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An advanced review for Joe Abercrombie's latest novel "Red Country" due in stores November 13th.
Source: Reading Realms
They burned her home.
They stole her brother and sister.
But vengeance is following.
She sets off in pursuit with only a pair of oxen and her cowardly old stepfather Lamb for company. But it turns out Lamb's buried a bloody past of his own, and out in the lawless Far Country, the past never stays buried.
Their journey will take them across the barren plains to a frontier town gripped by gold fever, through feud, duel and massacre, high into the unmapped mountains to a reckoning with the Ghosts. Even worse, it will force them into alliance with Nicomo Cosca, infamous soldier of fortune, and his feckless lawyer Temple, two men no one should ever have to trust…"
I've always described Abercrombie's work, when moving past the simple Dark Fantasy description, as Game of Thrones without all the happiness and joy. Yes, that's a bit of a knock about how bleak his books can be, but also a compliment to Abercrombie on his writing. He has earned a fan following for his gritty stories and whatever my personal feelings about his work, his writing has always been fantastic, from plot to dialogue to descriptors.
Like his last two novels, Best Served Cold and The Heroes, Red Country is set in the same world as his First Law Trilogy, but is a stand alone. Returning readers will be more than happy to see some fan favorite characters return, but first time readers can still easily follow the story with no knowledge of the books that came before it. As for those readers that like their fantasy stories light on magic, they will be very satisfied with this book. Though magic exists in some small form in Abercrombie's world, it really doesn't make an appearance in this book in any substantial way, and the overall tone of the world is one that has started to move away from the fantastical and into the hints of an industrial age.
Normally, I avoid digging too much into describing the story and one of those reasons is spoilers, but I wanted to address the ending. I have no intention of giving anything away, but I feel as though the ending is an important part of any story and where it leaves the characters, and the reader, when they close the book, has some of the biggest impact on how one feels about what they just read. All of Abercrombie's endings to date have landed a bit sour with me, not because they were unhappy, though they usually are, but because it often left me not liking any of the characters. After all, no matter how dark your world is, your readers have to be able to find a few characters they enjoy. So far, in his books, characters I liked throughout an entire story often suddenly took a path that left me hating them in the last couple chapters (if they lived). It left me not really caring to revisit those characters or that world again, the fact that I always do is a testament to how good his writing is. To that end, I simply wanted to say that Red Country has probably had one of the better endings of his books, not that it was happy, but that it seemed fitting. For the first time after closing one of his books, I didn't feel like I needed a break from unrealistic bleakness, but instead that like I wished I could stay a bit longer in his world.
As I said in the opening paragraph, fans of dark fantasy or something like George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series will be instantly familiar with the tone of Abercrombie's work. I would also tell fans of westerns open to other genres to give this a try, but, above all, any fantasy reader should be giving Abercrombie's work a read. He is one of the best writers in the genre right now.


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Congratulations to all the finishers and winners of the Greenfield Clean Air Run which was held this morning, May 29 at the Paseo de St. Rosa in Laguna. The official race results are now available for viewing. Click on the link HERE or on the image below to go to the race results page.
All details are based on the data gathered from the UHF RFID D-Tag by ChronoTrack Systems.
Finish Time: is time from the gun start to the time you crossed the finish line. Results for this is used as basis for determining the Top 3 finishers.
Chip Time: is when you cross the start line to the finish line. This is most helpful for you to know your personal record (PR).
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Why Realtors and Mortgage Brokers Should Blog
I'm a research person. I love having lots and lots of research to back up my statements and decisions.
So, let's first take a look at the blogosphere as a whole, how it began, how it grew and where it is going.
According to Dave Sirfry's April 2007 report on the blogosphere, Technorati currently tracks 70 million weblogs. The report shows that 120,000 blogs are created each day with 1.4 blogs created every second.
Since October 2006, there a slight slowing in the growth of the blogosphere which was expected as its previous growth rates were staggering having grown 60 times what it was in 2004.
In 2006, the blogosphere saw 1.3 million postings per day or 15 posts per second, whereas in 2007 it grew to 17 posts per second. Interestingly, the percentage of blogs in the top 100 reached approximately 25% (22 blogs). Also, interesting is the consumer perception that blogs are just as good a news outlet as main stream media sites like the New York Times.
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text: The WACO Warriors are hosting their big home track and field meet today, the Eckstrand Relays. WACO Boys Head Coach Shannon Rugg they have twenty-three teams coming with 13 boys teams and 10 girls teams. He says they expect some stiff competition and probably won't medal at their own meet, but he's fine with that, he mainly wants to see his team lower their times. The Demons boys and girls will be there and on the boys side, Head Coach Steve Roth says they're getting back a couple of guys who haven't been able to run much this season with Anothony Ossman and Kyle Cox being able to compete. This is the first varsity meet for the Demons since Drake and Roth says they've been able to get in some good workouts at practice since then.


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It didn't get a lot of attention. It happened the same day as hearings on the Benghazi attacks and the announcement of a verdict in the Jodi Arias trial. But House Majority Leader Eric Cantor took a modest step forward last week in his plan to broaden the Republican agenda beyond budget cuts.
It didn�t get a lot of attention. It happened the same day as hearings on the Benghazi attacks and the announcement of a verdict in the Jodi Arias trial. But House Majority Leader Eric Cantor took a modest step forward last week in his plan to broaden the Republican agenda beyond budget cuts.
In February, Cantor had given a speech titled �Making Life Work,� in which he argued that the government should enact conservative policies that would make a difference in people�s daily lives. As an example, he said the government ought to make it easier for employers to offer flextime to their workers.
On May 8, the House passed a bill to do just that. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, workers who get an hourly wage must be paid 50 percent more for overtime work. They can�t take their compensation in the form of an equivalent amount of time off. The House bill, introduced by Alabama Republican Martha Roby, would make it possible for them to get an hour and a half off in the future in return for an hour of overtime today.
Karen DeLoach, a bookkeeper from Montgomery, Ala., testified before Congress last month that a flextime option would make it easier for her to help out her niece, who has special needs, and to go on mission trips overseas with her church. April is a busy time for her because of tax returns, and she would like to be able to bank hours then for these purposes.
Almost all House Democrats disagree with DeLoach, and voted against the flextime bill. They say it would erode the sacred principle of the 40-hour work week and let unscrupulous employers coerce workers into turning down overtime pay.
Republicans note that state employees have had the ability to substitute comp time for overtime pay since 1985 and say it�s time for private-sector workers to have the same options. The Democratic retort is that private-sector workers are more vulnerable to their employers because they don�t have civil-service protections and are less likely to be unionized.
The bill attempts to make up for this difference by providing new safeguards for private-sector workers. The legislation requires companies to comply with an employee�s request to cash out his or her accumulated comp time within 30 days, which isn�t the usual practice in the government.
Republican rhetoric often exaggerates how hostile to business Democrats are, but the way they approach issues like this one forms the basis of the caricature. Offered a proposal designed to let employers and workers help each other out, they reacted with reflexive suspicion of businessmen and free markets. They let the theoretical potential for abuse in some cases trump all the people, like DeLoach, whom the proposal could help.
Instead of letting businesses offer flextime, the Democrats� preferred policy is to require them to offer paid leave. The Congressional Research Service has pointed out that such a policy could well lead employers to reduce take-home pay.
That�s strange logic: To protect workers from the risk of being pressured into lower take-home pay, the Democrats would actually create a risk that they will get lower take-home pay. But at least nobody will be manipulating their choices, since they won�t have any. The arguments against the flextime bill don�t really account for the changes in American society since 1938. The law was enacted at a time when the United States had a much more rigid division of labor by gender, and paid workers � overwhelmingly male � were much less likely to want time off to be caregivers than they are today.
A simple question puts the objections in perspective: If our society hadn�t inherited government restrictions on flextime, would we impose them now? That is, if the law already allowed companies to offer flextime instead of higher pay, in return for overtime, would Congress vote to take that option away? Would most people want it to? It seems pretty clear that the answer to all these questions is no.
United Democratic opposition means this bill won�t pass the Senate or be signed by the president. But Republicans seem confident that they have the political high ground. Unions may want to stick with the rules of 1938 forever, but that doesn�t seem like a very good bet.


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Midvale Utah Union Fort Family History Center
|This article describes the services and resources available at a Family History Center, a branch facility of the Family History Library.
The Midvale Utah Union Fort Family History Center services the Midvale, and Union Fort areas.
- 1 THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Please go to website at: http://www.familyhistorymagic.com/
- 2 Center Contacts and Hours
- 3 Calendar and Events
- 4 Summer Classes 2013 "Basic Family Tree"
- 5 Staff Training Meetings
- 6 Center Resources
- 7 Center Services
- 8 Resources in the Local Area
- 9 Links
- 10 Volunteer at the Center
THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Please go to website at: http://www.familyhistorymagic.com/
Center Contacts and Hours
Location & Map:
- Address: 7155 South 540 East, Midvale, UT 84047
- Please use North Door. Ring upper door bell for access.
- Come straight in and turn right and Library is first door on right.
- Location on Map
Phone: 801-569-1621
Hours of Operations:
|9AM to 5PM
|9AM to 5PM
|5PM to 9PM
|9AM to 5PM
|5PM to 9PM
|9AM to 5PM
|5PM to 9PM
|9AM to 5PM
| FHC Director
| Alice Neff
| 801-255-1617
| Assistant Director
| S. Wells
| 801-352-2503
| Assistant Director
| F. Fullmer
| 801-943-1336
| Assistant Director
| Barry Johnson
| 801-561-4535
| Assistant Director
| David Hansen
| 801-255-2253
| Assistant Director
| Rick Hickok
| 801-942-7426
| Assistant Director
| Kay Beers
| 801-942-1098
We are in need of additional staff at our Family History Center. If you are comfortable with a computer and available to volunteer for 3 hours per week, we would love to have you, and happy to help you learn additional skills. Please contact: Alice Neff: (801) 255-1617 .
Calendar and Events
Summer Classes 2013 "Basic Family Tree"
Tuesday, June 4, 11, 18 3:00-5:00 PM Jacque Evans
Wednesday, June 12, 19, 26 7:00-9:00 PM Dave & Jackie Pierce
Monday, July 8, 15, 22 2:00-4:00 PM Alice Neff
Tuesday, August 6, 13, 20 3:00-5:00 PM Alice Neff
Plan to attend all 3 sessions to learn to edit and add additional relatives, sources, pictures and stories and clear names for Temple Work.
We offer, what we call an Intern Class, both a daytime and an evening class in September and January.
Designed for the serious minded researcher, this is not a crash course for beginners, but advanced, comprehensive instruction for those desiring a solid foundation in Managing a Research Project in Family History. For more detail about this series of classes go to: http://www.familyhistorymagic.com/Intern.html
You are welcome to drop in at the Family History Center any time we are open without an appointment. We have trained staff who can often answer your questions and help you with the concepts, skills, resources, etc. you need right now. Also, through the Church, we have Internet Sites and Databases you have to pay to use from your home.
The Family History Center is open:
Mondays and Fridays: 9 to 5
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 9 to 9
Closed July 4, 24 and September 2 (Labor Day)
See below for Free Consultation Sessions. These are individual training sessions where you will get personal help with FamilySearch.org/Tree and other tools designed to help you find and prepare names for the Temple. Please sign up for a 1 ½ hour session and let us help you. Sign-up by calling the Family History Center 801-569-1621. For your session, bring your LDS Account username and password (or membership number) and your pedigree chart (filled out as best you can.)
Staff Training Meetings
1. Usually held on the third Thursday of the month in the Relief Society Room.
Center Resources
- Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the Family History Library Catalog.
- (List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan; though you will not want to list every single item you have. Just give visitors to this page a general idea of your resources.)
Databases and Software
- FHC Portal
- The 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive–http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/
This fully searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings provides a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century from 1800 to 1900. These support the study of colonial history, genealogical research, politics, urban studies, and media courses.
- Access Newspaper Archives–http://www.newspaperarchive.com
"NewspaperArchive.com is the world's largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world, NewspaperARCHIVE makes exploring history and genealogy easy and fun. Discover fascinating news in archived newspapers hundreds of years old—including obituaries, birth announcements, sports articles, comics, and more—to fill in the life stories you are interested in. And share those stories with others through our community at Our NewspaperARCHIVE. All of our historical newspapers are full-page and fully searchable. Try exploring above, and discover your history today!"
- Alexander Street Press, American Civil War–http://alexanderstreet.com/
- Research Data: Contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/cwdb/
Letters and Diaries: Contains approximately 100,000 indexed pages of diaries, letters, and memoirs, including 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts, such as the letters of Amos Wood and his wife and the diary of Maryland planter William Claytor. http://solomon.cwld.alexanderstreet.com/
- Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera: Provides a vivid history of the American Civil War with over 1,400 images. http://cpho.alexanderstreet.com/
- Ancestry.com–http://www.ancestry.com/
Ancestry gives you access to thousands of collections of records from around the world, including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court, land, wills and financial records, stories, memories, and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership, and much more. It is the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world. All family history centers have access to Ancestry.com Library Edition version through their Family History Center Portal at http://www.fhc.familysearch.org/ (effective 2/8/2011).
- ArkivDigital Online–http://www.arkivdigital.net
ArkivDigital is the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other historical records online! All images are newly photographed color images of the original documents.
- Find My Past–http://www.findmypast.co.uk/
FindMyPast makes it easy to research your UK ancestry and create your family tree. Search census records and trace births, marriages, and deaths to bring your family history to life.
- 1911 British Census (accessed through the Find My Past website)–The 1911 UK Census is a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales in 1911. It provides a unique snapshot of the lives of those who lived at that time.
- 'Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com')–http://www.fold3.com/
Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos. Fold3 has refocused their efforts on gathering the best online collection of military records and stories. The Fold3 name reflects military history and honor, since traditionally, the third fold in a flag-folding ceremony honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world. See Using Fold3 at a Family History Center for more information.
- The Genealogist–http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
English parish records, directories, census, civil registration, surname mapping, and selected army and navy lists.
- Genline Family Finder (launcher)–http://www.genline.com/
Genline FamilyFinder is no longer available in the premium websites. Please use ArkivDigital instead.
- Heritage Quest Online–http://www.heritagequestonline.com/
Heritage Quest Online database is only available to those FHCs who meet certain qualifications (for more information, see document 101456).
- Heritage Quest Online database is a collection of material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use HeritageQuest Online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled. Searches include:
Census: Find ancestors in the complete set of U.S. federal census images from 1790 to 1930, including name indexes for many years.
Books: Find information on people and places described in over 24,000 family and local histories.
PERSI Periodical Source Index™: Find information about people and places from this index of over 2 million genealogy and local history articles, updated annually.
Revolutionary War: Search selected records from the Revolutionary War Era Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files.
Freedman's Bank: Search for individuals in Freedman's Bank (1865-1874), which was founded to serve African Americans. Includes a name index and images for bank depositors and their dependents and heirs.
- U.S. Serial Set: Search the Memorials, Petitions, and Private Relief Actions of the U.S. Congress in the LexisNexis® U.S. Serial Set.
- Historic Map Works Library Edition–http://www.proquest.historicmapworks.com/
Historic Map Works is available only to those FHCs who meet the qualifications for Heritage Quest Online (see document 102048 for qualifications). Historic Map Works™ Library Edition is one of the most extensive digital map collections available, with over 470,000 high-resolution, full color historic and antique maps. The core of the collection consists of cadastral (property and land ownership) maps illustrating the geographic and development history of the United States and also includes illustrations, city directories, and more. This unique content allows genealogists, historians, and academic researchers to track the "residential genealogy" of families and locations.
- Legacy Stories - www.legacystories.org
Put the leaves on your family tree by giving voice to your ancestors. LegacyStories.Org is a social network for all things heritage. Provides a secure platform to upload stories and photos and add recorded narration. The resulting pictures, stories, and narration can be linked as source records on FamilySearch Family Tree. The site offers a full suite of exciting features including:
- Record oral photo narratives directly from your computer microphone
- Multi-media story publisher
- Social network for feedback and collaboration
- Public archives to view and share stories
- Five levels of privacy
- The Legacy Shop for heritage replayed books, DVDs equipment, software, etc.
- Origins.net–http://www.origins.net/
(The Origins.net site is available only at large regional family history centers and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.) Features comprehensive and exclusive British and Irish record collections dating back to the 13th century, as well as rare and unique photos and books to browse.
- Paper Trail–http://www.genealogytoday.com/
Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents.
- World Vital Records–https://www.worldvitalrecords.com/
Access to birth, marriage, and death records; Social Security Death Index; family trees; census records; immigration records; court, land, and probate records; military records directory lists; newspapers, family histories, reference materials, biographies, wills, gravestone photos, ship manifests, map collections, and yearbook collections. Proper log-in through the portal is confirmed by a "Welcome Family History Center Patron!" banner on the web page. Also see document 111572 for an explanation of why some data may not be available.
Hardware and Equipment :
1. We have computers, printers, copying equipment, Microfiche readers.
2. Copies are .05 cents each.
Center Services
Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
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Raw milk and milk products from cows, goats, and sheep can transmit life-threatening bacterial infections. In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises pregnant women, infants and children to consume only pasteurized milk, cheese and other milk products, and supports a ban on the sale of raw milk in the U.S.
The policy statement, "Consumption of Raw or UnpasteurizedMilk and Milk Products by Pregnant Women and Children," published in the January 2014 Pediatrics (released online Dec. 16), reviews evidence of the risks of consuming unpasteurized milk and milk products in the U.S., especially among pregnant women, infants, and children.
"Consumption of raw milk or milk products can result in severe and life-threatening illnesses such as miscarriage and stillbirths in pregnant women, and meningitis and blood-borne infections in both young infants and pregnant women," said Yvonne Maldonado, MD, FAAP, the lead author of the policy statement. AAP asserts that numerous data show pasteurized milk provides the same nutritional benefits as raw milk, without the risk of deadly infections including Listeria, Campylobacter, Salmonella, Brucella and E. coli.
The AAP supports the position of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other national and international associations in endorsing the consumption of only pasteurized milk and milk products for pregnant women, infants, and children. The AAP also endorses a ban on the sale of raw or unpasteurized milk or milk products in the U.S., including certain raw milk cheeses. For more information, click on this link.


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WASHINGTON – The political conventions behind them and three debates ahead, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney now race against the calendar toward Nov. 6.
They have two months to deploy millions of dollars in ads, catch those voters who cast ballots weeks before Election Day, and log umpteen miles in a handful of crucial states – all while worrying what surprising news or candidate slip-up might set the whole enterprise on its ear.
Obama and Romney have huge staffs to help keep it all straight, of course. But you don't. So here, for the rest of us, is a user's guide to the last leg of the 2012 presidential campaign:
So far, polls show a tight race. But forget everything you've heard so far. In polling, only the newest numbers count – and the numbers capture a clearer picture beginning in September. It's time to pay attention.
One obvious reason: Summer fun is over, and voters are finally following the campaigns. Polling from the Pew Research Center in 2008 showed the share following the campaign "very closely" just about doubled from 28 percent in late August to 57 percent just before Election Day. With the public more attuned to day-to-day developments, the potential for big shifts in the polls is amplified.
Another reason is less apparent: Many polls get more accurate in the final two months, as pollsters make refinements in their hunt for likely voters, the elusive target for election surveys.
Trying to reach voters – and no one else – means trying to pin down a group that exists only for one day (or a few, in the case of early voters) and whose demographic and geographic makeup can't be known in advance. That's because more people tell pollsters they plan to vote than actually do. In the final Associated Press-GfK poll before the 2008 election, 77 percent of adults said they were "completely certain to vote" or had already cast a ballot through early or absentee voting. Actual turnout among those age 18 and over was about 20 percentage points lower.
So pollsters use a series of questions to try to identify voters who are most likely to show up and weed out the rest. Every pollster's definition of a likely voter is different; for some, they evolve over the course of the final two months.
Money is a huge factor in this election, and one of the hardest to track.
The presidential race is expected to cost $2 billion or more, between official campaign expenses and super PAC ad spending. It's the first election since federal courts unraveled rules that had restricted how money could be spent in political races.
Outside groups can now raise and spend unlimited sums of cash with the help of millionaires and billionaires, who sometimes hide their identities as donors.
The result is a gusher of ads flowing through Monday Night Football and prime-time sitcoms until Election Day.
Something to watch for: In some states, the TV ads may suddenly vanish. That's a sign that one of the campaigns has given up hope there and moved resources to a state that's still in play.
And watch how this plays out: Romney's side is far outspending Obama's. Can the president narrow the gap?
Romney and his super PAC allies have spent more than $245 million on ads since the general election began in early April, according to advertising tracking data obtained by The Associated Press. That spending began outpacing the Democrats in mid-July, and the trend is expected to continue. By comparison, Obama and super PACs working in his favor have spent roughly $188 million since April.
No one will know the total spending until after the voting is over. That's because the last campaign money reports before Election Day cover only through mid-October.
Watch for updates on campaign spending over the next two months, in reports to the Federal Election Commission due later this month and in late October.
This race is all about jobs and the economy, so government reports and stock market swings take on outsized importance.
The Labor Department reported sluggish job growth Friday, as employers added 96,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July but that was only because more people gave up looking for work.
Romney immediately seized on the latest numbers as further evidence that Obama's efforts to fix the economy have failed. The president said the numbers weren't good enough but sought more time for the recovery.
The Labor Department will release two more monthly jobless reports, including one just four days before Election Day.
Also watch the Federal Reserve's actions when it meets next week. It could dramatically boost the sluggish economy by announcing a third round of bond purchases designed to push long-term interest rates lower. Fed action would send the stock market soaring and boost many people's retirement accounts, at least in the short term.
Congress returns for two weeks on Monday but will probably steer clear of the big election issues: taxes, deficits, health care, the economy and jobs. Its biggest task is passing a $524 billion spending bill to keep federal agencies operating through next March and prevent any possibility of a politically explosive government shutdown before the election.
Issues that might spill into the presidential race: disagreements over drought relief for livestock producers – an issue important to rural voters in swing state Iowa and elsewhere – and an increase in food stamp funding, which Republicans oppose.
The race is so tight that one misstep in the three presidential debates could greatly influence who wins.
• The first debate, Oct. 3 in Denver, focuses on domestic policy.
• Two weeks later, on Oct. 16, the Obama and Romney meet for a town hall-style session in Hempstead, N.Y.
• On Oct. 22, two weeks before the election, foreign policy is the topic for the last presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla., a swing state critical for the candidates.
• And on the undercard, Vice President Joe Biden debates Rep. Paul Ryan on Oct. 11 in Danville, Ky.
With debates, it's important to watch as well as listen. Despite hours of study and practice to get their best lines down pat, it's sometimes actions, not words that prove memorable. Remember 1960, when people listening on the radio were certain Richard Nixon had won a debate, while those watching TV awarded it squarely to John F. Kennedy.
In 2000, Democrat Al Gore's sighs lived on long after his words in his debates with Republican George W. Bush. Eight years earlier, Bush's father, President George H.W. Bush, was caught looking at his watch during a town-hall debate with Democrat Bill Clinton and Ross Perot.
His response came as an audience member was talking about how much the deep recession had personally affected him. Bush, who lost that election, later said that he was thinking: "Only 10 more minutes of this crap."
• Swing state: A state with a recent history of swinging its vote from one party to the other in presidential elections. Nevada, Colorado, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Iowa and Virginia.
• Battleground state: States where one or both sides are spending money on TV ads, staff on the ground, candidate visits and so forth, either in hopes of winning or to force the other side to spend money playing defense. So far this year, that's all the swing states, plus Wisconsin. Pennsylvania and Michigan also have seen action.
• Super PAC: A new breed of political committee that can raise and spend limitless amounts of money but isn't allowed to directly coordinate its activities with the Romney or Obama campaigns. The candidates can endorse these committees, however, and send former aides to run them.
• Electoral College: Candidates win the presidency not by winning the popular vote, but by getting a majority of votes in the Electoral College. States are apportioned votes based on the number of senators and representatives they have in Congress, and all but two – Maine and Nebraska – award their electoral votes in winner-take-all style.
Obama's 2008 victory leaned heavily on early voting, which is now possible in 32 states and the District of Columbia.
His campaign mobilized thousands in the swing states of Florida, Colorado, North Carolina and Iowa – all states he won on his way to the presidency.
This time, Obama and Romney are both hoping to build up the early vote in the coming weeks. In early voting, people can cast early ballots, by mail or in person, without having to give a reason.
Early voting begins in Iowa on Sept. 27. Look for the candidates and the campaigns to focus heavily on states in the days leading up to their early votes.
OK, it could come in early November, too. But watch for unexpected news in the final weeks of the race that could shift things in one candidate's favor. Past surprises have touched on major events – developments in the Vietnam War, the Iran hostage crisis, the Iran-Contra probe – and less weighty ones, such as George W. Bush's two-decade-old drunken driving arrest.
This year, there's speculation that Iran could pop up again, possibly in the form of an Israeli military strike against Iran's suspected nuclear program. Iran insists it's not developing a nuclear weapon; Israel believes that it is.
A unilateral Israeli attack on Iran could set off a chain reaction. Tehran's counterattack could include strikes on U.S. personnel and bases in the region; the U.S. military might come to Israel's aid; oil prices would skyrocket; spreading conflict could light the short fuse that is the Middle East.
All that would test Obama as commander in chief and roil the campaign.
But speculating on an October Surprise can be a fool's game — that's why it's called a surprise. Wait and see.


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FPS' Friday Fiver
Well, an eventful week to say the least. We in the FPS team have looked beyond the obvious to find five other things that have happened this week. Enjoy.
Moody clouds hover over USA ratings
This week, Moody's threatened to revise down the USA's AAA credit rating. Back in April, Standard and Poor's revised to negative the outlook on USA ratings, a monumental move given that this was the first time that the USA's outlook was revised down since Pearl Harbour. As the USA's Congress and President continue to grapple over debt negotiations, it is looking increasingly unlikely that they will be able to come to an agreement before the 2nd August, after which the USA would literally run out of money and not be able to match its debt commitments.
Elsewhere financial markets are getting increasingly jittery as this week Ireland became the third Eurozone country to be downgraded to junk status –Ba1 – alongside Greece and Portugal. This downward pressure continues to strengthen fears that Italy and Spain will soon follow suit. One wonders if any country will escape what feels like a tidal wave of downgrades.
Bonuses back in vogue?
We read with interest this week Sports Direct's average £44,000 payout to staff after hitting profit targets. Out of 18,000 employees, 2,200 staff qualify for the bonus. This is on the basis of their employment being permanent over the last 12 months, irrespective of their position. According to the Times (£) the scheme is the most generous in the retail sector.
The move offers an interesting parallel to bonuses paid in the banking sector and the justification offers hope to the City: "There is nothing more powerful… in terms of getting everyone pulling together… we wanted them [the staff] to see everyone is going to benefit" said Sports Direct's Chief Executive Dave Forsey. One wonders if the banks presented their bonus schemes with the same clarity and distributed the fruits of their labours more equitably, they might not receive so much stick. Does this move represent a shift in other sectors towards a model whereby staff are incentivised to deliver for their employer? We are all aware of the success of the John Lewis Partnership, Sports Direct's scheme seems a very positive sign in a sector which has struggled of late and could offer a way forward in overcoming low staff morale.
The cost of living (longer)
How much does it cost to retire in the 21st century? If you're talking purely about the level of income people should have, then the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reckon that around £15,000 should be sufficient. If however, you're asking how much it costs the state for you to retire, that's a very different question. The bad news is the cost is rising as we continue to live longer lives.
The OBR released its first Fiscal Sustainability Report this week which provides long-term projections on how much the government will have to spend on welfare and healthcare by 2060. The answer, in a nutshell, is a lot more. Spending on health is going to increase from 8.2% of GDP now, to nearly 10% in 2060 and the separate cost of long-term care is going to increase as well. At the same time, the amount spent on the state pension will increase by over 2% of GDP to 7.9%. Put the whole package together, and 'age-related spending' increases from 24.6% of our GDP to 27.3%.
So what can be done about the rising cost? One answer is to raise the retirement age and hence lessen the number of years people receive their state pension, though this is proving deeply unpopular. Another is to prepare the population better for old-age and try to keep them healthier in it, which is no easy thing. This still isn't enough though – which is why the OBR suggested we will need to raise an additional £22bn in tax each year from 2016 onwards to stop national debt spiralling away. Not what consumers who believe their disposable incomes are already shrinking want to hear as The Economist notes today.
Baby Boom to Boomerang
Our parents were the baby boomers- tuition fee free, riding on the crest of 80's affluence, buying up property and reproducing. Whilst we are the boomerangers saddled with the debt of our education and the country and forced to return to the nest that our parents bought. Returning home post Uni would once have made you a failure or at least a social embarrassment for the parents having to hide a 30 year old console loving son in their annexe. But now 1 in 4 graduates are returning home and frankly, who can blame them?
New findings from Endsleigh show that most rental prices in the UK have increased steadily in the last two years with the average rent now standing at £688 per month, rising to almost £1,372 in London where most grads head in search of that increasingly elusive goal 'employment.' Demand is also increasing in the rental market as more and more first-time buyers are finding themselves frozen out of the mortgage market due to tighter lending criteria and a lack of finance. And this would probably account for why 41% of the three million adults living with their parents returned home to save money whilst three in ten cited that they were unable to pay mortgages.
The introduction of tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year from 2012 will increase the pressure on graduates even further, with the number returning to the family home likely to rise.
Hungry for Growth
This week, the GE Capital (client) team were hitting the phones to secure coverage of the first ever 'SME Capex Barometer', a survey of 1,000 small and medium sized businesses across Europe looking at how much they plan to invest in replacing equipment ranging from plant machinery to IT hardware to photocopiers.
In the UK, 92% of SMEs are planning to spend a staggering £74.9 billion in the coming year, although businesses in Germany and France were looking to invest even more. Reflecting the challenges involved with pulling out of recession, businesses reported missing out on over £8bn of new businesses as a result of out-dated equipment.
As John Jenkins, CEO of GE Capital put it: "Despite popular belief, the appetite for investing in growth amongst UK SMEs is actually very strong, with many businesses having reached a tipping point where putting off investment is no longer possible without compromising their ability to create revenue".


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US newspaper industry revenue fell 2.6 pct in 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. newspaper industry revenue fell last year, as increases in circulation revenue weren't high enough to make up for shrinking demand for print advertising, an industry trade group said Friday.
The Newspaper Association of America said revenue fell 2.6 percent to $37.6 billion in 2013.
Circulation revenue rose 3.7 percent to $10.9 billion, the second straight year of growth.
Advertising revenue fell 6.5 percent to $23.6 billion.
In recent years, newspapers have looked to increase revenue from online sources, as more readers turn to the Internet and mobile devices for news. Digital advertising revenue increased 1.5 percent to $3.42 billion. But that wasn't enough to offset an 8.6 percent drop in print advertising revenue to $17.3 billion.
The industry also got a boost from a 2.4 percent increase in direct marketing advertising revenue to $1.4 billion, while advertising revenue related to niche and non-daily publications fell 5.8 percent to $1.45 billion.
Revenue from businesses other than advertising and circulation rose 5 percent to $3.15 billion.
The NAA's numbers are based on a sample of public and private company data collected on a confidential basis.
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Janus Managing Several Morgan RV Facilities
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A new company has been assigned to manage Cold Brook Campsites, a recreational vehicle campground in Ganesvoort, N.Y., managed by Saratoga Springs-based Morgan RV Resorts, while foreclosure proceedings on the campsite are ongoing.
Court documents filed March 4 in state Supreme Court in Saratoga County show the lender, Comm 2006-C8 RV Park Master SPE LLC, is taking action against local businessman Robert Moser and his partner, Robert Morgan, as well as two limited-liability companies affiliated with Cold Brook Campsites, The Saratogian reported.
The lender is foreclosing on the $4.25 million mortgage, which was given to the borrowers in 2006.
The attorney for the LLC states in court documents that Cold Brook Campsites is one of seven campgrounds that are or will be the subject of foreclosure proceedings by his firm, Herrick, Feinstein LLP.
Moser and Morgan own Morgan RV Resorts, which manages campgrounds around the country.
Janus Hotel Management Services, a Florida-based limited-liability company, announced Tuesday (April 30) it has been assigned by a Saratoga Springs attorney to take over management services of the 277-unit campground.
The Saratogian reported that the president of Janus, Michael Nanosky, stated in the press release the campground would be open as planned Tuesday.
"Although there is a lot of work to do, we want all campers to rest assured that the resort will open on time for the upcoming camping season and full use of the resort facilities will be available as soon as possible," he said.
Last week, longtime summer residents of Cold Brook told The Saratogian they were nervous the campground wouldn't open as planned and they'd be left without a place to live. Contacted last week, Moser said those residents had no reason to worry.
This week, Nanosky reiterated that residents have nothing to worry about.
Janus' general counsel, Eric L. Glazer, said fees for Cold Brook residents will not change and payments already made will be honored.


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TAMPA, Fla. - In the final night of the convention here, as Republicans made clear and repeated overtures to Hispanic voters, one giant elephant in the room remained: immigration reform.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, arguably the GOP's most prominent Latino politician, wowed delegates on his home turf. Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's son Craig delivered several paragraphs of his speech in well-intoned Spanish. "Hispanics 4 Mitt" posters were distributed to Latino delegates in cowboy hats. And a pre-recorded video shown in the forum championed the refrain "'Si se puede' is not enough," a direct knock on President Barack Obama and the Spanish translation of his 2008 campaign slogan, "Yes we can."
But none of the speakers directly addressed the politically complicated issues of comprehensive immigration reform or Obama's recently enacted executive order that stays deportations and grants work permits for DREAM Act-eligible illegal immigrants, children who have lived in America for much of their lives and are enrolled in a university or enlisted in the military.
And even the most passionate advocates of immigration reform say they think it's better that way.
"I am not particularly keen on it being addressed at the convention. I don't think it works for us. My goal is for us to be elected. My goal is for us to be elected - for Ryan and Romney to be elected - and I don't think an in-depth, detailed discussion of immigration by any speaker advances that cause," former Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) said in an interview with Roll Call. "Most Hispanics are more concerned about jobs than they are about immigration. I think what we need to do is after the election figure out how we can have a sensible policy that is well reasoned and that is compatible with the things Gov. Romney has already said about those issues."
Martinez, who served one term in the Senate after a stint as President George W. Bush's secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was one of the lead co-sponsors, along with the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), of a comprehensive immigration reform bill in 2006. He continues to be one of the few GOP advocates of additional pathways to citizenship, noting hours before tonight's primetime program, "I am incredibly sympathetic of the Dreamers and I support some sort of form of the DREAM Act."
The conspicuous absence of a conversation on immigration in front of millions of American viewers tonight likely will not help Romney chip into the huge advantage Obama has built with Latino voters. Obama leads Romney by a 63 percent to 28 percent margin, according to a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
Though former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told a group of reporters earlier in the day that he supports the DREAM Act, which would provide permanent residence for undocumented students, he did not mention it once in the address he delivered tonight on the topic of education.
"But having a solution to the fact that we have all these young people, many of whom are making great contributions and don't have connections to their parents' home country, yeah of course I'm for it," Bush said in the session with reporters, before noting, "Then again, I'm not running for anything and can speak my mind."
Rubio, who has introduced his own version of the DREAM Act, did not speak about immigration issues in his widely anticipated and well-received speech that introduced the rising Republican star to a massive national audience. The freshman Senator is the son of Cuban immigrants and used his personal narrative, not policy positions, to appeal to potential Hispanic voters.
In lieu of a formal policy debate on immigration, Romney and the Republicans are banking on economic issues and hoping that voters, regardless of demographic, will want a change of course that leads to more jobs and growth.
Top Romney adviser Ed Gillespie told Univision News earlier in the day that while the nominee supports family reunification policies, the topic of immigration is not the most important of the election, saying there were larger problems Romney needed to address in the biggest speech of his political career.
"Look, there are some elections when, for example, national security is a big issue. When I was chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2004, that election was about national security," Gillespie said. "There have been times when immigration is the biggest issue. But the issue that most voters want to hear about is economy and jobs. That doesn't mean that [immigration] is not important. Gov. Romney has addressed it and will continue to do so."


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I'am agree.tiltbillings wrote:It is called nibbana because one is unbound to the conditioning of greed, hatred, and delusion. One no longer makes, creates, puts together based upon greed, hatred, and delusion, and one is free from birth because one is no longer re-born..
Nibbana is difficult to see for the one who's mind is deluded.tiltbillings wrote:The Buddha never said such a thing, and if that were true, then there would be no need for any sort of practice, there would be no ignorance, no conditioning based upon greed, hatred, and delusion.
Like it's difficult for eye to watch into himself.
Like it's difficult for hand to say hello or tuch it itself.
Like it's difficult for foot to step on it's own fingers.
So it's difficult for mind to reach Nibbana.
What is the sound of one hand clapping?
Peoples are conditioned by Nibbana, but they dont understand that Nibbana is in other direction, and much more nearer, actualy there is nothink more closely to our mind that Nibbana. So being ignorant about anicca, dukkha and anatta, they want reach material happyness by thinking that the True Happyness is in form, felling, perception, volitional formation, consciosness. But their motivations have pure nature:
- Freedom: by getting money, and power,enfuence others and make all they want. Be free.
- Safe/Stability: by getting family, home, friends, hobbie, good job and others support for ego/me/I
- Calm: they dont want be stressed, pushed, running etc (if our nature was mouvement, and not calm and release, so being's were eternal, to move eternaly. But dhammas knows borning, agging and death, they a not able to exist eternaly, their nature is not mouvement, but calm).
Mind is like a donkey, he is so possessed by carrot, that he don't see that he run on the carrot field.
It's just how thing realy are.
Perharps he have never said : "All beings are free, but dont know it, so they putt a collar and think that they are happy", but Buddha said this
There is, monks, an unborn — unbecome — unmade — unfabricated. If there were not that unborn — unbecome — unmade — unfabricated, there would not be the case that escape from the born — become — made — fabricated would be discerned. But precisely because there is an unborn — unbecome — unmade — unfabricated, escape from the born — become — made — fabricated is discerned.


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Reviewed by Darell C. (age 9)
I liked the book because it was funny when Jell-It Jack jumped off the counter and started to dance. I could hear the music in my head. I wish I could change myself like Jell-It Jack could change himself. The illustrations were in black and white and showed Jell-It Jack gets sucked through a straw. I have never read a book like this that had a guy made out of Jell-It. A lesson to be learned is to be careful of what you wish for.
I recommend this book to kids who like humorous fiction books. The vocabulary is easy to understand and makes for a quick read. Also, there is a tape included so you could listen to the story.


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1. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick PrintPJStoo Feb 3, 2011 11:46 AM (in response to PJStoo)
Similarly, printing a group of PDF documents saved in a Windows folder doesn't work, either, when right-click>Print. The first one will print, but only after a LONG wait. Maybe 10 or 15 minutes. Possibly another one will print after closing the Reader window, but I'm not sure. I may not have waited long enough.
Is this a bug with Reader X? It sure seems to be.
2. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick Printshaktikeshri Feb 9, 2011 4:05 AM (in response to PJStoo)
My observation:
After quick print to 1st attachment file (PDF file) from outlook 2010-32bit system on Win7-32bit system, Reader X opens.
When for 2nd attachment or any attachment thereafter quick print command is given, that file also gets printed.
Yes but Reader X does not get closed until we ourselves close it but it's not restrciting any attached PDF document to get printed by right click-> quick print option.
Are you seeing the issue consistently. Also kindly tell your system configurations
3. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick PrintPJStoo Feb 9, 2011 4:46 PM (in response to shaktikeshri)
Yes, your observation is correct... I'll clarify: With Reader 9.x we could right-click>Quick Print more than one document, the subsequent one are selected to print before the first one has yet printed... then all of them would print. When done, the reader windows can be closed.
With Reader X, each attached PDF document that is sent to Quick Print after the first one won't print until the reader window is closed, then the next one prints, close the window and another one prints, and so on and so on. And I should mention that it takes minutes before the Reader window opens and prints.
Even worse in Reader X is using the context menu's Print function from Windows Explorer. When right click>Print a PDF document that way, it may or may not print after a very long wait, possibly 10 minutes or longer... I didn't time it. If more than one PDF document is selected then right click>Print, no documents are printed after the first one FINALLY does print, even after closing the reader window.
With Reader 9.x, all of the selected documents would print rather quickly and then the reader window could be closed.
These results are consistent and repeatable.
The computers used to test this are HP dc5750 small form factor desktops, Windows XP SP3. The printer used is a networked HP LaserJet 4345 mfp. We tried other printers with the same result.
Edit, new info:
A new update to Reader X was installed today. Now when right-click>Quick Print the Reader window opens much faster... a matter of seconds rather than minutes now. Other than that, it is the same.
The Windows Explorer right-click>Print is just a bad as before.
Thank you.
4. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick PrintDSVUK May 27, 2011 2:26 AM (in response to PJStoo)
We are getting exactly the same problem as described above.
Is there going to be a solution?
5. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick Printshaktikeshri May 27, 2011 6:33 AM (in response to DSVUK)
Announcement: Would you like to help us improve Adobe Reader?
Hi All,
We have had a few bug reports related to Adobe Reader X protected mode coming in from you in this forum. We have addressed a large number of them in our upcoming Reader update and we would like to hear your feedback.
To that extent, we would like to invite you to the Adobe Reader Prerelease program and try out the latest build. To participate, please fill in the form available at https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=reader_prerelease_ interest and indicate Adobe Reader as the product of your interest.
We look forward to your active participation, feedback and help towards making Reader a better product.
Thanks and regards,
Adobe Prerelease Team
6. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick PrintKiwiSimonM Oct 31, 2011 3:22 PM (in response to DSVUK)
I have just upgraded all our users to Adobe Reader 10.1.1 and the fault still remains so called Adobe technical support as this is causing our users some difficulty.
They informed me that this new functionality is a result of the script being called in a different way to previous versions.
The request for the functionality to be changed back to same as version 9 will be passed to the developer team for consideration.
7. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick Printisgit614 Apr 4, 2012 3:07 AM (in response to PJStoo)
I'm having the same trouble with adobe acrobat reader 10.1.2, windows XP w/SP3 and Outlook 2010 w/SP1 - It's very annoying for the end user when they use quick print in outlook 2010.
Is there likely to be a fix?
8. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick PrintPJStoo Apr 6, 2012 8:46 AM (in response to isgit614)
That is interesting, since AFAIK the problem has been resolved for some months now. At least, Quick Print has been working well for myself and my coworkers.
We have the latest Reader 10.1.2 and Outlook 2010 SP1 with all current updates (14.0.6112.5000).
9. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick Printkimjohannesen Jan 28, 2013 10:38 PM (in response to PJStoo)
Since upgrading from Adobe Reader 9 to Reader X, the Quick Print function doesn't work as it did before on attached pdf documents.
With Reader 9, Quick Print would briefly open Reader, print the document, then close Reader. We could right-click>Quick Print several pdf attachments and all would print, once Reader opened.
Now, Quick Print does cause Reader X to open and print a single pdf attachment, but Reader doesn't close, and when then attempting to print more attachments nothing happens until Reader is close. Then the next document will print. Each time Quick Printing another pdf doc, we must make sure Reader is closed or it won't print.
Is this going to be fixed or is there a fix somwhere?
10. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick PrintKiwiSimonM Jan 29, 2013 11:34 AM (in response to kimjohannesen)
I spoke to Adobe about this back in October 2011 and they were going to have a think about it. Checking Adobe Reader 11.0.1 the issue is still there so I would say the chances of it being fixed are none.
11. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick Printkimjohannesen Jan 29, 2013 10:48 PM (in response to KiwiSimonM)
Hi KiwiSimonM
Guess it is not that big an issue for most costumers then. Nothing we can do about it then.
Thanks for your reply.
12. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick PrintTBG19 Aug 8, 2013 10:40 AM (in response to kimjohannesen)
The Quick Print in Outlook 2010 works with version 11.0.3 of Adobe Reader
13. Re: Reader X and Outlook 2010 Quick PrintBeny1969 Sep 11, 2015 7:02 AM (in response to PJStoo)
Same problem here, but after updating from Reader XI 11.0.6 to 11.0.9.
Quick print on PDF in Outlook-attachement opens Acrobat Reader and the Adobe default printing window comes up, the file does not spools automatically.


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SOURCE: Murphy, John J. "A Comprehensive View of Cather's O Pioneers!" In Critical Essays on Willa Cather, pp. 113-27. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1984.
In the following essay, Murphy applies different critical perspectives to O Pioneers!
The dual nature of Willa Cather's O Pioneers! (1913) has occupied its critics from the beginning, from bookman reviewer Frederick Taber Cooper's backhanded admiration for Emil and Marie's passionate affair as a vivid touch of Maupassant unfortunately outside the plodding main story to more thoughtful considerations by subsequent generations.1 Cather herself described her work as a "two-part pastoral" developed from two stories—the earlier one titled "Alexandra" and the later "The White Mulberry Tree" and agreed with Elizabeth Sergeant that lack of a sharp skelton was a weakness.2 The contrasting moods of the two seminal stories she announced in "Prairie Spring," a poem included after the title and dedicatory pages of O Pioneers...
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Google to Buy Satellite-Imaging Startup for $500 Million
Skybox Provides Photos and Videos of Earth
Google Inc.'s quest for information and the means to deliver it is taking the company far from earth.
Google Tuesday agreed to buy satellite startup Skybox Imaging Inc. for $500 million in cash, the latest in a number of moves by the world's largest Internet search provider to collect and provide data from the sky.
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Your car care questions answered by repair expert Larry Rubenstein.
Q: I am having a problem with my 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The problem is the horn goes off at any time it wants. This can happen during the middle of the night, which my neighbors do not appreciate. Or it can happen while I am driving. Sometimes it will happen while I am stopped in traffic, and that has gotten me a few looks as well as a one-finger salute.
I took it to the shop and the problem is in the horn/airbag assembly mounted on the steering wheel. It is over $900 to replace the airbag, and fixing this one is not legal. I am not in a position to spend $900 to repair the horn on this 12-year-old car. I found a reconditioned airbag for $700. But that is still outside of my budget. Do you have an alternative that would cost me substantially less? -- Bob in Georgetown
A: If you have an hour you can fix this for under $50. My plan is to have you install a new horn button without causing any electrical problems, or having your computer turn on a check engine light. You will need a momentary button switch. I like the button about the size of a silver dollar. You will need about 10 feet of 16-gauge wire, some small screws, a drill and drill bit.
Find a handy location on your instrument panel that you can put your hand on easily to beep the horn; it also has to have a clear area for mounting. Look under the dashboard halfway down the steering column. Find a black-and-white wire, which is the horn switch ground, and find a tan wire that feeds the body control module. These two wires need to be extended and wired into the new switch.
Make sure you are using the ends that do not go up to the horn pad. Do not worry about putting in a fuse. This is a ground circuit and the original switch circuit did not utilize a ground. Make sure you solder and tape all connections, and keep the wire tucked and neat away from where your feet are to accelerate and brake.
Now to be clear, this will not affect your air bag system, nor will it affect your computer system. If you strike it rich, and you can afford a new or remanufactured air bag module, the wires can easily be re-soldered back in their original position, and all will be like new again. By the way, remanufactured airbags are in the original colors to match your car.
Q: I have 2-year-old Macpherson struts on the rear of my 2006 Toyota Camry. The strut is a Napa Spectrum. The right rear strut has started to leak, do I have any claim against Napa?
A: The Macperherson strut has a lifetime limited warranty. Expect the part at no charge and the only cost to you will be the labor to install it. The time for a rear strut installation in your car is 1.8 hours due to the removal of the rear seat to install the strut.
Car Care Tip: When putting on new winter wiper blades, they may streak at first. Give them a few minutes of use on your vehicle using windshield washer. If after that they still streak, return them to the seller as defective wiper blades.
Submit car questions to email@example.com. For more tips and seasonal articles, visit Rte. 1 Auto Service's Facebook page at facebook.com/Rte-1-Auto-Service, or the shop's website at rte1autoservice.com. You can hear Larry and his son Scott on WBZ's NightSide.


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Parrott wrote:Very citycentric policy. What about us rural people who use their 4wd for the purpose it was designed. There is an awful lot of Aus that is serviced by a dirt road network
Not just rural dwellers, as an owner of a 4WD who lives in the outer suburbs, I would NOT support a policy that specifically targets 4WD.
ALL internal combustion engine vehicles are dangerous to us.
To me the key point is: Because we share the road with all these vehicles we're the most vulnerable road group. It doesn't matter what vehicle a "bad" driver is in, it still masses 10-20times what we do!
Why can't we focus on the positives/benefits rather than angle things to further alienate particular groups.
We're also the most environmentally friendly VS ANY internal combustion vehicle.
The healthiest - if we survive, e.g. reduced obesity, fitness etc..
We reduce road congestion - which with appropriate infrastructure for cycling will continue to reduce
Building more infrastructure (bikes, light rail, AND good highways) means good employment - remember the 50's and 60's when all the migrants to Australia were gainfully employed!


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No reason was given for Siver's withdrawal. UFC on Fuel TV 7 takes place Feb. 16 at Wembley Arena in London. Headlined by an interim bantamweight title showdown between Renan Barao and Michael McDonald, the evening's main draw airs live on Fuel TV, while the preliminary card streams immediately prior on Facebook.
Poirier, 23, has won six of his last seven fights, tasting defeat just once since joining the UFC in January 2011. "The Diamond" rebounded from his hard-fought submission loss to Chan Sung Jung in May by finishing Jonathan Brookins last month at "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 16 finale. The victory earned Poirier his sixth career submission victory and his 11th overall finish in 13 professional outings.
Six years older than his opponent, Swanson went on a tear last year, earning three straight victories by way of knockout. The Jackson's MMA rep kicked off 2012 with a second-round stoppage of George Roop and then did the same thing to Ross Pearson this past June. Most recently, Swanson stopped Charles Oliveira at UFC 152, knocking out the Brazilian prospect in 2:40 on Sept. 22.view original article >>


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Gaining access to the studio quality sounds and intelligent processing of the VoiceTone Single C1 is as simple as plugging in your mic and turning the effect on. Of course, you can always change the style or the amount of effect, but you shouldn't need to unfold the manual.
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The TC-Helicon VoiceTone Singles series includes four vocal processing pedals, each with a single mission - to allow any vocalist to deliver jaw-dropping performances. VoiceTone Singles are the ultimate combination of tone and simplicity. Each of the four effects has inherited algorithms from the award-winning VoiceLive 2, so although VoiceTone Singles come in small packages they deliver a big sound.
MP-75 Dynamic Handheld Microphone with Helicon Control Switch
Perhaps no one has done more for quality onstage vocal processing than TC Helicon, but what about that all-important first link in the signal chain? TC has answers with the MP-75 Modern Performance Vocal Microphone with Mic Control. This is what every singer deserves: a microphone engineered for the sonic realities of modern vocal performance and simple one button control of TC-Helicon vocal effects. You'd expect nothing less from the only pro audio company 100% dedicated to the needs of singers.
Another microphone?
Does the world really need yet another vocal microphone? In TC Helicon's opinion no-it just needs one really good one. One designed for today, where the advent of singers using studio quality vocal processing on stage has transformed live vocal performance. Singers are demanding more control. The effects used by modern vocalists require off-axis noise rejection and frequency response that the majority of dynamic instrument microphones repurposed for singers just can't deliver. TC-Helicon MP-75 delivers.
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The proprietary Lismer capsule design uses a patented neodymium magnet structure for high output and uniform performance. The placement of the super-cardioid capsule provides best in class off-axis noise rejection and feedback suppression. In addition, a dual-material diaphragm with light and rigid sections produces optimal high frequency response. If you're making use of the latest in vocal processing, this microphone can help give your sound that studio-produced edge.
Singers have the ultimate location for control right in their hands
On the microphone is where singers want to control their sound. This is what makes TC-Helicon unique among all the microphone brands on the market. TC Helicon is devoted to singers and takes your input seriously. You've been unanimous in how you want to extend the control for your vocal effects. You want a simple way to creatively control your sound in performance without being tied to one place on the stage. Now, TC-Helicon's patent pending Mic-Control circuit allows simple, single-button control of all of TC-Helicon's USB-enabled vocal processors, including the VoiceTone D1. With the MP-75 you can chain the pedals together and set up Mic Control to turn HardTune and Doubling on and off - leaving your reverb and tone settings unchanged for example.
Designed for singers
TC-Helicon's modern performance vocal microphones are not multipurpose microphones. They are designed and voiced for the realities of live performance. Whereas many vocal microphones get their target frequency response several inches away from the capsule, MP-75 and its brother MP-70 are voiced for the close-up mic technique modern vocalists use. Singers also expect a rugged design built for live performance. MP-75 uses a special heat-treated and hardened steel windscreen grill to provide up to 10 times the durability of non-hardened grills.
Musician's Gear MS-220
The MS-220 Tripod Microphone Stand has a thread adapter and tubular legs. Its adjustable height from floor to top thread is 35" to 61-7/8". The 30-1/4" fixed boom is not adjustable.
Gear One 20' XLR Microphone Cable
For serious-minded musicians, Gear One's XLR cables have the strength and durability to withstand more than everyday use. Since your cable is your sound, this XLR mic cable's superior wiring allows your signal to be quiet, eliminating frustrating hums, buzzing, and crackles.
- "Mild to Wild" pitch correction effects
- Connects between your mic and mixer
- High quality signal path and tough enclosure
- Can be chained to additional VoiceTone Singles
- Mic-Control offers remote on/off via TC-Helicon MP-75 microphone
- Studio quality mic-pre with phantom power
- Balanced XLR output
- Recessed gain knob that prevents accidental bumps on stage
- USB for connecting to VoiceSupport for added tips, tricks, support and updates
- Die-cast steel design
- Rubberized base
- Audio performance to rival high-end front-of-house mixers
- Power supply
- USB cable
- User guide
- 1 year warranty parts and labor
- Excellent pop and breath noise rejection
- Superior background noise rejection and resistance to feedback
- Supercardioid pickup pattern for superior isolation onstage
- Lismer dynamic capsule voiced for close-up mic technique
- Suspended dual shockmount for low handling noise
- Patent-pending Mic Control circuit for controlling TC Helocon vocal effects units
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- Zinc die-cast Body
- Special heat treated hardened steel wire mesh ball grill provides up to 10 times durability of non-hardened ball grills
- Patented neodymium magnet structure for high output and uniform performance
- Combination cloth/foam pop filter rivals studio performance
- Patented dual-material diaphragm-light, rigid section for optimal high frequency response; light, flexible section for optimal low frequency response
- Elastomer momentary switch for Mic Control
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- Microphone clip (accepts EU and US type threads)
- Compact cylindrical carrying case
- User guide
- 1-year warranty parts and labor
- Package also includes a Musician's Gear MS-220 Tripod and a 20' Gear One XLR Cable
Pitch correction is just a button push away with this stombox, intuitive mic package. Order now.
- Key/Auto selection
- Correction Amount
- Gender Amount
- Footswitch on/off
- Mic Control on/off
- Height: 5.4" (140 mm)
- Width: 3.5" (90 mm)
- Weight: 0.92 lb. (0.42 kg)
- Two part die-cast metal
- Rubberized base
- Connectors, balanced: Mic.: XLR
- Mic Input Level @ 0 dBFS: -42dBu to +1dBu
- EIN @ Max Mic Gain Rg = 150 Ohm: -126 dBu
- Mic input SNR: >104 dB
- Guitar Input impedance: 1 MOhm
- Guitar Input Level @ 0 dBFS: -7 dBU to 17 dBu
- Guitar Input SNR: >115dB
- Output Impedance, Bal./Unbal.: 200/100 Ohm
- Output Full Scale: +1 dBu
- Dynamic Range: >104 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Frequency Response: +0/-0.3 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- USB for firmware and control
- Mic Control using TC-Helicon MP-75
- Type: Dynamic
- Polar pattern: Supercardioid
- Frequency response: 50Hz-18kHz
- Impedance: 150 ohm rated, (300 ohm actual)
- Output level (at 1kHz): -54dBV/Pa (1.99mV) -1 Pa = 94dB SPL
- Length: 7-1/4" (185 mm)
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The Wellfleet Flea Market
- Location: Wellfleet, MA
- Website: wellfleetcinemas.com/flea-market
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- Headquarters: Welfleet, MA
The Cape has always been one of my favorite places to get away from it all. Besides the beautiful beaches outlining the many historic townships, the vintage shopping is a huge draw for me year after year - with the Wellfleet Flea Market always at the top of my to-do list.
Located inside the parking lot of The Wellfleet Cinemas, Cape Cod's only drive-in Movie Theater, over 200 vendors convene every Saturday and Sunday to display their collection of antiques and vintage collectibles. From clothing and jewelry to furniture and knickknacks, the Wellfleet Flea is a great place for finding treasures of all sorts, especially nautical goods specific to the New England area. Items are priced to sell and vendors generally seem open to a little negotiation. Tip: walk down to the front the cinema parking lot to catch all the cool stuff.
The Wellfleet Cinemas is located at 51 Route 6 at the town line of Eastham and Wellfleet in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Hours vary throughout the year as follows:
May 7th through June 26th:
Saturdays and Sundays 8am to approx 3pm
June 29 through September 1st:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, &
Holiday Mondays (7/4 & 9/5): 8am to approx 3pm
September 10th through October 9th, plus Monday, October 11th:
Saturdays & Sundays: 8am to approx 3pm
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Estimation of the refractory period based on electrically evoked compound action potentials
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The amplitude of compound action potentials is decreased when two consecutive stimuli separated by a short time interval are presented. This effect is consequence of the depolarization of the neurons with the first stimulus when the interval is shorter than the refractory period, because most neurons are not re-polarized and do not fire with the second stimulus. By controlling the interval between both stimuli, compound action potentials can be used to estimate the refractory period.
Materials and Methods
The study includes 4 patients implanted with the MED-EL Pulsar device. Evoked compound action potentials were recorded by means of the auditory response telemetry incorporated in this device. The responses were recorded by presenting groups of two stimuli separated by a controlled time-interval in the range 0.5ms–8ms. The function amplitude versus time-interval provides information about the refractory period of the neurons and about its distribution for the population of neurons.
For time-intervals of 0.5ms no action potentials were observed. For 8ms, the responses were similar to that obtained with a single stimulus. The amplitude growth function (as a function of time-interval) presents differences among the patients. Patients with recent hearing experience presented the shortest refractory period (some response for 1.0ms), while patients with no hearing experience presented the longest one (no response until 6ms).
Compound action potentials provide an estimation of the refractory period of the neurons of the auditory nerve. Therefore, this objective measurement can be applied to evaluate the state of the neural ends in the vicinity of each electrode of the cochlear implant.


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Today, the NAACP released findings from its Opportunities & Diversity Report Card: Consumer Banking Industry. Details in the report highlight key areas where the banking industry can improve to ensure their workforce, leadership and suppliers adequately reflect the demographics of the United States.
"Equal opportunity for people of color in the United States remains an unrealized goal," stated Interim NAACP President and CEO Lorraine Miller. "The banking industry will add nearly 1 million jobs with a living wage and wealth generating opportunities over the next decade and more people of color are graduating with degrees in accounting, finance, IT, MBAs than ever before. We look forward to working with leading banks in strengthening their diversity and inclusion efforts and connecting more members of our communities to these opportunities."
The report card, which is based on 2011 data, reveals top management positions remain firmly dominated by white employees, despite the development of programs to increase diversity and inclusion and dramatic increases in the number of minority college graduates entering the workforce over the past 20 years. Information submitted by banks during the survey period indicates that they continue to struggle with diversification in their supplier purchasing. 1.6 percent of banks' supplier budget is the most any bank spent on African American suppliers and 5.3 percent is the most any bank spent on firms owned by people of color.
"During this period of high unemployment and declining wealth, which is even more pronounced for African Americans and other people of color, Americans need living wage jobs with long-term career tracks," stated Dedrick Asante – Muhammad, NAACP Senior Director of Economic Department.
Information submitted by banks during the survey period also indicates many banks continue to create products which feature high cost credit or fee-based services. These high-cost products hurt the grades of several banks in this report.
"This thorough and accurate report could apply to many other industries as it illustrates the nation's slowly evolving progress on race," states Gary Bledsoe, NAACP Board Member and Chair of Housing Committee. "However, we are pleased to acknowledge that 4 of the 5 institutions have adopted the NAACP's Fair Lending Principles and have committed to work with us to ensure further progress."
The NAACP's Report Card graded the five largest banks (Bank of America, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and US Bank) on three main criteria: 1) workforce and job advancement, 2) contracting and procurement, and 3) small dollar products.
Bank of America and Citibank both received an overall C+ grade—the highest ratings out of all the banks.
The release of this report card comes months before a new federal rule requires banks to set "metrics" and "percentages" for diversifying their workforces and supplier pools. The federal rule will also advise banks on how to collect data detailing how much they spend on minority- and women-owned businesses.
"Both this report card and the federal rule are major steps in encouraging the banking industry to strengthen job creation and wealth building opportunities for minorities," stated Leonard James, NAACP Board Member and Economic Development Chair. "The NAACP views the Opportunity & Diversity Report Card as a vehicle to provide baseline data in each industry surveyed and looks forwards to collaborating with these corporate leaders and diversity advocates over the next several years to advance industry diversity and inclusion, at all levels."
The five banks surveyed and other leading banks will be invited to participate in an Opportunity & Diversity Summit in the next few months to discuss industry strategies for diversity and inclusion moving forward.
The Opportunity & Diversity Report Card: The Consumer Banking Industry is the second in a series of NAACP's economic report cards on corporate diversity and inclusion. The focus of the Opportunity and Diversity Report Card is to examine and grade the largest companies on their representation of African Americans and people of color as a whole with respect to workforce, supplier diversity and wealth building. In addition to grading corporations on their diversity, the report cards highlight opportunities in the industry and the specific programs designed to strengthen people of color's full participation in the industry.


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Jan. 31, 2009
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Today we continue the four-part preview of the 2009 UC Santa Barbara Softball season with an outlook on the Gaucho outfielders.
One cannot begin a discussion of the UC Santa Barbara outfield without bringing up center fielder senior Tiffany Wright, who parlayed a standout junior season into 2008 Big West Field Player of the Year honors.
Prior to the 2008 season, Wright had been a solid presence in the Gaucho lineup. She started every game as a freshman and sophomore and had a cumulative .272 batting average during her first two seasons with the program. Last season she transitioned from a solid contributor to a star in the lineup.
Wright ranked second on the squad with a .350 batting average and led the team for runs (40), doubles (15) - a single season UCSB record - and total bases (113). It was during Big West Conference games, however, that she made her mark, posting a .487 batting average, 23 runs, 37 hits, eight doubles, nine home runs and 26 RBI. She also tied the Gaucho career home run record during the last contest of the season at Cal State Fullerton.
"Tiffany did a good job anchoring the outfield last year and she will be our senior leader in center field this season," head coach Brie Galicinao said. "Last year she put up offensive numbers, but she also was one of the best outfielders in the conference defensively. It will be nice to have her in center field."
Another veteran returning to the outfield is junior Priscilla Perez, who started 37 contests last season, including all 21 Big West games. Perez hit .235 during the season and posted 23 hits, seven runs and 10 RBI. Defensively, she collected a .982 fielding percentage, making just one error in right field.
"Priscilla has been looking consistent in the outfield so far," Galicinao said. "She has been working well with the right side, which is all returning with Ziggy (first baseman Jessica Ziegler) and Ramos (second baseman Christine Ramos). The communication that she has with the infield is going to be a huge plus for her.
"Offensively she has been working a lot on her swing," Galicinao continued. "She is a smart player and anything she lacks in speed, she makes up for with her reads on the ball. She has a lot of knowledge of the game and that is also true for her on the offensive side. She mostly hits for power, but she can also hit a bunt in the right situation. Wherever she is in the lineup, she will be good and she will make something happen."
While both center field and right field have veteran coverage, there is still competition for the left field position, which was left vacant by the graduation of Nicole Churnock last spring.
Sophomores Mary Episcopo and Katie McWhirter got valuable experience during their rookie seasons and will both be looking to see time on the left side.
Episcopo played in 20 games as a freshman, starting 15 mostly at the beginning of the season.
"Mary is showing a lot of improvement, so it will be exciting to see her get her shot in the outfield or up to bat," Galicinao said. "She has been a lot more aggressive in the outfield and at the plate. She is one of our power hitting lefties so it gives us some options as far as we have our short game slappers and we have our power lefty in the lineup. So, if she is not in the outfield, she will be competing for the DP (designated player) spot."
McWhirter started 28 contests - most commonly as the designated player - and played in 33. She posted a .259 batting average along with 21 hits, 11 runs, three doubles and eight RBI.
"Katie is another power hitting lefty, but she can also slap. She has a different style of game than Mary so the upside with her is that there are just more options. In the outfield, she is also competing for the left field spot. She gets pretty good reads and she has been communicating well," Galicinao said.
Senior Jackie Conlin returns for her final season in the blue and gold. The San Pedro, Calif. native saw limited action in 2008, mostly entering the game as a pinch runner.
"Jackie is also competing for a spot. Like Tiffany, she is a very speedy outfielder. She gets good reads, good jumps and covers a lot of ground out there. She is someone else who adds depth to the left field spot and the right field spot," Galicinao said.
"Offensively, if she gets on, I know she is going to find a way to score because she is very smart on the bases and very quick. Just like in the outfield, she gets good reads on the bases."
New to the Gauchos outfield crew are freshmen Brooke Putich, Allison Taylor and Amanda Ziegler.
Putich comes to UCSB from La Serna High School. If her name sounds familiar, it's because she is the sister of former Gaucho shortstop Brittany Putich (2004-07). Putich was a First Team All-Del Rio League as well as First Team All-CIF selection for La Serna.
"Brooke is a very athletic player and she is a gamer. That was evident during our fall games," Galicinao said.
Taylor, who splits her time between the outfield and behind the dish, comes from El Modena High School where she was a three-time All-Century League selection, earning the honor in a different position each season. Following her senior season, she was named the Century League MVP.
"Alli has great talk out there," Galicinao said. "She just knows the game very well and is a player that asks questions and is continually improving. She has the added challenge of working behind the plate and in the outfield, but she adds a lot of power to the lineup. In the fall she was always making something happen whether she was the leadoff hitter or up when other people were on. She is the type of batter you want to have in the box and somewhere in the lineup"
Ziegler rounds out the freshman outfielders. Sister of first baseman Jessica, she comes to UCSB from Westview High School where she was a tri-sport athlete competing in field hockey and soccer in addition to softball. In softball, she was a four-time All-Palomar League selection.
"Amanda has been working out in the infield, but may be looking to compete for the outfield spot just because of her bat. She knows the game well, so whether she is on the dirt or on the grass. Anything she lacks for in speed she makes up for in athleticism, so she is able to get to the ball. If she is not on the field, she will be competing for the DP spot as well.
"(We have) a lot of options," Galicinao continued. "There is going to be a lot of depth and it is going to come down to who makes that left side the strongest and who works well with the infield and adds to our lineup."
With the combination of veteran knowledge and freshman talent, the Gaucho outfield should be well covered in 2009.
The Gaucho season gets underway on Feb. 6 when UCSB heads to the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Santa Barbara will face Oregon, Wichita State, McNeese State, Wagner, Penn State and No. 7 Arizona during the three-day tournament.
For a chance to catch all of the Gauchos' games at Campus Diamond this season, the UCSB Athletics Department is, for the first-time, offering season tickets. Ticket prices are $50 for adults, $40 seniors (55 and over) and $24 youth (13 and under) and include all 16 home contests. With the purchase of a season ticket, you will also receive a free UCSB visor. To purchase tickets, click here.
The 2009 UCSB softball season preview will continue on Monday with a look at the Gaucho infield.
Season Preview Part 1: The Journey Ahead
UCSB - a nationally recognized university in both academic and athletic excellence - is located on the central coast of California in a picturesque campus and community setting on the Pacific Ocean. Each year over 450 Division 1 Gaucho student-athletes compete for national championships, succeed in the classroom and give back to the community.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Great Expectaions Dave's ESL Cafe's Student 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 Great Expectaions Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Literature View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message gigiJoined: 02 Jul 2003Posts: 1 Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:38 pm Post subject: Great Expectaions I'm a fourth year student of university and majoring in English literature. I am going to write a thesis on Great Expectations written by Charles *beep* in the 19th century. It was made into a movie a few years ago. It is the story of a orphan who bullied by adults around him were expected to come into an inheritance and then his life is changed. I am going to look at what is the gentleman which the leading character wanted to be. Please tell me your opinion about Great Expectations . Back to top asterixJoined: 26 Jan 2003Posts: 1654 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:00 am Post subject: Who is Charles Beep?? Are we talking about the famous Charles *beep*? I am guessing that "*beep*" is being changed by Dave's Nana software. Even in church, you can say, "*beep*", Dave. Back to top asterixJoined: 26 Jan 2003Posts: 1654 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2003 11:03 am Post subject: Yep I am correct. Come ON Dave, give me a bleeping break. In any case we probably can fool the stupid software by such brilliant subterfuges as D i c k e n s. But why should we have to? Back to top briniJoined: 04 Sep 2003Posts: 21 Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 1:29 pm Post subject: I saw the movie and loved it. It`s one of the greatest films I`ve ever seen! Do you know the theme song:Life in Mono? It`s fantastic, too! Back to top SmeeJoined: 27 Feb 2003Posts: 33 Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 1:56 am Post subject: I am reading the novel "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles D i c k ens. ( I regard this kind of censorship as absurd *beep* *beep* *beep*) The reading is part of my tasks in my career of translatorship here. I find it a bit difficult but his style is so neat and smart that you really enjoy its reading. I haven't read Great Expectations yet. I downloaded it and I expect I will start with it in a couple of months. However I'm most interested in your opinion about the work. Jorge Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Literature All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group