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Mobile computing sector expands with growing demand and expertise
The term "mobile computing" refers to portable computing devices that are wirelessly connected to (or through) the Internet and can be used while users are moving around. Such devices include laptops with wireless LAN technology and mobile phones.
Battery-powered, portable and wireless mobile computing and communication devices are connected to centrally located information and application software, explains Nelson Tse, sales and marketing director, MillionTECH Development Limited.
"We've been in the industry for more than 20 years," Mr Tse remarks, adding that mobile computing encompasses a range of different product categories. "While other companies are concentrating on consumer products, we are focusing on industrial and commercial products, as well as Auto-ID (auto-identification) and RFID (radio-frequency identification) solutions."
Success story
What differentiates MillionTECH from its competitors is its use of capability maturity model integration (CMMI). Mr Tse explains, "It's not well-known to lay peopele, but CMMI, a globally recognised assessment framework helping to improve efficiency and productivity, is superior to ISO 9000, for example, when it comes to software development, and it allows us to carry out bigger projects." The company has so far reached maturity level three of CMMI.
MillionTECH is currently working with a number of market segments, states Mr Tse. Clients range from the government to public bodies such as Hongkong Post and private enterprises, including retail businesses and logistics.
Competition often leads to improvement, he believes. "When it comes to ordinary shop management or outdoor data-recording, which are not particularly technologically demanding, we tend to compete more aggressively with other industry players. But for businesses with more sophisticated requirements, such as Cathay Pacific or the Hospital Authority, technological reliability is very important and we have an advantage compared to other players in the field."
MillionTECH recently supplied the Hospital Authority with DENSO handy terminals and SmartScan portable printers for its new tailor-made mortuary information system, which, among other functions, includes a pilot bar-coding system designed to minimise the risk of misidentification of deceased bodies.
Mr Tse has seen rapid growth in the mobile computing business over the past few years. "Our company's mobile computing sector has been growing by 15 to 20 per cent annually. This amounted to 40 per cent of the overall company growth," he says, pointing out that MillionTECH's products are produced in accordance with the "blue ocean strategy" to develop uncontested market space and that its unique designs are used not only for software products but also for hardware.
As an example, he singles out the company's GPRS (general packet radio service wireless data service) models for Casio. The products were so succesful that Casio requested MillionTECH to design additional hardware and accessories for sale in Europe and other Asian countries.
Strategic partnerships
MillionTECH continues to challenge competitors, says Mr Tse. "In terms of research and development, we aim at creating outstanding hardware that meets out customers' needs. Our long history in software has provided us with a solid knowledge base to improve our software packages and libraries for CMMI-enhanced software reuse."
Mr Tse remarks that the company has always worked closely with a number of system integrators to support its software. "Our sales-protection policy allows us to work exclusively with one system integrator at a time for win-win results."
At the same time, numerous companies are working with MillionTECH to create new product lines. "We attend overseas exhibitions to learn about new ideas and products," he notes. "Yet, MillionTECH is not a supermarket. All our products have their own distinctive character and we are able to tailor-make them to respond to different customer needs. We also offer an effective pre-sale customer service, training and after-sale delivery."
MillionTECH does not aim at being the price leader in the market, stresses Mr Tse. "If we competed only on price while profitability gradually decreased, it would create a vicious cycle."
He points out that the company has a long-established reputation for quality products and solid values. "We plan to do more in terms of marketing and seminars for the benefit of our 3,000 customers, and to promote positive branding for MillionTECH."
The company is currently reviewing its recruitment and training policies, notes Mr Tse, who anticipates a positive outlook on the future of the mobile computing industry. "As a result of the prospering market, we have boosted our staff count by 30 per cent since last year."
Comprehensive staff training is crucial in a technology company such as MillionTECH, as it takes a salesperson two to three years to develop all-round technology knowledge, he adds, saying that the company has an internal work group made up of cross-departmental representatives to improve the work culture in the company.
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The macadamia tree comes to us from down under in the land of koalas and kangaroo, Queensland, Australia. It is botanically classified in the Proteaceae family which is a large genus containing proteas, leucdodendrons/grevillea, banksia, hakea and lots more.
The tree is evergreen and is flowering at this time of year with cascading stems of mini-flowers that when pollinated either by wind, birds or insects will set the hard shell fruit and the mature nuts that will be ready for harvesting next winter.
Macadamia trees are very adaptable and truly enjoy the full sunlight and well drained soils that we find on our slopes in North San Diego County.
You want to obtain grafted trees with varieties like Cate, Beaumont, and Elimbah which are good producers for this area. You will start seeing some fruits in a few years, but a good tree will produce 30-50 pounds of nuts at 10 years of age and will increase gradually for many years.
A macadamia tree has about the same cold tolerance as avocados, lemons or limes and can withstand more heat than avocados in our inland valleys but not the hot deserts.
These trees can stay alive with little water, but for good nut production, the trees will respond to average watering like avocado trees. A balanced fertilizer applied twice a year is sufficient and I will alter my feedings with blood meal and fish emulsion not too high in nitrogen. Too much nitrogen results in chlorosis showing in the leaves.
One pest you must watch out for and be on guard for is the tree rat which can use its incisor teeth to gnaw through the incredibly hard shell, which always amazes me.
The edible fruit or flavorful kernel is wrapped in an outer husk which dries in a few days and splits open to reveal the nut which can be peeled off. Now the process of obtaining the delicious fruit inside the nut is the chore.
There are small hand operated crackers that will do a good job when pressure is applied to the handle of the cracker. A good old fashion hammer or the vice in the garage sometimes is used but can damage the soft tasty fruit inside.
There are so many wonderful healthy fruits from our locally grown trees but the macadamia nut, I must admit, is one of my favorites.
For more information, you may contact the California Macadamia Society at (760) 728-8081.
Roger Boddaert, Maker of Natural Gardens, can be reached at (760) 728-4297.

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I'm about to buy one of these with 5m of 3mm thick flue for 1250 Euros (£1k)
Reviews seem good and so does the price as this goes for £1.3k in the UK!!!
So anyone wish to share their experiences or is there better for the price?
I'm about to buy one of these with 5m of 3mm thick flue for 1250 Euros (£1k)
Reviews seem good and so does the price as this goes for £1.3k in the UK!!!
So anyone wish to share their experiences or is there better for the price?
Other than being ugly (in my eyes) it's seems fairly average according to this good site.
Personally if I were spending that money I'd get a Clearview Vision 500 but I am biased! Love ours though and just got a vision inset as well now.
We put a jutol 8 stove in 13 yrs ago with a glass lined domestic boiler. it is one of the best things we ever done in our house. later we out a charnwood in another room and it doeses not come close to the jotul. i know nothing about other makes but I hear morso are also good
did any of you fit the woodburner yourselves?
tempted by one but installation costs seem high
yip, I done both with no bother, just very important to make sure good draft in chimney to make sure smoke clears out
any detailed tips you can give me?
have been quoted very high prices for install
What's your quote hitman? I have just been quoted £3.3k for the install of a stovax riva 40, £650 of that was for the floating sand stone hearth tho, I think the install was £1,500
We just had a Morso fitted for £2,400 including the stove which gores for about £1,000. It was an absolute comedy of errors though - really cowboyish stuff, but the end result is good (at last!).
It was over £1000 which seems a ridiculous amount. Haven't looked into this that closely but surely the work require isn't that complex or difficult?
We had ours 'proffesionaly' fitted by a right pair of cowboys. Batley Barless sent them then claimed they were self employed so 'it's not our fault'! After threats of a solicitors letter they came back and sorted it.
Painful but ended ok.
If you can get on the roof then do it yourself. If you don't need a liner then definately do it yourself.
A mate of mine had a well respected firm round to smoke test his chimney. They told him it needed a liner, his mate then came round for a look at doing the job only to find the damn chimney was capped...
Got the jotul mf3 in the end, €1250 (£1k) inc 6metres of 3mm thick 120mm dia flue....
Absolutely amazing piece of kit...throes out over 6kw and I am now too warm!!!
Installed it myself...took 4 hours!!
easy stuff to do, get on roof and drop the liner down your existing chimney, I had a kit with a chimney cap thing (several big jubilee clamps) - straightforward.
you need to go through building control to get it signed off if you want to make it official, which isn't too difficult
Building control? in Italy?
che mentale!!!!!
Should have kept my mouth shut up there ^^. As of last weekend my sister is giving me a Jotul F100 that is surplus to requirements..... so now, although not my first design choice, I think they're fab
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We all have our favorite potato salad, but I think this might be gaining a top spot in my repertoire. I've already waxed poetic about Jamie Oliver's braised peas and this is no different. In fact, I will probably be making something else from his book this weekend.
In its title, Jamie Oliver calls this salad "amazing" and let me tell you, it is nothing short of being just that. In fact, I think it maybe my new favorite way to eat potato salad in the winter. The key here is warm potatoes – which, in the chill of fall or winter, are nothing short of bliss for me. The salad is comforting and filling, and can be easily turned into a vegetarian dish by simply omitting the bresaola.
Speaking of bresaola, does everyone know what it is? Because I didn't and had to actually look up what it was – air-cured beef. It's deep red in color, has a clean, powerful taste and perfectly complements the potatoes. I also liked the fact that instead of an expected mayo dressing, Jamie suggests sour cream or crème fraiche. And what Russian would turn down sour cream from a recipe? But the real clincher here is the horseradish, giving an otherwise predictable salad a bite and much-needed dimension. While I did my best to find fresh horseradish to grate, I couldn't locate it anywhere and had to settle for the pre-made kind. It turned out beautifully, but to anyone who's ever had fresh horseradish – there is no substitute. Of course, trying to grate raw horseradish is a test of one's resolve and dedication – it makes chopping onions a sheer pleasure.
The only thing I would change in this salad is perhaps the amount of lemon juice. I would start with half the suggested amount and see where you are, taste-wise. You can always add more, but for my palate, the suggested amount was far too much. And while I absolutely loved the salad, I knew I kind of went overboard with lemon juice. And because tarragon was missing from every place I tried, I had to make do with fresh thyme, which I highly recommend as well.
Still, lemon juice excess and all, this salad is a keeper. I may even serve it around Thanksgiving, maybe even along the braised peas. Two sublime dishes that take minutes to pull together and taste big and complex – who wouldn't want that?
1 ½ lb new potatoes, scrubbed
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Juice of 2 lemons
½ a celery heart, yellow leaves only reserved and the rest finely sliced
A bunch of fresh flat–leaf parsley, leaves picked and chopped
2-3 heaped teaspoons of grated horseradish
3 heaped tablespoons crème fraîche or sour cream
24 slices of bresaola or cold roast beef
A bunch of fresh tarragon, leaves picked
Extra virgin olive oil
Boil the new potatoes in a pot of salted water until nicely cooked. Drain them and allow to cool for 5 minutes while you get the rest of the plate together.
Pour most of the lemon juice into a large bowl and add a good pinch of salt, some pepper, the celery, parsley and horseradish. Mix in the crème fraîche or sour cream. While they're still hot, but the potatoes in half or into quarters and add to the bowl. Season carefully with more salt and pepper and toss everything together. Have a taste and add some more lemon juice if needed – you're after a good balance of lemon and horseradish. The flavors will improve as the salad sits in the dressing.
In the meantime, overlap 6 slices of bresaola or cold roast beef in a circle on each plate, pile the salad in the middle and then draw up the edges of the meat as I did in the picture. Sprinkle over the tarragon and celery leaves, drizzle with a little olive oil and eat up.


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A CAR passenger has died after two cars travelling in opposite directions collided on the Harrogate and Knaresborough bypass.
The A658 near Kirkby Overblow remains closed while police investigate the crash which shortly before 4pm.
The collision involved a foreign registered Ford Focus, which was heading towards the A1(M), and a Toyota 4x4, which was towing a trailer.
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The male passenger in the foreign registered Ford died at the scene of the collision, while the driver of the Ford and the driver of the Toyota have both been taken to hospital.
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Tinseltown's most stylish turned out for Tory Burch's Rodeo Drive Flagship Opening in pieces from the brand. Metallics, girlish silhouettes, and sultry peeks of skin were on the menu for the fashionable ladies in attendance.
Check out the night's looks that got our chic stamp of approval:
Jessica Alba showed loyalty to the brand in a striped crop top from the Pre-Fall 2014 collection and a printed, high-waist mini skirt from Spring 2014 with on-trend white pumps. Hot!
Rashida Jones looked cool in a polka dot and floral print topper from TB's Pre-Fall 2014 collection, accented with a $495 Robinson Middy Satchel and Kinsley Pumps.
After her sultry sequin Dolce & Gabbana number at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, Camila Alves opted for a more modest look. She covered up in Tory Burch's Candelaria necklace, offset by a printed halter dress and clutch from the brand. Hot!
I loved New Girl actress Hannah Simone's printed Dahlia dress and Frete clutch from the brand, along with her chignon and coral lips.
Hailee Steinfeld was 60's-inspired in an Emily dress and Sadie silver metallic slingbacks. The tights didn't do much for the rest of the look, but the frock and shoes were cute no?
The Sadie slingbacks were popular as Brooklyn Decker also opted for the shoes in white, pairing them with the brand's Trixy dress and Lake Opaque clutch. Flirty and fun!
Emmy Rossum is an avid Tory Burch fan and she had one of my favorite looks of the night, in a leg-baring mini dress from Pre-Fall 2014, Jimmy Choo pumps, and coral stud earrings.
It was all about colorful accessories for Molly Sims who paired the eye-catching accoutrements with a black dress.
Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke gave her black and white ensemble a pop of color with a pink blazer. Chic no?
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For Italians, November 12, 2003 will always be a day of infamy, Italy's September 11. That was the day when 19 Italian soldiers and carabinieri were killed by a suicide bomber who drove a powerful car bomb up to their compound in the Iraqi town of Nasariya.
The number of last week's casualties may not compare with the number of victims in the United States of September 11, but for the Italian people, the shock was huge. It was the biggest number of Italian lives lost in one day in a military operation since World War II. Dominating the news and conversation everywhere, it brought out the best and the worst in the Italian people -- but mostly the best, as Americans have come to expect from some of their staunchest allies in Europe.
While opposition parties led by the Communists blamed Italian support of the United States and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the 3,000 Italians currently serving under British command in Iraq, the conservative government and the vast majority of Italians expressed very different feelings.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said that his country would not be intimidated and praised the courage and humanity of Italians serving in Iraq. Many Italians felt not just that their own children were under attack, but also a sense of national pride that they were in Iraq to help children there, working to open schools and make lives better.
"Their reaction was extremely unexpected," says Ferdinando Adornato, an Italian member of parliament and head of the free-market group Fondazione Liberal. "Italians reacted with courage and dignity." The families of the killed spoke of the duty of the soldiers and the carabinieri, of their mission of peace.
The Italian forces had deliberately left their compound light on security to be accessible to the population of Nasariya. This, of course, made them an easy target, just like the United Nations, the Red Cross and even Iraqi mosques. The bombing was yet another demonstration that the terrorists will kill indiscriminately if it serves the purpose of creating chaos and driving foreign forces out.
In letters and email, which have been widely published since the bombing, the Italians told of their reconstruction work and of their friendship with local Iraqi children, giving a very different impression than the prevailing negative news coverage in the Italian media. Carabiniari who were wounded, have asked to go back to continue their work. In fact, after the bombing, the people of Nasariya took the streets in a peaceful demonstration against the terrorist attacks.
"We are so proud of those lads and of those who have returned and of their stories of what Italians are doing in Iraq," said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Saturday, speaking immediately before heading to the airport for the somber task of greeting the returning bodies.
The Italian government's support for the U.S. work in Iraq, Mr. Frattini continued, shows that "we in Europe have not forgotten what the United States did for us in Italy. It shows what we can do with our friends in the United States and that we would never be an antagonist of the United States. We are united to fight, to give no quarter to terrorism. It is not something that just affects the United States."
Those are words of comfort, but the question is whether the attack on Italians will have an effect on European attitudes towards the war on terrorism. Across Europe there is still widespread complacency, a feeling that terrorism is an American problem -- if a problem at all -- not a European one. In a startling image conjured up by French philospher Andre Glucksmann, it is a bit like feeling sorry for an AIDS patient, convinced that you will not catch the disease yourself.
In Italy, this confidence has been shaken, and attitudes are different. In part, says Mr. Adornato, this is due to the Berlusconi government, which has followed a course close to the United States and made Italy a valuable ally along with Britain, Spain, Portugal, and countries in Eastern and Central Europe as well as Scandinavia. The Italian government's affinity with the Bush administration is "philosophical, ethical and cultural," Mr. Adornato says.
"The American public should know that even if there are demonstrations, the sentiments are not shared by the majority of Italians. We are not like 'Old Europe.' "
There's a good deal of relief in that thought. This week, President Bush is braving a storm of negative public opinion in Britain, a country whose government has provided unwavering support in Iraq at the expense of its own domestic popularity. At such a time, Italians provide a welcome reminder that not all of Europe has gone haywire.
Helle Dale is Deputy Director of The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids
By DAVID CRARY
Associated Press
Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be a parent.
A Kansas City, Mo., couple had their daughter taken into custody by the state two days after her birth because both parents were blind. A Chicago mother, because she is quadriplegic, endured an 18-month legal battle to keep custody of her young son. A California woman paid an advance fee to an adoption agency, then was told she might be unfit to adopt because she has cerebral palsy.
Such cases are found nationwide, according to a new report by the National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency. The 445-page document is viewed by the disability-rights community as by far the most comprehensive ever on the topic — simultaneously an encyclopedic accounting of the status quo and an emotional plea for change.
"Parents with disabilities continue to be the only distinct community that has to fight to retain — and sometimes gain — custody of their own children," said autism-rights activist Ari Ne'eman, a member of the council. "The need to correct this unfair bias could not be more urgent or clear."
The U.S. legal system is not adequately protecting the rights of parents with disabilities, the report says, citing child welfare laws in most states allowing courts to determine that a parent is unfit on the basis of a disability. Terminating parental rights on such grounds "clearly violates" the intent of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, the report contends.
Child-welfare experts, responding to the report, said they shared its goals of expanding supports for disabled parents and striving to keep their families together. But they said removals of children from their parents — notably in cases of significant intellectual disabilities — are sometimes necessary even if wrenching.
"At the end of the day, the child's interest in having permanence and stability has to be the priority over the interests of their parents," said Judith Schagrin, a veteran child welfare administrator in Maryland.
In the bulk of difficult cases, ensuring vital support for disabled parents may be all that's needed to eliminate risks or lessen problems, many advocates say.
The new report, titled "Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children," estimates that 6.1 million U.S. children have disabled parents. It says these parents are more at risk than other parents of losing custody of their children, including removal rates as high as 80 percent for parents with psychiatric or intellectual disabilities.
Parents with all types of disabilities — physical or mental — are more likely to lose custody of their children after divorce, have more difficulty accessing assisted-reproductive treatments to bear children, and face significant barriers to adopting children, the report says.
One of the cases it details involved Erika Johnson and Blake Sinnett of Kansas City, whose 2-day-old daughter, Mikaela, was taken into custody by Missouri authorities because both parents were blind. The action occurred after a hospital nurse reported that Johnson seemed to be having trouble with her first attempts at breast-feeding — which Johnson said happens with many first-time mothers.
During a 57-day legal battle, before the couple regained custody, they were allowed to visit Mikaela only two to three times a week, for an hour at a time, with a foster parent monitoring.
Since then, the family has been left in peace, said Johnson, who tries to offer support to other disabled parents facing similar challenges.
"Some parents just give up or don't have the resources," she said in a telephone interview.
A Windsor, Colo., woman with disabilities says the prejudice she encountered prompted her to go to law school to better defend her own rights and those of other disabled parents.
Carrie Ann Lucas uses a power wheelchair and is reliant on a ventilator due to a form of muscular dystrophy. She is a single mother of four adopted children, ages 22, 17, 13 and 11, all of whom also have disabilities, including two who use wheelchairs and three with intellectual disabilities.
Lucas says she's been the subject of several investigations by child welfare officials that she attributed to bias linked to her disabilities.
"Each one of these referrals that gets accepted for investigation causes a great deal of stress, not only for me, but for my children," Lucas wrote in an email.
She said the investigations dated back to her first efforts to adopt Heather, her biological niece, in 1999, after the girl was placed in foster care. At one point in a long procedural struggle, a social worker told a judge that "there was no way that handicapped woman could care for that handicapped child."
"We are nearly 13 years later, and Heather is still doing very well," Lucas wrote.
As a lawyer, Lucas has represented many other parents with disabilities.
"I have had parents with paralysis be threatened with removal of their children, deaf parents punished for using sign language with their hearing children, and blind parents told that a social worker can't possibly fathom how they could parent a newborn," Lucas said. "When families do need intervention, it is often because the services they need are not available outside a punitive social services case."
The lead author of the new report, disability rights lawyer Robyn Powell, says her goal was to challenge presumptions that disabled people can't be effective parents.
"Of course there are going to be some parents with disabilities who would be lousy parents — that's the same with parents without disabilities," she said. "If there is neglect, is it due to the disability? And can it be rectified by providing the necessary support?"
Ella Callow, a lawyer with the National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families, said the report raises fundamental questions about America's social priorities — given that state and federal laws value both the well-being of children and the rights of disabled people. The ultimate goal, she said, would be to promote both values by expanding support for disabled parents.
"If we really believe that families are the key unit on which society is built, then we have to enable these families to be healthy and functioning, even at public expense," Callow said. "We know foster care isn't a good place for children to be — they do better with their own parents, at their own home."
Callow, who is based in Berkeley, Calif., said child welfare agencies need to provide more funding and specialized training with the aim of improving services for disabled parents.
"Child welfare is so incredibly underfunded, and the workers are so incredibly overwhelmed, their attitude is, 'Really, you want my attention on this?'" Callow said. "There's a tendency to think these families aren't the same as our families. But these children, when they lose their families, have the same type of grief."
Schagrin, the Maryland child welfare official, said she found parts of the report troubling because they seemed to suggest children were sometimes removed from their families only on account of parental disabilities.
"That's not why they are taken away," she said. "They are taken away because the disability has continued to the point where there's an episode of maltreatment or neglect."
She said one recourse is to find members of the extended family — or other types of support — to help a parent with psychiatric or intellectual disabilities care for a child. But she said this approach could be taken too far, for example if a mother with intellectual disabilities was placed in a group home with other disabled parents.
"What kind of way is that for a child to live, being raised by a shift of caregivers in a mom-and-child group home?" she asked. "Is that really better than an open-adoption agreement?"
Andrea Bartolo, a senior consultant at the Child Welfare League of America, said there is no question that some disabled parents encounter discrimination in the child welfare system, "sometimes inadvertently, sometimes very overtly."
Under current practices, Bartolo said, an expert assessment of a child's home life and the possible provision of services to the disabled parents might occur only after the child has been removed and "the damage has been done." Going forward, she hopes child welfare agencies will try harder to provide support before a problem worsens, potentially reducing the need for foster-care placements.
The report praises a few states — including Idaho, Kansas and California — for modifying child custody laws to the benefit of disabled parents. It urges Congress to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to add protections for parents, and it calls on state lawmakers to eliminate disability as a distinct ground for terminating parental rights.
Christine Waters, an attorney with Legal Services of Central New York, based in Syracuse, worked with colleagues in 2008-09 in a bid to change the state law specifying that parental rights can be terminated if a parent has psychiatric problems or is intellectually impaired. Some legislators expressed support, Waters said, but the effort ultimately failed.
"Everything would look like it was going fine … and then there would be some well-publicized, awful incident where someone who had a mental illness — without support — did something shocking and horrible, and a child was seriously harmed or died and we'd be back to square one," Waters said.
Waters said some child welfare officials resisted any change, wary of being held responsible if something went wrong.
The assumption that people with disabilities can't parent "is bad for society and heartbreaking for families," Waters said. "The easy thing is to terminate the parental rights. We need to do the right thing, not the easy thing."
Elizabeth Pazdral of Davis, Calif., who wears a brace and uses crutches to walk because of cerebral palsy, said she encountered discrimination several years ago when she and her husband sought to adopt a child. She said one local adoption agency billed her an advance fee of $3,400, then advised that there were "serious reservations" about her ability to be a parent.
"I think it was dishonest to take my money and then tell me they were worried," said the 4-foot-tall Pazdral, 42, who is executive director of the California State Independent Living Council.
Initially distraught, Pazdral obtained legal help, paid for an occupational therapist to come to her house to assess her capabilities, and researched how other parents with disabilities had succeeded in raising children. The efforts paid off: The adoption agency dropped its objections, and in May 2008, Pazdral and her husband, a Stanford University physicist, adopted a baby girl named Madeleine.
"It was a huge life change, but that's true for any new parent," Pazdral said, recounting sleep-deprived nights, higher levels of chronic pain, and the challenge of maintaining one's energy level.
"But I start with the joy I get from being her mother — the rightness I feel," Pazdral said. "It's the best thing I have ever done with my life."
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It was about four years ago when I dreamt to visit one of the wonderful cities in the world, London. I started dreaming to visit London after I fell in love with Arsenal Football Club, a football club based in North London, United Kingdom. Therefore, my prior dream was to stand in front of Arsenal stadium (which is known as the Emirates Stadium), to take a picture of it then enjoy the beauty of London. Time went by and I thought that it was perfectly a crazy dream that seemed impossible to happen. However, I kept dreaming whatever it was.
Nothing is impossible. This is such a proverb that people often hear and this is what I experienced. God heard my prayer and made my dream came true. On December 2011, Education First Indonesia and British Council Indonesia gave me a chance to visit London, the city that I'd dreamt to visit.
British Council Indonesia held an event in Epicentrum Walk, Jakarta; the event was "The Best of UK Festival" which people could see the exhibition of UK's culture and education. I joined this event with my friends. Outside the exhibition room, I saw a booth which was Education First's. It was actually a photo booth where the participants could take a photo in. A board near the booth mentioned that EF would hold a photo contest and the prize was a one-week homestay program at EF London, United Kingdom! Oh my God, I was really excited!
Nevertheless, I was in doubt whether I would join or not. At the first, I refused to join the contest then decided to come back home, but my friend, Retno Wijayasari, convinced me to join the competition as my effort to live my biggest dream to visit London. I was on my way to go home, but after listening to Retno's advice, I went back to Epicentrum then took some photos for the contest. Retno also took some photos there. Well, I did it.
One week later, my photo was uploaded to EF Facebook page and I needed to gain votes as much as possible to win the contest. The winner would be only one person and I set my mind to be the winner.
I had several days to collect votes from my friends over my photo. They could vote for me by clicking the 'like' button under my photo. When collecting the votes, EF announced that the prize would be only for the homestay program and accommodation during staying in London. So, the winner had to bear him/herself for UK Visa and the transport to London (which is very expensive!). I was hopeless because I knew I would not be able to bear for the transport. At first I almost gave up and didn't want to collect votes anymore. However, something came to my mind and convinced me not to give up because we would not know what would happen next. It was possible that miracle might happen. I believed in it and finally I kept fighting, collecting votes.After about twenty days collecting votes, I gained about 360 votes and actually it was the higher votes for the photo contest. I won the photo contest. Once again, I WON and it meant that my way to London was getting closer. Nonetheless, I realized that it seemed impossible for me to bear for the visa and transport to London. I didn't want to think about it anymore until two months later, I got very surprising news.It was in the campus when I got a call from Ms. Yupi, an EF education consultant. She informed me that I didn't have to worry about the transport to London because British Council that had a relation to Fly Emirates would give me the free return ticket to London. FREE TICKET TO LONDON! Alhamdulillahirabbil'alamin, my tears dropped. I couldn't believe it. I thought that it was a joke, but Ms. Yupi convinced me that it was not. I was planned to go abroad to London on May. Speechless. I didn't know what to say. I was very grateful :') Next day I applied for my passport before trying to apply for UK Visa. I got the passport after two weeks then I went to EF's office in Tamara Center, Jakarta, to receive my prize symbolically from British Council and EF Indonesia.I had to possess UK Visa if I wanted to go to London. Luckily, Ms. Yupi helped me to manage my visa application, so it was easier. After doing the finger print, I waited for my UK Visa and a surprise came along. Ms. Yupi said that the visa fee would be borne by EF too, so I didn't have to spend my own savings, oh my God, again, a miracle. Alhamdulillah. Waiting for the visa was worrying because without UK visa, it is impossible to be allowed to enter London, UK. I was worried until finally I got the visa just one day before my departure! Whooooaaa. FINALLY! Unfortunately, another problem came. My flight to London was still waitlisted so I couldn't go at May 12th but the next week. The next week, I would have a final exam in my campus, so I might not go. Then Ms. Yupi managed to arrange the flight, so, I still could go to London this week, at May 13th. Thanks a lot, Ms. Yupi, I owed you! :) I went to EF office to take my visa and my ticket. There, I met a representative from British Council, Mr. Andreas. Guess what, another blessing came. British Council gave me living cost for staying in London. Alhamdulillah. I was really delighted! Thank you, British Council! :)
I also thank my family, UNJ --my campus-- and English Department --my major in campus-- , my friends and other people around me that gave me full support for my plan to join EF homestay program in London. Alhamdulillah. I was getting closer to live my biggest dream to visit London and this all was my entire story how I could get a great chance to live my biggest dream to visit London. I was blessed and so delighted. God had planned this for me, perhaps this was my fate. I couldn't wait for my departure and for staying in London. Whoooaaa LONDON, SEE YOU SOON! :D (to be continued with my story during my stay in London.)


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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) Skating on a frozen lake was fun. So was taking a dogsled ride, snowshoeing to an ice-encrusted gorge and learning how to cross-country ski beneath snowcapped evergreens.
But after spending six hours outside in 5-degree weather, the very best part of visiting Lake Placid was warming up at the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, washing down nachos and wings with great beer, followed by hot chocolate and heaven! s'mores made right at the table.
Apres ski, American-style, it doesn't get much better than that though soaking in the hotel hot tub a half-hour later wasn't half-bad either.
The sheer variety of winter activities in the Lake Placid area, combined with good restaurants and other amenities, are what make this Adirondack Mountain resort town so special. Also unique is its Olympic history, as host of the 1932 and 1980 winter competitions. Athletes from the 1980 games will return to Lake Placid for a 25th anniversary commemoration, Feb. 12 to 27, that includes a torchlight parade, parties and sporting events that the public can join.
Visitors can choose among many ways to enjoy the snow, all within a 10- to 20-minute drive of the center of town. Whiteface Mountain is for downhill skiers. For cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, head to either the Cascade Ski Center or Mount Van Hoevenberg, which was recently renamed the Verizon Sports Complex. Mount Van Hoevenberg also offers rides in a luge or bobsled, but the two-minute thrill will cost you $30 for the bobsled, $25 for the luge.
You can ice skate at the Olympic Oval, on Lake Placid's Main Street, or skate right on Mirror Lake (look for a glistening rectangle of ice near the public beach; you'll see sand beneath the snow if it's not too deep). Main Street is lined with hotels, eateries and shops, including an Eastern Mountain Sports outlet in case you need warm socks or gloves. A renovated 1920s movie palace shows first-run films. Teams of dogs are stationed at the edge of the lake, behind the Hilton and the Best Western, to speed you across the ice on a sled ($5 for five minutes).
My husband, my sister and I city folk who can't tell a boot from a pole, all of us failures at downhill skiing learned to cross-country ski in an hourlong lesson at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Our Zen-like teacher, Joe Kahn, taught us so well that we spent another couple of hours there on the wooded trails when our lesson was over.
Just as Joe instructed, I glided like an ice skater on the straightaways, walked like a duck up the inclines and put my arms out in front of me to flow down the hills without losing my balance. I grinned like a kid and shouted "Whee!" as I got the rhythm of it; it was simply exhilarating. The wooded trails were a study in green, brown and white as we skied past an endless forest of Christmas trees dusted with snow. And when we were ready to come inside, the chili at the concession stand was yummy.
The other highlight was trekking through the snow at High Falls Gorge to see roaring waterfalls framed by spectacular formations of ice.
Nobody goes to Lake Placid just for the food, but it sure was nice to come in from the cold to great restaurants with an abundance of choices under $10.
We never made it to the bobsled or luge facility or the Olympic skating rinks. No doubt they're a lot of fun, but we didn't have time. We were too busy skiing, snowshoeing and eating.
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* SABMiller up 9 pct after accepting ABInBev takeover offer
* SAP rises as Q3 profits beat analyst expectations
MILAN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - European shares opened slightly lower on Tuesday, following losses in Asia overnight, although SABMiller soared after accepting a 68 billion-pounds ($104.48 billion) takeover proposal from rival Anheuser-Busch .
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was down 0.8 percent while the euro zone's blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 dropped 1 percent.
Miners and auto sector stocks were the top sectoral fallers in early trading and investors were also awaiting the ZEW investor sentiment readings for October later on Tuesday.
SABMiller rose 9 percent and Anheuser-Busch was up 3.8 percent. SABMiller said it had indicated to AB InBev that its board would be prepared to accept the offer and said it had asked for a two-week extension to Oct. 28 of a deadline set for its rival to announce a firm intention to bid.
SAP was 4.8 percent higher after Europe's biggest software maker on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in third-quarter operating profit, beating the most optimistic analyst estimate.
But LVMH fell 3 percent after the luxury goods industry leader posted a mixed set of third-quarter revenue figures that revealed a strong rebound in cognac sales, particularly in China, but a slowdown at its key fashion and leather business. ($1 = 0.6508 pounds) (Reporting by Danilo Masoni; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)


text: Project Air By Ed Temperley on 9th March 2010 1 of 17 HOW do you get to be a world-beating surfer superstar? How do you learn to launch massive airs, to tweak and rotate? Whilst I might not want to 'be' Jordy Smith I wouldn't mind surfing a bit like him. The underlying premise of this year's Red Bull Surfing's Project Air was simple enough: via repetition and guidance within a controlled environment, surfers will be able to attempt and refine aerials that would require months or even years of unaided effort in the open water. How do you do this? First select your surfers before getting them on a bunch of retro boards, then build them a launch ramp into a foam pit, add some top coaches, a jetski or two and hey presto you have a first time finalist at the Quik Pro. © Tim Boal, Michel Bourez, Sofia Mulanovich, Mick Fanning and Sally Fitzgibbons ... with their handshaped Mark Richards single fins. As the old adage says, "you gotta know where you've been to know where you're going". Thing about those old overworked proverbs - there's a reason for their leathered wrinkles of overuse - it's the truth. Auspicious timing for at the end of 2009 the ASP claimed to have amended it's judging criteria to include a necessity for a new school maneuvers within a high scoring wave's criteria. © Red Bull Project Air Project Air is an evolution of the company's effort with its surfers last year in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands. It was here that their performance coaches introduced GPS technology to measure paddle speeds, wave velocity and maneuver trajectories, along with hydration and lactic acid tests to measure the surfers' fitness and recovery rates. But rather than repeat 2009, this year it was all about pushing technical, aerial abilities. © Mark Watson/Red Bull So they took a different track and gave them a single fin designed by one of the original barn-door-busting surfers (MR) and brought them right back to square one, circa mid 1970s. © Mark Watson/Red Bull The ramp: unlike your normal launch pad, one was been designed for surfers. Mr Mick Fanning from the Gold Coast, the reigning two-time Men's ASP World Champion and South Africa's wunderkind, Jordy Smith, plus ex champ, Peru's Sofia Mulanovich. Also, young Aussie superstars Sally Fitzgibbons and Julian Wilson, the Tahitian 'Spartan' Michel Bourez and Frenchman Tim Boal, plus a heap of Red Bull's junior team. ?A 'talent pool' to say the least.?? © Red Bull Project Air Next to the ramp was an odd bungy trampoline, which if you've never seen one is really something else. With its mess of legs and cables jutting awkwardly skyward, it kind of resembled a giant spider but was a training apparatus more common to sports like gymnastics. Appropriately harnessed, it allowed athletes to leap and perform multiple backward and forward flips. According to people that know, like Red Bull's High Performance Coach, Per Lundstam and High Performance Manager, Andy Walshe, who share around 20 years experience training with Olympic athletes, the bungy tramp is an excellent way to finetune one's spatial awareness, and even if you make mistakes you never seem to land flat on your face. © Shorty/Red Bull The groms were killing it, the current crossover strains are running stronger then ever and Curren Caples turned up to teach everyone a lesson. If these kids can do this now, what does the future look like? Surfing is still a young sport with many levels of progression before any 'limits' are reached. © Red Bull Project Air Kolohe Andino: "I want to surf like Jordy but win like Mick Fanning." © Shorty/Red Bull Surf Coach Andy King was along for the ride in the Mentawais and also spent an enviable 10 months traveling the 2009 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Men's World Tour. Beyond the glitzy facade of exotic locales and big-money rivalries, King uncovered a rift that exists between the sport's most technically adept performers and an outmoded judging criteria. "What shocked me most was the frustration and resentment so many guys had towards the judges and the judging system," explains King, who as a former competitor sympathizes with the highs and lows of his bunch. "There are the World Champions of the sport, like Mick (Fanning), who see it for what it is and have worked out how to play the game and have mastered it...." © Mark Watson/Red Bull "...Then there are the guys like Jordy coming through, who bring with them entirely new moves but are not necessarily being rewarded for them, or they haven't perfected them to the point where they're willing to risk them in competition. "So we decided to continue to build on the mental and physical aspects we touched on in the Mentawais, but also introduce more technical elements based around the aerial - which is what we've done by bringing in the bungy tramp and the customized skate ramp." © Shorty/Red Bull Aspiring grommets, like 15 year-old Kolohe Andino, who traveled from the USA to attend the Red Bull Surfing Project Air camp, unabashedly pick holes in the system. He may still be too young to drive, yet Kolohe is already learning to fly, metaphorically speaking of course. "I think right now, the judges don't discriminate enough. The more technical you are, the higher you should be scored. If someone does a stalefish grab, which is probably the hardest grab to do and someone else does an air reverse, they would probably give them the same score. But it should be a three-point spread, at least. It's probably just because they (the judges) don't know the difference." © Shorty/Red Bull Mick Fanning, the reigning Men's World Champion is slightly more diplomatic.? "It's natural that we look to the surfers who have come before us and then try to put our own spin on things. It's evolution. But I also look at what younger guys like Julian (Wilson) and Jordy are doing in the air and knowing they can do crazy flips and stuff, it definitely opens your blinkers. "And kids like Kolohe are probably looking at them too and going, 'Oh, I can do it better than that!' It's progression in sport, but there's always that tendency for young crew to learn to run before they can walk. You need to have the complete package." © Shorty/Red Bull Not all jetskis and foam pits, there were necessarily tough workout sessions for the participants with more used to the workout than others. © Shorty/Red Bull Hands-down the greatest progress come from the girls, Sofia Mulanovich and Sally Fitzgibbons. Sofia graduated from "petrified" and "shi!#ing myself" to rolling in and airing into the pit with just a few days of practice. © Red Bull Project Air In Sally Fitzgibbons the purist intentions of the camp manifested. Literally within minutes of executing a clean 'Indy' grab into the foam pit one afternoon, Sally swapped her helmet and skateboard for a wetsuit and surfboard, and replicated the move with flawless precision in the briny after being whipped into a wave by the jet ski. A move which elicited a wild round of hoots from the gallery assembled on shore to watch. "The idea for us is to just put these sorts of things in front of them so they can get a taste; but really we're just scratching the surface with this," explained Walshe. © Shorty/Red Bull Kolohe, Conner Coffin and Evan Geiselman, all from the USA, grew up with skateboard ramps in their backyards. They've the potential to change the sport, even if it will take them a few more years to realise it.? © Shorty/Red Bull So what does all this progression, analysis and discussion hold for the future? Will the ASP judges finally start truly rewarding moves on their technical merit? Is 'three to the beach' finally dead? To be honest with one event down 2010 looks promising, especially in freesurfing... That is after all what people want from their comps? © Red Bull Project Air Locations New South Wales Ed Temperley MSW editor. Instagram @edtemperley


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Mid-Day Market Update: PriceSmart Drops On Downbeat Earnings, Alnylam Gains
Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.90 percent to 15,429.11 while the NASDAQ surged 1.19 percent to 3,562.48. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.02 percent to 1,669.42.
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Yesterday, Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) reported upbeat second-quarter earnings.
Yum's quarterly profit fell to $281 million, or $0.61 per share, from $331 million, or $0.69 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding one-time items, its adjusted earnings dropped to $0.56 from $0.67 per share.
Its revenue fell 8% to $2.9 billion. However, analysts were projecting earnings of $0.54 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion.
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Wexford are tickled pink by promotion
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The biggest night in the short history of Wexford Youths stuck to the script. Premier Division clubs will have a new journey to plan for 2016.
They will visit Ferrycarrig Park to encounter a team dressed in pink that are led by the league's youngest manager, 33-year-old Shane Keegan.
Barring a dramatic change of circumstances, they will also have to cope with Danny Furlong who returned from a brief stint at Cork City to send his local side to the promised land by scoring a 28th goal of the season to set a new First Division scoring record.
That header just after the hour mark settled the nerves and late strikes from Eric Molloy and Aidan Keenan allowed a jubilant crowd to relax and really enjoy a win that seals the title and promotion.
It is a giant step for an operation that joined the First Division in 2007 with modest ambitions and a clear philosophy. They would be an amateur club that paid their players expenses and nothing more.
Chairman and guiding force Mick Wallace has endured his fair share of ups and downs in the intervening period. The developer's millions built a venue that is now in receivership as the TD had used it for security against business loans that came into play during the economic crash.
As it stands, an arrangement to hand over the ownership to the FAI and the Wexford League is being thrashed out. There is optimism it can work. It has to.
Since Wexford arrived on the scene, regional clubs Kilkenny City, Kildare County and Monaghan United have gone to the wall. The latter departed in dramatic circumstances midway through a Premier Division season. For the other pair, the drudgery of life in Ireland's graveyard division was too much to bear.
Domestic football in Ireland has always been stuck in a dilemma. To capture the national imagination, it requires expansion into fresh territory.
But the problem newcomers face is that they have to start off in the second tier, a division where the standard is moderate and travelling support is small. Essentially, they are exposed to the unattractive face of League of Ireland football.
Interest levels in Wexford perked when they gained membership and made a League Cup final a year later. Since then, however, they have ploughed away in obscurity - finishing no higher than fourth until this year.
The facilities are excellent yet they are located a 15 minute drive from Wexford Town, in a remote location where a bit of local knowledge is required before the signposts are found. It is a venue for the committed as opposed to the casual fan, and turn-outs in the low hundreds are the norm.
But the curious came out last night to swell the gate to 1,321 and join the boisterous hardcore who enlivened this nervous game by keeping the volume levels up throughout.
The road ahead will be difficult. Now, they have a winter to figure out how they can compete with the big boys and fully grab the attention of the county. In certain areas, they have a way to travel. In others, they are ahead of established forces.
Wexford Youths have already been represented in Europe this season by their women's side, the current league champions, and they have a strong under-age section that predates the Airtricity League years.
Their veteran goalkeeper Graham Doyle, who at 37 is four years older than Keegan, hails from Kilkenny and used the match programme to respond to pundits who feel they are doomed to a similar fate as the Cats.
"There seems to be this idea that Kilkenny failed because there wasn't a need or desire for senior football," he wrote. "It failed because the club was badly run and didn't interact with local junior clubs or local fans. Wexford has a massive soccer community.
"All clubs have to start somewhere. No club starts with 5,000 or 6,000 fans coming through the gate every week."
This achievement is a sweet reward for Keegan, Wallace, and the staff, players and volunteers that have made it possible. But their work has only just begun.


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Utah Jazz CEO Greg Miller is denying a report that said a collective bargaining agreement unfavorable to small-market teams could force ownership to put the team up for sale.
"If I was a betting man, my guess is that the Millers will sell the team within the next five years, unless this CBA changes the formula so that the team can make some money," a source told the Deseret News.
The team was expected to report losses of about $17 million for the 2010-11 season, the source said, making it one of 22 franchises the NBA claims to have lost money last season.
Larry Miller, who bought the team in 1986, died at the age of 64 in February 2009. The team is still owned by his family, with his son, Greg, serving as CEO. Greg has maintained that he will ensure that the Jazz will stay in Utah, although it's clear that selling the team would be hugely profitable. Forbes valued the team at $343 million; Larry Miller paid $24 million for the franchise. And Greg Miller last year acknowledged, the report notes, "almost anything we did with our money would get a better return on investment."
On Monday, Greg Miller took to Twitter to dispute the report.
"Speculation of the Jazz being sold is unfortunate & irresponsible. Thanks to unprecedented fan & sponsor support the Jazz is solid as ever," Greg Miller posted.
Many believe the Miller family will never put the team on the market. Count Dave Checketts, a former high-level executive with the Jazz and the Knicks, among those.
"I think the Jazz have a tremendous, tremendous fan following. I think teams like that will always exist in the markets they're in. ... I do not believe the Miller family would ever have any intention to ever sell the Jazz," Checketts told the Deseret News.
But the source countered, "Greg has consistently stated that as long as owning the Jazz makes financial sense, the Millers will own the team. However, under the current system, it doesn't make financial sense."


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Abscess Fingertip Overview
Another name for Abscess Fingertip is Felon.
What is a felon?
A person with a felon has an infection of the fingertip that forms a collection of pus, called an abscess. Felons are caused by bacteria that normally live on the surface of the skin. An injury may allow the bacteria to enter the tissue beneath the skin. The bacteria start to grow and an abscess forms in the fingertip.
What are the symptoms of a felon?
Symptoms of a felon include finger pain, fingertip swelling, fingertip redness and tenderness.
How does the doctor treat a felon?
Treatment for a felon includes antibiotics, pain medications, and in some cases, incision and drainage.
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by Dhruin, 2011-01-26 21:06:35
Eidos Montreal's Youtube channel sees Deus Ex: Human Revolution Art Director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête answering a single community question in each of a series of videos. The latest one responds to "What were you hoping to accomplish with a Deus Ex title, both artistically and in terms of game experience?" but you'll find a bunch more in the sidebar.
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Information aboutDeus Ex: HR
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Sci-Fi
Genre: Shooter-RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released


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2009 San Francisco 49ers: Could Playoff Wishes Be Granted?May 11, 2009
Expectations are high this spring in 49er Country.
It's almost impossible not to spot billboards along the 101 picturing our new head coach, accompanied with one of his now-famous Singletaryisms. And while we all "want Winners", these ads are really just hoping to persuade fans to purchase season tickets, and in their attempts to do so, push the idea that the days of mediocrity are finally behind us.
Posting wins in four of their final five games under head coach Mike Singletary has undoubtedly sparked hope amongst 49er fans for the new season. And although the Niners haven't reached the playoffs in the past six years, anything short of that this season will no doubt disappoint.
Unfortunately, the red and gold faithful may have to wait at least one year longer to get back to the postseason.
Taking a look at their 2009 schedule, the Niners should improve from last year's schedule, but not by much. I believe they are more than capable of an 8-8 season with the coaching and the players they have installed.
San Francisco has a great chance of winning three of their first four games out of the gate. Seattle and St. Louis at home are essential wins if the Niners want to make any type of playoff run. And while a win in Arizona on opening day may seem unlikely, taking the game in Minnesota two weeks later is not.
Things get a little dicey after that.
Coming off of their Week Six bye, the 49ers have to go to Houston, to Indianapolis, and then they get Tennessee back at home. All of these teams posted 6-2 records in their Home/Away situations last year, and will be equally as tough this season.
The following week, the new-look Bears come to town, and while no one can be sure how Cutler will work with that offense, the Bears' "D" will definitely spell trouble. If the Niners are not careful, a four or five-game losing streak could be in store.
Like last year, winning four of five to finish off the regular season will be essential, but this year it is going to be much more difficult.
Three of these games are against division rivals, and the other two are in Philly and against a nothing-to-lose Detroit team.
Improving on their 3-3 division record is a must if the Niners want to make the playoffs. The last time San Francisco had a winning record within their division was 2002, and guess what, they made the playoffs that year.
Taking even one game from the Cardinals may seem outlandish, and it very well could be. This makes it is absolutely necessary that they own the field against the other teams within their division. Anything worse than a .500 record within the division will be disastrous, and will cause this team to fall short of their potential.
Weathering the storm of the AFC South and NFC North teams this season will be another breaking point.
One win is likely out of the AFC South, but a second win could definitely propel the Niners' odds of making the playoffs. In the NFC North, every game has the potential for a win, but whether or not the Niners take advantage of these matchups will be key. How they perform in these games will be pivotal in which way the needle of improvement moves at the end of this year.
Overall, I see the Niners winning eight games and just missing the playoffs. By taking ownership of their division games, showing minimal authority against the NFC North and getting lucky against an AFC team, eight wins should not be a stretch.
But if San Francisco can push down on the pedal slightly harder, take an extra game in the AFC, and win three or four in the NFC North? Playoffs, here we come!


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Matters of Honor, By Louis Begley, Knopf, 320 pp., $24.95
Imagine a bedtime story told by William F. Buckley -- one narrated in an arid, starchy voice, one that goes on and on, free of suspense -- a relentless sequence of "this happened, then that happened" incidents designed to lull the listener into placid sleep. Imagine that story and you'll get a sense of how it feels to read " Matters of Honor, " by Louis Begley , the author of "About Schmidt." And yet something about this chronicle following three friends from Harvard in the early 1950s to southern France in the present keeps one turning the pages. That something is Begley's language, which is as compelling and crystalline as a diamond.
In his freshman year at Harvard, the narrator, Sam Standish, is assigned to room with Archibald P. Palmer III and Henry White. Sam is the only child of alcoholic parents, his father the black sheep of a wealthy New England banking dynasty. But despite his parents' embarrassing perch on a low and drooping branch in the family hierarchy, Sam has been sufficiently trained as a decoder of society speech and habits to serve as an acerbic guide to his milieu. Archie is the worldly but aimless son of a career military officer, a prop of a character who is an astute observer of Henry but otherwise colorful only in his utter heedlessness. It is Henry-- or rather Henry's quest to reinvent himself -- that is the central character of this novel.
Born in Krakow as Henryk Weiss, Henry survived the Holocaust by hiding in the home of a schoolteacher, then immigrated to Brooklyn in time to attend high school. Now starting at Harvard wearing the too-large, too-new clothes hand picked for him by his mother, slowly and carefully speaking English in a manner that marks him as foreign, Henry immediately causes his roommates to wonder if he is Jewish. Of course this is not a question they can ask him directly, because "the word 'Jew' . . . was an embarrassing word to utter in polite company, especially if a Jew was present. . . . In that respect it was not unlike 'homosexual.' "
But it is their speculation that Henry is a Jew trying to pass that galls Henry into openly addressing the issue. "It's a fact, he said, that I derive no benefit from being Jewish, or any pleasure. It almost got my parents and me killed. . . . All the same, so long as there are people who care whether I am a Jew pretending to be a Gentile, I have to remain a Jew, even though inside I feel no more Jewish than a smoked ham. . . . What would it have taken for you and Archie not to suspect me of trying to pass? If not a yellow star, then a yarmulke or side locks? Should I have a business card that says on it 'Jew'?"
Smart, ambitious, and angry, determined not to be either the stereotypic doting Jewish son his mother needs him to be or the cunning and greedy Shylock society expects him to be, Henry tries to reinvent himself, and his attempts are what propel what little action there is in this book. The novel is listless, a problem exacerbated by Sam's donnish voice and general reticence as a narrator. Still, he is a keen and articulate observer. Readers willing to invest the time will emerge from this book with insight into a thin slice of a generation, and the environment of bourgeois gentility and refined anti-Semitism in which they ambivalently came of age.
Julie Wittes Schlack is is a Cambridge-based writer and facilitator of online communities.


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Rep. Bubp to deploy to Iraq in January
Ohio 88th House District Representative Danny Bubp will see his public service move into a far more intense theater of action than Columbus next year. Bubp, a Marine reservist, has been called to active duty in Al Anbar province, an area near the insurgent hotspot of Fallujah.
"I've done a lot of things over the last 29 years, but the job I've been assigned is the military liaison officer to the provincial governor of Al-Anbar Province," said Bubp. "They're calling on my judicial and legislative experience to give advice to the governor. They have this new government, and they've been writing their constitution. This is something that's never been done there before. Saddam Hussein ran that country with an iron fist, and now it's a democracy. This is neat to be able to be on the ground floor to give advice on how to best make it work."
Bubp will be leaving soon to undergo training for the role, which will take him overseas in January and keep him busy for about six months. Reservists, said Bubp, offer the military an asset most often not present in career soldiers. While career soldiers are highly trained in traditional military functions such as combat, reservists come onboard with training from their careers, giving them a leg up in certain situations, such as Bubp's judicial and legislative experience.
"When you're called, you go," said Bubp. "That's what I'm going to do. I have a responsibility to the people of the 88th district, but I have a responsibility to this nation. I'm a marine. The commander in chief has issued me orders, and I will carry them out to the best of my abilities."
Bubp said that he should only be gone half a year, as the Marines favor shorter deployments designed to be easier on the soldiers and their families. While gone, Bubp said that he will be unable to serve in his capacities as a representative, but said that his office will still be active in aiding his constituents. Also, the normal cycle of the house will mean there will be little official business to attend to this year.
"If you're not in the chamber in the House of Representatives when the vote is called for, you're not allowed to vote," said Bubp. "I will not be voting. Historically though, the second year doesn't have a lot of heavy lifting. Each term is two years. Every representative is up for reelection next year. The summer is spent campaigning. I don't anticipate missing all that much legislation. The work for this general assembly is done."
While gone, Bubp said that he will be well served by friends and family who are offering to campaign for him in his absence. Even then, Bubp said that he will most likely return well before the election, which will give him some time on the campaign trail. In the meantime, however, he said that he is excited to serve in a capacity such as this in a budding democracy.
"It's an honor to be able to continue to serve," said Bubp. "It's the best military the world has ever seen. We've got the smartest people ever and the best equipment. Nobody wants to be away from home though. However, this is something that has got to be done. We do not, we cannot risk the enemies of America coming here and visiting terror on us like they did Sept. 11. If we can continue this democracy in Iraq, it will spread to other countries. That's what Iran is so worried about. They're people see that women are voting and working in Iraq. They are being treated equally, and that has never happened in a Muslim country before."


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Welcome to another weekly collection of gaming news, previews, reviews, and random, fun things. This week at GamesBeat, we looked at the Wii U's continuing sales struggles, got our first glimpse of new Pokémon games for the 3DS, and put together some nice collections of gaming art that you can use for your Twitter header.
You'll find all of that and much more below. Happy reading, and have a nice weekend!
Mobile and social
- The DeanBeat: If you blinked, you don't know how big the mobile gaming industry has become
- One of this year's biggest game launches? Machine Zone's Game of War: Fire Age arrives on Android
- How Facebook is helping to pair up mobile developers with its 375 million gamers
- Zen Studios bets on free-to-play by adapting CastleStorm console game to mobile (case study)
- Tricks and tips for how to get your game featured in the Apple's App Store
- OnLive makes cloud version of heavy-duty game War Thunder run on tablets
- King beats estimates with revenues of $608 million on continuing Candy Crush Saga dominance
- China's mobile games market doubling this year to $3B, will surpass U.S. in 2015 (report)
- Unleash the hounds: Hearthstone was the 12th highest-grossing iPad game worldwide in April
- Angry Birds developer gets all Flappy with its latest mobile release
- Former Angry Birds creators raise $3.6M for Boomlagoon game studio
- King's stock price picks up as underwriters attempt to crush investor concerns
- Deck of Dice combines two casino games into something new (exclusive)
- Nintendo turns to toys and China — but these won't fix what's wrong
- PlayStation 4, Xbox One versions of The Elder Scrolls Online delayed
- GLAAD to Nintendo: Lack of gay characters in new life sim is 'hurtful' and 'behind the times'
- Epic is making a new, free Unreal Tournament to promote its new developer tools
- The annualization of Pikachu: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire make 6 Pokémon games in 7 years
- Electronic Arts' ends trading up 21 percent: Market digging Titanfall and new game info
- New Pokémon coming later this year: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire hit 3DS in November
- Nintendo loses $229M for its fiscal year as the Wii U's nosedive continues
- Titanfall's physical sales were near 1 million in March in the U.S.
- Activision chief on the three things that will make Call of Duty different this year
- World of Warcraft subscriptions numbers bleed again
- Activision says sci-fi shooter Destiny is on track to become next $1B video game franchise
- Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard blows past earnings and revenue estimates
- Electronic Arts' Q4 crushes Wall Street estimates
- Valve drops Early Access game from Steam for an alleged lack of 'honesty'
- Activision reportedly spending $500 million to launch Destiny
- You can have this sleek, dual NES/Famicom system for the same price as an Xbox One
- Dota 2 grows larger than World of Warcraft, but League of Legends still crushes both
- Harmonix launches Kickstarter for remake of a rhythm-game classic: Amplitude
- Game Informer teases its cover story on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Microsoft partnering with Showtime on live-action Halo TV show
Previews and interviews
- How Insomniac designed the zany 'awesomepocalypse' of Sunset Overdrive (hands-on preview)
- How developers created a Nazi record label for Wolfenstein: The New Order
- Facebook's advice on how to monetize your mobile games may surprise you (interview)
- PlayStation indies draw visual inspiration from the past and look to the future
- How Sony is trying to keep its edge with indie game developers (interview)
- Jonathan Blow wants The Witness to deliver adventure gameplay that doesn't suck
- The Last Tinker adds a much-needed splash of color to modern gaming (review)
- MLB 14 The Show's next-gen debut is more of a single than a home run (review)
Pieces of flair and opinions
- Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The '90s (part 2)
- Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The '90s (part 1)
- Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The '80s (part 2)
- Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The '80s (part 1)
- Gaming art for your new Twitter header: The '70s
- What GamesBeat is hoping for and looking forward to at E3
- The seven user-generated wonders of Trove's multiverse
- The GamesBeat community picks their favorite Nintendo games
- Just how poorly is the Wii U selling? We'll show you
- This is the end: Why millions of gamers love to play in the apocalypse
- Uncharted 4 disappears, Nintendo copies Netflix, and other E3 2014 predictions
- Here's more must-see speakers for GamesBeat 2014: Total World Domination
- How three video game studios address, embrace, and sidestep 'typecasting'
- Why did Oculus VR join Facebook? Because consoles don't reach a billion people


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|Reviews for The Wrath of a Titan
| suns and stars chapter 1 . 12/15/2012
good story
| the dark euphie chapter 1 . 4/10/2012
I've seen the movie, and I've gotta say that's exactly what he was feeling at the beginning of it.
| BRILL WILL chapter 1 . 4/6/2012
I thought this story was quite good. Can't wait to see the movie.
| casey26334 chapter 1 . 3/31/2012
Glad you wrote this! I really enjoyed. Just saw the 2nd movie tonight and was in the mood for some fanfiction. Lol. Great job!


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Georgia wide receiver Sean Bailey, who caught a pair of touchdown passes to help send the Bulldogs to an SEC Championship game victory over LSU, is questionable for the Sugar Bowl because of a knee injury, coach Mark Richt said on Wednesday.
Bailey suffered cartilage damage after jumping and landing on the knee during Tuesday afternoon's practice. The severity of the injury is unknown.
"Bailey's knee got a little puffed up, but we don't know for sure what it is," Richt said.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound junior from Alpharetta had trouble holding on to passes during a disappointing regular season but had touchdown catches of 45 and 29 yards in the 34-14 win over LSU on Dec. 3. He is fourth on the Bulldogs with 16 catches for 364 yards and is second with four touchdown receptions.
If Bailey is unable to play, Georgia likely would have to rely more on redshirt freshman Kenneth Harris against West Virginia.
The news came on the morning the Bulldogs wrapped up their on campus bowl practices. The team will reconvene on Dec. 27 in Atlanta and resume practices on Dec. 28 at St. Pius X School.
"Hopefully, we can get it going again without getting too banged up," Richt said. "We had some fairly physical practices. ...We've got to get a nice balance when we get back to the bowl site of getting them a little contact, but not so much that we beat them down."
Stafford, Hebron get national honors
A pair of commitments have been selected to Parade Magazine's All-America team.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford from Dallas and linebacker Akeem Hebron from Gaithersburg, Md., received the honor.
Three players from Georgia are on the list: safety Rashad Jones, a recruiting target, Stephenson's Marcus Ball and Heard County's Carlos Brown, who committed to Michigan.
Hebron and offensive lineman Justin Anderson from Irwin County are on USA Today's All-USA team.
Jean-Gilles' self evaluation
Senior offensive guard Max Jean-Gilles landed on several All-American teams, was a unanimous All-SEC selection and is headed to the Senior Bowl.
Jean-Gilles' self-grade for this season? An A-minus.
What's holding him back? "My weight."
The 6-foot-4 Jean-Gilles said he is tipping the scales at 350 pounds. He said the ideal weight in the NFL for him would be 335 to 340 pounds but now is not exactly the best time to drop some weight.
"Holiday cooking is real rough," Jean-Gilles said. "You just have to be disciplined."
Wrapping it up on campus
The Bulldogs held their last workout at the Woodruff practice fields this season. To mark the occasion, wide receiver Bryan McClendon lined up at offensive guard in a goal line drill in place of Jean-Gilles.
Richt excused the seniors from conditioning "gassers," and the other players' runs were shortened after singing "Jingle Bells."
Before the practice, Georgia players and coaches posed for their SEC championship team photo on the bleachers of the Spec Towns track. Players wore jerseys that included their Sugar Bowl patch.
This and that
Wide receiver Michael Moore, who is redshirting, was on crutches. Richt said the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native injured his posterior cruciate ligament diving for a pass. The injury will not require surgery. ... Tailback Danny Ware wore a soft cast for a bruised left hand. ... The bowl roster did not suffer any academic casualties. The only player who is academically ineligible is an undisclosed scout team member. ... West Virginia finishes its on-campus bowl practices today. TheMountaineers resume practices at The Westminster School on Dec. 27.
SUGAR BOWL Jan. 2, 2006 Georgia vs. West Virginia 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
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Techniques for Load Balancing in Wireless LAN
This suggests new strategies for balancing load in a wireless network connected in star topology. The loads are assigned to each processor using divisible load theory & Different techniques. Divisible load theory suggests that a load can be divided arbitrarily such that each fraction of the load can be independently assigned and computed in any processor present in the network. Wireless networks are connected in such a manner that they as assemble a distributed system most of the times, which makes load balancing an important technique to maximize the throughput from the system.
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