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ACCA Nomination Deadline Approaches
November 26, 2007
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is accepting nominations for the association's 2008 Awards for Excellence. These awards will be presented at ACCA's 40th Annual Conference and Indoor Air Expo, being held Feb. 5-7, 2008 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. The awards include the ACCA Award for Excellence in Residential Contracting, the ACCA Award for Excellence in Commercial Contracting, and the Jeff Forker Award for Excellence in Training. Nomination packages must be received by Dec. 3, 2007.
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OF Matt Szczur (Lower Cape May Regional) was 0-for-5 before hitting a bases-loaded single to break a 1-1 tie in the top of the 12th inning, and the Tennessee Smokies (Cubs) went on to beat Pensacola 9-1 in the double-A Southern League on Saturday.
Szczur ended up with another RBI single later in the 12th to finish 2-for-7 with two RBIs.
He is hitting .400 (6-for-15) through the first three games of the season.
RHP A.J. Holland (Holy Spirit) made his first start of the season for the Lynchburg Hillcats (Braves) and gave up five runs, four earned, in 42/3 innings in a 10-6 win over Potomac in the Class-A Advanced Carolina League.
He gave up eight hits, struck out five and walked one.
OF Darren Ford (Vineland) made his debut for the Indianapolis Indians (Pirates) in the triple-A International League, and went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in a 5-3 win over Columbus.
LHP Scott DeCecco (Middle Township) did not pitch for the Clinton LumberKings (Mariners) against Burlington in the Class-A Midwest League.
DeCecco (0-1) has a 1.80 ERA after allowing three runs, one earned, over five innings in his first start Friday. He struck out six and walked one.

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Ten years in and the b store label continues to push forward their latest capsule collection with Liberty London for Autumn/Winter 2011. The winter collection features the use of summer weight fabrics across their line of blazers, denim jackets, and chinos. Drops in stores shortly.
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A programme to build up to 165,000 new affordable homes over three years is an essential part of the government's long-term economic plan, according to Keighley's MP.
Kris Hopkins said housing associations, councils and house builders were now being invited to bid for government funding that, when combined with private investment, would deliver a £23 billion programme between 2015 and 2018.
He said this seeks to achieve a much better deal for taxpayers, while providing a boost to thousands of small businesses that supply building materials to developers.
"House building is an essential part of this government's long-term economic plan," he said. "That's why we've designed an ambitious new scheme to build affordable homes at the fastest rate for 20 years."


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A generation brought up on sun, sand and sea has moved on in a major shift which has caught many package tour operators by suprise. Ecotourism, themed holidays, archeological explorations, historical tours, mountain ascents, rain forest trails - all these variations on walking holidays are eroding traditional holiday spending.
Those taking walking holidays are often higher income explorers who enjoy history, local customs, spectacular scenery, and learning something new every day. Walking holidays range from rambles along well-marked routes to major expeditions with professional guides across the Himalayas or even to the North Pole.
Serious walkers are likely to have no children or are empty-nestors who are enjoying new-found freedom to do all the things they have been unable to consider for the previous 15-20 years. Pace and distance can be varied to suit the most energetic and fit young adults, and those who are well into retirement. You can carry all your personal needs on your back, or have porters do the work, or use local transport to manage the hops between each night's accomodation.
Calories and Weight
Walking is a low impact activity - unlike running - which improves muscle tone, bone density and heart function. Walking, like all exercise, also releases endorphins in the brain (naturally occurring opiates or heroin-like neurotransmitters) which creates a sense of mild euphoria and well-being in those who have walked a lot during the day - which helps offset aches, pains and physical tiredness.
What about weight lostt? A pound of fat equals around 3500 calories. To lose 1 pound in walking, you will need to use up 3500 more calories than you eat during the holiday, whether through increased activity or decreased eating or both.
You may use up enough energy to be able to enjoy more luxury food than normal and keep your weight stable or even lose some. Losing 1-2 pounds of fat a week is not hard if you are taking a lot of exercise. So how much extra exercise would you need to take to lose a couple of pounds or a kilogram?
Your weight x distance = energy used walking. Time does not matter as much as distance. If you speed up to walking a mile in 13 minutes or less, you will certainly burn more calories in each mile. A simple rule is 100 calories per mile for a 150 pound or 70 kilogram person.
So if you are walking an average of ten miles a day, you will use up 7000 calories a week - and lose 2 pounds. But it could be more than that since your general metabolic rate will rise and you will carry on buring up energy at a higher rate than normal even when resting. If you are carrying a back-pack, your energy levels may be more than 50% higher depending on the weight - and remember that even standing around looking at the view or exploring a site you will use up far more energy than sitting at a desk doing e-mail.
Nordic Walking, (walking with poles) was first used by cross-country skiers as a summer training method. It was then developed into a fitness exercise for all with specific training equipment by the Finnish sports equipment manufacturer Exel Oyj, researchers in sports medicine, and other fitness professionals.
Nordic Walking improves endurance fitness, strengthens the various muscles of the upper body and improves the mobility and blood circulation of the neck and shoulder area.
According to a poll conducted by Gallup Finland Ltd. Published on 22 November 2000 the number of persons participating regularly in Nordic Walking has increased by some 200, 000 persons during the last year in Finland. As many as 480,000 Finns now walk regularly with the poles. Some 30% of Finns (1,200,000) tried Nordic Walking at least once during the last year. In addition to Finland Nordic Walking is coming increasingly popular in Sweden, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. At present Exel is launching Nordic Walking in Japan and the U.S.A.
The Cooper Institute studied the effectiveness of Nordic Walking both in laboratory and field conditions in autumn 2000. Study results show that Nordic Walking significantly increases oxygen and energy consumption.
On average there is a 20% increase in caloric expenditure and in oxygen consumption in a study group when using the poles. Additionally there is a 6% increase in heart rate when using the poles.
However the participants do not find walking with poles more strenuous. Individual variations in the results were remarkable. Some individuals increase as much as 46% in oxygen consumption and just about the same in caloric expenditure."
It is just another variation on the possibilities of a walking holiday - but poles can also be a life-saver on difficult terrain over long distances, preventing falls both in ascent and descent.
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Now viewing scripture range from the book of James chapter 1:13 through chapter 1:18...
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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by ADAM GRUENEWALD
NYA Times
The Central wrestling team won a key first round Section 4A match in exciting fashion over Spectrum last Thursday, 39-34, before losing to #1 Lake Crystal, 57-9.
In the final four matches hosted by Central, #2 Sibley East defeated #3 LeSueur-Henderson in the semifinals and then beat Lake Crystal, 31-23, to advance to state. The Raiders finish 12-12.
#1 Lake Crystal 57, #4 Central 9
On the important Saturday matches, Central wrestlers lost to Lake Crystal, 57-9.
Central head coach Darrin Fox was pleased with the way his team wrestled and they were in position to win in the third period in several matches.
"I think our kids really wrestled hard in a lot of spots where we had matchups that we thought we could win or stay close in," he said.
The Knights opened with an early 10-0 lead as they got a pin at 106 and a 11-1 decision at 113.
The Raiders' Josh Hendel did well in his match to avoid the pin and secure a point in the second period.
Zeke Dodge then got the first win for Central at 120, in a match that was stopped several times due to blood on the Knights' wrestler.
Ahead 4-2 after the second period, Dodge got several takedowns in the third for the 8-2 victory.
"I think Zeke had a really good match," said Fox. "I think it was a dominating performance. The score wasn't a dominant score but he controlled the match the whole way through."
Lake Crystal then went up 33-3, getting a quick pin at 126, a third period pin at 132, a technical fall at 138 and a quick pin at 145.
At 150, Jared Wickenhauser fell down 0-2 after the first period, was tied 4-4 in the second before winning the 150-pound matchup, 10-4, for Central second win.
The Knights added another quick pin at 160 prior to the best match of the night at 170.
Facing Shane Nelson at 170, Alex Meeker battled to a 5-2 lead after the second period. Nelson secured an escape and a takedown to tie the match up at 5 and then got a late escape for a 6-5 edge.
Meeker then got a late takedown for the 7-6 decision to make it 39-9 Lake Crystal.
"I think that he has been one of our most improved kids," Fox said of Meeker. "He's a shade over .500 but at one of the tougher weight classes. I think he's starting to put it all together here at the end which is perfect timing. He really has wrestled hard and done a lot of good things in the last three weeks."
The Knights then added a first period pin at 182 but two Central seniors performed well in the next two matches. Jordan Kohls lost by a narrow 4-2 decision at 195, and Steven Smith lost a 7-4 decision at 220.
"This is kind of time in the season where they start to feel the pressure a little bit," said Fox. "I think they have prepared themselves the last two or three weeks really well to get to this point. They took it upon themselves to really want to finish as best as they can."
Fox also took positives from the experience gained by younger wrestlers including Peter Barth, Eddie Mendoza, Alex Farrell, Ty Volner, Zeke Padilla and Nick Forner.
"For us to continue to be in that tournament every year we have to have those kids wrestle matches in that setting," he said. "What we're hoping is by having that experience they get that itch that they really want to get back there again and realize it takes a lot of work to get there."
Lake Crystal closed the match with a quick pin at heavyweight.
#4 Central 39, #5 Spectrum 34
The Raiders advanced past Spectrum last Thursday in NYA in a difficult match that was closer than their previous contest.
With two of their regular wrestlers out, Central relied on their upper weights to get significant wins, including Steeven Smith's clinching pin at heavyweight.
Central also benefitted from a total of four forfeits and a disqualification due to clasping by a Sting wrestler.
Down 28-9 the match then started turning around for Central as they won four straight matches, beginning with a forfeit win by Anthony Rice at 160.
The 170 match proved to be one of the night's highlights as Alex Meeker would up winning at 170 after Shane Herrlin lost several points before getting disqualified for clasping.
Meeker was ahead 4-3 late in the match when the disqualification happened.
Clasping, a rule where the top wrestler clasped his hands together without having the bottom wrestler on their back, is well known but rarely seen at the higher levels.
Central head coach Darrin Fox said he couldn't remember someone get disqualified for the illegal hold at this level in his time coaching.
"It was big," said Fox. "With that I thought Alex wrestled a really, really good match. He stayed in position the entire time. We talked about it earlier in the week a gameplan for this kid… He executed it to perfection."
Zeke Padilla and Jordan Kohls then added forfeit wins at 170 and 182 for Central's 33-28 lead.
With the match going down to the wire, Nick Forner trailed 0-5 before getting pinned late in the third period by Elliot Uecker, which gave the Sting a 34-33 advantage.
"Forner wrestled really hard against a kid who is a little over .500," said Fox. "He's a got whose got a little bit better frame than Forner does right now. I thought Nick did some good things against him. He was in a good position."
Steeven Smith then got the pin at heavyweight.
"That's what a senior should do and that's what a leader should do," said Fox. "He stepped up to the plate and knew what he had to do. It's easier to win a match when a pin a good than letting it go three periods… It's easier to go out there and get the job done. That was a really good way for him to finish."
The contest was close from the outset as Anthony Hennen won a 1-0 decision at 106, scoring a reversal in the second period.
"Hennen was fantastic for us," said Fox. "We told him Monday that he was probably going to be in the match that won the match for us. It ended up that way."
Spectrum's Esteban Teigen then added a pin of Peter Barth at 113 and Ryan Killeen added a 14-6 major decision at 120 over Josh Hendel for a 10-4 advantage.
Luke Nolden added a 15-5 major decision over Ben Barth at 126.
Zeke Dodge then got a forfeit at 132 for Central to make it 16-9 Sting.
Fox said it was unexpected to not get as many wins from the lower weights, but credited the Sting.
"They have three very good kids down below," said Fox. "We had some things that didn't go in our favor before we even stepped on the mat, which made it difficult for us to make a lot of changes down there."
The Sting then got a pin at 138 from Mitsuru Morita and Josiah Roberts added a 5-0 decision over Josh Lord at 145 and Noah Rogers added a 11-5 decision over Bennett Hatterschide for the 28-9 lead.
"We needed to score more points and not give up points," said Fox. "They at least kept those to decisions which is huge this time of year. That was big for us to hold those points down."
Fox called it a "survival match."
"Sometimes when your team faces adversity you have to find a way to survive and that's what these guys did," he said, adding his team can use it to get better. "There's a lot of things we have to keep doing as a program to get better where we don't have those matches. If we want to take those steps forward, we can't be scared to go out and get that."
Next Up
The individual Section 4A tournament will take place on Feb. 21 and 22 at LeSueur-Henderson High School.
"What we have to do is go in there with the mindset of wrestle the best matches we have wrestled all year," said Fox, adding several wrestlers have chances depending on the draw to advance to state. "We want to come home and have everybody have a medal."
The Class A state team matches are held at the Xcel Energy Center on Feb. 27. For full schedules, visit www.mshsl.org.
Contact Adam Gruenewald at [email protected]


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Clarke Recital Hall in the Weeks Center for Recording and Performance
A Master Class hosted by the department of vocal performance featuring David Aronson, opera conductor and pianist, and Sylvia Greenberg, soprano
Free and open to the public
About the Artists:
Conductor and pianist David Aronson, a native of New York, holds degrees from the Crane School of Music in Potsdam and Manhattan School of Music. His career in Europe began in Zurich, where he rapidly rose from coach at the International Opera Studio to assistant chorus-master and conductor at the Zurich Opera House. In 1982, Aronson began a nine-year appointment as Kapellmeister of the Municipal Theater of Lucerne. In addition to appearing as guest conductor in Darmstadt and Stuttgart, he assisted Herbert von Karajan in his Salzburg Festival production of Carmen. Aronson joined the music staff of the Vienna State Opera in 1991 and served as guest conductor of the Vienna Schönbrunner Schlossorchester. In November 2000, he made his conducting debut with the Vienna State Opera. A renowned opera coach, Aronson has worked with many of the world's leading singers, including Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming, Elina Garanca and Anna Netrebko. David Aronson teaches opera coaching and conducting at the Vienna Conservatory Private University. An accompanist of international stature, Aronson has performed numerous recitals and held master classes throughout Europe, Israel, the United States and Australia.
Sylvia Greenberg made her vocal debut in concert with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta. During the years as a member of the Zurich Opera House and of the Deutsche Oper Berlin she sang many coloratura roles, such as Zerbinetta, Blonde, Oscar and Sophie. However, Mozart's Queen of the Night became the artist's hallmark at virtually all of the major European opera houses. Guest engagements have led her to the festivals in Salzburg, Bayreuth and Aix en Provence as well to the Teatro alla Scala in Milan where she sang the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. She appeared in world premieres of operas by Manzoni and Berio in Milan and in Salzburg. Sylvia Greenberg can be heard on numerous recordings which include Mozart's Abduction, Haydn's Creation and L'anima del filosofo, Gluck's Paride ed Elena, sacred music by Poulenc and Bizet as well as Orff's Carmina burana and Berio's Un re in ascolto. The artist's most recent releases are concerning Mahler's 8th Symphony under Kent Nagano singing the 1st soprano as well as the newly rediscovered cantata "Crudel tiranno amor" by George Friedrich Haendel (recorded 2006). Her schedule includes frequent recitals, and she is also highly respected as a teacher, holding classes primarily in Munich and Vienna.
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Based on dozens of articles that arrived in my inbox in a single week, one might think that the majority of people work in difficult work-cultures, alongside clueless co-workers, under distrusting bosses. Here are a few examples: "You're the Boss, Not the Babysitter" "What to Do When Your Employees Won't Stop Whining" "Giving Feedback to the Clueless" "How to Survive a Toxic Boss" Fortunately, most of us don't wor...
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British actress Anna Friel was left red faced when she accidentally sent her father pornographic images while researching a role.
The Pushing Daisies star will play Jean Raymond, the wife of porn baron Paul Bradley, in new movie The Look of Love and she made the embarrassing error while trying to send her father images of Jean.
She tells Britain's Easy Living magazine, "I sent an email to my dad with some pictures of Jean Raymond. He called me afterwards and said, 'I think you're going a bit far on this one'.
"I wondered what he meant and then I realised I'd sent him an email attachment of an actual porn shoot that Jean did - I mean, everything. I was mortified."
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Pepsi Pot Roast
1 Pot Roast 1 envelope onion soup mix 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can pepsi
Put pot roast in slow cooker. In separate bowl, mix all other ingredients. Pour over pot roast. Set slow cooker to low. Cook 8 hours or more. Serve. Meat will fall apart.
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Level: Easy
Yield: 4-5 servings
Serves: 4
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- 1 can pepsi
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 large pot roast
- put meat in slow cooker, pour ingredients over meat, turn slow cooker on low, cook 8 hours
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which control surface is recommended for ardour on linux?
hi fellow ardour users!
i'd like to get a control surface for ardour that will do the following things:
* 8 or so motor faders with working feedback and touch automation
* a jog/shuttle wheel that will be able to control jack transport
* a bunch of rotary controllers
optionally, a timecode display would be really cool, provided jack or ardour can update it, and the ability to control locations/loop/punches.
and then, of course, the whole thing should be as cheap as possible.
what would you recommend? currently, i'm looking into a behringer bcf2000 for the basics...
thanks in advance,
Hi Jörn,
I am very happy with my Behringer BCF2000, working with the Mackie driver. You have the faders with automation and feedback (if you choose write for the automation in a track), the wheel to control the transport and the rotary controllers that control the pan for mono tracks, also with automation and feedback. It doesn't have the timecode display, though. But you have punch control and can jump to markers by pushing the prev and next buttons. Take a look at section 10.6 of the manual.
thanks pablo for your comment. i think i'll go for the behringer then.


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William J. Moloney
Seven people remain in the hunt to become Florida's next education commissioner. Next week, the State Board of Education will trim the list further. Leading to that Sept. 18 meeting, the Gradebook will provide mini profiles, one each day, on the candidates. Today, meet William J. Moloney.
William J. Moloney is all about accountability. It's been his guiding philosophy for the entirety of his decade-long tenure as Colorado's education commissioner. He helped create and implement the state's 1998 Accreditation Accountability Act, the 2000 School Accountability Reports and the 2001 Coalition to Close the Learning Gap.
One needs only review his own writings to learn how important the issue is to him. Moloney began a March 16, 2006, column in the Rocky Mountain News like this: "If you asked the question, 'What one thing has changed public education more than anything else in the last 20 years?' there could be only one answer: The rise of state accountability testing." He followed a year later with a column calling for a national test. And he suggests in a USA Today piece that if our students are failing these tests, it's the fault of American culture.
For almost 10 years, his viewpoint carried the day with Colorado's GOP-dominated government. He didn't have to do much to convince leaders to continue down the path. And according to news reports, he didn't reach out to education leaders around the state for support. Superintendents often complained that Moloney did not work well with the state's school districts. Moloney responded that it wasn't his job. (See story here.) By 2006, the superintendents were calling for more interactive leadership in Denver. (See story here.)
Soon after, a newly elected Democrat-dominated State Board, Legislature and governor were listening. (See stories here and here.) State Board member Karen Middleton, one of Moloney's most vocal critics, tells the Gradebook, "I felt that his philosophy and his approach to working with the education stakeholder community was inadequate. He wasn't much of a team player. ... I think his approach to managing a huge education enterprise ... is dated at best." She granted that Moloney is passionate about making sure every child is pushed to his or her potential. She simply questioned his leadership style. In the meantime, a state audit criticized the department's oversight of online education. (See story here.)
Before long, Moloney offered his resignation. (See story here.) Senate Assistant Minority Leader Nancy Spence quickly issued praise for Moloney.
Moloney tells the Gradebook the time was right for him to leave. It wasn't about the criticism, he added. "If you're seeking to bring change, inherent in that drive to bring change is an implicit criticism of the status quo," he said. "I always found those who were in favor of change happily outnumbered those who were not. ... If I ran for the hills every time someone said, 'That test is terrible' ... I'd be gone long ago."
Looking ahead, Moloney said he sees the achievement gap between demographic groups as the biggest problem facing education. "There's a grant irony, or paradox, here. We know exactly what is wrong. We know exactly what works. The question is, do we have the will to do what works?" he said. Moloney views the commissioner's position as a "bully pulpit" to get community leaders headed in the right direction to help children. And he considers Florida as the prime place to make a difference. "Florida is on the right track," he said. "Florida is a landscape that glitters with opportunity for positive reform and change."
Tomorrow: William Harner


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my guess is that the survivors are paired up for some reward challenge.. some sort of like the one in S3 where brandon/frank won ..
my guess is that the survivors are paired up for some reward challenge.. some sort of like the one in S3 where brandon/frank won ..
Hmmm, good idea, I didn't think of that at all.
If there is a merge the reward challenge is usually dispensed with for that episode, but as the title fo this episode tells us, we cannot make assumptions about what will happen.
"That's Numberwang!"
oh and btw... doesnt ken look hot with that purple paint strip down his chest?? *swoon*
I have no ideas about what will happen, but yes Ken looks amazingly hot in that picture.
I could go east, I could go west, it was all up to me to decide. Just then I saw a young hawk flyin' and my soul began to rise. ~Bob Seger
just finished watching episode 5 of survivor.. yeah i dunno why aust's lagging .. but we're 2 weeks behind.. oohh and i oh so love ken's voice when he was bidding and his comment during the tribal council.. so sexy .. its like after evey episode i'll like him even more.. gosh ...
hmmm but it felt funny watching the show when i knew whats gonna happen already (from reading the recaps and stuff).. but its also good cos i can just concentrate on looking at ken and still know whats happening .. hes soooo gorgeous
... oops.. sorry .. im still on a high from watching that show..
hmm anyway .. i dun even think this is an appropriate thread to post rite? sorry again ..


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St Richard's Catholic College is celebrating the achievements of a group of 24 pupils who picked up their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Awards at a presentation ceremony.
There were also three pupils - Crystal Purnell, Helena Ball and Hermione Porter - who received Silver awards at the Hastings and Rother DofE awards evening.
St Richard's was registered as a DofE centre back in September 2012 and had an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from pupils wanting to participate in the programme.
Since then, the pupils enrolled on the available places at the college and another five additional pupils, attached to other DofE centres, have shown great commitment and determination to successfully complete their awards.
Each pupil has been developing and challenging themselves through a variety of skill-based, physical and voluntary activities to which they have dedicated themselves for a period of time between 3 and 6 months.
In addition, they have completed several months of expedition training including two demanding expeditions on the South Downs last July.
These training activities have been organized and run in the evenings and at weekends by a team of teachers (Dan Harwood, Colin Venner, Floss Nicholls, Mike Padgham and Joolz Durkin from St Richard's.
Mr Harwood, teacher and co-ordinator of the DofE programme at St Richard's, said: 'It has been a great privilege for us to work with the pupils and watch them work together, learning new skills and operating effectively in teams. We are immensely proud of their achievements and congratulate them on receiving their awards."


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I bought a master G23-22 airbrush and it only sprays air not my ameripaint. This is my first time using it and don't know it I am doing something wrong
Make sure you push the trigger down and then pull the trigger back (while pushing the trigger down).
I was doing that, I took it apart thanks to YouTube and when I put it back together it started to work. Now another question how thin does the paint have to be to spray right
The ameripaint airbrush colors dont need to be mixed with anything ... use them straight out of the bottle. You do have to really shake the metalic colors and with those I only fill the spray gun about 1/3 because the paint settles fast and clogs easily.


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Brothers & Sisters Recap: Resolved
After last week's dark and focused episode, this week was a trifle in which not all that much happened but a lot of ground-work was laid for future episodes. Nora and all four of her children still regularly featured had stories, but I'm not sure that it wasn't just a lot of sound and fury amounting to nothing. That isn't to say I didn't enjoy the hour; I actually thought it was one of the funnier episodes in a while. Unfortunately, while I enjoyed it, there were a lot of new plot-lines and the introduction of two possible recurring characters. While this is not an inherently bad thing, it gave the overall piece a choppy feel and nothing being introduced felt natural.
Justin, who is apparently the new Walker family member who won't be interacting with his siblings now that Kitty's back in Pasadena, spent the hour ferrying Holly to her doctor appointments because he wants to hit on the cute nurse (played, incidentally, by Dave Annable's real-life wife Odette Yustman). First of all, creepy and weird alert: let's use our former mother-in-law's tragic brain injury as an excuse to get close to a girl, then proceed to lie to her about your relationship with the patient. Luckily, Justin's adorable, so when he comes clean he gets a free pass and the two wind up getting a coffee. I don't know what it is about the character, but I am forever uninterested in Justin's romantic life. Maybe it's because he doesn't have a job and I feel like he should be at least peripherally working on that. Also shoe-horned in here is a quick subplot about David having a relapse, due to the stress of Holly's memory loss. In perhaps the quickest and least dramatic return to the wagon in the history of television, David attends a meeting with Justin and is magically cured in time for Holly to remember that they're engaged. This entire story had some severely sloppy writing in it, but I'm willing to forgive and forget if we can somehow get Holly back to wreaking havoc.
Kitty and Sarah, meanwhile, shoulder the comic portion of the hour. While I can't claim that the writing here was much sharper than Justin's arc, at least it gave the two an opportunity to snipe at each other which is always good for a few laughs. Anyway, the sisters have been spending a great deal of time doing absolutely nothing, as neither is employed. They decide that they want to go into a business together, and before you can say "Horrible idea!" they're shouting at each other over imagined slights two decades in the past. This is pretty standard Brothers & Sisters fare, though I did think the characterization of Sarah as so neurotic and insecure in herself rang false. As expected, the two have a squabble and then make-up over a couple bottles of wine (also false: that two career drinkers like that would open a bottle of red and save the white. The white obviously would be drank first). We find out that Sarah will be moving forward and buying a media company to run (incidentally the one that owns Nora's radio station, which is gleefully pointed out and could definitely create some comedy in the future) while Kitty will be trying her hand at teaching. Careful of those teaching assistants, Kit…they're really just like interns.
Nora has made a new friend at the radio station, a certain Dr. Karl, who spends a great deal of his time amused at her ramblings. Dr. Karl is played by John Terry, who hasn't quite shaken the shadow of Lost; I saw him and immediately got the creeps. While Nora goes on about how ridiculous her children are, Dr. Karl recommends she stop trying to fix all of her children, which Nora is delightfully dismissive of. However, by the end of the episode she has proclaimed that her kid's problems are not hers and they will just have to figure it out for themselves; yeah, I give that two weeks. Dr. Karl is clearly being set up as a romantic interest for Nora, though he comments to her that she just needs a friend and volunteers to fill that role. I'm open to this; his character was introduced in a way that made much more sense than Justin's nurse, and Nora hasn't had an interesting relationship in quite a while. Remember when she dated Chevy Chase and Danny Glover? Yeah, that was weird…
Finally, Kevin and Scotty. These two have been doing a lot of the heavy lifting for the past two weeks, and they've been managing beautifully. The after-shocks of Waitergate are still rocking their relationship, and I'm glad the writers are taking their time with the healing. This week saw Paige doing her best to build a bridge between her arguing uncles; it was also a nice touch that all of the Walkers continue to talk to Scotty every chance they got, making it clear to an increasingly irritated Kevin that his whole family is a bunch of traitors. Sarah's scheming little girl finally gets Kevin and Scotty to talk and both got more off of their chests, including Scotty finally informing his husband that he can "consume all the oxygen in the room."  I'd say that's an understatement, Kevin can consume all the oxygen in a four-story townhouse. The Walkers together could asphyxiate a small country. In any case, after a long time of resisting Scotty's attempts to talk, Kevin finally gives in and the two have a heart-to-heart where they talk about what led them to this place. Scotty promises to never cheat again, but Kevin is scared that he can't promise to never act like a selfish ass in the future; points for honesty there. Scotty says that he could start showing how he's maturing by forgiveness. The two end the episode on a hopeful note; I hope the writers continue to let this story play out slowly and don't rush them back to wedded bliss.
All in all, an unmemorable episode though the comic stuff saved it for me. Next week…Luc's mother comes to town! Hello, Sonia Braga! What's that you say? Sonia Braga is Brazilian and Gilles Marini is French? Oh, don't worry about it, an accent's an accent.
And some nice port wine for you:
– Last week's preview was the most misleading selection of scenes since Arrested Development. It painted that Dr. Karl was going to be another poor romantic choice for Nora, and implied that he was going to be a villain…the voice-over actually asked "Who is he really?" Near as I can tell he's a radio personality. Or perhaps he's the ghost of Jack Shepherd's father, who's waiting in limbo to usher the castaways into heaven with their loved ones. One of those two.
– Dave Annable is married to Odette Yustman. Patricia Wettig is married to Ken Olin. C'mon, Calista, where's Harrison?
– "Isn't it amazing how Grandma always manages to find time for everything?"
– "Deny you said it, there's no paper tra-!"
– "But there are bleeding children, why would I put down the bandage!?"
– There has been a dearth of dinner parties in this season thus far…I don't think we've seen a large gathering since the premiere. I'm all for shaking up the settings for the gigantic arguments every once in a while, but I need a good sloshed family get-together every once in a while.


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Peace, love, social justice
November 9, 2012
The Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains (UUCM) in Grass Valley strives to create an atmosphere of acceptance and peace both within the church and within the community.
Part of its bylaws state, "Relying upon reason as our guide, and upon freedom as our method, we seek to grow in understanding of ourselves and of our world to promote and serve the universal human family."
The local church consists of 110 members and is certified as a "Welcoming Congregation."
"Social justice is very important," said Keith Johnson, board president of UUCM.
He said that the church is very supportive of gay rights and flies a rainbow flag.
It is also very supportive of Hospitality House, Habitat for Humanity and the Interfaith Food Ministry, as well as doing programs, such as "Pass the Plate" to raise funds for organizations in the community.
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Unitarian Universalists are a melding of two traditions. Both began in Europe hundreds of years ago.
In the United States, the Universalist Church of America began in 1793 and the American Unitarian Association in 1825. The two religions combined in 1961.
Johnson explained that the term "Unitarian" is based on questioning traditional thinking. Universalists questioned the Calvinist belief that you must be damned, instead believing that there is a universal salvation. Since combining, Unitarian Universalists have stressed the importance of a social justice and liberal religion.
Famous practitioners include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and John Adams.
All are welcome at UUCM, as are all belief systems. While the church follows a traditional format with services at 11 a.m. Sundays that include singing from hymnals, church announcements and a benediction, it is not based on dogma.
In fact, one of its principles is "a free and responsible search for truth and meaning."
"Find us and you shall seek — we stress independent search for spirituality," said Johnson.
Anita Wald-Tuttle discovered the Unitarian church in 1953.
She found that the congregation was comprised of people whom she could talk to without worrying that her views might upset them.
"It's been a home away from home for me," she said.
Those words are truer now than ever before, as Wald-Tuttle is the resident manager of UUCM, living on site and looking after the building and overseeing the many events that take place there, including concerts, movies, music lessons and 12-step programs that utilize the facilities.
Wald-Tuttle was also an instrumental part of getting a church in Grass Valley.
UUCM members once had to commute to Auburn for Sunday service.
She discovered that there were many members who lived in Grass Valley and Penn Valley and suggested that a site in the foothills be found.
The Grass Valley organization first met in Wald-Tuttle's living room. As the congregation grew, it moved to the Magic Theater, then the library, then a gymnasium, until finally finding the former Hooper and Weaver Mortuary space. UUCM purchased the building in 2000, and the recently widowed Wald-Tuttle, who was losing her house to a trust, was asked to be the resident manager, giving her both a home and a new service in the church.
Unitarian Universalist has changed Wald-Tuttle's life for the better in many ways, and she hopes that it can do the same for others.
She recounted an event that happened two weeks ago. While she was out of town, someone stole the church's rainbow flag, as well as its world flag and its brand new, outdoor sign. Wald-Tuttle learned of the theft right before she went to a Holly Near concert.
The lyrics of one of Near's songs struck home, "We're still here, choosing love over fear."
After the concert, Wald-Tuttle asked if she could use the line. Near gave her blessing.
That night, at 11:30 p.m., Wald-Tuttle lettered the quote on cardboard and placed it in the church's sign holder.
Early the next morning, the flags and the sign had been returned. A note, written in Latin, said they had been given back – for now.
"I have a feeling that Holly's words spoke to somebody," said Wald-Tuttle.
She left a note in response.
"Thank You," it said. "Pax."
Pax is Latin for peace.
UUCM is located at 246
S. Church St. in Grass Valley. Information is available
at (530) 274-1675 or uugrass
Mellisa Hannum is a freelance writer and blogger in Nevada City. She can be reached at email@example.com.
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Ian Sandercoe is currently recording the title track for a short film being made over the next month in which he will also be starring.
Josh and the Willoughby Bros Sydney Studio have filmed a pilot for a documentary about the live Australian music scene featuring Ian Sandercoe and titled 'Use to be Live'.
The ABC Newcastle Music Awards were held on Thursday the 6th November 2008 at the Newcastle Civic Theatre.Category winners included:
A Disappointing Fireworks Display - awarded Best Young Talent
Bob Corbett - The Prettiest Face - awarded Hunter Broadcaster's Choice
Bob Corbett - awarded 1233 Tour Support Prize
Bob Corbett - Just leave me - awarded Blues & Roots
Bob Corbett - The Lambton Lights - awarded Folk
Bob Corbett - The Prettiest Face - awarded Pop (tied with Sarah Humphreys - Waiting to Burn)
Bob Corbett - awarded ABC Music Publishing and APRA Songwriters and Composers Recognition Award
Dorian Mode - The Good German - awarded Soundtracks
Here Come the Birds - Sharp White Teeth - awarded Rock
Jason Lowe - awarded Best Male Vocal
Jason Lowe - awarded ABC Music Artist of the Year
Kelly Hope - Timeless you - awarded Country
Level 8 - Sold and Discarded - awarded Heavy Rock
Lucy Hearn - awarded Best Female Vocals
Lyn Bowtell - On Your Side - awarded Contemporary
Nick Everett and Liesl Karlsson - awarded Best Achievement in Sound Production
Parris MacLeod - Light at the end of the Tunnel - awarded Instrumental
Sarah Humphreys - Waiting to Burn - awarded Pop (tied with Bob Corbett - The Prettiest Face)
Sarah Humphreys - Waiting to Burn - awarded Central Coast Broadcasters Choice
Terence Koo - Mind Games - awarded Jazz
The Dukes of Erlington - Underestimated - awarded Alternative
Top Button Recordings - Where I Lay my Head - awarded Hip Hop
Veil - It Comes in Waves - awarded Electronica
Hosts on the night included: Libbi Gorr and Aaron Kearney.
Presenters on the night included: Daniel Ballantyne and Christina Sykiotis (Contemporary and Blues & Roots), Scott Levi and Yianni Johns (Central Coast Broadcaster's Choice), Andy Henley and Tony Rasmussen (Folk and Jazz), Jenny Bates and Mark Wells (Instrumental and Best Male Vocalist), Carol Duncan and Ian Sandercoe (Rock and Heavy Rock), Kat Holloway and Craig Hamilton (Electronica and Best Young Talent), Catherine Britt and Garth Russell (Pop, Country and Hunter Broadcaster's Choice), Trent Grenell and Stephanie Setz (Alternative and Hip Hop), Paul Bevan and Jo Upham (Soundtracks and Best Female Vocalist), Phil Ashley Brown (Best Achievement in Sound Production), Eloise Nolan (ABC Music Publishing and APRA Songwriter and Composers Recognition Award), Robert Patterson and Peta Chew (ABC Music Artist of the Year) and Phil Ashley Brown and Paula Jones (1233 Tour Support Prize).
Performers on the night included Catherine Britt, Jason Lowe, The Humm, The Seabellies, Top Button Recordings, Rocwater and Gail Page, University of Newcastle Chamber Choir and Urban Freeflow.
Ian Sandercoe will be a finalist judge at the 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards ... stay in touch to see the Hunters Best Music talent EXPOSED...
In July 2008 Sam Mehan and Ian Sandercoe filmed the video clip Change In Mood on Crowdy Beach Crowdy Head NSW Australia.. The film was edited by Sam Mehan and Ian Sandercoe in two days and mastered within a week. The music film clip can be viewed here...
Dance-V Australian Contemporary Dance & Vocal Workshops are held across Australia in the school holidays. Darren Disney (Choreographer / Brent Street Studios Sydney / Tap Dogs) covers the Dance component and Ian Sandercoe covers Vocal training. DanceV Workshops will be held at Tuggerah Primary School Auditorium from January 15- 19 2008. Get more information about DanceV at: Dance-V Workshop.
Touring the NSW and Victorian ski fields, Australia. Ian recorded new material for Australian feature film Meatpie. Edited new videos for release on Rage Music Television in Australia and websites. New material for video's includes footage oringinally reorded in 1999 in a Dungog Milk Factory in NSW Australia, footage never seen before starring Glenn Hone, Tim Carroll and Jessica Nosworthy along with 3D Dance Studio's Darren Disney.
Touring throughout 2006 saw Ian Sandercoe travelling the East Coast of Australia. Playing in some of the finer establishments for music fans created a unique experience for all. Touring is a period where original material is performed, new songs are inspired and it became a great opportunity to connect with long distance fans. As the environmental discussion and destitution of third world countries come to the front of mainstream press, the album Earthday after eight years finally finds it's place.
Early 2007 was spent writing new material for both a new album and a stage show to present the material. The new album is upbeat, energy driven and inspired by feedback from the public. Taking a step into the positive world, where people can communicate. With the internet now in many homes and businesses, a vision for the future encompasses positive, life changing and a fresh approach to society.
New projects in 2007 see inclusion in feature films, commercial music production projects, stage show development and new and original compositions for Ian Sandercoe's coming album.
2006 TOUR... It's been a turbulent four months. With wind in the sails Ian Sandercoe and the crew hit the road north to Sydney NSW Australia. Travelling north to the Manning River area, Ian did several shows from the forest to the beaches. He was invited as feature artist to a gala evening, attended by the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of The Nationals Mark Vaile MP.
Heading south back to Cessnock NSW to the inaugural Cessnock Dance-V Summer School. Darren Disney and Melissa Van Zeist choreographed the dancers with Ian Sandercoe taking charge of the vocalists.
The team journeyed north again to The Manning area to set up for Dance-V in Taree NSW. The Cd Earthday was released on July 15, 2006 to an enthusiastic audience. As the word gets around the support at the live shows has developed. The beginning of August 2006, Ian headed to the pristine snowfields of Mount Buller Victoria Australia for shows.
EARTHDAY ALBUM... Ian began writing songs for the Earthday album over ten years ago.
Media has described his music style as Post-Modern Folk-Rock. This music writing is foresight to today in 2006. The lyrics of the songs are more relevant to the audience. Earthday covers topics from social imbalance, racial disharmony and the search for truth and balance globally. Subsequently with digital technology and the sharing of information people are now fully able to look outside the square and contribute towards their local community, state, national and international communities.
The album, is a unique collection of contemporary Australian rock songs. It will take you on a journey, with fifteen songs ranging in style from intense rock ballads to thought provoking. It will leave you feeling refreshed with hope. Songs were written by Ian Sandercoe and includes co-writes with amongst others Robert Pardė.
Robert Pardė is a well-known Australian songwriter from Melbourne. His most successful tracks include Wasn't It Good which featured on Tina Arena's album Don't Ask, selling over a million copies. Robert won the prestigious APRA Song of the Year title for the track. Robert has written songs for many Australian artists, including Shine for Vanessa Amorossi. Shine has been Vanessa's highest selling single and won the APRA Most Performed award for Robert in 2000. Robert is one of Australia's most sought after pop writers and continues to write and collaborate with many of Australia's top artists.
RESCUE ME...In 2005 the video clip for Rescue Me from the Earthday album was filmed in Ballarat. Produced, directed and filmed by Ian, the clip features Melissa Van Zeist, Robert Parde and Kim Ditchfield. The Rescue Me video clip was released on July 15, 2006 during a regional event in Australia. Ian performed for invited guests and an enthusiastic audience following the Dance-V Australian Contemporary Dance & Vocal Showcase. Devised by Ian and Darren Disney. The Dance-V Workshop supports young performers all over Australia, with a passion for dancing, singing and entertaining.


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DURHAM, N.H. — Every spring, Linda Rief, who is in her 25th year of teaching English at Oyster River Middle School, has eighth graders do a semester-long "genre" project. They pick a subject area like mysteries, read masters like Agatha Christie, study the writer's craftsmanship ("Explain how the author foreshadows doom"), then draft their own.
The school's science students spend two weeks building an underwater robotic vessel. Social studies classes re-enact the Boston Massacre.
They have had time for these things at Oyster River. Students here do so well on state standardized tests — about 85 percent of them rate proficient — that there has been little need for test preparation. Ms. Rief said she did 45 minutes — a year.
"The attitude was, if we did good teaching and we were passionate and energetic, kids would learn and that would be enough," said Ms. Rief, who is 67.
No more. Last year, the No Child Left Behind law, which calls for 100 percent proficiency by 2014, caught up with Oyster River. Under the law's mandates for adequate yearly progress toward that goal, the school was one of 326 public schools in New Hampshire — 69 percent of the total — deemed to be failing.Continue reading the main story
This year, Oyster River got serious about test prep. In September the school announced a new motto, "Fill the Box." Students have been told that their best chance for a high score on the state English test is to use all the blank space allotted for the essay. "You have to write as much as you can," says Jay Richard, the principal. "People have studied these things."
The idea that the largest amount of writing is the best writing has just about killed Ms. Rief. "Complete stupidity. We should be using our professional voices to speak up, but there is a fear in teachers and administrators I've never seen before," said Ms. Rief, who in 2000 was named Middle School Teacher of the Year by the National Council of Teachers of English. "A lot of faith we've had in ourselves as professionals has been turned aside by the tests."
The intent of No Child Left Behind was to provide quality education for poor children, mainly in urban areas, but it has taken over everything. By next spring, 90 percent of New Hampshire schools are expected to be labeled as failing.
That may sound 100 percent ludicrous, but it has transformed the academic culture, even in prosperous towns that have long been immune, like Durham, where the University of New Hampshire is located.
The federal secretary of education, Arne Duncan, is a big fan of using state tests to evaluate practically everything — children, schools, teachers, principals — but he could see that matters had gone too far. This fall, he and President Obama invited states to apply for waivers from the most onerous provisions of the law if they adhered to the administration's education agenda.
Under the waivers, the 100 percent proficiency standard is to be eliminated, and most oversight would focus on the lowest-performing 15 percent of schools. In the law's present form, if one subgroup — like special-education students — fails to make adequate progress, the whole school fails. Oyster River is a failing school because about a dozen of its 110 special-education children did not score high enough. The waiver would give subgroup scores less weight.
New Hampshire officials said they did not know whether they would apply for a waiver, but even if they do, testing will continue to play a large role. Schools will be ranked by their scores (which have a way of turning up in newspapers), and teachers will be evaluated by those scores.
Mr. Richard was a special-education teacher himself and has reorganized Oyster River's program in hopes of raising scores. The school used to mainstream the children all day, with a special-education teacher working alongside the classroom teacher. Now the children will be pulled from class at times for more individualized instruction.
Will this be better or just different?
"I believe we can do better," Mr. Richard said. "We have to. This is the law."
Ms. Rief described Mr. Richard as "the most positive administrator I've ever worked with."
Even the new focus on test prep here pales compared with what happens in places like New York City and Florida, but the change has been felt in a school system where teachers have long been trusted and given autonomy.
"Suddenly at staff meetings we're talking about brain games," Ms. Rief said. "We're talking about healthy brain food. The week before, we're not giving homework so everyone gets more sleep and rests their brains."
There are posters to remind students of the 12 essential test prep words and posters to raise their Score: Strategies, Complete, Organize, Read, Energize. The test is the New England Common Assessment Program, and some fifth-grade boys are now calling themselves the Necap Ninjas.
While Mr. Richard has urged Ms. Rief to do more test preparation, he has not forced her. "I bug her about this," he said. "But I trust Linda to do what's best."
Ms. Rief said she was sticking to the annual 45 minutes.
Mr. Richard says no one in town has asked him why his school is failing. "Of course not," he said. "People get it."
They do want to know why, if Oyster River is failing, its eighth graders do so well when they get to high school. This year, Oyster River students averaged 1,670 on the three SAT tests, 111 points above the state average and 170 above the national average.
A failing school must form a committee to develop an improvement plan. Over the summer, Mr. Richard met with 10 of his teachers several times. Among the topics discussed were the little things that add up to a better score. "We realized our students weren't looking at the titles on the reading passages," he said. "The title tells you what the story is about; it's really important."
They studied past tests. "Several questions were related to the use of textbooks, and we're a textbook-free school," he said, explaining that his teachers' original lessons are superior to the packaged curriculums. "No wonder they had so much trouble."
While the school improvement committee was meeting, Ms. Rief and two other teachers attended workshops given by Navy engineers from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. They learned how to build a robotic underwater vessel and will spend two weeks teaching students to build their own.
Ms. Rief worries that a new generation of teachers has been raised on standardized testing and thinks that is the norm. Ms. Rief fears that public schools where teachers are trusted to make learning fun are on the way out. Ms. Rief understands that packaged curriculums and standardized assessments offer schools an economy of scale that she and her kind cannot compete with.Continue reading the main story


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World Class loot, not Capital at Amaravati - Ambati Rambabu - Tv9
Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 07:12 PM
YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu has slammed TDP Government by stating that it is not developing a world class capital at Amaravati but resorting to world class loot at the backdrop of this capital construction. Ambati Rambabu stated that Minister Narayana is saying that he had come to politics to serve people but instead he is serving Nara Lokesh. Listen to Rambabu.


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OFFICIALS at a hospital in Moldova are investigating a surgeon's claim that he had to use a handyman's drill to perform an operation because proper equipment was unavailable.
Grigore Rusanovschi, a doctor at the Valentin Ignatenco Hospital in Chisinau, says he posted a graphic video online Monday showing him using the drill.
He accused management of failing to respond to his requests to buy equipment.
Hospital director Nicolae Starciuc said, however, that drills he purchased were not being used.
Health Minister Andrei Usatii told The Associated Press on Wednesday that investigators had found three proper drills at the hospital, but had not found the drill that Rusanovschi says he used.
Viorel Soltan, former deputy health minister, said Wednesday that the video was accurate.
"It is genuine what happened and there are other cases that happen in Moldova where doctors use household drills,'' said Mr Soltan said.
Moldova is one of Europe's poorest countries with an average monthly salary of euros 225 euros ($321).


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Samsung Notebook RC510
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The Samsung Notebook RC510 measures 38x25x3cm and weights close to 2.5kilos.
The lid is matt black, as is the back, open the lid and the screen surround is grey, so is the area from the keyboard back, the area in front of the keyboard is shiny but in tiny silver and grey diamonds with the trackpad coated in a Teflon (dark grey) type substance and the only shiny bits are the two mouse keys that are chromed.
It has a 107 key keyboard which unlike some 15.6inch notebooks is comfortably within the sides by almost a key on both sides. The total depth for this is 10.5cm. There is close to 4cm behind the keyboard which has the speakers and the 'on' button which has a blue LED surrounding it when on. The 9cm area in front of the keyboard has the 9x5.3cm trackpad 11cm cm from the left and 18cm from the right side.
The left side has DC input, Ethernet, two USB ports, VGA, HDMI, two 3.5mm sockets for microphone and headphones and an SD card port. The front is clear as is the back apart from a Kensington lock port. The right side has the optical drive and two further USB ports. I was a little surprised that none of the USB ports were USB3.
This unit comes with 6GB (5.8GB usable) of memory Intel Core i3 M380 processor running at 2.53GHz and a 596GB hard disc.
The software is a 64bit version of Windows Home Premium, Microsoft Office 2010 Starter (Word and Excel), Two CyberLink programs their Media Suite and the excellent YouCam software, its amazing how many notebooks I see that all have built in Wed Cams (here it's a 1.3MHz one) but have no software to run it.
Samsung add a whole range of games suitable for all members of the family, and of course the normal Norton range of trial software for Internet security and Backup. There are also a range of Samsung applets included.
Running it on batteries with no screen restrictions using wireless Internet and optical drive use I got close to four hours.
Startup is 55 seconds from off (only a few seconds from sleep) and 15 seconds to a shutdown from Windows desktop.
The Windows Experience score is 4.5. This is made up of Processor 6.8, Memory 6.8, Graphics 4.5, Gaming Graphics 5.9 and Hard Disc 5.9 so unless Aero Graphics are your thing the reading is very close to 6, highest possible score is 8.
I used this not only for basic tests but also to test several other things that you see reviews of shortly and it handled everything without any problems. Unless you have the 64bit version of Windows as this does there is little point of having more than 3GB of RAM the 6GB here was the most in any system I have reviewed to date.
One of my main moans is fingermarks and while this still has them you do not see them simply because there is no shiny black.
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Its become all but a cliche, but its not easy being green. Just ask the turtles of CGI feature "TMNT" from a couple years back. Despite a notable voice cast, solid direction and a bevy of good intentions, the most this movie has to look forward to is reruns on Cartoon Network, which is why its prime material for the B-List Bargain Bin.
Set ostensibly in the world of the live-action movies, "TMNT" is set several years after (the extremely forgettable) "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Turtles in Time." The Turtles have drifted apart. Donatello has become an overworked remote tech support specialist. Michelangelo is performing at birthday parties. Raphael has become a costumed vigilante – all while their once-fearless leader Leonardo has disappeared to points unknown. This comes until April O'Neil (Sarah Michelle Geller) tracks down Leonardo and fills him in on their brothers' plight.
Now a professional treasure hunter herself, April deals with enigmatic CEO Max Winters (Patrick Stewart), much to the chagrin of her boyfriend Casey Jones (Chris Evan). Winters has a mysterious past – as well as an ominous future – and soon after April and Casey deliver the rare artifact, Winters makes a pact with the the Turtles' favorite band of henchmen – the Foot Clan – to set an ominous plan into motion. Drawn back into the fold, Leonardo returns to retake leadership of the Turtles and galvanize them into action, but the emotional scars left by his departure may run too deep for the team to function.
The plot soon branches into a world of mythical monsters, cursed samurai, cameos by Kevin Smith, and of course, ninjas (sorry, no Vanilla Ice). The story is much deeper than you'd expect from a TMNT feature – especially with Winters' subplot – but the premise at times becomes too complicated for its own good. It doesn't help that much of the plot (and in particular the monsters) seem predicated on the premise of selling merchandise. Fortunately, the heart of the story – the Turtles themselves – remain memorable. In one scene, the Turtles engage in a battle involving shifting alliances and dozens of ninjas, while in another, two Turtles duel in a particularly gritty and heartfelt scene. Solid coordination on the part of director Kevin Munroe (the upcoming "Dylan Dog: Dead of Night" movie) elevates the flick far beyond your standard Saturday morning fare.
Ultimately, the movie deserved to be watched by each and every TMNT fan, despite both the flick's flaws and obscurity. While this movie's byzantine plot destined it for the bargain bin, "TMNT" deserves its place in the growing canon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle films, even if its A-List cast and good intentions leave it looking like the red-headed step-mutant of the group.
Own TMNT for $5.97 shipped at Wal-Mart.


text: I've admired Michael Kenna for over 30 years. I saw him speak at my Alma Mater CSU Sacramento. Here's an interview from a Japanse website. http://procameraman.jp/Interview/overseas_file08_201207.html#English Here's an excerpt. "Q. Are You Afraid That You Might not be ABLE to Get Films and Chemicals in Few years? When That Happens, I Will Deal with it. I CONSIDER my health to be FAR more Important than the Changing Technology of Photography. It's just the way it is. And if I Have to Learn digital then Surely I Can and Will. " He was called himself as an "Old dog" when it comes to cameras and film.


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JERUSALEM (Apr. 19)
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has challenged Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to join the Middle East peace process and prove his claim that he has changed his approach to Israel.
Peres made the comments in reaction to news reports that Gadhafi had invited former Libyan Jews in Israel to visit their home country and was offering compensation for property the Jews had left behind in Libya.
Peres added that Israel would welcome Libyan pilgrims to Israel's holy places, just as it would welcome any Moslem pilgrims from other parts of the world.
Gadhafi's reported gesture to former Libyan Jews would parallel moves by another north African country, Morocco, which has allowed Israelis of Moroccan origin to visit the country without any visas, under the claim that they were still considered Moroccan citizens.
The comments by Peres and Gadhafi came after other reports in the media that Libya was interested in joining the multilateral working groups in the peace process, but was reluctant to announce it publicly.


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Explosions On The Sun! Why More Could Be Headed Our Way.
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Jesus and Two Hundred and Forty Thousand Dead Children
Christmas is coming and the goose, of TV ad revenues, is getting fat. Between now and 25th December children in the west will be increasingly high on sugar. Their desires must be satisfied in this capitalism=consumerism world. Otherwise the invisible hand of the market would not be operating efficiently.
The strangest thing is that in the developing world, between now and the anniversary of Jesus birth this sugar consumption represents, two hundred and forty thousand innocent children will die needlessly, often of hunger.
They will be the roadkill of the capitalist/consumerist juggernaut. As it sweeps its way inexorably to the destruction of humanity, if you do not care about them, as the manic street preachers indicated, care about your own children: "if you tolerate this, your children will be next".
History will not wait for us to change our lives.


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This morning, I opened a email from my friend Yoann. He sent me two mp3 titled like a text I wrote a long time ago. In french //previous post// and in english. It was specified that he did that "in one shot just for fun". Ok. I listened to them. Still a bit sleepy. I thought it was very strong. In french and in english it has a different impact. In french, he speaks slowly but with intensity. And in english he puts more distance between himself and the text. He changed his voice, so for me it was not really him talking. And I did not really remember this text very well, so the feeling I had this morning was not the one of my friend reading my texte, but just a guy talking. I let myself going with his voice, and images came to me. It became an exercice of imagination. I propose you to try it if you want.
There is just a voice saying strong stuff. It is very simple. It is a good basis for imagining all around. As if you have a ground plan of a cathedral and you have to imagine the shape of all the structure.
We can ask ourselves about this guy. Who is he? Is he violent in his everyday life? Or is he especially violent against his ex boyfriend? Is it a long time since they broke up? What could have happened between them to generate such violent feelings? To whom this guy is talking to? Is he talking alone? Is he going to do all the stuff he describes?
Personally, in the English version, I feel the guy strangely detached from the words he is saying. I imagine him being in the America of the 90's talking to his psychologist, a cigarette stuck between his fingers. He would take Xanax every day, and at the supermarket he would take only the products in a promotional package of two or three, cause it gives him the feeling to have received a gift. He could think a lot of horrible things about his ex boyfriend, but he would still go to have sex with him sometimes. His violent thoughts would be his only defense to his own inaction. His life does not satisfy him but he lets himself getting overwhelmed by it. He knows how to think so he is talking, as an escape. But his words do not flow into his arms and legs. He is not doing anything. Then the violence accumulates inside of him.


text: Celebration never came for Amanda January 11, 2003 Story Share On May 1, 1998, Amanda Hunt turned 17. "We were going to do something that weekend to celebrate," said her mother, Becky King. They never got the chance. On May 6, the Roane County teen-ager went for a ride on the back of an ATV. The 18-year-old driver lost control and ran off the road. "They went over a 100-foot embankment airborne," her mother said. "She catapulted 95 feet. It took the paramedics an hour and a half to find her." She wasn't wearing a helmet. The wreck knocked her unconscious. After seven days on life support, she died of massive head injuries. "She never came to," her mother said. "She died peacefully." Family members called her "Lulu." She was a student at Calhoun County High School. She wanted to be a nurse's aide "so she could take care of her grandma," her mother said. "Her grandma died 19 days after she did." Becky King describes her daughter as spirited and fun loving, a prankster. Occasionally, she did something outlandish, like polishing her fingernails black. "But she wasn't into makeup. She had a natural look. She was just herself." King remembers every detail of her daughter's last day. "I was in the hospital visiting my mother. When I got back, I asked where Lulu was. My daughter said she'd left in a truck with a four-wheeler on the back and said she'd be home by 11 that night. I thought she'd call about 10:30 or so, but the call didn't come. It was raining. I was uneasy. I couldn't sleep, especially with her being out on a four-wheeler. "When the phone rang that morning, I thought it would be Lulu saying she had stayed at a friend's and was on her way to school. But it was the emergency room." For burial, they dressed her in jeans and a tie-dyed T-shirt. "She wasn't a person for dresses," King said. She collected bears. They put her favorites in the casket. They added a Grateful Dead T-shirt and CDs by the Grateful Dead, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks and Celine Dion. Her mother feels adamantly about the need for ATV safety regulations. A few minutes of joyriding, she said, cost her the life of her daughter and $40,000 in hospital bills. "Nothing anyone can say can make me change my mind about four-wheelers. They just aren't safe." To contact staff writer Sandy Wells, use e-mail or call 348-5173. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 2 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 3 After South Korea trip, WV companies concerned about Trump ending trade deal 4 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 5 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world Life ended before dreams realized Previous Story Memory never stops hurting Next Story


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KENIA/ Refugee camp brings new opportunities for 50 Somali women teachers
Dadaab (AVSI)
The good news in Sub-Saharan Africa is that an ever-increasing number of children have access to formal education. Corresponding to this growth is the soaring demand for qualified teachers: UNECSO estimates there is a need in Africa for an additional 2.4 million teachers by 2015 in order to provide quality instruction for the continent.
The majority of these teaching positions are filled by men, while women constitute less than 40% of new hires. This factor exacerbates the problems related to unequal education for girls: fewer female teachers means fewer girls enrolled in school, which and this translates to even less concern given to the status of women in contexts where they do not receive adequate social consideration.
Not willing to shy away from this challenge, AVSI and the Ugandan Permanent Centre for Education (PCE) have developed a unique formation course for the young Somali women who are residents of the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, where AVSI and PCE have been organizing teacher training sessions since 2010. Clara Broggi, a PCE trainer and education specialist attests to a more human way of interacting that is spreading among the 50 female teachers who participated in a recent course, with funding from the U.S. State Department's BPRM (Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration).
The most recent session took place from February 18-20, and focused on the value and dignity of the person, addressing psychosocial vulnerabilities. The course has been used by AVSI and PCE in Dadaab and in other contexts; but participation of women in the camp was historically well. This time, the course was specially adapted for its audience, helping each woman to understand her own dignity, and preparing her to identify and face psychosocial issues in her students.
It was the first training of its kind in the 20-year history of Dadaab: the 50 women teachers came from all 3 sections of the camp, each taking responsibility to arrange transport and overcome obstacles like the hesitancy of her husband, who may just be concerned that his wife come home in time to prepare lunch for the family. What most amazed the organizers (especially those who have lived a long time in Dadaab and know the context well) was the seriousness the trainees displayed by their punctuality, consistent attendance, and high level of participation in the interactive sessions.
Because one of the teachers being trained was hearing-impaired, a Kenyan sign language interpreter was brought in for the course. At the end of the 3 days, she expressed her surprise: "Maybe you don't realize what a great thing you have done. As an interpreter, I have attended many courses; but I have never seen an attention like this. The topics were so interesting that the women always came; they stayed in the room even through the afternoon when it was so hot; and they started to express themselves, to give their opinion and talk about their problems. It's a miracle! I'm sure that they will carry what they experienced these days with them back in the camps."


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Maritime Heritage: Field Research
Sierra Nevada
|Sidewheel Steamer Sierra Nevada approaching the Golden Gate (Credit: Harper's Weekly, 1857)
October 16, 1869 the Sierra Nevada left San Francisco for San Luis Obispo. Monterey was left the next day in a thick fog, which lasted all thru the day. She was feeling her way at six and one-half knots speed when at 10:30 PM she grounded with moderate force. While trying to back off a heavy swell picked up the steamer, carried her farther over the rock and then dropped her with such force that the bottom was stove in and her boilers were lifted off their beds. Life-boats were at once launched and occupied, remaining near the wreck until the fog lifted in the morning.
The Sierra Nevada was grounded about three-quarters of a mile off shore and three miles distant from San Simeon. The boats all rowed to San Simeon, where they landed. Both Sierra Nevada and her cargo were a total loss, being quickly reduced to kindling by the heavy surf. However there was no loss of life among her forty-two passengers and crew. (Heyl)
In September 2010, National Marine Sanctuaries intiated field research of the wreck site, including a dive survey and site characterization. Due to poor weather conditions and low visibility, dive operations were not possible.


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The 8th Meeting of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) of the UNFCCC will take place in Bonn, Germany, from 5-7 March. On March 4, the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (TEC) Workshop on Technologies for Adaptation convenes to facilitate the sharing of experiences and lessons learned from the development and implementation of adaptation technologies and to identify potential actions and policy recommendations to promote and accelerate their development and transfer. The meeting will include three sessions focused on: roles of technology in adaptation; experiences and lessons learned, including from Africa, Asia and South America; and gaps and challenges to sustainably upscale the development and transfer of technologies for adaptation.
dates: 4-7 March 2014 location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany contact: UNFCCC Secretariat phone: +49-228-815-1000 fax: +49-228-815-1999 e-mail: email@example.com www: http://unfccc.int/meetings/unfccc_calendar/items/2655.php?year=2014


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By coach Frank Knight's own admission, the Moreau Catholic High boys basketball team has arrived at the big stage earlier than expected.
The Mariners, without a senior on their roster, will face Bishop Montgomery-Torrance on Saturday at noon in the CIF Division IV state title game at Sacramento's Sleep Train Arena.
In a season in which Moreau Catholic captured its first North Coast Section title in school history, it's now preparing for its first state title game appearance. The Mariners are looking to duplicate what their girls team did in 1992 when it won the Division II state title on the same floor against the same opponent. Moreau beat Bishop Montgomery 73-66 in double overtime that year.
Knight has guided this team to a quick ascension since the former Saint Mary's College star took the job after 10 years at his high school alma mater Fremont-Oakland.
"We knew it would take a while, but we're here. We've got a good group of kids," Knight said. "People thought I was crazy when I took this job. I had people calling me, 'Frank, what are you doing? Stay at Fremont!' But I believed in the principal at the time Lauren Lek and (president) Terry Lee. We knew we could eventually bring it here, and I'm excited that I get to lead the guys there."
Moreau Catholic starts two freshmen and three sophomores and has talent that will have college coaches flocking to the Hayward campus over the next several years. Leading the way is 6-foot-1 freshman guard Damari Milstead, who averages 15.8 points per game, and 6-5 sophomore Oscar Frayer, who averages 14.4 points and 10.3 rebounds.
"It's not a fluke that we're here," Frayer said. "We feel like we've worked our hardest this whole season. We've pushed each other on and off the court."
Bishop Montgomery is similarly constructed with young, athletic guards. The Knights have only one senior in talented Long Beach State-bound point guard Justin Bibbins, and he's complemented by 6-3 junior Stephen Thompson Jr., who owns Pac-12 offers.
"We've got to keep our turnovers way down," Milstead said. "Whoever has the ball most is probably going to win this game."
To better prepare, Knight rented Santa Clara's Leavey Center for practice Wednesday so his players could experience shooting in a larger arena with depth perception challenges.
Knight knows the challenge of playing in an NBA arena for the first time. His Fremont High team lost the state title game in overtime in 1995 to Mater Dei-Santa Ana at the then-Oakland Coliseum Arena. Knight hit a dramatic 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime, but poor early shooting buried the Tigers in an early hole.
"I still remember that," Knight said. "We stepped on the floor and not only seeing the color commentator and the play-by-play guy and the cameras all of a sudden, I remember the courts seemed like they were on the opposite ends of the moon."
Visit www.contracostatimes.com/high-school-sports or www.insidebayarea.com/high-school-sports to see video interviews with Moreau Catholic's players and coaches.


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Lafayette, LA – On May 24, 2014, at approximately noon, Lafayette Police responded to an armed robbery at a business in the 100 block of East Kaliste Saloom Road. According to employees, the suspect turned off the power to the business and then entered the store armed with a pistol. The suspect was described as a black male wearing a traffic vest, dark pants, work boots and a bandana over his face. Employees turned over an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect. The suspect then fled the area in an unknown direction. There were no injuries reported.
Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department are encouraging anyone with information about the robbery to call Lafayette Police or Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS.