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»Day 01 Arrival Day:
Meet & assistance upon arrival at the airport followed with the transfer to the respective hotel
Over/Night Delhi
»Day 02 DELHI CITY TOUR
After B'Fast proceed for Delhi sight seeing, covering New & Old Delhi both. Old Delhi covers, Red Fort, Jama Masque, Gandhi Grave, Gandhi Museum, now we are entering in New Delhi, India Gate, Parliament House, President House, National Museum, Humayun's Tomb, Lotus Temple (A Temple of BHAI worship), Qutab Minar, Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
Over/Night Delhi
»Day 3 DELHI - MANDAWA (250KMS / 05 Hrs).
After B'Fast proceed for Mandawa (A small town in Shekhawati). Upon arrival check-into the hotel, rest for couple of hours followed with the sight-seeings of Mandawa where you would discover small Havelis, Carving & Painting on the walls. Dinner at desert along with Rajasthani Dances.
Over/Night Mandawa
»Day 4 MANDAWA - BIKANER (270 Kms / 05 Hrs)
After B'Fast proceed for Bikaner. Upon arrival, check - into the hotel, rest for couple of hours & visit the city covering JunaGarh Fort, The Museum, Camel research & breeding Farm.
Over/Night Bikaner
»Day 5 BIKANER - JAISALMER (310 Kms / 06 Hrs ) .
After B'Fast proceed for Jaisalmer enroute visit Mata Karni Devi Temple (Rat Temple). Welcome to the GOLDEN CITY, upon arrival check-into the hotel & rest of the day free at leisure.
Over/Night Jaisalmer
» Day 6 JAISALMER - SAM ( 50 Kms / 01 Hour)
After B'Fast Proceed for Sam (Thar Desert) Upon arrival welcome drink followed with Camel Safari at the Desert than lunch & camel Ride to visit sorrunding desert places. Eve. dinner on the desert with soft & hard drinks with bornfire, night in a Tent.
Over/Night At Desert .
»Day 6 A DAY EXCURSION TO SAM (Sand Dunes).
After B'Fast proceed for Sam (The Desert) to enjoy Camel Safari, spend the entire day at the Desert (Including Lunch) including camel Ride & Eve. drive back to Jaisalmer, Upon arrival, enjoy the dinner at the very ethnic village type restaurant.
Over/Night Jaisalmer
»Day 7 JAISALMER
After B'Fast visit The Fort & from fort one can view the very beautiful city which is GOLDEN. Eve. Dinner at the desert with hard or soft drinks or even both entirely up to the guests.
Over/Night Jaisalmer
»Day 8 JAISALMER - JODHPUR (320 Kms/ 06Hrs).
After B'Fast proceed for Jodhpur enroute visit a small village where one can experience the real Indian (Rajasthani) culture. Welcome to BLUE CITY, upon arrival check-into the hotel, rest for couple of hours followed with a visit to Umaid Bhawan Palace.
Over/Night Jodhpur
»Day 9 JODHPUR - RANAKPUR (180 Kms/ 04 Hrs)
After B'Fast proceed for Ranakpur enroute visit Rohet Garh. Upon arrival check-into the hotel follwed with a visit to Jain Temple & rest of the day free at leisure.
Over/Night Ranakpur
»Day 10 RANAKPUR - UDAIPUR (110 Kms / 03 Hrs)
Sunrise at the temple, back to the hotel, have B'fast & proceed for Udaipur (Romantic City). WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LAKES & THE CAPITAL OF RANAS OF MEWAR, upon arrival check-into the hotel & visit Saheliyon ki baarree & sunset at the LAKE PALACE.
Over/Night Udaipur
»Day 11 UDAIPUR
After B'Fast proceed for city tour covering City Palace, Museum, Jagdish Temple, Monsoon Palace & Maharana Partap Samarak & Hotel Lake Palace.
Over/Night Udaipur
»Day 12 UDAIPUR - PUSHKAR (290 Kms/ 06 Hrs)
After B'Fast proceed for Pushkar (A Holy City) & this is the place where we have Camel Festival in Nov. every year. Upon arrival check-into the hotel & rest for couple of hours followed with a visit to the LORD BRAHMA temple.
Over/Night Pushkar .
»Day 13 PUSHKAR - SAMODE (140 Kms/ 04 Hrs)
After B'Fast proceed for SAMODE , special feature is the accomodation staying in the A/ Ctents in Samode Bagh (Garden). Evening come alive with the folk dances & Rajasthani rich music followed with drinks & dinner And in Samode Palace is the main attraction point is Hall Of Mirrors An ultimate place.Choices to stay either at Samode Palace or at Samode Bagh.
Over/Night Samode
»Day 14 SAMODE - JAIPUR (50 Kms / 01 Hr)
After B'Fast proceed for Jaipur. WELCOME TO THE PINK CITY & CAPITAL OF RAJASTHAN, upon arrival check-into the hotel followed with sight-seeings covering Palace of Winds, City Palace, Observatory & Dinner at NaharGarh Fort (View of the City) Over/Night Jaipur
»Day 15 JAIPUR
After B'Fast proceed for sight - seeings covering Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Water Palace, Amer Fort( here one goes upto the Fort by elephant or one can go by Car as well, but tourist prefers elephant ride) Eve. free at leisure.
Over/Night Jaipur
»Day 16 JAIPUR - AGRA (260Kms/ 06 Hrs)
After B'Fast proceed for sight - seeings covering Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Water Palace, Amer Fort ( here one goes upto the Fort by elephant or one can go by Car as well, but tourist prefers elephant ride) Eve. free at leisure.
Over/Night Jaipur
»Day 17 AGRA - NEW DELHI (220 Kms/04 Hrs)
Mor.. visit Taj Mahal for Sun Rise, back top hotel after B'fast visit Agra Fort, back to the hotel check-out &proceed for Delhi enroute visit Sikandra (Tomb Of Akbar). Upon arrival in Delhi, check - into the hotel OR (If Flying back) Dinner at a nice Indian Restaurant & transfer to the Airport.
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We have sold out of "skunk logo" soccer balls and decided it was time for a new design, complete with arabica shrub branch graphics. They should be up for sale on our site very soon.
We have sold out of "skunk logo" soccer balls and decided it was time for a new design, complete with arabica shrub branch graphics. They should be up for sale on our site very soon.
I made this recording in January this year, and thought I would share it as a new podcast because it addresses the effect of Roya (Coffee Leaf Rust) and the current crop. It's not a new problem, but is proportionally more important because it is so widespread now in Central America. It affects the smaller farmer more, as they have less resources to fight it, and less agronomical knowledge. It also has a huge affect on organic coffee techniques, since they don't allow the use of the fungicides that are needed to reduce the presence of the fungal spores. I realized after editing this that I left some parts in Spanish, and largely my rather iffy Spanish to boot. But I think many will understand those parts of the conversation anyway. Thanks for listening!
Last Saturday, March 8th, Sweet Maria's/Coffee Shrub taught a class in the Food Craft Institute's Coffee Bar 101 course series. The students were all in the beginning stages of opening cafes and/or roasteries. They had spent previous weeks learning about different business aspects like financing and business training, as well as understanding the different stages of the roast process.
For some this podcast may seem esoteric, but I wanted to take on ideas about sourcing coffee and the rather simplistic ideas, overt and implied, in the way "direct trade" coffee is marketed by coffee roasters. There isn't one approach to working with farmers and buying quality coffee, even within one country, let alone in systems as varied as Ethiopia and Guatemala. I don't pretend to have all the answers, to understand the global financial commodities market, or the intricacies of the local market, but you can see that there is much more to a successful relationship than tossing money at coffee farmers. The more I am "active" in coffee buying, the more complicated things can be. Maybe the chickens that disrupt the podcast know more than me ... Thompson
This is one of those products we don't sell a lot of but still carry because we believe in all the functions it serves.
This all-purpose pitcher's commercial name is something like "33oz Standard Frothing Pitcher". We think it serves more purposes than just frothing milk. Who froths that much milk at home anyways? It serves many purposes and has found a valuable place in our home brewing and roasting arsenals. Tom has included it in his travel kit as well.
There's a lot options out there when you want to brew more than 2 servings from a pour-over brewer; you can use a teapot, thermos or a really fancy, expensive glass coffee server. We just thought that an affordable pitcher like this would be an excellent option. When doing a multi-serving pour over, it is best to decant into a single vessel, instead of brewing first into one cup, and then another. Using that method will result in two vastly different cups of coffee. Sure, this may not impress the fashion police but it will probably earn you points with the coffee police.
It's easy to clean, extremely tough, dishwasher safe and retains heat well.
What else is this thing good for?
-brewing over ice for a quick cup of iced coffee
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In 2016, on a yet-to-be-determined date in June, Republicans from across the country will gather somewhere to pick their next presidential nominee. Maybe it'll be Chris Christie. Or Rand Paul. Perhaps a Jeb Bush-Ted Cruz ticket? Yes, that last one is stupid, but so is speculating on a race that's mo ... More >>
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Image Resizer Powertoy Clone lets you resize image batches with one step
Image Resizer Powertoy Clone is a neat, free Windows utility, that doesn't forget to give credit where credit is due. I've never used the original Powertoy, but I can tell you its clone lets you very easily batch-resize image files.
You get a single context menu entry (yes, another one) that says "Resize Pictures". When you select several image files and click this entry, a simple-looking dialog pops up (which is what you see above). In "Basic" mode, you get to choose one of four preset resolutions. "Advanced" mode lets you specify a custom resolution, choose to make pictures smaller but not larger (i.e, don't blow up smaller images – a wise decision) or resize the original picture rather than creating a copy.
The copies are sensibly named – for example, I tried the Mobile option, and all copies just had (Mobile) appended to the original filename. Personally, I don't see myself using this tool because it's just not customizable enough (and I already use IrfanView's batch mode for these sort of operations). But if you're just looking for a quick, simple solution – this is a well-made piece of software, and I think it can definitely come in handy.


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BlackBerry World On BlackBerry 10 Lets You Update All Your Apps At Onceby Jon Destouche
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Browsing on my BlackBerry Dev Alpha I noticed that in BlackBerry World there is an Update All button. I know that was something that they had implemented on the legacy device, but it's also great to see it on the new line of devices that are launching. Also included in BlackBerry World is an Install All option in the My World section of BlackBerry World which allows you to install all uninstalled apps.
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He Who Does Not Travel Does Not Know The Value Of Man ~ Moorish Proverb
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Metropolitan police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman whose body was found in the Potomac River.
The body was found across from the 2600 block of Virginia Avenue, NW, on Nov. 1. Police say the woman is believed to be between 65 and 75 years old, and was wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.
Police say the cause and manner of the woman's death have not been determined.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099.
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Firefighters were called to the house on Packers Avenue about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday night.
They found flames shooting out of the windows of this house. It only took firefighters about 10–minutes to knock the fire down, but that was enough time for the blaze to cause an estimated $30,000 in damage.
Investigators are still looking for a cause.
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Brooklyn Native, Dwayne Perkins is a young vet in the Comedy game. With appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show, and Premium Blend, Dwayne has earned a spot in today's class of elite Stand-up Comics. Dwayne is a regular crowd pleaser in New York, Boston and Los Angeles. The recent culmination of Dwayne's talent and work has resulted in his very own Comedy Central Presents half hour special. The very well received special showcases Dwayne's unique way of looking at life and unparalleled ability to convey it in a hilarious manner. In many ways still a newbie himself, Dwayne is already inspiring newer comics. With his comedy well grounded and still growing, Dwayne now sets his sights on acting and writing. Look for Dwayne in the HBO movie The Gristle, but don't look away or you might miss him. Still, Dwayne offers a very memorable cameo as the lost "stereotype" in the bar scene. Catch Dwayne on The Learning Channel teaching a Seattle fireman a thing or two about comedy on the show Faking It. Dwayne's comedic instincts and acting skill shine through in the soon to be released independent film Target Audience 9.1. In a movie rich with talent, where Breakfast Club meets Night of the Last Comet, Dwayne offers much comic relief as the funny likeable geek. Lastly, don't Tivo out those commercials as you never know when Dwayne will pop up in an ad pushing products for The Man.
Why does Shaun Latham crack us up? Because he lays everything out on the table. Shaun isn't afraid to go off the cuff and go into any and all members of the crowd and even takes a few jabs at himself! Don't be offended by his "lazy eye" jokes, because he sure isn't.


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The DOJ's Secret Files
An internal affairs office at the Department of Justice has found that over the last decade hundreds of federal prosecutors and other Justice employees violated professional ethics, rules or laws. The public, however, is kept in the dark. See the full infographic.
Would You Pay $2,000 for Four Cups of Coffee?
Boeing has been caught again overcharging the Pentagon for helicopter spare parts. See the full infographic.
Where Would You Put the F-35?
The Air Force plans to base its new jet aircraft, the F-35A, in Vermont even though it scored the lowest among other potential bases and would cost four times as much as a base in Florida. See the full infographic.
Attacks in Kabul
A Dept. of State official defended the contractor guarding the U.S. Embassy in Kabul saying they had defended against two attacks, but a closer look shows he may have been referring to unrelated events. See the full infographic.
Double Standard?
In Washington, not all national security disclosures are treated equally. While the government has moved aggressively to clamp down on leaks, officials have spilled some state secrets with no repercussions. See the full infographic.
Cashing Out
A POGO report revealed a wide-spread practice of big businesses offering contractual awards to employees who get jobs in the government. See what some major companies are offering.
Two American Governments
When it comes to transparency, there are two American governments. One is a democracy, and the other is a national security state. See the full infographic.
Pentagon Workforce Spending
When people talk about Pentagon spending, they often leave out the cost of contrator employees. POGO's analysis shows that the average contractor employees cost nearly three times more than general compensation costs for civilian personnel. See the full infographic.
FOIA Response Times
Federal agencies recently reported their average response times to Freedom of Information Act requests, and some agencies are falling way behind federal standards. See the full infographic.
Myth vs. Reality
Major defense contractors have been going around saying the sequestration cuts to Pentagon spending will cause widespread job losses, but history tells a different story. See the full infographic here.
Defense CEOs vs. Workers
If you listen to the CEOs of the top aerospace and defense contractors, the planned Pentagon spending cuts are going to be devastating to defense industry workers. Don't believe everything you hear. CEOs should take a look at their own compensation packages before they start threatening the jobs of their employees. See the full infographic here.
46 Years of FOIA
It has been 46 years since President Lyndon Johnson quietly signed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into law on the Fourth of July, officially giving the public access to federal government records. With thousands upon thousands of requests now processed per year, it's easy to take this law for granted. See some of the milestones and continuing problems with FOIA in the full infographic.
More Bucks, Less Bang
The Pentagon is developing 96 different major weapons programs. The cost for these programs continues to increase every year through waste and mismanagement, meaning taxpayers are getting fewer weapons for more money. This infographic details some of the areas where money is being wasted and weapons are being delayed. See the full infographic.
Where Are the Watchdogs?
Inspectors General are the watchdogs of the federal government. They investiate claims of fraud, waste and abuse and are essecntial to government accountability, but many IG positions have been vacant for months or even years. See the full infographic.
Los Alamos Economics
The cost of a proposed nuclear weapons facility, CMRR-NF, has grown dramatically since it was first proposed. Now the price for a single building in a larger facility costs more than the entire facility was supposed to cost. See the full infographic.
A Nuclear Boondoggle
The Energy Department wants to spend billions of dollars to enable the production of more nuclear weapon components. The thing is, we've already more of these components-called plutonium pits-lying around that we don't need. See just how many more in the full infographic.
How Does Industry Influence the FDA?
On December 8, 2011, a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted that the benefits of drugs like Yaz and Yasmin, two popular birth control pills, outwigh the risks despite an increased risk of potentially fatal blood clots. POGO believes industry influence may have had an impact on the committee's vote. See the full infographic.


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I've often wondered where some of the coolest images come from... and now I can find out.
Try it out to believe it: http://www.tineye.com/
They have a video on their site on the About page... but here is their text:
"TinEye is a reverse image search engine. You can submit an image to TinEye to find out where it came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or to find higher resolution versions.
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November 26, 2014
Police are investigating the possible role alcohol played in an overnight crash.
It happened near 72nd & Pacific around 1:15 Friday morning. Police said a car heading southbound on 72nd crossed the center line and hit a car in the turn lane.
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Anybody hurt? No? Then I don´t much care. It´s Los Angeles, after all.
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Two paperback books fell off my shelf.It was a nice little shaker because a lot of people live right on top of it, and you really feel those. But after the fact it´s just another day in paradise.
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It was loud so it was a little scary but nothing even fell off any shelves. What it did do was show just how unprepared we are for a bigger one. Sure we´ve got furniture and various valuables secured, but our reaction time for securing our bodies was too long.Thanks for the reminder!
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Zune phone specs spied
Development Platform
To clarify: for desktop, I am a dot net developer for SharePoint, but for mobile the best development platform is the one where what you develop might actually be paid for by someone. The App store on iPhone/Touch is how it should be done, easy to browse and purchase from the device in seconds in a vetted environment with QA (though sometimes draconian) with a huge user population who are very used to such micro-transactions and a well documented and updated API, seems like a good option. More than anything, Apple's approach is joined up especially the universality of the App store being able to be used on touch/iPhone and the maturity of it which gives users confidence.
Its the complete opposite of the almost schizophrenic offerings from competing parties especially regarding the DRM switching. Who is going to invest heavily in music if they fully expect the music/apps provider to go bust and pull the plug on all its servers and then switch to a different model?
I'm not knocking the Zune on its software which I know was very good and a bit different, but seemed like a wasted effort when Microsoft hardly tried very hard to get it to be mass-adopted overall. No world-wide launch, patchy support for it within MS itself and a 'follower' mentality meant that generally people wouldn't have one as a gift. The name is PR whacky and some decisions like the brown model have become its lasting legacy. Why they are maintaining the brand for the future is nuts as its a toxic asset outside of the MS faithful as far as I can see.
Its very difficult to dethrone Apple because their users and branding are entrenched and so many iPods get sold on the back of recommendation and 'cool' factor. To compete with this you have to get everything right, and MS didn't do that. they are however in good company as Sony have spectacularly failed in this regard also. Whilst the pedantic IT profs and linux users might find fault with iTunes, very few users do outside of IT, simply because the DRM is unintrusive for the most part and *overall* its significant component of the iPod offering which is unmatched and frequently overlooked.
I think this clinches it for Apple in this regard.
Give up on the Zune already
Microsoft need to learn when to stay down...seriously! The Zune was comprehensively ignored by mostly everybody and Microsoft are still using the branding hoping to resurrect it? Give me a break. I'm hoping they learnt their lesson from the brown debacle and choose to release it in colours people want.
They need to listen to their target market. Even if this phone were to be technically perfect, there is far too much negativity associated with the Zune to make it viable. They're trying to use the Zune monicker much as Sony do with the Walkman, and look how successful their phones/mp3 players are these days. Nobody wants or buys them. They do however buy iTouch's and iPhones. Both are easy to use, not so fiddly one need a degree and a little stick to prod the screen with to use them. Compared to these two devices, all others seem positively stone age to the buying public most of which are technically bereft.
I'm a developer, and I only would buy and use an iPhone. I had more than enough of the "superior hardware" of HTC years ago, trading up to first a BB 8800 and then some iphones then a 3G. FYI, the build quality of HTC is anything but superior and so is their utterly appaling usability. This is also a factor putting me off a Google phone as well as the OS lacking polish. The App-Store whether you like it or not, is a game changer, with over 1 billion downloads and counting. Nokia, BB and the rest are racing to try and catch up in this respect and on many other fronts and have yet to offer any convincing reason why i should upgrade from my 3G.
Apple prepping 32GB iPhone 3.0?
Apple catch up with...who?
Apple isn't trying to play catchup you simpleton, its quite the other way around. Who would buy another kind of smartphone at this point, right now? Judging by the sales, Blackberry excluded, hardly anybody. Samsung can spend what they want on marketing the 'Omnia', but all it is at the end of the day is a poor-man's iPhone without a robust OS and without on of the main selling points, the App-store. There's a reason why the iPhone has reigned supreme and had a collosal effect on the mobile industry and its not the speed of its CPU or RAM availability or even the camera. Nor, might I add is it the storage available. Only those that haven't used one would say that. For other phones I owned before the iPhones came out, this was the case and specs would be the main decider, but the iPhone OS and general usefulness trumps all others and cannot be realistically compared to other supposedly 'top-tier phones' and their 'amateurish touch OS-over-creaky-Windows with a stylus' or Nokia's weird Symbian touch system which looks about 10 years out of date. The reality is that prior to the iPhone, the mobile OS really didn't need to evolve at all and was still fairly static and creaky with the most advanced option being Windows Mobile. This was completely changed for the better by the iPhone's arrival and now Nokia et al are struggling to catch up and win back their influence. Apple's entrance into the mobile arena reminds me somewhat of Sony going into consoles. Let's hope they don't become (even more) cocky and arrogant like Sony.
The shear audacity of LG's latest ad campaign for its latest iPhone botherer is breathtaking, you would have to do a double take to realise that its not actually an iPhone. especially as the user swipes the answer call button instead of umm...just pressing it! Shameless, but it might con a few people into buying one, thinking its an iPhone until that is, they realise how much its lacking compared to Apple's baby.
LG Arena touchphone
Another poor man's iPhone
Whilst I understand that LG, HTC et al can't simply admit defeat of a sort, this is just pathetic. The advert for this particular phone goes all out to convince people that the guy is walking around using an iPhone even swiping the answer call button when he actually should just press it. Truly a poor man's iPhone with a dramatically short shelf life before LG forget it in the race for the next glossy advert. Buying an iPhone 3G would have actually saved you money as LG Samsung, Nokia etc. have released about 5-6 "competing" models during its release. What a joke.
This only comes off as desperate as most potential purchasers must have used an iPhone by now and will just be really disappointed once they realise that they've been duped into buying something which isn't an iPhone and can't even touch it. No apps store, ugly poorly photoshopped icons and interface. Looks like it was designed by students on a gap year.
Please nobody buy this effort or the HTC diamond touch etc. you're just encouraging more mediocre rip-off touch screen mobiles. Which is really odd as I'm often told that HTC were working on the original touch model "years before the iPhone came to market." It looked more like it should have *come out* several years before the iPhone came to market along with the rest. Several years since the first iPhone and still the rest of the industry is still flapping about. Get it together you lot!
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Mobile smartphone
re:-Cheese sandwich or Roast Beef dinner ?
The 'fruitee phone' kicks Wimo's ass on nearly everything worth mentioning and funnily enough the manager from MS I was speaking to to last week admitted the same. I generally don't like closed systems, but my experience with other phones before iPhones were invented and trying to buy and install apps left me in no doubt that a non technical person wouldn't have a hope in hell, and would bother in the first place. The iPhone is closed but is extensible enough through the amazing appstore that nobody really cares. All apps are guaranteed to work and not screw your phone up either thanks to Apple's absolutely 'terrible' QA and vetting procedures. If you don't like that, jailbreak it and the sky's the limit. Try using a iPhone for a month or two, then go back to WiMo, you will be shocked (as I was) that you ever spent the extra time to use it.
WiMo folks are going to have to realize that this market is definitely shrinking because its being attacked on all sides, not just by Apple, but by Blackberry and Android too. You can't say that MS didn't have a large enough window of opportunity to fix it to be something decent instead of wasted potential, they have had years and yet its still pretty much pointless for and invisible in the market for most people outside of the IT crowd who seem to assume that since MS have a dominant desktop and server share that naturally their handset OS is the best as well. There's nothing to say that just because something is complicated to use it is better. Apple's brief spike of innovation has shown the mobile industry as a whole to be too preoccupied with the exterior design of phones and not enough on the OS's. This is evidenced at how they have been falling all over each other to try and release an 'iPhone-beater' but all singularly failed. Wimo is detined to disappear quite soon, and rubbish sales of the Xperia will only hasten this. Having said that, the P990 was the worst phoe I ever owned and made my next Wimo phone looks quite good by comparison for a while. But everything's relative.
This is an overpriced joke
This phone was hotly anticipated by me ages ago when it was announced. I'm not a fan of the prism styling but this is an disappointment due solely to the OS. SE if you want to beat the iPhone, look at what people like about it, and what they don't/won't like about yours. Nobody outside of the IT community likes using WiMo phones, and the sooner you wake up to that fact and move on, the better. Who the hell wants to have to navigate the Windows OS on a tiny screen with a stylus? Its like punishment of some kind. £500 for the pleasure? You must be joking.
Anyone thinking that the media capabilities of this phone are better than an iPhone/Touch/iTunes are living in fairy land also, have you used one ever? The camera is better on this and the keyboard is better, but in context with the crap OS, and the archaic brick design, who exactly do SE imagine buying one? Brick phones really muck up my suit lines, you know. SE are trying to repeat the success of the p900, p910 etc but this is not the way to do it, and the post-iPhone market is changing quicker than they can keep up, it seems. They need to not waste valuable R&D and marketing spend on dead ends like this. A lot of developers have jumped ship to the Apple Appstore too thanks to its smooth method of delivery, and micro-payment system, so expect the 3rd party software on this to be the best of homebrew and a version of Frogger if you're lucky. Or you could always code your own... Anyone? No? People compare every smartphone to the iPhone because it is leading the pack at the moment, whether you want to admit it or not.
Great battery life on this btw, 1 day really puts the 'defective' iPhone 3G with similar or better battery life in the shade...ahhemm, or isn't anyone going to mention that? How long did this phone take to develop after the iPhone came out and how much did it cost to bring to market SE? You know that you won't be seeing that money again.
Nokia unveils N79 and N85 smartphones
No thanks
Having used many nokia phones upto the N95 8GB, I have to say that honestly I'll never buy another Nokia. I'm not sure where they lost their way, the OS is bulky and so slow, the phone designs are pretty ugly and none of the features are particularly accessible/snappy to launch regardless of operator customisations. A pity as they used to be top notch when there wasn't any competition around. The iPhone currently does have the industry by the balls as they've all been shown to be lacking by this first stab from Apple which makes everyone else's OS look like it was designed in the 70's. This is why they are all falling over themselves to incorrectly declare their phones as 'iPhone killers'. Even the N85 looks very iPhone esque until I imagine, you start to actually use it. Obviously thats just an amazing coincidence then? They do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
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Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Lacey, Wash. - Valedictorian Anna Jeannette St.
Martin, Maple Valley, will deliver the commencement address to fellow
graduates of the Saint Martin's College Class of 2004 at the college's
Commencement Convocation Saturday, May 8. Commencement ceremonies begin
at 1 p.m. at Saint Martin's Pavilion, 5300 Pacific Ave. S.E., and will
include graduates from the main campus, as well as students graduating
from Saint Martin's Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base extension
In a first at the college, both the class
valedictorian and salutatorian, Jessica Spencer Schadt, Olympia, are
graduating with bachelor of science in civil engineering degrees.
Despite the highly demanding nature of the curriculum, both women
achieved a near-perfect grade point average.
St. Martin earned a 3.972 cumulative grade point
average during his college career. She is employed by the Washington
State Department of Transportation. St. Martin plans to begin the
University of Washington's master of civil engineering program this fall
to study transportation engineering, concentrating on transportation
analysis and methods of developing predictive traffic models. She is the
daughter of Paula A. St. Martin of Maple Valley and Steven R. St. Martin
of SeaTac.
Schadt, whose cumulative grade point average is
3.970, will go to work full-time for her part-employer,
Sargent Engineering Inc., following
graduation. She and her fiancé also are planning a summer wedding. Her
long-term goals include graduate school. Schadt is the daughter of Larry and Gillian Schadt of
St. Martin will speak after degrees are conferred
on the 344-member Class of 2004. Also addressing graduates and their
families will be class speaker Michelle Heitzmann, Belfair, a community
services graduate with a minor in women's studies. (Please see
Commencement biographies below.)
The Saint Martin's College Class of 2004 is
composed of students who completed degree requirements in December 2003
and May, as well as those who will do so in August. The class has 82
December graduates, 223 May graduates and 39 August graduates. Of those
graduating, 288 will receive undergraduate degrees and 56 will earn
graduate degrees.
Saint Martin's College is an independent,
coeducational college offering 22 baccalaureate and six graduate degree
programs based in the liberal arts. Saint Martin's was founded in 1895
by the Roman Catholic religious Order of St. Benedict. In the
Benedictine traditions of hospitality, service and education, the
college is committed to providing excellent education to students from
diverse economic, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds. Saint
Martin's enrolls approximately 1,000 students on its main campus and
about 600 more in programs offered at its extension campuses at Fort
Lewis Army Post, McChord Air Force Base and Olympic College.
Saint Martin's College Commencement 2004
Jeannette St. Martin
Valedictorian - Class of 2004
Valedictorian Anna Jeanette St. Martin of Maple Valley has achieved a
near-perfect grade point average, 3.972, and is graduating with a
bachelor of science in civil engineering degree. She is the daughter of
Paula A. St. Martin of Maple Valley and Steven R. St. Martin of SeaTac.
Before transferring to Saint Martin's College in
2002, St. Martin represented Green River Community College on the
All-Washington Academic Team and was a nominee for the All-USA Academic
Team. She also was the recipient of a National Science Foundation
scholarship and Green River's President's Award.
At Saint Martin's, St. Martin has remained active
in academic and extra-curricular pursuits. She is the recipient of a
college Trustee's Scholarship, an Entranco Engineering Scholarship and
the Society of Women Engineers' Lydia Pickup Memorial Scholarship. She
served as vice president of the college chapter of the Society of Women
Engineers for two years and as its acting president for part of a year.
As a member of the College's chapter of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, she was involved with the design and construction of the 2003
concrete canoe and one of two presenters of the college's canoe project
at regional competitions. She participates in "The Bucket," a Christian
praise and worship gathering, and in a Bible study and prayer group. She
also is a member of the college's honor society, the Society of Fellows.
St. Martin has served on a number of college
committees, including its Science, Techology, Engineering and Math
Building Committee. Her service to the college community includes acting
as a student panelist for admissions programs and organizing
self-defense workshops.
She cultivates her creative spirit by scrapbooking,
drawing, painting, and most recently, returned to an old love, ballet. A
member of Art Works performing company, she will dance in "The Sleeping
Beauty" this summer.
St. Martin is employed by the Washington State
Department of Transportation. She plans to begin the University of
Washington's master of civil engineering program this fall to study
transportation engineering, with a concentration on transportation
analysis and methods of developing predictive traffic models.
Spencer Schadt
Salutatorian - Class of 2004
Salutatorian Jessica Spencer Schadt, who is graduating with a bachelor
of science in civil engineering degree, also has earned a near perfect
grade point average, 3.970, to become Saint Martin's 2004 salutatorian.
Schadt, the daughter of Larry and Gillian Schadt
of Olympia, transferred to Saint Martin's after attending South Puget
Sound Community College and Centralia College. As Centralia College's
top transfer student, she was awarded the Saint Martin's Community
College Partnership Scholarship.
As a Saint Martin's student, she has been
particularly active in engineering pursuits, serving this year as
president of the college's student chapters of the American Society of
Civil Engineers/National Society of Professional Engineers and last year
as secretary/acting vice president of the student chapter of the Society
of Women Engineers. For two years, she has participated on Saint
Martin's teams competing in ASCE's regional Concrete Canoe and Student
Steel Bridge competitions. Schadt also was tapped for membership in the
College's honor society, the Society of Fellows.
Schadt is employed part-time by Olympia's Sargent
Engineering Inc. This summer, she will begin fulltime employment with
the firm. She and her fiancé, Eric Soward, also are planning a summer
wedding. Her long-term goals include graduate school.
Michele M.
Class of
2004 Speaker
Heitzmann, of Belfair, is a community services graduate, and one of the
first to Saint Martin's graduates to complete the college's new minor in
women's studies.
In 1999, and again in 2000, Heitzmann was the
recipient of the Reis-Black Music Scholarship. In 2001, she was the vice
president of the Residence Hall Council. Heitzmann has remained active
in the Campus Ministry office throughout her college experience, and in
the past year, was responsible for planning and coordinating Campus
Ministry-sponsored retreats. She is a member of the college's year-old
Democratic Donkey Club and is an advocate for social justice and
political action.
Heitzmann says she wants to continue her education
and eventually teach others, as she has been inspired.
Heitzmann's ties to Saint Martin's go deep. Her
husband Eric graduated from Saint Martin's (2001), as did her
mother-in-law and father-in-law Linda and Dennis Heitzmann. Her father,
Mark Bergford, is a 1975 graduate of Saint Martin's High School, and her
mother, Kathy Heitzmann, is a 1975 graduate of St. Placid's.
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Teaching approaches: the grammar-translation method
An article discussing the grammar-translation approach to language learning.
At the height of the Communicative Approach to language learning in the 1980s and early 1990s it became fashionable in some quarters to deride so-called "old-fashioned" methods and, in particular, something broadly labelled "Grammar Translation". There were numerous reasons for this but principally it was felt that translation itself was an academic exercise rather than one which would actually help learners to use language, and an overt focus on grammar was to learn about the target language rather than to learn it.
As with many other methods and approaches, Grammar Translation tended to be referred to in the past tense as if it no longer existed and had died out to be replaced world-wide by the fun and motivation of the communicative classroom. If we examine the principal features of Grammar Translation, however, we will see that not only has it not disappeared but that many of its characteristics have been central to language teaching throughout the ages and are still valid today.
The Grammar Translation method embraces a wide range of approaches but, broadly speaking, foreign language study is seen as a mental discipline, the goal of which may be to read literature in its original form or simply to be a form of intellectual development. The basic approach is to analyze and study the grammatical rules of the language, usually in an order roughly matching the traditional order of the grammar of Latin, and then to practise manipulating grammatical structures through the means of translation both into and from the mother tongue.
The method is very much based on the written word and texts are widely in evidence. A typical approach would be to present the rules of a particular item of grammar, illustrate its use by including the item several times in a text, and practise using the item through writing sentences and translating it into the mother tongue. The text is often accompanied by a vocabulary list consisting of new lexical items used in the text together with the mother tongue translation. Accurate use of language items is central to this approach.
Generally speaking, the medium of instruction is the mother tongue, which is used to explain conceptual problems and to discuss the use of a particular grammatical structure. It all sounds rather dull but it can be argued that the Grammar Translation method has over the years had a remarkable success. Millions of people have successfully learnt foreign languages to a high degree of proficiency and, in numerous cases, without any contact whatsoever with native speakers of the language (as was the case in the former Soviet Union, for example).
There are certain types of learner who respond very positively to a grammatical syllabus as it can give them both a set of clear objectives and a clear sense of achievement. Other learners need the security of the mother tongue and the opportunity to relate grammatical structures to mother tongue equivalents. Above all, this type of approach can give learners a basic foundation upon which they can then build their communicative skills.
Applied wholesale of course, it can also be boring for many learners and a quick look at foreign language course books from the 1950s and 1960s, for example, will soon reveal the non-communicative nature of the language used. Using the more enlightened principles of the Communicative Approach, however, and combining these with the systematic approach of Grammar Translation, may well be the perfect combination for many learners. On the one hand they have motivating communicative activities that help to promote their fluency and, on the other, they gradually acquire a sound and accurate basis in the grammar of the language. This combined approach is reflected in many of the EFL course books currently being published and, amongst other things, suggests that the Grammar Translation method, far from being dead, is very much alive and kicking as we enter the 21st century.
Without a sound knowledge of the grammatical basis of the language it can be argued that the learner is in possession of nothing more than a selection of communicative phrases which are perfectly adequate for basic communication but which will be found wanting when the learner is required to perform any kind of sophisticated linguistic task.
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The use of direct translation word for word has been causing problems to many of my students here in Italy. They become so taken by translating while speaking that they actually spend a minute trying to translate a word that is completely un-necessary for comprehension. All my new students have no idea what paraphrasing is and how helpful it can be, especially as most of my students want to be able to communicate for both travel and work. The importance of language learning for them is communicating and getting their point across and translating word for word doesn't seem to be the way to go.
I learned French this way having taken my degree in the 70's but had the very fortunate exposure of living the language at the same time by sharing my life with a French teacher. More communicative than this I cannot imagine. I believe a proper balance of the two perhaps weighted towards the communicative could profit a certain profile of student.
Every method has its pros and cons - every audience is different - each student is unique. After 40 plus years of teaching and upgrading as I went along, I am convinced that there is no ONE way and certainly no ONE method. Outcomes are dependent on many factors - not just the latest method. Long live the eclectic approach ... that focuses on the learning abilities and preferences of each study.
Thanks for your comments. Translation is only one part of the GT approach and, as Anonymous says above, explanations are effective but may need to be planned in advance. This can be more engaging than resorting to translation each time.
Interesting to hear from Carlo that translation works 'like a charm' with Tagalog speakers and also from Brigitte that she found the method useful when learning the basic foundation of English.
Tim B
I would use this method but would try to use English only before having to translate any contents of the class. Many times translation method is used by people who don't bother to plan their explanations. It seems as if explanations should never even be thought of but they also need planning. Now if a good combination of different methods works out, even better for students
I've been using a form of translation method to teach 11 to 19 year olds English for 5 years now. Their mother tongue is Tagalog (Philippines). Works like a charm.
I strongly agree with this: "this type of approach can give learners a basic foundation upon which they can then build their communicative skills." This was true for me when I learned English and I find it is very often the case with my students too!
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Before I told anyone I was pregnant, I was at a small party where our lovely host had put out some Brie. I wondered how bad it would be to eat it. If I had some, and then my friends learned two weeks later that I was pregnant, would they look back and think, "Bad Sarah, she ate Brie in her first trimester!" It was miserableand it was just the beginning.
Every pregnant woman hears the specific list of what not to eat or drink (the short version: alcohol, caffeine, soft cheese, raw fish, certain kinds of cooked fish, deli meat) and the vague but troubling reasons why (behavioral problems, developmental delays, pregnancy complications). But now, Emily Oster has a well-researched new book debunking a lot of those pregnancy eating no-nos. Deli meat? Its really only turkey that has a decent chance of carrying listeria. Coffee? The research doesnt really show cause and effect. Wine? If you arent binge-drinking, its actuallyshocker!probably just fine.
I love this idea that we can eat normally during pregnancy and take a nuanced view of the dangers to make more educated decisions. To be honest, though, I think its going to be a long, long time before her very sane, very smart ideas take hold. When you won't be able to see the results of your decisions for months, and you are absolutely, 100 percent responsible for feeding an as-yet-unformed human, its just scary. That's why a lot of women (including me) just figure, "It wont kill me to give up all this stuff for nine months...just in case." Its the "just in case" that's really the hardest to shake.
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In 1973, Gram Parsons went on tour with his band, the Fallen Angels. That tour, which only lasted six weeks, has become something of a legend for fans of authentic country music. Local musician Casey James Prestwood, and his backing band The Burning Angels, paid tribute to the tour, song by song, at ... More >>
The Westword Music Showcaseis next Saturday, June 21. It's our annual love letter to Denver music, with over 140 local bands playing. All of them are nominees for Westword Music Awards, and together we hope the two efforts will help a few people discover some new things about the music of the city t ... More >>
Mother's Day is Sunday, so don't forget to buy a card and flowers for your mom this weekend -- and while you're out and about, take advantage of some of the culinary adventures around town. Here's a taste.... See also: Sweet scenes from the 2013 Colorado Chocolate Festival
Dry Dock Brewing is one of the first -- if not the first -- brewery to obtain special permission from the federal government to put the United States flag on a beer label. The beer itself, Colorado Freedom Memorial Blonde, was brewed to honor Aurora's Colorado Freedom Memorial, in Springhill Communi ... More >>
We made it to another weekend -- and this first weekend of spring is blooming with activities that will keep you entertained without breaking the bank. You can have fun outdoors or indoors enjoying everything from counter-culture madness to black-light partying on wheels. Find more entertainment op ... More >>
Though it may be tempting to stay inside and watch holiday specials on YouTube, there's plenty to do in Denver this week between viewings of the Pete and Pete Christmas episode and the Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special. Our top three events include a concert with tacos, an evening of orchestral ... More >>
Savoy is slated to make its way back to the Mile High City for a headlining date at the Fillmore Auditorium on Saturday, February 15, as part of the act's Get Lazer'd Tour. Tickets ($25) go on sale this Friday, October 25, at 10 a.m. Keep reading to see what other shows are on sale this week, what s ... More >>
Park House celebrates one year of serving up good, stiff drinks and good times with a party in the parking lot this weekend. Co-owner Drew Gottlieb wants the community to join in the celebration of this more-than-a-bar bar. "There's sincere pride in seeing that the vision we had for this space of a ... More >>
Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels just finished recording their new album, Honky Tonk Bastard World, in the Nashville home of revered designer Manuel Cuevas, whose iconic Nudie suits have been worn by an array of country legends. It's an ideal pairing for the two, as the former has steadi ... More >>
Every year at the Westword Music Showcase, we enlist our army of Backbeat wordsmiths to host various stages. In addition to their emcee duties, we ask them to pull double duty by submitting a travelogue of their individual stage. Stephanie March hosted at Cantina this past Saturday. Keep reading for ... More >>
The nineteenth annual Westword Music Showcase is here! Today in the Golden Triangle, more than 150 acts are slated to perform on sixteen stages throughout the neighborhood. Break out your red pen and chart out your course: Here's the most up-to-date list of who's playing where and when. Keep reading ... More >>
Update 3/21/13: The poll is now open. Let the voting begin! The road to the nineteenth annual edition of the Westword Music Showcase is officially being paved. While we've already announced some of the acts appearing on the Main Stage this year, below are the acts appearing on this year's Showcase ... More >>
New week, new year, new show announcements -- the biggest one this week involves STS9. Fresh off a three-night New Year's Eve run at the Fillmore comes word that the outfit has been added as a headliner at this March's SnowBall Music Festival. We've got the full run down on that below, as well as wo ... More >>
Welcome to the weekend! The weather has finally cooled off a bit, but the shows haven't. Whatever your inclinations are this next couple of days, there are a plethora of options, from Devin Townsend Project tonight at the Summit Music Hall to Deltron 3030 tomorrow night at Cervantes' Masterpiece Bal ... More >>
On the heels of the Boulder-based Brewers Association report that craft beer sales are up 14 percent so far this year, Longmont's Oskar Blues has posted even more outstanding numbers. The brewer said revenue was up 53 percent in the first six months of 2012. Oskar Blues credited the growth to a rece ... More >>
Here's what's hot this week in music on the Front Range: On the concert front, new shows from the Dandy Warhols, Cake, Fiona Apple and more were announced; Musketeer Gripweed, Hot Robots, and Broken Tongues got spins on local radio; and recent albums from the Alabama Shakes, Nicki Minaj, the Shins a ... More >>
Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Mastodon, Stephen Stills and Trans-Siberian Orchestra were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Saints, Kinetix, the Fluid and Dave Beegle all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record s ... More >>
After a sold out show in Boulder last night, Gillian Welch (due tonight at the Arvada Center) gifts fans with a second appearance in Colorado, while closing out the season for the outdoor venue. Along with her longtime musical collaborator David Rawlings, Welch brings stories of tragedy and a ... More >>
Ian CookeIf you're not preparing for round two of Global Dance Fest tonight at Red Rocks, there are still plenty of shows to look forward to this weekend. Cellist and songwriter Ian Cooke brings his beautiful music to the Fox Theatre in Boulder tonight with Danielle Ate The Sandwich & The Mis ... More >>
Aaron ThackerayGreat Divide's parties always rock.Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival's thirtieth edition go on sale to the general public tomorrow, and even at $60 a pop, the biggest beer fest in the world is still worth the price of admission. Although most things will be the same ... More >>
Jonathan ShikesAC Golden.New Belgium Brewing celebrates its twentieth anniversary -- and two decades of spreading the word about better beer -- next Tuesday. Founded in Fort Collins in 1991, the brewery has gone from the basement of a house to become the third largest craft brewer in the nat ... More >>
The Westword Music Showcase celebrates seventeen years, a lifetime for some of 2011's performers
Seventeen years! It's hard to believe we've been doing the Westword Music Showcase for that long. I can still remember being at the first one in LoDo nearly two decades ago. And when I think back, it seems like that cold, rainy Sunday night was just a few years ago.
Kate LevyA recent Great Divide release party.Do you sense something? Is that...could it be...summer in the air? Actually, no. But it is spring, and that means spring beer releases. What's on tap this month? How about Odell Double Pilsner, Left Hand Good JuJu, Ska's Mexican Logger and three b ... More >>
Jon SolomonDRIVE-BY TRUCKERS With Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels 03.19.11 | Ogden Theatre After being on the road pretty much nonstop since the beginning of February, the Drive-By Truckers rounded out this leg of their tour with a two-night stand at the Ogden Theatre before heading back ... More >>
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Tomorrow night at Moe's BBQ, the Gromet, profiled in this week's paper, is hosting a release party for its brand new CD, with Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels and Calder's Revolvers. In advance of the show, Backbeat is pleased to present you with an exclusive advance listen of C ... More >>
Gabriel Rovick And Ryan James (Focus 4 Design) The complete lineup for Showcase has been finalized, and all that's left to do now is countdown the days until the sixteenth annual Westword Music Showcase takes place on Saturday, June 19. Nearly a hundred local acts (well over a hundred if y ... More >>
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The Hollyfelds • Hello Kavita • Casey James Prestwood 03.27.10 | Larimer Lounge Jon Pareles, rock critic for The New York Times, went to SXSW and came back with a reality check on glo-fi, one of many micro-genres burning up the blogs. Among many good points he made was this: It's an ... More >>
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James Mercer has had no shortage of creative outlets over the last few years. But his main band, the Shins, have kept remarkably quiet since 2007's Wincing The Night Away, other than announcing that they were leaving their longtime label Sub Pop in '08. Mercer has now formed his own record la ... More >>
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Immigrant group calls for moratorium on deportations
BY ANNA HELING STAFF REPORTER February 18, 2013 3:44PM
Father Jose Landaverde, answers to the press during the press conference and President's Day message from Illinois families in removal and deportation proceedings on President's Day, at the Guadalupe Anglican Catholic Church, Chicago, IL , on Monday, February 18, 2013. | Ting Shen~Sun-Times Media
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For the immigrants gathered in a Pilsen church Monday, the goal was to speak for themselves rather than to be spoken about.
Some have family members who are currently in immigration detention and face the threat of deportation. Others have family who have already been deported, joining the more than 400,000 people who were ordered to leave the country last year.
The brothers, mothers and uncles of illegal immigrants facing deportation called for a moratorium on the deportations while debate continues on immigration reform.
"The people who are speaking today are people who might not fit into the legislation that President Obama and Congress are drafting," said Ireri Unzueta Carrasco, organizer with the Immigrant Youth Justice League. "And so we think it's really important for people to tell their stories, particularly if they are someone who's going to be left out of the debate."
Immigration reform proposals have run the gamut from guest worker programs that would allow undocumented immigrants to remain with families in the United States to proposals that make a pathway to full citizenship.
The families who joined together Monday are seeking reform for all 11 million undocumented people currently living in the United States, including groups they're not sure Congress or the president will include in reform bills, Unzueta Carrasco said, including those criminal histories or minor encounters with law enforcement.
Unzueta Carrasco said it's still important to talk during the reform process because deportations haven't been halted.
"While this piece of legislation is being drafted, people's families are still being torn apart," she said.


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Edward W. Oliphant, who currently serves as CFO of the MTA and RTA, replaces Paul J. Ballard who will be heading up the Fort Worth Transportation Authority as president/CEO.
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Investments on peak from Gachibowli to Shamshabad in HyderabadFeb 11, 2013, 01:29PM IST
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If you are looking for land investment options in Hyderabad, then you can't give a miss to the stretch from Gachibowli to Shamshabad. This stretch can prove to be a wise investment option for you. Since the inception of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, the complete stretch has fast made its way to become one of the top localities for real estate development. Also, the establishment of Tata's Aerospace unit and several industries in pipeline on the stretch makes it a sought after area to invest in.
There are plot from 4000-5000 sq ft sizes available from Gachibowli to Shamshabad. These plots cost anywhere between Rs 3,000-5,000 per sq yd depending upon the location. The impact of the location is such that the properties towards Gachibowli are priced a notch higher than those towards Shamshabad. For instance, villas near Gachibowli cost between Rs 3.5-4 crores while as one moves towards Shamshabad, the cost comes down to Rs 2.5-3 crores.
The difference in property values is due to the dissimilarity in the amenities offered on this stretch. "Gachibowli being the IT hub scores over Shamshabad in terms of availability of well-built roads, schools and hospitals. While the corporate and professionals from Gachibowli prefer staying in the better developed areas, the demand from NRI's is still concentrated towards Shamshabad due to affordable values and high return on investment," Ramanujan Kumar of Suvarna Bhumi Developers Pvt Ltd.
A city based realtor, Rahul Singhal of Growell Properties, anticipates a capital appreciation of 15-25 per cent in the coming year. "The development of SEZs in this region is expected to affect the property demand and prices tremendously," says Singhal. Many developers have come up with their projects here. A few prominent ones are Suvarna City IV by Suvarna Bhuvi Developers, Keerthi Richmond Villa by Keerthi Estates, Hill Ridge Villas by Hill Ridge, Aparna Shangri La by Aparna Builders and DLF Township by DLF.
Given the good connectivity and ongoing commercial and civic infrastructure the potential for growth is very high on this stretch, thus making it an ideal destination for investors.
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"If I'm anywhere near it, I'll see it," David Edwards joked about the "Volkswagen Chattanooga" lettering that's about the length of two football fields.
At 650 feet long and 208 feet deep, the sign -- finished last week -- has been flat-mounted on the roof of the VW factory's body shop. The aim is not only for local air travelers to see it, but to make it big enough to show up on Google Earth, said Guenther Scherelis, VW's general manager of communications in Chattanooga.
"In the Volkswagen world, it's the first," he said.
VW has more than 60 factories worldwide.
Christina Siebold, the airport's marketing chief, said she has seen rooftop signs with company names on large hangars as she has flown into Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, "but I can't think of anything this scale."
Edwards, marketing director for Tac Air, which operates out of the Chattanooga Airport, said that "compared with typical outdoor billboards ... the sign is rather unique."
The sign was paid for with a $266,200 state grant, part of the incentives package offered VW before it chose Chattanooga.
The expense has drawn fire from a statewide government advocacy group, the Beacon Center, as a waste of taxpayer money.
But Scherelis said the sign makes it clear that VW is at home in America.
Jeannine Fallon of the auto industry website Edmunds.com said VW is working hard to increase brand awareness and market share in the United States. The sign is part of that effort.
"It doesn't surprise me they'd take advantage of this opportunity," she said.
While the company doesn't have the advertising and marketing budgets of automakers with a bigger presence in America, VW uses creative and eye-catching ads, Fallon said. Commercials run during recent Super Bowls, such as the mini Darth Vader spot, have been "fairly successful for VW in terms of creating buzz," she said.
Scherelis said he hopes the VW sign will show up on Google Earth in a month or two.
Mike Pare, the deputy Business editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has worked at the paper for 27 years. In addition to editing, Mike also writes Business stories and covers Volkswagen, economic development and manufacturing in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. In the past he also has covered higher education. Mike, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received a bachelor's degree in communications from Florida Atlantic University. he worked at the Rome News-Tribune before ...


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Sherri emailed this. If anyone knows who the cartoonist is, please let me know so I can properly credit them. I will be poking around trying to figure it out myself.
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Whats the old saying?
Wish/hope in one hand, "oops" in the other?
The cartoon appears to be the work of William Warren. A lot of his work can be seen at http://www.warrentoons.com/ though I did not specifically see this one.
Good catch, Kamal. The signature is the same as the cartoons on the link you gave us.


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