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BMW 4 Series Coupe review
The BMW 4 Series Coupe builds on the success of the 3 Series saloon with stunning looks, powerful engines and a practical interior
The latest incarnation of the BMW 3 Series is the best ever - finding a home on thousands of UK driveways since its release. However, the coupe and convertible models now fall under the 4 Series nameplate, distancing these sportier cars from the saloon on which they are based. The shift in naming policy also gives 4 Series buyers the chance to own something more exclusive and desirable.
You can't deny the 4 Series is a good looking car, with an athletic stance accentuated by wide rear wheelarches, swept back lights and flowing proportions. It dimensions are longer, lower and wider than the 3 Series Coupe it replaces, and the 4 only shares one piece of exterior bodywork with the 3 Series saloon - the bonnet.
On the engine front, the 4 Series comes with a comprehensive mix of petrol and diesel powerplants. Kicking off the petrol range is the 420i - a 2.0-litre petrol with 184bhp, then we move up to the 2.0-litre 428i with 245bhp and the 306bhp 435i six-cylinder unit.
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Trim levels consist of SE, Sport, Luxury and M Sport - the latter of which provides more aggressive, sporty styling with redesigned bumpers, larger alloy wheels and a suite of M badges on the exterior and interior of the car. There's also a 4 Series Convertible and 4 Series Gran Coupe four-door coupe available under the new model range.
Topping off the range is the performance M4 - putting out 431bhp, a 0-62mph time of 4.3 seconds (4.1 seconds if equipped with an auto' box) and a limited top speed of 155mph.
With an attractive design, strong engines and a practical interior, the BMW M4 is a very tempting car. However, it comes at a higher price than its predecessor and we recommend you specify the £750 optional dampers if you want a true BMW driving experience.
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The 4 Series feels an even more engaging car to drive than the accomplished 3 Series saloon. This is thanks to having the lowest centre of gravity of any BMW in the current range, a wider rear track and new springs and dampers.
Sharp, fast and accurate steering is matched to a lovely rear-wheel-drive handling balance, while there's plenty of feedback, too. A little bit of body movement is noticeable, but aside from a slightly rigid ride at low speeds – on account of the run-flat tyres – the BMW is smooth enough.
If you want tighter responses, go for the 4 Series M Sport, but the SE is still lighter and faster to respond than its most direct rivals. You get sharp throttle response, especially with the Drive Performance Control set to Sport mode – providing the best steering weighting for keen drivers.
There's a bit of vibration in the gearlever during the operation of the stop-start system and, as with all four-cylinder BMW diesels, the engine rattles a bit at low revs and at idle. But the 184bhp 2.0-litre smooths out when worked hard and is hushed at cruising speeds.
Specifying an auto transmission adds £1,550 to the price and lowers emissions by 3g/km, but the standard six-speed manual box offers a beautifully precise shift action.
BMW has added its xDrive four-wheel drive system to the range this time. It comes as standard on cars with the most powerful 435d diesel engine, and gives the 4 Series a planted, secure feel on the road. It also allows you to make the most of the engine's power when accelerating out of tight bends, and increases the front-end's willingness to hold its line through corners.
As the xDrive system hangs lower under the car, it can't be had with the lowered M Sport suspension, although adaptive dampers can be fitted as they don't affect the ride height.
In our most recent test, the 4 Series came equipped with the £750 optional Adaptive M Sport suspension, but without it, the car doesn't have the taut body control of the AMG version of the Mecedes C-Class Coupe. If you want tighter responses, there's always the M Sport version.
Even so, the SE is lighter and faster to respond than its rivals here. You get sharp throttle response, especially with the Drive Performance Control set to Sport mode – this setting also provides the best steering weighting for keen drivers. There's a bit of vibration in the gearlever during the operation of the stop-start system, and as with all four-cylinder BMW diesels, the engine rattles a bit at low revs and at idle.
But the 181bhp 2.0-litre smooths out when worked hard and is hushed at cruising speeds. Specifying an auto transmission adds £1,525 to the price and lowers emissions by 3g/km, but the standard six-speed manual box offers a beautifully precise shift action.
BMW has added its xDrive four-wheel drive system to the range this time. It comes as standard on cars with the most powerful 435d diesel engine, and gives the 4 Series a planted, secure feel on the road.
It also allows you to make the most of the engine's power when accelerating out of tight bends, and increases the front-end's willingness to hold its line through corners. As the xDrive system hangs lower under the car, it can't be had with the lowered M Sport suspension, although adaptive dampers can be fitted as they don't affect the ride height.
MPG, CO2 and running costs
To go with its more desirable and exclusive looks, the 4 Series has a price premium to take into account - costing around £3,000 more than the equivalent 3 Series to buy. However, each model claims marginally better performance, fuel economy and CO2 figures than the equivalent 3 Series. These will obviously fall if you drive enthusiastically, but the 4 Series' aerodynamic body will help cut fuel bills on a long motorway cruise.
The 8-speed automatic gearbox claims better fuel economy figures than the manual 'box, as well as being smooth and quick to change gear. Overall, the 420d takes some beating. Emissions of just 124g/km mean low tax bills for company car drivers.
Adding to the financial appeal – and making it easy for BMW owners to budget for maintenance – is a fixed-price servicing package, which provides five years or 50,000 miles of cover for just £425.
The icing on the cake is the class-leading 51.5 per cent residual prediction, which means the BMW will be worth around £4,000 more than its rivals after three years.
Interior, design and technology
First impressions count when buying a coupe, and the 4 Series certainly hits the spot here. Its relationship to the 3 Series is clear, but it only shares the bonnet with the saloon and is different enough to be able to justify its place in a separate model range under the 4 Series moniker.
SE models come with 17-inch alloy wheels, xenon lights and black vents in the famous BMW kidney grilles. There's a range of alloy wheel options available at extra cost, so you'll easily be able to spec a 4 Series to your tastes. If you want more aggressive styling, the M Sport comes with sportier bumpers, side skirts and detailing at a cost of £3,000 over the SE model.
On the inside, the layout will be familiar to anyone who's been in a 3 Series, with a logical, smart design combined with an upmarket feel. Highlights include slender buttons for the audio and heating controls, as well as the excellent central infotainment screen, controlled by BMW's revised touchpad iDrive controller.
Standard kit includes Bluetooth, a DAB radio, cruise control, leather seats and an extended interior lighting pack, while options like £230 brushed aluminium trim, £215 anthracite headlining and £1,990 Professional Media Pack and navigation create even more of a premium feel. Better still, a low-set driving position enhances the car's sporty personality.
Inside, the layout will be familiar to anyone who's driven a 3 Series, with the same combination of an upmarket feel and a simple and smart layout. Highlights include the slender buttons for the air-con and audio system, as well as the excellent central infotainment screen, while the 4 Series also benefits from BMW's revised touchpad iDrive controller.
Standard kit includes Bluetooth, a DAB radio, cruise control, leather seats and an extended interior lighting pack, while our car was given more of a special feel by its £230 brushed aluminium trim, £215 anthracite headlining and £1,990 Professional Media Pack and navigation. As you'd expect, fit and finish are first rate, with top-notch materials used throughout. Better still, a low-set driving position enhances the car's sporty personality.
Practicality, comfort and boot space
The 4 Series is surprisingly practical for a two-door coupe. Up front, there's plenty of room for drivers of all shapes and sizes, with good all-round visibility.
In the rear, there's more space for two adults when compared with its two main premium rivals - the Mercedes C-Class Coupe and the Audi A5, even with a curved roofline that impinges on headroom slightly.
Boot capacity is decent, too. At 445 litres it's just 35 litres shy of the 3 Series saloon - and is accessed by a simple wave of the foot under the rear bumper, so long as you have the key in your pocket.
BMW's optional ConnectedDrive is available, allowing the car to connect to the internet and give you accurate real-time traffic alerts. xDrive four-wheel drive versions are sure to be popular in the mixed weather conditions we get in the UK while the 435d twin-turbo diesel comes with it as standard.
Reliability and Safety
The BMW 4 Series uses many of the same mechanical and electronic components as the current 3 Series, so you can buy the coupe safe in the knowledge that it should be a trouble-free ownership experience.
The latest 3 Series placed at an impressive 14th in our 2014 Driver Power survey, with BMW itself reaching 10th place in the manufacturer rankings - just behind Mercedes and two places ahead of Audi.
As you'd expect, the 4 Series can be specified with a host of extra safety equipment, including lane departure warning, a reversing camera, head-up display and active cruise control. Throw in a three-year unlimited mileage warranty and 36 months roadside assistance and owning a 4 Series should be fairly fuss-free.
The 4 Series hasn't been tested by Euro NCAP, but the 3 Series received the full five stars when it was tested, so it should be just as safe.
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New model (well new name) yet still as ugly as sin!! When are they going to ditch that awful grill and lights!!
so speaks an envious person who cant afford a BMW........
Baaaa, so speaks a sheep..
Anyone who describes this car as ugly needs a trip to specsavers.
I could understand an argument about the price, or the ride being hard... But the attractiveness... Sorry but that's just bitter BMW hater talk which everyone can see straight through.
What a ridiculous, absolutely ludicrous, and frankly embarrassing comment. There are literally billions of BMWs clogging up the roads today. Virtually everyone has one/had one, and those that don't simply do not want one - otherwise they'd buy one! The vast majority of BMWs are family cars/rep mobile diesels and are probably worth less than £10k, or are company "rep-mobiles" (worth £12k when back on the forecourt!) and are considered "run of the mill" and "ordinary" and many are worth less than a new Ford KA (which most of these BMW drivers probably couldn't afford, if you checked their income or bank accounts). Why is it that BMW drivers always bleat on about how "everyone else is jealous" or "envious"? Comments like that speak volumes about many people who drive BMWs today. You are very much deluded my friend, and I suspect that that delusional image is the primary reason why you bought a BMW in the first place.
Hahahahaha bless ya little cotton socks, I don't pay for my cars they are bought brand new for me at what ever spec I would like, not only could I afford the 4 series I could crash it for fun and have another one given to me free of charge. Who's envious now??
Spot on Petrol head! It just makes me laugh that those BMW die hards are happy to be ripped off so much when buying new. They are over priced, under spec'ed and literally nothing special at all. I would rather have a Mondeo than a 3. Its less common, has better equipment, a nicer ride (no stupid run flats!!) and more space. If you remove the badge and let people see on paper about each car I would bet no one would pick the BMW.
Paddy Stig, I don't hate BMW's I have driven an M3 and would own one as a track car in a heartbeat as long as I didn't have to look at it. I just don't understand them and looks of a car is always subjective. Its down to my OPINION and I do not like the kidney grill and the circle lights that haven't changed much in the last 20 years. The styling down the flanks looks like a pure after thought along with the silly little grill in the front wing.
For example, some people think the ginger one from Girls Aloud is ugly, I'd donk it all night long! All in the eyes of the beholder and this monstrosity does not catch my eye in the slightest and don't even get me started on the interior!
Wow. At least you can clearly see that it is a BMW. They could have just made the badge 20X bigger like they have with most other cars these days. Obviously a love / hate thing I would have thought. Can't please everyone.
Oh dear! Love 'em or hate 'em, they will still sell well new and used. Millions of us out there can't all be wrong! True, the styling went awry with the "Bangle Bungle" era but the leasing fleets bought them by the transporter load and the Company car pecking order included them and Merc C classes. Lots of Company Car drivers ditched the Omegas and Mondeos - especially the later bloated and ugly ones - and drove Beemers and Mercs.
Disappointingly bland 'ovoid looks
Totally agree with you 'PetrolHead' -couldn't have put it better myself! What these die hard BMW fanboys seem to forget is that pretty much every motorist could own a BMW if they wanted too - especially used. I am one such person - I have never owned a BMW or any any other obvious 'prestige' brand yet I could quite easily if I wanted too. I choose to drive a car which I feel has all the ability of an equivalent BMW etc but doesn't carry a 'prestige' badge.
What's up with the gay little exhaust pipes? Even on the 435i?! They brought forward a great looking prototype and launched another crap! Extremely disappointing. I own the e63 and e60. They're older models, but at least I can tell them apart. Everyone saw Audi's mistake from a few years back, all their cars looked the same. They are fixing it, while BMW, never having this problem, wants it now. Fire your one-hit crappy designer and hire a guy that who won't slack off and just perpetuate a design throughout your whole line of cars. ;-)
what is your job? and how does one get that job? and put in a word for me, cool?
Consider it done pal. "Random guys says can he have a job?" "yeah no problem!" ;)
Was looking forward to the 4 series, but there's something that don't look quite right with the front of this car. Whether its the pinched grilled or slanted lights. It looks awkward. The 3 coupe was a balanced good looking car.
£3k more for 2 less doors and dodgy access to the rear seats - and 4 seats, not 5? Nope, I'll stick with my 3 series thankyou! However, it will sell to the 30 something "professional" wanabees with no kids
so good luck to 'em!
This is the best looking BMW to date. I don't understand all this whining about its looks and prices. Don't like it, can't afford it or can't be arsed? Then move along!! Nobody is forcing it on you!


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Associate Professor.
Research Article
The partition of unity finite element method for elastic wave propagation in Reissner–Mindlin plates
Article first published online: 20 NOV 2006
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1932
Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Volume 70, Issue 12, pages 1451–1479, 18 June 2007
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Hu, N., Wang, H. H., Yan, B., Fukunaga, H., Roy Mahapatra, D. and Gopalakrishnan, S. (2007), The partition of unity finite element method for elastic wave propagation in Reissner–Mindlin plates. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng., 70: 1451–1479. doi: 10.1002/nme.1932
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- Article first published online: 20 NOV 2006
- Manuscript Accepted: 29 SEP 2006
- Manuscript Revised: 26 SEP 2006
- Manuscript Received: 24 MAR 2006
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- wave propagation;
- dispersion;
- Reissner–Mindlin plate;
- shear locking;
This paper reports a numerical method for modelling the elastic wave propagation in plates. The method is based on the partition of unity approach, in which the approximate spectral properties of the infinite dimensional system are embedded within the space of a conventional finite element method through a consistent technique of waveform enrichment. The technique is general, such that it can be applied to the Lagrangian family of finite elements with specific waveform enrichment schemes, depending on the dominant modes of wave propagation in the physical system. A four-noded element for the Reissner–Mindlin plate is derived in this paper, which is free of shear locking. Such a locking-free property is achieved by removing the transverse displacement degrees of freedom from the element nodal variables and by recovering the same through a line integral and a weak constraint in the frequency domain. As a result, the frequency-dependent stiffness matrix and the mass matrix are obtained, which capture the higher frequency response with even coarse meshes, accurately. The steps involved in the numerical implementation of such element are discussed in details. Numerical studies on the performance of the proposed element are reported by considering a number of cases, which show very good accuracy and low computational cost. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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As the final few minutes drew to a close for the first #FreedomHack last weekend, the mood was electric. This was felt both in the open and colorful space of a startup incubator in Washington DC, as well as the more austerely appointed offices of Amnesty International in Mexico City. The winners were about to be announced.
Over 60 hackers and activists had dedicated their weekend to participate in #FreedomHack – a hackathon for good. Working through the night, they developed tools to enable journalists & activists in dangerous areas like Mexico and Syria to safely deliver their stories to the world. The next few minutes would determine who would take home the giant trophies, gain the admiration of their peers, and the collegial envy of the other competitors.
What is a "hackathon"?
For those that have never seen or participated in a "hackathon", it is an amazing experience that brings together a group of "makers" (usually coders) to spend a short amount of time (usually about 24hrs), trying to develop an entire product or company. Upon completion, their projects are presented on stage, judged, and prizes awarded. Hackathons are held around the world, and many of the tools we use every day were conceived in these 24hr marathons.
However #FreedomHack is quite different from a run-of-the-mill event. The event, came from an unprecedented partnership between tech startups and NGOs and born of a common desire to help the amazing people who put their lives on the line every day to enact change.
The event was created by Cont3nt.com – a startup that built a real-time market for breaking news,and CommunityRED – a non-profit organization that helps create security tools for activists; as well as Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, Sunlight Foundation, and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting.
In a hackathon-first, the event was held simultaneously in Washington DC, USA & Mexico City, Mexico – with participants present virtually via Skype calls projected in both locations.
This experience connected two groups that almost never meet – foreign activists and journalists on the front lines of fighting for a free press, and US-based developers and innovators from the technology fields.
Why Mexico?
As many of you may know, journalists and activists in dangerous environments are often targeted and rarely safe. Reporters Without Borders consistently ranks Mexico among the worst places for journalists and netizens, the numbers of those killed, attacked or threatened in the course of their work has skyrocketed since 2010.
In Mexico, reporting within the context of the fight against organized crime has resulted in a culture of fear and self-censorship where incidents of violence perpetrated by criminal networks and Mexican security forces alike go unreported. Journalists and citizen reporters need secure methods to allow them to deliver their stories without fear of retaliation—a vital component of exercising the right to freedom of expression.
The Participants
Of the participants in DC half were tech and cyber security professionals with skills in writing code; the other half was comprised of journalists and activists that understood and could explain the issues being faced.
Teams were formed with members from both sides of the house, to create the best possible project. From Mexico, activists gave presentations, provided guidance to real-world problems, and served as mentors to the teams throughout the weekend.
Many teams worked through the night to maximize their time on projects. At around 5am the couches and easy chairs were littered with hackers taking a much deserved rest, but most were up and working again by 8am. Then it was a race to finish your video walk-through and practice your pitch while #FreedomHack mentors acted like sounding boards and advisors.
The Presentations
Around 2pm on Sunday it was time for presentations – six judges sat on the panel and others video conferenced from Mexico. Hackers lined up next to the stage as the MCs and organizers – Anton Gelman of Cont3nt.com and Shanua Dilavou of CommunityRED hyped up the audience and the judges introduced themselves.
The presentations kicked off with a bang – a team called "Portkey" (think Harry Potter) created a digital dead drop using a new technology called Near Field Communication (NFC). It would allow journalists and activists under surveillance to leave dead drop messages to each other using little stickers that contained data. The stickers can be placed anywhere and the receiving party would just need to swipe their phone nearby to collect the information without watchers being the wizer.
This presentations was followed by SMS community builders "VozLocal" that enabled any bystanders to send anonymous messages to inform the community of areas or blocks that were currently dangerous – for example if some dangerous people were seen walking into an alley, or if gunshots were heard. The information would be anonymized and delivered to help protect the community.
Next up were two projects created by some of the organizers of the event who did not want to sit idly by while the hackers had all the fun. A mapping visualization of tweets called "Top Citizen Journalist Countries" would query from the Twitter firehose and identify incidences of citizen journalism and breaking news from around the world. Project "Journalists Under Fire" by volunteer and Data Scientist Sean Gonzales crunched the numbers on journalists killed or wounded in the past decade and identified trends not visible with the naked eye.
Team "Activists Sec" was the largest by size with over 10 members – they created an illustrated guide to keeping secure in dangerous environments. Their project explained complex security procedures to activists to make sure that they could actually understand and implement the complex security tools that are required to keep safe.
Another SMS-based project "Northur" enabled activists to find places of shelter in hostile territories by anonymously requesting aid, with the goal of taking activists off the street and getting them help whenever possible.
The event was wrapped up by "Awesome Security" (aka Panic Button) which built project improvements to Amnesty International's upcoming Panic Button open source project.
The Panic Button is an Android app to be released in the coming months that allows journalists to discretely to notify friends and family if they have been captured or arrested.
Team Awesome Security added much needed improvements to hide the app from the operating system, made it easier to launch, and adding Guardian Mode that protects the activist even if the device is taken away. The new mode enables a journalist to set a timer when going into a potentially dangerous situation, if the timer is not disarmed within a set period of time, the app sends an automatic alert.
The Winners
Finally, it was time for the judging – and it was a heated debate since all the projects were within a single point of each other. The judging criteria was to rate the projects on a combination of how interesting they were, their technical complexity, and their potential value in the field.
Team "Portkey" took the prize for best original hack, "Security Toolkit" took the trophy for documentation and activism, and "Awesome Security" won the best open-source hack as well as the overall grand prize.
Celebrations continued after judging and before long it was time for team members to return home. But they could return knowing that they had just spent 24 hours to help save lives and help make the world a better, safer place to live.


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Growing backlash to government surveillance
Software engineer and entrepreneur Jeff Lyon stands for a photo in San Jose, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Lyon spent Labor Day weekend developing "Flagger," a program that adds words like "blow up" and "pressure cooker" to web addresses that users visit. "The goal here is to get a critical mass of people flooding the Internet with noise and make a statement of civil disobedience,' he said. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — From Silicon Valley to the South Pacific, counterattacks to revelations of widespread National Security Agency surveillance are taking shape, from a surge of new encrypted email programs to technology that sprinkles the Internet with red flag terms to confuse would-be snoops.
Policy makers, privacy advocates and political leaders around the world have been outraged at the near weekly disclosures from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden that expose sweeping U.S. government surveillance programs.
"Until this summer, people didn't know anything about the NSA," said Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University co-director Amy Zegart. "Their own secrecy has come back to bite them."
Activists are fighting back with high-tech civil disobedience, entrepreneurs want to cash in on privacy concerns, Internet users want to keep snoops out of their computers and lawmakers want to establish stricter parameters.
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December 14, 2005
LOS ANGELES - Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR), a national human rights organization dedicated to ending sexual violence behind bars, has appointed two veteran human rights professionals to serve as Co-Executive Directors.
"The appointment of Lovisa Stannow and Kathy Hall-Martinez will add even greater momentum to SPR's uniquely important work," said T.J. Parsell, President Elect of SPR's Board of Directors. "We're extremely pleased to have both Kathy and Lovisa on board. Their experience and vision will allow SPR to make unprecedented advances in the fight to protect prisoners from sexual violence."
SPR is the only organization in the country that focuses
its work exclusively on the problem of prisoner rape.
SPR was instrumental in the passage of the Prison Rape
Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003, the first-ever federal
legislation to address sexual abuse in detention. A
key aspect of SPR's work is to monitor the implementation
of PREA to ensure that prisons and jails enforce a "zero-tolerance"
policy toward prisoner rape.
Ms. Stannow is a journalist who has worked in international human rights and communications for the past two decades, frequently based in war zones and areas of humanitarian disaster. Prior to joining SPR, she served as the Executive Director of the Pacific Institute for Women's Health and as the West Coast Director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Ms. Stannow joined SPR's Board of Directors in 2002 and has served as the organization's Acting/Deputy Executive Director since 2004.
Ms. Hall-Martinez is an international human rights attorney. Before coming to SPR, she was the Director of the International Legal Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York. In that capacity, she worked with women's rights advocates worldwide to improve national legislation and to ensure proper implementation of international human rights instruments. Ms. Hall-Martinez currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) and previously was a lawyer in private practice and a law clerk for a federal district court judge in New York.
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Gilmanton School District doesn't need its own superintendent
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The building which houses SAU 79, Gilmanton School District, is up for sale. It is used for the superintendent's office, staff and equipment. Soon, all of the above will be looking for a new home and asking the taxpayers to foot the cost. Since the present population at the Gilmanton School exceeds the recommended capacity, the School Board will come to us to ask for other accommodations.
Since 2012, the superintendent has reduced his position from full time to only two days a week. The question is do we need a superintendent at all?
An easy fix for this upcoming problem would be to dissolve the SAU and hire a school administrator to work out of the Gilmanton School and to continue the financial administrator's contract with Gilmanton but not necessarily supply an office for this position.
What we have is a School Board that has relied upon their superintendents for much too long to do their job and have become nothing more than a "Rubber Stamp Board". Case in point is a recent debacle regarding the replacement of the school's underground fuel oil storage tank (see School Board Minutes for July 9, 2013). This project was brought to them for approval, they did not do any research into it, approved and spent money for it, then realized they couldn't get that money back once they found that the project wasn't to be done. This ended with the expenditure of nearly $18,000 of surplus funds for a" project to nowhere".
This sort of abuse has been going on for much too long without true oversight. The N.H. Department of Education has no oversight of our budget. The N.H. Department of Revenue has no authority to tell the School Board how to budget or spend. Only we, the taxpayers, have that authority but we are not using it.
It is time to reduce the budget by ridding the town of the SAU and to begin to force our elected School Board to become responsible fiscal agents.
Our town must begin to make time to look into School Board decisions and expenditures with a curious eye instead of giving them a blank check. Remember YOU are holding the purse, not the School Board, so only YOU can tighten those purse strings and make them accountable.
Remember, it's YOUR MONEY.
Elena Ball
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Soccer-Ivory Coast realise size of challenge, says Drogba
RUSTENBURG, South Africa, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast are under no illusions about how difficult it will be to win the African Nations Cup, the favourites' captain Didier Drogba said after a nervous 2-1 opening win over Togo on Tuesday.
"Of course we want to win but 15 other teams want to win as well," Drogba told reporters at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace.
Rio reviews Mozambique as miners retreat from big plans
JOHANNESBURG/LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Rio Tinto
has begun a review of its Mozambique coal mining
operations which cost it a $3 billion write-off, reconsidering
development plans, partners and its options for getting the coal
from pit to port.
Rio's troubles in Mozambique offer a cautionary tale on big
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control spending and improve returns.
Anger and disbelief greet Amplats mine closures
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sweat and dust, workers at Anglo American Platinum's
Khuseleka mine in South Africa emerged from a gruelling
underground shift on Tuesday to be told they were among 14,000
people about to lose their jobs in a massive corporate shake-up.
Their reactions ranged from disbelief to despair to anger,
suggesting the restructuring by parent company Anglo American
could trigger another wave of labour unrest in the
world's leading producer of the precious metal.
Tata Steel KZN shuts furnaces to aid S.Africa's Eskom – sources
JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) – Tata Steel KZN, a subsidiary of the Indian steel maker (TISC.NS: Quote, Profile, Research), has shut two ferrochrome furnaces in South Africa for two months to help power utility Eskom manage a tight electricity supply, industry sources said on Friday.
Officials at Tata Steel KZN and Eskom ESCJ.UL declined to comment.
Under deals with Eskom, companies agree to temporarily suspend production, allowing the utility to buy back the energy that would have been used by the furnaces and feed it back to its starved electricity grid.
Mozambique to tax capital gains at fixed rate of 32 pct
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Mozambique will apply a 32
percent tax on future sales of local assets by foreign companies
operating in the emerging coal and gas producer as it seeks a
greater share of profits from its mineral wealth, a tax official
said on Monday.
Several oil and mining majors have rushed in to Mozambique
to seek opportunities in what is expected to become one of the
world's leading coal and gas exporters and the tax will affect
future sales of assets located in the southern African state.
Nelson Mandela had gallstones removed, recovering: South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Nelson Mandela, the 94-year-old former South African president and Nobel Peace laureate hospitalized with a lung infection, has successfully undergone a procedure to have gallstones removed, the government said on Saturday.
"The former president underwent a procedure via endoscopy to have gallstones removed. The procedure was successful and Madiba is recovering," President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement, using Mandela's clan name.
S.Africa's Mandela had gallstones removed, recovering-govt
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Nelson Mandela, the
94-year-old former South African president and Nobel Peace
laureate hospitalised with a lung infection, has successfully
undergone a procedure to have gallstones removed, the government
said on Saturday.
"The former president underwent a procedure via endoscopy to
have gallstones removed. The procedure was successful and Madiba
is recovering," President Jacob Zuma's office said in a
statement, using Mandela's clan name.
Mozambique to use gas to build industrial base, LNG exports
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Mozambique plans to take
advantage of massive gas reserves to develop domestic industries
as well as export liquefied natural gas, boosting government
revenue by $6-$8 billion a year, the latest draft of its master
plan showed.
Some 150 trillion cubic feet of gas have been found off its
shores so far, enough to supply Germany, Britain, France and
Italy for 15 years, and the government and companies scouting
wells have estimated there may be potential to double that
Mozambique's coal boom will happen, just not yet
MAPUTO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Depressed coal prices, tight
capital markets, shoddy railways and ports have cooled
Mozambique's coal bonanza and will delay export projects aimed
at supplying booming demand in Asia.
The former Portuguese colony has been the new darling of the
industry, with its north-central Tete province boasting some of
the world's largest untapped reserves of thermal coal for power
generation and coking coal for steel production.
Sasol sees solid year earnings, production
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African petrochemicals group Sasol (SOLJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said its expectations for a strong year had been boosted by a good quarterly performance at its synthetic fuels unit.
"We remain confident that, based on the production guidance and our macroeconomic assumptions, we will deliver solid operational performance and earnings for the (2012/13) financial year," chief financial officer Christine Ramon said on Monday.


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(d) Regional reporting and aggregation
The Secretary shall make information obtained under this subchapter available to the public only in a manner that—
(1) ensures that the information is published on a national and a regional or statewide basis as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;
(e) Adjustments
Prior to the publication of any information required under this subchapter, the Secretary may make reasonable adjustments in information reported by packers to reflect price aberrations or other unusual or unique occurrences that the Secretary determines would distort the published information to the detriment of producers, packers, or other market participants.
(f) Verification
The Secretary shall take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary to verify the accuracy of the information submitted or reported under part B, C, or D of this subchapter.
(g) Electronic reporting and publishing
(1) In general
The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide for the reporting and publishing of the information required under this subchapter by electronic means.
(2) Improvements and education
(A) Enhanced electronic publishing
The Secretary shall develop and implement an enhanced system of electronic publishing to disseminate information collected pursuant to this subchapter. Such system shall—
(i) present information in a format that can be readily understood by producers, packers, and other market participants;
(iv) present comparative information for prior reporting periods, as the Secretary considers appropriate; and
(B) Education
The Secretary shall carry out a market news education program to educate the public and persons in the livestock and meat industries about—
(h) Reporting of activities on weekends and holidays
(1) In general
Livestock committed to a packer, or purchased, sold, or slaughtered by a packer, on a weekend day or holiday shall be reported by the packer to the Secretary (to the extent required under this subchapter), and reported by the Secretary, on the immediately following reporting day.
(i) Effect on other laws
Nothing in this subchapter, the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999, or amendments made by that Act restricts or modifies the authority of the Secretary to—
Source(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 251, as added Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 911(2),Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1200; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title XI, § 11001(a)(1),May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1350; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XI, § 11001(a)(1),June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2112.)
References in Text
The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999, referred to in subsec. (i), is title IX of Pub. L. 106–78, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1188, which is set out as a note under section 1635 of this title.
The Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, referred to in subsec. (i)(1), is act Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, 42 Stat. 159, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 181 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 181 of this title and Tables.
Pub. L. 110–234and Pub. L. 110–246made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234were repealed by section 4(a) ofPub. L. 110–246.
2008—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 110–246, § 11001(a)(1), amended subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide for the reporting and publishing of the information required under this subchapter by electronic means."
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234by Pub. L. 110–246effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 ofPub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
Implementation of Enhanced Electronic Publishing
Pub. L. 110–234, title XI, § 11001(a)(2),May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1351, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XI, § 11001(a)(2),June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2112, provided that:
"(A) Enhanced reporting.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and implement the system required under paragraph (2)(A) of section 251(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636 (g)), as amended by paragraph (1), not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary determines sufficient funds have been appropriated pursuant to subsection (c) [122 Stat. 2113].
"(B) Current system.—Notwithstanding the amendment made by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall continue to use the information format for disseminating information under subtitle B [7 U.S.C. 1635 et seq.] of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [June 18, 2008] at least until the date that is two years after the date on which the Secretary makes the determination referred to in subparagraph (A)."
[Pub. L. 110–234and Pub. L. 110–246enacted identical provisions. Pub. L. 110–234was repealed by section 4(a) ofPub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.]
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Career Outcomes & Job Titles
People who choose an online K-12 education degree are often licensed K–12 teachers and other education professionals interested in improving student achievement in their own classroom, coaching other instructors in a school- or district-level position, or becoming a community college instructor.
Potential Employment Settings
- Adult education program
- Alternative school
- Charter school
- Community or technical college
- Continuing education program
- Corporation
- Curriculum development company
- International school
- Language school (abroad, in the U.S., or online)
- Military
- Nonprofit organization
- P–12 public or private school
- School district office
- State education department
Common Job Titles/Positions*†
- Adjunct or part-time faculty
- Adult basic education teacher/tutor
- Community education teacher/tutor
- Curriculum specialist
- Director of curriculum
- ELL/ESL/ESOL coordinator or supervisor
- Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
- Teacher of English as a Second Language (TESL)
- Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Testing/assessment coordinator
*These examples are intended to serve as a general guide. Many factors determine what position an individual may attain and Capella can't guarantee a graduate will secure any specific job title.
†Some positions require licensure and/or other designations. We encourage you to research requirements for your job target and career goals.
School of Education Master's Degree Graduates
Data from graduates across all Education masters programs have been combined for these Career Outcomes results.
Master's degree graduates from Capella's School of Education report satisfaction with their tasks and responsibilities and with salary and benefits. Two thirds of the respondents work in education - 38% in higher education and 28% in P-12 education.
Percentage of respondents who answered "satisfied" or "very satisfied"
Source: Responses to the Alumni Outcomes Survey one year after graduation. The data were collected during Q3 2011 – Q2 2012.
Many of our School of Education master's degree alumni report advancing in their careers or receiving a salary increase. They also indicate they have assumed a leadership role or received a promotion.
Percentage of respondents who indicated they had accomplished each item
Source: Responses to the Alumni Outcomes Survey one year after graduation. The data were collected during Q3 2011 – Q2 2012.


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A profile of the infamous terrorist hacker, Irhabi 007, who was arrested in London in the Fall of 2005.
Authors: Rita Katz, and Michael Kern
March 26, 2006
A profile of the infamous terrorist hacker, Irhabi 007, who was arrested in London in the Fall of 2005.
Micah Zenko covers the U.S. national security debate.
Janine Davidson examines the art, politics, and business of American military power.
Elliott Abrams gives his take on the Middle East and on democracy and human rights issues across the globe.
Ashley's War tells the poignant and gripping story of a groundbreaking team of female American warriors who served alongside Special Operations soldiers in Afghanistan. More
Smith's insightful book explores the policy issues testing the Japanese government as it tries to navigate its relationship with an advancing China. More
This revolutionary new look at volatility and crisis in oil markets explores the conditions in which oil supply fears arise, gain popularity, and eventually wane. More
Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing faster than in wealthier countries. The Independent Task Force outlines a plan for collective action on this growing epidemic.
This Independent Task Force asserts that elevating and prioritizing the U.S.-Canada-Mexico relationship offers the best opportunity for strengthening the United States and its place in the world.
Jarret Brachman, who tracks terrorist ideologies at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center, says al-Qaeda's figureheads are not among the...
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MINNEAPOLIS - A crime alert was sent out to students at the University of Minnesota after a series of robberies and assaults over the weekend.
"Most appear to be related," said Deputy Chief Charles Miner.
Four ofthoserobberies werein the span of just a couple of hours early Sunday morning. They happened between 1 and 4:45 a.m. The robberies occurred both on campus and just off campus near areas of student housing.
The four on Sunday were in addition to some six other similar crimes in the last two months and police are taking notice.
"Our officers will be out, particularly this weekend, in extra force. We'll have extra officers working, looking for this specific pattern. They'll be teaming up with Minneapolis police and Metro Transit police," said Miner.
Crimes like this are common this time of year due to the warm weather and the influx of students back on campus, but it's how these robberies are taking place that is different.
"Historically we have not had situations where people have been robbed in groups of people. This has been very unique. It's been both very large groups of suspects and very large groups of victims," he said.
In some cases, there have been up to five or six suspects reported and they are not afraid to go after people walking in groups. Many of the suspect descriptions are similar from case to case, police said.
Miner is quick to point out that they have made some progress in these cases. Four arrests have been made in the last few weeks.
He also says campus is still a very safe place to be. Students just need a reminder to be aware of their surroundings, don't text or listen to music while walking at night. Use the free escort service instead of walking alone, and if you're approached by someone who wants your stuff, just give it up.
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To protect public health, we closely regulate drinking water in Queensland.
The Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 applies to all drinking water service providers. In general this includes all councils or businesses involved in treating, transmitting or reticulating water for drinking purposes.
Each provider is required to have a Drinking water quality management plan (DWQMP) in place, and comply with the details of the plan.
As the Queensland Water Supply Regulator, we cooperate with providers to ensure their plans meet the requirements of the Act. More than 25 providers already operate under such plans.
This guide outlines the obligations of drinking water providers in Queensland.
Please note: we do not manage drinking water supplies. If you have a problem with the quality of your drinking water, please contact your provider. Your drinking water provider is responsible for providing a safe and reliable water supply, and to rectify any problems that may occur. The regulator does not have operational control of individual provider's systems, and does not intervene on behalf of a customer.


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During our server maintenance on August 28th, 2013 we implemented a new security feature to protect users from having their items stolen. As a result you may receive a message that says you have logged into a new device and are unable to trade for 15 days. If this is the case you will need to wait the 15 day period before you can trade from that device/browser, because you are on a device/browser that has not had Steam Guard enabled on your account for 15 days. Steam Support is unable to remove this restriction from your account.
You can continue to trade from any devices or browsers, that were authorized for at least 15 days.
To avoid this restriction from triggering you should not delete Steam cookies from your browser, deactivate Steam Guard on your account or reinstall the Steam client. If you have Steam Guard enabled currently and have had it enabled for 15 days on your account then you will be unaffected by this change.
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Judges are getting serious about policing fashion crimes says USA Today. A spate of new dress codes around the country have some wondering whether they've entered a courtroom or a Catholic school. In Delaware, skirts that fall four inches above the knee are prohibited. A traffic court in California has banned flip flops. And a Michigan man missed his hearing after he was sent home for wearing black jeans. Judges say the new rules are there to remind people that "courts are a place where serious business is conducted."
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