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Coochie Island Beach Resort
Escape to Coochie Island Beach Resort, Just an Hour from Brisbane with a Two-Night Romantic Getaway! $130 For Two People in a One-Bedroom Apartment, or $250 for a Four People in a Two-Bedroom Apartment (Valued Up To $500)
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Escape the daily grind with a romantic secluded island getaway at Coochie Island Beach Resort
Two-night stay for two people in a one-bedroom apartment is $130 (value $300)
Two-night stay for four people in a two-bedroom apartment is $250 (value $500)
Head to Coochiemudlo Island for a cheeky tropical holiday Wednesday to Sunday
The island is a one-hour drive from Brisbane, then a seven-minute ferry ride from Victoria Point
Embrace stunning views of the tropical gardens or the magnificent palm-fringed saltwater pool in your stunning apartment. Relax on a queen bed, and enjoy the air-con, TV and private ensuite
Take advantage of the facilities and get involved in a game of bocce, tennis, golf, water sports with boat hire, walking, bird watching, or else keep entertained with cycle or kayak hire
Kick back and relax at the fully licensed Aloha Restaurant or Sand Bar featuring a spectacular poolside deck, and visit the Beach Cafe to check out the scrumptious lunch menu
No need to worry about getting your preferred dates. The Booking Guarantee means that if you try to make a booking within 14 days from purchase and can't get your preferred dates in the validity period, you can get a full refund
How to Book Your Travel Dates! Once you purchase your preferred Luxury Escapes package, you will receive a travel voucher with the direct reservation details for the resort. When you are ready to finalise your travel dates and confirm your booking, contact the resort directly through the reservation email provided in the voucher
Click on the 'Fine Print' tab above to read all the terms and conditions relating to this offer
What We Like
Coochiemudlo Island is one of Brisbane's best kept secrets! It's a small island in the southern part of Moreton Bay with a population of less than 1000 people
Coochie Island Beach Resort is a tranquil oasis set amidst lush, tropical gardens just metres from the calm waters and golden sands of Coochiemudlo Island's main beach
The unspoilt sandy beaches provide safe swimming with the southern beach (main beach) patrolled by the surf lifesaving association
Beach picnics, sunset walks and dips in the ocean make for the perfect romantic island getaway without having to travel overseas!
You can check all the conditions which apply to this deal by clicking on the "Fine Print" tab above
The Company
10-16 Dawn Street, Coochiemudlo Island QLD
The Fine Print
Valid for stays until 24 November 2016 (bookings must be made before 24 October 2016)
Valid for stays Wednesday to Sunday
Booking Guarantee: Make a booking within 14 days from the date of purchase and if you don't get your preferred dates within the validity period of the deal then we will give you a FULL refund. Please note that evidence of an attempted booking must be provided to our Support Team via email no more than 2 days after the 14 day period. At this point, we will escalate with management to try and secure your preferred dates and if they are still unavailable, a full refund will be payable (bookings must be made before 24 October 2016)
Strictly subject to availability and please book early to lock in your preferred dates. Please note, weekend bookings are limited. After the booking guarantee period, bookings for specific dates during the validity period will be accepted on a first in, best dressed basis
Bookings are absolutely essential and subject to availability
Voucher valid for two or four adults only
Baby Policy: Children aged two years and under may stay free. Members must bring their own cot
Travel insurance is strongly recommended. We suggest purchasing travel insurance as soon as possible after purchasing this voucher
Members can purchase two vouchers for themselves and multiple vouchers as gifts for different recipients
Please note a maximum of one voucher is redeemable per booking
Late check-out is available on request and is subject to availability
14-day cancellation/re-scheduling policy applies or voucher will be voided
Any surcharges are payable direct to Coochie Island Resort
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or on existing reservations
Voucher must be presented at check-in
Additional expenses such as (but not limited to) flights and island ferry are not included with this voucher
Offer only available for consecutive nightly stays - package cannot be split
The value and comparative savings has been determined based on the hotels published rack rates and the value of inclusions. Please be advised that rack rates may not be reflective of actual rates being charged, dependant on the timing and manner of your booking and therefore are only indicative of the level of saving.
All activities and inclusions are subject to availability
Redemption instructions can be found on the voucher
Our Booking Guarantee is our commitment to you to ensure that you get to travel when you want to travel and not when you have to travel.
And why do we offer this?
Well it's quite simple, we love to travel just as much as you do and we understand that it's hard to find dates to suit your work, family and personal commitments, so we guarantee you that if you can't get the dates you want we will give you a full refund. Yes, that's right...a 100% money back guarantee if you aren't able to book the dates that you want! It can't get much better than that!
How does it work?
It's very simple - make your booking request within 14 days of purchase and if you don't get your preferred dates (within the validity period) you will receive a FULL Refund. If you aren't able to get your preferred dates you'll get a refund directly back to your credit card (or PayPal account). Please note, if you get your preferred dates and later change your mind on when you want to travel, the Booking Guarantee will not apply to your request for a change of dates.
What do I need to do?
Make a booking within 14 days from the date of purchase and if you don't get your preferred dates within the validity period of the deal then we will give you a FULL refund. Please note that evidence of an attempted booking must be provided to our Support Team via email no more than 2 days after the 14 day period. At this point, we will escalate with management to try and secure your preferred dates and if they are still unavailable, a full refund will be payable
Minimal effort for maximum peace of mind! Purchase with confidence and assurance.
Ceiling fans in lounge area
Insect screens
Private bathroom
Bath towels and bed linen provided
Golf hire
Tennis court hire
Bicycle hire
Kayak hire
OH MY GOD!!! If there is one thing you must do before you die, it is see Coochie Island Resort - a paradise of simply divine parameters. The food was heavenly delectable, the water beautifully pure and clear, the sand soft and supple under my hands. Never wanted to leave. 9/10"TripAdvisor
Absolutely loved our time on Coochie Island. We stayed here over Christmas after a few nights in Brisbane and had an amazing time. There is always a quiet piece of beach to relax on, and the rest of the time we swam in the resort pool."TripAdvisor
If you are looking for clean, comfortable accommodation, Coochie Island Resort is your place. Likewise the restaurant served tasty and enjoyable meals. Management and staff excelled in friendliness and assistance. The grounds are well groomed and picturesque. Coochie Island itself is a small, quiet, relaxed and interesting area just a short barge ride from Brisbane. We absolutely enjoyed our time there and will no doubt visit again, perhaps with our extended family. Coochie Island Resort is a little taste of heaven in close proximity to Brisbane. A great place to unwind and relax."TripAdvisor
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District: Worthington is a suburban community located in the diverse and rapidly growing northwest section of metropolitan Columbus, Ohio. Historically, it is a community of New England heritage where residents enjoy traditional celebrations and support progressive ideas. The socioeconomic level of the population is above average, with many of the 61,250 residents being college-oriented, business, and professional people.
School: Thomas Worthington High School is regarded as one of the outstanding public high schools in Ohio. Our school earned an "A" by meeting all indicators set by the State Department of Education with a performance index rating of 107.2. During the 2013-2014 school year, 93.22% of sophomore students passed all five parts of the Ohio Graduation Test compared to the state of Ohio at 83.24%. Thomas Worthington offers academic programs that are strong and quite diverse. Students have over 180 courses to choose from including challenging courses like those in our Pre-Engineering program (Project Lead the Way) and STEM Academy (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Students can take advantage of courses in our Entrepreneurial Business Academy, participate in our award winning fine and performing arts programs, study and develop skills in Spanish, French and Latin or learn life-long skills in Health and Wellness and Family Consumer Science courses. Students can also take advantage of dual enrollment courses or enroll in Ohio's Post-Secondary Educational Options at local colleges. Thomas Worthington offers a broad range of educational support such as our Freshman Learning communities, Sophomore Guided Studies, online learning, AP study rooms, learning labs, academic assistants, and individualized testing rooms.
Enrollment: The school's current enrollment is 1535 students in grades nine through twelve. 110 Thomas Worthington students attend the Linworth Alternative Program, an adjacent campus based on experiential learning.
Faculty: Thomas Worthington is composed of 112 certified professionals; 83% hold a Master's degree, and three hold a doctorate. 70% of our staff members have more than five years of experience.
Graduation Requirements: The curriculum at Thomas Worthington is comprehensive including advanced placements, honors, occupational, and vocational programs. For the class of 2015, a minimum of 20 credits is required for graduation. Specific requirements include the following:
4 units of English 3 units of Science 1/2 unit of Health & 1/2 unit of PE
3 units of Social Studies 4 units of Math 5 units of Electives
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Honors and Advanced Placement: Honor opportunities are available in English Language Arts I & II, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Math II, FST (Functions, Statistics & Trigonometry), PDM (Pre-calculus & Discrete Mathematics), French, and Spanish. Nineteen certified Advanced Placement courses are offered in English Language and Literature, United States History, European History, Computer Science, Latin, French, Spanish, Calculus AB and BC, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Studies, Government, Studio Art 2D, Studio Art 3D, Studio Drawing, and Music Theory. Advanced Placement courses are weighted on a 5.0 scale. Honors courses are not weighted.
Grading System: 4.0 scale. Grade Point Average (GPA) is computed using semester grades for all subjects. Grades of students who transfer to TWHS are accepted, though do not contribute to the student's cumulative GPA. Only grades awarded by a Worthington City Schools teacher are used in calculating a student's cumulative GPA and class rank. A college wishing to re-compute a student's GPA may call the registrar at 614-450-6304 for a copy of the previous school's transcript.
Post High School Plans: In the class of 2014, 90% of Thomas Worthington students planned to continue their education after high school. Of that 90%, 70% planned to attend four year universities and 20% planned to attend two year or vocational programs. Of the remaining 10%, 5% planned to work or enter a trade and 5% planned to enter the military.
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Advanced Placement 2014 Exam Results
254 TWHS students took 442 Advanced Placement Tests last year. 85.9% of those tested achieved scores of three or above. Three faculty members are AP program graders.
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National Merit 2014
National Merit Finalist 4
National Achievement Finalist 1
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Rob, for the skins that I tan with ez-100 and Lutan-f, I have been using Pro-plus oil.I haven't tried any other oil with these tans yet, because this oil has produced soft enough hide's for me that I don't have any reason to change.
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Hamlin finish 2-3, only Toyota drivers in the top-10.
Camry driver Denny Hamlin (second) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Hamlin led the field five times for a race-high 150 laps (of 301) -- after starting third.
Camry driver Clint Bowyer (third) also earned a top-10 result at the one-mile speedway.
Camry driver Kyle Busch started the race from the pole, led a total of 72 laps and finished 16th.
Other Camry drivers in the field at New Hampshire included Martin Truex Jr. (11th), Joey Logano (14th), Brian Vickers (15th), Bobby Labonte (23rd), Landon Cassill (29th), Travis Kvapil (30th), David Stremme (35th), Joe Nemechek (38th) and JJ Yeley (43rd).
Four Camry drivers are in the top-15 in the unofficial NSCS driver point standings following New Hampshire -- Hamlin (fifth), Truex (eighth), Bowyer (ninth) and Busch (13th).
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finishing Position: 2nd
How hard were you driving during the closing laps? "That's all I had. That's as hard as I can drive and just came up about five car lengths too short. Trust me, if I could have got to him (Kasey Kahne), I would have made it real interesting. I just didn't have enough there at the end and it's all we could do. We made our bed by taking those four tires. Darian (Grubb, crew chief) wanted to take two (tires) -- I told him I just needed tires and that was it. He took it that I needed four tires. It was just a little miscommunication that turned into a second-place finish. You never know what could have happened on that last restart if we were taking two (tires). The 5 (Kahne) still may have been better, you never know. We obviously had a great car there at the end and made it interesting at least for the fans."
How did the final pit stop impact your car? "It made our car faster than it already was today, but you can't overcome over a straightaway that we were back -- I think probably six seconds at one time. We just didn't have enough laps was the bottom line. We just came up short. It's days like these that you can just build on. We're going to be back here in just a few months when it really counts and that's when you want to win -- so we know we have something to race him with."
Did you think you could win the race after the four tire pit stop? "You try to be as optimistic as possible, but you know in your head that was a death sentence basically for us. I honestly didn't think that we would get back to where we did -- Kasey (Kahne) stretched out so far on that lead when we were about 10th. I was thinking, top-five and then I was thinking I could get to the top-three and then we made some good ground up there at the end. Needed four or five more laps -- just needed to get within striking distance because I was going to rough him up."
Were you frustrated following the miscommunication about tires? "They gave me a fast car -- there's days when you're not as good and you finish second and you're overjoyed. Today, you finish second and you're disappointed because you've got a dominant car. They gave me a new package this time around. We dominated all the practices and it showed in the race what we had. It's part of it. I would have loved to get win 200 for number 11. That part of it is frustrating that we can't break through and get that. We're getting close."
Does your 2010 championship battle help you this year? "Definitely, if you look at our stats from this year, if we don't get wrecked or taken out or something like that, we're in contention to win a race. I feel like our performance right now, even though we don't have the wins we had in 2010 at this point, I think we're more competitive now than what we were in 2010. Maybe not the all-out speed. This weekend we did have that speed. At the mile-and-a-halves -- we don't have the speed we had in 2010. But we're dangerously close competitive-wise to where we were in 2010. Now we're just going to take that experience from then and apply it this year. You know, everything seems very, very similar to a couple years ago as far as how our performance."
CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Finishing Position: 3rd
Did the two tire pit stop late in the race help you have a strong finish? "It was actually the four tires that made the difference -- we were able to go from 15th or so up there and get position and then take the two tires. That's what enabled us to get the spot. We had a good weekend with our 5-HOUR Energy Toyota -- just a little off. The (Joe) Gibbs (racing) cars and (Kasey) Kahne were the class of the field."
How was your car early in the race? "We were just way off -- way too loose and way too tight in the middle. Usually, when you have that, there's no fix -- you can't get one without the other. That is the balance of the all together package thing. All in all it was a good weekend for our 5-HOUR Energy Toyota -- good way to get things turned around. After the last two weeks of getting wrecked, it felt good to get a good finish."
Are you pleased with your position in the point standings? "We've been running well -- I'm not too worried about that. Certainly, happy for Kasey Kahne for winning today, but didn't need him to. That's a wild card spot that I had by points and now I'm going to have to go get me another win to have him by a win."
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Finishing Position: 11th
How was your race? "It was a battle for sure. We weren't very good all day. We had a couple moments where we were okay, but for the most part it was a battle all day. Had trouble on pit road, had trouble making adjustments the wrong way and all that. It was a rough one. I guess 11th on your worst day is pretty good."
JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finishing Position: 14th
How did your car handle throughout the race? "We were getting closer about halfway through the race -- we were about maybe three-quarters of the way from having the car as good as we were going to get it. I think we needed to do a lot more different things in practice to get our Home Depot car a little bit better. We have some things to work on for next time -- we know that. Felt like we were getting better and then when we put that last set of tires on the car, it went to crap there. I'm not really sure why or what happened there, but 14th isn't the end of the world. We can salvage this day and go on to Indy and try to make it happen there. I have to thank all the guys back at the shop -- we're hanging in there. We're going to get another one here shortly."
BRIAN VICKERS, No. 55 MyClassicGarage.com/Aaron's Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Finishing Position: 15th
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finishing Position: 16th
DAVE ROGERS, crew chief, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
What happened in the race today? "It was a tough day for the Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry, but really proud of Kyle (Busch). He drove a great race -- he drove a brilliant race. Really proud of this race team -- that Toyota Camry there was fast. I think we were one of the fastest cars all day. Just gave up track position. We got caught speeding the first run there -- that wasn't Kyle's fault. We calculate the RPM we're supposed to run. We've seen some times where that's more accurate and we made an error in our calculations -- simple error, wrong transmission ratio. Gave Kyle the wrong number and he sped and that got us behind from the beginning. Then we were trying to play catch-up all day long. When you play catch-up you often gamble so we took a gamble there. It seemed to work out initially where we stayed out. Then we pitted and the yellow came out and that pretty much ended our day."
What does Kasey Kahne winning do to your wild card outlook? "He (Kasey Kahne) obviously moves in front of us, but our goal is to go and win every race. It doesn't matter -- nothing matters. All we can control is the things we can control and try to win every race. You saw today that we were going for the 'W' -- we could have run around seventh all day long. I could have pitted when everyone else pitted, finished seventh and everything would have been fine. We want some wins under our belt so we gambled there and stayed out -- that paid off, but when we pitted that didn't pay off. I think you saw the mindset of the 18 car."
BOBBY LABONTE, No. 47 Luke & Associates Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing Finishing Position: 23rd
TRAVIS KVAPIL, No. 93 Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry, BK Racing Finishing Position: 30th
LANDON CASSILL, No. 83 Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry, BK Racing Finishing Position: 29th
DAVID STREMME, No. 30 Inception Motorsports Toyota Camry, Inception Motorsports Starting Position: 35th
JOE NEMECHEK, No. 87 AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota Camry, NEMCO Motorsports Finishing Position: 38th
JJ YELEY, No. 49 Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota Camry, Robinson-Blakeney Racing Finishing Position: 43rd
Source: Toyota Motorsports


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As a 20-year veteran of the technology industry, I've seen the emergence of new next-gen technologies come and go – from the client server to the desktop, to PCs and laptops, and finally to the current mobile era. What makes this latest wave of devices, appliances and wearable materials different is their connectivity to each other and exchange of data via the cloud. To take this a step further, the Internet of Things is upon us and is something everyone in the technology world is talking about.
One Internet of Things enabler, Spark Core, gives developers the ability to connect everyday electronics to the internet over Wi-Fi. This may manifest in the form of a chip in a dishwasher that is now equipped to send data back to the device manufacture. The manufacture can then integrate that customer data into firmware and create an application for the consumer's added convenience. This is a perfect demonstration of what Pew Research Center found in a recent survey and reported on in "The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025" – that one of the many ways the Internet of Things will be evident is in homes. "People will be able to control nearly everything remotely, from how their residences are heated and cooled to how often their gardens are watered."
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Which is cheaper: build a new train line, or buy every would-be passenger a Bentley and full-time driver?
It's the latter, according to critics of the Valley Transportation Authority's proposal to extend its light-rail line to Los Gatos, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
"It's crazy," said Dave Fadness, a county transportation commissioner who made the Bentley observation.
The line would extend 1.6 miles from Winchester station to two new stations along Winchester Boulevard, one near Los Gatos Creek Park and the second near Highway 85 and the Netflix headquarters. The cost? $175 million.
New projections from the Valley Transportation Authority showed the extension would serve only 215 new round-trip riders per day.
It would be the VTA's first extension since 2005 and the first instance of light rail ever in Los Gatos. But it would reduce South Bay traffic by a scant 0.01 percent, the newspaper reported.
Funding for the extension is still uncertain, and is competing with other light-rail extension for dollars. So it may never happen, which would be OK with Fadness.


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canceled earlier today after earning £16,000 of a £100,000 goal.
"We came into this with little game to show. We appreciate we were asking for a lot of faith from you guys, and our mantra from the start has always been to keep the game design as open as possible, with the fans calling the shots," wrote project manager and producer PJ Belcher about the battered and fried campaign. "This was a risk, and it didn't work out, but I will say a huge thank you to everyone who pledged."
Belcher says the team learned a lot from the campaign. "We believe it'll only take the right game and the right campaign to make James Pond 4 a reality. So stay tuned and we will be back with more news soon," he wrote, concluding they plan on keeping the game's Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channels going.
James Pond was a series that saw success in the '90s across three games: James Pond, James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod and James Pond 3: Operation Starfish. Looks like Pond needs a better hook to catch a fresh audience.
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OAKLAND (KCBS) – BART's police force wants to help you stay safe during the holiday season by increasing patrols and providing riders at certain stations with escorts to their cars over the next two weeks.
BART Police are concerned with passenger safety every day, but it can be particularly dangerous around Christmas and Hanukkah.
"Holiday crime seems to be a crime of opportunity, so people are looking out for people who maybe aren't paying attention to what they're doing or their surroundings. We want people to be extra vigilant," said BART police spokeswoman Officer Era Jenkins.
KCBS' Melissa Culross Reports:
Jenkins said that BART Police not only are encouraging riders to protect their valuables and travel in pairs or groups if possible, but the department will have more officers on patrol through the holiday season, especially in downtown San Francisco stations. Jenkins said there also will be special escorts to walk riders to their cars.
"The BART Police Department, as well as the Oakland Police Department and community volunteers, cadets and community service officers will be at the West Oakland BART Station escorting customers," said Jenkins.
The escorts will be at West Oakland two evenings this week. Next Wednesday, the 21st, Jenkins said that escorts will be available at the Bay Fair station to help passengers stay safe.
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National Reading Month
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National Reading Month
March 15, 2011
Read To Me
Read to me riddles, read to me rhymes
Read to me stories of magical times
Read to me tales about castles and kings
Read to me stories of fabulous things.
Read to me pirates, read to me knights,
Read to me dragons and dragon back flights
Read to me spaceships and cowboys and then
When you are finished, please read them again.
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Try to remember the joy you experienced when you first were able to read a book on your own. An entire new world was opened up to you. That joy is what we need to spread to each and every child. March is National Reading Month and with it comes a wealth of great ideas to involve kids in reading. Go anywhere online and you will find calendars of ideas for reading month. Just dont stop there when the month is done; make reading exciting all of the time.
Kids of all ages love to be read to. As a former junior high teacher I can tell you that my 7th and 8th grade students loved being read to just as much as any 1st grader; they just didnt like to admit it! Read to kids at every opportunity and when they are able, have them read to you. Help kids to experience what they are reading. Talk to them about the books they are reading. Try to help them imagine what the characters in the books would be smelling, tasting, seeing, feeling and hearing. (My 7th grade students truly enjoyed learning about Medieval History once they could envision the smells that existed in a castle with no bathrooms or showers. This also explains the heavy uses of perfume and potpourri!) Make the books come alive! Decorate their rooms with bookshelves they have selected or ones they have decorated themselves. If you demonstrate a love for reading, they, too will be become avid readers.
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Then I change the kernel ramdisk and it works
This is i9205 kernel take from XXUCML1 i change the ramdisk to set Permissive and its have init.d support
1. Download this https://mega.co.nz/#!KBdhUI7D!q2Y5wI...JjNvjokdcSjESU
1.2 Link to CML4
2. Make a backup first ( for boot.img using cwm recovery )
2. Flash i9205_Kernel_SELinux_Permissive.zip using cwm recovery.
3. Boot.
Check SELinux status at about device
Please report wether its ok or not
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well i have not had much time for art since exams are this week and i have been playing cod but i decided...FUCK STUDYING
and made u guys 2 pics and 1 variation of 1 HERE soo i really hope u like em, i spent like 8 hours makeing them :P
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French Montana's "Freaks" video was just released, and starring in this video with the rapper is fellow artist and American Idol judge, Nicki Minaj.
The video centers in on the club life with some booty shakin' freaks, but quickly gets "freakier."
While Montana sits on his thrown sporting some fur, Nicki Minaj steps up the heat by going nearly topless, wearing just a gold jacket with matching gold stars on her breasts, along with animal print tights.
Needless to say, this video is explicit in both nudity and language, so viewer discretion is strongly advised.
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High-side power monitor measures current, voltage up to 80V
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Milpitas, Calif.Linear Technology Corp. has introduced the LTC4151, a high side power monitor that measures current and input voltages from 7V to 80V.
The LTC4151 uses an internal 12-bit A/D converter to continuously measure both high side current and input voltage to give a true power reading. According to Linear, the LTC4151 replaces prior products that use costly current sense amplifiers with a separate A/D converter, a hot-swap controller with an A/D converter, or an A/D converter with a floating ground. These older implementations are in many cases limited by the A/D converter's input voltage range (typically 5V or 10V), are much more expensive, require more board space, and are not reliable.
Applications include 48V telecom equipment, advanced mezzanine cards (AMC), and blade servers used for measuring input power over a wide input range. The device is also appropriate for power monitoring in industrial applications running at 12V or 24V.
The maximum total unadjusted error (TUE) for the high-side current and voltage measurements is ±1.25% over the -40°C to +85°C industrial temperature range. A 2-wire I²C-compatible interface reports the LTC4151's input power data, as well as a third low voltage input, which can be used to measure a voltage from a thermistor or a fuse. Data can be reported continuously or in a no-latency single snapshot mode, for applications that only need to measure input power occasionally. The LTC4151 features a dedicated shutdown pin to reduce power dissipation by 10x, while its counterpart, the LTC4151-1, features split I²C data pins with an inverted output to drive optoisolators.
Pricing: Begins at $2.60 in 1,000-piece quantities.
Availability: Today in tiny MSOP-10 and 3mm x 3mm DFN-10 packages.
Datasheet: Click here.
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I have a bad feeling about this
I hope I'm wrong. Ed Henschel, the new city administrator in Waukesha, started his new job yesterday. I hope Henschel remembers to look both ways before crossing the parking lot.
Alderman Roger Patton is the definition of clueless:
Alderman Roger Patton said he felt so strongly that Henschel should work closely with Scrima, he brought it up in Henschel's interview.
"I told him that he needed to share the coffee pot, share the secretary and phone answering with the mayor and see the mayor every day … talk about the weather, that kind of thing," Patton said.
Will Henschel experience any of the conflict that plagued Luther and Scrima's relationship?
"He will not because the mayor has learned … he's been in the office almost three years and he knows a lot more about the relationship between himself and the administrator," Patton said. "The mayor went out to Harvard ('s Kennedy School for Executive Education) and learned about collaboration, so he knows what that word means and he knows how to relate to his staff better than the first day he walked into that office."
Scrima's personal resume building at the taxpayer's expense has not had much of a return for Waukesha. Or for Alderman Patton:
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Bionas Adcon Reader for Impedance-based Cellular Analysis Launched
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Rostock, Germany, July 19, 2010 / b3c newswire / - Bionas GmbH announces the launch of its new Bionas® adcon reader for impedance-based, cellular analysis. The Bionas adcon reader technology is based on real-time monitoring of cellular impedance, thus giving real-time data about cell adhesion, membrane integrity, cellular morphology and cell proliferation for applications in toxicology, oncology, receptor signaling as well as the quality management of cells. Bionas technology allows for the analysis of cellular behavior in real-time without the use of any dyes or antibodies, thus avoiding the result being biased by the manipulation of the cells during the assay. The Bionas adcon reader consists of the Bionas plate station, the Bionas analyzer and a control unit (PC) and offers easy handling in 96-well format for laboratory research and HTS applications.
With the new analyzing systems, Bionas is responding to the increasing demand of the life science community for label-free, real-time assays. Bionas is convinced that the recognized Bionas® 2500 analyzing system, for real-time monitoring of impedance (adhesion), acidification and O2-consumption, will be perfectly complemented by the new Bionas adcon reader and the Bionas 15002 RtU-Transporter system. The Bionas 2500 analyzing system so far, is the only analyzing system that generates real-time data of three parameters in parallel.
Bionas® adcon reader, the Bionas® 15002 RtU-Transporter system and the Bionas® 2500 analyzing system are registered trademarks of Bionas GmbH.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to fulfill its legal mandate to curb excessive speculation in oil markets. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was signed into law July 2010, required the CFTC to establish position limits in oil, energy and other commodity markets by January of this year. Position limits would help prevent Wall Street traders from manipulating the price of oil and harming consumers. The CFTC has failed to meet the statutory requirement to establish those position limits, and recent press reports suggest it is not planning to do so until 2012. Jones believes such a delay is an unacceptable failure of the Commission to follow the law, which is deeply affecting American consumers at a time when they can least afford it.
The text of Congressman Jones' letter to the CFTC follows:
"Dear Commissioners:
I am writing to strongly urge you to fulfill your statutory obligation to curb harmful speculation in oil markets as quickly as possible. While there are many reasons for the recent spike in oil prices including the Federal Reserve's $2 trillion money printing operation known as "quantitative easing", unrest in the Middle East, and a lack of investment in domestic production, most oil market experts agree that excessive, unnecessary speculation by Wall Street traders is part of the problem.
As you know, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act became law on July 21st, 2010. That bill required the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to curb excessive speculation by establishing position limits in oil, energy and other commodity markets by January 17, 2011. That deadline has come and gone and the CFTC has still not fulfilled its statutory responsibility. Recent press reports suggest that the CFTC may not finalize limits on speculation in oil and other commodities until 2012.
Commissioners, Americans cannot wait until 2012; we need relief at the pump now! Further delay by the Commission leaves consumers and markets exposed to manipulation at a time when this nation can least afford it. It also threatens to derail any hope of economic recovery. On behalf of American people, I urge you to make this issue your top priority."


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Chevrolet introduced a beautiful and bigger all new car in 1941, but it was more than just a prettier face, although it had that too.
For the first time, Chevrolet embedded the headlights in the fenders, and Chevy was the first of the "low price three" (Ford, Chevrolet, and Plymouth) to completely conceal the running boards. The car was longer by 3½ inches and about 100 pounds heavier than its predecessor. The 116-inch wheelbase was 3 inches longer, and there were 3 inches of additional hip room.
They say times were good in 1941, that is until December 7. The economy was good, jobs were plentiful and Detroit was cranking out vehicles. But the country was getting ready for war with words and deeds, including promoting the 1941 Chevy 90 HP, 6 cylinder, 216 c.i. engine as "the Victory Six." Chevrolet sold more than 1 million new cars that year, including 34,162 top-of-the-line models like the Fleetline.
Livermore resident David Lawson bought his 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Fleetline four-door sedan in 1979 for $1,800 and is the second owner.
"The Fleetline model was more formal," the owner explained, "and the styling really came from the 1940 Buick Special. Chevrolet kind of copied the body but made it smaller. The Fleetline had additional walnut wood grain on the dash and the extra chrome on the bottom of the front fenders for a spiffier look. The car sold for $877 new" (about $14,500 in today's dollars).
What's not to like about this 1941 Chevrolet? It's very solid. Even the clock still works. Several things surprised me about Lawson's 1941 Chevy. The vacuum column-mounted three-speed synchromesh transmission is sometime referred to as "fingertip" shifting. The vacuum takes 80 percent of the effort away from shifting gears. It was leading edge technology for the time, but some complained that the vacuum made it impossible to speed shift for drag racing or beat the guy next to you at the stoplight.
The second surprise is a center rear bumper guard that not only protects the back of the car but can be folded down to be used to tow or pull heavy items like another car. Third, is the starter pedal. It looks like an ugly giant mushroom just to the right of the accelerator. The driver presses the starter and accelerator simultaneously to start the car.
Lawson had no plans to make this a collector car when he bought it; he just needed transportation.
"When I bought this car, it was in very good shape, and I drove the 38-year-old car as a daily commute vehicle for a year or so without any mechanical problems," Lawson said.
But when he relocated from Fremont to Livermore, the old Chevy was almost abandoned, left outside to fight the elements. Eighteen years of outside storage ruined the paint and interior of the car.
About 2008, an older and wiser Lawson decided to make his now-67-year-old Chevy into a classy classic without spending a big bundle of cash. He wanted a driver, not just a show car. Understandably, he likes driving his car.
The first thing he did was get it painted the factory two-tone grey and had the interior redone to as close to factory specifications as possible. That included the plush rope that was strung across the rear of the front seat, often used to hang lap blankets, and pull straps mounted behind the rear doors to help people get in and out of the vehicle.
He upgraded the electrical system to 12 volt and installed tube shocks for better handling. He was concerned that the original engine didn't have a pressurized oil system, so he installed a 235 c.i. engine from a 1954 Chevy. All the changes were improvements, but it would take a very experienced eye to detect that the car is not 100 percent original. Lawson estimates his total investment is about $10,000 and believes the car's current market value is $22,000.
When talking to classic car owners, there is often a connection between the car they have or covet and their youth. This is the case with David Lawson, as he was always fascinated with the 1941 GM cars. As a kid, his dad had a 1941 Oldsmobile, and for him, this Chevrolet turns back the clock. It's similar to his dad's car, but smaller.
"I knew this was a car for me, and I would never sell it," he said.
As Yogi Berra would say, "it's Déjà vu all over again."
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Brenda, I can't help you with identifying your vines. I have a vine growing on my light at the end of my sidewalk. I do have a Climates vine there but I knew that the more aggresive vine was something else.ReplyDelete
I looked it up by the 'flower' clusters on it.
Well, it is a milkweed vine. I left it grow and now I have milk weed pods!!!
I wonder if any Monarch butterflies will find it.
I hope someone can help you with your identification.
I just don't know,sorry but you have so much going on and it's all pretty :)ReplyDelete
Can't name the leaves but I sure love your pictures!ReplyDelete
That butterfly one would make an amazing card!
Brenda, the first mystery plant with the spiky leaves looks like a Texas native hibiscus of some sort. That would be something you definitely like to have in your yard. I don't know how it'll take to transplanting. We had them growing up and they would die down to the ground in winter, even down here. Has it bloomed? They normally produce plenty of seeds for gathering.ReplyDelete
Can't help otherwise, but finding that is a treat!
I recognize the first one-we have it here on our place too. I don't know what it is though-sorry!ReplyDelete
Are the spiky leaves on a pin oak tree?ReplyDelete
Have you tried your local cooperative extension? I think they are all over the country. We also have a county master gardener program that I believe is tied to the coop ext. Whenever I have a question I try there. Good luck identifying your vines!ReplyDelete
Sorry, I'm of no help on this either! Love your butterfly photo; one of the prettiest ones I've seen.ReplyDelete
Thevines in the first picture and previous posts, look a little like Virginia Creeper to me. So, if that is the case, all you can do is pull, or spray. I have found them and poison ivy are easier to kill, when I pull the vines up in late winter. Good luck!ReplyDelete
I love your little pup. My dogs like to sit and watch me do yard work too. Oh, if they only had opposable thumbs, I would put them to work too!ReplyDelete
Sorry Brenda..They don't look like anything we have in the east except maybe that spiky one..Cute Pup..lots of help, I'll bet..ReplyDelete
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Campaign Expenditures in the United States, 1985-1986: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Data (ICPSR 8939)
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These data are made available by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and are taken directly from campaign finance reports filed by candidates, political committees, and others who are required to file under the federal election laws. The files are essentially copies of the FEC's on-line computer files for the 1985-1986 election cycle. The Candidate Master File (Part 1) contains a record for each registered candidate for federal office. It includes the candidate's name, address, party affiliation, incumbent/challenger status, the identification number of the principal campaign committee, the office sought, and the election year. The Committee Master File (Part 2) contains a record for each registered committee for federal office. The information provided includes the committee's identification number, name, address, treasurer's name, committee designation and type, party affiliation, report filing frequency, special interest group category and connected organization's name, and multicandidate committee status. The Itemized PAC Contribution File (Part 3) presents all transactions (contributions or disbursements) by a political committee for or on behalf of/in opposition to a candidate for federal office or his/her authorized committee occurring during the 1985-1986 election cycle. Items include whether the transaction was made in connection with a 1985-1986 primary, general, special or runoff election, or with a prior or future election, the date and amount of transaction, and identification number of the filer on whose behalf the transaction took place. The Detailed Report File (Part 4) contains one record for each separate reporting period for each FEC committee and, as such, is the source for longitudinal information about committee financial activity during the 1985-1986 election cycle. Information presented in the file includes the political committee identification number, the report year and type, the time period covered by the report, total receipts and disbursements, beginning and end cash balances, debts owed by and to the committee, individual, political, and candidate contributions, transfers from affiliated committees, loans received and payments made, and refunds.
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Female Entrepreneurs, Business Performance, and the Party-State in China
by Dr. Minglu Chen
CSC academic group: Political and Social Change
Minglu is a lecturer in the China Studies Centre and the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. She is the author of Tiger Girls: Women and Enterprise in the People's Republic of China (Routledge, 2011). Minglu is currently working on two ARC (Australian Research Council) discovery projects: 'The new rich and the state in China: the social basis of power' (with David S G Goodman and Beatriz Carrillo Garcia) and 'The geography of power in China: urban expansion and administrative empire' (with Carolyn Cartier). She was a recipient of a grant from the China Studies Centre Funded Research Program in 2012.
The relationship between the PRC government and private entrepreneurs is newly emergent yet one of the most important state-society relationships in contemporary China, not least because private entrepreneurs constitutes the group that possesses 'the advanced social productive forces' that drive the country's unprecedented economic growth. In the attempt to understand China's current socio-economic change, one big question often drives both academic and non-academic interests: will the rise of China's private entrepreneurs lead to democratic political reform? Social science debates regarding the relationship between wealth and democracy have focused on central issues including whether a growing middle class can be a driver of democratisation. However, in the case of China, private entrepreneurs might not be the harbingers of China's political change.
|To what extent do entrepreneurs need Party-state connections in order to succeed? And what kind of Party-state connections are more effective in the pursuit of entrepreneurial success?
Existing scholarship has comprehensively illustrated how the Party-state successfully manages to include the entrepreneurial classes into the political system. But little is known about whether, and if so how, such political involvement might enhance entrepreneurs' business interests. To what extent do entrepreneurs need Party-state connections in order to succeed? And what kind of Party-state connections are more effective in the pursuit of entrepreneurial success? The answers to these questions would give considerable insight into processes of political and economic development in the PRC, and their likely future paths. Key issues are whether a distinct business class is developing among China's elite, and how well business leaders are integrated into party structures.
Dr Ben Goldsmith and I intend to take a first step towards answering these important questions in relation to an emerging and socially significant group of Chinese entrepreneurs: women. Since I have specialised in female entrepreneurs in China in previous research activities, and Dr Goldsmith in sophisticated quantitative analysis, we think that a combined approach would yield rigorous yet nuanced results. In November 2011 we received a Major Research Project Grant from the China Studies Centre to conduct this research project. Our research project is based on a rich dataset of 171 semi-structured in-depth interviews with female entrepreneurs in China that I conducted in the years 2003-2005, across the three provinces of Shanxi, Hainan and Sichuan. We are using quantitative research methods to add rigour to our investigation, and instil confidence in our findings.
Shanxi Province is very much a CCP heartland region. It played a significant part in the CCP's success in the Anti-Japanese War. Since the establishment of the PRC, because of its vast coal reserves, it has served as the country's powerhouse. As a result, the province's development has featured strict central planning and control. Hainan Province has strong overseas connections, which have brought the province considerable foreign investments. In 1988, it was established as a province and China's largest Special Economic Zone. In the first several years of its opening, Hainan was the country's model of reform practice and experienced rapid economic growth. But the bursting of the real estate bubble in the early 1990s led to a considerable slow-down in its economic development. In the 1960s and 1970s, Sichuan Province was chosen as the focus of China's Third Front Construction Project. As a result, it received vast investment from the Central Government and became home to a large number of the country's national defence project. In recent years, under the 'Campaign to Open Up the West' Scheme, Sichuan has become one of China's major light industrial bases, particularly for white goods and television. While it is clear that each research location was chosen because of a distinctive socio-economic set of features, what will be further tested in this project is the extent to which those interviewees' personal development has been differently shaped by local characteristics. The regional diversity will also allow us to test whether the same dynamics of Party-state – entrepreneurial relations apply across the regions. If that were the case, we would have stronger evidence that some general patterns may exist.
|Based on the preliminary findings, this project further explores the issue entrepreneurs' connection with the Party-State, with the objective of finding out whether there is evidence of a direct relationship between these women's business success and their formal or informal "political capital" and if so, which types of political capital are most effective in their pursuit of business success.
Those interviewed appear to have extremely strong connections with the Party-state. They have obtainedCCP membership, served in a variety of public offices, by being delegates to the People's Congress or the People's Political Consultative Conference at various levels, joined non-Communist parties, become members of mass organizations such as the Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Self-employed Labourer's Association, received awards from the Party-state, and acted as 'observers' of governmental departments. At the same time, they are also connected to the Party-state through their families and families by marriage, members of which have an even more profound political involvement through membership of the CCP and the holding of leadership positions in the Party-state. Based on the preliminary findings, this project further explores the issue entrepreneurs' connection with the Party-State, with the objective of finding out whether there is evidence of a direct relationship between these women's business success and their formal or informal "political capital" and if so, which types of political capital are most effective in their pursuit of business success.
Dr Goldsmith and I have developed a coding scheme for this project, using dependent and independent variables, as well as the variables we are able to extract from the interviews. Over the last few months, we worked with our research assistant team to refine and expand this scheme. Now it includes major variables such as industry, ownership, starting and present capital, starting and present revenue, starting and present number of employees, interviewees' education level and work experiences, interviewees' and their family members' membership in the CCP, the People's Congress, the People's Political Consultative Conference, non-communist parties and other Party-connected organisations. By looking at all these variables, we try to estimate these women's business success, personal wealth and connections with the Party-state, and find out whether, and if so how, these three factors are interlinked with each other. Our research team has coded 20 interviews so far. With a more developed coding scheme, we expect to finish the coding in the next two or three months, and start analysing the results.


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Big Horn Sheep - Love on the Rocks in Estes Park
Today's Guest Blogger is Jared Gricoskie of Yellow Wood Guiding.
Here in Rocky Mountain National Park, December is the Big Horn Sheep's mating season. Bog Horns spend most of the year in small bands of females and lambs, with the males in seperate bands of mixed ages. Most of the time females just want to eat grass (generally on a southern facing slope). But for as little as 48 hours a year, the ladies are in estrus and looking for the right guy. During these extremely brief mating periods, females attract males through scent and may attract more than a handful of suitors. Females select males on a basis of body size, horn size, and fitness. They attract a few males and then run, much like a scene from a schoolyard where the boys chase the girls. During the pursuit, the lead male will often turn on the males behind him and clash. The sounds of the two rams crashing their heads together can be heard from over a mile away. In the end, the female selects a male to mate with and will very likely not interact with him again. So be sure to scan the rocky southern facing cliffs around Estes Park during the first two weeks of December. For Big Horn Sheep, love really is on the rocks.


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Lincoln (NE) Yellow Cab Adds Hybrids to Fleet
28 January 2007
The Yellow Cab company in Lincoln, Nebraska, is adding six Prius hybrids to its fleet. Trading up older cabs which require more maintenance to the fuel-efficient hybrids just made economic sense, according to one of the co-owners.
The older vehicles averaged 10 to 20 mpg, with some logging 100,000 miles a year. The new additions to the 35-car fleet are getting closer to 40 mpg.
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Avid RC Avert Design 12mm Aluminum Spring Cups (4)
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This is a pack of four optional Avid RC Avert Design Aluminum Spring Cups, and are intended for use with the Team Losi Racing 22, 22T, 22SCT, as well as Team Associated 1/10 scale vehicles wanting to use 12mm Avid or Team Associated Big Bore springs. These Avert spring cups add extra security to your ride without sacrificing weight or putting a huge dent in your racing budget.
- Unique angled slot design: Avert Aluminum Spring Cups add 2 elements of safety.
- A rigid aluminum spring cup won't flex and spread open, slipping off of the shock end in a crash.
- The angled slot design adds another element of interference to keep the spring cups from popping off in a crash. The spring cup must lift completely off of the eyelet for removal.
- Precision CNC machined, black anodized with laser etched logo.
- Each package includes 4 spring cups and 1 Avid mini decal sheet.
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Weight: 1.3g each
Material: 6061-T6 Aluminum alloy
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Note: If converting the stock Team Associated shocks to 12mm springs you will also need the Avid RC 12mm Spring Collar Adapters (AVD1014).
This product was added to our catalog on October 23, 2012.
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Avid RC Avert Design 12mm Aluminum Spring Cups (4)
Another awesome product by AVID. Works well in my TLR 22 with the TLR Low Frequency Springs!! DIALED!!!)
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Friday, Feb 15 2013 (about 4 years ago)
Avid RC Avert Design 12mm Aluminum Spring Cups (4)
These work really well on the 22 and 22SCT. These seem to be extremely durable and will not allow the spring to "over-run" the cup--springs are tightly fitted on the cup.)
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Tuesday, Jan 8 2013 (about 4 years ago)
Avid RC Avert Design 12mm Aluminum Spring Cups (4)
These are very nice spring cups...but they do not work on the front of a T4 or SC10 with AE springs. The AE springs are to short.)


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