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Web Page Editor
- Source Page
- Insert various JSF Core and JSF HTML tags and verify correct corresponding insertion into Design view
- Content Assist
- Design Page
- Verify visual feedback
- Higlighting and tooltip for current element on mouse hover
- Resizable marquee on element selection
- Insertion-point caret
- Verify selection in Design view correctly synchronizes selection in Source, Properties, and Outline views
- Drag and drop various JSF Core and JSF HTML tags and verify correct rendering, properties, etc.
- Verify correct functionality of context menus on elements
- Verify visual feedback
- Preview Page
- Verify that preview is as expected (close to runtime experience)
- Verify that simple EL expressions referencing resource bundles loaded via <f:loadBundle> are evaluated and replaced
- Validation
- Toolbar
- Verify correct functionality of toolbar buttons, especially selection of Design, Source, or both views and horizontal and vertical split modes
Faces Config Editor
JSF Library
JSF Facet
JSF Preferences
EL Validation Preferences
- Test validation with default preferences
- Correct expression
- Warning expression (i.e. member not found)
- Error expression (i.e. Missing closing bracket)
- Turn off all EL validation and re-validate
- Assert all validation is gone
- Turn on as-you-type validation and re-validate
- Assert markers are gone outside the editor
- Check as-you-type validation in the SSE editor
- Turn on both validation and as-you-type and re-validate
- Assert that markers and as-you-type is working.
- Use Restore Defaults and re-validated
- Assert validate markers but no as-you-type
- Set severity on a problem with warning severity to error and revalidate
- Assert severity changes to error
- Set severity on a problem with error severity to ignore and revalidate
- Assert problem goes away
Design-time MetaData Framework
Tag Conversion Framework
EL Symbol Framework
User Documentation
- Help System
- Verify "JavaServer Faces Tooling User Guide" topic is available
- Verify page content
- Verify links are functional and correct
- Verify "JavaServer Faces Tooling User Guide" topic is available
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Tech Deals for Every Room of the Home
How did the day after Thanksgiving become known as "Black Friday"? Although the name originally described the stock market panic of 1864, the name really took on its modern day meaning in the late 60's, when newspapers used "Black Friday" to describe the throngs of shoppers hitting stores after Thanksgiving. The day also marked the time when retailers would see their largest (or first) profits and mark the accounting books "in the black". The name has since stuck and steamrolled into a cultural consumer phenomena, with many of the best and biggest discounts in clothing, toys, housewares, appliances, and of course, electronics (according to one sales site*, 70% of brick and mortar Black Friday deals are available online). We've made it a tad easier by handpicking what we believe are some of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday tech deals out there for nearly every room of the house...
Living Room:
Beginning on Black Friday and running through Cyber Monday, the 1st generation Nest Learning Thermostat is on sale for
$229 $198 in-store at Lowe's and also online at Lowes.com.
What's Black Friday and Cyber Monday without a big screen television deal? Target is luring buyers with a door buster deal for the Samsung UN50EH5000 50" 1080p LED HDTV (Friday only from 4AM to noon)
$1,049.00 $699.00
The Xbox 360 Holiday Bundle at Best Buy with 250GB Console, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Forza Motorsport 4, Wireless Headset, Wireless Controller at
$299.99 $199.99 is probably the best price deal happening on the Xbox 360 front, with the $229 WalMart Black Friday Xbox 360 package nearly as good if you're looking for a Kinect enabled package (Xbox Dance Bundle With 4GB Console, Kinect Sensor, 2 Wireless Controllers with Kinect Disneyland and Kinect Adventures for $229).
If you've ever wanted to upgrade to a Dyson upright, canister, or hand vacuum, Cyber Monday gives you a good excuse with a 25% discount available across the line. If you're a pet owner, we highly recommend the Dyson line of hand vacuums (check out our review of the older Dyson Animal DC31). Also the Dyson line of blade-less heaters, tower fans, and table fans are all on sale. Example: Dyson DC44 Animal
$399.99 $299.99
Home Office:
The Sit4Less Herman Miller Black Friday and Cyber Monday 15% Off Sale includes free shipping with no sales tax, including free returns. That means the Yves Béhar designed SAYL can be had for
$399.00 $339.15 or the flagship Embody starts at $1,199.00 $934.15. Sale prices good till December 10th.
Bluelounge makes some of our favorite stylish home technology and home office organization products, including the CableDrop and CableBox. Every item in the Bluelounge online store catalog will be available for 20% off starting Black Friday at midnight and good until November 28th. Just enter coupon code "BLACKFRIDAY" during checkout. Sale example: CableBox
$29.95 $23.96.
It's not as sexy as big screen HDTV or a new laptop, but the Belkin N300 Wireless N Router is a solid upgrade for anyone looking for network transfer and download speeds of up to 300Mbps (at least theoretically).
$44.99 $19.97
Best Buy is throwing in a Targus laptop sleeve, Logitech M317 Wireless Optical Mouse, and PNY Attaché 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive with the Samsung 15.6" Laptop with Intel Core i3-2370M processor, 4GB Memory , 500GB Hard Drive all for
$574.95 $349.00
An induction stovetop is a perfect hi-tech solution for small space dwellers, using half the energy of a conventional stove while utilizing 90% of the energy for cooking as a plug-in and easy to store away appliance. The cooking surface heats up from 140°F to 430°F in a matter seconds, while the area around the burner stays cool to the touch. The Fagor 670041470 1800W Portable Induction Cooktop is a Smarthome Black Friday deal at
$199.99 $149.99.
We just reviewed the Braun Series 7-760CC's top-tier sibling, the Series 7 - 790cc Pulsonic Shaver and loved its combination of performance and comfort. The Series 7-760CC is a notch lower, but also includes a cleaning and charging station, OptiFoil and ActiveLift trimming technology, and a tiny info display so you know when it's time to charge your shaver back up. Best Buy's Black Friday Deal slashes the price from
$249.99 down to $149.99.
The Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale is to body weight scales as Nike+ is to fitness tracking devices, providing a style conscious tech solution for automatically transmitting your weight to your iOS or Android device wirelessly, but also graphs your weight, BMI, and lean and fat mass via free downloadable app. MacMall has this down for a $19.00 discount,
$159.00 $139.99
Who doesn't like to cuddle up to a good book during a cozy autumn or winter evening to end the day? More and more of us migrating from books and now cuddling up with a tablet or eReader device these days. Now is the time to nab the NOOK Simple Touch by Barnes & Noble at half price,
$99.99 $49.00
Allergy sufferers can save a $100 via this Amazon Home & Kitchen Black Friday discount on the Winix WAC9500 Ultimate Pet True HEPA Air Cleaner with PlasmaWave Technology. The unit includes a remote, with reviewers singing the praises of the unit's energy efficiency, reasonable filter replacement costs, and quiet bedroom performance in auto sleep mode. Available for
$349.99 $249.99 with free Super Saver Shipping.
Is there anything worse than being tucked comfortably in bed only to remember you've forgotten to turn off the light in the living room? You'll probably appreciate the plug-and-play automation of the WeMo system for iOS devices. This is the first time we've seen the switches on sale (albeit a very modest one):
$49.99 $44.99
* DealNews reports that 70% of the in-store Black Friday deals checked were available online for the same price or less, and if you include items that would receive free shipping with a minimum order, that number jumps to 85%.

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In an effort to utilize its speed, Southwest has been more of a spread and shotgun team these days, but the Stallions showed Friday night that they can still pound the football.
In an effort to utilize its speed, Southwest has been more of a spread and shotgun team these days, but the Stallions showed Friday night that they can still pound the football.
DaMonta Winbush�s 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter capped a 10-play, 69-yard drive in 4:28, and the Stallions pulled away for a 23-6 victory over East Duplin in an East Central 2-A Conference game.
�I never thought that we would do that against them because they are so big up front, but it was good to get,� Southwest coach Phil Padgett said. �We were able to mix it up and get outside some, and that�s what it came down to.�
Southwest led just 8-6 when it got the ball at its own 31-yard line with 9:58 left following a punt. Aurellio Ottey set the tone for the drive on the first play with a 16-yard run to the 47.
One play later � and after a 5-yard penalty on East Duplin � sophomore quarterback Jonathan Williams ran for 12 yards to the Panthers� 33 before a late hit penalty gave the Stallions the ball at the 18.
Moments later, the Stallions faced fourth-and-7 from the 15 when Williams ran 13 yards to the 2 for a first down. Two plays later, Winbush scored to give Southwest a 14-6 lead with 5:30 left.
�We were just watching the clock and making sure we were holding onto the ball,� said Winbush, a senior who finished with 37 yards on nine carries. �If we won 8-6 (that was fine). We just had to make sure we had the ball and kept running time off.�
Williams credited the offensive line for the long drive.
�It came from our blocking,� he said. �I feel Ray (Hettinger) and Brad (Cannon) did good tonight.�
Williams ran for the ensuing two-point conversion to make it 16-6 after Southwest was called for two 5-yard penalties before the attempt. After dropping back, Williams raced down the right sideline, went around a defender and into the end zone.
�Our scheme on defense was good, we had people in spots to make tackles, but we didn�t,� East Duplin coach Battle Holley said. �I thought our guys played good, we just missed some tackles.�
Southwest then put the game away when Jay Pouncey returned an interception 40 yards with 4:37 left to give the Stallions a 23-6 lead.
Just like that, Southwest was in control.
�We had to do some stuff out of our norm, and we throw an interception for a touchdown,� Holley said. �We drive the football all night and have some penalties that hurt us, but that�s part of it. I felt like we stopped ourselves on offense.�
With the win, Southwest (6-2, 2-0) earned its second ECC victory in as many outings entering next week�s game at Northside (5-3, 2-0).
This was the first East Duplin-Southwest meeting since the Stallions defeated the Panthers 16-0 in 2008. After this loss, the Panthers (3-5) dropped to 0-2 in the ECC entering next week�s home game with Croatan.
Trailing 6-0 at halftime, the Stallions� offense came alive after Williams recovered a fumble at the Panthers 49 with 7:22 left in the third quarter. Southwest then marched 51 yards on seven plays in 2:57, capping the drive on a 2-yard touchdown run by Winbush.
Senior Isaiah Corbins then ran in the two-point conversion to give Southwest an 8-6 lead.
�We went into the locker room and we didn�t let it (deficit) get in our heads,� Williams said. �We came out and knew we had to get on it. We gave (Winbush) the ball more, but nothing else really changed.�
The Panthers took a 6-0 lead just 2:15 into the game when junior Dauviea Anderson scored on a 28-yard touchdown run that capped a 5-play, 78-yard drive on the game�s first possession.
East Duplin controlled most of the first half, out-gaining Southwest 166 to 65 on the ground before halftime. The Panthers also ran 29 plays in the first half, compared to 18 for the Stallions.
It was a first half that the Panthers wanted.
�That�s what we got to do. We have to control the football,� Holley said. �We drove it, but this is two weeks in a row that we couldn�t finish.�
East Duplin mustered just 65 yards on offense in the second half.
�We knew we didn�t match up well with them and so I was real concerned,� Padgett said. �They did exactly what I figured they would try to do with us. But our defense played outstanding, especially in the second half. They made the plays when they had to.
�That buck sweep by East Duplin really hurt us, but our ends just played so tough.�
Now the Stallions can direct their focus on Northside, which beat Dixon 40-13 on Friday. The Southwest-Northside game features the only two teams 2-0 in the ECC.
The Stallions are excited about that one.
�Of course,� Winbush said. �Tonight gave us a look at what we are going to see next week.�
East Duplin 6 0 0 0 � 6
Southwest 0 0 8 15 � 23
First Quarter
E � Anderson 28 run (run failed) 9:45
Third Quarter
S � Winbush 2 run (Corbins run) 4:25
Fourth Quarter
S � Winbush 2 run (Williams run) 5:30
S � Pouncey 40 interception return (Hartley kick) 4:37
First downs 14 9
Rushes-yards 56-238 25-158
Passing 2 37
Comp-Att-Int 1-6-1 3-6-1
Punts-Avg. 2-27.5 3-31
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1
Penalties-Yards 9-75 10-90
RUSHING�E: Arrington 16-55, Murphy 3-43, Anderson 20-82, Baker 14-59, Scarborough 2-(-5), Albertson 1-4. S: Williams 16-58, Winbush 9-37, Johnson 5-0, Corbins 3-47, Ottey 1-16.
PASSING�E: Scarborough 1-6-1-2. S: Williams 3-6-1-37.
RECEIVING�E: Albertson 1-2. S: Corbins 2-19, Winbush 1-18.


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Domestic Violence Unit
The Domestic Violence Unit focuses its efforts to protect the rights of victims of domestic violence. The unit is staffed by three (3) full-time investigators.
Domestic Violence is a problem that affects every community across the nation. It crosses all races, social and economic backgrounds, cultures, religions and relationship types. Domestic Violence is a deliberate pattern of abusive tactics used by one partner in an intimate relationship to obtain and maintain power and control over the other person.
Protection Orders
The ONLY people that qualify for a Protection from Abuse Order are:
- People that are married to each other
- People that have been married to each other
- People that have a child in common
- People that have been in a dating relationship that have had sexual intercourse within the past six (6) months
If you do not meet the criteria listed above, you must get an attorney to request a restraining order.
A Protection from Abuse Order is a court order issued based upon a petition filed under the Protection from Abuse Act (PFA) which provides for limited protection for persons who have been threatened, harassed, or physically abused.
Protection from Abuse Order PDF
Victims who need protection may go to their local Sheriff's Office and request a Petition for a Protection from Abuse Order from Investigations. Or victims may download the Petition for Protection from Abuse by clicking the above link. The paperwork must be signed by an investigator at the Sheriff's Office before taking the paperwork to the circuit clerk's office. You can seek a Protection from Abuse Order only in the county that you are currently a resident of and must seek that order from your county's sheriff's office.
Office: 256-549-8128
Fax: 256-549-2161
2nd Chance
Crisis Line: 256-236-7233
Office: 256-236-7381
Serving Calhoun, Cleburne, Etowah and Talladega counties
The Northeast Alabama Crisis Center
Provides support to victims and survivors of sexual violence
24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
Office: 256-237-6300
Serving Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah Dekalb, Randolph and Talladega counties
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, the Sheriff's Office encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Etowah County a better place for families. By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to care for their children, we can help prevent child abuse and neglect by strengthening families and communities.
Research shows that five important factors are present in healthy families. Promoting these factors is among the most effective ways to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. They are:
- Nurturing and attachment
- Knowledge of parenting and of child and youth development
- Parental resilience
- Social connections
- Concrete supports for parents
For more information about child abuse prevention programs and activities during the month of April and throughout the year, contact Investigator Tracey Bishop or Investigator Carla Carroll at 256-546-2825.
A Message From The Sheriff
This site is maintained as a public service for the citizens of Etowah County. As Sheriff, it is my pleasure to serve you in this manner. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us.


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At approximately 10:15 a.m., there was an accidental firearm discharge at the United Airline ticket counter. A firearm was in the process of being cleared as checked baggage when it discharged a single round. An airline employee was injured and transported to the hospital with a non-life threatening injury. The passenger who was checking the firearm was remanded to police custody pending further investigation. Under TSA regulations, travelers must declare all firearms, ammunition, and parts to the airline during the ticket counter check-in process. The firearm must be unloaded in a hard-sided container that can be locked, subject to inspection by the TSA. More information about TSA requirements can be found at http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1666.shtm.
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The Costs, Should They be a-Changin'?
As the Postal Service struggles to survive, it needs to take a good look at the financial health of its products. However, ascertaining the financial health of a product line requires an accurate estimate of the cost of providing that product. The Postal Service is moving into an increasingly data-driven future; thus, the timeliness and accuracy of cost measurement will continue to grow in importance. The Postal Service has not changed its cost system fundamentally in many years, though it updates significant inputs annually.


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Miller Center Forums
A broadcast version of the popular nonpartisan weekly lecture series that connects public officials, scholars, and journalists with students and well-informed lay audiences to discuss the critical issues of the day.
Miller Center Forums Previous Broadcasts
David Cunningham - Klansville, USA: the Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights-Era Ku Klux Klan (Episode #1807)
KQED World: Sat, Jul 6, 2013 -- 4:00 PM
DAVID CUNNINGHAM is associate professor and chair of sociology at Brandeis University's Social Justice & Social Policy Program. Cunningham has worked with the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Mississippi Truth Project. His current research focuses on the causes, consequences, and legacy of racial violence. Cunningham's most recent book, Klansville, U.S.A.: The Rise and Fall of the Civil Rights-Era Ku Klux Klan, is the first substantial history of the civil rights-era Ku Klux Klan's rise and fall.


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Historic Structures - Brooks Barn
Brooks Barn
Date: 1790
Origin: South New Berlin, Chenango County, NY
Builder: Mayhew, Brother of William
Original owner: Mayhew, William/ Brooks, William, ?-1904
Info: The Brooks Barn was originally built in on the farmstead of William Brooks. The farm has only been in the hands of two families since it was purchased in 1793. It now serves the Lippitt Farmstead as a stable and haymow.
Provenance: The Farmers' Museum acquired the barn from Charlotte Spicer Layton.
*Charlotte Spicer Layton acquired the property from Mort Brooks on April 28, 1943.
*Mort Brooks became sole owner on August 7, 1942.
*Esther Spicer and Mort Brooks inherited the property from Fred Brooks on April 4, 1941.
(Fred Brooks took control of property when William Brooks died April 13, 1904.)
*William Brooks purchased the property from Smith and Adaline Mayhew on August 13, 1868.
*Smith and Adaline Mayhew purchased property from William and Phoebe Mayhew on June 15, 1849.
*William Mayhew purchased property from John Taylor September 24, 1822.


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Okay, I have something weird happening. Just installed Mandrake 8.2, and started with two users. No matter what I do, I cannot log in as root from the login screen! I checked the password carefully many times, and it says it is an incorrect password. (Shadowed passwords on.)... The TRULY strange this is that if I log in as the normal user, and then use su, I CAN become root by typing in the EXACT SAME PASSWORD.
Has anyone else ever had this problem? I didn't have it with the same user/pass combot in Mandrake 8.1. It doesn't seem to matter what the root password is, after su-ing, I used passwd to change it, and the same weird inability to directly log in as root occured. Any ideas?


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A TV adaptation of 'Night,' which stars Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, is the newest program to be based on the work of author le Carré. The miniseries aired in Britain in February.
The Fox hit musical drama is finally airing new episodes since its December break. Has the delay added to its anticipated return or have viewers moved on?
'Simpson' stars Sarah Paulson, John Travolta, and Cuba Gooding Jr. Those behind the program have already planned a new focus for a second season of the FX drama.
Cyrus, who will join 'Voice' as a judge next season, advised contestants on the March 28 episode of the NBC program. Some critics praised the guidance she gave those who were competing.
In the newest episode of 'Dancing,' a celebrity contestant and professional dancer were voted off. The British program 'Strictly Come Dancing,' which is the basis for 'Dancing With the Stars,' set a record in 2011 for the amount of broadcasters to which the BBC had licensed the program.
Following his victories at the CMA Awards late last year, Stapleton won in major categories for his debut solo album 'Traveller' at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.
A new production of 'The Crucible' – the sixth time the show has been revived on Broadway – has debuted and stars Ben Whishaw, Sophie Okonedo, and Saoirse Ronan.
'Big' stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, and Kaley Cuoco. The sitcom is consistently one of the highest-rated programs on broadcast TV and is now airing its ninth season.
'Few' will be adapted by Aaron Sorkin for TV and is set to air in 2017. The 1992 Oscar-nominated movie was based on the Broadway play of the same name.
A Mandarin duck swims in Central Park in New York on Dec. 5. In the weeks since it appeared in Central Park, the duck has become a celebrity.
Allen's newest film will open the film festival this spring. Movies by the director have opened Cannes before, but this will be the first time a movie released by Amazon has done so.
'Batman v Superman' defied negative reviews and now holds the record for best opening for a film in March ever, beating out 'The Hunger Games' and others.
Actress Emilia Clarke recently spoke about the program's controversial portrayal of complicated female characters as its new season sets to air April 24.
The group will receive the Innovator Award at April's iHeartRadio awards ceremony. Works by U2 such as their album 'Achtung Baby' have been hailed as influential for the rock genre.
As season six of the HBO drama approaches, the showrunners of 'Thrones' say their program won't give away future events in the books by George R.R. Martin. The show is experiencing an unusual situation in that it's run out of source material before its story is over.
Comedian Garry Shandling has died. He recently appeared in such projects as 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and his 1990s HBO program 'Sanders' has been called one of the best TV comedies ever.
'Crimson Peak' and 'Avengers' star Tom Hiddleston portrays legendary country singer Hank Williams in Hollywood's latest musical biopic, 'I Saw the Light.'
Critics largely did not enjoy 'Batman,' which opens on March 25. Will this affect studio Warner Bros.' plans for its superhero movies?
Acts performing at the Lollapalooza 2016 festival will include the Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, and Radiohead. The event is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
A Tribe Called Quest member Dawg helped create such works as the acclaimed album 'Low End Theory.' 'He brought the street to A Tribe Called Quest,' the ensemble's former manager, Chris Lighty, said.


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Big Sis To Monitor Facebook, Twitter For "Bioterrorism And Pandemics"
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The Department of Homeland Security says that it plans to monitor your personal Facebook status updates and twitter posts, claiming that evidence of bioterrorism attacks and pandemic virus outbreaks could be contained within them.
As reported by Wired, the agency has commissioned a $3 million one-year contract to Accenture Federal Services to scan the social network sites in real time, and flag up keywords that may help reveal if there is a trend to mentions of health related posts. The agency says it will then be able to conduct a threat analysis on the data.
In other words, if you post a status update saying you have a bad cold, it will be analysed by software that can sift out the same kind of posts from individuals in locations near to you. Specific ailments could be related to a viral outbreak or a bio-terror attack, according to the DHS. The agency claims such information could be used to slow the spread of disease, develop early warning systems and help advise emergency services… Read More…


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Starring Domingo's magnificent, wounded lion of an Idomeneo, this performance combines monumentality with a powerful dramatic thrust . . . Cecilia Bartoli as the most impassioned and volatile Idamante on disc (no one rivals her subtle colouring of Italian words), and Thomas Hampson [live up to their billing] . . . [on Domingo]: bronzed splendor tone an profound identification with Idomeneo's plight . . .


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War rages in Europe over rights of the unborn
Abortion-promoting nations pressuring holdouts to approve procedures
By Alex Newman
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – While abortion is legal throughout much of Europe, the public and elected officials in several countries – Ireland, Malta and Poland primarily – remain committed to protecting the right to life of unborn children.
But they are in a war, having to fight off big-spending lobby groups and transnational quasi-governmental institutions such as the European Court of Human Rights and the Council of Europe, which are working to establish abortion-on-demand everywhere.
That means, according to legal experts and policymakers who discussed the issue with WND, utilizing court rulings that draw a tighter noose around pro-life countries – forcing them to "clarify" laws regarding who may abort children and under what circumstances.
In Ireland, even the constitution protects the lives of unborn children.
Voters there already have rejected legalized abortion in referendums, with the termination of pregnancy allowed only to protect the life of the mother.
Poland has a pro-life policy, even though it has a few more exceptions, such as protecting the health of the mother, cases of rape or if the unborn child has serious defects.
But if the ECHR and the abortion lobby get their way, those narrow exceptions – already widely criticized by pro-life activists in both countries — eventually will become loopholes so giant that aborting children might just as well be legalized completely, experts told WND.
At the end of 2010, the ECHR ruled on the case A., B. and C. v. Ireland, a suit brought by three women against the Irish government's pro-life laws.
Pro-life activists and abortion supporters alike suspected the Strasbourg-based court might try to pull a Roe v. Wade, creating a purported "right" to abortion out of thin air.
It did not.
However, the verdict condemned the Irish government for not having a clear method for determining whether a woman qualified for an abortion under the "life of the mother" exception.
Read Karen Handel's startling report in "Planned Bullyhood: The Truth about the Planned Parenthood Funding Battle with Susan G. Komen for the Cure."
Even before that landmark ruling, Poland also found itself in the crosshairs at the ECHR for its pro-life laws in the 2007 Tysiac v. Poland case.
In that case, a woman with an eye disease sought to abort her unborn child to protect her vision. Doctors refused to provide permission, and the child was born.
The ECHR awarded damages to the plaintiff, who was refused authorization to terminate her pregnancy based on the existing exemptions.
Child born as result of human rights violation?
In his dissenting opinion, then-ECHR Judge Francisco Javier Borrego blasted the ruling, concluding that "the court has decided that a human being was born as a result of a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights."
"According to this reasoning, there is a Polish child, currently 6 years old, whose right to be born contradicts the convention," Borrego continued. "I would never have thought that the convention would go so far, and I find it frightening."
Commenting on the more recent ruling against Ireland, Borrego told WND that the case was "truly surprising" as well.
"Three demands, without any probative documentary support whatsoever, constitute a case that is examined by the Grand Chamber," he said, referring to the full court. "Never in the history of the European tribunal has something like this occurred.
"The European Convention on Human Rights does not confer on the European Court of Human Rights the status of a European Parliament that can impose concrete laws on member States," Borrego concluded.
Other experts involved in the two landmark rulings and the pro-life cause agreed, expressing shock and dismay that European institutions were usurping powers in a stealthy effort to impose abortion.
"In these two cases, the court tried to favor greatly the expression and the freedom of the women, without directly confronting the state's right to submit abortion to strict conditions," noted Grégor Puppinck, director of the pro-life European Centre for Law and Justice, which regularly files briefs with the ECHR and has intervened on the issue in defense of the unborn.
"To that end, the court stated that if the state decides to authorize abortion, even exceptionally, it should create a coherent legal framework and a procedure allowing women to establish effectively their 'right' to abortion," Puppinck continued.
Imposing abortion indirectly
Abortion is not imposed directly on Ireland and Poland, but through the "peripheral way of the procedural obligations" that guarantee not a substantial "right to abortion," but a "procedural right" of knowing whether a person fulfills the legal criteria to secure the "right" to access abortion.
In other words, according to Puppinck, the ECHR – while acknowledging that the European Convention on Human Rights does not purport to enshrine any alleged "right" to abortion – essentially claimed that because Ireland and Poland offer exceptions to the prohibition on abortion, the "right" to abortion falls within the scope of the European rights convention.
To comply with the court's recommendations, Ireland is expected to follow Poland's lead by creating a so-called "committee of experts" that will decide on a case-by-case basis whether or not a woman qualifies for a legal abortion under the existing legal exemptions.
The United Nations, the abortion lobby and various European institutions, meanwhile, are trying to affect the composition of the committees, seeking fewer medical professionals who use objective criteria in favor of lawyers, activists and others who would be more likely to broaden the scope of the exemptions.
Finally, if the committee decides that a woman does not meet the legal requirements to obtain an abortion, she should be able to appeal the decision to a judicial body, according to European institutions, thereby making judges the final arbiters of who lives and dies.
"Thus, the final interpretative power of the conditions for access to abortion will be transferred to the judicial power and ultimately to the European Court of Human Rights," Puppinck explained. "With such a mechanism, the European Court would soon be called on to decide on the reasons for decisions of refusal of those committees."
There is a risk, then, that the ECHR will eventually impose legalized abortion on Ireland and Poland using dubious legal reasoning and underhanded tactics, Puppinck believes.
Indeed, the Council of Europe is already making moves in that direction, with a December 2012 meeting of delegates to the Committee of Ministers urging Ireland to speed up its implementation of the ECHR ruling. The next meeting on the issue will be held in March.
"What was consistent with the [European Human Rights] Convention for 30 years suddenly is no longer," Puppinck told WND.
He added that the convention had not changed, only the "cultural circumstances as perceived by the court."
"So today, the European Convention provides the legal basis to condemn countries that have not yet legalized practices that did not exist in 1950, or even which were strictly penalized," he noted. "Countries are thus condemned for not having liberalized abortion."
Implications troubling
The implications of the European Convention's reasoning are troubling, Puppinck and other experts told WND.
"In fact, all these subjects are of natural morality, and it is surprising that the last word on the matter belongs now to an international court; and that the majority of the judges of an international court can overturn a decision from the national parliaments, and even from the referendum," said Puppinck.
The prominent pro-life attorney also said that the court is no longer dealing just with matters of justice.
Now, the ECHR has assumed a new role as the self-styled "conscience of Europe" – hence the court's efforts to advance its ideological views on morality that are at odds with history, law, tradition and the beliefs of much of the population.
"The ECHR's human rights doctrine claims itself as the exclusive moral foundation of social life in our European modern liberal civilization," Puppinck noted. "It occupies the place of ultimate standard of reference, a place left vacant by the decline of religion.
"Human rights have become a quasi-religion and the European Court is its Curia, it is a moral authority with a relativist mindset, armed with a real temporal power," he added. "No other civil or religious institution ever had so much power in all European history."
Pointing out that Ireland has already voted against abortion three times in referendums, Puppinck said the Council of Europe is determined to bring the Irish people into the abortionist camp, even if it means using dubious rulings from a transnational court.
He also cited a series of ECHR rulings over the last decade related to its current effort to expand legalized abortion and broader plans to impose "progressive" morality on the peoples of Europe.
WND reported on one of those cases recently, Cassar vs. Malta, in which the ECHR was asked to stop its radical "social engineering" in a key case about "transgender marriage."
Legal experts pointed out to WND, however, that the ECHR is hardly unique.
Remarks offered in 2009 by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in "Mullahs of the West: Judges as Moral Arbiters," for example, blasted some of the dubious rulings on moral questions by the ECHR.
Scalia also noted, though, that his own court is doing the same in America.
"The European Court of Human Rights does not, of course, stand alone in making value-laden judgments for the society," the conservative-leaning justice explained.
"My court does it all the time. Roe v. Wade is perhaps the prime example, requiring abortion-on-demand throughout the United States," Scalia said. "But there are many more examples."
No basis in the law
Aleksander Stępkowski, a law professor at the University of Warsaw, agrees that there is no basis in law for the ECHR's efforts to expand abortion in pro-life nations.
"The European Convention on Human Rights does protect human life in Article 2, and it has no provision which should authorize abortion," said Stępkowski, who also is chairman of history of political and legal thought and director of the Ordo Iuris Legal Centre.
"Unfortunately, we live in times when the text of an international convention is not so important as it might be assumed," he told WND.
The highly respected Polish pro-life leader noted with dismay that the original intent of the European convention and even the document's plain wording are not considered the most important factors in deciding cases.
Instead, the aims and goals of the convention's contemporary interpreters have become paramount, Stępkowski explained.
"This process is authorized by a judge-made approach to the convention as a 'living document'," he added, striking a parallel with similar arguments used in the United States by progressives today.
Similar to the U.S., Stępkowski said that using this reasoning, the court began to consider the right to life irrelevant in cases related to abortion, instead focusing on a woman's "right to privacy."
It's the same rationale used by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that struck down state laws criminalizing abortion.
The ECHR and activist judges acting as moral arbiters, however, are not the only source of the problem.
Stepkowski explained that the pressure on Ireland and Poland to make abortion widely accessible is possible due to legislative clauses authorizing exceptional cases in which abortion can be performed without penalty.
The ECHR has no authority to demand the legalization of abortion, but it has seized on the "highly controversial and unnecessary" exceptions to make its case, according to Stępkowski.
European transnational bodies such as the Council of Europe and the ECHR are seeking to create a procedure for a woman to "appeal" if she is denied an abortion based on one of the existing exemptions.
The decision-making board, apparently inspired by World Health Organization documents, would consist not just of doctors and medical specialists but also "women's rights activists" and lawyers, according to European institutions and the abortion lobby.
"The aim is to take into account not only medical premises but also some more subjective issues based on a specifically considered 'compassion,'" Stępkowski said, such as serious child defects.
Stepkowski noted that even those who accept the "barbarous eugenic perspective" that children can be aborted due to defects, draw a line sometimes and repudiate, for example, the killing of an unborn child with two fingers fused together.
'Barbarous eugenic perspective'
Stępkowski said the "slow acceptance of a more and more liberal reading of statutory provision authorizing abortion in some cases has already started and it has powerful support from the Council of Europe."
The only way to solve the problem, he told WND, is to completely ban all abortion, with all of the exceptional situations considered in terms of the general necessity principle.
Like other legal experts, he pointed out that Malta – a deeply conservative nation that has no exceptions authorizing abortion – is not facing the same types of problems plaguing Poland and Ireland.
"If a country authorizes the evil of abortion even to a very limited extent, in fact it opens the way to its gradual acceptance," he added.
As such, Polish lawmakers already are working to ban abortion completely. In 2011, a comprehensive ban was just about to pass through Parliament, but extraordinary political maneuvering ultimately stopped it.
Efforts to completely ban abortion, however, are still marching onward, with Stępkowski's Ordo Luris Law Centre helping lead the way by providing the legal and philosophical arguments.
He characterizes abortion "nothing but violence of the more powerful upon the weaker." as Stępkowski put it.
'Committee' decides on abortion?
In Ireland, pro-life leader and former Irish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Kathy Sinnott expressed similar concerns about the ECHR rulings and the increasing pressure on her nation to expand access to abortion.
In a phone interview with WND, Sinnott said one of the major dangers in the ECHR ruling was that the recommended "committee" to decide whether a woman qualifies for abortion under the exception for the life of the mother could claim that suicidal thoughts are a valid justification.
"If they include suicide, it's just a matter of a woman ticking the 'suicide' box," she explained, pointing out that studies show abortion actually increases the risk of suicide. "Any given case, they could just tick the box 'suicide' and get their abortion."
Along with other leaders and MEPs, Sinnott, who filed a brief in the ECHR case with the European Center for Law and Justice, is fighting hard to ensure that the Irish government does not respond to the A. B. and C. v. Ireland ruling in a way that would not be compatible with the established right to life or the democratically expressed wishes of the people.
"They see Ireland as out of line," she said of various European transnational entities, noting that her nation has the right of referendum and was given explicit but largely "useless" guarantees by European bodies that they would not attempt to impose abortion on the Irish people.
"Europe is well aware of two things: One, that we are pro-life, and that we have a right of referendum and can block them at any point," Sinnott said.
"However, from being in the Parliament, I know that they would like everybody on the same page," she added.
She pointed to various mechanisms being used in Europe and worldwide to legalize and expand abortion.
"They absolutely think we're crazy."
Sinnott also expressed serious concerns about Europe's direction on pro-life issues, highlighting, among other examples, that commonsense measures to block taxpayer funding for coercive abortion, infanticide or forced sterilization abroad are consistently defeated at the European Union.
She blasted "Europhile" politicians and said that the means used by domestic and European pro-abortion forces to coerce Ireland into legalizing the practice were troubling.
"The determination with which they're doing it, and the lack of democracy with which they're doing it, is very European," Sinnott added, referring to transnational institutions' infamous lack of public accountability.
WND reported last year that the European Union, which is separate from the Council of Europe and its ECHR but still closely related, has long been trying to force its radical views on member states.
Even countries like Switzerland, which has refused to join the EU, are being targeted by European institutions for having low taxes, decentralized government and other policies at odds with supranational institutions' demands.
As WND also has reported, ECHR cases may eventually have an impact on the U.S. legal system, especially as American judges increasingly cite "international law" in their rulings.


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News outlets regularly carry stories and information on local crimes and offences of varying severity, and it must be said that a disproportionate number of these antisocial deeds, particularly those of a petty nature — vandalism, theft and disorderly conduct, for example — are perpetrated by young people.
These items that community-minded residents wish to be apprised of, might skew their view of this younger demographic if this were all that readers, listeners and viewers were able to glean about the activities of teens and people in their early 20s.
Fortunately, newspapers, especially, are also the bearers of much positive news, and when it comes to this type of pleasing or even heartwarming coverage, young people feature very strongly. Every week in the Rochester Times, for example, there are at least two pages packed with achievements of school athletes from across the area, as well as those youngsters — thousands of them, engaging in sports at facilities like Roger Allen Ball Park or Farmington's 500 Boys and Girls Club.
This newspaper, too, as it has for many years, devotes pages, each week, to school activities from throughout the area — most of it kindly supplied by teachers, school secretaries or the students themselves — and — whenever there is a school concert or special events to be photographed, we like to be on the spot with a camera.
At this time of year, though, we are even more struck by the out-of-proportion contributions that local young are making to their communities. The kids we encountered last weekend are a great example, and we will be running photographs of their activities throughout the month of December, in the knowledge that many other young folk are plugging away in their groups and organizations, relatively unsung, but certainly appreciated.
Last Saturday morning over in Milton, a dozen members of Boy Scout Pack 155 were braving the cold, and waving signs reminding passing motorists about their pancake breakfast. Their dedication — and that of their leaders — was certainly rewarded with a bumper crowd! (It was good to see State Rep-elect John Mullen made it down from Middleton to support the Cubs.)
That night, over in Farmington, youngsters were in the lead again, with Henry Wilson Memorial Band, now able to play easily recognizable carols, the focal point of the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. (Thank you, music director Sarah DePorter, and the recently formed Arts Boosters.)
On Sunday, the Rochester Holiday Parade was a veritable sea of young faces, with marching bands, dance school members, school floats, Girl and Boy Scouts, cheerleaders, football players and church groups. Indeed, even in the Commercial Division, we can't recall a float that didn't have youngsters on board, and their enthusiastic participation is what makes the parade so enjoyable.
That same late afternoon, back in Milton, small angelic faces were in Veterans' Park singing Christmas carols before the town's season lights were ceremoniously switch on, (and Mr. Mullen made that event, too.)
On a more individual level, last week, we ran a feature story on Eamon Bisbee, a Rochester man just out of his teens, who recently went through the process of donating his bone marrow, which was matched up with a seriously ill recipient, whose life he consequently saved.
And this week, we feature another Rochester resident — this time a young woman who is hoping to head off to Madagascar early in 2013 to further her college studies of wildlife protection.
All things considered, we think that this part of the United States, at least, is going to be in safe hands when it comes time for the up and coming generation to take over the reins.
To quote the movie, and the Who decades before that, "The kids are all right!"
The kids are all right!
News outlets regularly carry stories and information on local crimes and offences of varying severity, and it must be said that a disproportionate number of these antisocial deeds, particularly those of a petty nature — vandalism, theft and disorderly conduct, for example — are perpetrated by young people.


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Hough: H-P, Xerox Could Return 20% Over Next Year
Aging tech giants Hewlett-Packard and Xerox haven't been acting like companies on the decline. Barron's Jack Hough argues why the companies can continue to sustain their momentum on MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
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Friday November 1, 2013
It seems there's no end to Cheryl Cole's talents.
Last year the Girls Aloud singer turned savvy businesswoman made £500,000 from her company CC Couture.
The 30-year-old founded the business in 2011 to handle her music and creative projects and as the company's only director she won't be sharing the profits.
The brunette beauty recently replaced friend will.i.am and hired the team behind One Direction to boost her music career, according to reports.
It was announced in early October that Cheryl had split from her dancer beau Tre Holloway.
"They actually split in June so were going out as friends," a source confirmed after they were spotted holding hands in public. "It was a mutual decision so there's no bad feelings. They want to remain good friends."
Another insider told the Metro, "They are still friends and there was no-one else involved.
"A lot of people think they're still together because he came over to the UK but that was to see some other friends.
"They wanted to keep it quiet because they wanted to deal with it, but they've moved on and now they're friends."


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Which meaning is this? 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 Which meaning is this? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Help Center View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message YukinekoJoined: 08 Nov 2005Posts: 62 Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:22 am Post subject: Which meaning is this? Hello teachers. Could you help me with the following question? He admitted not doing his best. Which meaning is this #1 or #2? #1 He admitted that he didn't do his best. #2 He admitted that he hadn't done his best. Also, is it possible to say, "He admitted not having done his best"? I am a little confused.... Thanks in advance. Yukineko Back to top Oll KorrectJoined: 05 Aug 2015Posts: 9Location: Poland Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 12:12 pm Post subject: I would say either could be correct. Does the context provide clues? If the action he was admitting to happened before he admitted, then past perfect. If the action happened at the same time that he admitted, then past simple. Your version is about the same as past perfect. I think it would probably look a little bit more complicated, but it's an excellent tense. Btw, I would say "admitted to," but that might just the the American in me talking-- see if other people disagree. Back to top YukinekoJoined: 08 Nov 2005Posts: 62 Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 11:11 pm Post subject: Thank you !! Dear Oll Korrect Thank you for answering my question. Now I understand it depends on the situation. Thank you very much! Yukineko. 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 -> Help Center 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


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Gigabyte G1.Assassin Review
What is your primary use for a computer? Some people hate computers, they avoid using them as much as possible. We all know those types although I highly doubt any of them ever stumble upon our home here. People of OverclockersClub seem to be a different breed of human (an arguably better breed too in my opinion of course, but that's a WHOLE other story), we are the enthusiasts, the niche consumers that represent our passion wherever we go. What some folks newer to our little society may not realize however, is that companies recognize the niche group we have here and, even beyond recognition, will occasionally take strides away from the norm to cater a product or two to excite the likes of exactly us. Gigabyte is one of those outstanding companies that has decided to do just that. They've created a group of three motherboards to address three different price levels that bring so many integrated features, peripherals and technical know-how that it's enough to make your eyes water. The Gigabyte G1.Assassin is the highest spec'd tier of boards that Gigabyte is churning out currently and is priced at $540. It boasts not only an X58 architecture but a dual 8-Phase alternating Power System that provides stable power to the board under all circumstances. It is able to switch off between the two systems intelligently when one phase group overheats. There is also built-in hardware integration of a Bigfoot Network's card and a Creative X-Fi card with all of the toppings. This board is completely smothered top to bottom in components. So much so that Gigabyte had to expand into an XL-ATX form factor that is the largest out there. So large in fact, that listing every case in the world that supports this motherboard can be done on one single sheet of paper! Without further ado, I am ready to give this board a closer look to see just what all Gigabyte has done with this board and see just how well they did it.
Closer Look:
The packaging for the Gigabyte G51.Assassin is very militaristic. This follows right with the gaming theme that the board so proudly projects. Printed like an ammo box, Gigabyte distressed the lettering on the box with a rusty tint to give the box a more rugged feel. A large gold Three Year Warranty sticker sits below the huge G1.Assassin lettering while all of the standard grade feature icons line the bottom with a large G1 Killer Gigabyte Gaming Motherboard logo dominating the lower right corner. On the back of the box, an image of the motherboard sits front and center with text blips surrounding the board proclaiming various features of the board. Opening up the packaging let me pull out the inner box which is printed with a digital woodland camouflage design. Delving further, I open up the inner box to reveal the motherboard compartment with a see-through window giving me my first real glimpse of the motherboard. Emptying the contents, Gigabyte includes the motherboard container, an accessory container and some extra bling to leetify your life (results vary greatly between age groups).
All kidding aside, the accessories included with the G1.Assassin are thoughtful inclusions and really fill out the package as a whole. Gigabyte added in a huge G1 Killer poster that has the standard magazine ad on one side and a big target on the other, the pictures below describe it better than I ever could. Also loose in the box are two sheets of sticker bling including G1 Killer logos and bullet holes. Emptying out the accessory box reveals two installation guidebooks, a full User Manual, a driver disc, four SATA cables, a standard I/O panel, a CrossFire bridge, a dual link SLI bridge, a Tri-SLI bridge and some stickers. The package also includes a 5.25 inch drive bay filler with dual USB 3.0 ports, an eSATA/USB 2.0 port and a Quick Boost button. SATA cables come in both the straight and 90 degree angle varieties.
The packaging and accessory bundle all looks great, let's take a look at the motherboard itself!


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In the United States, today is Memorial Day, a holiday in honor the veterans who fought for our country over the course of our history. It is a holiday for most and a chance to spend at least some of the day reflecting.
As such, many will not be blogging today, but that does not mean it is always a full day off. Most, myself included, will be spending at least some time working on our sites, just not necessarily writing new content for it.
If that describes you, here are five things that you can do, other than actual blogging, to help your site and keep it going strong. Best of all, these are all, for the most part, short-term tasks you can pick up and drop off between other activities on a holiday.
Here's 5 suggestions on how to spend your blogging holiday if you plan to spend at least a little bit of in front of your computer. [Read more…]


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Dogs and cats rescued from burning homes in Warren have a better chance for survival, thanks to a donation to the city's fire department.
Invisible Fence of Shelby Township has donated a dozen oxygen mask kits that can be placed over the snouts of pets suffering from smoke inhalation.
In the past, firefighters who carried pets overcome by smoke could hold their own masks in front of the faces of the suffering animals. Because the human-sized masks don't fit animals, firefighters hoped the pets would breathe in some of the passing oxygen while much of it escaped.
"It was better than nothing, but this is such a better system and it will help us a lot," Warren Fire Chief Dave Frederick said of the donated masks made specifically for dogs and cats. "It's formed for an animal's snout. It works right off our portable (oxygen tanks)."
Each kit contains one small, medium and large mask – made of plastic and rubber -- to fit dogs and cats less than 20 pounds, between 20 and 50 pounds, and over 50, respectively. A leash also is included with every kit.
In Warren, the city's Animal Welfare Commission learned that Invisible Fence was providing the kits for free to fire departments in Michigan and subsequently notified Warren fire officials. Invisible Fence in Shelby Township informed Warren that one kit would be given to each of the city's six fire stations.
Frederick asked for more, saying the city has 12 first-line rigs including fire engines and rescue trucks used by first-responders at any moment.
After a phone call by Invisible Fence franchise owner Kate Lochner to a corporate official, Frederick's request was granted.
The fire chief said most pets pulled from burning homes over the years died.
"They're like kids – they hide because they're scared," Frederick said. But on just a few occasions, oxygen helped a dog or cat survive.
Amid tight municipal budgets, the donation is very worthwhile to the fire department, he said.
On Thursday, on-duty firefighters working at Fire Station 2 got a chance to practice with the pet-friendly masks. Lochner showed them how to place one of the new oxygen masks on "Princess," her 8-year-old Labrador retriever/malamute mix.
Princess squirmed slightly as Firefighter Jon Podolak took his turn but she cooperated during his second attempt to place the mask on her. The training exercise was videotaped by the Fire Department and shown at the fire halls later that day.
The masks, which are washable and re-usable, were distributed to the other stations and placed aboard rigs.
Lochner also showed firefighters how to find a pulse on a dog or cat by feeling in the armpit or near the femur of a hind leg.


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The academic and administrative head of the institution is the Principal of the school. The Principal is assisted by the Vice Principal. There are Wing In Charges of the respective Wings- like Middle, Primary and Pre – Primary Wing assisted by Subject Coordinators and various Department Heads along with the Administrative Officer and the Office Superintendent. The teaching staff consists of a team of highly qualified, experienced and conscientious professionals.
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Special Classroom Integrated Programme for the students of Classes IX to XI conducted by faculty from Vidya Mandir (VMC).Read more
We wish to reiterate that the use of two/ four wheelers by the students is strictly prohibited.Read more
At Blue Bells, it is our constant endeavour to ensure that the students are safe and secure both inside the school and while commuting to and fro.Read more
Our every endeavour at Blue Bells Public School is to ensure that our students pursue their dreams and carve a niche for themselves.Read more
Blue Bells Public School in collaboration with NIIT NGuru is glad to introduce to you the 'Practice Plus '– Practice and Assessment Portal.Read more
We at Blue Bells aim to provide to all our students a safe, accident-free environment with vigilant and caring staff, supported by an efficient administrative system to ensure high safety standards.Read more
We are proud to share that we have the first fully functional Atal Tinkering Lab in Gurgaon, an initiative of Niti Ayog. ATL caters to the students' thirst for knowledge to 'tinker', 'innovate' and inculcate skills by combining all the concepts of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)Read more
We are proud to share that Blue Bells Public School has been accredited with the prestigious British Council International School Award (ISA) 2017-2020. One of the most prestigious educational organizations, The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organization for cultural relationRead more
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Blue Bells Public School Celebrating ATL Community DayRead more
Keeping in mind that it is imperative to learn the self-defense techniques for the students, the school is introducing Karate Club for them. Through this club, the students will learn the ability to protect themselves and will have an increased self-confidence.Read more
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EMBN Word Logo T-Shirt - Military Green and Black
This is our new classic EMBN T-shirt that you'll see Steve, Chris and Neil wearing in many videos and when they are out at races or on location. It has a large EMBN word logo printed on the front in black.
Available exclusively in the EMBN shop.
Product Features:
- Colour: Military Green
- Material: 100% cotton
- Sizes: S, M, L, XL
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We always endeavour to dispatch orders as promptly as possible, but please be aware that there may be delays during busy trading periods, such as Black Friday and Christmas.
We have worked with our courier and delivery partners to ensure we get all parcels out in time for delivery by Christmas, so please use the dates below as a guide on when to place your order by. As always this is a busy time of year and we do encourage you to place your order as soon as possible and use an express or tracked service where possible. If you have any questions or deadlines have passed please contact customer service for more information.
- Friday 7th December – Asia, Africa, Middle East, Far East, Eastern Europe
- Monday 10th December – Australia, New Zealand, Canada
- Friday 14th December – Mainland Europe, USA
- Tuesday 18th December - Standard UK delivery
- Thursday 20th December - Express UK delivery
Remember that anything ordered between the 1st November until the 24th December 2018, can be returned up until the 31st January 2019, subject to our standard returns policy. So, if you have received or been given a gift that is not suitable just get in touch and we will advise on what to do next.
United Kingdom:
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- Standard Delivery @ £3.50 (Delivered within 3-5 business days).
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All Standard deliveries are made Monday - Saturday, Courier deliveries are Monday - Friday.
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If you change your mind about an off the shelf, non-customised item, we offer a very simple no quibble returns policy.
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All I Got Is You Pt. II - text
Straight up, c'mon Bub, I need you man
Yo, Straight up y'all
Yo Ghost I love you man
You know how we do this right here
We do this for our family
See you soon kid
The greatest thing a kid could have
To chill with his family, sit back layin on his Dad
Props go out, next thing you know Pops roll out
Moms cussed him out, get the fuck out
Couldn't understand it, feelings turnin to hard granite
Now she a one single parent
Growin up on welfare, she might need healthcare
That made me feel no one else cares
Moms is a part of my life forever
Gettin drunk that's her business guess that's stormy weather
Fish and grits, twelve o' clock midnight pissed
Stop cryin Ma take a kiss
Take care of ya brother and sis
Something happen to me I miss ya better be offic (official)
She meant that shit, every mouthful accurate
Took me to school be emaculate
Taught by the best, remember stress
A ghetto agenda that's how we rest
Don't let'em play with your emotions
Lotioning me, little money in my vest
Damn, Mom going through it
Still holding me through it
Sneaker money fucked up
Yo, Yeah when Granddaddy died
I know you didn't see me cry
Held it in, it hurted Ma alot
Remember, Bucs had me in a tux
Went to beef stake Charlie's had my first pay cut
Yeah, lovin you always screamin on janitors in hallways
It's my son always
Caught me in the crib yo, smokin
Sat me down heart broken, hopin the phase had me open yo
You like, hey yo, for real you like lovin you for life it's only right
Strong yourself we make it
Weak minded you naked
The pain and hurt i can't take it
Plus my Uncle in jail
That's your brother go see him, he look forward to it like mail
You my ace, you the lady in the place
You ain't a waste, we just trapped inside a low-life place
Trust me I'm gonna work hard
Tatto my body, throw it on top where i got scars
See it son, start cryin
- Yae Yo
- Casablanca
- 100 Rounds
- Real Life
- Power
- All I Got Is You Pt. II
- Jury
- Fuck Them
- Live From New York
- My Favorite Dred
- Friday
- The Table
- Sneakers
- Raw
- Pop Shit
- Heart To Heart
- Forecast
Raekwon texty
- 1. Ice Cream
- 2. Big Spender
- 3. Came Up
- 4. Ice Water
- 5. House Of Flying Daggers
- 6. Baggage Handlers
- 7. Glaciers Of Ice
- 9. All I Got Is You Pt. II
- 10. Can It All Be So Simple (..


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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery -- and with tons of cheaper knockoffs using its name,
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery -- and with tons of cheaper knockoffs using its name, the Rabbit Pearl should be completely charmed. We carry the original and authentic Japanese Rabbit Pearl; complete with tumbling plastic pearls in the rotating midsection that create a unique scintillating sensation against the vaginal walls, and two rabbit ears that flutter against the clitoris.
Rabbit Pearl Vibrator
Translucent pink vinyl
5" long, 1 ½" in diameter.
Uses three C batteries, variable-speed battery pack
Volume: 4; Intensity: 5
The Rabbit Pearl is our classic Japanese gem that offers amazing internal stimulation (you can change the angle of the shaft for more intense internal stimulation) And that bunny... woo boy!
-- CeeCee & Molly, Good Vibes Magazine
Brand: Vibratex
Product Details
Texture: Smooth
Color: Pink
Power Source: 3 C
Length: 6.5 inches
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Intensity: 3/5
Volume: 3/5
Warranty: 1 Year
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They sent it out quickly, and came 2 cute sample products.
Save your pennies,,,
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I will be much more careful with my money next time around.
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I've never had an insertable vibrator that has felt enjoyable. Most of the ones I've purchased in the past hurt vaginally and I've usually just gotten rid of them. This was the first one that didn't hurt and the first time I used it, I had the strongest orgasm I've ever had! The really great thing about this product is the adjustable speeds (I need a powerful vibe to get me all the way) and this definitely delivered. The only downfall is the rabbit is a bit noisy...which isn't so great since I live with other people. I have to turn the TV up pretty loud to cover the sound. Other than that, a really great product.
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1. "Our rave reviews deserve a Tony."
As any New Yorker can attest, when the holidays arrive, so do the crowds. And the theater district in particular can start to look like a sea of people. "This is the time of year when tourists come to New York City and locals want do something special with their families," New York-based arts consultant Howard Sherman says.
Whether those tourists will actually buy full-priced theater tickets is an open question these days. Broadway grosses remained flat at $1.14 billion in the June 2012 to June 2013 season versus the prior season, despite the fact that there were 46 new productions, up from 41 new productions in the prior season, according to The Broadway League — the trade association of theater owners and producers — attendance was slightly down at 11.6 million versus 12.3 million in the previous season.
Rising ticket prices may be hurting attendance. The average paid admission has also risen to $98 for the 2012 to 2013 season, from an inflation-adjusted $84 in the 2008 to 2009 season, according to The Broadway League, a 16% increase. And $200-plus premium seats, unheard of 20 years ago, are now the norm with any show that's even modestly successful.
As most shows cost millions of dollars to produce, the stakes have never been higher. So even when a show gets scathing reviews from the critics, Broadway marketers nimbly pluck out the one or two positive adjectives and plaster them in giant letters under the marquee or on the show's website, says theater producer Elizabeth McCann: "From time immemorial, people have taken a positive quote from a bad review." Or, promoters find the rare positive review from an obscure magazine or radio broadcast and quote, loudly, from that, she says.
Case in point: The official website for the $75 million musical "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" quotes Terry Teachout's review in The Wall Street Journal thus: "The show's sheer visual dynamism is staggering." Here's the rest of that sentence: "—but except for one great performance, it has little else to offer. It's the best-looking mediocre musical ever to open on Broadway." (Spider-Man also had 182 preview performances before its official opening night in June 2011, the longest preview period in Broadway history.)
McCann, a Tony Award-winning producer of such shows as "Equus," "The Elephant Man" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," says one word often appears on the under-sling of a theater's marquis: "Entertaining." (Exclamation mark included, of course.) Good or bad, McCann says such sound bites do little to give theatergoers in Times Square real insight into the show. Consider these, for example: "Gorgeously entertaining" ("Big Fish: The Musical"), "Hugely entertaining" ("The Book of Mormon"), "Most Entertaining Nuns, Bar None!" ( "Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy"). They may well be entertaining, McCann says, but "there's almost an identical quote in theater after theater," she says. "I could make a living buying them all up and selling them to different shows for the next season."
Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of The Broadway League, declined to comment on the marketing of Broadway shows by individual productions.


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Maximizing Potential Though Inclusivity
Research released today by The Conference Board in partnership with the ILR School describes why expanding the workplace talent pool through employees with disabilities makes good business sense.
- Nearly 55 million people, more than one in 10 Americans, has at least one disability.
- People with disabilities and their families earn an estimated $269 billion.
- Almost 90 percent of consumers prefer companies that employ people with disabilities.
- It costs little -- and often nothing -- for companies to meet federal standards for accommodating workers with disabilities.
- Managers of workers with disabilities are overwhelmingly likely to recommend hiring employees with disabilities.
Yet, only 33 percent of working age individuals with disabilities are employed in the United States, compared to 76 percent of their non-disabled peers.
This means that many companies miss out on performance advantages, according to "Leveling the Playing Field: Attracting, Engaging and Advancing People with Disabilities."
Released by ILR and The Conference Board Thursday, the report describes best business practices that can help companies improve their organizational readiness to hire and retain people with disabilities and, ultimately, be more productive.
When ingenuity developed by people with disabilities in their everyday is applied to business problems, it can lead to better work team problem solving and decision making, according to the report, available at http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/edicollect/1292/.
Best practices for encouraging disclosure of disabilities by workers so that resources can be directed is another element of the report,
Mattel, Inc., one of the 16 organizations to participate in the report research, has already adopted some of its best practices.
Leveling the Playing Field was funded in part by ILR's Employment and Disability Institute under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Additional funding came from member companies of The Conference Board.
ILR Associate Dean of Outreach Susanne Bruyère and Linda Barrington led ILR's participation in the project.
Bruyère is director of the Employment and Disability Institute. Barrington is managing director of the Institute for Compensation Studies. The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research association.
The report looks at how employers are building competitive advantage through workplace practices that engage people with disabilities, including recent military veterans and older workers.
In addition to improving inclusion and company performance, employing people with disabilities can increase workplace morale, productivity, safety, attendance and interactions with customers, Bruyère said.
Mary Wright, associate director of The Conference Board, led the working group of four public sector and 12 private sector organizations that participated in the research.
"It was a great opportunity for our members to work with some of the best-known and most respected researchers in the area of employing people with disabilities. The combination of their knowledge and the employers' direct experience makes the report a unique contribution to the field," she said.
"Leveling the Playing Field" is the first of several initiatives between Cornell University and The Conference Board to explore ways of improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
The research working group for the report included 16 member organizations of The Conference Board: Alcoa; Bayer; CVS Caremark; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service; Discovery Communications; Fidelity Investments; Goldman Sachs; KPMG LLP; Lockheed Martin; Mattel, Inc.; New York Life Insurance; U.S. Department of Treasury, Comptroller of Currency; Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry; U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of the Army and Waste Management.


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"Our present course is unsustainable - postponing action is no longer an option"
NAIROBI, 15 September 1999 - Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launches Global Environment Outlook 2000 (GEO-2000) - the most authoritative assessment ever of the environmental crisis facing humanity in the new millennium.
Based on contributions from UN agencies, 850 individuals and 30 environmental institutes, GEO-2000 outlines progress in tackling existing problems and points to serious new threats. It concludes its report by setting out recommendations for immediate, integrated action.
GEO-2000 analyses both global and regional issues. Its key finding is that: "The continued poverty of the majority of the planet's inhabitants and excessive consumption by the minority are the two major causes of environmental degradation. The present course is unsustainable and postponing action is no longer an option."
"Despite successes on various fronts, time for a rational, well-planned transition to a sustainable system is running out fast," says Klaus Töpfer, UNEP's Executive Director. "In some areas, it has already run out. In others, new problems are emerging which compound already difficult situations."
"UNEP welcomes the trend towards increased public concern for the environment. Until recently, few individuals cared about or even knew of the environmental issues facing the planet. Today, popular movements in many countries are forcing authorities to make changes," says Töpfer.
According to GEO-2000, full scale emergencies now exist in a number of fields. The world water cycle seems unlikely to be able to cope with demands in the coming decades, land degradation has negated many advances made by increased agricultural productivity, air pollution is at crisis point in many major cities and global warming now seems inevitable.
Tropical forests and marine fisheries have been over-exploited while numerous plant and animal species and extensive streches of coral reefs will be lost forever - thanks to inadequate policy response.
In a survey conducted by the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment for GEO-2000, 200 scientists in 50 countries identified water shortage and global warming as the two most worrying problems for the new millennium. Desertification and deforestation at national and regional level was also a frequently cited concern.
While most issues raised are well-known, GEO-2000 also identifies new threats such as:
Institutions such as treasuries, central banks, planning departments and trade bodies frequently ignore sustainability questions in favour of short-term economic options. "Integration of environmental thinking into the mainstream of decision-making relating to agriculture, trade, investment, research and development, infrastructure and finance is now the best chance for effective action," says GEO-2000.
National Governments, international organizations, private sector, community groups, NGOs and ordinary citizens all have a role to play in putting the environment at the forefront of the political agenda, says GEO-2000. "Environmental education, like mathematics, (should be) part of the standard educational curriculum," says GEO-2000, adding that we must "encourage the media to devote as much attention to environmental issues as they do to crime, politics, sport and finance."
GEO-2000 was edited by Robin Clarke and published by Earthscan Publications on behalf of UNEP. It costs £20.
For more information, please contact: Marion Cheatle, Officer-in-Charge, State of the Environment Assessment Unit, Division of Environmental Information, Assessment & Early Warning (DEIA&EW). UNEP, P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel.: (254-2) 623520; Fax: (254-2) 623944; or Tore J. Brevik, UNEP Spokesman and Director of Information, Communications and Public Information (CPI), P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel.: (254-2) 623292; Fax: (254-2) 623297; or Daniel van R. Claasen, Officer-in-Charge, UNEP-DEIA&EW, P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel.: (254-2) 621234; Fax: (254-2) 623943/44; Email: geo>@unep.org
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Southern California Edison's decision to permanently shutter the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant is bad news for the 1.4 million households that have relied on the plant for the bulk of their power for decades.
Two things are certain: Energy costs will go up, and so will the likelihood of blackouts and brownouts � particularly in the summer. Since the plant was taken out of service in January 2012 after a small radioactive leak was discovered in a tube inside a steam generator, Edison has spent about $500 million on repairs and replacement power � costs that ultimately may be passed down to consumers. And with a plant that used to provide one-fifth of the county's electricity now out of the picture for good, in the long term there will simply not be enough power to go around.
The most perplexing question is how will the California Independent System Operator, which oversees the state's power grid, make up for all that lost power? Since San Onofre's shutdown, grid operators have barely been able to make do. Two retired natural gas electrical generators in Huntington Beach were brought back into service. The Encina Power Station in Carlsbad also lent a hand. Power also was imported from Arizona and elsewhere.
But the Huntington Beach generators won't be deployed this summer because their airemission permits have been transferred away. And importing power will again be a challenge because the plant's reactors provided voltage support to move power across longer distances.
As for a long-term fix, there is none in sight. California needs more power plants, but they're not being built. California law prohibits the construction of new nuclear plants until the industry finds a way to permanently dispose of radioactive waste. The state also has a "loading order" law that says fossil-fuel burning plants, regardless of how efficient, should only be considered once efforts have been made to reduce demand and find power from renewable sources such as wind and solar.
Even before the decision was made to close San Onofre, state regulators said the idled plant presented "operational challenges" and warned that a severe heat wave could lead to rolling blackouts. ISO officials also expressed concern over the potential threat from wildfires to transmission lines carrying imported power into the region.
Another question is what happens to the San Onofre site and its radioactive waste? Edison Chairman Ted Craver told reporters Friday that closing the plant will take decades, cost billions, leave hundreds unemployed and keep spent nuclear fuel stored on the site for years to come.
In a statement, Craver said San Onofre was shut down because company officials decided "the continuing uncertainty about when and if the plant would return to service" was not good for our customers.
Maybe it was the sound business decision. But we'll all be paying a heavy price.