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Operational Value of Threat, Risk, and Vulnerability Assessments
The Operational Value of Threat, Risk, and Vulnerability Assessments is a course designed by the National Domestic Preparedness Coalition in cooperation with George Mason University for the U.S Department of Homeland Security, under the 2007 Competitive Training Grant Program. The 3-day training course will be presented throughout the United States to assist homeland security professionals, from all emergency response disciplines and the private sector, responsible for managing risk, to understand and use operationally, information gathered in various threat, risk, and vulnerability assessment methodologies.
Course content focuses on helping homeland security professionals analyze and apply information gathered in the assessment process to enhance operations, including: patrol and tactical operations, intelligence gathering, community programs, emergency planning, resource allocation, response to Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) color-code changes and DHS Alerts, response and recovery, and selection of technology. Participants will receive a Participant Manual, access to a web-based post-course resource site, and a resource CD. Additionally, participants will receive 2.4 CEU credits from George Mason University and a certificate of attendance from DHS and the National Domestic Preparedness Coalition.
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A threat assessment examines factors including a community's strengths, weaknesses, and emergency response capabilities and identifies critical facilities, infrastructures and events. Threat assessments also consider potential threat elements, and take into consideration all hazards. The threat assessment can help determine the likelihood that given the current intelligence or designated federal, state or local threat levels, a specific target will be subject to attack.
A risk assessment is a method of estimating the anticipated or expected loss from the occurrence of an adverse event by using the quantitative and/or qualitative values which relate to exposure and a recognized threat and impact.
A vulnerability assessment is an on-site review of the potential target and will include the active participation of personnel who are associated with the target, as well as subject matter experts. A vulnerability assessment will address, the existing overall state of security for the asset, the asset's overall vulnerability to attack, the degree of protection provided by an asset's security, fire, and emergency protection systems, financial vulnerability of the enterprise, the overall readiness of a community in relationship to the asset's security, emergency, crisis, and consequence response capabilities including its emergency plan, and recommendations for establishing a total security program.
Assessment times will vary for several reasons. Some assessments may request less information by design or may only address one aspect of a more comprehensive assessment. In addition, the size or criticalness of the facility or community may demand more time to gather the needed information. A final consideration would be the assessment team's desire to complete a comprehensive assessment which will benefit the community on a daily basis.
There is not a specific time that can be identified to complete most assessments. The complexity of the assessment and availability of manpower could impact the time it takes to complete an assessment. Some assessments may only require hours to complete while other may take days or weeks to complete. Most assessments should include representatives from law enforcement, fire, and the facility. Although it may not be necessary for a representative to participate as a full time assessment team member, their input may be critical to the overall mission of prevention, protection, response, and recovery.
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Legendary rock group Foreigner has been chugging along for almost 40 years, fueled by a host of hit singles like "I Want to Know What Love Is," "Cold as Ice" and "Feels Like the First Time." Despite spending the bulk of every year on the road, it's still not getting old.
"Every night is really different," said singer Kelly Hansen, who took over vocal duties from Lou Gramm in 2005. "The challenge of doing a great show is omnipresent. Those things keep it fresh every day."
Even when rehashing those classic tracks into yet another greatest-hits release — the band has issued 15 such compilations in its career — a fresh spin is put on things by packaging two discs with a live DVD.
"Nowadays, you can't just put out a CD," Hansen said. "We tried to put together a package that was valuable to people, something that was different."
One of those records includes acoustic renditions of hits from Foreigner's back catalog.
"We realized there was a desire for this kind of presentation that we'd never really thought of before. It was unbelievable," Hansen said. "The songs really come out in a new way."
The other disc features re-recordings of those singles by the band's current lineup.
"It's a reflection of who we are know as a band. We really wanted people to see what Foreigner is now," Hansen said. "I don't sit there saying, 'Ooh. I like to hear myself,' but I think it's good to show what we are all about now and also show these songs have a really long life ahead of them."
Up next? Prominent placement in summer's film adaptation of the Broadway smash Rock of Ages, a musical comedy centered around a glammetal club in the '80s. Not only do Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand, Bryan Cranston and a pair of megastars belt out two of the band's biggest hits, but Foreigner logs more songs in the movie than any of the other featured acts, including Journey, Styx and Poison.
"I heard Tom Cruise is going to sing 'I Wanna Know What Love Is' and Alec Baldwin is doing 'Jukebox Hero,' and I've heard reports that they are fantastic," Hansen said. "I can't wait."

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ESPN SportsCenter aired its 11 PM episode here tonight and with nothing else really going on, I decided to tune in and yeah, it was the same stories that you see 100 times a day on the network.
The Boston Red Sox got the walkoff victory, but unfortunately the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays also won so there was no ground made up. It is going to be a tough month and a week or two, but the Red Sox still have a shot at the postseason if they can keep winning, but they have to do that.


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Patents were in the headlines again recently as Google and Microsoft headed back to the courts in a dispute over patents related to the technology and design of smartphones.
It's yet another battle in the "smartphone wars" among tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, Apple and Samsung. In September, US president Barack Obama intervened in a patent dispute between Apple and Samsung by nullifying an International Trade Commission decision to prohibit the importation into the US of older models of the iPhone and iPad after it determined Apple was in violation of several Samsung patents.
For Apple, Google and other tech giants, patent disputes cost millions of dollars that could otherwise be spent on research and development of new products. The cases can even force companies to redesign technologies to potentially avoid infringement.
But for start-ups and entrepreneurs just trying to get a business or idea off the ground, a patent dispute can be devastating.
The enforcement of patent rights – known as "patent assertion" – has ballooned in recent years.
As a US Government Accountability Office report found in September, between 2007 and 2011 "the number of overall defendants in patent infringement lawsuits increased by about 129 per cent". Additionally, about "89 per cent of the increase in defendants over this period" was a result of lawsuits involving software-related patents.
Many of these suits involve patent "trolls", also known as non-practising entities (NPE) – companies or holding companies with a portfolio of patents. NPEs are rarely the original inventor on a patent and often purchase patents from existing companies or companies that no longer exist. They don't sell products or services, instead, they make most of their money through licensing or enforcing those patents.
The GAO report estimated in the US, NPEs "brought about a fifth of all [patent] lawsuits" between 2007 and 2011.
Another study found "over 5000 firms were named as defendants in patent troll lawsuits in 2011, costing them over $US29 billion out-of-pocket".
In September, my organisation, the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, released a report authored by Professor Colleen Chien, an associate professor at Santa Clara Law.
Chien examined the experiences of start-ups with the patent system.
In a survey of venture capital investors with patent experience (mostly from the biotech, pharmaceutical, and IT/software sectors), 75 per cent said an NPE had made a demand on their portfolio. For tech-focused VCs, that number reached 90 per cent.
More concerning, nearly half of VCs responded that a patent assertion against a portfolio company led to one or more significant operational impacts; 24 per cent said it resulted in a delay in hiring, and 12 per cent said it prompted them to exit their line of business or go out of business altogether.
Many start-ups simply do not have the financial resources to deal with a lengthy legal battle. When faced with a patent problem, they often decide to settle quickly, rather than risk losing in court or going bankrupt in the process – even in cases where the patent assertion is weak and could, ultimately, result in a favourable ruling by a court.
As an intellectual property manager said in the report: "[N]ot only did we spend $US3 million in fees waiting around for a [decision], but when it finally arrived, it was clear the plaintiff had no case and the whole exercise was a waste. The plaintiff immediately stipulated to non-infringement."
Start-ups are also at a disadvantage against larger companies in enforcing their own patents.
As one VC survey respondent noted, "[s]mall companies who file a small number of patents are still outgunned by the bigger corps who can file [or buy/license] more patents and have deeper pockets with which to fight battles".
Sometimes, start-ups find their best (or only) option when dealing with a patent dispute may be cutting a deal with an equally ruthless and well-resourced patent troll.
These opportunistic firms will agree to take on all the legal fees and defence of a start-up, in exchange for a significant financial stake in the fledgling company.
The challenges start-ups face with NPEs, and in the patent system more broadly, should be of significant concern to policymakers. Start-ups that survive grow more rapidly and add more jobs than more mature companies, which could be vital to the nation's future economy.
The most recent US jobs report indicates job growth has stalled, and most of the decline in unemployment is largely attributed to people dropping out of the workforce rather than a net increase in employment. According to one estimate, at current growth rates, the jobs gap may close in 2023.
But Congress may finally offer start-ups a lifeline. Several bills have been introduced They include policies such as fee shifting to require NPEs to cover the legal fees of a defendant when they lose in court or broader fixes such as improving patent quality to limit overly broad software patents that are often at the core of patent disputes in the tech world. The Obama administration has also pledged to take several steps to increase transparency at the Patent and Trademark Office and provide education and outreach materials to the public on common questions for those receiving a patent demand letter. It will take all of these efforts to help start-ups.
Patents are awarded by the government under the justification they reward inventors for their work and encourage innovation. More than ever, the US economy needs new inventors and innovators.
But, increasingly, patents and the patent system are being used to do the very opposite. Fixing these problems is not just important to providing a level playing field for start-ups and new entrepreneurs, but to also encourage future innovation in the US.
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Stage Tube: Watch Canadians Ramin Karimloo, Samantha Hill, Melissa O'Neil, Cliff Saunders, and Aaron Walpole Perform 'One Day More' on the Tony Awards
Ramin Karimloo lead the cast of Broadway's LES MISERABLES in "One Day More" on the Tony Awards this evening. The Broadway production opened in New York with Karimloo as Valjean after it played at The Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto to incredible reviews by patrons and critics alike.
Cliff Saunders, Samantha Hill, Melissa O'Neil, and Aaron Walpole (also the alternate Valjean) transferred with the productions as well - joining Andy Mientus, Nikki M. James, and Keala Settle among others.
The Toronto production of Les Miserables is nominated for 11 Dora Awards, including Outstanding Male Performance for Ramin Karimloo.
Karimloo was also nominated for a Tony Award this evening.
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Pumpkin Buttermilk Doughnuts
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These are a favourite 'cake' doughnut. Wonderful flavour from the pumpkin and spices and the tender crumb and tang provided by buttermilk. If your family is like mine, they'll be gone before you've finished making them! The dough has to 'rest' for atleast 3 hours or overnight - so I like to make them the night before for a special breakfast.
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This was my first attempt at "cake" doughnuts. The doughnuts didn't have as much pumpkin flavor as I had hoped for but they were still delicious and had a very nice light texture. The dough was super super sticky even though I refrigerated overnight, and I imagine that's pretty much the norm of this type of doughnut. I glazed half of the doughnuts and the other half I sugar coated (I added a touch of cinnamon to the sugar mixture). These were awesome and I will definately make again.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 1⁄2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 cup butter, room temperature
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2⁄3 cup pumpkin puree
- 2⁄3 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- vegetable oil (for deep frying)
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- Resift flour with baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger into medium bowl.
- Cream butter in large bowl until fluffy.
- Gradually add ¾ cup sugar and beat until fluffy, about 6 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in ¼ cup dry ingredients.
- Add pumpkin and buttermilk and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Add remaining dry ingredients and stir until just blended (dough will be slightly sticky).
- Cover and refrigerate atleast 3 hours or overnight.
- Combine brown sugar and ½ cup sugar in paper bag; set aside.
- Roll dough out on lightly-floured surface to thickness of ¼ to 1/3 inch.
- Using lightly-floured 3 ½ inch round doughnut cutter, cut out doughnuts and holes.
- Transfer to floured board as they are cut.
- Gather up scraps and repeat.
- Let stand 10 minutes.
- Heat 4 inches oil in deep fryer to 360F.
- Add ¼ of doughnuts and holes and cook until golden-brown, turning once, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer to paper towels using slotted spoon and drain 3 minutes.
- Immediately transfer to paper bag with sugar and shake to coat.
- Arrange on racks.
- Repeat until all doughnuts have been fried and coated with sugar.
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Michel G. Bergeron, a leading figure in the struggle against infectious disease and superbugs resistant to antimicrobials, is the founder of the Centre de recherche en infectiologie (CRI) of Laval University, now one of the largest infectious disease research centres in North America. In 1985, Dr. Bergeron began his search for rapid molecular (DNA-based) methods of accelerating the diagnosis of infectious diseases, which have reduced the time of diagnosis from more than 48 hours to less than one hour and enabled physicians to identify microbes and their antibiotic resistance genes and treat infectious diseases rapidly. Working with an interdisciplinary team, Professor Bergeron has developed technologies for detecting and identifying dangerous bacteria in health facilities, helping to contain or prevent dissemination of diseases and antibiotic resistance. The holder of 30 issued patents, he and his team are presently developing portable point-of-care diagnostic devices that can be used to bring easy-to-use health monitoring to people worldwide. His contributions include a protective vaginal gel or "Invisible Condom®" against the AIDS virus and other STDs and preventing neonatal meningitis, the development of unique safe water molecular analytical technologies, and service on national and international boards and committees.
Michel Chrétien has built a unified career around his own pro-hormone theory, bridging basic and clinical sciences to secure immediate medical benefits. Trained in endocrinology and protein chemistry, Dr. Chrétien graduated in Medicine in 1960. He published the pro-hormone theory in 1967, discovered human β-endorphin in 1976, and in 1990, proprotein convertases (PCs/PCSK1-PCSK9), which are implicated in many diseases including diabetes, obesity, cancer, atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia, and Alzheimer, as well as various viral and bacterial infections. Dr. Chrétien also discovered a beneficial PCSK9 mutation in French Canadian families which protect them from cardiovascular diseases. His work exemplifies ¨from bedside to bench and back". Dr. Chrétien has authored 602 publications, and in the 1980's, he was the seventh most cited scientist worldwide. Scientific director of two institutes (IRCM/Montréal) (Loeb/Ottawa), he has significantly boosted their growth and productivity. A fierce defender of scientific freedom, he has worked tirelessly to convince governments to invest in research and his skillful, diplomatic, and persistent promotion of science has helped transform Canada's research landscape for decades to come.
In a career spanning a half-century, Richard B. Goldbloom has served as Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Dalhousie University, Physician-in-Chief and Director of Research at the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children in Halifax, and Chancellor of Dalhousie University. Scholar, scientist, and administrator, much honoured in Canada and worldwide, Dr. Goldbloom has devoted his life to improving the lives of children. He is admired for his unique ability to communicate with patients and their families and achieved international recognition as a pioneer of family participation in the care of hospitalized children, having introduced one of the first Care-by-Parent Units in Canada. He has authored hundreds of articles and seven books, including Pediatric Clinical Skills, a popular textbook for medical undergraduate and postgraduate students. Dr. Goldbloom has received many accolades including four honorary degrees and the F.N.G. Starr Award. In 2003, Dr. Goldbloom received a Canada Post National Literacy Award for his work promoting child literacy and in 2006, the Dr. Richard B. Goldbloom Research and Clinical Care Pavilion at the IWK Health Centre was named in his honour.
Born to a poor Irish family near Montreal in 1898, Emmett Hall studied law in Saskatchewan and served as Chief Justice of the province (appeal division) before his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1962. In 1961, at the request of the Diefenbaker government, Justice Hall led the Royal Commission on Health Services, interviewing hundreds of witnesses in public hearings, bringing attention to the challenges faced by ordinary men and women living with illness or injury. Asked in 1965 by Lester Pearson whether Tommy Douglas' Saskatchewan experiment of government-funded health insurance could work nationwide, Justice Hall responded, "most definitely". Justice Hall lived to age 95 and was active and influential in many major issues including Indigenous rights and the rights of the disabled. He has been described as "an establishment radical," a man who understood power and the intricacies of politics, but who repeatedly sided with the common man and the needs of the poor. Challenged by opponents who believed expanded health care was too expensive, Justice Hall responded, "The only thing more expensive than good health care is no health care."
Having profoundly advanced our understanding of the genetic basis of Huntington Disease (HD) and the pathways involved, one of the greatest hopes for an eventual treatment is the work of Killam Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Michael R. Hayden. Dr. Hayden is the most cited author in the world for HD and has written more than 840 peer-reviewed publications and invited submissions. His research into the mechanisms of HD have produced reliable predictive tests and new opportunities for prevention and treatment. Dr. Hayden's work in deciphering vast and complex genomic and cellular data is advancing the work of identifying and unveiling secrets of intractable disease and his genetic research has generated new approaches to the costly and dangerous problem of adverse drug reactions (ADR). The Canadian Pharmacogenomics Network for Drug Safety (CPNDS), co-founded by Dr. Hayden, focuses on the development of genetic biomarkers for drug safety. Dr. Hayden currently serves as President of Global R&D and Chief Scientific Officer for TEVA Pharmaceuticals headquartered in Israel.
F. Estelle R. Simons, a physician-scientist, is internationally renowned for research on pharmacologic management of allergic diseases, including anaphylaxis and asthma. Her dedication to scholarship, innovative research and education helped transform allergic disease management from empiricism to science, relieve suffering, and mitigate the impact of the global allergy epidemic. Dr. Simons led an interdisciplinary team that conducted landmark investigations to establish the scientific basis for use of new medications that have since become safe and effective treatment for allergic diseases worldwide. With colleagues in immunology, she investigated new approaches to immune modulation. The editor or co-editor of eight textbooks, many of her 570 peer-reviewed publications are highly cited. Over four decades, Dr. Simons played an important role in building the specialty of Allergy & Clinical Immunology nationally and internationally through leadership in her field, serving as president of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and President of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology. During a 15-year commitment to the World Allergy Organization, she chaired global initiatives on anaphylaxis, and brought the World Allergy Congress to Vancouver.


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Nazi-hunter Serge Klarsfeld has been awarded the Legion of Honor for services "rendered to France and humanity as a whole." A senior member of the French government will make the actual presentation next month. Several other Jews were also given the coveted award: Jean Schwoebel and Lucien Israel, both highly respected university professors; Marcel Lupovici, a motion picture and theater producer; and Pierre Schwinte, a mathematician.


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Red Giant movies is known for distributing movies with good content. Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum(TEOA) is definitely one such movie. The film has its negative points, but the effort to narrate a fresh concept with the usual commercial inputs is laudable.
The two performances which stands out in this film comes from Nakul and veteran actress Urvashi who plays his mother. Special mention goes to Urvashi who manages to both educate the audience with her scientific terms and tickles their funny bones with her terrific comic sense.
Overall View: Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum could've easily been made into a racy thriller of high standards but the director has chosen to add commercial content which has backfired in parts.
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Neat story at a Mozilla contributor's weblog… online banking in Taiwan used bank-distributed encryption coding modules, which were previously only available as an ActiveX Control. They recently repackaged these modules in the classic cross-browser extension mechanism, Netscape Plugins.
Result? Now more people have choice in browsers, because third-party functionality could be included in each minority brand.
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Near entrance of Marymount Military Academy, 423 152nd St. E, Spanaway - South of Tacoma; Alternate meetup location in freeway park at the Penny Arcade Expo.
Near as I can figure from the website, the exhibition space and main show run from 10:00 AM to 3:00 AM on Saturday. Show up early, get your fill, or not. Wander out to freeway park after that and we can all get together between 3:30 and 4:00. From there we will mount some sort of expedition - hopefully to the geohash, but somewhere regardless. See the "discussion" page for further details.
Nuke and Lady Pennywhistle will probably be near the south end of the park, by the big waterfall cavern, and make our way nervously towards the geeks, around 4 PM.
Another mad dash for the hash and another turned away at the gates (quite literally). A museum event up the street prompted many "No Parking" signs as well as a "No Entrance" sign at the gates of Marymount Academy. A "No trespassing" sign at the fence deterred a more direct approach. Closest approach to the hash was parked alongside 152th, in front of Marymount academy. Distance to hash - 0.2 miles in the picture, although it alternated between that and 0.1 miles.
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The 2016 QantasLink It's A Bloke Thing Prostate Cancer Luncheon was held on 9 August 2016 at Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport.
522 people from across Australia attended with special guests Karl Stefanovic - Channel 9, Dr Peter Swindle - Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, James Morrison - International trumpet Player, Alan Joyce - Qantas CEO, Alastair McLeod - Celebrity Chef, Mick Doohan - Champion Motorbike Rider and Matt Golinski - Celebrity Chef.
The committee is pleased to annouce that $1.35 million was raised at the event with proceeds contributed to Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, Qantaslink It's a Bloke Thing Education Roadshow facilitated by ManUp, Darling Downs Specialist Prosate Nurse and Toowoomba Hospital Foundation.
Every cent raised brings us a step closer to saving another life.
Prostate Cancer does not discriminate. Each year in Australia, almost 3,300 men from all walks of life die of prostate cancer. Around 20,000 new cases of Prostate Cancer are diagnosed in Australia every year. Often an 'unspoken' topic amongst men, in order to reduce these devastating statistics, early detection, treatment and awareness is key.
The inaugural It's a Bloke Thing Prostate Cancer Luncheon was held in Toowoomba in 2011 and has since become an significant fundraising event benefiting various men's health and research programs, which have included the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation and Manup! Australia.
Together as a community we have raised $4.5 million since the event inception.
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When it comes to style and glamour Melbourne is the jewel in Australias crown. Its the city where fashion, food and culture reign supreme. But relationships in this high society are like four seasons in one day, fine one minute, stormy the next. And Melbournes Housewives know that they had better be careful because its a long way to fall.
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What is with this party? Rick Perry forgets his own talking points. Herman Cain forgets every woman he ever groped. Mitt Romney forgets he used to be for everything he is now against. They don't need debates. They need gingko biloba. - Bill Maher
This might be the week we mark when the American people finally caught on to who's fucking them. - Bill Maher
This is one reason why America is in the crapper: because everybody wants to be in the show and no one wants to be in the audience. - Bill Maher
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Watch the music video for 50 Cent's 'I'll Still Kill' that direcor Jesse Terrero said to be 'Bourne Supremacy' meets 'Unleashed'.
The full version of 50 Cent's clip for the fifth single from his 'Curtis' album has been premiered. 'I'll Still Kill' features performance by Akon in both the single and the music video.
It was shot back in October with director Jesse Terreo (Sean Paul, Enrique Iglesias). Akon previously said that the scene is "not an environment for pretty women" because it's rather "some assassination-type". Terrero revealed that it is "'Bourne Supremacy' meets 'Unleashed'".
The title 'I'll Still Kill' is changed to 'I Still Will' for TV purposes. It was reported sometime ago that 'Come & Go' will be pulled as the sixth single from the album.
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I think you may be forgetting that Boston had 2 of the best ever defensive forwards in Derek Sanderson and Ed Westfall. Don Marcotte was also pretty good. The Oilers had nobody who could play defense like these guys. The Bruins also had a nasty edge to them that the Oilers lacked. Ted Green, Wayne Cashman, Derek Sanderson were very good players - and as nasty as anyone that has ever played.
If messier and/or Anderson tried some of their cheap stuff someone like Sanderson would have handed their heads to them
Bruins in 6. The Oilers defense would have been swamped by the Bruins. They never faced a team with 2 lines as good as Bostons and a 3rd line that was not only great defensively - but very dangerous offensively as well. And we have not even touched on a certain Mr. Orr yet.
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No offense to Mr. Sanderson but Anderson and Messier survived and thrived in the height of the Battle of Alberta, so I doubt there's much even the big, bad Bruins can throw at them that would slow them down.
And the 1986 Oilers had McSorley AND Semenko on the roster. I'm not sure dragging that game down into the alley would be a good strategy for Boston.
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New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recommended that the coal sector be deregulated for competitive resource allocation. Private participation in the mining sector, particularly coal, is urgently needed, it said.
CII had set up a Task Force to study allocation of mineral resources worldwide, with special reference to coal, and recommend approaches for allocation in India.
A CII delegation, led by B.Muthuraman, Chairman, CII Task Force on Bulk Mineral Allocation with specific reference to Coal, and Vice Chairman, Tata Steel Ltd., had called on both Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal and Coal Secretary S.K.Srivastava to brief them on the task force recommendations.
Over the past several years, mineral resources, especially coal, have been allocated based on screening process to multiple public and private sector participants.
This approach has not only resulted in huge coal supply deficit, but has also stalled the development of proper mining industry in the country, stated CII.
"Private players should be allowed to undertake exploration and mining activities to accelerate the pace of exploration and mining in the country. However, strict pre-qualifying criteria with due consideration to competitiveness, proven track record, should be maintained before allocating exploration and mining licenses," stressed Muthuraman.
To accelerate exploration and mining of coal, different resource allocation policies for blocks classified under known and unknown mineralized areas are needed.
"The Indian mining policy will need to take a cue from the global best practices particularly around deregulating the coal sector to allow private exploration and commercial mining," said Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII
For known mineralized areas, blocks should be allocated based on revenue share bids to technical and financially qualified bidders, with a clear guideline of the minimum work programme.
For unknown mineralized areas, a two part approach may be followed - first, allocate more funds to public sector undertakings to enhance their exploration capability. Second, use a composite bid of minimum work programme and revenue share to technically and financially capable bidders for allocation of resources, suggested CII.
The above allocation process requires two enablers - an independent coal regulator to manage the allocation process and pricing methodology for revenue share estimation. Independent regulator (on the lines of DGH for petroleum sector) for the coal sector, should have the mandate of managing the allocation process, opening new exploration areas, mine planning and development, compliance by developers and acting as a central repository of exploration data and pricing.
Pricing should eventually tend towards market determined rates, once the supply builds up to match the demand for coal in India. Currently, Coal India's prices can be used as a proxy, with the risk that some high cost mining assets will not come into production. Once the coal regulator is in place, its guidelines can be used to determine prices.
The approach outlined above will ensure transparent allocation and also faster exploration and development of coal blocks.
There needs to be better methodology of giving various clearances so that blocks that get allocated come into production quickly. Towards this objective, a single window clearance would be useful.
India's power sector relies on coal to the extent of 65 per cent. Over the past several years, over 200 coal blocks have been allocated to public and private sector companies. In the current lot of 54 blocks to be allocated shortly, 0.8 billion tons of reserves are in known mineralised areas and 3.4 billion tons are in partially known mineralized areas. 15 billion tons are in unknown mineralization reserves, requiring further exploration, said the CII Task Force report. (ANI)


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LG Optimus L7 ReviewLG Optimus L7
Having Android Ice Cream Sandwich is immediately thumbs up for the Optimus L7, despite that the manufacturer has skinned the stock interface with the Optimus UI backgrounds and icon design to position the phone as an LG Android device.
There isn't an abundance of new widgets that come up with the phone – you can count LG's additions, like SmartWorld for curated apps, on one hand. There are a couple of cool transitional effects for moving from homescreen to homescreen, a few wallpapers and that's that. It's no Optimus UI 3.0, if that's what you are asking, the good stuff will be reserved for LG's high-ends like the Optimus 4X HD.
What LG handsets have always excelled at are the connectivity toggles in the notification bar, and with Optimus UI on Android ICS they are taken to a whole new amazing level. You can choose to have every single radio and profile switch in the pull-down bar, and can scroll them left and right for a quick access if they don't fit on one screen width - extremely helpful. Stock Android 4.0 allows direct access to system settings from the notification bar, but this here simplifies your life with the phone even further.
Typing is easy on the virtual keyboard, as the phone has a large display, and the keys are spaced out enough. The Android ICS layout with its punctuation bar at the top, and the text prediction functionalities also help a good deal.
Processor and Memory:
The 1GHz single-core CPU on the LG Optimus L7 is the humble Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A with Adreno 200 graphics processor. It is coupled with mere 512MB of RAM and 2GB of internal memory.
Thus don't expect any benchmark wonders out of the handset, but it is enough to power through the lighthearted Android ICS with Optimus overlay, although we noticed a few delays here and there when loading apps or changing the transitions. Here are a few benchmarks to entertain your geeky hearts:
|Quadrant Standard
|NenaMark 2
|LG Optimus L7
|Samsung Galaxy S II
|LG Optimus 3D
Internet and Connectivity:
The excellent stock Android 4.0 browser needs no introduction and that's what we have on the Optimus L7. LG has only added a small pull-up tab at the bottom for quick access to bookmarks, the home page and such. Since we have a single-core processor, don't expect rendering to be as fast and pristine as on the multicore phones - we came across quite a few bottlenecks.
Scrolling and panning around once the page has loaded are quick, but zooming in and out introduces slight stuttering, despite that the page isn't rendered in real time, only when you lift your finger off. Text reflow on double-tap works as advertised, fitting the article text in the screen width for easier reading, again with more delay than we are used to see.
The handset sports a 3G radio with 7.2Mbits maximum download speeds, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS, DLNA and even NFC. The LG Tag+ app is present here as well, along with the three sticker tags that can put the phone in an Office, Sleep and Car Modes when you touch them with the back of the phone when the NFC is turned on. They put the phone in different profiles regarding connectivity, screen brightness, sounds and so on – cool to show off, but a tad gimmicky.
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1. mercorp (Posts: 1043; Member since: 28 Jan 2012)
This is a nice looking but underpowered.
No 720p support,max wvga videos,single core processor?
This phone must cost at least 30 dollars lower than the one v .
Get a galaxy ace two instead
2. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
$376.0524 for america and £299 for UK
7. pegasso (Posts: 285; Member since: 27 Nov 2011)
the SIM-free/unlocked version costs ± US$315 here.
3. shadez10 (Posts: 427; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
successor to the Optimus Black?.. xD
10. nsnk86 (Posts: 43; Member since: 18 Jun 2012)
no way Shadez10 it cant be a successor to optimus black coz its much better fone &it can capture 720p HD video....
4. Sangeet (Posts: 232; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
I cannot find any benchmarks in page 2 though it is clearly written that "Here are the benchmarks" and after that line the "Internet and Connectivity" section gets started.
Is it only my browser or really benchmarks not there..
The screenshot of my problem
5. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
Snapdragon s1 ? Are you kidding me ?
Why this phone s1 can get ics while Nexus one cannot ?
That thing is a nexus device !
This thing can even run a skin on top of ics !
Not to mention the Galaxy s1 !
f**k Samsung
6. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
LG still has that ass-ugly favorites tray skin, I see.
8. PandiM (Posts: 2; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Will definitely get one, with an extended battery. I found one, HLI-P705SL from Mugen. Looking forward to them.
9. KINGJUAN27 (Posts: 210; Member since: 02 Jul 2012)
It's quite obvious that LG copied the sharp-edged/corners design from Sony! LG was in a hurry in releasing its L series (the cheap L3 was released ahead) to overtake Sony's release of new breed of Xperia (although Sony announced their Xperia S earlier than LG's L3) that's why the L series' specs are sooooo crappy! ughh..
11. armac911 (Posts: 1; Member since: 15 Sep 2012)
I fell in love with this one. It's just right for me. I don't mind the single core CPU, nor the 512mb ram, but the video quality is a dissapointment. I oftern travel around and love to capture video clips on my phones, but this just won't do it. Too bad.
12. Raymond_htc (Posts: 430; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
I know that feeling bro, i just HAD to have it! Ditching HTc wildfire S for this!
13. nadeem1210 (Posts: 1; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
Hello guys,
First of all, i searched all the other treads i could find about the problem, and none of them could really help me ...
So the problem, whenever I try to install any app from the google play store, after the download was complete, i get this error : package file is invalid. I always download via Wi-fi ..
I have a LG optimus L7 and it is not rooted. I run android 4.0.3.
Many people say, clear cache/data from the play store, but that did not help.
Other people said clear the delvik cache , but I do not know how I can boot my phone in recovery mode ...
Could somebody please help me ?
Thanks !
14. iwnugraha (Posts: 1; Member since: 07 Feb 2013)
1. Go to Application Manager, install "Task Manager",
in "Task Manager" - stop all running application (it will clear cache and data for Google Play Store)
2. Stop the Google Services Framework process and then clear cache and data
3. Go to "play.google.com/store" , sign in with your user id, click on "My Orders & Settings" at the bottom
4. click on "Settings" tab
Give a nick name to your phone and make sure the "Show in menus" is checked, click on "update" to confirm the changes
5. reboot the phone
LG Optimus L7OS: Android 4.0.3
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|4.3 inches, 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) TFT
|5 megapixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1, Single core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A5 processor
|4.94 x 2.64 x 0.34 inches
(125.5 x 67 x 8.7 mm)
4.30 oz (122 g)
|1700 mAh, 5.83 hours talk time


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Welcome to the Swagbucks Thread
PLEASE READ this post as it explains the ins and outs of Swagbucks.
Ever wonder what SwagBucks is? Well, wonder no more.
SwagBucks is a website that allows you to collect points, what we call SB, for doing various tasks through the website. After collecting a certain amount of SB, you can trade them in to get prizes, both physical and virtual prizes that can be mailed to you or you can use on the web. Basically, you get free stuff for doing what you may already do when online, kinda. Now there are two ways to get SB: certain SB you can get every day because they are always there, while other SB are not always guaranteed because they can be there one day but not the next, or the SB that can be earned differs from one moment to the next.
Every day there are a guaranteed 164 SB that you can get if you play your cards right by doing the daily four, SBTV and the games.
There are the daily four SB: refreshing the tool bar you download into Firefox/IE/Chrome for 1 SB, doing the daily poll for 1 SB and flipping through the NOSO offers (you don't have to fill them in, just press skip) for 2 SBs. You can do these every day and they only take a few minutes to do.
Next, you can do SBTV. For every ten videos you watch you get three SB. What we do is move to the next video as soon as the meter moves up. You don't have to watch the whole video. You could if you want, but it would make it impossible to max out on SBTV (maxing out means you have done all that you can for the day). Most of us actually do other things while watching, so you don't have to be worried it will take over everything. You can only do this 50 times a day for 150 SB.
Then there are the games. For every two/three games you play, you get 2 SB. You can do this five times for a total of 10 SB. If you play two games with a time limit, usually a minute, then you will just get the SB. However, if you play a game that has no time limit, I have found that you need to play for at least three minutes for that game to count; otherwise, you'd have to play a third game. You can play just one game over and over if you'd like and still get the SB. Just play what you like or else it will become tedious.
These are the extra SB you can get to increase your daily earnings:
Using the Swagbucks search, you can get SB ranging from 7-50. More often than not 7-11 is the average SB you can earn. You can do this about three to four times a day, depending on the day. Sometimes it takes longer to get the SB or you have to do a new search term. And, sometimes you get the SB right away. Also, there may be a couple of times you have to put a code in to get the SB. Supposedly this is to stop people from using bots or whatever to do it for them. And, while you can do this daily, there is not guarantee of getting the same points. Some days you may get a lot, others you may barely get anything.
Next, in the special offers page, you can go to the various sub offers and do them if you want to or not for various SB. For example, in the RadiumOne special offers, there are often videos you can watch for 2 point each right now. These are the SB that are never the same from day to day because some offers will stay for a certain time and then disappear. So, you cannot count on them to be there. Some days you may get a lot of SB, but others you might get nothing.
Then, there is the Trusted Surveys. You do a survey and if you complete it, you get the SBs it said it is worth. We don't often get to complete surveys, so any time you do, it is extra SB, which makes it worth the hassle. However, you can get 5 SB a day for five incomplete surveys you do, but don't count on these every day since there you may not have five surveys that will count towards this.
Tasks are basically tasks you do to earn the SB for doing some inane things. Like the Fisher tasks which you look up websites over and over again. They're tedious, but can give you the extra SB you may need for whatever prize you want to get.
Codes are extra SB that SwagBucks puts out that we either have to hunt down or they tell us is in a specific location such as on Facebook, Twitter or the swidget (a little tool you can install in your browser). The SB here varies. They don't happen every day, however, when they do, someone will come and give an alert, so be on the lookout because they can happen at any time, even at 4 in the morning! Also, do NOT post the actual code because if you do and Swagbucks catches you, your Swag account can be deactivated. All you can do is warn people that there is a code, where it is and if need be, post a hint as to what the code is. Do NOT use sites that post the codes because, again, that could cause your account to be deleted by Swagbucks.
MegaBucks Fridays are days in which, supposedly, you can earn more SB for searches and such. It is just a day where extra SB will be more prominent than usual. I have yet gotten more SB on search on this day, but others have.
The Hourly Winner is when Swagbucks chooses you as the winner of 1000sbs for that hour, say, between 9-10. You have to claim these swagbucks within that time frame or else you do not get those points. The hourly winner changes every hour and it goes all day long, including at 2 in the morning. So you coule be chosen at any time fo the day, so checking the homepage every hour, when you can, is a good idea. We usually check the hourly winner and report back if anyone had won. For instance, on December 5, 2012, BethJ alerted me to the fact that I was the 10:00 pm winner. If she had not told me, I would have missed out on the 1000sbs.
Every month there is a daily goal set by Swagbucks, if you hit that daily goal, of, let's say 50 points, you get five bonus points for that day. There is a different goal every day that ranges from 40 - 150. If you hit the goal seven days straight, you get, in addition to those daily bonus points, 25 points; fourteen days gets you 100 points; 21 days gets you 200 points; and every day in the month (28, 30 or 31 days depending on the month) gets you 300 points. The in a row points and the daily points will be added to your account the following month, usually by the 5th. On average the daily point total comes to just above 200 points, so you will get a total bouns of over 500 points doing this.
Extra info on what to do can be found on this website: http://sites.google.com/site/swagin101/
Once you have your SB, here's what you can do:
Now, for every 450 SB you get, you can get one $5 Amazon Gift Card to be used any way you want. You can only get five of the same prize a month, so only 5 of the $5 AGCs. You can only get two prizes a day. But, you can get as many different prizes as you want, as long as you have the SB to get them. Most everyone here gets the 5 $5 AGC a month and then save the extra towards a $50 AGC (5,900 SB) since the $25 (3,150 SB) is just not worth the SB since 5 $5 AGC are 2,250 SB.
Note: until the end of 2012, all gift cards are on sale at the same price (except the $5 AGC which is still 450sb). $5 = 500sb, $10 = 1000sb, $15 = 1500, $20 = 2000, $25 = 2500, $50 = 5000, $100 = 10,000 and so on. The prices will go back to the original prices on January 1, 2013. Also, a $15 AGC has been added. We are not sure if this is permanent or it will stay or if it stays what price it will be.
But this is a good way to get extra money for Kindle books, or anything else you'd want on Amazon. This is a virtual prize that appears on your account under My Gift Cards as a code you copy and input into Amazon to redeem the money. I've learned to keep the codes in a word document or to take a picture of the codes on SwagBucks since I share a Kindle account with my mom. After having my money disappear five times because my mom bought a book at three in the morning, I learned to only put the codes in once I knew what I was getting.
All right, there is now an Andriod App for SBTV that is available in the Amazon App Store, that you can do in addition to the SBTV on the web, for 50 SB a day. What I did was purchase it (it's free) on the computer through Amazon, then went to the app cloud on my Fire to download it. When it pressed it to download, it took me to the app page in the store on my Fire and I pressed intall and it downloaded. Easy as that. You can find it on the Fire, but it was easier to find on the website than the App Store.
However, I found the Amazon SBTV App to be not as good as the one from the Swagging 101 site (maybe that will change). Search for Swagbucks 101 on the Kindle Fire and it will show up. Look for the Kindle Fire button and it will tell you what to do to get the app. Since this is a 3rd party item, you have to allow 3rd party apps before you can download it and it would be a good idea to have some anti-virus software just in case. I use Dr. Web anitvirus which, so far, has worked pretty well. Now, sometimes the app freezes or gets stuck on a video or becomes slow. To fix this without needing to delete and redowload the app, go to the settings, go to applications, go to the SBTV app and clear the data and cache. This will reset the app to when you just downloaded it. When you go back to the app you will have to log back in, but it should work properly. If not, you may have to do this again or delete and redownload the app.
And, there is now an iPhone SBTV app! Go to iTunes to download it. It works pretty well since it auto moves onto a new video, although it does have a tendency to shut down. And I do like this one better than the Fire SBTV App. Just a note, the videos on the iPhone app are different than the ones for the Fire app. Now, this app also has frozen on me. I used to delete and redownload, but I found out that if you press the home button twice, quickly, a little popup menu appears. Find the SBTV app, press and hold it until it shakes and then press the minus button that appears. Press the home button again to get back to the main screen. Go into the app and it will be as if you just started the app. You won't have to log in again, though. I think this just clears the cache so the app does not remember where you were but keeps your login info.
Bonus points:
Birthday points. On your birthday, you will get an email from Swagbucks with a link that will get you fifty bonus points because it is your birthday.
Singles, dubs, trips, quads: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th (respectively) search wins in a day. The first win is a single, when a second win happens that is dubs, a third win is trips and a fourth win is quads. When we have a win, we come here to announce it to let others know that the gates are open, meaning, others might be able to win points for their searches.
App/mSBTV/SBTVm: the SBTV app which can be downloaded to an android or Apple device.
TS: Trusted Surveys
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Lightning wrote:SteveZee wrote:I just got my electric bill for last month. It was almost double it's usual $80-$90 rate. The other half was home all month (She travels to Uk for work) and we had several family members staying with us during the month. Bill was $155. All of that was washer/dryer and extra showers.
Electric hot water tank?
Hot water is a big piece of the monthly utility pie. When we have visitors, I definetly notice an increase in coal consumption.


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Blueberry Upside-Down Skillet Cake Recipe
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Optional toppings: vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and toasted almonds
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a 10-in. ovenproof skillet, melt cubed butter over medium-low heat; stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in orange juice; sprinkle with blueberries.
- 2. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk egg, milk, melted butter and extract until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Pour over blueberries.
- 3. Bake 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Top as desired. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 slice (calculated without whipped cream): 454 calories, 21g fat (11g saturated fat), 73mg cholesterol, 396mg sodium, 63g carbohydrate (43g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
Reviews for Blueberry Upside-Down Skillet Cake
Average Rating
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Margaret's Pond is one of Westminster's most idyllic spots. A short one-half mile trail encircles this beautiful natural area. This is a pedestrian-only trail. Park in the spaces on the east side of Legacy Ridge Parkway just north of 104th Avenue. Go straight east through the gap in the fence to the path located between the historic Farmers' High Line Canal and the pond. Lots of trees and vegetation provide abundant shade. Pause at the benches under the massive cottonwood trees on the north side of the pond and perhaps spot a muskrat, turtle, duck or beaver. You might want to bring binoculars for this walk.
The trail goes east to the inlet to the pond and then curves back to the southwest. A huge wetland area provides excellent wildlife habitat. Vegetation, including a massive cottonwood tree, crowds the trail as it hugs the canal. In the spring, the shrubby native plum trees are blanketed with fragrant, white blossoms followed by edible fruit in the fall. Take time on your walk to ponder nature and the many nice views. The gravel trail ends at Legacy Ridge Parkway. Go right on the meandering concrete path, over a pretty bridge next to the pond and back to the parking area.


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It is a flatbread common in Ethiopian cuisine. But I think it has more of a pancake texture to it. It is made from teff flour. You make a starter that ferments for 5 days, and smells rather unpleasant. Some recipes described it as grassy. More like rotting wood. Anyway, that changes when you cook it. It develops a mild sour dough taste, and soaks up the flavor of whatever sauce you use. The hubby and I had ours with chicken in peanut sauce.
Sadly, this was not something E wanted to try - the injera that is. She saw and smelled it while fermenting and that may have turned her off it.
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Regional News of Friday, 8 August 2003
Source: GNA
Elmina (C/R), Aug. 8, GNA - Two fishermen at Cape Coast and Elmina, on Thursday expressed concern about the lack of adequate cold storage facilities in the two towns, to store excess fish during the bumper season.
The two men, Papa Neekyir of Elmina and Okyeame Kobina Ebumfi, Chief Linguist to the Chief Fisherman of Cape Coast, and also a fisherman, expressed this concern in separate interviews with the GNA at Cape Coast and Elmina.
They expressed regret that the situation had led to a large amount of fish going waste in the current bumper season, which began in July and is expected to last through August.
They said all efforts to get assistance from successive governments to provide high capacity storage facilities had yielded no positive results and that all they had been hearing were "empty assurances". Papa Neekyir was particularly unhappy that large catches had already gone waste, this bumper season, which is recording larger catches than last year.
He said a big tray of herrings was now being sold at between 30,000 cedis and 40,000 cedis, as against 200,000 cedis during the same period last year.
He appealed to the government to expedite action on the construction of the Elmina Fishing Harbour to help boost fishing in the area.
The Principal Technical Advisor at the Department of Fisheries, Mr Alexander Amoah, corroborated the statement of the two fishermen that this year's bumper catch far exceeded that of last year.
He could, however, not tell what plans the Department had to help store excess fish during the bumper season.


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One gorgeous summer day in the BVI.
Waiting for Anna and Erling to arrive
I'm discovering what a blog is. It's cold on BHI so our trip hasn't started yet
boats in the Neah Bay Harbor on the Makah Indian Reservation in Washington State.
Varanasi, India
This was day two of the Mekong slow boat ride to Luang Prabang, in Laos.
Laura and Matt took us sailing on their Catalina 22. It was a great day with good wind and warm and sunny.
Leaving Port Blair by boat, Andaman Islands, India
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Mahikeng - Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema arrived at the Montshioa stadium near Mahikeng, North West on Saturday where his party was launching its provincial election manifesto.
The crowd rose as he arrived with some whistling and others chanting "Juju Juju".
Malema greeted his supporters before he took his seat.
The EFF has said it would transform the state into a people-driven state and to make government accessible to all.
The party also promised to increase social grants and welfare to alleviate extreme levels of poverty.
Under the EFF, the government would implement a minimum wage of R4500 for all full time workers. Mineworkers would earn R12 500, farmworkers R5 000, domestic workers R4 500 and private security guards would be paid R7 500.
The party, in its manifesto, has also ensured there will be free quality education for the poor from early childhood development if it governs the country. - Sapa


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. Guardian Angel Basset Rescue charges an adoption fee to
cover the necessary care of the hound prior to its adoption. It can be paid by cash, check or credit card and is due upon adoption.
Adoption fee for puppies over 6 mo. and adults: $200
Adoption fee for puppies 6 mo and under: $250
Adoption fee for senior dogs over age 8: $100
Please remember that our dogs have been "rescued" from bad situations or surrendered by their owners. Some of them have spent time in a shelter,
but just changing their routine and home environment, good or bad, can be very stressful. People don't usually give up perfect dogs. These issues are
worked on by the foster home, but some things can't be "fixed", just worked around. Whatever needs they have will be clearly stated in their description
on our website and by their foster home. There WILL BE an adjustment period once the dog is in your home. He/she may have accidents even though
they're house trained. During this time, you may see signs of stress such as separation anxiety, panting, pacing, shedding, drinking and urinating more.
You need to give your Basset time and patience to adapt...usually 2-3 weeks.
Because our dogs may have stress and issues to overcome, we prefer not to adopt to families with children under the age of six. In a new home, there
will be competition for attention. The bassets see and treat a young child who's physically on their level as another dog. They will communicate with
them in the same way by growling and sometimes "mouthing". This is all acceptable behavior in the dog world, but not the human world. It's best to wait
until your child is older and they BOTH can understand the difference.
All dogs are neutered/spayed, current on vaccinations, tested for Heartworm and on Heartworm preventative before adoption. The adopter is expected
to update the dog's vaccinations every year and keep them on monthly heartworm preventative year round. At the time of adoption, you will sign a
contract agreeing to return the dog to GABR if the adoption doesn't work out. No matter how long you've had the dog, we will take him/her back into
rescue. You will also agree to notify GABR of change of address so that we can keep our records updated. The adopter will NOT permit the Basset to
roam off leash while outside. You will either provide a fenced yard or agree to keep the dog on leash at all times. A Basset is an INSIDE dog and not
meant to be outside for long periods of time without proper supervision.
If you have problems with the adoption form or it will not go through, please print out the form and fax it to 815-584-3145.
Thank you.
What happens when you submit an application to GABR?
The application is forwarded to your local Adoption Coordinator (AC). You can expect to be contacted within one or two days by your local AC regarding
the status of your application.
During this one to two day period the AC is busy reviewing the application details and speaking with your veterinarian for reference purposes. As soon as
all the details are in place, you can expect a call from the AC to discuss the details of your application.
If you are approved, your AC will begin to review the bassets available for adoption and match the right basset with your lifestyle.
You will then be able to speak to the foster home for the dog you and AC agree best matches your preferences.
If the foster home agrees that you are right for their foster dog, a visit will be arranged. If all parties agree this is the basset for you, the adoption can take
place the same day and you can take your new family member home with you.
Adoption Procedures
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Malone gives short Hall of Fame jacket to boy
Posted Aug 13 2010 4:46PM
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- The Mailman delivered again.
Karl Malone will go home with a spot in Hall of Fame. Unlike the other inductees, though, he'll go without his Hall of Fame jacket.
The sports coat with the Hall of Fame logo now belongs to a young boy in a wheelchair, who watched as Malone and the other new members of the Hall of Fame class took questions and posed for pictures Friday.
"I told him when he graduates from high school he will have a jacket to wear," Malone said.
The coat didn't exactly fit to begin with. The sleeves were well short on his arms and so tight that Malone joked maybe it was supposed to be fellow inductee Scottie Pippen's.
"My 12-year-old daughter couldn't get into it," Malone said, laughing.
The former Utah Jazz star wondered what he would do with the jacket anyway.
"Put it in some closet and years from now blow the dust off of it, light up a cigar, and look at it?" he said. "This little boy will do something with it. I loved that I did it."
A Hall of Fame spokesman said he didn't know the boy's name.
Pretty classy gesture if you ask me .. I always did enjoy watching Karl Malone and Stockton , while growing up... They were definitely electric to watch ..


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Hello all. Great board you have here! I was wondering if I could get a little advice.
I am going on my honeymoon February 22, 2009. My fiance and I were planning on going to Tahiti, but it looks like it might be too expensive, but its not out of the question. I've been quoted around 10 grand for 6 nights or so by local traveling agencies. Is Fiji a nice and affordable place to go? If all possible I'd like to trim the price down to around 5 grand. Money is somewhat tight but I really want to go to a nice place for our honey moon. I've only been out of the country once and that was on a cruise. Time is trimming down now and I think I should book it all soon. How soon would you all recommend booking a place in Tahiti or Fiji?
Does anyone have a directory of hotels in Fiji and Tahiti that I can contact directly? Any suggestions?
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Disney Fantasy Fabulous!: Disney Fantasy Cruise Review by boy's mom
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Disney Fantasy Fabulous!
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Port Canaveral (Orlando)
Made our Palo reservations. We couldn't get the day and time we wanted when I tried to do it online, but we got the exact day and time we desired when we made it soon after boarding.
Ate lunch at the buffet at Enchanted Garden.
Made my pedicure appointment (same experience as our Palo resv)
Changed into swim suits from our carry-on and the kids went on the Aqua Duck.
Suitcases were outside our cabin doors by 3pm.
Safety muster was at 4pm. We did NOT have to take our life vest. Our meeting location was the Walt Disney Theater (very nice to be able to sit during the safety briefing!). Don't get there more than a few minutes early as you'll just have to wait, but don't get there late either as there won't be any seating left.
Get a deck map for each member of your party from Guest More Services.
Very first thing--see if your wave phones need to be charged. There are 2 wave phones per cabin for use on board the ship and at Castaway Cay, but there is only 1 charger. The only drawback is they are large, they only vibrate (no audible ring), and they don't always work.
Coffee table is actually a trunk. Great for storing kid's shoes.
Bring a hanging toiletry bag as there is not a whole lot of storage space in the bathroom.
Bathroom has 2 retractable clothes lines, very handy.
There is a lighted clock/docking station for I Pods and I Phones (but not I Phone 5).
Hair dryer has a special outlet at the desk.
There are 2 regular kinds of outlets at the desk.
The only outlet in the bathroom is for shavers.
Keep dollar bills handy in a drawer for complimentary room service. $1 to $2 per item ordered. (our boys enjoyed ordering pizza at midnight!)
Navigators (schedule of the following day's events and activities) are delivered to your cabin each evening after dinner. Get an extra copy to keep as souveniers from Guest Services.
If you weren't able to make appointments online before sailing, go to the Spa immediately upon boarding and you will still be able to make appointments on sea days (the most popular appointment days).
Show up to the raffle which is held following the safety muster. You must be present to win so there are a lot of winners compared to the number of people present.
Cardio and weight equipment is very nice. Individual TVs on the cardio equipment.
If you do a spa treatment, they give you a questionnaire to fill out. Do not report any problems or issues--if you do, they have all kinds of products they will try to sell you to "solve" your various skin problems, ect...
When you get your Navigator each night, peruse it quickly for any spa specials that might be advertised for the next day. If you are interested, call the spa immediately and make your appointment--these promotional treatments fill up quickly and although it is advertised for the next day, there will be no treatment rooms left if you wait until the next day to book it.
On a 7 day cruise, there is 1 formal night and 1 semi-formal night. On the formal night, I wore a satin skirt and dressy blouse and my husband wore a sport jacket and tie. On the semi-formal night, I wore a casual skirt and blouse and my husband wore a dress shirt and tie(no jacket). On both nights our young sons wore dockers and polo shirts.
We had breakfast at the Royal Court several times. There is a big variety of menu items and you are waited on just like at dinner. The breakfast buffet at Enchanted Garden is good as well and the waiters bring your beverages to your table and anything else you might need. The breakfast buffet at Cabanas is completely casual (swimsuits and cover ups are ok) but you must fetch all your food, condiments and beverages yourself.
Right before dinner, the area in front of the restaurants are jam packed. Wait until just a few minutes after your dinner hour and you will be able to stroll in and proceed straight to your table.
If you have reservations at Palo or Remy (you pay an extra fee to eat here), you must dress up, even shoes. No T-shirts, jeans, shorts, flip flops.
There is counter service food venues, ice cream machines, and serve yourself beverage stations (including soda) near the pools.
On Board Water Play
If you go on the Aqua Duck during the following times you won't have to wait in line longer than 10 -- 15 minutes: Morning, afternoon on port days, and evenings.
Aqua Lab, the splash play area for pre-schoolers and older is somewhat hidden on deck 12. Make sure your kids check it out as it's a great alternative to the pool and Aqua Duck.
Do not save your deck chair with a ship towel only. Pool attendants constantly collect towels that are left on deck chairs when there is nothing else there (like a bag, cover up or flip flops).
My 2 boys loved the kid's club, Oceaneer Lab. Although there are a multitude of activities available, they mainly stayed near the computer games.
You don't have to wait for an "open house" to stroll through and see what's there. When you go to pick up your child, you are given a "child pick up" badge and you are allowed to walk into the club and find them.
Note--if your child is in a state room with some one other than his/her parents, that adult will have to add you to the list of those allowed to pick up your child--just because you're the parent, you will not automatically be on this list originally, only the adult in your child's cabin will be (in our case, it was their adult brother), he then can add you to the list of those allowed to pick up your child.
The electronic wristband that your child wears does have a way of falling off on occasion. There is a $50 fee if it is lost. They highly recommend that you cut it off and leave it in your cabin when you go ashore. The next time your child goes to the kids club they will re-attach it for you.
My boys loved the Mid Ship Detective Agency game. It's like an interactive scavenger hunt. Register at either of the 2 kiosks and then follow the map and find the interactive art work located throughout the ship to solve the crime. Don't wait until the last day of your cruise to do this as the art work locations will be crowded.
Be sure to leave your child's electronic wrist band at the club on the last night or the last time they attend before disembarking.
There are lots of fun activities scheduled throughout the day on sea days and throughout the evening on port days. The trivia games get redundant after a while. The cooking demonstrations are fun and worthwhile. The 6 big evening shows are absolutely not to be missed. They are Broadway quality productions that the entire family will definitely enjoy. On our cruise, 13 movies rotated through the Buena Vista theater.
Gladly, Disney cruise line does not try to snap your picture every time you turn around. There are professional picture opportunities as you board the ship, before dinner, in the atrium lobby, and with Disney characters at specific times throughout the day. You can also use your own camera at these times and some of my own pictures (in front of their backgrounds) turned out really nice.
Fun places to take pictures include: The castle mosaics, sweeping stair case, bronze Mickey statue and bronze Peter Pan mural in the atrium lobby; the English phone booth, funny chairs and motor cycle with side car in the Europa lounges (which children can go to in the morning, afternoon and early evening); the beautiful mosaics in the restrooms in the Europa hallway, sitting inside a rounded window on deck 3, in front of the "Fresh Catch" photo op scene on Castaway Cay near the tram stop nearest the ship, and as your driving/flying to and from your cruise.
San Juan
My older son and his cousins, aunt and uncle did the "Campo Rico Ziplining Adventure and Kayak" . They said it was a lot of fun and well worth the cost. Besides ziplining and kayaking, hiking and a chicken lunch was included.
My husband and the younger boys and I walked around San Juan ourselves and went shopping and to San Cristobal fort. The fort is just a few blocks from the ship and well worth the nominal entrance fee. Besides running around and checking out the dungeon, perimeter walls and iguanas that roam around the grassy areas, my young sons enjoyed the film presentation on the history of the fort.
Due to a huge breakfast on board and the anticipation of a huge dinner on board, we only had smoothies and empanadas while in town.
St Thomas
13 of us in our party had booked the "St. John island tour" that included a ferry ride to St. John. After we had checked in for our tour and were waiting in the Walt Disney Theater for our tour to start, we were told that our excursion was cancelled due to "mechanical difficulties". We and about 100 other cruisers immediately went to the shore excursion desk to see about booking another excursion but the only other one available for a party of our size was a dolphin experience which most of us had already done on previous cruises. We opted instead to walk around on our own and our cancelled excursion was credited to our account.
Across the street from the port (Haven Sight Pier, one of 2 piers in St. Thomas) was the Aerial tram ride. It cost about $12 per person (cheaper than buying tickets for it onboard the ship). The view from the top was spectacular and there was a gift shop as well but that was it.
We then waved down an open air bus/jeep ($3 per person) and rode for about 10 minutes to the shopping area of Charlotte Amalie. Tons of shopping and places to eat. To return to the ship, simply wave down another jeep. If you enjoy long walks and don't have small children with you, walking is a nice option as well.
Castway Cay
If you have children who swim, get off the ship as early as possible and snag beach chairs in front of the children's ocean play structure. It's in the water (you have to swim a little to get to it) and the kids can climb, jump and swing on ropes. This area is also near the Pelican Plunge water slide that you must also swim out to. Do this as soon as it opens before the lines to the slide get too long.
There are shops and another BBQ area for lunch and a very simple splash play area for kids near the Pelican Plunge.
Don't bother crowding around the shower area to wash your feet until you get to the dock where the ship is. There is a foot washing station there.
Make sure to bring a small suitcase or large tote bag for your overnight items as you must place your suitcases outside your cabin door by 10pm on the last night. You can then claim them at baggage claim as you disembark the next day. This is much easier than hauling them to breakfast (once you leave your cabin you can't go back) through the crowded ship, gang planks, and cruise terminal escalators yourself.
Be sure and leave your Wave phones in the cabin. There is a $200 fee if you accidentally take it with you.
Although our "Welcome Home" disembarkation flier didn't list it, along with the 3 restaurants, Cabanas buffet was open for breakfast on this last morning as well. This was a better option for us as the flier said we'd have to have breakfast at one of the dining rooms at 6:45 am if we had been assigned the early seating for dinner.
We finished eating and headed towards the ship's exit at 9:30am.
You will need your key to the world card as you disembark. This is how they know who has left the ship.
We proceeded through baggage claim and customs very smoothly.
The area in front of the cruise terminal where everyone waits for a ride or off-site shuttle was extremely crowded. If you parked in the parking structure there at the terminal simply walk into it with your entire party and then find a spot there on the first floor to wait while one person goes to get the car.
Handy things to pack
Baby wipes to keep hands clean, esp. while ashore, lots of sunscreen, various size zip locks (comes in handy in a variety of situations), 2 sets of swim suits so you don't have to put on a wet one the next day, over the counter meds (pain reliever, sea sickness, cough and runny nose), small bills for bargaining, copies of the front page of your passport, driver's license, insurance card, credit cards--keep in your cabin safe, put your contact information inside each suitcase as well as on the outside, re-fillable water bottles with attached filter, disposable wire hangers (there are never enough hangers for me), carry on bag with swim suits and sunscreen to use until your suitcases arrive at your cabin on embarkation day, cheap cabin door decorations to help you find your cabin easily (get magnets from the craft store with sticky backing to adhere to the back, Disney does not allow tape on doors. Print out colorful pictures from Google Images to use as door decorations. Don't use anything, like cute picture magnets, that might get stolen), Post it notes or paper to leave notes for your kids and reminders for yourself, pirate night dress up gear (we got swords and eye patches at Party City) your cabin steward will put bandanas in your room before dinner that night, cash for port shopping and shore excursion tips, packaged snacks for shore days (most ports don't allow fresh food to be taken off the ship--each of our sons had their own light weight, draw string back pack with a bottle of water and snacks), water proof watch, If your going to put soda or juice in your re-fillable water bottles to take ashore, bring a small container of dish soap to wash out your water bottles later.
Living in south Florida, we take our children and enjoy about 2 cruises a year. We've cruised on Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian as well as Disney. You most definitely get what you pay for and although Disney is the most expensive, the service and value for your money is well worth it! Less
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THE woman found dead in Keswick overnight has been named as 69-year-old Elizabeth Fisher.
Police confirmed that her body was discovered at around 12.30am this morning, in the River Greta, by members of the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team.
Mrs Fisher, 69, was last seen travelling from Lamplugh to her home in Keswick.
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The application for the November 2017 examination is now open in the Certification Center.
The Hand Therapy Certification Commission congratulates the CHTs who passed the May 2017 Hand Therapy Certification Examination.
These therapists have attained the CHT credential and are permitted to use the designated CHT mark following their name. Please congratulate these certified hand therapists for their commitment to professional excellence in hand therapy. To view a list of therapists who passed the May 2017 Examination please click here.
Starting with the May 2017 examination, candidates for the Hand Therapy Certification Examination will be required to be licensed as an occupational therapist or a physical therapist for three (3) years instead of five (5). The requirement of 4000 hours in direct hand therapy practice experience remains unchanged. Click on the link to view the Public White Paper Exam Eligibility Changes.
Using the Hand Therapy Certification Commission Test Blueprint for Hand and Upper Limb Patients as a framework, the Hand Therapist Peer Mentoring Manual has been developed as a tool that can be used by occupational therapists and physical therapists seeking to gain the advanced knowledge and clinical skills required for the specialty of hand therapy. Click here to download the manual. Click here to download HTCC's Self-Assessment.
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The "Taco Man" Truck at Bubbles
The egg and chorizo breakfast taco comes with a free roasted jalapeño and your choice of red and green homemade salsas at the taco truck parked behind Bubbles Carwash at Westheimer and Bering. The business is called the "Taco Man" and its run by two brothers from San Luis Potosi.
The truck is one of those elaborate rigs popular in L.A. with the louvered skylight vents above the cooking area. Barbacoa and al pastor tacos were also available at 9 a.m. I went for a cup of black coffee, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality. It was a lot stronger than the average taco truck cup of coffee. One taco and the cup of coffee was three dollars.
But coffee seemed to be the least popular beverage here. The two women working in the mobile kitchen were turning out lots of melon agua frescas in giant Styrofoam containers as part of a large breakfast order that one of the owners was getting ready to deliver somewhere. And the most plentiful beverage displayed in the ice-filled beverage cooler was "Monster" energy drink. I was kind of surprised to see the usual Mexican Cokes and Jarritos replaced by energy drinks.
As we in Tex-Mex, "Tiempo marches on."
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