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VERMILION -- Potential buyers have expressed interest in acquiring Vermilion's South Street Elementary. Meanwhile, the Vermilion school board also has hired a construction administrator to oversee new school construction as that project moves forward. "The level of interest is good," board President David Rice said about the potential sale of South Street Elementary, 5735 South St. The school officials have proposals from developers who have suggested using the building for inexpensive retirement housing; a university branch; or a shared office complex, Rice said. "All legitimately could offer value to our community," Rice said. He added the university is not a local institution such as Lorain County Community College, Ohio Business College or BGSU Firelands. Rice and board members Shelly Innes, Sid Jordan, Dale Dawson and Chris Habermehl discussed the proposals in a closed-door session Monday night. They did not take official action and could end up making a deal with a developer who has not submitted an idea, said Treasurer Amy Hendricks. The board hopes to move quickly, but wants to ensure the project is right for the city, Rice said. The building is treasured in the community because of its history and the number of Vermilion residents who went to school there, Rice said. He added he would rather raze the building than let it turn into another "haunted schoolhouse," the former school on SR 60 that has become run-down. "We don't want the property to turn into the property that's out on Route 60," Rice said. Meanwhile, the board voted 5-0 to hire Green Space Construction to be construction administrator for the new $20 million school transformation project that will consolidate Vermilion schools on one campus. The district will pay $240,000 for the firm, which is an affiliate of Scaparotti Construction Group. The firm also worked on the expansion of Vermilion's Ritter Public Library and is the employer of former school board member Tim Rini. The contract was more than the proposal by Lesko Associates, the architectural firm that built Vermilion High School and is now the architect for the district's building program. Lesko Associates proposed a contract of $180,000 for the work. However, Green Space Construction proposed using a full-time project manager and support, which was more than Lesko's proposal of at least 24 hours a week on site. Having another firm also ensure an additional representative of the school district, Hendricks said. Vermilion schools does not have enough administrators to devote one entirely to the school construction, she said.
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Getting into law school and making it through the long hours in the library, the Socratic method, and closed-book finals is no small feat. However, even if a law student accomplishes all of these tasks, he or she still has the most important goal ahead: securing employment as an attorney.
As law students and recent graduates read the statistics and confront the current reality of the law firm hiring decline, it is important that they understand how they can overcome ever-increasing employment obstacles and challenges. The first and easiest step is to research and understand which characteristics and personality traits employers are looking for from their new hires. Next, law students should identify and practice how to demonstrate to potential employers that they possess and are able to consistently exhibit the desired characteristics.
Every legal position, practice area, and law firm is different. However, as a former law student who navigated the interviewing process and now as an active participant in my firm's recruiting efforts, I believe the following criteria are most important for a law student or a recent graduate engaged in the job-seeking process.
As the elephant in the room, grades are a good place to start. No one enjoys hearing that grades play an important role in an employer's decision, but law students should be honest with themselves. Employers receive hundreds, if not thousands, of resumés, and one of the best ways to sift through the pile is to use an objective criteria – a grade-point average.
Previously, the majority of applicants in the top 10 percent of a law school class found jobs. Basically, they were unofficially "guaranteed" jobs due to their academic performance. That is no longer the reality, but grades remain a very important objective criteria that employers use to differentiate prospective candidates. A low grade-point average may guarantee that a student will not obtain a screening interview, but strong grades do not guarantee that a student will ultimately be hired. This focus on grades goes beyond them being an indicator of intelligence. Grades also signify a strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize and stay on task.
Attention to detail is a crucial skill for an aspiring lawyer – deciding whether to include a certain provision, how to restructure a sentence so that it accurately conveys its intended meaning, or whether a proposed disclosure complies with the law. An intelligent lawyer who is disorganized may miss filing deadlines. An outstanding researcher who cannot communicate his or her conclusions in plain English is not providing the client with real value. An individual's attentiveness to detail is a significant asset in day-to-day legal practice.
An applicant's resumé is the first representation of whether he or she pays attention to details. A resumé is also an excellent way for an employer to analyze an individual's communication skills, organizational habits, and creativity, all of which are characteristics that employers covet in recent graduates. Paying attention to details takes time, but it is imperative for good work product. Grammatical errors, strange formatting, or inconsistencies in a resumé might also cause employers to wonder whether the candidate glossed over his or her resumé.
Paying attention to the details goes far beyond an individual's resumé and work product. Employers consider how law students present themselves, including whether they wear a suit to the interview – a move that is highly recommended. Employers will also critique details such as whether a candidate maintains good eye contact during an interview, appears engaged during conversations, and presents an assertive and confident demeanor. Overall, candidates should remember that they are interviewing in hope of finding a career, and candidates should present themselves in the best light and most professional manner possible.
Employers want to know what makes someone unique, drives them, and makes them stand out among their peers. An excellent way for a candidate to demonstrate these characteristics is to highlight any prior legal experiences or leadership roles. Employers analyze past experiences and use the successes and failures to deduce how an individual will perform in the future. A history of past excellence often transfers into future positive accomplishments. Additionally, candidates with prior legal experience or examples of effectively managed responsibilities will instill employers with confidence that the individual will effectively and independently execute similar tasks in the future.
com laura.ann.hawkins gmail Laura A. Hawkins, Marquette 2011, is on the securities practice team at Godfrey & Kahn S.C., Milwaukee, and is an active participant in the firm's recruitment efforts.
Beyond work experience, an employer wants to understand a candidate on a personal level, including whether he or she engages in extracurricular activities, has nonwork interests, and interacts skillfully in a collaborative environment. Whether sports, theatre, volunteer work, or other hobbies, these activities give employers insight into an individual's passion and demonstrate the candidate's ability to work as a team member and his or her willingness to make commitments and take on added responsibilities.
Associates at a firm are more than just employees – they are a reflection of the firm and members of a community. Similarly, by demonstrating that they are more than just students, candidates can prove to employers that they will easily make the transition into life at a firm. Often, such extracurricular activities also provide insight into that individual's ability to take on responsibility, exhibit leadership skills, and work collegially, all of which are highly regarded by employers. Looking beyond the day-in, day-out responsibilities is crucial to success in a law firm, and candidates who develop those habits early in their career will increase the likelihood of success.
Beyond providing specific examples of a candidate's motivation or emphasizing distinguishing characteristics, candidates should also strive to be memorable. A line on a resumé describing an activity a candidate has participated in means nothing by itself. Candidates should emphasize their reasons for participating in that activity and bring the resumé to life, rather than using their resumé to bring them to life. In addition, it is important that the resumé not require the reader to make his or her own assumptions about the candidate. Rather, candidates should be prepared to clearly explain all items referenced on their resumé and any "gaps," such as a period of unemployment or the reason for a school transfer.
Employers are looking for candidates who have demonstrated academic success and who also have a broader set of "soft skills." For example, effectively and efficiently managing time and producing quality work product are important skills for getting through law school, and those talents are also crucial to meeting deadlines as an associate. Employers want to feel assured that the candidate has the ability to operate on the fly and the organizational skills to timely complete an assignment while also managing emails, phone calls, and rush projects for other clients.
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Although this statement should come as no surprise, employers also focus on individuals with a strong work ethic. New associates are not expected to hit the ground running in the same way as a lateral hire would, but they are expected to show initiative and to come to work with a desire to learn. Successful associates do not require excessive supervision to complete assignments. Rather, they approach new projects with excitement and a sense of personal responsibility. Employers want to see attorneys "take ownership" of assignments. At the same time, successful associates also possess the judgment to know when and how to ask for guidance if they are spinning their wheels or if they are coming up empty-handed.
While most practice areas have a long learning curve, a lawyer must possess self-confidence in his or her work product and his or her ability to handle new challenges and opportunities. Associates who lack confidence will have a much harder time gaining the trust of clients and colleagues. Keep in mind, however, that often there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.
In addition to looking for candidates with a track record of academic success and a willingness to work hard, employers prefer candidates who have strong interpersonal skills. An individual's interactions in a professional setting, including demonstrating polished communication skills, say a lot about that person. Someone who is able to walk into a social setting and develop a connection or engage in casual conversation is ideal in a profession that is focused on establishing relationships with clients and creating business connections.
Moreover, people who are personable and have a positive attitude are usually more enjoyable to be around. Being a lawyer can be challenging and stressful. When confronted with unexpected obstacles or disappointing results, someone who approaches these situations with optimism and a sense of calm command will more likely have the stamina to respond in an analytical, practical, and productive fashion. Additionally, such individuals will help those around them undertake stressful situations with similar endurance and grace, further fostering a constructive environment.
Lastly, but no less important, employers want to know that a candidate wants to work for them. Law graduates should methodically choose their interviews and research the employer before each interview. Employers are much more likely to seriously consider a candidate whose practice area interests are in line with the firm's specialties, whose geographic connections coincide with the employer's office locations, and whose questions demonstrate an understanding of the firm and its culture. Recent graduates who can succinctly and coherently explain why they want to work for a particular employer demonstrate preparedness and professional maturity.
While every new hire may not possess all of these traits, the best candidates will work to display several during their interview and will do so without requiring prying by the interviewer. In the end, employers really want to establish a connection with candidates and hire individuals who will complete their work in accordance with the firm's high standards but who also fit with the law firm's culture and personality. Law students should understand that objective and strive for a similar goal – finding an organization of people with whom they want to work. Although interviewing can be trying, just because one interview does not come to fruition does not mean that it is time to give up. Remember, optimism and hard work always pay off.

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Yep, and he confirmed that the plan was to stay compact and then open the game up second half, which 100% worked, only missing the finishing touch in front of goal. Shows tactical awareness, not just chest thumping and 'getting us'.
Without trying to sound too down beat as the performance was better and there seemed to be much more desire, but its going to take more than a defeat against a second string Chelsea team to get me excited about the future or to strengthen Unsworths credentials to lead us forward. And whilst we stayed compact we still conceded and is it tactical awareness when he said he was only ever going to play McCarthy for 60 minutes, the game had to open up cause he was taking him off, it was premeditated and not necessarily reacting to the situation?With the above said there were numerous plus points from the game but I think the next 2 games will be the real acid test as Leicester will surely have a boost following Puels appointment and Watford are flying, hope Beni gets a run out in the middle for them though.
Oh piss off you realist (not the realist). Taking all that into account all that I doubt there would be many managers who could have coaxed that sort of performance from that team last night after the confidence sapping start to the season, long term who knows.
Without trying to sound too down beat as the performance was better and there seemed to be much more desire, but its going to take more than a defeat against a second string Chelsea team to get me excited about the future or to strengthen Unsworths credentials to lead us forward.
How about Tuchel with Unsworth as his number 2
Also our thing should be we are number 1 for top prospects. We can't be number 1 for worldclass players but we can be the best place for young players who maybe wouldn't get in a Chelsea or city team yet Unsworth would be perfect for that. Honestly I think he's absolutely what we need. Someone to build fantastic team spirit, someone who appreciates the value of our youth teams, someone with genuine passion for the clubIt appears he wants us to play aggressive pressing football. We aren't going to get relegated. I'd love to see him given this season to prove his value. Who on the list isn't a risk. We get to try before we buy with unsworth. Think he could be a great manager if we give him a go instead of being snobby about it
Funny that, it was mostly our second 11 too.
Don't be silly.
Can we stop calling the likes of Willian , Kenedy , Batshuayi , Christensen , Zapacosta , Cahill , Pedro , Drinkwater , Moratta and Fabregas 2nd string . Given the comparative strength of both squads it was a great effort under the circumstances .
Kenedy , Batshuayi , Christensen , Zapacosta , Drinkwater rarely start, neither does Cabellero and you could probably throw Willian in to that too. Yes most would walk into our first team but not theirs. Fabregas didnt come on until 63 minutes and Morata 85th, so yes predominantly it was Chelsea' second string, or should I call them 'not their fist team regulars'? Also, 17 year old Ethan Ampadu made his debut in centre midfield for them!
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sunrat wrote:I just tried to go to http://deb.debian.org/debian in browser and got 404 Not Found error. However when I checked my own default sources.list (in sid) it has a trailing slash after the url, and this works. Try modifying your sources to add this eg:
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Online shopping is quick and easy if you know what you're looking for, or only have to decide between a couple of products. But it can get tedious and time-consuming if you're making a purchase that requires lots of comparisons over multiple sites.
So, I've been testing Digital Folio, a new, free software product to be announced next week. It's a browser add-on that lets you save and view potential product choices in a single place, and quickly see how their prices compare among some major online retailers.
You just drag links to products that interest you into a sidebar right alongside your Web browser. This module stays with you regardless of what website you're viewing, and its contents can be shared with friends.
Best of all, for certain kinds of products from certain merchants, the sidebar will almost instantly show price comparisons for the same item from other online stores—even if you aren't viewing the other stores' websites. If you decide to buy an item, you just click on its link in the sidebar, and you'll be taken to the retailer's site, where you can place your order as you normally would.
Digital Folio is labeled as a beta, or test, version. But, in my tests, I found that, despite some limitations and rough edges, it's a powerful piece of software that I believe could save shoppers both time and money.
Its maker, a small startup from Denver of the same name, has been showing and testing Digital Folio for awhile, but finally feels it's ready for wide use. You can try it now at digitalfolio.com. The company makes money by getting a small cut of purchases made by Digital Folio users at partner online merchants.
Before getting into the details, it's important to lay out three key limitations of Digital Folio today. First, while it can save potential choices for any kind of product from any site, Digital Folio only generates automatic price comparisons when you save product listings from its five online retail partners, which it calls "Smart Retailers." These are Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart and Sears.
Second, even at the partner retail sites, Digital Folio's price comparison feature works for only 13 categories of items, all of them electronic products or appliances. These include cameras, computers, TVs, printers, refrigerators, dishwashers and microwaves. Oddly, two of the hottest such product categories—smartphones and tablets—aren't included now in the price-comparison feature, but the company is planning to add more products.
Third, it only works with the two most popular Web browsers: Internet Explorer on Windows and Firefox on either Windows or Macintosh. And you'll need relatively recent versions of the browsers and the computers' operating systems. I tested it using the latest versions of the two browsers on the latest versions of Windows and the Mac OS.
Mobile versions are planned in the coming months for Windows Phones and Apple mobile devices, with an Android version coming later.
There are other comparison-shopping products, but none that work like this.
Digital Folio's sidebar has two main sections, marked by tabs at the top. One called My Folios stores your lists of possible purchases. These can be divided into sections, or folios, for different products. For instance, in my tests, I set up folios for cameras, laptops and TVs. Each folio can also have sections, like laptops with screens in a certain size range.
The second tab is called Compare, and it provides the varying prices at the five partner merchants, though these prices don't yet include shipping and handling costs.
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Here's an example of how it worked for me in my tests. While shopping for a pocket-size digital camera, I noticed on Amazon a certain Canon Powershot model. So I dragged its link into the Digital Folio sidebar. It was $129 on Amazon, but Digital Folio immediately advised me that Sears had it for about $113, and Wal-Mart for $119. It also listed higher prices at other of its partner merchants.
An even more interesting thing happens when you go to a retailer's page that lists many items in a category, say a page at Amazon that lists TVs. The Compare tab starts pulsating and, in seconds, it generates a list of all the items on the page, along with prices at the other partner merchants.
In my tests, this allowed me to see that a certain Samsung model was cheapest at Amazon, but a Vizio model that also caught my eye was a lot less at Wal-Mart.
Unlike items you've deliberately dragged into Digital Folio, these instant comparisons at list pages don't stay in the sidebar. They disappear when you navigate away from the page. But they're amazingly dynamic. For instance, if you narrow down the selection on the list page by, say, brand, size or price, the Digital Folio list with price comparison changes along with it.
So what are those rough edges I was talking about? Well, I found setup to be clumsy on Internet Explorer, requiring multiple steps. I also much preferred using the product on Firefox, because, when you click on an item in the sidebar to revisit its original page, that page opens in a tab. By contrast, in Internet Explorer, it opens a new window and has to slowly reload the Digital Folio sidebar.
Also, you can't drag an item directly into a folio in the sidebar. Instead, you have to wade through a dialog box to choose the folio where it should reside. And you can't automatically, or rapidly, set up a new folio for a new category of item you find on a site; you have to first manually establish a new folio.
The product also doesn't automatically refresh itself on one computer, if you've made changes to your folios on another. And it crashed Firefox repeatedly on one of my test Macs, though not on another.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- Just when the Rays are playing their best baseball of the summer, they have to put their bats, balls and momentum away for four days.
The countdown for next week's All-Star Game respite is underway. Don't blame Tampa Bay skipper Joe Maddon if he's a tad concerned about the interruption to what is rapidly becoming an outstanding year.
If the season were to end today, the Rays would be one of the two American League Wild Cards. Maddon believes they can win the division.
They've been on a blistering roll since falling briefly to the AL East's basement on June 23.
Their torrid pace hit a bump in the road at Tropicana Field on Friday night, when the Astros, riding the magnificent Major League debut of 23-year-old Jarred Cosart, stunned the Rays, 2-1, to end their eight-game winning streak. It was the longest active streak in the Major Leagues.
Regardless, the Rays have won 12 of their last 14 games and their 39-23 record since May 8 is the best in the Majors.
"You're not going to win every night in this game," Maddon said. "It's about effort and intent. If we play with that kind of intent and effort on a nightly basis we'll win a lot of games. We just got slightly out-pitched tonight."
Cosart, pitching for the team with the worst record in the Major Leagues, held the Rays to just two singles through eight innings and didn't allow a hit until Ben Zobrist singled to right field with one out in the seventh.
The Rays scored their only run against reliever Jose Veras in the ninth. The game ended when Evan Longoria looked at a third strike, with runners on first and third.
But for his third straight start since returning from the disabled list, 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner David Price was awesome -- after he allowed four hits and Houston's two runs in the first inning.
Maddon keeps saying that the Rays' current success is built on pitching. He has to be encouraged by Price. The left-hander threw his second consecutive complete game, needing only 87 pitches. He allowed just four hits after his disastrous first inning.
"I gave him [Cosart] two runs right out of the gate before he made a pitch," Price said. "I know the difference in having runs, especially if you can get them in the first before you go out there. Sometimes, you just have to tip your cap, as a hitter and as a pitcher. I just got out-pitched tonight."
Maybe Price himself encouraged the young right-hander.
"It was crazy," said Cosart, who was traded to the Astros by the Phillies as part of a package of prospects in a Deadline deal for Hunter Pence in 2011. "He [Price] tweeted me this morning and said, 'Good luck. Most of all, have fun.' I've looked up to him -- I mean, he's one of the best pitchers in the game. That was my thing not to go out there and try to be David Price or beat David Price because he's a Cy Young winner, All-Star, all that stuff."
To a player, the Rays insist they'll put the shocking loss behind. Maddon said, "I love the fight in this group. It's not going to be an oil painting every night. I've talked about that before, but I thought the overall effort once again was there."
So when this band of energetic players finishes its game with Houston on Sunday afternoon, with the exception of Zobrist and Matt Moore, who'll be off to New York for Tuesday night's All-Star Game, they'll scatter to vacation hotspots away from Tropicana Field. They won't play baseball again until they jet off to Toronto on July 19.
There have always been pros and cons about the days when baseball is shut down for the All-Star Game.
It's an ideal time for players to nurse nagging injuries and a perfect lull for underachieving teams to pick up the pieces and rebuild their seasons.
But danger lurks for juggernauts that have been on a roll.
Maddon frowned when he said before Friday night's game, "Let's finish this sucker off before the break, enjoy ourselves. And then come back with the same intensity."
That's not to say there's no apprehension: "When you're playing well and you come to a big break you're always a little concerned. I want to believe it's going to carry over. The four days of rest will be helpful because we've been playing with a set group -- players who've been on their feet a lot and need some rest."
The R&R will be beneficial, but there's always the risk they'll return rusty.
After they resume their season in Toronto, they go to Boston on July 22 for what will be a telltale series against the first-place Red Sox. After that, they play three games at Yankee Stadium.
Those two series will be the first the Rays have played against winning, contending teams since they took two out of three from the Tigers in late June.
Winning against losing teams such as the Astros, Twins and White Sox is one thing, but what about facing the big boys?
Maddon's reply and theory on that is against "the better teams in the league -- you've really got to stand your ground, hold your own and hopefully come out on top. Against teams that aren't doing as well -- you really do have to put some hay in the barn at that point."
He believes teams that can do that normally are successful. Others fall by the wayside.
"Maybe the teams that don't do that just miss out," he said. "In our best years we did not stumble in that regard."
Cosart can testify to that. He was at the Phillies instructional league in 2008 when the Rays were winning the AL Championship Series over Boston en route to their World Series date with the Phillies.
"I was at the game when they beat the Red Sox to win it," he said. "I know how good a team they are."
They have a chance to maybe be just as good this year, but they cannot let the momentum they've built slip away.


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USC women hold off Arizona 59-54 in Pac-12 tournament
SEATTLE — Ariya Crook scored 19 points, including three free throws in the final 30 seconds, as the fifth-seeded USC women beat No. 12 seed Arizona 59-54 in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament on Thursday.
Carissa Crutchfield hit a 3-pointer with 7:41 to play, pulling Arizona within three, 52-49, but the Wildcats made just 1 of 8 field goals the rest of the way and USC (19-12) held on for the win.
USC will play No. 4 seed Arizona State (22-8) in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Alexyz Vaioletama pulled down 12 rebounds and Cassie Harberts grabbed 11 for USC, which out-rebounded Arizona (5-25) 41-30, including 12-4 on the offensive glass. Kate Oliver scored 12 in the win.
Kama Griffitts paced the Wildcats with 13 points and seven rebounds. Crutchfield added 12 points and LaBrittney Jones scored 10.


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I am researching the OPC's stance on "secret societies." I have read information pertaining to Masonry, but have found nothing relating to Christ-centered societies such as the Loyal Orange Institution of the United States.
I'm a descendant of Ulster immigrants who came to the USA in the 1700s. After doing some reading on the internet, I understand why my ancestors had nothing to do with the Loyal Orange Institute (LOI).
There are pagan and secret lodge elements mixed into the LOI. LOI speaks of being Protestant and Christ honoring, of remembering loyally the great deliverance of William III and Mary of the Dutch royal House of Orange from Roman Catholic corruption of England's laws & civil government, and of being benevolent. Although LOI speaks of being Protestant and Christ honoring, this is lip service only.
In the 20th century LOI is in competition with the claims of the Lord Jesus Christ, and are more like the Masons than they publicly admit. In the 20th century LOI has not freed itself from secret rituals whereas Jesus Christ requires His disciples to organize churches that are open and public in all rituals. True churches prudently proclaim that Jesus is the light of the world and publicly build a kingdom of light. Jesus Christ translates people of his good favor out of the kingdom of darkness with its secret oaths, rituals and "lodges," and places them into the kingdom of light.
What is the OPC's position on Christian fraternal societies, such as LOI?
1. The OPC has taken no position on "Christian fraternal societies."
2. The reasons the OPC gives for warning the church and the world not to join a Masonic Lodge, nor a secret society, apply fully to LOI.
3. I know of no Christian fraternal societies, though I know of secular fraternal societies, such as the Fraternal Order of Police and the American Legion. Neither of these two societies has secret rites, secret oaths, nor demand unlimited loyalty that overrides God's law about right and wrong. Only God has unlimited authority and asks unlimited loyalty of us.
4. I would urge you, in your research, to reread the OPC's report "Christ or the Lodge?" and explore that document to more fully see its reasoning.
Please use this answer to edify other Christians, not as a whip. But, rather grow in true teachings of our Lord and call others to confidence in the self-attesting Bible and in in the self-attesting Jesus Christ.
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TORONTO - In an effort to come to grips with a series of complaints about its quality of care and how those complaints are dealt with, the country's largest veterans facility has called in an outside expert to look at the situation.
The review of the Sunnybrook Veteran's Centre this week comes in addition to an official audit by the federal government that is currently underway.
The new audit will focus on those beds funded by Ontario's Ministry of Health — a cost of about $29.2 million a year — but has disavowed any responsibility for oversight of the centre.
The review, which begins this week, is being carried out by Karima Velji. The senior executive at Baycrest, a prominent research hospital focused on the elderly, is also an assistant nursing professor at the University of Toronto.
"We would like you to focus on quality of care in the provincially funded chronic-care beds, with an in-depth focus on the processes used to resolve complaints," Sunnybrook's executive vice-president Malcolm Moffat said in a letter to Velji.
In a series of articles in recent months, The Canadian Press highlighted concerns raised by relatives and attendants about what they see as serious deficiencies in the basic care of the most frail of the 500 veterans at the centre.
Complaints include delayed feedings, rough handling, residents left languishing in hallways or bed, unsanitary conditions and unexplained injuries. Relatives said Sunnybrook was dismissive of, or hostile to, their efforts to raise concerns.
The articles also identified a lack of government oversight of the facility, which one senior provincial official called a federal-provincial "grey area."
Sunnybrook has steadfastly maintained its care is as good as, or better, than comparable facilities. It cites surveys showing industry-leading levels of patient and relative satisfaction and top scores on voluntary care reviews.
In response to the publicized complaints, Steven Blaney, minister of veterans affairs, ordered the first thorough audit of the facility in more than seven years. Results are expected in the near future.
"I'm not certain that (Veterans Affairs Canada) felt they have complete jurisdiction over all of the beds," said Sunnybrook spokesman Craig DuHamel.
"So, we felt that inviting another external reviewer in to focus solely on those beds that are funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care ... would help round (the audit) out a little bit more."
DuHamel said a copy of Velji's findings will be forwarded to a senior Ontario bureaucrat for any feedback the province might want to provide.
"We will review those findings and will look to the hospital to see what actions they may take as a result," said Ontario Health Ministry spokesman Dave Jensen.
One relative, Debra Stuart, said she had accepted invitations to meet Velji or attend a focus group despite her concern Sunnybrook was orchestrating the review.
"The families are skeptical about the objectivity and transparency," Stuart said.
Mike Blais, president of Canadian Veterans Advocacy and a member of a newly minted external advisory group on Sunnybrook set up by Veterans Affairs and chaired by the veterans ombudsman, said he, too, had his doubts.
"Without an independent quality of care audit launched by the province to ensure accountability over the 310 chronic care beds they're responsible for, justice will not be served," Blais said.
The problem, he said, is what he called a lack of accountability and oversight at the provincial level.
"If the federal government has downloaded all these veterans-based hospitals ... there also is a moral obligation that has been downloaded to the provinces as well," Blais said.
"I identify it as a matter of required legislation."
Blaney's spokesman, Niklaus Schwenker, said the government welcomed the new review.


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Notice: If you have any questions or concerns regarding the procedures and requirements for exporting animal products, or to obtain a zoosanitary certificate for an animal product, you should contact the VS Field Office covering the area from which the product will be exported, the area in which your office is located, or the area in which the product is manufactured.
Animal Products to Netherlands
The Netherlands is a member state of the European Union. The European Union has harmonized import requirements for certain animal origin products. For harmonized protocols (for commodities not listed below) please refer to the general information file for the European Union.
Language requirement for Certificates
The Netherlands will accept English only certificates. They do not require English certificates to be bilingual.
Intermediate products (information on how to determine if a particular consignment may be exported to the Netherlands as an "intermediate product") - August 2011 (pdf 43kb)
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Fracking OK for 'desolate' North East, says Tory peer
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Fracking should be carried out in the North East of England, where there are large, "desolate" areas, a former energy secretary has said.
Lord Howell of Guildford argued there was "plenty of room" for developments and less concern than was the case over "beautiful natural areas".
But the Archbishop of Canterbury disagreed, calling the North East "beautiful, rugged, welcoming".
Downing Street said Lord Howell did not speak for the government.
Fracking - short for "hydraulic fracturing" - involves drilling deep under ground and releasing a high-pressure mix of water, sand and hundreds of chemicals to crack rocks and release gas stored inside.
Water companies are worried the process could contaminate drinking water aquifers that lie above shale gas reserves. But supporters of fracking say it is safe and essential to making the UK more energy self-sufficient.
Widespread fracking has not started in the UK yet, but Cuadrilla began exploratory drilling in Lancashire in 2011 and many other possible sites have been identified.
During Lords Questions, Conservative Lord Howell, who was energy secretary from 1979 to 1981, asked: "Would you accept that it could be a mistake to think of and discuss fracking in terms of the whole of the United Kingdom in one go?
"I mean there obviously are, in beautiful natural areas, worries about not just the drilling and the fracking, which I think are exaggerated, but about the trucks, and the delivery, and the roads, and the disturbance, and those about justified worries."
He added: "But there are large and uninhabited and desolate areas. Certainly in part of the North East where there's plenty of room for fracking, well away from anybody's residence, where we could conduct without any kind of threat to the rural environment."
Despite outbursts from other peers, Lord Howell continued, turning to energy minister Baroness Verma and asking: "So would you agree with me, that the distinction should be made between one area and another, rather than lump them all together?
"And if we can push ahead with this kind of gas production, then obviously it takes us fast away from the kind of coal burning, which is increasing at the moment because of delays in authorising gas production."
Labour's Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton said: "I declare an interest as a resident of Lancashire, who is aware of the enormous beauty of the Trough of Bowland.
"Would you, minister, join with me in condemning the alleged remarks of protesters in the south of England, that all the fracking could be done in the north of England?
"And will you join with me in insisting that the beauty of Lancashire is as important, not more but as important, as the beauties surrounding, for example, Guildford?"
Baroness Verma first addressed her Conservative colleague, saying: "As members are aware, [fracking] is at its early stages of exploration and there will be areas of landscape that won't be suitable for fracking, as you rightly point out.
"But we are in its early stages and as the government is determined to ensure that we are not dependent on coal but more on gas, and low-carbon energy sources, I think you make some very important points."
She told Baroness Farrington: "I'm sure that my noble friend did not say that Lancashire was [not] as beautiful. All parts of this great country are beautiful."
Lord Howell, the father-in-law of Chancellor George Osborne, was also the minister in the Foreign Office responsible for international energy policy between 2010 and 2012.
After the comments, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, wrote on Twitter: "North east England very beautiful, rugged, welcoming, inspiring, historic, advancing, not 'desolate' as was said in House of Lords today."
Friends of the Earth's Tony Bosworth called the comments "jaw-dropping", adding: "The government's ill-conceived fracking plans aren't something that can be quietly brushed under the carpet 'up north' - as the villages resisting the drillers in the Tory heartlands of England's south show."
North East Chamber of Commerce's director of policy, Ross Smith, said: "To be frank, this is a ridiculous way to describe a region that boasts some of the most beautiful unspoiled countryside in the UK and a host of the most recognisable and cherished landmarks and attractions in the country.
"However, if the point that Lord Howell is trying to make - albeit in a totally bizarre way - is that the North East has the expertise, the skills and the businesses within our energy sector to help solve the UK's energy issues then I would wholeheartedly agree."
And Claire Norman, spokeswoman for the Campaign to Protect Rural England, said: "We can't have a situation where it's OK for the South to think these things should happen in the North, or indeed vice versa."
A government spokesman said: "Lord Howell is not a minister and does not speak for the government. He has not been a government adviser since April 2013."


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New Zealand developers Sidhe are best known for their local sporting games based on stuff like Rugby League. They generally release one or two games a year. Sadly, one game that's not being released anytime soon is also one that looks damn impressive, especially for anyone who remembers a time when people actually made video games about shooting things in space.
Project Space is something the Kiwi developers were working on last year, but which is now "currently on hold". Pity! It's a game that combines both space combat and exploration, and which boasts a nice, clean art style that mercifully escapes the "bad 90s TV series" ship design so many other games in the genre fall into.
It is/was destined for the Xbox 360 and PC. Hopefully a little extra exposure could convince a publisher (or some other means of investment) to come along and get this baby going again.


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Translation of Apache OpenOffice Extras
From Apache OpenOffice Wiki
< Localization
- 1 Getting started
- 2 General Rules
- 3 To be translated parts of the documents/files
- 4 Not to be translated parts of the documents/files
- 5 Translatable Content
Getting started
- For translation of the OpenOffice.org Extras please use the current (English) release of OpenOffice.org.
- The documents/files are located in the folder "...\en-US" of each section, e.g. ...
- OpenOffice.org_installation_path\share\autotext\en-US
- OpenOffice.org_installation_path\share\template\en-US\...
- ...layout
- ...presnt
- ...wizard\agenda
- ...wizard\fax
- ...wizard\letter\en-US
- etc.
- Please ignore the folder OpenOffice.org_installation_path\share\template\wizard
- Please save the translated files into a new sub-folder ("...\languageID"). The name of the language folder must be the ISO code (ISO 639-1) of the regarding language e.g. "...\hu" (Hungarian), "...\pl" (Polish), "...\ru" (Russian), etc.
Attention! – Do not double-click on templates to open. If you do so, a new document will be created. → Right-click the regarding template and choose "Open".
General Rules
- The cursor position in a document must be on the top of the first page.
- The document must have a zoom factor of 100%, presentations and drawings should be scaled to "Entire page".
To be translated parts of the documents/files
In general the following parts of the OpenOffice.org Extras need to be translated or localized:
- The language of a document must be set correctly → paragraph style "Default":
- Open "Styles and Formatting": right-click on style "Default" – Modify... – Font → Language
- Title and description → File – Properties
- Contents
- Contents of second page in Writer templates, if necessary → To check this, insert a manual page break at the bottom of the first page (ctrl+enter).
- Custom paragraph styles, if existent → "Styles and Formatting"Default view is "Automatic". To save time please set the view to "Custom Styles".
- Names of tables, frames, graphics, etc. → "Navigator"
- Notes → "Navigator"
- Contents of fields (double click on a field), e.g. <Placeholders>
Not to be translated parts of the documents/files
- File names of templates and autotexts
- Names of sections in OpenOffice.org Writer templates → "Navigator"
- Text in angle brackets, e.g. <City>, <Name>, <Date>, <Time>, <Location>, etc. in OpenOffice.org Writer, e.g. wizard templates (Agenda Wizard, Fax Wizard, Letter Wizard) – Attention! These strings are no placeholders (see above).
- User fields in Report Wizard templates, i.e. GroupField1 to GroupField4 and Column1 to Column4
Translatable Content
In addition to the general translation there are several specific characteristics in the following areas of the OpenOffice.org Extras:
- → "...\share\autotext\en-US"
- Backup the autotexts in your English OpenOffice.org installation. → "OpenOffice.org_installation_path\share\autotext\en-US"
- Open a Writer Document.
- Choose Edit – Autotext...
- There you can rename/edit the categories and autotexts (see screenshots).
- Attention! After renaming the category of an autotext, the file name will be changed, too. So you have to manually rename the file name back to "crdbus50.bau", "standard.bau", and "template.bau".[[Image:|thumb|Illustration 1: Edit AutoText]][[Image:|thumb|Illustration 2: Rename AutoText – Step 1]][[Image:|thumb|Illustration 3: Rename AutoText – Step 2]][[Image:|thumb|Illustration 4: Rename AutoText Category – Step 1]][[Image:|thumb|Illustration 5: Rename AutoText Category – Step 2]]
OpenOffice.org Impress Layout Templates
- → "...\share\template\en-US\layout"
- You only have to translate title and description of these files (see above).
OpenOffice.org Impress Presentation Templates
- → "...\share\template\en-US\presnt"
- Do not forget to translate the slide names.
Wizard Templates (OpenOffice.org Writer)
- → "...\share\template\en-US\wizard\...
- Do not translate names of tables, sections, textmarks or custom paragraph styles in any wizard template!
Agenda Wizard
- There are 20 templates:
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- aw-1simple.ott – aw-10grey.ott
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My best friend had her third baby on Monday. A girl. She has two boys already so she was super excited to be having a girl.
I made her a circle quilt! My first quilt with circles, and you know what not as hard or as scary as it appears. :) I found this drunkards path quilt along from Needles and Spatula. She has a great template that I used that is free to download. If you have been wanting to try curves or circles do it. You will be glad you did.
I made each circle a patchwork with 4 different patterns in each. 16 circles in all. The Background is Kona color: aqua. It's such a lovely blue. I super Love working with Kona, it's the only solid I use if I can help it.
I used a coral, orange, and white striped vintage sheet backing that didn't photograph well, due to using my iphone at night. My regular camera was out of service at the time.
I have it on good authority that baby Ava liked it. :)
Thanks so much for stopping by!


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Romulo Yanes
Get juicy shrimp by gently steaming them in an herb-and-lemon infused broth.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- Active Time
- 10 minutes
- Total Time
- 40 minutes
- 2 pounds unpeeled or peeled deveined shrimp, preferably wild American
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 8 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
- 2 teaspoons hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
- Ingredient info: Hot chili paste is sold at Asian markets and many supermarkets.
- Using small kitchen scissors, cut shrimp shells along the curved backs. Remove vein, keeping shell intact. (Skip this step if using peeled deveined shrimp.) Toss shrimp and next 9 ingredients in a large bowl.
- Place four 16x12" sheets of heavy-duty foil on a work surface. Divide shrimp mixture among sheets. Fold all foil edges toward the center to accommodate the liquid; do not crimp. Add 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 cup water to each. Crimp tightly to seal. Preheat oven to 325°F. Arrange packets in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Alternatively, build a medium fire in a charcoal grill, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high. Bake or grill until shrimp are just opaque in center (carefully open 1 packet to check; steam will escape), about 30 minutes. Carefully cut open packets.
Per serving: 470 calories, 26 g fat, 1 g fiber


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1. Nothing
2. Ditto
3. Science comes closer to real "truth" than anything else.
4. You.
No you are not wrong. The Christian fundamentalist most often is a few bricks short of a load when it comes to matters of life and science. There is very much a dualist approach to their life - in terms of contradiction - but then the same the can be said of any human being. The difference is merely to what degree that contradiction exists.
Well if you did it the way I did ( http://www.thinkatheist.com/group/yourstory/forum/topics/it-was-pre... ) I can tell you:
The first thing that will make you a bad guy is elitism.
What makes you a good guy is a laid-back attitude and humanism.
Experts in any given field have the closest thing to the truth at any given time.
The observer decides. To observe, and to become informed, or to not observe, and to be ignorant.
Pretty much. You can't really change it unless you intend to deconvert them as you come out...a feat that would be heroic, amazing, and possibly cause the invisible pink unicorn to reveal itself.
To be serious, they really don't have a say in determining if you're good or bad. Their judgement of you is actually a more accurate reflection of who they are.
Don't forget that.
Thank you! I don't think I could deconvert any of my family, they are way to deep into the Mormon religion. My one sister seemed to be interested but I think she is to affraid of what the rest of the family would think.
I was thinking about that today, hell and all. Their belief is that I'm going to go to hell, but my belief is that there is no hell.


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|Oracle Workflow Developer's Guide
Release 2.6.3
Part Number B10284-02
Before using Oracle Workflow Builder, you should plan what your process needs to accomplish. In particular, determine what activities need to occur, the order of the activities, what results dictate the different branches of the process, who needs to be informed and what they need to know. Oracle Workflow provides several demonstration workflow examples.
See: Sample Workflow Processes.
There are several ways you can go about creating a workflow process definition:
The Quick Start Wizard helps you build a process definition from scratch using a process definition template. The Quick Start Wizard creates a new item type for your process, prompting you for the minimum required information. It then creates an outline process diagram from which you can flesh out with more activities. Once the Quick Start Wizard sets up the template, you can use either the top-down or bottom-up approach to complete the design. See: To Use the Quick Start Wizard.
Oracle Workflow Builder assigns a version number to each new activity that you create. It also updates the version number whenever you make changes to an existing activity. It saves the new version of the activity to the database without overwriting older versions of the activity. In Oracle Workflow, activities also have dates of effectivity so that at any point in time, only one version of the activity is "in effect". If a process is running, Oracle Workflow uses the version of the activity that was in effect when the process was initiated. It does not switch versions of the activity mid-way through the process. Note that a process itself is an activity, so a process definition always remains constant until the process instance completes.
Oracle Workflow Builder also supports the concept of saving and loading process definitions according to an effective date. For example, you can load a definition into Oracle Workflow Builder that was effective at an earlier point in time. You can also save a definition to the database to be effective at some future time.
Note that Oracle Workflow Builder does not maintain version information for objects that are considered constant, such as item types, item type attributes, messages and lookup types. For these objects, their latest definition always apply, so you should always consider whether a change to any of these objects is backwards compatible. If the modification affects existing processes, you should create a new object rather than edit the existing object.
To create an object in Oracle Workflow Builder, you enter information in the object's property page. Some of the information you provide can be selected from a list of values. If a poplist field yields values that are themselves defined from some other property pages in Oracle Workflow Builder, an Edit button appears to the right of that poplist. When you select a value from a poplist, you can choose the adjacent Edit button to display and edit the source property page(s) of the value. When you are done with the source property page(s) and choose OK or Cancel, you return to the original property page you were working on.
For example, if you create a notification activity, you must specify a Result Type for the activity. The Result Type poplist field lets you select the value <None> or some predefined lookup type. If you select a lookup type, you can then choose the adjacent Edit button to display the property page for that lookup type. When you finish viewing or editing the property page for that lookup type, you can choose OK or Cancel to return to the notification activity property page.


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South Asia possesses a unique Neolithic transition to agricultural domestication. India has received far less attention in the quest for evidence of early agriculture than other regions of the world traditionally recognized as "centers of domestication" such as southwest Asia, western Asia, China, Mesoamerica, South America, New Guinea, and Africa. Hunter-gatherers with agricultural production appeared around the middle of the Holocene, 4000 to 1500 bce, with the cultivation of domesticates and a correspondingly more sedentary lifestyle emerging at this time. Two thousand years ago South Asia was inhabited by farmers, with densely populated river valleys, coastal plains, urban populations, states, and even empires. While some of the crops that supported these civilizations had been introduced from other regions of the world, a large proportion of these crops had local origins from wild plants native to the subcontinent.
As a case study for the origins of agriculture, South Asia has much to offer archaeologists and environmental scientists alike for understanding domestication processes and local transitions from foraging to farming as well as the ways in which early farmers adapted to and transformed the environment and regional vegetation. Information exchange from distant farmers from other agricultural centers into the subcontinent cannot be ruled out. However, it is clear that local agricultural origins occurred via a series of processes, including the dispersal of pastoral and agro-pastoral peoples across regions, the local domestication of animals and plants and the adoption by indigenous hunter-gatherers of food production techniques from neighboring cultures. Indeed, it is posited that local domestication events in India were occurring alongside agricultural dispersals from other parts of the world in an interconnected mosaic of cultivation, pastoralism, and sedentism. As humans in South Asia increasingly relied on a more restricted range of plant species, they became entangled in an increasingly fixed trajectory that allowed greater food production levels to sustain larger populations and support their developing social, cultural and food traditions.
Keywords: archaeobotany, domestication, paleoethnobotany, Neolithic, South Asia, rice, millet, sedentism, seasonality
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I know. I didn't believe it either. Carrie Underwood seems way too slim and way too healthy to have a really hearty appetite. And yet there it was in black and white on page 148 of my Marie Claire magazine. When they asked Underwood her secret talent, she said, "I can eat any man under the table." She also fessed up to some other pretty crazy (but still cute) secrets. Like that she'd totally be up for playing a zombie on Walking Dead. And that she made her high school yearbook predictions all come true. ("I will be rich, famous and married to a hot guy," she'd written about what she'd be doing in 10 years.) And she says George Michael, Steven Tyler and the late Freddie Mercury of Queen are her favorite singers. But as for favorite girl singers on that list, there was only one: Martina McBride. "Martina McBride hit a lot of awesome, high, long notes. I'd make myself do them," Underwood recalls. "She taught me how to sing, in a way."


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The past week is a very difficult time for most of us here in Hong Kong, I was planning a family trip during Autumn but now I have to seriously reconsider, not much because of the probability of any real threat during travelling, but it is more a psycho effect thing. General sentiment among friends is to appreciate how lucky we are to be living in Hong Kong, although not saying that nothing would happen here, most of us feel safe when moving around most parts of the city.
I was in New York last month and I was kind of concern with safety, but honestly there were not a single incident or sights of anything that made me feel unsafe, so a lot of cities in the world may be suffering from an image problem, indeed, it is always easy to create bad image but a good reputation takes a long time to build up, I hope our local authorities can keep up the good work and prepare for the worst.
At August, the yellow oil crabs (黃油蟹) are available again, I had 2 meals already and like to share my experiences here, but instead of East Ocean (東海) vs SuperStar (鴻星) (which I did a comparison last year), I tried East Ocean and Wu Kong Shanghai Restaurant (滬江大飯店) instead. I'll explain why I have not tried Superstar later.
The price of the crabs seems to be even more expensive this year, Yellow Oil Crab is indeed an expensive delicacies, but is it worth it? Personally I think at such price range, it is becoming a concern.
The set at East Ocean (http://www.eastocean.com.hk/) is relatively economic, at HKD 438 (inclusive of service charge), you get a lot of goodies beyond the crab, the crab quality is ok, not bad but not as good as that from Wu Kong, and they can't give me a male crab, which I prefer over female.
The set at Wu Kong (滬江) is expensive, you need to pay over HKD 800 including service charge, the crab is nice, although they said they can't allow customer to specify a male crab, I think the one I got is male, with the kind of crab paste that I like most. They also cooked the crab using wine (make it drunk first I think), but the wine taste is not really that appealing for me, I think I would prefer simple steaming better, so if you are not really into wine tastes in food, you need to check that out before ordering.
A good crab would have rich yellow oil even at limbs!
Wu Kong's set does not include a lot of stuffs, but the soup is a very expensive one, the noodle is not very good, and the crab used in the soup and noodle are hairy crabs and not yellow oil crabs.
I like this dessert very much
I would not recommend either set if you live in Hong Kong, as buying a crab and cook it at home can be a better choice, and at such price range, I would even question if eating Yellow Oil Crab is really worth the money, but if money is not a big concern, and you really want the taste, I think finding a good crab dealer can be a good option. Cooking crabs at home can allow one to choose what you want in a meal without being forced or lured to have something in the set which is not what you really need, or having some ingredients that is against your belief.
But if you are a tourist, or picking/cooking a crab is too much hassle for you, I think the East Ocean set is a good deal, the set can be too much for an average single person, so having a party of few person can better consume the set with some combinations of other dishes, so costing wise it is more economical, for the same reason I haven't tried Superstar's set because it is relatively more expensive, though the 10% off at some branches would reduce the gap (http://www.superstargroup.com.hk/setmenu/10_rcrab_AB/10_rcrab1b.jpg).
If you do plan to buy an iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter for projecting stuffs to monitor or projectors, you better read this first to make sure that it can fulfill your needs.
I got one today, and it can work with Photos slideshow, and slide presentation using Keynote, in Keynote and when projecting to external display, the iPad screen would show some sort of control panel and not a dual display like what would happen with Windows.
I think it would also work with Video content, but those are not my main imterest, I just want to use iPad to help in work productivity.
Little disappointed with the way Apple limits the iPad capabilities, not only that you pay for overpriced accessories, the restrictions come in very offensive way, I think they should make the capabilities more explicit in the Apple Store page.
I saw this in this year's Hong Kong Ani-Com, somehow I regret not buying it....
I applied the Capdase IMAG screen protector today on my iPad, in general, putting the thing on is quite smooth, and the quality seems to be ok, it reduces reflections and does not affect the display quality, only caveat is the feeling at finger tip is a little "unnatural", as the surface is now little rough.
A lot of people does not like to apply screen protector, but I have seen how greasy an ipad screen would look like after a few folks checked it out enthusiastically, so I think a screen protector would allow you to wipe on it regularly and as much as you want too, or as rough as you want to.
I dropped by at Wan Chai today to purchase a portable hard drive, and found out that the original iPad case and Camera Connection Kit I purchased at New York are also available locally, but the price....
This is a price comparison:
iPad Case- US Pricing USD 39- Hong Kong Pricing HKD 550 = USD 70
iPad Camera Connection Kit- US Pricing USD 29- Hong Kong Pricing HKD 780 = USD 100
These are prices quoted by a shop, I believe the prices vary greatly among vendors, but since the official iPad pricing in Hong Kong is basically the same as US Pricing, why can shops set such aggressive pricing for the accessories? One possible explanation is the lack of supply through official channel, in fact, in my last visit to Apple Store during my US trip, the Camera Connection Kit could not be found on shelf any more, so there is probably a shortage of supply even in US.
So I was lucky to have a presence of mind to get that while I was in US (while I was not able to purchase an iPad there at that time).
As of this moment, the apple online store in Hong Kong is not offering iPad yet, it is interesting to speculate if there are problems behind the production line, especially with the wierd news in recent months about the manufacturer of Apple products...
By the way, if you are checking on where you can buy iPad 行貨 in Hong Kong, the official list of sellers are here:
iPad 經銷商 resellers in Hong Kong http://www.apple.com/hk/reseller/shop-ipad/list.php
I would not suggest buying from unofficial channels, aside from paying much extra, there can be risk on support and warranty, you can call the official sellers for more information. Broadway is where I usually purchase electronics product from.
My earlier iPad related post with pictures (not a review exactly) : http://www.biginhongkong.com/2010/07/25/AppleIPadAvailableInHongKongNow.aspx
It is totally unexpected but I have not been able to find time to update this blog for months, well, it is not exactly about time, the workload is just too heavy that I have to frequently work over the weekend and late night, and updating blog is something luxurious for me to do.
But today I really have to write something, as I am finally able to grab an 蘋果 Apple iPad on Friday, I just came back from a trip to New York, and even the US has no supply of iPad at Apple Store, being able to get one (official stock with warranty - 行貨) locally is quite exciting indeed.
The New York Apple store, quite a landmark!
The competition to purchase was expected to be tough, as local news revealed that many failed to get one, I was lucky to be at the right place (there is an outlet close to my home) and right time (I did not get there too early nor too late), so I did not have a hard time queuing up, and in fact, the line at the outlet I went to, which is in the busy district of Causeway Bay, was not really that long, perhaps a lot of people were expecting stocks to be available abundantly soon, but since I failed to grab one in several Apple Stores in US Eastern coast, I am afraid that stock availability would still be tight in the upcoming time in Hong Kong, considering a lot of visitors from China would also come to buy iPad in Hong Kong.
One trick when queuing up is to show intent to buy accessories, although the accessories available at these outlet are not interesting at all (only third party hard plastic case and screen protector), buying a Capdase IMAG screen protector (like what I did) would give you a priority to get in, thus saving time and have the assurance of getting an unit (limited to 1 unit per person, which makes sense). I have not applied the screen guard yet, as I plan to use the iPad for a few days to be sure that this unit is ok before putting the screen guard on. And I am also wondering if I need to use one at all.
So what is inside the box? You get a Hong Kong/UK style plug, a cable and a small pack containing some simple documents a pin for pulling out the sim card bay, please note that the black iPad plastic case was purchased in US and not included.
So is the iPad good? I think so, the form factor is optimized for what it is supposed to do, fast and efficient viewing of photos and multimedia content, using two fingers to quickly zoom in and out on contents effectively would give people with poor eyesight a pleasant viewing experiences, I would also suggest people getting a model with 3G (3G版) and not just Wi-fi, as mobile efficiency is what iPad works best for, being able to browse the web for real time information anywhere while on the road with this device will be very helpful.
At present I think the accessory supply for ipad in Hong Kong is still limited, fortunately I purchased the important ones during my trip to New York last week.
The official iPad case from Apple is expensive at USD 40 but it does look good, the hard plastic case being sold at the local outlet is a ridiculous thing to buy as it would offset the value of iPad, which is being stylish and lightweight.
Although you can sync content to iPad using iTune from your computer, but if you are travelling for fun, having the camera kit (USD 30) will allow you to quickly import and view your photos either through a USB connection to the camera, or through a SD Card reader (USB纜線或直接從SD卡輸入), without this, you would need to carry a computer with you, this can even be true if you are just using the iPad in daily use, ipad can be a netbook/Notebook replacement and be the sole device you need for casual daily travel. Although for work, I would still need to use a powerful notebook running Windows.
The iPad Camera Connection Kit
Apple iPad Accessories (iPad 配件) link for Hong Kong: http://www.apple.com/hk/ipad/accessories/
By the way, you get this nice bag if you purchase Apple stuffs in US Apple Store.
iPad is great, I used it yesterday on the road and it was a pleasant experience, with 3G + wifi, connectivity is key, and the extra money for getting a 64GB version can easily be justified, I think with the way we consume information, 16GB is way too little to be practically useful.
But is iPad without fault? I think there are a few negative things that I would point out:
- The language support is a strange thing, I can't understand why Simplified Chinese (简体字) input is supported but not traditional Chinese (繁體字), it seems to be a sign of pure financial calculation with no regards to culture and community factors!
- iPad is great for content consumption, but poor at content creation except that you can post things online, I still yet to figure out what I can do on this pad for rich content authoring, which can be for the purpose of instant online sharing or work collaboration, especially when Apple is trying to use iPad to penetrate into Enterprise market.
Anyway, iPad is a very helpful tool, and it may help to bring the Apple stock price soaring if the market goes fine as well, my next interest would be to see what the next generation of iPad is going to be.
It is a bad news to me that Shark's Fin City Restaurant (魚翅城) in Times Square Causeway Bay (時代廣場) will be closing down and today is their last business day.
With the growing awareness of the risk of driving the Sharks to extinction, eating Shark's fin is not a good thing to talk about, the restaurant's name could be hurting them, though to be fair, they offer many good food that has nothing to do with Shark's fin. But perhaps what's hurting them is something else.
The high real estate cost (thus rental costs) in Hong Kong is a well known fact, many business simply cannot sustain the constant hike in rental rates demanded by real estate owners, in good times the pressure can still be tolerated, but this makes the business so vulnerable, I think this is what is forcing the restaurant to close down the Causeway Bay branch.
Well, they do have branches at Kowloon side, I know there is one in New World Centre (新世界中心) in TST near the Avenue of Stars, and it is interesting to see how this restaurant will evolve in the coming years.
Being one of the restaurants that I would rate as very good, as well as one that I blogged about in my first few posts, I am glad to see them opening a new branch in Causeway Bay, I actually found out about it when I ate at Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐) more than two months ago, but I forgot to mention that in my blog. Well, this new branch is not really very far away from the old one but it added some convenience for me. It is located at Regal Hotel, near Victoria Park, and walking distance from Sogo.
Address in Chinese: 銅鑼灣怡和街68號1樓 Address in English: 1/F, 68 Yee Woo Street, Causeway BayTel: 2504 4228
^All three are good!
Excellent shrimp springroll
I feel that the quality in terms of food is as good as the original branch, and the service is ok too, for me this location saves me some walking, so I would try to eat there more often now.
My previous blog posts on Fu Sing (around an year ago)http://www.biginhongkong.com/2009/03/01/FuSingSharkFinSeafoodRestaurant.aspxhttp://www.biginhongkong.com/2009/03/07/FuSingSharkFinSeafoodRestaurantPartII.aspx
When I saw Kin's Kitchen (留家廚房) being mentioned in michelin guide, I was not really that surprised, yes, it is located at a rather ugly street under a highway bridge, but they do have something special, well, don't get me wrong, they may not be as good as the guide says, and not even having that many great dishes, but for me, having one very special one is enough for me to say something good about it.
OK, it is all about the smoked chicken (留家煙燻雞), this is a dish which not many restaurants can prepare well, some would even smoke the chicken to turn char, or too dry or too smoky in smell, but Kin's Kitchen does it so well that the chicken is smoked to the right extent, the meat would remain tender and juicy, and the smell and taste are also very unique. At lunch hours they even offer a one-man set that includes soup of the day, a nice vegetable in soup dish, and a free dessert.
The owner of the restaurant Mr. Lau Kin Wai (劉健威) is a famous columnist in a local business newspaper, I read his articles regularly, and I think he really knows about food in depth, more than an year ago I treated an important guest at Kin's Kitchen and dine at the second floor, which is a home-style dining environment we called 私房菜, which literally means Private Kitchen, most of the food were good though I am not totally amazed by everyone (and the price was very high too), but the smoked chicken left very big impression indeed. Unfortunately, that was a very important guest and it was inappropriate to take pictures.
So this is another eatery in Tin Hau that you should try out, and nearby you can also find an Indian food restaurant named Palki (皇轎) that many say are good, since I am not fond of Indian food (I tried only once when I travelled in London a few years ago), I really can't give any comments.
Palki (皇轎) - The indian restaurant
Kin's Kitchen (留家廚房)Address in Chinese: 天后清風街9號 Address in English: 9 Tsing Fung Street, Tin Hau Tel: 2571 0913


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Coach: Israel warned of 'severe threat' in Hungary
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's national football team were warned of a "severe threat" to their safety in Budapest where they played a friendly match against Hungary on Wednesday, Israel's coach said.
After returning to Tel Aviv on Thursday, coach Eli Guttman said the Israeli delegation had been warned by security officials that they were at risk in Budapest.
"I don't know how much was known about this in Israel, the players were aware, but there were very severe warnings of a possible attack," Guttman told reporters at Ben Gurion airport.
No major security incidents were reported during the match at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in the Hungarian capital which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Guttman gave no give further details. Hungarian police said the Israeli team, which had their own security detail, had not been under threat but did not elaborate.
"There was no terror threat towards the Israeli football players," police spokeswoman Bettina Kovacs said.
Guttman said that after the match, the team's official bus left the stadium empty, as a decoy, and the players were taken to their hotel in another bus later.
"Our bus was sent out of the stadium after the match with a police escort and sirens sounding so that people would think it was us. We were asked to stay behind and we left later in a bus with the blinds drawn," Guttman said.
Israelis travelling abroad are regularly told to lower their profile and be aware of potential threats to reduce risks to their safety.
Last month a suicide bomber killed five Israeli tourists when he blew up a bus in a Bulgarian resort city on the Black Sea.
In 1972, 11 Israeli athletes, coaches and judges were killed after being taken hostage by Palestinian gunmen at the Munich Olympics.