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What better way to demonstrate the multi-cleansing capabilities of Bref than with a hidden camera, startled women and giant reveal of a strange set where a singing boy band repping said product?
For those not in Europe, the Balls Dream Band are part of the Bref campaign. They were featured last year in another video.
I would have loved to see the one woman who went in there actually needing to use the restroom. They were probably like "Bref cleans well and takes me to paradise. Got it. Can you leave now so I can wee? thanks."
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Our current research has two major emphases:
The scientific underpinnings of fruit flavor quality - We are working to understand the chemical and genetic make-up of "flavor" in fruits and vegetables. While we emphasize tomato in our research, we also have conducted research on melons, strawberries and lettuce. The taste of a tomato is the consequence of the interactions of sugars, acids and a set of 15-20 volatile compounds. These volatiles are derived from a diverse set of precursors, including amino acids, fatty acids and carotenoids. We are trying to understand how all of these chemicals are integrated into the unique flavor of a tomato is not understood. Much of our research involves defining the most desirable combination of volatiles. We use the wealth of available tomato varieties available to us, including heirlooms and wild relatives of the cultivated tomato. The ultimate goal of our research is to identify the genes that control synthesis of the flavor volatiles and use this knowledge to produce a better-tasting tomato.
Producing a better tasting tomato Producing a modern commercial tomato that can be shipped across the country in the dead of winter but has the taste of a backyard grown heirloom is probably not going to happen. But we do think that as we elucidate the genetics that determines flavor, we can make huge improvements. The challenge is to improve flavor without compromising yield. Growers are businessmen. Until the growers are paid a fair price for great flavor, they must focus on what pays the bills: yield. But there is a market for a great tasting tomato that will perform well with minimal challenge: the home gardener. We've exploited our large scale screening of heirlooms to identify the very best ones and crossed those with modern cultivars. What results is the best of both worlds varieties with heirloom taste and vastly improved performance.


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NATO: Syrian regime "approaching collapse"
NATO's top official says he thinks Syria President Bashar Assad's regime is on the brink of collapse.
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the regime's collapse is "only a matter of time."
He confirmed earlier reports that NATO had detected Syrian forces launching short-range missiles at opposition forces within Syria, saying this illustrated the "utter disregard" for the lives of the Syrian people.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Syria's most powerful ally, Russia, said Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might win the civil war, the first time Moscow has acknowledged the regime is cracking under the force of a powerful rebellion.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov also said Moscow is preparing to evacuate thousands of its citizens from Syria, where nearly two years of violent conflict have killed more than 40,000 people and turned Assad into a global pariah.
"An opposition victory can't be excluded, unfortunately, but it's necessary to look at the facts: There is a trend for the government to progressively lose control over an increasing part of the territory," Bogdanov said during hearings at a Kremlin advisory body.
Bogdanov's statement marks a clear attempt by the Kremlin to begin positioning itself for Assad's eventual defeat at a time when rebels are making significant gains.
Opposition fighters have seized large swaths of territory in north Syria and appear to be expanding their control outside of Damascus, pushing the fight closer to the seat of Assad's power in the capital. On Wednesday, the U.S., Europe and their allies recognized the newly reorganized opposition leadership, giving it a stamp of credibility and possibly paving the way for greater international aid to those fighting Assad's forces.
At the same time, international condemnation of the regime has grown more intense as Western officials raise concerns that Assad might unleash his chemical weapons stockpiles against rebels in an act of desperation. On Wednesday, the U.S. and NATO said Assad's forces had fired Scud missiles at rebel areas.
Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor of the magazine Russia in Global Affairs, said Bogdanov's statement may reflect new information about the situation on the ground.
"A public statement like that appears to indicate that the balance is shifting," he said.
Abu Bilal al-Homsi, an activist based in a rebel-held neighborhood of Homs in central Syria, said he is encouraged by Bogdanov's comments because Russia is in a position to know about the strength of Assad's forces.
"The Russians know his capabilities and his military force. Russia knows what warplanes and what weapons he has," Abu Bilal said via Skype. "The Free Syrian Army is on the verge of strangling Damascus and this indicates that the regime is reaching an end," he added, referring to the main rebel fighting force.
Despite Russia's acknowledgement that Assad could lose, Bogdanov gave no immediate signal that Russia would change its pro-Syria stance at the U.N. Security Council, where Moscow has shielded Damascus from world sanctions.
Bogdanov also reaffirmed Russia's call for a compromise, saying it would take the opposition a long time to defeat the regime and Syria would suffer heavy casualties.
"The fighting will become even more intense, and you will lose tens of thousands and, perhaps, hundreds of thousands of people," he said.
"If such a price for the ouster of the president seems acceptable to you, what can we do? We, of course, consider it absolutely unacceptable," he added.
Russia's ties to Syria date back to Assad's father, Hafez, who ruled Syria with an iron fist from 1971 until his death in June 2000. In the last four decades, Russia has sold Syria billions of dollars' worth of weapons. A change in power in Damascus could not only cost Russia lucrative trade deals, but also reduce Russian political influence in Arab world.
The Russians also strongly oppose a world order dominated by the United States and they are keen to avoid a repeat of last year's NATO air campaign that led to the ouster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, a former Moscow ally.
Bogdanov's remarks on Thursday will likely be seen as a betrayal of these longstanding ties. There was no immediate reaction from Damascus on the comments.
Bogdanov said the Foreign Ministry is preparing evacuation plans for thousands of Russian citizens, most of whom are Russian women married to Syrian men and their children.
"We are dealing with issues related to the preparation for evacuation," Bogdanov said. "We have mobilization plans. We are finding out where our citizens are."
The Interfax news agency said that if the government decides to evacuate Russians from Syria, it could be done by ships escorted by the Russian navy and by government planes.
The evacuation plans come at a time of escalating violence in and around the capital.
A bomb blast Thursday near a school in the Damascus suburb of Qatana killed 16 people, at least half of them women and children, the state news agency, SANA, reported. The government says it was the latest in a string of similar bombings in and around Damascus that killed at least 25 people in the last two days.
The government blames the bombings on terrorists, the term it uses to refer to rebel fighters. While no one has claimed responsibility for the bombings, some have targeted government buildings and killed officials, suggesting that rebels who don't have the firepower to engage Assad's elite forces in the capital could be resorting to guerrilla measures.
Similar attacks hit four places in and around Damascus on Wednesday. Three bombs collapsed walls of the Interior Ministry building, killing at least five people. One of the dead was Syrian parliament member Abdullah Qairouz, SANA reported.
Other explosions Wednesday hit near the Palace of Justice, in the suburb of Jermana and in the upscale Mezzeh 86 district, heavily populated by members of Assad's minority Alawite sect. One of the three killed in that that bombing was a state TV journalist named Anmar Mohammed, SANA said.
Assigning responsibility for the blasts, however, remains difficult because rebels tend to blame attacks that kill civilians on the regime without providing evidence while competing groups often claim successful operations.
Assad's forces, too, appear to be escalating the fight. On Wednesday, two U.S. officials said the army had fired scud missiles from Damascus into northern Syria. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the matter.
One official estimated the army fired more than a half dozen Scuds.
In Brussels, a NATO official confirmed that the alliance's intelligence indicates the firing of Scud-type missiles.
Isachenkov reported from Moscow. AP writers Ben Hubbard and Bassem Mroue in Beirut contributed to this report.


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I know it could be hard to believe for you... huuummm, but it has really happened when he came here for honouring me. Honestly I didnt want to accept it. You see how happy his face when he shake with my hand. I know he was very very glad. Oh poor Mr. Bush!
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With so many destinations in the WHL Group's ever-expanding network, we have an incredible wealth of local travel information at our fingertips. Through the Inside Word, our local partners – all travel experts – share their top tips on what to do, what to eat, where to party and where to shop in their necks of the woods. This month, we hear from Kate Webb about local travel in Malawi from the inside.
Malawi, known as the Warm Heart of Africa, is nestled in between Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania. When I first arrived here in 2005 and piled into the back of an open truck with hordes of colourfully dressed girls, the country instantly lived up to its reputation. The girls chatted with us for over four hours on our bumpy journey! We didn't really understand each other, but the enormous smiles and happy faces were enough to serve as the basis for solid friendships during our time together on the road.
Malawi is perhaps most famous for its dominant geographical feature; Lake Malawi is where visitors come to enjoy local culture, warm clear water and wonderfully sandy beaches almost all to themselves. While tourism is slowly picking up along the lakeshore, visitors can still relax or go kayaking or diving without stepping on others' toes! Of course, the appeal of this small hidden gem of Africa extends beyond the lake, all the way to the peaks of Mulanje Mountain, the highest peak in Central Africa.
Day Trips
If you are staying in the cities of Blantyre or Lilongwe, you have plenty of options for day trips away from urban hustle and bustle. Many people choose to head straight to the lakeshore or Luangwa National Park, but there is another option: village visits.
The Responsible Safari Company has partnered with some extraordinary rural communities eager to welcome travellers on day visits to their villages for close-up glimpses of Malawian culture. Visits can include an afternoon playing with the children in a small orphan care centre, visiting a community project or watching traditional dancing and sampling some local delicacies. Overnight village stays are also a possibility.
Each visit has one thing in common: it always culminates in everyone singing and dancing – and that includes the visitors! A village excursion is also a fantastic way to ensure your visit to Malawi benefits local people.
If you are looking for a truly unique gift, check out the handful of stalls situated at the base of Mount Mulanje. Here, local artisans prepare and sell crafts made from Mulanje cedar wood. As well as smelling gorgeous, it is ideal for carving intricate patterns and inscriptions.
While the Mulanje cedar is a endangered species, we have it on very good authority that selling these items – a key source of income for local communities – helps stop villagers from getting involved in the all-too-frequent illegal logging activities that remove huge quantities of this precious wood. The amount of wood used for curios is very small and can be sustainably replaced, especially when compared to what is destroyed by logging, so we are comfortable advising travellers to support these craftsmen! Even if you are not buying it is fascinating to spend time watching them.
Another highlight of shopping in Malawi is a visit to the fruit and vegetable markets. Our favourite is Bvumbwe market. Set amidst the tea estates, this small market has some of the best produce in the country.
The food of Malawi is perhaps not its strongest point, unless you are an adventurous eater looking to sample the field mice or caterpillars sold on kebab sticks along the side of the road!
Off the beaten track, though, we do have two favourite family-run places that always keep us coming back for more. The first, called Veg Delight, is in Blantyre and run by an Indian family. The owner, Aisha, is a fantastic cook who offers delicious all-vegetarian Indian and Chinese food.
The second is one of the highlights of hiking Mulanje. After your descent, you can be sure of a delicious freshly baked pizza at rustic Pizza Basilico. Positioned to give stunning views of the mountain, it delivers each and every time with some of the best food in Malawi.
For more dining options, check out our Malawi restaurant guide.
Local Treats
A river boat safari is one of the best ways to appreciate the wildlife and beauty of Malawi's national parks.
On a recent visit to Majete Wildlife Reserve, we were passengers on a lodge boat equipped with a hamper of nibbles and gin and tonics, when we eased along the riverbank to where a group of elephants was feeding on a small island. After about 20 minutes of wonderful family interaction, the elephant mothers edged their babies toward the water. One by one they then swam across the deep river, babies dipping in and out of the fast-flowing currents and mothers doing an incredible job of ensuring everyone got across safely. Emerging on the other side, the whole family waited until reassembled and then, after a quick dry, headed off into the forest. An incredible sighting!
Night Out
Once a year, The Lake Of Stars music festival comes to Malawi. In 2004, event founder Will Jameson visited Malawi and, inspired by events like Live Aid, WOMAD and Glastonbury, dreamed of having a music festival on the shores of the lake. Lake of Stars Festival, though, would use arts-tourism to generate revenue and exposure for the country.
We have just been to the 2011 festival and it was fantastic! Under the Malawi skies, international and local bands performed right on the beach and the atmosphere was incredible. We danced the night away to the likes of Beverley Knight, The Foals and Freshly Ground.
The festival happens every October and many travellers visit Malawi at this time to combine their travels with this unique event, staying at the cool backpacker havens of Cape Maclear and Senga Bay.
All year round, for an exclusively local feel, catch The Black Missionaries, usually playing on the weekend in either Blantyre or Lilongwe.


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Diane Von Furstenberg created the mother of all dresses: the Wrap Dress and it is celebrating it's 40 years.
This dress is her signature design,wearing it makes women feel sexy from sun up to sun down and has been responsible for many a seduction.....
I should know, I enticed a man in one night,reduced him to putty in my hands...and all down to the power of DVF's dress....it takes over your body and sends signals more powerful than a lighthouse.
Needless to say,the dress lead to hot and steamy ...I bought 3 more.....
The red and black Vintage one was to try and keep Mr. Steamy interested when things started to wan....(he so wasn't for me...but the dress wouldn't quit!!)...and reluctant as he was...the dress took over reason and went straight to tomfoolery....my unwitting prey promised me a Caribbean getaway...the dress was a sorceress!
The next day I flew to NYC to join a friend and by then the magic was gone and it was "sayonara" on all fronts.
Any regrets? None...like I said;in the light of day and without the magic dress ...it well and truly was a ....wrap!
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DOVER — The Over-the-Hill Basketball League continued with three games played on Jan. 23.
Flynn Insurance flew past Horizon Travel, 64-45. The victory solidified Flynn's hold on first place. Leading the scoring attack for Flynn was Greg Bolton with 18 points followed by Kevin Deeley with 14 points. For Horizon Travel, Steve Rewucki had 13 points.
The second game saw Seacoast Veterans fall to River Bend Variety, 55-46. Leading the scoring attack for the victors was John Flynn with 16 points followed by Peter Wons with 12 points and George Nowack and Mike Donahue with 11 points apiece. Mark Sipple had 12 points followed by Ben Gumm with 10 points for Seacoast Veterans.
RCC Construction held off Legal Shield in the final game, 53-46. Leading the way for RCC Construction was Mike Casimiro with 17 points followed by John Ganem with 10 points. Dave Blier had 13 points for Legal Shield followed by Rod McQuate and Rob Clarke with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
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PORTMSOUTH — The Portsmouth High School reserve boys basketball team improved to 6-7 with a 68-58 win over Winnacunnet at Stone Gymnasium on Monday night. Sean Ireland led the Clippers with 16 points, six rebounds, and three steals. Bryce Smith (14 points) and Jamie Meade (10 points) also played well.
Sports briefs: Flynn flies by Horizon
DOVER — The Over-the-Hill Basketball League continued with three games played on Jan. 23.


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UCLA Week: Evaluating the Recent PastPosted by AMurawa on August 13th, 2012
There are no two ways around it, so we might as well get right to the punch: The past three seasons at UCLA, even with an NCAA Tournament appearance and win in 2010-11, is in the conversation for the worst stretch of three consecutive seasons in the history of the storied program. Aside from the transition at the end of the Steve Lavin era to the beginning of the Ben Howland era, you have to go back to Wilbur Johns in the World War II era for a string of three such poor seasons in Westwood. All that is bad enough, but if you consider where this program was at the end of the 2007-08 season, coming off three consecutive Final Fours and welcoming in the nation's #1 recruiting class, such a precipitous fall was highly unlikely.
So how did Howland and the Bruins go from being on the verge of ushering another great era of UCLA basketball to missing the NCAA Tournament in two out of three seasons? Much of it has to do with underachievement from that 2008 recruiting class. In the 2008-09 season, after future pros like Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute departed early (a certain byproduct of the type of success the Bruins were having), the Bruins rode gutsy performances by veterans like Darren Collison, Josh Shipp and Alfred Aboya to a solid 26-9 overall record, but failed to win the Pac-10 for the first time in three years and were bounced from the NCAA Tournament in resounding fashion by a Villanova team that outhustled and outfought the Bruins. More ominous for UCLA was the fact that none of the highly-regarded freshman class made much of an impact that season. And despite point guard Jrue Holiday's struggles as a frosh, he couldn't get out of Westwood fast enough, declaring for the NBA Draft while averaging just eight points and four assists in his lone season.


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When I hit my 40s, I was happy, healthy and very, very busy. I was a caretaker for someone I loved. I was writing books. I took up golf, learned about scuba diving and participated in my first triathlon, doing lots of TV work, creating my clothing lines… I was really living life, taking care of myself, eating well and getting regular massages was a part of my regimen.
But I started feeling tired after spin classes, my breathing was becoming an issue and I had to stack 5 pillows under my head when I slept, and a cough made voice overs problematic…last but not least, I had developed an uncontrollable itch. At first I blamed my gluten filled diet, and three days before I was to appear on the Montel Williams Show, I recall standing at Whole Foods grocery store and deciding then and there that I needed to be gluten free. I had been feeling so terrible, I really had to dig deep to rethink how I was taking care of myself.
So I started buying rice cakes. I bought all these wonderful flours: tapioca and buckwheat and others. I made the cookies I craved with the new ingredients, and (although they were a little drier), the new cookies… and my new diet… were just fine. I started feeling better, less itchy, less puffy.
But my energy still wasn't right, and I had a pressure in my chest that made it hard to sleep. My chiropractor would touch my neck in a certain place, and I'd cough every time. Having a past history as a massage therapist, I knew my body was trying to tell me something.
But I was having trouble getting doctors to listen. Some of them mentioned hormones. One doctor started a conversation with, "I know you're in the media, and you're used to having a lot of attention, but…" I actually walked out of his office.
When I sat down with the fifth doctor, I said, "Pardon me… I don't want to seem overly pushy or stubborn or anything, but I want to have a full set of blood tests, and I'm not going to leave your office until you give me a complete chest x-ray."
I'm not sure if she agreed with me, but she said she could tell I was very serious. "I feel there's something in my chest," I said. And I had to find out what it was despite her additional prescription of Nexium for acid reflux (just in case).
The diagnosis was stage 2 Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma —a form of lymphatic cancer that is thankfully often curable with chemotherapy (and radiation). What I had felt in my chest was a quite a few tumors and one about the size of a banana. When the doctor called, she said, "Thank God you were persistent."
What is the lesson I learned here?
It took a few months for me to ask this question, and the answer didn't come immediately. A little time and distance has given me the ability to think about what this diagnosis told me.
I hope you can take my lessons and apply them to your own lives, to learn how to slow down, ask for help and speak up. You alone have the power to make your life what you want it to be, and I wish you all the strength to do so.


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Solid image quality, usable ISO 800 performance, and a full set of manual controls make the Canon PowerShot A540 an excellent choice for photo enthusiasts looking for an almost-pocketable second camera, or for budding photographers who aren't ready to move up to a superzoom EVF model or digital SLR. Only a flash that's slow to recycle lessens the appeal of this camera's 4X zoom lens, 6-megapixel resolution, and otherwise excellent performance. There are even more than a dozen scene modes for those times when you're tempted to switch on the autopilot.
The A540 is a more full-featured, less compact alternative to the spritely PowerShot SD600, though its position in the A series between the very similar 5-megapixel A530 and the 6-megapixel A700 seems to exist solely to fill the price gap between the two.
At 3.6 by 2.5 by 1.7 inches and 7.8 ounces when loaded with an SD memory card and a pair of AA batteries, this camera feels relatively lightweight and fits comfortably in your hand. You zoom via a jog dial that's concentric with the shutter button. Rotating the dial is easier when shooting with two hands; still, one-handed shooting is entirely practical. The coarse, 85,000-pixel, 2.5-inch LCD tends to wash completely out in direct sunlight, but you can always use the bright optical viewfinder instead.
Canon's usual A-series mode dial sits atop the camera and, like the conveniently arranged array of buttons on the camera back, can be operated with your right thumb. Together, these controls make the A540 responsive and easy to navigate. For example, you can spin the mode dial to switch between auto, programmed, manual, aperture priority, or shutter priority, plus scene modes including Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Stitch Assist, and Movie. Another 10 scene modes are available at the SCN notch on the dial. Beginners and less experienced shooters will likely opt for program autoexposure, switch to full auto, or choose one of the scene modes.
Metering options include evaluative, center-weighted, or spot. When in a shooting mode other than auto, manual, or movie, the trash/EV button adjusts exposure to plus or minus 2EV in 1/3EV increments. It's accompanied by a print-sharing button and a Disp key that varies the amount of information displayed on the LCD. Up and down keys toggle flash and macro focus modes, respectively. Other setup and shooting functions are logically divided among menus accessed through the menu and function/set buttons.
Intermediate and advanced shooters will love Canon's user-friendly exposure controls. Left/right cursor keys let you make shutter- and aperture-priority adjustments. In full manual mode, the EV button toggles between shutter speed (15 seconds to 1/2,000 second) and f-stop (f/2.6 to f/8) control. The 35mm-to-140mm (35mm-camera equivalent) zoom lens focuses to as close as 2 inches using lamp-assisted and one- or nine-point autofocus or manual focus. Finally, you can shoot movies at a maximum of 640x480 pixels at 30fps.
In line with the A540's enthusiast fan base, this camera supports add-on lenses that affix to a bayonet mount under the plastic collar around the lens. Current options include 1.75X telephoto and 0.75X wide-angle lenses, as well as any 52mm filter adapter. For those who live the life aquatic, there's also an underwater case. Though this camera lacks a hotshoe, you can attach a higher-powered HF-DC1 accessory flash. It fits on a bracket that screws into the tripod socket and fires as a slave in cordless mode.
There are a number of cool features, such as Color Swap mode, which lets you photograph, say, purple roses by exchanging all the reds in a scene with an alternate color, as well as a 4.4-megapixel wide-screen framing mode. The ISO 800 sensitivity setting also comes in handy and isn't quite as noisy as those we've seen on some compact cameras.
Low shutter lag and robust continuous shooting are the biggest strengths of the Canon A540. Under high-contrast lighting conditions, this camera's autofocus system lets it snap off a picture in 0.7 second and lags about 1.1 seconds under more challenging low-contrast light, even with the crimson focus-assist lamp. The camera responds quickly to fast-moving shooting situations, powering up for an initial shot in 1.9 seconds, with shot-to-shot times of just 2 seconds thereafter. However, when using the slow-charging built-in flash (effective for even coverage out to about 11 feet at ISO 800), between-shot pauses extended to 4 seconds during testing and almost 6 seconds in practice. (Flash-recycle time varies with battery type and capacity.) The red-eye-prevention mode only partially tamed red pupils in our test subjects. The A540 maintained a steady 2.3fps in continuous-shooting mode, regardless of resolution and with seemingly no limit to the number of shots.
We like this camera's photos, which are quite good for its class. The exposure system tends to favor shadows at the expense of highlights; dark areas have lots of detail, while bright areas wash out. We found less chromatic aberration than we expected with purple fringing around backlit subjects surprisingly absent. Flesh tones were often warm, but other colors were fairly accurate, if muted. Flash exposures tend to be a little warm, and automatic white balance sometimes produces reddish casts under incandescent light. As you might hope, noise levels were low at the minimum ISO 80 sensitivity setting and rose significantly at ISO 400, but the images were still tolerable when we boosted ISO to the maximum ISO 800.
The Canon PowerShot A540's image quality and full manual controls will no doubt appeal to advanced photographers looking for a backup to their dSLRs. At the same time, beginners will like the many scene modes and its full auto mode too. Of course, if 4X zoom isn't enough for you, there's always the near-identically featured A700 for just a little extra cash.
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DescriptionJungle Hunt offers four unique adventure experiences, which repeat with greater difficulty once all four have been survived. If you don't survive these adventures, you will not only lose your own life but that of the lovely Penelope, who has been captured by cannibals!
The first part challenges your Tarzan skills - can you swing on the vines without plummeting to your doom? The second part pits you against a whole bunch of nasty crocodiles in a mighty river. Fortunately, you have a knife to fight back with. Don't forget to go up for air! In the third part, you face a battle against oncoming boulders of varying sizes and physics. Once you've cleared all these treacherous hazards, you still must confront the dreaded cannibal, who is armed with a wicked spear. Can you get past him and save the lovely Penelope?
Gameplay involves much strategic jumping and knife play (in the river/crocodile phase). The view is always a side view, much like Pitfall! and later platform games.
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- "Jungle King" -- Earlier Japanese arcade title
- "Jungle Boy" -- prototype arcade title
- "Caçaca na Selva" -- Brazilian title
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GraphicsThe IBM PC version of the game is one of the few games on the platform to display more than 4 colors in 4-color CGA mode on the screen at the same time by switching palettes mid-screen. This technique was not widely utilized however several other games featured it as well, including California Games and Frogger.
Original arcade versionThe original coin-op version of Jungle Hunt was a hastily-revised expurgation of Jungle King, removing all distinctive properties of Tarzan (the yell, the garb, swinging on vines -- changed to ropes) following the threat of legal action from the estate of Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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- The International Arcade Museum (Extensive information about the arcade game machine)
- Wikipedia (Free Encyclopedia entry)
Trixter (9112) added Jungle Hunt (PC Booter) on May 23, 1999
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Samsung has introduced its first DVR, a set-top box capable of grabbing and recording Freesat HD programmes.
The SMT-S7800 contains a 500GB hard drive - good to hold 120 hours of HD content, or 250 hours of standard-definition material, Samsung said - and two tuners for watching one show while recording another.
The DVR has a USB port to playback material held on external storage, plus both Ethernet and Wi-Fi linkage for internet connectivity. It'll tap into YouTube and BBC iPlayer out of the box, Samsung said, and will gain ITV Player soon.
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Youth defeated experience tonight as red-hot welterweight prospect Javier "El Chino" Flores extended his perfect record to 6-0 with six knockouts, stopping 30-fight veteran Shakha Moore in the seventh round of the main event on "The New Generation Boxing Series" card, presented by Bulldog Cartel Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
Flores (6-0, 6 KOs), a southpaw from Puerto Rico now fighting out of Hartford, was dominant from the opening round. A game Moore was pounded but he didn't go down until the seventh round, resulting from a devastating combination of lethal punches Flores, after which his corner threw in the towel.
In the co-feature, journeyman Harvey "Candy Man" Jolly (12-17-1, 6 KOs) took a close, unanimous eight round decision from Providence cruiserweight Josh Harris.
The New Haven Six – half-dozen fighters from New Haven – won four of six bouts with one draw. New Haven junior featherweight Luis "The KO King" Rosa (7-0, 5 KOs) kept his unbeaten record intact with a win by six-round majority decision. Rosa, who recently signed a promotional contract with DiBella Entertainment, needed to get up off the deck in the second round to win.
New Haven lightweight Oscar Bonilla won his pro debut by unanimous four-round decision versus Corey White; New Haven super middleweight Charles Foster won his pro debut via a second round technical knockout against Ralph Johnson.
New Haven junior welterweight got his first pro win by way of a unanimous four-round decision against Barrington Douse; New Haven junior featherweight Josh Crespo and Frankie Garriga fought to a four-round draw in pro debuts for both fighters. Jose Javier Calderon improved to 2-0 with a second-stoppage of New Haven junior welterweight.


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Japanese heavy metal legends SEIKIMA-II have just released the sequel to last year's "Akuma Nativity - Songs of the Sword" album, called "Akuma Relativity". Like "Akuma Nativity", "Akuma Relativity" includes some of the band's older hits re-recorded in English.
The iTunes version of "Akuma Relativity" includes seven of SEIKIMA-II's classic hits re-recorded in full English, while the Japanese CD version (to be released on July 28), will also include four brand new songs.
The track listing is as follows:
01. Go Ahead!
02. Overture~Winner!
03. 1999 Secret Object
04. Stainless Night
05. Jack The Ripper
06. Revolution Has Come
07. Overture~Bad Again "Time To Be a Man of the Wild"
The iTunes version has been released in 19 countries: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
A U.S./Canadian release will follow at a later date.
SEIKIMA-II recently played in Dallas, Texas as part of this year's A-Kon, the oldest continually running, anime-based convention in North America. It was the first time the band performed in the U.S. since 1991. They will also play in Paris, at the Japan Expo, on July 4.
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Final Destination's Opening Scene Is Happening Right Now in Dallas
A flight in Texas was sent back to the gate about an hour ago after a flight attendant snapped and started "ranting over the PA system about the plane crashing," according to the Dallas Observer. The plane is still scheduled to take off. Didn't anyone see Final Destination?
It sounds like a pretty wild scene on Flight 2332, bound for Chicago (not France), when a flight attendant hopped on the PA system:
"We are not taking off," she said, according to the passengers. "We're having technical difficulties. We are heading back to the gate."
Another flight attendant came on and assured the passengers: Yes, actually, we are taking off, so buckle up. But the flight attendant up front wouldn't let up. She kept going on about technical difficulties and plane crashes, the passengers say.
"Captain," she said. "I am not responsible for crashing this plane."
Apparently, one attendant was injured in the ensuing fracas, which involved "some guys in the back of the plane, in town for a Sam's Club company meeting" helping to restrain the attendant. The whole crew's been swapped out (though not the pilots), and the flight should take off any minute now.


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21 - 23 June 2018, Rome
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Philpot Education welcomes IBDP teachers to Rome, Italy from 21 - 23 June 2018 for a Category 2 workshop. This workshop is organized by Philpot Education in cooperation with the IB.
Event schedule
We will start on Thursday 21 June at 9:00 and finish on Saturday 23 June at 12:30. View the full agenda >
Workshop leader
This workshop will be led by Shawn Pernasilici.
The registration fee is €895 (excluding VAT) and covers 15 hours of tuition, a workbook, two lunches, drinks and snacks. After attending all sessions you will receive your digital IB certificate. Please read our terms & conditions before registering.
Workshop venue & hotel
The workshop takes place at the Roma Eventi Conference Centre, which is located at a very central location in Rome, close to the Trevi Fountain. On our Logistics page we have a list of recommended hotels, although there are many good places to stay in the vicinity of the conference centre.
Workshop participants are responsible for their own accommodation arrangements and travel to and from the event. Don't forget to check the workshop status before making arrangements.
We look forward to seeing you in Rome.
Also at this event
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The original Taurus was looking pretty dated by the mid-1990s, and Ford decided to get a bit wild with the redesign for the 1996 model year. Ovals, ovals, and more ovals! Just like that, the Taurus lost the best-seller crown.
By that time, Toyota and Honda had shown that conservative styling worked just fine for your bread-and-butter midsized sedans, but Ford wanted a car with styling that grabbed everyone by the lapels and demanded attention, just like they'd had with the '86 Taurus. At the time, I thought the '96 looked great, and I was pleased that Ford was willing to take a big chance with their biggest seller... but car shoppers felt otherwise, and the Taurus never regained its sales numbers.
What do you think of the '96 Taurus? Should Ford have played the Camry's game and gone for boring lines, as they did a few years later when they de-oval-ized the car? Will future car geeks regard the '96-99 Taurus as one of the better-looking cars of the 90s?


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A child being arrested in Nabi Saleh. Photo (archive) by Lazar Simeonov.
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Monday accuses Israeli security forces of choking and beating Palestinian children in custody and threatening and interrogating child detainees without the presence of parents or lawyers.
HRW investigated abusive arrests of children following local human rights organizations initial reports', which documented abuses of Palestinian children in Israeli detention.
HRW's condemnation of the treatment of Palestinian children is in light of interviews conducted with children from neighborhoods of East Jerusalem who were detained by Israeli security forces on suspicion of throwing stones.
Middle East Director Sarah Leah Whitson said that "Israeli forces' mistreatment of Palestinian children is at odds with its claim to respect children's rights," adding that "as Israel's largest military donor, the US should press hard for an end to these abusive practices and for reforms."
"Israel has been on notice for years that its security forces are abusing Palestinian children's rights in occupied territory, but the problems continue. These are not difficult abuses to end if the Israeli government were serious about doing so," she said in a statement released alongside the report.
In each case Human Rights Watch documented, children were interrogated without their parent's knowledge and without prior access to a lawyer. In five cases, children said interrogators either did not permit a parent to attend their interrogation or only allowed parents' access at the conclusion of the interrogation.
Two 15 year-old boys and a 14 year-old girl said they were forced to sign confessions written in Hebrew, a language they do not understand. Israeli interrogators use Arabic when interrogating Palestinian children but frequently use Hebrew to document the interviews. Only 138 of 440 interrogations conducted by Israeli security forces in 2014 were documented in Arabic, according to the Israeli military.
In another documented case involving an 11 year old boy, an Israeli border police threw a stun grenade at him, put him in a chokehold, put a black bag over his head, threatened and kicked the boy prior to an interrogation.
HRW submitted its preliminary findings, including details of five of the individual cases it investigated, to the Israeli army and to the Israeli police. The separate responses of the Israeli army and Justice Ministry, failed to address the specific allegations of unnecessary force during arrest and subsequent ill-treatment, whilst insisting that security officials had adhered to the law in all cases, including informing the children of their rights.
HRW investigations indicate that existing laws are insufficient to safeguard the rights of Palestinian children in the custody of the Israeli police and the Israeli army, and that officials often adhere to legal requirements and procedures in a manner that undermines the protections they aimed to guarantee.
The report notes that confessions obtained from children in violation of their rights add to the pressure on them to cooperate in plea bargains that result in their imprisonment with reduced sentences.
"Israel has been on notice for years that its security forces are abusing Palestinian children's rights in occupied territory, but the problems continue," Whitson said. "These are not difficult abuses to end if the Israeli government were serious about doing so."
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Unprecedented Number of NBCU Talent Unite Behind Single Cause In Green TMYK PSAs
New York, NY- November 11, 2008- "Green Is Universal" today announced the launch of a new consumer campaign, "Green Your Routine," which will roll out across the entire company during "Green Week," a massive, multi-platform programming and community affairs effort beginning Nov 16th - 23rd. Throughout the week, 42 NBCU brands will feature 150 plus hours of environmentally themed programming across the company's television and digital platforms.
"'Green Your Routine' is about educating consumers that it's easy, practical and economical to be green," said Beth Colleton, Vice President of Green Is Universal. "Asking consumers to help 'save the planet,' or 'clean up the oceans,' sounds daunting to the individual. If everyone pledges to green even one simple aspect of their daily routines, such as walking to work, shopping with a reusable bag, or taking a shorter shower, together we can make a difference in our own lives and impact the environment."
Throughout Green Week, the new campaign will be visible across many of the NBCU properties both on-air and online, and will feature NBCU talent talking about how they green their own routines, as well as contests encouraging consumers to participate.
In addition, an outpouring of NBCU talent participated in "Green Your Routine" The More You Know (TMYK) PSAs - this marks the most NBCU talent to ever unite behind a single cause. Those who participated include: Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU); Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal); John Krasinski (The Office); Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl); Linda Cardellini and Scott Grimes (ER); Brooke Shields, Lindsay Price and Kim Raver (Lipstick Jungle); Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer (30 Rock); Masi Oka and Zachary Quinto (Heroes); Amanda Tapping (SCI FI, Sanctuary); Zachary Levi and Josh Gomez (Chuck); Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott (Oxygen, Home Sweet Hollywood); Tiki Barber (NBC Sports); Coolio (Oxygen, Coolio's Rules); Jeremy Sisto (Law & Order); Patricia Arquette (Medium); Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio (Bravo, Top Chef); Alison Sweeney (Days of our Lives); Debra Messing (USA, Starter Wife); Ann Curry, Meredith Vierra and Al Roker (TODAY).
Behind-the-scenes footage from these PSAs will also run on NBC.com, on the Taxi Entertainment Network, NBC at the Pump and The University Network.
To help consumers "Green Their Routines," Green Is Universal is launching a line of eco-friendly products associated with popular NBCU television shows. Items include reusable shopping bags featured on "The Today Show", and "Heroes" t-shirts made from recycled materials. The merchandise will be available online through the NBC Universal store at www.nbcuniversalstore.com, and through the newly launched Green Is Universal store, beginning November 13th, at GreenisUniversal.com/shop. Five percent of all sales generated from green merchandise at the end of the year will be donated to the NRDC. All online purchases will also be shipped in eco-friendly packaging. The store is powered by NBCU's e-commerce partner, Delivery Agent.
"Green Week" kicks off during "Sunday Night Football," once again turning the logos of NBC Universal green across all properties. Highlights include:
NBC Sports: Green week officially launches on NBC's "Football Night in America during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins game. Commentators, including Bob Costas, Chris Collinsworth, Dan Patrick, Jerome Bettis, and Tiki Barber, will discuss how they each personally green their own routines.
On November 22, NBC will air a carbon neutral Notre Dame and Syracuse game, but the competition won't just be on the field. For the entire month of November, both campuses will participate in the NBC Universal Green Your Routine challenge, hosted on Carbonrally.com. Students, alumni, faculty, and fans will have the opportunity to take eco-challenges and help reduce carbon emissions and save energy. NBC Universal will donate $10,000 to the winning school, which will be designated to their campus sustainability efforts.
In addition, NBC Sports will host an online video contest, in which students from Notre Dame and Syracuse will produce short commercials promoting sustainable practices. The best submissions will be displayed on the NBC Sports website, www.NBCSports.com
NBC News: The TODAY show is airing Part II of its critically acclaimed "Ends of the Earth" series, where the show's anchors will report from distant, exotic locations on the effect global warming has had on our water supply. The TODAY anchors will also share their personal green routines, and encourage viewers to log their daily green routine online. Additionally, "Nightly News" Environmental Correspondent Anne Thompson will examine the energy challenges for the new administration, such as the national electricity grid, clean coal technology and nuclear waste.
Local Media Division: NBC Universal's ten owned-and-operated stations will produce eco-themed segments both on-air and online, as well as "Green Your Routine" tips during local weather updates. Also, LX.TV Open House is going green with a special half hour episode highlighting some of the best eco-friendly homes on the market across the country. The show will air on the NBC television stations at various times during "Green Week."
CNBC : "The Suze Orman Show" takes a look at whether you can afford to go green and features a special "Can I Afford It?" segment focused on all things green, including solar panels, a smart car, etc. Daily green segments will also be featured on "On the Money" and "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch." "Mad Money w/Jim Cramer" will discuss green stocks and profile green CEOs. "Fast Money" will feature green trades to watch, including a special Commander Planet segment where "Fast Money" trader Pete Najarian scours the earth for plays that help both the planet and consumer's profit.
NBC Primetime: Seven NBC primetime shows will feature green storylines including "Lipstick Jungle," "Kath & Kim," "My Own Worst Enemy," "Knight Rider," "Life," as well as a special pre-Green week episode of "Law & Order" to be broadcast Wednesday, Nov. 12.
NBC Daytime: In "Days of Our Lives" the newly elected Mayor highlights his new initiative to clean up Salem's waterfront.
The Weather Channel will air green-themed programming throughout the entire week, including episodes of its "Forecast Earth" series focusing on climate change challenges, alternative energy, green home building, water conservation, and green education. Additionally, green living tips will run on-air, online and on mobile at www.weather.com. Plus, The 2008 Forecast Earth Hot List will be announced online at www.weather.com/forecastearth to recognize the 10 most influential people or entities in the fight against global warming.
iVillage will host a "Green Your Routine Community Challenge," where users can sign up for daily tips on how to become greener.
USA Network will broadcast a Green Week Marathon, an eight-episode program entitled "Recycling the Best of Monk" as well as multiple airings of a green vignette featuring an all-star cast of USA's eco-minded characters from "Burn Notice," "Psych," and "Monk." On November 14, USA will re-launch green.usanetwork.com, highlighting green celebrities through "Ecoist Corner" with "The Starter Wife" actors David Alan Basche and Hart Bochner, Robert Redford, Jack Johnson, Bono and Ali Hewson, Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carey. Additionally, "USA Characters Go Green," will offer exclusive interviews with "The Starter Wife" and "Monk" stars sharing their passion and practical tips to save the environment.
SCI FI will air "Lost City Raiders," an original movie set 40 years after the cumulative effects of global warming. In addition, it will air new green-themed episodes of "Cha$e," "Ghost Hunters," "Stargate Atlantis," and "Sanctuary." SCI FI's "How You Can Save The World" blog, www.howyoucansavetheworld.com, will also be green-focused.
Bravo: Former top Chef contestant and food producer on the show, Leeanne Wong will give green tips in interstitials that will air throughout the week. Bravo will also "recycle" green episodes of their popular series "Shear Genius," "Top Design," "Project Runway," "Real Housewives of Orange County." Bravo's website will feature green blogs and video from stars such as Jenni Pulos (Flipping Out), Patti Stanger (Millionaire Matchmacker), and The Real Housewives of NYC. Also visitors can test their green IQ in a new online quiz.
Oxygen will air vignettes featuring Coolio greening his daily routine and offering viewers simple tips to green their own; and Oxygen.com will incorporate "go green" tips throughout the website. In addition, the network will "recycle" green episodes from "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood," and "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency." In a special post-green week episode airing Nov. 25th, Coolio takes a green cooking class with his daughter Jackie and gets educated on the green benefits of a raw food diet. This episode will also be streamed on the Oxygen website.
Telemundo will re-launch the "Alerta Verde" campaign anchored in Al Rojo Vivo with Maria Celeste, featuring green themed plotlines incorporated into a series of other shows including "Titulares y Mas" and "Caso Cerrado." Telemundo Network will partner with Telemundo 51 in Miami in an event hosted by Vanessa Hauc at a local school to discuss topics related to the environment and how to support green practices.
Universal Parks & Resorts will launch "Green Your Routine" programs at the division's Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood destinations, involving guests, employees and to the parks' respective communities. Activities include a solar golf cart test and a green office product fair.
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution: "Access Hollywood," will feature a daily green segment featuring a variety of things celebrities do to help the environment and go green. "Jerry Springer" will have a week full of Green Final Thoughts. "The Chris Matthews Show" will be examining green political topics during its weekly roundtable sessions, and "The Martha Stewart Show" will be doing segments on nature and conversation. "The Steve Wilkos Show" will utilize the talk show's daily "Email Steve" segments to feature green topics, as well.
Community Affairs: NBC Universal Foundation will award the Student Conservation Association, National Environment Education Foundation, New York Restoration Project and Los Angeles Conservation Corps with green grants to support public secondary education programs in underserved communities. NBC Universal Volunteers will also host tree-planting, conservation and restoration events in New York, Los Angeles, London, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, and Washington, DC.
In addition, NBC Universal, WNBC, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Green NYC initiative have partnered to present "Green Screens," a two-day electronic recycling event throughout the five boroughs of New York City on November 15-16th. Additional partners include Time Warner Cable, Daily News, and CENYC. All recycling will be handled by Electronic Recyclers International. More information can be found at www.greenisuniversal.com/greenscreens.
About "Green is Universal:"
Launched in May 2007, "Green is Universal" is NBC Universal's ongoing green initiative dedicated to raising Green awareness, effecting positive change to the environment, and substantially greening its own operations.


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"What are hotel star ratings based on?" a colleague asked the other day, after staying in a 5-star hotel she wasn't particularly impressed by.
Good question.
As it happens there are a few cheeky accommodation places that just give themselves the number of stars they think they deserve and hope no one will notice.
But the official ratings are done by Qualmark - an organisation set up in 1993 with the aim of giving tourists confidence about industry standards - which is jointly funded by Tourism New Zealand and the Automobile Association.
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Today around 2500 tourist businesses have been assessed by Qualmark and are entitled to display the organisation's fern logo. The rating system was revamped only last year and involves a mix of specific criteria - is there a bar, can customers get breakfast on-site, do the rooms include tea and coffee-making facilities? - plus levels of service.
In the main, the ratings are based on a 5-6 hour assessment of each property by Qualmark inspectors - people "with years of real-life tourism business experience" - taking into account 160 different criteria including cleanliness, management, customer service, cultural responsibility and facilities. And the organisation has also recently started using visits by mystery shoppers to give more emphasis to the actual customer experience.
So, going back to my colleague's question, the 5-star hotel she stayed at should have been "exceptional" and "among the best available in New Zealand".
If it failed to reach that standard then one of the Qualmark criteria is that the business has to "establish and maintain procedures for the prompt handling of complaints".
And if that isn't satisfactory then you can always go to qualmark.co.nz/feedback.php. The organisation promises: "Any concerns raised will be investigated further by Qualmark the next time the business is assessed."


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As more money managers jump into the ETF business, financial advisors and their clients are being offered the bargain of a lifetime: Funds managed by established managers with rock bottom fees.
The recently launched PIMCO Total Return ETF (BOND) charges annual expenses of just 0.55% and is managed by highly regarded Bill Gross (left), the co-chief investment officer and founder of Pacific Investment Management Co. By comparison, the $252 billion PIMCO Total Return Fund (PTTAX), which is also managed by Gross, charges just 0.90% for the waive load shares. For cost conscious investors, going with BOND versus PTTAX adds up to almost 40% savings in annual fees.
What about performance? Although BOND doesn't have any performance history to speak of, Gross has already proven his acumen with other bond funds that he manages.
Another advantage of BOND is its much smaller size. With just over $500 million in assets, Gross can invest in ways that a much larger fund like the PIMCO Total Return Fund can't. For instance, BOND can take sizeable positions in corporate bonds without disrupting or influencing the market, whereas his behemoth $252 billion Total Return Fund would likely be forced to use derivatives.
BOND owns 294 bonds with an average effective maturity date of just over 7 years and the fund's distribution yield is 1.44%. The bulk of assets are invested in U.S. government bonds and mortgage backed securities.
Actively managed ETFs like BOND are required to disclose their holdings daily whereas mutual funds aren't. Although ETF managers try to prevent front-running by high speed traders looking to make a quick buck at their expense, there's never a guarantee managers can keep their ETF portfolio trades a complete secret.
While the transparency of active ETFs is commonly lauded, in reality, it's not much of advantage for ETF managers or their shareholders.
Limiting the negative impact of investment costs for clients has always been an important chore for advisors.
Nowhere is this truer than with bond funds, which have largely failed to outperform lower cost bond index ETFs.
Standard & Poor's 2011 scorecard of active managers versus indexes showed 63.33% of all actively managed global income bond funds failed to beat their benchmark.
Almost 90% of actively managed intermediate government bond funds and 75.51% of short-term government bond funds were also beaten by corresponding government bond yardsticks.
Among the 1,424 U.S. exchange-traded products, just 43 are actively managed. The largest bond ETF is the $22.49 billion iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP).
It's still too early to tell if BOND will be able to outperform actively managed bond funds with a longer historical track record. But with substantially lower costs, BOND's chances of outperformance are much better.
Ron DeLegge is the editor of ETFguide.com and Author of "Gents with No Cents: A Closer Look at Wall Street, its Customers, Financial Regulators and the Media." (Half Full Publishing Group, 2011)


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Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Triple P - The Positive Parenting Program
The Positive Parenting Program is a helpful, practical approach to raising children that focuses on the positive. Triple P uses strong, nurturing relationships, good communication and positive attention to help children develop. It helps create a family setting that is loving, supportive and predictable.
The program uses easy-to-follow suggestions for small changes that make big differences to parents, children and families. It is proven to be very successful in developing good attitudes and behaviour.


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Torrington animal control asking for dontations of food, blankets for dogs and cats
Torrington >> The Torrington Animal Control Division is seeking blankets for the cats and dogs being housed at the Animal Control Facility.
The animal control facility is also in need of unopened cat food and cat treats for the high number of cats currently housed there.
Donations can be dropped off on Bogue Road at the animal control facility Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
If you are unable to drop them off, call the facility at 860-485-9165 and someone from the Animal Control Division will arrange to pick up the items.


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Game Dogs: Voice of the People
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Gary finds that its almost impossible to wrangle actors.
that was quite short..................
"I have a idea..........dog"
That sounds kinda tasty
"I write code all mother fucking day"
(join the the group)
intresting episode, but I thought the series had moved away from Satan's Retrievers and other games were just begining to get made. Why would they market a game that hasn't been made yet?
Umm, sorry, any elaboration as to why they're doing this? I don't remember any send-ups in the previous episodes.
Still, it's a fairly average one, but I would love to know what those actors are doing there.
D'awww... I thought I was going to be first. Damn your eyes!
I love Bob's transition from quiet, rules obsessed office drone to bowl headed, survivalist bad ass. Wolverines indeed.
I'd buy anything Gary was selling. Anything. Wouldn't even look at the box art.
"You smell that?"
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm what?
i dont understand
Very weak and short episode. Didn't even smile once yet again. More dropping F-bombs? Also, they're advertising a non-existing game, but showing the developers in the ad, WTF?
Russ Pitts. I honestly don't know what you people are doing with this show or where you actually are going with this.
Ooh well, here's hoping for the next one!
Thank the FSM, that Bob showed up to save the episode. Now if you would excuse me, I have wolverines to run from.
peanut butter lattes?
*sigh* Still no good. End while your behind.
I though it was clever with Gary licking his Palate.
furwars... XD
My God! Just let this series DIE ALREADY!
The one dog needs to go do Shakesphere =D Play an epuc Othello =P
Stop making these. It's embarrassingly targeted at gamers the same way that Cooking Mama is embarrassingly targeted at women, and it's insulting to our intelligence that the only "hook" for this series is the fact that the characters are dogs. I mean, just the title of the series itself "Game Dogs"... just so generic. Stop it. Just stop.
I think Generic Office Dogs would be better.
I don't know why I watch this show every week. I think it's like The Room- so bad you just want to watch it.
Season two started out with potential too, but alas. Is this supposed to be ironic in some way, because I just don't get it. No interesting characters, no humor, no plotline... I'm beginning to think this is a psych experiment where you test how much torture a person will inflict upon themselves just to complain about something bad. You have your numbers, next test please...
Weak, didn't really understand the ending.
The new direction this show is going in is interesting, though I gotta say I liked the other version of Bob a lot more than this one.
This one is pretty disappointing.
Also, what the hell are they marketing?
*deep breath*
Sorry guys,this series has always been kinda mediocre, recently it had started to look halfway decent but this was just a massive step backwards.
kill it now
Can anyone remind me why this series was renewed?!
Anyone else hear the people in the background while the voices were being recorded? Either get a sound proof studio or shut the hell up while recording.
The episodes need to be a bit longer and have better jokes or there shouldn't be a third season.
Two words this show needs to look up, "comedy" and "plot", because it's doing neither of them right.
hmm I gotta say that's the first Game Dogs I've ever seen that felt...short o-o
That Peanut Butter Latte sounds delicious but I get the feeling it's better on paper than it is actually. Kinda like a Fanmade Silent Hill.
I can agree, but how is a show insulting to your intelligence? I always find it hilarious when people say that.
I don't understand anything that happened in the episode? Was it suppose to be funny? Where are the punchlines? Seems like I'm not the only one
I seem to be getting a Samuel L Jackson Vibe from the sword dog.
what? is your comedy bone broken? AL was gold. the rooster told me so, so it must be true!
This is the first Game Dogs that I've watched after the end of season 1. In my opinion, it hasn't gotten any better. You've tried way too hard with a bad series. It's time to pull the plug and start over with something new.
i liked it. poor Bob just hasent been the same since Mr. Yee went to the moon.
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What should a pope wear? Francis keeps it simple
ROME -- On Monday afternoon, Massimiliano Gammarelli, the head tailor of the family that has been dressing pontiffs for centuries, ran a lint brush over the white cassock that Pope Francis would wear at his installation mass on Tuesday. He clipped stray threads with shears and yelled at a priest who bent down to kiss the hem. ("Don't dirty it!") As his cousins checked their watches, he meticulously folded the frock, wrapped it in tissue paper and packed it into a silver box for delivery to the Vatican.
In his first week as pope, Francis's inclination toward simple cassocks has led the Vatican, cardinals and church watchers to see substance in his pared-down style and insist that the clothes really do make the infallible man. But while some of the church's leaders have cheered his humbler fashion sense, Francis's preference for dressing down could be bad news for some of the prelates who like to dress up -- not to mention the vestment purveyors who clothe them.
"He's like a king. He decides and we obey," Gammarelli said as he leaned against shelves stocked with expensive violet, pink, green and red fabrics. "If the cardinals start coming in asking for new clothes, we'll know that he has asked them to add things. But if he wants them to remove things, how will I know?"
Gammarelli said he had heard rumors that the pope wanted a simpler dress code for his cardinals, but wouldn't allow himself to get too concerned unless an edict was issued. "If so, we'll adapt," he said. "There's no choice."
Benedict XVI, who last month became the first pontiff to resign in 600 years, was a proponent of the restoration of the church's older rites, and he reached deep into the church's closet of vestments and regalia to emphasize its rich tradition.
He wore violet copes; blue, full-cut chasubles with abstract designs; and furry white Easter mozettas for the spring season. He donned an assortment of hats, including the camauro, a Santa Claus-esque red wool cap with an ermine trim that dated back to the 12th century; a red Saturno, a full-brimmed number named for ringed Saturn; and a precious mitre studded with jewels.
The emeritus pope, as Benedict is now known, is not the church's only fashion plate. Cardinal Raymond Burke is perhaps best known for arguing, as archbishop of St. Louis, that Catholic politicians who supported abortion rights should be denied Communion. In Rome, where he is now prefect of the church's tribunal, he has also earned a reputation for operatic regalia. He is one of the few cardinals who dons cappa magnas, the long trains of watered silk that can look like scarlet lava flowing down from his throne. His velvet gloves and extravagant brocades prompted Vatican officials to ask him to "tone it down a bit," according to noted religion reporter David Gibson.
"The vestments, everything, are part of a tradition," Burke told Gibson. "We need to understand that and not just discard it and say, 'Well, it was all just an ugly accretion.' "
("I'm sorry," Burke said when reached by phone. "I won't be able to respond.")
There have been other signs that the fans of high-church trappings might be losing influence.
Vatican reporters buzzed during Francis's first Mass as pope when he was caught on video seeming to have cross words for Monsignor Guido Marini, the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, as they proceeded into the Sistine Chapel. According to the BBC, in the minutes after his election, Pope Francis rejected a red cape with ermine trim presented to him by Marini, who is famously more fastidious about liturgical details than his predecessor. "No, thank you, Monsignore," Francis, 76, is reported to have said. "You put it on instead. Carnival time is over!" The Vatican, which has made simplicity its new watchword, said they could not confirm or deny the report.
But it does seem in keeping with Francis's past statements. After the 2005 conclave, when he was still Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, he bemoaned vanity in the church to an Italian reporter, saying "look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth. . . . Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them."
The pope's new style has been well received. Sister Mary Ann Walsh, the head of media relations for the American bishops conference, wrote in a newsletter on March 14, the day after the pope's election, that "Instructions for what to wear for upcoming meetings suggest that the simple style he is known for continues. Today, the cardinals were advised to wear the black house cassock rather than the more formal red choir robes with white surplice."
That invitation delighted Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, who, after finding himself in the center of a priestly sex-abuse scandal, needed some good news. "At our meeting today with Pope Francis, I noted that [he] is still wearing his older black shoes," Mahony tweeted on March 15. "I pray that he keeps them as a sign for us all." The next day he added, "So long Papal ermine and fancy lace! Welcome simple cassock, and hopefully, ordinary black shoes! St. Francis must be overjoyed!!" His new look also pleased the critics in the front row. Vatican blogger Rocco Palmo noted approvingly that the new pope's black pants were visible underneath his white cassock.
In an interview, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, said that the trappings in themselves were not bad for the church.
"Symbols are still very important, but it's how you use the symbols that make them work for you as opposed to getting too caught up in them," Wuerl said. Francis, he added, "indicated just by stepping out onto the balcony in a white cassock that 'yes, I will still be a pope, but there's also going to be some simplicity to this.' "


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NORTHFIELD, Ill., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Foundation is funding through grants a See, Test & Treat® program at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on October 9, 10, and 11 during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For NorthPoint, this is the clinic's seventh See, Test & Treat, a free cervical and breast cancer screening program, supported by the CAP and sponsored by the CAP Foundation. The program features same day medical tests, diagnoses, and same day follow-up to care will be provided the same day for uninsured and underserved women ages 40 and older, all in a single visit. Appointments are being scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day by NorthPoint health care workers and other staff members.
New to this year's program, participants will have the opportunity to receive free diabetes screening, along with same day results. While the women wait for their test results, they will have the opportunity to participate in health fair which offers education materials and presentations providing healthy lifestyle tips, including a "Healthy Heart" presentation.
Language interpreters will be onsite to help patients on Tuesday, October 9 (Somali), Wednesday, October 10 (Spanish), and on Thursday, October 11 (Hmong.) To register, call 612-767-9187(English), 612-767-9162 (Spanish), 612-767-9168 (Hmong), and 612-767-9160 (Somali). Walk-ins are also welcome.
"Cancer survival rates are directly related to the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis, so it's important to remove all barriers to early diagnosis and treatment for all women," said Bradley M. Linzie, MD, FCAP, a pathologist at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis and the first recipient of the CAP Foundation 2012 Gene and Jean Herbek Humanitarian Award.
As the award recipient, Dr. Linzie received a $22,000 grant from the CAP Foundation. With this grant, he purchased a new microscope with a high definition camera and monitor to show Pap test slides to patients at this year's See Test & Treat program. He plans to use the new equipment at future See, Test & Treat programs, as well as other community health events.
"Seeing normal and abnormal cells under a microscope is an engaging and memorable experience for patients," said Dr. Linzie. " The visual display of how Pap tests are evaluated takes away the mystery and motivates women to get regular screening for themselves and share what they have learned with others. I am grateful to the CAP Foundation to provide this opportunity to patients," added Dr. Linzie.
During the visit, women will be given a pelvic exam, along with a Pap test to detect any potential early signs of cervical cancer, and a mammogram for early detection of breast cancer. They will then receive their results in a private setting that same day, and appropriate information or care during the same visit.
Traditional screening procedures would have women visit health care professionals twice – once to get examined and once for follow-up care. Factors such as poor access to transportation, lack of child care, inability to take time off from a job, and other issues present barriers to women in getting the care they need.
"By removing these barriers and using a one-stop, See, Test & Treat model of cancer screening, we hope to reduce the rate of cervical and breast cancer in women in this area," Dr. Linzie said.
Pathologists recommend that women 21 years of age and older who are sexually active should have regular Pap tests. The Pap test is a quick and simple procedure that could change a woman's life. In addition, the CAP agrees with the recommendations of the American Cancer Society that all women 40 years and older should have annual mammograms, based on their physician's recommendation.
The See, Test & Treat program at NorthPoint also is sponsored by the Minnesota Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health, American Cancer Society, and a coalition of pathologists, cytotechnologists, obstetricians/gynecologists, health care providers and other medical professionals in the Minneapolis area. The goals of the program are to encourage healthy behavior, and to have both testing and follow-up care provided in a single visit.
Hologic is donating a Thin Prep machine and Pap test supplies. Local businesses will provide small gifts for all women who participate in the program.
About NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center
NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center is a comprehensive health and human services agency located in North Minneapolis. NorthPoint seeks to reduce health disparities, improve health outcomes, and enhance the overall quality of life for all residents of North Minneapolis by providing high quality medical, dental and mental health care.
About the CAP
The College of American Pathologists (CAP), celebrating 50 years as the gold standard in laboratory accreditation, is a medical society serving more than 17,000 physician members and the global laboratory community. It is the world's largest association composed exclusively of board-certified pathologists and is the worldwide leader in laboratory quality assurance. The College advocates accountable, high-quality, and cost-effective patient care.
About the CAP Foundation
The CAP Foundation supports patient-centered and humanitarian roles for pathologists, striving to connect people, especially those in need, to the lifesaving skills of pathologists. The Foundation provides funding for the See, Test & Treat program through the generous support of CAP member pathologists, staff, foundations, industry, and private donations. For more information or to donate, visit foundation.cap.org.
SOURCE College of American Pathologists Foundation


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The influx of veterans returning from overseas and heading to academic institutions faces a number of challenges, including filing benefits, navigating through VA's education claims system and adjusting to life on campus.
Departments, posts and Legionnaires everywhere are well suited to help this new generation of students make their transition from service to school as seamless as possible, said Michael Dakduk, executive director of Student Veterans of America. With the ability to assist freshly separated veterans with benefits claims and typical veterans issues, Dakduk says Legionnaires and posts are ideal entities to reach out to student veterans and provide mentorship and the assistance of their post's service officer.
"(Legionnaires) understand how to navigate the bureaucracies of the Department of Veterans Affairs," Dakduk said. "Legionnaires could provide some unique things to student veterans, especially through their service officers."
Legionnaires and posts can easily get involved with the student veteran population at nearby schools in their communities by locating and reaching out to the Student Veterans of America (SVA) chapter on campus. An official partner of The American Legion, SVA is a student veterans group that coordinates a coalition of military support "chapters" at college campuses in the United States and around the world. Veterans can congregate in SVA chapters at their schools for camaraderie, and for social and professional events.
An SVA chapter has its finger on the pulse of the veterans community at its host school and is always looking for assistance from Legionnaires and local posts, said Dakduk. In the past, posts have joined with chapters to help dedicate war memorials, assist with benefits claims and provide general mentorship.
SVA chapters can be located using the Chapter Locator on SVA's website located at www.studentveterans.org.
"I can remember different Legion posts in my community were very helpful with initiatives I was working on when I was on campus," said Dakduk, a recent graduate of UNLV.
Posts and departments also are well-positioned to provide financial assistance to the student veteran population at a local school. The Department of Iowa recently donated $1,000 to Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, for an interactive, multimedia touch-screen display on campus that honors previous and current veterans from the school.
Pacific Palisades Post 283 also recently donated $10,000 to help the veterans resource center at Santa Monica College keep its doors open. Administrators used the donation to hire an extra academic counselor. Before bringing in the additional counselor, veterans sometimes had to wait up to two hours to receive counseling.
"Legion posts have a reputation of being very giving financially for community-based initiatives, whether it's for a monument on campus or for giving of emergency financial aid," said Dakduk.
Dakduk says that ultimately there is a perceived divide between veterans of previous eras and veterans of current wars. But it's a false perception that doesn't and shouldn't exist, as older veterans like Legionnaires are exactly the kind of mentors student veterans could use.
"Legionnaires have already gone through the process of reintegrating back into society," Dakduk said. "They understand the challenges that this newest generation faces. They've been through it."