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Mario Singer May Still Be Cheating On Ramona
April 10, 2014 06:00 AM by Stephanie Gustafson
Dysfunctional relationships are nothing new on The Real Housewives Of New York City — look at Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy! But Ramona and Mario Singer take the concept to a whole new level. Both have been accused of cheating on one another in the past and, based on the latest Facebook gossip, Mario may still be in the midst of a steamy affair!
It's hard to know what to think when it comes to the constant cheating rumors surrounding Ramona and Mario Singer. In spite of their divorce a few months back, the two are currently living together and packing on the PDA whenever they're in public. Real Housewives Of New York City viewers wonder whether they've decided to stay together out of convenience, while maintaining an open relationship. It's impossible to know for sure, but one thing is clear: Mario gets around!
According to In Touch, Mario has been busy texting Kasey Dexter, his young and attractive mistress. An insider claims, "He hasn't been careful about the affair…He thinks he can have them both."
In spite of everything, Ramona is standing by her man. Last week, she raised eyebrows by posting a photo of the happy couple on Twitter, along with the following caption: "What doesn't break you makes you stronger." More recently, the reality star tweeted, "If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary." Nice sentiment — Ramona and Mario's relationship is definitely unusual!
Why do you think Mario and Ramona Singer decided to get back together? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments section below!
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have put first baseman-designated hitter Jesus Montero on the suspended list.
The Mariners made the move Monday.
The 24-year-old Montero was recalled from his rehabilitation assignment Friday following a verbal altercation with a Mariners scout at a Class A Northwest League game.
General manager Jack Zduriencik said Friday that Montero wouldn't play again this year following the heated argument in the stands in Boise, Idaho. Zduriencik said the actions of Montero and cross-checker Butch Baccala were "unacceptable" and "embarrassing" for the club.
Montero has been asked to focus on off-field issues. He was trying to come back from an oblique injury in time to join Seattle in September. Montero, a former Yankees prospect, batted .235 with two RBIs in six games during his third season with Seattle.
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TV is as good as ever (LOVED the twist on The Vampire Diaries last night that when an original dies their whole bloodline dies with them) but I've found that when the TV I love is really good, I have less of a need to blog about it. Here are a few bits and bobs that I've been thinking about anyway:
– Nothing makes me happier than seeing So You Think You Can Dance alum in new projects – last week I pointed out that Alex Wong is in Newsies on broadway (along with Jess LeProtto from season 8 and Evan Kasprzak from season 5), this week it has come to my attention that Kathryn McCormick from Season 6 is starring in Step Up: Revolution out this summer. Not only that, but Travis Wall is going to be choreographing a few of the dances. Dude. This is going to be the best (dance-wise) in the series yet!
– Do you think America is ready for a black Bachelor? If ABC/Mike Fleiss go with Lamar Hurd from Portland, OR I think the answer is ABSOLUTELY! Check out his audition video in which he comes across as sincere, well-spoken, actually interesting and also adorable! That smile! Seriously, ABC. You should do this.
– Show pickups for next season are starting to trickle in from the networks and so far there haven't been any major surprises. I'm still holding out hope for a Fringe renewal from Fox though.
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I am working a serial stepper motor controller and programming it in C. The problem I have run into is that the controller returns values in binary representations and I am not sure how to display. Obviously converting it to int is not an option as I need the exact binary representation that the controller sends.
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Keeper Guzan to meet fans and collectors at Topps Festival
The Villa goalkeeper is making an appearance as part of the collectors festival at the Merry Hill shopping centre between 2pm and 3pm*.
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It's hard to believe that the woman who can pull off this yoga pose is clumsy, but Nina Dobrev has admitted as such. At the premiere of her new film, Let's Be Cops, the Vampire Diaries star confessed her embarrassing quirks to People's Choice Blog. What are they?
Would you believe that Nina not only considers herself clumsy, but is also a snorter? When talking the filming of Let's Be Cops, Nina credited her co-stars Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. with creating an atmosphere of creative freedom.
"They really gave me confidence and supported me and wanted me to make the character my own and sort of bring in my own quirks like the snorting and the clumsiness. That's just me. That's just how I am, like, I'm pretty shocked that I've walked a full 20 feet [on the Let's Be Cops red carpet] without falling — it's a good day for me today."
It is hard to reconcile this clumsy, snorting Nina with the characters she plays on TVD. Now that Elena Gilbert is a vampire, she has supernatural strength and reflexes. And Katherine Pierce has always been smooth on her feet. But we appreciate that Nina is happy to dispel the misnomer that actors are as perfect as they can sometimes appear on the screen. We love Nina for her quirks!


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Q: What advice do you give to people regarding office romance?
A: I warn those who will listen to avoid office romances whenever possible.
Q: What advice do you give for people in an office romance?
A: Be professional -- and keep your private life private.
Q: What advice for co-workers?
A: I tell them, "Mind your own business. Stay out of it. Anger and resentment will impede your own productivity. You need not approve, but you should try not to be judgmental. Stay cool."
Q: Is there an age when these are more or less likely to happen?
A: No. People of every age find themselves naturally attracted to the opposite sex.
Q: What are the most typical outcomes of these relationships? Is having a relationship a sure way to get fired?
A: Romances in the workplace are like romances in the world at large. There are more failed romances than successes. It's my understanding that unless there are specific policies in place forbidding employees to date, you can't fire an individual for that. So, it isn't necessarily a "sure way to get fired." However, if the breakup is very embarrassing and painful, the rejected party may quit.
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Q: Do you think people are more likely to have extramarital affairs that start at work?
A: Not necessarily. People have been writing to me about affairs since the mid-1950s. At that time, it was more common to hear about husbands and wives having affairs with friends and neighbors, rather than co-workers. However, the workplace can be a fertile ground for romance. There's constant exposure, common interests, and lest we forget, the excitement of the "forbidden."
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The Lost & Damned (PS3), Download or buy as part of EFLC now!
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Just got EFLC bitches! Traded in Heavy Rain at GameStation for £25.20 and already had £11 on my gift card so although it's not really free it does feel like it. Can't play until later though because I've got to go have a family meal with the in-laws.
can I borrow it. zavvi are shit. they said it was guaranteed for release day and it didnt arrive with the post. rang them up and said it was guaranteed to arrive today, can i get some compensation?(voucher or something, worth a go) and the idiot on the other end said he cant do anything, i will get it tomorrow or monday then hung up.
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|A Message from the Dean
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|A Case of Political Descent
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|The Brief
|The Board of Overseers
|Faculty News & Publications
|Alumni Briefs
|In Memoriam
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THE KEEDY CUP Competition holds a special place in the memories of its participants. Now, the Cup itself resides in an equally special place in the law schoolĺs building. Winners and finalists in Penn Lawĺs highest moot court competition are immortalized in a display in the Levy Conference Center. The display, which is mounted on a wall near the entrance to the conference center, features the names of all past participants. ôThis is the kind of memorial that a law school should have to honor its traditions,ö said Earl Franklin Lĺ68, one of the Keedy Cup winners who offered financial support for the project. ôHaving something tangible like this, and being able to associate the honor with real people and track the tradition year by year, gives it a greater reality.ö


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Traffic halted in both directions of Highway 1 after Egged bus goes up in flames; cause of blaze unclear.
Hassan Shaalan, Gilad Morag, Noam 'Dabul' Dvir
Published: 04.16.14, 14:15 / Israel News
Hassan Shaalan, Gilad Morag, Noam 'Dabul' Dvir
Highway 1, the main road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, was closed to traffic in both directions near Neve Ilan on Wednesday morning, after a bus went up in flames. Traffic police rushed to the scene, along with four teams of firemen, while a water tanker arrived from Jerusalem.
The traffic around Israel has been heavy in recent days due to the Passover holiday.
In the central Dan Region, Aluf Sadeh junction was overloaded with traffic due to a large number of visitors to the National Park in Ramat Gan. Police have asked civilians to refrain from driving through the area in private vehicles.
Traffic also reached record numbers in the Northern highways including Highway 675 , also know as the Ta'anachim Road, between Sargel Junction and Navot Junction, and on Highway 75, from Nazareth Junction South to Nahalal Junction.
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The National Traffic Police released a statement on Wednesday confirming that there have been five deaths in road accidents in the last two days.
"The Department of Traffic Examination is investigating the accidents and it looks like two of them occurred as a result of people stopping on the hard shoulder, and three from drivers failing to stay in their lane of traffic. All of these were most likely due to distractions," said the statement.
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The 2009 Saab 9-3 is a first cousin to the Chevy Malibu, Opel Vectra and Fiat Croma, but you would have a hard time telling that by just looking. Saab prides itself on engineering, and their engineers have given this car a look, inside and out, that is uniquely its own. You can get it in a sports sedan, convertible or SUV (called the SportCombi). It may be a compact, but it delivers in a big way.
The motor for the 9-3 is an I4 dual overhead cam 2.0 liter cranking out 210 horsepower at 5500 rpms. The base transmission is a six speed manual with overdrive, but you can also get a five speed automatic. This much power naturally pulls down fuel efficiency, but not as much as you might expect. The 9-3 is rated 19 miles per gallon in the city and 29 miles per gallon on the highway.
Inside the 9-3 is a host of gadgets you expect on a modern luxury car, even if it is a small one. Eight way power adjustable driver seat with lumbar support, 60/40 split folding rear bench seat with pass through, leather covered steering wheel and leather front and back seats are all standard. So are a temperature controlled glovebox, cargo area tie-down hooks, steering wheel mounted audio controls, trip computer and voice activated Bluetooth.
The sound system includes speed sensitive volume, and this barely scratches the surface. If you're in the mood to upgrade you can get leather on the instrument panel, three memory adjustments for the driver's seat and a high pressure headlight washer.
When it comes to safety, Saab takes a back seat to no one and the 9-3 is no exception. Airbags everywhere, side guard door beams, automatic locking retractors, inside release trunk, child safety looks on rear doors, keyless entry, remote trunk opener - again, all standard. If you like, you can add a rear electronic parking aid.
To keep all this safe, Saab offers OnStar stolen vehicle tracking, Theftlock radio anti-theft, an engine immobilizer, an alarm and a five year, 100,000 mile warranty. Yes, again, they are all standard.
The 9-3 comes in five trim levels. These include the base model, which is the 2.0T, the Sentronic, which additionally comes in four-wheel drive, and all wheel drive models and the upscale Aero.
this European engineering does not come cheap, of course. The base sticker price for the Saab 2.0Tis $28,835. For the Aero, the base sticker price is $41,885. But there is something to the old saying, "you get what you pay for." If you're willing to pay for top grade European engineering in a compact car, the 2009 Saab G-3 is a good way to go.


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Drop and pray
Faith & Inspiration
My brother Marc likes to say, "When all is said and done, more will have been said than done."
For years I didn't know what he was talking about, but as time goes by I have started to notice that we of the human race tend to be full of good intentions that do not come to fruition.
A particularly embarrassing example is prayer. I wish I had a nickel for every time I have said to someone while departing, "I will pray for you." The founding pastor of our church used to pray on the spot with the many parishioners who would solicit his prayers. We thought him super-spiritual but in fact he was as practical as he was godly. He finally explained to us that he reasoned he might not remember to pray for the person later, so he preferred to pray for him or her immediately.
The other day, as my friend Jill was leaving to go home after our pleasant two hours together, I suggested we pray before parting, which she was happy to do. This is becoming more of an established habit with me, the more often I do it. The apostle Paul had the right idea when he said to the Philippians:
"I thank my God in all my remembrance of you."
Perhaps Paul was as practical a man as our old pastor Jack Miller. Perhaps he prayed every time Erastus or Onesiphorus or Trophimus came to mind, because he was concerned that if he did not do it promptly he would not do it at all. And so we see that even in Paul's "throwaway" verse at the beginning of a letter to the Philippians, we find something to apply to our daily lives.
I can tell you this for sure: There are many more people I have prayed for because of my new drop-and-pray habit than I ever prayed for in the past when I used to say to folks: "I will pray for you." When all is said and done, I want to have done something.


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Jason Jennings in his national bestseller "it's not the BIG that eat the SMALL…it's the FAST that eat the SLOW," taught that working longer or harder has less effect on proper execution and success than does eliminating tasks that have no real effect on a projects success. Removing speed bumps (improve effectiveness, efficiency, results) is about getting to the bone of what needs done and forgetting everything else. To see the 'bone' (or meat if you're a carnivore), you must understand the desired outcome and the moving parts that 'report directly' to it. Too many tasks ultimately means a lack of understanding.
Chris Brogan 'unfollowed' his 131,000 Twitter followers and wrote about it in his The Great Twitter Unfollow Experiment of 2011. Why? Because he understood clearly that more is less, that quality leads to desired results that can be managed and sustained. He will gradually add back those followers that make sense. All other followers… well, he won't be following you any longer.
Your homework is to sit down for an hour of absolutely no interruption and look closely at your task list in the context of what you're seeking to accomplish. Ask yourself "If this task were removed, would it make any difference to the outcome of the project?" If the answer is no, dump it immediately. If the answer is 'kinda', look to see if the task could be combined with another for better efficiency.
I'm not a project management 'purist.' I'm a practical, black and white kind of guy. I don't understand gray, nor does anyone else I know whether they admit it or not. Make your life easier. Be more successful in everything you do. Demand that everything and everyone requesting your time and attention, prove that it's the best use of your time. If it's not, you know what to do.


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During Mackays time in Michigan, he was actively involved with the United Way of Southwest Michigan and served as a Board member for the Salvation Army in Kalamazoo. Most recently, during his time in Florida, Mackay served as a Board member for the YMCA and the Naples Zoo. He now looks forward to becoming an engaged community leader in Southeastern Michigan.
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Darin Lovat hasn't had much time to work with the Cougars, but the team is noticeably larger this season
PULLMAN — The guy most pivotal to Washington State's football outlook this fall might not be Paul Wulff, the coach, or Marshall Lobbestael, a quarterback coming off knee surgery, or transfer running back James Montgomery.
Darin Lovat's work station is around the building from the WSU football offices, but the assignment is no less important. Back here, Lovat sets tempo, builds torsos and uplifts psyches.
He's WSU's football head strength coach, and hardly anybody has stepped into a more gaping chasm than Lovat did a year ago.
You know it's bad when, an hour before Stanford plays WSU last November, you look out at warmups and think Stanford brought the varsity and the Cougars the JVs.
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In his first year, Wulff was outspoken in stressing that WSU was grossly overmatched in size and strength. That was evidenced in the horrific scores the Cougars put up almost weekly in a 2-11 season.
It would be unfair to lay the deficit at the feet of the former strength coach, Rob Oviatt. There evolved some odd, entrenched institutional policies — like athletes not getting weighed regularly — that took hold. Oviatt, meanwhile, was spread among several sports, football included.
After a practice here Friday, running backs Dwight Tardy and Marcus Richmond said Oviatt might have trusted players too much.
"A lot of guys would slack," Tardy said. " 'Oh, Coach O. isn't watching me, so I'm going to go ahead and slack.' "
Oviatt resigned a year ago for family reasons, and Wulff knew exactly where to turn for his football link to a reorganized strength-and-conditioning staff. Lovat, 34, had been at Boston College for a year, but before that, was Wulff's strength guy at Eastern Washington.
"He was the big reason why we started winning championships at Eastern Washington," Wulff says. "He got guys bigger, stronger and tougher."
In January, Lovat met with a team that had given up 58 points or more six times, looked it in the eye and asked, "Do you think we're where we need to be physically?" Nary a hand went up.
Lovat had only a winter and a summer to work with them, in two chunks of eight weeks each. You can't grow miracles, but it's apparent the Cougars have made advances in strength and bulk.
"He cracked the whip and put mass on them," says center Kenny Alfred. "When guys saw results, everybody loved him."
Lovat is understated about it, saying, "We just need to keep plugging. We're not where we need to be. We've made a lot of improvement."
Wulff and Lovat like a regimen with a lot of Olympic lifts, things like power cleans and military presses, with an emphasis on development of the core. Plus, in accord with the rigors of football, dynamic resistance. Linemen might have to hustle 100-pound sandbags from one station to another.
Some of that was done every summer weekday at the stark hour of 5:45 a.m., when people like Tardy, Richmond, Brandon Jones and Andy Mattingly met the bell regularly. Every 90 minutes, a new wave of players arrived.
"If you want to be a leader, you want to be in that 5:45 group," Tardy said. "It set the tone for the rest of the day. It kind of gave you prestige."
One thing they noticed: Lovat always seemed to know, down to the rep, when they were carrying out their assignment. He doesn't have the screaming gene inherited by a lot of strength coaches, but he's happy to get in your face if the effort lapses.
Lovat, nephew of one-time Seahawks offensive-line coach Tom Lovat, sets the bar high. Part of his protocol asks for occasional maximum lifts.
And when a Cougar comes up short?
"It's shame," Tardy said. "You feel it if you fail him. It's depressing. It's touching. It's emotional."
So the Cougars have begun to make a connection in the weight room. Next stop: the football field.
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Shockingly low number of Syrian refugees in Canada despite government's pledge
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Nine months ago the Canadian government announced plans to resettle up to 1,300 refugees from war-torn Syria by the end of this year, adding it would immediately take in 200 people who were deemed high risk by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
But as of today, a shockingly low number have made their way to Canada.
"I believe what they offered at the time was because of political pressure," says Loly Rico, president of the Canadian Council for Refugees, to Kevin Newman Live. Rico is from El Salvador and was a refugee when she came to Canada in 1990. She now works to help people through the process. Part of that political pressure was because other countries were accepting refugees. "They should increase the number of refugees and have a special program."
Skip ahead to the 36-minute mark of the video above to see our full interview with Rico.
Rico says the government should have taken on more of the responsibility. Out of the 1,300 spots, only 200 are government-sponsored. The government is relying on private individuals to sponsor the other 1,100 people.
The Toronto Star reports the Immigration Ministry says no more than 10 government-sponsored Syrian refugees came to Canada in 2013. The National Post reports only nine Syrians were resettled in Canada between January and August 2013. It's not clear if these refugees were part of the June pledge. Kevin Newman Live reached out to Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the immigration minister, but has not been able to get a more up-to-date number.
As we learn of the low number, the UN is also asking countries to offer refuge to an additional 100,000 Syrians in the next two years.
"It was clear at the time of the announcement that there was no clear intention to make them arrive by the end of 2014," said Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, to the Toronto Star. "We know that if you want people to arrive in the resettlement program . . . you have to make provisions to make that possible."
Rico says the process now takes about nine months to a year and the government hasn't made any special arrangements. In 1999 Canada allowed for Kosovo refugees to come to Canada under an accelerated program, but no program has been created for Syrians. Rico came to Canada with her husband and young children through an accelerated process during a civil war in El Salvador. They were out of El Salvador within 72 hours and were able to finish the process in Canada. She says in reality "they are making it more complicated and tying up the rules."
"We have begun to resettle the most vulnerable, and are actively working with the UNHCR so we can fulfill our existing commitments, and then look at doing even more," says Alexis Pavlich, press secretary for Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, to Kevin Newman Live. "Hundreds of private sponsorship opportunities remain. We encourage Sponsorship Agreement Holders to do their part to help displaced Syrians as well."
Pavlich added that on a recent trip to the region, Prime Minister Stephen committed $630 million in humanitarian, development and security assistance.
Antonio Guterres of UNHCR recently announced Syrians are on track to become the largest refugee population in the world. It's projected there will be more than four million refugees by the end of the year. That's more refugees than there were during the Rwandan genocide.
By contrast to Canada, Sweden has already welcomed 14,000 Syrian refugees and has given them permanent status.
Canada has not yet announced if it will accept more Syrian refuges beyond its original pledge.
Rico suggests Canada open up more spots on a temporary basis, similar to what the government has done with Kosovo and El Salvador. Once the refugees get here then they can continue the process. "With the idea of security, we are losing the traditions of Canada."


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Ideas for Solving the 20% House Downpayment Dilemma
Posted By Jim On 10/15/2007 @ 8:16 am In The Home | 25 Comments
I asked a few friends of mine why they didn't maximize the contributions to their 401(k) each year and the number one reason was that they were saving up money for a downpayment on a home. All of my friends are young professionals with good salaries but with your typical rowhouse in the area costing around $200,000 to $350,000, with many far more, it's extremely difficult for someone to come up with the $40,000 to $70,000 required for 20% down. What's adding to the difficulty is that it doesn't even consider the closing costs which can get up to $10,000. So, what are some strategies you can use to come up with the 20%?
This is step one, calculating how much you'll need to save in order to reach your goal of a 20% downpayment. After you have this target number, you can start employing the strategies below to figure out how you'll get there. Let's say you want to buy $300,000 of house in 2 years, so that means you have 24 months to save up the $60,000 downpayment. I think you can use a conservative estimate of 4% for the appreciation of your money in savings (let's ignore inflation because the estimates for inflation and its effects over two years are too variable to use historical numbers).
Now, calculate how much you'll need to save over 24 months to reach $60,000. Here's a savings calculator [3] (you will need Java installed, but it should ask if you don't have it) that you can play with to reach your answer (I used a business calculator). Enter in $60k for the savings goal, 2 for the years to save, and all the other pertinent data. If the graphs aren't updated, click on the Calculate button. The answer is $2,375 (the white boxes). You can enter in your current savings to see how far away you are, but $2,375 is your target number each month if you want $60k in 2 years at 5% appreciation. So, how do you get there?
Now that you have the target number, it's time to play with it. While this sounds like a no-brainer, it isn't that clear when you're searching around for homes that you should settle for less house. What used to be a "starter home" in an area ten years ago is no longer a starter home as home prices, even after the recent slipping, have vastly outpaced inflation and wages. In your mind's eye you have an image of what you're first home was going to be, I know I had an image of a first home that looked like the home I grew up in (my parents still live there and have done so for the last 27 years). The problem was that home is at least half a million dollars in the nicer areas of Maryland, if not more depending on the home's age and specific location, so it wasn't within reach.
Next step? Think townhouse. Single family home on my salary was an impossibility unless I was willing to sacrifice other factors such as the location, which I wasn't, so a townhouse was my next option. If you're a handyman or handywoman, consider getting a fixer-upper. If you're not picky about the location, pick a less desirable location. Ultimately the first step is finding out how little you're willing to pay for a home and how much you'd be willing to pay and check out your options.
So, let's say you are now willing to live in $200k worth of house and thus need only $40k in a downpayment in two years. $1,583 is now your target savings per month, a difference of $792 each month.
This is how I was able to come up with any type of downpayment (I was only about to get around 10%, even with my parent's help) and it's something that requires a little of preplanning because of gift taxes. The donor must pay gift tax [4] on any gift over $12,000 in 2007, so if your parents can help then it will help their tax situation to spread the gift out over the years. If you do this, keep this sample gift letter template [5] in your back pocket because you'll need to send a version to your lender when you request a mortgage.
Let's say you're back to a $300,000 house and your parents (or benefactor) gives you $10k right now. Enter that as your "Amount currently saved" in the tool and you'll find that your magic number per month has fallen from $2,375 to $1,939, or a difference of $436 of savings each month.
This is another option that I and many of my friends did to help save a little extra. I still put in my maximum Roth IRA contribution and the minimum needed to get the employer match for my 401(k), but I didn't contribute any more to retirement outside of what I consider the bare minimum. Some might not even contribute to a Roth IRA, but I would consider that a mistake. At this point you've stopped reducing the magic number and started focusing on increasing your savings, so it doesn't make much sense to look at the calculator anymore.
Start finding trimmables [6] in your budget so you can get your savings up to your target savings rate to achieve your goal. The trimmables post [6] I wrote back in October of 2005 still applies today and it was motivated by my own savings plan when I bought a house. It's easy to cut something back when you think it's only temporary and when you have a goal in mind.
I hope that with a little bit of math and some suggestions I've been able help some prospective homebuyers wrap their heads around where they can look to get that 20% downpayment, it was the approach I took and it ended up working for me so I hope it works for you. If you have any suggestions or ideas that I've missed, please let me know and I'll add them to the list. I hope that this helps people understand that while getting 20% is difficult, it's not impossible if you're diligent.
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- Is it possible to use an external LDAP server (like ApacheDS) for user authentication with the ZCS Open Source Edition? I know the Network Edition permits it.
- Other question, does the Open Source Edition offers the same Web Services API than the Network Edition?
For example, is it also possible to create a meeting request using the famous ZMailbox class with the Open Source Edition?


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Look, everyone knows I am Hamilton's biggest fan, but to be honest, the last part of the year I have been warming to him, and no one can deny that his race in Austin was by far the best performance of any driver throughout the season, and if I'm being totally honest, throughout quite a few seasons! ...
I also think he is finding his decision is allowing him to act more as a race driver instead of a marketing geek for McLaren and their sponsors, its clear in his approach, in his more relaxed attitude, and like Massa, when the pressure value was released his driving vastly improved... that race in Texas really was a champions drive ... and it doesnt annoy me to say that any more.
Look, my point is this, we can dislike who we want too, but its easier to enjoy the race craft of a guy like Lewis when you appreciate just how fast (different from being the best) he really is.
I still think he'll have problems at Merc, Brawn et al have so much work to do, and regardless, I don't think Lewi


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Slave Lake Fire
There is nothing that restores one's sense of perspective more sharply than a disaster.
A town of about 8000 people has been nearly burned off the map by wild fires! By most published estimates 30%-40% of the town has been reduced to ashes. Fortunately, there have been no deaths or injuries reported.
My daughter's family live at Wabasca, north east of Slave Lake, where she teaches kindergarten for the Big Stone Cree nation. Part of the Big Stone Cree have already been evacuated, and I pray that Evelyn's family will be evacuated before they are in imminent danger. This is a heavily forested area with only two roads into it. I am very concerned for their safety.
At this point nothing else is as important.
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Valdosta State University Partners with Regional Technical Colleges
Ott, Kenny, Som, Yahya Mat, Martinez, Reynaldo L., Jr., Techniques
Postsecondary institutions cannot survive as isolated islands and must constantly be motivated to pursue new partnerships to provide students the opportunity to transition through career and technical education (CTE). A partnership between Valdosta State University (VSU) in Valdosta, Georgia. and regional technical colleges is doing just that by providing formal pathways for students with an associate degree in applied science to continue on to earn a bachelor's.
Institutional Partnerships
The message is clear: Most jobs in today's global economy require some postsecondary education. The challenge is for institutions to provide students with seamless pathways from one end of the education spectrum to the next. VSU is partnering with southern Georgia two-year technical colleges to achieve this goal and is administratively responsible for the operation of the cooperative degree programs. VCU's Department of Adult and Career Education (ACED) oversees the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) program, and that department is responsible for students as they work to earn a bachelor's degree. This responsibility includes faculty serving as academic advisors for students enrolled in the program after they satisfy the appropriate admission requirements.
Every program at the technical colleges in this cooperative agreement must meet the following criteria:
1. Students are required to take a program that is at least one year long as a full-time study at the technical colleges;
2. Courses are taught by faculty holding the appropriate academic credentials and a certain amount of work experience;
3. Twenty-one hours of courses must be taken in residence at VSU in order to be eligible for graduation; and 4. Students will be required to satisfactorily complete both parts of the Georgia Regents' Basics Skills Examination prior to graduation from VSU.
The cooperative agreement between VSU and the partnering technical colleges involves the following expectations:
1. An annual meeting to oversee the academic elements of the program that include faculty credentials, course content, assessment methods and use, and ongoing review;
2. Partnering technical colleges report the progress of their programs to a VSU official during the annual meeting; and
3. VSU is immediately informed about changes in the policy, faculty and format of the approved programs.
Associate of Applied Science
The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree is a two-year college degree that combines academic and technical courses. Students complete the technical portion of their program at partnering Georgia two-year colleges such as Moultrie Technical College and East Central Technical College, and complete 24 semester hours of general education and related academic coursework at VSU. Students can complete their degree in one of three ways: 1) Complete technical courses at a two-year college, then academic courses at VSU: 2) Complete academic courses at VSU, then take technical courses at a two-year college; or 3) Simultaneously take courses at VSU and a technical college. The AAS degree is offered with a major in either technical health, services, business, technology or dental hygiene. Completion of this program provides students with a distinct credential advantage upon entering the workforce and qualifies them to enter the Bachelors of Applied Science (BAS) degree program.
Bachelor of Applied Science
The bachelor of applied science (BAS) degree is a four-year college degree that combines academic, technical and professional courses. The BAS degree prepares students to assume leadership positions within their technical field. They complete the technical portion of their program with a Georgia two-year technical college and complete academic course requirements at VSU. All students must complete the equivalent of an AAS degree or associate of science degree before entering the BAS program. …


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I know how to connect to web server using an iPhone but now I have to connect the iPhone to a web service. I don't know how to do it and there is no demo or class available online.
Does anyone have any ideas?
I know how to connect to web server using an iPhone but now I have to connect the iPhone to a web service. I don't know how to do it and there is no demo or class available online.
Does anyone have any ideas?
You might find this tutorial, called Intro to SOAP Web Services useful. He shows how to package a request, send it to a web service, and read the response.
If you need some help with XML parsing, there is the TouchXML library which will give you a nice xml "document" to work with. Just be cautious of memory usage.
If you have to parse large XML message this tutorial about libxml and xmlreader in Cocoa will show you how to parse XML with the lower-level event-style parsers.
I've created an open source application for iPhone OS 3.0 that shows how to use REST & SOAP services in iPhone application, using XML (using 8 different iPhone libraries), SOAP, JSON (using SBJSON and TouchJSON), YAML, Protocol Buffers (Google serialization format) and even CSV from a PHP sample app (included in the project).
The project is modular enough to support many other formats and libraries in the future.
The following presentation in SlideShare shows my findings in terms of performance, ease of implementation and payload characteristics:
You can use these 2 lines which return the response of your HTTP request. You don't need any configuration. This code is usefull if you try to access a PHP scritp for example. After you just have to parse your result.
In my opinion, you have two options :
You can try this I made up some classes you can just include in your project and then follow the examples, you can even download a .net dataset and query it if you are using .net as the web service provider. http://grabalife.com/2009/10/19/using-net-web-services-and-dataset-objects-in-your-iphone-app/
You probably went with one of the solutions above, but this example app from Apple is great. It demonstrates how to use NSXMLParser to parse XML data on an RSS feed. SiesmicXML Example
You can find good example here
How to consume webservice in Iphone
May it helps you (but you have to register there but its free)
There is also a good example on devx which you can connect via http post and/or get


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Most producers think their involvement in crane operator training refers to large gantry cranes or mobile pickers used for plant repairs.
Experts agree: Good driving habits save the most fuel.
Researcher seeks new avenue for precast concrete disposal.
The RCC portable mixer started with the MAO-6000 (5-yd.) twin-shaft mixer has evolved into multiple trailers with a MAO-7500 (6-yd.), MAO-9000 (8-yd.), and MAO-12000 (10-yd.) twin-shaft mixers.
Cool your concrete by cooling your cement. The manufacturer's process uses chilled air to cool the cement in standard pigs or silos.
The Model RH economical rotary paddle bin level indicator incorporates locally visible high-intensity LED indication as a standard feature.
Dispatch Optimization allows ready-mix producers to optimize all of their dispatch resources.
The automated C&C dust collect and convey system captures nuisance dust from silo filling operations and automatically sends it back to the source silo.
iSTRADA Paperless Ticketing eliminates collecting, scanning, indexing, and filing paper tickets.
The Mobile Twin Shaft (MTS) Mixer combines the simplicity of dry-batch plants with the superior mixing quality of a twin-shaft mixer.
The Weiler mobile hollow core plant increases flexibility in order taking on major projects.
The manufacturer offers five base concrete mixer models from which to choose, with up to 12 yards of capacity and production rates up to 75 yards/hr.
The Ferro-Green blend of fibers for pervious concrete consists of 100% recycled polypropylene fibrillated (network) fibers and a twisted-bundle macro-monofilament fiber.
This lightweight aluminum chute wash system separates coarse material from slurry wastes and returns the waste to the drum using a simple displacement principle.
Where else can you find more than 50,000 fellow concrete construction professionals and more than 1200 exhibiting companies than World of Concrete.
Ready-mix production could top 300 million yards in 2012.
The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub takes to the streets.
Jim Wagner wrote the book on ready-mix dispatch.
All of these industries have or will have check-off programs, if Major Ogilvie has anything to do with it.
Leaders have no choice but to reach agreement on the Fiscal Cliff.
World of Concrete from Feb. 4-8 is a showcase of green products and services for the industry. But venture outside the Las Vegas Convention Center, and you will find some of the country's most interesting sustainable construction projects only minutes away.
We are constantly battling time constrains on ready-mix deliveries and need help extending the time limits on some projects. We can maintain slump with water reducers easily beyond the 60 or 90 minutes allowed in the specifications. What advice can you offer?
The industry should be thankful it has changed with the times, just like our Influencers.
In his NRMCA Industry Data Survey presentation at the association's ConcreteWorks conference in National Harbor, Md., in September, Pierre Villere, president and managing partner at Allen-Villere Partners, gave advice to producers on how to manage risk in the future.
The winter season and its frigid temperatures pose unique challenges to concrete producers. Ozinga Brothers, a ready-mixed concrete producer whose operations extend throughout Chicago, Northeast Illinois, Northwest Indiana, and Michigan, is not an exception.
Now is the perfect time to look back to evaluate and peer forward to plan for the next year. The ready-mix industry is steeped in best practices and measuring efficiencies related to operations.
Have you ever considered that you appear to be exactly like your competitors? They hire the same kind of people. They teach them the same things. They deliver the same product. Most customers would be unable to articulate how your company is different, besides the signs in front of your office and...
Hercules Truss Arch Buildings provide energy-efficient structures for warehousing, equipment, and bulk material storage.
The EWOC concrete washout container cleans truck chutes, power buggies, mortar mixers, screeds, and hand tools, and can recycle concrete washout water.
Safe-Bright deoxidizes and brightens aluminum surfaces without harmful fumes or vapors.
The UNDERHOOD70-G Air Compressor improves fuel economy, decreases engine operating hours, lowers emissions, reduces noise, and cuts lifecycle costs.
Back in the mid-1980s, a cartoon depicted a sodden and visibly degenerating group of Canadians peering forlornly south of the border as rain fell-acid rain as it turned out spiced by the sulfurous output from a hundred coal-burning power plants in the Northeast U.S.
The concrete industry needs a few more friends in the aqua-agricultural business like Tyler Ortego, who has created a proprietary mix design for a special concrete element.
Your trucks' engines may welcome waterless coolant.
Green Sense Concrete mixture proportioning service improves concrete performance while minimizing its environmental impact.
Smart Drum-equipped truck mixers increase drum life up to 80% by optimizing drum speed without driver involvement.
Boost-R Panels can increase R-values in the company's insulating concrete form walls to R-30, and beyond R-55 in specialty applications.
CarbonCast Insulated Architectural Cladding is a lightweight, insulated precast wall panel for horizontal or vertical use as a non-load-bearing spandrel or column cover.
Rapid Set cement products are durable and can achieve 3000 psi strength in one hour.
Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM) concrete waterproofing admixture is an environmentally friendly alternative for creating waterproof concrete.
The Zim-Mixer features a dual-chain material feed system that offers low maintenance costs and can run materials independently, eliminating material waste.
With green building codes and measurements becoming more mainstream, sustainability has become more than a buzzword in the concrete industry.
The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) recognizes members who have exhibited exemplary safety performance.
In the world of green there are two ways to evaluate the release of carbon compounds into the atmosphere: "embodied carbon," which defines carbon releases along the complete material supply-chain, and "emissions," which quantifies the amount of carbon released during the lifetime of a structure.
Everyone in the concrete industry has received the dreaded call about low strength on a job. Typically, high water content, high air content, or low standards from the testing company is the primary cause of the problem.
Extra sustainability effort "benefits all," says manager.
Infrastructure spending helps the nation, the middle class, and the construction industry.
The need to reduce CO2 emissions has led to the development of many new cementitious materials—a trend that will likely continue for the foreseeable future. But the powerful international portland cement business hasn't given up yet.
There has been some discussion lately about whether the sustainability movement has lost steam. When we asked this question on our website last year, 57 percent of you said it was losing momentum, 24 percent said it was gaining momentum, and 19 percent said it had hit a plateau.
Customer acquisition is sexy. There is something about the hunt that gets people excited. It's kind of like dating-lots of attention, communication and messages of appreciation. Then when acquisition occurs details are forgotten, communication lags, and words of fondness are articulated less often.
Give up right now on the chance of ever delivering a consistently excellent customer experience, if you are unwilling to hire differently.
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand the vast majority of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nation's new health care law.
Producers see business improving, but not fast enough. Pricing on the rebound.
Transporting a precast element securely and safely requires skill and knowledge.
Temperatures have not been the only thing on the rise this summer. Construction activity is also trending upward.
PCI invites producers to "Stay in Tune for Success" at the 58th annual Convention and National Bridge Conference to be held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Nashville, Tenn.
I have spent the last couple of columns talking about the mistakes we made in the last boom, and how to avoid them as we stand on the edge of the recovery. But while we weren't looking the last several weeks, the housing market has apparently had an upswing, and is showing signs of recovery...
THE NEED TO reduce CO2 emissions has led to the development of many new cementitious materials—a trend that will likely continue for the foreseeable future. But the powerful international portland cement business hasn't given up yet.
WHEN WE DECIDED to tweak TCP's annual survey project several months ago, we hoped to take some focus off of the revenue figures and put it on other issues that are important to producers. I can safely say that we accomplished that in spades. Out is the TCP100, and in is the TCP Survey.
Did you do your homework? If so, every area of your company has a list of touch-points they own. Now let's talk about what to do with them.
In an effort to increase the awareness of certification opportunities for concrete professionals, while promoting the advantages of such programs, nine concrete associations have joined forces to form the Concrete Industry Certification Consortium (CICC).
The long-disputed federal transportation bill has finally been passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President, after compromise from both sides of the aisle.
Additive takes the weight off, Store multiple calibrations, Rapid loading from the batch plant, App on iTunes, Protect conveyor bearings during operation.
Concrete construction and masonry crew members won't have to wait long for bragging rights when it comes their outstanding projects from this year.
I began to think this trip would be unsuccessful. The start of a Mongolian Concrete Conference and an ACI chapter appeared to be premature and the people unable to make basic advancements in the concrete industry due to the remoteness of the country.
As post installation inspection of underground storm systems becomes accepted practice in municipalities across the nation, the American Concrete Pipe Association has stepped up its efforts to provide hands-on experience and tools to contractors, consulting engineers and Department of...
CEMEX announced today its successful global integration of the most advanced enterprise platform based on SAP.
Cemstone, an Upper Midwest leader in ready-mix, engineered and decorative concrete has earned Green-Star Certification by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) for its batch plant facility in Northfield, Minn. It is one of only 13 plants in Minnesota to receive such certification.
The recovery will occur state by state, town by town, and neighborhood by neighborhood.
Providing an upgraded experience through knowledge is the point at which the experience transitions from generic to specific—and that's when customers will refer you.
Review products from exhibitors who will be at The Precast Show and ICON Expo.
Superplasticizers are not just water reducers anymore.
Green products and technologies create a buzz at concrete's big event.
Q: I'm a quality control manager for a mid-size ready-mix producer and am dealing with several quality issues which need resolution. I am having difficulties convincing the owner that he needs to increase funding for the quality system in order to produce more consistent concrete. How can I...
The concrete industry needs a few good knights right now. Our product's position as the world's most durable building material is at risk.
A tire management system helps control producer's costs.
Here are three lessons the recession has taught us.
Customers say concrete is durable, easy to design, and less flammable.
Famous distillery chooses roller-compacted concrete over asphalt.
TCP has published an excerpt from the book, Self-Consolidating Concrete: Applying what we Know, by Joseph Daczko, published by CRC Press, 2012. This portion examines the importance of controlling moisture in the aggregate that will be used for producing self-consolidating concrete.
Optimism Returns to the Big Show.
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Three-on-three basketball tournament to benefit the Pecos/DC Civic Youth Group will be held Oct. 1-2 at the Pecos gym. Divisions from third grade to adults over 40. Youth entry fee $50 per team if paid before Sept. 23; $75 thereafter. Adult fee is $75 a team before Sept. 23; $100 thereafter. To obtain registration form and further information, call Evelyn Hurtado, 470-2980, or Rhonda Sanchez, 231-0201.
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Little by little, New Mexico Highlands University football is gaining recognition in the wake of a 3-0 start.
The Cowboys are still unranked in the American Football Coaches Association weekly Top 25 poll, but they did receive a vote in this week's rankings. Unofficially, that makes Highlands the 42nd rated team in NCAA Division II.
This past Saturday, Highlands upset No. 20 nationally ranked Colorado School of Mines 40-34 in Golden, Colo.
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GOLDEN, Colo. — New Mexico Highlands University defeated 20th-ranked Colorado School of Mines by the score of 40-34 on Saturday afternoon in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opener at Campbell Field.
The Cowboys (3-0 overall, 1-0 RMAC) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a pair of long touchdown runs by Jermaine Holmes.
Carly Nelson's goal in the 11th minute would stand up as the only score of the match Sunday, giving No. 11 Metro State College of Denver a 1-0 decision over visiting New Mexico Highlands in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women's soccer action.
The Roadrunners allowed 10 shots and only two on goal — both by Julissa Rodriguez.
It was the fourth time in five matches this season that the outcome was decided by a single goal. Highlands is 2-3 overall but 1-3 in matches decided by one goal.
By Rick Freeman
AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera stood by himself, in the center of the diamond at Yankee Stadium.
For once, the great closer wasn't sure what to do next.
So he smiled, blew a kiss to the crowd, and then doffed his cap as cheers washed over him following the record 602nd save of his career.
"Oh, my God, for the first time in my career, I'm on the mound alone," Rivera said. "It was priceless. I didn't know it could be like that."
• NMHU women vs. Adams State, 7 p.m., Perkins Stadium
• West Las Vegas vs. Santa Rosa, 5 p.m., Gillie Lopez Gym
• Robertson girls at Capital, 4 p.m., Santa Fe
• Robertson at Ruidoso, 3 p.m., Ruidoso
• Robertson vs. Capital (homecoming), 7 p.m., Cardinal Stadium
Placing five of the top 11 and seven of the top 21, New Mexico Highlands stormed to a men's cross country team championship in Friday's Texas Tech Open in Lubbock, Texas.
The Cowboys' Nicaise Kazingo and Ismael Samano were fourth and fifth, respectively, with times of 25:59.18 and 26:00.72.
Justin Lueras and Alberto Espinosa were a tight eighth and ninth, and former Mora Ranger Henrique Chavez rounded out the varsity scoring with an 11th place finish.
• Robertson boys vs. Questa, 4 p.m.
• Robertson vs. Los Alamos, 4 p.m., Mike Marr Gym
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After the somewhat disappointing Free Agent Frenzy on July 1st, I'm sure everyone is now carefully forecasting which teams will do well in the upcoming 2011-12 NHL season. Let the renewed Leafs/Rangers rivalry begin! I have meticulously reviewed all the signings and trades over the summer thus far, and have determined, with the most scientific of formulae, that the Chicago Blackhawks are the team to watch this year. This week's Top 10 Tuesday will look at all the reasons why you, too, should become a Hawks fan this hockey season. Enjoy! And, ladies, you're welcome!
10. Sami Lepisto in a suit.
I like my hockey players the way I like my chicken wings… SPICY! Arriba!
9. Sami Lepisto out of doors.
Also available indoors.
8. Sami Lepisto on a plane.
Or a boat, mother fuckers.
7. Sami Lepisto with a scratch.
He's a lover not a fighter, clearly…
6. Sami Lepisto (fairly) clean shaven.
Hello… why didn't you play for the Kitchener Rangers in 2002?!
5. Sami Lepisto with 4 days worth of stubble.
At least I hope that's 4 days worth and not something ridiculous like a year…
4. Sami Lepisto at minimum smolder.
3. Sami Lepisto at medium smolder.
2. Sami Lepisto at maximum smolder.
Hide yo kids! Hide yo wife!
1. Sami Lepisto bringing his A-game.
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May 28, 2016
Secretary of state officials say Mississippi will have a new computerized statewide voter registry to purge voter rolls and curb potential fraud by 2006.
The system will be ready by the state's congressional and judicial elections in 2006, but will not affect May and June municipal elections.
David Blount, a spokesman for the secretary of state, said the voter registry will be linked to the Mississippi Department of Health, which issues death certificates, and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, which issues driver's licenses.
Hinds County Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn says of the new system will help election officials reduce inflated voter rolls.
Eleven counties, including Hinds, Marshall and Madison counties, are participating in a pilot program to start the system.
According to the Help America Vote Act, all states must have the new system completed by Jan. 1, 2006.
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