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Retro-X Jacket (Kid's) (out-of-stock)
Out of Stock Product Number: 22585
The Kid's Retro-X Jacket by Patagonia can be worn alone or layered and is made of durable and warm recycled (78%) polyester quarter-inch-pile fleece.
It's the first annual To-the-Barn-and-Back Race, and your kids' dogsled team is an ancient Lab, a nearsighted corgi and the neighbor's pug running lead. Keep your mushers warm in the durable Retro-X Jacket made of thick, soft polyester (78% recycled) fleece. The interior has a nylon windproof lining, and the zip front (with a reflective zipper pull) is backed by a wind flap for chill-stopping protection. Other details: a fleeced-lined stand-up collar provides warmth around the neck and helps prevent chafing, Y-Joint sleeves ensure mobility, zippered handwarmer pockets are lined with moisture-wicking polyester mesh, and durable Supplex nylon reinforces the collar and vertical chest pocket. With a hand-me-down ID label inside.
* This product does not qualify for shipping to all countries.
- ¿"-pile exterior is soft and the nylon lining interior provides wind protection
- Stand-up collar with roll-out fleece lining adds neck warmth and prevents chin chafe
- Durable Supplex¿ nylon on collar, pockets and front-zip binding adds strength and clean contrast finish
- Double-layer patch handwarmer pockets
- Slight drop-tail hem; non-chafing flat seams throughout
- Retro-style label on chest
- Hand-me-down ID label inside
Gender: Youth
Weight: (5.9 oz) 167 g
Material: Fleece and nylon lining
Fit: Regular Fit
Technologies: [eFibers]
Season: F12
Vendor ProductId: 65643
Review ProductId: 22585
Which Patagonia fleece jacket is the best fleece jacket for you?
"This fall, I've already had three friends send me an email or text with the same question: "Which is the best fleece jacket?" It can be a difficult question to answer, because there are so many fleece jackets available, and because the best fleece jacket for you will vary widely depending on what you want to do with it..." Click here to read the rest of this article on Rock/Creek's blog!
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- Attractive Design
- Great Color
- Stylish
- Warm
Best Uses
- Daily Use
Comments about Patagonia Retro-X Jacket (Kid's):
I bought this jacket for my almost 2 year old son. The XXS is big on him but still looks cute with plenty of room to grow into. I've washed it already about 6 times and it's holding up great. Patagonia jackets aren't cheap but they seem to last for years and I got a great price on Rock Creek.
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Pfizer Scientist Dies
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Genetics researcher and senior vice president of the pharmaceutical giant, David Cox, has passed away unexpectedly at age 66.
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Genetics researcher and senior vice president of the pharmaceutical giant, David Cox, has passed away unexpectedly at age 66.
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The majority of human melanomas contain mutations in a gene promoter, suggesting mutations in regulatory regions may spur some cancers.
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As wolves became domesticated, their genes adapted to a starch-rich diet of human leftovers.
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Long-term, life, and disability insurers may still be able to deny coverage to patients with a genetic disease, under current nondiscrimination legislation.
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Scientists provide evidence for the existence of four-stranded human DNA, which has previously only been theorized and synthesized.
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A variety of genetic strategies to counter insect-borne diseases are close to maturity.
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People carrying a certain gene variant that dictates fresh underarms are less likely to wear antiperspirant.
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Scientists uncover the identities of anonymous DNA donors using freely available web searches.
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By analyzing a collection of 24 genetic variations, researchers are able to predict the hair and eye color of long-dead humans.
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Researchers identify a chromosome in ants that influences colony social structure and, much like the mammalian Y sex chromosome, doesn't recombine.

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Click Chick: Goodbye to all that...and other musings
When the Click Chick started in September 2006, I honestly didn't think it would last for a week. I thought, OK, my boss wants me to find what's trending on the web. At the time, what was trending was an interview from a woman claiming to be Osama Bin Laden's mistress. She said he was a big fan of Whitney Houston. My first thought was the CIA should work with Houston, have a private concert and invite Bin Laden, some of his closest friends in Al Qaeda and their laptops and then do what the CIA does. Ned Foster thought my idea was crazy and until I found a Washington Post column that suggested the same thing. And that, folks is how the Click Chick was born. Thank you for the time you spent reading the blog. Thanks for enjoying the Timewasters and Cute Animal Videos. Thanks for enduring my eternal love for anything Star Trek. But most of all, thanks for including the Click Chick as part of your morning commute. For that, I am eternally grateful. I may not be here Monday through Friday, but I'll still be here on KTAR-FM hosting Arizona's Morning News Saturday from 6 to 8 a.m. along with Bob McClay.
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EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Power Plants
This page discusses EPA's proposed standards for new power plants issued on Sept. 30, 2013. For a discussion of the standards for existing power plants, released on June 2, 2014, click here.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new proposal to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants on September 20, 2013. The proposed "Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants" replaces an earlier proposal released by EPA in March 2012. It would establish New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) under the Clean Air Act to limit emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. C2ES submitted public comments in response to this proposed rule, which can be found here. Under a June 2013 directive from President Obama, EPA is also developing a proposal to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants.
How would the standards work?
New Source Performance Standards set limits on emissions based on EPA's assessment of available technologies. As with many other Clean Air Act programs, EPA establishes a standard for a given category of facility, which state environmental agencies then translate into requirements for individual facilities.
EPA's proposed "Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants" was developed under Section 111(b) of the Clean Air Act. Section 111(b) calls for a standard that "reflects the degree of emissions limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emissions reduction which (taking into account the cost of achieving such reduction and any non-air quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated." The emissions limit must take the form of a standard – in the case of power plants, maximum allowable CO2 emissions per unit of electricity – and may not prescribe a particular technology.
The Act ostensibly requires EPA to review the technological options available and, if appropriate, establish a new standard every eight years. In practice, standards have typically remained unexamined and unchanged for much longer than eight years, often because of resource constraints at EPA.
What does the standard require?
The proposed rules would set separate standards for power plants fueled by natural gas and coal. New, large plants (roughly 100 MW or larger) fueled by natural gas could emit no more than 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity produced, which is achievable with the latest combined cycle technology. Smaller natural gas plants, which tend to be less efficient and operate less frequently, would have to achieve a less stringent rate of 1,100 lbs CO2/MWh. Coal plants would have two compliance options, either of which would require the use of CCS technology. Under one option, coal plants would have to begin using CCS soon after startup to achieve a 12-month average emission rate of 1,100 lbs CO2/MWh. Alternatively, coal plants could begin using CCS within seven years of startup to achieve a seven-year average emission rate of between 1,000 and 1,050 lbs CO2/MWh, with EPA inviting comment as to the final standard within that range. CCS is in use at a commercial-scale power plant in Saskatchewan, Canada, and will be employed at two commercial-scale power projects under construction in Kemper County, Mississippi and in Thompsons, Texas. CCS technology is also in place in several industrial facilities, some of which generate as much carbon dioxide as a commercial-scale power plant.
A handful of states already have greenhouse gas limits in place for electricity generation. California, Oregon, and Washington all have limits of 1,100 lbs CO2/MWh. New York has a stricter limit of 925 lbs CO2/MWh. If finalized, EPA's proposed standard would supersede the standards in California, Oregon, and Washington, while New York would be able to maintain its stricter standard since the Clean Air Act allows states to go beyond the federal standard.
What are the costs associated with the proposed standards?
EPA expects this standard to have negligible costs through 2022 (the intended time horizon of the standard), since very few new coal plants are planned, even without the proposed standard, and since developers of new natural gas plants should see minimal, if any, additional costs.
If a developer chooses to build a new coal plant, the proposed standards could add considerable costs to the project because it will have to employ CCS technology. Since CCS technology is so new, especially for power plant applications, its costs are still high. However, as with any new technology, costs will come down as developers gain experience and new innovations are made.
What effect is this proposal expected to have on carbon dioxide emissions?
In the near future, the proposed standard is expected to have very little impact on emissions because so few new coal plants would likely be built even without the standard. Nearly all new fossil-fuel power plants in the planning stages will be fueled by natural gas, using generation technology that should be able to comply with EPA's proposed standards without any alterations. Power plant developers already have strong incentive to use the most efficient technology to maximize the amount of electricity that can be generated from each unit of fuel.
If a developer chooses to build a new coal plant, the requirement that the plant install CCS technology within seven years will drastically reduce its emissions. Increased deployment of CCS technology at power plants will very likely drive CCS costs down and make it a more viable option at other new coal plants. Through experience and innovation, CCS costs may come down enough to be viable on new natural gas power plants, or as retrofits on existing coal plants, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector even further.
How is this different from the standard EPA proposed in 2012?
EPA's first proposal for limiting carbon emissions from new power plants was released on March 27, 2012. Under that proposal, all new power plants would have been subject to a uniform standard: 1,000 lbs CO2/MWh. Under this standard, new coal plants would have been possible only if CCS technology were employed to capture an average of about 50 percent of CO2 emissions over 30 years. However, EPA viewed combined cycle natural gas plants as the primary compliance pathway because it did not project a demand for any new coal plants in the near future regardless.
Many of the public comments received by EPA on its initial proposal objected to the unprecedented use of a single standard for both coal- and natural gas-fired plants. EPA has responded in its new proposal by including a separate standard for each fuel. However, since CCS would still be required for new coal plants, the net effect of the new proposal would be similar.
What can power plants do to reduce emissions?
New natural gas plants can reach the proposed CO2 standard by employing the most efficient generation technology. In older steam turbine plants, natural gas is combusted to heat water, which creates steam to turn a turbine and generate electricity. These plants have thermal efficiencies of 30-35 percent, meaning about one third of the chemical energy stored in natural gas is converted to electricity. In contrast, new combined cycle combustion turbines more effectively take advantage of the energy in natural gas to operate with a thermal efficiency above 60 percent.
New coal plants, on the other hand, cannot achieve the proposed standard through efficiency alone. The most efficient type of coal plants, using ultra-supercritical boilers or integrated gasification combined cycle technology, can currently achieve a CO2 emission rate of around 1,700 lbs/MWh. Thus new coal plants can only meet the standard through the use of CCS, which traps CO2 exiting the plant, transports it, and injects it into an underground geological formation for permanent storage. New plants can either begin using CCS soon after startup, or begin using it later to reach a seven-year average emission rate between 1,000 and 1,050 lbs CO2/MWh, which would require the capture of about 40 percent of CO2 emissions. EPA is inviting comment on the appropriate point within this range to set the standard.
If new coal plants must use carbon capture and storage technology, what will that mean for the future of coal? How far along is CCS technology?
Even if EPA were not moving forward with this standard, very few new coal plants would likely be built, in large part because of the availability of affordable natural gas. The Energy Information Administration lists only four potential coal plants between now and 2018, compared with more than 200 expected natural gas plants.
Today, there are 13 active commercial-scale CCS projects at industrial plants around the world (eight of them in the United States). The world's first commercial-scale CCS power plant – the Boundary Dam Power Station in Saskatchewan, Canada – has been in operation since late 2014. Two additional commercial-scale power plants with CCS are under construction. Southen Company's Kempter County Energy Facility in Mississippi is expected to come online in late 2015 or early 2016, while NRG Energy's Petra Nove project in Texas is expected to come online in 2017. All three projects are coal-fired.
Approximately 50 additional commercial-scale CCS projects in the power and industrial sectors are in various stages of development around the world. Learn more about the status of CCS technology here.
How would existing state policies, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, be affected?
The proposed standard for new power plants would likely be layered on top of existing state programs. For example, a new plant operating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) territory would have to achieve the proposed federal standard, and would also have to submit tradable emission allowances annually to comply with the requirements of RGGI.
How does this proposal relate to EPA's work on a standard for existing power plants?
Section 111 of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants under two separate but related provisions. Section 111(b) requires EPA to set emission performance standards for new, modified, and reconstructed power plants, while Section 111(d) requires EPA to set guidelines for existing power plants. The guidelines for existing power plants cannot be finalized until a final standard is in place for new power plants.
Section 111(b) vests relatively more authority in EPA, and is more straightforward. EPA is required to find emission-reduction technology that has been adequately demonstrated and use this to set federal, numerical performance standards that new power plants must meet. These Section 111(b) standards are implemented by the states, as are most EPA air rules, but states do not have much flexibility to alter the standards set by EPA. On the other hand, under Section 111(d), states have greater flexibility in how they implement the EPA standard. For instance, Section 111(d) allows for the possibility of market-based mechanisms to reduce emissions system-wide, rather than focusing on individual power plants.
How long will it take EPA to finalize this standard?
President Obama's June 2013 memo to EPA directed the agency to propose standard for new power plants by September 2013, but did not set a deadline for finalizing the standard. Federal agencies typically have a year to finalize proposed regulations.
EPA must finalize the standard for new power plants before it can finalize its guidelines for existing power plants. EPA's current timeline notes that both rules will be finalized in the summer of 2015.
Under what authority is EPA regulating greenhouse gas emissions?
EPA is required by the Clean Air Act to develop and enforce regulations on greenhouse gases, much in the way it regulates other air pollutants. This authority was clarified in the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA (2007). The decision was a result of 12 states petitioning EPA to regulate greenhouse gases from new motor vehicles in 1999. The Supreme Court ruled that greenhouse gases meet the definition of air pollutants under the Clean Air Act and must be regulated if these gases could be reasonably anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Responding to the Court's ruling, EPA finalized an endangerment finding in December 2009. Based on overwhelming scientific evidence it found that six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, constitute a threat to public health and welfare. Thus, it is the Supreme Court's interpretation of the existing Act and EPA's assessment of the scientific evidence that form the basis for EPA's regulatory actions.
Once any substance becomes a regulated pollutant under the Clean Air Act, certain other provisions of the Act automatically kick in. Greenhouse gases first became regulated under the Act with EPA's rule setting new standards for light-duty vehicles. This, in turn, triggered the requirement that major new or modified stationary sources be subject to a handful of Clean Air Act provisions, including Section 111(b).
Has EPA regulated greenhouse gas emissions before?
Yes. In addition to its existing greenhouse gas standards for new light duty vehicles, EPA regulates greenhouse gas emissions from new, large stationary sources through a process called New Source Review (NSR). If a new emissions source, including a power plant, will emit above a certain threshold, it must acquire a permit to emit greenhouse gas. This permit will include a requirement that the source employ the Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to ensure it will take all feasible steps available to limit greenhouse gas emissions. BACT is set on a source-specific basis, and so far EPA has determined BACT for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants to be efficiency improvements. Once EPA's proposed NSPS is finalized, new power plants will have to comply with both this NSPS and NSR, as well as other permitting requirements already in place.
Why is regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants important?
Electric power generation is responsible for about 40 percent of U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas.
Figure 1: 2013 U.S. CO2 Emissions
Source: Energy Information Administration
Since the federal government adopted new vehicle standards in August 2012 to reduce transportation-related emissions, the power sector represents the next opportunity to achieve significant carbon reductions.
Coal and natural gas are used to fuel over two-thirds of U.S. electricity generation, and are responsible for nearly 100 percent of power sector CO2 emissions. As shown in Figure 2, the United States currently obtains 30 percent of its electricity from natural gas. Since 2000, however, natural gas has accounted for over 90 percent of new fossil generation capacity, and most new generation planned for the next few years will be fueled by natural gas.
There are two new U.S. coal plants currently under construction: Southern Company's Kemper Plant, which will employ carbon capture and storage (CCS) and a combined heat and power (CHP) plant that would likely not be subject to the proposed EPA standard.
Figure 2: 2012 U.S. Electricity Generation
Source: Energy Information Administration
Figure 3: Proposed U.S. Fossil Generation Capacity
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Since 1972, the National Association Breweriana Advertising (NABA) has been an advocate for more than simply tipping back pints of ales and lagers. For NABA, the fanaticism doesn't end when the bottle is empty; instead, it's just the beginning.
From July 29 through August 2, NABA will be hosting its 43rd annual convention at the Toledo Grand Plaza Hotel. The public show and sale, one of the hallmarks of the convention, is free for the public and will be held on Saturday, August 2from 7-9 am at the Toledo Grand Plaza Hotel on 444 N. Summit Street. According to NABA President George Baley, attendees will find an array of breweriana spanning decades of brewery history.
"Our focus is on mirrors, trays, signs, labels, lithographs, statues, and most anything you can think of," Baley said. "While the majority of items are older, we have seen a lot more microbrewery items in the past 5 years. A lot of the new people coming to the shows collect a lot of microbrewery items, but the majority of the people still look for older items."
Formed in Milwaukee by a group of Midwesterners, NABA typically holds its conventions in a Midwest city. According to Baley, there are a couple important criteria when determining a location.
"We want a city that has a good, strong base of collectors of brewery items," Baley said. "Also, Toledo has a great brewing history, of which Buckeye is probably the most famous of the group. Holding the convention in Toledo seemed like a natural fit."
As part of the overall convention, NABA members will tour Toledo's brewery sites, visit the homes of local collectors, and will also have a brewmaster's dinner featuring Maumee Bay Brewing Company beers. According to Baley, this area of the Midwest is specifically ripe with beer enthusiasm.
"We draw very well from Michigan and Ohio for our conventions," Baley said. "About 45 members are coming from the Michigan area alone for the entire convention."
Approximately 300 members have registered for the convention and Baley expects more than 500 additional people from the community will attend Saturday's public show and sale. According to Tony Vetter, Director of Sales for Destination Toledo, the convention will bring approximately $90,000 into the Toledo community, which doesn't include the economic impact of the local population coming to the Saturday show. For Vetter, the convention provides another benefit for the Toledo community.
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Board Chairman Preston Hawkins began the Jan. 8 meeting by welcoming District Two Commissioner Jonathan Pitts and District Four Commissioner Daylon Martin to the board, and the audience added their applause to the welcome.
Martin had a busy first week as a commissioner, attending Gray's City Council meeting Monday and then sitting in on the Board of Education meeting at the conclusion of the commissioners meeting.
The first item before the board was a zoning issue presented by zoning officer Tim Pitrowski. He explained that residents of Flat Shoals subdivision, located off Highway 49, were concerned that the current Ag-1 (agriculture) zoning allowed mobile homes to be placed in their subdivision. The residents wanted to be sure only site-built homes would be allowed. The request was to rezone the subdivision from Ag-1 to R-1 (residential).
Pitrowski said the planning and zoning commission recommended approval.
Pitts made the motion to approve the request, which was his first as a commissioner.
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The Lives of Interfaith Families
Recent research on the formation of religious identity in interfaith families.
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Intermarriage has long been a focus of those concerned with continuity in the Jewish community. But what about the next generation(s)? The children and grandchildren of the intermarried? Do they practice Judaism? And, if so, what form does their practice take? Interfaith families were the focus of two 2001 surveys on the formation of religious identity; the following article outlines the results. It is reprinted with permission from The Jewish Week.
Two new surveys are shedding light on the religious lives of interfaith families and their children, but what kind of light depends on which side of the intermarriage debate you're on.
Dueling Surveys
An American Jewish Committee-sponsored survey found that the great majority of mixed‑married households that identify as Jewish incorporate substantial Christian celebrations into their family lives, compared to only a tiny proportion of inmarried families.
A Jewish Outreach Institute informal, self‑selecting poll of college students who are the products of interfaith marriages found that 64 percent of respondents were raised Jewish (23 percent Christian); that 81 percent now identify as Jewish (3 percent Christian); and that 69 percent attend Jewish religious services on campus, while 6 percent attend Christian services. The poll was conducted in partnership with the student group Lights in Action.
The AJCommittee champions the "inreach" approach, which promotes inmarriage, while the JOI supports the all‑inclusive "outreach" philosophy.
The surveys–the first in nearly two decades–expand on the last look at religious identity formation in mixed‑married homes, which found that 25 percent of children from interfaith homes had an exclusively Jewish identity. That study was carried out for the AJCommittee by Egon Mayer, now the director of research for the JOI.
The 1990 National Jewish Population Survey showed that one‑third of children in mixed‑married households were being brought up as Jews. In the last decade, however, outreach programs run by the Jewish community have been a growth industry.
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Today marks the one year anniversary (day of week/not yet date) since we forcefully welcomed our little Leilani into the world. I have had a tough week remembering every day how I felt monday, tuesday and finally the dreaded wednesday night and the rush to the ER on thursday....only to end the day with the biggest blow in our lives, what felt like the end of life itself.
We always knew our first girl would be named Leilani, from our first few months of dating back in our college days, in the wonderful island of Oahu (Hawai'i). Leilani, so exotic, so beautiful, representative of the paradise island were we met, our idyllic times surrounded by plumeria/frangipani flowers. this was how we saw our Leilani, like the plumeria/frangipani flower. and when she became our heavenly flower (ironically the meaning of the name is sometimes listed as "heavenly flower") the plumeria became our symbol for our lost daughter.
Tonight, almost to the hour we lost her, I went to park my car here at home. Now, as I parked the car, opening the trunk to retrieve my work bag, a sole plumeria flower popped out of the top of the trunk, facing me, seemingly for me. I picked it up, immediately thinking of my Leilani, with such warmth..no sadness, no depressed thoughts...just a smile. it was like she knew to come to me, at this time, this day. and although i am teary right now...i was comforted somehow. Our heavenly flower, we miss you dearly, and we love you always.
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Apple launches the iPhone 5 in 22 more countries. Did you get one?
Apple today launched the new iPhone 5 in 22 additional countries, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. That brings the total to 30 + Hong Kong, and represents one of Apple most aggressive launch schedules in history.
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Apple launches the iPhone 5 in 22 more countries. Did you get one?
Ok. So apple is selling in new countries and I still haven't received my i5 that was ordered on the first day it was available to order.
Going to pick mine up in 5 minutes, when school ends! (In Sweden)
Apple Should more conscious of the rest of the world markets.
In Europe the LTE roll out has been done in frequencies like 800mhz and the 2600mhz. The 1800mhz has been left for fringe locations, because most of the operators use 1800 in gsm.
The iPhone 5 will only work in Europe either gsm+LTE or wcdma+LTE and LTE only in 1800mhz.
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Woman jailed on chase chargesFebruary 13,2013An Oregon woman who allegedly led police on a high speed chase on Route 7 Monday was ordered not to drive under conditions imposed during her arraignment Tuesday.
Margaret A. Perry, 55, pleaded innocent in Rutland criminal court to misdemeanor charges of attempting to elude police and careless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
Judge Theresa DiMauro set bail at $1,500 for Perry, who lives in Portland, Ore. She is expected to post that amount today, according to court records. The judge also ordered Perry not to drive any motor vehicle.
Rutland Police said that Perry was stopped Monday on North Main Street after she was clocked driving 13 mph over the posted 35 mph speed limit.
During the stop, Police Lt. Kevin Geno said Perry confronted him and told him repeatedly to use his gun to shoot her.
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What kind of power plug is used in Ireland?
Is it the typical plug used in most of Europe? Or is it the British one?
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It's the same as the British one (Type G). (Type D) was once common and may be occasionally found. The voltage in Ireland is the same as the rest of Europe (220 volts).
Check the electrical outlet website for a list of the electrical plug types for the whole world.
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As others have mentioned, it's the same as the UK.
Ireland & the UK are quite culturally close (and were the same country until 1922), so anything bought in the UK would have to work in Ireland. There are numerous 'high street' UK chains operating in Ireland selling the same merchandise.


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Jan. 25, 2015
Russian businessmen say their meetings at World Economic Forum in Davos have been almost entirely with Chinese, Indian and Middle East partners or possible investors; it is stark demonstration of how sanctions imposed over war in Ukraine have hurt Russia's contacts with Europe and United States. MORE
Jan. 19, 2015
While Davos has long hosted controversial conversations, the issue of gay rights had seemed off limits at the World Economic Forum. This year, it's on the official agenda. MORE
Jan. 19, 2015
Oxfam releases study finding that world's richest 1 percent are set to control more than half of all global wealth by 2016, marking watershed in rise of income inequality; report, which comes days before annual World Economic Forum meeting, indicates that divide is starker than at any point in recent history. MORE
Jan. 27, 2014
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Jan. 26, 2014
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, famous networking blitz for global power elite, is increasingly a place where leading museum directors, arts leaders and university presidents clamor to make a case for culture and the humanities as a vital part of the global economy. MORE
Jan. 20, 2014
The leaders of some of the largest and most transformative companies are demonstrating, with their absence, the difficulty of convening a global conversation. MORE
Jun. 20, 2013
Advertising column; Creative for Good, initiative introduced by World Economic Forum, Advertising Council and Ketchum, offers creative public service announcements for inspiration. MORE
Jan. 28, 2013
Visitors to World Economic Forum attend meetings discussing future of massive open online courses, which are currently in test phases at number of prestigious universities; questions focus on what kind of economic model could eventually emerge to finance the operations. MORE
Jan. 21, 2013
Representatives from world's largest banks attending the World Economic Forum may find atmosphere more congenial than in recent years; growing number of government overseers feel it is time to begin relaxing strict regulations imposed on banks following the 2008 financial crisis. MORE
Sep. 6, 2012
World Economic Forum survey of 144 countries notes that a growing north-south divide is one of the factors at the heart of the continuing euro zone crisis; rankings show a vast difference between the best- and worst-performing nations in the 17-nation single currency area. MORE
Jan. 27, 2012
Lael Brainard, America's top financial diplomat, arrives in Davos, Switzerland, with the urgent task of persuading European leaders to contribute billions of euros to a bailout fund intended to head off a financial crisis; Brainard has developed a reputation as a calm but extraordinarily persistent negotiator, but many European policy makers bristle at the idea of American interference. MORE
Jan. 27, 2012
Discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, has shifted away from doomsday forecasts of an imminent euro collapse, focusing instead on the best way for the euro zone to weather an economic downturn and whether it can emerge stronger from the ordeal; leaders like Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany are displaying a renewed will to preserve the common currency. MORE
Jan. 26, 2012
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Jan. 26, 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking at the World Economic Forum, says Europe has made more progress on the sovereign debt crisis than foreign investors acknowledge; tones down her usual calls for budgetary austerity. MORE
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The grievance letter
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Often, the first step to resolving a problem at work will be to raise it informally with your manager or senior manager. It may be that approaching it in this way can resolve the matter quickly and successfully. However, if you are not out at work, or if you are not comfortable talking to your manager about the discrimination or bullying you are experiencing, then there are other routes you could try before using the formal grievance process.
If your workplace has a network group for lesbian, gay and bisexual employees then you could talk to them first about the difficulties you are experiencing. This may be a good place to go for both advice and support. It may also help you identify further courses of action, or useful people to approach within the organisation about your experiences.
Alternatively, you could talk to Stonewall. Our free info line (08000 50 20 20) can offer you information about sexual orientation equality in the workplace. If your employer is a member of our Diversity Champions scheme we may be able to give you a useful point of contact within your workplace who you could then talk to about the difficulties you are having. We can also direct you to gay-friendly solicitors or support groups in your area.
However, if the above approaches do not resolve the matter, then you could consider using your employer's formal grievance procedure. You should be able to find an outline of this procedure from:
• employee handbook
• human resources (HR) department
• contract of employment
• staff intranet
Employer grievance procedures are covered by the ACAS Code of Practice, which sets out what you and your employer should do to handle grievance cases. This code came into effect on 6 April 2009.
Many employees are concerned that if they raise a grievance they will be sacked or mistreated in their workplace. However, the law says that you shouldn't be dismissed for raising a genuine grievance about one of your statutory employment rights, for example, if you feel you have been discriminated against because of your sexual orientation. Neither should you suffer disadvantage (eg. not be promoted or lose overtime) for raising a genuine grievance over your employment rights.
According to the Code, your employer's grievance procedure could include the following steps:
• writing a letter to your employer
• meeting with your employer
• An appeal your employer's decision if unhappy
You should put the details of your grievance in writing and submit it to your employer. Make sure that you date the letter and keep a copy for yourself, as you may need it later on. Try to cover all the factual points of why you are making your grievance. Perhaps you can also include in your letter details of what you would like them to do in order to resolve the problem. For example, you may want an apology from them or your colleagues, or perhaps you would like to see some improved training on diversity or sexual orientation equality in the workplace.
After they have received your letter, your employer should arrange a meeting with you at a reasonable time and place to discuss the issues you raised in your grievance. You should make every effort to attend the meeting. You have a legal right to take a person with you to the meeting, and this should be a colleague or a Trade Union representative.
Some Trade Unions have specific groups or forums for lesbian, gay and bisexual members, which may be helpful if you feel uncomfortable about approaching your local representative. However, you first need to make a request in order to take someone with you to the meeting. If no colleague is willing to accompany you, and you are not a trade union member, ask your employer if you can bring a family member or a Citizens Advice Bureau worker with you to the meeting. Your employer does not have to agree to this.
During the meeting your companion can present on your behalf, or sum up your case, talk on your behalf, or discuss issues raised with you during the meeting. However, this person cannot actually answer questions directed at you on your behalf. If they are concerned about how they might be affected by coming to the meeting with you, assure them that they are protected from unfair dismissal or other mistreatment for supporting you.
Before attending the meeting it may help to put in writing things that you need to raise in the meeting, so you have a reminder in front of you in case you forget important points you want to make. This may be especially helpful if there have been a number of occasions when you have felt harassed or bullied or discriminated against.
It's up to your employer what format the meeting takes but usually they'll talk to you about the points you raise and let you comment or expand on them. This will help your employer to establish the facts about the problem and possibly think of ways of resolving the issues. It may be that your employer needs to investigate further, in which case they should rearrange to finish the meeting for a later date.
After the meeting, your employer should write to you to tell you what they have decided.
If you are not satisfied with your employer's decision, or you think the procedure followed was incorrect, you can make an appeal.
You should make your appeal as soon as you can, without an unreasonable delay. Your employer should give you enough time to make this appeal. You should make an effort to follow all your employer's procedures as any future Employment Tribunal will consider this when they make their judgment.
You should put in writing the details of your appeal- why you are making it and who you don't agree with the decision they have made. Where possible, a different and more senior manager should deal with your appeal.
The appeal hearing is similar to the original meeting, and you have a right to a companion, as before.
After the appeal meeting, your employer must tell you what they have decided. This is your employer's final decision.
If you have exhausted these procedures and are still unhappy with the decisions taken, then you could consider going to an employment tribunal: www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk.
There are time limits on how long you can wait before going to a tribunal. This is usually three months on from the incident about which you are raising a grievance. This means that you need to make sure the grievance process doesn't take you over this time limit.
On 29th July 2013 fees were introduced for claims and appeals to the Employment Tribunal. You can find details about these here.
Since the introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations in 2003 there have been a number of successful tribunal cases on the grounds of sexual orientation discrimination. You can find out more about them here.
There are other steps available other than formal grievances and tribunals. These could include:
For more information about these alternative procedures and how they might help you, see the ACAS website.


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Meryl Streep has had a legendary career. Take a look back at images of the Oscar-winning actress as she celebrates her 66th birthday.
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The Listener
Joined: 3/04/08
Originally posted by EagleDelta2
Nice try but I posted that 2 pages back and no one cared. Everyone on this thread has made up their mind already and would rather just keep arguing about why their particular brand of craziness is the best one. This ranges from "bots don't exist" to "it's part of the NCSOFT business model."
All this from an ANET post that said:
1. We are doing something about it
2. Stop addressing questions directly to us on this forum and just saying the same thing, you morons! Except they said it nicer than I would have.
3. Whoever thinks it's a good idea to post ambiguous screenshots with other player's personal info in these bot threads...give your head a shake.... Except they also said that in a nicer way than I would have.
i swear this forum is getting crazier by the day.
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Novice Member
Joined: 4/07/09
Originally posted by Iselin
Ahh, I didn't see your post. People just want to complain then.... I'll leave them to it.
Novice Member
Joined: 5/10/06
I'm so happy that NCsoft released Lineage 3.
I so missed playing with all the bots and grinding out my weapon like a madman.
Novice Member
Joined: 3/03/10
Originally posted by Macecard
No I use common sense. Look at the countless yt videos on this subject. Normal players do not run in a tiny circle, in exactly the same pattern 24/7. Did you look at or read anything at all?
Joined: 9/14/05
Splintered coast on my server in there is a train of bots on follow...8 of them with their pets completing the same loop over and over again killing everthing from the lab to the canyon on super speed mode. Been going for a couple of days now. Not to mention the karma leaches who stand with no armor on afk on the hill over by the lab getting killed over and over again by the kraits that spawn during the protect suplies event ( you get participation if you get hit)...and of course people always rez them. Pretty annoying tbh, but meh whatever.
Novice Member
Joined: 4/13/10
[mod edit] No one is exaggerating the problem. Botters are definitely an epidemic on my server, which is Yak's Bend. Go to the ridges along Trionic lattice In Frostgorge and there are 17 bots there most of them multiple accounts related to each other. There are about 5 more on the road just to the north killing the moas and mooses.It is almost impossible to farm there because they kill most mobs before you cna get to them. At both ends of the Penitent Path there are so many bots that they instantly obliterate most mobs before you can tag them. It is very hard to get loot there.
Botters are like other players in that they can pull mobs on you, and sometimes do if you're playing in their area.
Botters don't have to infest every single area of the server to be a major problem, just the ones most people are playing in now.
The remark from the developer was snide and condescending. Hourly updates? That's completely ridiculous. This from a company that had been silent about the issue for weeks and done nothing substantial to deal with it other than the DR crap, it's a pretty brazen statement, considering how angry they have made many players over this and many other issues.
Novice Member
Joined: 3/21/12
I think that ArenaNet's comment definitely had a note of irritation in it. Someone in PR was obviously getting tired of seeing the same thing posted over and over.
I think it's funny though... I remember laughing at the first few gold-sellers because their prices were worse than the gem-to-gold ratio offered through the TP. I kind of figured that with a good anti-bot system in place, GW2 would never be worth the majority of the botters' efforts, and that it would clean itself up before too long.
I mean, I've seen this exact same RMT cash-shop setup used before numbers of times, and in every case it wasn't at all worth the botters' time, so they by and large just left the game alone.
But without the baseline anti-bot measures in place, they're kind of free to do whatever they please; the botters' opportunity cost is really low compared to what it ought to be. So instead of leaving, they just screw with the market and out-bid ArenaNet on RMT sales, and voila! Money for them.
GW2 is going to have a long road to rid itself of bots because the TP market will have to stabilize before the RMT trades stabilize. Botters won't leave while they still have any kind of power over the market, and they'll do their best to keep things unstable for as long as they can.
And to make it worse, now that the botters have won once, they'll keep trying to do it again.
Novice Member
Joined: 7/07/07
Originally posted by Jyiiga
Sadly, I think anytime there has been an issue with account security on a popular game you are going to see an issue with bots. I'm glad to see they are taking an active stance to resolve it.
I do tend to agree that day by day updates on the matter are counter-productive.
Just report players you see botting and try not to let it vex you too badly.
Originally posted by ennymith
good thing this isnt an asian game then(Anet are based in belview washington....not asia)
good thing that the cash shop isnt like those asian f2p games where you p2w and have no option to trade in game gold for cash shop currancy....
btw, your not a very good troll, you lack subtlety and grace, your post is blatant trolling......sorry but....your fail it.
Originally posted by jpaprocki
there are reasons for this, one major one being, other mmo's that get alot of crap also charge you per month for the privlage of playing on top of the box price.
the game just came out and is still being debugged let alone polished and balanced.
the game isnt full of WoW kiddies who just want to be leet....you see alot of these "wow kiddies" here badmouthing gw2 for not being WoW, yet the same people claim to want something different from WoW......
I give most of the bugs a pass for now because, I have played other major and minor mmo's at launch(and before) and this is the smoothist launch I have seen for any mmo EVER, sure there are bugs, but no hours in que/cue, servers are stable, anet has been doing good at dealing with the few jerk players i have come across.
Yeah they are still working on bot issues, but honestly, even if they get rid of the obvious ones, they wont get rid of all the "stealth" ones(ones that are more human like.....the first bots for any mmo are very....noticeable, later bots tend to be harder to decern from real players)
on a side note: i enjoy crafting but I dont think its really bad that the game currently isnt revolving around low level crafters making bank off crafting.....even without the bots it wouldnt be like that because its to easy to get mats either from farming or from tp.....this isnt a game with artificial scarcity, they want people to have fun crafting not have to struggle hard to craft each item they make.....
Old School
Joined: 6/07/04
Normally I would applaud Anet but 3000 bans (and 1600 about a month ago). Is not enough. Whilst it is hyperbole to say they are everywhere they are clearly running rampant. Anet need to ban at least enough to deter at least casual botters. Hell I've been tempted.
Incidentally to those that say they have not seen them, that does not mean they are not there. I was playing an alt with my son in gendaran fields yesterday, he was oblivious to them until I pointed out a few. They where all over the place still incidentally.
Another mis conception is they use stolen accounts, this is just not so in the vast majority of cases. Casual botter might buy a second account to feed their 'main' but certainly don't steal accounts. Gold sellers want to retain botting accounts for as long as possible, using a stolen one is going to get them shut down quicker on balance than a bought one. Buying accounts is an operating cost. They might use stolen accounts to disburse purchases but not from botting.
I really don't understand why it is taking them so long to ban the obvious bots, at least the unsophisticated ones which take seconds to identify, even the better ones have jerky obvious movement though that will of course improve over time.
Novice Member
Joined: 4/07/09
Originally posted by Gorilla
Dude, that's 3000 bans in one day.... go back and reread that. I can't imagine they're handing out bans once a month.
Novice Member
Joined: 11/19/05
The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp.
Everyone gets annoyed and frustrated. That is understandable. Devs and forum mods more than some because they have to 'suck it up' and listen to the frustrations of the customers.
That said, they (particularly forum mods) are Customer Service reps. If they don't know how to post something politically 'correct' (as much as I hate being PC) when 50 or 60K of their subscribers (Okay, users since there aren't any subs) are hanging on thier every word, then they shouldn't be posting. Or let a good HR proofread before posting.
The last Mod statement before they closed that thread (which they made people use in the 1st place) could have said EXACTLY the same message, stated slightly differently and no one (well far fewer, some will always get their noses bent) would find fault in what was said.
It was unprofessional and stupid and it made me wonder for the 1st time (well openly wonder) why I would bother with thier forums.
I am glad they 'smote' 3K botters. Does that mean 3K botters are gone/banned? Warned? Temp lockout? We don't know. If they were banned, I think they would have said banned. Banned is final (well, semi-final in some cases but generally it means gone).
Also note that the Mod who said that later had to stop her 'cheery words' (needed badly at this point) because she was overstepping her mandate. She was rolling in the good will, then someone internally probably reminded her to stop encouraging the posters as they were again putting actual pics/links to pics on the site. That's a no-no.
End goodwill.
Positive and disappointing all in one go.
Edited - typo/missing word
Novice Member
Joined: 4/07/10
the truth is : bots are out of control and start to worry me and my coleagues it takes immersion so heavy in the game , just my 2 cents
Novice Member
Joined: 6/22/06
Haha funny.. I decided to play some GW2 today and went ahead and made a thief, hoping it would keep me entertained.
So I'm level 3 and i see this train of 7 players and was like wow, are these bots? multiboxing maybe?
Its just too bad. I was hyped up for this game since a year ago. Bought the pre-purchase when it was available. All in all, good game, but disappointed
Originally posted by kluu
my advice is to just report them and keep playing, they arent harming your gameplay exp any, and who knows how well the masures anet has been emplimenting server side are working to cut down their profits, it very well could be that they are getting far lower returns for their time then they where early on, and eventually many will leave for other mmo's where the time to profit margin is higher.....i mean, if in an hour they can make 20bucks rather then 5bucks, that would be a good reason for them to move to another game.(i have seen this happen)
one peice of advice, dont start a human if you dont want to be bored, among my friends we have agreed human start area is the worst of them all....sylvari and norn are the best, char and asura are in the middle(tho a couple are in love with the char....damn furries :P )
Old School
Joined: 6/07/04
Originally posted by EagleDelta2
The 'ban wave' might have occured on one day but that is from the imformation thay have gleened since the last 'ban wave' (which was end of september and 1600 accounts).
In any case what matters is they are still prolific and proliferating.
Oh and it does effect my game in numerous ways. Immersion as already mention. Also in some particular places it's hard to even tag a mob. The big one however is the economy which already has issues.
I am sure they will get on top of it, its hurting them more than us, it comes straight off their bottom line (undermining the gem store).
Novice Member
Joined: 5/24/12
well Anet is a title provider for NC-Soft. No funds for monitoring staff from NC.
If you ever played any other NC-Soft published titles you know what i mean they dont give a flying shit
bout bots n ploiters in general , when one is caught he doesnt get IP banned or anything ...hes still free to buy a new copy .
b2p&p2p maxed out at its best :P
Novice Member
Joined: 1/30/11
Ok. I'm officially someone who is seeing bots everywhere now.
Frostgorge Sound was covered with bots today. Everywhere I went, literally, as I was getting map completion of the zone. Until the Claw of Jormag event started up I didn't even think other players existed. But then suddenly there was a surge of people there, like out of nowhere. Which didn't really make me feel any better actually because prior to the dragon the only things in map chat were "is dragon up?", "ETA on dragon?", or "how soon drag?"
All feeling of immersion is gone when all I see is camping bots with bears, or a trail of guardians that all look like clones of each other, or an army of people swarming every dragon when they spawn, asking when they spawn, knowing when they spawn, waiting for them to spawn...
When Colin Johanson said, "We think Guild Wars 2 is one of the most enthralling online worlds ever created..." I'm now starting to question which definition of the word enthralling he meant;
1. to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, andvirtuosity enthrall her audiences.
2. to put or hold in slavery; subjugate: to be enthralled by illusions and superstitions.
Because right now I'm feeling more like number two with "dynamic" events being nothing more than an illusion of an immersive ever-changing world and all I see is a bunch of mindless thralls roaming it.
Wow...I really went negative.
Novice Member
Joined: 4/25/12
With all the problem's GW2 has been having between botter's, broken skill point challenges, broken DE's, and exploiter's. I really think Anet bit off more than they could chew perse. Imho they should have been testing core game mechanic's as much or more as they did server load stability. Am i getting annoyed with all the various issue's the game has? You bet I am. So I think except for the halloween event I will probably just take a break from the game, and check back every so often to see if they fixed enough issue's to make the game enjoyable to me again.


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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Filing for the vacant South Carolina Senate District 32 seat opened July 4 at noon.
State Rep. Carl Anderson, of Georgetown, filed for the seat the morning of July 7. Cezar McKnight and Rep. Ronnie Sabb, of Williamsburg County, filed July 7 and Samuel Floyd, of Williamsburg County, filed July 8.
As of 11 a.m. July 8, no other candidates have filed.
All four men filed with the Democratic Party.
Anderson said its very important for Georgetown to rally for this seat, specifically because of his efforts to obtain state and federal money for dredging the county port, which he said will lead to job creation in the county.
We havent had someone from Georgetown County in the Senate since Sen. Smith, said Anderson supporter Sam Marsh.
Its high time somebody from our town, our county represents us.
Another supporter, Jerome Johnson, said, This is our only hope for Georgetown.
The special election was called shortly after former Sen. John Yancey McGill vacated the seat to assume the role of lieutenant governor.
District 32 serves constituencies in Georgetown, Williamsburg, Florence, Berkeley and Horry counties.
The filing period will close July 14 at noon. Voters must be registered to vote in the primary election by Aug. 2.
The primary election, if necessary, will be held Sept. 2 and the primary election runoff, if necessary, is planned for Sept. 16.
Once the primary candidates are selected, the special election will take place with the general election on Nov. 4.
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