text: MarkGolf 0 Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hi All, I have an Indesit WD12X which is probably 10 years + old. It died the other day, loads of noise, banging around and now the drum wont turn by the machine and when I try to turn it by hand, it's very stiff, grindy and moves. Either way, With the cost of replacements and the age of this machine, I am happy to let it be taken away.. I am looking for a replacement washing machine, I am not interested in the dryer aspect, I was thinking about a Beko Liw714w15. https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/laundry/washing-machines/logik-liw714w15-integrated-washing-machine-white-10137982-pdt.html The one thing I have noticed is that my Indesit has 3 pipes going to it, 1 conduit covered one down the bottom and 2 up the top wth red and blue collars, both of which join to a Y pips on the cold feed of the tap next to it. It seems easy enough for me to disconnect all of this and install the new machine rather than paying £44 for install but I am concerned that the new machine only has 1 input... Do I block off one of the pupes? Why does my current machine have 2 but all the new ones I look at have 1? Also, one last thing before I disconnect this machine. The pipes which the 2 (red / blue) pips join to has a little valve on, which I assume i turn to close before disconnecting the pipes and where the conduit covered pipe goes to, this also has a valve which I assume needs turning off before disconnecting? Many thanks Mark Link to post Share on other sites


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Let's learn all about the Pegan Diet and why it is gaining traction very quickly!
Question: What do you get if you combine paleo diet with vegan diet?
Answer: A truly trendy diet that is becoming the next big thing.
If you believe that cutting all animal products from the diet is tough, or that a keto diet is not right for you, then the pegan diet may just be your thing!
But it is important to understand that although this diet allows consuming eggs, fish, and meat, it still limits some food groups.
You will forego the dairy, legumes, and whole grains when following the Pegan life.
So, what exactly is the pegan diet anyway?
How is it different from vegan and paleo diets and how can a person follow it?
Let's find out more about this remarkable diet which might very well become one of the healthiest ways to eat.
What is a Pegan Diet?
Well, as stated above, this diet can be explained as a style of eating that incorporates two popular diets, both paleo, and vegan.
Dr. Mark Hyman, New York Times best-selling author, is the creator of this term.
He created and used the term "pegan" for the very first time in his blog in 2014.
According to Dr. Hyman, the diet can be really helpful in promoting optimal health by balancing blood sugar in the body and reducing inflammation.
He calls it a "simple diet" as he believes eating lots of plant foods along with foods low in starch and sugar can be helpful in achieving the best health.
He advises that if you want to eat animal foods, make sure you consume sustainably raised poultry, fish, and meat.
With this diet, you have to avoid all dairy products, oils, wheat, and gluten.
You should limit gluten-free grains, beans, and legumes.
You can eat added sugar but it should just be as an occasional treat.
Although the pegan diet combines key principles from both paleo and vegan diets, it follows its own rubric.
Overall, experts have indicated that this diet is designed in such a way that it can be sustainable over the long term.
How Pegan Diet is Different from Vegan and Paleo Diets?
Paleo and vegan diets may seem like they're different from each other – one advocates for eating fish and meat while the other encourages removing fish, meat, and dairy from the diet.
However, one must understand that both lifestyles encourage eating plants and whole foods.
Pegan diet is different from both paleo and vegan diets because it is a blend of two diets.
This diet puts emphasis on consuming only high quality clean animal products (organic and pasture-raised) along with an abundance of plant foods.
Hence, this pegan diet focuses more on eating organic food and eliminating all refined foods.
How to Start a Pegan Diet?
Although it emphasizes the importance of consuming vegetables, you can also consume sustainably raised animal products along with nuts and seeds.
Gluten-free grains and legumes can be used, but very sparingly.
Before you start your new plan, you must know about which foods to eat and which ones to avoid.
Foods You Can Eat on Pegan
Understand that the pegan diet focuses a lot on whole foods and this means that you can only consume foods that have undergone little to no processing.
Eat Lots and…Lots of Plants
This leads to a diet with the primary food group being fruits and vegetables.
So, make sure that 75% of your food intake is from plants and vegetables.
It's also important to note that you'll have to focus on consuming Low-Glycemic vegetables and fruits such as non-starchy vegetables and berries.
This is because low-glycemic fruits and vegetables help in minimizing the blood sugar response of the body.
However, you don't have to be deprived so the plan allows you to take in small amounts of sugary fruits and starchy vegetables.
Focus on Sourced Protein Intake
Pegan diet does emphasize consuming lots of plant foods (at least 75%) but it also encourages protein intake.
However, the meat intake must be lower than your typical paleo diet.
Dr. Hyman strongly discourages eating factory farmed eggs and meats.
Instead, the diet focuses on eating pasture-raised sources of beef, poultry, eggs, and pork.
It is highly recommended to focus on your fish intake as well because of the presence of healthy omega-3 fatty acids in it.
Consuming wild salmon, herring, anchovies, and sardines is best as these have low mercury content in them.
Eat Minimally Processed Fats
Your focus should be on eating healthy fats from good sources.
For instance:
- Nuts: You can eat almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and other nuts. But make sure you do not eat peanuts.
- Seeds: You cannot eat processed seed oils, but you can eat a variety of seeds such as chia, flax, and pumpkin seeds.
- Coconut: You can only use unrefined coconut oil.
- Avocado and olives: You can use cold-pressed olive and avocado oil.
Limited Amount of Legumes and Whole Grains
The Pegan diet discourages consumption of most legumes and grains.
However, some legumes and gluten-free grains are permitted in limited quantities.
Your legume intake must be less than or equal to 75 grams per day and gluten-free gains intake cannot exceed 125 grams per day.
Some allowed grains and legumes which you may eat are:
- Legumes: Chickpeas, pinto beans, lentils, and black beans.
- Grains: Millet, oats, black rice, amaranth, and quinoa.
If you have poor blood sugar control then it is best to further limit these foods or even entirely eliminate them from your diet.
Foods You Should Not Eat on a Pegan Diet
You must've known by now that the pegan diet is way more flexible than either paleo or vegan.
Why? Because it lets you consume almost any food (even if some are only occasional).
However, there are still some foods and food groups that are not permitted in this diet.
Although some of the foods mentioned-below may be considered healthy or unhealthy (depending on whom you ask),
they are not allowed in a pegan diet due to their perceived impact on blood sugar or even inflammation in the body.
- Dairy: Milk, cheese, and yogurt are strongly discouraged. However, limited quantities of foods made from goat or sheep milk are allowed.
- Sugar: Whether it is refined or unrefined sugar, it is not recommended in the diet. However, you can use it very sparingly.
- Gluten and Gluten-free Grains: Gluten is out of the question but even grains that are gluten-free are not recommended in the diet. However, you can consume certain ones (listed above) occasionally.
- Legumes: As legumes are linked to increased blood sugar, they are not suggested. However, you can occasionally consume low-starch legumes.
- Refined Oils: Soybean, sunflower, canola, and corn oil must be avoided.
- Food Additives: You have to avoid preservatives, artificial coloring, flavorings or additives.
The Bottom Line
You can easily use the guidelines given above to start a pegan diet yourself.
Just make sure you take it slow and don't rush it because an abrupt change in your lifestyle can be overwhelming end up backfiring.
After all, you are an individual with unique needs and that includes eating and lifestyle.
You may be better suited for strict paleo or even a keto diet, but we feel like this one here is at least worth learning about!
If you're already vegan or paleo, embracing this diet won't be too difficult for you.
One of the best things about this diet is its strong emphasis on healthy fruits and vegetables.
Another reason for you try a pegan diet is that it's rich in many nutrients.
Although it may be too restrictive for some people, there is no denying that this nutrient-rich lifestyle can promote optimal health.

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Sept 12, 2017
Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release the Outland Scouts Unit Expansion for the Daqan of Runewars Miniatures Game!!
Among the distant villages across the back country of Terrinoth, and in the untamed woods that separate the baronies, men and women rise to meet the call of the Daqan and do their part to hold the line against the rising darkness. These simple folk rarely join the regimented ranks of spearmen or knights, but many isolated hamlets owe their continued existence to the vigilance of these scouts, who stamp out small dangers without ever being seen or rally garrisons to fend off larger threats.
As dangers grow in the East, the lords of Terrinoth's baronies must call in their forces from even the most distant villages.
The Outland Scouts Unit Expansion includes eight figurines and two Plastic Infantry Trays to house them, as well as a collection of tokens and five available upgrade cards to strengthen your Daqan forces.


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I was in Walmart the other day and some new Hot wheels character cars caught my eye. The 4th series features Donald Duck, Simba, The Genie from Aladdin, Baymax, Moana and Dory. I found 3 of them. The inclusion of both Simba and The Genie in this release was well timed with the releases of the in-home versions of both movies. I wanted to highlight the Genie car because I have a giveaway for the Live Action Aladdin movie and the animated movie that is part of the Signature Collection. The giveaway ends tonight and so if you haven't entered please go to my Aladdin Giveaway post to enter by midnight tonight.
We watched the live action movie as a family this past week and we all enjoyed it. I like what Will smith brought to the table. He made that iconic character his own and that was well done. All the actors did a nice job with their characters. Jasmine was gorgeous and Aladdin was handsome and he nailed the beats. I like how they explored more of how the wishes can change someone. I like how they did a lot of things. It was en enjoyable movie.
That being said it is so hard to do a live action of one of the most iconic Disney movies. Robin Williams was an incredible Genie and you cannot compare his performance with Will Smith's. You have to watch each movie as a separate piece of art. It is hard not to make comparisons but if you don't them you can give yourself over and enjoy both movies for what they are.


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Quest-O-A-Go-Go: Final King's Quest Chapter Released
The fifth Chapter of The Demons Whispering Sierra's Name in the Darkness's revived episodic King's Quest [official site] is now out. Old King Graham is dusting off his jaunty hat and squeezing into his adventuretrousers for one last quest. Let's pretending I'm not all wistful about the hints that this character whose games I've never played will pop his clogs after he finally finishes telling his granddaughter his life's story; it's a weird time for me, okay.
Activision say Chapter 5, named The Good Knight, will have Graham gabbing about "his final battle with the Goblin Sorcerer Manannan and his final adventure." They explain:
"Drawing together the characters, conflicts and choices from five acts of adventure, King's Quest – Chapter 5: The Good Knight finds King Graham near the end of his days, going on one last journey to save his beloved Daventry against a threat born from his very first days in the kingdom."
And then I'm sure they all have a party and it's lovely and nothing bad happens and oh god, why am I such a soppy date right now. That One Episode of the new Black Mirror season can flipping do one.
While this is the final Chapter, an "epilogue" is still to come for folks who paid extra for the 'Complete Collection'. The fact that it's not included with the proper season pass would hopefully suggest it's nothing vital. It's still a bit cheeky. This is perhaps the flagship game for Activision's revival of the Sierra name, so it is a bit odd to pull shenanigans with paid extras. Those big sillies.


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In his first book, 1976's The Selfish Gene, the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins coined the term "meme" for cultural ideas that spread and mutate like genes. Thirty years later he published The God Delusion, a persuasive polemic for atheism that conferred on him the status of public intellectual. By then the term "meme" had itself become a meme, applied to a variety of viral Internet phenomena. More recently, Dawkins has taken up the viral phenomenon known as Twitter. His acerbic tweets about Islam and political correctness have generated a steady stream of outrage — not just from ideological opponents but from atheist confreres embarrassed by, for example, his flip comparison of the Koran to Mein Kampf. ("Not In Our Name," ran the headline of a column inThe Independent by Owen Jones, who accused him of "dressing up bigotry as non-belief.") It's all coming to a head just as Dawkins launches the U.S. tour of his new book. The first volume of a two-part memoir, An Appetite for Wonder takes us from his childhood in Kenya to boarding school (and a touch of pedophilia that's sparked further outrage), on to Oxford and The Selfish Gene. Dawkins spoke to us, reluctantly, about subjects other than his new book — like the question of whether he's his own worst enemy.
What made you embark on a two-volume autobiography?
Well, anybody can write an autobiography if a publisher thinks it's interesting enough, and my publishers did. I'm just over 70 years old. It feels like the right time to do it.
I got halfway through and realized that the publication of my first book was rather a natural watershed — it really did change my life. Plus, I suppose I wanted to have a sense of achievement, so finishing volume one did that.
Did it change the way you think about your life?
I've been led to reflect on the element of luck in the pathway. I thought to myself how different my life would have been if something would be different — something as trivial as a sneeze.
You recently wondered in print if Shakespeare might have been "even better" if he'd gone to Oxford or Cambridge. What if you hadn't gone to Oxford?
Oh, no no no, I didn't mean to suggest that — I just think it's remarkable that he didn't receive any schooling after secondary school. But, yes, I think things would have been completely different [for me]. On the other hand, I also speculate that maybe there's a magnetic pull that drags you back to the pathway.
What do you wish your parents had done differently, raising you?
Well, I think I probably wouldn't have gone to boarding school. At least not so young. I was sent at 7.
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3 Deadly Sins of Social Media Marketing: Facebook, Groupon, and Pinterest
Social media marketing is what most chief marketing officers (CMO) have at the top of their lists for spending increases this year and next. Indeed, social media holds the promise of wild viral effects, socially infused search results, and virtually infinite possibilities for targeting. But as many marketers dive into using social media, some are learning lessons the hard way; some lessons are costly and others may cause irreversible and permanent damage.
Facebook — Perpetuating the Myth of Reach and Frequency
Doing social media shouldn't mean sticking ads on Facebook. Unfortunately, most of the early adopters ended up doing just that. They are still asking for "reach and frequency" — how many people did we potentially show our ads to — because of their TV advertising mindset. And Facebook is more than happy to take their money, by throwing off several hundred billion impressions per month by displaying up to nine ads per page and charging on a cost per thousand (CPM) basis (see: The Facebook Ad Scam). But as budgets shift from TV advertising to digital and social, the metrics of success must also be updated.
After several quarters of experimenting, advertisers are left scratching their heads and wondering about return on investment (ROI) and business impact. Some big advertisers are realizing that the banner ads simply don't work — General Motors, for example, publicly stated that it is cutting its $10 million of Facebook ad spend and the associated $30 million of agency, content, and creative costs. The "soft metric" called "branding" is just not good enough anymore, especially in light of click-through rates being a "rounding error to zero." Awareness alone is no longer enough to get modern consumers to take action.
Fortunately, there are better ways of "doing" social media marketing that are not only more valuable but also longer lasting. Users are on Facebook to socialize. Most people don't "friend" Lipitor or boring brands on Facebook; they friend their friends. Their conversations aren't media that can be bought or sold. In fact, this kind of media doesn't exist ahead of time like television airtime per a schedule of TV shows. People's conversations happen when they happen. And most advertisers don't have a right to speak to them, yet. It's like a thief breaking into your house at dinnertime and shouting at you to buy their products; or getting so-called influencers to do the shouting for them. Instead, advertisers need to earn the right to speak and be in the conversation with knowledgeable consumers. This takes time and persistent work - like providing something of value, insights, something sharable, etc. Truly understanding your community of fans takes time; but once the relationship is built up it can yield continuous payoff; and these conversations are free.
Groupon — A Quick Fix Leads to a Lifetime of Regret
The exact opposite of persistence and patience is a quick fix called Groupon. Thousands of local businesses rushed headlong into doing Groupons to drive traffic to their restaurants, retail stores, etc., with the promise of repeat business to make up for the "loss leader." As it turns out, actual experience has shown that those repeat visits and purchases never materialized — why would they, when the user just got your product or services for 80 percent off? Some businesses didn't even live to tell about their horror stories — remember the little cupcake store that had to make 20,000 cupcakes at a tremendous loss to fulfill the Groupon campaign? Not many would live to tell their story after something like that.
Instead, how about a free solution? If every restaurant would politely ask its patrons after their meal to write them a Yelp review — good or bad — they would start to accumulate reviews that would be useful in helping the next potential customer make a purchase decision. Modern users are so savvy they will look at the number of reviews, the recency of the review, and whether anyone else thought it was valuable. Or how about having patrons "check in" on Foursquare with pictures of the food they are enjoying (of course, all of this depends on the food and service being solid or stellar). While these approaches won't drive the hordes of people beating down your door (after all, it isn't as sexy as 80 percent off), they will yield the long-lasting benefit of real advocacy by fellow restaurant-goers, not the advertiser.
Pinterest — Just Because Everyone Else Is Doing It Doesn't Mean You Should Too
The latest shiny object that all advertising "moths" are chasing is Pinterest. It has been widely cited in the media as the "fastest growing social network in history" and tagged with irresponsible claims like "the top social referrer." While accurate, the key term is "social referrer" — it is comparing Pinterest with Facebook and Twitter. And in certain instances like magazines it is the top traffic driver among social networks. But when compared with all referrers actually driving traffic, including Google search, it is a mere 1/50th — not terribly large (see: The Myth of Pinterest). There are certain instances where Pinterest is brilliant — visually driven sites and products like home decor, design, furnishings, etc.; food and beverage; and fashion. Pinterest was also great when a handful of curators carefully selected a small number of beautiful items — thus simplifying the decision-making process for other users. Now with practically every image from the Pottery Barn catalog posted to Pinterest, the value of curation is lost and the user must choose from 15 sofas just like they would in the catalog.
Instead, how about a free solution? If images on a website are properly named and even tagged with proper "alt text," then search engines can find them. Google images can bring them up in search results and even comingle them with results on the first page. This not only provides a shortcut to page one of Google results; it also provides a longer lasting search engine optimization (SEO) value. Note that Pinterest images are served from Pinterest and the linkbacks are "nofollow"-ed, thus giving no SEO power. So Google image search optimization would yield more direct and longer term benefits than chasing the latest shiny object.
Social media is about attracting actions and conversations, not shouting at people.
The moral of this story is that social media is about slow and consistent relationship building, where trust is earned over time and dialog is cultivated through an exchange of real value.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Nelic
This article originally published at ClickZ here


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Useful for Toronto: Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda - $99/night
Toronto should take note. You have some pretty cheap flights to Bermuda at the moment, down to $272 roundtrip after tax on Westjet.
The problem? Accomodations in Bermuda are always very expensive, which usually kills the chance of a good deal. But the Fairmont Bermuda just put out a promo code for $99 rooms until the end of February.
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1 sachet dry yeast
1 tblspn sugar
200 mls warm water
600 gms plain flour
30gms melted butter
1 tspn salt
Another 200 mls warm water
Note: I use a stand mixer but this recipe works just as well with a bowl and a butter knife to mix the dough. Mix the dough until shaggy, let rise 45 minutes then knead by hand for 4 minutes and follow the method along to finish the rolls...
1. In a stand mixer bowl add the yeast, water and sugar. Whisk to combine. Leave 10 minutes - if it doesn't look foamy there is something wrong with the yeast. Discard and try again.
2. To the yeast mixture, tip in all the flour, butter and salt.
3. Set the mixer going gently and get the dough combined. Scrape down sides of the bowl if needed. Speed up the mixer and knead the dough for about 4 minutes. If it looks extra sticky, add a further 1/4 cup of flour and mix again for a minute or two. Flour varies due to humidity so just eyeball it.
4. Pull the dough out of the bowl and pat it into a ball. Drop it into a clean, oiled bowl and cover with a clean dry cloth.
5. Place the bowl somewhere warm and let it prove for 45 minutes.
6. The dough should rise well and come to the top of the bowl - if this doesn't happened then the result may not be good.
7. Tip out dough onto floured surface (preferably a baking sheet) and give it a quick knead, pushing and turning for about a minute. Shape into a neat ball.
8. Weigh the dough ball. Divide the figure by 12 (mine was 1082gms /12 = 90gms per roll.
9. Now, without adding any more flour to the surface, roll each into a nice round ball, cupping it under your palm and rolling it in a circular motion.
10. Place on a paper lined baking tray. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise for further 25 minutes. After 15 minutes, set your oven at 200C and heat for remaining 10 minutes.
11. Place rolls in oven and set timer for 10 minutes. Rotate 180 degrees and bake a further 5-8 minutes, until golden. Bases should be golden and rolls sound hollow when tapped.
12. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. I freeze mine in freezer bags, in pairs. To thaw, microwave for 25 secs then heat in oven until crunchy. Enjoy!


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What is a 905(b) Claim?
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The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) provides benefits for maritime workers injured on the job that are not covered under state workers' compensation law and do not qualify as seaman under the Jones Act. LHWCA is a federal statute similar to state workers' compensation programs in that the LHWCA bars injured employees from filing a lawsuit against their employer. However, there is an exception under the LHWCA which permits the injured worker to bring a tort claim in addition to workers' compensation. This exception is 905(b) of the LHWCA.
Understanding 905(b) Claims
A 905(b) claim allows for injured workers to file a third party tort claim against a vessel owner if the injury was caused, at least in part, by the negligence of the vessel. Under 905(b) the third party vessel owner may also include the injured workers' employer "in its capacity as a vessel owner" if the injured employee was not employed for the purpose of shipbuilding, repairing or breaking services.
Negligence of the vessel most often occurs in situations where 1) the vessel has a defect or 2) the vessel owner or crew was directly involved in causing or contributing to the injury. Vessel negligence does not include a longshoreman injured on a vessel by another longshoreman engaged in providing services to the vessel.
Identifying 905(b) claims can be difficult since they are very narrowly defined. That is why it is essential that you consult with an experienced and skilled attorney who specializes in maritime law. Many injured workers may assume that their only recourse is through workers' compensation, but that is not always the case. Understanding this exception is important, as it provides an additional avenue for seeking compensation for an injury.
Hiring The Right Maritime Attorney Is Critical
Arnold & Itkin is one of the leading maritime law firms in the country. We have represented injured workers from all over the U.S. against some of the country's largest companies. In fact, our firm represented more Deepwater Horizon crewmembers than any other firm in the nation. We offer free consultations to injured maritime workers to help them identify all of their avenues for legal recourse. If you have been injured, contact our team of maritime attorneys today to learn how we can help you.


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New state bill looks to curb copper theft
Copper theft has been on the rise in Arizona over the past several years. New bills in the state legislature may help to curtail theft by making copper more difficult to resell. From Phoenix, KJZZ's Nick Blumberg has more.
NICK BLUMBERG: Attorney General Tom Horne and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery joined law enforcement and legislators to announce new tools to fight copper theft Wednesday. Bills introduced in the state house and senate would make it illegal to sell copper and other valuable metals without an industrial license. It would also require people found guilty of copper theft to repay the replacement value of the metal, rather than the scrap value. Much of the stolen copper comes from air conditioners. State Representative Tom Forees says the bills will help by:
TOM FOREES: Defending other businesses, and defending individuals, the homeowners, and defending the churches that get their copper stripped out and a congregation has to sit through church in 110-degree heat.
NICK BLUMBERG: Organizers of the event say copper theft say cost the Phoenix area $30 million last year.


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UMBC's Brett Roseboro and Ryan Cook proved to be a combination that was too much for Towson to overcome Saturday night.
Roseboro finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds and helped control play inside in the second half, while Cook scored a game-high 22 points to help the Retrievers hold off a few rallies from the Tigers for a 66-62 victory before 1,627 at RAC Arena.
The play of Cook, a guard, and Roseboro, a 6-foot-10 center, helped UMBC (2-5) snap a four-game losing streak. Both came up big in the second half as Cook scored 18 of his points after the break, and Roseboro got 11 of his in the final 20 minutes.
UMBC scored the game's first nine points and appeared in control before Towson (3-4) rallied and eventually tied the game twice early in the second half. But the Retrievers never let the Tigers take the lead and held off their charge.
"We were able to punch back," UMBC acting coach Aki Thomas said. "We looked like a veteran team."
Cook and Roseboro were the big reasons the Retrievers did punch back. After Mike Burwell tied the game twice for Towson -- the final time at 38 on a layup with 12:44 left -- Cook and Roseboro stepped up.
Cook scored six points to help the Retrievers to a 46-39 lead with 8:27 left. Roseboro pitched in shortly thereafter with five straight points to give UMBC a 54-46 edge.
Roseboro repeatedly dominated inside, especially in the second half, posting his first career double-double on a night when everything finally came together for him.
"I knew there was going to be a game where I'd break out," Roseboro said. "They like to throw me the ball inside. That gives me more confidence. I'm feeling good right now."
The more Roseboro did inside, the easier life became for Cook. He began driving to the basket and repeatedly drawing fouls. Cook went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line, all of which came in the second half.
"Brett opens up [things]," Cook said. "It was like a chain reaction."
Chase Plummer (11 points, 11 rebounds) also helped UMBC with his double-double, which included a pair of timely 3-pointers in the second half.
Jerome Hairston and Burwell each scored 14 points apiece to lead Towson while Jerrelle Benimon added 13. His 3-point play with 28.4 seconds left cut UMBC's lead to 62-59 before Cook made four straight free throws to lock up the win.
Towson coach Pat Skerry was very frustrated with his team's effort. The Tigers played hard and outrebounded UMBC (43-34) but shot just 58 percent (15-for-26) from the free-throw line and finished with 17 turnovers.
He said there'd be "massive" changes with his team in the coming days.
"Our execution and shot selection is absolutely destroying us right now," Skerry said. "We're underachieving right now. This team hasn't figured out how to win."


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The 5 Ways You're Unknowingly Cockblocking Yourself
You're wearing a brand new Brooks Brothers button-up. Today was the first day all week that you actually used soap in the shower because none of the roommates could be bothered to replace the empty soap bottle. Fresh haircut, new clothes, and you finally don't smell like a week-old gym sock. In other words, it's time to start the weekend bar prowl and find another nameless girl to bring home and then awkwardly avoid eye contact with on campus because neither of you remember each other's names. Don't get too excited though, because Houston's got a problem. No matter how high your hopes are, this is how the weekend is actually going to turn out:
-Talk to girls.
-Girls don't like you.
-Girls leave.
-You cry. Alone.
-…and then jerk off. But still alone.
What gives? Well, for one thing there's a better than good chance (and by "better than good" I mean "95%") you're fucking up your chances by doing one of these 5 things.
1. Don't EVER come up with a fake reason to talk to me.
The only reason you should walk up to someone you don't know and start out with "Hey did you used to lifeguard for Hope Valley Pools?" is if you actually know she did. As in, you recognize her. On the flip side, never-fucking-ever make something up and try to see if it works. A few weeks ago I had some blonde ass-fairy walk up to me and be like "Hey Rebecca!" and I had NO IDEA who he was. He tried to convince me that we'd hooked up last Fall, to which I stared at him and said "No. We didn't." After that he stuck his tail between his legs and cried in the corner of the bar repeating silently to himself "I just wanted to talk to her I just wanted to talk to her" over and over. Buddy, I would've been HAPPY (okay maybe not happy, probably more "eh fine") to talk to you if the first thing you'd said to me wasn't a lie. But now I see you as a creepy weirdo. Who makes shit up. And cries. Everywhere.
Don't be the lying weirdo that cries everywhere.
2. Don't buy girls drinks. Ever.
Do girls love drinks? Yes. Do they love free drinks even more? Fuck yes. But you know what I'm going to do if some rando buys me a free drink? I'm going to walk away. Now before everyone gets on the "Rebecca you're such a bitch ermagherdd" train, I'm not the only chick that does this. Go stake out the bar one night and pretend you're a sociologist or something. Just watch how many guys get ditched right after delivering one free drank. By my very accurate guesstimation, it's around 100%. It's not just because she doesn't really wanna be around you, it's because there's a 99% chance you're not going to buy her a second drink, so once she gets one what's the point in talking to you? If she finds you interesting that's a different story, but if you're anywhere on the fence then you're screwed. The better play is to talk to her long enough that she doesn't think you're Doofy in disguise…and then still not buy her anything. Exchange a number or something, you're not a fuckin' charity worker! Don't be givin' out free shit just because you want someone to touch your wiener, because it's not gonna work.
Oh and in case anyone forgot, this is Doofy.
Don't be Doofy.
3. Our conversation ended? Good. Now go away.
You know that thing where you're talking to extended family members and you hit that awkward silence because you've run out of PG-rated things to tell your grandma about school, and your grandma is just…old? When that happens with girls, don't drag it on. Grandma will stand there and keep coming up with things to talk about that you don't care for while you're silently coming up with reasons why you need to leave right that second. Bladder problems? Colbert is on? Forgot where you parked your car? It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it gets you out of this painful convo. And all that shit that just went through your head? Yeah, that poor girl you cornered off away from her friends at the bar is thinking the same thing, except hers comes with a bonus "Talking to this guy is worse than eating a cat shit smoothie." Don't be a cat shit smoothie. If it's not flowing, then take a cue from Frozen and let it go.
4. Your friends are a reflection of you, so I hope they're not a barrel of boners.
Let me tell you a story of how shitty me and my friends are. One year we went to Mexico for spring break and we met this kid. He was cute, not weird, not fat, and generally pleasant to talk to. The only odd thing was that he was at the hotel by himself, but his reason for it was that his flight was earlier than his friends' flights, so they'd be arriving the next morning. Okay cool whatever, hit us up tomorrow morning because I'm half a drink away from blacking out and turning into Doofy. Next morning comes and he walks up to us at the pool…but something's different. Dark clouds are beginning to form on the horizon. The pool water instantly became ice-cold, and suddenly a HUGE FUCKING HOLE appeared in the middle of the beach and motherfucking Godzilla climbed out and started eating peopl- oh wait no. That was a different time the world ended. This time the world ended it was because the cool kid from the hotel lobby brought a herd of whales with him that assaulted the poolside snack station and started flinging ketchup everywhere. As you can see my criteria for the world ending is pretty low, but I was genuinely concerned that these hamplanets would trigger an earthquake and we'd all die a fiery death. One ham was mashing four hotdogs into his mouth at once, which was nice because the other two guys had finished three cheeseburgers by the time they'd walked the 10 feet over to where we were sitting. Were we good people? Did we decide to hang out with cool kid despite his disgusting friends? FUCK to the NO. Maybe if they were only a little gross, but these guys took the entire cake. I'm not kidding, there was a buffet one night and they ate the whole cake. The point is, if your friends are heinous, you're not getting anywhere near my anus (just go with it).
5. I don't want to see you sluttin' around all night and then expecting the V.
Probably one of the top 5 most annoying things about meeting guys out at night is when you exchange numbers and then see the same guy trying to grab numbers from 10 other girls, or you see him shoving his tongue into someone else's mouth like a hungry beaver. It's not that I'm sitting here thinking you're some sort of Prince Charming and we're going to get married, it's that…well, okay that's sort of the reason. Every time a girl gives out a number the thought goes through her head, no matter how quickly she pushes it down and tells herself differently, that "Maybe this will lead somewhere special :)" But then she sees you devouring someone's face like you're an extra from Dawn of the Dead. Yeah, you just killed that vibe. With a machete…and then you pooped on its corpse. There's nothing wrong with talking with other chicks, in fact it's a good thing. It shows that you're not clingy and stuck to one girl all night. But when you take it 50 steps further and turn into "that girl" at the party? The one whose shirt is half off with a double nip slip because she's literally begging for to get laid? Yeah, that's just as unattractive when men do it as when girls do it. The chances of us bangin' it out at some point just turned to 0.


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Indonesian president urges quick wrap on Freeport deal
JAKARTA - Indοnesia President Joko Widodo urged οn Thursday fοr an "immediate" end to issues holding up the finalizatiοn of the state's plans to acquire a majοrity stake in Freepοrt-McMoRan Inc's Grasberg cοpper mine.
The deal, where Indοnesia and state-owned miner PT Inalum will cοntrοl a 51.23 percent stake in PT Freepοrt Indοnesia, is expected to end years of wrangling over ownership rights to Grasberg, the wοrld's secοnd-biggest cοpper mine.
But the planned series of transactiοns that total $3.85 billiοn is subject to Inalum pοcketing a special permit fοr the mine, which requires clearance οn envirοnmental matters relating to its tailings dispοsal, and other regulatοry issues.
Papua prοvince, home to the Grasberg mine, also rejected the prοpοsed ownership structure fοr the stake in which Papua would indirectly own 10 percent of Freepοrt's local unit.
"I ask that all stages of the divestment prοcess can be finished and final we hope that befοre the end of 2018 everything is cοmpleted," Widodo said in a meeting with Inalum, Papua Governοr Lukas Enembe and other gοvernment officials linked to the Freepοrt deal.
The president had also requested details οn the status of envirοnmental matters, accοrding to a press release frοm the cabinet secretary website.
"We will use to the maximum extent to imprοve the welfare and prοsperity of the people, primarily the people of Papua," Widodo said.
A spοkesman fοr Inalum cοnfirmed the meeting but was nοt immediately able to cοmment οn the matter.
Inalum, which earlier this mοnth raised $4 billiοn in bοnds to fund the Grasberg deal, had prοpοsed that Papua hold the 10 percent stake in Freepοrt Indοnesia via joint ownership of PT Indocοpper Investama.
"This is the mοst efficient mechanism financially and legally," Inalum said in a statement last week.
The prοpοsed structure was intended to prevent private cοmpanies frοm being involved in the Freepοrt transactiοns, Deputy State Owned Enterprise Minister Fajar Harry Sampurnο told repοrters οn Mοnday.
Sampurnο said the gοvernment wanted to avoid a repeat of a lengthy squabble over private investment in the state-sanctiοned divestment of fellow cοpper miner Newmοnt Mining Inc's local unit.
In a media repοrt οn the Papua gοvernment website, the prοvincial gοvernοr Enembe was quoted as saying last week that the Inalum prοpοsal "is nοt in accοrdance with a previous agreement", and that his gοvernment wanted to fοrm a cοmpany that would cοntrοl the 10 percent stake itself.
Since Freepοrt wοn the right in 1988 to mine Grasberg, it has been a lightning rοd fοr grievances over impacts οn the envirοnment and revenue sharing.
The cοmpany says it is fully cοmpliant with Indοnesian envirοnmental rules.


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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Review (video).
The Impressive Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
The Microsoft Lumia 640 XL user manual is such a good idea for you to know much about the new smart phone product from Microsoft. Still, many of us have a lot of questions about this product actually. That is why it is great for you to read the user manual first or the review in order to get the overview regarding to this product so that we would not face any other significant problems which can be so frustrating. That is such a good idea to read the information which we are going to share below if you are really interested in the product of Lumia 640 XL which really makes us feel always want to know more and more, especially about the key feature which often makes people feel really impressed. That can give us the simplicity to decide too whether it is going to be a suitable device for us or not.
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The Clear yet Bright Display with the Great Battery Power
One of the interesting points regarding to the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL is about its quality screen which produce the bright yet clear display. The display is also quite large which is about 5.7" screen display. Of course, it offers the comfort for us since it becomes the interface which is really needed by the users. Based on the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL user manual, with its bright screen display, it would not be that matter for the battery use since it uses the great power battery with the maximum talk time in 3G mode is almost 24 hour. That is so great and becomes one of the benefits of this product. It means this device is suitable for you who often look for the smart phone with the great power battery. That can be the feature which you can consider regarding to the Lumia 640 XL from Microsoft.
Great Camera and Impressive Body Design
For sure, the features above are not the only ones which are really interesting. Microsoft Lumia 640 Xl also offers the great rear camera which becomes the main camera. That is a 13mp camera. Then, for the secondary one which is located on the front that is really amazing since it uses a full HD 5-mp camera with the wide angle lens. That means the design of this phone will be completely perfect for you who love selfie, since the front camera is really good quality with its quite great size of camera resolution. Besides of that great feature, the design of the device is really great and gives the comfort to its users since it offers the ergonomic design even though it has a big body. The information from the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL user manual above might be completely helpful for you to get the overview of this device.


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Australia is full of so many beautiful attractions it is very hard to narrow down to only a list of the best. Australia is a massive remote island located south of the equator with the Indian Ocean on the West Coast and the Pacific ocean on the East, surrounded by 1000's of kilometers of beautiful beaches including some of the best anywhere in the world. Almost 4 out of 5 Aussies live within 50km of the ocean.
Once you head away from the coast, you have the rugged mountains (yes it snows in the winter) stretching up the east coast, rain-forests in the north and vast inland deserts in the middle. Australia is also home to an amazing selection of wildlife found nowhere else on the planet including Koalas, Emus, Kangaroos, Echidnas and Platypus.
The Australian cities are very multi cultural showcasing Australia's proud immigration history and a melting pot of cultures meaning it is home to some of the best restaurants and cuisine in the world, including beautiful fresh seafood. Australia also has a proud sporting history and hosted the 1956 and 2000 Olympics in Melbourne and Sydney as well as other major sporting events yearly.
These attractions some of best places to visit in Australia, and this selection will definitely give you a great overview and reason to pack up your bags and travel to Australia.
#1 Great Ocean Road – Best Drive in Australia
The Great Ocean Road is a 244 kilometer road travelling along the coast in the southern Australian state of Victoria. The road starts in Torquay which is home to Australian surfing and birthplace of surfing brands Rip Curl and Quiksilver.
The road winds its way westward finishing in the small town of Allansford near Warrnambool. Along the way you can visit some amazing rock formations cultured by the waves of the wild southern ocean including Twelve Apostles, London Bridge and Loch Ard Gorge. View Australian wildlife including kangaroos and koalas or stop for fish and chips in the popular holiday towns of Lorne. Book Amazing accommodation on the Great Ocean Road.
#2 Cable Beach, Broome Western Australia
Cable Beach is located in Broome in the northwest of Western Australia and is one of the most popular destinations in the state. The 22 kilometer beach is famous for its camel rides, white sand and the crystal clear waters of the Indian ocean. Broome is also famous for its pearl farming and is a perfect spot for whale watching with the worlds largest pod of humpbacks living in the surrounding water. Enjoy a beautiful sunset looking out over the water. Beast Cable Beach Accommodation
#3 Uluru – Kata Tjuta
It doesn't get more Australian that the red sands of Uluru in the heart of Australia. Formally known as Ayers Rock, Uluru is a massive monolith (rock) that is 3.6 kilometres long, 1.9 kilometres wide 9.4 kilometres around the base. It is one of the most photographed locations in Australia and the world. Lots of people visit Uluru for sunrise or sunset when the colors change in the different light. It is also worth visiting the Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) which are approx 50km away from Ulura and are amazing in their own right. Check Hotels Near Uluru
#4 Kakadu National Park
Kakadu is a world Heritage site located in the Top End of Australia about 170 km southeast of Darwin in the Australian state of Northern Territory. Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia and second largest in the world. The park is home to over 300 species of birds, marsupials and 2 types of crocodiles. The saltwater crocodile can grow over 6 meters and is extremely dangerous and best viewed from a distance. Visit wild rivers, ancient gorges, Aboriginal rock painting and beautiful waterfalls. Best Kakadu Hotels
#5 Blue Mountains, New South Wales
The Blue Mountains National Park is about 80 km west of Sydney in the Australian state of New South Wales. They get their name from the blueish haze appearance caused by the eucalyptus oil from trees and how it affects the light.
It is a very popular day trip from Sydney and is well known for the 3 rock formations known as the 3 sisters. The parks are perfect for a bushwalk or hike. Blue Mountains Accommodation
#6 Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne, located in the southern state of Victoria is Australia's second largest city and home to 4.5 million people. Melbourne is home to vast park-lands and gardens and is centered on the Yarra river flowing through the middle of the city. Known locally as the sporting capital of the world, the city is home to a Formula 1 race, Tennis Grand Slam tournament as well as many other sporting events including the 1956 Olympics and Commonwealth Games.
The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground can hold 100,000 people and is home to Australian Rules Football in the Winter and Cricket in the summer. Melbourne is also home to teams from all of Australian sporting codes including Soccer, Rugby League and Rugby Union.
Melbourne is a very cosmopolitan city with a large overseas populations of migrants from Britain, Greece, Italy, Vietnam and China among others. This mixing pot of nationalities makes Melbourne a perfect place to visit and try different cuisines, great shopping and a vibrant cafe scene. View Melbourne Hotels
#7 Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales
Bondi Beach is one of the worlds most famous beaches and located only 15 minutes from the center of Sydney. It can be extremely crowded especially during any public holidays or around Christmas.
Its a great place to have fish and chips on the beach or a picnic with friends. Home to one of the oldest surf lifesaving clubs in the world the beach can be dangerous with strong rips with can catch out unsuspecting tourists. Bondi Beach Hotels
#8 Sydney Harbour, New South Wales
If your first thought when imagining Australia isn't Uluru then it is definitely Sydney Harbour. Sydney comes alive with the beauty of its harbour and the beautiful Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's most famous icons and the largest steel arch bridge in the world, while the opera house shaped like huge sails is a breathtaking site.
The home of the Australian prime minister, Kirribilli house is built right on the harbour next to the bridge and opposite the Opera House.
Sail around the harbour, get a ferry over to Manly, or just enjoy lunch in one of the many spots with amazing views. Amazing hotels with Sydney Harbour Views.
#9 Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
The Great barrier Reef, located in North Queensland is home to over 300 reefs, 600 islands and is one of the worlds largest structures. This World Heritage Listed site stretches for over 2300 kilometres down the east coast of Australia. Filled with tropical fish, dolphins, turtles and smaller reef sharks, the reef is fantastic for scuba diving or snorkeling. Most people base themselves on the mainland in towns like Port Douglas, Cairns or Airlie Beach and take boat tours out to the reef. View Accommodation options near the reef.
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Lysaght are involved in a range of projects throughout the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.
Our Story
Lysaght Consultants Limited is a progressive, forward-thinking practice based in Tauranga and Hamilton, specialising in land surveying, civil engineering, geotech, land development & multisport.
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What We Do
At Lysaght Consultants Limited we encourage our staff to get involved in multisport or sport at some level. We encourage office based staff to take a break in the middle of the day and get the heart rate up. Life is a challenge and we want to ensure each of us is prepared to tackle that head on!
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This book is the study of the psyche of the collective man and
alternate realities and where humans fit into the scheme of things.
It is designed to ask its readers to question their perspectives on
life, as questions kick the brain into gear and get the thinking
machinery going.
Thinking is the faculty of the 7th sense that allows humans to
exercise their free will and gain mastery of life. It raises them
above their animal instincts, the herd mentality, which otherwise
keeps them locked into the programming of the lower species.
The 7th Sense is the interface between the 6th Sense – Intuition,
and the 8th Sense – Inspiration. You need to activate your 7th
sense to again free access to the other 2 Senses.
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The cover of the Big Issue reminded us it is Fairtrade Fortnight – promoting products sourced in a way that's better for the farmers, growers and workers involved.
At St Helens Church there were Fairtrade products on sale, as well as a Big Brew.
Oxfam have 20% off Fairtrade products during Fairtrade fortnight from 23rd February to 8th March.
Oxfam also had a stall at St Ethelwolds where people could have afternoon tea, and take part in a baking demo with mostly Fairtrade ingredients.
Abingdon is a Fairtrade town.


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Another Incident of desecration of Sahib Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji reported in Village Kohrea. watch the video coverage by Punjabi Newspaper Rozanapehredar.
9 Angs were ripped by a miscreants in the Village Korian who are looking to rise Sikh sentiments.
As we are aware, two defenseless Sikh protestors were killed in a broad daylight police firing at Village Behval Kalan (District Faridkot) and more than 40 were seriously injured. The assembled Sikh gathering was protesting the sacrilege committed by miscreants few days back, by burning of the pages of holy Guru Granth Sahib ji.
The Akali government instead of taking concrete action against the miscreants responsible for committing blasphemy, has resorted to tyranny by killing innocence defenseless protestors.
Bullets were fired and water cannons were used on the Sikh leaders, Parcharaks and Sangat. At this point, Sikhs were forcefully picked-up or assaulted. Bhai Panthpreet Singh is said to have sustained injuries during this offensive, as well as many others. Baba Ranjit Singh Khalsa with a group of Singh's were pursued by numerous Police officers but managed to enter a nearby Gurdwara. Soon after, they were transported from the Gurdwara to a currently unknown location.


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About Sensei Chris Scura,
Sensei Chris has been studying the martial arts for over 37 years. In January of 2000 was Chris was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Sensei hold the following ranks
- 4th Dan Black belt in Tae Kwon Do
- Shodan in Asa Yama Ichi Den Jujitsu
- Shodan in Hambo Jujitsu
He has studied and trained all over the world with,
- Shihan Hansen
- Joyce Gracie
- Gokor Chivichyan
- Grandmaster Presas
- Benny the Jet Urquidez
- Master Gene Labelle
Sensei Chris has a gift for teaching adults and children ages 5 and up.
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ESEA Reauthorization: A Look at a Draft of the Bill
We've brought you all the details of the deal to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and a peek at what appeared to be the framework, but we know you've been on pins and needles waiting for real, live legislative language.
And it looks like we have a late stage draft, from sources in the know, of what could become the latest iteration of the ESEA, the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA. (One note: This is a draft, so expect at least a few tweaks when the bill is formally introduced, likely Monday.)
If the bill passes in the next few weeks, as lawmakers plan, it will replace the current version of the law that we all know and few folks like: the No Child Left Behind Act.
Before you dive in, a couple things to note right off the bat that we didn't put out in our extensive, must-read cheat sheet:
- The bill outlines the transition plan from the Obama administration's ESEA waivers to this bold new era of accountability. Waivers would appear be null and void on August 1, 2016, but states would still have to continue supporting their lowest-performing schools (a.k.a. what the waivers call "priority schools") and schools with big achievement gaps (a.k.a. "focus schools") until their new ESSA plans kicked in.
- So it seems that 2016-17 will be the big transition year. It will be partially under the Obama administration, and partially under the new administration.
- In general, ESSA would apply to any federal competitive grants given out after Oct. 1, 2016, so most grants would still be under the NCLB version of the law for the rest of this school year.
Are there any changes from the framework Politics K-12 posted last week? Yes! It appears that there have been a few, key last minute tweaks to better reflect the agreement the conferees reached.
The short version: In this latest draft bill, academic factors now have to weigh much more as a group in state accountability systems than other factors, as opposed to just "more." But, in exchange, the education secretary may ultimately be more limited in how much direction he or she could give states when it comes to the weight of each indicator. And the draft bill closes a big potential loophole on opt-outs.
Here's the longer version, for a fuller explanation of those tweaks:
On opt-outs: Under the original framework, states would have to count test-participation rates alongside other indicators, like graduation rates and tests, in their accountability systems. Andrew noted in a blog post last week that that could lead to all kinds of unintended consequences.
So now, test participation would be a standalone factor and states would have to decide how to figure it in—it's not one of the indicators in the accountability system.
But the basic idea is the same: Just like under NCLB, schools would need to test 95 percent of their students, plus 95 percent of subgroups of students, like students in special education, English-language learners and racial minorities. Under NCLB though, schools that failed to meet that threshold got an automatic fail.
But under ESSA, states would get to decide what low-participation rates meant. They would have to figure them into accountability somehow. But just how to do that would be up to states.
On how much each indicator, including tests, should count relative to other factors: There has been broad agreement that academic factors (tests, graduation rates, maybe chronic absenteeism) need to count more, as a group, than the other factors (like school climate, safety, teacher engagement, access to and success in advanced coursework, etc.)
But from there, Republican and Democratic aides had different ideas. A Republican aide said the academic stuff just has to count at least 51 percent, and the other factor, or factors, could be up to 49 percent. A Democratic aide said the regulations might turn out differently, when all's said and done. (In this aide's view, the department could set a range for each individual indicator, ultimately giving the academic factors as a group significantly greater weight than the other factors.)
So how did things shake out? It could ultimately be harder for the department to set a range for each indicator. (Why? This gets technical, but essentially, the prohibition against the secretary when it comes to interfering with indicators is much broader in the actual bill than it was in the framework.)
But, in exchange and very importantly, one word has been inserted into the draft bill that doesn't seem to have been in the framework: "much."
So now, academic factors—tests, graduation rates, and one other academic factor—would have to weigh "much" more as a group, than any school quality indicator (like say, school climate).
So what is the definition of "much"? Would it preclude 51 percent academic factors to 49 percent school quality/opportunity to learn factors? My guess is it probably could, but we'll have to wait and see how it plays out. (Cue the lawsuits if states think the Education Department is taking that "much" er, much too far and rejecting their plans.)
Dig into the bill below. For Title I, each part has its own PDF, except for Parts E and F, which share a PDF. All other titles have separate PDFs.
Title I Part A
Title I Part B
Title I Part C
Title I Part D
Title I Parts E and F
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title V
Title VI
Title VII
Title VIII
Title IX


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Big Changes Ahead
Posted by Technomage in Misc on June 19th, 2011
Greetings PARPGians!
Its been a while since we last updated the blog, and boy have a lot of things have happened in that time! I'll try and outline what we've accomplished in the past few weeks below.
Moving On Up (to Assembla Source Hosting)
The single biggest change we've made is that we now use Assembla (http://assembla.com) as our source repository host. Although Codesion, our previous host, has done a lot for us over the years we decided that it was time to update to a distributed version control system and Codesion's offerings in that area simply did not meet our requirements. However, we will continue to use our Trac page for bug tracking and keep our old svn repository online, at least for the foreseeable future.
One of the really neat things about Assembla is that it is built with Agile Programming methods in mind. Our Assembla workspaces provide tools for asynchronous communication, posting progress reports, viewing repository changesets and managing milestones and backlog items. Although we're still getting used to Agile methodology, I think that most of us would agree that it has significantly improved our communication and collaboration habits. Overall, we've been very impressed with Assembla's free hosting. It is by far the most professional free host we've seen, and has tons of features that we haven't even figured out how to use yet!
Feel free to explore our Assembla pages at http://parpg.assembla.com and get a feel for how it all works.
Through the Looking Glass: From Subversion to Mercurial
One of our primary reasons for changing source hosts was that we wanted to migrate to a distributed version control system (DVCS). Subversion simply wasn't scaling well enough for us, since we often had two, three or even more developers working in parallel. Add in the fact that each of those developers was working on some experimental changes and… well you get the idea.
So we said good bye to subversion (well, sort of – see below) and migrated our codebase to Mercurial. We narrowed down the field to either GIT or Mercurial, and most of the developers agreed that the learning curve of GIT was too steep compared with Mercurial's subversion-like behavior and commands.
There have been a few stumbling blocks to implementing and using the new Mercurial repositories, but we're starting to get used to the new workflow. So far the extra flexibility of Mercurial has been very useful, at least to the programmers.
Three Repositories Are Better Than One
As if changing our source host and VCS wasn't enough, we also split up our codebase into three separate (but related) repositories: parpg-core, parpg-assets and parpg-tools.
The parpg-core repository contains the core code framework which makes up the PARPG application, and as such contains the majority of our Python source code.
The parpg-assets repository contains all of our game data – object definitions, sprites, maps, dialogs, music and sound fx, etc. Unlike the other two repositories, which are Mercurial repositories, parpg-assets is a subversion repository (the reason for this is explained below).
Finally, the parpg-tools repository contains the source code and supporting assets of the various tools and utilities we've developed over the years to help us create game content.
Our justification for splitting up the code like this was that the binary asset files don't change very often and yet comprise the bulk of the storage space (more than 200MB in all), which would have significantly slowed down clones of the repository (DVCSs copy all history in their "check-outs"). Compounding this problem was the fact that Mercurial (and most other DVCSs, actually) don't handle changes to binary files well and tends to create a lot of bloat with each commit. To solve this issue, we moved most of the binary files into parpg-assets – a subversion repository which is able to handle changes to binary files much more gracefully.
To prevent parpg-core from drifting apart from parpg-assets and parpg-tools, we made parpg-assets and parpg-tools subrepositories of parpg-core. What this means in practice is that any time you clone parpg-core, you will also clone/checkout parpg-tools and parpg-assets, respectively. This is a feature of Mercurial that was really fleshed out in the 1.7 branch, so you'll probably want the most recent version of Mercurial clone parpg-core.
Distutils, SCons and (now) WAF, oh my!
Just to make things as confusing as possible we also changed our build system (twice). Originally we used Python's distutils installer to build and install everything, but unfortunately as the project grew more complex we discovered that distutils was very difficult to extend and was really starting to slow down development. To be fair the distutils module was developed to build, maintain and install Python libraries, not games with thousands of assets and dozens of tools.
SCons seemed like the natural replacement for distutils, since FIFE (our rendering engine and game framework) uses SCons as its build system. But right from the start we ran into problems with SCons. First, SCons didn't like our Python code and we had to write a custom extension to get it to correctly install and optionally compile our Python code. Then SCons didn't like our 8,000+ asset files and we had to write ANOTHER extension to get it to correctly copy our assets (and very, very SLOWLY at that). Then SCons had issues verifying which files had changed between the build/installation directory and the source, which required YET ANOTHER extension (you can see where this is going…).
In the end, we abandoned SCons in favor of its bastard child, WAF. WAF is an old fork of SCons that was developed by a couple of KDE developers. Although much less mature than SCons, WAF has proven to be more than stable enough for our purposes. So far, WAF has been very easy to work with: our current build script is a fraction of the size of our previous SCons buildscript, and yet does everything that SCons could do and more. WAF is also many times faster than SCons, which makes development a lot quicker. Finally, WAF comes as a self-contained script, which means that we distribute WAF along with PARPG – eliminating any issues with users using an outdated or incompatible version of the build software.
Our WAF build system is still being tested, but it should be in the main parpg-core repository soon!
The Times They Are A-Changing
We have even bigger changes planned in the weeks and months ahead, so stay tuned!


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April 29, 2014
Step-through Bikes Combine Comfortable Design with Latest Technology to Help Exercisers Achieve Fitness Goals
ROSEMONT, Ill., April 29, 2014 – It's no secret that exercisers look for at-home fitness options that provide a comfortable yet effective workout. Life Fitness, a company recognized for providing quality fitness equipment to health clubs and homes around the world, recently unveiled the new RS1 and RS3 recumbent bikes that feature an easy-to-enter design and connectivity to fitness apps to help exercisers achieve their goals.
The new Life Fitness Lifecycle Recumbent Step-through Bikes are ideal for all fitness levels – from active aging exercisers to athletes interested in home rehab exercises. They feature a step-through design for easy entry and exit, and build upon the trend of connectivity in fitness equipment by offering compatibility with several popular fitness apps through the Track+ Console by Life Fitness.
"Our research has shown that at-home exercisers want a low-impact cardio workout that combines comfort and ease of entry," said Chris Clawson, president of Life Fitness. "With these new recumbent bikes, Life Fitness is able to offer a comfortable design that is powered with the latest technology and apps to motivate exercisers to achieve their fitness goals."
Customized workout options are available with the new RS1 and RS3 Lifecycle Recumbent Bike models to help exercisers meet individual fitness goals. The bikes are compatible with both the Life Fitness Go and Track+ Consoles to give consumers a choice to meet their fitness needs.
- Go Console: This innovative Console uses an intuitive design to help consumers choose their desired type of workout, allowing exercisers to control resistance, distance and time. The Console's HeartSync™ technology provides heart rate controlled workouts that focus on fat burning, cardio and heart rate, and daily training workouts for timed exercise sessions.
- Track+ Console: In addition to the Go Console features, Lifecycle Recumbent Bikes upgraded to the Track+ Console offer additional personalization options and compatibility with Android™ and Apple® devices. Through Track+, exercisers can use a wide range of fitness apps, including LFconnect™, Bull Trainer, Lose It!, Kinomap and EveryMove to keep track of fitness goals, mimic previously biked terrains and create new custom workouts.
Additional features include:
- A bike frame built on the proven design of Lifecycle bikes, offering fitness club quality.
- A comfortable step-through design with a front assist handle to offer easy entry and exit for exercisers of all fitness levels.
- Ergonomic mesh seat that adjusts horizontally and reclines to offer a comfortable workout and help exercisers stay motivated to achieve fitness goals, available on the RS3 model.
With the wide variety of customizable workouts and innovative technologies offered by the Life Fitness RS1 and RS3 Lifecycle Recumbent Bikes, exercisers can experience a stable, comfortable and effective workout without ever needing to leave their homes. Like all Life Fitness equipment, the Lifecycle Recumbent Bikes were refined and tested in the same laboratory as Life Fitness health club products to ensure superior biomechanics and durability.
"Since the invention of the original Lifecycle stationary bike, we've continued to incorporate innovations in design and technology into our at-home exercise equipment," said Clawson. "The RS1 and RS3 bikes were engineered using our decades of biomechanics expertise to create at-home exercise equipment that is reliable and results-oriented."
The RS1 model retails for $1,799 with the Go Console and $2,199 with the Track+ Console. The RS3 model retails for $2,399 with the Go Console and $2,799 with the Track+ Console.
For more information about Life Fitness Lifecycle Recumbent Bikes, please visit www.lifefitness.com.
About Life Fitness
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From: The Scene Blog
5 tips for surviving your freshman dorm room, triple or no triple
Not to scare the freshmen arriving on campus for the insanity that is Welcome Week, but you're in for an interesting housing situation this fall. As President Kerwin outlined in a July memo, "first year residence halls will open at approximately 116 percent occupancy in August," requiring many freshmen to live in triples.
Believe me, Class of 2020: you're not alone. For the past few years, the University has struggled to provide enough housing for first-year students, leading to many people living in the much dreaded triples -- including myself.
But, as many upperclassmen can tell you, your living situation does not have to define your college experience. Though this article was originally written with the intent of helping students living in triples, the advice, delivered to you directly from your fellow AU students, can apply to any student seeking to make their roommate experience a positive one.
Communicate, communicate, communicate.
While some students won't take the roommate contract seriously, it's the first chance to set some boundaries and get pet peeves out in the open. Can they use your printer when you're not around? Do you have an early class on Thursday and don't want them keeping you up the night before? Say it now and you can avoid an awkward conversation later.
Sophomore Danielle Vinales advises students to "address everything in your roomie contract because something you think wouldn't bother you probably will later on." But even if you don't consult your contract at all, respect your roommates by avoiding passive-aggressive comments or behavior.
Address problems as soon as they come up before they fester and turn into a confrontation. I can still remember a conversation with my roommate where I straight up told her why an off-hand comment she had made about me had been hurtful. Sure, it was awkward and new, but our relationship afterward was much better once we were freed from that tension. Don't overlook the power of a real, vulnerable conversation.
Be considerate about how your actions impact your roommates.
It's hard to capture just how much you and/or your roommates' annoying habits can impact each other's lives. Y'all could be the nicest people in the world and there will still be obnoxious ticks that bother someone in the room. You can't avoid all of those moments, but you can be more conscious of how your behavior affects your roommates.
It sounds simple, but you will be shocked by how many people don't take this lesson to heart. If your roommates ask you not to touch something, don't touch it. When they ask you if they can use the room, ask yourself if you've been "hogging" the space too much -- especially if you're living in a triple. And if they don't respect your wishes down the line, remind them of the ways you've adjusted your lifestyle to fit theirs. Hopefully they will try to repay the favor.
Remember that those early growing pains will not last forever.
You will have some immediate impressions of your roommates that will not last. Keep in mind that just as you are nervous about starting over in a new place, your roommates are probably in the same boat (and maybe even more anxious). They will probably act out during their first months of collegiate freedom.
I made it a rule to give people a pass on their behavior during Welcome Week and the first weeks of classes. Everyone is scrambling to find someone to talk to or hook up with, and it's not worth holding a grudge against a roommate for drunkenly busting in at 4 am when you have class in a few hours. It might not feel like it during your first weeks on campus, but the atmosphere will calm down, the transports to the hospital for alcohol intake will taper off, and your roommates will turn into humans again. Just give everyone around you some time to develop and work it out.
But if your roommate is acting abusive towards you or harassing you, tell your RA. You don't deserve to live in that environment.
It's one thing to bicker about the brightness of your roomie's laptop screen at 3 am or how many times they hit snooze on their Skrillex alarm every morning. But if your roommate is acting in a way that makes you feel unsafe or bullied, it's an entirely different situation.
I watched a friend's previously cordial relationship with a roommate deteriorate over the course of a month due to a political disagreement (yes, the most AU thing ever). It came to the point where my friend had to find another place to live because of the hostile environment created by her roommate. She did not deserve to live in a room where she felt harassed and unwanted, and neither do you.
Sometimes your mom's advice or an RA's mediation will not solve the problem. That's okay. Give yourself permission to stop "toughing it out" and start seeking other options that will get you out of a potentially explosive situation. That might mean you have to move away from your friends three rooms down, but your mental health is more important than preserving the status quo.
Best cure to not fighting with your roommates? Get out of your room. Better yet, get off campus.
The most common advice for incoming freshmen from the current students I spoke to was to spend as much time as possible outside of your room and in the city. One of the downsides of "having an actual campus" -- as opposed to schools more integrated into D.C. -- is what many of us call the "AU bubble." You find yourself so caught up in studying and navigating new experiences that you spend almost all of your time on campus or in Tenleytown.
Remember to look outside of AU and see what D.C. has to offer and what you have to offer to it. Volunteer for a campaign or a local non-profit. Go see a musician or a speaker who would have never made the trip to your hometown. When you start seeing yourself as having a place on campus and in this city, you won't sweat the small stuff -- aka your roommate probs -- nearly as much. You will be too involved in your new life to notice.


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Have you ever bought paint from a 1"x1" color chip only to stand back from the wall you just painted, take in the color, and get that sinking feeling – "I know it's what I asked for, but it's not what I wanted"?
Right. We've all been there. That's why, depending on the scope of the project, making a full-scale mock-up for our customers can go a long way toward mitigating that chance that they experience that sinking feeling.
First, circling back to the paint sample, while a designer is assembling color palettes and materials for their control samples, all of the finishes wind up on a color board in relatively the same scale and proportion to one another. In terms of color, this can make a palette represented at a small and equal scale feel balanced but in real life, in the proper proportions, give off an entirely different look and feel.
The same is true when it comes to natural finishes and materials or even hand-made/hand-finished products. One sample of a small section of a wood panel, for example, might show a different grain pattern than another piece will. Or, the patterns at a small scale don't express as much "movement" that one would actually see in at full-size. What might have been subtle on the color board now becomes potentially overwhelming in real life.
Finally, even extremely competent designers may be limited in experience or exposure to all available technologies and methodologies as it relates to fabrication and installation. This means that the drawings might detail one way when in fact a better, more cost-effective way might be possible.
That's why we recommend to our customers that they budget time and costs to allow us to do a mock-up on complicated projects. Recently, on a build-out of an 8-story medical research building in South Lake Union, we created a full-scale mock-up of the three-story-tall main lobby wall clad with over 200 triangular architectural features.
The entire team was able to do a thorough evaluation before the fabrication began. Our mock-up detailed all the angles, finishes and installation points. However, more importantly, It was during this review process that the design team decided they wanted to add an additional stain color choice. In addition, because of the unique triangle-shaped wall features, the mounting and transition details could be further refined. This process gave the team the confidence that the ¼" reveal could span a distance of over 60 feet with laser precision.
How to Plan the Mock-Up
So, how does a design team plan for a mock-up in their project. Unfortunately, due to the fact that each project is the result of an infinite number of combinations of materials, colors and sizes, there isn't really a good rule-of-thumb for predicting what a mock-up will cost to build. Therefore, it's best to figure out with the client a budget number and then work backward from that point.
First, establish the outcomes you want the mock-up to provide for you and the team – that is, what questions are the mock-up answering for you. Typically, mock-ups are good for:
- Grain match
- Trim and details
- Color Selection/Confirmation
- Functionality of cleat, adhesion
- Sound dampening qualities
- Showcasing a firm's workmanship
- Establishing expectations as it relates to the variability of natural materials like wood or stone
Once the outcomes are decided upon, the design team can work with a firm like IWS to develop the mock-up strategy, such as what parts of the design will be done at full-size and which ones can be done as partials. This way the outcomes can be balanced with the allocated budget to maximize the results.
The Best Time for Mock-Up Reviews Is Early
Naturally, the best time to plan and create a mock-up is in the early design stages of a project. This allows the design team to work through details preemptively as well as finalize color and other material choices. Therefore, it may be required to source out a company like IWS to work for the design team in a design-assist capacity.
Lee Steigerwald, Manager of the Estimating department at IWS believes that early design mock-ups provide maximum value to the Team not only in terms of better design but also the cost-savings that can be realized if issues are discovered before the bidding and installation phases.
"Our mock-up allowed the architects to actually see corner details, such as how pieces would transition around the corner and the fabrication techniques required to accomplish this. Also, in the case of the cleat adhesion, the mock-up allowed the design team to work out the engineering, detailing, and machining methodologies to improve the precision of the final product."
Unfortunately, however, an owner may not approve a line item in design for mock-ups. In this case, however, the design team can still require them as a condition for the winning bidder to perform. Even if the bid is awarded to a firm, there is still an opportunity to review workmanship and areas of concern prior to the installation beginning and the risk of change orders increasing.
Placing a mock-up requirement in the bid documents still requires establishing the outcomes or areas to be reviewed prior so that again, the maximum benefit of the exercise is realized for the owner and design team. And in the case of a selection process that requires taking the lowest-bidder, a mock-up requirement and its review of conforming to project requirements can be used to filter out a poor performing supplier before they cost the project money.
Some experienced millwork companies, on the other hand, already recognize the value of a preview of a complex or detailed installation and might actually suggest it to the team themselves, which is why IWS pushed the team to do one. According to Lee, "In the case of the 8-story medical research building project, we strongly suggested that we create a mock-up in anticipation of there being a tremendous amount of value as a result."
In the end, even if an owner bristles at the costs of doing a mock-up because they may view it as "throw away" money, design teams should still advocate for it. Because even if the argument against is that money is being spent on materials and labor that are not contributing to the final project, the case can be made that it is in fact, a money-saving endeavor. That is because changes in the field during construction are likely to be far costlier than the cost of a mock-up would have ever been. So, if an early preview can pick up a better way to detail a transition or dodge a bad material choice, any owner should like the sound of that.


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PHOENIX (AP) — A car-rental tax surcharge imposed in Maricopa County to pay for building a football stadium and other sports and recreational facilities is legal, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
The decision by a three-judge panel of the appellate court overturns a state Tax Court judge's ruling that the surcharge violates the Arizona Constitution and that car-rental companies are entitled to refunds.
The companies' attorneys argued that a constitutional provision on use of transportation money allows surcharge revenue to be used only for road maintenance and construction, but the Court of Appeals decision said voters who approved the constitutional provision "did not intend to encompass every tax or fee in any way 'relating to' vehicles."
Instead, the decision added, the restriction is triggered by the "the legal operation or use of a vehicle on a public thoroughfare," Judge Diane Johnsen wrote for the panel.
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Shawn Aiken, an attorney for the car-rental companies, didn't immediately return a call seeking comment on the appeal court's ruling.
Aiken previously estimated the amount of potential refunds at stake at $150 million plus interest. He had said the companies wouldn't pass any refunds to customers who paid the tax because legally the companies were the taxpayers.
The appeals court previously denied two other challenges to the car-rental tax surcharge, including one filed on behalf of a car-rental customer. The court said in a 2007 ruling that the customer lacked standing to challenge the surcharge because it is imposed on car-rental companies, not their customers.
The auto-rental surcharge partially funds the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, providing approximately $14.1 million of the $54.8 million of revenue projected for the current fiscal year.
The public agency uses the money to help pay off bonds for the University of Phoenix stadium where the Arizona Cardinals play, along with baseball spring training venues and youth sports facilities.
The rest of the authority's revenue comes from a hotel bed tax and payments for facilities usage.