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Penn State Hazleton student Megan McGee met Audrianna Bartol several times before the 6-year-old died from a form of pediatric cancer on Feb. 15.
"Everybody she came into contact with, she would just brighten their day," said McGee, president of the campus' Student Government Association and a THON dancer.
To remember the Hazleton girl, the student association, THON and other students will hold a candlelight service at 6 p.m. today at the campus Nittany Lion statue.
"Audrianna and her family are such an inspiration to so many of us. We wanted to show them and the community how much they mean to us and that Audrianna will long be remembered by everyone," McGee said.
Audrianna died 10 minutes before the start of THON, a Penn State dance marathon that supports pediatric cancer research and patients at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey.
McGee said students would often see Audrianna and her family at on-campus events.
When word of her passing hit, McGee said students talked about holding a memorial.
"We decided we wanted to do the candlelight vigil for her because there were students who wanted to honor her," she said.
The memorial is open to the public. Attendees are asked to wear bright colors to honor Audrianna. Candles will be supplied.
McGee, who met Audrianna about a year ago, said several students will speak during the memorial.
"She was a really, really happy girl. For being so sick, she was still a kid. She was happy," McGee said. "She didn't ever show she was in pain. She was always so happy and strong."
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Government tax breaks would create 1,400 new jobs for the UK video game industry within five years, says game developers group TIGA.
The organization, which has been fighting hard for government incentives in recent times, made its claim in a report sent to the UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport late last week.
The document, titled Investing in the Future, lamented the loss of skilled British developers to nations in which government incentives for video game studios already exist:
Games would need to pass a cultural test, scoring against criteria of European heritage and game locations, languages, innovation, narrative, and location of development and key development staff. 44% of UK made games profiled in an exercise for the report passed…
With 60-80 titles benefitting per year, the tax measure would assist UK game developers without distorting the larger European game development market…
The Games Tax Relief is expected over 5 years to create 1,400 new jobs in the studio sector, increasing investment by games studios by 146m, direct and indirect annual tax revenues by 133m and GDP contribution by 323m. By year 5, for every 100 of investment by government in the Games Tax Relief, the industry will invest 176.
In a forward to the TIGA report, Lord Puttnam (left), Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Computer and Video Games Industry, gave his strong support to the notion of a tax break:
For far too long the UK video games industry has been effectively taken for granted. To ensure the continuing success of this pre-eminently creative sector, I can only urge the Government to support TIGAs case for the introduction of a form of Games Tax Relief, as set out in this report.


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@ Monte Winebar and Restaurant is conveniently located in the hustle and bustle of Monte Casino Boulevard in Fourways, Johannesburg.
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Allora Ristorante Classico invites dining for any occasion spread with creative cuisine and sophisticated ambiance.
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The a la carte menu is prepared fresh everyday, providing taste sensations that explore the globe.
An extensive kiddies play around allow parents some much needed time off to appreciate the flavours.
This very popular, bustling and vibey restaurant is situated on the palm-fringed boardwalk and offers exceptional comfort, and beautiful views of the sea. Plush pillows and dark wood furniture creates a relaxed interior where meals and drinks can be enjoyed. The menu offers Western, Egyptian and Asian cuisine and diners will be left spoilt for choice.
This restaurant serves delicious and authentic Mongolian cuisine. The laid-back setting and atmosphere make it easy to enjoy fresh ingredients in style. Robust flavours prepared perfectly using traditional techniques are present on every plate. Service is efficient and pricing reasonable.
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Hemelhuijs Restaurant oozes charm and tradition, inspired from picturesque Dutch heritage.
Roughly translated, Hemelhuijs means 'House of Joy", and this meaning lends itself throughout the charm, décor and overall dining experience.
The interior perfectly balanced by a spread of decadent home ware, modern Zen furniture works seamlessly complimenting a perfect day out shopping and indulging.
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It's been nearly four months since Burgerville's downtown hamburger stand met its demise under the brute force of dueling backhoes.
Now, an uncertain financial climate has left developer Elie Kassab in the dark about when work will start on his $16 million apartment project planned at the site long occupied by the Vancouver restaurant, 305 E. Mill Plain Blvd. The entire block — bordered by Mill Plain, D, 13th and C streets — is earmarked for a 92-unit complex called Prestige Plaza.
Plans for a new downtown Burgerville are also in flux, according to an official who said the hesitation stems from unanswered questions about construction, staging and right-of-way acquisition for the approximately $3 billion Columbia River Crossing Interstate 5 bridge replacement project .
Vancouver-based Burgerville is committed to having a presence in the heart of the city, said Jack Graves, the company's chief cultural officer.
Meanwhile, Kassab said Prestige Plaza's uncertain start date is rooted in today's lending climate. He has asked for a 90-day extension on the project's building permits, which had been set to expire this month.
Kassab now has until April 25 to break ground, said Chad Eiken, a planner with the city's office of development review.
It's been nearly one year since Vancouver-based Prestige Development started seeking project financing, said Kassab, the company's president.
"Banking has gone from one extreme to the other," said Kassab, who is no stranger to commercial construction. Among other projects, Prestige Development has also developed multiplex movie theaters in Vancouver, Battle Ground and Sandy, Ore., as well as downtown Vancouver's 46-unit Lewis & Clark Plaza apartments at Sixth Street and Broadway.
But Kassab said financing just takes longer to secure these days. He said it's even difficult to finance apartment units, which have been in high demand since the housing downturn and sluggish job market have shrunken the pool of potential homebuyers.
He said plans for Prestige Plaza's dual four-story buildings also call for a small amount of ground-floor retail space facing Mill Plain Boulevard.
"We actually have a tenant interested in about 60 percent of it," Kassab said
But lending is stringent, as banks pay closer attention to the global financial situation.
"I mean, Greece is on one day and off the other," Kassab said, referring to European leaders' months-long debate over whether to bail out the debt-strapped country. Some experts fear Europe's problems could affect financial systems in the U.S., Kassab said.
He said the uncertainty is just a fact of life for commercial developers today.
"It's a general condition of the global economy," said Kassab, who also plans to use a city property tax abatement program that will add up to about $1 million in savings over the first 12 years of the project.
Burgerville's next move
As for Burgerville, the company has considered a couple of downtown sites, according to Graves, the chief cultural officer.
But Burgerville is in no hurry to spend the capital without knowing how downtown traffic patterns will change during and after the construction of the Columbia River Crossing and its proposed light-rail component.
"That's an issue that's a little difficult to deal with if you're going to put up a structure," Graves said.
Burgerville officials seriously considered the now-vacant lot at the northwest corner of Main and 15th streets, formerly the home of a downtown car-washing business, he acknowledged.
"We went through the process and couldn't come to any agreement," Graves said "It just didn't pencil out for us at this point in time."
But the 38-restaurant chain continues to expand and is planning to open its 39th Burgerville outlet in Tigard, Ore., this spring.


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September 12th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Where is your outrage and cartoon on why the Greek Church
St Nick's can not be rebuilt at ground zero ,,,,
Right the Greeks have been so bad…
Gregory Tart
September 12th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Matt should call his commentary- "the wheel"- all he does is recirculate the same meme over and over again- republican obstruction, bigoted americans et cetera- but then again Gannett is in such bad shape they probably can't afford to pay for more than one idea
September 12th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
I assume your message is that us closed-minded (and windowed) Americans just don't understand how the rest of the world would view us if we don't allow the mosque to go forward.
I suppose we should now make every decision with an eye towards world opinion. I remember reading articles during the last election on how unfair it was that only Americans could decide on the leader of the free world. The upshot was that other nations should have some say.
Fortunately, Americans have had a belly full of this one-world nonsense and are going to send a clear message to the "Citizen of the World" in the White House and citizens world over.
John B. Pierce
September 12th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Why is it the Right Wing seems to have cornered the market on bigotry and stupidity? Cast your simplistic minds back to 1964. Say, Pres. Barry Goldwater really made a big difference, didn't he?
Oh, yeah. In case you don't know, or were asleep in history or civics class, Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson was re-elected in a landslide (after assuming office when Jack Kennedy was assassinated in 1963) because Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona)took such a stridently ultra-conservative policy stance and had his hat handed to him. He ultimately ate some humble pie about this… Nuff said?
My late Grandma Ginger got to explore the REAL Windows of the World restaurant atop one of the WTC's towers. Not bad for a one-eyed lady from Nebraska. I can only hope there'll be such a restaurant there in my future.
And, guys? The plaza was called the "World Trade Center" for a reason. When those sick al Qaeda 8@$+@r4s attacked it nine years back, ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE (Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, &c) were hurt and killed. You, in your nationalistic smallmindedness, YOU defile their memory much more than some cultural center some two blocks away from The Pit EVER WILL.
Talk back to me when YOU GROW UP.
September 12th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
If you're annoyed now, John, wait till you wake up Nov. 3rd.
I think a lot of American have grown up in the last 18 months.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:20 am
"I assume your message is that us closed-minded (and windowed) Americans just don't understand how the rest of the world would view us if we don't allow the mosque to go forward. I suppose we should now make every decision with an eye towards world opinion. I remember reading articles during the last election on how unfair it was that only Americans could decide on the leader of the free world. The upshot was that other nations should have some say.
Fortunately, Americans have had a belly full of this one-world nonsense and are going to send a clear message to the "Citizen of the World" in the White House and citizens world over."
This blinkered, unrealistic ignorance of the United States' role and place in the world, promulgated by American Isolationists during the 1930's and early '40's, with their claims that what was going on elsewhere in the world was of no concern to the people of this country, is PRECISELY what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while America slept. It's also the exact cause of the 9/11 attacks, the result of America's thumbing its nose at world opinion, the antagonizing of our potential adversaries and the alienation of our allies.
The reason there's never been a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians is because each side still thinks, on some primitive level, that one day it will wake up one morning to find the other side—all the Palestinians, or all the Israelis—mysteriously gone. Vanished. Common sense tells one that that can, and will, never happen, yet Americans also imagine that all the Muslims who might conceivably threaten this country will also disappear, and that those who were being recruited, precisely on the basis of anger over the U.S.'s demonization of Muslims and Islam, don't matter, and that this country's arrogance is a virtue, and not a failing.
I have news for you: unacknowledged and uncorrected failings bring down societies more surely than any military assault. It's YOU, and people like you, who'll be responsible for the downfall of American civilization. YOU are the unwitting Trojan Horse out of whose wooden belly the enemies of this nation will drop to bring it to wrack and ruin.
September 13th, 2010 at 5:52 am
America's trojan horse is filled with Guatemalan day laborers.
John B. Pierce
September 13th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Icepick, ever heard of saying what you mean and meaning what you say? Gezackley what do you mean by your cryptic comments "wait until you wake up Nov. 3rd" and "I think a lot of Americans have grown up in the last 18 months"? Is this some smarmy way of gloating about election results that have yet to be counted?
Regardless of how gullible and stupid (and need I say selfish and xenophobic) my fellow citizens may turn out to be, I'll awake Nov. 3rd having performed my duties as a poll clerk at a polling place nearby, unless I've miraculously landed a day job before then that precludes that. (At present, not bloody likely.) And regardless of my fellow citizens' potential idiocy, I know I'll have voted my clear and informed conscience while performing my Los Angeles County-delegated duties in the polling place.
You get what you pay for. If you think (potential) Speaker John "Spray-Tan" Boehner and Sen. Majority Leader Mitch "Lizard Lips" McConnell will lead us to paradise by reverting to the failed policies of the Newt Gingrich/Koch Brothers cabal, I suspect I'll hardly be alone in rueing the outcome of this fall's election. Ever heard of buyer's remorse? This will be more like "caveat emptor" remorse, because the people foolish enough to replace the majorities in Congress with Republicons OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER.
Gloat about THAT as Peter King gets another tax cut for the Koch Brothers, AT YOUR EXPENSE (and billable to the PRC, natch).
September 13th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Good one, Matt!
-jp (who actually knows people who are Moslems)
September 14th, 2010 at 4:44 am
Pierce doesn't like ANYBODY !
September 14th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Nobody likes Pierce either.
The Liberal Traveler
September 14th, 2010 at 10:14 am
I feel like I'm at a school yard and some bullies are picking on Pierce.
September 15th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
"Icepick" -I like that better than "Iceman."
The only sensible thing JB has said on this thread.
His comtempuous attitude towards his "gullible" "stupid" "selfish" fellow citizens mirrors the man in the White House. And let's not forget he also blamed the U.S, in part for 9/11, which is in line with Iman Rauf. Good company indeed, and also the reason (beyond the bad economy) that the democrats are going to suffer a historic defeat in 48 days.
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Untrue. Leicester is increasingly well respected for law and many chambers recognise that.(Original post by yothi5)
Since Warwick is not an LLB, you have to choose Leicester and so super-duper well, as Leicester is not a target university for barristers.
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Untrue. Leicester is increasingly well respected for law and many chambers recognise that.
P.S. Just seen your profile, excellent choice of course and hobby
(Original post by kevin6767)
My degree is politics with international relations and my entire second term for one of my modules has been focused on the global economy and political economy. We touch on banking but not the nuts and bolts of it. I have helped organise 2 financial services events this year though and was interviewed for a Spring internship with Goldman Sachs but I couldn't commit the time because of my exam timetable next term. I was urged to apply for a Summer internship next year and I still might but I my have reservations. If I was going to go down that route I would much rather be an individual trader or stock broker, that way I dictate my terms. I meet with several people that do it and it seems a far better way to make your cash, look at Warren buffett.
(Original post by kevin6767)
Yes it is but when has anything worth having been easy to achieve? My mum works for a guy who did it and still dabbles but has largely retired. He said to me things were so much easier when he was younger because you could just go down to london if you had the right connections and get going climbing the ladder but not now because it is so competitive. Nothing is stopping you trading in stock through a broker today, anyone could do it. You can do it through a bank but it generally costs more. If you want to go into that field I say go for it, either through a company or find an individual broker or group that would willing you take you on. It is hard and it is competitive but that is no reason not to try.
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It depends, it mostly is today but the guy I knew didn't go to uni and he is worth a fair bit now. If you know the right people or get in with the right people things happen.
Are you in your last year at uni now? And which uni do you attend?
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Yeti Wisdom: 10 commandments for attracting and keeping great developers
I'm not a developer nor a designer, however I have been working with techies and creative geniuses for many years and have come to realise (surprise, surprise!) that they are very different from the rest of us, especially from the "business guys". With lots of input from my dear friends and brilliant engineers Timur Strekalov & Olga Kravtchenko, we've created a list of things that drive developers mad, which later morphed into 10 Commandments.
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2) DETAILED SPECIFICATION: If you want your idea to work exactly how you see it, don't just say to your developers "here's an idea, please make it happen". You should think everything through first, otherwise your idea will change completely, once developers start applying their vision and logic to it.
3) LAST MINUTE CHANGES: Change is good, but critical changes towards the end of the project are incredibly demoralizing. Churchill once said "To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often". But he never said "Now that we have almost finished, let's rewrite 70% of the code, because I think this would work better".
4) MEETINGS: Don't set up meetings with developers in the middle of the day. Coding is a creative undertaking and meetings break the creative flow. Don't set up meetings without any agenda. Meetings without an agenda lead to meaningless discussions and meaningless discussions are a waste of time. Developers have a particular hatred of this sort of meetings and discussions.
5) INSTANT FEEDBACK: Don't collect all the issues & bugs during the week in order to sort them out later. Developers need instant feedback, while it's still fresh in their minds.
6) THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL: Generic "high level" request of what a feature should look like without an actual detailed discussion is a sure way to waste time and create features no one needs.
7) SUCKING EGGS: If you are not tech savvy, don't try to teach your developers how to code, your "best practice" advice will drive them mad.
8) DON'T USE EMAIL: Don't try exchanging critical information (especially to-do-lists) via email – use issue trackers instead. Developers use various services to track progress and if you want to get the maximum out them, play by their rules.
9) FOCUS: When the project is not live, doing one tiny thing on a project once a month is a waste of everyone's time and resources. Developers forget things and don't want to waste their energy trying to remember what they did last year. Get your full list of updates and changes together and let them do it all at once.
And here is the most important commandment.
10) PASSION: If you want really good developers to create insanely great products for you, YOU have to be passionate about what you do. If you are doing it just to earn some money, forget about attracting the best talent.
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Linkin Park's RECHARGED is now available for streaming online.
The group's album is a reinterpretation project based on tracks that were previously released.
RECHARGED includes contributions from Pusha T, who raps on "I'll Be Gone (Vice Remix)."
"Dope game keep callin'," Pusha T raps on the track. "Dope boys keep fallin' / Askin' me what's my legacy / I just wanna die ballin' / I just wanna die pourin' / I just wanna ride foreign."
Rick Rubin also contributes to the group's "A Light That Never Comes (Rick Rubin Reboot)" selection. His reworking of the track is the second to last song on the album. "A Light That Never Comes (Linkin Park x Steve Aoki)" is the lead track on the album.
Bun B also appears on the project, contributing to "Roads Untraveled (Rad Omen Remix f. Bun B)."
Other featured guests on the album include Paul Van Dyk, Cody B. Ware and Ryu of Styles of Beyond.
Chester Bennington, Linkin Park's lead singer, addressed the reasons to create RECHARGED, an album that reimagines the band's work.
"I think any of our songs lend themselves well to being remixed," Bennington said during an interview with MTV. "I think it just comes down to being inspired to do it. There were some moments on the last record, where we kind of felt like we had come full circle. We've established this identity of being a genre-less band, and so we figured we could take that even a bit further. We decided to let other artists come in and see where their vibe comes from...and once we started working with artists like Steve Aoki and some of these EDM guys, it felt like a natural progression."
Linkin Park released 2004's Collision Course, a collaborative mash-up album with Jay Z.
In 2005, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda released a Rap-based album, Fort Minor's The Rising Tide. That project featured Common, Black Thought, Styles of Beyond, Celph Titled and John Legend, among others.
The RECHARGED cover art, tracklisting and stream are as follows. The stream is available via MTV.
1 "A Light That Never Comes (Linkin Park x Steve Aoki)"
2 "Castle of Glass (M. Shinoda Remix)"
3 "Lost in the Echo (KillSonik Remix)"
4 "Victimized (M. Shinoda Remix)"
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13 "Until It Breaks (Money Mark Headphone Remix)"
14 "A Light That Never Comes (Rick Rubin Reboot)"
15 "Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix)"
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It looks like Newt Gingrich got some tough feedback from one resident of the animal kingdom on Friday.
The Republican presidential candidate was bitten by a Magellanic penguin while on a private tour of the St. Louis Zoo.
"He was nipped on the finger by a penguin," zoo public-relations director Susan Gallagher said. "A Band-Aid took care of the injury."
Gingrich is a self-professed animal lover and has made a point of visiting zoos during his campaign. He also wrote the forward to America's Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans & Families.
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"Newt Gingrich loves animals, but sometimes love hurts. – Politico
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text: LEXMOTO XTR 125 (2012-on) Review Published: 22 June 2012 Sections: MCN Review Owners' Reviews Photo Gallery Facts & Figures History & Versions Bikes For Sale Cheap and cheerful Chinese-built CBR125R-alike Cheap and cheerful Chinese-built CBR125R-alike At a glance 124cc - 9.7 bhp 65 mpg - 160 miles range Medium seat height (800mm) Suitable for A1 licence New: £1,250 Used: £1,200 to £1,300 See all LEXMOTO XTR 125s for sale Overall Rating 3 out of 5 Not a bad sporty 125 that does everything you could want a 125 to do with litte hassle. Cheap price means these are a very tempting choice over more expensive, but better Japanese machines like the Honda CBR125. f you're not bothered about the name on the tank, the Lexmoto is a good choice. Ride Quality & Brakes 3 out of 5 The XTR125 goes round corners perfectly fine, with bumps upsetting the bike due to its lightweight and budget suspension. Of course it's nothing like an Aprilia RS4 or Yamaha YZF-R125, but what did you expect? Engine 3 out of 5 The engine's nothing special, and it's certainly not a pleasant sounding thing, but it is a 125cc four-stroke that'll get you moving up to legal speeds in comfort and safety. On our test bike we were unable to get the bike in to neutral with the engine running. Build Quality & Reliability 2 out of 5 Our test machine had a mysterious nut rattling around under the seat, a missing end-plate off the chain adjuster and a couple of peeling stickers. These should all be sorted at the factory, and aren't problems you'd expect on new bikes. If it does go wrong, Lexmoto have a very good parts back-up and UK importer. Insurance, running costs & value 4 out of 5 It's hard to argue with a price tag of just £1099.99, although Lexmoto do have cheaper bikes available. Equipment 2 out of 5 Equipment is basic, as you'd expect. You get two wheels, a frame, engine, seat and everything needed to get where you're going in relative comfort and safety. The test bike supplied had an ABS sticker on the fork legs, but there's no ABS. By MCN Staff Owners' Reviews 2 owners have reviewed their LEXMOTO XTR 125 (2012-on) and rated it in a number of areas. Read what they have to say and what they like and dislike about the bike below. Review your LEXMOTO XTR 125 (2012-on) Summary of Owners' Reviews Overall Rating 3 out of 5 Ride Quality & Brakes 3 out of 5 Engine 3 out of 5 Build Quality & Reliability 2.5 out of 5 Value & Running Costs 3 out of 5 Equipment 2 out of 5 5 out of 5 Fair Play 18 February 2014 by CaptAwesome The bike isn't the greatest bike you can find on the market. An Re-branded CBR it isn't. What you cannot argue with is the price. You get a great product for the money. You will need to look after it a bit but still awesome value for money.... Read more Considering most people only keep a 125cc for a year you cannot go wrong and let's be honest the depreciation on a Jap bike would probably be as much as this is outright. Your money is better sent here as at least you have dealer backup with a new bike. Ride Quality & Brakes 4 out of 5 - Engine 4 out of 5 - Build Quality & Reliability 4 out of 5 - Value & Running Costs 5 out of 5 - Equipment 3 out of 5 - 1 out of 5 False economy 08 July 2013 by Kaseybora This bike is a false economy. If you want a Jap bike, but can't afford it right now, just save your money, or you'll pay in the end. I had to replace the engine mounts twice, the throttle cable twice, constant electrical faults, and eventually the... Read more bike started breaking down every time it rained. Bolts and screws always come loose and I was buying new parts every week. Yes the parts availability is good on ebay and llexeter, but it has to be as they break so bloody often. If I could go back in time I would have got a second hand honda cbr125, at least I could have sold it on for more than £100 like what I got for the Lexmoto. Poor build quality, starts to rust quickly(especially the swing arm). I hope this saves someone the aggravation that I had with this pile of dog crap!! Ride Quality & Brakes 2 out of 5 - Engine 2 out of 5 - Build Quality & Reliability 1 out of 5 - Value & Running Costs 1 out of 5 - Equipment 1 out of 5 - Read all 2 owners' reviews in full Facts & Figures Model info Year introduced 2012 Year discontinued - New price £1,250 Used price £1,200 to £1,300 Warranty term One year warranty, terms vary Running costs Insurance group - Annual road tax £17 Annual service cost - Performance Max power 9.7 bhp Max torque 8.5 ft-lb Top speed 56 mph 1/4-mile acceleration - Average fuel consumption 65 mpg Tank range 160 miles Specification Engine size 124cc Engine type Single Cylinder, 4 Stroke, Air Cooled Frame type Tubular steel cradle Fuel capacity 11 litres Seat height 800mm Bike weight 115kg Front suspension Telescopic forks, none Rear suspension Single shock Front brake Single disc Rear brake Disc Front tyre size 70/90 x 17 Rear tyre size 100/80 x 17 History & Versions Model history 2009 - model introduced Other versions None Photo Gallery Other pages you might like ... 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May 30, 2016
DETROIT (AP) -- Police are warning people to leave guns at home instead of in vehicles parked in downtown Detroit when they attend events such as Tigers games.
The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/1gR8HGu ) the renewed warning comes amid worries by police that guns will be stolen. Police Sgt. Michael Woody says officials don't have an exact number of downtown gun thefts, but said the issue has "popped up on our radar."
Last year, police said guns left in vehicles in downtown Detroit in part because weapons aren't allowed in nightclubs, the stadium for the Detroit Lions and other venues were being targeted by thieves. Tighter security at Tigers games prompted the fresh warning.
This season, Tigers fans pass through metal detectors while entering Comerica Park, part of the new set of security measures.
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Yes, that's precisely what many people wants to do. This post, though, is about Workindenmark, the public employment service.
They can be found at www.workindenmark.dk or in their centres in Aarhus, Copenhagen and Odense. They offer services for both companies and, most important, job-seekers.
For me, it made a huge difference to be able to get some advice and feedback on my CV and Cover Letters. Finding a job here can be very overwhelming sometimes.
My reccomendations are:
1. Register your CV at their CV bank. Important: Do it thoroughly, be detailed, and update it from time to time. Your CV is your letter of presentation to the companies (and the recruiters!) and they have to want to hire you.
2. Attend their CV and Cover Letter seminar. You might think that you know how to write it but maybe you don't!
3. Swing by one of their centres to see if they have some free time! (I don't know about the other cities, but in Aarhus, if the International Citizen Service is open, then for sure there will be someone there to help you!)
There will be also attending the Carrier Days fair, 7th March in Aarhus, 8th in Odense, 9th in Copenhagen.
Don't miss the chance to get some help!
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19 Comments
Hola Natalia!
Me llamo Jordano e soy de Miami,Florida. Si soy abogado aqui en America, puedo tranferir para abogado en Denmark?
Tambien hablo ingles!
Hi NAtalia, i am 36/ M/ from India, Can u help me out to find a job in Copenhagen / near by. I am a professional in Sales & MArketing
hai Natalia
Can u help me to get in with work permit in denmark(immigration through Government not with agencies)
Hi Natalia
First of all thank you for your information, is it necessary to learn the danish language to get job in denmark.
Hi Natalia
first thing, thank you for all this useful information and your presence, I'm a graphic designer from morocco and I have 2 years experience, and really hope to continue my studies in Copenhagen, if you know some information about how can I go there a will be thankful.
NB: I have already my mom there she lives in Copenhagen for more than 10 years.:)
I think its quite difficult to find a workplace where work culture is as per your expectations.
Well I've a friend she's I think 64 I'm sure. She's on her 60's. She's planning to move to Europe, she wants to start up business, a restaurant.
Question, I wonder if English is a language that she may use as part to communicate with others?. What about the possibility to invest and buy a property?
Thank you and I hope to hear from you soon!!!
Have a great day.
Natalia, what do you exactly refer to by "Attend their CV and Cover Letter seminar". Do you have any specific suggestions?
Many thanks in advance, Xisca.
Hi Natalia, how do u do
is it possible to locate a job in Denmark while residing in INDIA , I m from INDIA & I wish to reloacte in DENMARK, NORWAY, GERMAN etc . will u guied & help me out for this


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Today's Weather
One weak disturbance is moving east and out to sea today. In turn, the clouds will attempt to break for some sunshine. However, it will be colder. Afternoon temperatures will top off in the upper 30s and lower 40s.
As quickly as one disturbance moves away is as fast as another one approaches. This second piece of energy has a little more "juice" to it and may track a bit farther north. It will arrive overnight and a light wintry mix is possible through Wednesday morning. At this point, it doesn't look like a big storm. Some spots could get a fresh coating of snow. Others may pick up an inch or two of snow or snow mix.
Once this heads out Wednesday morning, lots of clouds will stay in place for Wednesday afternoon. That will keep our temperatures in check and we'll likely top off in the middle and upper 30s.
Josh Hodell
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