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ELDON, IOWA -- It might be one of the smaller school districts in southeast Iowa, but it is on cutting edge of technology when it comes to classroom education.
The Cardinal Community School District has plans to purchase more than 500 tablets next year for their students and teachers.
Currently the district is using Mac-Books for instructional use, but as those are replaced by the new tablets, teachers will be able to do more than what they could with the Macs.
"We are getting Android based tablets next year that are also integrated with a program called "CurriculumLoft." Where we fell before, is we did not integrate the Mac-Books with the curriculum. We just gave it to them expecting them to see results. "CurriculumLoft" will actually deliver content right to the tablets. Teachers will be able to use "CurriculumLoft" to deliver that content based on their grades, whatever teacher it is, they just send it out to that student," stated Cameron Chamberlin, Technology Director for the Cardinal Community School District.
Chamberlin says that the district is moving away from the textbook model.
"We are looking at actually going away from a textbook model to create your own textbook model so teachers will be able to create their own textbooks within the tablets. Also, they will be able to deliver more rich content. They will be able to deliver video, any kind of PDF through "CurriculumLoft" and they will be able to do that," said Chamberlin.


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After last weekend's orgy of tools, woodworking and back-breaking workbench moving at Woodworking in America, I decided to take a break today and buy some tools and old woodworking books , and move a huge metallic garden bench. This morning I woke up at 5 a.m. and headed down to Louisville, Ky., with Megan Fitzpatrick and friend Phil Hirz to attend the annual meeting of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association. This is the morning of the tailgate selling in the conference center's parking lot. The good news was that Patrick Leach didn't have a table in the parking lot. The bad news was that about 30 other nearly-as-dangerous people did. Those of you who know me are aware that I've been selling off a lot of the extra tools I have, so as we pulled into the parking lot, I was determined to stick to the plan: Talk to all the friends and people I missed at Woodworking in America and pick up a couple tools on behalf of some friends. The plan did not go well. First there was the portable Lodi Manufacturing saw vise that Carl Bilderback had. I've never seen one like it, and you can sharpen a 29″ saw in the vise without having to shift it. It is so simple, compact and awesome it's a wonder that no one has copied it. We need a saw vise at the magazine in the shop, so I decided to get it. Then I found a few Christmas presents that were dirt cheap (only $15 total). And I picked up a bunch of books on tools and bench work , nothing wrong with that, right? Then my resolve failed me. I saw a jeweler's fretsaw that I just had to own — I'll just sell my old one that is tuned up to a crazy high level. I resisted the 24″ Starrett combination square (despite Phil and Megan's urgings). Then I saw something that I just had to have — an oilstone in a beautiful box that is sculpted with an ogee base and a cove around its lid. As I handed the $25 over to the nice woman, all that was going through my head was, "You idiot, you gave up oilstones about 12 years ago." Phil bought a few Fray braces. Megan bought a couple chisels , a Buck and a Greenlee. But I outspent them both. The highlight of the morning was when Patrick Leach showed off his new garden bench made from wrenches. We pulled it out of the back of his truck. The bench was made for him by fellow collector Emery Goad of Wichita, Kan. The thing is gorgeous, comfortable and heavy. I want one. And then I ran into Ed Hobbs. Those of you who know who Ed is also know that I am now in huge trouble. No money changed hands , yet. Please excuse me now. I need to go sell some more plasma and see if Adam Cherubini will buy some of my hair to make finishing brushes. - Christopher Schwarz
If you know Patrick, you'll know why it could be (nearly) nothing but Guinness.
Chris, I gotta tell you that I put my waterstones aside and ordered a set of India stones last week. I have a set of crank neck Bucks that are seriously out of flat and I needed something coarse that would do the job. I was getting dubbing using coarse sandpaper. Correcting that and getting to flatness has been a job, but it's coming along. They'll be followed by soft and hard Arkansas and a Belgian Coticule I picked out of a bucket for $5 at PATINA a couple of years ago.
Besides, when I re-enact an 1812-era joiner I use Arkansas stones. My usual sequence in the shop has included waterstones and ends with microabrasive paper, so I don't have the best of all worlds, I think I have all worlds, period.
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Rapha-Condor-JLT are in the middle of a tough week in north-western France, where six of the team's riders are taking part in the Tour of Normandy.
The first bike race I ever saw in France completely threw me. During a summer holiday in Brittany, my family and I stumbled across a town where a course professionelle was due to take place and we were, at first, delighted to have the opportunity to go and see a real professional bike race.
Arriving at the town centre on the day, however, I was taken aback. What I saw before me certainly looked like a bike race; it was a time trial and riders were setting off down the start ramp, their respective team cars accelerating out of the blocks behind them, claxons blaring as directors barked incomprehensible instructions from loudhailers.
Across the road in the town square, the team vans were parked up and the riders milled about, getting ready to start (or leave) while all around them, grown men clutching autograph cards skillfully and eagerly hunted their prey.
But things weren't quite what I had been expecting. I had imagined the buzz of a professional race would have enticed huge and enthusiastic crowds. I had imagined a start village, TV crews, throngs of journalists, and cheering groups of flag-waving, chest-beating fans.
Instead, the only spectators seemed to be clumps of townsfolk. Looking on at the race, they were clearly not offended by its presence but they were not exactly excited by it either; most seemed to be wondering, in fact, not who was winning but how best to cross the road to get to the bakery. The rest of the crowd was made up of elderly folk, sat on the same benches I imagined they sat on every day, bike race or not. No one was pressed against the barriers, no one had travelled miles to watch – there was just the race and everyone getting on with it.
What seemed to make it worse was that I knew the name of pretty much every professional team in cycling and yet none of them were here. Instead, there were teams that looked like the teams that I knew. They had similar sponsors and the jersey designs weren't too far-off but these weren't the professionals I thought I knew at all.
Confused, I asked my old man if it was really a pro race at all. "This is a low-level pro race," he said. "These guys will be top amateurs and small-time pros… there are races like this all the time happening over here." I wanted to dismiss the race as something that I would never have to do and would never be interested in. When we left, after half an hour, I thought to myself I'd never waste my time at a race like that.
I was, as I learned later, wrong to judge the event as I did. There is an entire world of bike racing that has been taking place throughout Continental Europe for as long as bike racing has existed. Unglamorous and unappealing, they are the very races that have been uncovering the future stars of the sport for years.
The Tour of Normandy is exactly that type of race. Run every March for the last 35 years, the eight-day event is one that, unless you know someone who has ridden it, you may well never have heard of. It's the kind of race whose only real fanfare is a few lines in the local paper, or a poster in the local butcher's window, placed next to private adverts and the regional football league fixtures.
There are no particular difficulties to make the Tour of Normandy especially hard. The route winds its way anti-clockwise around this rolling region, stretching through damp, empty fields and snaking through tiny villages. Here, the only signs of life among the silent, stained stone of ancient French houses is the yellow glow of the boulangeries, or the murky light of PMU bars.
But the Tour of Normandy is hard, nonetheless. It is hard because there are very good riders taking part, and it is hard because it's March in Normandy, where the weather is at best unpredictable and at worst wetter than the sea. It is hard because the riders in it are hungry, and it is hard because there are no distractions and no comforts; the hotels are rickety, rooms cold, and the food as lifeless as only food in budget French hotels can be.
But this sort of race is exactly the kind that the young riders in the team will need as they start to become real bike riders. There is nothing for the riders here but the racing. It is in these races that cycling is stripped to its core, and in these races that a young rider can learn to become a real cyclist.
In Normandy, the Rapha-Condor-JLT riders will learn where to ride in the wind, they will learn what to wear when the skies are grey, and they have a 200-kilometre stage that starts in crosswinds. They will learn how to deal with the dull, exhausting ache of having to battle all day on the flat, their bodies being pounded by the wind, and their minds wrung out by the stress of being swamped on every corner by burly, yelling Belgians.
The young Rapha-Condor-JLT riders may be up against a bunch of riders no one has ever heard of; even a committed cycling fan will struggle to name more than a few riders from the rosters of Bretange Seche or Concordia Forsikring. But you can be sure that each of those unknown riders is doing his damnedest in this race to make himself a well-known rider.
The racing here matters not because the peloton passes a retail outlet belonging to the team sponsors, or because there is a nice TV package and thousands of fans by the side of the road. The racing here matters because this kind of racing is what every aspiring bike rider needs to help them develop, and every established bike rider needs, now and again, to help refresh their memory.
The Tour of Normandy is not the pinnacle of the sport. It's not pretty but it is bike racing at its hardest, its most enduring and its most grounded. It is the kind of race that has been running since, seemingly, the dawn of cycling, with no greater ambition each year other than to provide the very French spectacle of a regional bike race. It is the very roots of the sport and, despite how it might seem to the casual observer, it is cycling at its very best.
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A LEADING INDIAN actor and Desiya Mutpokku Dravida Kazhakam (DMDK) party president says one should not think the arms support by India to Sri Lanka is against Sri Lankan Tamils, the BBC reported.
During his maiden address to the media in New Delhi the actor, Mr. Vijayakanth was asked to comment over reports that India was supplying arms to Sri Lanka and it was against the interests of Tamils in the island. "Why do you think it is against Tamils? It may be of commercial interest,'' Mr. Vijayakanth said media persons.He said there were two different views in this issue; one was Tamils and Tamil Nadu and the other from an Indian point of view, a national issue. He said the Sri Lankan government was trying to get close to China and Pakistan but India doesn't want that to happen.
"There are a few confusions like this. In this context, you can take the view on this issue." He termed the LTTE as a banned organisation and so refused to comment further on their activities. At the same time, he wanted India to intervene to resolve the ethnic issue and also ensure human rights for Sri Lankan Tamils. Mr. Vijayakanth also gave a new twist on the Sethu Samudram canal project controversy.
"We are hearing reports that there are seven such natural sand structures around the world. If that is true, then it is not true that Ramar Sethu was not built by Ram. The Indian government should find out the truth by conducting proper research," Mr. Vijayakanth added
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The History of the MVP and Cy Young Awards
Every year Major League Baseball rewards players for their excellence, and two awards top the list -the MVP and Cy Young awards (for this year's voting see http://bbwaa.com). Everyone knows about the awards, and continually debates whether or not the appropriate players were chosen for the awards. However, I'd posit that the vast majority of people know little about the history of the awards. Today, I'll help to rectify that oversite (the information is gathered from Total Baseball, 7th edition, pp.192-194 for the MVP portion of the paper, and pp.205-206 for the Cy Young segment).
Originally the MVP award was presented by Hugh Chalmers, president of the Chalmers Motor Company, to the player with the highest batting average in major league baseball (this occurred in 1910). However, after the Ty Cobb/Nap Lajoie fiasco of 1910 in which the St Louis Browns allowed Lajoie to go 8-for-8 in a double header with seven of the hits coming on bunts because they detested Cobb so much, it was determined that in 1911 the MVP award, and the car that went with it, would go to the one player in each league who was the "…most important and useful player to his club." This was the way the award was presented until 1914 when World War I began (the war obviously caused people to turn their attention towards other avenues). In addition to the battle across the Atlantic, Chalmers had signed only a five year deal with baseball to present the award and the accompanying car which ran out after the 1914 season, so the award basically just disappeared.
In 1922, the American League established a new set of rules and procedures and decided to reinstate the award after neither league awarded a trophy from 1915 to 1921 (the National League eventually followed suit, though it waited until 1924 to reinstate its award). However, a few quirks in the rules of the time deserve mention.
First, the original rules prohibited teammates from both receiving votes in the same season. Second, players who also managed ball clubs were disqualified from being chosen. Third, in the most blatantly stupid idea of the history of the award, once a player won the award he was ruled ineligible forever meaning that players like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were only eligible to win the award once (in Ruth's historic 1927 season when he hit his record 60 HR, as well as batting .356, with 160 RBI and 158 runs scored, he was ineligible because he had won the award in 1923). So disenchanted were those in the know with the whole process involved with the award, that on May 6, 1929, the AL award ceased to exist with the 1928 winner being the last given (the NL again followed suit, but only after awarding a winner for the 1929 season).
In 1930, The Sporting News – yes the same one you still read today – presented its own "unofficial" winners. Following this turn of events, the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America) determined at its meeting on Dec. 11, 1930, to appoint two separate committees, one for each league, to select the MVP winner each year. This meant that the modern day MVP award officially began in 1931, and though the awards voting process has changed through the years in subtle ways, (such as including more writers in the voting and changing the way the points awarded are tabulated) the award has basically been carried on since that point with little change.
Unanimous MVP Winners:
Ty Cobb (1911)
Babe Ruth (1923)
Hank Greenberg (1935)
Carl Hubbell (1936)
Al Rosen (1953)
Mickey Mantle (1956)
Frank Robinson (1966)
Orlando Cepeda (1967)
Denny McLain (1968)
Reggie Jackson (1973)
Mike Schmidt (1980)
Jose Canseco (1988)
Frank Thomas (1993)
Jeff Bagwell (1994)
Ken Caminiti (1996)
Ken Griffey Jr. (1997)
Barry Bonds (2002)
Albert Pujols (2009)
There have been 18 unanimous MVP award winners in the history of the award.
In 1956 Ford Frick, the Commissioner of baseball, determined that pitchers were not receiving their due in MVP voting, so he proposed creating a new award that would be given solely to pitchers. Cy Young, the winningest pitcher of all-time, had died less than a year earlier so it only seemed natural to name the pitchers' MVP award after him (the vote to place his name on the trophy only passed by a 14 to 12 margin though). Who voted? One writer from each city with a team was selected for the honor of casting a vote. More difficult was the decision pertaining to how many Cy Young Awards would be awarded yearly. Frick was greatly opposed to the idea of multiple winners so from 1956-1966 there was but one joint Cy Young award for both leagues. In 1967, after Frick died, William Eckert took over as the Commissioner and ceded to the wishes of the writers and fans an authorized the commission of two awards, one for each league. There have been minor changes to the voting process since the date of its inception (mainly adding more writers to the voting body), but it is in essence the same award that has been given since the split, to one per league, in 1967.
Unanimous Cy Young Winners:
Sandy Koufax (1963, 65-66)
Bob Gibson (1968)
Denny McLain (1968)***
Steve Carlton (1972)
Ron Guidry (1978)
Rick Sutcliffe (1984)
Dwight Gooden (1985)
Roger Clemens (1986, 98)
Orel Hershiser (1988)
Greg Maddux (1994-95)
Pedro Martinez (1999-2000)
Randy Johnson (2002)
Johan Santana (2004, 2006)
Jake Peavy (2007)
Roy Halladay (2010)
Justin Verlander (2011)
***McLain is the only player ever to unanimously win both the MVP and Cy Young awards.
There have been 22 unanimous Cy Young winners handed out over the years.
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1:19pm Friday 5th October 2012 in News By Alan Woods
THE 23-year-old woman who died in Swanley Village on Wednesday was stabbed to death.
Detectives have this afternoon (October 5) confirmed the cause of death as haemorrhage and stab wounds to the neck.
Although the woman has not been formally identified, online reports have named her as Natalie Jarvis.
A Facebook tribute page titled R.I.P Natalie Jarvis has more than 2,900 'likes' in less than 24 hours.
A 22-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder after handing himself into police remains in custody and detectives have been granted extra time to question him.
Officers have until later this evening to charge or release him, or further time for questioning must be applied for from magistrates.
In a fresh appeal for information, officers are now appealing for a group of men seen on mopeds in Swanley Village shortly before the woman's death to contact them.
Investigating officer, Detective Inspector Gavin Moss said: "We've had a number of calls regarding some men who were seen in the area on a moped at the time, who were reported to be shouting out to passers by.
"We would like to speak to these men, but I would stress that we don't believe they are involved in this incident.
"However, given that they were in the area at the time they could have important information and we would urge them to make contact with us."
Emergency services were called to Swanley Village Road at 11:18pm on Wednesday (October 3) to reports of a woman suffering from severe injuries.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate on 01634 884010 or Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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lord righteous says...
What is this world (or country) coming to.
No respect and no fear,parents need to teach their kids,it IS DOWN TO YOU,you cannot blame them or society.
Apart from exceptional cases,a bad parent breeds a bad child breeds a bad child breeds a bad child.
Parents need to look closer to home and perhaps this pathetic cycle of violence might end.
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Hello all. I am new to the forum so pardon me if I sound like a complete n00b. I am building a gaming Linux machine and am not very experienced in the world of hardware (this will be a learning experience for all of us lol). I was wondering if any one would be able to give me advice on hardware to buy. I'm a bit partial AMD, Nvidia, Coolermaster. I would also like a good soundcard, but have heard terrible things regarding Creative's service . I play Sauerbraten, Nexuiz, (and hopefully) TF2, Portal, and HL2 in wine. I also make graphics in vector and am interested in getting into C++ and 3d modelling. The AMD Phenom II x4 am3 Black edition looks pretty good, if it isn't overkill. Also, I would like to get a CM storm sniper case.
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You'll definitively want to go with Nvidia, I keep hearing how ATI drivers suck on Linux and today I read that the next kernel has reverse-engineered nvidia drivers in the kernel. Like you, I also prefer AMD but that is also a personal preference. I have heard that AMD processors are more efficient, that's all I have to go on. I don't know much about sound cards, I always go with what's on board. Check out alsa-project.org. As far as wireless cards check out linuxwireless.org
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Public transport in Finland is good quality and is the recommended method of travel. Passenger trains, intercity buses, and air flights provide regular service over longer distances. Public transportation in urban centers includes buses, subways, trams, suburban trains, and taxis. Taxis are more expensive than in major U.S. cities. Most local residents use public transport in Helsinki as parking can be hard to find and expensive. The bus, train, and subway systems are relatively safe.
You should be aware that drunk-driving laws are strict and acceptable blood-alcohol levels are much lower in Finland than in the United States. Police strictly enforce all traffic laws and institute random roadside breath-analyzer tests. Drivers who register a 0.05 or higher blood-alcohol content are subject to immediate arrest. For more information, please review the Finnish Police website.
Driving in Finland during the winter months can be hazardous. Daylight hours are very short and drivers should be comfortable driving in darkness. Icy road conditions are common. Your vehicle must be winterized with snow tires from December to February. Engine heaters are strongly recommended. When driving at night, drivers must be alert to moose wandering onto major roadways. Striking a moose can severely damage a vehicle and even fatally injure its occupants. If you are in a car accident, it is important to have your insurance paperwork with you. In the event of an emergency, call 112 for emergency services.
Please refer to our Road Safety page for more information. Also, we suggest that you visit the websites of Finland's National Tourist Board and the Nordic Road Safety Council.
AVIATION SAFETY OVERSIGHT: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has assessed the Government of Finland's Civil Aviation Authority as being in compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) aviation safety standards for oversight of Finland's air carrier operations. Further information may be found on FAA's safety assessment page.
CHILDREN'S ISSUES: Please see our Office of Children's Issues web pages on inter-country adoption and international parental child abduction.
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This replaces the Country Specific Information for Finland dated February 6, 2013 to update sections on LGBT Issues and Special Circumstances.


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Along darker shores, and in a land much different from our own lives men, and with those men live beasts, beasts with hooves, beasts with pale skin and red eyes, and beasts that know all; of course only a few types of beasts are of our concern, given the time. First off are three men coming from the scattered Industrialist people, residing in a place not fit for normal men, a swamp hidden just behind a mountain range, wrought with the smell of rotting life, and with a moistness and heavy mist hanging in the air, this swamp holds at least 120 other residents, their homes and streets built upon destroyed contraptions and long eroded statues. Of course the homes built upon these long destroyed items aren't faring very well either, cracked and mossy houses without windows, with walls often caving in, this is obviously not the best place to be. Of course, the overhanging willows only subtract from the condition of the place, shading it and often trapping water, streaming it down into the half destroyed wooden streets and houses, adding onto the general decay and erosion of the place.
In contrast however, is a small village that sits just underneath the Marble Library, the residents living out a happy life as fishers, traders, and farmers, the huts and two story inns are made of straw, wood, and concrete, with stained glass windows and clotheslines running just over the busy street of dried, and flattened dirt below. The sidewalks being faded, bleached stone that have obviously seen many centuries of use, with small stands selling different wears situated just teetering over the edge, leaning over onto the road as their owners try to attract the attention of any single passing citizen. Looking up the sky, the very bottom of the Marble Library just barely looms under the clouds, the inside being quite spacious, even for 50 foot dragons; the walls are all shelves of book after book after book. Inspecting and watching these shelves are large hooded figures, appearing to be almost like statues as the move along in a manner that almost resembles hovering along, their hoods revealing no facial feature or hint as to what's inside what so ever. Square carvings, filled with 5 inch thick slabs of stained glass cast light into the library, the roof being so high that it gives any draconic resident freedom to fly to and fro. But rather than focusing on the ceiling, the walls and floor are abrim with doorways resembling massive holes, some leading out into the snow, whereas others turning into burrows that allow access exclusive to Fauna, the nearest mine attached to these burrows being the Yemmir mine, a relatively small, circular one, but next door to it would the Houtren mine. Houtren mine is a cylindrical mine, smoothed out from centuries of mining as it just goes deeper and deeper, houses known as burrows littering the sides of it's grayed surfaces, bearing residence to entire heritages of Fauna, all holding something valuable from the earth. The very bottom is shielded from sight by the debris kicked up from fallen rock and picking into the earth, distant lights cast from an odd luminescence dotting the distant bottom, littered with rock and dust.
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Beach condition advisory: This past winter, storms and high waves eroded much of the sand on the beach at this park, exposing cobble rocks, particularly south of the pier. The beach area with the most sand is next to the main day-use parking lot.
This beach features swimming, surfing and picnicking. The beach has two miles of sandy beach, sand dunes, picnic sites, a parking lot, a snack bar and a beach-equipment rental shop. Bike trails connect other nearby beaches. The beach is the site for a number of special events, such as the triathlons, and volleyball tournaments. A 1,700-foot pier has a snack bar, restaurant and bait shop.
The beach is in the city of Ventura. The entrance is on San Pedro Street off Highway 101.
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Archived:Class CCameraAdvancedSettings is documented but not implemented (Known Issue)
The class CCamera::CCameraAdvancedSettings can be used for controlling digital camera advanced settings. However, while documented in earlier versions it is not implemented until S60 3rd Edition FP2.
S60 3rd Edition FP1
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In S60 3rd Edition, Maintenance Release and S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1 SDK documentation, the class CCameraAdvancedSettings is mentioned for various camera functions, such as auto focus, flash, burst mode, etc.
This class is part of the CCamera API specified by Symbian. While basic functionality from CCamera is supported by all S60 3rd Edition devices, CCameraAdvancedSettings is not yet implemented in S60 and hence the corresponding headers and import library are also missing from the SDKs.
Advanced settings for the digital camera cannot be controlled via CCamera::CCameraAdvancedSettings in S60 3rd Edition and S60 3rd Edition, FP1 devices.
AutoFocus functionality is available via an extension plug-in. This enables 3rd parties to control AutoFocus in devices that support it (for example, Nokia N73, Nokia N93(i), Nokia N95, and Nokia E90 Communicator). For more information, see S60 Platform: Camera Example with AutoFocus Support.
CCameraAdvancedSettings is implemented from S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 onwards.
See also Compatibility break in AutoFocus functionality in S60 3rd Edition FP2 (Known Issue).


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Chris Bergey - IV Ambucs
This week on Bux-Mont Live we had with us Chris Bergey from Indian Valley Ambucs. View the full article to find out the topics discussed on the show this week or to listen to this weeks show please visit WNPV and listen to the Bux-Mont Live archives.
We are a Local Chapter of a National Service Organization
- Creating mobility and independence for people with disabilities
- 501©3 non-profit
- Indian Valley Ambucs just celebrated its tenth year. The chapter was founded in May 200 I had the pleasure of presiding over our President's Night event for this milestone year.
Community Service:
- Give away AmTrykes (Therapeutic Tricycles) to people with disabilities
- Often referred to us by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- We just ordered AmTryke's two local children from the national wish list. One boy, Axel from Souderton, and one child from Hatfield.
- The ladies of R.E.A.L. (Real Empowered Adventurous Ladies) are sponsoring half of one of these bikes from their Pizza Hut Fundraiser (7/21) and a group of teachers who ran booth at the Harleysville Fair are sponsoring the other half of one of these two local AmTryke's.
- We give away scholarships to Physical and Occupational Therapy students
- Build Access Ramps
- We are currently arranging a wheelchair lift to be installed on a truck for one person in Red Hill
- Memorial Day Parade in Hatfield with the Hatfield American Legion
- Walked the AmTryke's behind the trailer this year handing out candy to the crowd. It went well and was much more personal than it had been in the past riding the trailer and throwing out candy to the crowd
- Adopt-a-Family at Christmas time each year
- Bear give away each year at Valentine's day at a Convalescent Facility
- This year we were received well at the Rock Hill Mennonite home and we expect to return there again next year
- Adopt-a-Highway Morwood Road each quarter
- The next clean-up will be on Sunday morning 7/31 (this upcoming Sunday) @ 10am
Recent and Upcoming Events and Fundraisers:
- Yard Sale – Just finished July 1st & 2nd at a new location on route 113 in Harleysville
- Raised over $2,000
- Thank You, our gracious hosts: Rochelle Kulp and Mark Alcala
- Beach Day Social this Saturday 7/30, we are meeting in Atlantic City for an afternoon at the beach, beach games, tanning, sand and water
- Adopt a highway clean-up of Morwood Road Sunday 7/31 at 10am.
- Golf Outing – 8/13 at Skippack Golf course
- 18 holes this year
- Cheap hole sponsorship of just $100
- $90 per golfer
- $425 gets you a foursome and a hole sponsor
- View the Golf Outing Flyer
- Yankee Candle Sales for Christmas delivery – Selling in October
- Magic Show coming up in October – details forthcoming
- Pool Tournament –February 18th, 2012
About Ambucs
- National Charity Organization with a mission of "creating mobility and independence for people with disabilities" organized similar to a Lions club
- AmTrykes
- Kids
- Adults
- Veterans – 1st ever Lt Dan Weekend this past year in SC provided AmTrykes to wounded combat veterans
- Scholarships for Therapists
- Access Ramps
- Community Service
- Diverse group of individuals
- Anyone welcome to join: we all have something to contribute, weather its time, talent or treasure – or some combination of these three things
- Rewarding Efforts
- Fun Group of People
- Fun Activities
- Local Socials:
- Tubing down the Delaware
- Hayride
- Christmas Party
- President's Night
- Regional Events
- National Events
- Local Socials:
- AmTrykes
- Local Events in the Near Future:
- Building an access ramp in Red Hill on 1/22/2011
- Pool Tournament 2/19
- Forrest Lodge VFW, Sellersville
- See flyer attached for more detail
- Bear Give Away 2/13
- Sites are currently being confirmed
- Beef and Beer 3/26
- Pizza Tyme Saloon in West Point, PA
- $30, they close the upstairs for our event
- Recent Local Events:
- December 2010 Amtryke Rodeo, we gave away ~20 Amtrykes to children with disabilities. It was a joint event with other Ambucs chapters in Norristown, Conshohocken, Valley Forge & Indian Valley Ambucs.
- Fitted the children at the Charity Lodge in Norristown
- Bikes delivered to and then we Built them at Moore Chevrolet in Conshohocken
- Gave them away at the Spring Valley YMCA in Royersford
- December 2010 Amtryke Rodeo, we gave away ~20 Amtrykes to children with disabilities. It was a joint event with other Ambucs chapters in Norristown, Conshohocken, Valley Forge & Indian Valley Ambucs.
Contact Information:
Webiste: http://www.ivambucs.org/
Address: P.O. Box 453 | Harleysville, PA


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Posted: July 25, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ch-ch-changes, growing up, mid-twenties, reflections, the big two four 6 Comments »I turn 24 in 6 days. Mid-twenties. I hope this age will look good on me, that by the time I reach a quarter century old, I'm proud of the woman I've grown to be.
Growing up (for me at least) is hard. I think that I make it look like I have my shit together more than I actually do. And I mean, when I think about it, I pretty much do have my shit together, but that's never how it feels. How it feels is that I'm one paycheck, anxiety attack, bender away from dropping the ball and making a mess of everything. I doubt myself a lot and let myself feel increasingly petrified that I have no idea what I'm doing and it's only a matter of time before everything catches up to me.
So, what does growing up mean? Am I "there" yet? Is it defined by an earlier bed time, more managed bank account, Big Girl apartment? Because if so, then not so much. With all our freedoms and choices, how much does growing up have to do with a lifestyle versus a mentality; choices versus an outlook?
Growing up for me has meant realizing that priorities come in all different shapes and sizes, you may not understand other people's but they are the most important thing to set for yourself if you want a gratifying life. Growing up has meant learning to sit with the uncomfortable, the uncertain and try desperately to tackle my anxiety instead of just being stunted by it. It has meant no one is there to stop me from closing the bar on a Tuesday, but no one will also be there in the morning to help get my ass out of bed and to work. Growing up has meant coming to terms with my pace in life and (working on) putting an end to the constant comparison to other people's lives. Growing up has meant self acceptance while also picking out the not so pretty parts of my character, the ones I don't want to be defined by and making a true effort to change them. Growing up has meant crying. A lot. Growing up has meant learning from the past and making peace with it.
Growing up has meant that some days I forget all of these things and throw myself a Pity Palooza.
Growing up means some days I will feel it and some days I will have to fake it, but I need to show up anyway.
Growing up means living for the small things while never forgetting to marvel at the bigger picture. The Discovery Channel helps me with this one a lot.
Growing up means making a shit load of plans. And managing to be adaptable when the Universe laughs at those plans.
Overall, I have witnessed that growing up means trying your best, putting in a lot of effort that may or may not go unnoticed and taking a lot of risks that may or may not work out in your favor. Growing up means you shouldn't keep score, but you should pay attention.
Growing up means you can pick your own friends, budget and food but should keep in mind those choices can help make or break your health. You reap the rewards or consequences of what you put in to your life.
Growing up means you don't have to have it all figured out, no one has it ALL figured out. Sometimes you are going to be scared and lonely and feel misunderstood. You are going to have answerless questions and make mistakes and feel like you are so overwhelmed you can't breathe, but that's when you show up anyways, listen to your gut, let people in, tell someone you fucking love them, ask for a damn hug, eat your favorite food and realize the older you get, the more time feels increasingly fleeting and you more than anyone have control over your happiness.


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Tampa, FL
5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend. |
stylish and classy
September 20, 2013
Love the look and fit. I brought the blue ones a half size bigger since the heel is out,doesn't fit too big or wide. Very classy and stylish, looks good with pencil skirts and boyfriend fit jeans.