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This product allows you to create an ice block that can be used for a drinking game. Simply freeze the ice mould and once frozen, take the ice block away from the mould and you will have an ice luge.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There's honest graft, and there's dishonest graft. That's what I learned from the first political science book I ever read, and still my favorite.
In Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, an old ward heeler tells reporter William Riordan about graft. Taking a cut of a bridge's cement contract payment is dishonest graft, he says. Honest graft is knowing the need for a bridge, then buying up the necessary land on either side and selling it to the city at a markup. Dishonest graft is pure self-interest, whereas honest graft is getting rich for the greater good (and the good of the party). Plunkitt himself spent almost 40 years in the New York State legislature, and for decades was a major force in the Tammany Hall political machine in New York City.
Now, more than 100 years later, honest graft is back.
On Monday, the president of BATS Global Markets Bill O'Brien took to the airwaves at Comcast's (CMCSA) CNBC and defended honest graft against Flash Boys author Michael Lewis.
As I wrote yesterday, BATS literally bought the land on one side of the bridge -- well, in this case, a tunnel.
That would be the Holland Tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey. BATS maintains its computers at 545 Washington Blvd. in Jersey City.
And Bill O'Brien is Plunkitt of Jersey City.
The company's location means BATS' Alternative Trading System gets orders from the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street before other markets can.
It's a question of microseconds, but that's enough time for BATS' algorithms to push the company's customers ahead of competitors. They know the seller and the price, and bid just a little higher. When willing buyers come in microseconds later they can sell the stock back.
The profit may be less than a penny per share, but with billions of shares changing hands, they get rich and no risk. It pays for a big broker's computer algorithms to trade at BATS.
As Lewis detailed in his book, Brad Katsuyama figured this out, and last year formed an alternative trading system called IEX Group to combat it. IEX has a shoebox filled with optical fiber that delays incoming bids by 350 microseconds. The delay gives all traders the buyer's offer at the same time. It eliminates BATS' advantage.
"Shame on you," cried O'Brien, in the very definition of chutzpah. "The market has always had intermediaries." O'Brien accused Lewis of advertising Katsuyama's trading platform, hinting there may be dishonest graft -- a charge Lewis and Katsuyama immediately denied.

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They have been bitter political and personal enemies for years. In 1974, during a dispute over the results of Democrat John Durkin's first Senate race in New Hampshire, Republican Attorney General Warren Rudman, as a member of the state Ballot Commission, ruled against him. Durkin won the subsequent rematch handily. Then President Ford in 1976 tried to name Rudman chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Senate never took up the nomination; despite denials from Durkin, who was a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, New Hampshire Republicans are convinced that he blackballed the appointee. Now Durkin, 44, and Rudman, 50,...
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Archive - May 21, 2012 - Forum topic
Transmitting to the station ISS
I KF7ENT tried transmitting to the international space station yesterday not knowing really what I was doing . I have a little handheld that puts out 4watts I don't think it is making the trip to the sation when transmitting. Who knows ? would really like to say hello to the crew and would feel very honored if I could do so . I recently received my technician class license and have been enjoying the few contacts I have made so far. I live in Boise and would like to meet another operator. If anyone can lead me in the right direction please let me know ok. My e-mail
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HCC Northeast and Capital IDEA partnership delivers
By NE Public Relations
Jun 19, 2014
Houston Community College Northeast current and prospective students responded in great numbers for the first series of orientation workshops provided in partnership with Capital IDEA. The partnering organization fully funds participants' tuition, fees, and books for an associate's degree or college-level certificate with no loans or paybacks required. The orientations were a huge success with more than 100 participants and 67 persons who qualified to move forward in the Capital IDEA program.
The series of orientations focused on Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related career programs offered at Northeast College. "This is a tremendous opportunity for students in our community to obtain training at Northeast College with the financial support of our community partner Capital IDEA," says Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher, president of HCC Northeast.
At the orientation, participants learned about the services that Capital IDEA offers students as well as various career programs offered by the College. Representatives from the office of student services were also on hand to share information about the HCC admissions and registration process. The program greatly benefits the community as it provides a career pathway for persons who have challenges funding their college education.
In the future, Capital IDEA will continue to offer orientation sessions for the program, which is a requirement to participate. For more information on how to get started at Northeast College, call 713.718.8300 or visit northeast.hccs.edu.


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Tanya Snyder, wife of Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, gives out food during the tenth annual Redskins-Harris Teeter Harvest Feast.
As he watched others file into FedEx Field for free turkeys and Thanksgiving baskets given out by the Washington Redskins and other companies, Andre Miller and his wife never thought that they would be among those in need this Thanksgiving.
But Miller, a 29-year-old Army veteran who was deployed in Afghanistan, and his wife Nicole, who currently is in the Army National Guard, were among more than 3,500 families that received items Tuesday during the tenth annual Redskins-Harris Teeter Harvest Feast.
"I feel kind of funny because in the military everything was given to you but when you get out, the way I got out, you have to fend for yourself," said Andre Miller, whose family of seven was identified by the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs as a family that deserved help this Thanksgiving.
Prince Georges County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) said he isn't surprised that military veterans were among those in need Tuesday.
"We are finding that a lot of veterans who are coming back into this area need help and this is just one way of giving back, another way is helping veterans who are looking for housing," he said.
From the Millers to the Rev. Eugene O. Wright, a Bowie minister, those in need came from all walks of life to the annual holiday distribution. The event also attracted more than 500 volunteers from the grocery chain, FedEx, Ryan Homes, Wells Fargo as well as former players and officials.
"This is a team effort. I am proud of all the volunteers," said Tanya Snyder, wife of Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, who opened the distribution instead of her husband and current Redskins because they are preparing to play the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day in Dallas.
But filling in for the current squad were former players, cheerleaders, the Hogs and retired trainer Bubba Tyer, who at 70, was tossing turkey and stuffing bags as fast as prep athletes from Wilson High School. The students were also handing out food even though an ineligible player cost them an appearance in the Turkey Bowl on Thursday.
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Former Redskins trainer Bubba Tyer gives out food during the tenth annual Redskins-Harris Teeter Harvest Feast.
"I think that this matters more than what the Redskins do on the field," said Wilson High School Athletic Director Mitch Gore, adding that "this is what it is all about, supporting the community."
As she held her 1-year-old daughter in one hand and a bag of groceries in the other, Shanett McIlwain said, "This means a lot to me and I am very appreciative, it is a blessing."
In addition to receiving food, the Washington Redskins also gave the Millers free tickets to the team's final game of the season against Dallas at FedEx Field.


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We all like to take a little break from our mundane daily schedule and invest our time in entertaining activities. There are various ways by which one can choose to have fun and video games are one of them. Sony has emerged as a leader of such games by introducing a series of gaming consoles which are known as the Sony Playstation. Originally launched in 1994, this series is in the fifth generation and in all these years it has become the most popular gaming product around the world. It all started with the first edition of the playstation but it was the Sony PS2 which brought these Sony gaming consoles to the limelight. The Sony PS2 was greeted with a wide variety of games like Tekken, Football, Silent Hill and many others which helped it become a worldwide phenomenon. In the meanwhile, the Sony PSP was also launched which is the Playstation Portable. This small device can play a range of high definition video games and its small size added hugely to its popularity. Sony PS Vita is the next generation hand held gaming device and it is a successor to the PSP. It has also garnered attention around the world due to its fast booting time and enhanced graphics. Among the variety of Sony gaming consoles, Sony Ps3 has become the most popular of them all. Laced with wireless dual shock controllers and huge internal memory, this console fights with other big names like Wii from Nintendo and Xbox from Microsoft. Sony Ps3 comes in different variants and colors. The most popular of them all is the one with 500 GB hard drive and the real reason behind it being famous is its size. It is slimmer and light weight than its predecessors other than being easy to carry.
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Campaign sign out of sight
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:43:05 GMT —
It's a new district and several candidates want to represent it.
Congressional District 34 is made up of 11 counties, running from the Rio Grande Valley to Gonzales County, outside of San Antonio.
Candidate Salomon Torres said he's already spent $6,000 on campaign signs to get his name and face out to voters.
He asked the owner of Great China Buffet at the intersection of Business 77 and Treasure Hills Boulevard in Harlingen, permission to put up this 4 foot by 8 foot sign.
"We were very proud of this location, Torres said. It's close to my neighborhood, it's close to Valley Baptist (Medical Center), close to the medial district, and we actually we started to receive very favorable feedback from supporters."
However, Torres said his choice of location turned sour after another candidate's sign went up directly in front of his sign - blocking it from view.
"This type of action is a disservice to voters, given that voters, all they want is clear accurate information about the candidates and that includes signage," Torres said.
Torres calls it a disheartening tactic, but opponent and also Congressional Candidate Denise Blanchard said her sign was not intentionally placed there.
She said it TMs an issue she won TMt dwell on.
"Our campaign is very focused on trying to do things like create jobs, protect Social Security, get a better education for our kids - this is not something that is our focus, Blanchard said. Our focus is trying to do the right things."
Blanchard said she's gaining many supporters in the district and the misunderstanding could've been addressed with a friendly phone call from Torres' camp.
But Torres said if Blanchard is so in tune with what's going on in her campaign and the streets of the district she aims to represent, she would TMve been aware of the placement of her sign, without needing someone to call her out on it.


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My whole life I wanted to become a teacher. If you've been reading along with me, or you've checked out my "about me" page, you already know this. It was just something I knew I would become.
When I became a public school teacher, I felt at home. I was driven to succeed. I would do anything I could to do my best. I loved my students like they were my own! I was passionate about it! I put my all into it. It was awesome!
About six years into teaching, I could no longer ignore the fact that I felt sick a lot of the time. I would get headaches most days of the week. I would get a cold or cough that would linger for weeks on end. When it would finally go away, I'd have a healthy week or two and then I'd get sick again. I felt exhausted. I would come home and sit down and feel like I couldn't move. I was bloated all the time. I was feeling anxious, tense, and stressed.
I remember this one Friday, I felt especially stressed. I had a million things going on. Work was getting so stressful, morale was low. People were feeling strained with all of the changes going on in the system; new tests and testing procedures, budget cuts, difficulties with the children, difficulty with the lack of support from parents, tension between the staff and administration. It was getting to be too much! I felt completely overwhelmed with negativity!
I hopped in the shower to wash the week away. I started thinking about everything and had a really scary realization, I wasn't happy anymore. But how could that BE? I love my kids! I love teaching! I panicked. What the hell am I going to do now? I've always wanted this! This was always my dream! How could it not be working anymore? Why doesn't it feel good anymore? I am NO QUITTER!!!! But this can't be what my life feels like forever! I don't even have my own kids yet! How am I going to keep this up and make my other dreams come true too?
I asked God, what am I doing? Is this the way I'm supposed to feel for the rest of my life? Why doesn't it feel right anymore? What am I supposed to be doing? Please, please help me. I started sobbing.
I felt the rush of everything coming out of me. I felt the release. I felt the surrender. I let it all come out through my tears. I cried for a while and kept asking, what am I gonna do? What am I supposed to do?
Suddenly a thought popped into my head. You need to talk to people about God. You need to tell people about God. I was so confused. I thought, what??? Trust me, I'm no nun! I'm not the type to quote the bible! I don't really want to teach in a Catholic school! (because I heard they get paid less) How am I supposed to be doing that? Talking about God? What does that mean?
I still think it's funny that my first thought was "nun." I guess growing up Catholic, I associated a nun with a woman who has devoted her life to talking about God. And for some reason, that is what I feel like my message was. That not only would I just devote an hour a week at church to God, but that I was somehow supposed to devote my daily living to God and to share that with others. I still had no idea what this meant for me and what I was supposed to do next.
Things didn't appear to change drastically in the moment, but I do recognize this as a giant shift in my life. I began to see myself more as a leader and one who wanted to create change. I finished my master's degree and took a job as a teacher consultant. It was a great fit for two years and then once again, it was time for a change. I had my first daughter, quit my job, and stayed home to care for my new baby. This is when I really got to know God.
Having a baby helped me to understand the gift of life. Slowing down my life to care for her, be with her, and watch her develop, was such a great joy! For the first time EVER I finally understood what living in the moment really meant. And all that stuff about NOW is all we ever really have? I finally got it! I didn't always "get it" and I still don't live like this always, but I was able to slow down enough to feel it and be conscious of it several times throughout the day. I felt like I was finally really living my life! I started reading more about how to create the kind of life I really wanted and develop myself so I could actually do it!
At the same time, things were extremely difficult! Remember how I quit my job? Ya, well that was spontaneous and even though it was something I always wanted, we weren't prepared to live on one income. In fact, we were grossly under-prepared. I used to smile on the outside but cringe on the inside when people would say, "Oh, you're SO LUCKY you get to do that! We could NEVER do it because we couldn't afford it!" I wondered what they would think of us if they knew the behind the scenes story. We're crazy? Stupid? Making a mistake? SUPER CRAZY?? Need counseling??? I don't know, but what I do know is, it was FAITH that got us through it and it is still FAITH that gets us through!!
Since I quit my job 6 years ago, I've tried out many things. I've done contractual work as a consultant. I've been a mystery shopper. I tried being a jewelry maker. I tried out photography. I've been a skin care/cosmetics demonstrator. I thought about becoming a personal trainer or a group fitness instructor. I've thought about becoming a yoga instructor.
Nothing ever felt quite right until I did my first retreat for women. Since I had been a consultant and provided workshops for teachers, I felt like having a retreat was an easy transition. It was called "Live a Life You Love" and it was magical! Here I got to gather women together and remind them to value themselves, take good care of themselves, dream, love, have faith, and be happy! It was my first experience talking to people about God and the power of creating the life you really want! It felt so right! I came home that day and was flying! In fact, I was flying for about a week afterwards! I felt the power of empowering and inspiring others! I knew I wanted more!
Since then, I had another baby, moved across the country, moved into my dream home, and enjoy good health! I started this blog, ran a half-marathon, and started my own coaching business called BE. Inspired Coaching. After immersing myself in self development since my pregnancy with my first daughter, being a life coach gives me the opportunity to share with others all that I've learned over the years. I get to talk about God, having a higher purpose, following your heart, listening to your intuition, rising to the challenge, giving yourself a break, and knowing that you are ALWAYS loved and NEVER alone! I get to help myself and others get organized, make a flexible plan, accomplish their goals and HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THEIR LIVES! I get to live a healthy life that feels good to me and encourage others to live a healthy, inspired life!
As a coach, I wanted to do something to get more people involved and decided to do an exercise challenge this past April. Through this challenge, not only did I connect with some awesome people who saw real results in just 30 days, but I also found a piece that was missing from my coaching...health and fitness. I want to bring inspired spiritual messages to people AND I also know that when your body is healthy, strong and fit, you can do amazing things! I know that when I make it through a physical challenge like teaching myself how to run long distances, I feel a sense of accomplishment that is impossible to measure! It's such an amazing feeling! When you learn you can do more than you thought, you want to keep doing more! The trick is to learn what the "right" things are for you! This is why becoming a Beachbody coach felt like exactly the right fit! Now I get to inspire people to be their best selves; body, mind, and spirit! I get to teach. I get to listen. I get to support. I get to help people make their dreams come true and do things they never thought possible! I'm aligned with people who are positive and want to do great things in their lives! Now that IS lucky! :)
It took about 9 years after that conversation with God in the shower of trying new things and taking steps along the path, but now that I'm here I feel like I'm home! This feels right! This is what I'm supposed to be doing right now! Is this it, forever and ever, Amen? No. I know I want even more! I know I want to publish a book someday. I know I want to be a public figure somehow. I know I want to give back in a BIG way. I don't know how or when or what this is all gonna look like but one thing I know for sure, I can do it! I have faith! I've learned to trust the process. I believe in my dreams! I may slip once in a while, but I know the truth. God is good and our dreams are real. They are on purpose to remind us there are limitless opportunities! Listen to your heart and you will know! And if you ever need any help with this, please let me know! You know I'd love to help you! :)
Lots and Lots of Love to You!
P.S. I don't blog as often as I would like but I make regular, daily posts on my facebook page. Follow me at www.facebook.com/BE.InspiredCoaching. I'd love to see you there! :)
P.S.S. Don't miss out! I will begin the 30 Day BE. Inspired Exercise Challenge on June 1st! You can sign up here on the sidebar of my blog. I'm also starting a Beachbody Challenge on June 10th! Email me at email@example.com for more information!
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Conversations with God in the Shower and How I'm Answering the Call!
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When Bill Callahan moved from Chicago to Austin, Texas in 2005 he was reborn as a songwriter. "I got a whole new perspective," he told MOJO in 2011. "It all makes sense."
The spare noir narratives of wayfaring strangers he'd sung as Smog since 1992 became more elusive, philosophical ruminations on the nature of existence in which the final jigsaw piece was missing.
A possible reworking of 2005's A River Ain't Too Much To Love and an avowed fleshing out of 2011's skeletal Apocalypse, Dream River may be Callahan's most beguiling album yet.
Beginning with the narrator drinking in a hotel bar whilst other guests sleep, opening track The Sing is located in a bright present, Chojo Jacques' fiddle, Matt Kinsey's lyrical country guitar and Thor Harris' rhythmic claves accompany the narrator as he moves from quiet contemplation ("The only words I said today are 'beer' and 'thank you'") to a realisation that even that small interaction is a kind of prayer.
Both daft and beautiful, The Sing allows the album to take off, Beth Galiger's rippling flute tracking Callahan's melodious baritone through six elusive dream-songs bound in imagery of flight and changing seasons.
If Apocalypse was couched in the language of revelation, then Dream River might be read as its end-of-days sequel. "Bam, bam bam!/The earth off its axis," sings Callahan on the sweet silver canter of Javelin Unlanding, while the agitated guitar squall of Spring inhabits a season where "everything is dying". The boat builder in Summer Painter watches hurricanes "rip the lips off the mouth of the bay".
So plain as to be deceptive, Callahan's lyrics possess an odd koan-like quality, perfectly complimented on Dream River by his musicians' strange, echoing accompaniments. Songs billow, soar and undergo magical transitions so that clear messages or routes become lost. You sense this is intentional. On the rustling skittish ascent of Ride My Arrow Callahan asks, "Is life a ride to ride/Or a story to shape and confide/Or chaos neatly denied?"
But like F. Scott Fitzgerald's test of intelligence – to hold in mind two opposing ideas at the same time – Callahan's oft pessimistic worldview is combined with a deep intuitive pleasure at being alive; his narrators know the world is out of balance yet find great satisfaction in its tiny epiphanies: "I really am a lucky man," he sings on Small Plane, "flying this small plane".
With the last song, the truly beautiful Winter Road, we arrive back down to earth, our narrator driving home through the snow, listening to a Donald Sutherland interview on his truck radio. "I have learned when things are beautiful," he sings, "to just keep on."
As final album lines go it's neither bold nor self-assertive, but in the context of what's gone before it feels just perfect, that missing piece of blue sky puzzle.
Bill Callahan Talks To Andrew Male.
Is Dream River a new chapter for Bill Callahan?
"Apocalypse was like the skeleton. With Dream River I wanted to put flesh on the skeleton. I tend to just break things down every few years. Something like Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle was me at my most fleshed out then Apocalypse ripped all that stuff off. Now I'm sort of building up again. That tends to be the way that I work.
The seasons theme seems pretty explicit here.
"I've been thinking a lot about our collective ideas or whatever they're called. Like when we used to think the earth was flat. That made sense to everybody and that's how we lived our lives, with monsters at the edge of the earth. With the seasonal thing I was trying to look at the way things are changing. With global warming it's like we're sort of losing the old idea of what a season is. So there is that natural edge to the album but in a more contemporary than a classical way."
"Fiddle is the instrument of reality."
There's seems to be a clear narrative running through Dream River.
"When I sequenced the record I realised the first and last song were united in some way. The first song is a guy sitting in a bar, observing. All the other songs are like a trip, a lot of things flying and moving through the air. Then with the last song it's back to reality. They're the only two songs that have fiddle on them. Fiddle is the instrument of reality. It seems to encapsulate everything about life."
Does that mean that the flute is the dream instrument? It sounds like it's taking flight.
"Yeah, I think you could say that. The fiddle is earthy and gritty and fleshy and the flute is like air, nothing there."
It's a great album to get lost in, trying to decipher what the songs are about…
"Yeah. Do you think doing an interview ruins that? I find that music has an amazing self-generating power in it that sometimes I might read about something that I like and I feel that it's destroyed it. I might hold onto that idea for a few times but then the music wipes away all that."
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Andrew Bynum is back in the starting lineup, which means Lamar Odom is back on the bench.
Odom logged 31 games as a starter -- it would have been 32 had he not been suspended for a game -- and saw a dramatic uptick in his statistics after Bynum went down with a knee injury Jan. 31.
But Odom's time as a fill-in ended when Bynum started Thursday against the Denver Nuggets.
Odom wasn't thrilled before the season about the prospect of being a reserve, saying in October that Lakers Coach Phil Jackson "must have woke up and bumped his head."
Odom was much more agreeable with going to the bench Thursday.
"At this point in my career and in the season, it doesn't matter," he said. "It's a depth thing. We're a much deeper team with Andrew in the lineup. It was perfect timing. I look forward to getting the second unit playing at a high level again."


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Free PSN game Jetpack Joyride has been downloaded to more than one million accounts on PS3 and PS Vita, Halfbrick has announced.
The download milestone comes as a new PS Vita update brings Twitter support and performance upgrades to the PS Vita version.
"It's been another incredible month for Jetpack Joyride," said Phil Larsen, Halfbrick's chief marketing officer. "Player support has been sensational, proving without a doubt that Barry Steakfries is a perfect match for the PS3 and Vita!"
"We want to extend a massive thanks to the dedicated team at Big Ant for bringing Jetpack Joyride to Sony's passionate and thriving online community. Our amazing fans continue to exceed expectations, paving the way for more exciting releases further down the line."
Jetpack Joyride is a side-scrolling action game featuring mischievous hero Barry Steakfries, who previously appeared in Halfbrick mobile games, Age of Zombies and Monster Dash. Down on his luck, Barry discovers the ultimate opportunity to turn his life into one of adventure.
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Are We Done Yet? (2007) | 3 Apr 2007 // 11:00 PM
A showdown with a raccoon who steals his Corn Nuts grants Ice Cube, Mr. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, the opportunity to mutter, "You should know not to mess with a man's nuts." I can't tell you how painful it is.
Loveable gangsta Ice Cube ain't done yet | 4 Apr 2007 // 10:02 PM
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McIntosh County, Oklahoma - Assessor's Office
The McIntosh County Assessor is responsible for appraising real estate and assessing a property tax on properties located in McIntosh County, Oklahoma. You can contact the McIntosh County Assessor for:
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When contacting McIntosh County about your property taxes, make sure that you are contacting the correct office. You can call the McIntosh County Tax Assessor's Office for assistance at 918-689-2611. Remember to have your property's Tax ID Number or Parcel Number available when you call!
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Two men were yesterday jailed for the part they played in the manslaughter of Armagh man Lee Smyth, who died two years after receiving "catastrophic" head injuries in an early morning assault.
Michael Wilson, a 23-year old Royal Irish Regiment soldier from Marlacoo Road in Tandragee, and 24-year old tree surgeon Gareth McKinney, from Charles Park in Portadown, were initially both charged with murdering Mr Smyth.
However, as their trial at Armagh Crown Court, sitting in Belfast, was about to enter its second day earlier this year, they were re-arraigned and each pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter.
McKinney was handed a six-year sentence, half of which will be spent in custody with the remaining three years on supervised licence upon his release.
Wilson – who committed four further violent offences following the fatal attack on Mr Smyth – was handed a seven year sentence. As he was deemed by probation to pose a significant risk of serious harm to others, Mr Justice Weir told him that after serving half of his sentence, his eligibility for release would be determined by the Parole Commission.
Wilson will also serve an extended three years on licence when he is released from custody.
Mr Smyth, 32, instigated a fight with Wilson in the early hours of June 6, 2010, and after McKinney participated in the attack, the victim's prone body was found beside the Folley River in Armagh by a woman walking her dog.
Mr Smyth was rushed to hospital and was later transfered to a nursing home, where he spent two years in a vegetative state before his family made the heartbreaking decision, based on medical advice, to withhold further treatment on June 12, 2012.
A victim impact statement on behalf of Mr Smyth's mother revealed the toll her son's death has had on her, especially the decision to allow him to die and the physical effect caring for him had on her.
In the report, Mr Smyth's mother said: "Lee was not an angel and he had a lot of his own problems, but he was my only son and I miss him so much. He didn't deserve to be attacked and left in the way that he was."


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Barack Obama's considerably weaker in Wisconsin than he was in 2008, but he still looks like the clear favorite to win the state again. We find him with 50% to 44% for Mitt Romney.
Obama actually has under water approval numbers in the state. 47% think he's doing a good job, while 48% disapprove. But voters aren't very high on Romney either. Only 41% rate him favorably, while 50% have a negative opinion of him.
One thing that could make the state look like much more of a toss up is if Romney chooses Paul Ryan as his running mate. Ryan has a pretty solid 44/39 favorability rating and if he was on the ticket Obama's lead would decline all the way to 47/46. Ryan's presence has the effect of further unifying the GOP base around Romney and also helping to bring some more independent voters into the fold.
Wisconsin voters are closely divided on the Supreme Court's decision regarding health care- 46% say they agree with it, while 44% disagree. John Roberts' favorability is 30/31 and reflecting what we saw in North Carolina and Virginia numbers yesterday he has pretty good marks with Democrats (36/20) and pretty bad ones with Republicans (19/42). One issue that could have the potential to cause Obama some trouble is immigration- just 39% of voters say they agree with the new policy he announced last month while 44% disagree.
Obama's probably going to win Wisconsin again this year but early indications are that he'll have to fight harder for it than he did the first time around.
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Have Ford Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
Hello I will help you with your question,
What year is your truck?
The motor is grounded through the blower switch on the controls and the mode switch controls the relay that gives power to the motor so when you turn the mode to off the relay opens but the blower speed switch is shorted so the blower runs at all times.
Now the blower switch never turns the motor off all the way, the motor is only off when the ignition is turned on if you turn the mode switch to off. This is positive ventilation to keep the cab pressurized.
Does the motor turn off with the key? If it does it sounds like normal operation.
Let me know what you are seeing so I can help
Thank you
OK, then the power from the ignition to fuse 22 in the central junction box is not shutting off with the ignition switch.
This comes directly from the ignition switch on the green/yellow strip wire so it looks like the switch is failing to disconnect. Try pulling fuse #20 in the battery junction box. This is a 50 amp square fuse that will be hard to remove. If the blower then turns off the ignition switch needs to be replaced.
Let me know how I can help you
Fuse #22 will shut it off as it is the feed to the relay.
If #20 nor #21 did not shut it off there is a cross feed in the harness or the fuse block.
Is there any aftermarket equipment installed in this truck?
OK, the only power to this circuit is supposed to come through the ignition switch, did you remove the 20 and 21 fuses one at a time or together?
If it was one at a time try both at once.
Let me know which way you did it.
OK, if both go out you either have a GEM module backfeeding or the ignition switch so the next step would be to unplug the GEM.
Let me know what happens
Generic Electronic Module (GEM) and it controls the delay functions and some of the lighting tasks.
Did the blower stop with both out?
Sure, any water path could have fed power to the relay and allow it to stay on. If it is working now let it go but keep turning the mode switch off or you might run those batteries down. Check on it, you probably have a failing switch but until it breaks again you can't tell.
Let me know how I can help you
Glad to help and if it acts up again come back, I will be happy to continue to help


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Founded in 1952 by Joseph S. Koury, locally owned and operated Koury Corporation has pioneered much of the Piedmont Triad's early residential and commercial development. Simple and honorable values such as a commitment to quality construction, long-term ownership, hands-on management, and a belief in total customer satisfaction has resulted in the unbridled success enjoyed by the company today.
Mr. Koury began acquiring the land which comprises Grandover over 40 years ago. While he waited for just the right time to develop Grandover, he kept busy building over 9,000 North Carolina luxury homes, Four Seasons Town Centre a 1.3 million square foot super regional shopping facility, the Sheraton Greensboro/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center the largest hotel/convention center complex between Washington and Atlanta as well as many apartment, industrial and office complexes.
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Dr. Thomas A. Heath Obituary
"On January 17, 1932, Dr. Thomas A. Heath died at his plantation home at Shiloh, Issaquena county, Mississippi. He was born in Claiborne county July 14, 1854; came to Issaquena county in 1861, received literary education at Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, and graducated at Hospital College of Medicine at Louisville, Kentucky in 1881; practiced medicine in Washington county, 1881-82, and Mayersville, Mississippi, 1883-84, and at Shiloh, Issaquena county from 1885 to date of death."
"He was officer in the Methodist church, Mason, Knight of Pythias, Woodman of the World. He was for several years president of the Issaquena County Medical Society, an honorary member of the Mississippi State Medical Association, and an honorary member of the Issaquena-Sharkey-Warren Counties Medical Society.
He spent his whole life in the delta and was very efficient in the treatment of pernicious malaria, having been especially successful in hematuria. He leaves a wife, one son and six grandchildren, as well as a host of friends to mourn his loss.
At the beginning of this New Year in the passing of Dr. Heath, it brought us new pain, new sorrow, and new sadness.....
Resolved that in the death of Dr. Heath this state and especially the community in which he lived and labored has lost one of its best beloved citizens.
Resolved that this society express its sorrow in the death of Dr. Heath.
Resolved that a copy of these resolutions be furnished the press and a copy be forwarded to the family of the deceased.
W.C. Pool
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We've heard from a couple of sources close to the town that staff was not happy about a recent decision by the Paradise Planning Commission.
When the commission was given the task of dealing with the regulation on consignment stores, the commission, after hearing from store owners, declined to take a position.
The staff report said the proposed municipal code change was meant to "attract quality commercial development and improve the aesthetics of the Paradise community."
It basically attempted to prevent stores from displaying merchandise "within five feet of the building frontage not exceeding fifty percent of the building or business frontage length, provided no parking areas, vehicle access ways or walkways shall be occupied."
Instead, the commissioners voted to create an advisory committee made up of consignment store owners to come up with a plan or regulation that would regulate how such stores are to display their products.
So in 180 days this committee is supposed to report back to the planning commission with what they have come up with.
But it appears to us and observers close to the town, staff was none too pleased with that move.
It appears that staff wanted the commissioners despite the objections of those it would most impact, to pass the proposed regulation on to the Town Council -- which would almost assuredly rubber stamp staff's recommendation.
Instead, they did something that is quite novel in today's governmental climate: allow the people to discuss and propose the regulation that they think best fits them.
Now it rarely sits well with bureaucrats of any stripe – whether they are a Defense Department official, a Cal trans bureaucrat, or a local one who can exert some influence over what the law.
The culture of government today views itself as separate and apart from the people. It's exactly what the founders long-ago tried to avoid.
Every opportunity for people or voters to remind those who are elected or who work inside the government of who is in charge, is an opportunity to be seized.
We hope the advisory committee comes up with a regulation that not only meets the business owners needs to stay in business, but also will meet the goals that town staff and elected officials would like to see "attract quality commercial development and improve the aesthetics of the Paradise community."
And if they are successful in this endeavor, then it will be the best form of government regulation imposed by the people themselves
And whatever the impact of such regulation -- negative or positive -- it will have come from the people themselves and not from a bureaucrat.
And that is exactly what the founders envisioned when they wrote that glorious document nearly 250 years ago. When the people govern themselves, the results are generally more effective.


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One tax prep consultant indicated the IRS rejected his tax filings due to the software issues.
Some complaints indicate the software did not contain the correct information to file state income taxes, while others allege they had to buy another tax preparation program to save their reputation and clients.
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TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2012 /CNW/ - For some time, those of us who support veterans, military and first responders have recognized the need to expand and modernize the facilities in the Palliative Care Unit at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre and transform it into the premier facility of its kind in Canada. For those with family members and friends currently in the Palliative Care Unit, that need is all the most urgent. Two years ago, McDermott House Canada received charitable status and set the goal of raising $3.6 million to effect such a transformation. I am proud to say that we have been very successful to date in raising funds and we continue to pursue our mandate. While we are aware that the federal government is in the process of auditing the residences within the Veterans Centre, we will not be deterred in our mission. In fact, if anything, it will only serve to strengthen our resolve. We await the results of the audit and, as we do, we stand strongly behind the staff at Sunnybrook who provide compassionate, excellent care on a daily basis.
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You can't rely on email
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Time and time again, it's proven true: you can't rely on email and you can't make assumptions. Those two things together are lethal.
When I first started working with web designer, Nicole Rose, a couple of my email messages never made it to her inbox. She didn't think anything of it so she didn't look into it right away. A month later, when she got around to contacting her IT service provider, she discovered that my messages weren't the only ones missing. Many legitimate messages had been filtered into spam, including two from hot prospects to whom she'd submitted proposals but never hear back. Here were their responses, saying, "We're ready to go ahead with the project." But Nicole didn't get those messages and, busy with other things, she assumed they'd chosen someone else. She had no idea they were reaching out to her. By the time she found these messages, they had in fact chosen another web designer. UGH!
When Nicole told me about this, I asked, "What could you have done to prevent this type of miscommunication?" The answer: stay on top of pending projects and if you don't hear back via email, use the phone. You must get an answer from a prospect, even if it feels like you're harrassing them to get it. There are real world consequences to imagining they don't want to work with you. Nicole understands that really well now.


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Belkin Conserve Valet, $39.99
Dear Santa, I'm a busy worker, one who isn't a fan of coal. I like gadgets. Please give me one – or many – this gift-giving season. If you do, I promise to behave, which would be easy seeing as gadgets will make my hectic workdays much less stressful and me much less irritable. Sincerely, (Insert your name), the world's hardest-working worker BusinessNewsDaily knows how hard you've worked this year, so treat yourself to one or all nine of the reasonably priced gadgets we've chosen to help improve your life in 2011. Or share this wish list (and the letter above) with a spouse, parent, sibling, co-worker or boss. Maybe, just maybe, they'll step in and be your Santa, delivering these electronic goodies and accessories to you before year's end. Well, you can't have gadgets without power. Snag this energy-efficient charger to juice up the other gadgets you bought this year or hope to receive soon. The Valet charges up to four devices at once and frees up wall outlets in your home or office. And when all batteries fill to capacity or you unplug every gadget, the Valet shuts off (yes, even standby power), saving energy and subsequently trimming your electric bill. "It used to be that a businessperson would come home from a long day and empty the change from their pockets into a dish on the dresser. Today our pockets are heavier" because of the multiple devices we carry, Conserve general manager Kevin Ashton told BusinessNewsDaily. "The great thing about the Conserve Valet is that it lets you charge up to four devices at once, and it senses when a new device is added, assuring you that your devices will be fully charged and ready to go when you are." The Valet is compatible with most cell phones, music players and other hand-held gadgets.
Jaybird SB2 Bluetooth headphones, $99
The wires of your headphones can be an irritant and get in the way when you're shuffling through papers at work or exercising at the gym. Buy Jaybird's SB2 Sportsband headphones to eliminate those scenarios. The fashionable Bluetooth device allows you to wirelessly take calls and listen to music. The SB2 "comes with apt-X on board, which cleans up, adds depth, bass and treble to your Bluetooth music with technical specifications matching that of CD-quality output," according to Jaybird's website. The sleek, modern design should appeal to the trendy entrepreneur. The headphones come in nine colors: limonade green, sonic blue, orange crush, runner's red, toffee apple red, midnight black, polar blue, powder puff pink and snow white.
Sony Bloggie Touch camera, $149.99 to $169.99
Santa likes when you share, so capture and share all of your work moments and after-work antics with Sony's Bloggie Touch. "You can record video, snap photos or even both at the same time," said Sony blog editor Sukhjit Ghag in a post earlier this year. Ghag also said the camera's 3-inch touch screen allows users to easily slide through 12.8-megapixel pictures and 1080p high-definition videos, which are saved as Web-friendly MP4s that are easy to share on websites such as YouTube, Facebook, Picasa, Flickr and Sony's Personal Space. Another feature that makes Bloggie Touch ideal for sharing is its built-in USB arm, which flips out and connects to a computer.
Cocoon Grid-It organizers, $9.99-$29.99
Say goodbye to clutter with Cocoon Grid-It organizers. Designed with rubberized elastic, the organizers hold gadgets and accessories firmly where you place them. "As more iPads, laptops and smart phones flood the business world, there are more wires, batteries and chargers to keep track of than ever before. The Grid-It system is designed to organize all of these items and more," Cocoon marketing director Dov Friedman told BusinessNewsDaily. "The Grid-It is the perfect holiday gift item for the modern businessperson." "The Grid-It comes in different sizes so that it can fit into anything from a small shaving kit to a briefcase."
MiLo Projector, $299
This pocket-size LED device flips open and projects videos to as wide as 70 inches. Reviewers are calling it a movie theater in your pocket, which could come in handy for an entrepreneur looking to relax for a few hours. Business people also could use it for presentations at meetings and conferences. Connect to it an iPhone, iPod, MP4, DVD player or laptop and you're good to go.
Tablet, varying prices
The gadget topping many consumers' wish lists this year is Apple's iPad or some other form of a tablet. In a recent Retrevo survey of about 1,000 consumers, respondents listed the tablet as the hottest holiday item. In October, the iPad was designated Innovation of the Year by the tech publication T3. Product-comparison website TopTenREVIEWS said tablets are great for comfort and convenience because of their slender and travel-friendly design. Available tablets include the Viewsonic G-Tablet, Archose 101 and Samsung Galaxy, among others. "Tablets started out as electric pads used for notes to the modern addition of HD video playback, music, web, eBooks, magazines and video games," reviewers said on the website (a sister site of BusinessNewsDaily). "Select manufacturers have even incorporated some productivity applications to cross over into the Tablet PC/Laptop realm. Since the majority of the main features are standard across the board, base your decision on the little things. "Elements like available applications, webcam, quick and smooth interface, user friendliness and support make up the difference when it comes to this emerging technology. The determining factor often comes down to personal preference. What you want to use it for will define which one is best for you."
Brenthaven 5-in-1 5-in-1iPad Case, $59.95
Brenthaven's case increases the utility of the iPad. How? It serves four more functions besides being a protective tool. The hard-shell case can convert into a viewing stand, flip over to become a typing stand, mount on the back of car seats for watching videos on the go, or transform the iPad into an eBook reader just by tightening a strap. "With the 5-in-1, we have tried to anticipate and solve for as many use-case scenarios as possible so the business professional only needs a single case," Brenthaven marketing manager Linda Nguyen told BusinessNewsDaily. ""The reason the 5-in-1 would be a great gift for a businessperson is because it features a number of functions for the person on the go." The case is available in matte black and metallic bronz.
ToneCheck software, free
Avoid turning work colleagues and clients into Grinches, with ToneCheck. The tech-savvy tool helps thwart e-mail users from sending upsetting messages. Available as a software plug-in for Microsoft Outlook, the tool "identifies and flags emotionally charged sentences" before an e-mail is sent. Oh, and it's free.
eBook reader, varying prices
Gone are the days when you had to make room in your luggage if you wanted to read during business trips. The advent of thin eBook readers such as Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook have changed the way people store, tote around and read books, magazines, newspapers and other materials. "One device holds about a library and gives you as many of your favorite book titles at your fingertips as you could ever really want. Plus, they make it easy to take notes, save clippings of quotations and highlight passages we want to be able to find again," says TopTenREVIEWS. "They are designed to make your reading experience more enjoyable and less of a hassle. Nobody wants to take a stack of books with them on a business trip or long road trip. "They're convenient, portable and good for the environment. In fact, the only real downside we can see to an electronic book over a real paper book is that you'll have a few more problems if you accidentally spill your coffee on it or get splashed at the pool."


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Discussion in 'theory, philosophy & history' started by max_freakout, Jul 17, 2008.
Is that like the Fat Controller?
Jesus was born from a virgin, as are mushrooms, unlike flowering plants, no sexual intercourse takes place in the lifecycle of mushrooms
Let's have guess at %s then.
Have you read 50% of the Bible
ditto 50% of the Koran?
Tell us more, Teacher.
Note the lack of Caesar in the jesus story too. What with him being dead well before J/c was born and all that.
similar (iceisforming made that exact comparison on a thread ages ago)
the divine controller, is the sculptor of the block universe, the transcendent God
Caesar in the Jesus story, is the 'divinely ordained' leader of the society
He's not in the 'jesus story'. Fucking hell.
The fat controller was sculpted from a block of wood.
Anyone remember that programme 'goodness gracious me' and the character who claimed everything was Indian?
In fact remarkably similar:
Astrology forum. With an annexe for old creeps like JC rubbing their knees.
Look who's calling someone an old creep.
the Indians have a theory that Jesus escaped from the cross and moved to India
You got me, best internet comback ever.
Max, answers please.
Good for them.
Answer my question please. (and tell me why you think someone dead before Jesus was born is part of the jesus story), I think the two answers might be connected.
we could just add something like 'spirituality, religion and mysticism' to the title of this forum
i think the transcendent unity of religions can be heard, in similarities in religious music.
Answers max, i must have them.
the Jesus myth, and the formation of Christianity, arose as a kind of counterattack to the Roman honour/shame social system, and the idea of divinely ordained leaders like Caesar
but he controlled all the trains, just as God controls the universe
By creating a divinely ordained leader (the messiah)?
What did you have in mind?
Apart from the rather obvious fact that Caeser never claimed to be divinely ordained, the very opposite in fact (do you have any grasp of ancient history?). Ceaser is never mentioned in the 'jesus story'.
The idea that a divenely ordained leader arose to counter attack the notion of a divenly ordanied leader needs a little work too.
You mistook a regional boss (Pilate) for Octavius/Augustus.
i don't know. i just found a wiki article, and religious music actually looks very diverse. i had something in mind tho, lots of voices overlapping, harmonies, sweet sounds, a rising up to the heavens... that kind of thing.
Jesus was not leader of the Roman society, but the Jesus myth, and the religion that arose from it, was designed to transform the society
Ok, i'm assuming less that 50%
Have you read less that 25% of the bible?
ditto of the koran?
christianity was a 'rival rewriting' of the Caesar cult, it was designed to transform it
Overlapping harmonies are called polyphony which is a relatively recent invention (early middle ages) of the medieval European church, it grew up out of the Gregorian chant tradition and is thought to be distinct from the Byzantine music of the time (of which we have very few records) which used instrumentals.
Ok. (Mills and boon history it is)
Have you read less that 25% of the bible?
ditto of the koran?
Separate names with a comma.


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Porsche 911 Carrera S will cost £46 less than it would have done, assuming today's average fuel prices. The Treasury also adds that prices today are 13p per litre cheaper than they would have been under previously-announced plans.
There was more good news for enthusiast motorists, too, with the announcement that the Government's cut-off date for classic cars' VED exemption will now be extended by one year, meaning cars produced in 1973, like the gorgeous Ferrari 365 GTB above, will now be tax exempt. There's no word yet on whether this extension will continue to roll forward in future years, though.
One other significant change for motorists is that SORN declarations will no longer have to be renewed each year. From now on, all SORN applications will be open-ended, and as such will apply until the car's tax is renewed. What's more the grace period for failing to display a tax disc once purchased has been extended to 14 days.


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The recovery in the private and business charter industry is continuing in Europe, but with significant variations in terms of where demand is bouncing back and for which types of aircraft. These are the main conclusions from new data generated for AIN by online charter portal Avinode (Stand 843) ahead of this week's EBACE show.
One key trend that Avinode identified at the end of 2010 is the continued decline in demand for the majority of light jets. This time last year, these accounted for 30 percent of requested trips in Europe. Overall in 2010, light jets on average amounted to 26 percent of requests but as of the end of April this had slipped to just 23 percent (having been as low as 18 percent in January 2011).
By contrast, large-cabin aircraft (or heavy jets, as Avinode categorizes them) are well and truly in the ascendency. When EBACE 2010 opened, they represented 23 percent of all trip requests but this had climbed to 29 percent as of last month (having peaked at 32 percent in January).
According to Avinode business manager Magnus Henriksson, it is light jets like the Cessna CitationJet and Citation II that are feeling the squeeze as demand for smaller aircraft continues to soften in Europe. But, bucking the trend, is the same manufacturer's Citation Mustang, which clearly has stolen the thunder of its larger, older siblings.
In the past 18 months or so, the number of Mustangs available for charter has more than doubled. With the average flight segment for European light jet users being just one or two hours, and carrying an average of between one and three passengers, the Mustang appears to deliver exceptional value for its price.
Henriksson has predicted that growing numbers of Embraer's new Phenom 100 and 300 models will have an equally profound impact on the light jet sector over the next couple of years. The Phenom 100 and the Mustang essentially straddle the line between the light and very light jet categories. In this respect they are continuing to benefit from the failure of VLJ contenders such as the Eclipse 500 to get to the marketplace.
The super lights jets (that is, those between the light and midsized categories) as are actually extremely popular in Europe. However, since this is a very small aircraft category they have a fairly limited affect on overall demand (only 15 percent last month). The Citation XLS is a very popular example of a class that also includes the Excel, the Phenom 300 and Bombardier's Learjet 40s and 45s.
Part of the reason for the overall decline in demand for light jets is the disappearance from the market of customers who were just taking their first steps in private charter before the financial crisis struck in 2008. Most of these people appear to have gone scurrying back to the airlines and the charter sector faces a challenge to coax them back to their entry-level offering.
But thank God for Russians, who to no small measure are behind the further resurgence of demand for heavy jets. "A lot of this demand is driven by eastern Europe," said Henriksson. "Moscow is too far away [for passengers to fly to and from it in light jets] and Russians generally prefer bigger aircraft."
Generally speaking, the heavy jet sector also has been bolstered by the fact that those at the top end of the wealth ladder are still very wealthy, even if they did incur some losses in the crisis, and they certainly have little or no inclination to start using the airlines again.
The midsized jet category's position in the European market continues to be pretty stagnant, having fluctuated between 13 and 15 percent of trip requests over the past 12 months. There are pockets of demand for midsized aircraft such as Turkey, where Hawker 800 and 850s are popular for the somewhat longer trips that the country's business community has to make into Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Similarly, the super midsized category has barely seen its share of the market rise above 20 percent since the last EBACE, and it stood at 19 percent last month. In reality, there aren't too many of this class of jet in the European charter sector. However, Henriksson indicated that Embraer's Legacy and Bombardier's Challenger 300 are proving extremely popular. "They offer a great comfort level at a very good price, compared with heavier jets," he told AIN.
Avinode's data for the 12 months since the last EBACE show also shows better stability in flight hour pricing, but with rates still markedly down on pre-crisis levels. This means that charter operators are still some ways from full recovery, especially given that their margins are increasingly being squeezed by rising costs, such as fuel.
The most noticeable movement in Avinode's pricing index for Europe over the past year has been in the light jet category, and even here the overall swing has never exceeded three points from the starting position in May 2010. Behind these figures, Mustang prices have in fact increased, but the whole category has been pegged back by reduced rates for larger lights jets, which have had to accept lower yields to try to compete with the new Citation.
Unlike the U.S., where the charter market has to a great extent been able to mitigate the impact of higher fuel costs by resorting to fuel surcharges that appear separate from the hourly rate on invoices, European customers just won't accept this practice. This has left European operators largely having to shoulder the increased cost burden or subtly building some of it into the hourly rate.
So with profit margins generally still squeezed and costs still rising, it has never been more imperative for operators to make more efficient use of their assets by doing more to market availability of empty-leg flights and positioning their aircraft more flexibly to where demand is concentrated at any given time.
This is where Avinode claims it comes in. There is no doubt that its recently upgraded system, which now makes it easier for operators and flight bookers alike to identify empty-leg availability between any given city pair, makes improved asset utilization more viable.
To help users really get to the most from its system, Avinode has launched a series of "academies" to provide guidance and training. The first two events were held in the Swedish company's home city of Gothenburg and also in Moscow. Next month, the event moves on to Miami. What Avinode wants to avoid is its system being like a top-of-the-range iPhone on which the average user can barely use 10 percent of the functions.
But tapping the technology to its full potential is only part of the equation, Henriksson acknowledged. Some operators offering managed aircraft for charter are constrained by contracts with their owners, which stipulate that a jet always has to return directly to its home base after every flight.
Also, the ability of operators to establish satellite operating bases around Europe can be undermined by high local labor costs and difficulties in accessing airport infrastructure. For instance, there is great demand for charter here in Geneva, but overcrowding at the airport means that non-based aircraft can be required to reposition within 24 hours.
All of these factors only increase the pressure on smaller operators, where efficiencies of scale are hard to achieve. Henriksson predicts increased consolidation in the industry, resulting in a few larger operators. "We are seeing some companies in Europe gaining market share fast," he said. "And the ones that are doing this are operating in something more like airline mode."
Avinode's breakdown of charter demand by country shows the UK and Germany continuing to dominate northern Europe. Further south, Austria and Switzerland both stand out as hives of charter activity (in terms of demand for flights departing these countries), with continued fluctuations in demand between the leading Mediterranean countries: France Spain and Italy.
Interestingly, demand levels do not directly correspond with the apparent economic fortunes of the countries concerned. The economies of Spain and the UK have taken a real battering over the past 12 months, but demand for flights here has been fuelled to a large degree by requests made for travelers who are not based in these countries but nonetheless need to fly from and to them.
Ending on a high note, Henriksson stands by his prediction that 2011 will deliver another good summer for the European charter sector. The summer of 2010 was a huge morale-boost for the industry and Avinode sees more of the same coming, so get ready to make hay while the sun shines.


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ARCATA -- The old baseball adage "hitting is contagious" was proven to be true once again by the Humboldt Crabs on Saturday
Eight starters had hits -- led by shortstop Nick Latta and outfielder Justin Higley -- as the Crabs recorded 16 total on the night as they blew out the California Glory 14-3 at the Arcata Ball Park.
"It was a good night," Crabs manager Matt Nutter said. "Things are starting to come around for us. It's good to see guys who haven't been swinging all that well have success at the plate."
While the thunder came just a few innings later, the Crabs played a little small ball to get the early 1-0 lead.
Then the bats got to work as they scored 11 runs combined in the third, fourth, and fifth, chasing Glory starting pitcher Eric Salcido from the game after just 3 2-3 innings.
The fourth inning was where the Crabs did their most significant damage, sending 10 hitters to the plate, scoring five runs on five hits. Higley drove in two with a triple to the 394-foot sign in left-center and Latta followed that up with an RBI single.
Jason Mahood and Andrew Ayers also recorded RBIs in the inning to push the Crabs' lead to 8-0.
"We were struggling offensively a few weeks ago," Nutter said, "but the guys came out, worked hard to get better, and now it's starting to show."
The Crabs followed the five-run fourth inning with four runs in the fifth, this time sending nine batters to the plate. Latta, who finished the game going 4 for 5, knocked in two runs with a triple of his own off the left-field wall.
"Hopefully the whole order is starting to hit," Nutter said. "The biggest thing is that they have had better approaches at the plate the last few days."
Starting pitcher Kyle Crawford wasn't as sharp as he was in his no-hitter this past Sunday, nearly doubling the number walks he had coming into the game, issuing free five passes. But that didn't stop from keeping his personal hitless streak going, taking a no-no into the fifth inning against the Glory.
Crawford went five innings, allowing two hits and striking out five.
Victory Soto (three innings) and Jimmy MacWilliam (one inning) came out of the pen to finish off the win.
"Kyle wasn't as sharp as he has been in previous starts, but he still had good stuff tonight," Nutter said.
But the story was the offense, as the Crabs smacked five extra-base hits against four Glory pitchers.
"The guys have confidence now," Nutter said. "No matter who is up there, we feel like they will be able to get the job done."
With the win, the Crabs improve to 20-9 overall and 10-4 in the Far West League while the Glory fall 15-13 and 5-9. Humboldt will look to complete the three-game sweep of California today at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday's Box:
Humboldt Crabs 14, California Glory 3
at Arcata Ball Park
Glory 000 011 001 -- 3 7 3
Crabs 102 540 02X -- 14 16 1
LP -- Salcido 3.2 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 BB
RP -- Rodriguez 1.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB
RP -- Lyall 2 IP, 1 H, 5 SO
RP -- Lenz 0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HBP
RP -- Grijalva 1 IP, 2H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
WP -- Crawford 5 Ip, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 SO
RP -- Soto 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 1 HBP
RP -- MacWilliam 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB
Glory -- Grijalva 1-4, 2B, RBI; Woodward 1-5, R; Rodriguez 0-2, R; Setum 2-4, RBI; Conway 1-3; Wobrok 2-4, R, RBI
Crabs -- Thomas 2-3, 2 R; Morgan 0-3, R; Mahood 2-2, 2B, R, RBI; Gappa 1-2, 2B; Ayers 1-4, 2 RBI; Miller 2-4, RBI; Lpez 0-0, R; Del Grande 0-3, R; Watkins 1-3, 3 R; Justin Higley 2-3, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 4 RBI; Latta 4-5, 3B, 3 R, 3 RBI; Ecklund 1-5, RBI


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When designing your game for the Xperia™ PLAY or other Android™ devices, Sony Ericsson highly recommends that you enable the Move to SD card option. This will make your gaming files movable to external storage. This is an optional feature you can declare for your application with the android:installLocation manifest attribute. If you do not declare this attribute, your application will be installed on the internal storage only and it cannot be moved to the external storage.
Installing on the external storage is ideal for large applications, especially games, since they are not tightly integrated with the system. Making the gaming files movable to the SD card increases the performance of the device, and also maximizes the number of games or apps that can be installed in the phone memory of the device. Otherwise, not allowing this feature means users may be forced to delete pre-installed games or games already paid for, in order to free up space.
To make an application install directly to the SD card, use the attribute android:installLocation="preferExternal" in order to make your application install to the SD Card by default.
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:installLocation="preferExternal" ... >
For more information about install location, refer to http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/install-location.html.


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Denver Broncos' Brandon Lloyd: Helping Deliver for The HolidaysDecember 22, 2010
Greetings Bleacher Report readers! My name is Michael D. Banks, a new contributor to the BR community. I thought I would begin with a piece initially posted on a site I contribute to presently as it just seems timely in terms of the season at hand.
At a time of year when most people are scurrying around trying to get things done on their own holiday agenda, it was good to run across someone helping others get their Holidays sorted out.
Though he is quick to remind opposing defenders that he is so good that "You can't see me!," (click right here for the origin of the "face wash" as some fans call it) Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Lloyd was easy to see today helping people make sure packages would make it on time to loved ones. Yes, the man who has been delivering for the Denver Broncos all season long was at the FedEx shipping location at first ave. and Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood today shipping packages and meeting overjoyed fans.
Joining him were two members of the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders and Broncos Mascot Miles.
There was no rush here. Both members of the Cheerleaders were beyond generous, signing multiple autographs for people, including a couple of young men who will be thrilled when they get theirs at Christmas.
As for Miles? Well he was the definition of both "fun" and "cool." I did my very best to capture what Miles was putting out there...but I am a mere man. How could I expect to keep up?
At a time where not much good news comes from Dove Valley or Invesco Field at Mile High, it was refreshing to see this being done.
When I was lucky enough to grab a quick word with Mr. Lloyd, this was the exchange:
Me: It's apropos that you are helping deliver for these folks, since you've been delivering all year man.
Brandon (wide smile): Thanks man, I appreciate that.
Me: I'm so happy to see you doing what you're doing here and on the field, especially after how they did you last year.
Brandon (wider smile): Oh man, me too! Thanks for the support man.
The lady who met him after me (my "Ma") was heard to have this exchange:
Ma: I love watching you 84! Hope to see 84 out there for along time.
Brandon: Me too. I hope so. Thank you so much, that means a lot.
In the face of both a trying season for his team and a tumultuous offseason ahead that sees his future in Denver uncertain due to the forthcoming franchise overhaul, he was a "pro's pro." He was approachable, lit up the lives of ladies, men, children and man-child (me) alike with his humor, charm and graciousness.
Today saw Christmas presents containing wishes, dreams and hopes being sent on their way by the hands of a man whose own hands have brought joy and awe to Broncos fans all season. A season, not unlike the lives of many in our nation as a whole, with not much to cheer for this season.
Sheer joy. Laughter. Awe. Anyone who had a part in putting this together should feel exceptionally good about this, because it epitomized the true essence of the Holiday and Christmas season. And, oh by the way Brandon, all of us there today...we could see you just fine sir. Thank you again 84!


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SJT takes the art of kumidaiko (ensemble taiko) and applies it to your corporate environment.
In workshops led by SJT Performing Members, participants will learn firsthand the four principles of SJT - kata (form), ki (energy), attitude, and musical technique - and apply these fundamentals to foster teamwork and create music together in a unifying experience.
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MY MUM'S ex-partner is really violent and won't leave mum alone. I don't know
what to do to help.
I am a 17-year-old girl. Mum and Dad split up when I was 10 and she met her
ex soon after. They had my little stepsister five years ago. She is a lovely
little girl but she's been affected by her dad's behaviour.
Mum threw him out after he started punching and hitting her. One time he
dragged her downstairs nearly breaking her wrist. Another time he vandalised
her car so she could not go to work. In the past he has hurt me too, he once
elbowed me in the face, but I started standing up to him and he's not
touched me since.
He came round last night, drunk and started shouting at the window. Mum let
him in so the neighbours wouldn't hear and make a fuss. Once he got inside
he started a row with Mum. She told me to leave so he punched her and threw
her to the floor. He did eventually leave when I threatened to call the
Mum was very shaken and I know she's scared of what he might do. I just want
him to leave her alone. She is never going to take him back and he needs to
realise it. She has lost all her confidence and feels really insecure.
This is distressing and damaging for all of you. Your mum has made it clear to
her ex that she does not want him coming to the house, and he ignores her,
so now she should go to the police to get him stopped. Domestic violence and
harassment are against the law and taken very seriously nowadays.
Your mum can also ring the National Domestic Violence Helpline (0808 200 0247)
and see www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk for advice and support.
You need support too and you can contact Get Connected who help under 25s with
any problem (www.getconnected.org.uk,
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I have a Yakima Front loader mounted to the stock crossbars on the Outback. I use it for my Stumpjumper 29. I mount the rack about 8 inches away from the end of the crossbar so I can reach it to load and unload.
The Crossbars on the Outback flex so much that the bike rocks like crazy. Pretty spooky when you see it.
Anyone have a fix for this? I called Yakima and they are looking into it because it is a known problem.
I told Subaru, and they denied it's a problem. Even after I demonstrated.
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text: My ever helpful and professional supplier tells me that Ilford's distributor in Australia (and New Zealand?), CR Kennedy, has declined to supply the new Warmtone and Cooltone print developers and the Selenium toner. I'm also told that from a retailer's position the staff handling Ilford product is quite undermanned (or underpersonned) and hard to get hold of. It's vastly different from the days when Ilford Australia photocopied a manual for the no longer made 500H head for me at no charge. That's how loyalties are made! Any help from Simon much appreciated. Regards - Ross


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In case you've missed it – and I don't know how you have – Skip's Summer School is coming up again July 31, 2011 in Las Vegas.
This is an annual boutique photography conference hosted by photo industry giant Skip Cohen. Skip has 41 years in the photo business including executive positions at Polaroid, becoming President of Hasselblad USA, President of Rangefinder/WPPI etc.
Skip now runs his own consulting company MEI500 and as part of that portfolio puts on an amazing photography conference every year. I've been privileged to speak at each of the previous events and will be speaking this year alongside what I believe to be the single best photo conference faculty ever fielded. If this were professional baseball this would be the All Start team!
Here's the lineup – Jules Bianchi and Joy Bianchi Brown, Clay Blackmore, Bambi Cantrell, Skip Cohen, Tony Corbell, Bob Davis, Jerry Ghionis, Doug Gordon, Kevin Kubota, Vincent LaForet, Bobbi Lane, Tamara Lackey, Matthew Jordan Smith, Roberto Valenzuela – and me.
It costs $279 to attend. Unlike most conferences, you have a guaranteed seat at a table, with space to stretch out, and no long lines to stand in to see the people you paid to see. There is no trade show per se – but there are vendors in the room who are organically part of the program. Best of all – the networking is amazing. The show is much smaller (by design) than most other photo conferences so you can really take time to interact with everyone – including the presenters.
If you'd really like to come – but you can't afford the $279 ticket – I'll buy it for you – well for 10 of you anyway. You have to get to Vegas on your own. You have to handle your food, hotel and transportation – but I'll buy your conference pass for you. All I ask is that you send me a brief e-mail (bournemediagroup @ gmail.com) detailing what you hope to get out of the conference, along with your plans for covering the hotel, food and transportation costs, and I'll consider buying your ticket. I'll pick the 10 people who I think need to go most and who I believe WILL go. If you ask for the ticket and don't use it – you'll be depriving someone else who may have really needed it – so please, don't ask for my help if you have no intention of going.
The only other rules are – you must be a US resident (sorry but I find it unlikely you live outside the USA and can afford to fly to Vegas but don't have the money to buy the conference ticket – this is somewhat needs based) and you must be at least 18 years old. Send your email to bournemediagroup @ gmail.com. I'll post a list of the winners in a few days. Good luck. I hope to see you at Summer School.
P.S. I'll have a post on EXIF data later today.


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Would botox be able to give more definition to my nose around the area above both nostrils, giving the nose a less triangular look.
Can Botox Shrink/Refine my Nose?
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Botox and Rhinoplasty
Hi RyeRinger in New York City -
No, Botox will not change the shap of the nasal tip or base of the nose.
Tom Kaniff
Botox does not reshape noses well
If you tried to change the shape of the nose, you might get the result you want, but even if treated by an expert who truly knows the facial anatomy very well, diffusion to adjacent areas can have the Botox affect unwanted muscles and this could lead to unwanted asymmetry of the face, especially around the mouth. You could look as if you had a stroke. It might be hard to smile, pronounce certain letters, use a straw, brush your teeth, etc.
Learn more: http://www.thenyac.com/botox/index.html
Botox can produce very subtle differences in the tone of the nasal muscles.
Bunny lines and softening of the nasal tip and subtle changes in the nasal highlights-these generally do not fit the description of refining a nose. Non surgically, there is much more power in the fillers. Beyond this, it is hard to do better than a properly executed rhinoplasty. Just make sure you effectively communicate to your potential surgeon what you are looking for.
Learn more: http://www.lidlift.com
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Botox, Wrinkle Treatment, Beverly Hills Botox, Los Angeles Botox, Nasal Surgery, Beverly Hills Rhinoplasty
No. Botox relaxes muscle while a Rhinoplasty reduces excess cartilage of the nasal tip. Sounds more like a Rhinoplasty to address the concerns, that you have, with your nose.
Learn more: http://www.drfpalmer.com
Botox and nose shape
The only change I am aware of that can be achieved by Botox administration into the nose, is a slight lifting of the tip of the nose. I am unaware of any restructuring that can occur or change in the nasal shape.
Botox for nose
We commonly use Botox to reduce the "bunny lines" on either side of the nose. However, this won't change the shape of your nose. Injectable fillers can add volume to the nose to hide a hump, but surgery is the best option to address your concern.
Botox is Great, but Noses Not Its Territory
Don't know if you are from Rye, New York or just savor that great bread on which to have a hot pastrami at Katz's Deli. Either way, you are in a good place.
Now, back to noses. In any event, forget Botox. It's a great drug for wrinkles but it is not a panacea.
I cannot think of any mission, undertakent to positively change the appearance of the nose, for which it is appropriate. And, as you review the comments from my learned colleagues, below, you will sense the same sentiment.
If unhappy with your nose, surgery is probably the best solution. However, there is another option: fillers. Check that our in detail
To best decide, have one or more consultations with surgeons who further specialize in cosmetic nasal surgery. Assuming you are from Rye, New York, you have many capable surgeons within one or two area codes.
Best wishes.
Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
Author, SECRETS OF A BEVERLY HILLS COSMETIC SURGEON
Learn more: http://www.robertkotlermd.com
Can Botox Reshape the Nose?
Hi RR. Modifying the tip of the nose, right above the nostrils, is not possible with Botox. Although there are answers here related to injecting the musculature of the nose, this would not affect the look of the tip of the nose. You are better served to consider rhinoplasty (nose surgery). Good luck.
Learn more: http://www.celibre.com/botoxInjectionsBeforeAfterPicturesPhotos.aspx
Botox Rhinoplasty
Botox will not change the shape of any part of your nose. Fillers can be used for minor changes, but a rhinoplasty is your most definitive choice.
Botox isn't used for nose reshaping
Botox is commonly used to treat lines along the sides of the nose (bunny lines) but is mot generally used to contour the nose.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Last week Matías and I were working on automating the builds of our projects. We didn't want just to automated the building process, we also wanted to implement Continuous Integration. Throughout this post, I'll share the experience we've had since we started.
Which product to use?
We started with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, since it's our configuration management platform. We did research over the build services that come out-of-the-box and a little bit of spiking extending those services using the API.
Our first spike consisted in creating a WebService that subscribes to TFS Check-In Event. We didn't have so much luck with this, since for each project you've to configure a bunch of things, handling those build projects is not straightforward. We were a little bit dissapointed, we wanted to take advantage of TFS integration on Visual Studio 2005.
We kept moving over the internet til we found CC.net, this is an open-source product created by Thoughtworks, it's an extensible automation platform were you can configure multiple things as FxCop, NUnit, NCover, among others. Also it integrates with mutiple source control providers. So we decided to give it a chance.
Trying Cruise Control.net
As an old-fashioned geek, I'll never download a source control project in MSI project and let another geek decide where and how should I install their products. We downloaded the binary-zipped version of Cruise Control.net. We unzipped the package and started to see what's in there. Inside the zip file we found:
- Documentation, each released (not-live) version of CC.net includes all the documentation to be used locally.
- Server, is the server application. This application whose responsibilities are: listen SCC for changes, create a local workspace on the build machine, and perform the configured tasks (run FxCop, run NUnit tests, etc.). It cames in two formats, Windows Service and Console application.
- CCTray, this is the client application for developers to check 24*7 the build health, is the desktop way to monitor your projects.
- WebDashboard, is the web application where you can force builds, get an overall project portfolio health status, and review log files.
Now that we knew what's in there, we started to configure CC.NET (on Longhorn Server Beta 3).
Configuring Cruise Control.net
First of all we needed a box where we can deploy it. We created a VPC with the following characteristics:
- Windows Longhorn Server B3 (minimun installation, with IIS7 and Powershell features).
- 1GB of RAM
- Hosted on Virtual Server Enterprise R2
Once we had the box, we started with the CC.NET service configuration. We read this guide, for step-by-step installation, we choosed VSTS plug-in for monitoring source control, and MSBuild as the build task.
We started with just a single project, a common .net 2.0 project, it built succesfuly. So CI was running, so we said : "Ok, next step let's monitor this". First we went for the webdashboard, deploying it on the IIS7 as it's explained on this page. (Note for II7 users: You should change the AppPool to be .Net Classic cause the WebDashboard comes with kind-of rewritting http module, not supported by default on IIS7 configuration).
We navegated to webpage http://localhost/webdashboard, and voila! it was there. Then we decided to go for CCTray since we thought : "Cool, I've got this configured but now howwe let the devs know when they brake the build". So we took a look to the CCTray application that comes out-of-the-box and it just was a plug-and-play thing, we configured it to use the WebDashboard connection mode pointed to the http://buildServer/webdashboard/ and showed up the project we had previously configured.
Up to this point we were really enthusiastic about how things were going, we went for more configuring the whole portfolio on the build server, but suddenly popped up a problem not all projects have same target platforms, same involved technologies, and we wanted each project to built just with it minimum requiriments so we avoid things like incompatibillity of technologies and we ensured (more at this point) the quality of our deliverables.
Creating the scalable and extensible Build Services model
We started the design of this infrastructe based on the following premises:
- We wanted a single dashboard for the whole project portfolio
- We wanted a single source for CCTray
- We wanted to scale out adding for e.g. 3 more types of build servers or reducing the number of them with out pain, and with no need of configuring everything again.
- We wanted mutiple build machines with different platforms and software inside them.
Researching, we found that on the dashboard.config you can tell your dashboard where are your build machines, and contact them via remoting, and also we discovered that you can have more than one application (build server) configured for your dashboard. How to modify the dashboard.config can be found here, on the CC.net documentation.
Finally in the following diagram we're showing how was the initial CC.NET Deployment Strategy (single server) and the design we came up with.
Default Deployment
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Author(s): Bredenoord J, Lindert PV
In developing countries, the prime actors in the shelter delivery processes are the households themselves. Massive numbers of people practice incremental self-help housing because other options are out of their reach. Official strategies to support the self-help efforts of the poor have developed since the 1970s through small-scale sites-and-services schemes combined with some form of assistance for self-builders. In many developing countries, the main housing practice has been through self-help, strongly propelled by massive rural to urban migration. Since the 1980s, international research and policy agendas focused more and more on a broadened habitat approach and attention for self-managed house construction gradually declined. Yet, self-help housing is still a widespread phenomenon, although mostly unattended or even ignored by governments. This paper stresses the importance of self-help housing and makes a plea for a revaluation of 'assisted self-help' as part of national and local housing policies. In view of the urgency of the urban housing question, new pro-poor housing policies are to be developed that actively support self-build initiatives. Assisted self-help housing has to be put central on the urban development agenda.