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After a sensational win in the Mackinnon Stakes at Victoria Derby Day today, Bart Cummings' superstar So You Think is now the hot favourite to win the 2010 Melbourne Cup next Tuesday at Flemington.
So You Think made it five wins in succession with an incredible victory in the Mackinnon today, with bookies around the country acting accordingly and firming the High Chaparral four-year-old into the Melbourne Cup favourite paying around $3.50.
Doubts over So You Think's ability to last the gruelling 3200m of the Melbourne Cup have now been squashed with jockey Steve Arnold convinced So You Think is a genuine stayer.
"I wasn't positive about him running two miles, but I am now. He relaxed so well during the race and was very strong at the finish," Arnold said of So You Think in the Mackinnon today.
Legendary trainer Bart Cummings is now on track to secure his record 13th Melbourne Cup win this spring, despite losing Dariana and Faint Perfume from his Cup contingent.
If So You Think makes it five straight Group 1 wins in the 150th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, it will be Cummings' third horse in two decades to win the Mackinnon Stakes / Melbourne Cup double along with Let's Elope (1991) and Rogan Josh (1999).
The second favourite in the current Melbourne Cup markets is Shocking, who was not disgraced finishing sixth in the Mackinnon today.
The Melbourne Cup betting markets are fluctuating at Luxbet now so check out the full odds by heading to this premier online bookmaker.


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|Battle Creek has some memorable holes -- the "rock hole" par 3 is the obvious hole to remember, but No. 10 (a par four over a bog) always comes to mind, as does No. 18 (a par four over a ravine). Cool layout, with lots of trees. Greens have been known to get dicey at certain times of the year, but overall, it's worth the trip to Tulalip. (And then you can stop at the Casino or Outlet mall after the round.)
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Israel's Policy of Stagnation
Instead of threatening Abbas with expanding the settlements, Israel must take the initiative and set the agenda for the region.
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Sabrina Ward Harrison is now twenty-four. She was born in Canada and lives in Oakland, California, in a converted fire station that she uses as her home and studio. Harrison spends her time making art on the floor, exploring with her camera, and teaching a course on the art of becoming yourself. Her work has been exhibited throughout the country and portrays spilling of all sorts.
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Staff writer

What started as an idea for a Canada-wide entrepreneurial contest involving egg cartons has turned into a promising business venture for a couple of Christ the King Secondary School students.

Jonathan Whatman and Matthew Muscat took up the challenge put forth in the YOU Innovate Canada Tournament for anyone age 16 or older to utilize a household item to create something with value in a creative and innovative manner.

In this case, contestants were asked to come up with an egg-carton-based product, so, after given a overview and outline by YOU Innovate Canada on how to proceed, the local Grade 12 students first had to come up with a concept and then make a three-minute video to demonstrate the viability of their project. It turns out that egg cartons dipped in paraffin wax are not only ideal ignition material for woodstoves, basically eliminating the need for kindling, but they're waterproof as well.

"Every day at lunch, we would just sit down and brainstorm until we felt we had a pretty solid idea," said Whatman. "Once we had the firestarter idea, we bought some wax, put it all together one night and it turned out pretty well."

Emboldened by their successful test run, Whatman and Muscat collected about 700 egg cartons and brought their invention called Innovation Station to the Georgetown Farmers' Market one Saturday morning. Initially met with puzzled stares from passersby, the teens started doing demonstrations as part of their sell job.

"A lot of people didn't know what we were selling at first because we really didn't advertise it that well," said Muscat, who plans to attend medical school.

"But as we went on, you gain experience and understand better how to communicate with people. (The contest) shows you how to get started, how to manage your revenue and our business as a whole. Creating contacts and keeping a running tab of everything that happens is important or else you're going to lose track and be lost."

In two weekends at the Market, the duo sold almost all the inventory for 50 cents apiece, spending $60 on materials and taking in $337.50, donating the proceeds to Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship.

"You get an idea and it works well and you think, 'Maybe you can make some money off this idea.' We've definitely learned a lot about business," added Muscat.

They finished seventh overall in the YOU Innovate Canada Tournament out of dozens of entries, just one spot out of a $1,000 prize, although they did earn iPhone camera lenses. Their contest submission was a three-minute video with Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire playing in the background, demonstrating how the egg cartons were transformed into the waterproof igniters.

Both Whatman and Muscat have part-time jobs and aren't certain whether they can commit the time to expand operations of the business. A recycling drive to build up their inventory is planned to try to accommodate their growing number of regular customers.

"It's not just a couple of kids selling egg cartons out of their garage," said Whatman, who intends to take engineering at the University of Waterloo next year.

"There's a big transition involved and we'll have to think about where we want to take this. A lot of people who saw it at the Farmers' Market recommended that we should go on (hit CBC-TV show) Dragons' Den and we thought that was a good compliment."


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I installed the BedHead on my 2001 Tundra with dealer installed bedliner. The device would not work on the hard plastic rails, so I had to cut out a section and install it to the metal rail. The fit is not that great. The unit will roll off the rail with a good tug. I initially tied down the bike to the stock tie-downs on the opposite side of the truck bed. After a few hours of driving I noticed the unit was rolling off the rail again. I eventually redid the rigging to use the tie-downs on the same side of the bed, along with a single tie to to opposite side. I'm either going to figure out a way to bolt the rack to the bed rail or return this unit for a bolt-on version.


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Tennis / Israel Stuns Favorite Italy 3-0 to Make World Group Playoffs
Israel stunned Italy over the weekend as it took an unassailable 3-0 lead in their Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 second-round tie to advance to the World Group playoffs.
Doubles player Andy Ram had been sure ahead of the tie that Israel would advance. It wasn't quite clear why - Israel was up against a team that has five players in the top 100 in the world. All Israel had to offer, on the other hand, was its successful doubles pairing of Ram and Yoni Erlich, together with two singles players, Dudi Sela and Noam Okun, who have failed to break into the big time.
Yesterday Ram turned up at the Ramat Hasharon Tennis Center with all the pressure on him, but contrary to expectations, it was to finish off the tie, not to keep the team's chances alive ahead of the reverse singles.
After Sela and Okun shocked the Italians with wins in the singles on Friday, Ram and Erlich responded to the pressure with a straight sets win over Daniele Bracialli and Potito Starace.
Sela, who began his season well with an appearance in the second round at the Australian Open and easy wins against Luxembourg in the previous round of the Davis Cup, wasn't expected to stand a chance against Andreas Seppi.
But the 22-year-old, ranked over 100 places below Seppi, took the first two sets 6-3, 7-5 before muscle cramps allowed the Italian back into the match. Seppi took the next two sets 6-1, 6-3 and led 3-1 in the fifth and decisive set. But with the Ramat Hasharon crowd behind him, Sela took five straight games for the first five-set win of his career and a place in Israel's Davis Cup pantheon of impossible victories.
Noam Okun had an easier time against Davis Cup debutante Simone Bolelli. Okun, who always raises his game in the Davis Cup, put in a near-perfect performance as he beat Bolelli 7-5, 7-5, 6-3.
"It's the first time in a long while that I have gone into a game with Israel ahead 1-0 and that made things a lot easier for me," said Okun.
"I tried everything," said Bolelli. "He was simply perfect."
With the match for the taking, Ram and Erlich showed their class against an Italian duo that had never played together prior to the encounter, winning 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 to set off frenzied celebrations and send Israel through to the World Group playoffs for the first time since 1988.
Okun faces Seppi and Sela plays Bolelli in the reverse singles today.
Israel captain Eyal Ran and his players will now have to wait until Wednesday's draw to find out who they will face for a spot in the World Group.
Meanwhile, Germany and Sweden completed 3-0 victory sweeps over Belgium and Argentina to progress to the semifinals of the World Group, while holder Russia was fighting for life against France.
The defending champion was locked in a struggle in Moscow, trailing the visitors 2-1 after Igor Andreev and late substitute Nikolay Davydenko combined to topple Sebastien Grosjean and Michael Llodra 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in yesterday's doubles.
The United States was 2-0 up against Spain. British veteran Greg Rusedski drew the curtain on his tennis career yesterday after helping the nation to a 3-0 Davis Cup win over the Netherlands in Europe/Africa Zone Group 1.
"It was a proud moment, considering this is going to be my last match," Rusedski said in a BBC interview. "I'm officially retiring on a win today. Now I can enjoy life like everybody else. Now it's time to move on."
The 33-year-old from Canada took up British citizenship in 1995 and used his serve and volley skills to win 15 titles, the last three on grass from 2003-2005.
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Our digital world of communication carries many life-changing advantages, not the least of which is aiding in split-second emergency situations
But, as with any other tool that positively affects society, there can also be a downside. One example can be found in our schools. In the past, students had little choice but to sit quietly during what they determined to be boring speakers. Today, those speakers can become easy targets of an instant messaging attack by their restless young audience members.
At an Oregon high school earlier this month, Alter Wiener, a Holocaust survivor, was sharing his dramatic life story during a school program. In one part, he reflected that as a youth growing up near Krakow, Poland, he had such reverence for education that he would doff his cap whenever he passed a teacher in the street.
Unfortunately, Wiener found none of that kind of respect in his teenage audience of 700 students. During the presentation, some students sought to escape what they considered to be a boring message by rudely using their cell phones and texting during the program.
Embarrassed by the conduct of his student body, the high school principal issued a new policy by confiscating iPods and cell phones used in school. He explained that he wanted students to understand the concept of respect before graduating.
Cell phone usage is addictive with many young people of this generation and texting is now the main communication tool of teenagers. A recent poll showed that four out of five teens sleep with their cell phone or have it near their bed.
While adults text an average of about 10 times a day, many teens are sending messages at more than 10 times that rate. One girl we saw in a recent interview was averaging about 4,000 texts a month, and had developed carpal tunnel syndrome.
What worries many parents and behavioral experts is that the young people who admit to texting a hundred times a day are not developing their proper writing or verbal skills by communicating face-to-face with their friends. Teens will soon find good verbal skills a valuable asset when they explore the job market.
Those young people who do not appear addicted to Facebook or send text messages or Twitter in our society may appear to be in the minority. But one writer correctly assessed that the self-imposed texting addicts are really the ones who are have become "disconnected ... from real society."
Rather, he sees a "generational divide" that has led to different "definitions of 'socialize' and 'engage.'"In his opinion, today's generation of habitual texters and Facebook users could lose the ability "to look up, and look around, at the incredibly beautiful and moving things happening all around us."
The technological freedom we all enjoy and see around us can also be a beautiful thing ... when used properly. They may not have been booing or heckling, but those students who were texting during the Holocaust survivor's talk were just as disruptive and insulting to the speaker as well as to those who were trying to listen.
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Court Rules Missouri Town Can Restrict Westboro-Type Funeral Protests
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a Missouri town's ordinance that restricts funeral picketing such as the controversial practice by Westboro Baptist Church. For several years prior to Tuesday's ruling, Westboro has been primarily protected in courts that cite the First Amendment.
Eleven members of 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the city of Manchester's law that basically bars protests at funerals was constitutional because it was narrowly written and offered picketers the opportunity to demonstrate in other ways, according to The Kansas City Star.
City attorney Patrick R. Gunn said lawyers were pleased "and maybe a bit surprised, given the history of this litigation," the Star reported.
The appeals court judges "weighed the benefits of the First Amendment and the rights of families who were grieving the loss of family members who were, for the most part, members of the military," Gunn said.
Westboro, considered a radical group by many that falls outside mainstream Christian beliefs, often pickets the funerals of soldiers, celebrities and people they deem to live a lifestyle inconsistent with their interpretation of the Bible.
The organization, led by Pastor Fred Phelps, believes that America is cursed for embracing homosexuality, and therefore is against all displays of patriotism, including honoring soldiers.
Manchester's ordinance requires protesters to stay at least 300 feet from a funeral home, cemetery or house of worship during the service and for an hour before and after. The ordinance is similar to an Ohio law that was found constitutional in 2008 by another court.
Westboro was given a legal victory last year when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protected the church from a lawsuit seeking damages for the "intentional infliction of emotional distress" at the funeral for a soldier in 2006, according to the Star.
Lawyers for the church are considering an appeal according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri. The ruling on the Manchester ordinance was a reversal of a previous decision by a three-judge panel that found the law unconstitutional.
"It just may be that they were persuaded by their colleagues that the decision was appropriate," said law professor Carl Tobias from the University of Richmond in Virginia, the Star reported.
A spokesman for Westboro Baptist Church was recently asked by The Christian Post in a phone interview why it believes the U.S. is an "evil nation" headed for destruction.
"God says thou shall not kill. What we do in this nation is that we rip the babies from these fool American women, who get pregnant on that fornication with these fool American men, and then those few babies that are born, we break their moral compasses by failing to raise them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and then when they grow up, we hand them an M-16 rifle and tell them 'Go on and fight this bloody war in Afghanistan or Iraq', that we have no business fighting that we can never win," said Steve Drain, a member of the church.
CP has previously reported that the church is "Baptist" in name only, and actions by its members stand in strong contrast to many mainline and evangelical Christian views.


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Kelly Clarkson, you are a contradictory creature.
It was just a few months ago that Clarkson appeared in the first episode of the new Robin Williams sitcom The Crazy Ones. Williams plays an advertising executive, and his firm was trying to recruit Clarkson for a McDonald's commercial.
Long story short, the ad firm coveted Clarkson for her big voice and wholesome appeal. But she was determined to break free from that image and do something more sensual.
"You want me to sing about meat," said Clarkson, playing herself. "I want to sing about sex." She subsequently sang a song with the lyrics, "It's not the meat, it's the motion," as she gyrated up against James Wolk's character. Williams said Clarkson's display "woke up the puppet."
And now Clarkson is starring in her own Christmas special. There isn't much more wholesome and traditional in show business than a Christmas special, right?
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale debuts Wednesday on NBC and Global. Clarkson has described it as the comedic story of a "diva" who learns her lesson and eventually discovers the true meaning of Christmas.
But of course, there are tons of songs thrown in, too. So it's kind of like if Ebenezer Scrooge sang Silent Night while bashing Bob Cratchit with a cane.
And it all has a happy ending, naturally.
Blake Shelton, Reba and Trisha Yearwood all are on board as guest stars. Others set to make cameo appearances include the afore-mentioned Robin Williams, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Whoopi Goldberg, William Shatner, Danica Patrick, Heidi Klum, Ken Jeong and Jai Rodriguez.
Is it just me, or does it seem as if these multi-star-from-all-walks-of-life TV Christmas extravaganzas have made a bit of a comeback over the past few years? These new efforts usually aren't as corny or drippingly sincere as the ones in the 1960s and 1970s – you can't do anything these days without a certain degree of irony – but networks clearly are willing to give the format a try again.
Clarkson is one of the most successful performers ever to emerge from the televised singing competition genre, which now largely appears to be dying in North America, save for Shelton's The Voice. Clarkson won the first season of American Idol and has gone on to sell more than 20 million albums worldwide.
The truth is, one of the main rationales for the existence of Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale is to sell even more albums. Conveniently, Clarkson recently released a Christmas record, titled Wrapped in Red. And shockingly, the songs included on the TV show have been lifted directly from that album, which features five original tracks as well as the usual collection of Christmas faves.
Hey, nothing says Christmas more than convergence and commerce.
Will any of this reawaken Robin Williams' puppet?
Oh right, that's a different Kelly Clarkson. The wholesome one is all about Christmas.


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Here are a bunch of cereals from my childhood. I remember going to the grocery story with my mother (didn't happen all that often being three of eight children) and seeing some of these and wanting them. Mostly because I love the cross-over between my favorite shows and movies and getting to eat the official cereal. It was like being with the characters I enjoyed the most.
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"This redundant step is yet another example of the Obama Administration proactively stopping American job-creating energy projects before they can begin. The current commercial rules for oil shale leasing were adopted under a rigorous and open public rule making process. There is no need to review the rules unless their intention is to halt progress on the development of our oil shale resources and create more uncertainty for companies interested in investing in new technology.
"Since taking office, the Obama Administration has done nothing but hinder the production of U.S. oil shale. Their actions only serve to delay the development of at least a trillion barrels of U.S. oil resources and prevent the creation of thousands of new U.S. jobs. With the price of gasoline on the rise and our increased reliance on unstable foreign sources of energy, this Administration shouldn't be taking actions that make those problems worse."
A month after taking office, the Obama Administration announced delays in the new round of oil shale RD&D leases that would help advance American technology and create high-tech jobs in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.
In October 2009, the Interior Department announced a new round of RD&D leases that included significant changes to the program. The new program decreased lease acreage by 87 percent, demanded unrealistic timelines for investment into cutting edge research, included unattainable production requirements, and implanted variable royalty rates. As a result, only three companies applied for this latest round of RD&D leases.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the U.S. holds more than half of the world's oil shale resources. The largest known deposits of oil shale are located in a 16,000-square mile area in the Green River formation in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. The USGS's most recent estimates (April, 2009) show the region may hold more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil – six times Saudi Arabia's proven resources, and enough to provide the United States with energy for the next 200 years.
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January 16, 2012 by staff
William Hung 25,000 Advance, William James Hung Hing Cheong (born January 13, 1983), commonly known as William Hung, is an American singer who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his off-key audition performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series American Idol.
Originally from Sha Tin, Hong Kong, Hung moved to Camden, New Jersey in 1993 and graduated from the John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles. He was a student at University of California, Berkeley, and later dropped out to pursue his music career.
While studying civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, Hung auditioned for the third season of American Idol in San Francisco in September 2003. He was the final auditioner on the January 15, 2004, installment, the coup de grâce of an hour-long episode that showcased other would-be pop stars, mostly lacking in talent.
"I want to make music my living," said Hung, before he started singing and dancing to Ricky Martin's "She Bangs". As judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul tried to restrain their laughter, judge Simon Cowell dismissed Hung's performance, remarking "You can't sing, you can't dance, so what do you want me to say?", to which Hung replied, "Um, I already gave my best, and I have no regrets at all." Jackson and Abdul applauded his positive attitude, with Abdul remarking, "That's the best attitude yet." Hung's response to Cowell's criticism starkly contrasts with the often confrontational rejoinders of other contestants. Hung added, "…you know, I have no professional training of singing and dancing," eliciting mock surprise from Cowell, who replied, "No? Well this is the surprise of the century." Hung was not admitted through to the next round.
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Short-term priorities:
- alignment in the areas of indirect taxation and intellectual and industrial property;
- adoption of VAT law;
- standardisation and certification (conformity assessment);
- standardisation of technical regulations and company law;
- preparations for liberalisation of capital movements (in particular currency legislation);
- establishment of a State aid monitoring authority;
- a first inventory of State aid and creation of a legal framework for monitoring such aid;
- progress towards adoption of an anti-trust law.
Assessment (October 1999)
These priorities have been realised only in part.
The laws on excise duty and VAT were adopted by Parliament and entered into force in July 1999.
In the field of intellectual property, the Law on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants was adopted in December 1998 and the UPOV Convention was ratified.
The Law on Technical Requirements for Products and Conformity Assessment, the Law on Standardisation and the Law on Accreditation were adopted in July 1999. Amendments to Company law were adopted in January 1999.
As regards the liberalisation of capital movements, the Foreign Exchange Law and the Banking Law were adopted and the restrictive measures imposed by the Bank of Slovenia were lifted or reduced.
The State Aid Control Commission, established in October 1998, has been operational since March 1999. The first survey on State aid was produced at the end of June 1999. The new State Aid Law has not yet been adopted. The number of staff in the Competition Protection Office has increased. A new anti-trust law was adopted in June 1999.
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New laws have been adopted on the review of public procurement procedures and on public procurement. The law on industrial property and the supplementary protection certificate have not been adopted. An act on border enforcement, which covers the fight against piracy and against counterfeiting still remains to be adopted and border control in general should be strengthened.
The priority relating to company law has not been met.
An independent supervisory authority for data protection still has to be established.
Foreign investment is still severely restricted in the field of telecommunications, transport and the media. Progress is better in the financial sector.
A framework Act on State Aid Control has been adopted. Annual State aid reports have been submitted, but the inventory is not yet exhaustive.
Assessment (November 2001)
Alignment has progressed well in the areas of public procurement and company law. Progress has been made on border control and State aid. An independent supervisory body for data protection has been set up. Considerable progress has been made on the implementation of the framework provisions on the free movement of goods. A broadcasting and telecommunications agency has been set up. The law on the media will complete alignment in the audiovisual sector. Slovenia complies with the code of conduct for business taxation.
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Please refer to the fact sheets on the adoption of the Community acquis.
Medium-term priorities:
- alignment of legislation on public procurement, financial services and State aid (in particular alignment of monitoring rules and exclusive or special rights);
- upgrading of standardisation and conformity assessment structures;
- establishment of a market surveillance system and introduction of horizontal technical legislation on industrial products;
- increased efforts to liberalise the capital market and to facilitate foreign investments;
- further alignment of consumer protection;
- reinforcement of the Competition Office and the State aid monitoring authority;
- efficient enforcement of competition law;
- promotion of the development of businesses, including SMEs;
- alignment on the Community rules governing telecommunications, consumer protection and the internal energy market.
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Horizontal legislation regulating the free movement of goods has been adopted. It creates a framework for reinforced standardisation and conformity assessment structures. The Law on Energy establishes the framework for acceding to the internal energy market.
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The preference given to domestic bidders in public procurement has been eliminated. Competition procedures have been improved. Alignment has continued in the area of consumer protection.
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The advantages granted to Slovenians with regard to public procurement have been abolished. Alignment of legislation on intellectual and industrial property rights is being completed. Further efforts are required with regard to the recognition of diplomas, VAT, excise duties and free zones. There are still certain restrictions on the free movement of capital. The supervision of financial services has improved. With regard to competition, the capacities have been stepped up and the procedures improved. Alignment is progressing well in the field of consumer protection.
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"Keeping serious pork reform out of this lobbying reform bill was like removing alcohol from the agenda of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Earmark abuse was at the center of the Jack Abramoff and Duke Cunningham scandals yet the Senate failed to clamp down on what Abramoff described as the 'earmark favor factory' in Congress. This bill will not change how members of Congress and lobbyists interact. In fact, by rejecting an amendment by Senator John Ensign (R-NV) that would have given Senators greater power to block egregious earmarks the Senate voted to protect business as usual," Dr. Coburn said.
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|10th February 2004, 08:55 PM
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CDM-1 servos (Marantz CD-12 aka Philips LLH1000)
I have recently acquired a Marantz CD12-DA12 combo. It features a die cast CDM-1 mechanism from Philips. Does anyone know if it is possible to replace the analog servos by digital servos? I would also like to know which changes to the clocking system yould be advisable and which op-amps I could change.
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|11th February 2004, 08:14 AM
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Re: CDM-1 servos (Marantz CD-12 aka Philips LLH1000)
[QUOTE]Originally posted by tvdw
I have recently acquired a Marantz CD12-DA12 combo. It features a die cast CDM-1 mechanism from Philips. Does anyone know if it is possible to replace the analog servos by digital servos? I would also like to know which changes to the clocking system yould be advisable and which op-amps I could change.
Other suggestions for improvement are also welcome...
First thing you should do is to look at the dac power supply rails. The digital and analog stages in the output section are not separated and very noisy.
The transport is rather copmples electronically and 'touching' it may be a BIG job.
Despite the hype, not a particularly good sounding combo by modern standards.
|11th February 2004, 09:51 AM
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|11th February 2004, 09:59 AM
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Of course you can replace the analog servo with a digital one.
But why would you do that? The CDM1 servo is still one of the best. And indeed developping a digital servo is a hugh task. Do not forget that a CDM servo is a compromise. Different disc errors require a different approach. Approches often conflicting whith each other. Knowing what to look for takes a lot of experience. Finding that servo optimum is very interesting but it is very very time consuming.
The vast number of parameters involved in human hearing make imperfect designs certain.
|16th February 2004, 07:45 PM
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Servo Problems ?
As I see that we have EDUM on this thread and he seems to know quite a lot about the Philips transports, I thought I would give it a try. But anyone with a good advice is welcome
I have a Marantz CD-80 thats works perfectly except for not accepting the records now and then. If the record is not accepted you just have to open and then close the transport and it works fine. Any simple solution to this ? Is it just is too fast for it's self sometimes ?
I also have a CD-75DX (CDM-4/11 transport). And this one is having a lot more trouble. It can always read and play the records but if you start to jump between tracks then the trouble starts, and the higher the index, the further out the laser is on the disc the more troble it has. It works hard for quite a while making a lot of noise and sometimes it will find the next track sometimes it won't. At some point it will always just crach i.e. it will kick the laser unit traight out banging it to the outer limit of the laser unit. Is there a servo problem, of course there is, but is it due to the laser starting to get old or is it due to some other fault ? I have upgraded all the electrolytic capacitors.
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|17th February 2004, 09:00 AM
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As in most cases regarding playability there are often more effects that can cause certain behaviour.
What happens if you open and close the transport/tray? In most cases the disc position with respect to the spindle/ motor axis is different from the situation previously. In other words the disc eccentricty and the eccentricity of the "turntable /motor axis" is differently. So sometimes when the eccentricties are adding up it just becomes to much.
Now why is it to much can be the result of fingerprints in the start up area, a wobble in the disc, an inclusion in the disc, a dent in a disc etc, etc. But also a problem with cdm mechanics,the turntable or servo electronics.
So what is happening is often quite easy to explain, what causing it is mostly not straight forward.
For the CD-75DX you can hear it strugling! Something is causing radial trouble. At a certain moment control is lost. Besides the above mentioned possible causes for radial problems I do not trust old cdm4's entirely. (no scientific reason, just seen to many "strange" behaviour). I would check how easy the arm can move (power-off). Although officialy not recommended you can use a bit of oil to make the arm hinge move a bit more easy.
what capacitors did you change on the cdm?
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|17th February 2004, 06:54 PM
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Are you by the above saying that it is common behavior that these old analogly servo controlled players behave in the way you decribed ?
As for the CD-75DX: The arm is moving perfecley, no problem. I did however put some new grease on the centertap of the squeezing mechanism and that decreased the audible noise quite a lot.
I have changed the PS caps (caps = electrolytic ones, except the cerafines), the PS caps around the motor drive amp etc. A small green one I have still not changed (Nichicon, Muse, 1.5uF). It placed somewhere around the motor drive amp.
There are some caps on the PCB's on the CDM4, but I have not touched those.
/ Phi
P.S. By the way, do you know anything about philips CD 618 ? Transport ? (It's a bitstream machine, that much I know, and it looks a bit like the CD88X machines) Have not found it among all the listings here at DIY.
Here is a picture of the CD-75DX playing music
and below the CD-80.
|18th February 2004, 09:32 AM
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I guess it possible to make a digital servo with a better behaviour as an analog system. For any CDP however manufacturer cost is a driving factor. Meaning that they will adopt a digital servo as it becomes small and cheap in large quantities. But if you would spent a lot of effort on it you could make a digital servo with near ideal behaviour. However the real value of such a system is in playing stained, scratched and damaged CD's. Taking care of your CD's is easier.
Most older players simply suffer from aging. Readjustment, cleaning and replacing weared ou parts mostly do the job.
I checked a CD player sometime ago which was quite noisy. It turned out that the clamp was slightly touching a plastic part of the loading. After putting a piece of carton under one of the legs(?) it disappeared. Such a thing (or a wire touching the flexprint) influences the available headroom for tracking.
CD618 has a CDM4/19
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|18th February 2004, 09:09 PM
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Hi and thanks for answering patiently !
I won't torment you with any more questions for now.
Now it's time to digg into the electronics...
P.S. I did try to put a home made magnetic clamp on and the transport and it got even more quiet !!! (Don't know if I by this detune the dampingsystem of the transportunit, but it seems to work fine anyhow
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Despite their on-the-field issues, Lovie Smith's Bears are successful in giving back to the community.
Imagine you're in third grade, and it's your first day of school. Wearing your new backpack filled with school supplies, you show up to your school expecting to see your teacher, but instead you see defensive linemen Tommie Harris and Israel Idonije.
They are so excited for your first day of school, and they give you a high five as you head into your classroom.
Dream scenario, right?
That's exactly what happened for students at 10 different Chicago Public Schools yesterday.
No fewer than 11 Bears participated in Back to School Day, welcoming back students from around the city and encouraging them in their studies. Nick Roach, Devin Aromashodu, Lance Louis and others also joined in cheering on the kids who cheer for them on the football field.
"I was just so fortunate growing up in a family of service," Idonije said on NBCChicago's morning show Tuesday before helping welcome kids back to school. "I just really enjoy giving back to people. We do the foundation and other things to support kids in the City."
Jay Cutler's foundation fights diabetes, while Idonije visits his native Nigeria every spring with doctors to set up a temporary clinic. Charles Tillman has raised money to promote organ donor awareness. Harris has an event to prevent child abuse this Friday.


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As you dream about your summer vacation, imagine stopping at the bank on your way to the beach, taking out all of your money, and dumping it into the ocean. Sound crazy? Well, that's exactly what the Army Corps of Engineers does with millions of tax dollars every year under the federal beach renourishment program.
America's beaches attract more than just sand crabs and surfers: they are also a magnet for the rich and famous. The American cultural elite have long flocked to the beach during the dog days of summer and increasingly, they have taken to buying beachside properties, building beachfront villas, and plastering up "No Trespassing" signs. At the same time that this building trend has intensified, America's beaches have been doing what they always did – eroding and shifting. In an expensive exercise worthy of Sisyphus, these wealthy beach homeowners have convinced Congress that pumping sand on beaches to keep their poorly placed houses from floating away should be a federal responsibility.
The Army Corps renourishment efforts are both costly and ineffective. Though it continues to seek federal funds for beach restoration year after year, the Corps knows very well that these projects are bound to fail. The agency dredges sand from offshore locations and pumps it onshore to rebuild eroded areas. But, beach erosion is a continual process, and replenishment projects serve only to temporarily keep sand from washing back out to sea.
Today, from Florida to New York to California, Corps restoration projects are increasingly becoming the primary "soluti.png" to beach erosion – which is a problem only when buildings are built too close to the coastline and are at high risk for hurricane and storm damage. Beach rebuilding is now the fastest growing area of the Corps' work. In New Jersey, the Corps has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to dredge sand from the ocean floor and dump it on miles of coastline. Experts agree that virtually no beach replenishment program has lasted more than five years without costly rebuilding efforts – in New Jersey, most of the Corps' work eroded within three years. In one case, more than half of a 350-foot wide beach all but washed away.
Beach lovers might argue that the replenishment program is necessary so Americans can continue to spend summer vacations at the beach. But who really benefits from beach restoration? Homeowners benefit from increased property values and communities benefit from increased property taxes and tourism. But, even though public access is the law on replenished shorelines and federal taxpayers have spent hundreds of millions on beach renourishment, some cities and towns are creatively blocking outsiders from using "their" beach.
Efforts by the Clinton and Bush Administration to reduce the federal beach building program have been met with fierce resistance by New Jersey and Florida lawmakers who are unwilling to give up millions in federal dollars. Both administrations argued that popular coastal areas can and should pay the majority of replenishment costs because they are the ones who benefit economically. The 2006 budget continues this trend by saying that repetitive renourishment of beaches should be a local responsibility. The Bush administration has requested only $46 million for these types of projects, less than half of what the Congress provided last year.
Taxpayers need to put a message in a bottle, and cast it down the Potomac to Capitol Hill: draw a line in the sand and stop sending our hard-earned tax dollars out to sea.


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If by the end of this review I sound like a bit of a grumbler, please bear in mind it is not because the film wasn't entertaining. It is just that, as an action fan, I was disappointed. It is nothing new. I pretty much conceded long ago that the genre I so dearly love has disintegrated to the point that it's supposedly badass villains and heroes had become a baby-faced parade of actors with Kajagoogoo haircuts posturing while some ragged techno beat blares in the background. Oh well, at least Fatal Contact had a big, Ron Perlman looking, bruiser in an outfit that they must have smuggled off of a Joseph Lai production.
Jacky Wu, or Wu Jing, has garnered a lot of buzz as a rising martial star and a possible replacement for the last HK action hero with a bonafide martial background to rise to fame, a guy by the name of Jet Li. Of course, I remember hearing that buzz a decade ago when Jacky starred in Yuen Woo Ping's Tai Chi 2. Jacky's star went nowhere and, after a drought, he turned up in Drunken Monkey a few years later. I had to check the imdb to reveal I'd also seen him in Legend of Zu and SPL. I've still yet to watch, what I hear is pretty good, Benny Chan's Invisible Target where he is, as in the previous two films, part of a nice ensemble.
Fatal Contact (2006) finds Jacky again in a lead role built around strutting his martial stuff. This time he is under the direction of Dennis Law, who I'm absolutely unfamiliar with but has a few films under his belt and some clout as a producer.
The story is a pretty typical affair, not always a bad thing in a martial arts film. After all, its is all about the fights. More on that later. Kong (Jacky Wu Jing) is a wu shu champ scraping by as a Peking Opera performer. He is approached by some gangsters to rumble in underground fights but he refuses. After a date where his short funds cause him some embarrassment, along with some prodding from the girl in question, Tin (Miki Yeung), Kong decides to take them up on the offer. Guess, like most men, Kong's standards are only uncorruptable until his hormones start boiling.
Kong, Yin, and Captain (Ronald Cheung), Kong's underling gangster gopher/mentor, become a friendly trio as Kong moves up the ranks of the underground fight circuit. He becomes the chosen fighter for a young slickster, Fai. The stakes and fights become increasingly dangerous and Kong begins to lose himself in the brutality, subjugating his morals for money and the affections of Tin.
This film shows a perfect example of why Hong Kong isn't recapturing the magic of old when it comes to martial arts films. Sure, there was a seriously long drought from the mid 90's for about a decade and films like SPL and Flash Point have done a good job of getting die hard fans excited again. And, you know what? The action in Fatal Contact is pretty damn good. I still think the hope for a return of balls to the wall HK action is only a faint glimmer. Why? Because I wouldn't trade every single fight scene in the Fatal Contact for just one single fight/stunt scene from The Protector, or Angel Terminators, Righting Wrongs, the list goes on and on.
It is all a matter of choreography+risk. Jacky Wu certainly has the talent, that much is certain watching him on screen. His features are a tad soft but that never stopped Fu Sheng or Jackie Chan from outstanding careers. When you only have so much time, so much budget, and so much desire, you end up with Fatal Contact. Stuntwise, the risk appears minimal and there isn't the sense of physicality in danger (faux or real, doesn't matter as long as you convincingly sell it) displayed in HK films of the 80's. The choreography, while good, is fairly brief and lacks the elaboration of old school kung fu classics from the 70's or the wire fu, undercranked wonkiness of the new wave. So, what you get is a decent action film but nothing that will keep audiences (well, at least audiences who are well versed on martial action) on the edge of their seat and clamoring for the next Jacky Wu or Dennis Law vehicle.
The writing has its highs and lows. Though it sometimes crosses into cheese and overstates its comic goofiness, the comradrerie between Kong, Tin, and Captain is convincing. The lineup of combatants is quite good, including inspired touches like one opponent who puts nails into his gloves and shoes. Some of the character sketching is a tad muddled, particularly Kong's naivete and easily discarded principles. The scripters do earn points for winkingly remarking on Jacky Wu Jing's likable appearance and flashy moves not being convincing stuff for a true ass kicker. The film is packed with cameos but they are mostly negligible roles: Andy On as a punching bag, Lam Suet as the fat gangster glowering in the background, and so forth. Though it was short on a big final fight, the ending is a surprise and takes a drastic turn that I appreciated purely for its extreme nature.
I suspect most viewers will be disinterested in the commercial pandering to the girlie crowd. Sorry ladies, as a rule romance and soft moments combined with bruising action doesn't mix. Though I wish it wasn't, it is generally true and remains a steadfast rule, and I say that as a fan of Gorgeous and Heart of a Dragon. Fatal Contact has many dead moments focusing on Tin and her friend's (though again, it is a muddled plot point about how well they actually know each other) rocky relationship as well as a wistful Cantopop ballad injected into the proceedings. Guys will likely be groaning, waiting for the next bit of action. Women, on the other hand, wont digest the patently false, half-heartedly executed characterization and will end up just waiting for the end credits.
The DVD: Dragon Dynasty/Weinstein Co.
Picture: Anamorphic Widescreen. Technically the disc appears quite sound, no glaring aliasing, artifacts, ghosting, etc. In terms of the print, there were many instances where the image was less than eye-popping and a little bland. It is nothing I would consider a deal breaker, just a bit of heavy grain and some softness.
Sound: Cantonese DTS and 5.1 tracks, English 5.1 dub track, and optional English (including for the deaf or hearing impaired) or Spanish subtitles. The sound mix is a bit of a dud when it comes to the dialogue, but the guys at the mixing board obviously woke up when it came to the action and scoring which delivers decent amount of thudding bass response and crisp whacks.
I watched the film for roughly fifteen minutes with the dub. The performances seemed pretty middle of the road. In terms of translation it was a mixed bag with the subs seemingly coming from a more Chinese-slanted source. Captain's share of a fight purse is 12,500 in the subs and 50,000 in the dub. In a moment where Tin excuses herself, the subs opt for a more demure choice of going to the "restroom," whereas the dub uses "to pee."
Extras: The main disc has feature length commentary track by writer, producer, insider Bey Logan and director Dennis Law. Accounting for roughly 70% of the HK commentaries out there, Logan will be familiar to Stateside Asian film fans. Safe to say, the guy can talk. Informative, if a bit of a prattle, and while plenty of background info is provided it does degenerate into a lot of "so where was this filmed?"
A second disc houses: Original trailer. Interviews with Jacky Wu Jing (21:36), Dennis Law (27:09), Miki Yeung (14:32), and Theresa Fu, who is featured in the minor role of Tin's friend (10:05). A Featurette (31:33) shows Jacky training for the film, sparring with some kickboxers/kung fu artists and so forth. Interesting, but I found it a tad suspicious that he's the only guy in the gym training with shoes on and a casual hoodie, so I was leaning towards it being more the stuff of a promo stunt.
Conclusion: Fatal Contact features action that is frequent and exciting enough to make it worth a look for martial arts fans. For me, there just wasn't anything jaw dropping enough to warrant a repeat spin anytime soon or, the truest sign of martial film success, rushing to show it off to your kung fu loving friends followed by that post-viewing adrenaline rush that makes you want to playfully try no-shadow kicking your best bud across the room. Certainly those die hard fans willing to plunk out their cash will get a decent disc for their money, but, as an overall recommendation, I have to say the film is the stuff of a rental.


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World Environment Day results in public protests in RioWeather Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 05 June 2012
Protesters gathered in Rio de Janeiro to protest against the commercialization of life and nature on World Environment Day, June 5, 2012. The protests were organized by the People's Summit for Social and Environmental Justice.
Our contributor writes:
"The manifestations started in front of INEA (Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (State Environmental Institute)) located at Av. Venezuela 110 in the port region, then headed to Santos-Dumont Airport, where it ended with an anti-privatization campaign.
The People's Summit working group is formed by: Instituto Mais Democracia; Campanha contra os Agrotóxicos; Levante Popular da Juventude; Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra -MST e MST-RJ; Comitê Popular da Copa e Olimpíadas; Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia; Sindicato Nacional dos Aeroviários; Rede Brasileira de Justiça Ambiental; PACS; Rede Jubileu Sul Brasil; Fórum da Saúde do Rio; Frente contra privatização da Saúde; Via Campesina; APEDEMA-Regional Baixada; Rio Menos 20; MNLM; AMP Vila Autódromo; Consulta Popular; ABEEF; DACM/Unirio; Rede de Grupos de Agroecologia do Brasil – REGA; and FAFERJ.
People's Summit for Social and Environmental Justice in Rio +20 is organized by the civil society. The event will be held from June 15 to 23 in Aterro do Flamengo, as a parallel event to Rio+20 Conference."


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Over 300 Dead Sharks Found On Fishing Boat Inside Galapagos National Park
You may not think a dead shark, much less 300 of them is a big deal. However, it is a really big deal when the fishing vessel they were found on was 20 miles inside a National Park. It is illegal to fish National Park waters, therefore the 30 fisherman on the boat have been arrested and face criminal charges.


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Organization Description
Malaria No More (MNM) is a non-profit NGO determined to end deaths from malaria, a disease that kills a child every 60 seconds. We're helping the world get it done by engaging global public and private sector leaders, developing innovative new approaches and delivering life-saving tools and education to families across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Despite tremendous progress in the fight against malaria, with global funding increasing to more than $3 billion per year and the rate of child malaria deaths in Africa reduced by 69%, our work is far from done. Malaria remains one of the top child killers on the planet and we need more resources, greater global collaboration, dedicated malaria community stakeholders and top-notch employees at MNM to end this disease forever.
MNM is a global organization with offices in Washington DC, Seattle, New York, and Cameroon, and affiliates in London and Tokyo.
Location: Washington, DC
Job Description
Malaria No More is looking for a Program Officer to work with the Global Policy and Advocacy team to support MNM's strategic investments across Africa. The Program Officer will play an important role in providing administrative, communications, financial and project management support to MNM's programs in Nigeria, Cameroon and Kenya, as well as support efforts in additional African countries.
Based in Washington, DC, the Program Officer will also be tasked with supporting internal operations, including assisting with knowledge and asset management and content development to support the teams in Africa as well as other parts of the organization.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide day to day operational, budget and administrative support to the in-country implementing partners of MNM programs and MNM employees;
- Work with the Finance Team to define and monitor budgets for each of the projects, programs, and countries within MNM's portfolio of African activities; compile financial reports;
- Work with the Development Team to support donor relationships, ensuring that in-country activities reflect donor priorities; lead the donor reporting process, including capturing key milestones and deliverables and packaging them to select donors;
- Prepare reports to suit different audiences and promote findings to partners, funders, and government institutions;
- Develop effective monitoring and evaluation procedures to inform programs and content for in-country teams;
- Work with the Advocacy Team to help integrate MNM's Africa programs into broader advocacy and policy efforts;
- Manage creative assets and communications materials, and liase with the broader MNM communications team on key marketing and promotional materials to profile program work;
- Support business development initiatives, including the identification of key funding sources to support program objectives in Africa; researching and supporting proposal development with the Development Team; and
- Support Managing Director in implementing systems to optimize team performance.
Job Requirements
- Minimum BS/BA degree, advanced degree in a related field a plus;
- 2+ years of experience in a project management role, preferably in Africa (may include business, marketing, or health);
- Demonstrated interest and experience working in health, development, or marketing fields;
- Strong financial and analytic skills; detail-oriented and highly organized;
- Superior oral and written communications skills, with fluency in both English and French;
- Experience in – or at least exposure to – Measurement & Evaluation (M&E) tools and techniques desirable;
- Design skills for report development desirable;
- Hard-working and energetic collaborator who creates trust, exudes credibility and elevates enthusiasm of all internal and external contacts;
- Willingness to be a true self-starter and proven innovator;
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment managing several projects simultaneously; and
- Excellent computer skills required, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
How to apply
Please send a resume and cover letter to email@example.com
Email Subject Line: Program Officer – Washington, DC
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Thank you so much again, you just answered a question I had posted for free regarding an attorney demanding that you sign a deed of trust on your house to pay ongoing fees, I appreciate it. I did refuse, and his having asked me was even after I told him that I wanted to drop the case and he wouldn't do it, after that he said we could do a payment plan and if I paid him within a year (which is not up yet and I was paying him) he would charge no interest. Instead, he sued me, citing the original fee agreement instead of the payment plan we agreed to by email, and I have appealed to Circuit Court. I believe you said I should go with a Bench trial instead of a Jury trial so I am considering that. He has peppered me with an Ad Damnum motion to try to get even more money, which I need to respond to, as well as interrogatories and first admissions. I only wish he had worked this hard on my case. If I needed any help from you would you have a problem with my asking you some questions, fee-based, by email, etc.? I am unfortunately really going to have to handle most of this myself, however I am pretty capable, a number of attorneys and even a Judge told me that I should have handled the whole thing (meaning the issue this person was hired for) myself. I realize, however, that there is a Lot that I don't know, particularly about how and when to respond to things and procedures, etc. Thank you very much for all of your help so far, I really appreciate it.
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Yes, I would be available to offer such assistance as you've described at reasonable cost (which I do from time to time on quite a regular basis for folks needing legal assistance but who cannot afford to retain an attorney on a full time basis.)
Your best approach is to contact me directly at my office in Alexandria,
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CompTIA, Downers Grove, Ill. has launched a new mentoring program for women interested in joining or currently in the IT industry through their Advancing Women in IT community. In addition to educational resources and information on certifications, members can volunteer to become a mentor or request a mentor to be assigned to them. The Community page can be accessed here.
TechAmerica, Washington, has officially disbanded its Oregon chapter in an effort to focus the group's attention on national issues. TechAmerica Oregon had faced growing competition from Technology Association of Oregon, Portland, which recently rebranded itself after selecting a new CEO. TechAmerica has long roots in the region; the group began as the West Coast Electronic Manufacturers Association in 1943.
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OSSTF/FEESO has developed resources and materials to support members and local leaders to become more aware of their impact on the environment. These resources are designed to provide some practical ideas and encouragement to everyone in the Federation when it comes to engaging in environmentally-friendly actions, whether it is in their workplaces or in OSSTF/FEESO activities.
The Provincial Executive receives advice on climate change issues and how they impact the Federation from the OSSTF/FEESO Environmental Advisory Work Group. These materials are produced recognizing that there is not a simple "one-size-fits-all" template for everyone. However, they are designed to bring greater awareness of our impact on climate change, and to provide some ideas on how we can reduce our impact on the environment in our communities.
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But that was before I reached that milestone myself.
Now I understand completely. You must think this is the most awesome achievement in the world
So welcome to my extravagant 100th-Post Celebration! Please find your seat. You'll see that there are place cards at the various linen-covered and orchid-festooned tables around the room. Those of you who've been dropping by here longer and commenting more will find your names closer to the stage up front. You'll notice a couple of celebrities like StillHisGirl , but only so many people will get to sit at her table. I apologize for those who have to sit at tables with the likes of Slanderer and DeathByAsphyxiation. Maybe next year you'll rank.
Our host and emcee tonight is Emily from TheLearningNeverStops. She really wanted this gig badly because she heard she would get to do lots of wardrobe changes at commercial breaks, and she is sooooo into the sequins. Emily, we'd love to hear your descriptions of some of the outfits that Vera Wang has made just for you for this occasion.
Gayle at Grace4Gayle is in charge of the catering. Inspired by her relatively new thrifty shopping and menu-planning blog, I selected her because I knew she could feed all of our guests tonight with my whopping budget of $50. (I think she's going to try to spend less, because I told her she can keep whatever money she has left.) So Gayle, please comment and let us know what delicacies you've prepared.
BigDoofus is working up a monologue and a slideshow with flashbacks from the previous 99 posts. Be sure to have a tissue handy. Rumor has it that it may be quite emotional.
I think we may also have a surprise appearance by Tim from Duckabush. The paparazzi are hoping he'll bring the fabled Scrabble Tile which has become almost legendary. Maybe you can even get your picture taken with it.
And Javamamma has prepared a Haiku which I hope she'll leave in the comments as well. Who doesn't love a good haiku?
To honor the rest of my favorite visitors (which are ALL my visitors), we'll also have an open mic so that you can each share you're fondest memories and life-changing moments from these first 100 posts.
Then it's off to the After Party at Cracker Barrel (all commenters welcome) where we'll eat, drink, dance the Chicken Dance and look forward to what's in store for the next 100 posts…Robot dogs? Meals in a pill? Manned flights to Mars? Kids that clean up their rooms when asked?
So thank you, thank you, thank you to all my new friends and old. It has been a pleasure writing my drivel and going to your blogs to read yours. So many of us are going through this same journey of raising kids and surviving marriage, and it's been wonderful to do that together in a way. You've made me laugh and cry, and often both at the same time.
Oooh…I almost forgot. I'm looking for what to put in the gift bags. Every celebration like this needs gift bags for the guests, right? So if you want to make an imaginary contribution for that, just say so in the comments, and we'll oooh and aaah at your imaginary generosity.
Thanks again to everyone who reads this blog and made me the blogger I am today.


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Picture: Natasha Bedingfield 2008 ASCAP Pop Awards held at Kodak Theatre Hollywood, California USA - 09.04.08
Natasha Bedingfield has slammed the music industry for trying to sex up her image at the start of her career.
The singer admits she battled to be taken seriously in an industry that wanted her to dress scantily and dance provacatively.
She says, "So many people asked, why aren't you on the front page of the magazines on the top shelf? Why aren't you pole dancing?
"And it's quite offensive that that's the only way at the point that a girl could get their music heard, unless they were Dido or Bjork."


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Standard Thai is composed of several distinct registers, forms for different social contexts: Street Thai, Formal Thai, Rhetorical Thai, Religious Thai, Royal Thai.
phohm siia jai
I'm sorry
Thai is mutually intelligible with Lao, whereas the Isaan dialect is almost the same.
sa baai dee reuu
How are you?
Tone markers are placed above the consonant just before the vowel sound of the syllable.
khoon aa yoo thao rai
How old are you?
|Pronouns are correlated with gender of the speaker and the social situation in which they are spoken.
Thai word order is subject-verb-object, although the subject is often omitted
yang mai ruu
I don't know yet
Thai pronouns are selected according to the gender and relative status of speaker and audience.
There is no morphological distinction between adverbs and adjectives in Thai.
phuut phaa saa thai dai mai khrap
Can you speak Thai?
Chanita Visutthipaet
Nita graduated from Ramkhamheng University in major of Mass-communication, right after I finished my university degree; I have started my careerwith teaching English. For the first year I was a teacher's assistant. Where I helped make daily lesson plans, composed progress reports, Taught English to children from Pre-School to Grade 8 through games and activities.
Teaching Experience:
Then in 2003 to 2006 I became an Art and PE teacher in a well-known catholic school "Sacred Heart Convent School". I have been teaching in The English Program, where all subjects have been taught in English from kindergarten to Grade 12. It was a great chance work closely with Thai academic and English academic department.
Kung Onvadee
Kung is from Thailand. She graduated with Bachelor Degree in Humanity majoring in Thai Communication from UTCC (University of Thai Chamber of Commerce). She alsocompleted Certificate IV for Training and Assessment from Sydney.
Teaching Experience:
Kung has a broad understanding in the difference between Australian culture and Thai culture from her nine years of studying abroad. She teaches her Thai class in casual style, always updated and always share her culture experiences with her Thai class. She loves to transfer her knowledge in Thai language to everyone who is passionate about Thai.
Samantha Torsuwan
Samantha is a native speaker of Thai. She has a Bachelor Degree in Business Management majoring in Accounting from Naresuan University.
Teaching Experience:
Samantha has years of experience in teaching Thai to English speakers from different backgrounds. She has a great understanding of the culture of the Thai and gives Thai lessons in a way that makes the learning process interesting.
She is an enthusiastic and dedicated person with a strong passion to help. Her exceptional interpersonal and communication skills have helped her to foster her students' learning in Thai.
Shaye PM
Shaye is a native speaker, originally from Bangkok – the heart of Thailand.
She graduated in Communication Designs in Sydney and currently studying in Master of Creative Enterprise.
Teaching Experience:
She has done many one-to-one tutor for foreigners to be able to speak a proper Thai, whether it's casual Thai, Business usage or an Appropriate Thai – in any occasions.
She is capable to teach reading and writing, addition to that, Shaye used to be a Blogger for a famous Thai Blog that talked about how does it feels like to live overseas since High School and was acknowledged by several Thai Agency – both in Thailand and Australia.
In 7 years of studying aboard, Shaye has developed her understanding in cultures, and for that, she is able to explain the differences or answer the questions with an excellent communication skills.
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"I just wanted to say thank you to both Shaye and Kung for a very productive and rewarding experience in learning Thai. They both made it interesting and fun at the same time. I came into these lessons knowing how to say hello and thank you in Thai. I now have a good grasp on pronunciation of vowels & consonants, carry on a basic conversation, many more verbs than I thought I could learn, numbers, time and more importantly some great Thai slang. Once again, thank you for a great experience. You have 2 great girls there who are both very different teachers but are passionate about the Thai language and wanting to teach it. Well Done!!"
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