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Supplier Code of Conduct
Google Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Google") are committed to ensuring that working conditions in its operations and in its supply chains are safe, that all workers are treated with respect and dignity and that business operations are environmentally responsible and conducted ethically. To that end, Google developed the following requirements for its suppliers (each a "Supplier") based on the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Code of Conduct ("EICC") and international standards such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as Google's values.
We will assess a Supplier's commitment to compliance with these requirements when making sourcing and procurement decisions. Our goal is to work with Supplier to improve conditions through communications, training, monitoring and follow-up assessments. However, failure to comply with these requirements may result in termination of the relationship.
Supplier must in all of its activities follow the laws, rules and regulations of the countries in which it operates In addition, Supplier will comply with this Supplier Code of Conduct (the "Supplier Code") and require compliance with these requirements in their agreements with their suppliers, service providers, contractors and subcontractors (collectively, their "Supply Chain"). If a contract between Google and a Supplier contains stricter or more detailed requirements than this Supplier Code, then we expect Supplier to meet those stricter or more detailed contractual requirements.
The Supplier Code of Conduct:
Google is committed to upholding the human rights of workers and to treating them with dignity and respect as understood by the international community. This applies to all workers, including temporary, migrant, student, contract, direct employees and any other type of worker.
The labor standards are:
Freely Chosen Employment; Anti-Human Trafficking
Supplier will not use or permit any form of forced, bonded (including debt bondage) or indentured labor, involuntary prison labor, sex trafficking, slavery or trafficking of people in any stage of its manufacturing. This includes transporting, harboring, recruiting, transferring or receiving any person by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction or fraud for the purpose of exploitation. All work must be voluntary and all workers, including student interns, must be free to leave work at any time or terminate their employment without reprisal. Workers will not be required to surrender any government-issued identification, passports, or work permits as a condition of employment. There shall be no unreasonable restrictions on workers' freedom of movement in the facility in addition to unreasonable restrictions on entering or exiting company-provided facilities. As part of the hiring process, workers must be provided with a written employment agreement in their native language that contains a description of terms and conditions of employment prior to the worker departing from his or her country of origin. Workers shall not be required to pay employers' or agents' recruitment fees or other related fees for their employment. If any such fees are found to have been paid by workers, such fees shall be repaid to the worker.
Child Labor Avoidance; Student Interns
Supplier will not use child labor in any stage of its manufacturing. The term "child" refers to any person under the age of 15 or under the age for completing compulsory education, or under the minimum age for employment in the country, whichever is greatest. Supplier may use legitimate, voluntary workplace apprenticeship programs, such as student internships, as long as they comply with all laws and regulations. Workers under the age of 18 will not perform work that is likely to jeopardize their health, safety or well-being.
Working Hours
Supplier's workweeks will not exceed the maximum set by local law. Further, Supplier's workweek should not be more than 60 hours per week, including overtime, except in emergency or unusual situations. Workers must receive at least one day off every seven days.
Wages and Benefits
Compensation paid to workers must comply with all applicable wage laws, including those relating to minimum wages, overtime hours and legally mandated benefits. Supplier will compensate workers for overtime consistent with applicable local law. Supplier will not permit deductions from wages as a disciplinary measure. Supplier will provide workers with the basis on which workers are paid via pay stub or similar documentation.
Humane Treatment
Supplier will not tolerate harsh and inhumane treatment, including any sexual harassment, sexual abuse, corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion or verbal abuse of workers, including the threat of any such treatment. Supplier will clearly define and communicate to workers the disciplinary policies and procedures in support of these requirements.
Supplier will be committed to a workforce free of harassment and unlawful discrimination. Supplier will not engage in discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, caste, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership or marital status, in hiring and employment practices such as promotions, rewards and access to training. In addition, Supplier will not subject workers or potential workers to medical tests that could be used in a discriminatory way.
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Open communication and direct engagement between workers and management are the most effective ways to resolve workplace and compensation issues. Suppliers will respect the rights of workers to associate freely, bargain collectively, join or not join labor unions, seek representation and join workers' councils in accordance with local laws. Supplier will permit workers to openly communicate and share grievances with management about working conditions and management practices without fear of reprisal, intimidation or harassment.
Immigration Law and Compliance
All of Supplier's employees, including migrant and foreign workers, must be employed in full compliance with applicable immigration and labor laws.
Health and Safety
Supplier recognizes that in addition to minimizing the incidence of work-related injury and illness, a safe and healthy work environment enhances the quality of products and services, consistency of production and worker retention and morale. Supplier also recognizes that ongoing worker input and education is essential to identifying and solving health and safety issues in the workplace.
The health and safety standards are:
Health & Safety Management System
Supplier will have a Health & Safety Management System in accordance with OHSAS 18001 or equivalent. The Health & Safety Management System will be implemented and functioning. Third-party registration is strongly recommended but not required unless requested by Google.
Occupational Safety
Supplier will control worker exposure to potential safety hazards (e.g., electrical and other energy sources, fire, vehicles, extreme temperature and sound exposure and fall hazards) through proper design, engineering and administrative controls, preventative maintenance and safe work procedures and ongoing safety training. Where hazards cannot be adequately controlled by these means, Supplier will provide workers with appropriate, well-maintained, personal protective equipment. Workers will not be disciplined for raising safety concerns.
Emergency Preparedness
Supplier will identify and address potential emergency situations and events, and will minimize their impact by implementing emergency plans and response procedures, including emergency reporting, employee notification and evacuation procedures, worker training and drills, appropriate fire detection and suppression equipment, adequate exit facilities and recovery plans.
Occupational Injury and Illness
Supplier will have procedures and systems in place to prevent, manage, track and report occupational injury and illness, including provisions to encourage worker reporting, classify and record injury and illness cases, provide necessary medical treatment, investigate cases and implement corrective actions to eliminate their causes and facilitate return of workers to work.
Industrial Hygiene
Supplier will identify, evaluate, monitor and control worker exposure to chemical, biological and physical agents. Supplier will use engineering or administrative controls to control overexposures. When Supplier cannot adequately control these hazards by such means, Supplier will protect worker health by appropriate personal protective equipment programs.
Physically Demanding Work
Supplier will identify, evaluate, monitor and control worker exposure to ergonomic and physical stressors, including manual material handling and heavy or repetitive lifting, prolonged standing and highly repetitive or forceful assembly tasks.
Machine Safeguarding
Supplier will evaluate production and other machinery for safety hazards. Supplier must provide and properly maintain physical guards, interlocks and barriers where machinery presents an injury hazard to workers.
Sanitation, Food and Housing
Supplier will provide workers with ready access to clean toilet facilities, potable water and sanitary food preparation, storage and eating facilities. Supplier will ensure that worker dormitories are clean and safe and provided with appropriate emergency egress, hot water for bathing and showering, adequate heat, and ventilation and reasonable personal space along with reasonable entry and exit privileges.
Google recognizes that environmental responsibility is integral to producing world-class products. In manufacturing operations, Supplier will minimize adverse effects on the community, environment and natural resources while safeguarding the health and safety of the public.
The environmental standards are:
Environmental Management System
Supplier will have an Environmental Management System ("EMS") in accordance with ISO 14001 or equivalent. The EMS will be implemented and functioning. Third-party registration is strongly recommended but not required unless requested by Google.
Environmental Permits and Reporting
Supplier will maintain and keep current all required environmental permits (e.g., discharge monitoring), approvals and registrations and Supplier will follow their operational and reporting requirements.
Hazardous Substances
Supplier will identify and manage chemicals and other materials posing a hazard to human health, human safety or the environment to ensure their safe handling, movement, storage, use, recycling or reuse and disposal.
Wastewater and Solid Waste
Supplier will characterize, monitor, control and treat as required prior to discharge or disposal all wastewater and solid waste generated from operations, industrial processes and sanitation facilities.
Air Emissions
Supplier will characterize, monitor, control and treat as required prior to discharge all air emissions of volatile organic chemicals, aerosols, corrosives, particulates, ozone depleting chemicals and combustion by-products generated from operations.
Product Content Restrictions
Supplier will adhere to all applicable laws, regulations and customer requirements regarding prohibition or restriction of specific substances, including labeling for recycling and disposal.
Resource Efficiency
Google is committed to using resources efficiently, supporting renewable power and purchasing high quality carbon offsets. Google wants Suppliers who share our commitment to the environment and who conduct their business in a similar way. Supplier must work to reduce consumption of resources, including raw materials, energy and water, throughout all aspects of the product lifecycle (e.g., product design, manufacturing process, packaging design, transportation, product use and product end-of-life management).
Materials Disposal
Supplier will manage and dispose of all materials in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and directives, and in an environmentally responsible and secure manner, protective of the environment. At Google's request, Supplier will provide documentary evidence acceptable to Google that Supplier has managed and disposed of materials in accordance with this Supplier Code.
To meet social responsibilities and to achieve success in the marketplace, Supplier will uphold the highest standards of ethics including:
Business Integrity; No Improper Advantage
Supplier will uphold the highest standards of integrity in all business interactions. Supplier will have a zero tolerance policy for offering and accepting any and all forms of bribery, corruption, extortion and embezzlement (covering promising, offering, giving or accepting any bribes). Supplier will perform all business dealings transparently and these dealings will be accurately reflected on Supplier's business books and records. Supplier will not make illegal payments themselves or through a third party (or agent). Supplier will implement monitoring and enforcement procedures to ensure compliance with anti-corruption laws.
Disclosure of Information
Supplier will disclose information regarding business activities, structure, financial situation and performance in accordance with applicable regulations and prevailing industry practices. Falsification of records or misrepresentation of conditions or practices in the Supply Chain is unacceptable and not permitted.
Intellectual Property
Supplier will respect intellectual property rights and will conduct the transfer of technology and know-how in a manner that protects intellectual property rights.
Fair Business, Advertising and Competition
Supplier will comply with all applicable fair business, advertising and competition laws, including fair trading and antitrust laws.
Responsible Sourcing of Minerals
Google expects full compliance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act's provision and corresponding enabling regulations regarding conflict minerals, including regulations passed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable laws (the "Act"). Supplier will exercise due diligence to comply, and demonstrate compliance, with the Act, regarding the source and chain of custody of these materials. Supplier will make its due diligence measures available to Google upon Google's request and will respond to Google's request for compliance information in a timely manner. Supplier will have a policy to ensure compliance with this section.
International Trade
Supplier will comply with all applicable laws and regulations concerning importing and exporting products and services. This includes complying with regulations preventing U.S. companies from supporting or cooperating with an unsanctioned boycott of another country, or from doing business with certain persons or entities.
Supplier will commit to protecting the reasonable privacy expectations of personal information of everyone they do business with, including suppliers, customers, consumers and employees. Supplier will comply with privacy and information security laws and regulatory requirements when personal information is collected, stored, processed, transmitted and shared.
Supplier will have a communicated process for their personnel to be able to raise any concerns without fear of retaliation. Supplier will also maintain programs that ensure the confidentiality and protection of supplier and employee whistleblowers. A whistleblower is any person who makes a disclosure about improper conduct by an employee or officer of a company, or by a public official or official body.
Management System
Supplier will adopt or establish a management system whose scope is related to the content of this Supplier Code. The management system will be designed to ensure: (a) compliance with applicable laws, regulations and customer requirements related to the Supplier's operations and products; (b) conformance with this Supplier Code; and (c) identification and mitigation of operational risks related to this Supplier Code. It should also facilitate continual improvement.
The management system should contain the following elements:
Company Commitment
A corporate social and environmental responsibility policy affirming Supplier's commitment to compliance and continual improvement, endorsed by executive management.
Management Accountability and Responsibility
Clear identification by the Supplier of company representatives responsible for ensuring implementation of the management systems and associated programs. Senior management will review the status of the management system on a regular basis.
Legal and Customer Requirements
A process to identify, monitor and understand applicable laws, regulations and customer requirements, including the requirements of this Supplier Code.
Risk Assessment and Risk Management
A process to identify the environmental, health and safety and labor practice and ethics risks associated with Supplier's operations. Determination of the relative significance for each risk and implementation of appropriate procedural and physical controls to control the identified risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
Improvement Objectives
Written performance objectives, targets and implementation plans to improve the Supplier's social and environmental performance, including a periodic assessment of Supplier's performance in achieving those objectives.
Programs for training managers and workers to implement Supplier's policies, procedures and improvement objectives and to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
A process for communicating clear and accurate information about Supplier's policies, practices, expectations and performance to workers, suppliers and customers.
Worker Feedback and Participation
Ongoing processes to assess employees' understanding of and obtain feedback on practices and conditions covered by this Supplier Code and to foster continuous improvement.
Audits and Assessments Periodic self-evaluations to ensure conformity to legal and regulatory requirements, the content of the Supplier Code and customer contractual requirements related to social and environmental responsibility.
Corrective Action Process
A process for timely correction of deficiencies identified by internal or external assessments, inspections, investigations and reviews.
Documentation and Records
Creation and maintenance of documents and records to ensure regulatory compliance and conformity to company requirements along with appropriate confidentiality to protect privacy.
Supplier Responsibility
A process to communicate Supplier Code requirements to the Supply Chain and to monitor Supply Chain compliance to the Supplier Code.
Ongoing Assessments, Monitoring and Continued Improvement
If requested by Google, Supplier will provide additional information to ensure adherence to this Supplier Code. Requests may include, among other things, information on social and environmental practices, social and environmental self-assessments, product content details, environmental metrics (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions, water use, water quality data), social metrics (e.g., working hour data, wage information, injury rates), management systems certifications, etc. Monitoring and ongoing resolution of findings are critical for advancing social and environmental responsibility, so Supplier will cooperate with announced or unannounced formal assessments and audits by Google and its agents (who have agreed to obligations of confidentiality similar to those agreed between Supplier and Google).
We thank you for your ongoing support and commitment to conducting business responsibly. It is our intent that this Supplier Code makes explicit our shared commitment and practices to extend our values into all of our operations. This Supplier Code supplements but does not supersede any rights or obligations in any agreement we have with our Suppliers.
The following standards were used in preparing this Supplier Code and may be a useful source of additional information. The following standards may or may not be endorsed by each Supplier.
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
- Electronics Industry Code of Conduct
- Ethical Trading Initiative
- ILO Code of Practice in Safety and Health
- ILO International Labor Standards
- National Fire Protection Agency
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from ConflictAffected and High Risk Areas
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- United Nations Global Compact
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights


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Once heir apparent to Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein, Kansas State quarterback Daniel Sams will face some serious competition thanks to the signing of junior college transfer Jake Waters.
Once heir apparent to Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein, Kansas State quarterback Daniel Sams will face some serious competition thanks to the signing of junior college transfer Jake Waters.
Out of all 32 members of the recruiting class announced by Kansas State on Wednesday, Waters might spark the most interest. He directed Iowa Western Community College to a national championship last season, passing for 3,501 yards.
Many had considered Sams the favorite for the starting job in 2013. The addition of Waters makes that much less certain — and that is exactly the way Kansas State coach Bill Snyder wants it.
"It will certainly advance Daniel's play and vice versa," Snyder said. "The greater competition you have at any position . the better opportunities for your people to improve their performance and feel compelled to do so and committed to do so, and I think both of them are, so it'll be — hopefully — good competition."
The NJCCA Offensive Player of the Year, Waters led his team to a 12-0 record in 2012. He completed 73.3 percent of his passes — an NJCCA record — and threw 39 touchdowns and just three picks. Snyder also saw less quantifiable characteristics that interested him in the quarterback.
"You can see some of the leadership aspect, not all of it, but you can see that there is a command presence there," Snyder said.
Waters is not the only Iowa Western signee with the potential to make a big impact early for the Wildcats. Defensive back Travis Green and defensive end Devon Nash, both Nebraska natives, also signed with Kansas State.
Nash is one of four defensive ends in the signing class. Depth at that position will be especially important as the Wildcats try to make up for the loss of Meshak Williams and Adam Davis, both All-Big 12 selections and pivotal members of the Kansas State team that went 11-2 last season.
Overall, the class is heavy on defense, with 18 of the 32 signees listed to play on that side of the ball. More players at those positions help create competition at spots vacated by Williams and Davis at defensive end; Arthur Brown, Jarell Childs and Justin Tuggle at linebacker; and Nigel Malone and Allen Chapman at defensive back.
Brown, the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a team captain, will be among the most difficult to replace. Seven linebackers signed Wednesday, but one in particular will likely garner the most attention — four-star prospect Nick Ramirez. Kansas State rarely lands four-star recruits, but it got one in the high school star from Lee's Summit, Mo., who recorded at least 115 tackles in both his sophomore and junior seasons.
He could contribute right away.
"You lose some linebackers, so I think that anybody that comes in, we'll certainly take a hard look at and see where he stands," Snyder said.
Kansas State seldom uses true freshmen, but with this class as with past ones, the coach said he is open to the possibility of freshmen playing. While many decide to redshirt, some do get opportunities at the very beginning of their careers there.
"My encouragement to young guys is don't make that decision right now," Snyder said. "Come in and compete as hard as you can, and when we get close, see where you are on the depth chart."
Kansas lands 18 JUCO players
Kansas coach Charlie Weis is looking toward Kansas State as an example for success.
When Weis was offered the job at Kansas, he compared the two rivals teams. Kansas was 2-10 and about 90 miles down the road, Kansas State was 10-2. His Jayhawks finished the season 1-11 and 0-9 in Big 12 play while the Wildcats went 11-2 and are fresh off a Fiesta Bowl appearance.
After another lackluster year, Weis decided to look more closely at Bill Snyder's team. One major part of Kansas State's consistent success has been the role of strong junior college recruiting. Sure enough, as 14 letters of intent arrived on Wednesday, a familiar pattern appeared. His 25-man recruiting class featured 18 players from junior colleges around the country.
"I'll take the 18 junior college players because they are ready to play now," Weis said.
The Jayhawks return 35 letter winners, but only 12 starters so brining in experienced players is key. Marquel Combs, who signed last December, is the perfect example.
He is the top-ranked junior college prospect according to ESPN despite only playing one year of football in high school.
The Memphis native will come to Kansas with two years of eligibility after leaving Pierce College and join a defensive line that lost two starters. He received more than 50 Division 1 offers and chose Kansas from the list.
"We provide a unique opportunity because almost everyone can see themselves getting into the mix," Weis said.
Chris Martin, a transfer from City College of San Francisco and fellow four-star recruit will join Combs on the defensive line.
From there, Weis added nine players who were ranked in Scout.com's top 100 JUCO Players.
On the other end of the spectrum, Weis also nabbed a pair of three-star quarterbacks from Kansas City high schools.
Jordan Darling will graduate from Shawnee Mission East as the top rated pro style quarterback in Kansas. He comes from a military family and has thrown for 1,000 yards in three different states during high school.
He is joined in the class by Montel Cozart, a two-sport letter winner from Bishop Miege who was named the 2011 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year. He also played for Kansas assistant coach Tim Grunhard before he joined the staff last year.
As he builds the Kansas program, Weis hopes to move away from the junior college model and add in more high schools seniors, but right now he needs results.
"They're much more grown up," said Weis of junior college recruits. "They've got it figured out and physically they're more developed. They're much more ready for the real world."
Weis, who has experience coaching in both college and the NFL, described junior college transfers as the ideal medium.
"These aren't 18-year-old kids," Weis said. "These guys have been weathered. These guys have already had to live a little bit of a rough life. Everything hasn't been handed to them."
Wednesday morning, with this year's class squared away long before deadline, Weis gathered his staff in the morning to start planning for next year. Weis and his staff have a three-year plan for each position, but this year he is satisfied with his second recruiting class at Kansas.
"I feel good that we have filled every hole numerically with guys we thing are pretty good players," Weis said.

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SNHU Penmen complete weekend baseball sweep
March 17. 2013 9:27PM
Twelfth-ranked Southern New Hampshire University completed a four-game weekend baseball sweep of host Queens (N.Y.) College with 5-1 and 3-1 wins Sunday. The Penmen (14-3) have won six straight games.
Anthony Aceto tripled home a run in the opener and scored on a single by Brendan O'Brien. Andrew Pezzuto saw his 14-game hit streak end while starting pitcher Derrick Sylvester of Franklin earned the win, allowing five hits and one run with four strikeouts. Pezzuto had a two-run single in the nightcap win. Jon Massad went the distance on the mound and scattered six hits with four whiffs in the second game. O'Brien's single extended his hit streak to 11 games.
SNHU is scheduled to host St. Anselm at 3 p.m. at Penmen Field on Thursday in an NE-10 game.
Rivier 3-0, Mass. Maritime 2-1: In Buzzards Bay, Mass., Rivier's offense was held to three hits in a 1-0 loss. Rivier scored all three of its runs in the third inning of the opener. Mike Scanlon's RBI single was the only run Rivier would need. Aramis Velez followed with a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 edge, and an RBI triple by senior Kyle Bowser of Newington completed the frame. Sophomore Steven Carlberg of Dover recorded the final five outs to record the save for the Raiders.
Women's lacrosse
St. Thomas Aquinas 14, Franklin Pierce 7: In Sparkill, N.Y., senior attacker Courtney Weber led the Ravens with two goals and an assist.
Duke 13, Dartmouth 5: In Durham, N.C., No. 13 Dartmouth lost to No. 6 ranked Duke. The loss was the second straight for the Big Green (4-2) who also lost to No. 2 ranked Florida.
Men's lacrosse
Castleton State 7, Plymouth State 6: In Castleton, Vt., senior Nohea King notched his third goal of the game, breaking a 6-6 tie in the final minutes. Stephen Patch of Newbury led the Panthers' offense, scoring twice and dishing out two assists. Junior Brett Miller of Windham added one goal and one assist. PSU is 2-1.
Women's basketball
Bentley College: Christiana Bakolas of Manchester and the top-seeded Falcons will host Dowling College today at 7 p.m. in the NCAA Division II Championship, with a trip to the Elite Eight in San Antonio, Texas, awaiting the winner.
In Saturday night's semifinals, Bentley beat Holy Family, 85-56, with Bakolas scoring six points and Souhegan of Amherst product Jane White netting nine.


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I finally received my XO today. I was quite surprised at Fedex leaving this at my doorstep because nobody was home. Someone could have just walked off with it.
First impressions. It is very cute. I also had to configure the wireless networking and had to read and grok the iwconfig man page.
This posting is from my XO laptop from Canada


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - TEFL Certificate vs. Experience Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in TEFL Certificate vs. Experience Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Spain View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message MO39Joined: 28 Jan 2004Posts: 1970Location: El ombligo de la República Mexicana Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:09 pm Post subject: TEFL Certificate vs. Experience I have many years of experience teaching ESL and EFL to adults and university students in my home country (the United States) and overseas. I also have a B.S.ed. in Spanish and an M.A. in Spanish but never got around to getting a degree or certificate in TEFL. Would I have trouble getting work in Madrid at good language schools without the certificate? I wouldn't mind doing the work for a certificate and learning more about recent developments in methodology as I haven't taught in a classroom since 1990. But I am not rolling in cash these days and would have to postpone moving to Spain if I decide to take a TEFL course. PLease advise! MO Back to top Hector_LectorJoined: 20 Apr 2004Posts: 548 Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 7:29 pm Post subject: You don´t have an EFL teaching qualification and you haven´t taught for 14 years. Hmm... Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11497Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:36 pm Post subject: Not to mention work permit issues - you didn't mention if you've got a citizenship other than from the US, but if not, your qualifications are rather a moot point anyway. The "good" schools aren't going to hire anyone who isn't eligible for legal working permits. Back to top MO39Joined: 28 Jan 2004Posts: 1970Location: El ombligo de la República Mexicana Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:29 pm Post subject: In answer to the first response, I am living in Mexico for the summer and have been offered a couple of teaching positions at reputable schools, in spite of my lack of a TEFL certificate and recent experience. Regarding the second response, there are many messages on this board which relate that Americans and others without work permits find employment as English teachers in Spain as easily as those with EU passports. Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11497Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 1:23 pm Post subject: Non-EU citizens find work in Spain "as easily as those with EU passports?" Break a leg, dude. Back to top Hector_LectorJoined: 20 Apr 2004Posts: 548 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:39 pm Post subject: In response to your response to my response, that might be true for Mexico. Spain is a different country. In response to your response to the second response, if you have all that information and believe it to be true, why are you asking for more information? Back to top Russell HaddJoined: 06 May 2004Posts: 181 Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:40 pm Post subject: Good luck to you but remember not all cowboys wear Stetsons. You will not be allowed to work in schools registered with ACADA. In my experience the only Americans at these schools were qualified and married to Europeans. If one dared to employ you then might find your colleagues, many of whom will be members of the CCOO, might not want to work with you. You are right, illegal workers can find work as easily as qualified EU citizens. It's just the type of work that is the problem. If you want to work uninsured, without a contract on lower than low pay and with no rights then go ahead - there's plenty of work. These are two extremes and there are all shades of standards in between but I can assure you that there will be proportionately many more working in the first type who are qualified and EU citizens than in the second type where unqualified non-EU citizens are more likely to be found. Of course the best scenario is get qualified, get EU citizenship, pass the oposiciones and get a job in the state sector. 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As April enters its last weekend I took time out from digging to reflect on what fruit this month's activities have born. Thanks to the Easter break this has been a good month for my genealogy research. Among my April achievements are:
- Birth record for 2x great grandfather William Cracket after 2 years of searching
- 3x great grandparents William Cracket and Isabel (Isabella) possibly Gowans
- Possible 4x great grandparents William Gowans and Isabella Thompson
- 4x great grandparents Gabriel Hall and Hannah Hunter (and a lead on a possible earlier wife for Gabriel)
- New contacts established with researchers that are now collaborating with me on Cracket, Hall and Webb
All in all an acceptable April accomplishment. I wonder if May with its bank holidays will prove as successful.


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Summer Meeting 2013 - Going Green with Portland
Plenaries are being streamed on USTREAM
The 2013 AAPT Summer Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon at the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower with weekend workshops at Portland State University.
Going Green with Portland
With memories of a very successful meeting in Portland in the Summer 2010, the American Association of Physics Teachers will be returning to Portland for its Summer Meeting July 13-17, 2013. The theme for this meeting is "Going Green with Portland." Portland State University will be host to our AAPT workshops conducted during the first two days of the meeting. The AAPT Two-Year College Community will host a one-day Tandem Meeting preceding the AAPT meeting. In addition, the AAPT meeting will host a High School Teachers Day. (Continue to check the AAPT website for the program details for these two events.)
Dr. Alan M. Nathan, Prof. Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign will give a plenary presentation entitled "'You Can Observe A Lot By Watching'...Yogi Berra." Following Yogi's advice, Dr. Nathan will use high-speed video clips to highlight some of the interesting physics underlying the game of baseball. The talk will focus on the subtleties of the baseball-bat collision, the intricacies of the flight of a baseball, and many other things. Dr. Nathan will also lead a workshop, "Major League Physics – Using Baseball to Teach Physics." Additional plenaries will be given by our award recipients and invited scientists.
Mary Beth Monroe


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French President Francois Hollande waves from his car as he drives down the Champs Elysees in Paris after his inauguration on May 15, 2012.
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French President-elect Francois Hollande arrives for his inauguration on May, 15, 2012 at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
Reuters reports — Francois Hollande became French president on Tuesday in an official handover ceremony that makes him the country's first Socialist leader since Francois Mitterrand.
Outgoing President Nicolas
Hollande was due to fly to Berlin later in the day for his first meeting with German Chancellor Angela
'Monsieur Normal' takes office ... unmarried
French economy stalls, posing challenge for new president
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Hollande is awarded "Grand Maitre" in the Order of the Legion of Honor, from chancellor of France's National Order of the Legion of Honor, General Jean-Louis Georgelin.
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Hollande, right, walks on the red carpet towards his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy prior to the start of the investiture ceremony.
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Sarkozy, left, welcomes his successor Hollande upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace.
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Although real-time Java is becoming well known, the specific Virtual Machines implementing its functionalities are still known only to the community. There is no list of VMs supporting real-time features, furthermore, every VM is implementing a different subset of RTSJ.
Therefore, I am posting a list of RTSJ-compatible VMs that are available up to this date (sorted by first release date).
- TimeSys RTSJ Reference Implementation Only licensed for non-commercial use. Runs on X86/Linux. Available at www.timesys.com.
- Java RTS Sun - Java SE Real-time (Java RTS). Runs on Sparc/Solaris (Beta for SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime 10, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.0.). Available at http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/realtime/rts/.
- IBM WebSphere Real Time. IBM WebSphere Real Time V2 for Real Time Linux, running on main-line real-time Linux distributions (Red Hat MRG and Novell SLERT). However, there are limitations on the hardware supported. The main reason for the hardware limitation is that the supported models have modified firmware to allow better control over SMI event prioritization, in order to achieve determinism of the underlying hardware. Availale at www.ibm.com/software/webservers/realtime/.
Furthermore, other real-time, Java-like platforms have been developed, either commercial or academic projects. Usually, these VMs are not fully compliant with RTSJ.
- OVM is an academia research project at Purdue University that implements RT VM. Available at http://www.ovmj.org
- JamaicaVM implements RTSJ and a deterministic garbage collector. Runs on various platforms. Available at http://www.aicas.com/jamaica.html.
- jRate (Java Real-Time Extension) is an extension of the GNU GCJ compiler front-end and runtime system which adds support for most of the features required by the RTSJ. Available at http://jrate.sourceforge.net/.
- Aonix PERC is a commercial project targeting many hard real-time, safety critical and embedded systems. The PERC platform is introducing many trade-offs and therefore is not fully compliant with RTSJ, however, allows developers to target a broader scope of applications rather than having strict limitations as it is the case of RTSJ. Available at www.aonix.com/perc.
- aJ100 is a hardware coded JVM. Available at www.ajile.com.
- JRockit Real-Time JRockit Enterprise Java Runtime provided by ORACLE is a Java VM featuring real-time garbage collection suitable for soft real-time systems. Available at www.oracle.com/jrockit.
- IBM/Apogee Aphelion is comprised of reliable and high performance JREs for deploying Java applications on devices based on embedded systems. Supports many OS platforms, further details at http://www.apogee.com/
- [UPDATE: 07/2011] LJRT - Lund Java based Real-Time, http://www.robot.lth.se/java
- [UPDATE: 07/2011] FijiVM - FijiVM, http://www.fiji-systems.com/, more also at this post.
Source: Real-time Java programming book, discussions in the Real-time Java Group.
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WARNER - A man accused of punching his girlfriend several times, threatening her with a knife and then stabbing the knife into a wall beside her has been arrested on charges of assault and criminal threatening.
Nickolas Micucci, 26, was arrested Monday in Contoocook.
His girlfriend told New Hampshire State Police that Micucci had punched her, pulled her hair, slammed her head into the wall and choked her after threatening her with a knife around 2 a.m. Monday.
Micucci was not at the scene when troopers arrived. He was arrested later in the day and faces three counts of simple assault, one felony count of second-degree assault and one felony count of criminal threatening.


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For one night at least, the high-powered Boston Bruins won't be the favorite tonight, as the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings visit the TD Banknorth Garden for a battle of two teams tied for the second-most standings points (34) in the NHL.
The Wings snapped a two-game losing streak with a home win over Columbus Friday night, but before that they'd won five in a row. And the Bruins, of course, have been even hotter, with wins in five of their last six outings, including Friday's blowout of the New York Islanders. The Bruins' surge toward the top of the NHL standings have made them a team everyone wants to knocks off, but for this one evening they'll be the ones trying to prove their mettle against a team that has some hardware.
Player to watch: Despite the team's outstanding start to the 2008-09 campaign, some Bruins backers still wish the club had managed to lure Marian Hossa to the Hub last summer when the star winger was an unrestricted free agent. The Bruins had vigorously pursued Hossa leading up to last season's trade deadline before the Atlanta Thrashers finally decided to ship Hossa to Pittsburgh. After coming up short in his bid for a Stanley Cup with the Penguins (at the hands of the Wings), Hossa signed a one-year deal with Detroit. So far, the deal has been a win-win for both the player and the club, as he's posted 13-13-26 totals in 22 games (with a plus-8 rating) and the Wings' super chemistry has not been hindered by adding another mega-talent to the line-up. Hossa will get the chance to cash in as a free agent again next summer. The Bruins, meanwhile, will try to continue to prove that not altering their roster too much to make room for Hossa was the right decision.
What they're writing: George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press reports of Chris Osgood's up-and-down night against Columbus. Sipple's notebook has former Bruins defenseman Brad Stuart, now with the Wings, reacting to skating in his 600th career game.
Quotable: The Bruins hope winger Michael Ryder is out of his scoring slump after his two-goal performance against the Islanders Friday. Ryder knows the Bruins have a stiff test with the Wings in town.
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William Isaiah "Bill" Neely Sr., of Rolla, passed away at the Missouri Veteran's Home in St. James on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the age of 91.
He was born in Stotts City, MO on February 6, 1921 to the late William G. and Anna (Young) Neely.
On May 13, 1940 he married Dorothy Light who preceded him in death on October 26, 2010.
Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in both WWII and the Korean War. He continued his service in the Army Reserve until 1961 earning the rank of Captain.
Mr. Neely worked as maintenance supervisor for the American Lead and Zinc Co. in Dumas, TX for 30 years and then as a maintenance supervisor for the Rolla Public Schools for 13 years. After retirement he worked part time as a salesman for Herman Lumber Co. and Meeks Lumber Co.
He was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Doolittle and former member of the Rolla First Presbyterian Church for 33 years where he served as an elder. He was also a member of the Doolittle Lions Club where he served as secretary for 23 years.
Bill loved his Lord, country, family, and friends and will be missed by all who knew him.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Irene Black, and one brother, Raymond Neely.
He is survived by his son, William I. Neely Jr., of Rolla; nieces, nephews, other extended family members and dear friends.
A funeral service for Bill Neely Sr. will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the Null & Son Funeral Home.
Interment with military honors will follow in Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the service Tuesday beginning at 10 a.m.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden Fund, or the Salvation Army.
Online condolences may be offered at www.nullandsonfuneralhome.com
All arrangements are under the direction of the Null & Son Funeral Home in Rolla.
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Consumer sharing of still images has exploded with the maturing of Internet services for the storage, manipulation, and sharing of pictures. However, the majority of standards related to still images are oriented toward the documentation of the creation of an image or towards professional (e.g. print media) usage and management of images. In addition, the content overlap between the most commonly used standards can result in some confusion. This document describes how best to use existing standards such as Exif, IPTC, and XMP to address the key organizational metadata questions that most consumers have. The updated guidance provides updates to some previously covered topics such as text encoding and location, however it also covers new topics including image regions, hierarchical metadata, and image collections. Download the specification (PDF: 1.7M).
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Thirty years ago, 259,000 splendid acres in southwestern Montana neighboring Yellowstone National Park was protected.
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The Arizona Cardinals have released LB Keenan Clayton, LB JoJo Dickson, C Tommie Draheim, WR Reggie Dunn, PK Jay Feely, LB Derrell Johnson, SS Orhian Johnson, QB Ryan Lindley, WR Kevin Ozier, DT Justin Renfrow, CB Brandon Sermons, OT Max Starks and RB Damien Thigpen.
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The Arizona Cardinals signed C Philip Blake, WR Dan Buckner, LB Kenny Demens, C Tommie Draheim, TE Darren Fells, FB Robert Hughes, S Orhian Johnson, DT Anthony McCloud and LB Kenny Rowe to futures contracts Wednesday, Jan. 1.
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Apple Flower Festival 2013
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Get yourself to the Port of Bandholm. There you get a ferry that will take you to Askø. On the ferry, you will have approx. 30 minutes to enjoy the view and relax. When you get ashore at Askø, a shuttle bus will take you the rest of the way to the festival area.
The Ferry:
Lolland Ferry-service - Click here
The captains have been kind enough to schedule extra ferries so that all Appleflower guests can get to the festival in plenty of time.
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Shuttle Bus Service
We strongly recommend that you DO NOT bring your car to Askø, but rather leave it at the parking area at the Port of Bandholm. There will be a trailer available on the docks where you can leave your luggage and we will ensure your luggage is transported to the festival area where you can pick it up once you check in at the festival.
The shuttle bus drive takes about 5 minutes.
The Festival area
Vigmosegård, Lilleøvej on Lilleø. Click here for maps
When purchasing your festival ticket, you can also rent a tent. The tent will be ready for you upon arrival, all you have to do is move in with you mattress and sleepingbag!
You can choose between two campsites; 'Apple Camp' or 'Quiet Camp'. 'Apple Camp' is situated close to the festival area and within hearing distance of the stages. 'Quiet Camp' is located across the street, offering a little less noise.
You are of course more than welcome to bring your own tent and camp in the designated areas of the two campsites.
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Manchester needs more police department argues in staffing report
December 06. 2013 9:38PM
MANCHESTER — Manchester police are calling for backup.
How much backup could be coming remains unclear, but the Manchester Police Department has provided members of the Board of Aldermen plenty to consider in a 41-page report breaking down what each division has been doing with its current staffing.
Chief David Mara gave members of the Committee on Public Safety the MPD's "Workload Assessment for Increase of Complement" at a meeting this week.
Mara has said the city needs more officers, but the report does not say much about specific numbers. It is more a summary of what the department has and list areas administrators say have been stretched the most.
"It's not a wish list. It's him assessing the police department and breaking it down by division," Ward 3 Alderman Pat Long said Friday.
Long, a member of the Public Safety Committee, said the full board is likely to address police staffing levels once Mayor Ted Gatsas finishes crunching numbers and submits the new budget.
"I don't know whether they'll ask for a number. The chief knows he's not going to get 20 people," Long said. "This gives us a plan to look at. We can come to our own conclusions."
Mara did not respond to messages seeking comment Friday.
After a summer spike in home burglaries, Mara said the department was working with about 220 officers. Ideally, he said a city the size of Manchester should have about 275.
That's a large gap and one unlikely to be bridged in the new budget.
Gatsas said Friday he has started work on the city's next spending plan, which is due before the end of March. He has seen the MPD assessment and will consider it as he allocates how much money is needed where throughout the city.
"Chief Mara has done a great job with the report and bringing it forward," Gatsas said. "But it's still too early to say where we're at and whether there's funds available."
The report provides a summary for the MPD's six divisions: investigative, special enforcement, administrative, legal, patrol and community policing. Under the "challenges and needs" for the patrol division, the report noted a drop-off in regular neighborhood patrols.
"We encourage and expect our officers to patrol neighborhoods. However, officers are often busy responding to calls and do not have the time to regularly patrol neighborhoods as we have in the past," the report said.
Under the investigative division, an increase in violent crime attributed to many factors has "greatly taxed" resources and had a ripple effect throughout.
"Proactive policing has suffered and/or become largely non-existent," the report said. "Detectives have become reactive and are not afforded the opportunity to formulate and implement action plans geared toward crime prevention."
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Tonight I got a new Tama...all because K-Mart had a $12.99 sale! Her name is Susy...another girl! I was sort of hoping for a boy so that one of my other baby girls could have a mate, but I love Susy! She is in a purple with swirls case. PS: Does anyone think I'm nuts for having 5 tamagotchis? Is this normal?!?!?!?
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Hollis schools deal with gun scare, bomb threatBy JULIE HANSON
Union Leader Correspondent
April 19. 2013 4:00AM
HOLLIS - Students at Hollis Primary School got an unexpected lesson when a classmate brought a real rifle scope to show and tell.
But parents became alarmed when they tried to call the school after receiving a voice mail alert about the situation, only to find the school's phone system down.
The third-grader showed classmates the rifle scope after lunch on Tuesday. The child uses the scope as a telescope or binoculars and plays with it as a toy, according to an email sent to parents.
After making sure that everyone was safe, Principal Elizabeth Allen met with the child and with the class to ensure that the students felt comfortable and understood how the student used the scope, according to the email.
In an email to parents, Allen said the use of the word "safety" in the voice mail alert "triggered a tremendous amount of upset and stress for many. To complicate the situation, our phones were still down and service was not restored creating further concern."
She said that, with the alert coming out the day after the Boston Marathon bombings, the "raw nerves" may have created alarm.
"Please accept my sincere apologies for any upset this may have caused. The steps I took (Tuesday) were to keep you fully updated and informed," she wrote.
Allen referred all questions to Superintendent Susan Hodgdon, who did not return a call for comment.
It was the second incident this week for Hollis schools.
Hollis/Brookline High School was evacuated for about a half hour around 11 a.m. Thursday after a note was found scribbled on the bathroom wall referencing a bomb in the school. Police and fire officials did not find anything suspicious in the building.
Police are continuing the investigation into who wrote the graffiti.
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Mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and more will be discussed by Clarkson University Prof. Ed Moczydlowski at the next Science Cafe at Jack & Wezzie's Coffee House (formerly Fields Coffee House) in Potsdam this Wednesday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Science Cafes bring together scientists and townspeople in a relaxed, informal setting, where a guest scientist makes a short presentation about a topic in his or her field, and then opens up the floor to discussion.
Moczydlowski's presentation is titled "Biology of Prion Diseases" and is described as follows:
"You may have heard of strange transmissible degenerative brain diseases such as kuru in New Guinea, mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) of humans, scrapie of sheep, and chronic wasting disease of elk. But did you know that all of these diseases are caused by a misfolded form of a normal protein encoded by one of our own genes? This Science Cafe discussion will trace the bizarre but fascinating story of the Nobel Prize winning discovery of prions in an attempt to separate the hype from the horror. Warning: sensitive topics such as cannibalism, downer cattle, Korean protests against U.S. beef imports, GMOs and biotechnology will be given their due."
Here's a rundown of upcoming Science Cafe topics and speakers:
October 15: Size Matters: Life in the St. Lawrence River, Michael Twiss
October 29: The Rule of 1000 Determines Our Exposure to Environmental Pollutants, Andrea Ferro
November 12: Coffee, Gossip, and Math; Kathleen Fowler
E-mail Daniel ben-Avraham at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions or suggestions for future Science Cafe topics.
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I've at least heard of Mouse before, so I'm motivated to check it out.
It has taken a ridiculously long time for more of Queen's Blade to come out, and I assume others are in a similar position still. You guys need to speak OFFICIALLY as to why it is a slow rate, so that we know how patient we need to be. The current popular theory is that it is in some way tied in to the DVD releases, but that is just speculation. There needs to be some official clarity, like "...will be made available within the same month of the next DVD release." I'd prefer to see a speedier subtitling job done, but if the reality is that it coincides with DVD releases so as to use official DVD subs, I am okay with that. Knowing the fact makes it easier to handle.
when are the rest of the episodes going to be posted
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The eps are not available in your region.. as usual.. which most of the dramas also.. :mellow:
Most simulcasts are available in Australia/NZ, of course ... six out of seven of the new simulcasts already announced for fall, for example ... but for catalog titles, its mostly only when the original producer uploads it and then only when there are not existing rights in the way.
For series uploaded by the North American distributors, you got to convince Madman to get in on the act. North American distributors rarely hold Australia/NZ rights, so they rarely have the right to say yes to Australia/NZ streaming.
As for the dramas, it would be the same to me if they were all UK/Oz/NZ and excluded North America, cause I don't watch them.
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Regarding vague statements on release timing like:
keikawa wrote:
... And even greater news: we will be launching Queen's Blade episodes 5-8 as well! We just couldn't wait to release more episodes, and felt like you guys shouldn't wait either. ...
I agree with:
TerraGamerX wrote:
It has taken a ridiculously long time for more of Queen's Blade to come out, and I assume others are in a similar position still. You guys need to speak OFFICIALLY as to why it is a slow rate, so that we know how patient we need to be. ...
Even if the information is, "each release is negotiated individually, and once we get agreement, we stream them as soon as we can".
That is:
(1) Don't say anything based on hope or "expectations" but also
(2) SAY what you can say for sure. Even if its something that is what we don't want to hear, like, "its impossible to say when the next set will be released, it is subject to negotiation with our media partners". It's still better to know.
8 years as a premium member, but no more
Two empty series, oh well, at least you can fap to them.
this sounds just like d.n angel & kamikaze kaitou jeanne ;; the drawings of mouse arent that good -.-
12 more days till school ends (y)
I seem to remember Paper mario making fun of this anime.
Nor all the stars in the skies nor the rocks on the earth.....
Whats up guys...just thought I'd give everyone the heads up that Queens Blade episodes 5-8 have been fixed and are now live. Thanks for your understanding and patience. Enjoy!
what's up with this "everything" is north-america only regional restriction?
Mouse is a great little series, looking forward to watching them again.
yay queens blade! mouse is funny but short
broken foot = lots of time to watch anime!
It is because the license was obtained from the North American distributor (Media Blasters), that does not have the rights to grant for other nations.
CR probably will not confirm, but I suspect Media Blasters approached CR, not the other way around.
Yes, that's my real age
I recall Mouse being pretty craptastic. More queens blade is nice though. Hopefully some other Media Blasters titles will show up here as well. Maybe one day we will even get legal streaming hentai
Too many things on crunchyroll are only for north american viewers (good and bad shows).
No offence intended, but I pay the same amount of money and deserve the same amount of value of my subscription.
I think it's only fair that there are different payment plans for different regions untill Crunchyroll fixes this oversight and balances their content for all their subscribers. Unless Crunchyroll only wants to cater to US viewers. Fair enough, but then I'll go back to 'fansubs'
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When we first met Emily at Paper Plane Paperie, everything immediately clicked — we instantly loved working with her! Because of her her strong eye for design and detail, she has an amazing way of working with our Custom Wedding Portfolio II tools and inspiration to produce some of the most amazing designs! In fact, only a few short weeks after she received the album, Emily was on her way to being one of our top stores. This means that we have had plenty of time, working on her amazing orders, to get to know her and today we wanted to share a little bit about Emily with you.
First, here's a look at her gorgeous space where she meets with lucky couples in the Newport Beach, California area:
What inspired you to open Paper Plane Paperie?
I have always been a very creative person, and during my wedding planning process in 2009, I fell in love with the customization process when it came to the invitations. I wanted to use my creative talents to inspire other brides to use paper as a way to get their guests excited for a wedding or big party. There is no better way to set the tone for an event than through a beautiful invitation suite.
What did you do in your life before Paper Plane Paperie?
I was a visual merchandiser for Hudson Jeans where I created window displays for large department stores all over the country.
When did you first realize that you had a passion for paper?
During my 2009 wedding planning process I really began to gain an understanding for the letterpress process and how the technique is used to create stunning invitations by hand, one invite at a time. Soon after, I began taking letterpress classes and was completely hooked!
What is the Paper Plane Paperie design aesthetic?
Our personal aesthetic is coastal chic. Since my shop is in Newport Beach, CA, anytime I can get my hands on something nautical, I go for it.
What inspires you?
Interior design … patterns and color. I always look for ways that these things can translate onto paper.
What trends are you noticing/loving in wedding stationery?
Calligraphy tied in with classic text as part of the suite adds a nice touch. I am also loving custom wax seals right now!
What are the hottest trends or must haves for weddings in your area?
Tying in at least a few DIY projects has been popular for a while now, but is a lot of fun because it really personalizes the event. Also, the color grey has replaced black in most cases which gives things a softer, more modern feel. Also, I recently went to a wedding with a ice cream sandwich bar. I thought it was a genius idea for a hot summer night!
See what we mean? Emily is the perfect mix of designer, friend and wedding consultant! What couple doesn't want to WOW their guests from the first glimpse of correspondence about their big day? Emily gets that and has an amazing portfolio of work as a result.
Here's a perfect example — this suite, designed for a couple getting married in Chicago this summer {just last weekend actually! Congratulations Roxane and Denis!} incorporates many of the key elements Emily describes as being on trend. Let's take a closer look …
We love this fun take on our Marinwood trifold and invitation suite, using elements such as the lattice pattern and frame surrounding the key details on the first panel {both inspired by interior design} paired with beautiful hand calligraphy and illustrations by Holly Hollon that adds the perfect personal touch.
The striking design on the invitation, which includes their signature lattice pattern in robin's egg letterpress ink, a seaglass frame and charcoal invitation wording, sets the tone perfectly for their August wedding. Rounding out the suite is a coordinating response set with more personal calligraphic touches and a fresh wedgewood blue envelope liner.
If you're in the Newport Beach, CA area and looking to create your own custom letterpress wedding invitations, you must plan a visit to the studio! If you want to see more of what inspires Emily, you can visit her blog, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter pages.
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Dr. Lawrence received an NSF Energy Related Postdoctoral Fellowship (1976-1977) to study synthetic models for photosystem reaction centers in photosynthesis at the University of Tubingen in West Germany. He was a postdoctoral fellow with Donald Sawyer at University of California, Riverside (1977-1979); a research fellow in the Department of Neurology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City (1980-1983); and a research fellow in the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University in New York City (1983-85). Dr. Lawrence also was a research consultant in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons (1987-1989) and a science adviser in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's New York Regional Laboratories (1989-1992). He has spent sabbatical years in Tanzania (1992-1993), in the Philippines and Malaysia (1999-2000) and in Turkey (2006-2007). In addition to many publications in scientific journals, Dr. Lawrence is author of a book on dietary fats and health.
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I'm working on a multi-part Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard comparison (read the introduction here) and am curious what you guys (and gals) would like to see included. More specifically, as you think about the various features or each OS, which need to be compared head-to-head? (Ex: Digital media functionality. Windows 7 has Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Play To, and so on. Snow Leopard has QuickTime X, etc.)
Let me know what you think. (And please, no sniping. Let's keep this civil and on topic.)
Update: So I should have spelled out one aspect of this comparison that isn't obvious. While I won't have a co-author from the Mac side per se, I am in fact working closely with some close friends who are Mac experts to ensure I'm covering the other side both adequately and accurately. This isn't intended to be a one-sided overview at all. I think anyone worrying about bias will be surprised (in a good way).


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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The head of the Irvington police union and three other officers are being investigated for making gangsta rap videos, according to a report.
The Newark Star-Ledger reported that the union president, Officer Maurice Gattison, raps under the name "Gat the Great."
He has appeared in numerous videos. One features Gattison rapping about drinking, using an anti-gay epithet and calling himself a "felon for life." In one scene Gattison, clad in a fur coat, sits in a car and tells others they might have to meet a Smith & Wesson. He then briefly points his finger at the camera as though he's firing a gun.
The case has sparked a debate over free speech and whether officers are bound by the same rules of behavior on and off-duty.
"The Irvington Police Department has standards of conduct that apply to on-duty and off-duty behavior," Police Director Joseph Santiago told the paper. He has until next month to file charges against the officers.
Irvington Township Attorney Marvin Braker said the videos were disturbing but could be protected under the First Amendment.
In an interview with the paper, Gattison said he has been rapping for years.
"I could see if I was targeting somebody, but it's just a lyrical exercise," he told the paper.
Gattison said he was asked to perform at the department's holiday party.
Information from: The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger, http://www.nj.com


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DAYTONA BEACH — Aspiring nurse Heather Huckaby's future lay ahead, beyond the ramp from Interstate 4 to northbound Interstate 95.
A traffic backup had halted her. From behind, a truck careened out of control, sending its trailer onto her Honda, killing her. She had just turned 21.
Huckaby died on Jan. 2, 2004, one of 11 fatal crashes that resulted from 273 accidents during a five-year period studied by the state. Officials used that study to justify a planned $239 million improvement designed to make the route safer.
"I definitely think there is a need for making improvements in that area," said Missy Clark, Huckaby's sister, who was talking to her sister on the phone when the crash occurred.
The Florida Department of Transportation is now embarking on the purchase of rights-of-way to improve the stretch of I-95 used to get to the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach International Airport and other landmarks along International Speedway Boulevard. The state recently announced construction is slated for 2020, although the date could be moved ahead or back, depending on the availability of funds, according to Steve Olson, spokesman for the state DOT's District 5 office in DeLand.
Among the biggest improvements: The left exit from I-4 eastbound onto I-95 northbound will be changed to a right exit.
Construction can't come soon enough for the family of Huckaby, an Orange City resident who was on her way to what was then known as Daytona Beach Community College almost nine years ago.
The ramp where Huckaby was headed — a left that curves sharply over and then adjoins I-95 — is being redesigned to become a right-exit with a longer loop. Troopers who cover crashes there will welcome that change, according to Sgt. Kim Montes, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol.
"The troopers that work that area say the eastbound I-4 to northbound I-95 is more of an issue with drivers still taking the curve too fast," Montes said in a recent email.
Another problem with that ramp, in particular, is that it is a left exit.
Olson said the trend in improving the state's highways is to go away from left exits to a more standard right exit. The I-4 widening project that's now under way west of Daytona Beach includes a similar change for the exit toward U.S. 92, and similar changes are being made in the Orlando area, Olson said.
Jon Cheney, director of traffic engineering for Volusia County, said the change will add a measure of safety to interstate travel.
"In Florida, drivers have the expectation to exit on the right," Cheney said. "The driver expects that typically while you're on the interstate, you'll always exit on the right side. You don't typically exit on the left side."
Also, motorists using the left lane generally consider that the "fast lane," and they don't expect to see slower-moving vehicles pulling in front of them, Cheney said.
The improvements also are being made because congestion in the area is expected to build during the next 25 years, Olson said.
"The purpose is to accommodate increased traffic for the year 2035," Olson said. "Safety improvements are always a priority."
In addition to 11 fatalities during the five years ending in 2005, the crashes along that stretch of I-95 caused 263 injuries, the study showed. The economic loss due to the crashes was $43 million, according to the study.
Since that study, the state Department of Transportation took steps to slow traffic down on the I-4 ramp to northbound I-95, closing one of two lanes.
Two other noteworthy changes are planned.
First, the ramp from westbound U.S. 92 to southbound I-95 will be realigned to enter the interstate from the right, rather than the left.
This will alleviate a concern that officials have with "weaving," as described by Lois Bollenback, interim executive director of the Volusia Transportation Planning Organization. As it is now, motorists trying to go from 92 to I-4 westbound via I-95 are required to cross at least three lanes of I-95 in a short span.
Also, I-95 between Beville Road and U.S. 92 will be separated into local and express lanes, with exiting and entering the interstate limited to the local lanes.
The improvements will provide a direct economic benefit to Volusia County in the form of construction jobs, said Rob Ehrhardt, manager of the Volusia County Economic Development Department.
"It's hard to know what impact this interchange improvement will have on the value and economic development potential of the immediately adjacent parcels," Ehrhardt said. "However, we anticipate long-term economic development benefits to the surrounding businesses and communities that would likely stem from improved transportation features and increased traffic."
He expects improved travel for business operations, freight movement and commuting workers.
Kerry Symolon, director of Team Volusia Economic Development Corp., a public-private partnership group formed to lead efforts to recruit employers to Volusia County, said access and transportation infrastructure are usually among the most critical needs for a business prospect.
"So we do believe these infrastructure improvements will provide added marketability for the area," she wrote in an email.
Most important, though, is making the road safer, a goal embraced by the family of Heather Huckaby.
Clark, who now lives two hours south in Port St. Lucie, has noticed how some lanes in South Florida are designated for trucks while others ban them. She believes that is another change that could be considered statewide.
Clark gave birth to her first daughter the day after her sister died. She still thinks about her loss every day.
"She was the rock of our family, the glue. She would be helping me with my kids, maybe having her own kids. I could be an aunt. I think she would have gone on to the RN program. She ultimately wanted to be a nurse in pediatrics," Clark said. "She would still be my best friend."
Following are costs associated with the I-95 interchange project now scheduled for 2020 (estimates are in 2020 dollars):
- $180.3 million -- construction
- $19.8 million – construction engineering and inspection
- $38.7 million – right-of-way purchases
- $238.8 million – total cost
Source: Florida Department of Transportation
Accidents, safety issues spur new I-95, I-4 interchange
DAYTONA BEACH — Aspiring nurse Heather Huckaby's future lay ahead, beyond the ramp from Interstate 4 to northbound Interstate 95.


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Hassan says federal shutdown will hurt NH economy and families
October 01. 2013 10:53AM
CONCORD - Gov. Maggie Hassan warned that the federal shutdown will harm the state's economy and bring hardship to Granite State families."I join the people of New Hampshire in their frustration over Congress' inability to pass a clean continuing resolution to avert a shutdown of the federal government," Hassan said. "The federal government shutdown will damage our economy and cause unnecessary hardship to New Hampshire families. It is simply unconscionable that, at the expense of the needs of our people, some members of Congress have chosen to put their extreme ideology first and continue to fight battles they have already lost."The House and Senate failed to agree on a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded on midnight when the federal fiscal year ends and the new fiscal year begins.U.S. House Republicans insisted that the Affordable Care Act either not be funded or delayed a year as part of the bill, while the U.S. Senate refused to accept either proposal and insisted on a "clean" continuing resolution allowing government to spend under levels appropriated the previous fiscal year.Hassan said state government will continue to operate, although there may be some disruption in individual programs that are federally funded."In New Hampshire, we come together to make things work, finding common-sense, bipartisan solutions that maintain our state's high quality of life, and Washington needs to do the same," Hassan said.