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TopSeo.net Tim Mathews Refuses to refund product he does not have Sarasota, Florida
*UPDATE Employee: Tracking information for package proves it was not delivered
*Author of original report: Proof I sent the product back, and am entitled to a refund
*UPDATE Employee: R. Scott Perry REFUSES to ship merchandise back but expects a refund.
He sent a package with lots of files, but only 200 million E-mail addresses. He admitted it was not what I ordered. Yet he did not refund my money (as required by law, as he was unable to deliver the product I ordered within 30 days).
He kept making claims that he was going to send out new data, but he clearly doesn't have it, and did not send it (he said several times that he had sent a new package, but I never got it, and he could not provide a tracking number).
The most important red flags before I ordered:
[1] When I ordered, I tried paying via credit card (as it is the only method that gives you some protection), but his site claimed that the card was declined. I now believe his site automatically states that cards are declined, as he has no merchant account.
[2] He requested that I pay via PayPal. That sounds OK, but he had me send it to a "Robert Smith" using a generic gmail account, not to an @topseo.net E-mail address. Some people use multiple PayPal accounts if PayPal suspends one.
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#1 UPDATE Employee
Tracking information for package proves it was not delivered
AUTHOR: TopSEO.net - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, May 06, 2012POSTED: Sunday, May 06, 2012
It does appear that USPS have lost the package, as the last update shows the package he shipped is out for delivery April 20th.
When we shipped r scott perry's data out to him, we insured the package for $850, the value of the product and data, for piece of mind should anything arise in shipment.
It would appear, r scott perry, in all his infinite wisdom, was not smart enough to do the same.
Now, paypal have refused to refund his payment because he cannot prove he shipped it back.
Looks like the scammer, r scott perry, has been caught trying to steal and paypal aren't having any of his scam.
As we have maintained from the beginning, we would have gladly returned r scott perry's money once the data and usb drives were returned. Since r scott perry refused to return the merchandise he paid for, we have no choice but to not refund his payment.
It is a shame, really. We typically come across scammers and thieves, but they seldom live in the US, let alone Massachusetts as R Scott Perry does.
Good luck to you, scott.
#2 Author of original report
Proof I sent the product back, and am entitled to a refund
AUTHOR: scott1 - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Friday, May 04, 2012POSTED: Friday, May 04, 2012
Tim complains in his rebuttal that I refuse to return the USB drives (worth about $20), and that he will refund my money if I return them. However, I returned the drives several weeks ago (he even posted a link to the tracking -- https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=23100740000017924152 -- that proves I sent them, and they got at least as far as his postal carrier's truck).
#3 UPDATE Employee
R. Scott Perry REFUSES to ship merchandise back but expects a refund.
AUTHOR: TopSEO.net - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Friday, May 04, 2012POSTED: Friday, May 04, 2012
his order.
He received over 6 billion emails via USB Drive set (16 gig each drive) AND DOWNLOADING the data through our servers.
Do a search for his name and you can clearly see he has been involved in several lawsuits.
Here is our most recent correspondance. He paid via paypal, disputed it after copying our data and refuses to send the hardware back to us, yet INSISTS we refund him.
I can understand an unhappy customer, it happens from time to time. But how is keeping our merchandise AND demanding a refund acceptable? We informed him on several occasions that we would gladly refund his payment once we received our USB drive set back.
R Scott Perry REFUSES to return our merchandise and thus we will not refund him.
Scott,You seem to be under the impression we received the package you mailed. We did not.
If we receive the items we shipped to you in an original, unaccessed state by 1pm tomorrow, we will have no problem issuing the refund.
There are over 6 billion emails in our database server. A great portion off these emails were sent to you on the USB (albeit you claim there were far less) drive set along with you downlading additional emails from 2 of our servers. After your continued undermining of the quantity of the data, the complete sql database was exported to the 500 GB SATA drive, per your requirement we sent to you that you claim you never received. You cannot tell me that all of the emails you did receive were duplicates of the emails you already have.
I have examined several hundred of the files you claimed to have run your scripts and queries on and the numbers I personally reached drastically mismatched yours. From the correspondence regarding your exporting data from the sources we provided to you, to me it looks like you seem to be running the query to remove emails based on parameters you set, whereas I personally ran the query in the simplest form. To export all before and after "@". This would be the simplest way to achieve an accurate count of the emails in the data you received. Perhaps if you restructure your query to this simple form, you would have an exponentially higher number. Then you could run a query to count the duplicates and remove them.
You seem to be an educated person and I wouldn't think you would be the type of person that would intentionally steal from us.
We did not send the SQL export drive package track-able, this is obviously our mistake. We have prepaid priority postage and assumed since the first track-able package arrived to you sans error. We bubble wrapped it and sent it to you in the small priority box.
Had you not insisted we refund your payment without sending the items back we would have been more receptive to communication with you to ultimately resolve the issue. Your demands and insults made us feel like you were only attempting to rip us off and gain something for nothing. Not only did you demand a refund, you demand to keep our data and hardware. That is theft. Again, we have no problem issuing refunds for defective items, but you cannot keep it and get your money back.
You also mention filing a dispute with your credit card company if the paypal dispute does not go in your favor. You will lose this because the item was shipped to you and it has not been returned. You cannot buy something, keep it AND get your money back unless the merchant agrees to such a circumstance. Such cases are primarily seen when the cost of return shipping far outweighs the cost of the item.
You inferring that our Paypal account is disposable is insulting. We do not have disposable anything and seldom accept Paypal due to fraudulent overseas consumers (primarily African region, but we have been burned from darn near every country) and only offer it to select customers.
You claim you did not receive the 500 GB SATA hard drive with the sql db, yet it has not come back here.This concerns me, If it was not deliverable, why would it have not come back? You claiming we did not send the SATA drive to you as we had previously discussed is also insulting. We ship between 50 and 75 packages a week, be it a single CD, DVD Set or USB Drive sets... Of the 200+ packages we ship monthly, we seldom have more than 1 claim it wasn't received.
We do want your business and we want you to have the data you paid for. I have a couple ideas, I am thinking about dumping the sql db once again and putting it on another drive AND dump the emails into plain .txt files, one address per line at 1m emails per file. This would create several thousand txt files, but the simplicity of use would most definitely ease your querying of the data. This would require just over 120 gigs +/- for the txt files plus the sql db of 260 Gigs. The db is 64 bit.
I would like this to be resolved. Be it a refund or your having the data you paid for.
Hi Tim,
Thank you for explaining your side.
What I did get from you amounted to about 350 million unique E-mail addresses, or about 6% of what I paid for. And, since most of them duplicated E-mail addresses I already had, much had zero value for me whatsoever (whereas if you had supplied 6B E-mail addresses, only a small percentage could have duplicated what I already have).
If I saw someone advertising 350M unique E-mail addresses, I likely wouldn't pay more than $20 or so (as I would know that they could quite possibly all be duplicates to ones I already have).
In case PayPal did not update you, https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=23100740000017924152 shows that the package made it to Sarasota, FL, and was out for delivery by the local postal carrier, who never got a signature. I've sent/received thousands of packages, and this is the first that "disappeared" -- and also the first where the recipient had a lot to potentially gain ($850) compared to the value of the contents ($20 or so).
Also, you were required by law to issue a refund about a month ago, but did not.
You also claimed that you sent the hard drive, but I never received it -- and you never were able to provide a tracking number for it. Clearly, you never sent it.
I understand you do not like this situation any more than I do, but you run a business, and offered a product that you could not provide. I have not sent E-mail to any address on the lists, nor will I.
Again, if I receive the full refund by 1PM tomorrow, I will consider the matter resolved.
R, Scott or Perry,
We have not received your return, thus will not issue your refund. You
cannot have the product and your money back. That is theft.
Once your product is returned, if you have copied the data or accessed
it, then you will be responsible for it.
Since you claim you only received less than a billion emails, 1/6 of 850
is approximately $140, take that from 850 and you can have back about $720.
You claim you are so honest and holier than thou, so pay for what you got.
Stop trying to be a thief and get our data, drives and the money back
from paypal.
I paid you $850 for a product that you admitted that you did not
send me, and you are not being cooperative with a refund. When
something like that happens to me, I pursue it until I get what I am
So, I'd like to give you one last chance to refund my money. It's
up to you to decide what to do.
If you do not refund the money voluntarily at this point, PayPal
very likely will do so (although the postal carrier not having you
sign for the package may interfere). If PayPal doesn't refund my
money, though, I will initiate a chargeback with the credit card
company. Given the circumstances (there is no doubt that I did not
receive what I paid for), there should be no problem getting the
refund (and PayPal charges you an extra $20 chargeback fee). I know
the Robert Smith PayPal account will likely be abandoned, but I will
be happy to supply PayPal with the names, addresses, phone numbers
that I have found for you, so they can take the appropriate action
(in case they have had similar issues with you before).
Also, I will go to the "ripoff" sites (you're familiar with them,
you've posted to them), and explain that [1] if someone tries paying
you with a credit card and it does not go through, and you ask them
for other payment, it's a scam, [2] to count what they get, and [3]
verify what they get (e.g. see if "firstname.lastname@example.com
<mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>" appears in opt-in lists).
The Post Office hasn't yet gotten back to me regarding my case about
the lost package. I will follow up with that, and if necessary,
contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service
(postalinspectors.uspis.gov <http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov>), as
if you did not receive the package, it is clear a crime was
committed (e.g. someone stealing the package, a USPS employee taking
a bribe, etc.).
I most likely would also contact the BBB, to add another complaint
to your file. I will also consider filing a police report with the
Sarasota police department, as the USB drives are legally my
property (unless you have received them, but you can discuss that
with the police if I go that route). And if all else fails, I will
consider filing in small claims court.
So this should be my last contact with you (unless you need more
information from me for some reason), and if by this time tomorrow
(1PM) I haven't heard back from you, I will go ahead take the steps
I mentioned. Of course, if you choose not to respond, you will need
to remember it was your decision, and you had the chance to avoid
the mess.
You can see we tried to refund him, he simply refuses to send our drives back. That is all he is required to do, but for some reason he cannot. We are standing our ground on refunding him.
You can't buy something and say you are dissatisfied and expect to keep the item AND get your money back. Sure, I know McDonalds gives you another burger or your money back, but the burgers aren't $850!
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PO Box 821
Westborough, Massachusetts, United States, 01581
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Kassadin Build
Ability Sequence
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The purpose of this build is so that you can almost literally be everywhere at once. With this build, you will end at over 4000 mana. This means that you can stack your ultimate a lot more and jump around the map pretty much all day, without running out of mana. This build is the best way to make sure you get to every team fight and never have to quit a team fight due to lack of mana. It also gives you an insane amount of AP and a good amount of health, so you'll live long enough and deal enough damage to be a strong force in the game.
CDR Glyphs - This means more ability spamming in team fights, resulting in more damage.
Magic Penetration Marks/Quints - Kill faster.
Mana Regen Seals - These are strictly for early game. They help you to stack Tear of the Goddess a lot faster. Also, remember to autoattack with your W for more mana!
As ridiculous as this may seem, I go defensive masteries on Kassadin. This isn't because I as Kassadin and it isn't because I think he needs to be tanky to be any good. It's simply because I don't think the utility and attack trees help him all that much. Going all the way on the attack tree is really only a good idea on AD; for mages it kinda sucks. The utility tree won't do much for Kassadin either. You're already getting lots of mana and regen, so that isn't needed, and the rest is just not as helpful as the defense tree imo. Ofc, you can still go on the utility tree if you prefer.
Starting Items
Recommended - Doran's Ring
Other options -
Mana Crystal/Meki Pendant + 2 health pots
Boots + pots
Amplifying Tome + mana/health pot
Get Sorcerer's Shoes every time. I guess Merc's treads is viable too, but you'll hit a lot harder with these.
- Get Tear of the Goddess ASAP to get the mana stacking right away.
- Get an early blasting wand so you can deal a fair amount of damage early on.
- I like to rush Archangel's so you can farm the farm faster than with just a ToG. Since you're building for mana, Archangel's is a must-have.
Double Rod of Ages is great on Kassadin. Health makes you somewhat tanky so you can jump on team fights. Mana is great so you can use ult more. Ability power is obviously good, since you're a mage.
- This'll shoot your AP way up and allow you to kill very fast.
Your Last Item
- A Lich Bane is so epic on Manadin that it gets its own section. Obviously, its passive and magic resistance will make you a lot better in team fights. That isn't the best part though. You can actually use its passive to backdoor enemy inhibitors and even the turrets. With the very high amount of AP you get with this build, you can get a turret from full health to nothing in just four hits.
Just ult next to the turret, attack, use w, attack, ult again, attack, etc. until it is gone. Then, after destroying the turret, you spam your ult to get safely away before the other team has a chance to catch you. A Lich Bane Kassadin is quite possibly the best backdoorer in the game, maybe even better than Master Yi. Go try it, you'll likely be surprised by how good it is. If you want, you can get a Lich Bane earlier in the build and start backdooring earlier, it depends on the game.
Other Optional Items
You can choose to get one of these items instead of one of the Rod of Ages or Lich Bane.
- Banshee's Veil has a great passive that is especially helpful in certain situations, since stuns are pretty much the only way to kill a Kassadin.
- Rylai's is pretty much like a RoA, except you have a slow instead of mana. If you think the slow would be more helpful (it works very well with your ults btw), you can get this.
or - Spell vamp can be helpful for Kassadin, especially if you're playing fairly aggressive and are getting targeted a lot. Therefore, Will of the Ancients or Hextech Gunblade are good choices on him. They're usually unneeded though.
- If you just want to kill fast, you can replace either the Lich Bane or a Rod of Ages for a Void Staff. This is a great counter to teams stacking magic resistance.
Summoner Spells
Exhaust/Ignite for life. These choices are the best by far in my opinion. They especially make you a much stronger presence in team fights. I don't think I would even consider different spells on Kassadin. I guess you could get Cleanse, Ghost, or something else, but I simply like Exhaust/Ignite too much to consider them, especially since your ult is typically all you need to stay alive.
How to Properly Manage Your Mana
The goal of this build is so that you can ult all over the map. However, this style of play takes some getting used to. You may have a lot of mana, but this doesn't mean you can constantly be stacking your ultimate. If you think you can and then try to, you will likely be quite surprised how quickly you'll run out of mana. If you're just using your ultimate to get somewhere quickly, you will often want to wait between your ults so they don't stack and eat up your mana.
Remember that, thanks to your W, your auto attacks recover mana. It's especially helpful during early game to remember to autoattack as much as possible when you are low in mana.
Tear of the Goddess Stacking
You should have Tear of the Goddess very early in the game. It is very important that you properly get it stacking in a timely manner, so that you'll have more AP from Archangel's passive, once you buy the Archangel's Staff. Remember to keep using your abilities as often as you are able to. It happens to use your W very often, even if you aren't auto attacking. It has a very low mana cost and is the easiest way to stack your Tear of the Goddess.
Team Fights
When ulting to a team fight that has already begun, you should try to get your ultimate stacked a couple times before you get there. When you join or even start a team fight, your skill order can either be Q-R-E-W-R or else R-E-Q-W-R. Then, just spam your abilities as much as possible and melee wherever you can.
Your Role
Antimage - You have a silence. Your passive also works against mages, but you don't really get much use out of it with AP Kass. Just make sure that you always silence the mage or the person who will hurt your team the most with his/her abilities. You should always try to use your ultimate to get just in range so that you can hit the right person with your Q.
Killer/Carry - You can do serious damage with AP Kassadin.
Chaser - Your ultimate and E are ideal for chasing.
Backdoorer - With Lich Bane, it only takes you a few hits to take down a turret from full health. You can use your ult to get safely and quickly away, to avoid ganks.
This build takes a little experience playing Kassadin to pull off and even for most Kassadin players, it might take some getting used to before they can get its full effectiveness. Once you learn exactly when to stack ults and when to wait and how to properly backdoor, it will simply dominate.


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Our collective consumption is just about the highest in the world, exceeded only by Ireland and Denmark, with chocolate accounting for 70% of sales (sweeties hover around 30%). The UK market grew by 4% last year and it's predicted to grow by another 2% each year over the next five years - helped along, no doubt, by our main television network continuing to commission primetime baking and sweetie-making programmes.
Industry insiders say we'll each be chomping over 9.4kg of commercial chocolate brands by 2017. So much for the sugar-is-bad-for-you warnings.
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Even the recent price surge of cocoa, caused by increased demand from India and China, is unlikely to put up the price of a commercial bar by much; instead, we're more likely to see smaller bars and an increase in other ingredients - such as fat and sugar.
But it should not be forgotten modern Scotland has a thriving industry producing high-end artisan chocolates that contain very little, if any, artificial sugar.
Among these are Iain Burnett of Grandtully, whose truffles and pralines of rare Sao Tome cocoa sourced from a tiny island in the South Atlantic ocean are served to BA's first-class worldwide passengers and diners at Gordon Ramsay's three-Michelin starred London restaurant; and Sebastian Kobelt, formerly with Tom Kitchin and soon to open his own shop in Linlithgow, selling chocolates, patisserie and desserts using rare "bean to bar" chocolate from Madagascar, Ecuador and Peru supplied by the pioneering Chocolate Tree in Edinburgh.
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Another vote for Infusion
Current faves: CdG White, Amouage Dia, Millesime Imperial, Miller Harris Terre de Bois
I'm partial to the Zegna house myself. Zegna Z is a good starting point, along with Zegna Colonia.
Zegna Z would be a blind buy for me. The idea of it sounds good, but I'm afraid it will smell like Chrome, which I really started to dislike. How can a fresh smell be so cloying and annoying?
Z smells nothing like Chrome. It is super smooth and not spiky at all, like Chrome's metallics can be.
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Carrying a bit too much weight after the holiday season? 2017 is here, and it is time to beat the feet and work off some of that Christmas stuffing. Looking to re-energise yourself? Then why not set yourself a goal and enter the Christchurch City to Surf event Sunday March 19th 2017.
The thing we love about the city2surf is that you can run it, you can walk it, and you can choose your distance. This means it is great for all levels and ages to get out there, get moving, and have some fun.
City to Surf Details.
- The 14km kicks off at 9am from Pioneer Stadium's Centennial Park.
- The Sport Canterbury 6km starts 10am from Hansens Park, Opawa.
- Both following the Heathcote River to finish at the Ferrymead playing fields.
City to Surf F.A.Q.
Q. How far do I have to run?
14k or there's a 6k walk option
Q. How much does it cost to enter?
$20 early bird – 30 on the day per person
Q. Can I walk it?
Yes – The Heart Foundation sponsor the 6km distance. The Heart Foundation 6km is an ideal distance to get your heart pumping. You can support the Heart Foundation by signing up to be a Heart Racer, in either distance. Check it out www. heartracer.org.nz
Our very own Dr John Hellemans will be providing his weekly advice in The Star newspaper together with a training schedule that will really help get you over that finish line.
Go on, go for it… www.city2surf.co.nz
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Dance is a type of art that generally involves movement of the body, often rhythmic and to music. People enjoy expressing themselves through movement. The word "dance" conjures up different images for different people. Over the years, dance has evolved into several distinct forms. Different styles of dance are distinguished by many things such as shoes, music, and costumes.\n\nFor more information : http://www.swingersdance.com/main/popular-dance-styles/\n
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Health Benefits of Dancing
A Person who is Dancing regularly can expect to see a significant improvement in their
overall physical health. Regular dance practice can increase your flexibility, range of
motion, physical strength and stamina. The repetitive movements involved in dance can
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Benefits of Dancing
1.Boost Memory
Dancing may boost your memory and prevent you from developing dementia as you get
older. Science reveals that aerobic exercise can reverse volume loss in the hippocampus,
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adulthood, which often leads to impaired memory and sometimes dementia.
2.Improve Flexibility
Dance teaches flexibility which is required for many of the high kicks and other more
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I haven't posted here in over a week. And since I love excuses, I'll blame it on a monstrous mouse that invaded my bedroom, preoccupations with Bulls games, and the removal of my wisdom teeth. But I have been keeping up with CHIRP. My show last night was something you should have listened to if you were up past midnight. You'll have another chance next week.
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MILAN, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Italy's Mediaset warned on Tuesday that the aggressive stake-building by France's Vivendi risked to paralyse the Italian broadcaster.
The Milan-based group said that it would adopt all measures to protect its assets from the recent moves by the French media giant led by Vincent Bollore, considered to be not coherent with the initial intentions to create an industrial partnership between the two groups.
Mediaset also said that it would file a complaint with the Italian communications authority for Vivendi's "illegitimate conduct and its possible obstacle to Mediaset's development strategies". It added that it would also request "provisional and urgent measures". (Reporting by Giulia Segreti; editing by Francesca Landini)


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Amalfitano seeks top club
Morgan Amalfitano has set his sights on joining a club that will be playing in Europe next season.
By Patrick Haond
Last Updated: 07/03/11 4:28pm
Morgan Amalfitano has set his sights on joining a club that will be playing in Europe next season.
The 25-year-old will see his contract at Lorient expire in the summer and he has made it clear that he will not be penning an extension.
The midfielder is now planning where his next move will take him, with a number of sides reported to be interested.
Marseille made tentative enquiries as to his availability last season, while Atletico Madrid are said to be monitoring his situation.
There has also been talk of a possible move to England, with Amalfitano willing to consider all offers.
He admits that he will make a decision based purely on sporting factors, with it his ambition to be turning out in continental competition next term.
"I will make my choice thinking only about football," Amalfitano told France Football.
"I will join a club where I am convinced that the coach can help to improve me as a player.
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As of 28th June 2012, this has been viewed 554 times, favourited 14 times and featured twice.
Sitting on the Fence
I'm just a friendly little duck
who's balanced on a fence;
I wear a brightly coloured hat
and cause no-one offence.
When I grow big I'll flap my wings
and hopefully I'll fly,
But till that day I'll just stand here
and watch the passers-by,
(Dave Edwards, 3rd June 2011)
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A picture of president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo as a student at Lancing College in UK has gone viral on the internet.
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The picture was shared by Lancing College in a report on its website on December 22, which congratulated Akufo-Addo for winning the presidency of the Republic of Ghana.
Akufo-Addo attended the college between 1957–1961 before proceeding to New College, Oxford, to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
He left in 1962 and returned to Ghana to teach at the Accra Academy.
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The Lancing College report noted that Akufo-Addo was called "Billy" when he was at the school.
It said Akufo-Addo was an "outstanding sportsman", "a talented all-rounder", and a "gifted debater" who stimulated many political discussions.
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Stanford Invitational Speech & Debate Tournament
31st Annual Stanford Invitational | February 11-13, 2017
The Stanford Debate Society is pleased to invite you to the 31st annual Stanford National Invitational. Since 1987 students from across the nation have been joining us for this national level competition, and we hope that you'll help us build on this tradition and join us in Palo Alto this year!
Please visit debate.stanford.edu/invitational for our full tournament invitation!
FUTURE DATES (additional details will be released in the fall prior to each year's tournament); future dates subject to change
- 2018: February 10-12, 2018
- 2019: February 9-11, 2019
- 2020: February 8-10, 2020
- 2021: February 6-8, 2021
- 2022: February 12-14, 2022
2018 Stanford Invitational airfare discount:
We have arranged a special group discount with United Airlines for tournament attendees, which is available with promotion code ZE3Q802804. To take advantage of this discount, you can use any of the following booking methods:
1) Enter ZE3Q802804 in the "promotions & certificates" box when searching for airfare on United.com, or follow this link to where you can enter code ZE3Q802804.
2) Provide code ZE3Q802804 to a United booking agent by phone.
3) Provide code ZE3Q802804 to your travel agent.
This discount is available for a wide range of dates to accommodate squads traveling before and after the 2018 Stanford Invitational, and also includes the dates for the Berkeley tournament so that you can still get the discount if you're staying in California for the week and attending both tournaments! You can also use this discount code even if you are attending just the Berkeley tournament. Note that discounts are in the range of 2% for the cheapest tickets (and should at a minimum make economy about the same price as basic economy); discounts increase to over 10% for more expensive tickets!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR 2017 (left for your general reference for future years; 2018 details will be available fall 2017)
Tournament Dates: Satuday, February 11th, 2017 through Monday, February 13th, 2017
- Registration Opens: December 5, 2016 expected, will be announced via email
Priority Entry Deadline: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 (provisionally)
- We will continue to accept entries beyond this date, however we plan to accept all teams on the waiting list as remaining room space allows (such as entries from schools in excess of the initial entry cap in each event) after this deadline so that schools may make appropriate travel and accommodation arrangements with sufficient lead time, so remaining space after this date may be extremely limited. Please plan to register teams prior to this deadline in order to avoid disappointment!
Judge Entry Deadline: Tuesday, January 24th, 2016 (provisionally)
- By this date, we MUST know if you plan to cover each entry's judging requirement via paying the judge fee or by providing a qualified judge. If providing a judge, we need the name and contact info for each judge, and for judges in Varsity LD & Varsity Policy a complete entry must be listed on the Judge Philosophies Wiki. Visit the Judge Information page for more information.
- For any judge information that is missing, we will assess a fee equal to 25% of the cost of buying out of a judge for the event which that judge is listed as covering.
- We can't guarantee our ability to fulfill any requests to hire judges after this deadline, and for any judges that we are able to provide the fee will be 125% of the fee to hire a judge for the relevant event before the judge deadline.
Drop Deadlines: Past years have proven that the only way to keep the tournament accessible to all entrants, even those who can't confirm attendance and arrange travel until later in the process, is the assessment of drop fees.
- The drop deadline is Tuesday, January 17th, 2017. Drops after this point are charged 100% of the entry fee.
- Revisions to the drop deadline schedule for 2017 have proven necessary due to significant increases in registration and high numbers of "TBA" name entries.
Fees Received Deadline: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
- By this date we must have received all fees for all entries which we have accepted up through Tuesday, January 10th, 2017, plus fees for any and all judges that you plan to hire from the tournament. Please get this in the mail right after January 10th or earlier so that we receive it by January 17th.
- We reserve the right to assess an additional fee equal to the school fee owed by your squad in the event that you don't remit payment on time (as described above).
(Mandatory) Registration: Friday, February 10th, 2017 at the Santa Clara Marriott from 5:30PM - 8PM (exact times currently tentative)
- Coaches must register in person, or complete electronic registration (details to be posted closer to the tournament).
- Teams that do not register via one of the approved methods will be dropped from the tournament. We must know that you are present, and we can't hold up the pairings in the morning due to any uncertainty about your presence since that impacts well over 1000 people!
- There WILL NOT be phone registration offered, nor any sort of Saturday morning registration. If you haven't gotten payment into us in advance or by the close of registration your entries will be dropped, no exceptions.
Competition: Saturday, February 11th, 2017 to Monday, February 13th, 2017
- Exact 2017 tournament schedule decisions are not finalized. We are evaluating feedback from 2016 and considering all possible schedule permutations in order to improve the schedule if possible.
2017 event schedules:
- IEs: Saturday and Sunday (finished by approximately noon on Sunday)
- Congress: Saturday and Sunday (finished by approximately noon on Sunday)
- Varsity Policy, Varsity LD, Varsity Public Forum & Varsity Parliamentary: Saturday to Monday, most elims on Monday
- JV Policy, JV LD, JV Public Forum & JV Parli: Saturday to Monday, although Monday will only have later outrounds and should impact only a few schools
Debate events offered:
- Varsity: 6 prelim rounds, all 4-2s clear with a cap of 64 total elim teams
- JV: 5 prelim rounds with a generous elimination round break (see the "debate' page for guidance)
- Varsity: 6 prelim rounds, all 4-2s clear with a cap of 32 total elim teams
- JV: 5 prelim rounds with a generous elimination round break (see the "debate' page for guidance)
Public Forum
- Varsity: 6 prelim rounds, all 4-2s clear with a cap of 64 total elim teams
- JV: 5 prelim rounds with a generous elimination round break (see the "debate' page for guidance)
- Varsity: 6 prelim rounds, all 4-2s clear with a cap of 64 total elim teams
- JV: 5 prelim rounds with a generous elimination round break (see the "debate' page for guidance)
- Congress: 3 prelim rounds with a break to finals.
- MIddle School Congress: 3 prelim rounds with a break to finals.
TOC Bids in 2017 include:
- Octafinals in Public Forum
- Quarterfinals in Varsity LD
- Semifinals in Varsity Policy
- Top 6 finishers in Congressional Debate
- IE events, level dependent on final entry numbers (see TOC IE bid tournaments page)
- *Note that all TOC bids are awarded per the rules and guidelines created by the relevant TOC commitee, and "bid levels" are subject to TOC confirmation (they do list this information on the TOC website).
Please note that JV Policy, JV LD, JV Parli and JV PF will have a number of elim rounds on Monday, although of course this will only effect a small number of students / schools.
Speech events offered:
Varsity IE's: 3 prelim rounds with domestic & international extemp in opposite patterns!
- Pattern A: National extemp, oratory, dramatic, spar, and expos
- Pattern B: International extemp, duo, humorous, impromptu, oratorical interp, informative and program oral interp
JV IE's: 3 prelim rounds with domestic & international extemp in opposite patterns!
- Pattern A: National extemp, oratory, dramatic, spar, and expos
- Pattern B: International extemp, duo, humorous, impromptu and oratorical interp
- Quarterfinal rounds in Varsity IE's: All Varsity IE's with 60 or more entries will break to a quarterfinal round (events with 30 to 59 entries will break to semis).
- JV division in all IE events: Students who did not compete in any high school speech events prior to August 2015 are eligible to compete in our JV division.
- Finished by approximately noon on Sunday: based on feedback, the IE tournament will continue to conclude by approximately noon on Sunday.
- Varsity IE's: 3 prelim rounds with domestic & international extemp in opposite patterns!
TOC Bids: The 2017 Stanford Invitational is an octafinal qualifier in Public Forum, a quarterfinal qualifier in Varsity LD, a semifinal qualifier in Varsity Policy and a top 6 qualifier in Congressional Debate. A number of IE events also award TOC bids for final round placement. Please refer to the TOC website for more details on bid levels and qualification.
Registration or optional electronic registration: Mandatory tournament registration will be held at the Marriott of Santa Clara on Friday, February 11, from TBA (evening hours). The tournament will be offering a courtesy electronic registration (details to be announced closer to the tournament). In order to be eligible to register electronically, a school's fees (in their entirety) must have been received by the tournament no later than Wednesday, Feburary 9th and they must have no changes to their judges. Please note that no changes to Varsity LD or Varsity Policy judges will be accepted at registration whether in person or over the phone as strike and ranking sheets will have already been issued and processed. No registration by phone will be offered, as anyone ineligible for e-registration needs to come to registration in-person or their teams will be dropped (no registration of any sort will be offered on Saturday morning)!
Tournament hotel: The tournament hotel is the Marriott of Santa Clara. The property offers discounted rooms in the Stanford Debate block. The block is now open and rooms are available at $129 (quad occupancy). For more information, visit the Tournament Hotel page.
Middle School students: All events are open to 8th grade students this year! We do, however, encourage all participating middle school students to sign up for our Middle School Student Congress event which is open to students in grades 7 & 8, as we believe this is the best fit for most middle school students.
Champions receive an excellent award: Your squad will be excited to know that in addition to their trophy the following students will each receive a special award. The past few years this has been a Kindle Fire, iPod or iPod Nano! For the 2017 tournament we will have another great award for the:
Champion in Varsity Policy
Champion in Varsity LD
Champions in Varsity Parli debate
Champions in Varsity Public Forum debate
Champions in each Varsity IE event
Champion in Student Congress
Note: Champion is defined as the 1st place winner only. Awards are for students only.
IE Champions also receive a partial scholarship to camp: In addition to their trophy and iPod Nano the champions in each Varsity IE event will receive a 50% scholarship to attend the Stanford National Forensic Institute in Individual Events. Champions in each JV event will receive a 25% scholarship to attend the 2017 Stanford National Forensic Institute in Individual Events. Scholarships are not combinable for multiple event winners, or transferrable to other students or events.
Questions: Questions about the 2017 Stanford Invitational should be directed to tournament director Rich Boltizar or our other staff by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. You may also try calling the Stanford Debate office at (650) 723-9086, however email is the most efficient way to reach our staff, and likely will receive a much quicker response.
We view this tournament as an opportunity to provide a service to the high school speech and debate community, and hope that is apparent to past attendees. We welcome feedback about how we can continue to improve the Stanford Invitational. So that we may accommodate all of your students who wish to compete, please take care of your tournament registration as soon as posible, and please book your hotel as soon as is feasible. This will ensure a pleasant and trouble-free tournament for everyone, and allow us to host you in the way you deserve!
Rich Boltizar
Director of Debate, Stanford University
Executive Tournament Director, Stanford Invitational


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VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict, above, has said Roman Catholic leaders must have the courage to stand up to attacks by "intolerant agnosticism" in many countries.
In a homily to about 10,000 people in St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, he firmly rejected suggestions the Church should change to suit public opinion.
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Seeking support online: Gamblers' families and friends
This project will explore service needs of family and friends of those affected by gambling.
Seeking help online is increasingly popular. This is particularly the case for issues that can be seen as stigmatising, such as gambling.
- Between 15-25% of those who contact gambler's help services are the loved ones of gamblers.
- Family and friends seek help and assistance not only for their loved one who has a problem with gambling, but also for themselves.
It is important that we know more about how, why and when family and friends of those who have a problem with gambling seek help.
About the project
This study is a collaborative project with Turning Point, Monash University and Deakin University. The study is being led by Dr Simone Rodda, and seeks to examine the use and usefulness of online and more traditional support options for family and friends of people who have an issue with gambling. It extends a project being led by Dr Rodda that examines the usefulness of online support for gamblers seeking help, and is funded through a grant from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF).
Family and friends who contact the national online support service will be invited to take part. Participants will complete a short survey and information regarding demographics, help-seeking information and the impacts of gambling will be gathered from participants.
The project will look at support needs and will have a particular focus on examining the usefulness of chat, email and forum support options provided by the online service. The project is expected to provide valuable information about how people use different e-therapy tools and their effectiveness.
If you would like to be informed of the findings of this study when it becomes available, please subscribe to our AGRC Newsletter (link is external).
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The dollar increases its gains after the hawkish minutes from the Federal Reserve. Raw materials, as well as the emerging markets currencies, are under pressure. The zloty is steady at the low level. Comments from the Monetary Policy Council representatives are insignificant for the Polish currency's exchange rate.
The situation in the financial markets is determined by a broad strengthening of the dollar. This move was caused by a relatively hawkish announcement from the FOMC, which was published yesterday. June has been indicated as a possible moment for the hikes. That is of course, if the economic situation is sufficiently positive.
The strengthening of the American dollar started on Tuesday afternoon. The factor which pushed the American currency up, were the relatively hawkish comments from the crucial representatives of the Federal Reserve. They suggested at least two hikes this year. Moreover, the inflation data, as well as the industrial production data, were supportive for the monetary tightening scenario. This was favorable for the dollar. The FOMC announcement had intensified the previous tendency.
The perspective of the monetary tightening in the USA increased the risk aversion in the broad market. Today, we have observed depreciation in the majority of the European stock markets. The German DAX index decreased by approximately 9%, and the British FTSE index decreased more than 1%. Moreover, the signal from the American central bank intensified the pressure on hazardous assets, including the emerging markets currencies.
Investors will currently focus more on the data from the American economy. If the improvement of the business cycle in the second quarter (which was announced by the recent reports) confirms that the slowdown from the first quarter was only temporary, the chances for the hikes will increase significantly. Currently, the probability of an increase in interest rates at the next meeting is 30%.
Zloty at a low level
Grazyna Ancyparowicz, of the Monetary Policy Council, claims that the Polish economy should develop at a faster pace, by 1% (source: Newseria). However, this does not mean that the monetary authorities will abandon their basic aim, which is the concern for stability of the money. Ancyparowicz said that the current deflation in Poland does not have a disadvantageous impact on the economy. Deflation sources are a decrease in food prices, as well as in energy prices. From the point of the monetary policy, it is crucial that the profitability of production remains at a satisfying level. Moreover, depreciating prices do not show its limitation.
Today's data from the Polish economy was clearly better than expected. The industrial production increased 6% y/y, while the market consensus assumed an increase at the level of approximately 3.5%. The retail sales data was slightly weaker than expected (increase at the level of 3.2%). Yesterday's data regarding the labor market was also better than expected.
April's reports suggest that a slowdown from the first quarter was temporary. A similar situation can be observed in the case of other economies. Thus, the pessimism regarding the GDP slowdown to 3% can be exaggerated. Moreover, these reports decrease anxieties that the economic results from the entire 2016 will be so weak that they will lead to an increase in tensions regarding the public finance. This is where the recent comment from the Finch agency, regarding the GDP data from the first quarter (more details in today's Daily Analysis), becomes significant.
As far as today's data, it might support the zloty in long-term as its positive impact was not seen during today's session. The market is determined by an increase in probability of the hikes in the United States. This factor is responsible for a broad wear-off of the emerging market currencies, as well as for a depreciation of raw materials. Strengthening of the zloty remains relatively low in this situation.
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Treating cuts and injury, managing ailments like malaria and typhoid and bringing down temperatures fell within the purview of this realm. While individuals were oblivious as to how these plants really functioned, they knew which did offer respite from pain and had a calming effect on the person who had been suffering.
Later on, when these plants were boiled, distilled as well as purified, they were converted to tablets, that have been more efficient.
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From the bark of the neem tree, which is used to reinforce gingiva and clean tooth, to its leaves, blossoms and fruits which can be used to treat numerous skin problems, the neem tree is an example of a wonder tree.
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Using the microdrive is a great idea and works well in this unit.
With the Everio GZ-MC200 camcorder, JVC takes an interesting approach to the problem of storing large amounts of high-quality video on digital media. Where some camcorders, such as Sony's DCRDVD201E, have renounced DV tape in favour of 8cm DVD discs, they suffer the drawback that the current discs, at 1.4GB, are limited to about 30 minutes of high-quality MPEG footage. JVC's approach is to use a 4GB Microdrive--the CompactFlash-sized mini hard drive produced by Hitachi.
Microdrives are most commonly used as high-capacity CompactFlash card substitutes in digital cameras or in digital music players, but the 4GB capacity of the Microdrive (and new models have pushed that capacity even higher) and its comparatively fast write speed make it another efficient recording media for digital video. The JVC's supplied 4GB disc can store 60 minutes of MPEG-2 video at an ultra-fine-quality setting. The handycam is also compatible with high-speed, but expensive, 8GB CompactFlash cards, so you have the intriguing possibility of recording 120 minutes of ultra-fine-quality video.
The Everio's storage solution is both its strength and its weakness. Unlike MiniDV tape or DVD discs, CompactFlash cards and Microdrives are not cheap, disposable solutions. Once you've exhausted the Microdrive's 4GB capacity you have only two options: transfer your video to a PC or put in another expensive Microdrive or high-capacity CF card. This makes the Everio an ineffective solution for taking on holiday (unless you take a notebook PC with you). It's not suitable for someone who simply wants to shoot video and never go near a PC either, since the only way to archive your footage is to transfer it to a PC and then burn it to a DVD.
The Everio comes with software from CyberLink--PowerDirector Express NE, PowerProducer 2 Gold NE and Cyberlink DVD5 NE--to create and view DVDs, plus Digital Photo Navigator to view still images.
Like DVD disc camcorders, the Everio has the advantage of instant playback; you simply browse through thumbnails of your recordings on the screen, so reviewing what you've just filmed is dead easy. And when it comes to transferring your video, you can either use the camera's USB 2.0 port, or simply pop the Microdrive in a card reader attached to your PC.
The other notable feature of the Everio is its size. It's tiny, sitting easily in the palm of your hand. While this certainly makes it very portable, there are downsides. There is no room for a viewfinder, so you must rely solely on the 1.8" LCD screen when filming. Nor is there room for a hot shoe to connect accessories like an external microphone or video lights.
You get a 10X optical zoom lens and effective image stabilisation with the JVC, which makes using the zoom practical for shooting handheld footage. In addition to the CF card slot there is an SD card slot, so you can record stills to an SD card and save your Microdrive for video. The Everio also takes good video--sharp and detailed--although in low light it tends to lose colour saturation. It can take stills up to 1600 x 1200.
But the Everio is not a cheap option. I like the use of the Microdrive, and as someone who rarely takes video directly from camera to disc without processing it through an editor first, I don't mind the disadvantages that come with using such media. But for such a high price I also want some extra features--the ability to connect optional accessories like external mics and video lights--and can't help feeling JVC would be better packaging this technology in a larger body.
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Each tribe, or brand, seems to have different abilities and skills (stats), in line with their tribal personality/nature, offering a varied military force to draw from.
Woodsy Elves are referred to as "forest-capable units"Erf-b1-p046a (apart from Gumps they are the only such unit in Royal Crown Coalition). This allows them to attack flying units in forest hexes. It is not clear whether that gives them any bonus in forest terrain or simply allows them to move in forest terrain at all. They seem to be archers.Erf-b1-p057Erf-b1-p059
Shady Elves also seem to be competent archers.
Lofty Elves and Altruist Elves seem to have an innate healing ability. Erf-b1-p022 The nature of this is unclear; as all units recover lost hits as their turn begins, it must be some sort of a) defensive bonus, b) gradual, real-time healing, c) minor healing between each sides' turns, or d) croak-prevention similar to but distinct from uncroaking and regeneration
Ansom's tactics also provide insight into some of the tribe's combat usefulness. Eager Elves were used as a shock force, with Luckless and Schlemiel elves thrown in as waves of cannon fodder. Superfluous elves were a reserve and the Tardy Elves were too slow to join the battle.
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May Penn was a friend of Blanche Hunt's who on 3rd May 2010, upon hearing of Blanche's death, went to see Blanche's daughter Deirdre Barlow in Weatherfield to tell the Barlows about Blanche's final months, which she spent looking after May in Portugal. May explained that Blanche had fallen in love with a man called Arnold and that they had decided to marry, but Blanche hadn't told Deirdre over the phone as she preferred to deliver the news in person. May remarked that Blanche was the nicest person she ever met, which earned her strange looks from the family, who were used to Blanche's cynical wit and frequent put-downs.
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I cut my teeth in the world of mainframes when 128MB was a massive system that got man to the moon and back and discs had to be turned on one at a time because the Battersea Power Station could not cope if we started them all together
Squeezing every drop of IO out of the system was the order of the day
I have found that using RAID0 has extended the life of my smaller discs and I now get stunning speeds from simple 7200 rpm 32mb cache because there are multiple channels to each bit of data
I trust not to far off thread, please remove if it is
Filtering swap through the file system after all this time shows they only care about the next glitzy looking thing that will be abandoned when the buzz wears off(see Gadgets thread.)
edit: I mention it because what you did with the page file on its own partition is emulating a swap partition. The system should just give you the option. It's not like it's some arcane newly-discovered theorem. It's been in use on other systems for a long timne.
And why does a system dump have to have a page file? Seems to me OS/2 used a dump file way back in the 90s.
All I can figure is the guys from DEC who wrote NT are dead or retired and they haven't been replaced with anyone of similar competence.
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Oh I agree Miles...windows is focused on the general audience, not the ideal situation for each one's experience (it would seem to me at least) and $$$-wise it makes sence...so i cant say i blame them.
(NOT MS EMPLOYEES IN GENERAL NECESSARILY - just the Co. conceptual design)
but we may be getting WAY off topic but you're absolutely right - focus on making these types of things simpler to do... I think more people would appreciate it than the "numbers" say would.....
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Windows 7 Pro x64
In an attempt to move my paging file from my C: Partition , due to my unfamiliararity with the process , I've now got this file on both my C: drive and the new desired Partiton.
Is it OK now to simply delete this file from the C: Partition , thus leaving me with only one paging file on this other Partition ?
My reason for using this process is an attempt to reduce the size of an Image File of my C: Partition .
1) The first partition with Windows
2) The other partition with the page file
Your hard drive would have to constantly switch between reading your Windows partition and the partition with the page file. This will reduce performance and increase wear on your hard drive.
However, if you have multiple separately running hard drives (nonRAIDed) it is actually recommended to create your page file on your nonWindows (nonO/S) running drives. If you have 2 drives, you can create your page file on the first partition on the second drive and remove the page file on the first drive. If you have 3 drives, you can create half your page file on the first partition on the second drive and create the other half of your page file on the first partition of the third drive. Of course, you would do this using the "Advanced System Properties" dialog, not Windows Explorer.
This will increase performance because your Windows hard drive will not be forced to deal with your page file. Your controller can deal with multiple hard drives much faster. If you have 3 hard drives, your 2nd and 3rd drives will divide the work and increase performance even more. I have 3 hard drives and have done the above. I have noticed a performance increase.
When I make a backup, I simply make a copy of the Windows partition using my partition software. I do not use the Windows 7 backup program. I do not know the effects placing the page file on other drives would have on the Windows 7 backup program.
The following can be used for reference:
1) Microsoft's Tech·Ed Europe 2009 Pushing the Limits of Windows video at 33min:00sec to 36min:33sec regarding page file size
2) Windows 7 Inside Out on page 726 regarding performance over multiple HDD's
You might want to download the "Pushing the Limits of Windows" WMV video file and view the entire video. It has other information you will find useful. In fact, you might want to download and view all of the Mark Russinovich videos. They have a lot of useful information. You should also download and install his free Sysinternals utilities (now bought by Microsoft), particularly Process Explorer and Process Monitor.
Good luck
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Microsoft Windows 10 Professional / Windows 7 Professional
In an attempt to move my paging file from my C: Partition , due to my unfamiliararity with the process , I've now got this file on both my C: drive and the new desired Partiton.
Is it OK now to simply delete this file from the C: Partition , thus leaving me with only one paging file on this other Partition ?
My reason for using this process is an attempt to reduce the size of an Image File of my C: Partition .
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Windows Home Premium x64
The only thing I would add to this post is:
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Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
Hi there, found a tutorial for this issue: Virtual Memory Paging File - Change - Vista Forums
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Audrey Williams, partner and head of discrimination at Eversheds, has commented on the recent opinion by the advocate-general that obesity could qualify as a disability.
Few legal cases have attracted wider public interest recently than that of the Danish childminder whose case has generated debate about whether obesity is a disability. While legal clarification from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is still a few months away, the advocate-general has handed down his opinion, giving insight into the legal issues faced by the court and a potential conclusion available to it. He has concluded that the law does not regard obesity as a disability in its own right unless or until it reaches a level that patently hinders ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Williams said: 'The case of Mr Kaltoft, the Danish childminder who was dismissed for allegedly poor performance but claims he was discriminated against because of his obesity, appeared to polarise opinion when details reached the press last month. A common knee-jerk reaction was that a condition that often arises due to over-eating and lack of activity could not possibly constitute a "disability". The advocate-general has confirmed that, on his analysis of the law, obesity is not a recognised disability. However, it is likely to be deemed such if it is at a "morbidly obese" level and plainly hinders participation in normal activities. He suggests a BMI of more than 40.'
Williams added that employers will no doubt be relieved by this conclusion and hope that, in principle, the European court will agree obesity is not generally to be regarded as a disability when it comes to decide Mr Kaltoft's case. 'However, what appears at face value as a blow for common sense actually belies a far more complex issue. A fundamental question that will certainly test the court, just as it has the advocate-general, is that despite the inevitable judgments made about obesity and its causes, fundamentally disability discrimination law is focused upon protection against disadvantage because of certain physical or mental symptoms.
'The basis of disability discrimination law across European member states emanates from the European Equal Treatment Framework Directive, the principles of which will have been incorporated into UK legislation through the Equality Act 2010. The decision of the CJEU in this obesity case is accordingly potentially significant for UK employers. Key to protection from discrimination is that an employee is recognised as having a "disability" in the eyes of the law. The Equality Act sets out various identifying criteria in terms of the nature, effect and duration of a relevant "impairment". With that in mind, one can see that the advocate-general is drawing a fine legal distinction and it becomes difficult to identify precisely just when conditions frequently associated with obesity, whether extreme breathlessness, joint pain or general mobility issues, become sufficiently disabling to the individual so as to satisfy those criteria. Surely that cannot easily be limited to a BMI number, so it is important that, while the advocate-general appears to suggest a likely threshold of a BMI of 40, this is illustrative only, not definitive.'
According to Williams, the European court is not bound to follow the thinking or conclusions of the advocate-general, but it seems highly likely it will follow a similar path. 'In practice, the advocate-general has ploughed a difficult course through the European legal provisions, none of which expressly address obesity. Employers need to be aware, however, that they are still not able to put obese employees through performance management or to dismiss them with impunity, where their performance may be affected by obesity. Further enquiry will be needed as to the extent of the effects of obesity for that individual and there may be an underlying medical condition that has led to the obesity — certain prescription drugs, for example. There may also be associated conditions present that require further investigation. As a result, relying on an assumption that an obese employee is not disabled is not a safe approach.'


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Common Name: Elephant Ear Family: Araceae (The Arum Family)
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