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What Key(s) Do I Press!?Trivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
Jenny called a toll free customer service line about a bouncy ball that wouldn't bounce. The prerecorded voice gave instructions.
"For Spanish, press 1;
for Portuguese, press 2;
for French, press 3;
for Swedish, press 4;
for Norwegian, press 5;
for Finnish, press 6;
for Bantu, press 7;
for Italian, press 8;
for Russian, press 9;
for Ukrainian, press 0;
for English press octothorpe."
Confused and frustrated, Jenny hung up. When her brother Benny asked what was wrong, she told him, "They went through all the languages, and all except English had a number. For English I was asked to press octothorpe!"
Benny smiled and enlightened his sister. Jenny grinned from ear to ear and called back. This time, she got to the English section of the phone tree. What key or series of keys did she press?
AnswerThe pound (#) key. This is also less commonly known as the octothorpe.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's lacrosse team saw third-ranked Adelphi run out to a quick four-goal lead and couldn't recover as they dropped to the North Region powerhouse by a score of 21-7 on Sunday afternoon from University Turf Stadium. Saint Leo drops to a mark of 0-2 on the season, while Adelphi opens their 2013 campaign with a mark of 1-0.
Junior Stephanie Marran scored her 100th career goal, and added one more to lead the team in goals with two on the day. Alyssa Viscomi, Paige Leggio, Alix Murray, Allie Sheftall, and Christina Minneci added one goal apiece, with Minneci earning the lone Lion assist on the afternoon.
Leading the game with five goals was Adelphi senior Sarah Sangiorgio with five, while Devan Crimi led the game in overall points with seven as she tallied three goals and four assists. In total, seven Panthers contributed to the afternoon's scoring efforts.
In goal, sophomore Brittany Millsap set aside 10 shots, while Nicole Sirota-Plotnikov earned two saves in 10 minutes of action. Adelphi rattled off 39 shots and 33 shots on target, while Saint Leo was able to fire off 24 shots and 18 shots on cage.
Taylor Langston earned the start in goal for Adelphi, making five saves in 32 minutes of action. Jordann Dempsey and Taylor Hayes saw time between the pipes for the Panthers, as well, making three saves each.
Adelphi got things going early, scoring in the first 14 seconds of play and igniting a four goal streak that fell in the opening three minutes. Leggio halted the Panther run and put the Lions on the scoreboard on a free position shot with 21:42 to go before the half, but Adelphi answered back 42 seconds later to set the score at 5-1.
Marran placed a shot past Langston with 19:41 on the clock, earning her milestone 100th career goal, and pulling Saint Leo to within three with a score of 5-2. Adelphi went on to outscore the Lions 5-2 throughout the remainder of the first half, setting the score at 10-4 at the break.
The Panthers continued their efforts throughout the second stanza, outscoring the Lions 11-3 in the final 30 minutes of play.
The Saint Leo women's lacrosse team returns to action on Saturday, March 2, when they travel to North Carolina to take on Pfeiffer University in South Region action. Game time against the Falcons is slated for 11 a.m. Fans who cannot make it to the game can catch all of the action live on the Saint Leo Sports Network at SaintLeoLions.com. For the latest news, updates, and information, fans can 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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Children's Fantasy
Short list of some fun fantasy books
|Title or Series
|Illustrator or Artist
|Alexander, Lloyd
|The Rope Trick
|Midnight Magic
|Bernstein, Nina
|Magic By the Book
|Brittain, Bill
|The Wish Giver
|Cooper, Susan
|The Magician's Boy
|Coville, Bruce
|The Dragon of Doom
|Coville, Bruce
|The Weeping Werewolf
|Dahl, Roald
|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|Dahl, Roald
|James and the Giant Peach
|Fleming, Ian
|Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang
|Lewis, C.S.
|The Chronicle of Narnia books
|Pratchett, Terry
|Tiffany Aching Witch
|Rodda, Emily
|The Peskie Spell
|Rowling, J.K.
|Harry Potter books
|Sage, Angie
|Travers, P.L.
|Mary Poppins
|Whybrow, Ian
|The Unvisibles
|Wrede, Patricia
|Enchanted Forest Chronicles
|Moncure, Jane Belk
|A Dragon in a Wagon
|Hohag, Linda
Look at some more Fantasy books here...
If you like the Series of Unfortunate Events, you might like these...


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Hostel Tequila Backpackers
Tequila Hostel Backbackers Guadalajara is a place to lodging, built and remodeled in a big residence of Guadalajara, with columns of quarry worked, patios, pool and terrace, just in the center of the city of Guadalajara.
The concept of hostel is not very know in Mexico, but in Europe and other countries of the World are places of lodging, chiefly sought by youths and students, that cannot pay the price of another type of hotels, and they seek to be harbored in a way that live together with other travelers and to travel through the city so they do their stopover amusing and economic, and more practical.
The Hostel Tequila Guadalajara, with its new installations and recent restructuring, has managed to position as one of the better hostel and boarding houses in the city, thanks to its installations and friendly personnel and staff is recognized like one of them preferred by the clients, visited by foreigners and national.
Its location, between the center of the city and the avenue Chapultepec, permits to move easily on foot or in the numerous routes of public transportation.
Its installations includes two extensive shared rooms, one for men and another for women, with comfortable bunk beds, but principaly, with a notorious cleaning, besides other private rooms, all with bath, common area of entertainments, bar, pool and garden, with services of t.v. and Internet.
It is worth while to recognize the creation of this business, by enterprising youths, that have an idea and they work to carry out, even in these epochs of crisis. The personal attention of their associates: Diego, Germán and Juan Carlos, besides their staff of work, they will permit to consolidate their business.
For the students, chiefly young, that travel in groups, is a good option of economic lodging, with breakfast included in the price, well located, in a residential construction and with the first class services and attention.
Our friendly staff will try to make you feel in the better way in our hostel and will provide you with the last news that is happening at the moment in Guadalajara and that is worth while to know. Inside the hostel you will find a great restaurant that offers traditional and international food Mexican to very good prices. Also our bar in the area of the pool or our bar on the outskirts of the Hostel in the which you can you enjoy the best Tequila of Mexico.
Clean, new and comfortable dormitories.
Our dormitories in the hostel are quite extensive and clean. Our clients have available hot water 24 hours to take a bath inside their room. All the dormitories include lockers with key for the security of the guests.
Our hostel is the unique one in Guadalajara with an extensive terrace with pool, ideal to rest or to take a beer after give a traveled through by the city.
Continental breakfast included
Tequila hostel Guadalajara offers a continental breakfast that includes: (Coffee, milk, cereal, white bread, juice, butter, marmalade,honey), with a schedule of 7:00 am to 11:00 am.
Kitchen equipped
The boarding house counts on all the necessary tools to prepare and cook food, complete dishess like frying pans or plates, glasses, cups... also microwave, toaster, blender and refrigerator to keep the food.
Reception and security 24 hours
In the hostel there will be a person in reception willing to help any thing that you require, thus same to solve any doubt about reservations or quotations for groups, or to recommend some places to visit in the city.
Extensive common areas
Tequila hostel Guadalajara counts with TV room, Pool, Pingpong, XBOX, movies, extensive and central patio spaces.
By a small extra charge you can use the services of laundry to have always available clean clothes.
Qualified and friendly staff and personnel
Our staff always is willing to offer you tourist information, to provide free maps of the zone, and the best tips to visit the important places of Guadalajara.
Free bike service
Tequila hostel facilitates bicycles located in strategic stations of the city where can take the bicycle in a point of the city and to leave it in another station.
We have tours to different destinies of the west zone of the country, inside Jalisco State. For more information visit the section of Tours
Taxi service
We Include service of transportation to pick you up in the airport or bus central, ask for our rates and confirms your hour of arrival.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Age Restriction
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Currency Exchange
- DVDs
- Free City Maps
- Free City Tour
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Pool Table
- Reading Light
- Safe Deposit Box
- Swimming Pool
- Taxes not included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Vending Machines
- Wheelchair Friendly
- Wi-Fi
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
check in: 14:00
check out: 12:00
breakfast included
cancellation policy 48 hours
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
From Airport
Shuttle: The most recommendable option is to take the Shuttle service from the Airport to our hostel. Shuttle Company ' SHUTTLE GDL'.
You can find the service at the next spots.
1) Before you exit the airport through national arrivals
2) Outside the airport through national arrivals at the convenience store named 'OXXO'
The first service is at 5:00 a.m. and the last one at 10:30 p.m.
It goes every 30 minutes.
You must ask to please be drop at 'TEQUILA HOSTEL'.
The price will be $130.00 to $150.00
Time Expected; 30min
By bus: You must walk to 'Guadalajara - Chapala Highway' and Take Route Bus 176 Guadalajara Downtown Direction and get off the bus on Avenue '16 de septiembre' and Av. 'De La Paz'. Now in the same spot on Avenue 'De La Paz' get the Route Bus 142 and get off the bus on Street 'Nicolas Romero' and Avenue 'Hidalgo'. Now just look for the international flags and you arrive to 'Tequila Hostel'.
Time expected: 1hr 30 min
From Nueva Central Camionera (Principal Bus Station):
By Bus: Take Route Bus 709 (TUR) and get off the bus on 'Avenue Vallarta' and 'Street Robles Gil'. Now just walk 3 blocks to the right to 'Avenue Hidalgo' and just look for the International Flags of 'Tequila Hostel Guadalajara'
Time Expected: 35 min
From Bus Terminal 'Zapopan':
By Bus: Take Route Bus 'Pre-Tren' and get off the bus on 'Hidalgo Avenue' and 'Street Nicolas Romero' Now look for the international Flags of 'Tequila Hostel GDl'
From Downtown
by bus: From Av. Morelos take bus 629, get down on Nicolas Romero Street 3 blocks after Av. Enrique Diaz de Len, once you are down the bus just walk to your right 1 block and you will find Hidalgo Avenue, now you raise your view and find the world flags and you will be already at the hostel.
By Calandria: If you are in downtown and want to get to the hostel, you can get benefit from using a Calandria (Calandria it is a touristic vehicle motorize by horses, and the driver always will put a smile in your face with his Guadalajara histories and legends). Just give them the address and will take you to the hostel. The journey will cost you between $150 and $200 pesos for the whole Calandria when it has a capacity for 6 people and you will get a unique touristic journey.
From roundabout La Minerva
by bus: Take any bus in Hidalgo Avenue, get off on Nicolas Romero and you will be already at the entrance of the hostel, It is 6 blocks after Chapultepec Avenue.
WE RECOMMED TO USE PRIOR YOUR ARRIVAL THE WEBSITE http://www.rutasgdl.com .
OR JUST CONTACT US BY EMAIL TO firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Located Near
Tequila hostel Guadalajara has the best location in town.
Right in the heart of the city, and has a prime location near to Chapultepec Avenue.
In front of San Miguel Arcangel Temple.
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Pursue the paths of historic heroes
to take your travels to another level
By Alexis Hilts
Abercrombie & Kent
Complete a trek only undertaken by the most determined, fit and gutsy adventurers: the climb to base camp on the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest. Beginning and ending in Kathmandu, Nepal, this arduous 19-day excursion travels along a path that the Dalai Lama called "the steps to heaven." Hiking up to nine hours a day, participants reach an elevation of more than 18,000 feet before making their descent.
In the Footsteps of Mandela
African Travel
Explore the history and culture of South Africa through the story of civil rights leader Nelson Mandela. Ride the ferry to Robben Island -- where he spent 18 of his 27 years of imprisonment -- and dine with a local family in Cape Town. In Johannesburg, visit Mandela's former home and the township of Soweto. This moving eight-day journey to the Rainbow Nation comes to an end with an enthralling safari adventure.
Art and Impressionist Cruise
Avalon Waterways
This special Oct. 30 departure of "Paris to Normandy's Landing Beaches" sails round trip along the Seine River from France's City of Light, taking in the scenery that inspired the colorful works of the impressionists. View masterpieces at the Louvre Museum and the Musee d'Orsay in the French capital, join an excursion to the village where Vincent Van Gogh lived and died, and marvel at one of Claude Monet's favorite subjects, the cathedral of Rouen. Onboard art lectures add insight to the surrounding sights during the eight-day vacation.
Elvis and the Southern Sounds
Memphis and Nashville, TN, are considered hallowed grounds by many music devotees and die-hard Elvis fans. On this eight-day trip, travelers pay tribute to the King and other legends at Graceland, the Rock 'n' Soul Museum and famous Sun Studio in Memphis. They then head to Music City for a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and a private concert with Johnny Cash's son, John Carter Cash.
Scott and Shackleton's Antarctica
Orion Expedition Cruises
Voyage across the polar region navigated by early 20th-century explorers Capt. Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton. This high-priced three-week journey brings passengers to the Auckland and Macquarie islands off the coast of New Zealand before venturing into the frigid Ross Sea, where few ships sail. The Jan. 21 departure is just around the corner, but this South Pole adventure is scheduled again for Jan. 25, 2013.
Footsteps of Apostle Paul
A 10-day spiritual tour through Greece and Turkey brings visitors into the realm of Paul the Apostle. From Thessalonika, where the influential saint centered his Greek activities, travelers follow his route through Amphipolis to Philippi, where he founded what has been called the first church in Europe. Then, guests board a ship bound for the captivating Greek isles of Mykonos and Santorini, as well as Kusadasi on the Turkish coast.
American Spirit Family Discovery
Collette Vacations
Tour the world of the founding fathers during eight days in the storied cities of the Eastern Seaboard. Capture the essence of America's beginnings with trips to iconic sites such as Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park; the battlefields of Gettysburg, about 120 miles west; and Virginia's cobblestoned Colonial Williamsburg and Mount Vernon, home of our first president, George Washington.
Pioneer Adventures of the Old West
Trafalgar Tours
Families find their inner cowboys during an eight-day vacation through Arizona, Utah and Nevada. Put on your boots and channel the spirit of the Wild West at the desert cliff dwellings of Montezuma Castle National Monument, partake in some modern-day rough riding on a jeep excursion in Sedona, travel along the historic Grand Canyon Railway and catch a rodeo in Bryce Canyon National Park.
Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda
African Travel
Track mountain gorillas on a four-day expedition in the Parc National des Volcans, where Dian Fossey dedicated years to researching primates. It's an uncommon opportunity to get up close with some of the majestic gorilla families that call the region home. Pay homage to the passionate animal advocate on a hike to the remains of the original Karisoke Research Center, founded by Fossey in 1967. She was buried here after being murdered in her cabin in 1985.
Mysteries of the Mayan World
Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula holds the secrets of the ancient Mayan civilization. On this five-day independent tour, travelers can explore the sacred pyramids and temples of Chichen Itza and Uxmal. Enrich the experience with a Mayan cooking or language lesson and a viewing of archaeological artifacts at the Museum of Anthropology in Merida.
The information in this story was accurate at the time it was published in January/February 2012. Please visit Vacations To Go or call (800) 680-2858 for current rates and details.


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Today I'm sharing the other half of the project - to be shipped to their new home in Kentucky tomorrow!
These 7 little birdies are going to be turned into a mobile for a brand new baby girl to be born in a few weeks, a good life for these birdies, to be sure. And the baby will hopefully enjoy these birding hanging above her crib. I'm sure lots of cooing will be involved - hopefully no crying!
They wanted to peer out the window - who am I to say no?
Seven different fabrics, then I mis-matched the tops and bellies to give them a fun look.
This is my 3rd batch of birdies, the first for my son's nursery, and the second for my sisters wedding.
Here's the easy-peasy pattern from Spool should you ever want to make a flock of your own.
I added a little loop on each birds back (hand quilting thread - which is a bit stronger than regular thread) so they can be hung instead of mounted on TOP of branches, per the request of said baby's momma. Excellent idea - I may try that method some day!
Starting tomorrow I'll be putting the final coat of paint on my new fabric storage! Yippeeee!
I realize that's not sewing, but its sewing related. OH and after that, maybe tomorrow night, I'll start piecing the back for this quilt! Now that the top is finished....
What sewing plans do you have for this week?


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Dodgers lose in walk-off to see NL West lead slip
Greinke turns in eight strong innings, but offense can't deliver
SAN DIEGO -- A Dodgers lead over the Giants that swelled to six games in the middle of August has shriveled to 2 1/2 games after a second consecutive walk-off loss to the Padres Saturday night, 2-1, in 10 innings.
"I expected this from early on," manager Don Mattingly said of the tightened race. "Everybody told me we'd run away with the division and we were down 9 1/2 games and had no chance to win. Then we're up by six and now we're back to this. Everyone in this locker room understands how good the Giants are, how hard we have to play, how hard games are to win down the stretch."
The Dodgers wasted a second straight quality start, this one by Zack Greinke, who allowed one run over eight innings in a no-decision duel with nemesis Ian Kennedy, who triggered last year's brawl for the D-Backs by hitting Greinke and Yasiel Puig with pitches.
The Dodgers got pitching and game-extending defensive gems, but the offense was flat again. Adrian Gonzalez homered against his former club for the only run by the Dodgers, who stranded 10 runners and went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
That despite the return to the lineup of Puig from his "frustration day" benching and shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who was a late addition after not making the original card because of concern over left leg soreness that knocked him out of Friday night's loss after his game-tying home run.
Puig struck out three times and bat-flipped a harmless flyout, but snapped an 0-for-22 slump with a single off the end of the bat. Going 1-for-5, his average slipped below .300. Ramirez went 0-for-5.
"It seems every time we play San Diego, we're not swinging good," said Mattingly. "It goes back to the guys over there, give them credit, they did a nice job with us and we have to make adjustments back. We have to understand what they are doing. We didn't square up a lot of balls."
Alexi Amarista won it with a one-out single off Jamey Wright that scored Will Venable from second base. Venable led off with a single, stole second without a throw as pinch-hitter Rymer Liriano took a called third strike. On Amarista's soft single to center, Venable beat a powerful throw home from Puig.
On the Liriano strikeout, the pitch wasn't close to catcher Drew Butera's target and plate umpire Todd Tichener's call appeared to be late. Butera said he wasn't initially sure if it was strike three or ball four, as Liriano took a first step across the plate as if heading to first, then stopped when he heard the umpire call the pitch a strike.
"In my head it was a borderline pitch and I was getting ready to throw and Liriano stepped forward and the situation wasn't good to throw," Butera said. "I didn't want to throw over or around him and throw it away. I erred on the side of caution. It is what it is."
Greinke said his elbow, which has bothered him for a month, felt the same as it has, although he didn't convince Padres manager Bud Black of that.
"I'm not sure, but we heard reports of a [sore] elbow, but that didn't show tonight," said Black, who was ejected in the top of the 10th inning for arguing a check-swing call on Puig. "He ramped it up to 94 mph and showed good secondary stuff. He threw the ball well tonight."
The Dodgers pulled off at least three remarkable defensive plays: Third baseman Justin Turner tumbling into the stands after catching a foul pop; Ramirez sneaking behind pinch-runner Cameron Maybin to take Butera's throw for an eighth-inning pickoff at second base; reliever J.P. Howell accidentally catching a line-drive bullet from Yasmani Grandal and turning it into a double play in the ninth.
But the Dodgers offense? Not so much.
Ramirez and Dee Gordon went 0-for-5 each. Matt Kemp ripped a two-out double in the top of the 10th, but was stranded by Puig's third strikeout. The Dodgers went the first four innings without a hit, but stranded runners in each of the last eight innings.
Kennedy came into the game winless against the Dodgers this year in four starts, most recently allowing them five earned runs in five innings Aug. 19 at Dodger Stadium. But the Dodgers were scoreless until Gonzalez's tying two-out solo homer in the sixth inning, his 19th, giving him 91 RBIs.
That was the only run Kennedy allowed in seven innings and it only got Greinke even, as he had fallen behind to the bottom of the Padres' batting order. No. 7 batter Rene Rivera led off the third inning with a double to left, took third on Amarista's ground out and was doubled home by Kennedy, who came into the game hitting .095.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This app better have something out of this world or nobody will download it. The native mail app already supports gmail and does extremely good for It a swell, I don't see many people doing the transition...
I use yahoo so I don't care.
I feel like I may be missing the point here. With Gmail being supported in the native app (as people have stated), what use would this be? Let's hope the features are ballin'.
I personally have exchange sync for push, and added the account a second time on IMAP for deleting messages. I sure wouldn't mind an interface that allows me to properly manage a gmail inbox that isn't as slow as the web app.
I just added Gmail using the Gmail option in mail. It does everything like a normal mail app, move messages, archive, delete, view folders etc and it's instant, Push email. I use Exchange for Hotmail, thats it. I'm on iOS 4.0.1 I think, iPhone 4.
I would like to see what google offers for an app, only if it is universal. Also, anyone who is able to get gmail to push via exchange setup: what's the trick? I followed the iOS guide on googles' support site, and it checks out in the Settings.app, but I always get "Cannot get mail. The connection to the server failed." I've started a ticket on their site, but it was never followed up on. I really want it to work, any advice fellow gmail pushers?
If you add gmail as an exchange setup, it will indeed push email along with contacts and calendars to your iOS device. I've been doing this for a few years. My emails are instantaneous and I have no issues deleting mail.
The Exchange account version is still not that great. Sure it pushes instantly but any exchange account uses more battery. It always has. If Apple would just add IMAP Idle then we could get Push but its Apple...
The contacts feature I stay away from since Google can't keep your contact pictures full size when it syncs them. It lowers the quality down to like 100x100 which is small and then syncs those tiny pics back. When somebody calls it won't be a full screen pic anymore.


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HOUSTON - A University of Houston grad student who says he is fed up with crime in his neighborhood is giving his neighbors guns in an effort to fight crime.
The student, Kyle Coplen, says he lives in Sharpstown, one of two Houston neighborhoods that he's currently focused on.
Some have called Coplen's goal farfetched, while others say it sounds like he's onto something.
"Criminals don't have any interest in dying in your hallway and we should exploit that fear in order to deter crime," said Coplen.
Coplen said fighting crime should no longer be left to the professionals. He said he sees well-trained gun owners as an untapped resource like a secret weapon of sorts.
In fact, his beliefs are so strong, Coplen said he intends to raise enough money to arm 100 law abiding citizens in high crime areas with shotguns, like Sharpstown.
"Over the course of the year, we are going to do a policy analysis and see what the crime rates actually do as result," said Coplen. "Of course, it largely depends on us getting the word out that these areas do exist that way the criminals will know."
Coplen has even created a non-profit, calling it "The Armed Citizens Project." The project is being launched as the national debate over gun control takes center stage in our nation's capitol.
Some Sharpstown residents have serious doubts about the plan.
"I don't think that's the way to go," said Betsey Campos.
"Oh, I don't know how much good, you know, that will do," said Margaret Sillah.
Others believe Coplen is on the right tracks.
"Probably the best weapon for home defense," said Guy Compton.
Copyright 2013 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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A production-focused program
Our theatre major is full of production experience. Whether you get the lead role, design the costumes, or build the scenery, you will play a key role in making our shows successful.
Within our theatre major, you can choose from one of three concentrations: acting, directing or design/technology. You will also have the opportunity to take an advance studio course, which will enable you to work one-on-one with your professors.
Regardless of which concentration you choose to pursue, you will combine practical training in every aspect of theatre production with a look back at the history and literature that has made theatre what it is today.
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An educator and teen life coach has planned a girl's conference for young ladies in the Newton County community, which will be hosted by the grassroots organizations "Blossom Life" and "Executive in Stilettos."
Parents of students with special needs are invited to attend a workshop to hear how to better interact with their children who have physical or mental disabilities.
Dozens of Newton County's high school students interested in their futures attended the Aspiring Youth Professionals Dinner held at the Newton College and Career Academy Tuesday night.
The Newton County Board of Education heard a recommendation for a student lunch price increase of 10 cents for all paid students for the 2015-15 school year at its Tuesday work session.
A man said an unknown group of young males robbed him Wednesday night.
Clements Middle School eighth-grader Josiah Webb is now known as one of the elite middle-school singers in Georgia. He is the only student from Newton County Schools to make the pretigious 2014 All-State Middle School Chorus.
Officials with the Newton County Sheriff's Office said an incident involving a 7-year-old male touching other female students at West Newton Elementary school will be handled internally by the school system.
A woman who initially reported that her home was being burglarized later found that her daughter and a Maryland man were hiding in the home.
A woman who family members reportedly said had a known case of schizophrenia reportedly stole another woman's car from Newton Medical Center Saturday.
Cousins Middle School's chorus and its cheerleaders recently attended and performed at an Atlanta Hawks game.
A Jackson woman now faces a charge of simple battery after she reportedly fought with her roommate.
Deputies with the Newton County Sheriff's Office are working to identify a young female who reportedly threw a cellphone and injured a 10-year-old student while arguing with the student on a school bus.
As promised at "Officer Morgan Day," Quantum Rehab officials presented 5-year-old Morgan Steward with a new specialized wheelchair, complete with police lights and sirens, at a special ceremony Friday afternoon at the Covington Police Department.
A man has been charged with cruelty to children and child molestation after he reportedly inappropriately touched a teen while at a gas station.
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Volunteer Interpreters Needed at Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Feb. 15, 2005
Volunteer Interpreters Needed at Fairfax
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
The Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court is seeking volunteer language interpreters to assist court staff and clients. Primary duties will include facilitating communication between clients and court staff, translating court documents, interpreting at some court hearings and helping clients review their court orders. Fluency is required in both English and Spanish. A commitment to a weekly four-hour shift during business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) for at least six months is required. Training is scheduled for April 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Old Courthouse, 4000 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax City. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age.
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Moody Bottle Openers
simple and functional! Here is what the website says: Express Yourself MOODS BOTTLE OPENERS - SET OF 3 It's funny that cracking open a cold one can go along with so many different emotions. Now, you can have a set of bottle openers to express your many drinking moods - happy, shocked and angry. These clever bottle openers are made of sleek stainless steel and have subtly carved mouths and eyes that display the three moods. Wonderfully designed with just enough character, they are bound to be your new favorite drinking buddies. Sold as a set of three.
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A new campaign aimed at encouraging Victorians who want to quit to call the Quitline for help will begin in Melbourne this week. The campaign features a television advertisement which focuses on the difficulties faced by people who are trying to quit when they're in social situations.
Quit Victoria says the new campaign is an important opportunity to remind smokers from different cultural backgrounds that language need not be a barrier if they want to quit smoking.
Quit Victoria's Multicultural Co-ordinator, Stavroula Zandes says the campaign's advertisement shows a group of men in a pub. The situation causes one man who is trying to give up smoking to want to smoke. However, instead of giving in to his urge to have a cigarette, Tran calls the Quitline for support and advice on how to resist the urge to smoke.
""This situation will be very familiar to smokers, especially younger smokers. We hope the advertisement will also appeal to smokers from different cultural backgrounds, as in many cultures, smoking is often associated with social events and gatherings,"" Ms Zandes says.
Ms Zandes says that about one in five Australian adults are smokers, but anecdotal evidence suggests in a number of multicultural groups smoking rates are even higher than this, especially among men.
"21% of the Victorian population speaks a language other than English at home and so it's not surprising that the Quitline receives a large number of callers from other cultural groups requesting information and advice about stopping smoking. That is why we have a range of services available in different languages ."
Ms Zandes says to cater for callers who would like help to quit in different languages, Quit has a range of resources and services available in languages other than English.
"The Quit books, which are available free by calling the Quitline are in 13 languages, including Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Italian, Greek, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese, and these are mailed free of charge."
'All you need to do is call the Quitline on 131 848 and request your free Quit book in one of these languages, or get online at www.quit.org.au.'
Ms Zandes says the Quitline also has advisers who understand the quitting process who can give support and advice over the phone.
"Some smokers find it helpful once they have received their Quit book to call back and speak to a Quitline adviser, and we are able to provide advice on stopping smoking in a range of languages."
"We can arrange for one of Quit's bilingual educators to provide advice on stopping smoking over the phone on quitting in languages including Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Italian, Greek, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese."
Ms Zandes says Quitline uses the Translating and Interpreting Service to provide information and support over the phone in languages not spoken by Quit's bilingual educators.
"So it doesn't matter what language you speak, you can call the Quitline and get help to stop smoking."
Ms Zandes says Quitline's callback service can also be provided free in any language; this is where Quitline advisers call at a pre-arranged time, and help people through the first few weeks when they are stopping smoking.
For resources and support to stop smoking, call the Quitline on 131 848 or visit www.quit.org.au
Stavroula Zandes is available for comment on (03) 9635 5530
Interviews can be arranged in a range of languages with Quit's Multicultural Educators. Please call Stavroula Zandes on 9635 5530 if you would like to arrange an interview with one of the educators.
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Topic: Cancer Couple Update
We went to the Urologist yesterday and he said T is fine as far as the ureter stent. The discomfort he is having in his back is not from the stent or he would have it all the time and he is going to try to wait until January to do an exchange. This stent is made of titanium and will only need an exchange like once a year. He said T has too much on his plate right now for extra stuff to be done.
Then he asked me about my surgery and he knew all about what it was. He gave me some encouragement should the Oncologist want me to do an oral chemo. I tell you we have the very best in doctors!!! He even said to me you have the best doctors, how did you do that? I said gut feelings!
We feel mentally better since we heard Cyber knife from the radiologist.
Also got in together for the Oncologist next Friday, the 6th. T is dying to ask him if he does a 2 for 1.
I continue to feel better, just can't stand getting so tired all the time but that too will pass.
And this is how a couple does the cancer dance!
Love Me & T


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The term proxy service is commonly used in the context of computer networks. Many businesses around the world are making use of networks for purposes of communication and sharing different types of data both within and outside their boundaries. The world's largest network is the internet. One thing that is common in computer networks is the aspect of the server. A server (just like those Web hosting providers like HostGator use) is what relays information to the client or the browser when you request for pages or websites on the internet. In order for communication between clients and the server to be effected, the use of a proxy service has to be brought into the picture.
In the context of computer networking, a proxy service is a server; either software or hardware which basically acts as an intermediary for the requests that come from clients who are seeking to get resources from servers. When you are surfing the web, the client, which is the browser will have to connect to the proxy and request services like files, web pages, web connections and other data that is stored in another server. The proxy service evaluates the requests that are coming from the client to ascertain whether they are legit and coming from an authorized party before it can connect to the main server. Majority of the proxy services that you would come across today are basically web-based proxies which help to facilitate your connection to the World Wide Web.
There are many types of a proxy service that you would interact with when working with computer networks. Proxy services are not just idle monitors. There are some proxies that are able to alter the requests coming from the clients and the subsequent responses from the server side. So what is The Best Proxy Service? Perhaps, this is a question that is lingering in your mind at this point. Well, there are many types of proxy servers out there on the internet and elsewhere. The decision on the service that suits you best will determine which proxy is the best one for you.
Here are some of the major proxy services available today:
- Anonymous index
This service allows for private and anonymous browsing. It also allows you to hide you IP address and manages advertisements on websites.
If you want to enjoy free and anonymous browsing at those times when you want to hide your identity on the internet, this is the kind of service that you need to be using.
- Proxy7
This is a free web-based proxy. When you are suing this proxy, you are able to surf the internet safely and securely. If you do not want anyone to track your activities on the internet, this is the anonymizer that you need to be using. It also prevents the placement of cookies on your computer.
- Pro proxy
This server offers free and anonymous surfing benefits. You can make use of this free tool and enjoy surfing the internet securely and freely without necessarily having to reveal your identity. If you want to avoid the effects of spyware and cookies, this is the proxy service that you have to be using.
- Games proxy
This one helps you to enjoy playing your favorite flash enabled games on the internet for free. This is a fast and more so secure proxy service. This service is not just limited to games alone but you can also use it to browse other favorite websites on the internet without having to worry about your identity being revealed to suspecting internet users.
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This is a secure and fast US proxy service. It is PHP based and much easier to use than many other types of proxy services out there. Today, you can get this server application completely free and enjoy browsing the internet anonymously.
- Proxy Drop
Lastly, here we have a free proxy service with support for the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It comes with the usual features that you can expect to get from other proxy services but most importantly, it helps to ensure your anonymity when you are browsing the internet.
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FINAL preparations are under way before the Queen arrives in Blackburn tomorrow morning.
Hundreds of people are expected to line the streets to welcome her to town – and the weather is expected to be dry!
When the royal train pulls into the railway station, Her Majesty will be greeted by special posters, welcoming her to the town.
Hanging baskets have also spruced up the station, and an army of staff have been cleaning and painting the building ahead of her arrival.
Businesses along the route to the cathedral have also been busy making sure everything is spick and span, and setting up red, white and blue royal-themed window displays.
At the East Lancashire Hospice shop in Railway Road there is a colourful selection of regal-themed items for sale, displayed in the window alongside Union Flags and bunting.
Supervisor Louise Naughton said: "We thought we'd get it looking nice.
"We did think she might come out and buy a few things, so we've taken out anything royal related!"
Across the road at Sound as a Pound, bunting has been hung outside.
Manager Sohel Vaid said: "It's a fantastic thing.
"If she comes into the shop I'll give her a nice cup of tea out the back!"
And staff at the newly-opened No. 9 Barbers nearby said they would love the Queen to officially open their new shop.
Dianne Mason said: "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity."
And Heather Heaton added: "I am interested.
"We want her to open the shop, and she can come in and have a bit of a haircut!"
At Blackburn Market, where stalls will be open from 7.30am, traders have everything from flags to cowboy hats on offer.
Roger Vaughan said: "We've been quite busy today, but we're a bit worried that because of the good weather nobody will be tempted to come inside."
And Mandy Phillips, who runs a fancy dress shop, said: "The tiaras and dickie bows have been selling the best, and the cowboy hats have been selling well. We're all excited."
Over at Blackburn Cathedral, red, white and blue flowers have been planted in the grounds, and inside the building, chairs have been set out ready for the arrival of the Maundy Pensioners.
Seating arrangements have been double and triple checked, and the clergy have rehearsed their prayers and readings ahead of the big day.
The Very Rev Christopher Armstrong, the Dean of Blackburn, said: "Outside, the police have been checking everything.
"We've had terrific support from them and the council, and everybody else really.
"There's been a lot of extra work for the cathedral staff, who have had to work extended hours.
"The visit will be good for the town, the county, and the region."


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This a is fun poster I picked up in a second hand shop a few years ago in Australia, we have it the bathroom and makes me smile everyday.
It's starts off with the Eumundi pub on the bottom then 'balanced' precariously on top are all the old buidings and business in the town, some probably not there now.
I hope you can get can see all the funny little goings on, it's quite clever and it makes you smile too!
Limited addition of 400 ~ this one being ~ 216. Signed by the artist K.Pel
"Eumundi is a small town in the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia, 21 km south-west of Noosa Heads and 118 km north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located just off the Bruce Highway. Nearby towns are Yandina and Cooroy.
The town's name is believed to come from the Kabi name Ngumundi, the name of a local Indigenous clan leader The locality's original name was Eerwah; this was changed to avoid confusion with the nearby town of BeerwahEumundi is very popular on the coast for its bi-weekly farmer's markets.
The marketplace is full of locally-made produce, which has made Eumundi and the surrounding area a haven for small businesses.
Notable former residents include the former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and the tennis player Pat Rafter".


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TOWSON, Md. – Saint Leo University men's basketball player Marcus Ruh headlines the 2012-13 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II men's basketball team as he has been named as the 2012-13 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year.
Ruh, who owns a perfect 4.0 GPA as a business administration major, is the Lions' leading scorer and has guided them to an 18-5 record and second place in the Sunshine State Conference. A first team All-SSC selection as a junior, he was named to the 2011-12 All-Newcomer team. He was also named to the SSC All-Tournament Team last season.
As a senior, the Green Bay, Wis. native has picked up where he left off, leading Saint Leo to a No. 20 ranking in the NABC Top-25 and has also eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau in his career. He is averaging 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Ruh is shooting 47.2 percent from the field and has knocked down 48.9 percent of his three-point attempts (45-of-92), a mark that leads the SSC.
As a junior, the 6-4 guard was the Saint Leo University Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He started all 30 games while averaging 13.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
The senior earns a special place in the history of Saint Leo as he is just the 10th Academic All-America and the school's first-ever Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year. He is the first Academic All-America since men's soccer alum Bruce Cutler was named to the second team in 2010 and the first men's basketball player since Ralph Nelson earned the honor in 1977 and again in 1978.
The Capital One Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2012-13 D-II Academic All-America teams program.
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.
To view the entire Capital One Academic All-America® First and Second Teams, please visit www.capitaloneacademicallamerica.com.


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Harlem: The 5 and Diamond is a Diamond With Some Rough: The 5 and Diamond has moments of greatness, and even with some shortcomings is something of a neighborhood gem.
Montreal: Smoked Meat Pizza and the Man Behind It at Le Gros Jambon: There's nothing quite like Dixon's awesomely rich pies, a descendent of the doughy, over-the-top grease-fests from Lachine Canal pizzerias like Centrale and Dani's.
We Try Everything at Japadog: This Canadian chain boasts a menu of dogs topped with nori, bonito flakes, tonkatsu sauce, and much more.
Murphy's Red Hots: A red hot here entails a natural casing hot dog from Vienna Beef, either steamed or charred, stuffed into a fluffy poppy-seed bun, and loaded with all the Chicago-style essentials.
Sugar Rush: Carrot Cake at MarieBelle: MarieBelle's moist and dense carrot cake is made with rough grated carrots and a handful of crushed walnuts, then a whipped cream cheese frosting that has a tangy finish.
Dungeness Crab Cake Po' Boy at Starbelly, San Francisco: The Dungeness crab cake po' boy, couched in a warm, fresh roll, with tomato slices as thick as the red pepper-laced crab cakes, allows the flavor of the crab to shine through.
Chain Reaction: Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: These two-ounce lean beef patties are ultra-thin and grill-smashed, cooked up with a proprietary seasoning of salt spiked with garlic, onion, paprika, and other spices.
Austin, TX: Awesome Shaved Ice at Sno Beach Food Truck: The endless and unusual options at Sno Beach, when paired with the quality of the shaved ice and toppings, create a perfect afternoon treat.


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Justin Combs is just like every other promising young football player who dreamt of one day earning a college scholarship.
He wakes up in the morning as the doves serenade him, pulling off his 12,000-thread silk sheets as he leaps out of his Alaska King-sized bed, which is like a California King, only bigger. He slips on his Burberry robe and goes into his bathroom, where his servant Theodore hands him a moist towelette before he readies himself for the day.
Combs drives to school in his Maybach - no, wait, he's driven - all the while texting Usher, Justin Bieber and Barack Obama about their dinner plans that evening. He arrives at school and the cheerleaders throw rose petals at his feet, and he travels from class to class on a Razor scooter with 22-inch rims, and when it comes time for football practice, he has a stand-in tackle for him.
Practice over, he heads to his own personal locker room, dresses in his Armani suit, clasps his diamond-encrusted Patek Philippe watch and heads out for dinner with Bieber and the boys before returning home to study.
Ha, study. Right.
He has Stephen Hawking take his pop quizzes.
This is how we imagine it, right, the life of a gajillionaire rap mogul's son?
All glitz and glamour and no grind.
This is why there is so much uproar in recent days over Lil' Diddy, the prodigious offspring of the everlasting Bad Boy For Life?
People hear about his $54,000 scholarship to play football at UCLA, and they think about the fact that his famous father can afford that 10,000 times over - 10,185.19 to be exact, if you believe the estimates of Diddy's $550,000,000 fortune - and they forget one simple fact.
Justin Combs is not Diddy Combs, or P. Diddy, or Puff Daddy, or Puffy, or any of his father's iterations.
He is an 18-year-old kid who can play a little football, honed his skill and talent, worked hard in the classroom - maintaining a 3.7 GPA - and was rewarded for it.
No different than the son of a banker or an accountant or a dentist or a farmer or a custodian.
Athletic scholarships are not based on financial need, they are based on merit and, well, the coach's opinion.
After all, Rick Neuheisel deemed Combs worthy of one of the 85 that UCLA offers per season, and new Bruins coach Jim L. Mora followed through on the commitment. Combs' affinity for UCLA was so strong he even verbally committed between the tenures of the two coaches, after Neuheisel was fired and before Mora was hired.
And for this, he is raked over the coals, and it isn't the first time it has happened at UCLA.
Neuheisel's own son, Jerry, was lambasted with accusations of nepotism when he was offered a full scholarship from his father in 2011.
The difference here, though, is as clear as the two sons' offer lists.
Neuheisel was a lightly regarded quarterback prospect out of Loyola High, with offers from just lowly Idaho and UNLV after an injury-riddled senior season. Bruin fans were surprised when he was offered a full scholarship, and that surprise was only eclipsed when it turned out the kid could play during April's spring ball after he sat out last season.
That's not the question with Combs.
Despite a slight frame - the incoming cornerback stands just 5-foot-9, 170 pounds - Combs boasted offers from Iowa, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming and Illinois among others, and if that list is not quite so overwhelming, consider the Bruins were defeated by the Illini 20-14 in December's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
No, Combs' credentials are not being scrutinized, but his father's bank account is.
Forget the ancillary benefits provided by his famous father. Apparently those don't matter.
Ignore it when Diddy goes on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and talks UCLA football, shouting "Go Bruins!" while throwing up his fists.
Forget all that.
Hey, I have an idea.
The Rose Bowl is undergoing massive renovations. Maybe Diddy can just pay for it himself.
The Diddy Bowl kind of has a nice ring to it.


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Broadbent's filter model is an early selection theory of attention.
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Donald Broadbent developed the filter model as an extension of William James' multi-storage paradigm. [1] Broadbent proposed the notion that a filter acts as a buffer on incoming sensory information to select what information gains conscious awareness.[1] The attended information will pass through the filter, while unattended information will be completely blocked and ignored. The filter acts on stimuli solely on their physical characteristics, such as location, loudness, and pitch.[2]
During World War II the rapid development of machinery did not arise without complications. It was common for radar operators to have difficulties communicating with several pilots at once, as all of their voices were broadcast over one loud speaker.[3] This overloading of perceptual input fueled Broadbent's curiosity of how stimuli capture our attentional resources.
In the filter model, initial processing of stimuli occurs pre-attentively on the basis of their physical features, and is housed in a temporary sensory store.[1] Unlike the physical properties, Broadbent believed semantic features, due to their complexity, would impose a limited capacity on the temporary storehouse of incoming stimuli.[4] For this reason, he postulated a filter then acts on the stimuli, to determine what will be processed further and filter out irrelevant stimuli. Information selected to pass through the filter is then available for short-term memory and manipulation of the selected information, prior to storage in long-term memory.[2]
The development of the filter model was the first theoretical account relating psychological phenomena to information processing concepts of mathematics and computer science.[3] As so, Broadbent provided a computer metaphor in which information-processing at the micro level acted in series, while at the macro level it operated in a parallel fashion.[4] As attention can be directed by physical properties or by an organism's drives, this reveals a parallel processing manner at the macro level,[4] while still processing information semantically at a micro level. Further, goal-directed behaviour requires attention to be controlled; hence a high degree of selectivity is put forth in the information-processing stream.[4] When developing his model, Broadbent emphasized the splitting of incoming stimuli to attended or unattended channels. Channel selection is guided through attention. If one is attempting to attend to a stimulus based on their current goals, they will employ voluntary attention; whereas if a sensory event catches one's attention, reflexive attention will be employed.[5] During his experimentation, Broadbent made use of the dichotic listening test.[6] This task has been used extensively to test numerous psychological phenonomena such as response times of specific auditory information, as well as testing for attended and unattended information presented to a participant. It is widely used as it is a non-invasive method of testing cerebral dominance.[7] In a typical dichotic listening task, the participant is wearing a headphone, which will have differing stimuli presented in each ear piece. The participant is instructed to attend (attended channel) the information coming from one of the ear pieces and neglect (unattended channel) the information presented from the other. Following the listening period, the participants are tested on whether they recall any information presented in the unattended channel.[7] Early research using dichotic listening tasks provided empirical evidence of participants' ability to correctly recall information to the attended channel, and poor recalling in the unattended channel.[2] Caution must be taken when considering the results of dichotomous listening tests as the majority of people have a right ear advantage [7] for verbal stimuli. This means that information presented to the right ear has a better chance of gaining conscious awareness than information presented to the left ear.
Modern views of Broadbent's model Edit
As psychological research has improved immensely since Broadbent's time, more sophisticated measures indicate that we do have an attentional filter, though it is integrated into a broader cognitive system.[8] This system compensates for the controversies of limited parallel processing in Broadbent's original findings. A major component of the system entails sensory memory,[9] which is broken down into iconic memory and echoic memory.[10] The aforementioned represent visual and auditory memory respectively, which function preattentively. Given the existence of such a preattentive memory store makes it possible for preattentive stimuli to work in a serial manner.[4] Research on iconic memory has provided a visual hierarchy of the visual system, which indicates specific neurons are activated before stimulus recognition, supporting Broadbent's theory of preattentive processing.[5] Additionally, research has shown that physical features of a stimulus guide attentional selection.[4] It has been found consistently that observers correctly separate relevant from irrelevant stimuli due to physical rather than semantic features, indicating selection channels are heavily influenced by physical features. According to the modality effect, echoic memory has an advantage over iconic memory.[10] Research has shown that the auditory system is more apt to objective interpretation than the visual system, as auditory organization is less ambiguous than the visual organization. This indicates that auditory information is first processed for its physical features, and then combined with visual information features.[10] Moreover, allocation of attention is a product of both voluntary and reflexive attention.[11] Goals and behaviours drive attention but may be influenced by an exogenous stimulus of particular stimulus strength, which varies by situation. Such research evidence confirms Broadbent's notion of voluntary attentional mechanisms. More recent research finds that Broadbent's model neglected to address the time requirements of shifting attention.[4] However, he did distinguish that internal and external stimuli can cause shifts of attention, though he did not consider that internally and externally driven shifts of attention may have differing time courses.[4]
Attention is commonly understood as the ability to attend to some things while ignoring others.[5] Attention is controllable, selective, and limited. It is the progression by which external stimuli form internal representations that gain conscious awareness. Attention is part of nearly every waking moment for humans, as it is the focusing of one's thoughts. Selective attention[11] utilizes cognitive processes to focus on relevant targets on input, thoughts or actions while neglecting irrelevant sources of input. This is the basis for how we attend to specific stimuli. Voluntary attention, otherwise known as top-down attention, is the aspect over which we have control, enabling us to act in a goal-directed manner.[11] In contrast, reflexive attention is driven by exogenous stimuli redirecting our current focus of attention to a new stimulus, thus it is a bottom-up influence. These two divisions of attention are continuously competing to be the momentary foci of attention. Selection models of attention theorize how specific stimuli gain our awareness. Early selection models emphasize physical features of stimuli are attended to, while late selection models argue that semantic features are what determine our current focus of attention.[3]
Early selection models of attentionEdit
Psychological research regarding attention is largely governed by the processes of which stimuli are selected to enter our conscious awareness. Selection models are utilized by researchers to propose when stimulus information is attended to. Early selection models state that a stimulus is selected to be attended to prior to coming in contact with the filter.[12] A filter can be regarded as the selector of relevant information. Information which is relevant to a particular situation will be attended to, while irrelevant attention is then unattended to.[2] Broadbent supported this early selection theory. The basic idea proposes that perception of the stimulus is not required prior to selecting its relevance.[5]
Late selection models of attentionEdit
Late selection models are those which state that incoming information is not selected for by a filter specifically, but later in the information processing sequence.[12] With these models, both attended and unattended information passes through the filter. The filter merely acts as an information attenuator, as in it intensifies the pertinent information, and attenuates the intensity of the stimuli deemed to be unimportant .[13] Information inputs are processed equivalently, until semantic encoding and analysis can be performed. This notion implies that internal decisions of stimuli relevance must be made, before allowing it to gain conscious awareness.
Attenuation model of attentionEdit
Anne Treisman, a graduate student of Broadbent's, was not fully convinced by the notion of a filter performing decisions as to what stimuli gain conscious awareness. She proposed an alternative mechanism, the attenuation theory, in which the filter acts as an attenuator of information, either increasing or decreasing attentional capacities towards it. This slight modification has the unattended channel passing through all processing stages, only weakened rather than completely blocked.[13] As the unattended channel includes weakly attended to information, to gain conscious awareness this information must surpass a threshold, which Treisman believed was determined by the words' meaning.[14] Important words (such as one's name) would have a low threshold, to easily gain awareness, whereas unimportant words (such as "lamp") would have a higher threshold to prevent them from gaining awareness inappropriately. In this way, the threshold for each word acts as a filtering mechanism, relying on semantic features. [15]
Memory selection model of attentionEdit
Deutsch, Deutsch and Norman were not fully convinced by Broadbent's selection criteria based solely on physical features of a stimulus. The cocktail party effect influenced researchers to look further than physical selection features, to semantic selecting features. The cocktail party effect is an example of how unattended information can gain one's awareness.[12] Suppose you were at a social gathering having a conversation with some friends, when you hear someone mention your name and it grasps your attention. This unattended-to information somehow gained your awareness. This fueled the development of the memory selection model, which shares the same basic principle of early selection models that stimulus features are selected via their physical properties.[2] Attended and unattended information passes through the filter, to a second stage of selection on the basis of semantic characteristics or message content. Items which are selected are incorporated into short-term memory and awareness.[2] The second selection mechanism, rather than the filter, decides what information gains our awareness.
Multimode model of attentionEditAdditional research proposes the notion of a moveable filter. The multimode theory of attention combines physical and semantic inputs into one theory. Within this model, attention is assumed to be flexible, allowing different depths of perceptual analysis.[16] Which feature gathers awareness is dependent upon the person's needs at the time.[2] Switching from physical and semantic features as a basis for selection yields costs and benefits.[16] Stimulus information will be attended to via an early selection through sensory analysis, then as it increases in complexity, semantic analysis is involved, compensating for attention's limited capacity.[16] Shifting from early to late selection models reduces the significance of stimuli rendering one's attention, though it increases breadth of attention.[16] Research has found that semantic selection requires a greater attentional resources than physical selection.[2]
Capacity model of attentionEdit
Daniel Kahneman took a different approach to describing attention, by describing its division, rather than selection mechanisms. He describes attention as a resource in which energy or mental effort is required.[2] Mental effort is used while engaging in performing any mental task,[17] and the greater the complexity, the greater the effort needed to solve a task. Kahneman believes there are three basic conditions which needed to be met for proper completion of a task.[17] By combining total attentional capacity, momentary mental effort, and appropriate allocation policy of the attentional capacity, a person will exert enough mental effort to overcome mental tasks. The key component is allocating enough attention, as a resource, to the task at hand. Kahneman also noted that arousal influences the total attentional capacity in any given situation.[2] In addition, his model incorporates the ideas of voluntary and reflexive attention, which affect allocation policy. In order to direct attention appropriately, one must attend to relevant information, while neglecting irrelevant information to prevent becoming distracted. This mental effort theory proposed by Kahneman provides an overview of the influences and interdependencies of attention allocation, which is meant to supplement attention selection models.[2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Broadbent, D.E. (1958). Perception and Communication, London: Pergamon.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Friedenberg, J., & Silverman, G. (2012). Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study of Mind, Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Driver, J (2001). A selective review of selective attention research from the past century. British Journal of Psychology 92: 53–78.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Forty-Five Years After Broadbent. URL accessed on 2012-02-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Gazzaniga, M.S., Ivry, R.B., & Mangun, G.R. (2009). Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind, New York, NY: Norton and Company.
- ↑ Moray, N.. Donald E. Broadbent: 1926-1993. The American Journal of Psychology 108 (1): 116–121.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Wood, S., & Hiscock, M. (2000). Selective attention fails to alter the dichotic listening lag. Brain and Language 71: 373–390.
- ↑ Forty-Five Years After Broadbent. URL accessed on 2012-02-17.
- ↑ Baddeley, A.D (1992). Working memory. Science 255: 556–559.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Clark, T (1987). Echoic memory explored and applied. The Journal of Service Marketing 1 (2).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Goldstein, E.B (2010). Sensation and Perception, 134–136, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Coren, S., Ward, L., & Enns, J. (2004). Sensation and Perception, 6th, USA: Wiley and Sons Incorporated.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Yantis, S., & Johnston, J.C. (1990). On the locus of visual selection: evidence from focused attention tasks. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance 16 (1): 135–149.
- ↑ Klein, R.M. (1996). Attention: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. The American Journal of Psychology 109 (1): 139–150.
- ↑ Treisman, A.M (1969). Strategies and models of selective attention. Psychological Review 76 (3): 282–299.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Johnston, W.A., & Heinz, S.P (1978). Flexibility and capacity demands of attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology 107: 420–435.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Globerson, T. (1983). Mental capacity, mental effort, and cognitive style. Developmental Review 3: 292–302.
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Music superstar and Ellen's friend JOHN MAYER is making his first television appearance after undergoing throat surgery. The singer is talking to Ellen about his recovery, his fascinating love life, and will perform a song from his most recent album!
Then, the talented and unbelievably gorgeous EVA MENDES is stopping by to talk about her new film, "The Place Beyond the Pines," and what it was like performing with two of Hollywood's hottest leading men; Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper!
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A Wharfedale village is set to get superfast broadband access for the first time while speedier internet access will be made more widely available in Otley and Ilkley.
The Superfast West Yorkshire scheme announced this week that work has begun on the first phase of its expansion of high-speed fibre broadband service, hoped to help create jobs and boost connectivity for home users in the region.
Thousands of homes and businesses in 14 exchange areas are included in the first phase of Superfast West Yorkshire's multi-million pound programme. The high-speed technology will be coming to Arthington and four other West Yorkshire communities for the first time.
And the scheme – a project formed by the local authority partners of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield councils – has also promised "substantial investment" to make fibreoptic broadband more widely available in Ilkley, Otley and several other towns.
Engineering work to lay the new network in these areas has begun with local homes and businesses expected to be able to order fibre broadband services by the end of June.
Chairman of the Superfast West Yorkshire project board, Ian Gray, said: "Our research suggests there are a significant number of homes and businesses experiencing broadband speeds that are lower than expected across West Yorkshire "This project will improve coverage, particularly across rural areas, bringing superfast broadband to many places which would not otherwise have access.
"There are many benefits for businesses and residents from video conferencing, social networking and catch-up TV to internet shopping and banking. This project will boost economic growth and bring social benefits across our rural communities."
Residents and businesses across West Yorkshire who want to keep up to date with progress of the roll-out are encouraged to register their interest.
Superfast West Yorkshire says it plans to extend high-speed fibre broadband to 97 per cent of households and businesses across the majority of West Yorkshire by the end of 2015.
As well as providing high-speed fibre, the partnership aims to ensure all premises in this area have access to speeds of more than 2Mbps.
Grants are being made available to eligible businesses across West Yorkshire, both to support the improved connectivity and to assist in exploiting the opportunities it will bring.
The scheme builds on BT's commercial investment of £2.5 billion to roll-out fibre broadband to two-thirds of UK premises by the end of Spring 2014.


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Toxic psychoses are psychotic states brought about by the build up of toxic substances in the brain. This may be associated with dietary factors, metabolic disorders or drug use
Metabolic disordersEdit
- electrolyte disorders such as:
- hypoglycemia[9]
Psychoactive drug use and toxic psychosesEdit
- Main article: Substance-induced psychosis
Psychotic states may occur after ingesting a variety of substances both legal and illegal and both prescription and non prescription. Drugs whose use, abuse or withdrawal are implicated include:
- alcohol[10][11][12]
- OTC drugs, such as:
- Dextromethorphan
- Certain antihistamines at high doses.[13][14][15][16]
- Cold Medications[17] (ie. containing Phenylpropanolamine, or PPA)
- prescription drugs:
- Illegal drugs, including:
- Stimulant psychosis
Intoxication with drugs that have general depressant effects on the central nervous system (especially alcohol and barbiturates) tend not to cause psychosis during use, and can actually decrease or lessen the impact of symptoms in some people. However, withdrawal from barbiturates and alcohol can be particularly dangerous, leading to psychosis or delirium and other, potentially lethal, withdrawal effects.
Some studies indicate that cannabis use may lower the threshold for psychosis, and thus help to trigger full-blown psychosis in some people.[30] Early studies have been criticized for failing to consider other drugs (such as LSD) that the participants may have used before or during the study, as well as other factors such as pre-existing ("comorbid") mental illness. However, more recent studies with better controls have still found a small increase in risk for psychosis in cannabis users.[31]
It is not clear whether this is a causal link, and it is possible that cannabis use only increases the chance of psychosis in people already predisposed to it; or that people with developing psychosis use cannabis to provide temporary relief of their mental discomfort. The fact that cannabis use has increased over the past few decades, whereas the rate of psychosis has not, suggests that a direct causal link is unlikely for all users.[32]
It is also important to this topic to understand the paradoxical effects of some sedative drugs.[33].Serious complications can occur in conjunction with the use of sedatives creating the opposite effect as to that intended. Malcolm Lader at the Institute of Psychiatry in London estimates the incidence of these adverse reactions at about 5%, even in short-term use of the drugs.[34] The paradoxical reactions may consist of depression, with or without suicidal tendencies, phobias, aggressiveness, violent behavior and symptoms sometimes misdiagnosed as psychosis. [35][36]
See alsoEdit
- Alcohol intoxication
- Alcoholic psychosis
- Organic brain syndromes
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Toxic encephalopathies
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Did you know?
International naturalist, war hero and writer Sir Laurens van der Post grew up in Philippolis.
In the 1960s Africa's version of Asia's Grand Trunk Highway – the Great North Road – threatened to swallow up a tiny little southern Free State village on its march from Cape Town to Cairo.
Instead, the N1 bypassed Philippolis and there was great sadness in town. No tourist boom. No franchise strip mall. No motels and no immediate job bonanza for locals. The impressive (for those days) three petrol stations that the town boasted dwindled to one, and many buildings and farms were abandoned as residents left for more lucrative locations.
Today, as it turns out, that N1 omission was a blessing in disguise. Like a precious butterfly preserved in amber, Philippolis still has most of its Karoo architecture. Centred by the Dutch Reformed church, the town's wide streets and slope-roofed homes are largely original, unlike those of its more developed Free State counterpart communities. Property prices are still affordable, national monuments remain untouched and there is no crime to speak of. Because it is so remote and quiet, Philippolis is actually a charming place to stop over on the way to Cape Town or Johannesburg. And the best kept secret of all is that the detour to the town is actually a shorter route than the N1, and has no trucks.
In the evenings, one feels the soul of the Karoo in a simple walk around Philippolis, where there is little chance of being run over in the traffic – unless you get in the way of a wandering donkey cart. And the night stars are always fine after-dinner entertainment.
Philippolis was born in 1823 as a mission station for the local Khoi. It was founded by the London Missionary Society, represented by Dr John Philip – hence the town's name. It is the oldest town in the Free State, and has the most historical monuments after Bloemfontein and Bethlehem.
After the Khoi came the Griqua nation and a succession of their leaders, from Adam Kok I to III. Then the Boers arrived in the area and began farming this semi-arid land. Basotho and Xhosa people followed shortly thereafter.
Today, more than 3000 people call Philippolis home.
Visitors to the little town can go book-hunting at a fine collectibles store, buy art at a gallery, visit an intriguing tiger project at nearby Tiger Canyons, go on day drives to Gariep Dam and, in the final week of April every year, attend the local Witblits Festival ('witblits' means 'white lightning') and sample locally produced 'white lightning' liquor.
Accommodation in Philippolis is as quirky as the town itself, and you can stay in an old jail cell (with modern conveniences), Seebos, a lodge in the nearby bush that offers quad biking, or Starry Night Cottages, a national monument. And visiting artists or writers can make use of the artist's retreat in the Laurens van der Post Memorial Centre – but they'll have to explain their intended project to the town.
Philippolis is so peaceful that it really deserves more attention than merely being used as a stopover, and those who can spare a couple of days – or weeks – to linger will truly be rewarded. Visit the Van der Post Memorial Centre, the weaving school museum, or do a town walk, birdwatching trip or safari.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Tiger Canyons
Tel: +27 (0)51 773 0063
Witblits Festival
Tel: +27 (0)82 770 0101
How to get here
90 minutes' drive south of Bloemfontein on the N1 you get to Springfontein – turn right and head for Philippolis.
Best time to visit
Philippolis is lovely at the change of seasons (April/May and August/September) and in winter, when the stars are best (though it can be very, very cold!)
What will it cost
Remarkably inexpensive lodgings of quality.
Length of stay
Suggest you stay two days.
Where to stay
Check the Philippolis websites listed, as they advertise a number of lodgings.
What's happening
The Philippolis Witblits Festival usually takes place in April.


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Make a play for purple in your wardrobe this season. Lisa Haynes reveals how to work the Quality Street shade.
Run for your lives, colour phobics - because purple is the new black this season.
The rich shade dominated the international runways, quite literally, as some designers even demonstrated their allegiance to the colour by creating purple catwalks.
"Purple is making a welcome return to our wardrobes," says Veronique Henderson, Colour Me Beautiful's creative director.
"With a colour palette that ranges from damson and aubergine, to lavender and amethyst through to deep plum, there really is a shade that everyone can wear."
Purple doesn't have to scream 'Quality Street wrapper', it's all about finding the right shade, texture and style for you. Here's how to pull off purple with aplomb.
Daytime damson
While purple is perfectly suited to eveningwear, this new 'It' colour can work for daylight hours too.
For city chic, choose a powerful shade to make an entrance into the office with tailoring. Go for a matchy-matchy skirt or trouser suit if you dare.
For a softer look, plump for a textured fabric like tweed.
You can also tone the colour down a notch by wearing a white shirt under a purple top or short-sleeved shift dress.
Henderson suggests: "If you are feeling creative, combine textures and patterns. Team a chunky purple knit with a floaty dress and a pair of winter boots."
The truly colour-shy can experiment with accessories for a subtle flash of colour. Add accents of purple with scarves, gloves, shoes, handbag or bold jewellery.
Indigo opulence
Give your LBD a break for a dose of pure purple glamour. Go to town with statement jewel-like tones like amethyst, indigo and violet.
Create a lasting impression by wearing the shade top-to-toe and add embellishment and bling for a modern-day regal look.
"The romantics amongst us will love details whether that's beading, fringing or lace," Henderson says. "This season, look out for purple dresses with lace overlay and heritage-inspired looks a la Lady Mary of Downton Abbey."
For a glam separate, you can't go wrong with a purple peplum top or skirt. The combination of punchy colour and extreme flared hem will create drama as well as figure flattery.
Try pairing a deep purple with this season's opulent brocade finishes - purple and metallics are a match made in heaven for party season.
Pick your purple
Although fashion has favoured the famous Cadbury colour this season, the key to parading purple in style is opting for the right tone. Veronique Henderson offers her purple tips:
:: If you have a light colouring, like Uma Thurman or Meryl Streep, periwinkle shades, violet, lavender and bluebell will look amazing. Keep to lighter purple shades and if you want to wear with other colours also mix with light tones.
:: If you have a deep colouring, like Penelope Cruz or Halle Berry, then damson, fig, aubergine, royal purple and plum are the shades to opt for as they have a greater depth.
:: If you have a warm colouring, like Christina Hendricks or Tyra Banks with their golden skin tones and auburn hair, stick with the purest purple and mix these with warm tones like oatmeal, lime or amber.
:: If you have a clear colouring, like the Duchess of Cambridge with her dark hair and bright green eyes, you'll sparkle in classic purple and bright periwinkle. Aim to wear your purple in stark contrast with other colours.
:: If you have blue eyes and/or steely hair such as Dame Judy Dench or Jamie Lee Curtis, then cool shades of purple are a great wardrobe staple for you. Think bright periwinkle, violet, lavender, plum, cassis and amethyst.
:: If you have a soft and muted look a la Kim Cattrall and Scarlett Johansson with light brown or highlighted hair and soft blue or green eyes, then you need purples that have a softer approach such as soft violet, amethyst, damson, mulberry and lavender. Wear as a blended look, which will also make you look taller and slimmer.
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His Parents: Jacob and Magdalena Wieggers
1885 — Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Charles A. Wiggers' parents were Jacob and Magdalena Hahn Wieggers. It was during Charles lifetime that the spelling of the last name was changed from Wieggers to Wiggers. The couple emigrated from Germany pre-1861 as Charles was born in the United States. We do not know much about his parents other that when Jacob Wieggers passed away, he left his son Charles two mules to help him on his farm.