text:
2008 Report on International Religious Freedom - Togo
|United States Department of State
|Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
|Publication Date
|19 September 2008
|Cite as
|United States Department of State, 2008 Report on International Religious Freedom - Togo, 19 September 2008, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/48d5cbbfc.html [accessed 31 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.
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and other laws and policies contributed to the generally free practice of religion.
The Government generally respected religious freedom in practice. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom by the Government during the period covered by this report.
There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice.
The U.S. Government discusses religious freedom with the Government as part of its overall policy to promote human rights.
Section I. Religious Demography
The country has an area of 21,925 square miles and a population of 6.3 million. Statistics published by the Demographic Research Unit of the University of Lome in 2004 indicate that the population is approximately 33 percent traditional animist, 28 percent Roman Catholic, 14 percent Sunni Muslim, 10 percent Protestant, and 10 percent Christians of other denominations. The remaining 5 percent includes persons not affiliated with any religious group. Many converts to the more widespread religious groups continue to perform rituals that originated in traditional indigenous religious groups.
Most Muslims live in the central and northern regions. Catholics, Protestants, and other Christians live mainly in the south.
Section II. Status of Religious Freedom
Legal/Policy Framework
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and other laws and policies contributed to the generally free practice of religion. The law at all levels protects this right in full against abuse, either by governmental or private actors.
The Constitution prohibits the establishment of political parties based on religion and states explicitly "no political party should identify itself with a region, an ethnic group, or a religion." There were no other laws or statutes that specifically restrict religious freedom. Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims occupy positions of authority in the local and national governments.
The Government observes New Year, Easter Monday, Ascension, Pentecost Monday, Assumption, All Saints' Day, Christmas, Tabaski, and Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan) as national holidays.
The Government recognizes three main religious groups as state religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam. The Government requires other religious groups to register as associations. Official recognition as an association affords a group the same rights as the official religions. Officially recognized religious groups that conduct humanitarian and development projects receive tax benefits on imports but must request such benefits through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Organizations must submit applications for registration to the Office of the Political and Civil Organizations Affairs at the Ministry of Territorial Administration. A religious organization must submit its statutes, a statement of doctrine, bylaws, the names and addresses of executive board members, the pastor's diploma, a contract, a site map, and a description of its financial situation. Criteria for recognition include the authenticity of the pastor's diploma and, most importantly, the ethical behavior of the group, which must not cause a breach of public order. The Office of the Political and Civil Organizations Affairs issues a receipt that serves as temporary recognition to applicant religious groups and associations and allows them to practice their religion, pending investigations and issuance of written authorization, which usually takes several years.
Unlike previous reporting periods, the Government did not reject the applications of any religious groups.
The HAAC, the commission that monitors the media, prohibits political discussions on religious radio and television stations.
Religious organizations must request permission to conduct large nighttime celebrations, particularly those involving loud ceremonies in residential areas or that block off city streets. Officials routinely grant these requests. The Civil Security Division handles complaints associated with a religious organization, particularly noise complaints related to religious celebrations at night. The Ministry of Security sends security forces to address the complaints.
Religion classes are not part of the curriculum at public schools. However, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic schools are numerous and the Government pays the salaries of some teachers and staff at these schools.
Restrictions on Religious Freedom
The Government generally respected religious freedom in practice. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom by the Government during the period covered by this report.
There were no reports of religious prisoners or detainees in the country.
Forced Religious Conversion
There were no reports of forced religious conversion, including of minor U.S. citizens who had been abducted or illegally removed from the United States, or of the refusal to allow such citizens to be returned to the United States.
Section III. Societal Abuses and Discrimination
There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice. Members of different religious groups regularly invited one another to their respective ceremonies. Intermarriage between persons of different religious groups was common.
The Christian Council addressed common issues among various Protestant denominations. Catholics and Protestants frequently collaborated through the Biblical Alliance.
Section IV. U.S. Government Policy
The U.S. Government discusses religious freedom with the Government as part of its overall policy to promote human rights. The U.S. Embassy organized activities to inform the public about religious diversity, values, and culture in the United States. The Embassy distributed publications on U.S. society that included key portions on religious freedom.
The Embassy included religious leaders, particularly Muslim leaders, in the International Visitors Program and continued an English language program that contained segments about religious tolerance in the United States.


text:
Currently signed to WWE on its RAW brand, the 29-year-old Candice also holds the record for being the first former WWE Diva Search contestant to win a title by beating Melina at a pay-per-view event last year. And for millions of wrestling fans, she is best known for her bra, panties, and lingerie matches.
Keeping it simple, Lingerie is worn under your clothes and it either hides the imperfections or enhances the shape of your body. Girdles, Corsets, Garter, Bra and Panties are some of the common lingerie that you will find everywhere. Bras are to care the breasts and girdles were perhaps invented to camouflage women's problem spots such as hips, stomachs, buttocks and thighs. Corsets are normally worn to give a reduced-sized appearance to women's waist and an enhanced look to the busts. Much before pantyhose were invented, garter belts were used to hold stockings.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
to page content
to site navigation
Explore the Entrepreneurship.org Resource Center to find resources. Designed with entrepreneurs in mind, our resource center allows you to find materials to grow great ideas.
MotiveQuest founder, David Rabjohns, describes how he addressed key challenges in starting and growing his company--via bootstrapping--to number three in the "brand monitoring in social media" industry sector.
How do you deal with things when your business is on the verge of going bust? This author lays out a financial plan for working through lean years to sustain a business. Key tips: stash away cash during good times, downsize quickly if need be, and consider relocating to a lower-cost area of the country.
In the first three years of running her printing solutions company, Wendy Fergerson borrowed roughly $60,000 per month on credit cards without paying any interest. Out of that experience, she recommends credit cards as a way to bootstrap a company as long as you pay attention to the details on each card for which you apply.
The people working for you will be the ones to determine your success. This article will help you discover what motivates them.
This article reviews the advantages and disadvantages of an external sales method and helps entrepreneurs evaluate the most common types of external sales methods--licensing, existing distribution channels, and sales or manufacturer's representatives.
This article reviews the advantages and disadvantages of an internal sales method and helps entrepreneurs evaluate the most common types of internal sales methods--solo approach, direct sales force, and internet.
Every business has some form of intellectual property and many businesses will need the help of an intellectual property attorney to sort it all out.
Business conflicts are inevitable, which means you need legal counsel to guide you through potential litigation. This article is a comprehensive review of alternative courses to litigation, including arbitration, mediation, and private judging.
While this entrepreneur was building his IT support company, employees who also were family members were creating a rival business behind the scenes, stealing trade secrets and clients. This entrepreneur offers safeguards to protect your company.
If you are considering using independent contractors or leased workers for your company, this article provides a detailed overview of the legal issues relevant to the employer, including IRS regulations and litigation.
Want to get connected? Sign up to receive regular news, polls and updates from The Kauffman Foundation.
A robust online curriculum for entrepreneurs.
Explore Founders School >
A network of U.S. cities facilitating a weekly entrepreneur education program. Go to 1 Million Cups >
Whether you are starting or growing a company, FastTrac will help you live your dream at each stage.
Get started with FastTrac >


text:
Rolling Over
My 4 month 3 week old has yet to roll over. Is this normal? But if you have him laying on a pillow or at a slant he tries to sit up.
Posted: 01/22/2013 by dsptigg
Mom Answers
Sort by: best answers | most recent answers
1 - 2 of 2 answers
Very normal....just remember that every baby is different and don't compare to others.posted 01/22/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
It's normal. Rolling over takes a lot of practice. I think my son rolled back to tummy for the first time when he was about 4 months old but he only did it once and didn't do it again for about another month. Sitting up didn't start until about 5.5 mo old but could only sit up for about 30 sec before toppling over. By 7 months old sitting unsupported and rolling everywhere! Just wait, your baby will be a rolling machine before you know it!! make sure to give him/her plenty of tummy time and time on back (maybe on a play mat).posted 01/22/2013 by carson2012_mommy
Answer this question


text:
- Differential Diagnosis
- Diseases
- Drugs
- More
- Try building your search one term at a time, and be as specific as you can! Search term example: "chronic cough".
- Do not enter multiple findings such as "anemia, chronic cough, weight loss, vomiting" all at the same time.
- After selecting your term from the search results a list of possible diagnoses will be generated. If the list is too long, you will be able to narrow it down by entering additional terms.
- Do not enter values such as "heart rhythm 110" or "sodium 125", instead use "tachycardia" or "hyponatremia".
Sign-in (or register) to check out the new features we've just launched!
Possible Causes For Alopecia, congenital - Causes
Available only to registered users.
- Suggest
- 4 possible causes found
- Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
- Syphilis, congenital
- Congenital, Developmental Disorders
- Alopecia, congenital
- Aplasia Cutis
- Porteous Syndrome
- Synonyms
- ABNORM, ABNORM CONGEN, Abnormal development, Abnormalities, Abnormalities Congenital, Abnormality, Abnormality Congenital, Anomalous formation, anomaly, Anomaly anomaly congen, ANOMALY CONGENITAL, Birth Defect, BIRTH DEFECTS, CM Congenital malformation, CONGEN ABNORM, CONGEN DEFECTS, Congenital Abnormalities, Congenital Abnormality, Congenital Anatomic Abnormality, Congenital Anatomical Abnormality, CONGENITAL ANOMALIES, Congenital anomaly, Congenital anomaly (disorder), Congenital anomaly (morphologic abnormality), Congenital anomaly unspecified, Congenital Defect, Congenital Defect/Deformity, congenital defects, Congenital deformity, Congenital deformity (disorder), Congenital deformity (morphologic abnormality), congenital malformation, Congenital malformation (disorder), Congenital malformation (morphologic abnormality), Congenital malformation unspecified, Congenital Malformations, Defect Birth, Defect Congenital, Defect/deformity congenital, Defects Birth, DEFECTS CONGEN, Defects Congenital, Deformities, Deformity, deformity congenital, Deformity/defect congenital, Developmental abnormality, Developmental anomaly, Developmental anomaly (morphologic abnormality), Developmental defect, Developmental disturbance, Developmental malformation, Developmental Malformations, dysgenesis, FETAL ANOMALY, Fetal development abnormality, Fetal developmental abnormality, Fetal malformation, Foetal malformation, Malformation, malformations, Other alopecia, SECTION 2 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES
- Definition
- Be the first to add a definition for Alopecia, congenital - Causes
- External Links Related to Alopecia, congenital - Causes
- Wikipedia
- Merck
- Images
- PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- NGC (National Guideline Clearinghouse)
- Medscape (eMedicine)
- Harrison's Online (accessmedicine)
- NEJM (The New England Journal of Medicine)


text:
- Bargaineering - http://www.bargaineering.com/articles -
Engagement Ring Appraised & Insured (Finally)
Posted By Jim On 06/25/2008 @ 7:03 am In Insurance | 6 Comments
Over a year ago, I wrote about how we were going to get my lovely wife's engagement ring appraised and insured [3] that weekend. Well… ha ha, as all things are, it took a little longer than anticipated but we finally got it appraised in May and insured last week (yeah yeah, over a year later).
We eventually had it insured through Jewelers Mutual Insurance, recommended by the appraiser at Edward Arthur (where the piece was appraised). I had called up Traveler's, our homeowner's insurance policy underwriter, and received quotes that were similar priced. The logic was that, given the same premium, we should go with a company that deals with jewelry related claims on a regular basis rather than a general insurance company. Another reason was that in this case, a jewelry loss would have no effect on our homeowners insurance premium.
The type of insurance we purchased was for replacement coverage. That meant that if we did suffer a loss, JMI would replace our covered jewelry with something similar or better. The other option is where you get the dollar value of the appraisal. So if your piece was appraised at $5,000 and you somehow lost it, you would be compensated $5,000 for your loss.
As I was filling out the form, I started playing with the deductibles, coverage amounts, and "other factors" to see how they would affect the premium. For the sake of simple math, I put in the dollar value of the piece of be $10,000 and found that the difference between a $5000 deductible and a $1000 deductible was a mere $7 a year (8%). The premium went from $84/year for the $1000 deductible to $77/year for the $5000 deductible, though that does represent an 8% difference. This may seem like very little but the reason is because the item covered was an engagement ring/wedding band set that is worn daily. You could have no safe or an 80 lb. anchored floor safe with a digital lock, sharks with lasers, and your premium would not change because the piece is worn daily. (I made up the sharks part, but it's likely that would have no effect)
That's when I decided to have some fun and put in a $10,000 necklace that is worn only for special occasions. If you had no alarm, no safe, and just kept it in a hiding place while you weren't wearing it, the premium would be $131 for a $1000 deductible and $120 for a $5000 deductible (9% difference). However, in changing the "other factors," the premium didn't change at all. Keeping the necklace at a safe deposit box at a bank still had a $131 premium. You could have an armed killer robot guard wear your necklace while you weren't wearing it and it would still cost you $131 a year. It could be that those factors don't affect the application's calculator, since they are subject to verification, but it seemed like they should add a note if that was the case.
The items that you specify for coverage go on a "schedule." Usually you have your more valuable or expensive pieces put on the schedule because you've had them appraised and would like insurance. Unscheduled is everything else and you can get a catch-all coverage for all those. At JMI, the coverage was $1000 with a $100 deductible for $15. If you wanted more coverage, it's essentially at those intervals ($2000 of coverage with a $100 deductible cost $30/year). We didn't elect this coverage.
The application process was a piece of cake. You can submit all the details online through a slick Flash-like form and then email, fax, or postal mail your appraisal forms to JMI for verification. Within ten minutes we had coverage, very technology friendly so far.
Knock another one off the checklist, albeit a year-plus from when we put it on.
(Photo by dbking [4])
Article printed from Bargaineering: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles
URL to article: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/engagement-ring-appraised-insured-finally.html
URLs in this post:
[1] Tweet: http://twitter.com/share
[2] Email: mailto:?subject=http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/engagement-ring-appraised-insured-finally.html
[3] engagement ring appraised and insured: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/insuring-and-appraising-jewelry.html
[4] dbking: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootbearwdc/106051021/
Click here to print.
Thank you for reading!


text:
Rihanna's "Russian Roulette" Video Is VEVO Certified
Posted on 2013-04-29 22:27:07
Hats off to the Rih Navy! "Russian Roulette" just reached 100M views on VEVO, which gives Rih 12 CERTIFIED videos breaking the record for most VEVO certified videos by one artist. That Rihanna reign just won't let up! Check out all of Rih's VEVO certified videos here.


text:
For more than 20 years, I have been a trusted and reliable counselor for a broad range of clients that include entrepreneurs, start-ups, Fortune 500, universities, and government agencies in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and unfair competition matters. This includes registration, licensing and litigation. We offer fixed fees.
For more than 20 years, Mr. Shimokaji has supported clients in industries as diverse as aerospace, apparel, chemicals, household products, medical devices, photo imaging, and semiconductors. He has been a member of the Steering Committee for the California Minority Counsel Program. He was a founding director of the Orange County Japanese-American Lawyers Association and has served as an instructor in the paralegal program at the University of California, Irvine. Mr. Shimokaji is a past president of the Orange Coast Optimist Club. He served for three years on the Executive Committee for the California State Bar Intellectual Property Section. He is now serving a three year term on the California State Bar Federal Courts Committee. Mr. Shimokaji is also a member of the editorial board for The Journal of the Association of University Technology Managers. He is the author of articles that include "Inducement and Contributory Infringement Theories to Regulate Pre-Patent Issuance Activity" 37 IDEA 571 (1997); "Type of Use Determines Whether Use of Web Content Will Be Infringing" L.A. Daily Journal, August 22, 2002; and "Cease and Desist Letters May Contain Some Hidden Perils" L.A. Daily Journal, February 27, 2003; "Contingency Defense in Patent Lawsuits" L.A. Daily Journal, August 1, 2006; "Putting Designs to the Test" L.A. Daily Journal, October 30, 2008; "Mind Over Matter" Los Angeles Lawyer, April 2009. Following graduation from the University of California, Irvine with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, Mr. Shimokaji received his Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern University School of Law. In law school, Mr. Shimokaji was an executive editor for the school's law review. He has served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Robert M. Takasugi, Judge, United States District Court. Mr. Shimokaji is admitted to the California Bar and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
There are no articles by this lawyer.
No clients exist for this lawyer.
Asked in California | Intellectual Property - Patents | 472 days ago
Asked in District of Columbia | Intellectual Property - Patents | 498 days ago
Asked in North Carolina | Intellectual Property - Trademarks | 714 days ago
Asked in Washington | Intellectual Property - Copyrights | 797 days ago
Asked in California | Intellectual Property - Trademarks | 1071 days ago
Asked in Colorado | Intellectual Property - Patents | 1577 days ago
Asked in New York | Intellectual Property - Trademarks | 1599 days ago
Asked in Ohio | Intellectual Property - Copyrights | 1624 days ago
Asked in California | Intellectual Property - Copyrights | 1626 days ago
Asked in New Jersey | Intellectual Property - Trademarks | 1626 days ago
8911 Research Drive


text:
John Gershman
Author Bio
John Gershman is a Clinical Associate Professor of Public Service, Associate Director of NYU's Global MPH Program, and Director of Undergraduate Programs at Wagner. Previously he was the Director of the Global Affairs Program at the International Relations Center and the Co-Director of Foreign Policy In Focus.
Content by this author
After the Debacle and Before the Storm
September 29, 2005
Syria's Baath Party Congress a Watershed for President Asad
September 29, 2005
South Korea and the United States Sixty Years On
September 29, 2005
Fuelling Mistrust Between Iran and the United States
September 29, 2005
New Syria Acts, Looks Like Old Syria
September 29, 2005


text:
Big news! We are finally able to start announcing some of the businesses coming soon to Rhode Island Row and our first announcement is The Carolina Kitchen! This popular, All- American, Southern cuisine restaurant will offer Rhode Island Row and our surrounding neighborhood a great place to come together and enjoy some delicious, home-style cooking.
From Ma Pearl's Specialties to Buckwheat's Fried Chicken and homemade desserts, The Carolina Kitchen's menu is sure to feature something for everyone in your family.
We are also pleased to announce that The Carolina Kitchen will be providing food for our Grand Opening Celebration Thursday, June 21st, at 7pm. In addition to the delicious southern food from Carolina Kitchen, we will also be serving DC Brau beer, food from Window's Cafe and Market, and tunes by DJ Todd Love Supreme. And don't forget to take home your souvenir Rhode Island Row logo pint glass too!
There is not an official opening date for The Carolina Kitchen's Rhode Island Row location yet, but we just couldn't keep the good news to ourselves any longer! Stay tuned for more retail announcements and join us for our Grand Opening Celebration this Thursday. RSVP here.
Image: Facebook


text:
|As Featured In:
Master the King of All Exercises
Deadlifting Secrets 101
Everything you need to know about this complex exercise.
Free Video Training
The High Performance Handbook Is Like Nothing You've Ever Seen Before...
The Truth About Leg Extensions Part 2
Written on September 28, 2007 at 10:13 am, by Eric Cressey
This blog is continued from part 1.
Rule #4: You can never have too much information. Ask a lot of questions and consider every angle — and know when to refer out to a professional more qualified than you to handle the problem in question.
Your Take-Home: It will never hurt to get diagnostics done on your knee from a qualified physician. Some of your problems could be related to a meniscus issue; it would explain some of the problems with weight-bearing exercise (although you would still be able to do some exercises in the standing position). That said, though, you still likely have a big window of adaptation ahead of you, so read on.
Rule #5: Think "correct" before you think "different." If an exercise causes pain, stop performing it. Evaluate technique before moving on, though. If performing the exercise correctly alleviates pain, keep it. Chances are that correctly performing the exercise will actually help correct the imbalance.
Your Take-Home: Have you considered that it might be the way that you squat that is the problem? Are you breaking the knees forward or hips back first? Perhaps front-squatting is a better option for you now. Is box squatting painful?
Rule #6: Make the athlete feel like an athlete — not a patient — both physically and psychologically. Tell them what they can do.
Your Take-Home: I can almost guarantee that deadlift variations, pull-throughs, various single-leg movements, and glute-ham raises would allow you to train pain-free in closed-chain motion if you performed them correctly and with appropriate progressions.
Rule #7: Before you go changing what's going on in the gym, figure out what you can do to improve what's going on outside of it. Think posture, repetitive motions, sheer lack of movement, sleeping posture, footwear, and even poor diet.
Your Take-Home: What is your footwear like? Is it appropriate for your foot-type? Are you taking fish oil? Glucosamine? Are there activities in your daily life that you do repetitively that could be avoided or revised to keep you healthy?
Rule #8: Soft-tissue work serves a valuable role in preventing and correcting imbalances, without making any programming modifications. Foam rolling and lacrosse ball work is cheap and effective. Just do it.
Your Take-Home: I'm willing to bet that you aren't foam rolling or doing any work on your calves or glutes with the lacrosse ball. And, I'm guessing that massages aren't a common occurrence in your life. All three are great interventions (the former two are very affordable, too).
Rule #9: Implement mobility and activation work in your warm-up. It only takes 5-10 minutes, which is a lot less time than it takes to recover from an injury. You'll be amazed at what shakes free when you enhance stability through full ranges of motion.
Your Take-Home: I'm guessing that you haven't done anything to improve hip internal and external range of motion, hip extension ROM, or ankle dorsiflexion ROM. You should be.
Rule #10: As a last step, modify the training plan — and only on a small-scale, if possible. This is the most "sacred" aspect of an athlete's preparation, so you should butcher it as little as possible. The more you screw with things, the more the athlete is going to feel like a patient.
Your Take-Home: I'm guessing that the leg extensions are causing more harm than good. I would try some lower intensity rack pulls and/or pull-throughs, plus some split squat isometric holds. See how it goes.
I would also highly recommend picking up a copy of Mike Robertson's Bulletproof Knees manual. Mike goes into far more detail in several hundred pages than I ever could with a single blog post.
Good luck,
The Truth About Leg Extensions Part 1
Written on September 26, 2007 at 12:29 pm, by Eric Cressey
Hello Eric, I just read "The Truth About Leg Extensions." Because of my standing work , I can`t do any leg exercises that press under my feet (deadlift, squat, and leg press), more that once a week, without getting trouble with my knees. They get full of water and hurt. When training full-body, three times a week, I do leg extensions Monday and Wednesday and then squats on Friday. This way, I don't have to stand up for 8 hours the day after squats. I just tried to do squats twice a week (Monday and Friday), also with bad results. So I am happy to have the Leg extension.
With Friendly Regards from Denmark,
A: You know, I can only imagine how challenging your life must be if you can only go to the bathroom once a week. I mean, honestly, not being able to squat down to the toilet more than once every seven days? You must have a pretty strong colon!
Kidding aside, I'm the last person from whom you will get sympathy. I regularly train clients and athletes anywhere from 7-13 hours per day – and those are on some pretty hard rubberized gym floors (rubber is on top of turf). I also happen to have supinated feet (very rigid feet that don't like to cushion the body), so I regularly wear through the insoles I put in my shoes. Still, I do a wide variety of lifts – from deadlifts, to squats, to various single-leg movements – and sprint 2-3 times a week on top of that stimulus.
Now, getting to your issue…
First off, go check out my article, The Ten Rules of Corrective Lifting, at T-Nation. It will give you an idea of the direction I'm going to take with this reply. I would actually recommend opening it up in another window as I go through step-by-step what could be your problems.
Rule #1: Fit the program to the lifter, not vice versa. The best way to correct dysfunction is to prevent it. If you're blindly following cookie-cutter programs, stop.
Your Take-Home: Stop reading your favorite muscle magazine; it takes more than leg extensions and squats to build solid legs that are pain-free.
Rule #2: Learn to program for yourself. Establish a small group of people who will give you honest feedback on your programming ideas, and then use your intuition when it comes to modifying things on the fly.
Your Take-Home: Seek out the help of others who understand the dynamics of your knees better than you do.
Rule #3: Some exercises just aren't worth it. Don't bother with them; there are better options available to you.
Your Take-Home: Cough…leg extensions….cough.
See the rest of this article in tomorrow's update!
A Bit Off-Topic: Chuck Norris vs. Tim McCarver
Written on September 24, 2007 at 10:57 am, by Eric Cressey
Chuck Norris is contemplating currently suing NBC, claiming "Law" and "Order" are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
Millions of viewers are contemplating suing Fox, claiming that they suffered irreparable harm in the form of lost IQ points from listening to Tim McCarver.
Chuck Norris has two speeds: walk and kill.
Tim McCarver also has two speeds: cheer for Derek Jeter and cheer for the entire Yankees team.
Chuck Norris has a pet kitten – every night for a snack.
Tim McCarver spends his nights snuggling with his Joe Torre bobblehead doll in anxious anticipation of the following weekend's games.
Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.
Tim McCarver wears Alex Rodriguez pajamas.
When Chuck Norris was born, the only person who cried was the doctor. Never slap Chuck Norris.
When Tim McCarver was born, no slap was necessary to ensure that he was breathing. He was already spewing out pro-Yankees propaganda.
One More Reason to Have Good Training Partners
Written on September 21, 2007 at 10:14 am, by Eric Cressey
I've written quite a bit in the past about the importance of having good training partners. These are lifters who know you and your tendencies: how to get you fired up, what type of training to which you respond best, and when to hold you back.
Yes, a good training partner should know when to hold you back – just like coaches know when to play it conservative with their athletes at specific points in the season.
Tony Gentilcore has been my training parter for over two years now. I know his strength levels, injury history, and what style of training best suits him for particular goals – and he knows the same about me.
Last night, we were deadlifting for heavy singles on the trap bar, and Tony just didn't look good. Before he could even turn to talk to me after his last warm-up set (405 for a single), I told him to shut it down and do something else. His bar speed was down, and it just didn't look good. It was one of those nights to modify things on the fly and avoid getting hurt doing something stupid. So, he shut it down and went over to do some full squats with the safety squat bar for reps. He went on to get in some assistance work, and all the villagers rejoiced.
With inexperienced lifters, sometimes, you have to push through not feeling so hot, as you're still dealing with an athlete who needs to practice technique. Or, in the case of in-season lifting, you may need to do what it takes to keep strength levels up. Ultimately, it comes down to asking yourself, "Can I achieve a training effect safely?" If the answer is no, you modify. If the answer is yes, you consider whether you need to play around with the loading parameters. Do you go from sets of three to sets of five? Do you drop a few sets? Do you swap some resistance training for added mobility and activation work? Extend the warm-up? Pick a different exercise and maintain the loading parameters?
There are literally hundreds of potential modifications you can make. Only time, experience, and knowing the athlete in question will help you make the best decision.
Eric Cressey
Mental Athletic Performance Testing
Written on September 20, 2007 at 9:22 am, by Eric Cressey
In my off-season manual, I allude to several performance tests that I feel best demonstrate potential for athletic excellence. As a tag along to this, I've noticed several non-physical behavioral "tests" that show me an athlete is psychologically ready to commit to success. These issues are especially common in our high school athletes.
1. On the diet front, we ask our athletes to bring us two-day nutrition logs (one training day and one non-training day) so that we can evaluate how they can improve their diets. The more dedicated athlete, the sooner we get that back (if at all).
2. Also on the diet front, aside from those who are lactose-intolerant, athletes who complain about the taste of cottage cheese just never seem to "get it." These same individuals are usually the ones who dislike every flavor of protein powder imaginable.
3. Motivated athletes realize that if they fall off the wagon by eating some junk food, the entire day isn't "lost." They get back on track and call it water under the bridge. Less motivated athletes tend to just consider an entire day a way and have another bag of Twizzlers and a two-liter bottle of Coke.
4. One's response to injury is also always a good indicator of how bad one "wants it." The best athletes want to train through the injury – even though we don't advise it, obviously. With these individuals, we're big on showing them what they CAN do rather than just reaffirming what they CAN'T do. The idea is to continuously challenge them with movements that either a) allow them to train around the injury and b) movements that will help to rehabilitate the injury and/or prevent it from occurring again. The softest of the bunch usually skip the session because they want a pity party.
As much as a stereotype as it may seem, my experience with female athletes in particular has been that injuries tend to lead to complete abstinence from exercise in favor of partaking in slumber parties with Ben and Jerry.
5. Some exercises – deadlifts, squats, single-leg work – are flat-out challenging. I love it when guys show up to the gym absolutely ready to get after these movements. It drives me crazy when guys only get pumped up for bench day, and would jump at the chance to miss lower-body training sessions. The more you learn to love an exercise, the faster you'll improve with it.
Eric Cressey
One thing on which Sox and Yankees Fans Can Agree…
Written on September 19, 2007 at 3:47 pm, by Eric Cressey
While Red Sox and Yankees fans were clearly at odds during this past weekend's series, as usual, there was one thing on which they could agree: Tim McCarver is still the worst sports commentator in television history.
Listening to McCarver makes me wish that audio was never invented for TV; I'd rather watch a game in silence than listen to him. As a Sox fan, listening to Jerry Remy – a guy who knows the game inside and out – every night and then having to hear McCarver babble like a drunk chimpanzee on weekends is like going from a Boston Pops show to your third cousin's first clarinet recital. In both latter cases, you know you have to listen, but you still want to cut your eardrums out with a rusty butter knife.
At this point, I'm pretty sure that it's going to take a phone call of complaints from McCarver's own relatives to get him off the air. Then again, they probably disowned him already, so I bet it's out of the question. Still, McCarver family, if you are listening, do the right thing.
Eric Cressey
In Must be a Pennant Race
Written on September 18, 2007 at 2:16 pm, by Eric Cressey
Hinske for Governor!
Money Makes the World Go Round? Or "Un-Round?"
Written on September 14, 2007 at 9:31 am, by Eric Cressey
According to a recent article, in light of the doubling of the obesity rate in Australia over the past 20 years, the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) is encouraging the government to pay overweight Australians 170 dollars ($140 USD) to attend weight-loss programs. Yes, they're actually considering paying people to lose body fat. Apparently, the prospects of looking and feeling great and living a long and healthy life just aren't rewarding enough for some people.
Here's a wild idea…
How about FINING people for being overweight?
You see it all the time with offensive lineman in the NFL who come to camp overweight. I recall reading a while back that according to the collective bargaining agreement in the NFL in 2006, a team could fine an overweight player as much as $457 per extra pound per day. Even when guys are making millions, this adds up – especially when it's hurting their playing time. It's happened in the NBA, too.
Human nature is such that people won't always get motivated by money when you give them incentive to work on something. It's the reason people don't accept low-paying jobs (the reward doesn't justify the effort, in their minds).
However, separate someone from money that is already theirs, and they'll get motivated FAST. Just as you don't like to lose your wallet, offensive linemen don't like to get fined or lose their starting jobs.
Eric Cressey
Studying for the Wrong Test
Written on September 11, 2007 at 8:57 am, by Eric Cressey
When I read this article about the FDA asking companies to consider using a system of symbols on packaging to denote whether foods were healthy or not, I immediately thought back to my trip last week to buy a new desk at IKEA.
For those who don't know, IKEA is a company of Swedish origin that just so happens to have a food court. That food court is world-renowned for – you guessed it – Swedish meatballs. And, given that the store is roughly the size of the entire state of Rhode Island, you can bet that my girlfriend and I were in there so long that we needed a nutritional intervention at the food court to avoid dying of starvation during what amounted to the Hundred Years War of furniture purchasing (for the record, we lost this war; the desk was sold out and I'm now typing this with my laptop on top of my bureau). Plus, I was anxious to show my girlfriend that I really know how to treat a lady to a fine meal (eat your heart out, ladies). But I digress…
As we stood in line with two chicken caesar salads (dressing on the side), we (seemingly simultaneously) noticed the cafeteria tray of the woman in front of me. She was about 5-3, 200 pounds. I'd estimate that she had about 487 meatballs (or at least 15) on her plate, and it was tastefully arranged such that the add-on heap of macaroni and cheese offered such a delicate contrast of coloring that even Martha Stewart would have skipped a breath. Had Martha seen the accompanying chocolate and peanut butter torte, she might not have been able to get her breath back at all. It was 4,000 calories worth of trans-fatty grace. But it clearly wasn't enough.
Just in front of my fellow shopper was a stack of chocolate bars that caught her attention like a fart in church. She grabbed one of the bars, and glanced at the label (of course, so did I). It had 630 calories and 31 grams of fat. I couldn't get a good view of the sugar content – as she had tossed it onto her tray before I could even read it. There was no hesitation at all. Chances are that she almost swallowed her hand minutes later in her attempt to eat it.
What's my point?
Frankly, labels don't mean much. Behavior modification goes a lot further than that.
When you were ten, did you know to not drink the Draino because it had the little skull and crossbones on it, or did you know because it was hidden from plain view – and your mother had instilled in you early-on that drinking Draino wasn't good for you?
If we want to effect favorable societal changes in the way people eat, we need to spend more time educating kids and their parents about good food choices and – just as importantly – behavior modifications.
Dr. John Berardi's Precision Nutrition System has been wildly popular and successful. Why? Among other reasons, John focuses on behavior modification via his Seven Habits of Highly Effective Nutrition Programs.
As much as I dislike the programs, Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig have worked for many people simply because they've encouraged behavior modification before the fact.
In other words, in both cases, you pick what you're going to eat ahead of time – not when you're reading a label at the grocery store. That's when you're behind the eight-ball already.
Eric Cressey
The No Hitter
Written on September 10, 2007 at 8:34 am, by Eric Cressey
On Saturday night, my girlfriend and I finished setting up our new television – only to turn it on for the first time and see Clay Buchholz toss a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Baltimore Orioles. Like everyone, I was very impressed with his ability to change speeds effectively with his pitches and get ahead in the counts all night. I'm more impressed, however, with the overall athleticism that has helped him get to where he is so quickly.
In multiple telecasts, Red Sox commentators have noted that he's the fastest guy in the organization. Yes, that's even faster the stud center field prospect Jacoby Ellsbury (Had David Wells still been with the Sox, I'm sure he would have won that race, for the record). It's speculated that while Buchholz was taken as a pitcher in the first round of the draft, he could have been selected in the fifth round as a hitter as well.
Pitching and sprinting: two athletic endeavors that – to the casual observer to exercise physiology – are loosely related at best. I however, am of the belief that you need to become a better athlete before you become a better pitcher, basketball player, tennis player, or even a bowler. There are right and wrong ways to move – and if you have general dysfunction, it's going to carry over to specific movements.
If you are efficient in a general sense, on the other hand, that efficiency will carry over to sporting movements provided that you practice them (delayed transformation, as per Vladimir Zatsiorsky's writings). Toss in a pitching coach, knowledge of the game, the right psychological profile, some favorable biomechanics, and get a catcher that calls a great game (kudos to Jason Varitek), and you must just have the youngest guy to throw a no-hitter in Red Sox history.
Interestingly, in an interview at SoxProspects.com, when asked about his off-season training regime from last year, Buchholz responded:
"First of all I lived in Dallas with a couple of other guys that also play ball, and we all worked out together. So we all had a little advice for each other. My main goal this off-season was to be in shape and have gained weight. I gained just about 12 lbs and I was in pretty good shape. I have lived in Dallas the last two off seasons and the clear focus was to get stronger and go to camp in great shape so I could show the front office I was committed to getting to the big leagues. The schedule I have been on has been very successful and I don't expect that to change. So I would say that the off-season was a success."
Buchholz also commented: "I think my athleticism shows up as a pitcher in my ability to change on the go, make adjustments quickly, and certainly in my ability to cover the bunt in both directions."
Get efficient, improve multiple strength qualities, and in the case of an absolute power sport position (i.e., pitcher), slap on some muscle mass. Not exactly rocket science, is it?
Eric Cressey


text:
Former FHS student to receive $75,000 settlement
By Matt Ward— A former Fredericksburg High School student who brought a lawsuit against the Fredericksburg Independent School District (FISD) will receive $75,000 to settle her claims against the district, FISD superintendent Marc Williamson and former FHS principal Lynn Blackwell, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
The lawsuit developed after an improper relationship was documented between then-student Stephanie Crounse and Fredericksburg High School (FHS) physics teacher and coach, Michael G. Stevens.
Williamson confirmed no tax dollars were to be contributed in the final settlement.
Most school districts carry commercial general liability insurance that contains provi-sions for an "occurrence," which may include a number of coverage terms in which a defendant claims harm.
Williamson said the settle-ment proposal was brought forward by attorneys and en-dorsed by the claims repre-sentative, who also agreed with the resolution.
Additional claims against Fredericksburg Police Department officer and FHS teacher Christopher Ayala were abandoned and dismissed without ever having any financial settlement negotiated, according to attorney Charles Frigerio, representing the City of Fredericksburg. Frigerio called the claim against Ayala "baseless."
Crounse's attorneys originally brought the suit against the district, Williamson, Blackwell and Ayala — in addition to Stevens — claiming her civil rights were violated because they failed to prevent the sexual abuse before or during the reported seven months the relationship took place.
The legal document also claimed Crounse was ridiculed, "benched" during her sports participation and removed from an extra-curricular activity.
Williamson, Blackwell and Ayala all denied knowledge of the relationship or that they "should have known," as the suit alleged.
For more on this story, read this week's print and online editions of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post. If you are a print subscriber, your full online subscription is free. All you need to do is call 830-997-2155 to get a password. If you are not a subscriber, call 997-2155 or click on the 'Subscribe' button on the left side of the home page and sign up today!


text:
Recap | Final Stats | Notes
March 9, 2005
An Interview With: AIR FORCE ACADEMY FALCONS
JIM MILLER: From the Air Force Academy, head coach Ardie McInelly; No. 25, Lauren Henderson; and No. 44, Jacki Novak.
Coach, we'll begin with you if you want to make opening comments and then we'll open it up for questions for the student athletes.
COACH MCINELLY: Well, we asked one thing of our players tonight, and that was to come out and play their hardest, give it 110 percent effort, and I think our players did that. We struggled in the first half offensively. We didn't shoot very well, but our players hung in there, and they just continued to work on defense.
The second half, I think that we came out, and if we look at the amount of points scored in the second half, they still outscored us 24-30, but we did much better offensively, and defensively we held them to shooting 39 percent and I take a lot of pride in that because I think University of Utah is an extremely good player. When you have co-players on your team as Shona Thorburn and Kim Smith, they've got a lot of things to work with, and Elaine Elliott has certainly done a nice job.
I will say this, that I admire Elaine Elliott. She and I graduated from the same institution, that was Boise State. She was leaving Boise State as I was entering so I never did get to play with her, but she was always someone that I looked up to, and I think she's certainly done a wonderful job. She's helped me become a better coach. I just know that our players played against a pretty good team today, and when we competed. I'm extremely proud of them. I wish it wouldn't end right now, but we've got a lot of youth on our team. We only lose one junior, and most of the people that played on our team were all freshmen and sophomores, as I have sitting here. Lauren Henderson is a freshman and Jacki Novak is a sophomore. There's some good things to come from the Air Force Academy and I'm looking forward to next year already.
Question: For the players, talk about defending the three-point shot. Utah made a lot of threes tonight. Why was that such a problem area for you guys?
LAUREN HENDERSON: Well, when we were transitioning back on defense, sometimes we got confused where all the players were, and they ended up having a lot of uncontested threes. That's something we've been trying to work on this season, and we're definitely going to get better for next season.
Question: Jacki, do you want to answer the same question?
JACKI NOVAK: Same, I agree. I guess we were getting back on defense and we were picking out people. It seemed like a lot of times we were missing a couple -- offensive rebound on us and we'd kick it out with an uncontested shot. It seemed like all their shots they made were actually uncontested.
Question: Certainly this game seemed to be a little more competitive than the last two times you played Utah. What was difficult for you about the match-up this year with Utah and what was different about tonight's game than the two previous?
JACKI NOVAK: I think the difference between tonight's game and the difference, we worked so hard . I haven't seen our team come out that hard all season long. We played hard, but everyone was giving it their all, and that made a huge difference, and watch out next time. It's going to be even a better game.
Question: When you're trying to beat a team like that, I'm sure maybe you're not noticing, but do you sort of see Kim Smith and Shona Thorburn and say we can play at that level at some point, we're a growing program?
LAUREN HENDERSON: Oh, definitely. You know, we're really young, and we have a lot of dedicated people who are going to get out in the post-season and off-season and just lift weights, get stronger to where we can push at those big teams like that. We're all going to work really hard so where we can compete with those girls.
JIM MILLER: Ladies, you're excused. We'll open it up now for questions for Coach.
Question: Your top two scorers tonight went 1 for 16 combined from the field. You probably needed a few more shots from them in the first half. Is that a fair assessment?
COACH MCINELLY: Well, I think that a couple of the players from the University of Utah, both Deanne Hanchett and Jessica Perry, every time Alecia Steele got the ball, they troubled on her. She just didn't get the shots and the open looks that she normally gets. I credit that to Elaine Elliott and her scouting and stopping one of our high point scorers. I think that's something that we have to continue to work on. We need to expand Alecia's repertoire as far as her post moves and being able to extend her shot selection, as well.
It was due to their defense as well as us not being able to -- with Alecia. I think with Letricia Castillo, I think she pressed a little bit. She took some shots where she really wasn't open, tried to force the issue. Those two went out and played their hearts out, and I can't fault them. We just need to work on a lot of things during the off-season, especially our shooting. We'd like to be able to shoot as well as Utah and New Mexico.
Question: Can you just reflect a little bit on this season and any steps that you feel like your program might have made? I mean, Elaine was in here earlier, and to quote her accurately, she said that she feels like Air Force is going to make a difference in this league in the next couple years. Do you feel like you're close to that?
COACH MCINELLY: Well, I do. I think my staff has done an exceptional job in recruiting, and you can tell by the youth on our team that we're getting more athletic, and now we just have to improve on our skills. I think it's all due to our recruiting and the people who have been here and the support of our administration to allow us to go out and go all over at least the Midwest and the West to try to find players.
I think that we've seen a lot of improvement this year. I wish we could have won a little bit more games. We lost two overtime games earlier. We had some close games here during our season, the conference season, but we're heading in the right direction. As a coaching staff and as players and as administration, we know that we're just going to -- we have to stay positive. We have to look forward to the future and we have to continue to try to just continue bringing in young athletes and young ladies that can help with our program, and that's what we're doing.
Question: Do you think Kim and Shona will go down as two of the outstanding players in this conference?
COACH MCINELLY: Oh, I do. I mean, they've already made a name for themselves. They're only juniors, and they're Co-Players of the Year. They've had a lot of experience, not only at University of Utah but playing for the Canadian National Team, and that bodes well for the University of Utah, bodes well for them as when they graduate they will go on and play in the WNBA. It's nice to have players like that in our conference, and I know that other teams, we look at who made the All-Conference Team. I'm sure it was close in many areas. I mean, Ashley Elliott, she's a great player for University of Wyoming. I think that Lindsey Arndt, Mandi Moore, Dionne Marsh, there are good players on all of the teams, and Elaine happens to have two of the best, and I do think that should they go to the NCAA, think that -- you say, well, should, I hope that two of our teams get to go to the NCAA and I hope it would be University of Utah and New Mexico. I hope they both get bids to go because they're certainly both deserving.
JIM MILLER: Thanks, Coach.
An Interview With: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH UTES
JIM MILLER: We're joined by University of Utah head coach Elaine Elliott; student athletes No. 4, Kim Smith; No. 10, Shona Thorburn. We'll start with you, Coach, if you could just open with some opening remarks and then we'll open up some questions for the student athletes.
COACH ELLIOTT: Well, I thought it was a good first game. I think Air Force does some things really well and they're really committed to the hustle plays, and I think that's what makes them so tough.
They did a really good job on the offensive boards the first half. We did a better job of trying to shut that down a little bit in the second half. Just trying to get going, feel comfortable and feel like you can maybe improve your play each day as the tournament goes, and that's what we'll try to get done.
I really think that Air Force has a nice club and I've told her so and I think they've done really well and they're going to make a difference in this league in the next couple of years.
Question: Kim, what was it from your perspective that was allowing Air Force to do so well in that rebounding battle, particularly in the first half?
Kim Smith: They were just going harder than we were, I think. We weren't pushing them back and they weren't chasing the balls as hard as they were, and that was what we tried to change in the second half, and I think we did a better job at times.
Question: Either one of you, can you talk about how difficult it is to play a team you've beaten twice already this year and trying to get up for the game?
Shona Thorburn: It's easy to get up for a game in a conference tournament. Any team we play, come across, it's very easy to get up for any game here, so that's not something we need to worry about I don't think.
Question: For either of you, the three-point shooting was so strong and high percentage. I'm just wondering, maybe Kim in particular, how many threes you'll put up in a practice or after practice or in a pre-game?
Kim Smith: The number? I couldn't tell you. I mean, I work out after practices with the coach and just a rebounder or manager and just put up some extra shots every day. Your extra time in the gym is always going to pay off. That's always how I've played and how I've thought. It's starting to, and our whole team, we all put up extra time in the gym and we try and get up more shots.
JIM MILLER: Ladies, you can be excused. At this point we'll open it up to questions for Coach Elliott.
Question: How much if at all are you really gearing toward hoping to meet New Mexico again in that championship game? Do you think that far?
COACH ELLIOTT: No.
Question: What do you need to improve on for the next game over what you did tonight because you'll have a much better opponent, whoever it is?
COACH ELLIOTT: I really feel like we sort of kicked in and our play has improved each game. I think in any kind of conference tournament, a three-game set like this, you're going to have a game, if not two, you hope not two certainly, but there's going to be a game in there that you're going to have to gut out, and if you're going to win it all, you're going to play well, but you're probably not going to sit and think after three games that every one was your best game.
You have to be okay with that and step on the floor and gut out the next play, do what it takes to gut through those times, whenever they hit, and hope by the end you're playing your best.
JIM MILLER: Thanks, Coach.


text:
i may have to sell my riv atlantis as it may be too big (alot of neck stiffness..no vendors here in vancouver bc were carrying them when i purchased online from a riv vendor, so took grant's standover clearance as sole measuring option...bad idea as my upper/lower body not in proportion...found this out when i brought in my atlantis to a very seasoned bike fitter (who also sells Guru customs...has professionally fitted 1000s of people and is very respected: rob wright of caps cycles in surrey bc).
so in not wanting to buy a replacement for each ($$$$$), and I know that i'm asking a potentially 'charged' question: is it possible to have built a bike that can be both a great (loaded) touring machine but also, once unloaded (and even swapping out a lighter set of rims) can be fast and comfortable club rider for randonneuring, centuries etc?...sure I know you can 'lighten' any touring machine by removing rear racks and swapping out lighter wheelsets, but you know what I mean.
one retailer suggested buying a sport bike and 1/using a trailer for touring instead of panniers to not overload it and/or 2/to tweak existing stock bike by some reputable makers to avoid going full custom to save $$$.
am looking at R&E cycles, Davidson, Gunnar and Marinoni (emailed all of them, asking for their imput) and also looking at better quality 'stock' models such as the salsa veya, casserolle and specialized comp tricross.
vancouver bc


text:
Ask about Longboards Party Platters and Catering at our Liberty (816-407-9528) and Mission (913-236-2523) locations.
Longboards!!! My little slice of San Diego heaven right smack dab in the middle of Gladstone!!! Love creating my own healthy wrap, loaded with hummus, veggies, pico de gallo, brown rice and lite mozzarella cheese, drizzled with chipotle sauce and bada bing, bada boom!! Seriously love the home brewed iced tea, too!! It's got serious pizzow! The staff are super chill and helpful, too! -Amanda S., Yelp


text:
Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: None
Component/s: Course completion, Unit tests
Fixed Branches:MOODLE_23_STABLE, MOODLE_24_STABLE
Pull from Repository:
Pull Master Branch:
Pull Master Diff URL:
Two issues here:
1. In the test "core_course_external_testcase::test_create_courses" there is a conditional test on L390 that checks completion_info::is_enabled_for_site().
Because PHPUnit pulls its config from the default for the setting (not from the site's config table) this branch is never executed even if you enable completion on the site you are testing. It will only run if you added "set_config('enablecompletion', 1);" in the test, or if you changed the enablecompletion default to 1 in admin/settings/subsystems.php.
2. If that branch of code was executed there is a bug, causing a test failure:
There was 1 error:
1) core_course_external_testcase::test_create_courses
Undefined index: enabledcompletion
The issue is that the array key on L391 should be 'enablecompletion' not 'enabledcompletion'.
The fix for the 2nd problem is to correct the type in the array key. The 1st problem could be fixed by removing the if statement and the 'true' condition completely or by using set_config() and testing with and without completion enabled separately.
Gliffy Diagrams
- All
- Comments
- Work Log
- History
- Activity
- Links Hierarchy
Thanks for reporting that, Simon.
Aaron: I've assigned this to you as it is related to Course Completion.
I kept the "if condition" because I think it's good to let developer know how to write the "if condition", even thought this "if condition" is always true in this test.
Thanks Simon.
Hello Jerome,
Patch looks good, although it might be nice to remove if statement, as it's not valid anymore.
Also, looking at the test it seems course3 is not created, hence validation for course 3 is not happening as well.
Not sure if you would like to fix this as part of this bug.
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
A brilliant future is awaiting us out there, better with your code. Let's look towards the future together, this is now closed.
(and won't be revisiting it unless some regression is found)
Thanks and ciao


text: For what it's worth, I love my aero bars. I mounted the Profile Design (their low end model) on my Trek Navigator. After several adjustments I now prefer riding on the aero bar almost exclusively. At first I was unsteady and would snap up to the upright riding position when a car approached. Now I feel as stable on the bars as in the traditional position and rarely ride upright. I also have picked up a slight increase in speed. To those who would try aero bars I would say - give them a decent tryout period. You might find you like them as well as I.


text:
When first announced that Joss Whedon was in negotiations to direct The Avengers, many fans of Whedon's short-lived TV series Firefly and the subsequent theatrical sequel to the series, Serenity, began speculating that Nathan Fillion, who played Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, captain of the Serenity, might earn a spot on the roster of the superhero movie. Since most of the original members of The Avengers were already spoken for, the character that many thought Fillion could play was Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym, aka Ant-Man.
The rumor flared up again yesterday when Fillion took the stage during Whedon's panel at the San Diego Comic-Con. However, Fillion dispelled the rumor that he might be playing Ant-Man in The Avengers once and for all at Disney's "Comic-Tron" party, held last night in San Diego.
You know what, the internet is a vast wealth of information, 90% of it false. I'm working ten months out of the year doing a television program [Castle] where I don't get a lot of opportunities to sneak out after work and do other projects, so I'm kind of locked in. If you just look at the logistics of it, I'm really busy. Even if all of the stars were to align, I wouldn't have time to do it.
Not only is Fillion not playing Ant-Man, but he said that even if he could find the time to appear in The Avengers, Ant-Man would not be on the list of superheroes that he would want to play.
Yeah, if I had my choice, I would probably not pick Ant-Man. Nothing against Mr. Pym. But, no, I would not pick Ant-Man. He would not be my choice.
Fillion went on to say that he is still very interested in starring in a remake of The Greatest American Hero, which he said is "ripe" and "ready" to return.


text:
air purification Companies in Brunei Darussalam
Keyword: air purification ×
Employees number: 101-1000 ×
Location: Asia & Middle East ×
Location: Brunei Darussalam ×
Dongguan Uniclear New-material Co.,Ltd.
based in Dongguan, CHINA
Dongguan Uniclear New-material Co., a professional air purification material manufacturer with excellent R&D capability,supplier and exporter,provides all kinds of air purification parts including prefilter,moderate-efficiency filter,HEPA,active carbon and zeolite filter,VOC filter,ozone filter and photocatalyst products etc. Honeywell, Oreck,AMCOR,ZOBELE, NEOTECH, ...
Lenzing Technik GmbH
based in Lenzing, AUSTRIA
LENZING TECHNIK GMBH - We are an experienced partner for YOU! We offer comprehensive competence with expert status in the fields of engineering and contracting, industrial plant design and construction, industrial services, as well as automation and mechatronics. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY - Collecting and treating waste gas emission with different types of technologies in ...
Green Source air purification equipment Co., Ltd
based in Guangzhou, CHINA
Guangzhou Green Source air purification equipment Co.,Ltd and Sanbo Technology Co., Ltd are sister companies, who are a professional manufacturer specializing in researching, developing and manufacturing various kinds of filters under `Green Source` brand, located in Guangzhou, China. The main products are HEPA filter, filter cotton, air intake filter, ceiling filter, ...
Babcock & Wilcox MEGTEC
based in De Pere, WISCONSIN (USA)
Babcock & Wilcox MEGTEC provides environmental compliance solutions that make economic sense. B&W MEGTEC offers a portfolio of proven, high-efficiency technologies including wet electrostatic precipitators, scrubbers and liquid atomization systems for particulate and acid gas control, DeNOx and evaporative gas cooling, regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs) for VOC ...
Carus Corporation
based in Peru, ILLINOIS (USA)
At Carus Corporation we manufacture quality products to help our customers solve environmental concerns. Our vision reflects a long-term commitment to serve our customers. Carus supports Responsible Care® - an initiative that fosters involvement in the community and continuous improvement in environment, health, security, and safety. VISION: "To be a leader in providing ...
United Air Specialists, Inc. (UAS)
based in Cincinnati, OHIO (USA)
United Air Specialists, Inc. (UAS), a dust collector manufacturer, was founded in 1966, with the mission of designing and manufacturing air purification equipment of the highest quality. With this commitment to quality driving company policy, UAS has become a global industry leader in air cleaning and air pollution control. Our most well-known commercial air cleaner is ...
Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation (TAPI)
based in San Diego, CALIFORNIA (USA)
Teledyne-API (TAPI) designs and builds precision air quality monitoring instruments at our factory located in San Diego, California, USA. Our products are used worldwide in ambient air quality monitoring systems (AQMS), continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS), and industrial process applications. Our analyzers comply with United States Environmental Protection ...
Newland EnTech Co. Ltd.
based in Fuzhou City, CHINA
Newland EnTech Co. Ltd., founded in September 2000, located in the Newland Science Park, Fuzhou, China, which is an affiliated company of Fujian Newland Group.Newland Entech has developed nine series of water treatment, air purification and disinfection products, such as UV disinfection systems, large ozone generator, deodorizing equipment and so on. These products have ...
Scheuch GmbH
based in Aurolzmünster, AUSTRIA
Innovative air and environmental technology for industrial applications has been Scheuch`s stock in trade for 50 years now. Whether the solutions involve extraction, dedusting, conveying, flue gas purification or plant manufacturing, Scheuch is a leading expert with a pole position on the market in numerous sectors, and offers its customers application-specific, ...
Jiangxi Jintai Special Material Co., Ltd.
based in Pingxiang, CHINA
JIANGXI JINTAI SPECIAL MATERIAL CO.,LTD is a subcompany of JINTAI Group,A large-scale group which is located in Jinggangshan area,a boundary of Hunan and Jiangxi with beautiful natural sight around and close to Jingjiu and Xianggan railway lines.We have been focusing ourself on manufacturing and marketing various industrial honeycomb ceramics,ceramic catalyst support and ...


text:
myAfrica is an open resource. Most profiles, such as this one, are editable by logged in users. You may block editing access to a profile of yourself that you create if you wish.
Modiri Marumo is an Botswanan international football player
Modiri Marumo signed with the South African side Bay United in August 2010, and previously played for the Egyptian side Haras El Hodood from Botswana Defence Force in February 2008. Marumo also plays for the Botswanan national side.
Source : Wikipedia


text:
- 209Promote
Art Print
Good Lookin' Dameby Brooke Weeber
Collect your choice of gallery quality Giclée, or fine art prints custom trimmed by hand in a variety of sizes with a white border for framing.
Working on a sweet little design for V-Day.
So great.
Interesting style, I like it! :)
stunning Brooke, as always!
love it!!
So lovely- especially like the little fox :)
such fine work!!!! love this !
wonderful work
so great!!
Thanks so much, friends! Good to hear your kind words. xo
Aww man, so sweet. Consider yourself followed!!!!!
Thank you, Kelsey!
Great one!
Beautiful work!
See More Comments


text:
ALERT: Google Factory Reset (Device) Protection or FRP Learn More
Latest Downloads
ALERT: Samsung Device USB Charging Port Moisture Learn More
NEWS: Screen Damage or Out of Warranty Repair Learn More
Product Info
Unfortunately, this information isn't currently available for this product.
This SAMSUNG brand product, as supplied and distributed by SAMSUNG and delivered new, in the original carton to the original consumer purchaser, is warranted by SAMSUNG against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship for a limited warranty period of:
Register Your Product
Register now to get updates, faster tech support and more.Register your product
Service Options
Manuals & Downloads
User Manual ver.F5 (ENGLISH, 6.53 MB) ?May 15, 2011
- Verizon i510 DROID CHARGE
User Manual ver.F5 (SPANISH, 6.86 MB) ?May 15, 2011
- VZW i510 DROID CHARGE
Device(Install),USB Driver (Software) ver.18.104.22.168 - Win XP/Vista/Win 7/Win 8 (ENGLISH, 23.06 MB) ?Dec 16, 2012
- Title Samsung USB Driver v126.96.36.199 for Android Mobile Devices
- Applicable Model All CDMA Android Mobile Devices
- Carrier or Corporate Customer All CDMA Carriers: Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Virgin Mobile (Paylo), Boost, US Cellular, MetroPCS, Generic CDMA, C Spire Wireless, Cricket, TracFone (Net 10, Straight Talk)
- Description Samsung USB Driver v22.214.171.124 for Android Mobile DevicesThis driver is required for tethering purposes
- How do I delete a Calendar event on my Samsung Droid Charge?
- How do I set up speed dials on my Samsung Droid Charge?
- How do I safely remove the microSD™ card on my Samsung Droid Charge?
- Can I change the Wallpaper that is shown on my Samsung Droid Charge?
- Does my Samsung Droid Charge support haptic (vibration) feedback?
- Cannot Connect to Wi-Fi - Troubleshooting your Wi-Fi Connection
- What is Samsung Protection Plus?
- Tips & Tricks: Know Where you're Going Using Apps with Maps
- No Data When Connected to Wi-Fi - Troubleshooting your Wi-Fi Connection


text: With a hapless and endearing birdcatcher as his sidekick, Prince Tamino is searching for the girl of his dreams. The mysterious Queen of the Night says her daughter's the one — and just waiting to be rescued from the evil wizard, Sarastro. But it turns out he's not the evil one at all! A young couple's journey to adulthood, the search for universal truths, Masonic rituals and religious allegory — Flute gives us much to ponder, and music that's a wondrous joy! The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera broadcast series continues on Saturday, June 9 at 1 p.m. with The Magic Flute.


text:
so i waited way to long to clean my bike but it made me think. how does everyone keep there bike clean? i just hung mine from the ceiling in my laundry room and used soapy water...
so i waited way to long to clean my bike but it made me think. how does everyone keep there bike clean? i just hung mine from the ceiling in my laundry room and used soapy water...
Depends how bad it is, of course. Generally I just put it in the work stand and hose it down with window cleaner after knocking the big stuff off with a dry brush. Pulling the wheels makes short work of the process.
Interested in the Women's Forum? Send me a PM for more information.
I just clean and re-grease/lube the important stuff and pretty much ignore the non-moving, non-corroding parts. On my new bike, thats most of the bike. Citrus/orange based cleaners work well.
At the same time I wash my car, in the backyard with a hose, brush, and bucket of soapy water.
Which means not as often as either need it.
I wipe down the bike after each ride. 2 gallon bucket from Home Depot with detergent and cold water. While doing the wipe down, I put my sweat drenched jersey in the soapy water. This keeps the jersey from getting stinky. If the down tube and seat tube are covered with mud or grit, then I'm careful not to scratch up the paint. The wheels and spokes I do less frequent and when done, I use a separate rag. I rinse the rag often wih the garden hose during the wipe downs.
As a final step, I use a car spray finish like Mother's or Meguiars. Keeps it shiny and slick.
If you do the wipe down often, your bike will always look good and the paint job will last longer.
microfiber cloths are your friend. if you catch the right sale you can get a pack of 8 for 10.00 USD. that'll last a long time, i keep one in my bag, at home, and in my bike locker at work.
every day or two a quick wipe down with the rag keeps most of the bad grime to a minimum. once a week, I'll give it a good wet rub down, and once a month a full bath. The full bath is when i regrease everythign and get out the Q-tips for a full detailling. I take everythign off the handlebars/fram.
I've found that just like most things, if you spend a couple minutes keeping it clean(ish) the big washes are much easier. I get to spend my monthy cleanign do a fun detail job , rather than picking out crud and getty myself dirty.
"The world will end, not with a "bang" but with a "do'oh!""
I just use Pledge and a microfiber cloth most of the time (unless it's muddy of course). In the winter, with all the salt, sand and freezing temps, I wash the bike in the garage using soapy water and rinse with a pressurized garden sprayer.
I just put on my speedo and ride it through the car wash. Most of it is fun, its the hot wax application that really burns if I forget to slip on my tee shirt.
Jeez, a guy asks a serious question, and you all make fun. We all know that the best way is to use a 0000 artists brush and a bottle of San Pellegrino.
Satanic Mechanic
STAR 3 Spinning Instructor
2011 Lynskey Sportive (Shimano Ultegra 10s)
1988 Cannondale SM400 (Suntour XC-M 7s)
I just blast it with a hose and grease everything back up..
I take mine to carwash port weekly. Use foaming brush on drive train and then hose off without pulling trigger for hi-pressure. High pressure spray can force water in bearings.
Usually I keep the bike relatively clean, but once in a while I become a bit anal about it and clean my bikes similar to this:
I wipe it down with a towel and windex. bk
I use a garden hose, Simple Green, a Park Tool Bike Cleaning Kit & rags & an old retired Cycle Ops trainer frame, with out the resistance mechanism.
Spray it with water, spray the Simple Green on drive train, brakes, etc. use brushes from cleaning kit, rinse. Fill chain cleaner with Simple Green & clean chain, rinse.
I dry as much as I can with dry rags, use my shop air compressor to blow the water out of places it is hard to dry from, let the rest air dry. This also includes flipping the bike upside down to let any water drain out of the frame.
After it is dry I lube appropriatley.
I clean the bike at least once a month in the spring, summer & early fall. More often if needed.
I hose it down and then clean it off with car wash soap and a sponge.
Every so often I'll take off the chain, degrease it, and relube it. I grease/lube everything that need grease/lube and thats about it.
A few damp paper towels and that's it...why I like Ti
I really concentrate on the drivetrain, now that I have a chain cleaner again.
Change the course of the Epidemic | The Merlin | Merlin XLM | Bianchi Ti | CyclePeople
Don't take it off until there's a cure LIVESTRONG | pay it forward | Cats | NEW Gallery9
Dawn, a couple of old sponges, and a garden hose. After it dries, I'll wipe it with a little Pledge. That helps keep it cleaner for the next time.
Cyclists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lube but your chains!
anything special for carbon fiber?


text:
Welcome Aboard!
Good to see you finally 'de-lurked'
Greetings, I've spent several months lurking in the shadows of this forum, and now, I post!
This is part of my WIP. The world's working name is Rawr. I use the word "rawr" for pretty much any temporary variable that I need to hold a value for testing something in my various C/C++/PHP projects. This came from my asking my fiancee for a random short word on several occasions, and almost every time she said "rawr." When I was creating this world, I saved it using the filename "rawr.ps" and it went from there.
It is being made with David Allen's Planets suite, AutoREALM, Google Earth, MSPaint, and Kolourpaint.
The attached is a "satellite" view part of the Southern Hemisphere with textures taken from a lo-res texture map of the Earth from NASA. I have not included the ice cap. The little thumbtack is the location of the South Pole.
Welcome Aboard!
Good to see you finally 'de-lurked'
My Finished Maps | My Challenge Maps | Ghoraja Juun, my largely stagnated campaign setting.
Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Here's a quick pic of the "southwestern" continent. I've now added the GIMP, Wilbur, and FT Pro to the list of tools used for my world. This continent is the only one that I have anywhere near "done." Oh, and don't mind the rivers, I was playing with FT Pro's river thing and they got stuck on there. My rivers will be better.
That's pretty interesting. I like the swirly-ness of the terrain because it looks sort of realistic, like a satellite shot.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
I've finished my climate zones and created a texture map on FT Pro.
I think may redo my continental shelves, but other than that, I'm pretty much done with the natural stuff. Now I get to work on populating it.


text:
I have a subversion externals entry in a library folder which looks like this:
Fetching external item into '/home/releases/50/library/Z'
svn: OPTIONS of 'http://svn/repo/trunk/library/Z': could not connect to server (http://svn)
The externals URL was the same, but over the HTTP protocol. Having changed the externals to point to the HTTPS, I can't figure out why subversion is still trying to use the old URL.
Does subversion cache the externals path, and if so how can I clear this? If not, what else could be causing this?
I can check out from the correct (HTTPS) URL fine from the server.
NOTE: svn is an entry in the server's local hosts file, pointing to our subversion server's IP.


text:
Sometimes I want to search and replace in Vim using the
s/search_for/replace_with/options format, but the
search_for part becomes a complicated regex that I can't get right the first time.
I have
set incsearch hlsearch in my
.vimrc so Vim will start highlighting as I type when I am searching using the
/search_for format. This is useful to first "test"/"preview" my regex. Then once I get the regex I want, I apply to the
s/ to search and replace.
But there is two big limitation to this approach:
- It's a hassle to copy and paste the regex I created in
/mode to
- I can't preview with matched groups in regex (ie
)) or use the magic mode
\vwhile in
So how do you guys on SO try to do complicated regex search and replace in Vim?


text:
Jason Pancoe has helped Army to three Star Games in four years.
Feb. 19, 2013
When Army senior Jason Pancoe opened his white envelope on branch night, it might have been the most obvious news of anyone in the Class of 2013. For a three-time Patriot League Academic All-Star and West Point dean's list student, a career in military intelligence seems quite logical.
"When an infantry unit goes out on a mission, a military intelligence officer's job is to paint the picture of the battlefield and then allow them to go out and execute their mission," Pancoe explained. "Whatever type of information they need – weather, human intelligence, any type of signal intelligence or imagery intelligence, we compile that and paint a picture so an infantry unit can plan accordingly."
Not only have his good grades and excellent military training prepared him for his future assignments, but Pancoe's skills as a basketball player are suited perfectly to his upcoming career. As a point guard and distributor, the Ladera Ranch, Calif., native has been "painting the picture" of the court in order to allow his teammates to succeed for years.
"When I was in high school, we won the state championship and I averaged 4.5 points per game as a senior," Pancoe said. "Our best player, Klay Thompson, is the starting two-guard for the Golden State Warriors now. My role was to get us into the offense, get people the ball and be that calming influence."
Pancoe arrived at West Point and with veterans such as Josh Miller and Marcus Nelson already established, began his career as a shooting guard in order to take advantage of his three-point accuracy. He played in 18 games as a plebe, but averaged just more than three minutes per game.
"When I was a freshman, I was just happy to be here," Pancoe remembered. "I realized that physically, I wasn't at the place where I deserved to play. I took my licks in practice. I still feel to this day that the best players will play. At that point, I don't think I deserved to. That year I knew I had to get better and stronger and there would be some opportunities my sophomore year if I earned them."
In addition to his perspective and attitude, Pancoe's developmental first year was aided by the Class of 2010 which graduated as one of the most successful groups in recent Army basketball history. While often times beating him up in practice, the seniors showed their leadership ability by also encouraging the youngsters.
"That was the best situation," Pancoe said. "There was such a strong core of leadership, and those guys were so close. A lot of times a group like that might tend to look inward and worry about themselves and what they were going to do as seniors, but they couldn't have done a better job of reaching out and being mentors to us. Eric Zastoupil, John Sizemore, Chris Walker, Cleveland Richard, Josh Miller, you can go down the whole list – those guys were great to me. The majority of the help I needed was on the court. Even those guys pushing me in practice helped. They would put their arm around me and tell me to keep working. Especially being so far from home, that support system really made my development possible. It really made me excited to be here as opposed to just going through the motions."
His perseverance paid off. Early during the preparation for the 2010-11 season, head coach Zach Spiker made a decision that would change the course of Pancoe's career. Having not recruited Pancoe, Spiker wasn't aware of his high school pedigree as a point guard, but still inserted him into that role during a preseason scrimmage.
"As a sophomore, I got thrown into a scrimmage, and I tried to do the things that I normally would do," he recalled. "I didn't try to play outside of my talent level. I tried to be solid with the basketball and not turn it over, and I think at the time that was maybe what our team needed. Fortunately, I was able to play well in some spots. I have confidence in my ability to handle the basketball and get everyone involved. I think that's what I do best, and I think Coach really wanted to make the transition to a team that really moved the ball and forced people to guard."
That sophomore season in which he started 18 games and knocked down 39 three-pointers to go along with 71 assists proved to be the most productive of Pancoe's West Point tenure. A string of head injuries forced him to miss half the 2011-12 season, and despite practicing in head gear, a fifth concussion on the third day of 2012-13 preseason practice ended his playing career.
"It's more of a precautionary thing," Pancoe said. "I've talked to the doctors at Walter Reed, and they told me they would put the decision whether or not to play in my hands. Obviously, as a 23-year-old kid who has been playing basketball his whole life I want to play, but after I talked it over with the medical staff and coaches here in a lot of ways it was good that they took the decision out of my hands. It made me focus on things that are more important down the line. First, my military career is right around the corner, and then I have the whole rest of my life. I still have the opportunity to be around the program and the guys, which is really all that matters."
Pancoe has been more than a casual observer during his absence from the court. He can be found on the floor at every practice and on the bench during every game, encouraging his teammates and providing an extra set of eyes for the coaching staff. Pancoe's continued involvement with the program has been even more important this season given Army's large group of freshmen. The plebes have played a vital role on the court, and Pancoe has done his best to make sure they are up to speed off the court as well.
"It's different since I'm not playing and am in more of a player-coach role," Pancoe explained about his mentoring style. "It's interesting because those guys are so talented and have such an important role that I tried to shepherd them in a way that I feel is necessary. There isn't a whole lot I can teach them from a basketball standpoint. When it comes to stuff down the hill, I try to challenge them a little bit and push them to step out of their comfort zone as a cadet. I want to make sure they're working hard in the classroom and making an extra effort, especially as plebes because I think that makes such a big difference on a daily basis."
Pancoe's newfound viewpoint from the sidelines will have a lasting impact on his future. While he is fully committed to pursuing his military career, Pancoe has found a calling that may keep him involved in the game he loves for years to come.
"We've talked about my future and coaching is something I probably want to do," Pancoe said. "Coach Spiker wanted me to get some experience about what it's like being a coach so now I know that this is awesome and I want to do this. Hopefully down the road, I'll have some opportunities to see if I can make this into something that I'm pretty serious about."
While his playing career may have ended prematurely, Pancoe has no regrets about his chosen path.
"Even though cadets can be cynical at times there is such a pride about the way in which people go about their daily business," he said. "There is a pride about being part of this institution and pride about being able to serve in the military. Probably 99 percent of the athletes that come here aren't looking to play professionally. We wanted an opportunity to play for a high level program at an institution that will reward us and provide us with the chance to do something special."


text:
Restaurant Support Center
We Turn Jobs Into Careers.Apply Now
Fresh, quality food, great people and important benefits are the perfect ingredients for a rewarding and exciting career. If you'd like to join our growing team, apply online today.
Ruby Tuesday's Restaurant Support Center is located at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, just south of Knoxville, Tennessee. We support Ruby Tuesday and Lime Fresh Mexican Grill and franchise locations of those concepts, from our small town campus in Maryville, TN. Our Restaurant Support Center houses our world class Training and Culinary Facility. As well as over 350 men and women working in Legal, Finance and Accounting, Supply Systems (Purchasing/Distribution), Human Resources, Marketing, Information Technology, and Real Estate/ Development/Construction and Design, and a variety of roles that it takes to support over 750 restaurants.
Quality, Passion and Pride
Passionate Individuals interested in pursuing a quality career opportunity with one of our Restaurant Support Center departments can apply online. Click here to view our current opportunities. We take pride in providing our teams with:
- Competitive Pay
- Full Benefits Package
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) Plan
- On-site Wellness & Fitness Center
- On-Going learning through our Education Assistance Program and our Lunch and Learn Program
- 9 Paid Holidays per year
- Vacation after six months and opportunity to purchase an additional week of vacation per fiscal year
- Meal discounts at our concepts
Apply Online today.


text:
Gidday! Welcome to New Zealand Trails
We know it can be overwhelming looking for your 'Trip of a Lifetime' so we decided to cut to the chase, and instead of running lots of hiking trips all over New Zealand, we have focused very hard on bringing you one very special itinerary that puts it all together and brings you the very best of our country - the 'World Heritage Walking Tour'.
You'll know that after your 13 days with us you have missed nothing and in fact seen many parts of New Zealand that other visitors just don't get to. Our friendly expert guides will lead you into the very heart of New Zealand and on hikes through the most dramatic scenery imaginable. From walking on the world famous Milford Track, the spectacular Routeburn and the mystical Hollyford Valley, you will feel as though you have stepped into a wonderland and that the 'real world' is very far away.
As well as the best walks in New Zealand you'll love Milford Sound by air, Fiordland backcountry jet boating, kayaking tranquil Okarito Lagoon and a galaxy of glowworms experienced in the most unique way imaginable!
Then at the end of every thrilling day relax in your four star accommodation and savour New Zealand's world class food and wine.
Our 'Kiwi' guides are there to look after you every step of the way. We take every aspect of your safety and comfort seriously during your time with us - from our super comfy vehicles, small friendly groups, delicious cooked breakfasts and hand picked restaurants each evening. We really know what it means to travel well, there's nothing rustic here.
SO… don't take our word for it, check out the tour and there are heaps of awesome photos in our on-line galleries from recent trips which will give you a great feel for what we do and who comes along.
When you join us on our 'World Heritage Walking Tour', we reckon you'll agree that nobody could do it better. We have put together the very best of New Zealand in this one tour for your 'Trip of a Lifetime'.


text:
Dinner For Schmucks Trailer: Steve Carell Re-enacts The Last Supper With Rat Corpses
By Josh Tyler 2010-04-06 17:49:49 comments
Steve Carell and Paul Rudd are getting back together for the first time since The 40 Year-Old Virgin, and it looks hilarious. The movie is Dinner for Schmucks, in which Steve Carell plays the schmuck. Paul Rudd is an executive looking for a promotion and when hes invited to an annual company dinner in which everyone invites a loser to make fun of, he meets Carells Barry and cant resist bringing him.
Ive already heard this movie compared to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and though theres a little of that in the trailer, thats probably too much for Schmucks to live up to. Lower your expectations, be content to laugh at Steve Carells teeth, revel in Zach Galifianakiss scene-stealing antics, and jump in to the first Dinner for Schmucks trailer below or in HD on Apple.
Back to top