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"People should lighten up about the Holocaust already."
"What's so great about women's suffrage anyway?"
"It doesn't matter if global warming is caused by humans because in the future nobody will be around anyway since selfish women will have aborted all the babies."
"Kids who are chained to radiators are proven--by science--to be better-behaved than those who are not."
"Rape victims ought to quit whining--some women can't get a man at all."
"Black people are made out of chocolate and shouldn't give me attitude when I want a little snack."
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MURRIETA -- The Murrieta County Water District board of directors race is heating up thanks to an outspoken challenger who's claiming the district's water may be unsafe to drink.
Three seats will open on the Murrieta County Water District board when the terms of three members expire in December. Four candidates have qualified for the ballot, including incumbents Gary E. Allen and John Arroyo Jr. who are both seeking re-election. They are facing challengers John Zinna and Frank Jones. Incumbent Herbert Smith is not running for re-election. The top three vote-getters will win seats.
Despite being a small district, serving about 1,100 customers in western Murrieta, Zinna says Murrieta County Water District has a big problem.
In April, Zinna, who works as a special agent with the Department of Justice, complained to the district about brown, cloudy water coming out of his faucets. The water condition, known as turbidity, may indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms, according to the Department of Health Services.
A few months later Zinna went to the City Council and reported the problem, claiming the district's water contained turbidity levels above acceptable standards.
But incumbents running for re-election to the water district board dispute Zinna's claims, and say the district's water is clean.
"All of our tests have come back saying we're well within the bounds of our standards," Arroyo said.
In July, the Department of Health Services came out to Zinna's cul-de-sac to test the water's quality and determined that the water met all standards.
"Mr. Zinna is about 180 degrees off base with the complaints he is using," said Allen, who has served on the water district the past 17 years. "We have gone out of our way to appease him, and I don't know what it's going to take to make him happy."
Zinna says he just wants clean water for his 1-year-old child and the rest of his family to drink, which is why he still uses bottled water, fearing that the district's water may be contaminated.
"I no longer have faith in Murrieta County Water District's ability to maintain standards," Zinna said.
Ensuring that the district maintains proper standards is the reason Zinna is seeking a seat on the board of directors.
"I'm confident that if I'm not elected the conditions will (deteriorate) again within a year," Zinna said.
But Murrieta County Water District's General Manager Wayne Spencer says Zinna is misrepresenting facts in his claims against the district's water quality.
Spencer says Zinna is measuring the district's turbidity levels using ground-water standards, which are more stringent than the well water standards the district uses.
In addition, Spencer says the brown water Zinna complains about isn't necessarily dangerous and is common in all water districts.
"Occasionally brown water will come out of pipes," Spencer said.
Typically, people living at the end of a water line or on a cul-de-sac may experience brown water in the event of a broken line or construction, Spencer said.
Zinna's home is at the end of a cul-de-sac and in an area that has seen ongoing construction over the past year.
"If there was ever a problem with his water at any time, the Department of Health Services would have been down our necks in a heartbeat," Spencer said.
But Zinna has an ally in his campaign -- Murrieta City Council candidate Nancy Knight, who said at a candidates forum last week, "There's a serious water problem in the downtown area."
Knight, who gets her water from the district, said her water has also come out of the faucet brown and tastes like chlorine.
"And they (the water district) don't have a rational answer for why this is happening," Knight said.
Candidates say there are no other significant issues in the race. The other challenger, Jones, has lived in Murrieta for four years and owns the Country Deli on Washington Avenue. He says the water district provides quality water and said he hopes to continue the quality service if elected to the board.
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If we forget our basic ideals or shrug them off, we no longer deserve to be great.
Presidential elections are America's season for serious chats around the national dinner table. The sick economy, health care and the scope of government are the main issues. But another is even more important. Who are we? What is the United States? Recently Gov. Mitt Romney urged us to return to "the principles that made America, America." But too many of us don't know what those are, or think they can't work.
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CAPITOLA -- A Capitola resident is in custody at Monterey County Jail on suspicion of identity theft and passing bad checks, among other charges.
Kristin Diane Nyunt, 38, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon by Santa Cruz County authorities and transported to Monterey County, records show.
Nyunt was at Monterey County Jail as of early Friday afternoon in lieu of $250,000 bail, Monterey County Sheriff's Cmdr. Lisa Nash said.
She is suspected of a number of felonies, including using other people's identification to obtain credit, passing fraudulent checks and grand theft. She is also suspected of knowingly possessing stolen property, unauthorized wiretapping and using someone's access card without permission.
Those charges were filed by the Monterey County District Attorney's Office, records show. The prosecutor on the case did not return calls Friday.
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LOTS of them.......dunno anyone 'round me that color is an issue with - but i live in the caribbean - prob not the case in redneckville....
Oh yes! I'm glad you asked this question lol.
My husband is a sexy 24 year old white male who loves his choco ***** cat!!!!!Aka his young sweet wife
Well I may be a little more than middle aged but one of my themes that runs throughout my novel Drunken Duck touches upon interracial relationships.
lol why do u even ask?? if u had a picture of a dog as your avatar guys will still run to it as long as it says female
lol wt?
Of course we are out there!
Yes sweetheart there are plenty. I am a white male... but I am married to a beautiful woman who happens to be black. There are many white males who adore all women not just black. Historically speaking white men have always adored and been drawn to black females. Only now can we express our love you in a normal healthy manner. Not this sick twisted manner in which my ancestors behaved. Shameful.
I love Black woman
yes! black women are so sexy!
There is at least one (me). Although there were only a handful of black families in my area in my youth, all of those families were proud, hard working people whom raised their children with good values. Most of the children were very talented artists, vocalists, musicians, or athletes. I was very close friends with a few. Several were very attractive, and one in particular was cover girl material, she was so sweet. That was in the 70's, I still think about her these days. Real beauty comes from within the soul, what one looks like is merely icing on the cake.
Yes I do. Was married for several years to a black woman. Would very much like to meet a black woman that would love me. Black women are strong in their personalities. Less inhibited then white women. Seem to appreciate their man more then the white women. White on Black is beautiful.
Yes there are plenty you just have to hang out in places that they go.
I have always loved women of all races my whole life, not just white or black. I love WOMEN, not race.
I think attraction is about how people get on and make each other feel!

That will overcome any prejudice or reservations that may have been imagined, rightly or wrongly.
I think they're mostly into Asians
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Advances in connectivity and convenience won't be limited to the outdoors, however. Thanks to the difficulty of running HDMI cables over long distances, and to the growing desire of consumers for neater installations, there's a real need for new connectivity solutions.
"There are always going to be advances in display technology," says NuVision CEO Scott Deley. "But we hear more requests for improved connectivity." To this end, his company is planning to launch TVs with a proprietary feature he calls Networx -- a plug-in card that can accept a Cat-5 connection that carries component video and (eventually) HDMI and Internet video.
Some manufacturers will be introducing wireless HDTV technology built into TVs; Hitachi's Whalen says his company is already offering that technology in Japan. Several wireless HDMI products debuted at the CEDIA Expo, but the technology remains expensive -- and it's just another way to get the same content to your HDTV.
What may be more exciting is incorporating Internet video into the next generation of TVs. Pioneer's Meyhoefer confirms: "I think Internet connectivity will become more mainstream in TVs in the next year or two,"
Internet video capability opens up the potential for a nearly infinite variety of programming that TV viewers aren't getting now. In fact, Internet connectivity is already fairly common in TVs; Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and others have included it in select models.
But the video services these TVs can access have mostly been limited to a small number of channels with content repackaged for display on TVs. "You have to make sure that the consumer's experience is consistently good," Whalen says.
Ideally, though, consumers would like to access any Internet video site through the TV, the same way they can on their computers. Dan Schinasi, senior manager of HDTV product planning for Samsung, explains that while such functionality will be possible in coming years, today's TVs lack the internal digital-processing horsepower to run a browser as well as the onboard digital storage to hold browser updates.
We haven't even discussed some of the advances you'll see in TV technology this year. What's next? TVs with slimmer chassis and even thinner bezels. And the faster refresh rates of the latest LCD and plasma TVs may make high-quality 3-D a reality toward the end of 2009 or sometime in 2010 (see "3-D: It's Back!" on page 57).
With so much going on in HDTV, it seems as if this decade-old technology has only just launched. But thanks to the power of digital technology, even all this might just be the start of what's to come.


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This month, you might find a holiday show that has fake snow, Santa and maybe a few elves, but the one playing at Riverwalk Theatre certainly has something that makes it stick out from the crowd: goblins.
"That would be the Grump Sisters," said director Jane Zussman. "But they're not scary evil — they're more funny evil."
In Riverwalk's "The No Hole Holiday," there will be a few twists on holiday classics, and that includes these two characters that are often associated with Halloween. Zussman says the show will be anything but ordinary.
"It's not a fairy tale script," Zussman said. "Everyone knows 'Cinderella' and 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' but 'The No Hole Holiday' — what the heck is that?"
It's the story of Axel the Elf, who is promoted to Santa's chief buyer of holes. After some disappointment in his new role, he is introduced to the Grump Sisters and a magical hole-making machine, which Zussman described as a character itself. What follows includes sabotage, songs (including one about the importance of holes) and audience participation.
That's right — three audience members in each show will be pulled on-stage and get to be a part of the action.
"That's one of those things you can't really rehearse," she said.
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THE North Cotswold Rotary Club had a Christmas to remember after raising nearly £13,000 for good causes in the last six weeks of 2013.
And because of the generosity of the public and the efforts of members, the club is able to support a wide range of good causes - local, national and international.
In response to the sheer scale of the typhoon disaster to hit the Philippines, Rotary was able to donate more than £3,800, with most going to Shelter Box for immediate relief and some to a trust fund for longer term rebuilding projects.
Nationally, the club donated £2,000 to the RAF Benevolent Fund from the proceeds of the Christmas Charity Band Concert, with £1,700 going to local charities.
And just under £1,000 is going to several medical charities and the Alzheimer's Society.
The largest percentage of all the money raised is going to support a number of local charities, including Kate's Home Nursing, Sam Pilcher Trust, the Naight Club in Bourton, Leckhampton Court Hospice (Sue Ryder), the Villager Bus, Young Carers, and North Gloucestershire Air Ambulance. Funds have also been earmarked later in the year for local branches of Home Start and ReadEasy.
Nigel Randall, chairman of the club's fundraising committee, said: "North Cotswolds Rotary Club would like to thank local businesses and members of the public for their generous support, and we are delighted to be able to help so many good causes."


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Could we please have a volunteer from the Texas Legislature to make sure this stuff is declared extra-super-duper-illegal, before yet another of my toads is stolen? Back in the good old days we could have depended on somebody like Warren Chisum to outlaw this and anything else that might be considered even remotely fun to somebody somewhere. But these days he's busy with boring and trivial stuff like cobbling together the budget and keeping the state running.
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NEW IBERIA —The Iberia Parish Council voted unanimously Wednesday to oppose any further expansion of the salt dome gas storage caverns under Lake Peigneur.
Parish council Chairman Bernard Broussard said concern has grown about plans to expand salt cavern storage capacity at the lake ever since a sinkhole formed in Ascension Parish that authorities have linked to a salt cavern storage facility.
If a sinkhole were to form under Lake Peigneur, Broussard said, it could be much larger and affect hundreds more people, possibly shutting down shipping lanes, highways and other avenues of transportation.
Broussard asked Patrick Courreges, policy analyst for the state Department of Natural Resources, what the state was prepared to do prevent such a sinkhole from forming.
Courreges said his department is learning from the Ascension Parish sinkhole incident, and that DNR officials are working to find ways to monitor the salt caverns to prevent such disasters from recurring.
AGL Resources, a Texas-based company, has been trying to expand its natural gas storage in caverns under Lake Peigneur from two caverns to four since 2005.
Courreges said the company would have to obtain three permits to achieve its goal. Two of the permits would come from DNR's Office of Conservation and have to do with the brine process that takes fresh water and uses it to dissolve the salt that will be extracted to form the cavern, he said.
Courreges said the applications for those two permits have not moved past the review stage.
DNR's Coastal Management Office would issue the third permit for dredging the lake in order to move equipment to the cavern location and construct pipelines, Courreges said.
Coastal Management Office Administrator Karl Morgan said the dredging and work permit has reached the advertisement stage with a permit notice advertised earlier this month in The Advocate. He added that the company has sent property owners living adjacent to the work areas notices, and that the next step will be a public comment period. He said no dates have been set yet for the comment period.
Nora Crowley, who lives in the Lake Peigneur area, said she has been in regular contact with DNR officials and was not aware of the advertisement. She added that only one of the more than 10 area residents who showed up at Wednesday's meeting had received a notice in the mail.
Morgan said the resident list was compiled by AGL resources and was mailed Monday. He added that DNR also lists the information on its website.
Vermilion Parish resident Dinah Boudreaux said many residents who live in the area are elderly and do not use the Internet. She asked the department to continue to use mail to communicate with its residents.


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The recently launched UVair FBO Network–an alliance between Epic Aviation and Universal Weather & Aviation's UVair Fuel Program–announced it has added 10 members: in Colorado, Denver Jet Center at Centennial Airport; in California, Napa Jet Center at Napa County Airport, Jet West at Salinas Municipal Airport and both Maguire Aviation locations at Van Nuys Airport; in Texas, Textar Aviation at Dallas Love Field Airport; in Michigan, Grand Rapids Air Center; in Oregon, Aero Air at Portland-Hillsboro Airport; in Wyoming, Jackson Hole Aviation; and in Arizona, Gateway Aviation Services at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. They bring the total of independently owned member FBOs in the network to 15, each audited for the level of service and caliber of facilities they have provided customers. Epic, which formerly operated Air BP's 300-strong FBO domestic network, rebranded after it and the oil producer agreed to end their decade-long joint-venture licensing agreement in February. Epic expects to complete the installation of new signage at all the locations by the end of the summer. The new UVair FBO Network locations join the original five members announced at the beginning of June: Edwards Jet Center in Billings, Mont.; Stevens Aviation in Greer, S.C.; Ambassador Aviation in Dallas; Bizjet International in Tulsa, Okla.; and Million Air in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
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Almost a year ago I launched LaTeXTemplates.com and wrote a post here introducing templates and explaining their benefits to users of LaTeX. In the present post I would like to update the community on the progress of LaTeX Templates and present my thoughts on the progression of LaTeX over the last year and into the future.
LaTeX Templates Update
Since its launch in April 2012, LaTeXTemplates.com has grown in popularity and presently serves 3,000 visitors per day. The current collection of 38 templates in 14 categories is updated with new templates roughly every fortnight and there is a long list of templates in queue that I would like to add to the site. My top aim for the year is to grow the collection to provide a greater diversity of templates to better suit individual users' needs.
The site remains focused on providing high quality easy to use templates with a consistent commenting style. Early on I received several comments suggesting I utilize the bottom-up approach and allow users to submit their own templates for others to see and vote on but I believe this approach lacks the consistency and quality control that I aim to integrate into every template on LaTeX Templates. I am forever looking for beautiful LaTeX templates so please do submit any that you come across or create here.
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Besides the introduction of LaTeX Templates, this past year has seen an increase in the prominence and popularity of services offering LaTeX in the cloud. Along with the established ScribTeX and ShareLaTeX, newcomers SpanDeX and writeLaTeX have burst onto the scene in a big way. All of these services allow online compilation of LaTeX documents and collaboration by multiple people on a single document. This trend mirrors the general trend in technology of centralization and cloud storage and, in my opinion, is especially useful for LaTeX. In my first blog post I mentioned that I believe templates combined with online compilation can and should be the future of LaTeX, and in light of this, I would like to make an announcement.
Partnership Between LaTeX Templates and SpanDeX
I would like to announce that LaTeX Templates is partnering with SpanDeX, the premiere online LaTeX compiler and collaborative environment. SpanDeX features a quality LaTeX editor and provides a high-resolution preview of your document as you work on it (see below for SpanDeX in action). The service further allows collaboration of multiple authors on one document and version/revision history, which are incredibly useful in an academic environment for writing publications. The integration of DropBox support further adds to the ease of using SpanDeX by allowing you to backup and edit your documents locally without internet access then sync them once internet is restored.
SpanDeX example - click to enlarge the image
What Does This Partnership Mean?
This partnership means that I will be working closely together with SpanDeX to tailor the experience of using templates from LaTeX Templates in SpanDeX. All templates on LaTeX Templates will contain handy "Open in SpanDeX" links to open them directly in SpanDeX for instant editing and compilation. For those wishing to edit and compile documents locally, don't worry, templates will continue to be available for preview and download from LaTeX Templates.
Our aim is to establish a cyclical ecosystem whereby a LaTeX user wishing to create a new document first goes to LaTeX Templates to find a template they are happy with then opens it in SpanDeX for editing and online compilation. The document itself is stored securely on SpanDeX and DropBox and the compiled PDF is available for download by the user. When another document is required, SpanDeX will helpfully direct the user back to LaTeX Templates for choosing another template.
This partnership is a fruition of my vision for LaTeX. For too long LaTeX has been a niche system that requires technical skills to install and use, to the point that LaTeX has been dropping in popularity over the last 8 years. I want to reverse this trend and bring LaTeX to the masses by making the learning curve and skills required to use LaTeX much lower. Templates do this by reducing the time required to tailor a document to a specific need for both novice and advanced users. Online compilation takes the process one step further and abstracts the entire LaTeX backend from the user to provide only a compiled PDF. This means that novice users no longer need to figure out how to install LaTeX or find a certain package/font in order to compile a template.
I believe this partnership will benefit the LaTeX community and encourage more people to try out LaTeX. LaTeX is an awesome system and we need to show the world that it isn't as scary as they might think by making it as easy to use as possible while keeping the core functionality and customization.
Do you agree or do you think LaTeX should remain as it is? Leave a comment or drop me an email/tweet!
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Rockville, MD, United States, 2008/01/31 - HyperOffice today launched the public beta of business collaboration tools that connect the Apple iPhone to corporate email, contacts, calendars, tasks and notes.
The collaboration tools are built into HyperOffice and operate as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange, the corporate messaging platform that the iPhone does not support. HyperOffice synchronizes the iPhone email client with Microsoft Outlook, giving business users wireless access to secure corporate messaging and collaboration services from work, from home, and while traveling.
The public beta also includes a 30-day free trial of HyperOffice, the award-winning webware that makes it easier for owners, employees, clients, partners and suppliers of growing businesses to collaborate, communicate, plan projects, share and edit documents, schedule meetings, and manage information, anytime, from any Internet connection.
HyperOffice delivers to growing organizations today the power and productivity of collaboration software that only the largest company with a mammoth IT budget could otherwise afford -- business-class email without spam and viruses; document management with online storage, versioning, user rights and workflow; contact management, scheduling, task management, discussion groups, security, backup, portal customization, customer portals, extranets and intranets, time and expense tracking, and more.
People really want to use the iPhone as a business tool, said Farzin Arsanjani, president of HyperOffice.
But you cant do that until you solve two problems. First, it is difficult for the large enterprise to deploy the iPhone to corporate road warriors without native support for Microsoft Exchange, said Arsanjani.
Second, if you are using Outlook to run and grow your business, how do you begin sharing calendars, contacts, documents and tasks not just email without Exchange, especially when the iPhone does not work with Exchange?
These are the two stumbling blocks that HyperOffice removes.
Out of the box from Apple, the iPhone supports popular consumer email services such as Googles Gmail or Yahoos Yahoo! Mail. However, the built-in email client of the iPhone does not provide built-in support for Microsoft Exchange. Instead, the email client connects with Exchange only via direct IMAP/SMTP/POP3 protocols that are typically blocked by corporate firewalls due to concerns about security. This forces iPhone users to connect to Exchange email servers using the Safari Web browser at their companys Outlook Web Access page or to mesh calendars and contacts via iTunes.
In contrast, using HyperShare, a gateway tool built into HyperOffice, iPhone users can continue to use Outlook, yet share calendars, contacts, documents and tasks -- both with and without Microsoft Exchange.
HyperShare is a one-time download to the desktop. It migrates Outlook contacts, calendars and email folders in minutes, then automatically delivers email to the email application built into the iPhone, with support for folders, attachments, documents and tasks and replies and new messages are relayed back to Outlook or to the corporate Exchange server.
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Singer-turned-fashion designer Dannii Minogue would love to dress Jennifer Aniston as she is a huge fan of her style.
Dannii Minogue would love to dress Jennifer Aniston.
The Australian beauty launched her clothing range, Project D, earlier this year and while a host of stars have already been seen in her dresses, Dannii and business partner Tabitha Somerset Webb admit it would be a dream come true to see the former 'Friends' star in one of their creations.
Tabitha said: "Jennifer Aniston is the girl we'd absolutely love to wear our clothes. I'd die happy if I could wear a pair of jeans and a white T-shirt like she does. That whole ethos of clean, simple, effortless glamour is what we're all about."
As well as dressing A-list celebrities like Jennifer, Dannii was also keen for everyday women to be able to wear her clothes so didn't want to make them extraordinary expensive.
Speaking about fellow singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham ñ whose dresses are rather pricey - said: "I love Victoria Beckham's clothes and I admire her hugely as a designer but wanted to be able to have a much more affordable price point.
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Don Arnold, who wrestled in the 1950's through the 1970's as the original Dr. Death, passed away on November 22 in Hawaii. News was slow on the release of his death since communication with Arnold slowed when he was moved there by his daughter.
After Arnold left wrestling, he continued teaching and also wrote a number of books. He held a PhD degree in Human Behavior and also taught the subject at Cuyamaca College in San Diego, CA.
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Co-curricular Transcript Policy and Procedures
In support of The College of Idaho's mission as a residential private liberal arts college, we believe meaningful learning occurs in all realms of a student's educational experience. From the classroom to the residence halls, all campus experiences help prepare students for professional life, graduate school, and civic involvement. The co-curricular transcript provides documentation of a student's out-of-class learning, as the curricular transcript does of a student's in-class learning.
Co-curricular transcripts include the following information:
- Participation on college athletic teams.
- Service as an officer in campus clubs and organizations.
- Campus leadership positions (ASCI, Residence Life).
- Debate and Model United Nations.
Unofficial Co-curricular Transcripts
Students may request an unofficial co-curricular transcript at no cost. Unofficial co-curricular transcripts can be useful for students who are working on building a resume or in reflecting on experiences to include in an application for graduate school. Unofficial co-curricular transcripts are not signed by college officials and are marked with an "unofficial" watermark.
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The official co-curricular transcript is an official document of The College of Idaho authorized by the Division of Student Affairs. Official co-curricular transcripts can be useful as part of an application for graduate school or as an addendum to an employment application. Official co-curricular transcripts are signed by the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. In order to obtain an official co-curricular transcript, the student must attend a "Succeeding with Your Co-curricular Transcript" session with the Center for Experiential Learning.
Requesting a Co-curricular Transcript
To request a co-curricular transcript, students must turn in a co-curricular transcript request form to the Office of Student Involvement in the McCain Student Center. The transcript request form is available online as a PDF, or as a hard copy in the McCain Student Center. Requests for unofficial co-curricular transcripts will take up to three days to process. Requests for official co-curricular transcripts will take up to two weeks to process.
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| Clark County
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Since we are located inside the Fisher Family Library and Archives
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our holdings. We will happily research these records for those who
cannot visit in person. The cost is $10.00/hr. for members and $15.00/hr.
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Photocopies from the various offices at the court house are higher.
CCGS holdings
Heritage Center holdings
-newspaper clippings regarding veterans
-cemetery readings
- surname files
-five generation charts
-newspaper abstracts for 1829 - 1841
-LDS microfiche of documents related to Clark County
-family histories
-Clark County histories-Beers, Rockel, and Prince
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-original wills and administrations
-biographical information
-maps and plat books
-birth and death records 1867 - 1908
-city directories, a few rural directories
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-photographs of people and buildings
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A favorite summertime classic found at summer camps, on street corners, and at Popsicle stands, this frozen treat has a texture somewhere between an ice pop and sorbet, achieved by pureeing the ice crystals after they've formed. It's cool and bracingly refreshing.–Lucinda Scala Quinn
LC Tartly Lovely Note
Much as we swoon over ice cream, we gotta say, sometimes it's just too darn hot and humid for something so sweet and rich. Enter this tartly lovely sorbet, still an indulgence but with just enough sugar to appease your sweet tooth and enough lively acidity to keep you from feeling bogged down. No wonder it's a classic.
Lemon Icey Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Serves 6
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup ice cold water
- 1. Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove the simple syrup from the heat and let cool.
- 2. Combine the lemon juice and 1 cup simple syrup in an 8-inch square baking dish. Transfer to the freezer and chill, raking the mixture with a fork every 30 minutes, until flaky and frozen, about 3 hours total.
- 3. Transfer the frozen mixture to a blender and puree with the water. Divide among six 4-ounce ramekins or disposable paper cups and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours or up to 2 days. Remove from the freezer 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
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Objet showcases 3D printed lego prototypesComments Email
Rapid prototyping specialist Objet played a crucial role at the Lego World, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, earlier this month, by demonstrating how its 3D printers are used to create Lego prototypes.
At the show, Objet presented the development process, from the CAD file to the printing process, as well as printed samples such as Lego mini figures and bricks.
"The Lego brick is born digital on a computer as a CAD drawing and is converted into a physical brick during the manufacturing processes," the company said in a statement, saying that the printer "helps us in getting physical elements for checking the design, build-ability and functionality at a very early point in production".
Objet's printers use inkjet-based technology to jet thin layers of photopolymer materials onto the build tray, where each layer is cured with UV light.
"The process delivers models which can be handled immediately, with exceptional accuracy and allowing any geometry, including thin walls, overhangs and even moveable parts," says the company.
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pvXchange Expands its International Market Position
Press release from: pvxchange GmbH
PR Agency: Press Agency Krampitz
Berlin, 25 May 2011. After a successful previous year and with a new experienced investor on board, the market leader for the brokerage of photovoltaic products, pvXchange, is now entering the second half year of 2011 in a much stronger position. WHEB Partners, one of the leading venture capital companies in Europe for environmental technology, has invested several million Euros in pvXchange since May 2011. pvXchange will be using the new resources to further expand its position on international markets.
Thanks to a total installed power of around 180 MW, the Berlin-based company was able to broker more than twice as many photovoltaic modules on its online trading platform in 2010 as they did in the previous year. The transactions of inverters have increased eight-fold, to 85 MW, in the same period of time. pvXchange puts its success down to a clearly designed component exchange platform, product selection independent of manufacturers and a transparent price policy bundled in an international network of manufacturers, dealers and installers.
"Worldwide, many companies have recognised the chances a moderated network of potential buyers and sellers offers them", explains Kai Malkwitz, managing director of pvXchange GmbH. Currently, about 50 new companies from the solar branch join the trading exchange weekly. "For years we have shown that our business model can react flexibly to the fluctuations in the market. We will be investing more and more in new markets in the next few months and improving processes for our customers." In addition to the branch office recently opened in San Francisco, pvXchange will be expanding further trade hubs in Europe and Asia in the course of the following months. The online trading exchange is being modernized step-by-step and expanded with new functions.
In cooperation with its network members, pvXchange has been adjusting to changing market conditions in Europe, Asia and North America. Together with the manufacturers and distribution partners, the company is developing new ways to offer the buyers even more choice and options on the market. "With additional personnel and optimised processes, we are setting the course for sustainable growth", says Malkwitz
pvXchange on the Intersolar Europe in Munich, Hall A6, Stand 250.
About the company:
pvXchange was founded in 2004 in Berlin and is the world's market leader in the brokerage of photovoltaic products in the business accounts sector. In 2010 the company had a turnover of solar modules with a total power of around 180 MWp as well as inverters with an output of around 85 MW-AC. Besides Europe, pvXchange is also present in Asia and the USA. In May 2011, WHEB Partners, one of the leading venture capital companies in Europe for environmental engineering, invested several million Euros in pvXchange.
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Behind the Screens: Key Copier Apps
This is a post in our Behind the Screens series, which explores issues related to digital abuse. This post was contributed by Eleanor, a Hotline advocate
As technology continues to make our lives more accessible and seamless, it's always important to be aware of how it can also be used for potential abuse. In our previous Behind the Screens posts, we've discussed ways that computers, mobile devices and spyware can be used to manipulate, control and/or stalk a victim. Now, there are apps – such as the KeyMe App – that could allow an abusive partner to enter your home without your consent.
According to the Stalking Resource Center, "stalkers often use technology to assist them in stalking their victims." At The Hotline, we know that abusive partners use a variety of tactics, including the use of technology, to intimidate or control their partners. Though the intended purpose of key copier apps is to ease the frustration of losing one's keys or getting locked out of one's home, it's important to be aware of their existence and how they could be used by an abusive partner. For example, with the KeyMe app, anyone with an account can photograph your keys using the app and store photographic copies of them in their digital cloud to print keys as desired, thus allowing access to your personal spaces.


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A blue-green algae rich in protein could help curb global malnutrition if a US$1.7 million cultivation project in Chad — due to end in December — proves successful.
Dubbed a "miracle food" this cyanobacterium — known as spirulina — has been eaten around the world for centuries.
Analyses by industry and university laboratories reveal that almost 70 per cent of its dry weight is protein. It also has a small environmental footprint, needs little water, and can be cultivated in salty conditions harmful to other crops.
But it has not had the impact of similar nutritious products such as Plumpy'nut. One reason for this may be its acquired taste.
"It might seem bitter at first, but you get used to it," said Hereta Taher, a spirulina grower from Chad. Another reason could be the lack of political interest.
In Chad people drive up to six hours to buy spirulina 'cakes' from more than 1,500 women involved in its cultivation. Ousmane Issa Mara, a village chief in the north of Kanem region said the food is a miracle, giving energy and restoring appetites.
Currently, the top commercial producers are China and India. But overall the algae "has not yet received the serious consideration it deserves as a potentially key crop in coastal and alkaline areas where traditional agriculture struggles," according to the Italy-based Food and Agriculture Organization.
Link to full article in IRIN
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Questions, questions, questions--isn't life all about asking the right questions and and finding answers to them? Your bathroom remodeling project is no exception. Questions must have started popping up in your mind the day you started thinking about renovating the bath. So, we've decided to simplify things by compiling common bathroom Q & A's all in one place, so that you don't have to do the digging yourself.
Q: Where should I start?
A: The best way to begin is by doing a little homework and then drawing up a budget that works for you. You'll need to step back, take a good look at the existing room, and decide what will stay and what will go. If you are being haunted by hideous counter-tops, terrorized by terrible tiles, or frightened by freakishly-outdated fixtures, it's time to show them the door. Next, choose your basic layout and color scheme, and hit the ground running, with the confidence that you know exactly what fits your needs and tastes. If you are unsure (or totally convinced) of your ability to do any of the remodel work yourself, now is the time to bring in a skilled contractor and introduce them to your plans for bathroom bliss.
Q: Do I need any permits?
A: That depends on the type of work that you plan to do. If you are planning to make changes to plumbing or electrics, permits are required in most areas. Also requiring a permit is work that adds/resizes window or makes changes to load-bearing walls. If you are nervous about the prospect, the best thing you can do is take a bit of time to explore your local building codes. (Hint: contractors are a valuable reference when it comes to obtaining this sort of information). Regulations often differ from location to location, so it's better to be safe than sorry. If you find that you do need a permit, be sure to secure one ASAP to avoid fines, tax issues, insurance troubles, or possibly being shutdown altogether. If you are informed, it is unlikely that your bathroom redo will present you with any serious problems.
Q: Do I need to replace everything?
A: Remember...it's your bathroom, do what suits your needs, taste, and budget, so while your local home improvement supplier would like you to think so, the answer is a resounding "no!" If you really like something you already have, hang on to it. Your one of a kind sink basin can look like new if paired with fresh hardware. Thinking of going retro? Scour flea markets for old fixtures that can give your bathroom a new look (as well as save you tons of money). Recycling groups are another great resource for reclaimed materials. If you want to go new but without shelling out the big bucks, explore home wholesalers to get what you want at deep discounts.
Q: I need a new look but I can't afford to fork over $10,000 (or more). Any suggestions?
A: Upcycle, upcycle, upcycle! The amount of reusable items out there just waiting for someone to love them again is nothing short of astounding. Places like Habit for Humanity ReStore, Craigslist, and eBay abound with second-hand fixtures and finds to be had for (often) next to nothing. Want unusual accessories for your "new" bathroom? Check out online craft mega-store Etsy, and purchase unique bathroom cabinets, accessories, art, and a lot more directly from craftspeople.
Q: What should I include in my remodel, and what should I forget about?
A: It's easy to be seduced by the myriad of home shows on TV and suddenly discover that your life just won't be complete if you don't have a 500 sq ft bathroom with jacuzzi tub, two-person shower, separate bathtub, and heated floor tiles. The question is, what do I really need and what can I afford? While we spend a good deal of time in our bathrooms, we don't generally use them as recreational areas. If you have kids or simply enjoy a long, drawn-out soak, include the tub by all means, but if you have a small bathroom and live in an adults-only household, a comfortable shower should suffice. After the novelty wears off, many people who install jacuzzi tubs see them quickly become catchalls for dirty laundry. Why not forego that particular luxury and put the dollars you save towards something for the family, or give your vacation fund a big boost.
Q: I love my old bathtub, but it's looking worn. How can I make it like new again?
A: Good news! If you are even only slightly handy, you may be able to restore your tub to a like-new appearance all on your own. For about $150, you can purchase a basic refinishing kit. You'll need a few things like a sander, face masks, paint brushes, and a spray gun to complete the job, but when all is said and done, you can be proud of saving a ton of money by doing everything yourself.
Q: Which type of paint is the better choice for bathrooms, flat or semi-gloss?
A: If you want to be able to do a quick wipe-down to rid your bathroom walls of stray hand-prints and other uninvited markings, stick with the semi-gloss. Wiping down flat paint causes it to begin to break down more quickly, leading to frequent repainting, and you will be hard-pressed to surfaces looking as good as new. Areas around light switches, doors, and near the shower are notorious hand-print collectors, so the ability to wipe them clean is imperative (especially if you have kids, or if someone in the house has a dirty job). Because semi-gloss paint is more reflective than flat, and also helps to give lighting a boost.
Q: Will a bathroom update increase the value of my home?
A: Most definitely (but only up to the established neighborhood maximum.) Because we spend so much time in them, updated bathrooms are often a big selling point when it comes to getting the best return on your home improvement investment. Some factors that contribute to the value of a bathroom remodel are: quality of work, square footage, and comparable values in your neighborhood. You should also figure in the cost of the remodel as well as the amount of the mortgage.Did we answer all of your questions or do you have more on your mind? Why not ask the pros directly? Using our website, you can post your specific questions and get answers and tips from relevant and experienced contractors. Posted by: Ahmed Muztaba


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For writing PHP extensions and a HOW-TO. http://pecl.php.net/support.php
On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 22:39:51 -0700 (PDT), Nadim Shaikli wrote:
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i've been looking into the whole php-library thing the last two days or so, but come up with nothing really useful.... i'm not used to makefiles, 'building' and so on...
Sounds like you are asking for some help :-) Can anyone familiar with PHP and its dl() present Omar with a solution in which the ITL library is loaded (in its C format) and is made accessible to some PHP widget ?
yes, i am! If anyone wrote and compiled a php-library or if anyone have seen a HOWTO on php-libraries, then please respond, would be nice, i get nothing off of google and the small intro on php.net didn't 'satisfy' me=i didn't understand it fully :)
as of now, i've downloaded the php-source and cygwin (which i don't know exactly what it does except for porting some unix-tools to windows (grep)). I've tried reading the directives by php.net on how to compile a library, but that didn't get me anywhere.
You should really consider moving (or at least have a secondary partition) to linux. Cygwin ought to work just as well (although I have no direct experience on it and certainly not with web-related applications) to compile source, etc.
I've tried under cygwin, but no can do. Especially the make-script isn't available. Then i started a vm and run knoppix. Under knoppix i was able to "make" but i don't know where he put the so-file...
i think it is more efficient to keep the php-files updated. I can take this challenge, it's not very difficult to translate from c to php..
Its not a question of efficiency as much as keeping with the idiom of how libraries should be used. This might be difficult to figure out, but once done you'd have 2 options with which to proceed.
Nadim, if the point is getting the library up-to-date, i can do that. I could respond to every change in the original library and change the php-code. It's much simpler. I#ve got nothing against learning new things, but we should consider, if this would help in any way...
Thamer, any thought to including Swig interface files - you for it, against it, indifferent ? Should simple enough (even trivial) to do.
Omar, don't give up and learn something new (there are people on this list that can help :-)
- Nadim
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GM Canada, CAW reach cost-savings deal
CTV.ca News Staff
Published Friday, May 22, 2009 6:46PM EDT
Last Updated Friday, May 18, 2012 10:57PM EDT
The head of the Canadian Auto Workers says his union has come to an agreement on further cost-cutting measures with GM Canada, which will allow the Detroit automaker to remain competitive and qualify for government loans.
Ken Lewenza told reporters gathered at a Toronto news conference on Friday morning that it was "a struggle" for his union to come to a deal with GM, but he felt the CAW had done the best it could under the circumstances.
"We have preserved our wages, we have preserved and secured our pension benefits, we have protected most of our core benefits," Lewenza said.
"Another key victory is an agreement to restructure our pension plan, which has been in real jeopardy," he added, noting that GM's pension load was a "huge" issue during the talks.
Under the deal, Lewenza said the union's pension rates will be frozen until 2015.
He said the deal also stipulates that the GM plants in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock will stay open.
Other specifics of the deal were not immediately made available, though Lewenza said it would deliver $15 to $16 in savings in the average per-hour wage of GM's Canadian workers.
Lewenza said the two sides came to the deal at 11 p.m. on Thursday, after two weeks of tense negotiations.
"It has been the toughest two weeks of our collective career for this bargaining committee," he said.
The deal is still tentative, as it must still be ratified by CAW members.
The union had been forced into the negotiations, which saw the CAW sit down with GM for the third time in the past year.
The previous agreement was signed in March, but was rejected by the provincial and federal governments, saying it did not go far enough.
"It is incredibly frustrating to go back to the members with a new contract, the third ratification in a year," Lewenza said.
CAW Local 222 president Chris Buckley told CTV Newsnet the last year has been a "rollercoaster" for auto workers. But he said that the new deal gives him some "relief in a very, very difficult time."
"We did the right thing. The alternative was, if we walked away from this, General Motors would have been forced into liquidation and all of us would have lost . . . thousands of jobs across Canada," he said Friday evening.
The provincial and federal governments had said the increased cost savings were necessary if the automaker and CAW members wanted to qualify for financial aid -- something Lewenza said was "crucial" to GM's long-term survival.
Speaking in Calgary, Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed his approval of a deal being reached.
"I'm hopeful when we look at the deal that all involved have made the difficult decisions necessary to create a viable company," he said.
On Thursday, Lewenza had hinted that the two sides were making progress in their negotiations.
The CAW deal was announced one day after the U.S auto workers reached a deal of their own with GM.
The troubled automaker still plans to close 16 factories in order to trim its bottom line to stay afloat -- a move that will put some 21,000 hourly workers in the U.S. and Canada out of a job.
GM is facing a tight deadline to restructure its operations by June 1, a deadline that has been set by the U.S. government.
Otherwise, the company will be forced into bankruptcy protection.
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On Aug. 26, Republican voters will choose which of three candidates will take on Democratic incumbent Diane Rowden in the November race for the District 3 seat on the County Commission.
The field includes businessmen John Druzbick and Charles Gaskin and retired government worker Hubert "Wayne'' Dukes.
All three cite bad decisions by the current commission, reckless spending, skewed priorities and a lack of accountability in county operations. Each thinks he has the mix of experience and ideas needed to set the county's critical policies for the next four years.
Druzbick, 57, is the only candidate in the primary race who has been in public office before. He served on the Hernando County School Board from 1994 to 2006. The owner of Custom Discount Blinds, he said his time on the School Board gave him insight into government.
He also has been involved in numerous community organizations, including the United Way, the Oak Hill Hospital advisory board and the Hernando County Education Foundation.
"I think my involvement with the community has given me a good retrospective on what people see out of the county government,'' he said. That, combined with his 30 years of business experience, would give him a "running start'' to do the commission job.
Among his criticisms of county government, Druzbick said internal communications are lacking, the county has ignored auditor's reports and not reduced the size of its vehicle fleet, and has failed to properly use impact fees and tax money to provide the county's needed infrastructure and services.
When the School Board paid for projects through bonds, the district built them immediately. He doesn't see that from the county. "I've not seen any real improvements,'' he said.
Druzbick does give credit to some long-term county employees for the work they have done, but said the county staff as a whole needs to get a better read on its residents.
"They're not all bad. I just think that they've lost focus on knowing what the community really wants,'' he said.
While Druzbick supports a leaner county government, he called his opponent Dukes' plan to cut another 15 percent from spending "irresponsible.'' While some areas might be able to sustain that, others could not. He said he found it curious that Dukes has been attacking him on his School Board tenure, especially since Dukes was a government employee for decades.
That very government experience is why Dukes said he is up to the challenge of reining in county spending.
"I worked for the federal government, and I know how government works,'' he said. "It inherently grows.''
If elected, his plan would be to ask every county department to slash another 15 percent from its spending plan. He wants to see at least four positions cut from the county attorney's office. He wants to see changes in the way the county maintains vehicles that are less costly and keep the vehicles in the fleet longer.
"I just think we could do things better,'' he said. "As government grows, it starts to redefine what is essential and what is not essential, and that's when we get some of our luxuries.''
Dukes, 63, a retired U.S. Department of Defense fire chief, said residents don't trust county government, especially as tax revenue expanded as property values soared several years ago. The County Commission should have shown leadership by slicing the tax rate earlier and deeper.
"If you feel your government is fair value to you, you don't have a problem paying your taxes. That's just what we do,'' he said.
His short-term goal is to downsize, outsource and make government services more efficient so the tax rate can be lowered "as much as possible" and acknowledges that could mean layoffs.
"We have to start changing what government stands for in this county,'' he said.
He favors an overhaul of some of the county's rules and regulations and a hard look at the way the county conducts code enforcement. He would cut down on the use of general purpose vehicles. He also favors closing the Development Department and hiring a private company to run the permitting operations.
Dukes ran unsuccessfully for County Commission two years ago and is running out of district this time.
"I wasn't prepared to sit four years and wait and start over'' to run again, he said.
Gaskin, 55, wants to see government be more accountable to residents. He thinks that some government officials abuse the power they have to enforce rules that hurt residents but don't really help the county.
"A lot of times, they don't listen to the people,'' said Gaskin, a mechanical contractor for 30 years and owner of Sunshine Heat and Air.
He is a proponent of charter government and is proposing a program he calls "Countystat,'' which would route all of the public's calls to the county through a single number, 311. That way, the county could keep a running log on issues, and commissioners could check and see how many calls of a certain type were received and how issues were resolved.
The system would encourage more cooperation among county departments and more accountability, he said.
Gaskin said he had lots of questions about how the county handles money collected from developers to provide infrastructure and is upset that, despite the county taking in millions of dollars in impact fees, promised road projects such as the improvement of Sunshine Grove Road have not materialized.
He favors lightening some of the existing development rules.
"We've got so many rules and regulations on top of people, what I look at is we need smaller businesses going here — mom-and-pop businesses — and we're not getting them,'' he said. When they find out about the rules they must follow, "they throw their hands up and walk away,'' he said.
Gaskin also said he would like to see changes in the county's comprehensive plan to provide more areas for commercial development.
Gaskin, who ran unsuccessfully for County Commission in 2004, has been arrested on charges of driving under the influence twice, once in 1986 and once in 1989. He was convicted once, and the second time he was convicted of a lesser charge, reckless driving.
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Developed by Washington Nonprofits and supported by Grays Harbor Community Foundation, Plan Builders addresses the need for small nonprofit organizations to develop plans that guide their work. In the 2012-2013 nonprofit survey administered by Washington Nonprofits, only 24-percent of organizations taking the survey statewide stated that they have a strategic plan, and 51% said that they have a budget. Grays Harbor most likely reflects the statewide reality that most nonprofits are small and stand to benefit from a focus on plan building for long-term impact. "This program is so timely because it is in perfect alignment to the needs we hear our local nonprofits sharing with us. Plan Builders is a way to efficiently bring resources to our community so that they can continue to grow and do the wonderful work they do every day," said GHCF Program Officer Cassie Lentz.
Plan Builders is accepting applications between now and September 3, 2013. The program begins in late September and runs through January 2014. Applications are available through the Foundation.
About Grays Harbor Community Foundation
Since 1994, Grays Harbor Community Foundation has worked to improve the quality of life in all communities throughout Grays Harbor County. It works to build the capacity of local nonprofit organizations through its nonprofit forum and targeted funding. http://www.gh-cf.org
About Washington Nonprofits
Washington Nonprofits is Washington's state association for nonprofits. Its mission is to build a strong, collaborative network of nonprofits serving Washington communities through advocacy, education and capacity building. It implements programs that raise the knowledge, skill, and connections of nonprofits within communities and the sector as a whole. http://www.washingtonnonprofits.org.
To learn more about Plan Builders in Grays Harbor, please contact:
Cassie Lentz, Program Officer
705 J Street, Hoquiam WA 98550
Office: (360)532-1600
Fax: (360)532-8111
[email protected]


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Sexy Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde last Sunday added another feather in her cap as she was announced favorite West African actress of the Year at the prestigious Screen Nation Film and Television Award, held at indigo O2 Arena in the UK. The award was hosted by Angelica Bell and Michael Underwood.
The actress, who was on a tour of four countries on a project her team is still keeping under wrap, won alongside Ghollywood play boy actor, Majid Micheal who also emerged the favourite West African actor category.
Omotola though could not make it to the big event, she sent her gratitude to her supporters for voting on her behalf.
Reacting to the good news, Omotola said, "it counted! I appreciate your love and consistency. Thank you for making your voice heard and choosing me! Thank You. Luv, Omotola."
She beats other African nominees such as Jackie Appiah, Mercy Johnson, Genevieve Nnaji, Ama K Abebrese and many others to clinche the award.
The Screen Nation film and TV Awards takes place every October during The Black History Month and combines the glamour of international movie stars alongside British talents. The awards ceremony dubbed by the media as the "Black Oscars", brings together the most revered actors, actresses, directors and filmmakers from the UK and the international film and TV industry.


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Shop the Edit: 1. Sophie Hulme two-tone trench coat at Net-A-Porter and Net-A-Porter USA | 2. Camilla and Marc bomber jacket at The Outnet | 3. Philli Wood for Warehouse techno parka | 4. Leather biker jacket at Karen Millen | 5. Pink boyfriend coat at Topshop and Topshop USA
Good news: Spring has officially begun. Bad news: it's still not warm enough for a coat-free existence. The solution: a lightweight statement coat, of course. And if you don't already own a piece of colourful outerwear now is the perfect time to pounce. After months of pink coat mania every major retailer is pushing some version of the spring jacket – be it a apple green biker or a hot pink parka.
I've narrowed the current selection down to five key styles – the trench, the bomber, the parka, the biker and the overcoat – so you don't have to do any of the work.
If you're looking for a smart investment purchase you can't go wrong with Sophie Hulme's trench coat. It's a classic style that you're sure to return to every year, and the bubblegum-pink sleeves just give it some added spice! However, if you're after something a little more daring, look to Warehouse's techno parka, which was designed by up-and-coming British designer, Philli Wood. I'd wear it with a grey sweater, black skinny jeans and a pair of Converse sneakers.
Which of these spring coats is your favourite? Let me know…


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Flyar is an interactive Twitter screensaver based on Augmented Reality and gesture interaction technologies using your webcam for capturing motions. The application is so funny and lets feel the real noise of Twitter
It's difficult to explain this visualization project .. just watch!
Flyar only runs on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 and requires .NET 3.5 framework SP1, updated DirectX drivers, Visual C++ 2005 and 2008 Redistributable SP1, and of course, a webcam.
Pros & Cons
|Very fun to use
|Will you keep it as your primary screensaver? I mean.. seriously.. plus it's too noisy :S
|Well implementation of Augmented Reality and gesture interaction technologies


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Franklinton cancels boil water advisory after tower issue
Posted November 16, 2015
Franklinton, N.C. — The Town of Franklinton on Monday lifted a boil water advisory after tests showed no evidence of contamination.
The town told residents to boil water Saturday evening after a water tower under construction was taken offline. A second tower was drained of its water, officials said, forcing the advisory.
"Laboratory testing on samples collected indicate no evidence of contamination, and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed to be resolved," Franklin County Public Utilities officials said in a statement.


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Kelly Had A First Year Starter!!! Come ON!!!
We're Blessed to Have The Man!!!!
2016 is truly the year !!!
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Teenager Alice Pyne 'so excited' to meet Take That after bucket list hit
Cancer-stricken teenager Alice Pyne has blogged that she is 'so excited' to be meeting Take That after a Twitter campaign to fulfil
her 'bucket list' of dying wishes became an internet sensation.
The 15-year-old, who is suffering from Hodgkins lymphoma, listed meeting Take That as one of the things she'd like to do before she died and now her dream is set to become reality.
She wrote on her website alicepyne.blogspot.com: 'Now for my mega exciting news. I'm off to see Take That this weekend, can you believe it? I am so excited and really can't wait, I just hope that I don't get ill or something daft.
'I've lived in PJs for about a year so mum is going to town to buy some things to bring back for me to try.'
Pyne's blog features a âbucket listâ of things she wants to do before she dies including eating as much chocolate as she can at Cadburyâs World, staying at Alton Towers, swimming with sharks, whale watching, staying in a caravan and âto have my hair done, if they can do anything with itâ.
The teen from Ulverston, Cumbria, also said her other wishes were coming true: 'It also looks like the other things I wished to do are being organised so thank you to everyone for that. I feel a very lucky girl.
'PS Anyone got hints for tweeting because we don't know what we're doing LOL.'
Katy Perry, Phillip Schofield, Stephen Fry, Richard Madeley, Fearne Cotton, Bill Bailey and Dara O'Briain have all tweeted their support for Pyne.
Fearne said: 'Please send Alice & her sister a cheerful card to make them smile #alicesbucketlist.'
Twitter users rushed to make #alicebucketlist a top trending topic worldwide.
Since she was diagnosed with the disease almost four years ago, Alice, of Ulverston, Cumbria, has helped sign up more than 1,100 bone marrow donors to the Anthony Nolan charityâs register.
For further information on becoming a bone marrow donor, visit http://www.anthonynolan.org


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Nonprofit food truck on a mission to feed hungry kids
Posted June 12, 2013
Raleigh, N.C. — Food trucks are a popular trend nationwide, with loyal customers lining up to catch a quick bite from the convenient rolling restaurants.
But there's a different kind of food truck on the move in the Triangle – one that's feeding hungry kids for free.
The mission of the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Mobile Meals program is to feed kids who are missing daily meals served at school while they are on summer break.
"In the summer when they're home, especially families with multiple children, they're already low-income so they may not have the means to feed the kids lunch every day," said Terri Hutter, who serves as chef on the food truck nicknamed the Mobile Tastiness Machine.
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle has served meals for years, but this is the first time the nonprofit has used the food truck concept to bring food directly to neighborhood kids.
"There's a lot of hungry kids out there," said Antoinette Wilkins, who was the driver on Wednesday's trip to Parrish Manor in Garner.
"Man, those kids just take off and come running out there," she said. "They'd be so excited to see the truck come."
New food truck takes free meals to hungry kids
Once the truck arrives, it's not long before the kids show up.
"Let us get set up," Wilkins tells them. "Give us about 10 minutes, OK?"
Once the food is ready, a free lunch is always appreciated.
"When they give us the food, sometimes I eat it all because it's so good," said 7-year-old Adrian Bautista.
Each week, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle serves more than 600 children at various stops in the Triangle. But with 116,000 hungry children in seven counties, there's a lot more cooking and driving to be done.
Wilkins said the mission is simple: "Just to see those kids happy and make sure everybody is fed and full."
Visit the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle website to donate or volunteer.


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Best Buy using bilingual 'weekly deal' text campaign: NYT
It seems impossible to count the number of brands that have launched Spanish-language campaigns targeting Hispanic-Americans in the past year. It's smart marketing; the Hispanic population in the US grows every day.
The New York Times took a look this week at brands taking this trend to the Web. For one, retailer Best Buy has conducted a global initiative including text messages, microsites and Spanish-language apps. This includes a "Deal of the Week" text message in both Spanish and English. It also conducted a Mother's Day contest in Spanish.


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I have to say to people with SLE lupus nephritis like myself, or any other type of shocking lupus (all of them) to keep believing in the best outcome. I still have to stop and think in amazement often to how well im STILL doing! and NO signs of it going off track this time!
Ive been in remission for over a year now, my urine tests remain brilliant (even better than normal), lupus markers as asleep as I was when I was at my sickest! I had severely screwed up kidneys, with a good 75mg prednisolone and years of a terrible immune system.
The depression of being a teenager in hospital with crap in my veins and machines all around me, all the holes in walls, incredible anger and depression resulting in coppers coming, the unexplainable stress in every facet of the body and mind.
Now I play football, Australian football which is a full contact sport with heavy bumps and tackling. I gym mondays train tuesdays gym wednesdays train thursdays and play saturdays.....lupus doesnt 100% mean its over. Even at my sickest I believed I would get to normality....i would talk to other lupus patients online or on the phone......and when I said im confident i can get to my normal self they would respond with something like " .....hmmm well at least you have a good attitude"(doubting me severly) and it made me angry as all hell. I didnt just have a good attiude I had the grit and determination to say "no way in hell is this gonna rule my life" even after flare ups and more steroids and more kidney biopsys I thought...I will keep trying to do everything I can and I believe docs will get drugs right and my body will respond at some point.
If i can help 1 bloody person than im stoked, because thats the only reason im writing this, in the event someone takes some positives from it.
I just imagine the person somewhere reading this whos still on all the drugs, all the bad test results, all the symptoms under the sun and I hope to god they turn out ok. Lifes too short to lose hope. Please keep believing people =[
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Thanks for that post! That is one of the reasons we are here! So glad that you are still doing well!
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
~Winston Churchill~
That's awesome to hear!!!!! I also have high expectations. I don't know if they'll pan out or not, but I simply refuse to accept a life that is less than optimal. It may be complicated getting there, but I will strive for excellent health DESPITE the challenges of this crap. It is great to hear you are doing so well.
Even when we have setbacks, I think it's important to reach for good health as our ultimate goal, and recognize that things CAN get better.
10 years after being dx'd and getting my meds working and my body working I completed a 1/2 marathon!!!! I wasn't the slowest person on the course either! I'm with you on postitive attitude, it's my best attribute and I'm hoping to do a full marathon in the next year or so, i just train much slower than others and keep myself in check. Keep the hope alive!!!!!!
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i have had good days, and bad days.
currently they are more bad than good.
but we need to be reminded that there is hope.
thank you for sharing.
i am truely happy for you.
It's good to see you here again and even better to read your joyous, positive post.
Keep doing what you are doing.


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Highway shooting witness speaks with police
Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:29:41 GMT —
WIXOM, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a man wanted as a possible witness to a Michigan shooting spree has stepped forward and talked to investigators.
The man contacted the task force Friday night after police released gas station surveillance photos to the news media. Wixom Police Chief Clarence Goodlein says the man was very cooperative and had no role in the shootings. No name was released.
Twenty-four shootings have been reported in four counties in and near the Interstate 96 corridor, from Ingham to Oakland counties. One driver was injured. All but two of the shootings occurred two weeks ago.
Police increased patrols on I-96 for fans attending the Michigan State football game. Some high school bands traveling to Detroit for a competition avoided I-96 Saturday.


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LOL, I won't even try a portrait,,I suck a drawing people..good job! a 10 and a HUG from to YOU!!!!
Thank you so much Monica! I appreciate the compliment!
i`m sure you will do better,your on the right way...for your first portrait,this one is very nice:)
Thank you! It was a lot of fun, but it sure took me a while to do it. I know I could have use a little more shading, but I will do better with my next one. Thx again!
Well done! Now you are getting there, exellent!