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Pan African Resources PLC
14 November 2006
14th November
Pan African Resources PLC
('Pan African' or 'the Company')
Results of Independent Mining Valuation on Surface Mine at Manica project -
Pan African Resources PLC (AIM : PAF), the African based gold exploration
company, announces the results of an independent mining evaluation of the Fair
Bride deposit on its Manica gold project in Mozambique.
Highlights of the evaluation are:
• Life of mine (LOM) average production of 84,000 ounces of gold per
• Open pit mine life of 8.5 years
• Life of mine average cash operating cost of US$387 / ounce
• IRR of 31%
• An ungeared, pre-tax and royalty project NPV of US$39 million at a gold
price of US$600/oz and a discount rate of 12%
The Fair Bride prospect represents only one of several prospects within the
Manica project. Work to date has been directed at evaluating the economic
viability of mineralization at the Fair Bride prospect. Until recently only 12%
of the mineralized strike-length had been explored. Pan African has been
focusing its exploration activity on delineating drill targets within the other
prospective areas. Based on the results from the mining evaluation it is the
company's intent to complete its drill target delineation by year-end and
commence drilling in Q1 of 2007. The focus of the drilling programme will be to
identify and prove-up additional mineralized zones to Fair Bride.
About the Study
Mining and Engineering firm, Turgis Consulting (Pty) Ltd ('Turgis') has
completed an independent mining evaluation on the company's Manica gold project
in Mozambique and has concluded that the Manica project has definite economic
potential considering the economic input parameters.
Jan Nelson, CEO, Pan African, commented: 'The company is very pleased with the
results from the independent mining evaluation completed by Turgis, which shows
the deposit to be commercially viable under current economic conditions. There
is still room for improvement on capital and working cost estimates, sulphide
recoveries and the life of mine, and we are currently addressing these factors.
'Furthermore, the results from the recent bulk sampling at Fair Bride indicate a
significantly higher sulphide grade of 3.73g/t in situ as opposed to a resource
estimated sulphide grade of 2.61g/t in situ used in the Turgis study. This is an
increase of over 1.12g/t and could significantly improve the current NPV of the
project if validated. Work is currently underway to produce independent
validation of these results after which Turgis will revisit their evaluation.'
The independent mining evaluation is conceptual in nature and the current
numbers are being finalised to pre-feasibility accuracy levels as part of
pre-feasibility study to be completed before year-end. The economic potential of
the deposit was determined by using Whittle software to optimise the open pit
design. Input parameters from mining evaluation are:
Gold price: US$600/oz
Production rate: 100,000 tonnes / month
Oxide recoveries: 90.12%
Sulphide recoveries: 86%
Mining recovery: 100%
Mining dilution: 5%
Mining operating cost: US$2/t mined (average over LOM)
Oxide processing cost: US$7/t (average over LOM)
Sulphide processing cost: US$11.25/t (average over LOM)
Capital cost: US$68 million
About the Resource / Mining / Metallurgical estimates used in the study
The resource used in the mining evaluation study has been independently verified
by ExplorMine which acts as Competent Person to the company. Resource estimates
were calculated by independent geological and resource firm Geologix MRC.
Turgis has reviewed all technical information relevant to the mining study.
Metallurgical recoveries and capital cost estimates used in the mining
evaluation were taken from an independent report compiled by Mr. Jan van
Niekerk, Senior Metallurgical Consultant (Refractory Ores) for Gold Fields BIOX
Geologix MRC has verified the results from the metallurgical bulk sampling
exercise and confirm that the grade from the sulphide zone from the bulk
sampling exercise is 1.12g/t higher than the resource estimate for the sulphide
zone. Sulphide grade from bulk sampling is 3.73g/t as opposed to a resource
estimated grade of 2.61g/t. This is a difference of 1.12g/t.
For further information on Pan African Resources please visit the website at
www.panafricanresources.com. A copy of the Mining Valuation report will be
posted on the website.
Pan African Resources Ambrian Partners Parkgreen Communications
Jan Nelson, CEO Richard Brown Justine Howarth /
+27 11 886 1211 +44 (0) 207 776 6400 Victoria Thomas
Colin Bird, Chairman +44 (0) 20 7493 3713
+44 (0) 20 7584 2155
About the Consultants
Turgis Consulting was established in 1990 as a specialist technical consulting
firm serving the mining industry. The company has worked with mining companies
in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Botswana, Madagascar, Chile, Brazil,
Australia, Zambia, Ukraine, Norway and in the United Kingdom. Turgis
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Looking at having a holiday later this year in Northumberland as DD who's 2 keeps saying she wants to see the seaside and we want to see her face when she she's the sea for real
Has anyone any recommendations? DH was looking at a village called East Allerdean which i think is about 4 miles south of Berwick-Upon-Tweed but I was looking at Beadnell which is about 25 miles further south and closer to Alnwick?
Alternatively anyone got any recommendations which DD would enjoy (apart from rock pooling and walking on the beach which i think she'll love).
Beadnell is lovely, i would definitely stay there over Berwick. It is the perfect location, just down the road from bamburgh which has a fab beach, castle and lovely pubs. Seahouses is tacky but good for ice cream and fish and chips or to take a boat to the farne islands to see the puffins. Newton by the sea is another lovely bay, the ship pub is supposed to be excellent. Dunstanburgh and craster are also nice places to visit. Definitely visit holy island for a wander round and up to the castle, its beautiful. A trip to Alnwick and the gardens if the weather isn't too good or a visit to berwick to walk round the Walls, although I wouldn't make a special trip to berwick, i found it quite dull. Depending on age of your children then conundrum farm just north of Berwick is nice to visit and feed the animals if the weather isn't great at the coast. We stay near bamburgh a few times a year, I love Northumberland!
Meant to say my ds is almost 3 and its the perfect location to keep him entertained, seahouses has all you need to get stocked up if you self cater. I would love to buy a holiday home in beadnell one day. Hope you enjoy.
We have a holiday cottage in Seahouses and we love it! It has everything you need for a fun family holiday. The beaches around Bamburgh are breathtaking.
As Downbytheocean said, there's Alnwick for the castle and the gardens, a day for each if the weather is good. And we love Craster (great crab or kipper sandwiches at cafe) and the walk from Craster to Dunstanburgh is lovely.
All of it!!
Conundrum Farm is LOVELY and has fabulous views of the sea while you're feeding the animals - takes your breath away on a sunny day (and that's just the adults...my DS was in heaven!). If you're Berwick way it is also worth taking a trip to do the Ford and Etal railway. On a wet day, the leisure centre in Berwick will fill some time and has a small soft play as well as a nice toddler area in the pool and there's a pot painting place (pot-a-doodle-doo?? somewhere nearby IIRC). YY to Bamburgh, Alnwick Gardens, Holy Island etc etc. Gorgeous.
all the places mentioned are lovely. Duridge bay is also a lovely beach. Holy island is a must if its a first time visit, but remeber to check tide times carefully. Whitehouse farm near morpeth is a lovely day out, and morpeth is a nice place to have a look around. Has a park with paddeling pool and a river with ducks and boats to hire.
Belsey hall and kirkley hall are also very nice places to visit.
Cheers for that - can't wait to go on holiday! Now I and Dh have to try and agree on a cottage.......
A beautiful part of the country!
If you're driving up then beamish museum is well worth a day out too (in chester-le-street) and durham's also fab fir a wander if you need a lunch stop in your way up.
we stayed in beadnell last summer and we cant wait to go agan this year.
we love the beach and the fact the holiday lets are within walking distance from the beach. I would recommend going for one of the more modern holiday houses as they are 2 min walk, great for nipping back for the loo, lunch , forgotten things etc.
It is a good location for easy access to some wondeful places
Embleton has a wonderful playpark
there is a great beach at the opposite end of Dunstanburgh castle from craster ( Im not a fan of craster, nothing specific!) and a lovely walk to the castle from there.
Bamburgh is lovely, theres a great deli which does brilliant pies and sausage rolls!
Seahouses is ok but I personallly found it a bit of a tourist trap, but the kids love the big souvineer shop and the ice cream shop, and we like the Indian restaurant!
If you go for beadnell I would recommend either you take most of your food or organise a supermarket delivery as there it is very limited for food choice, seahouses has I think its a coop but its quite limited and we found it ran out of bread, fruit etc if you didnt get there early enough.
can you tell I love my food!
I can agree with that! I'm planning on taking the bread machine so i can have warm fresh bread in the morning.
Dh (who is from near Berwick) says he hopes Beadnell won over East Allerdean! But this thread is quite old so you've probably booked it already. Sorry!
Where to start. OH is from Northumberland and we go to visit family several times a year. It is a brilliant place for a holiday. The only negative is that the weather can be unpredictable.
There are loads of National Trust properties to visit. Kielder is a bit far from everywhere so I wouldn't recommend staying there unless you are happy to spend a lot of time in the car.
Places to visit:
Bamburgh - castle and Grace Darling museum
Dunstanburgh and Craster
Alnwick and the castle garden (the castle itself is poor valur for money but the garden is fab
Cragside (the jewel in Northumberland's crown IMO)
Housesteads and Vindolanda
Chillingham Castle
Belsay Castle
Warkworth Castle
Druridge Bay or any of the coastline
Woodhorn Colliery
Holy Island (check tide times)
Ingram valley
Ford and Etal
Hatherslaw mill and light railway
If the weather is nice a boat trip to the Farne islands is a must (from Seahouses)
I'm sure I have left loads out, but there is loads and loads to see and do in Northumberland.
I would either stay on the coast or somewhere central between Morpeth and Alnwick if you want to visit all these places.
Apart from the A1 the roads aren't too busy either.
I posted this on the other Northumberland thread as well.
all of its lovely, try bamburgh (we stayed budle bay in self catering, wonderful) and also in belford. friends use newton i think
Thanks to everyone who posted! We've got back now Beadnell did win and it was gorgeous. Dh has said next time he'd like to stay in Bamburgh as he liked the beach there so much.
Beach at Bamburgh was gorgeous - though wouldn't recommend the castle as it was more of a stately home feel.
We visited a honey farm - W.S Robson's which was nice and had tea on the red bus they have there - DD loved that and was very impressed by the chicken's they have there. But she was most impressed by the seaside - we're now planning our future holidays up there!
Glad you enjoyed our part of the world
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PARISHIONERS are working on a plan to help the community benefit from a lightning strike which destroyed part of their Ramsbottom church.
Work is due to start in spring on repairing the damage caused to St Andrew's Church in July last year when huge chunks of masonry from a pinnacle on the tower smashed though the roof.
Insurers will meet the estimated £400,000 cost of the repairs, but the congregation has decided that the opportunity should be taken to make the 180-year-old building more useful to people in the area.
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"The lightning strike was not a disaster. It has helped us focus upon the direction we want to go in and how we can engage more with the community. We did not just want to put the building back the way it was, but to make St Andrew's better than ever.
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The Legend of Dragoon
Review by wolverinefan
"Not as legendary as I thought it would be"
Legend of Dragoon is a much loved RPG for the original Playstation. The way it usually works is you're either a Final Fantasy 7 fan or a Legend of Dragoon fan. I had only played the first disc way back when and only now got into it. Is it as great as the fans say?
A young man seeks revenge against a monster that killed his family. Now throw in an older man, a princess and a slew of other clichéd characters and you get the cast. Despite a cast of clichés the game does something few RPG have been able to do. It creates a wonderful world but not only that it also creates a history for the world that really brings the entire game to life. The plot is complex, full of unexpected twists and they usually happen very early in the game which is rare. A few twists fall a bit flat but overall the plot kept me entertained even the second disc felt more like filler than anything else. After that though the game really came together in terms of the plot. Fans of the fantasy genre really should play this game solely for the story it has to tell.
I'm sure for it's time Legend of Dragoon had some amazing visuals. Don't get me wrong, the CGI is still drool worthy. Highly detailed and up to par with Squaresofts stuff. On the other hand the in game graphics drastically range from good to down right ugly. Some of the dungeon sections take a 2d approach and while a nice way to play, it looks down right hideous. Muddy textures and everything. Rest of the time the game is passable. In battle the enemies and character offer more detail than they do during the actual game. The heroes tend to look rather bad during normal game play moments.
Sound in the game is a mixed bag got Mr. we have some amazing sound effects ranging from gusts of wing to the ocean crashing into the rocks. Almost everything has a sound and it's rather nicely done. We even have voice work in this game which is rare as well. It isn't used a whole but when it is used it isn't half bad. I really dislike the music in this game. The battle theme really dragged for me and did nothing for the mood of the game. I don't think a single piece of music in this game was enjoyable for me.
Control in the game is very simple. As usual everything is menu based. Some attacks require timed presses or button mashing moments but otherwise it all works fine.
Like the most recent RPG trend this game doesn't offer a true world map. You select a dot and you're character moves there. Along the way he may or may not run into a random battle.
The world is large though and so are the towns. I found it really easy to get lost in this game. Oddly enough I found the dungeons to be lacking in size which never happens for me.
The battle system is usually one of the more important parts of a RPG. Sadly I was really bored to tears with this. So much so I actually fell asleep playing this game on a few different occasions.
It's not that it's a bad battle system. It's just very slow. It's your typical select attack or selects to use a Dragoon. However everything moves at a snail's pace so the battles really dragged on longer than they should have. Granted the battle system does require some times button presses. Think of a staler version of the Shadow Hearts battle system if you've played that series.
In typical RPG fashion you level up by gaining experience. You can buy new equipment for your guys. Just the normal stuff all around really. Hidden in the game though are bits of Stardust. You'll actually need to look for those.
The game itself is fairly average in length but it does offer enough side quests to keep any fan of the genre happy. The game for me though felt longer than it really was due to how slow it all moved for me.
It's not that Legend of Dragoon is a bad game because it isn't. The plot is one of the best around despite some minor clichés and even then it's a worthy tale to be told. Sadly the game play felt too slow for me and I really had to dock some points for that. I like my battles to move just a bit faster. Otherwise this is a fairly enjoyable game.
Story - 10/10
Graphics - 8/10
Sound - 7/10
Control - 9/10
Game Play - 7/10
Replay Value - 6/10
Final Score - 8/10
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
Originally Posted: 08/30/07
Game Release: The Legend of Dragoon (US, 06/13/00)
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) Yale lab technician Raymond Clark was released to his attorney after complying with police on Wednesday morning.
Photos: Yale Murder "Person of Interest"
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Police officially named Clark a person of interest in the death of Yale graduate student Annie Le Tuesday night as more than a dozen FBI agents stormed his Middletown apartment.
Police served a search warrant at Clark's Ferry Street apartment in Middletown Tuesday night. Channel 3 Eyewitness News reporter Hena Daniels reported that 18 FBI agents went into the apartment just after 10 p.m. They remained at the apartment through the night and were seen leaving before 8 a.m. Wednesday.
New Haven Police Chief James Lewis said Clark was at the police station Tuesday night, but that he had not been arrested. They said a search warrant was issued for Clark's DNA and that samples would be taken. They said a plethora of physical evidence had been collected from the lab where Le's body was found and that Clark's DNA would be compared to that evidence.
"We're also making sure that there's not other potential suspects and so we're avoiding the issue of tunnel vision and looking at everyone who had access to that building and could have been there during that time. That's part of the reason that we've slowly narrowed this down," said Lewis.
The manager of the Ferry Street apartment complex where Clark lives told Eyewitness News that he hadn't seen Clark since Thursday.
"We didn't know what was going on, we saw cops all around here," said neighbor Sana Cotten.
According to the Yale University directory, Clark works as a lab tech at the Animal Resources Center.
The remains of 24-year-old Le were found inside a wall the basement area of a Yale lab on Amistad Street on Sunday, Le's would-be wedding day. The area where Le's remains were found is used to store animals used for research.
Le was working in the Amistad Street building as a graduate student in pharmacology. The office where Clark worked is very close to where Le was performing her graduate work.
Photos: Yale Holds Vigil for Slain Student
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Students told Eyewitness News that the area is secure and that key cards must be swiped twice to access the area.
Le had been missing since Tuesday, when she was last captured by some of the school's 70-plus surveillance cameras entering the lab.
The medical examiner identified the remains as Le's on Monday, and said the release of the cause of death would be delayed to assist in the investigation.
A listing on a wedding Web site lists a wedding date for Clark and his girlfriend for Dec. 20, 2011. Neighbors said the girlfriend was seen moving things out of the Middletown apartment on Monday, but that she brought take-out food into the home on Tuesday.
The girlfriend's parents told Eyewitness News that the reason no arrest has been made in connection with the case is because police are awaiting the results of forensic tests on clothing.
Eyewitness News attempted to contact Clark Tuesday, but he did not answer his phone.
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Photos: Raymond Clark & Fiancée in Love
Photos: Yale Holds Vigil for Slain Student
Photos: Student Found Dead on Wedding Day
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September 16, 2009 - Did Raymond Clark III Kill Yale Student Annie Le? For Now Police Aren't Saying
September 16, 2009 - Murdered Yale Student Annie Le Remembered By Those Who Loved Her
September 15, 2009 - Lab Technician Raymond Clark is "Person of Interest" in Murdered Student Annie Le Case, Says Source
September 15, 2009 - Annie Le Autopsy Delayed, but "Person of Interest" May be Named in Yale Student Murder Case
September 15, 2009 - Murdered Yale Student Annie Le: Police Descend on Lab Technician's Apartment Building
September 15, 2009 - Murdered Yale Student Annie Le Autopsy: Why Are Prosecutors Holding Results?
September 15, 2009 - Will Suspect be Charged Today in Yale Student Annie Le Murder Case? Not Likely, Say Police
September 15, 2009 - Do Police Suspect Lab Technician Killed Yale Student Annie Le?
September 15, 2009 - Yale Says Goodbye to Annie Le at Candlelight Vigil
September 15, 2009 - Yale Student Annie Le: Police Close in on Killer
September 14, 2009 - Yale Student Annie Le: Body Found Stuffed in Laboratory Wall
September 14, 2009 - Vigil Planned for Yale Student Annie Le
September 14, 2009 - Missing Yale Student Annie Le's Body Likely Found on Wedding Day
September 11, 2009 - Missing Yale Student Annie Le Wrote about Campus Safety
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NEW YORK (Jun. 13)
As bad as their situation was under the rule of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Jews of Iran may find themselves in even more precarious straits under his successor.
That is the opinion of Rabbi Shlomo Berger, director of the Near and Middle East Section of the Agudath Israel of America. He is considered to be an authority on Iran's Jewish community, which is said to number between 25,000 and 30,000.
"While Khomeini was alive, the Jewish community encountered hardship and suffering, but the political atmosphere was relatively stable and they usually had a clear idea where they stood," Berger said.
"Now, with various factions rivaling for control, the uncertainty in itself compounds the precariousness of the Jews' situation."
Berger, who heads Agudath Israel's world-wide assistance efforts for Jews in distress, said his office is besieged by telephone calls from Iranian Jews who settled in the United States in recent years, seeking information about events in Iran.
He said his organization has received updated information from Jews who left Iran after Khomeini's death. But he would not be specific.
"We are monitoring the situation very closely. It's time to be alert and to pray that things will work out favorably," Berger said.


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Penis pumps draw blood into the penis through mild suction helping to give a temporary erection, increasing size as well as increasing the sensitivity of the penis. No drugs or invasive procedures are necessary, they are safe and inexpensive.
Penis pumps draw blood into the penis through mild suction helping to give a temporary erection, increasing size as well as increasing the sensitivity of the penis. No drugs or invasive procedures are necessary, they are safe and inexpensive. But do penis pumps work? Here are some facts and myths about penis pumps.
The Benefits of Penis Pumps
1. Penis pumps give erections.
The suction action draws blood into the penis in the same way a normal erection occurs. Cock rings can be used to slip over the penis (position at the base) in order to keep the blood in the penis and keep the erection. Penis pumps will give almost every man a temporary erection.
2. Penis pumps increase the size of the penis.
While penis pumps do not increase the size to any great measure, they do is make the most of the size you have. The pump draws as much blood into the penis as possible "plumping" up the erection to it's largest size. This is an attractive alternative as there are no other reasonable ways of increasing the size of a penis without major surgery (that often doesn't work). Penis pills don't work at all and penis gadgets, such as penis stretchers, any better than the pumps.
3. Penis Pumps are pleasurable.
They produce a tingling sensation many men find arousing and use in masturbation.
4. Penis pumps make the penis more sensitive.
With all the extra circulation, the skin of the penis gets warm, tingly and "feels more".
How Penis Pumps Work
A penis pump is made of a cylinder with one side closed and the other open. The cylinder is attached to a suction mechanism and occasionally a pressure gauge. In order for a penis pump to work effectively a good seal is necessary. The pump is held up against base of the penis (lube helps create the seal) and the suction mechanism draws air out if the cylinder creating a vacuum. The vacuum action gradually draws blood into the penis. Hair may or may not get in the way. If you find it is a problem shave the offending hairs before to get strong skin to pump contact.
Myths about Penis Pumps:
1. Penis pumps will increase a man's libido. Although the penis pump experience can be pleasurable and arousing to many men, it will not make an unaroused man spontaneously aroused.
2. Penis pumps will give a strong, straight erection once the pump is removed. Once the vacuum is removed the blood can flow out of the penis again. One way to counteract this phenomenon is to use a constriction device (cock ring) to restrict the blood from flowing out of the penis again when the pump is removed. Some men complain about 'floppy' erections.
3. There is no risk to a penis pump. Penis pumps are the lowest risk option for obtaining erections and making the most of a penis size. This does not mean, however, that there are not potential risks. A pump that is too strong, without a release valve and for extended time, can cause tissue damage. Ultra-strong suction devices are usually only available through physicians, cost hundreds of dollars and have a slightly different name, "vacuum pumps". The penis pumps that are sold in sex toy stores, on the other hand, are not as powerful and unlikely to cause damage.
Look for models with a release valve. And do not use if you have bruising or pain.


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Baku, Azerbaijan March 7
Kyiv and Tehran are discussing the possibility of supplying oil from Iran through Ukraine, as well as oil refining at Ukrainian enterprises, RIA Novosti quoted Ukraine's deputy Prime Minister Gennadiy Zubko as saying March 7.
"We are interested in diversification of oil products' supply to Ukraine. On the other hand, Iran shows interest in diversifying the export of its oil and oil products," said Zubko on '112 Ukraine' TV.
"Therefore, the possibility of refining Iranian oil in Ukraine, storing crude oil in the country and then diversification of supplies to the European Union is also on the agenda," he added.
The deputy prime minister noted that although the supply of Iranian oil to the EU is a strategic issue, both sides are interested in it.
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The "exciting new opportunity" is outside of the cruise industry. As of August 6, 2012 Hanrahan will be the new president and CEO for Regis Corporation, the hair care company that operates the Supercuts franchise.
Hanrahan has been the force behind the line's five Solstice-class ships, as well as the solsticization project, which is bringing modern and popular venues from the line's newest ships onto its older Millennium-class vessels. He also repositioned the brand around the concept of "Modern Luxury."
On Cruise Critic's Celebrity forum speculation is running rampant on who will replace him. Join in the conversation there.
Hanrahan's last day will be July 31, 2012.
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Lost Journal: New Year's Resolutions for 1987
Jan 062012
By Tim Mollen
Journal entry: January 1, 1987 (age 17)
It's my senior year in high school, so this year's resolutions need to be especially new, annual, and resolute. Here's what I've come up with:
- Start smoking.
- Quit smoking the next day, thereby establishing that I am capable of keeping a New Year's resolution.
- Watch last night's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1987 on my VCR, then tape over the segments featuring the Jets and the Miami Sound Machine.
- Continue to base my behavior on the irrefutable fact that I know way more than my parents do.
- Get a varsity letter in running from the cops after parties down at the river.
- Break it to Fievel that there is no one out there.
- File a civil rights lawsuit against people who wear Member's Only jackets.
- Lure Geraldo Rivera back into Al Capone's vault with vague promises of "some real dirt."
- Get into a college without a phys ed requirement.
- For my high school graduation ceremony, arrange for the speaker to be a personal assistant to Australian funnyman Paul "Crocodile Dundee" Hogan.
- Rework the title of my college application essay, "Mascot Major: Let Me Be the Anthropomorphic, Frisbee-flinging Face of your University."
- Convince an elderly senator from Texas to run for president and choose beloved television icon Robert Guillaume as his running mate, creating an unstoppable Bentsen-Benson ticket.
- Escalate my long-running feud with media tycoon Ted Turner by co-opting what I believe will be his next successful move – blackandwhitizing films shot in color.
- Join the cast of Saturday Night Live and angrily refuse to hug anyone during the closing credits.
- Live more Bon Jovily.
- Cross that bridge well before I come to it.
- Visit the refurbished Statue of Liberty and tell her that some of my best friends are the wretched refuse of the teeming shore, and she can't have them.
- Petition the Federal Reserve to revert to the gold standard with the important caveat that it be based on copies of the 12-inch dance mix of "Gold," by Spandau Ballet.
- Levitate.
- Marry Miss Walsh, my former English teacher and current yearbook moderator. (I read Ethan Frome for this woman.)
- Attend the second birthday party of Stefani Germanotta and refer to her as "Baby Googoo."
- Mime louder.
- Get backstage on the second season of The Oprah Winfrey Show and tip her off to Phil Donohue's plans to start a televised book club, yell the name of any celebrity he is introducing, and put himself on the cover of every issue of his own magazine, Phil.
- Fail with greater dignity.
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A 76-year-old gun safety instructor from Cottage Grove accidentally discharged a gun while teaching a gun-safety class at Salem Lutheran School last Thursday night.
No one in the class of eight students and parents was hurt in the incident and the man was very apologetic to staff when arriving at a Friday morning meeting in the principal's office.
Salem Lutheran Principal Seth Zimmerman said gun-safety have been taught at the school for at least 14 years through the DNR and this is the first time an incident like this has occurred.
A Stillwater Police Departmet report said the bullet ended up in the north wall of what Zimmermann calls the fellowship hall. The firearm, a Colt 1911, discharged during a demonstration of various safeties to one of the students after the instructor was asked about the gun being partially cocked.
During the demonstration, the instructor told officers said he kept the muzzle of the gun aimed toward the back wall the whole time, according to the report. The instructor's statement was later corroborated by the student who had asked about the gun.
"It was very unfortunate that it happened, but nobody was in danger and nobody was hurt which is a blessing. Other than that I'm leaving it up to the local officials to take it from here." Zimmermann said.
According to the police report, the instructor apologized to school staff, police and DNR personnel for the: "foolish mistake I made last night. You gentlemen can't imagine the embarrassment I feel towards myself for what took place, I am completely sorry for the incident that took place." The instructor added that he assumed that gun was not loaded.
Reports said despite the instructor's belief that the gun firing was accidental, he could face possible charges for the gun discharge and the incident has been forwarded to the city attorney's office.
The report added that the instructor said he understood and expected to be charged with whatever was appropriate. The report added that the instructor said he would take full financial responsibility for any repairs to the fellowship hall wall.
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An ideal retirement investment should have three characteristics. It should offer a decent dividend yield. The dividend should be safe and reliable. And to protect against the ravages of inflation in your retirement years, the income stream should rise over time.
Surprisingly, most "income" investments fail at least one of these criteria. Bonds offer a safe yield, but in this rate environment it is not a particularly attractive one. And the payout certainly doesn't rise over time. Mortgage REITs often pay out very attractive dividend yield, but the payout is rarely consistent, and mortgage REITs routinely cut their dividends when the yield curve flattens.
What about dividend-paying stocks? There are plenty of dividend-paying stocks that meet our criteria — and Macro Trend Investor's Core Dividend Portfolio is chock full of them — but as a general rule, the higher and more enticing the dividend yield, the highly the likelihood that the dividend will be cut.
For the best combination of high dividend yield, safety, and inflation-beating dividend growth, your best bet is the equity REIT sector. And today, I'm going to give you five of my favorite retirement REITs.


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I was never very good at sports. I loved them, though, and signed up for every thing: basketball, softball, field hockey, lacrosse… back when we signed up for sports and were spared the disgrace of try outs. It was common knowledge I'd be useless with a ball but, shoot, I could yell and cheer louder than anyone else on the team. So I did, and instead of runs, baskets, goals, and things that actually won games, I made them very noisy. And I did get a few Spirit Awards…
When I read about the Challenger Division, a team of mentally and physically challenged children playing baseball with the help of volunteers, I was touched. Here is an opportunity, I thought, to reward spirit and teamwork as the end result of a game: a laudable, often overlooked goal, and I bet I'm not the first cheerleader to agree.
What they are: "…a program that enables mentally and physically-challenged youth to enjoy the full benefits of Little League participation in an athletic environment structured to their abilities.
"The philosophy is to give all children the chance to play baseball in a setting that is fun and supportive. A big part of this, for the players, is to experience the sense of belonging that comes with being a part of a team, as well as the spirit of friendly competition through games with other Challenger teams from neighboring towns. In Challenger baseball, scores don't count - everybody is a winner. It's all about acceptance, self-esteem, positive learning experiences and team spirit."
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A NORTH York Moors bus stop has made it on to a list of the loneliest bus stops in Britain.
Recognised not just as one of the most remote bus stops, it is also one of the most interesting bus stops around, even if it is more than a mile away from the nearest house.
The brick bus shelter has been nicknamed the Shaun the Sheep bus stop thanks to a graffiti image of the cartoon character painted on to the inside of the bus stop, which can be found on the northern edge of the North York Moors along an isolated road.
With the nearest village of Commondale and Castleton about one and a half miles away and with a bus service running just once every fortnight, anyone needing to get somewhere in a hurry from this rural bus stop is likely to be in for a lengthy wait.
Shaun the Sheep bus stop was listed in the BBC News Magazine's list as one of the loneliest bus stops across the country, as submitted by readers.
The bus route from the shelter, which has been branded as "quirky" by the North York Moors National Park, runs to Guisborough market every other Thursday.
Shaun the Sheep is guessed to have been painted sometime within the past year.


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Have you heard of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, who believed that as people, we operate from two basic emotions? She wrote that everything we experience stems from either love or fear.

I believe this to be true too. One of the major challenges when dealing with the prospect of losing your eyesight is retaining a good balance of emotions.

It is so easy to swing between the positive feelings love creates, like being happy, confident, accepting, peaceful, playful and then suddenly swing into the negative emotions fear creates from deep frustration, anger, denial, grief and others we could add to this list.

You will be fully aware of when you are experiencing those side shoots of love because your world expands and opens up in positive ways.

Equally, when you feel like retreating or disappearing from the challenges low vision brings, everything feels so much harder and you want to shut out the stress and the upset.

All these emotions are natural, but here is a little trick to move you away from feeling fear: catch the negative emotion, sit with it and see it for what it is: your Fears.

Then, once you are aware of how it makes you feel, you have a choice. To remain stuck or move away from fear and accept that you are human, mistakes happen, life happens and each day that is granted to you is a new opportunity to try again, perhaps differently.

Minding Your Language Can Help

Yes indeed, words are powerful; they have the ability to shape your thoughts.

Think of them as little seeds that can take root in either the positive fertile ground of your creative ideas, or pop up like killer weeds, ready to choke the goodness from all the positive thoughts you want to create.

Affirmations, meaningful quotations, and positive pep-talks are as essential to your mental well-being as nutritional food is for your body.

So let's take a closer look at 6 power-filled words that will enhance your life every time you choose to see these C-words in your life.

6 C-Words Powerful Enough to Combat Fear

1. CAN

The word CAN is one of the most empowering 3 letter words in the English language. Sounds too simple?

What do children say time and time again when they want to do something adults consider impossible? Their positive mantra is, I can do it!

The nugget of 'truth' we too can find within their youthful wisdom is that whether you accomplish the task or not, you believe in your capability and therefore, put yourself in the best position to stand a good chance in succeeding.

No matter what others think, the moment you tell yourself you can give something your best shot, you most probably will!

2. CREATE

To know you can create a desirable outcome is to invent a new possibility in whatever area of your life you want to change.

Being creative is empowering as you allow exciting ideas to take hold in your imagination, giving you the energy required to CREATE options that can multiply.

3. CHOICE

At the centre of all decisions you make throughout the journey with low vision, CHOICE is knowing you can move forward or stay still.

 It is having the power to choose options like doing a new course of study or changing your job or taking time off to heal and recuperate from stress. The choice is always yours.

4. COURAGE

Interestingly, people think having courage means to have an absence of fear or doubt.

 But not being fully sighted, self-doubt can linger in the background of everything you do, being a constant reminder of how much fear can be a barrier to enjoying life.

What is required in order to muster COURAGE is to be bold and take action. When you allow your courage to silence fear and 'do it anyway', the more courageous you become.

5. CONFIDENCE

Losing vision is one major factor that seriously affects your strong belief in self.

A good sense of CONFIDENCE can be rebuilt, however, as you take small steps to adjust and learn new skills in coping with vision loss.

As you develop other ways to reach your goals to maintain a meaningful life, self-confidence returns each time you attempt a task with self-assurance.

6. COLLABORATE

Being able to collaborate is one key to making things happen.

Knowing when to partner with another who can work in cooperation with your requirements will set you both up for mutual success.

Using your natural strengths and talents, of which you have many, your cooperative spirit will shine through and attract inspired contributions from others to help you to another level – where your mantra of "I can do this" is transformed to "Yes, I am doing this".


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TAMPA – More and more dealerships offer online booking of service appointments, but some scheduling systems are superior to others.
So says Dinos Constantine in reviewing various dealer websites and showing examples of how easy and hard it can be for Internet users to slate service times and order parts.
More than half the dealerships in the U.S. offer online scheduling of repair work – and that number is expected to increase fast, says Constantine, director-marketing for DealerTrack's Accessories Solution Group.
"In 1994, 10% of airline tickets were booked online, and now 10% aren't," he says, predicting a similar shift toward using the Internet to book car-repair time at dealerships.
"It is not for all your customers, but if 15% to 25% move to it, it takes the scheduling burden off the dealership," Constantine tells dealers at Ward's Automotive Spring Training Conference presented by Autobytel here.
To make it work, "you've got to get buy-in from the service manager," he says. "Regardless of what you do on the Web, make sure you have the process in place to handle it on the other side.
"You can't have customers randomly throwing out appointments if you can't accommodate them," he says. "Last thing you need is 11 appointments for the same time. That's a train wreck."
As Michael Maroone, president of dealership chain AutoNation Inc., notes at an earlier trade conference: "One of the pathetic things in this industry is when a customer makes an appointment, and it doesn't mean anything."
Constantine cites what various dealer websites do right and wrong, as he shows examples of online scheduling features.
He pans a Honda store in Florida for not including a calendar with dates and days and for putting users through needless bother.
"You have to pay attention to details with this site," he says. "If you click on March 23 as an appointment date, the result is the date is closed. So why is it there to be clicked on?"
Conversely, Constantine praises the site for sending an automatic appointment confirmation and telling customers to call if there is a problem.
An online scheduling system at a Buick store in Wisconsin has pros and cons, too.
"You click for service appointments, and then you are asked to do another click," Constantine says. "But it does let you see what hours are and aren't available."
The site's major drawback is it asks customers to enter three potential service times. Users are told the dealership will phone later to confirm one of them.
Constantine's reaction: "If I'm doing it online, why do I want them to call me?"
He is impressed with how a Chevrolet store in Wisconsin books appointments it in real time.
"The site is ahead of the pack," he says. "It allows you to log in, so the information doesn't need to be reentered. It has a drop menu, asking for type of service. Based on what service is requested, the software searches for the number of hours it will take.
"Then it gives you available times, with unavailable times blocked out."
Meanwhile, the Buick store in Wisconsin also is not customer friendly in selling parts online.
"For parts, it asks people to enter the trim coat, paint code, production date and engineering code," says Constantine. "What consumer knows those?
But with accessories, the site is much easier to use, offering drop boxes for makes, models and prices."
He praises a Rhode Island Honda store's online auto-parts sales operation.
"It is one of the best sites," Constantine says. "It asks for model, parts number –
if you have it – or the VIN (vehicle identification number). They have duplicated what every successful site does: provide a user-control experience."
Some dealers fail to grasp the importance of the Internet to help the back shop, even though some domestic-brand dealerships rely on fixed operations "to stay afloat these days," says Todd Swickard, CEO of Auto Dealer Traffic Inc.
He says: "If you say to some dealers, 'We had 1,000 service appointments and 50 sales requests for parts online,' they'll say, 'I don't care; how many cars did you sell?'"


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Teaching through cancer
By Linda Coan O'Kresik, Special to the BDN
Gert Nesin, an eighth grade teacher at Leonard Middle School in Old Town, was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 2013. Even with ongoing chemotherapy treatments, she continues to teach with the help of a long term substitute who is with her daily and takes over class for her during her absences. Nesin, who continues to bring her well-known, upbeat attitude, is using her situation to help her students better understand cancer.
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NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities.
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Dec. 16, 2013
IRVING, Texas - Conference USA has named Takia Brooks of Florida Atlantic and Southern Miss' Tamara Jones as Co-Women's Basketball Players of the Week as voted upon by a select panel. Brooks scored a game-high 18 points in FAU's double-overtime win against state foe UCF. Jones also netted a game-high 27 points while shooting 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the field against Mississippi State. East Carolina's J'Kyra Brown was voted Freshman of the Week after averaging 10.5 points at the ULM Warhawk Classic, including an 18-point performance against Alcorn.
Jones netted a game-high 27 points on 71.4 percent shooting from the field (10-of-14) at Mississippi State. She connected on 2-of-4 from behind the arc and hit all five free throw attempts, while grabbing five rebounds to go with one assist and two steals in the team's only game of the week.
This is Jones' second C-USA Player of the Week honor (Nov. 25).
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And so the waiting continues. Just about everyone in business and political circles has an opinion about whether Australian Competition and Consumer Commission boss
He probably does, too – not that he's sharing it.
At a gathering of about 60 of the ACCC's top executives in Adelaide during the week, the subject was most definitely the elephant in the room. The assembled pored over the speculation about the boss's employment future in the morning press and waited with bated breath every day for Samuel to finally broach the subject. Alas, he chose not to and simply pressed ahead with mapping out the organisation's strategy for the year ahead.
And yes, for those keeping score, Samuel's term is meant to expire at the end of July. Which is only four months away.
Prince's operatives insist, despite public protests otherwise, that although Samuel hasn't been asked, he would be more than happy to accept another term in office.
But on the off chance Treasurer
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Great Itinerary, Mediocre Entertainment: Crown Princess Cruise Review by dkmpete
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Great Itinerary, Mediocre Entertainment
Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Venice
We arrived in Venice by train and found our way directly to the ship. Embarkation took about 40 minutes from the time we got off the "people mover" and arrived in our state room, and went very smoothly.We had that evening to wander, take the ferry to Murano, cruise the canal and get back to the ship in time for dinner. We did use the tickets that were left in our room for convenience. It was a long walk through More parking lots from the "people mover" but the shuttle boat dropped us right next to the ship and it was good for both our evening and morning trips. We had the morning in Venice and had to be back on board by noon the day of sailing, in time for Muster drill. Sailing out of Venice was spectacular from our vantage point on the top deck. We found the "secret" deck over the bridge, but although the door was unlocked, it was blocked with a "do not enter" sign.
We found the ship to be in beautiful shape and constantly being polished and repaired. The layout is such that you seldom feel crowded . Everything was sparkling clean. When there was drip from the ceiling discovered outside our door, there were maintenance staff chasing it for a few days (always when we were away) as it migrated inside the door. We received daily calls from the front desk to check if it was under control. When it was repaired we received a call from Passenger Service to make complimentary reservations to Crown Grill for our inconvenience. The cabin steward followed through with any requests right away, our room was consistently clean, all without disturbing us at any time.
The staff on the Crown Princess was always friendly, pleasant and helpful. We were consistently greeted with a smile and willingness to answer our questions. The crew on Princess are definitely their greatest strength.
Dining: We ate a few of our breakfasts in the dining room and most at the buffet. The breakfast buffet didn't change much from day to day, but realistically when is everything on the menu in front of you every meal? I could always put together a nice breakfast. I did notice that the fruit selections became more sparse as time went on (ie. fresh strawberries at the beginning and browning bananas at the end) and when I asked, I learned that all of the fresh food was loaded at the embarkation port: Venice. We also found that although there was always a beautiful selection of pastries, they tasted dry like they had been baked and refrigerated. If requested, the buffet staff would toast them under the broiler for me.
During this cruise only the buffet and International Cafe were open for lunch. There were always salads, soups and the makings for sandwiches , desserts and fruit. The hot entrees weren't impressive at lunch in most cases. We enjoyed the salads and desserts at the International Cafe and drank lots of free lemonade and iced tea, coffee and tea.
With the exception of one evening at the Crown Grill (good, but not better than the dining room) and two nights in Davinci, we kept our 8:15 dinner appointment in Botticelli. After only one meal, the wait staff knew what we liked to drink, when we wanted our coffee and tea, consistently alerted me if there were nuts in any of the selections (allergy) and made helpful suggestions. We missed that thoughtfulness when we chose the other dining options. The selections were mostly well prepared and beautifully presented. I think we had one instance of dry chicken and a tough veal chop, but the salmon that was available every day was always good. I loved the vegetables. The beef was cooked to our taste, there was always a different pasta dish and wonderful soups. Portions were moderate, but still there was more food than I could ever finish.
While we chose this cruise for the ports and didn't have much time for other activities, entertainment on this cruise was definitely the weak link. There were a couple of talented musicians (piano and violin) but the magician/comedian was pathetic. The band that played every day was mediocre. I enjoy good music and don't mind a dance act with elegance and grace, but I'm not into skimpy costumes with suggestive choreography. What we saw on the stage was surpassed many times over by the street performers we saw throughout the trip. Even the game show style "Liar's Club" was full of innuendo and crude remarks. The worst was the crew number "If I Were Not at Sea" during the crew talent show, where a male crew member repeatedly groped the breast of the female performer next to him, another pulled down the pants of her crew mate and the Director was dressed as Lorena Bobbit. I would describe the rest of what Princess has to offer as "classy" but the entertainment we experienced on this cruise was in poor taste.
Ports: We enjoyed most of the itinerary, were disappointed with the cancellation of Rhodes, but appreciated that there was some flexibility. We were notified as soon as we boarded that there was a planned strike in Athens the day we were scheduled to visit, so Athens and Santorini were swapped. That worked out in our favor in that we visited Athens on the day when all of the museums were free. We did not use any of the Princess excursions, but saw each port as we were able independently, and I feel we experienced the culture more than if we were insulated on the bus in a big group of English-speaking people. The cost of our sightseeing was about half of what we would have paid taking the excursions.
Debarkation at Civitaveccia was painless as we brought only carry-on luggage. We had a reservation in Rome so walked the few blocks along the waterfront to the train station, avoided the long lines by buying a "BIRG" ticket at the newsstand and were on the train in no time. Before and after the trip we rented two-bedroom apartments through a vacation home website. The cost was less than half what we expected to spend at hotels and both properties exceeded our expectations.
Overall this was a great experience for us. I would highly recommend the itinerary if you are interested in longer days in port as compared to other lines . Princess gets high scores for customer service. If I were to book another cruise and couldn't find another port-intensive one, I think I would choose another cruise line that offered more activities on the ship and better entertainment. Less
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#BalletBlingRB in #RVA
January 27th, 2014
In celebration of Richmond Ballet's upcoming production of Cinderella, we're inviting YOU to participate in a fun new promotion!
We all know the story of how Cinderella loses her sparkling, glass slipper while fleeing from the Prince's Ball at the stroke of midnight, right? And, we all know what happens next too, as the handsome prince swears to marry the beautiful maiden who left the shoe behind, and of course, they'll all live happily ever after. Classic.
But we have our own version here in Richmond.
From January 17 through February 9, Cinderella's missing shoe will be popping up in mystery locations around Richmond, Virginia.
Spot the shoe.
Snap a picture.
Share your photo on Instagram with the hashtag #BalletBlingRB
…and you could be the winner of a fairytale night out with Richmond Ballet, including two (2) tickets to Cinderella, dinner at Bistro Bobette and more!
**Visit our Instagram and Facebook pages to see daily photo clues to help you find her sparkling shoe**
Promotion closes at 12 midnight (12:00 PM) on February 9. Winner to be announced February 10, via Facebook and Instagram.
The fine print:
Participants may provide as many entries as they like, as shoe will be at multiple locations.
Staff at our mystery locations are eligible to participate. Not open to staff members at Richmond Ballet and The School of Richmond Ballet.
Winning Package includes:
- Two (2) tickets to Malcolm Burn's Cinderella, presented by Richmond Ballet. February 13-15, 2014. Tickets have combined value of$160.00. Winner will be able to select from any performance of Cinderella (Feb. 13 at 7 PM | Feb. 14 at 7 PM | Feb. 15 at 2 PM and 7 PM | Feb. 16 at 2 PM) and ticketing arrangements will be made via email.
- Dinner at Bistro Bobette for two (2). Gift Certificate has a value of $125.00 (does not include alcohol, taxes and gratuities). Expires June 30, 2014. Gift certificate must be presented to waiter at the time of your order. Gift certificate to be mailed to winner, or may be availa
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text: Today my car became a pita after running sweet for the last year. Car always used to start as soon as the key was turned, now its taking at least 10 secs of charging before it chunters into life.... Car: 1.9 tdi audi a4 avant estate 218k miles on the clock Symptoms other than mentioned above - none. Car runs sweet when going with mpg, sounds and temps all normal. Temps are hovering around 0 today so my money is on a glow plug related issue. Going to look in the morning and see what i can see. Would an engine that is up to temp restart as soon as it was switched off because of residual heat in the cylinders? Mine doesn't, it seems starting it hard regardless. Any tips on what to look for with the glow plug system - any fuses, relays or sensors that i should check? I'll plug into vcds first thing and see if i get any clues there first. If it does turn out to be glow plugs i'd be tempted to go to halfords as they are open on sundays. Has anyone got experience of halfords glow plugs? Thanks in advance


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It's officially "Tebow Time" with the New York Jets.
Expect plenty of buzz and coverage surrounding the NFL's most popular backup quarterback. There were a variety of stories on Tim Tebow as the Jets began their journey in 2012.
Here's a roundup of some of the coverage:
Ian O'Connor of ESPNNewYork.com says Tebow makes quarterback Mark Sanchez and the Jets better.
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Sanchez got the better of Tebow in the first practice.
Jim Corbet of USA Today isn't sure if the Tebow-Sanchez dynamic will work.
Jeff Legwold of the Denver Post wonders why Tebow couldn't still be the No. 2 quarterback with the Broncos.
Kimberly Martin of Newsday says Tebow's role is undefined.


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Location and Product Quality
We examine a horizontal product differentiation duopoly model where firms are also differentiated with respect to the quality of their products. Firms first choose their locations and then compete in prices. It is shown that, whereas the low quality firm prefers to locate as far as possible from its competitor, the same is not true for the high quality firm, unless the quality difference is small enough. In addition, the paper suggests an explanation for spatial agglomeration based on incomplete informati on considerations. Because it is less costly for a high quality firm to locate close to another firm, choosing a location close to an existing firm signals high quality.
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Dog Training
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Jane, she is allowed all around the house and follows me everywhere. If I sit on the couch in the loungeroom she will sit on the rug, but if I get up she gets up and follows. If I am cooking etc she paces, I talk quietly to her a bit but on the whole try to ignore the behaviour. I put her outside to eat and close the door so she has a wee etc but she has started pacing on the deck and in and out of the dog door into the laundry until I open the door again. She had no training when I got her (10 days ago) but I am going to take her to classes as soon as I can book her in. She goes for a walk every day, comes to me when she is called if in an off lead area and generally gets on very well with my friends' dogs. She has a very gentle nature, not at all aggressive. She is a little timid, has come from the country and is scared of car noises and push bikes, but as I live in the city, I walk her where there is always traffic. She is scared of the car as she has been in it twice and has been sick both times.
The car ride issues may be related to motion sickness. Some people use Benadryl to calm their dog before car travel and Dramamine is also used for motion sickness, but your Vet should be consulted before using Dramamine.
Benadryl can be given to your dog, the dose is up to 2mg per pound every 8 hours. The dosage for Dramamine (Dimenhydrinate) for motion sickness is 2-4 mg/pound by mouth every 8 hours. Any medication should be given an hour in advance to car trip. That may help with car rides.
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THE battle to follow in the footsteps of Andover MP Sir George Young is hotting up – with more than 100 people bidding to be the next Conservative candidate.
The process of selecting a replacement for Sir George, who has represented North West Hampshire since 1997, got under way in earnest this week as the Tory nominations closed on Tuesday.
As previously reported by the Advertiser, among those who have been rumoured to be interested in what is considered to be a safe Conserv-ative seat – Sir George won with a majority of 18,583 at the 2010 election – is London Mayor Boris Johnson.
One man who has this week set out his stall to be the Tory candidate in next year's General Election, when Sir George will be standing down, is Amandeep Singh Bhogal. If he is successful in becoming the candidate, and wins the election, Mr Bhogal believes it would be a world first as he said he would be the first practising Sikh elected to a national parliament in any major country outside the Indian sub-continent.
North West Hampshire constituency chairman Rod Bowker told the Advertiser that more than 100 people have applied to be the Conservative candidate.
He said: "As you would expect, the quality of candidate application has been very high."
Other parties are about to select their candidates.
The Lib Dems, were in second place last time, and executive chairman Martin Baker, said: "The selection process is now under way but we are still accepting applications and no decisions have been made."
Labour's Alan Cotter said: "We are just about to start the process and are inviting applications – we hope to name the candidate by the end of July."


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The latest forthcoming horror thriller movie from the man behind 'Scream' trilogy has been given the official plot outline.
Known for his work in "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream" trilogy, the famed horror film creator Wes Craven has one new feature film under his sleeves, "25/8". Last April, the movie has fallen into production shooting in various locations in Connecticut. Now, though the project is currently still undergoing filming, an official synopsis has been shared out.
Basically giving the similar idea as the previous outed plot, the storyline description tells more of the leading character Adam 'Bug' Heller and brings up more question to who the killer is. "In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died," the synopsis begins.
"Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Only one of the kids knows the answer. Adam 'Bug' Heller (Max Thierot) was supposed to die on the bloody night his father went insane. Unaware of his dad's terrifying crimes, he has been plagued by nightmares since he was a baby. But if Bug hopes to save his friends from the monster that's returned, he must face an evil that won't rest...until it finishes the job it began the day he was born."
Featuring also the likes of Denzel Whitaker and Shareeka Epps, the Rogue Pictures' thriller has yet to have its exact release date. Nonetheless, it is scheduled to be outed in 2010.