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(If I get some the parts and descriptions wrong, sorry I'm a newb)
So I was a very enthusiastic newbie a couple weeks back. I began riding my bike more and even commuting to work. Beginning last Thursday I was riding home from a great day at work in beautiful 60 degree weather when the chain on my mid 90s Trek 850 MTB began skipping. It usually skipped when I stood on the pedals for more power, but this day it was skipping about every 4 turns of the pedals. I made it home and looked at the bike, but didn't see anything outright wrong. So I went inside and began cooking dinner.
I took my bike into the LBS and they saw the teeth were worn down and 5 were broken off on two of my three front chain rings. That and a much needed tune up would cost at least $100. He also told me about their trade in program and that I could maybe get a decent new or used road bike (something I eventually want to get) and they could work on a deal with me. I have also had an offer to buy a used roadie from another person within these forums.
The only problem is that my girlfriend and I are closing on a new house in a month and a half and need to save a ton of dough for closing, and some vital appliances like a fridge (to keep beer cool) and a washer & dryer (to wash bike clothes after long rides). Basically I cannot spend a ton of cash right now, and do not want to make large purchases on my credit card.
Well it has been since Thursday when I last rode a bike and I do not feel the same anymore. I loved commuting and began to lose some weight too. I also wanted to take some weekend rides and my girlfriend wants to get into riding casually. I am feeling down about the whole thing, want to bike again and continue my quest to commute, lose weight, and just be on a bike.
What would the collective wisdom of BikeForums have to say? Any alternatives I could do? Should I bite the bullet and buy a new (maybe used) bike or fix my old one?
Thanks in advance, sorry for the long description.
The Kid


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Exxon's $40 billion in annual profits don't seem like a lot when you consider their $400 billion in sales. It takes giant projects to "move the needle" for the Big Unit. That means CEO Rex Tillerson has to make friends with potentates. In this picture from last April, Tillerson is meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin to iron out a joint venture between Exxon and Russia's state-controlled oil giant Rosneft. (Note: 2012 working interest production volumes calculated by Wood Mackenzie reflects oil plus the energy equivalent in natural gas.)
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Early voter turnout in the Maldives' controversy-ridden presidential polls was much lower than the annulled September 7 election, officials here said on Saturday amid
fading hopes of conducting a run-off tomorrow.
Elections Commission (EC) President Fuwad Thowfeek said, "Last time, a large number of people queued in the beginning. But we have no way of knowing the numbers on queue this time around. From the broadcasts on TV channels, we know that the number is lower."
Meanwhile, the EC has said that there was little hope of holding a run-off tomorrow as Jumhoory Party (JP) and Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) were yet to endorse the voters' lists.
If no candidate gets over 50 per cent of votes in today's balloting, a run-off will be required between the candidate who receives maximum number of votes and the runner-up.
Today's polls is Maldives' third attempt to elect a president in as many months. The country needs to have a new president in place by November 11 when the current President's term ends.
The EC had earlier scheduled the run-off for November 16, but brought it forward to tomorrow to avoid a constitutional crisis.
However, EC member Ali Mohamed Manik told news portal Haveeru that JP is yet to sign any lists for the run-off, while PPM has stopped signing them today.
"If there has to be a second round, it is to be held tomorrow. However, we are facing some obstacles," said Thowfeek.
The two parties had earlier scuttled preparations ahead of the October 19 vote, which was blocked by police at the eleventh hour. Former President Mohamed Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has endorsed the second round lists.
In today's voting, 46-year-old Nasheed's main challenger is Abdulla Yameen of PPM, the half-brother of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who was President from 1978 to 2008.
The third candidate is business and resort tycoon Qasim Ibrahim of the JP.
The political scene in Maldives has been in a state of flux since the country's first democratically elected President, Nasheed, resigned under duress in February 2012. He was succeeded by Vice-President Mohammed Waheed.
After casting his vote earlier today, Waheed told Minivan News that he felt he had left a good democratic legacy and hoped the transfer of power would be smooth.
"This vote is very important because the Maldivian people want to elect a new leader and they've been waiting for this for some time now. I hope this is all going to go well and soon


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Como a imprensa marrom é o carro chefe de notícias em um país minimamente informado, pouco culto e com a maioria do contingente humano em situação de analfabetismo funcional (se é que este termo realmente existe ou exprime alguma coisa), nos deparamos com os ciclos dos catastrofismos: morte, terrorismo, violência, terror.
E no mundo cercado por algo que os obtusos não entendem, a tecnologia do entretenimento, o solo fica mais fértil para a venda de reportagens sensacionalistas. Aproveitando as notícias recentes do binário: Vídeogames-Violência, fiz uma compilação do que a academia científica mundial tem a dizer. E, certamente, o mundo evolui pela ciência, não pelo oportunismo! Boa leitura!
Facts, common sense and numerous studies all refute the claim that there is a link between video games and violence. Blaming video games for violence in the real world is no more productive than blaming the news media for bringing violent crimes into our homes night after night. Numerous authorities have examined the scientific record and found that it does not establish any causal link between media content and real-life violence.
■ Violent crime, particularly among the young, has decreased dramatically since the early 1990s. During the same period of time, video games have steadily increased in popularity and use, exactly the opposite of what one would expect if there were a causal link.
■ Many games with violent content sold in the U.S. – and some with far more violence – are also sold in foreign markets. However, the level of violent crime in these foreign markets is considerably lower than that in the U.S., suggesting that influences such as the background of the individual, the availability of guns and other factors are more relevant to understanding the cause of any particular crime. In fact, an analysis by The Washington Post of the 10 largest video game markets across the globe found no statistical correlation between video game consumption and gun-related deaths.
■ Numerous authorities, including the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Surgeon General, Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission have examined the scientific record and found that it does not establish any causal link between violent programming and violent behavior. The truth is, there is no scientific research that validates a link between computer and video games and violence, despite lots of overheated rhetoric from the industry's detractors. Instead, a host of respected researchers has concluded that there is no link between media violence and violent crime.
"Psychological studies purporting to show a connection between exposure to violent video games and harmful effects on children do not prove that such exposure causes minors to act aggressively." — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, majority opinion in Brown v. EMA/ESA
Ferguson, Christopher J. and John Kimburn. "The Public Health Risks of Media Violence: A Meta-Analytic Review." Journal of Pediatrics 154 (2009): 759-763. Web. 10 Aug. 2011.
"This analysis does not find support for either a causal or correlational link between violent media and subsequent aggression in viewers. Why the belief of media violence effects persists despite inherent weaknesses of research is somewhat of an open question."
Ferguson, Christopher J., Stephanie M. Rueda, Amanda M. Cruz, Diana E. Ferguson, Stacey Fritz and Shawn M. Smith. "Violent video games and aggression: Causal relationship or byproduct of family violence and intrinsic violence motivation?" Criminal Justice & Behavior 35 (2008): 311-332. Web. 10 Aug. 2011.
"Two studies examined the relationship between exposure to violent video games and aggression or violence
in the laboratory and in real life. Study 1 participants were either randomized or allowed to choose to play a violent
or nonviolent game. Although males were more aggressive than females, neither randomized exposure to violent video game conditions nor previous real life exposure to violent video games caused any differences in aggression. Study
2 examined correlations between trait aggression, violent criminal acts, and exposure to both violent games and family violence. Results indicated that trait aggression, family violence, and male gender were predictive of violent crime, but exposure to violent games was not. Structural equation modeling suggested that family violence and innate aggression as predictors of violent crime were a better fit to the data than was exposure to video game violence.
These results question the common belief that violent-video-game exposure causes violent acts."
"Findings from the two studies were mutually supportive. These results suggest that playing violent video games does not constitute a significant risk for future violent criminal acts. Because there was no evidence in either study to support a direct link between video game exposure and aggressive or violent behavior, these results call into question the GAM as a useful predictive model of aggression."
Grimes, Thomas, James A. Anderson and Lori Bergen. Media violence and aggression: Science and Ideology. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc., 2008. Print.
"In nearly 80 percent of the studies investigated here, the measures of aggression were paper-and-pencil reports — often simple check marks on a scale… There are a few studies that investigate whether the predicted [aggressive] behavior actually occurs (and those few studies indicate that it does not)."
[quote]VIOLENT CRIME DECREASED DRAMATICALLY FROM 1998 TO 2012 WHILE VIDEO GAME SALES SOARED, MORE THAN TRIPLING IN SALES FROM $4.8 BILLION TO $14.8 BILLION[/quote]
Sternheimer, Karen. "Do Video Games Kill?" Contexts 6.1 (2007): 13-17.
"By focusing so heavily on video games, news reports downplay the broader social contexts. While a handful of articles note the roles that guns, poverty, families, and the organization of schools may play in youth violence in general, when reporters mention research to explain the shooters' behavior, the vast majority of studies cited concern media effects…"
Kutner, Lawrence, PH.D. and Cheryl K. Olson, ScD. Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Video Games And What Parents Can Do. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. Print.
"For most kids and most parents, the bottom-line results of our research can be summed up in a single word: relax. While concerns about the effects of violent video games are understandable, they're basically no different from the unfounded concerns previous generations had about the new media of their day."
"It's clear that the `big fears' bandied about in the press—that violent video games make children significantly more violent in the real world… — are not supported by the current research, at least in such a simplistic form. That should make sense to anyone who thinks about it. After all, millions of children and adults play these games, yet the world has not been reduced to chaos and anarchy."
"The strong link between video game violence and real world violence, and the conclusion that video games lead to social isolation and poor interpersonal skills, are drawn from bad or irrelevant research, muddleheaded thinking and unfounded, simplistic news reports."
Donahue-Turner, Beth, Psy.D. and Amiram Elwork. Constitutional Kombat: Psychological Evidence Used to Restrict Video-game Violence. Diss. Widener University, 2009. Ann Arbor: UMI, 2010. Print.
"…the research results on the effects of violent video games have been inconsistent and equivocal. Our second conclusion is that none of these studies meets the minimal research criteria that the courts have established as necessary to be probative in legal context. For example, there has been no research to address the question of whether violent video games are more harmful than other forms of violent media. In addition, no research has been done on whether violent video games cause long-term or short-term effects."
Boyle, Raymond and Matthew Hibberd. Review of Research on the Impact of Violent Computer Games on Young People. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. 23 May, 2007. Stirling: Stirling Media Research Institute, Mar. 2005. Web.
"There are many inconsistencies in the reported amount of research into media violence. Put simply, there are a lot of myths, misinterpretations, and mis-representations surrounding the quantity and quality of research on this issue."
Salonius-Pasternak, Dorothy E. and Holly S. Gelfond. "The Next Level of Research on Electronic Play: Potential Benefits and Contextual Influences for Children and Adolescents." Human Technology 1.1 (2005): 5-22.
"Most research on electronic play has focused on its possible negative effects for children and adolescents, and contextual factors such as socioeconomic status and culture are rarely considered…. The study explains how electronic games may also have potential benefits for young players that include providing children with the opportunity to negotiate society's rules and roles, allowing children to experiment with aggression in a safe setting without real world consequences, and facilitating children's development of self-regulation arousal."
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What Is Animation?
Animation is a visual technique that provides the illusion of motion by displaying a collection of images in rapid sequence. Each image contains a small change, for example a leg moves slightly, or the wheel of a car turns. When the images are viewed rapidly, your eye fills in the details and the illusion of movement is complete.
When used appropriately in your application's user interface, animation can enhance the user experience while providing a more dynamic look and feel. Moving user interface elements smoothly around the screen, gradually fading them in and out, and creating new custom controls with special visual effects can combine to create a cinematic computing experience for your users.
Animation in OS X
There are many examples of animation in the OS X user interface:
Dock icons bounce to indicate that an application requires the user's attention.
Sheets and drawers use animation as they are displayed and hidden.
Progress indicators animate to indicate that a lengthy operation is in progress.
Dragging icons to the dock causes icons to "part" to allow the new icon to be inserted.
The default button in a panel pulses.
Applications also use animation effectively to provide a rich, dynamic user experience. For example, iChat plays a sound, and then uses animation to show when a buddy is no longer available. The sound alerts you to the change in status, and the animation provides you a chance to focus on the application to analyze the event.
Front Row uses animation throughout its user interface. For example, when Front Row is activated a transition is used to show that the mode is changing from the Mac OS Aqua interface to the Front Row interface. As you navigate deeper into the hierarchy of menus, new menus push in from the right, pushing the old menu off to the left. As you ascend the menus, the transitions reverse, again helping you maintain context.
In Time Machine perceived distance provides an intuitive metaphor for a linear progression in time. Older file system snapshots are shown further away, allowing you to move through them to find the version you want to restore.
The iTunes 7.0 CoverFlow interface shows album and movie covers in an engaging manner. As you browse through the content the images animate to face the user directly. This is a great example of the cinematic computing experience. And the CoverFlow user interface allows more content to be displayed in a smaller area than if the images were placed side by side.
Even small uses of animation can communicate well. The iSync menu extra animates to show the syncing is in progress (Figure Figure 1-3.) In all these cases the applications provide additional information and context to the user through the use of animation.
Using Animation in Your Applications
How you incorporate animation into your own application largely depends on the type of interface your application provides. Applications that use the Aqua user interface can best integrate animation by creating custom controls or views. Applications that create their own user interface, such as educational software, casual games, or full-screen applications such as Front Row, have much greater leeway in determining how much animation is appropriate for their users.
With judicious use of animation and visual effects, the most mundane system utility can become a rich visual experience for users, thus providing a compelling competitive advantage for your application.
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American Horror Story: Coven Teaser Shows Off Central Cast And Bull Horns
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October has always been my favorite month of the year, and it used to be because my birthday is in October, the weather finally got cool enough to walk outside comfortably and Halloween of course. Now, I find myself anticipating October because thats when new seasons of American Horror Story premiere. FX has finally released what could almost be called an actual trailer for the series, although its just an extended teaser, like the others that have been popping up online lately, as the premiere gets closer and closer. Why isnt it here yet?
The clip, titled Initiation, manages to fit in most of its all-star cast, starting with a bunch of high-heeled legs walking in tandem as the first two lines of House of the Rising Sun as sung by Lauren OConnell. Led by Taissa Farmiga, Jamie Brewer and Gabourey Sidibe, this group of witches walks past a shirtless, unconscious bull-headed person and up to the front door of a mansion, opened by Sarah Paulson. Evan Peters is seen looking down at them through a window. Inside, theres a deer or an elk standing with three witches on stilts that all unmask themselves, unveiling the faces of the core squad of baddies: Jessica Langes Fiona, Angela Bassets Marie Laveau, and Kathy Bates Delphine LaLaurie.
You always have to wonder how much of the imagery seen on these will actually come into the series itself. The pentagram on the ceiling is more than likely just fun set decoration, but I cant help but feel as if that white cat that goes running across the room will figure into the plot in some way. Or maybe its just an ironic spin on black cats being a token of bad juju. And what of the masks the central trio wears? Langes is the most flamboyant, with plant life coming off if it. Bassetts is like a pincushion, and Bates is horned, like the bull-man mask.
And then there are the floating witches, outside the doorway, which matches up with the floating witch above the staircase in a previous promo, seen below. I know that witches can fly, but floating in place isnt their most oft used trick. And yes, I understand that thats probably what the three main witches were doing, instead of standing on stilts.
American Horror Story: Coven will premiere on Wednesday, October 9, and you can bet your witches brew that Ill be here to write about it. Below is an amusing meme someone posted commenting on the shows recently released poster, taking the eroticism right out of it.
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When you first lay eyes upon the 2012 Infiniti M37, you may start drooling over the gorgeous exterior beauty of this car. When you look up sleek in the dictionary, you'll find a picture of the M37. In fact, this car is so beautiful that Eva Mendes probably feels a little insecure around it.
Never mind the starting MSRP price of $47,700 for the new Infiniti M37. When you consider the 330 horsepower 3.7-liter VVEL V6 engine, 26 highway miles per gallon, 7-speed automatic transmission equipped with Adaptive Shift Control, the choice of having it in all-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive and independent front a rear suspensions, it's really not all that much. As the old adage goes, you get what you pay for.
As always, Infiniti has made comfort and luxury a top priority in this year's M37. For the driver's seat, there is a 10-way power seat setting, allowing you to customize the seat's positioning to your ideal setting and making long road trips a breeze. Just try not to fall asleep at the wheel. The interior wood-accent trim is made of real Japanese Ash and accentuates the already sleek and sexy interior. Of course, leather seats are standard for this model and can be heated up on a cold, winter day. The one-touch power sunroof will help keep your attention on the road, instead of fumbling around trying to get it open to the perfect width. For those of your in areas with inclement weather, Infiniti has installed an automatic temperature control system that keeps the interior temperature to a comfortable level. You'll also have one less key on that key ring, with the keyless, push-button ignition. Lastly, you'll always have assistance close at hand, with the 7-inch GPS navigation display screen and voice command.
Let's be honest. We're in the 21st century and the cars we drive should reflect that. Engineers at Infiniti kept this in mind with many of the available features of the M37. It has a rear-view camera that displays the picture on the 7-inch screen. This will help prevent any dents and scrapes that would otherwise be suffered from those pesky hidden fire hydrants. Active Noise Control will help eliminate any outside sounds and will keep your ride as quiet as you want. Of course this won't be the case if you blare the 6-speaker, 240-watt sound system. You'll also be enjoying that same sound system with a gift from Infiniti with your purchase: free XM satellite radio. You're not going to be cursing the driver behind you with their brights on either, with the auto-dimming rearview mirror. Speaking of lights, your own headlights are sure to light up the night sky with HID xenon headlights with wipers, keeping rain, dirt, snow and sleet off of them. The side mirrors are heated to eliminate any frost that may be blocking your view. Essentially, yes, Infiniti thought of everything with this year's M37, so why don't you get out there and buy one?


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Study people's behaviour, their cognitive processes, and the factors that influence all of us to think and act in different ways.
The Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) requires students to combine research with professional study, and draws on subjects from both liberal and creative arts.
As a student of this course, you'll study psychology as a scientific discipline and appreciate the important role it plays within society. Some of the areas you'll learn about include behavioural and clinical neuroscience, child and adolescent psychology, relationships and the psychology of groups, cognitive psychology, forensic psychology, and psychopathology. You'll also explore selected arts, social science and humanities disciplines.
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text: LEXINGTON, Va., Feb. 24, 2014 – Everybody lies, sometimes. Everybody cheats, sometimes. There are ways, though, to manipulate the environment so that these evasions of the truth will happen with less frequency.This theory of what might be called "truth management" was the topic of behavioral economist Dr. Dan Ariely's keynote speech at the 2014 VMI Honor Summit, an event meant to follow up on last year's honor conference at VMI's Center for Leadership and Ethics.The honor summit drew approximately 80 participants, including 21 faculty and staff, from predominantly East Coast colleges and universities, all with honor codes. Two participants flew in from Texas A&M University, while other groups came from as far south as The Citadel, in Charleston, S.C., and as far north as the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.Ariely, who is the James B. Duke professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, is the author of three best-selling books that attempt to use economic theories to explain why individuals make the decisions they do. His most recent book is, The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone – Especially Ourselves.At VMI, Ariely chose as the title of his remarks, "Dishonesty: How Good People Can Misbehave and Still Think of Themselves as Good." Kicking off what would become an hour of back-and-forth dialogue with his audience, Ariely began by asking the members of the audience in Gillis Theater to raise their hands if they'd lied in the past year. Almost everyone in the auditorium raised his or her hand, including the speaker himself."We often change the truth … for all sorts of reasons," Ariely noted. This is particularly true for students, he remarked, because their social and professional realms have almost a 100 percent overlap. There, he said, one of the main goals of the social realm – being liked – is often in direct conflict with one of the main goals of the professional/learning realm –ensuring fair behavior by all.Ariely noted that the kind of trust an honor code strives to build isn't just a feel-good emotion. "Honesty is a social good," he explained. "If we stop trusting each other, society deteriorates pretty rapidly." With that precept established, Ariely then gave several examples in which people were able to cheat and get away with it, and did so with abandon.In one of those instances, people were told they'd be paid $1 for each math problem they solved correctly. The catch was that the number of problems solved correctly had to be self-reported – and in the overwhelming majority of instances, people said they'd solved just a few more problems correctly than they actually did. They were therefore able to increase their payback. Ariely noted that this experiment has been done with over 40,000 people so far. Of that number, over 28,000 have cheated at least a little bit – and as a group, they've netted a collective total of about $60,000 for their dishonesty.The cheating gets even worse, he continued, when people see someone else cheat. In the case of the math problem experiment, the researchers changed the parameters of the experiment by giving their subjects an envelope of money up front, and telling them they could keep the entire amount of money in the envelope if they solved all of the problems correctly within the allotted time.They then hired an acting student to stand up and announce, "I'm done. Can I go now?" well before anyone else had finished.When fellow participants saw the acting student leave with a full envelope of money, the numbers of people cheating rose sharply. This was particularly true, he said, when the acting student wore a shirt with the name of the school at which the experiment was being conducted. If the acting student wore a shirt with the name of a rival school – and thus branded himself or herself as a social outsider – the amount of cheating dropped drastically."[Dishonesty is] not about being caught," said Ariely. "It's about being socially acceptable."In another, similar experiment, people were told to put coins in a vending machine and get candy. Unbeknownst to the participants, the machine had been rigged to give them their money back, and the candy. The researchers had placed a large sign on the machine urging anyone who witnessed the machine malfunctioning to call a telephone number that was prominently displayed. Ariely said that no one called that number, although several people did call their friends to tell them about the free candy.In this case, Ariely said, the individuals who cheated the vending machine company justified their behavior by saying they were "balancing Karma": paying themselves back for all of the past instances in which vending machines had taken their money and given them nothing at all in return.Thanks to the math problem and vending machine experiments, and others, Ariely and his fellow researchers have learned that people can cheat and still feel good about themselves. It's that balance of wanting benefit for one's self versus wanting to feel good about one's self, which drives such behavior, the behavioral economist explained.Ariely has found that one effective way to discourage dishonesty is to prompt people to think of their own moral codes before they are placed in a situation in which they might be tempted to cheat. In one experiment at Univeristy of California-Los Angeles, 500 students were asked to recall the 10 commandments and write them down. Not a single student could recall all of the commandments, but not a single one cheated in the experiment which came afterward.Subsequently, Ariely conducted experiments at MIT, which does not have an honor code, and at Princeton University, which has a stringent honor code, complete with a week-long training for freshmen. He found the same results that he had at UCLA: students who were reminded of their own moral codes did not cheat."A week-long crash course in morality [as is the case at Princeton] doesn't seem to have any effect two weeks down the road," said Ariely. "What does help is getting people to think about their own morality just before they are tempted to misbehave."Near the end of his remarks, Ariely gave two examples of behaviors, one relatively uncommon, and the other extremely common. Ariely asked his audience to consider why people typically don't leave restaurants without paying for their meals, when this is relatively easy to do. He then explained that nearly everyone would feel too guilty to do this. Many of those same people, though, have illegally downloaded software or music on their computers, and they don't feel guilty at all."It's really about caring," said Ariely. "How do we get people to care?"Preliminary plans call for the honor conference to be held in odd-numbered years, while the Honor Summit will be held in even-numbered years, said Capt. Beth Stefanik, communications specialist at the Center for Leadership and Ethics. "[The Honor Summit] is a way to continue the discussions between honor conferences," Stefanik explained. –Mary Price


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Images: NECC restores BB-64 [Image 4 of 6]
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Heather Brown
A sailor assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command replaces light bulbs aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) at the Nauticus National Maritime Center in Norfolk, Va., April 26. NECC adopted a space aboard the battleship through the Restore BB-64 program and was assigned the aft enlisted galley, where volunteers from the command will clean, paint and repair the area regularly. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heather M. Brown/Released)
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What I Did During the Summer
If I were able to take a trip in the Way Back Machine with Peabody, I could see myself in school in September being asked by one of the nuns, "so what did you do during the summer?" We didn't have much money when I was growing up so I would usually say that I went to the park a lot. I recently got an email from a woodworker asking me that same question. I told him that I went to the bathroom a lot. I should explain.
We live in a 70′s era home that has a master bath. Now in the early 70′s, a master bath was considered a convenience. These were small, very functional rooms attached to the master bedroom. Today, a master bath is a destination with separate sinks, a tub and shower, whirlpool bath, his and her closets and more square footage than a three car garage. Anyway, we have been updating this bath over the years until my wife decided that we need to start over from scratch. She did this by slowly removing significant parts of the room while I was on the road. When she finally removed the drywall, I was forced into participating.
Her plan called for new lighting, plumbing and ventilation which I completed. With the new framing and drywall in place and concrete board in the shower area, She, we, decided that a niche would be nice in there also and had picked out the porcelean and glass tiles for me to install.
The floor tile would be a mix of shapes, sizes and designs to match her vision of the new room. Finally, we needed cabinets. My chance to get into the shop.
A plumbing chase on one wall geve me the chance to build a slide out cabinet to house some of her essentials. This was a plywood box inserted into the wall and a rack on full extension drawer slides. She wanted a natural Maple look with an accent. I made pulls from Wenge and finished it with water based poly.
The sink vanity was to be suspended off the floor, per her instructions, to give this small room an airier feeling.
Lastly, the cabinet opposite the mirror would need rain glass to mute the contents inside. Here again, the pulls on this cabinet and the vanity would be Wenge.
I always hate to show any "before" pictures of remodeling projects. I can just here someone say 'wow, they used to live like that?'
In addition to visiting my grandchildren on the East coast and a son on the West coast, I did get out to Des Moines this summer to film a series of videos in the photo studio at WOOD. Five videos covering installing crown molding, finishing, glue up techniques, woodworking "secrets," and table saw jigs should be available by the time the Woodworking Shows season begins in October. I'm currently planning for the season's presentations. Looks like shop organization, layout and mechanicals could be the topics. A work in progress.
Now that the bath is done, its on to my vision. I've always wanted an Irish pub. I've got the perfect spot in our lower level family room. I'll keep you posted.
Til then, I'll see you on the road.
Jim Heavey
WOOD's Traveling Ambassador
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Shadyside Edges Rival Bridgeport in Sectional
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2009 Annual Survey of violations of trade union rights - Côte d'Ivoire
|International Trade Union Confederation
|Publication Date
|11 June 2009
|Cite as
|International Trade Union Confederation, 2009 Annual Survey of violations of trade union rights - Côte d'Ivoire, 11 June 2009, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4c52caf5c.html [accessed 30 May 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Population: 19,600,000
Capital: Yamoussoukro
ILO Core Conventions Ratified: 29 – 87 – 98 – 100 – 105 – 111 – 138 – 182
The rising price of basic goods and the authorities' failure to implement labour agreements – some of them dating back six years – have led to mounting discontent among workers and their unions. There were many strikes and demonstrations which were harshly repressed, particularly in the north which is still under the de facto control of the "former" rebel forces.
Trade union rights in law
The Constitution of 23 July 2000 guarantees the right to form trade unions and the right to strike in both the public and private sectors.
Freedom of association: The labour laws give workers, the liberal professions and self-employed workers who do not employ staff, the right to form and join trade unions. Only military personnel and police officers are excluded from these provisions, which is not in contravention of international labour standards. Employers are prohibited from applying pressure either for or against a trade union. Only Côte d'Ivoire nationals, nationals of a country with which reciprocal trade union and worker protection agreements have been concluded, and foreigners who have been legal residents in the country for at least three years, may exercise administrative and managerial functions in a trade union.
Collective bargaining: All workers, with the exception of military personnel and police officers, have the right to collective bargaining. The ILO has noted that the Labour Code does not provide sufficient sanctions to deter employers taking measures against trade unionists for trade union activities.
Right to strike – restrictions: Strikes are prohibited until a complicated conciliation and mediation procedure has been exhausted and a notice period of six working days has elapsed. The President of the Republic may, if he considers that the strike could threaten public order or the general interest, submit the dispute to arbitration. This may be the case when "the strike affects an essential service whose interruption could endanger the lives, health or security of all or a part of the population ", and in an "acute national crisis". The Labour Code does not list the services considered to be essential.
In the public sector, the right to strike is also recognised, once again with the obligation to respect the six day notice period. Staggered work stoppages or rolling strikes are prohibited. A minimum service is required, in particular in public hospitals.
Trade union rights in practice and violations in 2008
Background: At the beginning of April, demonstrations against the high cost of living left at least two dead and dozens more injured. The November elections, continually postponed since 2005, were cancelled yet again, officially for technical reasons, but the real reasons were the growing security problems, the interruption of the registration process for the electoral roll, and a country still divided in two, with the north under the de facto control of the former rebels.
Repression of a workers' march at the port of Abidjan: On 28 January a demonstration organised by the workers' collective in the Vridi port area was violently repressed by police. The collective, whose members include trade unions, organised the demonstration to draw the public authorities' attention to the injustice suffered by the victims of the Probo Koala scandal. The oil tanker had discharged tons of toxic waste in the port, provoking a public health disaster, killing dozens and poisoning thousands. The organisers had planned a peaceful march and had applied for permission from the authorities within the legal time limit, but it was violently dispersed by police. At least 20 demonstrators were injured. Four of the collective's leaders and about 50 workers were arrested, before being released a few hours later.
Energy workers sign agreement with employer: After three years of industrial dispute and anti-union harassment, the Ivorian Electricity Company (CIE), a subsidiary of the Bouygues group, agreed on 30 April to sign a framework agreement with the National Union of Energy Workers (SYNASEG). The agreement commits the employer to recognising trade union rights and promoting social dialogue.
Civil service strikes repressed in north: At the end of October six people were injured, including two seriously, and 44 arrested when Force nouvelles (the former rebels) soldiers crushed a civil servants' demonstration in the town of Korhogo. At the end of November, fresh strikes broke out in other towns in the north of the country. In Bouaké, dozens of teachers were briefly detained by soldiers who had come to remove the strikers. Most of the strikes were organised by the Movement of Redeployed Civil Servants of Ivory Coast (MOFORCI). The union was protesting at delays in paying installation allowances promised to civil servants redeployed in the northern areas of the country which are still under the de facto control of the former rebels.
Despair among striking local authority employees: The Union of Local Authority Employees of Ivory Coast (SYNAPECO-CI) and the National Ivory Coast Municipal Police Union (SYNAPOMU-CI) went on strike three times during the year to protest against their deplorable working conditions and the failure to respect the collective agreements signed in 2002. Many strikers were briefly arrested during the strikes. On 5 August in Port Bouët, Gogo Anselme and Traoré Adama, two members of the SYNAPECO-CI national executive bureau, and eight local authority police officers, were arrested as they were about to hold a meeting in the town hall to report on the progress of the strike. They were released a few hours later.
Teachers no better off: Throughout the year teachers' unions called for the application of the pay reviews promised them in the past. Social dialogue was weak, resulting in several "illegal" strikes.
Interference in doctor's unions' activities: On 12 December, Dr Atté Boka, General Secretary of the National Union of Senior Health Service Managers ("Syndicat national des cadres supérieurs de la santé de Côte d'Ivoire", SYNACASS-CI), was removed from his post without explanation. The decision came as doctors were awaiting a pay rise due at the beginning of 2009 and the settlement of several other demands. This was clearly another attempt at intimidation, say SYNACASS-CI. In 2007, SYNACASS-CI members carried out a lengthy strike to get improvements in their working conditions. The union was also placed under the control of a government administrator for a while following a complaint by a group of doctors opposed to a property transaction carried out by the union. The internal crisis led to divisions in the union, with the dissidents enjoying the support of the Ministry of the Interior.
Health sector unions are not the only ones to suffer interference by the authorities and political parties. In the education sector, the National Union of Secondary Education Teachers (SYNESCI) faced similar problems, when two organisations claimed to exist, under the same name. At the end of the year the two tendencies seemed to be on the path to reunification, however.


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Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Law Questions? Ask a Lawyer
Am I able to create handouts that paraphrase some of the information from the books? Thank you for your help.
Thank you for all of your help. I'm wondering about handouts. Below is a sample. Some of the bold headings are the exact terms that the authors use. As you can see, I reference the authors and then underneath put a brief sentence or two that explains the term in my own words. Is this okay? Can I use their exact terms such as "Name it to Tame It"? And, can I put these handouts on my company letterhead ?Also, I would like to develop audio programs for these courses. Is it okay to do an audio program based on another author's material? Thanks in advance for your help!
The Power of Our Words: What Other Experts Are Saying
1. Use attribution training rather than persuasive words to encourage children.
Studies have shown that people/children's attributions are positively shifted through expression of positive attributes (You are a boy who…), but are not affected by persuasive approaches (You should…). Therefore, if we can control the attributions people make, then we can influence their future behavior.
Classroom Littering Study and Math Achievement and Self-Esteem Study
Attribution versus Persuasion as a Means for Modifying Behavior by Miller, R.L., Brickman, P., and Bolen, D.,
Performance Under Pressure Study
Mind Over Mind: The Surprising Power of Expectations by Chris Berdik
In all of the above studies, simplicity drives practical application of Attribution Theory. To achieve obvious and enduring effects, all the sources had to do was make a few well-timed and appropriate statements.
2. Use promotion focused opposed to prevention oriented language. Raising Happiness by Christine Carter, Ph.D.
Prevention oriented: Jack! Get down from there! You're going to fall and break your neck!
Promotion oriented: Jack, come check this out! You can climb really high over here!
3. Name it to tame it. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nuture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegal, M.D. & Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
Help children tell and retell stories to process traumatic events and calm big emotions.
4. Rewrite negative scripts. Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child by Robert Brooks, Ph.D. & Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
If something we have said or done with a child for a reasonable time is not working, then we need to change our own "script" if the child is going to change his or hers.
5. Focus on building up rather than chipping away. Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child by Robert Brooks, Ph.D. & Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
Rather than spending time and energy on fixing deficits focus your attention on building assets in children.
7. Use questions whenever possible. The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language That Helps Children Learn by Paula Denton, Ed.D.
Questions require the child to process ideas as opposed to passive listening. "It's time to get ready for our trip. What do we need to pack?"
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You Hurt My Feelings
|Release Date: May 04, 2012
|Running Time: 85 mins.
|MPAA Rating: None
|Genre: Comedy, Drama
John Merriman
Courtney Davis
Macon Blair
Lillian Collins
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Summary:Children and nature shine in this melancholy love story about Johnny, a male nanny who tries to win back his girlfriend after she takes up with a man who looks just like him. The film tracks the growth of the relationship over four seasons in New England, as Johnny's emotional problems sabotage his attempts to put together a family like the one he takes care of. A drama about people struggling to let go of darkness and find love.


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I made it!
Thank you all for the tweets, comments, emails, and good wishes as I made my way from NYC to DC. We arrived safely and soundly, and, a few minor hitches aside, things went according to plans. The last two days have been spent in a flurry of unpacking, cleaning, cooking, and also trying to squeeze in a little R&R: it may be moving weekend, but it's also a holiday weekend, and since I have a week before classes begin at Georgetown, I'm taking my sweet time.
I'm excited to take photos of the new place and tell you all about it, but in truth, it's a mess, and you don't want to see it. Not yet, anyway. Instead, I'm giving you some Memorial Day food porn to gaze upon. I came up with these burgers last week, in the thick of packing, and my first reaction was delight at how easy and nutritious they were. Of course "easy" is a relative term: they're a little more time intensive than my raw spinach burgers, for example. But most of my cooked food is more time consuming than my raw food, so I'm used to that. As far as cooked recipes go, this is a simple one, and it's sure to be a hit at any summer barbeque!
Ginger Lime Edamame Sweet Potato Burgers (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Makes 4-6 Burgers
3/4 cup shelled, frozen edamame beans
1/2 small onion
1 inch ginger, chopped
1 tsp coconut oil
Flesh of 1 large sweet potato, baked or steamed (about 1 cup)
1/3 cup quinoa flakes
2 heaping tbsp flax meal
2-3 tbsp lime juice (to taste)
2 tbsp tamari, nama shoyu, or coconut aminos (reduce amount if sensitive to salt)
1 small handful (1/4 cup) cilantro, chopped
Dash red pepper flakes (optional)
Water as needed
1) Thaw or lightly steam 3/4 cup shelled edamame and set aside.
2) Saute onion and ginger in 1 tsp coconut oil (or coconut oil spray) till soft and fragrant (about 5 minutes). Add edamame and swirl.
3) Place the edamame, onion, and ginger in a food processor and add the sweet potato, quinoa flakes, flax seed, lime juice, cilantro, tamari or coconut aminos, and dash of red pepper flakes, if using.
Pulse to combine, then run the motor and add some water until consistency is very thick but easy to mold.
4) Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes, or pan fry till crispy on the outside but still chewy.
These burgers are wonderful: a little sweet, a little spicy, and tangy from the cilantro and lime. They scream "summer," and since it's 94 degrees in the District today, that feels pretty apt to me. I highly recommend topping them off with some guac:
A lot of you have emailed to ask me—and I don't blame you—how it feels to be in a new place. Honestly? Not that weird. Yet. I'm familiar with DC, I've got tons of support here, and I've been mentally preparing myself for this move for months. That doesn't mean that I didn't burst into tears as our car leapt out of the Lincoln Tunnel and swerved into Jersey (because I definitely did). It just means that I'm happy and excited to be here, and actually quite relieved that the transition itself has passed. One day at a time, right?
Readers, tell me: when was the last time you moved? And how did you feel in the days that followed? If it's relevant, what did you manage to eat as you were unpacking? I'm eating like a Queen here at M's, but not everyone has the luxury of an operational kitchen post-move.
Hope you try the burgers soon. Happy long weekend!


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- You weigh 13 pounds, 7 ounces - just about a pound more than last month. I didn't measure you, but you sure seem to be getting longer! Your little legs are the cutest thing ever.
- You have officially graduated to a size 2 diaper.
- You are very serious a lot of the time, and your trademark scowl is one of your favorite expressions.
- You absolutely LOVE to watch TV! You would definitely be a couch potato if we let you. You just kind of zone out anytime you see the magic box. :) Praise Baby is your favorite!
- You have learned how to spin yourself in a circle, like a little clock dial or something. You are especially good at doing so when you're mad. I should've known with me as your momma you'd be a good little breakdancer!
- You absolutely love to stand up. You get bored pretty easily and start voicing your opinion until we stand you up...then you just give us that goofy little grin like you're a hot shot. I love it!
- You're still racking up the nicknames, with the latest being Stinkers and Stinky Pinky. Bubba Bear seems to be sticking the most though...thanks to your Aunt Rach for naming you that one!
- You are a total chatterbox! I just wish I knew what you were talking about, but your sweet little voice is the cutest noise ever. I love when you wake up in the morning and I hear you just talking away. I'm glad you feel like you can tell me anything!
- You are still wearing your 0-3 month clothes for the most part. Some of it is too short already, but the 3 - 6 month stuff is usually too big.
- You are one ticklish little guy, especially around your neck! Your daddy loves to make you giggle and squirm. I think you might've gotten that from me as I'm quite ticklish myself. :)
- You are still nursing about every 2-3 hours during the day. We've had a few good weeks of sleeping through the night this month, but the last few weeks have not been so great. I'm thinking it's because you're a growing boy! We tried to introduce you to the bottle this month, but that was a meeting you wanted no part of. We have tried 4 different kinds of bottles and you don't seem the least bit interested in a single one. Daddy tries to give it to you for about 30 minutes to an hour, and then I usually give in and nurse you. We haven't given up on this yet, but I definitely think we waited too long to make this introduction. Live and learn! :)
- You love to sit in your Bumbo! I think you feel like a big shot when you do because you just look around like, "Yeah, what's up?" Anything to be eye level with mommy & daddy and you're a happy camper!
- You are a total drool monster!! You are always blowing spit bubbles and making a mess.
- You have learned to arch your back, and I'm convinced you're going to pop up in a back bend one of these days. You do this a lot when you're mad or uncomfortable, like oh, maybe when you're tired of having your picture taken so you stop posing (ahem). It's crazy to see you starting to become mobile in small ways.
We didn't get a picture of you with your 3 month birthday gift from my friends in Waco because we didn't take pictures that day since you were sick, and
This month has held so many fun things. Your little personality is starting to shine through, and your daddy thinks you're a lot like me - what a compliment! Right? At least that's what daddy says. But I think he has to say that. :) You bring so much joy to our home, Emanuel...I don't know what daddy and I did before we had you to entertain us! I love you baby boy. XOXO


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A total of 58 countries are represented with submissions to the Foreign Language Film Award category for the 78th Academy Awards, to be presented March 5, 2006. This year's list includes new entrants Costa Rica, Fiji and Iraq, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The nominations will be announced on January 31, 2006.
Forty-nine countries were competing for one of the five slots last year, while in 2003 films from fifty-five countries were submitted.
The 2006 Foreign Language Film submissions are:
Algeria, "Days of Glory," Rachid Bouchareb, director
Argentina, "Family Law," Daniel Burman, director
Australia, "Ten Canoes," Rolf de Heer, director
Austria, "You Bet Your Life," Antonin Svoboda, director
Bangladesh, "Forever Flows," Abu Sayeed, director
Belgium, "Someone Else's Happiness," Fien Troch, director
Bolivia, "American Visa," Juan Carlos Valdivia, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Grbavica," Jasmila Zbanic, director
Brazil, "Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures," Marcelo Gomes, director
Bulgaria, "Monkeys in Winter," Milena Andonova, director
Canada, "Water," Deepa Mehta, director
Chile, "En la Cama," Matiaz Bize, director
China, "Curse of the Golden Flower," Zhang Yimou, director
Colombia, "A Ton of Luck," Rodrigo Triana, director
Croatia, "Libertas," Veljko Bulajic, director
Cuba, "El Benny," Jorge Luis Sanchez, director
Czech Republic, "Lunacy," Jan Svankmajer, director
Denmark, "After the Wedding," Susanne Bier, director
Egypt, "The Yacoubian Building," Marwan Hamed, director
France, "Avenue Montaigne," Daniele Thompson, director
Germany, "The Lives of Others," Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, director
Greece, "Chariton's Choir," Grigoris Karantinakis, director
Hong Kong, "The Banquet," Feng Xiaogang, director
Hungary, "White Palms," Szabolcs Hajdu, director
Iceland, "Children," Ragnar Bragason, director
India, "Rang De Basanti," Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, director
Indonesia, "Love for Share," Nia Dinata, director
Iran, "Transit Cafe," Kambozia Partovi, director
Iraq, "Dreams," Mohamed Al-Daradji, director
Israel, "Sweet Mud," Dror Shaul, director
Italy, "Golden Door," Emanuele Crialese, director
Japan, "Hula Girls," Sang-il Lee, director
Kazakhstan, "Nomad," Sergei Bodrov, Talgat Temenov, Ivan Passer, directors
Korea, "King and the Clown," Lee Jun-ik, director
Kyrgyzstan, "The Wedding Chest," Nurbek Egen, director
Lebanon, "Bosta," Philippe Aractingi, director
Lithuania, "Before Flying Back to Earth," Arunas Matelis, director
Macedonia, "Kontakt," Sergei Stanojkovski, director
Mexico, "Pan's Labyrinth," Guillermo del Toro, director
Morocco, "The Moroccan Symphony," Kamal Kamal, director
Nepal, "Basain," Subash Prasad Gajurel, director
The Netherlands, "Black Book," Paul Verhoeven, director
Norway, "Reprise," Joachim Trier, director
Peru, "Madeinusa," Claudia Llosa, director
Philippines, "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros," Auraeus Solito, director
Poland, "Retrieval," Slawomir Fabicki, director
Portugal, "Alice," Marco Martins, director
Puerto Rico, "Thieves and Liars," Ricardo Mendez Matta, director
Romania, "The Way I Spent the End of the World," Catalin Mitulescu, director
Russia, "9th Company," Fyodor Bondarchuk, director
Serbia, "Tomorrow Morning," Oleg Novkovic, director
Slovenia, "Gravehopping," Jan Cvitkovic, director
Spain, "Volver," Pedro Almodovar, director
Sweden, "Falkenberg Farewell," Jesper Ganslandt, director
Switzerland, "Vitus," Fredi M. Murer, director
Taiwan, "Blue Cha Cha," Cheng Wen-tang, director
Thailand, "Ahimsa Stop to Run," Leo Kittikorn, director
Turkey, "Ice Cream, I Scream," Yuksel Aksu, director
Ukraine, "Aurora," Oxana Bayrak, director
Venezuela, "Maroa," Solveig Hoogesteijn, director
Vietnam, "Story of Pao," Ngo Quang Hai, director


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Cool New Media is a tiny web design studio founded by designer, front-end web developer and web consultant Kevin Slagboom. We build simple, readable web sites on top of standards compliant code and we're located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
We Build and Manage Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla! web sites
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Cool New Media is now offering a 35 point inspection of a Client's website operation. This website health check is designed to give clients a detailed report (3-6 pages of information) that includes the findings and a grade for various points and aspects of their website as well as provide some recommendations and prescriptions for improvement.
Cool New Media deploys WordPress for Phoenix Studios' website properties
Phoenix Studios came to Cool New Media looking for a developer to help setup and deploy a common CMS solution in order to modernize and replace its various custom HTML web sites. WordPress 3.x was the solution of choice as it was a good fit for the current presentation needs for all of Phoenix Studios sites.
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I have lost over 40 lbs. since December 06, and have increased my fitness exponentially since then. I am riding on a regular basis with around 65 to 85 miles per week right now.
I have recently developed occasional periods of dizziness when I stand quickly or move my head quickly. these events are not too often, but when it happens while driving in the car, I get a little concerned. A co-worker suggested it was low-blood pressure. I have never had high or low blood pressure before, always spot on.
Anyhow, I was wondering if any of you out there have experienced this phenomena while getting back into shape and improving your cardiovascular system?
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Here's an overview of the most popular graphics cards of the low-price segment:
Nvidia GeForce 6200
The standard GeForce 6200 (NV43 without TurboCache) is based on the GeForce 6600 graphics processor and comes with four pixel pipelines and three vertex shader units. With memory running at 550MHz, the 128 Bit memory bus offers a peak bandwidth of 8.8GB/s. The processor itself runs at 300MHz.The Nvidia reference model pictured here is equipped with 128MB of video memory. However, There are also models with a 64 Bit memory bus on the market.
Nvidia GeForce PCX 5750
The GeForce PCX 5750 (NV36) belongs to the first generation of Nvidia's PCI Express cards. The graphics processor is actually an AGP processor that uses a bridge processor to interface with the PCI Express bus. Although this last-generation model is being phased out, it should still be available in volume quantities.
ATI Radeon X300 (LE)
Technologically, Ati's Radeon X300 (RV370), also known regionally as the X300 LE, is based on the well-known Radeon 9600 graphics processor. It comprises four pixel pipelines, two vertex shader units and a 128 Bit memory interface with 128MB of video memory. The card shown here is a passively cooled Ati reference card that runs at 325/400 MHz (core/mem). The memory bandwidth is 6.4GB/s.
- The Graphics Cards Value Segment
- Nvidia GeForce 6200 TurboCache
- TurboCache - It's Bandwidth, But Not As We Know It
- The 6200-TC Cards In Detail
- Low Budget DirectX 9 Graphics Cards
- ATI Radeon X300 SE
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Congrats, then criticism
A brutal political crackdown in Azerbaijan left U.S. officials embarrassed and confused over how to deal with the Central Asian country, a strategic ally in the war on terror.
Authorities arrested hundreds of political opponents, journalists, and local election observers following the Oct. 15 presidential election. Official results showed lham Aliyev, the son of outgoing President Heidar Aliyev, winning 77 percent of votes over Musavat Party candidate Isa Qambar. Widespread reports of Aliyev-directed fraud, and a raid by police on Musavat headquarters, triggered street protests by thousands in Baku. At least one protester died and dozens were injured.
The Aliyev regime assisted U.S. forces in Afghanistan and has contributed several hundred soldiers to coalition forces in Iraq. The outgoing president, who served as head of state for 35 years but is now ill in a U.S. hospital, also paved the way for a U.S.-backed oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean.
After the election, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage made a congratulatory phone call to the younger Aliyev. But as U.S. monitors began to question the results ("Minimal conditions for democratic elections were not met," said Nelson Ledsky, of the National Democratic Institute), Mr. Armitage had egg on his face-especially for a former co-chair of the U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce. The State Department later denounced the results and called for an independent investigation.


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Whitman and Fiorina could make GOP history
Party in California has never fielded women for top posts
The Republican Party, which has never nominated a woman for governor or the U.S. Senate in California, has the potential to make history Tuesday and field a ticket headed by two women.
Not only that, but Meg Whitman, who is running for governor, and Carly Fiorina, the Senate candidate, have the personal wealth to take the fight to two of California's most venerable Democratic figures: Attorney General and former Gov. Jerry Brown, who is seeking to get his old job back, and three-term Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Recent polls show Whitman and Fiorina pulling away from their Republican rivals, but they must still weather challenges in Tuesday's primary election.
Former eBay CEO Whitman is opposed by another wealthy former Silicon Valley entrepreneur, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, is bracketed ideologically by moderate former Rep. Tom Campbell and conservative Assemblyman Chuck DeVore of Irvine.
The Republican campaign for governor already has made history in one regard. Whitman has spent $81 million and Poizner $29 million — most of it out of their own pockets — making it by far the most expensive primary election campaign in California history.
Polls also show voters to be most concerned about jobs and the economy, the state budget deficit and taxes.
But rather than fleshing out these issues, Whitman and Poizner unleashed a blizzard of sound-alike TV ads branding each other "liberal," criticizing each other for past support of Democrats and quarreling over who opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants the most.
Jack Pitney, a professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, said he believes most voters find the constant back and forth on the airwaves confusing and have started to tune it out.
"I think the overall voter reaction is, 'Enough, already,' " Pitney said. "I think at this point, it would take a really different message to break through. I think most voters have kind of shut down and let their minds wander when those ads appear."
Take Donald Maescher, a retired real estate investor in La Jolla.
"They're both just spewing out negative ads and you don't know what to believe," said Maescher, a Republican. "I guess they all do it, but it's just awful.
"Whitman's come out with ads that Poizner supported Barbara Boxer, which I find impossible to believe."
Actually, it's a Poizner ad that takes Whitman to task for supporting Boxer in 2004.
"See," Maescher said. "You've got to cut through all this stuff to find out where they're coming from."
Democratic strategist Bill Carrick found the spectacle of two fairly like-minded moderate Republicans tarring each other with the label "liberal" amusing.
"I just think both are out of gas," Carrick said. "Neither one of these candidates has had a second act, so they've been reduced to this fight over who's an extreme liberal, which gets almost comical at some point. Although I have to admit I've been up nights worrying about the takeover of the Republican Party by extreme liberals."
During a La Jolla town hall meeting last week, Poizner said voters are "sick and tired of all these charges and countercharges." But later he said he had no regrets about the tone of his campaign.
"What could I have done differently? Nothing," Poizner said. "The fact is $90 million is $60 million more than I've spent and $60 million more than has ever been spent in a Republican primary for governor — ever. You have to ask yourself why on earth is Meg Whitman spending that extreme amount of money, especially when early on much of that was these false, negative attacks. So we've fought back hard and set the record straight, talked about our differences."


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Camp Ada consists of 78 acres of woods and rolling pasture in Henry County just south of New Castle, IN. It is readily accessible from Interstate 70 for Girl Scouts throughout the council jurisdiction. The camp is located approximately 55 miles east of the Indianapolis service center, and approximately 34.5 miles west of the Richmond service center.
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Buildings 1 & 2: Both buildings are winterized for year-round use; each building has three wings that are connected by a large, shared shower/bathroom area. Each wing contains a bunkroom with 12 cots/mattresses, kitchen, and a combined activity/eating area. Doors can be closed to privatize each wing. Kitchen in each wing includes an electric range/oven, microwave oven, refrigerator with freezer, sink, storage area, and countertop work area. Each kitchen contains some pots, pans, and utensils, but it is suggested you bring what you will need to cook your planned meals.
Marcy Manor: Lodge style building winterized for year-round use that includes an institutional kitchen, large meeting/dining space with seating for 150 people, and both men's and women's restrooms. The meeting/dining space contains partition walls to separate the space into three separate rooms.
Shelter: A covered shelter (approx. 20 ft. x 40 ft.) and open on all sides. The shelter has a fire pit and picnic tables. Water is located at the south corner of the shelter.


text: Chamomile, Anthemis nibilisChamomile was often known as Roman Chamomile in Shakespeare's day. It is a low growing perennial, averaging about 9 inches in height. The leaves as well as the flowers have a very strong scent. Dry or freeze for future use. Chamomile has many uses and has been referred to as the "physician's plant." Useful as a strewing herb it also has culinary and medicinal uses. Chamomile flowers may be brewed into a relaxing tea. The tea is also useful as a rinse for blonde hair, an insect repellent, nightmare preventative, and gentle diuretic. Its leaves and flowers were used in poultices to reduce inflammations and swellings. As a companion garden plant, Chamomile is known to improve the flavor of onions, cabbages and lettuce. Chives, Allium schoenoprasumChives are a perennial, sun loving plant. They grow in small clumps that average 6 inches high. Harvest the slender green shoots when they are young. Older shoots become bitter. Chives have a light onion flavor. Dry or freeze for future use. Chives are a companion to carrots. Heartsease, Viola tricolorWe know Heartsease as Johnny Jump Up, the early spring wild pansy. It is an annual, growing easily in moderate to full sun. Heartsease is a compact plant, rarely reaching more than 6 inches. Heartsease does well drying or freezing for long-term storage. The leaves and flowers may be added to salads or used for decoration. A tea brewed from the flower was thought to ease various heart conditions. The nectar from a Heartsease flower was considered a magical essence and could allow one to see fairies. Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalisHyssop is another of the "physician's herbs" as it has many uses. It is a perennial that grows to a height of 10 – 12 inches. Hyssop needs full sun and prefers to be in somewhat poor soil. Dry or freeze the leaves for future use. The leaves have a strong slightly bitter minty flavor. Pick them when they are young to reduce the bitterness. The leaves may also be brewed into a tea which has many historic medicinal uses including loosening the phlegm of a chest cold, curing toothaches, worming, curing breathing problems, as a laxative and to reduce the swelling and discoloration of bruises. Hyssop is a companion to grapes, and cabbage but is toxic to radishes.


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29 November 2010
Met Office scientist Dr Doug Smith, has been awarded the inaugural Lloyd's Science of Risk Prize for his team's work on long range hurricane predictions that will help tackle the largest single cause of insured loss.
Dr Doug Smith, Met Office specialist in decadal forecasting, was awarded the prize for Best Overall Paper as well as the Science of Risk Prize for the Natural Hazard category. He led research that demonstrated for the first time that climate models, such as the Met Office Decadal Climate Prediction System (DePreSys), can extend successful storm activity forecasts beyond the current season, providing predictions years ahead.
"Atlantic hurricanes are one of the biggest single causes of insured loss, and the cost of hurricane damage is expected to continue as the concentration of people and property increases in coastal areas," said Doug Smith. "Our study is important for understanding the mechanisms of multi-year hurricane variability, and for the first time, we demonstrate a capability to make skilful predictions of hurricane frequency beyond the next season."
Trevor Maynard, Deputy Head of Exposure Management at Lloyd's and one of the judges said: "The judging panel was impressed by Doug's cutting-edge research and its very strong relevance to insurers. Doug's new technique showed an impressive degree of statistical skill in predicting hurricane activity."
There is a strong link between the environmental factors in the tropical Atlantic that affect hurricane formation and remote ocean conditions in the north Atlantic and the tropical Pacific.
The study has also examined the recent increase in Atlantic hurricane activity and concluded this was not exclusively linked to natural fluctuations of ocean temperature. Looking forward Dr Smith continued: "This opens the door for further research to determine the relative importance of the different factors, be these greenhouse gases, aerosols, volcanic eruptions or solar activity."
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Dwarf Sagittaria and swords melting after transplant
Recently I tore down my established 27 gallon and swapped everything into my new 25 gallon cube and now my dwarf sagittaria seems to be melting a little and my swords (not sure what species) are not doing well at all, the spiral val is also gross. The swords and val are going transparent and off color but on the sagittaria it seems limited to some of the leaf tips browning and breaking off and it just doesn't look as robust.
I suspect you are going to ask my nutrient levels but I don't have much for test kits, just the basics so I can't really test nutrient levels.
I've been dosing Seachem Comprehensive and Excel with a dash of Nitrogen when I first put the plants in and on water changes. I have root tabs in the substrate but it's brand new Fluorite.
There is plenty of flow and I hope to be getting my CO2 operational this week as long as I can find a needle valve.
I guess I'm just asking if it's normal for swords, spiral vals and dwarf sagittaria to melt a little before bouncing back or should I be yanking them out of my tank and starting over? I'm not too worried about the swords or val but I'd rather not toss out all my sag.
Also, about how long does it take for Seachem root tabs to start releasing fertilizer, or more importantly, how long until the nutrients can be used by the plants? I know that having new, un-pooped in substrate means it's pretty inert and I've read that some (most??) of the nutrients in the soil won't be usable by plants for a while, until "the bacteria break down the nutrients into a form the plants can use", is this true or is it an internet myth?
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Mostly they just need to put down some roots and get themselves adjusted.
when i put my swords in they ALL melted... but then they all grew back ... it's weird.. but apparently it's 'normal'
Ah, great. Thank you, they hadn't melted the last couple transplants but the changes were much less drastic. Just wanted to make sure I hadn't killed my crop of sagittaria.
Guess ill keep on keepin on as I have been and be patient.
I find if the roots aren't trimmed back sometimes they can rot and cause problems...
I trimmed the roots to about 1" long, some are a bit shorter, some a bit longer.
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This basket will be the hit of the party! Candy House has filled this medium basket with our most popular items. Our English Toffee is to die for, and the Caramel Nut Corn is just salty enough to create cravings for more chocolate. Try our Sea Salt Caramels - we have the best caramel, and the salt just intensifies the flavor. Our Truffle Assortment will offer 9 different flavored truffles, each with a creamy, dark ganache center. Our Very Berry Mix is an assortment of dehydrated cherries, strawberries and blueberries covered in chocolate. Our chocolate assortment contains nut clusters, meltaways, caramels and truffles.
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PADRES: Peavy enjoyed time with Padres, but happy to be with White Sox
Peavy doesn't believe the picture is quite as rosy in San Diego. Having seen the payroll reduced from $73 million in 2008 to $41 million this season and watching as a chorus line of good players walk out the door has the pitcher in awe.
"You think if that team plays well, new ballpark downtown, that revenue would be good enough for that team to keep a player or two that the fans dearly love and they feel is a part of their team," Peavy said. "I wish 'em the best. I've got nothing but love for San Diego.
"It's an unfortunate situation."
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Manager Bud Black said the Padres brought minor-league SS Beamer Weems over from minicamp to fill in for injured SS Lance Zawadzki (sprained ankle). With minor leaguers not reporting until March 12, Black hinted he may have to draw from the 28 players in minicamp to play in the late innings in early spring training games. That leaves open the possibility that Padres first-round pick Donavan Tate could see playing time. ... OF Tony Gwynn Jr., IF/OF Jerry Hairston Jr. and C Yorvit Torrealba are all expected to be in the Padres' starting lineup for Thursday's charity game against Seattle. ... The team announced that it has come to terms with all 30 players under team control on one-year contracts before its self-imposed Thursday deadline.