U.S. statutory rate, and a greater proportion of income projected to be earned in lower-tax foreign jurisdictions in 2012 as compared to 2011.
During the period from January 2011 through the first quarter of 2012, operations commenced for seven newly constructed rigs, including three EXL-class rigs and the Rowan Viking, Rowan Stavanger, and Rowan Norway in 2011, and the Joe Douglas in 2012. These seven rigs contributed 412 incremental revenue-producing days in the first quarter of 2012 (20% of total revenue-producing days) compared to the first quarter of 2011.
Our operating margin (revenues in excess of operating costs, other than depreciation, selling, general and administrative expenses and material charges) was approximately 45% of revenues in 2012 compared to 46% in the first quarter of 2011. Margins for the first quarter of 2012 were negatively impacted as a result of higher rig personnel and maintenance costs as well as increased shorebase costs associated with expanded international operations. Depreciation expense increased by $20.8 million or 55% between these periods due to the rig additions. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $2.2 million or 11% between periods due primarily to increases in personnel and related costs.
Cash flows from operations declined to $63 million in the first quarter of 2012 from $114 million in the first quarter of 2011. The decline in cash flows can be attributed in part to the sales of our manufacturing and land drilling businesses in June and September of 2011. As discussed in Note 1 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has chosen not to separately disclose cash flows pertaining to discontinued operations in its statement of cash flows, as permitted under GAAP. As a result, the reported amount of cash flows from operating activities in the first quarter of 2011 included cash flows of our former manufacturing and land drilling businesses. The impact of the sales on cash flows from operations was partially offset by higher cash flows attributable to rig additions. We expect the contribution from these newbuild rigs to result in significantly higher operating cash flows in 2012 compared to 2011.
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VANCOUVER _ B.C. Conservative Leader John Cummins says his party has done the best it could with the resources available to screen candidates, after dropping its third candidate since the campaign began.
The provincial Tories dismissed Mischa Popoff in the Boundary-Similkameen riding over comments he made in newspaper columns in the area.
Popoff lost his position Thursday night after The Vancouver Sun revealed statements from him deriding the Missing Women Inquiry as a waste of time and criticizing single mothers for having children "without a man by their side."
Cummins says some of the comments were insensitive and disrespectful, to women and single mothers in particular.
Earlier this week, the party dropped Ian Tootill from the ballot in Vancouver-False Creek over statements he made on Twitter last fall about Nazi dictator Adolph Hitler.
That was just two days after the Tories announced North Vancouver-Lonsdale candidate Jeff Sprague was stepping down in the midst of an alleged drunk driving investigation.
Cummins says he's unsure how many of the 85 ridings will have B.C. Conservative candidates. The deadline for nominations is today.
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A visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Lebanon later this year is "very possible," according to the Vatican's official spokesman.
The Pope would use the visit to deliver a document – known as an apostolic exhortation – that is the fruit of the discussions that took place at last October's Synod for the Middle East.
"In the context of the publication of a synod document, it is very possible and reasonable for the Pope to go to Lebanon and deliver this message," Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., told CNA on Jan. 23.
"Lebanon is certainly a country that desires the Pope's presence. Given that the Pope has already been to the Holy Land, Lebanon is a place that would be an option to host the Pope for this purpose," Fr. Lombardi said.
The Italian media is already speculating that the Pope will travel to the country in mid-September. Possible dates include Sept. 13, the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross, and the following weekend, Sept. 22-23.
Pope Benedict could make stops in Lebanon's capital city of Beirut and the seat of the Maronite Catholic Patriarchate, Bkerké, as part of his trip.
"Well that's very much the hope there at the moment," said Monsignor John Kozar, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, who recently visited Lebanon.
"There is a lot that would have to go into such a decision, and there are a lot of parties that will have to weigh in on that," he told CNA, adding that a papal trip "certainly would be a most welcome sign to the people and to the Church there."
Just over a quarter of the Lebanese population is Catholic, with the majority of those belonging to the Maronite Catholic Church, an Eastern Church in communion with Rome.
Blessed Pope John Paul II made a two-day visit to Lebanon in 1997 to sign the apostolic exhortation "A Hope for Lebanon," which drew together the work of the Special Assembly for Lebanon of the Synod of Bishops in 1995.
A papal visit later this year would be Pope Benedict's first journey to the Middle East since the emergence of the "Arab Spring," a series of popular uprisings across the region that have toppled a number of dictatorships over the past year.


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(Leavenworth, Kan.)—The University of Saint Mary and the Lansing Historical Museum together have secured a federal grant to present the documentary film series Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle and related programs.
The grant comes from an initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities that uses the power of documentary films to encourage community discussion of America's civil rights history. NEH has partnered with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to develop programmatic and support materials for the host sites.
The Lansing Historical Museum is one of 473 institutions across the country awarded a set of four films chronicling the history of the civil rights movement. The documentaries—The Abolitionists, Slavery by Another Name, Freedom Riders, and The Loving Story, include dramatic scenes of incidents in the 150-year effort to achieve equal rights for all. Freedom Riders received an Emmy in 2012, and The Loving Story and The Abolitionists have been nominated for Emmys in 2013.
USM's Dr. Bryan Le Beau, vice president for academic affairs, Dr. Kyle Anthony, assistant professor of history, and Dr. Karenbeth Zacharias, director of the university's Starr Global Studies Institute, will work with the museum to host film discussions in 2014 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's March on Washington. The first film program will be in March 2014. Dates and time are to be announced.
"As historians, Drs. Anthony and Zacharias and I are committed to the proposition that we need to study the past to understand the present. And nowhere is that more the case than when the past is so relevant, as the history of civil rights is to the state of Kansas," said Dr. Le Beau. "For Kansas, that history dates to the Free State Border Wars of the 19th century and continues down through the Civil Rights struggle of the 1950s and the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case. We couldn't be more pleased than to have the opportunity to partner with the Lansing Historical Museum on this public program."
The Created Equal programs bring communities together to revisit our shared history and help bridge deep racial and cultural divides in American civic life. The Created Equal film set is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
For more information about the local film discussion series, contact Museum Site Supervisor Laura Phillippi at 913-250-0203 or email [email protected]
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1) Case Number Your first step is to contact Arapahoe County Combined Courts to find your case number. State Archives cannot process any request without the case number of your divorce case. And we have no name indexes for Arapahoe Divorce Case Files to help you find a case number. Call 303-649-6355.
2) Archives Location Expedite your the time it takes to process your request by including the Archives Location on your request form.
If you received your case number from the Arapahoe Court, they will have provided the Archives Location. Simply include the location number in your request. (Note: We DO NOT need the Agency Number. ONLY the Archives Location will allow us to locate your record.)
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4) Identification In order to confirm your connection with the case, in compliance with Colorado Law, we must see photo id. New attorneys to the case must provide an Order of Entry of Appearance and photo id.
Walk-in customers should be sure to bring some form of photo id.
Customers using our webform to request records should either fax a copy our research desk, or be prepared to attach a scan of your ID in the webform.
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Welspun India hopes to improve operating margins going ahead as the company has plans to spend Rs 1000 crore on backward integration.
Textile company Welspun India hopes to improve operating margins going forward aided by backward integration and change in procurement strategy despite lower revenue growth, Akhil Jindal, Director of Welspun Group told CNBC-TV18 today
The home textile maker, which gets nearly 70 percent of its business from US, plans to spend Rs 1000 crore on backward integration. The company will put up 170,000 spindles and will also have more looms.
"On overall basis 75 percent of our internal requirement would be met in-house instead of 40 percent odd because today we are buying 60 percent material from outside," Jindal claimed. In FY13, the company reported earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin of 17.7 percent.
However, Welspun India sees its revenue growing at a slower pace around 10 percent in current financial year as compared to 13 percent in 2012-13.
"Margin is what we care for. We are already one of the largest company in US. So, I do not see tremendous revenue growth going forward but our efforts would be to continue to improve the margins here," Jindal said.
The company today reported 26.6 percent on year increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 63.2 crore, but its consolidated net sales were slightly down by 4.7 percent on year to Rs 665 crore. Discounting the lower sales in fourth quarter Jindal said it was a one-off quarter and stressed that the annual results reflected true business position of the company. For the full year 2012-13. Welspun India reported 13 percent rise in revenue at Rs 3,647 crore and a profit of Rs 224.8 crore as against a loss of Rs 13.4 crores.
Below is the verbatim transcript of the interview
Q: To start with Q4, the sales have been flat at 665 crore, any reason why or is this a one-off. How will FY14 pan out? Is there a demand problem?
A: If I take the entire annual numbers; our annual number sales are up 13 percent, our EBITDA has grown up by 56 percent and the cash PAT has gone up by 139 percent. Therefore, one-off quarter does not indicate our annual performance.
Q: Why would it have been lower? Is there demand issue because all companies complain of a lack of demand. We see it in the two-wheeler, in the four-wheeler space. Is there a demand resistance and therefore will FY14 first two quarters at least continue to be flat on sales?
A: Unlike other companies that you mentioned, ours is very export oriented business. Our total export is 90-95 percent and domestic is only 5-7 percent. Largely to the US market. In US we have around 70 percent of our business.
We have changed our business model from promotional business to replenishment model and it means that there is a sustainable demand that will be there throughout the year rather than a one-off demand. So, there has been some destocking that has happened at retailers' end because at different point of time they have different inventory management scheme but otherwise we have done remarkably well in this year, our bottomline has improved many-many folds and that is the silver line. Therefore, all the tough decisions that we took in the previous years are now resulting into creating shareholders' value going forward.
Q: Your higher profit in the Q4 is also because you saw a tax reversal of Rs 20 crore. If you took away the tax reversal then your profit will be lower quarter on quarter. It will be Rs 43 crore instead of Rs 63 crore?
A: There is a direct sales impact because there has been lesser sale in the Q4. However if one sees the entire year's number; again I am pushing for the entire year number because that reflects the business position. Our cash PAT is up by 140 percent. It means that all the restructuring, all the business reorganisation that we did in the previous year are now proving to be the right strategy and going forward the growth is going to come from there.
Q: It does not take away from the fact that the margins for Q4 however been extremely weak at around 3-3.5 percent odd. What is a sustainable range for the margins on year on year basis? What led to this crash and what is the trajectory?
A: On margin front we have overall done around 17.7 percent EBITDA margin. After three-four years of consolidation we have announced our new capex plan of Rs 1,000 crore. This capex plan will mean that we will be putting up more looms, more spindles. We are going to put almost 170,000 spindles. So, whatever cost element was there, we are trying to have better control on that and whatever material we are buying from outside and kind of margin leaving with them, will also now be captured by the company. So, on overall basis 75 percent of our internal requirement would be met in-house instead of 40 percent odd because today we are buying 60 percent material from outside. So, we are open to those wide fluctuations that happen at the market place. Therefore, going forward within a year's time we will have 75 percent of the sourcing from internal sources.
Also read: Arrow Textiles standalone Mar '13 sales at Rs 11.08 crore
Q: You will have to raise any loan or equity for this Rs 1,000 crore?
A: It is financially closed. Indian banks and institutions have funded the entire project.
I must tell you about the Gujarat policy because Gujarat has come up with wonderful scheme because textile is one of the labour intensive industry so they have given a good boost to this industry. Therefore, beside the textile up gradation fund (TUF) there is a Gujarat benefit also, which is another 6-7 percent. So it means that cost of funding has become 2 percent for us and that promotes lot of investment and this is a much needed investment for us.
Q: Has all your capex and restructuring being completed or is there more additional restructuring and capex?
A: There was no loan restructuring. It was business reorganisation so we have merged two companies, which were listed. So, rather than keeping two listed companies which has similar business model, we merged them together to make one listed company. That was the business reorganisation that we did. So, there has been a lot of consolidation effect that has come. All the loans have been raised with IDBI as the lead and four-five nationalized banks. Therefore, entire Rs 700 crore odd, which was needed for loan purpose, is already raised.
Q: What you expect will be the revenue increase in FY14 and what may you do by way of margins?
A: More than the revenue increase I am more excited by the margin growth because a lot of backward integration is happening within the company and that will not only make our business more sustainable but it would make us more profitable going forward.
Also, to mention that our customer recognition has improved dramatically just in last six-eight months, we have got one of the best awards from our customers like the Macy 5 Star Award, also the Sustainability Award and CSR awards.
Q: What might your revenue growth be?
A: I would say around 10 percent levels, but the EBITDA growth could be much higher because there is a backward integration that is happening. Margin is what we care for. We are already one of the largest company in US. So, I do not see tremendous revenue growth going forward but our efforts would be to continue to improve the margins here.


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Pianist Kristian Klefstad In Faculty Recital Jan. 28Jan. 16, 2004
by Richard Veit
Dr. Kristian Klefstad, the newest member of Baylor University's keyboard faculty, will present a recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Roxy Grove Hall. Klefstad's performance will feature an all-romantic program, with music by Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin and Richard Wagner.
Klefstad will open the recital with Schumann's Kreisleriana from 1838, followed by several pieces by Chopin, including three etudes from Op. 25, four mazurkas and the Ballade in A-flat major. The program will conclude with the Hans von Bnlow arrangement for piano of the prelude to Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nnrnberg.
Klefstad, who joined the Baylor music faculty in August 2003, holds a doctorate from the University of Texas, a master's degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a bachelor's degree from Millikin University.
He won the 1998 Concerto Competition at the University of Texas and appeared as concerto soloist with the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra the following year. He has served as a dance accompanist with the State Ballet of Missouri, Ballet Austin and the Ballet Austin Academy.
The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Baylor School of Music at 710-3991.
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The one with the haunting soundtrack (a cover of Your Song by Ellie Goulding).
It is very atmospheric, making you really feel warm and look forward to a present-filled, idyllic, family-based Christmas - right up to the moment when you see the family dog - a Deerhound - lying in the snow, outside a ramshackle, bare shed - ironically clad in festive fairy lights.
No door, no raised bed.
No basic comforts.
How very unChristmassy to glamorise neglect!
It makes keeping a dog outside in all weathers appear almost aspirational.
And who'd have thought this imagery would come from such a normally ethical, animal friendly company?
That final scene totally ruins the advert for most dog lovers.
We're not stupid, we know it's not real.
Of course the dog doesn't live there really. That the snow is probably fake.
But the illusion makes putting a dog in an open-to-the-elements shed seem acceptable, even normal - in fact actually quite posh!
It validates something people should feel very, very uncomfortable about doing.
In the real world, if your neighbour kept their dog like this dog the RSPCA would be interested.
It would probably constitute a breach of the new Animal Welfare Act.
A few days ago dog lovers were tricked into believing that John Lewis had listened to the complaints from their customers and welfare charities like Battersea Dogs Home, Dogs Trust etc. Even the Telegraph and the BBC were fooled. But it turns out John Lewis has not agreed to stop showing the 60 second advert uncensored. They intend to show it prime time this weekend against top rating shows like Xfactor etc and through to December 18th whenever they feel like it.
And they have been copying and pasting answers to customers. They really are not listening.
All we need is for them to stop showing this advert with this ending. To re-edit.
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Yep, Ivey started soccertots this past weekend. Originally I was going to wait until she was older (especially since she is already taking swimming, music, art and yoga) but every time we see women playing soccer at Franklin Square Park her face lights up and she screams, "fútbol mommy, fútbol."
Obviously she loves it – just look at her showing off. Who knows maybe she will be the next Mia Hamm.
Did I mention this was a parent participation class? Thank goodness for circle time because chasing after Ivey on the soccer field was really pooping me out.
BTW – Ivey may have gotten her love of soccer from me but these beautiful eyelashes definitely are something she inherited from her father!
About Soccertots:
SoccerTots is a child development program for kids ages 1.5 to 6 years old. It uses a variety of fun games to delight and engage kids in physical activity. Classes are professionally designed to develop motor skills, promote physical fitness, and self-confidence. Classes are focused on providing a fun, noncompetitive environment for soccer based fun and games.
Oh, and before I forget…
I want to give a quick shout out to the folks at Sunbow. Thanks to them I have FINALLY found a natural sunscreen that Ivey will put on without a fight. It's the "Dora the Explorer Pink sunscreen" and because the sunscreen is actually pink she loves to put it on!


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LONGVIEW/GREGG COUNTY (KYTX) - Frankie Gammage is the mother of Ronnie Joe Gammage Jr. who has been missing for over 2 weeks now. She says knowing that police have made a connection and identified people who may be able to provide information on Ronnie's whereabouts, gives her a little peace of mind. But she said she will not be satisfied until she knows exactly where her son is.
This video from December 4th at the Gilmer National Bank may bring Longview police one step closer to finding Ronnie Joe Gammage Jr.
While police are not releasing the names of these three men and one woman, they plan to interview them and get some answers.
"I still have hope it's been two weeks and some days I think, I'm just going to give up."
The last time Frankie Gammage says she saw her son was the evening of December 4th, after he left Gilmer National Bank.
Longview police say on December 4th, Ronnie Joe Gammage Jr. made a withdrawal at this Gilmer National Bank, and just 20 minutes later the individuals in the video provided by the bank attempted to make a 400 dollar withdrawal under Gammage's account.
But there wasn't enough money to complete the transaction. Frankie Gammage believes whoever is involved took advantage of Gammage's mental disability, and didn't stop at trying to get money out of his account.
"I think they had been in his apartment and I think he knew who they were and thought they were his friends."
With the surveillance video playing over and over in her head, her main question is...
"If you are not involved, why haven't you went to the police to say that you knew him or that you knew people that knew him, and where you got his check!"
Longview police planned those interviews for sometime today, but there's no word yet what information they may have uncovered.


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BioWare said it's investigating a leak of the Mass Effect 3 story files after the beta unexpectedly went live over the weekend.
Russian fansite BioWare.ru reportedly extracted the files from the beta and have since published them online. BioWare says that the script files do not reflect what will be in the final game, however."We are still investigating, but it appears that some internal story files have been leaked," said Mass Effect producer Jesse Houston. "Even though the information in those files is out of date and does not reflect the final story experience, we urge fans not to read them if they want to experience the purest form of the story in Mass Effect 3."
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2Press remaining dough in pan. Bake cookies and base 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Reserve cookies for topping.
3In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and stirred smooth. Spread evenly over bars. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
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2 weeks itinerary: Tokyo-Kyoto-Koyasan-Osaka-Tokyo with day trips
In September me and my brother are going to Japan.
08/09: arrival at Narita Airport, Tokyo
Would you recommend to buy a 7 or 14 JR pass? (As I see it, if we would buy a 7-day pass, we would only activite it on 13 September, when we leave for Kyoto)
Thanks a lot in advance for your help and for any further advice on our itinerary schedule,
Daan vh
Hi Daan,
The 7 day JR Pass would help you make the best savings possible, especially if you use it between Tokyo - Kyoto - Osaka - Tokyo. Do keep in mind though that this period currently is 8 days long (13th-20th) as the 13th is counted as a full day. So you would have to return to Tokyo a day sooner.
If that's not possible you could also a 14 day JR Pass, which you could also use for travel to Nikko, Kamakura and Narita Airport.
It is correct that the last part between Osaka - Koya san is not included. Details can be found here.
Hope this helps!
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ELYRIA — The quest at Elyria High School to help girls mature into women continues in earnest with help from the Elyria YWCA and now the Nord Center.
It was two years ago when Principal Tom Jama sounded the alarm about an epidemic of violence involving young girls that was threatening the climate of the school.
Female community leaders saw the revelation as an opportunity to turn to mentoring to bring about change. The first group — Ladies on the Move in the Right Direction — was less organized and more reactionary.
This newest group, which has been meeting weekly at the school with a group of handpicked girls, is less about curbing violence and more in line with cultivating female leaders.
"We want to change behavior, improve school climate and build capacity within in the school," said program facilitator Regan Phillips. "We are in the early stages and are adding components as needed to help our students."
As such, Nord is being looked at as a possible new partner. Jama said more meetings are needed to finalize the organization's involvement, but its willingness to step up is promising.
"I strongly believe that this type of intervention is the best solution in helping our at-risk students become more successful at school and in life," Jama said in an email. "The key is to get properly trained, caring adults actively involved on a consistent basis. Additionally, the necessary supports (like Nord) must be in place to address the significant needs presented along with getting the families on board and providing them assistance as well."
YWCA Executive Director Jeanine Donaldson said the group, appropriately named Y Leadership Corp, is a throwback to the teen groups of the 1960s and 1970s that were popular fixtures at YWCAs and YMCAs.
The difference this time is the various social issues the Y Leadership Corp group must tackle.
"In the 20th century, the girls have very different needs," Donaldson said. "The world they live in is very different than the world was for teens in the 1960s and 1970s."
Phillips said working with the Nord Center, which can help the adults in the group with messaging and mediation, is not the only community involvement the teens will encounter.
Over Presidents Day weekend, a weekend retreat at Oberlin Inn included a tour of Oberlin College. Future outings will include a session with Judge Gary Bennett and a behind-the-scenes look at the juvenile justice system and work on a community-service project.
"I tell these girls that each and every one of them has talents, gifts and abilities," Phillips said. "We are helping them pursue their leadership potential by showing them a leader every chance we get. The idea is for them to believe if these ladies in the community can do this and this is what leadership looks like, maybe they can see they can attain this level of success, too."
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