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I teach math from Kindergarten to high school, from arithmetic to trigonometry. This means I am certified in algebra ("algebra I" and "algebra II" according to the WyzAnt list), pre-algebra, geometry, and SAT Math as well. How well do I teach? I have an eight-year-old brother, who I taught division before he turned seven. He saw it as a game, as I taught it. If you ask him what he thinks of division, he would say, "It's easy!"
I taught English and math to a 7th grader for a whole year. I am also a Physics tutor for the TRIO special services in my university (Polytechnic Institute of NYU). In Physics my subjects are vectors, linear, circular and projectile motion, forces, momentum, and torque (also known as moment).
I am also a master of giving presentations, and am able to make mind-blowing presentations with very little prior preparation. I am a believer in being relaxed and in the moment at the time of presentation. I can show students how to do the same thing.
Those who need help with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint may ask me for help as well.
Finally, I am an avid martial artist. I took TKD for three years as an early teen, and I am one of the competing members of my university's Judo team. I hope to receive my black belt before the end of 2012. I teach math from Kindergarten to high school, from arithmetic to trigonometry. This means I am certified in algebra ("algebra I" and "algebra II" according to the WyzAnt list), pre-algebra, geometry, and SAT Math as well. How well do I teach? I have an eight-year-old brother, who I taught division before he turned seven. He saw it as a game, as I
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I've been using algebra all my life. I've been successful in tutoring students in passing their Regents exams. I can explain math in a way that kids can understand it.
I am going to be a Senior at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. I plan to take my Fundamentals of Engineering exam at the end of the year. These are my following Civil Engineering/Construction Management related courses with the corresponding grades where applicable (in chronological order):
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I was an ESL student for several years, and English didn't become easy for me until I was in high school. I am fluent in Cantonese, and understand how to make learning English easy.
I have been a martial arts fanatic for as long as I could remember. I started Tae Kwon Do when I was 12, and stopped when I was 15. At that time my sparring skills matched those of newer black belts.
I am now in my university's Judo Team. I have competed in at least a dozen tournaments, obtaining many medals in lower-level competitions. I have recently obtained Nikkyu (second level brown belt) and I hope to get my black belt by the end of next year.
I understand the discipline and confidence which martial arts needs to teach, and in most classes (such as Tiger Schulmann) the necessities of real discipline and self-confidence are missing. Most commercial martial arts schools are simply baby sitting industries, where kids do whatever they want and they receive their black belts.
In this way, "black belts" either never gain a sense of self confidence, or they have a fall sense of security. Some would want to prove to people that their martial arts work because they never learned to use their skills in a safe environment. Others try to fight bullies, but in vain because their skills have never been properly developed in a live-resistance training environment.
I also learned that it takes perseverance and focus to be able to perform a move correctly. These are both essentials in the virtue of "discipline" which most martial arts schools claim to teach, but which few actually do. The kids in the other martial arts rarely learn the reward of a technique actually working, and actually being able to throw someone who didn't take the fall for you. I understand the need for this very well, and I know that this is the only way to build a concrete base of confidence.
I can do one-to-one private lessons, but I believe that having several students of similar size or age becomes of a better learning environment, especially for martial arts.
I have been speaking in front of groups since I was 15. In addition to the in-class presentations I had to make, I was also Flight Sergeant in the Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol. Throughout the years, I looked for different ways to improve my presentation skills, and studied books such as Roger Love's "Set Your Voice Free."
I have made all different types of presentations, from 20-slide presentations to four-slide picture-only presentations. I believe in making presentations which will not put the audience to sleep, because I have been put to sleep far too often on the other side of the presentation.
But most importantly, I have learned how to work with nerves and make them work in my favor. That's what I want others to be able to do. I would say that I speak better in front of a large group than I do in one-on-one conversations, because in my presentations I know exactly what I want to say, and I know exactly what I am talking about. I want to be able to teach the essentials to those who are nervous or simply want to speak better publicly.


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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his "continued and persistent absence" from the Lok Sabha, alleging Dr Singh was not around when his presence was required and important issues were being discussed.
Soon after External Affairs Minister S M Krishna made a statement in the House on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India on April 8, BJP member Jaswant Singh stood up to register his protest over the absence of the Prime Minister from the House.
Mr Singh, a former External Affairs Minister, maintained that the Prime Minister should have made a statement as the visit involved a Head of State. He said Dr Manmohan Singh should have shared with the House what exactly transpired during his deliberations with Mr Zardari.
"This statement pertains to a Head of State. Parliamentary propriety demands that the Prime Minister should have made this statement," he said.
Mr Singh, however, clarified that he was not questioning the competence of the External Affairs Minister.


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It looks like any old weathered TV that you'd find in a Heights antique shop. But look in the screen, and you'll find red feathers where the tubes should be. Push the button on Patrick Medrano's assemblage, Arsenic Vision, and an exhaust fan lifts the feathers and creates a red funnel cloud within the box. The whirlwind of swirling feathers reveals a black-and-white photo of a woman's hands holding a white apple on the bottom.
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates that the Social Security program's assets will gradually decline until they are exhausted in 2033 due the heavy influx of baby boomers entering the retirement benefits system.
A new study by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides four options for closing the financing gap. Although these options differ slightly, they all reflect a raise in the wage base to $214,500, with varying tax rates. The four proposed rate options, combining the employer and employee portions of Social Security tax, are:
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The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith warned June 4 that Mercy Sister Margaret Farley's 2006 book, Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics, contains "erroneous propositions" on homosexual acts, same-sex marriage, masturbation and remarriage after divorce that could cause confusion and "grave harm to the faithful."
The image of the American family is changing and increasingly that means a family doesn't include a father figure.
Pope Benedict voiced regret for the turmoil surrounding the recent publication of leaked Vatican documents, but thanked the vast majority of people who work at the Vatican for their dedication and fidelity.
A bill that would have prohibited abortions motivated by the gender of the unborn child failed to gain a needed two-thirds majority in the U.S. House of Representatives May 31.
Ireland's Catholic Church, host of the International Eucharistic Congress, has suffered a dramatic loss of credibility in recent years, but also shows signs of renewal after a decade of turbulence.
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx called for a "social market economy" in the wake of the fiscal crisis that has gripped much of Europe over the past year.
The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, has launched a monthly insert dedicated to women, aiming to bring greater attention to their important but sometimes neglected role in the Church.
As tens of thousands of families from all over the world gathered for the World Meeting of Families, Pope Benedict urged them to use their Christian values and strengths to help bring peace, joy and solidarity to everyone in their lives.
Silence is disappearing in the world, said the keynote speaker at conference on World Communications Day.
U.S. President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage has had little effect on people's voting plans, according to recent polls.
"We are on the Lord's team, the winning team," Pope Benedict told members of the College of Cardinals at the end of a luncheon he hosted to thank them for their friendship and support.
Seventeen former Anglican priests were made deacons in one of the largest group ordinations in the modern history of the Catholic Church in Britain.
Addressing God as "Father" is an acknowledgement that God is the one who created, supports and guides humanity, Pope Benedict said.
A new analysis of allegations of abuse made against 98 priests over a 70-year period shows that the alleged abuse peaked in the 1980s.
To help bishops determine the credibility of alleged Marian apparitions, the Vatican has translated and published procedural rules from 1978 that had previously been available only in Latin.
The governing body of the Traditional Anglican Communion has suspended Archbishop John Hepworth, whose allegations that he was raped more than 40 years ago as a young Catholic priest by three other clerics were found to be unsubstantiated by investigators.
People walk past a chapel built by Los Zetas drug cartel founder Heriberto Lazcano in Pachuca, Mexico.
Bulgarian Orthodox priests stand in the Vatican's courtyard as Swiss Guards march behind them.
The Catholic Church's relationship to Judaism as taught by the Second Vatican Council and the interpretations and developments of that teaching by subsequent popes, "are binding on a Catholic," said the Vatican official responsible for relations with the Jews.
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AUSTRALIAN stocks have opened sharply lower as rising concern over the West's likely imminent intervention in Syria sent international markets tumbling.
At 10.43am AEST, the All Ordinaries was 51.1 points, or 0.99 per cent, lower at 5090.1.
International bourses fell sharply overnight as speculation of military intervention in Syria worried investors.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 170.33 points, or 1.14 per cent, lower at 14,776.10. Most European bourses also dropped sharply.
Australian Stock Report market analyst Benny Sada said investors worldwide were fretting about the wider consequences of a military strike on Syria.
"There are concerns that (it) could spill over into other countries in the Middle East, potentially choking off oil shipments from the region," he said.
"There is a lot of fear out there."
In local news, Woolworths's full year profit was up almost 25 per cent to $2.26 billion, thanks to a solid performance from its core supermarkets division.
But, Mr Sada, said the strong result was largely expected and unlikely to have a major effect on local stocks.
"With most of the companies having already reported, the effect of earnings results is going to have a limited impact going forward," he said.
Woolworths shares were down two cents at $33.89.
Construction and maintenance group Transfield Services suffered a $250 million loss, dragged down by costs associated with its businesses in Western Australia, the United States and Chile.
Its shares were up 6.79 per cent, or 5.5 cents, at 86.5 cents.
But AGL Energy more than tripled its net profit to $388.7 million, due in part to the contribution of Victoria's Loy Yang coal fired power station and changes in the value of derivatives.
AGL shares were 2.30 per cent, or 33 cents, higher at $14.70.
However, the resources sector was down, with global miner BHP Billiton losing 60 cents to $35.00 and Rio Tinto shedding $1.16 to $58.58.
Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 26 cents lower at $32.40, Commonwealth Bank was down 69 cents to $72.78, Westpac dropped 29 cents to $31.32, and ANZ 25 cents lost at $29.63.
* At 10.43am AEST today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 51.1 points, or 0.99 per cent, lower at 5090.1 points.
* The broader All Ordinaries index was down 50.8 points, or also 0.99 per cent, at 5080.0 points.
* The September share price index futures contract was down 55 points at 5068 points, with 10,137 contracts traded.
* At 10.38am AEST, national turnover was 400 million securities worth $659 million.


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The Mexican, who previously directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and produced The Assassination of Richard Nixon, won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for best feature film at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
The 52-year-old beat 12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen, American Hustle's David Russell and The Wolf of Wall Street's Martin Scorsese to claim a major boost ahead of the Oscars on March 2.
All four are up for best director at the Academy Awards but the winner of the DGA prize nearly always picks up the equivalent gong on Hollywood's biggest night of the year.
In the 65-year history of the DGA awards, the winning director has failed to take home the Oscar just seven times.
Their film is often also named best picture.
Sandra Bullock, who starred alongside George Clooney in Cuaron's film, in which two astronauts become separated from their space station, introduced the director on stage to receive his award.
She joked she could barely understand him on set, saying: "I had no idea whether ice meant ice or eyes."
In his acceptance speech, Cuaron said: "This is truly an honour and I'm humbled at being recognised by my peers."
Other winners at the DGA awards included Vince Gilligan, who was named best drama director for Breaking Bad, and Steven Soderbergh, who won the television and mini series prize for Behind the Candelabra.
The Oscars take place on March 2, with Gravity and American Hustle nominated for 10 awards and 12 Years A Slave in the running for nine.
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Does anyone have any experience with keeping Kalanchoe beharensis outside during the winter? I have one that I was hauling in and out but I repotted this summer in a fairly large pot that's too big for me to haul in and out with the frost warnings... Jake added to give a sense of size. In the Plant Files it says they are hardy to 25 degrees. I've never quite dared to leave it out... Comments, anyone.
anybody keep their Kalanchoe beharensis outside in winter?
I know nothing at all about that plant, except that it has beautiful foliage. Are they fairly easy in our climate?
I have two small K. beharensis outside all year long. They are in a protected area in pots. If there is any chance of frost, I cover with frost cloth. They have been fine for several years now. Actually I had a big plant, but the lower leaves all fell off over time so, one spring, I rooted a couple of top stems so now I have two. Maybe I wouldn't need to cover them, but I just sleep better if I do!
I have a big one outside and a smaller one, like Nancy, I cover mine if there is a frost warning, but otherwise they tough it out with everyone else!
I have one in the ground. There is definately a risk that it will perish, I have lost one to the cold. When we get frost warnings I cover mine, it is quite large and it often loses quite a few leaves in winter. But once they get big . . . well what do ya do?
Oooh, very cool plant :)
Hey Domehomedee- mys SIS just moved to Arroyo Grande, we were there for Thanksgiving, what a lovely place! I visited nurseries and we walked around the neighborhoods alot, you have alot of options when it comes to plants.
(sorry to hijack your thread Jackie ;>)
Yeah, our weather here is good. So good in fact that it confuses the plants. It has been so nice here lately that my early spring plants are coming up. I have daffodils blooming. Mind you it could freeze tonight, but I have daffodils blooming, LOL. If your sis has any interest in plants I'm on a build up to sell (succulents mostly) again in the spring. She's welcome to come by and look at what I have and talk plants. Just Dmail me for contact info if she's interested.
What kind of sun exposure do your plants get? I have mine on my patio where it gets bright light but only direct sun in the very late afternoon (and very briefly).
Mine get about 4 hours of dappled light each day, with about 2 hours of mostly direct sun in the morning.
Mine get just bright light, no direct sun at all and do fine. Mine tend to lose lower leaves when it is hot, not cool. That is why I take cuttings for fresh plants every so often.
I have mine in full sun. But I'm in a canyon so my days are shorter and I'm only 10 miles from the coast so it's not as hot here as AZ.
Funny story. My first kalanchoe beharensis came to me from a friend who brought it to me "because my mother can't get any more than 2 leaves to stay on it".
He was right, indoors that plant would put on a new leaf and drop a leaf like clockwork. So I took it outside and left it on it's own. It grew large and leggy and I made many plants from it.
I have another kalanchoe in my living room window that looks like a small kalanchoe baharensis, I should look up what it is. It does do better indoors in a window, doesn't lose any leaves in that location.
I love kalanchoes, wish they weren't so frost sensitive.
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Clean Harbors Inc. (NYSE:CLH) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-03-31.
Clean Harbors Inc. through its subsidiaries operates in one industry segment providing a wide range of environmental services to a diversified customer base in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Company is managed on a regional basis with a full range of services being offered in the Northeast Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions and a presence in the Western region. The Company has a network of sales and regional logistics offices and service centers. The service centers interface with customers and perform a variety of environmental remediation. Clean Harbors Inc. has a market cap of $1.27 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.41 with a P/E ratio of 20.3 and P/S ratio of 1.3. Clean Harbors Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 21.2% over the past 5 years.
Highlight of Business Operations:During the three months ended March 31, 2009, our revenues were $206.3 million compared with $242.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008. The first quarter of the year has historically been our seasonally weakest quarter due to the timing of customer projects and the effect weather conditions can have on our operations and volumes. In 2009, our first quarter revenues were further impacted by the current economic environment, severe winter weather in parts of North America, reductions in fuel recovery fees, and the continued weakness of the Canadian dollar.
Our costs of revenues decreased from $170.2 million in the first quarter of 2008 to $143.5 million in the first quarter of 2009. This decrease in expenses is primarily due to the reduction in revenues, but was also attributable to decreases in fuel and energy costs, our continued initiative to actively manage our costs, and specific cost cutting measures initiated as a response to the current economic environment. An example of our continued initiative to manage our costs was our focus on reducing outside transportation expenses by expanding our internal transportation fleet, making better use of our rail capabilities and capturing related increased efficiencies. These measures helped reduce outside transportation expense in the current period. Even with declines in revenues and increases in costs for certain raw materials, our cost control initiatives enabled us to maintain a stable gross profit margin of 30.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to 29.8% for the same period ended March 31, 2008.
The Company realized a net benefit in the three months ended March 31, 2009, of $0.2 million related to changes in our environmental liability estimates. Changes in environmental liability estimates include changes in landfill retirement liability estimates, which are recorded as cost of revenues, and changes in non-landfill retirement and remedial liability estimates, which are recorded as selling, general, and administrative costs. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the net $0.2 million benefit was recorded as cost of revenues.
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Monthly subscription boxes have taken over the beauty industry, offering everything from makeup, nail polish and of course hair products targeted for naturals. although ANYONE of any hair type or texture can benefit! Anyway, a few years ago only a few natural hair subscription services existed but after their popularity soared through the roof, new companies offering hair and beauty products began to spring up.
What are natural hair subscription services?
Monthly (sometimes bi-monthly) services through which you receive a box with various products geared for curly girls and natural hair.
Why sign up?
Some ladies simply enjoy receiving new products each month in the mail and love the accompanying surprise element. While this fun factor is a reason many ladies sign up, natural subscription services have practical purposes as well. New naturals are often unsure of what products work best for their hair and which styles they will enjoy most with their relaxer-free hair. So receiving many different sample sized products gives customers a change to experiment as they learn their hair needs. Also, as discussed in Natural Hair Without Going Broke, monthly subscription boxes allows a person to test lots of different products without the expense of having to purchase them individually. Plus, since most contain sample sized products, if you happen to not like an item – you don't have a huge bottle to use up. Almost always the value of the monthly box is much higher than the cost of the subscription and some allow you to opt out of any month you choose, if you remember to do so.
Now lets discuss the pros and cons of some well-known and even relatively unknown natural hair subscription services.
Curl Kit: Arguably the first and best known of the subscription serviced dedicated to curly haired women, CurlKit consistently offers 7-9 samples as well as bonus full sized items each month from both established brands and emerging gems. Cost is $20 per month.
Curl Box: This is the strongest competitor to Curl Kit and to my knowledge was the first natural hair subscription service established by a black woman with natural hair, Myleik Teele. The frustrating part of this service is in order to join, you have to get on a "list" and from what I understand the list opens at random times each month for only short periods of time. On the other hand, some ladies love the exclusivity this process offers and live for the "list" to open each month. Cost again is $20 per month.
Curl Collection: Bi-monthly subscription service delivering FULL (not sample) sized products that are all sulfate and paraben free. Curl Collection is also dedicated to supporting small and new businesses that otherwise may go undiscovered by its recipients. Cost $35 bi-monthly.
Overnight Natural. This is the first natural hair subscription service that does not require automatic billing to a credit card each month. The boxes begin shipping around the 15th of each month and you can purchase as your needs and desires dictate. Cost $30 per purchase.
Dekem Divas. Each month you'll receive receive a variety of 4-6 hair care and styling products specially chosen for curly hair. Cost $22.95 per month.
Onyx Box. This is more of a beauty subscription service for women of color than it is specific to natural hair. Customers receive 5 deluxe-size or full size hair, skin, makeup and lifestyle products but this service difference in that four are standard while you get to select a 5th from a hand-picked selection of luxury beauty products. Cost $20 per month.


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Playoff Preview?
No team has been as hot as the Cleveland Indians. They'll try to stay that way against one of only two teams with a better record, facing the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set matching up division leaders.
The Angels (82-57) have the second-best record in the majors behind Boston's 84-56 mark. The Indians (81-58) have the next-best record, but no team has been better over the last two weeks.
Cleveland has won 11 of 12 games since Aug. 25, including a three-game sweep in Minnesota earlier this week.
Oddsmakers from Bodog.com have made Los Angeles -155 money line favorites (MLB Odds) for today's game, the over/under has been set at 8.5 total runs (Matchup). Current public betting information shows that 66% of bets for this game have been placed on Los Angeles -155 (View MLB Bet Percentages).
"We've got a good vibe right now," third baseman Casey Blake said following Wednesday's 6-2 victory. "It just seems like we're playing pretty well in all areas of the game. And it's nice to have some good energy going on."
Blake had three hits Wednesday while Kenny Lofton and Victor Martinez each drove in two runs. Cleveland has scored at least five runs in 10 games during this 11-1 stretch while averaging nearly 11 hits per game.
Martinez and Travis Hafner have been two of Cleveland's hottest hitters with three homers and 13 RBIs apiece over the last 11 games.
The Indians have a comfortable lead over the second-place Detroit Tigers in the AL Central, but Thursday's starter, Paul Byrd (14-5, 4.19 ERA), said it's important the team doesn't get overconfident. Cleveland and Detroit play a three-game series at Jacobs Field from Sept. 17-19.
"Not until it's mathematically over," Byrd told the Indians' official Web site. "That's one thing I've learned in this game, is the minute you assume something before it happens, you're automatically surprised. Any time you assume anything in this game, you're done."
Byrd has won four straight starts, and is coming off his second four-hit shutout in less than four weeks. The right-hander threw 78 of his 110 pitches for strikes on Saturday in a 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Byrd, who also blanked Minnesota on Aug. 6, loaded the bases in the ninth Saturday but retired the next two batters to end the game.
"He reached down deep in that last inning," manager Eric Wedge said. "That's what it was all about out there. I was happy to see him do that."
Byrd is 3-0 with a 3.89 ERA in six starts against the Angels, for whom he pitched during the 2005 season. He did not get a decision in his only outing against them this year, allowing two runs in seven innings of a 3-2 loss on May 9.
Angels star Vladimir Guerrero doubled twice off Byrd in that game and is 9-for-22 (.409) with two homers lifetime against him.
Kelvim Escobar (15-7, 2.99) gets the start for Los Angeles. Escobar had won four straight starts before losing to Texas on Saturday, when he lasted 2 2-3 innings - his shortest outing since May - and allowed five runs in a 7-6 defeat.
The right-hander had a 2.67 ERA over his previous four starts. He said the 99-degree temperature at game time affected his outing, in which he struck out six, but allowed 11 of the 18 batters he faced to reach base.
"It was pretty hot out there and it took me a while to get going," Escobar said. "I didn't have my best stuff today and I never got into my rhythm. I couldn't get my ball down in the strike zone. And when I got ahead, I couldn't finish them off."
A game-time temperature of around 70 might make things easier on Escobar, who has given up more than three earned runs only five times in 26 starts this season.
Escobar is 6-3 with a 3.31 ERA in nine starts and eight relief appearances against the Indians. He pitched a seven-hitter and struck out nine in an 8-0 win over Cleveland on May 10.
Travis Hafner had two of the Indians' seven hits and has gone 8-for-18 (.444) all-time versus Escobar.
Los Angeles has won seven of 10 overall, but failed to complete a three-game sweep of Oakland on Wednesday with a 6-2 loss.
Garret Anderson drove in a run for the 10th straight game, tying the franchise record held by Fred Lynn (1984) and Wally Joyner (1986). Anderson is hitting .457 (16-for-35) with six homers and 18 RBIs during that stretch.
Cleveland and Los Angeles have split six meetings this season.
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LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Brevan Howard, one of Europe's biggest hedge fund managers, has launched a fund to invest in Argentinean assets, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed.
The hedge fund firm, which managed more than $34 billion at the end of October, has started to market the fund to external investors. A Brevan Howard spokesman declined to comment on how much the fund aims to raise or who will manage the fund.
Argentinian debt is trading at 86 cents on the dollar, according to Thomson Reuters data, after the country defaulted on its debt in July following a legal battle with a small group of U.S. junk debt specialists.
Argentina has been battling with hedge funds who are seeking full payment of debts after its $100 billion default in 2002. Other creditors had previously settled for less.
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Guys in Drive Thru Pay It Forward Just to Spread Smiles
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CLEVELAND -- Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said injured designated hitter David Ortiz felt "great" after taking a day off to rest on Friday. Ortiz took batting practice on the field and was expected to run the bases prior to Saturday night's game against the Indians. He was originally expected to run on Friday before opting for the off-day.
Ortiz hasn't played since July 16 against the White Sox as he continues to recover from a right Achilles injury.
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"It only bothers him when he runs straight ahead," Valentine said.
Valentine said after Friday's game that a Sunday return for his DH was unlikely, but he didn't rule out the possibility on Saturday.
"I don't know," he said. "We're trying to make sure that he has no setback."
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The Goodman Theatre will hold open auditions for youngsters ages 5 through 13 for its 20th anniversary edition of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" on Saturday.
Check-in time is 9:45 a.m. at the Goodman, 200 S. Columbus Drive for an audition slot. No experience is necessary.
Those auditioning should have a brief poem or monologue memorized and be ready to sing a holiday song without accompaniment.


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The hunt for the killer of a 28-year-old man who was shot in his car two blocks from his Capitol Hill rowhouse early Monday continued a day later with little new information. A police report made public Tuesday did reveal one new detail, however: Jason Anthony Emma's black Audi was still running when police officers arrived to find him dead in the driver's seat.
Authorities have not said whether they believe Emma, an accountant who worked out of his home, was killed in a robbery or targeted for another reason. A close friend and roommate said he thinks Emma was shot moments after parking his car after a night out and returning to his home the 1200 block of C Street NE a few minutes after 2 a.m.
The police report gave no new clues on the case, adding only fractionally to the scant description of suspects previously distributed by police — two men, one wearing a white T-shirt with dark sleeves.
In the report, police added that both men are between 5-feet-10 inches and 6 feet tall, and weigh between 200 and 220 pounds. The report does not say the source of the descriptions.
On Monday, D.C. Police Cmdr. George Kucik pleaded for help from the public and authorities announced a reward up to $25,000 for tips leading to an arrest and conviction.
Police did not respond to requests for updates in the investigation Tuesday. Emma's relatives and friends of Emma also did not return calls and e-mails.
One of Emma's closest friends told The Post on Monday that the victim had just moved into the rowhouse Dec. 1, joining lifelong friends from Virginia. The roommate said Emma, an Arlington native, had been excited about moving to Capitol Hill to join a neighborhood in which residents cared for the city's future.
Emma's brother runs a food delivery business; his father is a psychiatrist who lives in North Arlington.
An outpouring of support was evident on Facebook Tuesday, with more than three dozen friends and acquaintances sharing condolences. "My heart is aching for you and your family," one wrote. "Know that Jason is in a better place, far from this horrendous earth."


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West Ham turn down bid from Fulham for Morrison
Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen has confirmed his club have had a bid turned down for West Ham star Ravel Morrison.
Meulensteen worked with the 20-year-old when they were both at Manchester United.
"We have put a bid in for Ravel Morrison but that got knocked back and we move on," Meulensteen told BT Sport after his side's 3-0 win over Norwich City in the FA Cup.
When pressed whether that meant the club had ended their interest in the attacking midfielder, Meulensteen refused to clarify Fulham's intentions.
"Yes I think he does want to come," he added.
"He would add pace, power, unpredictability and a real attacking threat. I don't know what the situation is now, because that's left with (club director) Alistair Macintosh."
Fulham and West Ham are both battling relegation from the Premier League.
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Red alert! Teens make sex jokes! Up in suburban Washington, a high school student body government is making headlines for printing t-shirts covered with ridiculous, possibly sexual innuendos. According to the Seattle Times, as part of a "Battle of the Sexes" week the student body printed up shirts with slogans for each class — Freshman were Krabby Patty, sophomores were Stain, juniors were Mole Rat and seniors were Burnt Toast.
After some quick work at Urban Dictionary, parents and teachers were roundly offended to find their students were now emblazoned with a term the internets defines as "disease-infested female genitalia."
My favorite part about the controversy, though, is students' defense that they got the nicknames from Nickelodeon shows Kim Possible and Spongebob Squarepants. This "Squarepants Defense" is definitely bound for urban dictionary with the definition "wherein one claims that everything dirty he/she knows he/she learned from children's television."
But the point is: sexual euphemisms are all around us. You cannot escape any word, no matter its decency, being misconstrued to sexual ends when given the proper voice inflection. For example, remember when we all learned what "bagpiping" means? And how it changed the whole meaning of "Portland's bagpiping unicyclist"?


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In the single product view of the Propulsion Theme, I would like to move the "Price," and "Add to Cart," or "Select Options" block to the right column just below the product description. I hid the .woocommerce_tabs so you could say that I would like it to go where the tabs were.
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Hi, that's exactly what I would like to know as well – move the section price/add-to-cart/select-options below product description and above the tabs.
I tried rearranging some lines in the config-woocommerce/config.php in the single page adds section as of #116, but this alone did not work.
Would be nice to get some assistance,
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You'll need to look into a freelance developer to re-do the layout of the single product page. As Katharina mentioned the changes would be made in the config-woocommerce>config.php file but it also needs to stay responsive as well as keep cross browser compatibility if we provide it as a solution (which at that point is quite a bit past what we can do via support).
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The only relation this company has with Avis is that just like all car hire companies they ask you to agree to existing damage before seeing the car.
The agent eventually came out to the car park with me to actually inspect the vehicle, acting as if she was doing me a favour. And quelle surprise, we found more damage than was noted on the damage sheet !
I also saw a dent in the tyre sidewall from kerbing. When I got the vehicle to a brightly-lit, dry car park, I found dent another on the same tyre. I phoned the agent who informed me it was on the "kerbing band" and perfectly safe. That may be true for 15/16" tyres on a hatchback, but these were 18" low-profile tyres and less resilient to kerbing damage.
She also implied I had checked the vehicle and accepted it, therefore she had no more responsibility regarding the vehicle. I could not exchange the vehicle because they have no relationship with Avis. Avis Prestige is just a brand name of milesandmiles.co.uk .
I came across Avis Prestige whilst researching luxury vehicles to hire for a period of four days, being almost a household name on the car hire scene and in choosing an Airport branch I believed that they would be able to offer the vehicle that I needed or a close alternative. Coupled with the fact I was booking a month in advance (as a treat for a 40th Birthday trip) I didn't expect there to be any availability issues especially with this extension of Avis seemingly being marketed as offering nothing but prestige luxury vehicles. I also believed that since this was what this arm of the Avis empire did day in day out, that there would plenty of alternatives to choose from, should my first choice be booked.
Thirty minutes after making the provisional booking, I got the bad news. An email from Avis Prestige telling me that the vehicle I wanted wasn't available, and they only had one alternative, which coincidentally was also being now offered at a much higher price. Incidentally the same model of the alternative vehicle which they were now offering was available for hire at another local 'non prestige' car hire company for £150 cheaper than the price Avis were charging. I assume that Avis work on the basis that simply adding the word 'prestige' to their website, somehow lends them the ability to increase their hire prices for vehicles which are, in this case, available to the customer at a much cheaper from another local mainstream hire company. Hardly anything special being offered here then!.
I was disappointed that, despite other customers claiming that Avis had offered them an upgrade on the occasion that their original vehicle was unavailable, I was essentially now being offered a downgrade when you consider that the other car hire company were offering this same alternative vehicle at a much cheaper price. Would you pay £510 for the hire of a vehicle which was available £150 cheaper from another company?, neither would I although Avis Prestige seem to think that this alternative was the same class as the previously chosen vehicle, and an acceptable substitute.
The whole point of paying almost £500 for Prestige Car Hire, is to get a better level of service and a better class of vehicle, the type that you just cannot get from mainstream high street car hire companies, and in my case, this simply wasn't forthcoming.
Having a months notice of my hire requirements, you would expect that Avis Prestige could have perhaps gone the extra mile and arranged for a vehicle to be transfered from another branch, or at least have more than one alternative to offer from their range, and doing this doesn't seem to be a problem for general multi-regional car hire companies such as Practical Car rental and County Car Hire (Stockport), both of which do make the effort for their customers and offer a much better level of service at a more competitive price, and so I would seriously recommend rewarding this extra level of customer care by taking your business to them.
If you ever are unfortunate enough to find yourself on the Avis Prestige website, I would advise excercising the use of your browsers' back button, and take your business elsewhere, to where it is better appreciated and deserved. This experience is not exactly a good first impression for what was, in my experience a third rate level of service.
I must say it was once again another added luxury to our trip to the UK in renting via Avis Prestige. If you calculate the diff. between what Prestige charges versus other options..it is quite affordable and yet, you are given practically a brand new car with all the bells and whistles along with added safety...your body is something money cannot buy. Protect it by surrounding it with quality goodies...Loved our UK trip..William
Avis Prestige offers luxury car rental, giving ordinary people to opportunity to drive cars they couldn't normally afford. The top of the range includes Aston Martins, Ferraris, and Lamborghinis. The cheaper options include Mercedes A Class, Toyota Prius and BMW 3 Series. They seem to change their fleet fairly frequently - they used to offer the Mini Cooper S and Golf GTI, but these are no longer available.
The cars have an age limit, with the bottom of the range requiring drivers over 25, going up to to 28 or 30 for the higher end cars.
My wife hired a Golf GTI for the weekend for my 25th birthday. We arranged pickup from the Manchester location, with a round trip to Dundee via Edinburgh to make the most of having a nice car to drive. Fortunately, they don't have a mileage limit, so we could drive as much as we wanted.
The day before, they called my wife, informing her that the Golf was not available. As a result, we got a free upgrade to an Audi S3, despite the fact that they advertised it as being a 30+ car.
The service was very prompt, the staff were very friendly, and we were on our way within 5 minutes of arriving to pick up the car. The rental agent even offered some tips on motorway alternatives, to get the most out of the car.
We had a great weekend and the drop off was as efficient as the pickup. I highly recommend this service, if you want the opportunity to pose for a weekend.


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MotorStorm: Pacific Rift crosses the Finish Line October 28th
From David Bull (Product Marketing Specialist, SCEA) today:
Hi Everyone! Im happy to announce the official release date for MotorStorm Pacific Rift is October 28th, 2008.
This time around, the MotorStorm races will take place on a tropical island set amongst the lush jungle, emerald lagoons and towering peaks in the Pacific Ocean. Why is this important? The original MotorStorm introduced us to some fantastic racing through the desert landscape of Monument Valley. Although we delivered some wild tracks and terrain, the desert is the desert. With the topical island setting, players will be able to experience a much broader range of environments and terrain.
As you already know, there are 8 vehicle classes to choose from, including the Monster Truck! For the first time, you and your friends will be able to race head-to-head in the new 4 player split-screen mode for some major racing mayhem. The 16 diverse multi-route tracks (double the amount from the first MotorStorm) feature real-time terrain deformation that ensures no two laps are the same. Did I mention Trophy support is included?
Head on over to GameStop and pre-order your copy today to receive the retailer-exclusive demo for MotorStorm Pacific Rift. Race against the computer or grab a buddy for some split-screen heart-pounding action on one of the exciting "Air" Tracks. More pre-order programs will be announced in the coming weeks. More PlayStation 3 News...
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I can't wait for this game, you don't get many decent split screen games these days.


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The Spring 2014 issue of the CALL Bulletin is available. Check it out to meet new members and catch up on all the latest news and happenings of the Chicago Association of Law Libraries. You'll also find helpful articles on topics such as what to do when your favorite web service disappears and what topics are hot in library school.
Presenter: Steve Hughes, founder and President of Hit Your Stride, LLC
"Any questions?" We've all said it when making a presentation or teaching a class - but how often do questions actually follow? Rather than asking an audience a question they can easily just say no to, try replacing the open-ended query with a more specific one, like, "What questions do you have about using secondary sources to find primary sources of law?" This was just one of the many simple, but effective tips Steve Hughes shared in this fascinating presentation, Own the Room: Presentations That Captivate and Win Over Any Audience, which was actually Part II of his presentation at last year's meeting in Seattle.
For those who were unable to attend Part I, Steve briefly recapped his method for getting an audience engaged. Rather than wasting time at the beginning of a presentation with introductions and a roadmap of where the presentation is headed, Steve suggests opening big - capture the crowd's attention first with a surprising statistic, picture or video, story or real-life example, or even a thought-provoking question or quote. Once they are hooked, keep them engaged throughout, asking questions and focusing your attention on one audience member at a time.
Steve expanded on these concepts for this year's presentation. Participants teamed up to practice the elimination of the dreaded space-fillers, "um" and "ah," by speaking in phrases and "embracing the pause" as we were relating a story to our partners. Steve also demonstrated the effectiveness of using physical movements while presenting, rather than stifling natural gestures, as many of us believe we should. This movement, he pointed out, boosts volume and increases inflection while also increasing visual interest. Movement also has the added benefit of reducing the nervous energy that often accompanies public speaking. He wrapped up his remarks with very concrete suggestions for fielding questions confidently. Listening carefully for the real issue in the question being asked, for example, ensures your answers demonstrate both that you were listening and transparency in your response. Steve also suggested preparing a few questions and answers in advance that you as the speaker can throw out and answer if your more specific request for questions yields no response.
As a teacher and frequent presenter, I found this session professionally relevant and helpful. I will certainly be implementing his tips and ideas in my upcoming presentations to first-year students to boost their interest and attention span. You can read more about Steve and see him in action at www.hityourstride.com.
D.R. Jones, University of Memphis
Meg Kribble, Harvard University Law
Kevin Miles, Fulbright and Jaworski
This seems to have been an extraordinarily busy year for copyright legislation, news, and court cases. The goal of this session was to catch attendees up on the most recent development and how these various changes will impact law libraries.
After introductions from D.R., Meg reviewed some noteworthy happenings in the courtroom and in the publisher's office. First, Aspen attempted to introduce a 'connected casebook' that students could not sell or give away, which challenged the Right of First Sale. After a good amount of uproar from law faculty, students and librarians, Aspen backed off to an extent, now offering traditional books and the "Connected" ones...though the introduction suggests that libraries may have to be more vigilant when it comes to education and advocacy about open casebooks and the protection of first sale.
Two court cases with decisions that strongly favored Fair Use (and therefore libraries) were the Google Books and Hathi Trust cases. Both cases leaned on transformative use to help defend the digitization of the content, with the opinion from the Google Books case being especially pro-library. However, Google controlling patron and information privacy certainly sits uneasily with many librarians.
D.R. then discussed the pretty well-known E-reserves copyright case involving Georgia State. The key to this decision coming down pro-fair use was in part due to written policies that ensure libraries are using proprietary works in an educational and limited way, and limiting access to students, not laying out content freely on the web.
Fair Use also found some unlikely advocates in the form of Westlaw and Lexis when lawyers sued the databases due to the inclusion of patent filings...but once again there was no commercial impact and transformative use played a large role in the judge's decision to rule in favor of Fair Use. One important distinction was made by the judge in that copying is most certainly not a substitute for subscriptions, something I think librarians with even the most liberal view of Fair Use can agree with.
Finally, Kevin presented a brief rundown of the various legislative efforts involving copyright, as well as roundtables and hearings. To me, the most interesting proposed legislation involved offering royalties to senior copyright owners, meaning royalties for any works produced before 1972. This bill is not a law, and is only one of a number of roundtables, hearing and legislation that has come up in the past two years.
Most importantly, the presenters provided plenty of sources for current awareness of copyright. With many of the court cases up for appeal, the ground can still shift under librarians, perhaps weakening Fair Use and it's currently surprisingly strong position. These sources can be found on AALL2 go under topic G2. You can also watch the session (it was live-casted). With so much change and so much potentially at stake, I hope you check out these great resources.
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Novation Impulse 25 Key USB MIDI Controller Keyboard
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The Novation Impulse 25 is the compact, 25-key instrument at the bottom end of the Impulse range of professional USB/MIDI controllers. It has the same 8 knobs and 8 back-lit drum pads of its bigger brothers, and a single fader and button for controlling your DAW and plug-ins. Novation Automap 4 and Ableton Live Lite software are packaged with the keyboard, to get you making music straight away.
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The Impulse 25 has a 25-key precision, semi-weighted keyboard with assignable aftertouch. Designed to feel like an instrument rather than a computer peripheral, it is also incredibly accurate, translating musical expression extremely effectively. Your performance is reflected exactly by the synth or software instrument you are triggering.
The keyboard includes a control surface to give you hands-on control of your DAW and plug-ins. Eight knobs, a custom LCD screen and a fader and button let you take control of your mixer, transport controls and plug-in instruments and effects, and the included Novation Automap 4 software gives you instant mapping to the things you need to control.
Impulse 25 also has 8 quality-feel drum pads which are velocity-sensitive with aftertouch. Back-lit with 3-colour LEDs, they can do things other drum pads can't, including warping arpeggios in real time, rolling beats and launching clips in Ableton Live. Ableton Live Lite is included with the keyboard, for production, performance and composition.
As well as Ableton, Impulse is designed to give you instant hands-on control of Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, Reason/Record and Sonar. It also works as a standard MIDI device with other DAWs such as Garage Band, and comes with free software including Ableton Live Lite, Novation Bass Station, Loopmasters sample library and 502MB of live drum loops and breaks from Mike The Drummer.
- Precision semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch
- Professional control surface gives you full control of your DAW including mixer, transport and plug-in instruments and effects
- Novation's Automap control software makes it fast and simple to assign knobs, faders and buttons to your music software
- Back-lit drum pads allow you to warp arpeggios and improvise with rhythm patterns - they also launch clips in Ableton
- Large LCD screen displays control information
- Hardware design is tough and rugged
- Comes with Ableton Live Lite, Novation's Bass Station synth and a Loopmasters sample pack
- USB powered, with expression and sustain pedal inputs as well as MIDI in and out ports for connecting external MIDI instruments
Impulse also comes with a stack of free software and sounds:
- Ableton Live Lite - powerful loop based music-making software
- Novation Bass Station - legendary analogue bass synth as a software plug-in
- Loopmasters sample library - over 1GB of royalty-free samples
- Mike The Drummer - 502MB of live drum loops and breaks
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For their "Multi-York" four piece suite, these clients chose two complementary fabrics that work beautfully together. The suite comprises a three seater sofa, a two seater sofa, an armchair and a footstool. For the main bodies, a best quality, flame retardant "Romo" crushed fabric was specified. Contrasting with this, for the cushions, the client chose a subtle plaid fabric from "Linwood". The good looks and luxurious feel of these fabrics will last for many years, thanks to their easy clean "Teflon" coating, which resists stains and makes cleaning very easy.All four pieces were stripped back to the frames and all frame interiors (i.e. arms, backs and seats) replaced with best quality flame retardant materials. This is the most vital step in making sure that the suite is restored to "as new" condition and the upholstery will last as long, if not longer than, the original. We also replaced existing seat cushions with best quality flame retardant "Reflex" interiors, which carry a ten year guarantee. They were also wrapped in a secondary casing, comprising Dacron and stockinette to prolong cushion life. We also replaced existing back cushion interiors with best quality flame retardant "Fibre-fill" interiors. The combination of "Reflex" and "Fibre-fill" interiors ensure maximum comfort, quality and durability. Lastly, to finish all four pieces with a hand-stitched flat skirt. Our clients also requested six scatter cushions to complete the look and one pair of arm caps and two head protectors to protect their furniture.Our clients said they were very, very happy and we did a great job! They also said John Lewis could use us for organisation and efficiency! Praise indeed.
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When is the best time to fly to Queretaro?
Peak Season
The peak tourism season usually takes place from June to September, although the local summer season is from April to June. Peak season temperatures are approximately 20°C. Be sure to book hotel rooms and flights to Queretaro as soon as possible to get the best rates. The city is steeped in Aztec history, and visitors will be able to take part in various celebrations such as the Huapango Style Music and Dance Competition. There are even celebrations for the United States' Independence Day.
Off Season
From December to March, the off season is in full effect. Temperatures are still around 8-15°C, however there are few events due to the declining tourist numbers.
Shoulder Season
The shoulder season typically takes place during the Queretaro Summer, and will typically be the season when most festivals and events take place. Easter Week celebrations and the International Cheese and Wine Festival, which includes plenty of street performances, music, and feasting, are not to be missed. It should be noted that although these celebrations attract large crowds of revellers, valuables should be secured as thefts can be quite high during the street performances.
City overview
Located in central Mexico, Queretaro is a city which is steeped in Aztec and Spanish history. Queretaro was founded between 1529 and 1531, and marked the northern border of Spanish territory in Central America. Today, the city is full of modern attractions such as shopping streets, restaurants, and bars.
Queretaro is the ideal place to visit for culture and history enthusiasts, as there are still locations within and around the city which dates back to the Spanish arrival and Aztec period. Sightseers can hike around La Pena de Bernal, a natural rock formation around the city. The Museum of Arts of Queretaro holds many prized works of art from the region, while the building itself is a work of art. There is also a wealth of churches around the city, which were built by the Spanish to convert the local populace to Catholocism.
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I thought they used the troupe so the pros wouldn't get over tired until enough of them were eliminated.
If Nancy was the one who told Wardrobe to shorten her costumes, she could've kept that s**t.
TALK about being DELUSIONAL.
Ricki's tired and doesn't have what it takes. I'll admit I felt bad for Derek out there. He looked lost at what to do. He improvised well enough.
Ricki/Derek in the semi's, Nancy/Tristan in jeopardy.
Derek looks like a two-year-old that got into a chocolate cake.
Cheryl looks annoyed.
Lots of cheers for Rob. I can't believe Nancy is going to survive. I figured she would out of sympathy, but I guess viewers might think it's time for her to hit the road as well. Tristan better be back next season. And a fake bottom 2 (which I took to mean not Nancy).
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OMAHA, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Doug McDermott and Jahenns Manigat combined for 29 points Tuesday and 11th-ranked Creighton breezed to a 91-61 victory over Drake.
McDermott provided 16 points and seven rebounds while Manigat contributed 13 points and five assists as the Bluejays (15-1, 4-0 MVC) reeled off their ninth straight win.
Creighton also got 10 points, five boards and four assists from Grant Gibbs in the triumph.
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Maybe you should first update to etch-m68k and from that to unstable and[…]I think it's doable.Not officially, really; most of our packages are recent enough to not support upgrading from anything older than squeeze. I think, debootstrapping a chroot, moving stuff in there and then making the chroot the new system is the cleanest way to upgrade any old systems right now. But you might be lucky, who knows.
I did this from etch-m68k to unstable 3 weeks ago. It was sometimes a little bit tricky, but doable. Nothing an experienced user can't deal with, but not that kind of stuff a new user can handle, though. And as long as you work on a backup partition... alas, then you can use debootstrap as well...
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Lord of the Rings Online - Pre-Order Program Revealed
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January 27th, 2007, 21:49
I think I'm breaking the NDA saying that i'm in the European Beta… but I don't think they can know who I am in their beta… I hope ;-)
What I know for sure is that I've played lots of mmorpgs over the years (almost 10 years now… years playing mmorpgs not my own age ;-), so I have *some* experience. LOTRO is definitely a decent mmorpg, some people will think it's the best, others won't. I personally find it a bit boring, too "kind", too "nice", I like more brutal/violent games, with a much heavier emphasis on PvP. But it is already, 2 months before release, more polished than several games on the market, it is stable, runs smoothly, has very little bugs for a beta version, lots of quests and things to do in the lvl 1-30 areas. It has a lot of features : all the ones found in other mmorpgs such as WoW or SWG (auction house, mail, mounts, etc) plus a few new/rarer ones such as built-in voice-chat, an interesting perk system (reminscent to that of AC2), a very nice emphasis on lore & story, and good incentives and rewards for "doing things well" : the Accomplishments system, etc.
So all things considered, Turbine is not at all ripping people off with a 199$ life time subscription provided the servers stay online for more than a year. By the standards in the mmorpg market, LOTRO in its current beta stage already provides enough content and quality to justify the 15$ monthly fee.
Now the question is, are you sure you're going to play LOTRO for at least a year, otherwise indeed 199$ would be too expensive. I personally can't answer that question, I don't think I would, I've only been playing it for a month, I like, but I don't love it, I'm not really addicted. I think I'll buy it, play through the main story line and reach level cap, which should take about 3 months this summer, then stop. Unless I can manage to wait until October for AoC to release (more violent more PvP and something else than the oh-so common dwarf/elves heroic fantasy world).
What I think would be really fair, is that Turbine extends this offer after release. Say you buy it, play it a month or two at 15$/month love it then do your math and decide 199$ will end up being cheaper. And as Moriendor said, a life-time subscription is a great way to pause when you're a bit bored, play something else then come back.
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The Barnes is my choice in all of my rifles, from .243 to 45/70 and here's why: The GMX and E-Tip are both gilding metal. The GMX has relief grooves in it like the Barnes which may allow higher velocities, but I could never get 'em to shoot tight groups in my guns. The E-Tip does not and can not be driven to the same velocities as the Barnes. These monolithic bullets (IMO) need to be driven fast to perform. And they do perform. I've killed dozens of hogs with the Barnes and all of the bullets recovered could be sold as an advertisement for Barnes. Beautiful setback and 100% weight retention. Accuracy is under 1/2" for my four bolt rifles and right at an inch in my Sharps. Fouling seems to be an issue more with the particular rifle than the bullet. My Browning A-Bolt is fussy and needs thorough cleaning after 30 rounds or so. Definitely have to use an ammonia based bore solvent.
I shoot the Barnes out of preference and shoot it even when I don't have to. I have taken them to Wyoming and killed elk and mule deer with them and they do a fantastic job. I have found that it's better to go light rather than heavy. My favorite weight in the .300 is the 168 gr. TTSX and in the 7 mm rem mag the 140 TTSX. The 80 grainer in the .243 loaded with the new Superformance powder is wicked fast at 3,630 fps out of my 22" BDL and 1/2" groups. It turns coyotes inside out and performs well on medium hogs.
Problems with fouling and failure to open were common with the older X bullet but they've done a great job of producing a hunting bullet that really works.
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AMSTERDAM (AFP) - While David Beckham has pretty much decided against a return to the Premier League, insisting instead he'd rather play for AC Milan when he leaves LA Galaxy at the end of the Major League Soccer season, American soccer fans (all six of them) just want him and his pug-ugly wife, Victoria, "deported the fuck outta here!"
"I talked with the other five season ticket holders back in LA, and we all think soccer sucks," said Brad Pitiful, President of the LA Galaxy Fan Club. "The game just goes on and on and on and on, and what is worse, it has infected US kids. Instead of playing Little League Baseball, or Pee Wee Football, they spend hours kicking a fucking ball about. That's just un-American," Pitiful said in an Amsterdam Airport press conference.
"Well, I agree about that part, Brad," said Natty Bumpo, the Galaxy Fan Club Treasurer; "but on the bright side, that stupid game does keep our faggy kids and insipid wives out of our hair for hours on end. In that respect, I feel soccer has a lot to offer American men."
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Original Sin - Post-Funding Update # 60
Larian Studios has posted the next update for Divinity: Original Sin. The first part of the update shares news the Maxc version is now available to play.
First: Mac users, this one's for you! D:OS is now available for Mac systems through your Steam Early Access code.
Second: Mac players can play together with PC Players. And Steam Cloud saves are activated.
Third: Laptop UI Optimisations are now live. (Good news for you track pad warriors!)
Taken together, these advancements mean you can play D:OS at home at your PC battle station, during your lunch break at work on your Mac, and on-the-go on your laptop of either make. And you can play it with anybody else who has a good taste in RPGs, whether they have a PC or a Mac.
Next we get information on a new Collector Edition.
The Collector's Edition (the same backers in the $95 tier will get) is currently in production and here's what you can expect:
The Collector's Edition includes:
- Four Divinity titles (Two copies of D:OS on two DVDs; Divine Divinity and Beyond Divinity for download)
- Zandalor's trunks & the Golden Grail DLC
- Maradino's Alchemical Cards for in-game crafting
- Cloth map of Andavale
- Collector's Edition Stickers
- Two-sided Poster
- Collector's Edition Soundtrack on CD-ROM
- Game Manual
- Zandalor's Deck of Playing Cards
- Bellegar's RPG dice
How do I get my hands on one of these?
The English edition is available worldwide exclusively through the Larian Vault.
IMPORTANT! There are only 1500 English versions of the Collector's Edition available; the rest is reserved for our Kickstarter backers. We aren't planning a re-print (the organisational acumen it takes confuses and frightens we developer-types), so get your loot while it's available.
A limited set of German, French & Polish editions will be available via retail.
In the Benelux, a limited amount of English editions can be found in Game Mania
The rest of the update is about a Beta update & Beta Testers.
We need beta testers!
We've had a secret army of testers combing through the game for us these last months, but we're in need of fresh eyes and fresh perspectives. If you know you've got an upcoming weekday off and are in the vicinity of Gent, Belgium, we'd love to hear from you.
We are looking for two types of testers to join us between now and release.
The Rookies. Testers who have never played D:OS in any form before. We need fresh eyes to help us see where the game can be made more intuitive to new players and to improve our current tutorial.
The Veterans. Testers who have completed all or most of the beta content and are ready to delve into our other, never-before-released mid- and end-game content.
Testers must be available to join us at our office in Gent, Belgium for a day of testing. Send inquiries to [email protected].
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SP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Fantasy
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The BrightBuilt Barn is an attempt to push the envelope of sustainable design. It is the practical outcome of an in-depth collaboration between Kaplan Thompson Architects, Bensonwood Homes, a Who's-Who team of Maine's green engineers and professionals, and a visionary client to create a super green, offsite fabricated net-zero building that can be adapted and replicated over time. Designers, building fabricators, high performance building experts and solar energy professionals from all over the northeast have participated in the project.
From its inception, the design of the BrightBuilt Barn has been driven by 5 guiding principles: Livability, Sustainability, Replicability/Affordability, Disentanglement/Flexibility, and Education.
The building has a small but adaptable initial purpose - it will serve as a working studio for the client, or can be configured as a one or two-bedroom unit. With large intentions, its mission is to demonstrate an alternative method of building that allows a level of flexibility
and sustainability beyond the reach of typical residential construction. Fabricated and erected in the summer of 2008 and available for purchase in early 2009, this prototype will be offered at a square foot cost equivalent to the average small American home.
To learn more about ordering BrightBuilt Barn (or building one of your own!), go to our website at www.BrightBuiltHome.com
Renewable Materials
This home is notable for primarily using materials that have at least 25% recycled content; obtaining all of the framing and other wood products from local sources within 250 miles of the site; using only paints, adhesives and sealants with little or no VOCs; and for reducing waste in the fabrication process and in on-site construction, while diverting a high proportion of unavoidable waste generated to recycling resources.
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In this home, plumbing fixtures have been installed that use significantly less water than typical fixtures.
Budget / Economy
The goal is for a base model to be offered at a square foot cost equivalent to the average small American home.
Sustainable Landscape
This project keeps site disturbance to a minimum, uses native, drought tolerant plants and reduces the amount of water-thirsty grass on the site, and shades as much of the hardscapes as possible.
Energy Efficient
Each component of the building envelope (walls, floor, ceiling/roof) achieves R-40 insulation, which, in combination with high efficiency windows, creates a building tight enough to require NO FURNACE.
Home occupants and observers will be able to track the building's energy performance in two ways. The first way is through an array of LED lights around the lower perimeter of the building that are programmed to glow in multiple colors depending on the moment-to-moment level of energy the barn is producing or consuming. At its most energy efficient energy level, when more kWh are being produced than consumed, the 'light skirt' glows green; glowing red when kWh production is less than consumption - not unlike a mood ring. All energy use information, both moment-to-moment and cumulative, will be CONTINUALLY MONITORED ONLINE at brightbuiltbarn.com.
The second is through a series of three meters on the East side of the facade. This first meter displays the real-time energy use of the barn, tracking the amount of energy produced and used by the barn. The energy that is produced is represented by the color green and a graphic of a tree, while the energy that is being used is represented as a red graphic of a smokestack. The second meter displays how many acres of trees could be planted to equal the savings in CO2 emissions generated by the barn. The third meter displays how many kilowatt-hours (kWh) the barn is producing, measured in the number of average homes the barn could power. Along with these three meters is a complex algorithm through which the carbon load generated by the building's construction will be calculated and provide a starting point in the red for CO2 emissions - the carbon debt incurred in construction of the barn. Over time, we will watch the red return to black as the carbon debt is repaid, the result of excess kWh produced by the building's twin solar energy systems.
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This building takes a radical stance toward carbon neutrality. Not only does it generate all the electrical and heat energy that it needs, thus reducing its annual carbon footprint to zero (i.e. Net Zero), it also takes the next step by generating substantially more electricity over the course of a year than it uses. This excess energy is sent into the national electrical grid, where it displaces the need for more carbon-producing sources of electricity such as coal-fired generators. Over time, the surplus energy will erase the "carbon debt" incurred by building the BrightBuilt Barn.
The roof of the BrightBuilt Barn is packed with 30 individual 32" x 62" solar panels able to produce approximately 20 kWh per day. These photovoltaic panels are arranged symmetrically on each side of 60 evacuated solar thermal tubes, long glass tubes constructed like thermoses, which trap heat energy from the sun even on the coldest days. The solar panels will produce roughly 132 kWh per day and will feed any excess energy back into the grid. The tubes will produce the energy equivalent of approximately .37 gallons of heating oil per day, saving an estimated yearly total of 137 gallons for domestic hot water and, as needed, to the space heating needs of the building.
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Plans to build a $4-billion experimental "clean coal plant" in the San Joaquin Valley have touched off fears here that as it generates cleaner electricity, it would foul groundwater and air in a region where airborne pollutants are among the nation's worst.
The Hydrogen Energy California project is touted as a clean alternative to coal-fired power plants, whose emissions are a large contributor to global warming.
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Pan-Africa low-cost airline, fastjet has began operations yesterday with the sale of its first tickets. The airline, which has aviation entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Lonrho among its backers, will offer $20 domestic flights in Tanzania, with the routes officially opening at the end of the month.
The airline has chosen Dar es Salaam as its first operating base in Africa, with flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport set to commence on 29 November.
Chairman David Lenigas said: "The sale of the first tickets for fastjet anywhere in the world is a momentous day for the company and the culmination of six months of hard work from the fastjet team. Our first three Airbus A319s will be arriving in Tanzania shortly and we are very much looking forward to providing reliable airline services to an international standard for the people of Africa."
"The fastjet launch in Tanzania will be the start of what the Company believes will be a truly great pan-African low cost airline. Over time, we plan to have fastjet flying the continent of Africa from north to south and east to west."
The launch comes just six months after the airline was founded. fast will now take over the routes owned by Fly540, previously owned by African conglomerate Lonrho. Lonrho however remains the brand for flights in Kenya, Ghana, Angola, Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire.
Passengers can purchase their tickets through travel agents and Fastjet's own sales desk, call centre and offices. He company's new website, will launch next week providing information on routes and fare schedules. The site will also soon allow tickets to be bought using credit/debit cards, as well as by mobile phone.
Two flights daily tickets are on sale for flights between Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro, as well as Dar es Salaam and Mwanza while other routes to domestic locations and other East African destinations will be announced later.
Fastjet Chief Executive, Ed Winter, said the Fastjet will make flying an affordable option for more Tanzanians than ever before, bringing new opportunities for trade, leisure trips, and family visits.
"…we are grateful to our partners in Tanzania for their support to date, and we look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with the people of Tanzania…," he said.
"We have had a great response to our first tickets going on sale with over 100 seats sold within the first two hours for flights departing from the November 29."
"Everyone at fastjet is really excited about bringing low cost air travel to the people of Africa and with prices starting at $20 one-way excluding taxes and charges, we are making flying an affordable option for more Tanzanians than ever before."
Meanwhile, Fastjet's Chief Commercial Officer Richard Bodin, told journalist in Dar es Salaam that the ticket launch marks a significant milestone in the company's drive to open up air travel to countless of Tanzanians who previously could not afford to fly.
Fastjet had rebranded ahead of the launch with its new logo that features the 'kasuku' or African Grey Parrot which is renowned for its friendliness to suit Fastjet's motto: smart travel.


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i am reading Animal Farm by George Orwell. I am only halfway through, and I am greatly enjoying it. I can't believe I haven't read this already. (so many books to read!) Basically, the animals kick out the abusive farmer and take over. I would definitely recommend it. (as well as 1984 , by the same author)


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