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Fund Run finances inspiration for teachers
When Jo Ann Arlitt feels stress coming on, she likes to look at the photos from her summer trip to Greece.
The Spring Forest Middle School teacher and colleague Teresa Cardwell attended a creativity seminar there with a $7,500 grant from the national Fund for Teachers organization.
"It has helped me see things from a different perspective," said Arlitt, who teaches eighth-grade math. "It was just incredible."
Fund For Teachers, 2000 Post Oak Blvd., gives teachers grants for summer professional development opportunities.
Art teacher Susan Smith of Aldine's Carroll Academy used an organization grant to learn to create mosaics in Italy last July with Carroll German teacher Birgit Langhammer.
"We are still kind of in shock that we were able to do this," Smith said. "Learning a new medium is so eye-opening and overwhelming. It's almost like being a kid again."
During the last five years, Fund for Teachers has awarded more than 2,000 grants.
The recipients include 417 Houston-area teachers representing 286 schools.
The nonprofit organization will strive to raise funds for more grants Saturday when it hosts a Fund Run in uptown Houston.
The event, sponsored by the Galleria Chamber of Commerce, will include a 5-kilometer run/walk and a 1-kilometer Kids K race. The top male and female finishers in the 5K events will receive roundtrip domestic tickets from Southwest Airlines.
Fund for Teachers launched the run last year.
"It was just a way of introducing ourselves to the broader city," said Karen Kovach-Webb, executive director. "We want to make sure every teacher knows about us."
The run went so well the organization decided to make an annual fund-raiser.
This year, Bayou City Road Runners is administering it.
Fund for Teachers' grants are $5,000 for individuals and $7,500 for groups.
"One teacher can affect 3,000 students," said Kovach-Webb, who lives in the Memorial area. "They're being totally re-charged."
The program has sent teachers to the Galapagos Islands, Auschwitz, the Freedom Trail in Boston, Vietnam, Space Camp and the Antarctica, among other spots.
Arlitt's and Cardwell's initial idea was to ask Fund for Teachers to help them attend a summer math workshop.
"Then we thought how this is supposed to rejuvenate us, too, as individuals," said Arlitt, who teaches eighth grade. "We thought a creativity workshop would help us add something to those mundane lessons and add some zip and pizzazz."
Fund for Teachers approved their request to attend a workshop in Crete, and the teachers spent nine days there last June.
"This just opened our eyes to another world," Arlitt said. The workshop students started each day with relaxation exercises, followed by activities designed to strengthen their creative sides.
"Now, it really helps me," Arlitt said. "I'm having my students do a lot more modeling of things."
Arlitt is using much of what she learned with her at-risk students.
"It's really helped us bring this (math comprehension) to students who didn't think they could do anything," she said.
Smith said her experience has had an impact in the classroom, too.
She and Langhammer attended a mosaic art school in Italy, where they learned the techniques of Byzantine artists.
Their instructor is one of a handful of people worldwide with the training and expertise to restore mosaics from the third and fourth centuries, Smith said.
"The whole experience was incredible. She was very interesting."
Now, she said, her students are fascinated with her stories about Italy and her lessons on mosaics.
"When they feel you believe in what you're doing they learn so much better," said Smith, who has volunteered to help with the Fund Run.
"Whatever Fund for Teachers wants me to do in the future I'm there because I want other teachers to have this experience."


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Grand Canyon Adventure 3D: River at Risk
Opens March 14 at Austin's only IMAX Theatre, located inside the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Call (512) 936-4649 to reserve your tickets.
Click HERE for IMAX Theatre showtimes.
There is no late seating in the IMAX® Theatre. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your scheduled show time.
Set against the immense backdrop of a natural treasure, Grand Canyon Adventure 3D: River at Risk will take audiences on an exhilarating adventure down the Colorado River in the company of a team of explorers who are committed to bringing awareness to global water issues.
One of the world's mightiest rivers, the Colorado, no longer reaches the sea. Every drop of river water is allocated to agriculture and populations along the way, many of whom don't even realize their connection to the river.
Join the free family-friendly opening celebration on Saturday, March 15 from 1-4 pm, sponsored by 3M. You can see a large scale "erosion station," build your own water cycle generator, learn about water conservation from folks at the Texas Water Development Board, and even hop in a boat for a great photo op!
Narrated by Robert Redford, the river journey is a compelling and emotional personal story for the film's main characters, two fathers and their 18-year old daughters who soon will be leaving home to make their own way.
The cinematic guides include the renowned Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading advocate for water conservation and river restoration, and his daughter Kick.
They are joined by Wade Davis, an ethno-botanist and author who has traveled the world studying other cultures, and his daughter Tara. Shana Watahomigie, who grew up at the Canyon's edge with her Havasupai family, is their Grand Canyon guide.
As the expedition journeys down river, audiences will learn about the challenges and opportunities that exist for conserving and restoring watersheds. A MacGillivray Freeman Film that combines science and adventure with some of giant screen cinema's most compelling imagery and locations, Grand Canyon Adventure 3D delivers a message of hope and inspiration.
This is MacGillivray Freeman's first-ever 3D film for IMAX Theaters and will provide audiences with a unique experience. "A river trip is one of those amazing life events where you're ripped out of your daily routine and inspired to see the world in new ways. With IMAX 3D images, we're able to put the audience even more into the action and let them participate in every twist and turn," says the film's two-time Academy Award-nominated producer/director Greg MacGillivray.
A stirring score featuring songs and music from the Grammy Award-winning Dave Matthews Band sets the mood for this adventure that explores the spiritual, artistic and life-sustaining powers of water—and makes crystal clear that each of us must do our part to better manage this crucial resource for the future.
Grand Canyon Adventure 3D: River at Risk is produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films and MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation in association with Waterkeeper Alliance and Museum Film Network, presented by Teva and supported by Kohler Co. The film is directed by Greg MacGillivray, produced by Greg MacGillivray, Mark Krenzien, and Shaun MacGillivray, and written by Jack Stephens and Stephen Judson. The score is co-composed by Dave Matthews Band's Stefan Lessard and Steve Wood.
Check out the official website at www.grandcanyonadventurefilm.com
Grand Canyon Adventure 3D opens at the IMAX Theatre of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum March 14, 2008. Ticket prices are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors/military/students (with college ID) and $5 for youths age 18 and under.
The IMAX Theatre is located in the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum at 1800 N. Congress Avenue at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Article and photos from TheStoryofTexas.com

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PARIS (AP) — President Francois Hollande says his previously-announced plan to put France's bloated government on a diet includes cutting state aid to companies.
The Socialist leader says that to trim state spending by €10 billion this year the government will reduce state support for companies — of which there are 7,000 types — from the current €80 billion.
In his New Year's address to top civil servants on Tuesday, Hollande also said 100 state-backed commissions "whose usefulness is not proven" — about 15 percent of the total — will be shut this year.
France's state spending as a percentage of GDP is one of the highest in the EU. France wants to reduce spending and boost competitiveness to avoid the sort of debt market turmoil that has affected other European countries.


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Thursday, September 10, 2015
That's what every parent wants to know. Wise parents know that it's important to protect their children from alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and risky sex. Some parents think there's not much they can do, but that's not true. What YOU say is very powerful in your child's life.
Here are some tips to help you help your youngsters avoid risky behavior:
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Last Reviewed: Jun 16, 2011
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The Internet has returned public relations to the public! That is you can now take material you want to announce and use the internet to send it out so it accessible to the public, press releases have stopped being limited to the media and a narrow group of stakeholders. Through the likes of eNewsWire you can now reach potentially millions of possible evangelist that are likely to pick up your story and advocate it and when I say millions I mean millions, Face book users in the US are well over 60.000.000 and in the UK they are nearly 18.000.000 and that is just one of the options you have to distribute content through, then there are the hundreds of sites that accept press releases for a free distribution over the Internet and some even direct to the inbox of the media.
With around 100.000 searches per month for the phrase "action vacation(s)" on Google world wide a well written press release on a country like Iceland (my home country) as a "solution" for that search is likely to pop up in Google Universal Search results, Google's blog results and Google News results and if you optimize an image to accompany the release you might also come up under Google Image search, then there is Bing, Yahoo and all of the other search engines. And of you do your job well, the media will pick it up and write about the dream action vacation.You could argue that the Internet has distorted the gap between PR and marketing.
Modern public relations are no longer about generating "clips" or getting "ink" or "airtime" and it's definitely not about one way communications. It's about understanding that you can reach your audience directly using the internet and in many cases it will be a low cost, high impact distribution.
As the web allows direct access to information, a once direct to media PR strategy is often not necessary and/or you can reach the media in the same way as you can your audience, through the Internet. According to a recent survey done in 2007 well over 70% of journalist admit to reading online press releases and use as a base to their material and 98% say they use the Internet daily.
Study done by Nordic eMarketing on the behaviour of journalists seem to support this, but not only do journalists use the internet, their response time to material send out and picked up by Google News, Yahoo News or similar News aggregators is very low. We have seen online PR material or news go out and external media come in within minutes and then seen similar topics show up shortly after on the visiting media web-site.
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The Peach citizens see them coming and raise the draw bridge.
The Space pirates advance out into the wild.
The Peach citizens stay in there village, scared to death
The Space pirate pilot detaches the pilot pod so he can use it as a boat
Overwatch of battle field at this point in time.
The Pilot pod reaches the peach island
He gets out of the pod
The pilot blasts one of the peaches head off
The pilot then advances on the other peaches, which kill him
Another pirate decides to swim across
One of the peaches, who has never seen a gun before picks up the pilots weapon
The swimmer reaches the island
He manages to kill one citizen before he dies
The peachian army advances towards the gate
The Army and the Pirates advance on each other
After a couple of attack turns only 2 peachian army men and 3 space pirates are left
The citizens think they can "help" their army so they lower the drawbridge and advance on the pirates before they realize how stupid they were, for doing this.
The rest of the peach army is shot
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
With the start of a new year, the topic of conversation at parties, luncheons, and other social events often centers on food, diets, and weight control. How many people will make a New Year's resolution to lose weight? Armed with the knowledge that you should simply eat less and move more, weight control should not be a challenge, right? Why is it so difficult to stick to a diet plan? There is one culprit that stands above the rest... APPETITE.
It's difficult to control weight without being able to regulate your hunger and craving for food. Today, we know that appetite is a complex process that involves the senses as well as many signals being sent to the brain by hormones, nerves, and proteins in the gut. Unfortunately, we often listen to hunger cues that prompt us to eat, but are less sensitive to satiety signals that tell us to stop eating.
Appetite is controlled by numerous substances along the gastrointestinal tract that send messages to the brain. For example, the stomach sends hunger signals to the brain through contractions, nerves, and a messenger called ghrelin. After eating, the stomach stretches and sends satiety or fullness signals to the brain. Several other substances in the intestines, with names such as PYY, GLP-1, and cholecystokinin, signal the body to stop eating. Blood sugar also affects appetite. After fasting for a few hours and after eating refined carbohydrates, blood sugar is lowered and the desire to eat increases.
External cues, such as the sight and smell of food, also can trigger a series of reactions that activate appetite. Even the temperature of the room affects appetite; colder rooms are associated with increased eating.
Although researchers are discovering more about appetite and its complex mechanisms, we still don't have all the pieces to the puzzle. Someday, you may be able to control your appetite with a supplement containing a specific hormone or peptide. In the meantime, try these practical ways to control appetite:
For more discussion of appetite and its link to weight control, read "The Science of Appetite" by Jeffrey Kluger in Time, June 11, 2007.
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Thursday, March 01, 2012
Show Your Stuff #13 - Chocolate Cover Potato Chips
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Hey Terry - welcome to your new digs! This is turning out much better than I expected.
There's beer in the fridge, and I put Mark's new CD on the stereo for you.
I realize it's a little chilly, but it takes a while for the radiant heat to kick in. Just leave the thermostat set where it is.
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Join us as we take a look into Samsung's 7-inch Android tablet! Serious props to Richard Lai and Engadget for helping us get our hands on this out-of-this-world hardware. Thanks, guys!
It's time to stand up for our right to repair. We're taking action against made-for-obsolescence devices with our Self-Repair Manifesto!
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has landed in the hands of iFixit.
Long rumored to be the "iPad Killer," join us as we assess this rumor and once and for all determine where the Galaxy Tab stands in the realm of tablets.
Tech Specs:
1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 Hummingbird Multimedia Applications Processor based on the ARMv7 architecture.
16 or 32 GB internal storage capacity + microSD external expandable storage.
512 MB total DDR RAM
3.2 MP rear facing camera and 1.3 MP front facing camera.
Android 2.2 (Froyo) + Samsung TouchWiz
Differentiating the look of all-screen devices has become a challenge, but Samsung pulled it off by making the white back cover stand out against the iPad-esque front face.
The capacitive controls along the bottom edge of the front panel are standard Android controls found on mostly all touchscreen phones.
The 3.2 MP rear facing camera with an LED flash is a bit sub-par for a device of this caliber, seeing how a much smaller device like the Droid 2 is packed with a 5 MP imager.
The Galaxy Tab has ports for headphones, the sim card, microSD (support for up to 32 GB), and a USB dock connector.
Side comparison of the Galaxy Tab and the iPad.
Measuring 190.1 x 120.6 x 12.0 mm, the Galaxy Tab is dimensionally smaller than its competitor. The iPad measures in at 242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm.
Volumetrically, the Galaxy Tab measures 275.1 cm3, whereas the iPad measures 617.2 cm3.
Is this really a necessary step as part of teardown? I mean, can I forgo the iPad comparison? Sheesh.
Nah you don't need an iPad for it - it's just there for show.
Enough ogling. Let's search for some screws.
Prying off a plastic pad on both sides of the Apple-esque dock connector reveals two tri-wing screws.
Tri-wing screws are a pretty low level solution to tamper proofing a product. We have a 26 piece bit driver kit (that includes the tri-wing bit) on hand to continue the carnage.
How Apple-esque is the dock connector? Check out a side-by-side comparison of the USB cables and see for yourself.
The Apple-esque connector is a PDMI (Portable Digital Media Interface) which is meant to be a standard multi vendor connector just like Apple's proprietary one. I believe Dell and Samsung are the first ones using it.
They're just not interchangeable as the Apple's has different pin layout.
Using a combination of plastic opening tools and guitar picks, the front panel is pried upward around its perimeter to release it from the plastic rear case.
Luckily, the Galaxy Tab doesn't use any self destructing copper retaining clips like the iPad.
After all the plastic tabs have been released, the rear case can be removed from the Galaxy Tab.
The inner face of the rear case has a heavy strip of EMI shielding where it rests against the processor and memory chips on the motherboard.
The rear case's plastic construction will no doubt aid in wireless reception. Using plastic allowed Samsung to bypass the creative measures used by Apple's iPad designers to aid in signal transmission.
You can actually separate the side casing from the white 'base' with EMI shielding. No screws there, just pry and it pops off. The plastic clips are pretty durable, actually. They survived being pried by a screwdriver (I did it like field-stripping a rifle, no mercy to cosmetics...heh)
Nearly half of the Galaxy Tab's real estate is engulfed by the battery.
The battery is secured to the rear panel by a single Phillips screw.
Disconnecting the battery requires prying the battery connector out of its socket on the motherboard.
The 3.7V Li-Ion battery inside the Galaxy Tab lists a capacity of 14.8 Watt-hours or 4000 mAh.
Samsung claims that the battery provides enough juice to watch seven hours of movies.
Weighing in at 81 grams, the Galaxy Tab's battery is about 55% the weight and 60% the capacity of the iPad's hulk of a battery.
As highlighted in the third picture, the Galaxy Tab's battery is approximately half the size of the iPad's battery.
The rear-facing camera connector is pried up from its socket on the motherboard with the edge of an opening tool.
Say goodbye to the rear-facing camera...
Removing the motherboard requires disconnecting several connectors:
Headphone jack/microphone cable
Volume control cable
Touchscreen cable
Control button LED cable
Display data cable
The motherboard is secured the rear panel by seven Phillips screws.
Removing the motherboard requires lifting it away from the rear panel.
The front facing camera easily separates from the motherboard assembly.
Let's lift that ugly EMI shield so we can take a peek at the Galaxy Tab's circuitry.
Let's examine the lineup:
SanDisk SDIN4C2-16G (MLC NAND Flash 16 GB)
Maxim 8998 (Power Management IC)
Samsung S5PC110A01 + Samsung KB100D100YM (1GHz Hummingbird Multimedia Applications Processor + 8 Gb of MLC Flex OneNAND, 1 Gb of OneDRAM, and 3 Gb of mobile DDR).
Infineon PM9801 (X-GOLD 616 HSDPA/HSUPA/EDGE Modem Solution)
Wolfson Microelectronics WM8994 (Audio Codec)
Infineon PMB5703 (RF Transceiver)
Back side of the motherboard.
Chip lineup continued:
Broadcom BCM4329 (Bluetooth/FM/WLAN receiver)
STMicroelectronics L3G4200D (Gyroscope)
ATMEL MXT224 (touchscreen controller)
Broadcom BCM4751 (GPS receiver)
Two loudspeakers near the dock connector provide on-board audio for the Galaxy Tab.
So what makes the Samsung Galaxy Tab a true iPad competitor? The answer lies in the processor.
The Galaxy Tab is powered by the Samsung S5PC110A01 Multimedia Applications Processor.
Much like the iPad's A4 processor, the 1 GHz Hummingbird processor is an ARM processor featuring package-on-package construction to improve the speed and efficiency of internal processes.
Samsung takes advantage of the Package-on-Package architecture by embedding 8Gb of MLC Flex OneNAND, 1 Gb of OneDRAM and 3Gb of Mobile DDR into the processor.
The iPad's A4 processor embeds two layers of RAM (Samsung K4X1G323PE) into the processor's three layers.
One Phillips screw secures the headphone jack/microphone assembly to the rear panel.
After lifting it off some adhesive, it can be removed from the Galaxy Tab.
Luckily, the headphone jack is completely separate from the motherboard, making replacement trivial if you happen to break it when you drop your Galaxy Tab with the headphones plugged in.
After prying it up from the chassis and unlocking the ZIF socket, the display data interconnect cable can be removed from the front panel assembly.
Unfortunately, a fair amount of heat is required to remove the front panel.
After a few blasts with a heat gun and some nervous prying, the front panel can be separated from the chassis.
The digitizer element was produced by Atmel and is bonded to a Corning Gorilla Glass front panel.
The screen on the Galaxy Tab is a Super TFT LCD, allowing for better image quality and viewing angle than a typical LCD.
Although the resolution of the Galaxy Tab's screen (1024x600) is less than the resolution of the iPad (1024 x 768), the Galaxy Tab has a more pixels-per-inch (169 for Galaxy Tab vs 132 for the iPad).
169 ppi is nice, but nowhere near dense enough for us. We vastly prefer the iPhone 4's 326 ppi retina display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Repairability: 6 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair)
All of the components are accessible without soldering.
The battery is user-replaceable.
Tri-wing screws were used to deter would-be repairers, but can be easily thwarted with one of iFixit's bit driver kits.
A heat gun is required to access the LCD.
Getting the Galaxy Tab open is quite a chore; plastic opening tools alone are not enough to do the trick.
Much like its competitor, the iPad 3G, the Samsung Galaxy Tab didn't stand a chance against iFixit's crafty handywork.
That's it! Thanks again to Richard Lai @ Engadget for getting us the hardware.
Just a Quick Question:
The Camera seems easy to remove. Is it a Standard Camera Module that can be SWAPPED for a higher Mega Pixel Version that can be sourced readily? This VERY Poor camera seems to be holding the Tab Back!
Did you actually take the chip stack apart to confirm that there is 4tb (512MB) total RAM? If you look at the kernel log output from dmesg the Galaxy Tab reports 640MB total RAM which would be 5tb. It is also listed as having 640MB RAM on some spec sheets, for example T-Mobile.
Great article, I always like seeing what is inside all of devices but don't wanna tear apart my own. I want a tablet and I think the Tab is the one I am going with. I work at DISH Network and already use the DISH Remote Access app to watch live streaming content on my G2. Think how it will look on a bigger screen. Check out DISH.com for more information.
Hi guys m looking to buy the galaxy tab. but for ma car. i hate the nowadays touch screen and GUI for in car entertainment. M thinking of buying the G Tab and looking to dismantle the camera that is there at the back use that camera as a reverse in camera. so wht i need is to remove it and assemble it on the back of my car near ma number plate. can any body help as to how to do it!?
This is Galaxy tab 10 teardown from Taiwan http://www.wretch.cc/blog/KisPlay/185340..., FYI
The Galaxy Tab is really easy to disassemble because it's so big and friendly. No mess. My Galaxy Tab from Singapore doesn't appear to have vulnerable mic and display connectors, everything is flush to the chassis and metal-reinforced. Foolproof.
It did however have a faulty "Made in China" early-version battery but the problem of going from 70% charge to 1% is easily solved - just take out the battery connector and reconnect it. Great 'little' device.
I ripped out the white packaging on the battery and poked some small vent holes in the back casing too as there was some gas building up. Scary, and caused a bit of overheating. Temperatures dropped after the mod.
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a big thanks to your website and specially the pictures about changing battery on GALAXY TAB 7.0 P 1000 SAMSUNG !!!
i could changed my battery and so with yours tools that i bought too , i RE start for 2 years more , sure ......have a good day !
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I just want to replace the digitizer because it is not working in some areas, do I have to take of the battery and all else or can I just unglue it after opening the tab? is it glue or tape between screen and digitizer?
Yes. Residual power may be present powering the lcd. Plus you should not heat the battery
Thank you for the detailed repair guide! Here is a site with a great price on a brand new replacement battery (Under $20):
The repair only takes about 20 minutes. Thanks!
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An important piece of American piano history
To the Editor:
Thank you so much for publishing the nice article and photo from the Melville Clark Apollo Player Piano factory. I really appreciate it and hope that it might still bring some more information from this very important piece of American piano history.
Katie (Dahlstrom) did a nice job and it was a pleasure to talk with her.
After I sent the article to some friends, my local piano refinisher, who recently finished my Apollo told me that when he was a kid, he used to deliver the Daily Chronicle. His father was an executive with the Wurlitzer company, which used that building after Melville Clark died in late 1918.
Thanks again so much.
Jere DeBacker
Thanks for supporting youth volunteer fair
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The DeKalb County KEYS Initiative and the Kishwaukee United Way thank the following organizations for participating in the third annual Care or Be Square Youth and Family Volunteer Fair on April 8.
DeKalb School District, Sycamore School District, Kishwaukee Education Consortium and St. Mary School in DeKalb for allowing us to speak with students about the fair. DeKalb Fire Department, DeKalb Police Department, DeKalb School District and Northern Illinois University Athletics for sending volunteer mentors. American Red Cross, DeKalb AYSO, Barb Food Mart, Big Brothers – Big Sisters, DCP/SAFE, DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center, DeKalb County Community Gardens, DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau, DeKalb Public Library, Girl Scouts, Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Kish Fest, Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association, Midwest Museum, Oak Crest, Penguin Project, TAILS, VAC, Youth Engaged in Philanthropy and Youth Outlook for sharing volunteer information with youth and families. A deep appreciation goes out to these organizations for intentionally involving youth in their volunteer opportunities.
We also want to express our thanks to DCP/SAFE and the DeKalb Township Committee on Youth for their generous financial support allowing us fair incentives and marketing support. Lastly, we thank the youth and parents who took the time to come learn about local volunteer opportunities. Youth volunteerism is a win-win for our communities. Nonprofit organizations get help carrying out their mission, and youth gain experience and benefits that help prepare them for their future.
According to teens, the benefits they receive from volunteering are: learning to respect others; learning to be helpful and kind; learning to understand people who are different from them; developing leadership skills, becoming more patient, and gaining better understanding of good citizenship. In addition, research has shown that youth who volunteer are more likely to do well in school, graduate, vote and be philanthropic and less likely to abuse drugs, alcohol, cigarettes or engage in destructive behavior. It is inspiring to see so many organizations who embrace the notion that raising successful kids takes more than just a single family or school; it takes an entire community!
Mary Hess
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Having shaken off its steel town reputation, NSW Premier Mike Baird has vowed to transform Newcastle into the "jewel of the Asia Pacific".
Mr Baird has revealed a consortium comprising Hastings Funds Management and China Merchants won the 98-year lease on the Port of Newcastle, earning $1.75 billion for the state.
Of that amount, $1.5 billion will be re-invested into the state's roads, schools and hospitals.
Mr Baird said $340 million from the proceeds would be used for the revitalisation of the Newcastle city centre.
"It reflects a momentous result," Mr Baird said.
"It certainly puts the state and Newcastle on track for future prosperity."
But the government could not say when it will receive the money and over what period of the 98-year lease.
The Port of Newcastle is the world's largest coal port, exporting 41 per cent of Australia's coal.
The city is now going to receive much needed urban renewal, the premier said.
"It is going to be renewed. It is going to be the jewel of the Asia Pacific," he said.
Mr Baird said the state "has much more financial flexibility to invest in the infrastructure that we need across NSW that we didn't have before today.
"There's obviously more announcements to come but the firepower of NSW just got stronger."
The sale follows the long-term leases of Port Botany and Port Kembla in 2013, which together raised $5.07 billion.
The proceeds from the sale will boost the government's dedicated infrastructure fund, Restart NSW, to almost $7 billion.
Treasurer Andrew Constance said the sale was a strong endorsement of the mining industry in the Hunter region, a traditional Labor stronghold.
But Opposition Leader John Robertson said the region is being short changed in the deal with only $340 million, about 20 per cent of the total proceeds, going back.
"The new premier must explain to the people of the Hunter why the full proceeds are not remaining in their hands," he said in a statement.
"Mike Baird is completely out of touch with the Hunter."


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I have had a heck of a time nursing and I will try to make the back story short...
Shiloh is my 4th baby. I have a ten year old and twin 5 year olds.
My 10 year old had a weak suck at the start, and I pumped and bottle fed, supplemented, used an SNS and eventually was able to exclusively breastfeed her by 3 months of age. I nursed her until she was 14.5 months old. She had very few bottles.
My twins were born 9 weeks premature, and I pumped every 3 hours around the clock to establish supply and provide milk for them in the NICU. When they came home at 4 weeks of age, we gradually weaned them from the supplements and I went on to nurse them for 16.5 months. They also had a few bottles a day with a nanny.
Shiloh was born at 38 weeks and seemed to take to nursing right away. But then she lost a pound and got dehydrated and was readmitted to the hospital at 3 days for jaundice and dehydration. She was there for 3 days. I was pumping during that time, trying to get my milk to come in faster - it came in on the 5th day. We came home and exclusively nursed.
Nursing was always a challenge. She did not like to wait for my letdown and the more she fussed, the longer letdown took. She constantly popped on and off of the breast. She would fuss and cry and nursing sessions always ended when I was too frustrated to continue.
She started daycare at 3 months and took 2-3 bottles of breast milk a day there without issue during the day.
The nursing kept getting worse and worse and I kept having LC visits, but nothing was helping. One LC told me she was just a "difficult nurser". We kept trying.
Then I learned about lip tie and it looked like Shiloh had one. We spent a month looking for someone to help us with it, and finally drove 1.5 hours to Seattle to have it looked at.
During that visit, she was deemed to have a weak suck, a strong gag reflex, no movement at the back of her tongue, a posterior tongue tie and a lip tie. The tongue and lip ties were severed (she was 4.5 months old at this point). We were told to switch to Dr. Brown's preemie bottles to help strengthen her suck, and follow up with a speech language pathologist (SLP) for mouth exercises, as well as a cranial sacral therapist (CST) to help her start using the muscles needed to nurse properly.
At first, nursing seemed better. But then, over time, it started getting worse. And worse. And now it's really, really bad.
We are doing OT for her mouth. We have a Nuk brush (a little rubber tool with a nubby end) that we use to help desensitize her gag reflex. It has worked well - she used to just gag when it went in her mouth at all, now we can roll it down the insides of her cheek, down her tongue and up the roof of her mouth with no gagging.
The CST said she could feel Shiloh nursing as if she is "sucking on a straw" which is the perfect description. She does not want my nipple in her mouth much at all - she sucks right on the tip. She pushes against me with her arms to make sure she doesn't get much in her mouth. She nurses through letdown and not much past that since she can't suck effectively at all.
The CST also said she could feel Shiloh start to relax and use the back muscles of her mouth to nurse properly, but as soon as that would happen, she'd tense up and push me away and get back to her straw sucking.
It has gotten so bad that it's a battle of pushing and arms flailing and she wants to nurse every hour or so since she gets so little each time. I am losing my mind.
Here is where we are at now:
(1) I think the Dr. Brown's bottles have made it worse. It has such a narrow nipple, I could see how she could learn to "straw suck" off of it. I checked out every bottle nipple at the store last night and chose a Playtex Nurser as it looks the most like my own nipple and I think it could help her re-learn how to do this.
(2) I am going to try to swaddle her and pin her arms down to see if that will help. I tried it once this morning and she didn't cry or refuse to nurse, but she got very rigid and was arching her back to pull as far from my nipple as she could.
(3) We had been doing the mouth exercises at least 20 minutes before a meal (at the SLP's recommendation) but the CST said to try to do it RIGHT before I nurse her, to try to "trick" her in a sense - she CAN take the Nuk brush in her mouth, so there's no reason she can't take my nipple. Perhaps if the Nuk brush comes right before, she will be more accepting of the nipple as the sensation will be fresh in her mind.
I don't know what else to do. She's pushing me away, slipping off, turning away constantly... she doesn't cry when she nurses - she WANTS to nurse - but the act itself is a struggle and it's frustrating. Sometimes I just cry as I fight with her over it all.
I just really, really need ideas and help. We have been through so much to get this far and I have no intention of giving up now. But I don't know how to fix this. I have tried everything the LCs, doctors and specialists have told me and I'm getting nowhere.


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Kate Zidar, executive director of the Newtown Creek Alliance, said that the storm Monday night overwhelmed the streets of Greenpoint, flooding homes and companies in the area. Some locations along the Newtown Creek in Queens, according to Zidar, such as Ridgewood and Dutch Kills also experienced flooding.
While Zidar said the worst is over and flooding is going down, there are still many lingering questions about what the coming days will bring for the area. "At the end of the storm, my question is what is the plan for Newtown Creek?" Zidar said. "We're at the table ready to work with anyone who wants to work on this."
As for now, Zidar said the alliance is doing all they can to help out businesses and residents affected in the designated areas. "I am looking for a company that did not experience flooding in Greenpoint last night, and I have not found one," she said.
Along Manhattan Ave., residents said water came close to four feet above the sidewalk, with high problem areas at Java Street and McGuinness Boulevard. Sewers were also backed up, and locals were seen pumping water and more from their basements (pictured left). One man who lives on McGuinness Blvd. at Java Street said the water pooled on his corner and it was coming from all sides. That spot is almost six blocks from the creek, but just a block from the water treatment plant and is a low point in Greenpoint. He was pumping more than four feet of water from his basement Tuesday afternoon.
Williamsburg also experienced some of the flooding.
Though currently dry, Williamsburg resident Chelsea Arnold said her apartment on Kent Street had experienced heavy flooding on the lower level as of Monday night and was currently in the clean-up process today. "I just stayed inside and tried to wait it out," said Arnold, whose work was canceled due to the bad weather.
In addition to flooding, Arnold said various areas lost power in both Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Though Arnold said she was worried Con-Ed was going to cut her services, she admitted "we got lucky."
On Friday, representatives from the Newtown Creek Alliance said that not enough is being done. They released a statement stating, in part "... The industrial zone along the creek is home to dozens of brownfield sites, toxic release inventory sites, state superfund sites and known groundwater plumes of oil and solvents. The creek itself is a Federal Superfund site currently being extensively sampled and analyzed by consultants working with the EPA.
The hard truth is we don't fully understand nor are we fully prepared for the area-wide effects of flooding on contaminated sites and sites that store hazardous materials. This is true for Newtown Creek, and it is true for other Significant Maritime Industrial Areas throughout the city. After the flood, we observed oil sheens in the street and on the water, plus lots of gloopy material left behind in the flood plain. Gas stations, fuel depots, oil-based heating systems and parked vehicles were flooded. How can we even begin to attribute an oil sheen to its source?
Staff from EWVIDCO and the Maspeth Industrial Business Association put boots on the ground to check in with their waterfront business partners, providing support on accessing FEMA and filing insurance claims. Questions surrounding how to handle murky floodwaters were answered Thursday afternoon, when Governor Cuomo and then the NYC Department of Environmental Protection announced that regulations restricting water discharges would be temporarily suspended, allowing folks to pump out floodwater back to the creek. The NYSDEC and NYSDOH provided links about recovery from flooding and spill.
It's simply not enough. We need to hear from our local EPA team that they are on the job and are looking at the composition of the floodwater and residue. We need to know what DEC Spill Response learned this week. We need to hear from waterfront businesses exactly where and how the flood moved. We need the message from our elected officials that Newtown Creek is an important resource that provides essential services in this city, and that the environmental vulnerability that we saw here during Sandy will be addressed. This is our backyard.
Never have environmental, economic and equity concerns been so clearly aligned for Newtown Creek and New York City. It will take equal parts planning, investment and leadership to better prepare for extreme weather and storm surge on Newtown Creek."


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Dolphin Christmas Opening
When your checking out the website for Christmas looking to get that someone special the perfect present or treating yourself and spending that Christmas cash then please note when we will be open and what days we are shipping and delivering to make sure that you don\'t miss out.
Please note that although we will be processing orders and shipping out on the 29th and 30th of December we will be running a slightly reduced service and as such only able to answer limited queries predominantly to do with the whereabouts of orders and other order queries. If you would like product information during this period then please e-mail and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
From our previous experience make sure if you are getting some equipment that you get all the cables you need as well as there is not a lot worse than not being able to play with your new toy once you have got it!
Please also note that some of our suppliers will be closed at different times to us and as such we may not be able to answer all of your queries.
Aside from that Dolphin Music wishes all of our customers a very Happy Christmas.
Dolphin Music will be closed on the following days over the Christmas Period aside from weekends and Bank Holidays:
Friday 24th December & Friday 31st December.
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How and When Do I Apply For Financial Aid?
Incoming PA students starting in Fall 2019 are encouraged to apply for financial aid as soon as possible. The 2019-20 FAFSA will be available in early October 2018. You do not have to be accepted to begin the financial aid process. The 2019-20 FAFSA is based on your 2017 income information.
The FAFSA is available on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The school code for Emory is 001564.
The deadline to submit your financial aid documents is February 15, 2019 for incoming students. This is a target date and not a cut-off date, but students who complete their financial aid file later may miss out on some institutional funds. The deadline for returning students is May 1, 2019.
What Happens After I Apply For Financial Aid?
Once the university Office of Financial Aid receives your FAFSA information, they will begin to send you e-mails to let you know if other documents are required. About a third of all applicants will be asked to submit documentation of their income. Please respond promptly, but don't submit your tax documents if the Office of Financial Aid does not request them. Your financial aid file will be considered incomplete until all documents requested have been received.
How Will I Know What Kind of Financial Aid I'm Awarded?
The Office of Financial Aid will review applications and begin sending award letters to incoming students in May 2019. The award letters will be electronic and will not be sent in hardcopy. Award letters for returning students will be sent out in June 2019.
By the time you are awarded, you will have access to Emory's student information system OPUS. You will be able to review and accept your awards on-line, and you will be given instructions to complete promissory notes for any student loans that you accept.
The Office of Financial Aid will send you another award letter for Summer 2020 sometime during the preceding semester. You do not need to complete a separate application because your eligibility will be based on your 2019-20 FAFSA.


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Image rights: Courtesy of the artist and Morgan Lehman Gallery.
A former urban planner, David S. Allee is a photographer of misfit landscape and architecture. "I'm drawn to photograph places that seem unguided by traditional issues of planning or architecture and seem to have been formed by accident," he says. Allee has created thematic series featuring expanses of parking lots, stadiums, and urban construction. One of his better-known series is "Cross Lands," (2006) which explores constructed spaces that serve multiple uses, such as rooftop parking lots and highway billboards. Allee also plays with the technical processes of photography to create illusions of light in his compositions; examples include using long exposure times near artificial lighting at night so that the scene appears brightly illuminated, or using high shutter speeds in daytime to create the impression of dark skies.
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We follow the "two is better than one" rule pretty strictly (think: scoops of ice cream, new shoes, and happy hour specials) and this lip balm is no exception. Packaged perfectly in pairs, these Tinted Lip Treats are double the fun. Stash them in your desk at work, toss one in your bag, leave another on your vanity—your lips deserve to look good no matter what point you're at in your busy-but-fabulous day.
I bought this lip balm in sheer burgundy . While the color looks dark in the tube it goes on sheer and feels great and moisturizing on the lips. The color is very similar to my "Black Honey" from another cosmetic brand. However, this product is way more moisturizing and lasts slightly longer than the "Black Honey". Not to mention, you get 2 tubes for your purchase. Nice deal and nice addition to my lip balms. One of the better tinted balms I have ever used.5
This is a wonderful combination of moisturizing lip wear and beautiful long lasting color. I bought the sheer-wine color (because I have a similar shade "Dark Honey" from Clinique) - the color is darker than I expected. It looks good for Fall, but is not as sheer as I anticipated. Nonetheless, I recommend for an everyday wear that treats your lips to moisture with a tint of color.4
I got this product in burgundy sheer and I practically wear it as a lipstick. I've noticed more moisturized lips longer when I use this product and have received a lot of compliments on the color. Perfect size to keep in a purse or backpack. And since it's a 2 pack, I don't have to remember to switch it between bags, which is how I usually lose my balms :(5
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Legendary rock guitarist Slash believes rock 'n' roll music, at least commercially, is a double-edged sword.
"I love the fact that rock is in a place where it's sort of an 'us against them.' The music industry has become, I think, its most superficial and most material it's ever been," said the 49-year-old artist, known for his memorable stints with Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver.
"A lot of rock played on radio I'm not a fan of, and what's considered younger bands who are being played is sort of hit-and-miss. The thing that's lacking is the attitude of what rock 'n' roll has meant to me. It's a sign of the times; it's not to be a negative on any individual band. I'm recognizing it's not the sort of spirit and rebellion and freedom of what rock 'n' roll means to me and the anti-establishment aspect of it. It's just sort of been … watered down at this point."
Slash, whose real name is Saul Hudson, is slated to rock Pechanga Theater in Temecula, featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators on Saturday. The rockers also will perform at three venues in West Hollywood in September.
The tour, when they're not performing on a nationwide tour with legendary Boston rock act Aerosmith, is in part a preview of their album "World on Fire," Slash's third solo album and second studio album featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, which is set for release on Sept. 15.
Slash said the shows without Aerosmith, like the ones at Pechanga and West Hollywood, are definitely different.
"When we do the Aerosmith shows, it's like a one-two punch. We have to pick out what people are most familiar with. We're only up there an hour. We can't just start playing or experimenting," said Slash. "When we play our own shows, we change a bunch of songs around every night. We do mostly our stuff, to tell you the truth."
While there are fan favorites from his time as a member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Guns N' Roses as well as hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver and even his own Slash's Snakepit, Slash noted, "We have such a big repertoire to pull from" that each crowd rarely ever sees the same set.
Elaborating on his thoughts about today's rock 'n' roll and music in general, Slash said most of it doesn't get into deeper subject matter.
"There is a lot of social issues and whatnot and political issues that definitely warrant a statement, but that kind of frame of mind or point of view doesn't exist too much in commercial music," Slash said.
"Underground and below the radar, there's all kinds of cool stuff. But I don't think that sort of really independent thinking necessarily works in tandem with the big picture of commercial radio at this point. I think there would need to be a huge revolution for that to work. By that time, it will come a little bit too late."
Slash said he is enjoying being sober but has no regrets for his time spent being wasted on drugs and alcohol, which he wrote about in his autobiography, "Slash."
"Just to be honest, there was great times going on in all that stuff," he said. "But all good things eventually have to come to an end. I just got bored and tired of the whole thing. I basically depended on all these things. To me, it was embarrassing. I would have to do this or have to do that to function for the day. Eventually, I just go to a point where I was done with that. I've never had a reason to go back."


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McIlroy, Woods struggle in Abu Dhabi while Donaldson has early clubhouse lead
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Unheralded Jamie Donaldson outshone struggling Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in shooting an opening-round 5-under 67 for the early clubhouse lead on Thursday.
McIlroy, playing with new clubs following his multimillion dollar sponsorship deal with Nike, finished with a 3-over 75 and risks missing the cut. He repeatedly missed fairways including a shot on his 12th that hit a tree and ended up in a car park and led to one of his two double-bogeys. He also putted poorly, missing a par putt on his 17th and a birdie putt on the 18th.
Woods, meanwhile, finished even par after a rollercoaster round. He had four birdies to go along with four bogeys and ended his round by three-putting his 18th for a bogey.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Purchasing and Downloads/Updates FAQ
Does Tomes of Mephistopheles have a DRM solution?
No, the game is DRM-free.
Why does Tomes of Mephistopheles have a download limit?
Unlike some independent games, we are aiming at a AAA level of content. This increases our costs for downloads. Content delivery networks cost a lot and as the game will grow in size, so will our bills. So to keep things affordable, we have this in place.
How will I get alpha updates if I exceed my download limit?
The updates will be provided as separate downloads. Each of the update files will have its own download limit. Please use the resources wisely, don't waste bandwidth.
Why do I need to create yet another account if I want to buy ToM directly from you? I am afraid hackers will steal my financial information.
Only valid e-mail and your name is required to register. You need to create an account in our e-Shoppe to prevent anyone else from downloading your games and so we can reach you over e-mail to let you know about new updates and patches. We do not ask for or store your credit/debit card information. All transactions are handled by PayPal or Dwolla once you press the CheckOut button. Our e-Shoppe is also secured by SSL so even your e-mail is pretty safe.
Game FAQ
Will there be multiplayer? What game modes?
Yes. Players can take their characters to or from singleplayer to multiplayer, back and forth at any time. Multiplayer servers can allow co-op for questing/building, PvP, or both at once for clan warfare.
Why are melee attacks slow/delayed? Combat was advertised as fast paced and fluid.
Player melee attacks are still early in development. We will be updating the melee attack mechanic to allow the player to charge or ready each swing, then release to get a more precise well placed attack. We're also keeping in mind that the player will want an intuitive way of choosing which type of attack he/she performs and control of which way the weapon swings.
Will there be ranged weapons such as crossbows or thrown knives/axes?
Yes. Spells are currently the only ranged weapons but we do plan to add more options for ranged players.
Skeletons are too slow. Are you adding harder AI?
Skeletons are a weak enemy, there will be more powerful versions later that don't rely on melee attacks, as well as faster enemies that you'll have a hard time keeping distance from.
Will there be more environments than just one dungeon level?
There are major plans for multiple dungeon levels. The game will progressively get harder the deeper you go and the dungeon environment will change. You will be given the option of using bind points to respawn at, which may require some maintenance.
Will there be support for modding?
If we have enough support from the community for this feature we would surely like to add it. But what is planned that is a little related is that the player will be able to rebuild dungeon areas to their liking after blowing into an empty area with bombs or other means. That will allow players to essentially create their own dungeon, for in-game purposes such as a secret clan hall or a place to set up an encampment to bind to, but not to go as far as create an adventure with scripted and placed AI. Though, keep in mind, things could change. There is no solid answer on this as of yet.
Will there be crafting?
Yes. And it won't be tedious.
Will players be able to place torches or other lights?
It all depends on performance. If a player is rebuilding an area, there will be some torch placement, but lighting takes a lot of overhead, so we can't allow the player to go crazy with lights.
Will there be fog of war on the map?
Yes. We will add fog of war so you can't see where you haven't been.


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KathrynB needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 46 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
we are a start up selling SEM solutions to large companies. we just hit our first $!Million month and our ceo wants to give every employee a nice limited edition shirt to mark it. We want something special, a really cool upscale looking emblem to use and we will stitch it onto the front and possibly blow up bigger on the back. We are a pretty creative company that has done great things with few resources and our CEO likes initiative, creativity, boldness, etc.
Employees. This is to give them something special to remember all of their hard work and achievement. we want it to be special and seem like a reward. hope this is enough information...
A crest, or logo to be used both at a small scale (about 2 inches?) and which can be blown up bigger. We want to use our company logo graphic in the center, and have the words "KENSHOO Million Dollar Milestone" (or KENSHOO $1Millioin Milestone") or "KENSHOO Million Dollar Club" around it or above/below it. I am attaching a few examples of how it could look, and our style sheet/logo.
We want to use our coroporate colors, but would also like an additional color that would work with our green. A blue, or even a gold, if that works. We are looking for ideas. We want something pretty upscale looking but interesting
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Aquile Sings 'Your Song' on to Team Christina on 'The Voice'
Up next on 'The Voice,' we were introduced to Aquile, a 24-year-old from San Diego. Needless to say, his backstory was one for the books.
"I grew up in Wyoming, in mostly a white community of 3,000 people. I am biracial, I have a lot of people that love me and people that have their own opinions of me," he said in his intro. "When I was 19, I was punched in the jaw and had it wired shut for 16 weeks." But never fear, because this talented guy "played a couple of gigs with my mouth wired shut." Reminiscent of Kanye West, much? "It'd be validation that all of this struggle was worth it," he said of his hopes on being on 'The Voice.'
And with his smooth performance of Elton John's beautiful 'Your Song,' there were two quick turn-arounds from Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine, who later called Blake Shelton a "dumb dumb" for not turning his chair around. Cee Lo Green, of course, turned his chair around at the last second.
While Levine took his time explaining to Aquile why he thought he should pick him as a coach, Xtina slammed her head on her buzzer, clearly exhausted from having to wait too long for Levine to talk.
Once he was through, Aguilera said quite the gem: "I kind of want a private performance from you, honestly." Perrhaps that's why he chose Christina as his coach; her second pick up of the day.


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Death of a Colleague in SudanWalter Braunohler, Public Diplomacy Officer
Washington, DC
January 3, 2008
Walter Braunohler is a public diplomacy officer at the U.S. embassy in Khartoum, Sudan.
My wife and I woke up on New Year's Day at 4:00 AM to the news that two of our colleagues at USAID had been attacked in a neighborhood near ours in Khartoum. Over the next few hours, the Embassy vaulted into crisis mode. Facts and rumors swirled as we attempted to make sense of what had happened.
We learned that John Granville, 33, an American officer, and Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, 39, a locally employed Sudanese national, had been shot. Abdelrahman died at the scene. John was immediately taken to the hospital. After hours of surgery, where volunteers from the Embassy stood by to give blood, John succumbed to his injuries and passed away. Both John and Abdelrahman died serving the common interests of the U.S. and the Sudan in bringing peace and stability to a country that has long been wracked by violence and conflict.
The entire U.S. mission in Sudan is in a state of shock over the deaths of John and Abdelrahman. John worked on the Democracy & Governance team with USAID – just last week, I worked with him on a reporting cable about the role of radio in Sudan's political future, one of John's areas of expertise.
The Embassy is working closely with local authorities on investigating the tragic events of New Year's Day here in Khartoum. It's our hope that we will have some more answers soon.
Khartoum is designated as a danger post in the Foreign Service with an unfortunate history of deaths in the line of duty. In 1973, Ambassador Cleo Noel Jr. and Deputy Chief of Mission George Curtis Moore were killed by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September. In 1981, a USAID employee was killed in a car accident.
MJ in New York writes:
The lives of these individuals, working for peace in our world, shall not be forgotten. To honor their lives, we must do what we can, each and every one of us, to work toward peace in whatever capacity we can. That is what John would want and I am sure that is what Abdelrahmen would want. I hope that my sincerest sympathy might reach Abdelrahmen's family via this posting as I have no other was to share it. May the great spirit and beauty of the lives of both John and Abdelrahmen live on in us in our renewed efforts to promote peace.
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Michael in New York writes:
THANK YOU, John Granville, and Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, for your dedication to making Sudan a better place. Even though Sudan right now is dangerous and they knew their lives were in danger, they did not give up on the mission in Sudan.
I do not pity them, I envy them. Because of the life of sacrifice for the people they did; both American and Sudanese. Let us not mourn their deaths but praise their lives. Thank you.
Posted on Tue Jan 08, 2008
Ralph in Greece writes:
My sincerest condolences to the families of the two individuals killed in this senseless attack. God speed to the investigators who hopefully can bring these murderers to justice.
Posted on Fri Jan 04, 2008
Joe in Tennessee writes:
It is always a sad situation when those who help are taken from the world. While many of us have served in a more offensive nature to defend and protect, those who SERVE in such a capacity to leave themselves open to attack while Aiding those who have no representation in their countries beyond what food may be available by those providing it are as much American Hero's as any soldier anywhere in the world. Perhaps more so as they do it with only one intent: TO HELP without intent of personal profit.
May God bless their souls and bring peace to their families in knowing they were Heroes of Democracy and provided hope where there was none.
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WELLESLEY, Mass. — A suburban Boston community college has established a scholarship in memory of a marathon bombing victim.
MassBay Community College announced Wednesday that the scholarship would go to a business major from Massachusetts in honor of Krystle Campbell.
The 29-year-old earned a degree in business administration from the Wellesley school in 2005.
The Medford native and Arlington resident was one of three people killed by the April 15 bombings at the marathon's finish line. She was there to watch a friend run.
Candidates must be carrying a full course load, and must submit an essay about resiliency, making a difference, generosity of spirit, or overcoming obstacles to achieve a goal.
President John O'Donnell says the school "lost one of our own on that horrific day."


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Dig out the bathing suits and grab your friends. The 2013 Olcott Lions Club "Swim for Sight" at Krull Park in Olcott Beach is just around the corner.
On Sunday, March 3, the event will kick off on the shores of this lakeside hamlet with a festive tailgate party starting at 10 a.m.
Now in its 44th year, this happening has become a Western New York tradition, with swimmers of all ages plunging into Lake Ontario near the season's end of winter for a good cause.
The Olcott Lions describe the affair as similar to a walkathon, where willing, call them daring, participants raise contributions to benefit Olcott Lions programs and receive awards based on contribution levels. But the event itself is also a late-winter outdoor partying favorite, and has been for many a Western New Yorker since its start in 1968. It's one of three winter lake swim spectacles held in the area - the others being out on Lake Erie and on Chautauqua Lake in the Southern Tier. And this year will likely be no different.
A minimum donation for a cool dip is $20, but the Olcott Lions are challenging entrants to contribute more. In fact, they are prepared to hand out prizes to all swimmers raising more than $100. Collecting more than $100 for the fundraiser not only grants a lucky swimmer "early access" to the beach, but also gets you a "Swim for Sight" hoodie. Those participants raising $250 will also receive a "Swim for Sight" jacket and those raising $500 or more earn a dinner gift certificate.
If you are interested in donating but not up for the roughly 30-degree plunge into Lake Ontario, you can still attend the event and receive a T-shirt with a minimum $20 donation. And remember, you are helping out a good cause.
The Olcott Lions have held this event for more than 40 years and raised thousands of dollars for several organizations. Those that have benefited from the Swim for Sight in the past include: Canine Helpers for the Handicapped, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Lions Blind and Charity Fund and several other Lions-affiliated organizations. Being a part of this history is both rewarding and fun.
The Lions advise all to arrive early for the event. Parking lots open at 10 a.m. and the tailgating gets under way soon after at Olcott Beach. At 11 a.m., mandatory swimmer registration gets under way; the outdoor partying continues and, by 1:45 p.m., the Polar Bear Queen Contest, always popular with onlookers, begins. Those participating will need to check in beforehand at the Lions Pavilion in Krull Park.
Swimmers age 18 and under will get their chance to swim before the general public at 1:50 p.m. This year, there are new rules for swimmers under 18, including mandatory written parental permission or parent accompaniment. Young children are not allowed to be carried by parents into the water or on the beach due to slippery and potentially rough conditions.
All other participants will be swimming starting at 2 p.m. in 15-minute intervals, with those who raised more than $100 having preferred access and first dibs to the beach. Swimmers are encouraged to wear family-friendly costumes to the event. Costumes sported in the past include: luau girls, clowns, leprechauns and many other unique and fun characters.
Swimmers are also reminded to bring sneakers, towels and blankets, dry clothes, a camera and have one helper on hand to accompany them on the beach. The weather is expected to be chilly and the water will likely be very icy with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees. Swimmer safety is always top priority for organizers, and all participants are advised to take extreme caution during the duration of the event.
For spectators, enjoy this event, but also be mindful of others. And remember area police will on the lookout for any troublemakers; don't drink and drive.
Refreshments will be available throughout Olcott Beach from a number of local vendors as well as area bars and restaurants. Not-for-profits selling food at the event include: the Newfane Lions chowder sale, Gasport Lions hot dog cart, Youngstown Lions Italian sausage, Newfane Lacrosse chicken barbecue and Lockport Robotics pork barbecue.
If you think you are brave enough to take this plunge, start your fundraising, because this event is just a week away - March 3. For more information about the event or if you are interested in volunteering to help with the swim, go to the Olcott Lions webpage for the event: http://www.olcottlions.org/swim.htm or send an email to [email protected].


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LONDON -- Director Danny Boyle has joined leading British arts figures urging a cash-strapped local authority not to sell off a valuable Henry Moore sculpture _ arguing it should be erected in London's Olympic Park instead.
"Draped Seated Woman" is owned by London's Tower Hamlets Council and stood for years on a public housing complex in the city's East End.
Last month the council announced plans to sell the bronze artwork to offset funding cuts. Estimates of its value range from 5 million pounds to 20 million pounds ($8 million to $32 million).
Tower Hamlets Mayor Luthur Rahman said the local authority faced a "stark choice" at a time of economic weakness and government austerity.
Moore, who died in 1986, is one of Britain's best-known 20th-century artists, and his curved, semi-abstract forms stand in public spaces around the world.
He sold "Draped Seated Woman" to the now-defunct London County Council in 1960 for a token price so it could enrich the lives of residents in a poor area.
During its years in the East End it became known locally as "Old Flo" and was regularly vandalized.
When the housing project was demolished in the late 1990s, the work was moved to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in northern England.
The proposal to sell it has sparked a campaign to return the artwork to east London, a vibrant but poverty-scarred area that hosted this summer's Olympic Games.
Boyle, artists Jeremy Deller and Rachel Whiteread, Tate galleries director Nicholas Serota and the sculptor's daughter Mary Moore are among signatories to a letter asking the council to reconsider.
Boyle, who won an Academy Award for "Slumdog Millionaire" and directed the opening ceremony of the Olympics, said Monday that the sculpture "defies all prejudice in people's minds about one of London's poorest boroughs."
"That alone makes it priceless to every resident," he said. "Let's put it in the Olympic Park alongside the Bradley Wiggins Bell" _ rung by the British cycling champion to mark the opening of the games.
The Museum of London also has offered to display the sculpture.
The council is due to decide on the work's fate on Wednesday.


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BERLIN (AP) — A new adaptation of writer Denis Diderot's 18th-century novel "The Nun" is making its debut at the Berlin film festival, featuring French star Isabelle Huppert as a convent's mother superior.
The movie, directed by Guillaume Nicloux, is one of 19 competing for the Berlin festival's top Golden Bear honor.
The story centers on a young woman, played by Belgian actress Pauline Etienne, forced by her family to enter a convent, where she suffers harassment.
Huppert's long list of credits includes "The Piano Player" and "Madame Bovary." She said ahead of the new film's premiere Sunday that her latest role offered the challenge of avoiding caricature.
"It was very easy to go behind the caricature," she said. "She's a superior mother, but she has nothing superior."


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Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks
STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed at ending Syria's two-year war.
Kerry said he has every expectation that both sides in the conflict, which has left more than 70,000 dead, will participate in an international conference to negotiate a peaceful transition in Syria. The conference, which Kerry said likely will be held in early June, is noteworthy because it will be endorsed by both the U.S. and Russia, which are on opposite sides of the Syrian conflict.
Speaking in Stockholm, the Swedish capital, the top American diplomat rejected suggestions that officials from Assad's regime will refuse to attend the conference. Earlier Tuesday, Syria's information minister said the regime wants more details about the proposed initiative before it decides whether to attend.
"If he decides not to come to the table it will be another one of President Assad's gross miscalculations. Now, I don't believe that that is the case at this moment," Kerry told reporters in Stockholm.
He added: "If President Assad decides to miscalculate again about that, as he has miscalculated about his own country's future over the course of the last years, it is clear the opposition will be receiving additional support, there will be additional efforts made and unfortunately the violence will not end."
Kerry did not specify what form that additional support might take.
The U.S. has committed to providing $510 million in humanitarian assistance to Syria. The White House is considering arming the opposition forces — and has already provided the Syrian rebels with some military equipment like body armor. But U.S. officials say no decision on arming the rebels will occur until the peace talks happen. They say the administration will gauge if the negotiations can plot a path toward a political transition and if the process fails, the U.S. could then resort to arming the rebels. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
President Barack Obama has said he does not foresee any circumstance where he would order U.S. ground troops into Syria, even as Washington pursues more evidence about the Assad regime's purported use of chemical weapons.
Kerry was in Stockholm on his way to a meeting of the eight-member Arctic Council in the city of Kiruna in northern Sweden. He said Assad's government already has provided names of potential negotiators to Russian officials — a strong signal that the regime is planning to attend the conference. Opposition officials also are planning to attend, Kerry said.
"I keep hearing some people suggest somehow that the process is moving away, not closer," Kerry said. "I just don't agree with that. Enormous plans are being laid."
He said the talks would focus on ensuring that all of Syria's people would be protected in a potential cease-fire.
"If Assad decides not to come, the world will see how empty his rhetoric is as well as his intent," Kerry said.
On another battle front, Kerry said Obama will "very shortly" announce how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014, when the White House has pledged to end the war more than a decade after invading.
Kerry would not hint how many troops would remain, but said they would continue to train and equip the Afghan army and fight against counterterror threats to ensure the country does not return to its days as a safe haven for violent extremists.
"I can guarantee you, it will be enough to get the mission accomplished that the president has defined," Kerry said.
Associated Press writers Bradley Klapper contributed to this report.
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When people ask us what car we would recommend for them, it's usually not easy to answer. To make a useful recommendation we must consider which of the numerous vehicle segments fits their needs best, and then choose one of the many vehicles offered in each segment. For some people, new cars don't meet their expectations of value, because they lose so much of it the moment they are purchased and driven off the dealer lot. For them, there's always the used-car market, where great deals can be found, but cars' histories of reliability and maintenance records – and perhaps that Certified Pre-Owned warranty – become ever-important factors playing into purchase choice.
To help out, Edmunds has done us the favor of assembling a list of the best used vehicles money can buy, covering model years 2006-2011, according to what it considers the most important criteria when shopping for used autos: reliability, safety, value and availability. That means unreliable, unsafe, super-expensive or limited-edition models don't appear on the list, but instead cars from each segment that are more likely to satisfy the general population.
There are some real goodies on the list, including but not limited to vehicles such as the capable Honda Fit, the cultish Honda Accord coupe (which can be had with a 240-horsepower V6 and a six-speed manual transmission some years), and the powerful Chevrolet Corvette. While Edmunds' choice of the Volvo C70 for best used convertible baffled us at first (not that it's a bad car), it redeemed itself by stating that the Mazda MX-5 still is an unofficial top choice if you don't require more than two seats.
Be sure to visit Edmunds to study its recommendations, each of which is accompanied by a short explanation of why it made the list, and check out our photo gallery of the 18 vehicles that made the list.
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By Susan C. Moeller / Senior Reporter
LYNDHURST (Dec. 16, 2010) —
Housing has been removed from the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission's
plan for land formerly controlled by EnCap Golf Holdings LLC. Numerous
other uses, including a solar farm and commerce center, have been
penciled in.
When EnCap failed to deliver on its controversial plans for the area,
it left behind a legal mess and contaminated, fallow property. But, it
also cleared the way for a fresh look on how to use the 1,400 acres that
stretch through four municipalities from Rutherford to Kearny.
Click the READ MORE link below for the complete story.
Click HERE for a map of the redevelopment area.
By W. L. Bill Allen, Jr. / New Jersey Sport/Action
RUTHERFORD (Dec. 16, 2010) —
Following a season in which the volleyball team from Rutherford High
School went a healthy 26-5 overall, with a near-perfect 13-1 mark in
conference combat, six members of the Lady Bulldogs contingent have
reaped some level of post-season plaudits.
Deborah Hong, Sara Pendleton and Grace Hong were all elected to the
All-New Jersey Interscholastic Conference/Colonial League-Division A
First Team by that conference's coaches conclave, while both Michelle
Kwak and Alexandra Paskas were seleceted for the All-League second
string and Samantha Polak was named to the All-NJIC/Colonial A Honorable
Mention list.
Photo courtesy of New Jersey Meadowlands Commission
LYNDHURST (Dec. 16, 2010) —
More than 100 seniors attended a Holiday Tea Dance at the New Jersey
Meadowlands Commission's Meadowlands Environment Center Sunday, Dec. 5.
The free event featured the music of the TR Touch Orchestra.
By John Soltes / Editor in Chief
RUTHERFORD (Dec. 13, 2010) —
Getting to Rutherford off Route 3 East just got a little tougher.
According to Detective Lt. Patrick Feliciano, the exit off the heavily
traveled highway that connects with Rutherford Avenue and Park Avenue
will be closed until Friday, Dec. 24.
(Dec. 10, 2010) — The
information below is compiled from local police blotters, as that
information is made available, and is not intended to give a full
description of every criminal incident in the local area.
NORTH ARLINGTON — A police
officer on patrol in the early morning hours of Nov. 25 observed a man
on the ground in front of a Ridge Road address. The man was attempting
to stand up and was bleeding from his face. The injured man told the
police officer that he had been approached by another man who started an
argument and then punched him in the face. The victim refused medical
treatment. The suspect is a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing
170 pounds, with a thick beard.
Click the READ MORE link below for the complete blotter.
LYNDHURST (Dec. 10, 2010) —
The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission released its annual report Monday,
Nov. 29. The document, required by state law, provides a snapshot of
the commission's activities and finances for the year.
An anticipated influx of federal money, in the form of a $10 million
grant awarded for the construction of a coordinated traffic signal
program throughout the region, is one highlight.
By Andrew Segedin / Reporter
MOONACHIE (Dec. 10, 2010) —
This week, in our effort to learn about local Turkish influence, we find
ourselves in a place we'd least expect: a pizzeria in Moonachie, owned
by a North Arlington resident.
As strange as it seems, it's all the more so to owner Hazar Karacay,
who, prior to opening Amalfi Pizzeria in Carlstadt six years ago, never
had any interest in owning a restaurant. Over the past few weeks,
Karacay has moved to a larger space on Moonachie Avenue and hopes to
integrate more of his personal background and culture while maintaining
his old customers and attracting new ones.
By Chris Neidenberg / Reporter
EAST RUTHERFORD (Dec. 10, 2010) —
In a direct jab at the East Rutherford Board of Education, the
Carlstadt-East Rutherford regional school board will petition the New
Jersey School Boards Association to support mandating all school
governing bodies disclose line item transfers to the public before they
are voted on.
At the regional board's Dec. 1 meeting, trustees supported President
Lawrence Bongiovanni's push to complain about the current law in the
association's delegate assembly.
By Kyle Orlowicz / Reporter
LYNDHURST (Dec. 10, 2010) —
With last month's retirement of three ranking Lyndhurst Police
officials, the township's municipal budget will see some relief from
public safety spending this year.
According to contracts obtained from the Lyndhurst clerk's office,
Deputy Chief Charles Giangeruso made more than $141,000 in salary last
year; while lieutenants Joseph Turner and James Chimento made $121,000
each. All three retired last month.
EAST RUTHERFORD (Dec. 10, 2010) —
Just like a real highway, the Information Superhighway can present
potentially hazardous obstacles to unsuspecting juveniles, an
investigator with the Bergen County Prosecutor's cybercrimes squad
warned parents.
The occasion was a 90-minute forum, "Safety on the Internet — A
Parent and Teacher's Guide," conducted by Detective Jett Angermeyer, a
member of the prosecutor's Computer Crimes Task Force. It was held in
Henry P. Becton Regional High School's auditorium, Nov. 18.
By Jennifer Vazquez / Reporter
TENAFLY (Dec. 10, 2010) —
People both locally and throughout the nation took part in World AIDS
Day Wednesday, Dec. 1, a day set aside to raise awareness for the
serious disease as well as offer tips to stop the spread of HIV. The
AIDS Outreach Program at Hackensack University Medical Center also
joined in by hosting a prevention-focused conference before an audience
of hundreds of high school students from Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson
counties. They were accompanied by teachers, school nurses and guidance
PISCATAWAY (Dec. 10, 2010) —
In a game that many contend should never have been played,
fourth-slotted St. Mary High School of Rutherford was shutout, 40-0, by
third-seeded St. Joseph High School of Hammonton in the state's first
ever Groups 1 and 2 combined championship clash on Friday night, Dec. 3,
at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway.
That result closed the Gaels' 2010 season at 7-4, while SJ-H ended at
11-1, as the Wildacts reaped their 20th title, by far the most in
NJSIAA history.
Click HERE for a complete photo essay from the game.
LYNDHURST (Dec. 10, 2010) —
Former New Jersey Assemblywoman Marcia Karrow will replace Robert
Ceberio as executive director of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission.
Ceberio will retire Dec. 31.
In addition to her experience in the Assembly, Karrow, from Raritan
Township, has served on environmental and affordable-housing task forces
for Gov. Chris Christie, according to officials at the NJMC.
NORTH ARLINGTON (Dec. 9, 2010) — All North Arlington public schools have closed early today, Dec. 9, due to a 21-inch water main break in Belleville. Students were dismissed at 11:15 a.m. More updates to come.
All residents of North Arlington have a boil water advisory. Currently, North Arlington residents are receiving water from Kearny. Because of the new influx through water pipes on Ridge Road, sediment will likely turn the water brown.
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CARLSTADT (Dec. 7, 2010) — A
Carlstadt businesswoman was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 30, and charged with
running a Ponzi scheme instead of a legitimate wholesale business from a
140 Grand Ave. address.
Jenifer Devine of Fair Lawn was charged in Federal Court with wire
fraud for allegedly defrauding investors of millions of dollars between
December 2008 and September of this year.
EAST RUTHERFORD (Dec. 6, 2010) — In an interview with The Leader,
the head of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New
Jersey recently offered faint hope that the Meadowlands Racetrack can be
saved, via the association's leasing it from the state, based on the
tone of a meeting involving himself and two key aides to Gov. Chris
The Leader / Staff Report
RUTHERFORD (Dec. 6, 2010) — A
61-year-old Rutherford resident was arrested Friday, Dec. 3 and charged
with endangering the welfare of a minor, specifically for possessing
child pornography, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
John D. Conforti, of Eastern Way, was released on his own
recognizance. Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said he was "using
the Internet to acquire child pornography."
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RUTHERFORD (Dec. 3, 2010) —
The old ShopRite building, located at 310 Union Ave. in Rutherford, has
been sold for $2.3 million, according to the real estate brokerage firm
involved in the deal. The vacant building has been a missing tooth in
the retail smile of Rutherford's West End section for some time. Locals
are hopeful that with new stores moving in, the western section of the
Borough of Trees will undergo a renaissance.
The Leader
resumed publishing this week. Newspapers should have been delivered
already or are in the process of being delivered to residents and
business owners in North Arlington, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, East
Rutherford, Carlstadt and Wallington. Plus, newsboxes in surrounding
towns will have this week's newspaper.
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worries. Read the entire issue, with advertising included, by clicking
on the image above or by clicking here. Be sure to check out our Holiday Gift Guide on Pages B2-B3.
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In 2002, Serial ATA (SATA) was introduced as the next step in ATA technology. SATA provides greater scalability, simpler installation, thinner cabling and faster performance (up to 3.0 GB/s). SATA also maintains backward compatibility with Parallel ATA drivers.The entire desktop market has started moving towards the SATA interface from the more traditional Parallel ATA interface.
The term SATA II has grown in popularity as the moniker for the SATA 3Gb/s data transfer rate, causing great confusion with customers because, quite simply, it's a misnomer.
The first step toward a better understanding of SATA is to know that SATA II is not the brand name for SATA's 3Gb/s data transfer rate, but the name of the organization formed to author the SATA specifications. The group has since changed names, to the Serial ATA International Organization, or SATA-IO.
The 3Gb/s capability is just one of many defined by the former SATA II committee, but because it is among the most prominent features, 3Gb/s has become synonymous with SATA II. Hence, the source of the confusion.
The foregoing is taken from the sata-io.org web site (Naming Guidelines).
In this review, we are going to compare the performance of a SATA II HDD with a SATA 1.0 HDD. For our tests, we used two Western Digital Hard Discs, the WD2500JS (SATA II) and the WD3000JD (SATA).
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Now that we have covered the specifications, let's move on to the HDTach
tests and their respective results...