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I was thinking of building a surfkiteboard for lightwind conditions... It seems that not a whole lot of you guys are building surfboard type of boards but for light wind, I think that it is one the best option to use as there is not a whole lot of jumping, more cruising and even though I never tried one with my kites, it looks like a comfortable style of riding (always on a light wind kind of perspective)... I will use boardCAD for dimensions and try to replicate it manually, meaning I don't have all the sophisticated tools to make it the exact dimensions. I guess I will have to use my sixth sense!!! Also, having no board construction experiences, I am planning of doing some tests of shaping and glassing on piece of scrap styrofoam as I will not be happy to make a big mistake on my first shaped board.
I watched a small video of how to do a skimboard and thought it might be a good idea to use the same kind of method for a surfkiteboard... You can watch it here the video called ''Home made Skimboard, making a foam blank(PART1 OF 3)'':
My question is then do I really have to make the center of the board with wood or just styrofoam (like the one for insulation a home depot) will be strong enough. It seems that the rocker could be easier to do with a piece of wood in the middle but at the same time if it's not necessary to add some strengh to the foam, I don't think I would bother doing it... I guess that a big piece of styrofoam would be harder to shape but might me stronger than cuting it in the middle on the whole lenght!!!
My other reference for my project will be the book that can be found on of surfersteve.com (there is also some videos on youtube) even though I am planning to use lower quality material (in particular for the core; insulation foam).
Any comments or suggestion would be appreciated.
Thanks for your help guys.


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text: Adapted by John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion from Dunne's novel, True Confessions uses the still-unsolved Black Dahlia murder as the foundation for a devastating attack on big-city corruption -- in which it appears that many of the perpetrators wear clerical collars. In, 1948 Los Angeles detective Tom Spellacy (Robert Duvall) is assigned to investigate the death of a priest, who apparently suffered a heart attack while being serviced by a prostitute. Meanwhile, Tom's brother, young Catholic monsignor Des Spellacy (Robert De Niro), is reluctantly currying favor with crooked contractor Jack Amsterdam (Charles Durning), the better to finance an expansion of Des' church. The unifying factor between Tom and Des, beyond their sibling relationship, turns out to be the grisly murder of a hooker. The key words in the labyrinthine proceedings are power, ambition, and hypocrisy.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Justice Geraldine T. Eiber earned her J.D. from the New York University School of Law and worked in private practice before joining the bench.
In 1973, Eiber was sworn in by Mayor Lindsay to an interim term at the Civil Court Foster Care Parts and Family Court. She also served as a hearing officer for the New York City Parking Violations Bureau before her appointment to the Queens Criminal Court in 1975. Five years later, she was elected to the Supreme Court. She became the first woman designated to the Appellate Division, Second Department when she was named an Associate Justice by Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1984. Justice Eiber joined in a majority decision in 1992 that barred several planned development projects in the Long Island Pine Barrens and ordered an environmental study of the nearly 200 square mile area. She retired in 1993.
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MONTREAL — About 3,000 people enthusiastically answered the call of Montreal's Federation CJA and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs to give the Jewish community the opportunity to express its solidarity with Israel as it faces a tough war with Hamas.
Despite the fact that it's mid-July, the federation's Gelber Centre was full to overflowing for the rally, and organizers had to install loudspeakers in the corridor and in the garden of a neighbouring building for the many people who couldn't get inside to hear the speakers.
Federation CJA president Susan Laxer thanked the huge numbers who came out for their "unfailing support for Israel" during this very trying period for all Israelis.
"We Jews are a single people and a single community. We speak with one voice to unconditionally support Israel in this war, begun, it must be recalled, by Hamas."
In collaboration with the Jewish Federations of North America, Federation CJA has established an Israel terror relief fund to help meet the urgent humanitarian needs created by the hostilities, which started in early July. Its goal is to raise $10 million.
Joel Lion, Israel's consul general for Quebec and Atlantic Canada, thanked the Montreal Jewish community for its "profound love of Israel and its people."
He reminded the audience that the State of Israel is not at war against the Palestinian people, but against a "fundamentalist, Islamist terrorist organization, Hamas, whose only goal is the destruction of Israel.
"As Jews, it hurts us enormously to see that to protect the Israeli population, the Israel Defence Forces' soldiers must go into areas where many Palestinian civilians live, in order to neutralize the cruel, fundamentalist Islamists," Lion said.
"Israelis empathize with the Palestinian civilians. We take all the necessary measures to minimize the number of Palestinian civilian victims. The IDF is an army that has high ethical values."
The Stephen Harper government was represented at the rally by Pierre Poilievre, the minister of state for democratic reform and MP for the Ontario riding of Nepean-Carleton.
The young politician strongly defended Israel's right to take all necessary measures to protect its citizens, who are being attacked day and night by rocket salvos.
"You can't establish an equivalence between a great liberal democracy, Israel, which absolutely must defend its citizens against violent rocket attacks, and a terrorist organization, Hamas, which has not ceased to sow chaos and destruction. One hundred per cent of the blame is attributable to Hamas. Israel uses its weapons to protect its civilians while Hamas uses its civilians to protect its weapons," said Poilievre, who was warmly applauded before, during and after his speech.
Mount Royal MP and former justice minister Irwin Cotler also vigorously challenged the "moral equivalence" between Israel and Hamas being made by those who vehemently criticize the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"In this war triggered by Hamas, Israel has only one goal: to protect its citizens, who are the target of incessant rocket attacks that no democracy can tolerate," Cotler said.
"On the other hand, Hamas is not only a terrorist organization. That hardline Islamist entity openly extols a nauseating anti-Semitism that calls for the destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews everywhere in the world."
Federation CJA chief executive officer Deborah Corber took part earlier this month in a solidarity mission to Israel organized by the Jewish Federations of North America, and Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem's Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz travelled to Israel around the same time. They spoke about what they witnessed on the ground during their visits to Ashkelon, Sderot and Be'er Sheva, cities directly affected by rocket attacks.
"All the Israelis we met thanked us warmly for our support, and especially for being at their side in these very difficult times," Corber said.
Rabbi Steinmetz made an emotional appeal to the Jews of Montreal to constantly mobilize to defend Israel's "very legitimate cause" with non-Jewish Quebecers.
When Israel is attacked, we Jews must remain proudly at its side. I love Israel deeply because that small country loves life and we Jews also greatly love life."
Cantor Gideon Zelermyer of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim performed several songs dedicated to Israel and the young IDF soldiers who have died in battle.
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I have installed 2 times now, only to have misc. video issues. I am going to start with another fresh Ubuntu install and LinuxMCE install. Before I install LinuxMCE, do the people who have had successful installs have any suggestions for everything to go smoothly? I have let LinuxMCE do everything (update Ubuntu and find all my hardware) and it just doesn't seem to work. I also tried installing the nVIDIA drivers beforehand and that didn't work. So any information, tips and/or tricks on install would be great. I would love for this thread to grow because I am sure there are others wondering the same things I am.


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Law Abiding Citizen (UK - BD RB)
Chris checks out the Blu-ray release of the recent Gerard Butler/Jamie Foxx flick
After witnessing his the brutal murder of his wife and daughter during a home invasion, engineer Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is horrified to learn that one of the criminals, chief antagonist Clarence Darby, has been granted a plea bargain in exchange for giving evidence against his accomplice, Rupert Ames. Shelton begs prosecutor Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) to take the case to trial, confident that the jury will believe his eyewitness account, but Rice is chiefly concerned with maintaining his ninety-six percent conviction rate and advancing his career and tells Shelton that the case is too weak to secure a fist-degree murder conviction due to compromised forensic evidence. Darby is thus convicted of the lesser crime of third-degree murder, while Ames is sent to death row. When Shelton witnesses Rice shaking Darby's hand after the trial he feels utterly betrayed, and disappears into the crowd...
Ten years later, at Ames execution by lethal injection, something goes wrong. Due to a substitution in the chemical mix, Ames dies a horrific death in agonising pain. Initial evidence points to Darby, but when the police find his mutilated corpse they start to look for other suspects. They eventually follow a lead to a remote address where they find and arrest Shelton, who offers no resistance. Rice arrives to interrogate Shelton and actually congratulates him on killing Darby. During the interrogation Shelton appears to confess to the crime, but is quick to point out that his carefully worded statement did not technically constitute an admission of guilt. Shelton then promises to give a full confession in return for a comfy mattress for his cell. With no real evidence linking Shelton to the crime the authorities capitulate, and Rice does indeed receive his confession. However, he also receives another confession, that of the future murder of Darby's attorney, Richard Portnow. Thus begins a deadly game of cat and mouse in which no one is safe.
Momentum provides us with a 2.40:1 widescreen transfer (1080/24p AVC) for Law Abiding Citizen's Blu-ray début. I'm afraid I don't remember a whole lot about the theatrical screening I attended because I never thought I'd be reviewing the BD, but from the little I can remember this actually looks to be a pretty faithful representation. In fact, it's actually better in a number of areas, thanks to the absence of film artefacts and annoying cinema patrons using their mobile phones... Anyway, the the image is generally fairly 'gritty' throughout, with a fine layer of grain and a muted colour scheme that leans towards the cooler end of the spectrum (think lots of steely blues). Black levels are also satisfyingly deep and shadow detail is acceptable, if not exemplary. The image is sharp (although not razor-like) and fine detail is consistently good, which is especially noticeable in facial close-ups and the fancy suits worn by Jamie Foxx's character. The transfer is also free from any major artefacts, digital or otherwise. All things considered this is a fine visual presentation that does justice to the source material.
A Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack is the order of the day here. It's not the most dynamic soundtrack I've ever heard, but it isn't a film jam-packed with crazy stunts and special effects so that's to be expected. No, it's a track that does the basics very well, whether building atmosphere with the sound of bustling city streets, racking up the tension during the crowded prison sequences, or presenting well-integrated dialogue. That's not to say it's completely devoid of life, as there are some impressive directional effects on display during a hectic helicopter ride across the city and when a funeral party is attacked by a remote drone. There's also some powerful bass reinforcing the livelier moments, with the thunderous fire of the drone and the various explosions all packing quite a wallop. The score isn't particularly memorable, but it provides a solid enough foundation for the rest of the elements to build on. This isn't a flashy track, but it is a very effective exercise in subtlety and I was actually quite impressed.
The Justice of Law Abiding Citizen (06:15 HD): This is actually a pretty interesting little featurette that explores some of the real-life legislation governing homicide cases. Explanations are offered by Katie Buckland, a former prosecutor for the City of Los Angels, and Steve Hyman, former Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney. It made me cry for the state of the American legal system (and legal systems in general).
Law in Black and White: Behind the Scenes (15:07 HD): This is your usual making of featurette with plenty of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew. There's the usual back-slapping admiration, along with info about the origins of the story, the casting process, and more. It's not ground-breaking, but it's worth a look.
Preliminary Arguments: Visual Effects Progressions (06:46 HD): There are five VFX progression scenes in total, all with accompanying commentary from producer Lucas Foster. Foster gives a pretty thorough breakdown of the various elements that comprised the final shots.
The Verdict: Winning Trailer Mash-Up (01:05 HD): I'm not quite sure what to make of this. It basically looks like an alternate trailer for the film, but the title makes it sound like it's the result of a competition of some sort.
Trailer (02:26 HD): This is a more straight-ahead theatrical trailer of the sort we're used to seeing. It does a reasonably good job of selling the feature.
One the whole I found Law Abiding Citizen to be a reasonably enjoyable way of passing a couple of hours, even if it didn't live particularly long in the memory. With that said, the film did manage to trick me into thinking that a certain character's relationship to the antagonist was far more complex than it actually turned out to be, and not many films manage that these days. (Although I kind of wish I had been right, because it would have made an interesting twist). It's also worth noting that this disc includes the director's cut of the film, which consists of a few short scene extensions and a little more gore rather than any major changes.
If you enjoyed the film theatrically and are interested in picking up this Blu-ray release you certainly won't be disappointed by the audio-visual quality, but once again the UK market gets the short end of the stick when it comes to the extras because we miss out on the theatrical cut and the commentary track as found on the US release. This is particularly disappointing given that the extras are so lightweight to begin with. Even so, the disc is still worthy of your attention either as a rental or an outright purchase.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
Joe N Member Join Date: January 2009 Location: Lebanon Posts: 55
There is no movie review in the above.
That's because we're a DVD/Blu-ray review site, not a feature film review site.
Joe N Member Join Date: January 2009 Location: Lebanon Posts: 55
I meant the review section at the top of every dvdactive review (right after the synopsis) ends with the reviewer's opinion about the movie itself. I commented because I was curious to see what your thoughts on the movie actually are (most reviews I've read were horrible, whereas I enjoyed the movie quite a lot).
ronmcd Member Join Date: April 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2
Surely the "Overall" section contains the opinion you're looking for? Or am I missing something.
Most of mine don't, because I prefer to review the technical merits of the disc rather than write another lengthy feature review about a film that most people would already have some knowledge of if they're looking into the DVD/BD. I do give a concise opinion in the overall section at the bottom. I thought it was okay, nothing more or less.
Disciple Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 775
Right, it's an ok film. I really enjoyed it up until the ending of the film which was horrible. I understand what they tried to do with it but it's an anti-climax of 'Heat' proportions.
I assume they didn't do test screenings for this film.
I assume they didn't do test screenings for this film.
Workshed101 Member Join Date: January 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 165
You consider the end of Heat to be anti-climax!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!???????
Disciple Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 775
Workshed101 wrote: You consider the end of Heat to be anti-climax!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!???????Who doesn't? I love Heat, but the ending just downright sucks IMO, same goes with the ending of this film.
"The most important part of the story is the ending" - Secret Window
Ok, so the ending of Secret Window sucked even more than the ending of Heat and Law Abiding Citizen, but you get the point. hehe
"The most important part of the story is the ending" - Secret Window
Ok, so the ending of Secret Window sucked even more than the ending of Heat and Law Abiding Citizen, but you get the point. hehe
nefilim Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 122
Disciple wrote: Right, it's an ok film. I really enjoyed it up until the ending of the film which was horrible. I understand what they tried to do with it but it's an anti-climax of 'Heat' proportions.
I assume they didn't do test screenings for this film.
I liked the ending. What did you what, massive shoot out ? Foxx`s character was not about action. If the ending would have been chasing and shooting, that would have ruled out Foxx. IMO. and that would have been stupid. this ending got the message thru, what else is needed ? Michael Bay style sucks ...
I assume they didn't do test screenings for this film.
I liked the ending. What did you what, massive shoot out ? Foxx`s character was not about action. If the ending would have been chasing and shooting, that would have ruled out Foxx. IMO. and that would have been stupid. this ending got the message thru, what else is needed ? Michael Bay style sucks ...
Mack90 Member Join Date: April 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1
Anyone else buy the Blu Ray and its out of sync? I've tried my disc on two blu-ray players and still out of sync.
Both players got the most recent firmware? What amp are you using? Is lip-sync correction enabled? Need to know more really.
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 12th April 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English
Subtitles: English HoH, Spanish
Extras: The Justice of Law Abiding Citizen, Law in Black and White: Behind the Scenes, Preliminary Arguments: Visual Effects Progressions, Trailer Mash-Up, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Colm Meaney, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb, Regina Hall
Genre: Thriller
Length: 118 minutes
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The main scenic elements for "How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence," the latest in a sudden string of intense Chicago productions aiming to engage us in the crisis of youth violence, have a distinct resemblance to the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park. But instead of the amusing faces of Chicagoans spewing water on happy kids, these twin towers host a crawl of the names of the young, the made in Chicago and the murdered.
The recently murdered. The names of victims shot in 2013, updated through the last few days, is already shamefully long. There is no need to go further back in time for the point to be made.
I've no idea if William Boles, the designer of director Edwards Torres' production for Steppenwolf for Young Adults, intended the resemblance to the landmark fountain. But it fits the thesis of this show, which aims to raise the consciousness of Chicagoans of all stripes by asking, directly, if things would be different if these killing were taking place on different blocks in different neighborhoods. Would there then be a broader sense of outrage?
Well, of course there would be. We all know that, even if we choose not to think too much about it. But pointing that out, along with putting faces on the victims of this crisis and searing their names into a broader consciousness, are the goals of a piece that also tries to put these killings in some kind of socio-economic context. Without a lot of people having some sense of the causes — which are myriad and, there is no shame in admitting, perplexing — it is hard to see how there can be broad buy-in to a solution.
In artistic terms, "How Long Will I Cry?" has its limitations. It was penned by Miles Harvey, a DePaul University English professor who sent his students out to interview those most directly impacted by this crisis. Harvey has structured the show essentially as his own journey with the issue, taken as a white, middle-age man, raised in the very suburbs that, following the so-called white flight, sucked much of the economic vitality out of parts of Chicago. That's fair enough, although, in practice, the character he has created for himself does not have enough zest to pull us through the story. The actor playing this narrator, Mark Ulrich, comes off as overly detached and stiff. Perhaps Harvey was being overly self-effacing, but the show would be much better if we felt more of the drama of a collective journey undertaken by this diverse group of young people and their teacher. We either need to know more about him or he has to stay in the background.
The actual interviews and statistics used in the piece are very compelling and well chosen, but the production, which features an ensemble cast, is often halting and inorganic. Fusing together interviews is difficult. "How Long Will I Cry?" does not have the scrappier dynamism (nor the sense of hope) of "Crime Scene," the powerful show on this very same topic currently by Collaboraction. That said, there just cannot be too many shows on this topic. This headier and more measured piece of theater is touring around town, raising awareness, as it should. There is a lot to learn from this sincere, earnest piece, especially from the scenes at the morgue or in the emergency room, where nurses finds themselves in surreal conversations with kids who think they can take a bullet or three and then get up and walk, just like in the movies.
Frankly, the well-chosen opening statistic is enough for you to sense the importance of the issue and thus the time spent with the show. In 2012, New York had 100 fewer murders than Chicago, despite three times the population. So why, again, is that?
When: Public performances are March 9, 18 and 23 (plus a tour of select Chicago Public Library branches March 11-16)
Where: Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre, 1650 N Halsted St.
Running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Tickets: $20 at 312-335-1650 or steppenwolf.org


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The all-wheel drive version is best for those who frequently drive in dirt or gravel trails, snow, sand or even mud. Dynamic torque control is also now part of the 2013 Toyota RAV4's all-wheel drive system -- which is just a techie way of saying that it can transfer power from the front wheels to the rear wheels when needed.
But the RAV4's greatest improvements are related to its on-road attitude. It feels sharper and frankly, is more fun to drive. There's even three driver selectable modes: Normal, Sport and Eco. In Sport mode, the steering and accelerator responses are quicker and the 6-speed automatic transmission shifts later for a more aggressive feel. Eco mode does almost the exact opposite to help improve fuel economy.
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In the race to save a failing public high school, one principal finds that making the numbers is only the beginning
Being principal of Reagan High in Austin, Texas, was no dream assignment. Test scores were low, dropout rates were high, and poverty was endemic. But when Anabel Garza took the job, she started something no one expected. Racing against a deadline just to make the numbers, she set out to rebuild the kind of school that once unified neighborhoods across America. By her side, a basketball coach showed kids they could be winners, a young science teacher showed them they could learn, and a community rallied around a treasured institution. In this powerful rejoinder to the prevailing winds of education policy, Michael Brick takes readers inside the high-pressure world of a school on the brink. Paying overdue tribute to a vital American tradition—the great American high school—Saving the School exposes the flaws of a broken system but also tells an inspiring story of faith, hope, and perseverance.


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In a comment on the Power.org blog, Pieter Van den Abeele wrote that Genesi will be releasing the Open Server Workstation, which will be based on the PowerPC 970 (G5) chip. The system is scheduled for release this month give or take a few weeks, and will cost $1599. Developers can also register for a free workstation.


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I've been working on Bee Police for over a year now, and finally decided to pitch it.
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There's a serious plot, with lots of humor thrown in because things get boring if you can't laugh at them.
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Hi there LLL Ladies, I need a bit of advice...
So DD is now 3 months and to start off with her weight gain was fantastic averaging at at least an oz a day. However, now her gain has slowed dramatically (saw the doc yesterday and she hadn't gained anyting in 2 weeks?!). My doc has said that if it's the same next time I see her we'll have to introduce supplements When I was having difficulties with DS my doc was great and really helped me continue bfing. This time round she doesn't seem fussed and I feel she wants me to take the easy way out. I know if I start supplementing it'll kill my supply! I have already lived the disappointment of going half bm / half formula with DS and really don't want to go down that path agian. Honestly, I was so happy and contented that this time round bfing was 'a breeze'! Can bfing really go all hairwire at this stage after such a good start?
DD (to me) has a good latch, feeds on average 8 times a day, has plenty wet (every change) and dirty (1-2 a day) nappies, is happy if not sleeping after nursing and her other stats are fine. She has recently started having a break of 8 hours after her evening feed (typically she nurses around 9pm then wakes and nurses again around 5am) - could that be having an effect of my supply? Is 8 hours too much for a 3mo? The other thing I've noticed is that she's gone from nursing for 20 minutes on each side to about 5 (sometimes when I insist she stays for 10mins) on each side. I know LO's get more efficient, but can she be THAT efficient?
As for myself, I am recently feeling more tired, due mostly to me having to do all household chores, cooking and looking after the 2 LO's alone. When I try to speak to DH about helping he just gets angry, so for the past few weeks I've left it alone. The thing that's worrying me with this is that I only have just over a month left before I have to go back to work and I really can't see how I can keep up with working full time, then coming home to all of that too.
For me, it's not an option to stop bfing - I love it too much as I know it's the best food for DD - but I just feel that I have no-one around me to help tackle this.
I'd appreciate any thoughts or advice on how I can increase my supply and get round this tiredness. Once again, thanks in advance.


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Who's in it? Teri Reeves as Hallie (from left), David Eigenberg as Christopher Hermann, Charlie Barnett as Peter Mills, Lauren German as Leslie Shay, Monica Raymund as Gabriella Dawson, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Walter Boden, Merle Dandridge as Kay Fitori. What it's about: The members of Chicago Firehouse 51 put their lives on the line every day, and we're getting a look at their professional and personal lives in this drama Dick Wolf ("Law & Order"), Derek Haas ("3:10 to Yuma"), Michael Brandt ("3:10 to Yuma"), Peter Jankowski ("Law & Order") and Danielle Gelber. How long before I bail? I'm sure it won't be as ground-breaking as "Rescue Me," but with Kinney ("The Vampire Diaries") and Spencer ("House M.D.") together and a Chicago setting, I'm all in for the full run.
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Here is a video I made of one of the deleted scenes from the 1986 Transformers movie. It's made using a set of production used storyboards I own. I have included a section of the film either side so you can see where it would have fit in. I believe this scene was animated as it exists in very late production notes & music was written to accompany it. It was cut as Nelson Shin felt it ruined the flow of Primes attack leading up to his battle with Megatron. Ultra Magnus, Tracks, Sideswipe & Red Alert were picked to attack Devastator as they all have rocket launchers. It also explains what Megatron was looking at when Prime found him. Hope you like.
This is a deleted scene from the 1986 Transformers Animated movie, recreated from a set of production used storyboards. In the storyboards Ultra Magnus had a much more barbaric death at the hands of the Sweeps. As you can see in the video, he is literally pulled apart. This scene was animated but removed due to concerns over the violence. There are many clues in the film that this scene should still be there. The audio matches this version exactly, Magnus sounds like he is being pulled apart. You see the Sweeps fire out 4 solid beams towards Magnus. Finally Galvatron catches the Matrix when it falls perfectly into his hands from above.


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Another game, another rout for the U.S. women's basketball team. This time though, it wasn't record setting.
Diana Taurasi scored 13 points and Elena Delle Donne added 12 to help the Americans beat Spain 103-63 on Monday in women's group play.
The victory was the 43rd consecutive for the U.S. (2-0) in the Olympics. The contest was a rematch of the 2014 world championship gold medal game that the Americans won by 13. While this win didn't come in the same record fashion the U.S. opened the Olympics with when it beat Senegal by 65 points, the Americans coasted after the first few minutes.
Spain (1-1) led 8-6 before the U.S. closed the quarter on a 23-6 burst. Once again first-time Olympian Delle Donne was in the middle of it. She had seven points, including a 3-pointer from the wing that made it 27-11 during the game-changing spurt. The Spaniards couldn't get within single digits the rest of the way.
The U.S. was nowhere as crisp as it was in the opening rout of Senegal, and Spain had a lot to do with that.
Coach Geno Auriemma experimented with different lineups trying to come up with a combination that could execute. He put the four Minnesota Lynx players on the court together for the first time. Maya Moore had been in the starting group while Lindsay Whalen, Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles have been playing with the second unit. While the group couldn't increase the lead much in their brief time playing together, it was surely a delight for Minnesota fans.
Spain fought to just to stay within 20 in the second quarter, thanks in part to the play of guard Leticia Romero, who stars at Florida State. The Olympic newcomer got her first playing time of the tournament and scored five straight points as Spain trailed 54-37 at the half. She finished with nine points.
Sue Bird wouldn't let Spain get any closer. Playing in her fourth Olympics, Bird started the second half with a steal and then raced down the court for the layup. A few minutes later the lead was over 20 and the rout was on as Taurasi and Brittney Griner waved their arms to get a "USA" chant started. In Sunday's win over Senegal, the crowd was behind the underdogs shouting down any American cheers. This time they wouldn't be drowned out.
Alba Torrens, who the Connecticut Sun have the rights to in the WNBA, led Spain with 20 points.
Spain missed the 2012 Olympics, but won the silver at the worlds. The Spaniards have never beaten the U.S. in a major competition, falling to 0-10 at the Olympics and world championships.
The U.S., which scored 100 or more points in consecutive games for the first time since the 2004 Olympics, next plays Serbia on Wednesday while Spain faces China.
While the U.S.-Spain showdown highlighted the day's on-court action, there were three other games Monday.
Canada completes comeback against Serbia
UConn Huskies women's basketball players have shown they can deliver in the clutch and Kia Nurse stepped up Monday, scoring 25 points off Canada's bench as the Canadians rallied to stun Serbia 71-67 after trailing by 18 in the third quarter.
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe's three-point play put Canada ahead to stay, 68-67 with 48.4 left, to finish off the amazing rally.
Against Serbia, the Canadians (2-0) needed Nurse, a guard who will be a junior at UConn this fall. She scored 10 in the first half and nine more in the third when Canada trailed 52-34.
Fans kept chanting "Ca-na-da" as the Canadians simply smothered and outscored Serbia 26-10 in the fourth quarter.
Serbia (0-2) will regret this missed opportunity in its Olympic debut. Jelena Milanovic scored 19 points, and Sonja Petrovic had 15.
Japan blew out Brazil
Japan is off to its best start in women's basketball in 20 years after routing host Brazil 82-66 Monday night for a second straight victory.
The Japanese didn't qualify in 2008 or 2012 and won only once in 2004. Now they are a win from matching their three victories in Atlanta when Japan went 3-5 and finished seventh.
Japan led 47-33 at halftime. The Japanese built that lead to as much as 27 in the third before Brazil went on a 12-4 run to get within 66-47, giving the home fans a reason to roar and stomp their feet. Mika Kurihara ended the run with her 3 with 1:15 left in the quarter.
Brazil never got closer than 16 the rest of the way, though fans stuck around and cheered to the final seconds.
Ramu Tokashiki, who plays for the WNBA's Seattle Storm, led Japan with 23.
China routs Sengal
China shot the ball so well against Senegal nothing helped the African nation, as it attempted to bounce back from a 65-point opening loss in women's basketball. Despite a small but enthusiastic section of stomping, clapping and singing fans, China rolled to 101-64 win.
Mengran Sun and Ting Shao scored 17 points each as China evened its record in group play.
China (1-1) scored the first 11 points of the game and looked ready to rout Senegal just like the Americans did Sunday. Senegal (0-2), still looking for its first Olympic victory, gave fans reason to cheer by pulling within 34-33 on a 3-pointer by Diodio Diouf with 4:41 left in the second quarter.
The Chinese went on a 9-0 run capped by a couple buckets by Nan Chen and led 47-38 at halftime. They led 73-53 at the end of the third and finished off the win after shooting 56 percent.


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My son carries around a ball of Play-doh in his hand AT ALL TIMES. When it came time to plan his birthday party, a Play-doh party was the only option.
We turned our backyard into a Play-Doh factory. The invitees got a jar of Play-Doh informing them the factory was hiring as well as the available "shift." When they arrived, they "clocked in" and received an apron and hat. They also took their "photo id" pics.
Then we had the "production line" set up where everyone made their own Play-Doh. Then they moved on to "Research & Development" where we had a ton of toys and cookie cutters. I made my dessert table look like the actual conveyer belt with a long line of cake push pops coming down the middle of the table. We even had product packaging where the kids could put their Play-Doh in customized containers and pack up mini rolling pins and cookie cutters. The party was a HUGE hit. My son went through the factory first and didn't budge from research and development even as all his friends were arriving. :)
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Family members of deceased members invited to memorial service.
The Pratt High School Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th class reunion May 17-19 and will hold a memorial service remembering their deceased classmates, and honoring their veterans at the Genesis Center, 123 N Oak Street, at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 19. The class wishes to invite family members of the deceased to the memorial service and to the fried chicken luncheon following the service.
Pastor Russell Fincham will preside at the service. For additional information, leave a message for the Class of 63 at the Comfort Inn (620) 672-9999. Messages will be picked up Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning.
There will be a hospitality room at the Inn with printed information about the schedule and reunion events, including a map to the Friday evening social.
The reunion culminates with the 2013 Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, May 19th.
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To no one's surprise, the Supreme Court announced today that it will be deciding the legality of the ACA's provision regarding insurance coverage for contraception, which opponents claim violates the religious liberty of for-profit corporations and their owners. The Court will be hearing two cases together: Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius. We will be hearing and reading a lot about these cases in the next few months.
At issue is whether the law violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act or the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Under RFRA, a federal law is invalid if it imposes a substantial burden on religious liberty, unless it is the least restrictive means to serve a compelling government interest. (This law was passed in 1993 to recreate the substantial scrutiny laws had faced under the Free Exercise Clause until the Supreme Court altered the test in 1990.)
Hobby Lobby is an arts and crafts chain store with 500 stores and 13,000 full-time employees. The Green family who own and operate Hobby Lobby also do business through a corporation called Mardel, a for-profit business operating 35 Christian bookstores with almost 400 employees. The Greens and their corporations argue that the contraception coverage provision poses a substantial burden on their religious liberty in violation of RFRA.
Perhaps the most dramatic claim made in these cases is that for-profit corporations operating hundreds of stores and with thousands of employees have religious liberty interests at all. That's what the Tenth Circuit ruled in the Hobby Lobby case, citing Citizens United, and concluding that the mandate fails under RFRA.
The claim that for-profit corporations have religious rights was rejected by the Third Circuit in the Conestoga Wood Specialties case. That court also ruled that the corporation's family owners don't suffer a religious liberty violation because the law's coverage requirement and the financial penalty for noncompliance fall not upon them as individuals, but upon the corporation. According to the lower court, since they chose to engage in business using the corporate form, accepting all the financial benefits that brings, they cannot "move freely between corporate and individual status to gain the advantages and avoid the disadvantages of the respective forms."
It now appears that the Supreme Court will make important rulings on the religious liberty interests of both for-profit businesses and the individuals who own them.
People can and do disagree on the interplay between individuals' religious liberty and general laws that go against people's religious beliefs. PFAW Foundation's "Twelve Rules for Mixing Religion and Politics" addresses this debate. Government does have the right to demand people and businesses comply with reasonable regulation and social policy, while at the same time, religious liberty is a key constitutional right. The debate over their interplay should be held in a way that does not devolve into claims of a "war against religion," which we hear all too often from the far right.
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Lending by this county's nonbank mortgage providers spiked significantly during March.
These businesses originated 205 loans last month, an 18 percent increase from February and nearly double the tally from March 2012.
Loan value totaled $38.5 million last month, compared with $30.3 million in February.
Quicken Loans continued to dominate its competitors, making 40 percent of all the loans made by the top 10 lenders. The company issued 82 loans in Sarasota County during March worth $14.25 million.
MSC Mortgage, the brokerage owned by Michael Saunders & Co., was not on the list as the company works to finalize an agreement with Milwaukee-based Shelter Mortgage Co. LLC to provide capital for mortgages. Saunders' previous loan-servicing relationship with Wells Fargo ended in December.
Behind Quicken was Shelter Mortgage, which issued 15 loans worth $3.4 million. Third of the top lenders was Caliber Funding, with 16 loans totaling $3.1 million.
Rounding out the list of lenders was Pulte Mortgage (17 loans, $2.9 million), PHH Home Loans (17 loans, $2.5 million), Greenlight Financial (9 loans, $2.5 million), Nationstar Mortgage (12 loans, $2.5 million), Sunbelt Lending (15 loans, $2.48 million), DHI Mortgage (10 loans, $2.36 million) and Vandyk Mortgage (12 loans, $2.17 million).
Meanwhile, Sarasota County's largest banks issued 685 mortgages during March worth $152.7 million, a 30 percent drop from the prior month. During February, those same lenders issued $117.6 million in loans.
Nonbank mortgage lending spikes in March
Lending by this county's nonbank mortgage providers spiked significantly during March.


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In 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was passed as a way to protect children from the harmful effects of lead. One of the consequences of its passage was concerns raised about library books.
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Post subject: Project Info Call with LLS (9/9/2011)
Hi Team,
Here are my notes for the LLS Questionnaire session I had with Shahzain Raza yesterday. As you can see, a lot of the questions are pending as he needs to conduct further research. A lot of the critical project information pieces are dependent on beneficiary baseline characteristics/proposed geographical areas/beneficiary size, etc. Thus, until he finalizes the core parts of the project, the other technicalities regarding implementation can not be sorted out. Nonetheless, he seemed to understand the importance of getting these questions answered and he will try to provide us with the information next week.
Questionnaire for Lifeline
1.Objective 1: Need specific information on locations
a.What villages will this project be implemented in within the Daira Din Panah UC?
He said he will research this and determine which villages to target after he receives funding for implementation. Have asked him to conduct a needs assessment and identify villages for proposal will submit this information on Tuesday.
b. How have those villages been identified?
i. Baseline characteristics of those villages (e.g.
1. degree of flood devastation
2. disease prevalence
3. existing water quality and quantity
4. existing NGO intervention
He said he will submit this information on Tuesday.
2.Objective 2: Need specific information on beneficiaries
a.What is the estimated population in the proposed villages?
b.What is the estimated number of project beneficiaries?
c.How has the number of project beneficiaries been determined?
d.What sources of water are currently being used by the proposed beneficiaries?
i.Does water from those sources contain arsenic? If so, has it been tested by some authority?
He said he will submit this information on Tuesday.
3.Objective 3: Project Design
a.How has the number of hand pumps been determined?
He said on the Sudhar project, they worked in 6 UCs where they installed 20-25 handpumps per UC on average (140 villages in total). Thus, since theyre going to be working in one UC, and given funding request limitations, he chose 15. There was no detailed methodology on how this number was defined primarily because target areas and beneficiary size has not been determined.
b. How has the water table depth been determined?
Again, based on past experience with Sudhar, the water table depth that was determined to be the safest and finalized was usually at100-120 ft in neighboring UCs. He said that PCRW (and public health) would test the water sample upon installation to approve of the water table depth, and they usually had to go to deeper to 100-120 ft. for sudhar per PCRWs guidance. I explained that we need specific water table depth information pertinent to the proposed geographical area, as this is not applicable, and documentation to support it. They can run an assessment of their own once they identify villages, and provide any documentation from an authority thats relevant for the proposed area/UC (if possible). That would only strengthen the case and help them with their research/implementation. He said hell look into it and provide us with that info next week as well.
c.How will the community be given ownership over handpumps to encourage maintenance and optimal use? (Basically want to see how the community will be involved, and whether they will be consulted through the implementation e.g. if contractor needs to be hired, location and number of handpumps, etc).
He said during the Sudhar project, they involved the community in decision making. They consulted them for identifying locations and paid close attention to women since theyre the primary water carriers. Asked him how they particularly factor in women, but he didnt seem to have a specific gender approach.
To ensure proper usage, they conduct a training session with the village members comparing safe drinking water and contaminated water, and how usage of unsafe water can lead to preventable diseases.
He said upon installation, they hand it over to a team of 5 people - 3 male, 2 female from the community. He said they try to choose influential village members through their initial survey, and ask the community for approval. They expect the teams to take ownership of the handpumps, but provide their number in case they incur problems. They assign and train one person in particular for hand pump maintenance. They followed up for two months and checked in with the villages with Sudhar, but not after that.
4.Objective 4: Staff capacity
a.How big is their team?
He is not sure yet, as he needs to determine the needs first. He estimates 10 -15 people for the survey, 3 people for installation, and he will also hire contractors. He thinks the core team will consist of 10 volunteers.
b.How many full time staff members do they have?
They have several volunteers (350+), 15 paid full time staff,
c.Is there an organizational chart that can be provided?
He will email it to us.
d.Project team: List of key staff that will monitor and execute the project?
e.Appropriateness of proposed team: List project team members responsibilities and relevant experience.
f.Get numbers of proposed monitoring staff
Hes unsure of who staff will be, he said hell let me know next week. He said monitoring mechanisms will take place for 6 months-1 year where they assess disease prevalence and handpump usage. However, he needs to think about this further.
5. Objective 5: Budget?
a. Provide a budget broken down by each stage of the project implementation
Hell provide it to us next week.
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Location: San Francisco
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:33 pm
Post subject: Shahzain's written responses
Here are Shahzain's written responses to the questions he submitted last week:
Hello Maim,
Thank You so much for taking interest about LLS. Here I explain your Questions about Project.
1.) Objective 1: Need specific information on locations
a. What villages will this project are implemented in within the Daira Din Panah UC?
The list of villages are given below:
1. Basti Arra
2. Sarkarran wali
3. Basti Riazabad
4. Basti Noon
5. Basti Khaira
6. Basti Chajray Wali
7. Basti Quraishi
8. Tibba Mustakil Sharqi
9. Hinjrai Bangla
10. Chah Rid wala
11. Basti Mol Mohanian
12. Khu Dangi alla
13. Basti Nutkani
14. Basti Kamali
15. Basti Shakraila
16. Chah Mullan alla
17. Chah Garh alla
In Basti Sumandri only a single Hand Pump installed by Doaba Foundation with the help of plan pakistan at 100 ft depth.
In Daira Deen Panha city 2 water plant installed by Sahara Trust and Al-khidmat trust. But unfortunately they are not in working condition due to electricity problem. So people need pure drinking water on permanent basis in the shape of hand pumps.
Imran khan Trust and Sahara Trust work in some villages only on shelter.
Still no NGO work in these villages on Health, Hygiene and Drinking Water.
Water Logging is main problem in this area.
In this U/C as we mentioned above the list of villages there are also many other villages where no work done by any NGO.
b. How have those villages been identified?
Ans: We identified these villages on the basis of survey of our team and by the coordination of community.
1. degree of flood devastation
During Flood water level in this area about 8-9 ft which cause a lot of destruction even some villages complete destroyed.
2. disease prevalence
Colra, Diarrhea, Scobey, Hepatitis, warm infection, high fever
3. existing water quality and quantity
In this area due to water logging water exist at different level in different villages but over all water levels is 5 -15 ft. Already house hold hand pumps are maximum at 30-50 ft depth. But water of these hand pumps is of light yellow color and hard water.
The tube well which having the depth of 100 or more then 100 giving good quality of water.
4. existing NGO intervention
In Basti Sumandri only a single Hand pump installed by Doaba Foundation with the help of plan Pakistan at 100 ft depth.
In Daira Deen Panha city 2 water plant installed by Sahara Trust and Al-khidmat trust. But unfortunately they are not in working condition due to electricity problem. So people need pure drinking water on permanent basis in the shape of hand pumps.
2.) Objective 2: Need specific information on beneficiaries
a. What is the estimated population in the proposed villages?
2500- 3000 people
b. What is the estimated number of project beneficiaries?
c. How has the number of project beneficiaries been determined?
By the help of survey of our team and by the coordination of community of these villages
d. What sources of water are currently being used by the proposed beneficiaries?
In these villages some people use water mostly of tube-wells but many people of these areas use hard water which causes different diseases.
i. Does water from those sources contain arsenic? If so, has it been tested by some authority?
Yes, water of these areas contains arsenic. And it is test by PCRWR and Public Health.
3.) Objective 3: Project Design
a. How has the number of hand pumps been determined?
In these areas the 15 Hand pumps are not sufficient but due to financial constrain of ADP that the proposal should be less then 1 million. So our team will install these hand pumps where there maximum beneficiaries get benefit.
b. How has the water table depth been determined? - We need specific information regarding water table depth that applies to your proposed geographical areas (the villages you identify). This information can be obtained through your team's assessment, and supported by an authority (if possible).
By the help of survey of our team and by the coordination of community of these villages we observed that in these villages people use water of tube-wells which have depth of 100 ft.
In Basti Sumandri only a single Hand Pump was installed by Doaba Foundation with the help of Plan Pakistan at 100 ft depth and Community need permanent source of pure drinking water at such depth.
We also determined that the house hold hand pumps of 60-70 ft depth provide water which is good for health but only in winter. In case of summer due to water logging the water becomes hard and poor for health.
4.) Objective 4: Staff capacity
a. How big is their team?
Project Coordinator 1
Monitoring Officer 1
Finance Officer 1
Social Mobilizer 2
Sub Engineer 1
Volunteer (as per need)
b. How many full time staff members do they have?
We have 7 staff members.
c. Is there an organizational chart that can be provided?
Yes, we have Structure of LLS as given below
Vice Chairman
General Secretary
Joint Secretary
Finance Secretary
d. Project team: List of key staff that will monitor and execute the project?
Vice Chairman
General Secretary
Joint Secretary
Finance Secretary
e. Appropriateness of proposed team: List project team members responsibilities and relevant experience.
Project Coordinator 1 Shahzain Raza (S.O Sudhar , C.P.O Doaba, Presdent PLS)
Monitoring Officer 1 Husnain Yousaf ( Finance Sec. PLS , S.O Sudhar)
Finance Officer 1 Muhammad Imran ( Finance Sec. and Regional Co. PLS)
Social Mobilizer 2 Muhammad Saqlain Yousaf and Muhammad Iqbal
(PLS ,Rular Devlopment Org.)
Sub Engineer 1 Muhammad Saleem Akhter ( Sudhar)
Volunteer (as per need)
5.) Objective 5: Budget
a. Provide a budget broken down by each stage of project implementation.
For Material purchase 50 % of proposal
For Installation 30 % of proposal
For Concrete and sample testing 20 % of proposal.
Shahzain Raza
Life Line Society
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Maryam Jillani
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Location: Washington DC
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:30 pm
Post subject: Lifeline Society Revised Itemized Budget
Please find attached a copy of Shahzain, Lifeline Society's head's e-mail to Saman below. The e-mail contains the proposal's updated itemized budget.
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Maryam Jillani
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Last Visit: 02 Jan 2012
Posts: 7
Location: Washington DC
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:40 pm
Post subject:
Lifeline Society submitted a budget of Rs. 927, 000 to install 15 hand pumps serving approximately 1500 persons in 17 villages in the Daira Din Panah Union Council. Below I have compared their itemized budget with the budgets of other handpump project proposals ADP has evaluated in the past.
1. MGPO - Mansehra Water Supply Scheme
The estimated budget for a similar ADP funded project in Mansehra being implemented by the Mountain and Glacier Protection Organization (MGPO) is Rs. 900, 000. The MGPO project installed 10 hand operated hand pumps serving a total population of 1700.
Based on a preliminary cost comparison of the two projects where Lifeline Society will spend Rs. 61, 800 per hand pump (which includes materials, installation expenses, labor costs) and the MGPO project is spending Rs. 90, 000 per hand pump, Lifeline Societys total estimated budget is more competitive. The only point of concern however is that considering both project proposals and budgets that are comparable, the MGPO project will be serving two villages while the LLS project aims to serve 17 villages. It is definitely worth looking into the specifics of the villages that LLS has listed in its proposal.
2. Youth Resource Center Hand Pump Proposal Rejected
An ADP project team was evaluating a similar project proposal submitted by the Youth Resource Center to install 13 hand pumps where the proposed budget was Rs. 990, 000. In this case, it appears that the team decided not to fund the project. Details about the evaluation can be found here. Once again it appears that Lifeline Societys proposed budget of Rs. 927, 000 is more competitive. Further, unlike the Youth Resource Center, in their updated itemized budget, LLS has allocated Rs. 3000 for a water sample test. One important point however, that was raised in the Youth Resource Center forum discussion that is pertinent to the current project evaluation is the question of where the hand pumps will be constructed and how Lifeline Society will oversee the process.
An overview of the cost of hand pumps also revealed the popularity of the Afridev hand pump, which has been cited to be user-friendly, robust and suitable for lifting water from a depth of 10 to 45 meters. They are two types of Afridev pumps produced in Pakistan: the Indus pump and the Kabul pump. The last estimate of the Afridev pump was Rs. 6500 (year 2000). It looks like the cost estimate of the LLS proposal would be significantly higher if they were to use Afridev pumps. In our next phone call or correspondence with them, we may want to speak to them about what kind of pumps they will be using for our records.
3. NEEDS - Water Pumps in Charsadda
Last November, ADP funded NEEDS proposal to install 12 water hand-pumps in Charsadda. The total amount awarded to the project was Rs. 595, 000 and the project will serve approximately Rs. 25, 000. Since the amount awarded to the NEEDS project for a comparatively similar proposal is much smaller, we need additional information on whether NEEDS was also contributing funds to the purchase and installation of hand pumps and/or whether the costs was subsidized. If yes, how and for what reason? If not, the costs proposed by LLS maybe highly inflated.
Following a look at NEEDS budget: It looks like the costs for the PVC pipes as well as the cement and other filling materials is much higher in the LLS proposal than in the NEEDS one. LLS has also accounted for the cost of the water sample test, filter, HP machine and an iron road. On the other hand, NEEDS budgeted for a digging well, concrete linner (cement rings).
I also asked my mother to check with our contractor about the average cost of a handpump. He said that the estimate LLS was giving us was highly inflated. For a 100 feet, the contractor said it would cost a maximum Rs. 25000 per pump. The costs includes labor and material. The water testing would cost another 1000 per test.
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Maryam Jillani
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Last Visit: 02 Jan 2012
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Location: Washington DC
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:22 pm
Post subject: 11/21 Team Call Notes
Site Visit
Syeda, Amreena and I will sit in on a conference call with the site visit volunteer. We will give an overview of the Lifeline Society, the proposed project and encourage the volunteer to develop as much of an objective opinion as possible. We need to emphasize the importance of:
Finding out about the organizational capability and credibility of LLS
Finding out how they organize and maintain their finances
Talking to local community members and finding out (a) what they think of LLS (b) what their current sources of water are (c) the situation of the water table there; if there is water logging
Action Items:
E-mail site visit volunteer, copy Syeda and Amreena and schedule time to talk - MJ
Please review the updated site visit form and e-mail me your comments/edits by tonight - Syeda, Amreena and Mubarik
Phone call with Shahzain and Tausheen of Lifeline Society
In order to move ahead with the evaluation, we need to schedule a phone call with our contacts at Lifeline Society and get additional information from them regarding the following:
Find out if they have copies of the PCWR reports they can send us
Find out if the PCWR determined 100 ft. depth to be safe specifically for their selected sites for the hand pumps
How did they arrive at the number of 1500 project beneficiaries
Find out the contact information of their supplier
Find out the name and phone number of their PCWR contact
Ask additional questions about the budget - where can we trim costs - **This part I'm not sure how we should proceed, Amreena and Mubarik, it will be great if you can take the lead on this and lay down the questions for them**
Action Items:
Email Shahzain and Tausheen and schedule time to talk - MJ
Email me and let me know if you are interested in being on the call and your availability - Amreena and Syeda
If I have missed anything for LLS, please send me a list of questions prior to the phone call - Amreena, Mubarik and Syeda
Action Items for Later (post phone calls)
Call LLS supplier and confirm quote - Syeda
Call different suppliers in the area and get an estimate of the costs - Syeda
Call PCWR contact and verify LLS information; get sense of the water contamination in the area - Amreena or Maryam
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A bright spark idea to help power homes with waste food is proving to be anything but rubbish.
Leftover lunches and dinners from Doncaster Royal Infirmary are now being turned into electricity - which is being used to provide power to homes across the town.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is working with national food waste recycling specialist ReFood on the unusual initiative.
Waste food from both patients and staff is placed in special bins before being collected by ReFood.
It is then used to generate electricity via digestion - a natural process that biologically breaks down organic material to generate large amounts of biogas, which is a combination of methane and carbon dioxide.
It works in a similar way as the good old-fashioned compost heap at the end of the garden, only on an industrial scale.
The electricity generated, which is sent directly to the national grid following generation, is 100 per cent green and will be used to power 5,000 homes across the region throughout the year.
Meanwhile the waste left over from the process to create electricity is used as a fertiliser and soil improver at local farms.
Ian Higgins, Environmental Project Manager for RDaSH, said: "Working with ReFood is a win-win situation.
"It means we don't get food placed down the drains causing blockages, costing us money to resolve, and the waste comes in extremely useful, powering homes across Doncaster."
Laura Moffatt, of ReFood, added: "We are delighted to be able to help RDaSH. This new partnership will help to streamline the organisation's waste strategy, by recycling their food waste to create renewable energy and fertiliser. The fact we have helped them to do this while saving money is an added bonus."


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Effect Study of a Theory-Based Internet Intervention on Safe-Sex Practices
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00378885
Recruitment Status : Terminated
First Posted : September 21, 2006
Last Update Posted : September 21, 2006
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|Condition or disease
|Sexual Risk Behavior for HIV-Infection
|Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral tailored intervention
|Not Applicable
Relationships are a high-risk setting for HIV-infection. This trial aimed at testing the efficacy of an online theory-based tailored intervention for preparing single MSM to practice safe sex with future steady partners—labeling it the 'cognitive vaccine approach'.
The target was the promotion of negotiated safety (NS): steady partners testing for HIV and reaching agreements to either be monogamous or to only have safe sex outside the relationship in order to have safe unprotected anal intercourse with each other. The intervention content was based on the information, motivation, behavioral-skills model and the intervention was tailored according to knowledge, motivation, and skill-related deficiencies of each participant. Condom use was promoted as the default alternative for NS. Using an online randomized controlled trial we examined the effects of a tailored versus non-tailored version of the intervention. The cognitive effect (i.e. response efficacy, intentions, and perceived behavioral control (PBC) was measured directly after the intervention and, after 6-months, the behavioral effect (i.e. NS and condom use) via e-mail follow-up.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|642 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Factorial Assignment
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|The Effect of a Theory Based Tailored Intervention Online on the Reduction of Risk Behavior for HIV Transmission Among Men Who Have Sex With Men - a Randomized, Single-Blind, Active (Waiting-List) Controlled Trial
|Study Start Date :
|January 2003
|Study Completion Date :
|August 2003
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00378885
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|Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1018WT
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|September 21, 2006 Key Record Dates
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|September 21, 2006
|Last Verified:
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Keywords provided by Public Health Service of Amsterdam:
Internet Prevention intervention
Online randomized controlled trial
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Steady relationships
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) Aaron Hernandez's attorneys on Monday sought to have a murder charge dismissed, saying prosecutors don't have enough evidence to tie the former New England Patriots' star to the murder of a semi-professional football player.
Prosecutors countered that they can show Hernandez was with Odin Lloyd when he was shot and that Lloyd's killing was part of a pattern of Hernandez committing acts of violence following nightclub disputes.
Also Monday, the former tight end pleaded not guilty to charges that he attacked a handcuffed inmate and threatened to kill a guard and his family while at a county jail in Dartmouth.
Hernandez faces murder charges in Lloyd's June 17, 2013, slaying, as well as a separate case in which he is accused of gunning down two men in Boston in July 2012. He has pleaded not guilty in each case and is being held without bail.
Judge E. Susan Garsh will rule at a later date on the motions to dismiss the Lloyd murder charge and to suppress certain evidence gathered by the state, including cellphone records and surveillance video from dozens of cameras at Hernandez's North Attleborough home.
The judge on Monday also floated a possible trial date of Oct. 6, and she set a July deadline for the New England Patriots to respond to the defense's requests for access to the football team's personnel records.
Hernandez defense attorney James Sultan called the prosecution's evidence ''woefully lacking'' and maintained that the state has yet to suggest a specific motive for Lloyd's killing.
''There's certainly a lot of what I would call smoke. No doubt about it,'' Sultan said. ''But you can't throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and say, `Well, that's good enough.' That's not probable cause that he committed the crime.''
Prosecutor William McCauley countered that the state has ''powerful'' evidence against Hernandez.
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McCauley said the state's evidence also shows Hernandez had the ''presence, knowledge and intent'' to see the murder to its completion.
Prosecutors also suggested incidents in Boston, Providence and Miami show a ''common pattern'' of violence by Hernandez following disputes at nightclubs.
But Hernandez's lawyers pushed back against that notion, saying it was part of a persistent attempt to trash Hernandez's character. They criticized prosecutors for their focus on his ''affinity for guns,'' his drug use and past run-ins with law enforcement.
Lloyd had been at a Boston nightclub with Hernandez and others days before his bullet-ridden body was found about a half mile from Hernandez's North Attleborough home.
Prosecutors in Boston have said a spilled drink in a nightclub led Hernandez to kill two people in a drive-by shooting.
Another Hernandez associate, Alexander Bradley, has filed a civil lawsuit alleging Hernandez shot him in the face on Feb. 13, 2013, after they argued following a visit to a Miami strip club.
Dressed in a blue blazer and khaki dress pants, Hernandez sat passively through Monday's nearly three-hour court hearing, one of the longest since his arrest last year.
His mother and other supporters sat in the audience, as did Lloyd's mother and others.


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