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We have provided a list of the 9 basic types of interior designs you can implement in your apartment.
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- Retro Style
As the name suggests, these interior designs come from the 50's -80's period. These designs depict the Pop Art culture with the vibrant use of colors in geometric designs. Geometric shapes are also used as furniture. Take a good look of all the retro styles offered by Interior Design Singapore before choosing one. The best part of this design is that it can be used in all spaces. It does not matter if your room is large or small. The accessories like lighting can create a dramatic impact on your retro room. So choose your accessories wisely from Interior Design Singapore.
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- Contemporary Style
This is also a modification of the Modern Style which makes use of minimal furniture to make your rooms more spacious. The only difference is that contemporary styles have more of a warmer look to your room. The colors used are warm like chrome, lighter shades of yellow etc. The furniture is kept to a minimal but the cushions are upholstered in velvet or satin to give a more pleasant look. Interior Design Singapore has some exclusive designs that will blow your mind. Make sure to check out the furniture at Interior Design Singapore to get a better feel of the contemporary designs.
- High-tech style
This style is again a revised form of modern style designs. This design makes great use of innovative appliances and furniture to suit the requirements. The design does not give much importance to the aesthetic view of the room but it is high on functionality. The upholstery is mainly made of leather. Metal, glass and fiber are the best options that will give your room a feel of high functionality. Interior Design Singapore has some great designs for your room. Check out their appliances Interior Design Singapore offers and get your mind blown.
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- Elegant country Style
The main theme of this type of design is that you get a feel of the country side. Vibrant colors, use of pastel colors, floral decorations etc are some of the characteristics of these types of designs. The rooms are made to look smaller and cozier by increasing the size of the furniture as well as the use of artistic paintings. You can check out the designs at Interior Design Singapore to get a better idea of the design.


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Googling without a browser. I really like this one...
The Google Deskbar is a free software download that appears as a search box in the Windows taskbar at the bottom right of most Windows-based PCs. Users enter queries into the search box and results are automatically displayed in a small pane that rises above the Deskbar and overlays a corner of the application they're using.
I search > Mini View results > I close
I search > Mini View Results > Expand Window to full size
I have been using all the shortcuts but I cant see one that lets me open the mini viewer to full screen. I know you can do it by mouse of course.
If you do ALT + CTRL + G it takes you straight to the google desktop without having to use your mouse great :)
Overall I think its brilliant, Nice one Google :)
Whilst we are on the subject, what ever happened to the Google Shortcuts which was launched in 2002, its still in Labs and has never appeared?
I am not affraid of mice honest :)
how wrong i was.
its just like having google available in every application you have, and with the ctrl-alt-g to focus on the box, you barely have to move the mouse. fantastic.
nice one google.
We answer dozens of questions from potential guests that involve finding other sites to direct them to. We are constantly opening browsers to find the info. This solution allows us to work from within Outlook Express.
Congratulations Google - another fabulous product!
Apart from that, the only thing on my wish list is I wish they'd let us get rid of that annoying 'Search the Web' icon on both the toolbar and the deskbar.
Damn can't wait for them to include currency conversion A-La xe.com so I can use it as my calculation tool to see how much money I make off adsense in my local currency!
[edited by: killroy at 11:41 am (utc) on Nov. 7, 2003]
I've added a customized search for curency rates at MSN that pops up the actual page. Works great and I need it 4 or 5 times a day.
I tried to then add a customized search for FindWhat terms as I have a PPC account with them and they don't have a link to the term from their interface. For some reason I can't get it to work. Now this may be that G has blocked custom searches to other search engines or maybe I'm entering the string wrong.
Here's what I put:
Can anyone comment?
So what we need next is a good way to search our own PCs... which MS says they may do in the next OS release. I must admit it would be nice to search my own PC for stuff... I have about 40 GBs of data on here... I strive to be organized, but occasionally I forget where I put things.
The search that MS offers now is OK, but it has to scan your entire PC... wouldn't it be nice if you typed in: proposal for SE work to ECI... and bang! there it is... verus trying to remember who at ECI you wrote the proposal for and so on....
I do freelance work for a College - and I swear to God we spend a 1/3 of our time looking for stuff... so Google - please be the first to supply this. When I installed the task bar and you asked to collect annyomns stats I said yes because I believed you. If it were MS... no way... I would have my little Zone alarm making sure it was under lock and key.
You will be hearing a lot from me today
MTL To USD
USD To MTL
Now if they would let me use prefixes so I could just type:
u2m 26 [ENTER]
and get me conversion pronto without messing with the mouse.
Hear me GoogleGuy?
Name: Open Site
URL: http://www.{1}
Loads site into mini-browser without extra search.
OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let us define prefixes. There will be so much stuf fthat short cuts won't cut it... and sometimes when you're typing, typign two letters more is faster then short cut keys.
>the interface to the MS speech recognision engine.
That could be a very nice idea. They already have voice search for a while at [labs1.google.com...] If they could bring it on the desk/toolbar! That would be one helluva idea of cool (very cool) browsing.

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NHL Daily: Brad Marchand, Jeff Gorton, Vegas Golden Knights
NHL Daily: Boston Bruin Brad Marchand Named NHL's First Star of the Week, the Progress and Review of Jeff Gorton as New York Rangers' GM, Vegas Golden Knights' Expansion Review for the Pittsburgh Penguins and More! (Morning NHL Headlines)
Grab your morning cup of coffee and join us here at Puck Prose for a compilation of NHL daily links that will help keep you updated with everything going on in the hockey world.
There were just five games on the NHL's Monday night schedule. First, the Maple Leafs topped the Bruins 4-2, the Sabres beat the Red Wings 2-1 and the Predators topped the Coyotes 3-1.
Lastly, the Stars shut out the Sharks 1-0 and the Oilers shut out the Kings 2-0.
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Marchand Named NHL's First Star of the Week
Boston Bruin Brad Marchand has been having an unparallelled season this year; his play has quickly hit the roof and seems to have endless and continuous potential. Marchand is currently chasing the Hart Trophy, with good reason, and if he keeps this play up there won't be a reason why he shouldn't take the trophy home. [Causeway Crowd]
Hawks Clinch Playoffs for 9th Year Straight
The Blackhawks have officially clinched their 9th consecutive playoff spot. Chicago is a force to be reckoned with as they secure their playoff position again this season. This season, the Hawks are even more determined to take home the Stanley Cup. If there's one thing we've learned about a determined Blackhawks team, it's that this team gets things done when they really want it. [Blackhawk Up]
- 3/20 – NHL Entry Draft: Full First Round Mock Draft and Analysis.
- 3/20 – Zach Werenski Deserves Calder Trophy
- 3/20 – NHL Player Rankings: Kings Kyle Clifford Makes Huge Jump Plus All New Appearances
- 3/20 – Montreal Canadiens' Strength and Will Can Compete In the Playoffs
- 3/20 – NHL Daily: T.J Oshie, Cam Talbot, New York Islanders
Grading NY Rangers' GM Jeff Gorton
So, Jeff Gorton hasn't had the longest tenure as the Rangers' GM but he has been around long enough for fans to start making firm opinions on what he has done so far. Gorton has made enough significant moves to make some feedback on his performance. What grade would you give Gorton thus far? [Blue Line Station]
Oilers Headed into Close Playoff Race
The Edmonton Oilers currently hold second place in the Pacific Division and are embarking on a very tight playoff race heading into the post-season. Edmonton currently sits with 87 points- tied with third place Ducks and the both of them are just four points away from first place Sharks. The Oilers, though, are confidently throwing themselves into the competitive playoff fire. [Oil on Whyte]
Isles Developing D-Men
The Islanders might have had a back and forth season this year, though they are currently close to, and have hping to soon be, cracking the playoff wild card. One thing is certain though, the Isles have been producing a variety of strong young defensive players, whether it be on the Islanders or in their AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. [Eyes on Isles]
Vegas Expansion Takes on Pittsburgh Penguins
Let's face it. No NHL fan wants to see a member of their favorite team head out the Nevada to join the NHL's newest franchise, but that is well beyond our control. The expansion draft is coming quickly and one player from each team is bound to don a new jersey by next season. See the Vegas expansion predictions and concepts for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Which current Penguin might be hanging up their jersey? [Vegas Hockey]
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Tuesday 17 October 1933
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Libra. The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include William A Anders in Hong Kong Major General and Bill Anders.
Bombshell, directed by Jean Harlow, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1933
while Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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- United States - Black Poetry Day
- UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- French Republican Calendar - Aubergine (Eggplant) Day, twenty-sixth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
- Haiti - Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1806), State holiday
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- William A Anders in Hong Kong Major General: US Air Force/astronaut (Apollo 8).
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- Jeanine Deckers: Belgian singer-songwriter better known as Sœur Sourire and initially a member of the Dominican Order in Belgium as Sister Luc Gabrielle.
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April 10, 2006
President Bush is taking knocks from all sides in the immigration debate over his argument that the United States needs foreign workers to fill "jobs Americans don't want." Economists on both the left and right, however, say Bush is ignoring the role of "prices" and that more Americans would happily mow lawns and bus tables if those jobs paid more than they currently do.
Unfortunately, says the Wall Street Journal, if we could somehow seal the border, the country's labor market would adjust to the shrinking supply of labor; but America would become a less competitive and hence poorer country -- because we'd have less human capital, and because we'd be what we did have less efficiently.
For example:
- Most economic studies have found only a very small negative immigration impact on the wages of even the lowest-skilled American workers; instead, immigrants often fill niche markets and bring varied skills.
- Immigrants also increase the demand for labor, not just the supply; that is, they are also consumers who create jobs by buying goods and housing here.
- The same jobs that foreign workers now fill would not exist in their absence; seal the border, and what you'd see is not the same number of jobs at higher wages but, rather, fewer of these types of jobs overall in the United States.
Unlike some of his critics, Bush appreciates the absurdity of closing off our markets to foreign labor but not to, say, foreign capital and foreign technology and foreign goods, says the Wall Street Journal. Bush also understands that immigrants play a key role in growing the United States economy, which doesn't exist in a vacuum and shouldn't have an immigration policy that pretends otherwise.
Source: Editorial, "Jobs Americans Won't Do," Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2006.
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Rescue plan for African Bank
A consortium involving major banks will inject R10 billion into the embattled African Bank Investments Limited, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Sunday.
"The consortium has committed to underwrite a R10 billion capital raising, and will be engaging with shareholders and other participants in this regard," Marcus told reporters at the SA Reserve Bank in Pretoria.
The consortium comprises of Absa Bank Limited, Capitec Bank, FirstRand Bank Limited, Investec Bank Limited, Nedbank Limited, Standard Bank Limited and the Public Investment Corporation.
She said that private/public sector partnership would lead to the African Bank splitting into two.
"On one hand a good bank, which will be recapitalised. Let me emphasise that the R10 billion recapitalisation is for the good bank which has a book value of R26 billion net of portfolio impairments," said Marcus.
"On the other hand we have the bad book, which comprises a substantial portion of the non and underperforming assets, which will be housed in a vehicle with the support of the SARB in order to separate these from the good bank."
She said the bad book would no longer be part of African Bank.
"The bad book currently has a book value net of specific impairments of R17 billion for which the SARB will pay R7 billion. Collection against the bad book will continue and indeed strengthened.
"There is no payment holiday for anyone on a loan from African Bank," said Marcus.
She said collection of funds owed to African Bank would continue with the goal of avoiding costs to the South African taxpayer arising of the rescue intervention measures.
Earlier, Marcus announced that the African Bank Investments Limited (Abil) had been placed under curatorship.
"The first important measure has been the conclusion reached by the Registrar of Banks and the decision by the minister of finance to place African Bank under curatorship with effect from 4pm today," said Marcus.
"African Bank Limited board has, after due consideration, advised the registrar that it does not oppose curatorship and has taken the appropriate resolutions to facilitate the process."
She said Tom Winterboer was appointed as the curator.
"Tom Winterboer is the financial services industry leader for Africa and a member of the global financial services leadership team at PwC (PriceWaterhouseCoopers),"said Marcus.
He would be assisted by a team of experts including Peter Spratt and David Gard of PwC London. Other team members would be announced by Winterboer.
Among many Abil's woes, Marcus said in a six month period to March 2014, the institution posted a headline loss of R3, 1 billion.
"They assured the market that the book written after June 2013 was significantly better and forecast that they would return to profitably in the second half of the year," she said.
Abil's trading statement for the third quarter released on August 6, 2014 was markedly worse than what was expected, with an estimated headline loss for the full year to September 2014 financial year of R6, 4 million.
African Bank's shares plummeted last week after it warned of massive losses and said it needed about R8.5 billion in new capital.
Marcus said African Bank serves 3, 2 million people.
In a joint statement, the Financial Sector Campaign Coalition (FSCC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) said they were not surprised by the news of the loss of market value experienced by African Bank.
"We are not surprised because we both warned and campaigned against reckless and unsecured lending financial practices that cause debt trap and distress in households and crisis in the economy," said the joint communiqué.
"Reckless lending practices must come to an end. Rather than support practices that cause crisis, the Reserve Bank must combat such practices and prove to be independent from private financial interests."
Abil is the largest provider of unsecured loans in South Africa.


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Preston North End are to appeal Danny Dichio and Claude Davis' sendings off.Preston North End have decided to appeal against the red card decisions handed to Danny Dichio and Claude Davis at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Both players were sent off in the space of six second half minutes of the 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park, with striker Dichio first to go for allegedly raising his arm against Palace's Clinton Morrison.
Referee Steve Tanner then sent off centre back Davis for an early shower six minutes later for a high kick on Dougie Freedman, as The Lilywhites finished the match with nine men.
Preston boss Billy Davies hopes Tanner will use some common sense and rescind both red cards, with the Scot claiming their appeal has the support of Palace counterpart Iain Dowie.
"It is very clear that on both decisions, they didn't deserve to stand," Davies told the club's official website.
"Iain Dowie agreed, he said to me after the game that he didn't think either were sendings off.
"They were very harsh and I really find it difficult to find the words to describe it because it was a big kick in the backside to us.
"Hopefully, common sense comes in and the referee sees he has made two blunders but it is very disappointing and I hope the referee looks at the video and thinks about nothing else."


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- In episode 19 of Simoun, Aaeru and Yun are inexplicably grounded while the rest of Chor Tempest are sent after the enemy's elusive Airborne Aircraft Carrier. The two of them eventually decide to violate their orders and sortie to save the day, but not before Mamiina is killed in action.
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- In the Secret Invasion crossover for Runaways and Young Avengers, Xavin commands his fellow Runaways to flee New York when the Skrull forces appear, fearing that they'll all be killed. They choose to ignore his commands and end up saving him from his former mentor, who's now become one of the Skrull religious fanatics.
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- This is the basic plot point of The Incredibles, as often times, superheroes fighting crime would also happen at the expense of other innocent bystanders caught in the middle. After an increase in lawsuits against famed supers, the government initiated the Superhero Relocation Act, forcing supers to retire from their hero work, and continue to live out their lives in anonymity. Bob Parr, however, can't resist wanting to relive his glory days as Mr. Incredible.
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- In the Star Wars film The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker is told to stay put in the cockpit of a Naboo fighter. Technically he obeys, but that doesn't stop him taking the fighter into battle, destroying the droid control ship and preventing the imminent surrender of the good guys on the ground.
- Pacific Rim: Mako, Raileigh, and Gipsy Danger are held back because Mako was not entirely prepared for the Drift. After the three other Jaegers get taken out of the fight, Gipsy Danger is the only one left. They single-handedly defeat all the Kaiju.
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- In Beverly Hills Cop, Axel Foley is explicitly prohibited from investigating his friend's murder. He does it anyway, and ends up taking down Victor Maitland.
- In Attack the Block, Probs and Mayhem are considered Tagalong Kids, and when things start to get dangerous, Moses tries to intimidate them into going home and laying low. Not only do they disobey him, they end up saving Biggz's life when they take down one of the alien beasts with an improvised flamethrower.
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- In an episode of NCIS, Non-Action Guy Jimmy Palmer is with the team as they pursue the criminal of the week. Gibbs orders Jimmy to stay in the car (obviously intending for Jimmy to not be The Load). When the criminal gets in his truck to make a getaway, Jimmy rams him with the car he was forbidden to leave. Jimmy points out the Exact Words to Gibbs afterwards.
- In the Stargate SG-1 episode, "The Other Guys", the clueless Lab Rat SG-1 groupies are told to return through the stargate when a Goa'uld squad takes the team prisoner. The minor system lord they're supposed to meet (Actually a Tok'Ra informant) is assassinated and the groupie geeks need to rescue the heroes.
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- Overwatch is now attempting this on an organizational scale, as Winston recalls former agents despite a ban on association related to Overwatch. Six years before this, when Overwatch still legally existed, it intervened in the London Null Sector uprising under the direction of Commander Morrison, despite orders not to get involved. (This could be one of the reasons that led to its disbandment next year.)
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- In Jackie Chan Adventures, Jade Chan constantly sneaks away on Jackie's adventure. She is not supposed to help because she is a kid but has saved the group on multiple accounts. She has also been a nuisance an equal (if not greater) number of times.
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- In the The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Super Koopa", the heroes chase King Koopa to Paris to save Luigi, but Princess Toadstool tells Toad to stay behind, who complains, "I always stay behind!" (Nevermind the many other episodes where he is involved in the adventure.) Unlike other examples, though, Toad actually stays behind (although he still complains about it). It's only when Koopa throws the Mario Bros. into jail and hangs the Princess from the Eiffel Tower is Toad finally summoned to help them.
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- Benedict Arnold was relieved of command by commanding general Horatio Gates in the 18-day interregnum between the first Battle of Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) and the second battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights). Arnold was left sitting in his tent, with no command and nothing to do, as the battle of Bemis Heights (Oct. 7, 1777) raged around him. He proceeded to leave his tent, gather up a bunch of American soldiers—in defiance of orders, and without any authority other than his own personality—and lead the charge that broke the British line.


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KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – Dr. Susan Creech is used to working on her patients smile, but she's also improving young minds with Colonial Heights Dental Group 4th Annual Book Drive.
"We were looking for a way to involve the community and one of the things we thought about was a book drive," said Creech.
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"We are also taking monetary donations to build a little free library outside of our office," said Creech.
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Just another way Dr. Creech and Colonial Heights Dentistry is putting a smile on peoples' faces.
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The Voyage of The Mystery, a new comission from NMM based on the remarkable true story of a bunch of ordinary Newlyn men who sailed to Austrailia in a tiny lugger to seek their fortune. After a successful pilot, this piece will be offered to schools throughout 2007. Please contact Stuart Slade at NMM to book.
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Oral Fixation
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The superintendent and other district administrators spent the evening listening to community members' concerns, recommendations, and questions regarding the opening of Boonesborough Elementary School. Eastern Kentucky University's Karen Russell in the auditorium at Madison Central High School moderated the community forum. Superintendent Elmer Thomas gave the group a brief explanation about the need for the new elementary school and the choice for its location.
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Garden tips and advice from our resident expert Helen Yemm. This week: bossy birthday gifts and tall orders
Bossy birthdays
Joanna Barton seeks advice on a tricky subject: what should she and her colleagues buy as a suitable 60th birthday present for their boss?
Boss and his wife are mad-keen gardeners whose large country garden has plenty of space for an important-looking flowering tree, she says. Is there one that will burst forth each year in September?
Lists of large September-flowering trees do not immediately spring to mind, but my first instinct is to say don't, please don't, lumber this poor chap with a tree or shrub that is not of his choosing. If he is anything like the keen gardeners I know, he will especially not thank them for giving him a tree for which he has to find a space in his no-doubt carefully planned garden (no large garden is large enough, in my view, to accommodate an "important-looking", completely unsolicited tree), and for which he will then have to thank them effusively and sound as though he means it.
What if he hates it? What if it dies? What if it won't die? For years to come this no-doubt grateful but embarrassed man may be haunted by the blessed thing. Any time colleagues visit he will be on tenterhooks while they ask how the tree is, or worse, go hunting for it.
Why the need for surprise? If they would like to give him something for his garden, Joanna and Co should ask him what he would actually like. And if that is not an option, boring though it may seem, we gardeners are always, always utterly thrilled and relieved to receive a whacking great National Garden Gift Voucher (from garden centres) tucked in a birthday card with a nice-picture of a bluebell wood on it, aren't we?
On a closely related subject, I feel that each and every Thorny Problems reader should spare a sympathetic thought for our own HRH, whose 60th birthday is around the same time as that of Joanna's boss. Since Prince Charles is known as a keen gardener on a truly epic, admirably organic scale, he will no doubt be showered with items deemed fitting: from family and friends, from around the Commonwealth, the World, even: alien trees and shrubs, weird statuary or an eclectic assortment of large ethnic twiddly bits for which he will no doubt express gratitude and then somehow have to accommodate in his back yard in Gloucestershire.
The Telegraph has an international circulation, so anyone reading this who may be involved in choosing something for him, unless they are in a position to ask him what he would like, could perhaps imagine that HRH is just like the rest of us and would possibly prefer a gift voucher tucked in a birthday card with a nice picture of a bluebell wood on it. Well, it's just a thought.
A tall order
The 6ft north-facing fence at the end of our small garden needs covering. Are there any climbers other than ivy that will grow in shade? We intend to make that end of the garden a bark-floored sitting/eating area, and would love something scented. Mike Herington, Wymeswold
There are several climbers that will grow in shade, after a fashion and as long as long as they have happy roots and are given adequate support. But with little sun their growth may be spindly and they will take a long time to do the job for which they are intended, after which they will be up and over the top, giving whoever lives on the sunny side of the fence side more of a treat than their hapless owner.
Advising on problems like this - about design and style as much as about planting - is akin to shooting in the dark wearing a blindfold: reader's descriptions can rarely tell the whole story. You would probably get more from a row of evergreen shrubs with interesting and contrasting leaves, planted 2 or 3ft in front of the fence (where they would get that little bit more light) than you would from chivvying along a reluctant climber that would eventually be difficult to maintain - to say nothing of the fence on which they will ultimately hang themselves.
These shrubs could be tied invisibly back to the fence, which they would hide rather than cover, and could eventually be pruned to form an informal hedge. Evergreen shade-tolerant shrubs with summer scent is a tall order, but unless your garden is northern and drafty, you could use one of the colourful, tall but eminently prunable pittosporums (with surprising little scented flowers). Other stalwarts include autumn-scented Eleagnus ebbingei, winter-scented mahonia or photinia with its startling scarlet summer shoots. For summer scent you could plant Nicotiana sylvestris, and stand pots of scented lilies in strategic places.
A further tiptoe through the weed killer minefield
Stewart Keating and others are perplexed about the Elliott Touchweeder mentioned in this column recently (for the spot-treatment of tough lawn weeds; it contains glyphosate). It has not been "banned" or "withdrawn", but is simply no longer made, I now discover. Die-hards should therefore snap up remaining stock whenever they see it on garden and hardware shop shelves. Bayer Garden no longer sells the paint-on little bottles of glyphosate, either. The newest things on the block are aerosol cans containing foams. Called spot weeders, there is a glyphosate one for lawns that will do the same job as the Elliott Touchweeder; others deal with weeds in the cracks of paths and paving and one is intended for borders.
Root Out, however, the tree, stump and woody-plant killer, has been withdrawn from sale. The new Roundup Tree Stump and Root Killer should fill the gap; it comes with a pipette with which to "inject" Japanese knotweed, John French will be pleased to hear.
A final titbit: to answer a question asked of me at lunch the other day (it never stops, I tell you, it never stops), which may be in other readers' minds: which weedkiller is best for keeping driveways clear?
Pathclear is fine, but beware of run-off on to grass. The strong chemical cocktail in Pathclear does several jobs - it kills all greenery, annual and perennial weeds - as well as stopping seed germination for weeks or months. Thus it lingers in the soil (unlike glyphosate weed killers). It can therefore damage the roots of shrubs and herbaceous plants under brick or paved paths. I maimed an enormous, spreading osteospermum once without thinking. Thankfully it recovered.
And finally… pruning
It is time Lydia Surridge from Kent brought out her pruning saw. She has absolutely nothing to lose if she has a go at her 15-year-old philadelphus that has never been pruned and which, she writes, consists of dead bits, long bits, old bits and bald bits - and just a few flowery green bits.
In my experience, visual horrors like this should be dealt with severely, even to the extent of cutting down everything to knee height, apart from any brave new shoots emerging from the base. The thickest shoots can be cut down even to the ankles. In all likelihood, new growth will start to grow from the woody remains, some of which will probably not flower next year, but which may need to be thinned out to make the renovated shrub into a decent, open shape.
Another pruning question comes from Jane Hall, with a vast 'Rambling Rector' rose that has been allowed to sprawl around the base of a tree trunk instead of being encouraged to clamber aloft. Can she prune it right down next autumn and re-direct the new growth up the tree?
Yes she can, and I would be tempted to do it now, since it will have a huge growth spurt during the next two months. She will need leather gauntlets, a wax jacket and full battle gear, of course. Nice work for a hot summer day. But what else can one do? Laze around with a Pimm's and a good book?
- Write to Thorny Problems at email@example.com or Gardening, The Daily Telegraph, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT. Helen Yemm can only answer questions through this column.
- For more on Helen's own garden, read her blog at www.helenyemm.com


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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- DeKalb police confirm that three people have been shot in DeKalb County not far from Stone Mountain.
The shooting happened in the 2500 block of Rock Shadow Court just south of Stone Mountain state park and was allegedly reported by someone inside the home.
That's where authorities arrived to find three people shot according to DeKalb Police Lt. Shane Stanfield. Of those three, two were already dead. The third person was taken to Grady for treatment and is listed as stable. No names have been released and authorities so not believe they are looking for any additional suspects.
Authorities believe there may have been some form of gambling happening in the garage of the home before the shooting.
Officers are now interviewing witnesses and crime scene techs are searching for evidence.
The conditions of the victims or cause of the shooting have not yet been released. 11Alive has a crew at the scene working to gather details. Check back for updates.


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1) so, i just wanted to make sure, that i'm not the "guilty" one.
2) do you have any idea how suspicious the 2 infected hot keys were to be responsible for sneding around spam?
3) i will definitely ask my roommates to ~ post their hijack-logs also to this forum
4) i'm very impressed by your quick, competent and efficient help.
1) Your machine isn't at fault
2) They were just inactive leftovers, there is no evidence of a "live" infection
3) I recommend that you do.
4) Thank You
Congratulations your logs look clean
Let's see if I can help you keep it that way
First lets tidy up
Please download OTCleanup from HERE
Click the OTC.exe icon and then click the CleanUp button.
If you get any pop ups asking if it is OK let the program proceed. At the end the program will ask to let it reboot the computer. Let it do so.
Let me know if there were any problems with OT CleanIt
You can also delete any logs we have produced, and empty your Recycle bin.
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The following is some info to help you stay safe and clean.
You may already have some of the following programs, but I include the full list for the benefit of all the other people who will be reading this thread in the future.
( Vista users must ensure that any programs are Vista compatible BEFORE installing )
Online Scanners
I would recommend a scan at one or more of the following sites at least once a month.
http://www.kaspersky.com/kos/eng/partne ... bscan.html
!!! Make sure that all your programs are updated !!!
Secunia Software Inspector does all the work for you, .... see HERE for details
- AntiSpyware is not the same thing as Antivirus.
- Spybot - Search & Destroy <<< A must have program
- It includes host protection and registry protection
- A hosts file is a bit like a phone book, it points to the actual numeric address (i.e. the IP address) from the human friendly name of a website. This feature can be used to block malicious websites
- MalwareBytes Anti-malware <<< A New and effective program
- a-squared Free <<< A good "realtime" or "on demand" scanner
- superantispyware <<< A good "realtime" or "on demand" scanner
Different AntiSpyware programs detect different things, so in this case it is recommended that you have more than one.
You should only have one running all the time, the other/s should be used "on demand" on a regular basis.
Most of the programs in this list have a free (for Home Users ) and paid versions,
it is worth paying for one and having "realtime" protection, unless you intend to do a manual scan often.
- These programs don't detect malware, they help stop it getting on your machine in the first place.
- Winpatrol
- An excellent startup manager and then some !!
- Notifies you if programs are added to startup
- Allows delayed startup
- A must have addition
- SpywareBlaster 4.0
- SpywareBlaster sets killbits in the registry to prevent known malicious activex controls from installing themselves on your computer.
- SpywareGuard 2.2
- SpywareGuard provides real-time protection against spyware.
- Not required if you have other "realtime" antispyware or Winpatrol
- ZonedOut
- Formerly known as IE-SPYAD, adds a long list of sites and domains associated with known advertisers and marketers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer.
- This little program packs a powerful punch as it blocks ads, banners, 3rd party Cookies, 3rd party page counters, web bugs, and many hijackers.
- For information on how to download and install, please read this tutorial by WinHelp2002.
- Not required if you are using other host file protections
Each does a different job, so you can have more than one
Internet Browsers
- Microsoft has worked hard to make IE.7 a more secure browser, unfortunately whilst it is still the leading browser of choice it will always be under attack from the bad guys.
- Make your Internet Explorer more secure - This can be done by following these simple instructions:
- From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.
- Click once on the Security tab
- Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.
- Click once on the Custom Level button.
- Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt
- Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable
- Change the Initialise and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe to Disable
- Change the Installation of desktop items to Prompt
- Change the Launching programs and files in an IFRAME to Prompt
- Change the Navigate sub-frames across different domains to Prompt
- When all these settings have been made, click on the OK button.
- If it prompts you as to whether or not you want to save the settings, press the Yes button.
- Next press the Apply button and then the OK to exit the Internet Properties page.
- From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.
Using a different web browser can help stop malware getting on your machine.
Cleaning Temporary Internet Files and Tracking Cookies
- Temporary Internet Files are mainly the files that are downloaded when you open a web page.
- ATF Cleaner
- Free and very simple to use
- CCleaner
- Free and very flexible, you can chose which cookies to keep
Unfortunately, if the site you visit is of a dubious nature or has been hacked, they can also be an entry point for malware.
It is a good idea to empty the Temporary Internet Files folder on a regular basis.
Tracking Cookies are files that websites use to monitor which sites you visit and how often.
A lot of Antispyware scanners pick up these tracking cookies and flag them as unwanted.
CAUTION :- If you delete all your cookies you will lose any autologin information for sites that you visit, and will need your passwords
Both of these can be cleaned manually, but a quicker option is to use a program
Also PLEASE read this article.....So How Did I Get Infected In The First Place
The last and most important thing I can tell you is UPDATE.
If you don't update your security programs (Antivirus, Antispyware even Windows) then you are at risk.
Malware changes on a day to day basis. You should update every week at the very least.
If you follow this advice then (with a bit of luck) you will never have to hear from me again
If you could post back one more time to let me know everything is OK, then I can have this thread archived.
Happy surfing K'


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BSHS 402 Week 3 Individual Quiz
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Complete the quiz on Ch. 1–4 of Case Management.
BSHS 402 Week 3 Learning Team Resource Identification Assignment
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Conduct an online search for programs designed to help case managers track clients, gather statistical data, generate reports, access resources, and record contacts. Discuss your findings as a group. Discuss the value of such systems in the case management process and the provision of client services. Learning Teams will post a summative report on the group findings.
BSHS 402 Week 4 Individual Assignment Special Populations Paper
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Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Criteria for Preparing Individual Paper on Special Populations
Research and review material on your chosen special population
Write a 3- to 5-page paper in which you explain the following:
• What populations have you reviewed and which one have you selected?
• How and why have you selected this population? How was this area of interest formed?
• What do you bring to the field of helping that would benefit this specific population?
• How would you use case management to help this population?
• What limitations and strengths do you bring to this chosen field? How would you use the strengths and overcome the limitations?
• Are there likely to be multicultural issues to be addressed as you work with this population? How would you address those?
• What local resources did you find in your Internet search for this population?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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Top Items:
Sunday Biker Gang Shooting Leaves Nine Dead, Several Injured … Headlines List — Three rival motorcycle gangs turned a local restaurant into a shooting gallery Sunday afternoon and when the gunfire was over, nine people were dead and several were injured.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys, The Daily Caller and Hinterland Gazette
Jonah Bennett / The Daily Caller: Three Rival Biker Gangs Clash In Waco, Leaving 9 Dead
Associated Press:
Police: 9 Dead From Texas Shootout Among Rival Biker Gangs — WACO, Texas — Nine people were killed Sunday and some others injured after a shootout erupted among rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant, sending patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety, a police spokesman said.
Dana Ford / CNN:
Reports: 9 dead in Waco, Texas, shooting — (CNN)Nine people were killed Sunday in a shooting among rival bikers in Waco, Texas, CNN affiliates KXXV and KXTX reported. — "Multiple injuries to include multiple fatalities," the Waco Police Department said in a post on Facebook.
Discussion: Washington Post
Scott Walker's Iowa dilemma — Should the Wisconsin governor play in the Iowa straw poll in August? It might be the most important strategic decision of his primary campaign. — There's a game of chicken going on in Iowa right now. — When Jeb Bush revealed this week that he will blow off …
Richard K. Barry / The Reaction: But can Scott Walker see Russia from his house?
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
He Is Heavy. He's My Brother. — WASHINGTON — IT isn't about what we know now. — It's about what we knew then. — It is simply not true, as Republican presidential aspirant Scott Walker said on Friday, that "any president would have likely taken the same action Bush did with the information he had."
Connie Cass / Associated Press:
Iraq War Judged a Mistake by Today's White House Hopefuls
Iraq War Judged a Mistake by Today's White House Hopefuls
Discussion: Politico
Jennifer Shutt / Politico: Rubio still favors piece-by-piece immigration reform
Washington Post:
Large GOP field has party leaders anxious about their chances in '16
Large GOP field has party leaders anxious about their chances in '16
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
How Fox News Is (Still) Hurting the Republicans — January 30, 1995, the beginning of modern media-political history: Rupert Murdoch (right) announcing that Roger Ailes will run the newly launched Fox News (Peter Morgan / Reuters) — Let me recommend for your weekend reading …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Moderate Voice
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo: Florida Man
Ballard Burgher / The Moderate Voice: Bruce Bartlett on Fox News
Daniel J. McGraw / Politico:
The GOP Is Dying Off. Literally. — Lead image by Getty. — It turns out that one of the Grand Old Party's biggest—and least discussed—challenges going into 2016 is lying in plain sight, written right into the party's own nickname. The Republican Party voter is old—and getting older …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wednesday Martin / New York Times:
Poor Little Rich Women — WHEN our family moved from the West Village to the Upper East Side in 2004, seeking proximity to Central Park, my in-laws and a good public school, I thought it unlikely that the neighborhood would hold any big surprises. For many years I had immersed myself …
Discussion: Gothamist, Instapundit and Althouse
Elizabeth Price Foley / Instapundit: THEY'RE NOT POOR AT ALL, ACTUALLY: A New York Times writer …
Sacramento Bee:
Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez appears to disparage American Indians — At California Democratic Party convention, Senate candidate makes whooping gesture Attorney General Kamala Harris calls it 'shocking' Sanchez would not say if gesture was an appropriate one
Discussion: Los Angeles Times, NBC News, Hot Air, Hinterland Gazette, Washington Monthly, Liberaland and Truth Revolt
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times: Democratic convention: Loretta Sanchez apologizes for Native American 'war cry'
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air: Video: Loretta Sanchez seems to be as in tune with Native American sensibilities as Liz Warren
Mira Hutchinson / Hinterland Gazette: U.S. Senate Candidate Loretta Sanchez Under Fire Over Racially Insensitive Gesture
David Atkins / Washington Monthly: Loretta Sanchez: A Case Study in When to Apologize
Caleb Howe / Truth Revolt: Democrat Loretta Sanchez Caught On Camera Seemingly Mocking Native Americans
Peter Jamison / Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris calls Loretta Sanchez's Native American 'war cry' shocking
Kamala Harris calls Loretta Sanchez's Native American 'war cry' shocking
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed: Loretta Sanchez Apologizes For Whooping "War Cry" Imitation Of Native Americans
Carman Tse / LAist: Video: O.C. Congresswoman Makes 'Shocking' Gesture Mocking Native Americans [UPDATE]
Daily Mail:
What IS this strange sound from the sky? Noise heard across the globe for nearly a DECADE - but nobody has an explanation — Similar outbursts have been captured on countries around the world including the U.S., Ukraine, Germany and Belarus — A mysterious noise from the sky is continuing …
Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The PJ Tatler and Clayton Cramer
Michael Schaus / John Hawkins' Right Wing News: Noise heard across the globe for nearly a DECADE & no one knows what it is!
Michael Walsh / The PJ Tatler: Okay, Now This Is Weird
Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
Al Sharpton's daughter sues city for $5M after spraining ankle — She learned at the feet of a master. — Shakedown artist Al Sharpton's eldest child wants $5 million from city taxpayers after she fell in the street and sprained her ankle, court records show.
Samuel Gonzalez / John Hawkins' Right Wing News: Daddy's girl helping to pay father's taxes?: …
Nickarama / Weasel Zippers: Shakedown Jr: Al Sharpton's Daughter Sues NYC For $5 Million Over A Sprained Ankle...Update …
Scared Monkeys: Dominique Sharpton, Al Sharpton's Daughter Sues New York City for $5M after Spraining Ankle …
Gpollowitz / Twitchy: Al Sharpton's daughter is suing NYC over a sprained ankle, but that didn't stop her from climbing a mountain in Bali
Tim Arango / New York Times:
Key Iraqi City Falls to ISIS as Last of Security Forces Flee — BAGHDAD — The last Iraqi security forces fled the provincial capital of Ramadi on Sunday, as the city fell completely to the militants of the Islamic State, who ransacked the provincial military headquarters …
Discussion: McClatchy Washington Bureau, The PJ Tatler, RedState, TalkLeft and Politico
Mitchell Porthero / McClatchy Washington Bureau: Islamic State routs last elite Iraqi units from Ramadi in huge defeat for Baghdad
Bridget Johnson / The PJ Tatler: Ramadi Falls, More U.S. Weapons Seized: See the Gains ISIS Made in Just Two Days
Moe Lane / RedState: The Fall of Ramadi.


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As the New York Mets go forth in their search for more astronauts (thanks for that analogy, Mr. Boras … we had plenty of astronauts back in 1999 … and the space suits were terrible), it looks like they're about to jettison one of their existing astronauts into space (or Houston, which has less Dairy Queens.) Ike Davis, who said his goodbyes near the end of last season, turned that into a self-fulfilling prophecy as the suitors are lining up to build Davis his own rocket ship, as the Astros, Brewers, Rays, Rockies, and Orioles have all reportedly "checked in" on Ike Davis, whatever that might mean. This news comes amidst an interesting tidbit that came out recently, that Davis confided in the one and only "Sports Pope" back around the All Star Break that he wanted out … that the team and the fans had given up on him.
Davis is widely seen as a "change of scenery" guy … somebody who is going to go somewhere else and flourish. I believe it wholeheartedly. First off, Davis has ability. We've seen it, albeit in short spurts. Other teams must see it, as the five teams interested in Davis seem to be five more than are interested in Lucas Duda. And let's face it … the "scenery" around here sucks.
(And imagine Davis in Camden Yards with Chris Davis and Manny Machado.)
But if Ike Davis, as much as I still believe he can be a force somewhere else, wants to look for people who have given up, Davis needs to do nothing more than look in the mirror. Saying goodbye to your teammates on September 1st? Maybe he was saying goodbye just for the season. But if those were more farewells than "see you next years", then that's a white flag, Isaac. But Davis gave up long before that. Here's John Delcos from May 17th:
"I realize this is a different era, but Davis' strikeouts are inexcusable. He didn't seemed concerned about them when I spoke with him earlier this spring, telling me he's a home run hitter, that he likes to hit home runs and strike outs are part of the package. That's nonsense, and in some ways, just as selfish as Jordany Valdespin's styling after hitting a meaningless home run."
Delcos was on the money then, and he's still on the money at present time. In 2011, Davis had a slash line of .302/.383/.543 to start the season before he had that freak ankle injury that started him in a spiral. Davis had 31 K's in 149 plate appearances in those 36 games. Averaged out to Davis' 162 game average of 627 plate appearances, that works out to 130 K's for a full season. With that slash line, 130 K's is more than acceptable. Then came his Jekyll and Hyde 2012, where he had a slash of .227/.308/.462. He struck out 141 times, which was more than his 130 K average in 2011. Stretched out to 627 PA's, that's 151 K's. Last season? 627 plate appearances would have gotten him 167 K's, with a horrid slash line of .205/.326/.334, and diminished power.
So Davis went from a 30 home run pace with 130 K's, to a 15 HR pace with 167 K's and worse than that, accepts that strikeouts are a part of his "package"? Obviously, that's a different package. And I don't know 'bout you, but to me that sounds like a guy who has given up on himself. When you show the ability to be Joey Votto, yet you're content with being Adam Dunn, that's giving up. And that's a damn shame. Lucas Duda doesn't have near the amount of ability that Ike Davis has. Duda is who he is. Nobody is ever going to lament over what Duda could have been. Because even at his best he's just okay. Davis could have been a star here. Between his plus defense and the season he was starting in 2011, Davis could have been a mainstay here.
Now, he'll have one chance to do it somewhere else. The Mets are the only organization that Davis has ever known. A trade will probably be the one thing that could jar Ike's brain into thinking "hey, maybe I need to accept the responsibility to get better and reach my full potential. And if/when that happens, it's going to be another thing Mets fans get to lament about life. But as much as I like to blame the Mets for everything … and when Lucas Duda is going through another six-week long stretch when he hits one double and one home run I'll be sure to curse the Mets' very existence, in this particular case it's wise to remember that there's plenty of blame to go around. And most of it is in the mirror, Ike.