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Oregon Hybrid Psychology Masters Programs
Several universities offer Hybrid Psychology Masters Programs which provide a flexible and low residency learning format for your graduate degree. Sometimes called 'partially online' or 'blended online', Hybrid Psychology graduate programs are ones that have both online courses and intensives or on-campus requirements. Distance learning involves having a functioning computer, reliable Internet, and the autonomy to pace yourself while you are on your own. Digital tools and technology are used to research and keep in touch with your classmates and faculty. Visits to campus for meetings or classes allow for participation, interaction and laboratory-based courses. The hybrid learning format may work well for psychology students in programs where demonstration or interpersonal skills are required, since online coursework has its limits. For some students it may be the best of two worlds!
Hybrid Psychology Masters Programs: Basics
Hybrid Psychology Masters programs are graduate-level degrees that typically involve two to three years of education beyond the undergraduate degree. Often at the undergraduate level, students can prepare for their graduate degree by taking pre-requisite courses such as statistics, introductory psychology and experimental psychology[i]. Other common requirements of prospective psychology grad students could include taking the GRE or GRE Psychology subject test; psychology schools may differ in their admissions protocol.
DID YOU KNOW? 38% of Psychology Professors have a Master's degree, 38% a Doctoral Degree and 24% Post-doctoral training.[ii]
What Types of Hybrid Psychology Master's Programs are there?
The two most common tracks for Hybrid Psychology Masters programs are the Master of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Psychology, and this applies to general psychology graduate programs as well as more
specific areas. Typically, students continue with the liberal arts or science focus; Bachelor of Science in Psychology graduates may prefer Master of Science and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology graduates may prefer a Master of Arts degree in graduate school. Apart from a general Master's degree in Psychology, you can also look into more focused topics and earn your degree in that area; for instance:
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Clinical Psychology
- Community Psychology
- Holistic Psychology
- Organizational psychology
Master's Degree in Psychology: Stepping Stone or Terminal Degree?
Some Hybrid Psychology Masters degrees are what is known as 'terminal' in that they are designed to prepare graduates for professional practice in their specific specialty area, others lead to continued education at the Doctoral level. However, if your goal is to ultimately enter the field of professional psychology, you will need either a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology, state licensure and to meet other criteria[iii]. Typically, if you have a choice between a thesis or a non-thesis option, completing a thesis is considered a good idea if you plan to continue studying while the non-thesis option may be chosen by students who are entering the workplace. If you are not entirely sure what to do, college faculty advisors may be able to help you steer a course.
Master's Degree in Psychology Graduates Can…
If you are deciding between applying straight to a doctoral psychology program with your Bachelor's degree, this may be one option. Another is to start a Master's Program and keep some options open. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, graduates with a Master's in Psychology can work as[iv]:
- Industrial-organizational psychologists
- As psychological assistants in clinical, counseling or research settings (under supervision)
While the American Psychological Association does not accredit programs at the Master's level, you can still search for a university or college that is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or the U.S. Department of Education; they also recognize different regional accreditation agencies.
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The psychology profession is in for some pretty fast employment growth between 2014 and 2024 especially in schools, hospitals, mental health centers and social services agencies.[v] If you aspire to join the ranks of these professionals but cannot commute to college every day, why not review sponsored program listings to find the Hybrid Psychology Masters that aligns with your goals.
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1. "Money grows on you."
Hairdressing is often glibly described as "recession-proof" because it is one of the last expenditures consumers give up during tough economic times. People will wear old clothes but find it difficult to skimp on a good haircut, says Nick Arrojo, owner of Arrojo Studio in New York and former star of TV's "What Not To Wear." "It's a very resilient industry."
Indeed, during the height of the Great Recession, between 2008 and 2009, the number of mom-and-pop hair salons increased by nearly 8%, according to the most recent data available from the Census Bureau. And, although the U.S. economy lost 1.6 million jobs between January 2000 and March 2011, salons and spas added 75,000 jobs during the same period, according to the Professional Beauty Association, a salon and beauty industry group. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that barber, hairdresser and cosmetologist jobs will increase 13% by 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
While the industry is still growing, optimism among salon owners recently waned a bit: In the Professional Beauty Association's third-quarter-of-2013 survey of salon and spa owners, only 46% said they expected economic conditions to improve in the following six months, the smallest proportion in two years.
But even if consumers cut back on their haircuts, they aren't likely to stop visiting the salon altogether, says Kathryn Hawkins, a consultant for small businesses. "Someone who might have splurged on $200 hair color in the past might switch to a do-it-yourself option, but they are still likely to come in for a haircut, which most people view as an essential service."
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Wedge sees Smoak at first base, Morales at DH
SEATTLE -- General manager Jack Zduriencik said Wednesday he'd like to add another veteran starting pitcher and perhaps two catchers before the Mariners open Spring Training in three weeks.
But even with work still to be done, manager Eric Wedge expressed optimism that the club has made strides and will continue improving this season as a strong group of young talent begins meshing with the addition of key veterans like Michael Morse, Kendrys Morales, Raul Ibanez, Jason Bay and Robert Andino.
"We feel we're in a very, very good place," Wedge said at the team's annual pre-Spring Training media luncheon. "I get questions often in regard to the timetable of us being a championship team. The only thing I can tell you is we'll be better, we'll continue to get better. That's what happened the last couple years. And at some point in time, sooner than later, we will be a championship team."
Wedge addressed some specifics in regard to the Mariners' suddenly crowded competition in several places, particularly first base, designated hitter and the outfield, with the arrival of Morse and Morales via trades and Ibanez and Bay in free agency.
The third-year skipper sees Justin Smoak as the starting first baseman heading into camp, with Morales handling much of the designated hitter duties and young Jesus Montero the primary catcher. Morse will get the majority of his playing time in the outfield, but also be available to play some first base and perhaps even be a backup at third base if needed.
Ibanez and Bay will compete for time in the outfield, with Ibanez also told to bring a first baseman's glove to camp, which opens with pitchers and catchers reporting on Feb. 12 in Peoria, Ariz.
"I have a clear idea of how I see it playing out, but they'll ultimately determine that," Wedge said. "Players make decisions for you. They decide how much they're going to play by their performance and how they act, how they handle both the good and the bad.
"In regard to our numbers, I look at it like a healthy thing. We're okay. We've been in a situation here where we've been lean from a position-player standpoint, but that's not the norm. If you're a championship club, you start stacking it up a little bit in regard to your depth and big league club and some of your players that look pretty good end up going to Triple-A or somewhere else. And that's the direction we're headed."
Trainer Rick Griffin said Smoak added 10 pounds of muscle over the offseason and did much better in agility drills. Wedge also liked what he saw when the 26-year-old came to Seattle last week and continues believing he's part of the future.
"I've made it very clear I feel strong about Justin Smoak and what his abilities are," Wedge said. "I have every anticipation that he's going to be our first baseman this year. Now if he shows us something different, then so be it. But he's coming in as our first baseman and I expect him to take that on and run with it."
But as with many things on this Mariners club, nothing is written in stone. Wedge sees Morales in primarily a DH role, but said he'd be comfortable with him at first base, as well as Morse or Ibanez.
"I like having the versatility. That's nothing against Justin Smoak. I just want that versatility," he said.
In the same regard, he'll have Michael Saunders and Casper Wells working in all three outfield positions, with Franklin Gutierrez targeted for center field and Morse, Ibanez, Bay and others capable of either corner outfield spot.
But the biggest upgrade both Zduriencik and Wedge pushed for this offseason was adding punch to the middle of the batting order and they feel they succeeded with Morales, Morse and Ibanez now available to take spots that were handled largely by youngsters like Smoak, Montero and Kyle Seager last season.
"It was significant," Wedge said of the middle-of-the-lineup challenge in 2012. "It wasn't really fair to them with where they were in their careers. They weren't able to be protected. They weren't in the best possible position to succeed. But I'm an optimist. Because they had to sink or swim on their own, they'll be tougher for it. Because they had to lean on each other, they'll be stronger that much quicker."
But, yeah, he's pleased to be able to pencil in experienced big leaguers in those spots now and to count on guys like Ibanez and Bay to take on leadership roles as well.
"If you look at the veterans we had in the clubhouse last year versus the veterans we have this year, it's night and day," Wedge said.
As for the rotation, Wedge ticks off Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Erasmo Ramirez, Blake Beavan and Hector Noesi as the returners, but noted they're "wide open" to one of the talented young prospects making the club as well. And don't be surprised if another experienced arm is added to the mix soon.
"Clear cut, I'd like to add a veteran pitcher," Zduriencik said. "We do have [Jeremy] Bonderman, who's a non-roster invite, and we'll see what happens there. We might do another one or two of those before Spring Training starts. There are some free agents out there we've had discussions with. We've had trade talk with clubs about trying to add another pitcher."
Catcher is something of the same unfilled boat, with Montero the only backstop on the current 40-man roster. The club is expected to sign veteran Ronny Paulino on a non-roster invite once he passes a physical, but Zduriencik made it clear he wants another experienced catcher to go along with Mike Zunino -- who was rated the No. 2 catching prospect in baseball on Wednesday by MLB.com -- and 2011 fourth-round Draft pick John Hicks.
"We really like our young catchers," he said. "Obviously, Zunino is Zunino. Hicks is a good-looking young kid. Do I expect them to make the club? I think it would be extremely impressive if that happened. But we will go out and add a catcher or two prior to Spring Training."


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As fuel prices soar and cities become more congested, car manufacturers – and the public - are beginning to back the idea of e-scooters.
The first shock came when the price hit $2. Then it hit $3. Then $4. Today, many Americans are braced for a time when the price of a gallon of gas tips through the $5 mark for the first time.
But soaring gas prices are not just confined to the US. In Canada a gallon will set you back $5.75, $6.75 in Australia, and approaching $9 per gallon in the UK, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
As a result, people are looking for cheaper ways to travel. And one of the ways they are doing that is swapping four wheels for two. According to the US Motorcycle Industry Council, for example, sales of new motorcycles and scooters were up 8.8% for the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period last year. Scooters alone were up 16.9% over last year.
It is easy to see why. They are perfect for whizzing around congested cities. They are easy to ride, easy to park, and typically cheap to buy and run. From the streets of London to New York, Taipei to Shanghai, the scooter is leaving other modes of transport in its dust.
But despite their jaunty image, and associations with glamourous Italian socialites, scooters have a darker side. Their small gasoline engines are highly polluting, and they are very noisy. The Environmental Protection Agency in the US says that its studies "show that motorcycles have much higher emissions than cars".
Modern cars have emission control equipment, such as catalytic converters, that is impossible to fit into the smaller exhaust of a scooter. So, although they use less petrol, they actually produce more air pollution than a car over the same distance.
"A motorcycle emits as much hydrocarbon in 10 miles as a car driven 850 miles," says the EPA. "These emissions form smog and contain toxic compounds such as benzene."
Swap station
But there could be an answer. Electric scooters provide all of the convenience of their dirtier cousins, but are almost silent, and do not release any emissions from the vehicle. They are already huge in China, where there are an estimated 120million electric bikes and scooters on the roads.
And now big manufacturers are getting in on the act. Honda, BMW, Peugeot and VW have all shown off concepts, although few have, so far, come to market. Even fewer have found mass appeal. But that could soon change. Earlier this month, automotive giant Daimler announced plans to bring an electric scooter to market by 2014 (it has already started production of an electric bike).
"The decision in favor of the escooter has been made," said the firm's Dr Joachim Schmidt at the launch. "With this step, we are adding a further important component to our smart mobility concept for urban mobility in the future."
The smart escooter, as it is known, is currently being developed and refined. But when it was first unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 2010, the firm said that it would have a top speed of 28 mph (45km/h) and a range of 62 miles (100km) on a single charge.
That may sound ideal for the city commuter, but there are still bumps in the road before these two-wheelers can displace the scooters of old.
One of the biggest is the small batteries used to power the scooters. These are enough for short hops in cities, but for heavier users they just don't currently cut it.
"Most of our customers are fleets, and they use this type of scooter for sushi and pizza deliveries" says Gilles Chelard, in charge of R&D for Matra, a European manufacturer of small electric vehicles. "For a fleet it's a nightmare to charge more than one or two scooters on the same plug, with a tangle of cables."
Relatively small battery capacities and recharging times that can run into hours compound the problem. That is why Matra has come up with an ingenious battery swapping station, that they are calling Bat'Lib. The version they showed me is about the size of a refrigerator, but has 10 small doors on the front. The idea is that a driver simply swaps out a battery on an electric scooter for a fully charged one, as easily as you could swap the battery on your mobile phone.
"This swapping station allows us to charge …nine batteries at a time, because there is always one spare slot for charging a battery that is being swapped" says Chelard.
On most scooters the battery is located under the saddle. To swap it, a rider lifts up the seat, and pulls the battery out. He or she swipes an ID or touch card against a reader on the swapping station, to identify themselves; a door pops open and the rider dumps the empty battery. As soon as he closes the door, another one pops open revealing a fully charged battery to plug back into the scooter. The whole process takes just 10 seconds.
It is similar - in concept at least -to systems that are currently being tested for electric cars by Californian company Better Place. As batteries can account for a huge proportion of the weight of an electric car, its systems have to be much larger and automated. Its switch stations look like automated car washes. Drivers pull in, and then sit tight as their battery is replaced.
They are currently being tested in Israel. And, although they have huge potential benefits, widespread deployment is a long way off. The cars and the swapping stations have to be designed to work together, and if we are ever to see them replace the ubiquity of petrol stations, then car manufacturers will have to come together to agree a common battery design.
Scooters, on the other hand, are much easier - the small size of a scooter battery makes it a quick and easy swap, by hand.
The first places to use this new scooter swapping station are likely to be the fleet clients that Chelard mentioned, in particular delivery scooters. As and when that happens, the buzzing sound of the local pizza delivery bike at all hours of the day and night could be a thing of the past. Perhaps there is a silver lining to high gas prices after all?
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Katy Perry Named New Face of Popchips
A mega pop star loves Popchips!
Katy Perry has a new addition to her resume, besides singer, actress and perfumer. She is the new face of Popchips. She will serve as both the ambassador to and an investor of the brand. That means she will appear in all the advertising and dump some of her hard-earned money into the further marketing and development of the snacks!
Perry was a fan of the chips (which are a healthier alternative to old school potato chips since they are pressure cooked, as opposed to baked or fried) before she partnered up with the company. She will be featured in the brand's first national advertising campaign, which launches this fall. The ads will combine Perry's cute and fun personality with the brand's mission to put the fun back into snacking.
If there's anyone who can make munching on chips look good, it's Katy Perry.
In a statement, the 'Wide Awake' and newly single singer recalled her initial love after with the chips. She said, "I remember it was late at night, and I was craving a midnight snack without the guilt. The bag stood out in the minibar, and I was pleasantly surprised when I read the back of the label and saw that it was a healthier choice. I was hooked after my first bite!"
Perry continued, "When I discover something good, I want to share it with everyone I know, so I tweeted about it; Popchips came to me, and I've decided to invest in Popchips and join the team as a creative partner." It seems like this is the perfect investment for Perry.
Actor Ashton Kutcher is also an investor in the brand.
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105. Who is the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit)?
The Holy Ghost is God and the third Person of the Blessed Trinity.
(a) The Holy Ghost is also called the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, the Advocate, the
Spirit of Truth, the Spirit of God, and the Spirit of Love.
106. From whom does the Holy Ghost proceed?
The Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and the Son.
(a) The Holy Ghost does not proceed from the Father and the Son by spiritual
generation. Only the Son proceeds from the Father by generation. This is one of the
mysterious truths that we know only from revelation.
107. Is the Holy Ghost equal to the Father and the Son?
The Holy Ghost is equal to the Father and the Son, because He is God.
(a) Because of the oneness of nature in the Blessed Trinity, the Father is entirely in
the Son and in the Holy Ghost; the Son is entirely in the Father and in the Holy Ghost;
and the Holy Ghost is entirely in the Father and in the Son. No one of the three divine
Persons is outside the other, for none precedes the other in eternity, nor surpasses the
other in power, nor exceeds the other in any way. This indwelling of one divine Person in
the others is called circumincession.
108. What does the Holy Ghost do for the salvation of mankind?
The Holy Ghost dwells in the Church as the source of its life and sanctifies souls
through the gift of grace.
(a) Although the sanctification of mankind, like all other outward works of God, is
performed by all three Persons of the Blessed Trinity, it is attributed to the Holy Ghost,
the third Person. The sanctification of mankind is attributed to the Holy Ghost because He
is the love of the Father and the Son and because the sanctification of man by grace shows
forth God's boundless love.
The Baltimore Catechism, Lesson 9.
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To be a devil's advocate here, what would make an intelligent zombie any different from a lich, vampire, or other intelligent undead that needs to feed? Is there enough to make an "intelligent zombie" any different from the other various thinking dead types?
Well I have been thinking about this as well, and wouldn't ghouls and ghasts basically be what Cheka is asking about? Technically undead, but require the warm flesh of the living to sustain their undeath? While well fed, they are reasonably intelligent. When hungry, they are animalistic
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When the after-action reviews of the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti are finally written, the tragedy will likely prove another major milestone in gauging U.S. disaster response. For an early preview, National Journal spoke with the man tasked with salvaging the Katrina operation and an insider during the Haiti crisis, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen. Edited excerpts from that interview follow.
NJ: Do you see any similarities in the challenges presented by Hurricane Katrina and the recent Haitian earthquake?
Allen: Well, one similarity is that in both cases you lost the continuity and much of the capacity of the local governments, though there was not a total decapitation of local leadership. So as a responder you have to do everything in support of a severely weakened local government, and that can complicate things. In both cases, the local government's command-and-control capabilities and the local infrastructure were also severely damaged by the disaster, presenting a further complication.
NJ: After the flooding in New Orleans in the wake of Katrina, the difficulty of determining exactly who was in charge seemed to cripple the government's initial response.
Allen: I tell everyone that in New Orleans after Katrina, we weren't dealing with a hurricane anymore, but rather the equivalent of the use of a weapon of mass effect, but without criminality. I characterize it that way because if we had been dealing with the aftermath of a terrorist attack that caused the flooding, there would have been a legal basis for the federal government to move in and take charge. In that case, the FBI would have been in charge of the investigation, and the city in effect would have been a crime scene. The entire response could have been managed under the pre-emptive authority of the federal government. In the absence of criminal or terrorist activity, however, there was no legal basis for such a pre-emption of local authority. My challenge was thus to structure the response so that the federal government was in support of the mayor of New Orleans and the governor of Louisiana. On several occasions Mayor [Ray] Nagin said that I was trying to be the federal mayor of New Orleans, which couldn't have been further from the truth. I was trying to use the resources of the federal government to empower his response to the disaster.
NJ: Do you see similarities to the challenges presented by the Haitian disaster response?
Allen: I see similarities as well as significant differences. Haiti was orders of magnitude bigger, with over 100,000 casualties versus roughly 3,000 during Katrina. On the other hand, the displaced population from each disaster was roughly 1.5 million. Another similarity is the problem that, once those people were displaced, they really didn't have anything to go back to. In Haiti, of course, there was much less of an ability to absorb that population elsewhere.
NJ: Do you see similarities in the command-and-control challenges? Allen: Yes. From the very start, everything the U.S. government did had to be in support of the leaders of a sovereign Haiti. The U.S. official directly responsible for supporting the government of Haiti is Ambassador Ken Merten, as the chief of the U.S. mission there. Since ambassadors aren't necessarily experts in disaster response, resources flowed in under the auspices of USAID [the U.S. Agency for International Development]. USAID has the statutory authorities for coordinating help to foreign countries, and it immediately dispatched a senior leader to coordinate civilian U.S. support on the ground in Port-au-Prince.
Because of the scope of the disaster, the response also required a lot of capabilities that only reside in the U.S. military, to include command-and-control systems, communications, logistics, security and transport. So a Joint Task Force Haiti was established, led by the deputy commander of U.S. Southern Command, Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, and including components of all the armed forces, maritime, land and air. So you very quickly had a command structure take shape, led on the ground by Ambassador Merten as U.S. chief of mission, who was supported on the civilian side by USAID and on the military side by Joint Task Force Haiti, both of which are also on the ground in Port-au-Prince. NJ: Was such a bifurcated support structure similar to what you established after Katrina?
Allen: Yes. After Katrina, I served as the principal federal official on scene, leading the federal response in support of the mayor and governor. In turn, I was supported by Lt. Gen. Russ Honore, who led Joint Task Force Katrina for U.S. Northern Command. And of course at the top of the structure today is the government of the sovereign country of Haiti. That is also similar to cases where the federal government has to organize disaster response while respecting the authority of state and local officials.
NJ: Yet isn't an international relief effort a further complicating factor?
Allen: Absolutely. Another piece of this puzzle is a substantial United Nations mission in Haiti which has been working a host of issues there for years. The U.N. mission also suffered severe loss of personnel and its command-and-control capabilities. You have many other nations trying to flow aid to Haiti, just as you have NGOs [non-governmental organizations] on the ground in Haiti, in many cases for years. They've established relationships in the country that often make them the most effective organizations for "retail" distribution of aid to the Haitian people.
All of these actors and efforts had to be carefully choreographed so that the right commodities arrived in the right sequence, reflecting the priorities established by the Haitian government, or otherwise the pipeline of aid would have gotten clogged up.
NJ: How does that work in reality? Allen: A good example is airspace control. Early on we reached an agreement between the United States and Haiti for a U.S. military team to come in and establish air traffic control for the most efficient management of the airspace. Haiti's leaders established priorities, because this can't be seen as a U.S.-centric effort. Based on those priorities, the air traffic unit put together a daily plan allocating landing slots based on the requirements and priorities given to certain types of commodities, whether it was water, food, medical supplies, etc. Timing and sequencing was critical to that plan. If you have too many plane loads of commodities, but you lack the transport vehicles to move them, or the security forces to get them where they need to go, or the NGOs in place to distribute them, then the pipeline quickly becomes blocked. Like I said, everything has to be choreographed.
NJ: Given that USAID is not traditionally responsible for emergency disaster relief, did it make sense to name USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah as the principal official in charge of coordinating the U.S. relief effort?
Allen: In my view it worked very well. Very early on, President Obama directed all of his Cabinet secretaries to lean very far forward in helping to ensure that everything that could be done to help Haiti was done. Over several discussions I had with [Homeland Security Secretary Janet] Napolitano and [Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator W. Craig] Fugate, we decided that the best thing we could do was take our capabilities in domestic emergency response and apply them to the command structure established for Haiti.
Of course, inside the United States, FEMA is the agency coordinating and integrating a whole-of-government response to domestic disasters. So we detailed a detachment of Coast Guard and FEMA personnel over to the USAID command center in Washington, where Administrator Shah was organizing the relief effort. We also dispatched an incident management team led by a senior Coast Guard officer and FEMA official to help the USAID group in Port-au-Prince. That team bought a mobile emergency response system communication suite, which provided essential command-and-control to me during Katrina. In that way, the Department of Homeland Security became a force multiplier in support of USAID.
NJ: Didn't the Department of Homeland Security also play a role in evacuating U.S. citizens from Haiti after the earthquake?
Allen: We had already exercised a Homeland Security Task Force Southeast, with an operation plan and standing doctrine for dealing with a mass migration event like we saw with the Cuban boat lift in 1980, and two Haitian mass migrations in 1994 and 1995. At the time, we thought we might have to deal with another mass migration from Cuba in the event that Fidel Castro died.
After the earthquake in Haiti, my counsel to Director Napolitano was to activate Homeland Security Task Force Southeast and just reverse it. Instead of trying to prevent a mass migration, we surged to safely and securely evacuate U.S. citizens from Haiti. Under the organizational structure we had established for the task force, it was led by the Coast Guard admiral who commands the 7th District in Miami, it included all of the component agencies of the Department of Homeland Security, and it reported directly to Director Napolitano. When we look back on the Haiti response, I think you'll discover that Task Force Southeast successfully organized one of the largest and safest evacuations of American citizens in recent memory.


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KDE at San Francisco LinuxWorld Expo 2005
The K Desktop Environment project will again be present with a booth at the LinuxWorld Expo being held in San Francisco August 9 through 11. We'll be at booth #2038, upstairs, in the new Moscone building! We'll be demonstrating not only KDE 3.4, but also the upcoming KDE 3.5 and even maybe bits and pieces of what will become the revolutionary turning of the Gear KDE 4.0. We'd be pleased to welcome you.
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but LinuxWorld Expo signup page doesn't support Konqueror...
By Allen of California at Sat, 2005/07/30 - 5:00am
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Appears to work fine if you change the user agent. :/
By Ian Monroe at Sat, 2005/07/30 - 5:00am
Isn't KDEPrint part of the KDE booth?
According to Kurt Pfeifle's blog (http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/1271), he will be at LWE also.
Why is he not mentioned by Charles? Doesn't KDE coordinate their activities well enough? Isn't KDEPrint part of the KDE booth too?
By ac at Sat, 2005/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Isn't KDEPrint part of the KDE booth?
Kurt will definitely be present, but he will live in the Linux Printing booth (also in the .org pavillion). You're right that I should have mentioned him though.
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Saturday afternoon at John Sessions Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., they lost 12-2 to Jacksonville in the second game of a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference series. The Bisons also lost to Jacksonville Friday night by a score of 7-6.
Junior right-hander started on the mound for the Bisons. He last 4.1 innings as he scattered eight hits and allowed nine runs, all earned. He walked five and struck out four.
Charles Williams got the call from the bullpen and pitched 1.2 innings. He was touched for five hits and three runs, two earned. He struck out one batter.
Davey Hackett closed out the game for the Bisons, pitching two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and struck out two.
Jacksonville scored one run in the first, one run in the fourth and 10 runs in the fifth.
The Bisons scored one run in the sixth inning. Justin Sanders singled to center and with two outs Tennyson Dodd hit a single to right to score Sanders.
In the eighth the Bisons added one more run. Clay Lehning, pinch-hitting for Andrew Nickerson, hit a single to right field. That moved Sanders, who had walked, to second. Dodd reached base on a fielder's choice to load the bases as Lehning and Sanders advanced on a fielding error by Jacksonville's second baseman. Logan Hostettler hit a sacrifice fly to right field that plated Sanders.
The Bisons had seven hits. Hostettler was credited with two of them, the only Bison to have more than one hit in the game. Hostettler and Allen Bolden each hit a double.
The series finale is Sunday at noon. Senior right-hander Brandon McClurg (3-3, 4.47 ERA) will start for the Bisons.
The Bisons are 16-26, 10-10 in the A-Sun. Jacksonville is 27-12, 16-7 in the conference.


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Are These Really Fiestas?
hendrix replied to sarah streetka's topic in Ford Fusion ClubHi i have got a pram in and out easily in my fusion. Good family car big enough but not excessive.Its not goona set your pants on fire but it does the job in comfort and minimal cost.
fusion performance parts
hendrix replied to Fusion 04's topic in Ford Fusion ClubHi their mate. The best info i have been given is they are ford fitted as extra in some parts of europe other than that i have no idea sorry. Makes it look good doesn't it?
First sorry for the expletives in my post. But for dan to say that these actions would be over the top and basicly achieve nothing is frankly scary. I always read your posts with an understanding you were an inteligent fairly young man. However if you think that by not complaining because its not worth it, means you already beleive nothings worth fighting for. No matter what your belief you must make the most noise you can. If every pensioner in this country stopped buying new cars ( think of the amount who buy big expensive retirment cars)until they raised this limit they would be on there knees begging for them to purchase anything. If people stick together they could change a great deal in this world and probaly much more important issues than this. To hear a young inteligent man think that someones right to a service should be based on ther age is frankly sadening. Im not an old rose tinted oap myself. Im 34 yrs old and this wouldnt affect me one bit. But its just plain wrong. It shows me that people these days really do think of nothing but themselves.This post is sent with the most respect to mr D gull.
Surley somthing isnt right just because its law. If it is im sure you all drive at the specifeid speed limit at all times. you never park where you should not. your all the angels sent from god. Be real they said the fellows to old . thats plainly wrong if he's old enough to buy a car off them hes old enough to use the services they offer. Some poeple need to get a back bone and stand together when something is wrong. next white males aged between 25 and 45 will be banned for "reasons that are strictly company policy" then maybe you will feel the need to lobby together and help out.
It shows once again the brain dead policies these companys have. Under 21 you must be a maniac. Over 65 you must be to short sighted and brain dead to drive. Disabled well you cant possibly drive as well as able bodied people. Complain to everyone and take a bus load of pesioners down and do doughnuts all round their car park and !Removed! up their cars. Not very practical but it would challenge there sterotypical veiw of the world.
Fiesta Mark 6 Eac Failure
hendrix replied to Cst101's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubeac fault is the 'electronic acelerator control' . Your acelerator pedal needs changing and then software updating. sounds more expensive than it probaly is. Having said that it will cost more than a cable used to in the old days. Modern technology youve got to love it.
Ford Fiesta Mk7 Zetec S Tappets
hendrix replied to benjii's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubmaybe im out of touch but thought all these engines had cambelts i.e. there are no tappets. 1998 1.3 endura engines were the last with tappets.
has driven one of the sh*t bag cars again. How do Ford sleep at night.
Droning Or Just Me ??
hendrix replied to DaveG's topic in Ford Fusion ClubMine has no drone or window rattle but a high squeak sound from around passanger front / rear. I know its nothing major bit it does do your head in a little im so focussed on it i hear it with the radio on. I like my fusion its a bit rough round the edges and new a + model cost £16'995 id be !Removed! off if i paid that. Got mine for £4500 pounds three yrs old with 4500 mles on the clock. It was like new only 1150 miles ayear.So i live with the rattle and genral cabin noise.
Ford Ka VIN plate missing?
hendrix replied to Jcoventry's topic in Ford KA / StreetKA ClubHi just thought id help on this subject. You will have no issues with out a vin plate at mot or when selling as cars made after 2006 (aprx) do not need the old style metal plate due to the use of the other methods mentioned above. In fact cars that have had a plate added may look more suspect if the norm on that model is for the plate to be left off (i.e. it may look like youve changed it to alter details). personaly i feel better with them on but i think thats perhaps were all a little stuck in the past.
A Few Fusion + Faults
hendrix replied to nic133's topic in Ford Fusion Clubhi there welcome to the club. I have 05 fusion +. the trip computer is controlled on the clock faces themselves theres two small buttons. yours may be the face lifted version if so you will have a small cubby hole above the glove box . if so this may be different from mine, hope this helps.If its s face lift version i have no clue sorry.
How Much Petrol Left When Warning Light Comes On?
hendrix replied to gazorb's topic in Ford Fusion ClubHi there mate. ihave a 1.6 petrol fusion. the tank holds around £42 full to brim. When petrol light comes on i have driven another 35 miles with out problems i did not risk any more. hope this helps.
Scraping noise
hendrix replied to DeeBe's topic in Ford KA / StreetKA ClubHi there if this problem starts to make the steering behave strangley when turning corners it could be the Universal Joint needs replacing in the steering rack. Costs around £225 to do. My wifes old ka did the same its quite common on them after a few years apparantley.Hope this helps sorry for the late reply.
Y reg Fiesta - Few Problems
hendrix replied to Jakeryy 1992's topic in Technical Knowledgewater pump seals gone then water would pee straight thruogh. also this coulb affect the heater blowing no hot air. Window screen have no idea mate but you could source these items from a scrap yard. the rough idle id start with a full service and then wor k from there hope this is of some help.
should i trade in my 09 fiesta zetec for....
hendrix replied to celticrsmith's topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsHi there. A member of my family has a kuga and has been dissapionted with its preformance in the snow ( he got stuck) i pulled him out in a fusion ( thats right a ford fusion) . However snow is only part of our weather maybe a month ayear max. Otherwise he's been satisfied. think of it as a large car and its more viable as a 4x4 no its just to tame. If your starting a family a c max would probaly be better. To be fair mate if your wifes just riding round with a nipper aboard akuga is overkill. We managed in a ka and then mk3 fiesta until we were given the fusion (which contray to motoring journalists) has been fantastic. Hope this helps.


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Xandros Linux Walk-Through
After telling Xandros to install, this is your first big decision on the setup. Easy enough for you?
Xandros Linux Walk-Through - Continuing the Xandros Setup
All of this basic setup runs automatically. Foul something up? You can always re-run the First Run Wizard.
Xandros Linux Walk-Through - Setting Up Peripherals
Setting up your peripherals, such as a printer, is also simple, even if, as in this case, its a network printer on a Windows server on a Windows network.
Xandros Linux Walk-Through - Making Xandros Windows-Like
Making Xandros look and feel like Windows requires a simple one-step choice. On System Behavior choose Windows.
Xandros Linux Walk-Through - Xandros Windows
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Xandros Linux Walk-Through - Installing Windows Applications
A little farther along, Ive placed the main bar on the top, where I like it, and Im getting ready to install Internet Explorer 6. Installing Windows applications with CrossOver is as easy as installing them in native XP.
Xandros Linux Walk-Through - Securing Xandros
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Xandros Linux Walk-Through - Accessing Network Resources
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You couldn't call it a debate.
Shelby County Schools board members continue public hearings next week on possible school closings. So far the hearings have raised broader questions about school usage in general.
(Daily News/Andrew J. Breig)
But there is clearly a conflict in the way those affected by a slate of 13 possible school closings view what is happening in many of those schools and what Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson views what is not happening.
The public hearings on the possible school closings move to the schools themselves Monday, Jan. 27, after an opening hearing last week at the Shelby County Board of Education auditorium.
The Monday evening meetings at Alcy Elementary and Vance Middle Schools both start at 5:30 p.m.
A vocal standing-room-only crowd of 300 turned out last week, many carrying signs reading "Don't Kill Our Community" and "I Am Northside" and "Save Our Schools."
"What you are going to see up here, I'm assuming is going to hurt you like it hurt me," Hopson said at the outset, pointing to a screen that later showed the letter grades "F" and "D" that all of the schools on the list got from the Tennessee Department of Education for student achievement. "We have failed these schools for a long, long time. I'm not going to sugar coat it. … What I know is that education for a whole lot of our babies is the last best chance to change their lives. … If we are not providing a quality education, what we are doing is a disservice."
But supporters of Alcy Elementary touted a whole range of programs the South Memphis school offers.
The school's website shows 11 organizations that are "adopters" of the South Memphis school including three churches.
"We help with the TCAP thing," the Rev. Robert Pope said, referring to the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests.
Alcy also has the only U.S. Dream Academy in the state. Dream Academy is an after-school and mentoring program.
"I'm not certain that the literacy rate is what we are seeing," said Keith Williams, president of the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association.
Williams was specifically questioning Hopson's system-wide call for improving the 28 percent of third graders who are reading at or above grade level.
After hearing that several times over the two-hour session, Hopson reacted.
"I didn't make it up," he said evenly.
"Smaller schools can be more effective schools," Williams countered.
But Hopson said smaller schools are not able to offer the programs that larger schools can. They are the programs that make a school more diverse in its offerings. If people want every school to offer more than what are the basics at every school now, Hopson argued, it can't be done with schools that range widely in their enrollment.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Vanacek was among the backers of Cypress Middle School. The federal prosecutor's office is an adopter of Cypress. Vanacek talked about the impact of nearby KIPP Academy, a charter school, saying the school is "only taking the ones it wants" and "is not a substitute for a truly public school."
K.T. Franklin, a 1971 graduate of Northside High School, blamed the decisions to phase out vocational education programs that were once a major part of Northside, including an auto shop and printing shop, for the school's decline in enrollment.
He and others also attribute it to the opening of the new Manassas and Douglas high schools in North Memphis. When those two high schools were being built, enrollment at Northside spiked just after the start of the millennium. The new Manassas opened after a brief interim following the closing of the old Manassas. The new Douglass High School opened decades after the old Douglass was closed.
Hopson sees larger trends in which the school-age population is shifting from west to east in Shelby County.
"I grew up in South Memphis, before I got to Whitehaven, over by Wicks and Mississippi," he said. "Fast forward 30 years and the number of kids are just not there. Nobody can argue with me about the population trend. It is what it is."
The schools children would be transferred to are not better academically in every case or in some cases are only marginally better as measured by state education officials through student achievement test standards.
Hopson plans to target some of those "receiving schools" for pilot programs that are to begin with the new school year. That would include literacy pilot programs the school system is collaborating with the University of Memphis on and a "blended learning" pilot program in 16 schools involving giving students digital devices loaded with a curriculum coordinated with what is being taught during the school day.
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Environmental Education: Connecting People to Nature
We believe that people protect what they love. Connecting people with nature and helping them to understand local environmental issues leads to better decision-making and greater engagement in preserving our natural landscape. Education studies have found this to be true. That makes environmental education and outreach programs a key strategy to forwarding our mission to protect water and land. The NRWA offers education programs and workshops for all ages—from pre-school through adult—as well as professional seminars and training for teachers, foresters, and municipal officials.
Children and young adults learn best by active participation. Our environmental education programs encourage all youth to become "citizen scientists" through observation, development of hypotheses, data collection, analysis, and sharing of information. It's also important to give children free time to explore and interact with the river and the local landscape, allowing them the opportunity to connect with nature in a way that will last their lifetimes. Memorable experiences are created by this mix of hands-on science and free exploration.
We deliver our programs in schoolyards and classrooms, on conservation properties and at local streams or parks. Our award-winning, canoe-based River Classroom® combines scientific research and data collection with a day of outdoor paddling adventure. Schools can also participate our award-winning Scientist-in-Residence, a multi-visit program that assists teachers with curriculum development that meets the requirements of Massachusetts and New Hampshire standards for science and technology at a variety of grade levels. We tailor programs to the needs of homeschoolers, scouts and other youth groups, as well as those looking for Service Learning opportunities.
Our professional educator/naturalists are the trusted guides for children as they explore the natural world during our Eco-Adventures, including our afterschool programs, and summer and school vacation week programs. Throughout the year, the NRWA takes the whole family outdoors for our family workshops on animal tracking, maple sugaring, and nocturnal wildlife.
Our programs for adults feature presentations by leaders in wildlife biology, forest management, land use planning, and notable authors; environmental film screenings; guided walks; and workshops on a wide range of topics, from building bluebird boxes to best pasture and barn management practices for horse owners.
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For the La Unión province of El Salvador, see La Unión Department, El Salvador.
La Union is a province in the Ilocos Region of the Philippines.
This 101 hectares of base land located at the end of Poro Point in San Fernando was acquired in 1903 for the United States Cavalry. It was the home of the 848th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron which provided logistics and administrative support to other radar detachments under its chain of command. Formally turned-over by the United States to the Republic of the Philippines on September 16, 1991, the Bases conversion Development Authority is overseeing the plans for the conversion of the area into a prime tourism and industrial estate.
Ilocano is the common dialect. The residents of the coastal barangay of Sto. Tomas and Rosario also speak Pangasinense while the cultural communities in the towns bordering the Cordillera speak Ibaloi or Kankanacy. English and Filipino remain as basic tools of instruction in schools.
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Any Indian tribe, subject to the approval of the Secretary and any limitation or provision contained in its constitution or charter, may enter into any joint venture, operating, production sharing, service, managerial, lease or other agreement, or any amendment, supplement or other modification of such agreement (hereinafter referred to as a "Minerals Agreement") providing for the exploration for, or extraction, processing, or other development of, oil, gas, uranium, coal, geothermal, or other energy or nonenergy mineral resources (hereinafter referred to as "mineral resources") in which such Indian tribe owns a beneficial or restricted interest, or providing for the sale or other disposition of the production or products of such mineral resources.
Any Indian owning a beneficial or restricted interest in mineral resources may include such resources in a tribal Minerals Agreement subject to the concurrence of the parties and a finding by the Secretary that such participation is in the best interest of the Indian.
(Pub. L. 97–382, §3, Dec. 22, 1982, 96 Stat. 1938.)


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Liberty News
Students get an appetite for local missions
While most students use their weekends to relax or catch up on homework, Liberty University students were volunteering with Feed the City in downtown Lynchburg on Saturday, March 21. Throughout the day, over 100 boxes of food were assembled and distributed at the historic Kemper Street Market by student volunteers.
In August 2008, Liberty students Jonathan and Laura Mills introduced Feed the City to Lynchburg. Since then, more than 700 boxes of food have been purchased and distributed using Angel Food Ministries, a non-profit, non-denominational organization that provides financial support in the form of food relief and has fed more than 20 million Americans.
"My husband and I have been so blessed by the opportunity to serve the downtown community," said Laura Mills, who serves as the site director for Feed the City Lynchburg. "It is great to see Liberty students volunteer their time. … It's important for students to participate in local mission opportunities within their community while pursuing their education. This is a unique opportunity where they can be a blessing as well as be blessed."
Feed the City offers a medium-sized box of food for $30 that contains top-quality food staples from every food group, including chicken or beef, milk, eggs, vegetables and other nutritious items. One box of food feeds a family of four for about one week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month. The menu varies each month and consists of both fresh and frozen food items with an average retail value of approximately $60.


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I took a look at the history of taxes in the USA. A few interesting (to me) factoids. The data comes from the Tax Policy Center (Link); the graphs are mine.
I've never been convinced that comparisons of the Depression, to today's economic conditions, are valid. It was a different economy back then, with a much smaller government. Consider the following that plots taxation as a percent of GDP during the 1930s and 2008-12.
It took a world war to end the Depression, and that period was marked with very low taxes. People argue that taxes are too low today, maybe, but they are already 6Xs what they were the last time the SHTF.
I think the "modern economy" started around 1950. By then, the distortions from the Depression and WWII were unwinding. In addition, Social Security taxation became a meaningful percent of total individual taxation. The following charts look at the components of taxation from 1950 - 2012; the information is presented by President, the tax rates are the average for the respective tenure:
Some observations looking at this:
- I've read the arguments that tax rates in the 50's were very high and the economy did just fine. Not true at all.
- The Clinton years are also pointed to as a period where income tax rates were high, and the economy did very well. This is appears to be correct. Marginal tax rates were higher; this contributed to the increase in total tax revenues. In addition, the capital gains that were generated in the late stages of the DotCom boom supported revenues. The bump in income taxes in 2000 was attributable to a hot stock market.
- The Obama years are marked with low tax receipts as a percent of GDP. The reasons for the drop include: (1) The recession and the drop in payrolls. (2) Losses from investments (houses and stocks) (3) The 2% reduction in Payroll taxes.
Corporate tax rates are at historically low levels today. The persistent argument from corporate America is that tax rates are a too high, and must be lowered if America is to compete in the global economy. There is some truth to this argument. The statutory corporate rate is 35%, but very few companies pay this rate.
Federal excise taxes, as a percent of the economy, are at historical low levels today. This is, primarily, the gas tax.
I don't "like" any taxes, but some tax revenue is necessary. I particularly hate all income taxes. I favor taxes on consumption, not wages. If the excise taxes the government collects were doubled to equal 1% of GDP (still historically low), it would generate $1T+ over the next ten-years. Much more than either of the Bush tax cuts that are now up for discussion.
After looking at these charts I conclude:
- Social Security taxes impose a very heavy burden on the economy.
- Income tax revenues are low today because of the economy, not the marginal tax rates. Consider the fall off during the past four years versus the Bush era. Marginal tax rates were the same, but tax revenue, as a percent of the economy, fell. It's the economy, not the tax rates that are the problem. D.C. is focused on the wrong issue.
- It's well past time that a redo of corporate taxation is made. The system is busted. The end result should be a much lower marginal tax rate to insure competitiveness, but also a minimum tax rate that also insures some fairness, and higher net tax receipts.
- Excise taxes have to go up. Sorry.


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As part of a future growth plan, LINX redeveloped its networks across the Telehouse sites to allow for expected growth and increased demand in network capacity. This comes almost 18 years after the first LINX peering switch was located at Telehouse North.
LINX is now running with a doubled capacity of 9.6TB, creating more growth and demand from within Telehouse to fill this now the upgrade has been completed. With a large number of LINX's 430 members situated at Telehouse, Telehouse forms a core part of LINX's operational strategy.
The upgrade involved the deployment of two separate high-performance Ethernet switching platforms running on Extreme Networks and Juniper, to provide an extra level of fault-tolerance. The switches were implemented across ten locations throughout the UK at a stage where the old network was reaching capacity and were installed in time for the London 2012 Olympics.
Derek Cobb, CTO at LINX commented: "Telehouse have helped us to increase our network growth. They were resourceful when we needed additional power to the suite and helpful when difficult last-minute situations arose.
"Telehouse has been there with LINX since the very beginning and continue to be vitally important. The recent major upgrades of the LINX PoPs at Telehouse North, East and West are testament to the strength of this relationship."
Michelle Reid, Sales and Marketing Director at Telehouse comments on the pivotal project, "We are proud to facilitate this major step that LINX has taken to grow the network capacity in London and beyond. Our long standing relationship made us a suitable partner in realising this unique project and as we share a similar vision of a more connected society, we hope our customers continue to grow with us to explore the potential of the internet".
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Kate Winslet turns 38 years old today!
It seems like just yesterday we saw Kate and Leonardo DiCaprio as the beloved Rose and Jack in "Titanic." Since starring in the unforgettable flick, Winslet's become one of the greatest actresses of her generation.
The British beauty is the youngest person to achieve six Academy Award nominations, winning Best Actress in 2009 for her performance in "The Reader." Kate's latest film, "Labor Day," is already generating Oscar buzz too!
Winslet's currently expecting her first child with new husband, Ned Rocknroll. The actress already has two children from previous marriages.
We're definitely excited to see what Kate does next, but we'll always remember her as Rose from "Titanic."
Click Launch Gallery above to see the rest of the cast from the '97 classic then and now!


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Captain's Report
By Capt. Rob Smith
Grady-White calls this huge center console their Canyon 336, but in fact it could be called the "Continental Shelf" 336 because with at best cruise it can dash out to the "edge" from any major East Coast city north of Charleston, S.C. 422-mile range with a 10% fuel reserve with a pair of Yamaha 350s pushing you and over 10,000 lbs of boat along at 27 mph is no easy feat. But like a lot of things G-W does, they under play it. With an 11'7" beam and 29" gunwales, this boat is designed to take you offshore and get you home safely.
Not only that, but Grady has acknowledged when you're 150 miles out nature will definitely call, you might want to take a nap, or even on a particularly hot day take a shower. Beneath the large center console is a mini-cabin that services a number of purposes. But this boat is packed with practical ideas, so let's take a detailed look…On the Bow
The anchor enters the bow from underneath the deck, through the gunwales, keeping the topside clear of line-snagging anchors and chain. Open a hatch at the bow and inside you have the windlass and a line/chain locker as well executed as on on any megayacht. The controls for the windlass are mounted under the bolster in the front rather than on top where they would tend to get accidentally pushed or snag a line.
Whether you are heading far off-shore or just taking the family and neighbors out for a ride, the front bench seats will be popular. These large seats on the port and starboard as well as in front of the console offer comfortable cushioning and great views. Beneath the side benches are insulated fish boxes measuring about 165qts in size. You can add a filler to create a large casting platform up front or add a filler cushion and have a great space to relax in the sun. With the filler out, you have ample room to work a fish from the stern all the way to the bow safely and quickly with your buddy behind you ready to net the fish on board.
Drink holders are all about, including at the ends of the benches. On the port side is a wash-down connection so you don't have to drag the hose all the way from the stern to rinse off the decks. Along the center of the cockpit are additional storage lockers for tons of small items just under the bolsters.The Impressive Cabin
The center console on most boats house a port-a-potty inside, maybe even have a sink at a place to stow some gear -- but on the 336 you could get a few hours of sleep or possibly sleep overnight and shower the next morning. The only thing lacking was a coffee pot! Inside, I had plenty of room for my 6 foot frame to stand in the center or slide into the berth that stretches out beneath the bow cockpit sole. Inside were spaces for six rods to stow vertically, net storage all around, a teak cover seat for showing that flips down over the VacuFlush toilet and a vanity. On the aft bulkhead, all the controls for the fish boxes, stereo and power panel are neatly organized and accessible from the door.From the Driver's View
Stepping back out to the helm, the Canyon 336 has three across adjustable seats with armrests and bolsters and were very comfortable. Electronics are well protected. The expensive flat screen displays you buy can be mounted on an electric lift console across the center. They had two large Raymarine displays on the test boat. The Ritchie compass was top mounted with the Yamaha Digital Command gauges on a vertical panel just below. Trim indicators were to the right of the command gauges. You have room to the left of the wheel for other gear like autopilot, VHF and more. Switches are grouped to the right of the wheel as well as the trim tabs which are next to the throttles.
If you opt for the SidePower bowthruster, they mount the joystick low to the left of the wheel. The footrest below is also another storage compartment. If you plan to spend a lot of time onboard, you may want to consider cockpit and cabin air conditioning. The heat cycle on the test boat sure felt good! Below the seats, the 336 has the batteries grouped together for easy access. On one side of the helm seat station is a lure drawer and on the other was a lure and tool organizer.
The back side of the helm seat was a well designed tackle center with grab rail across the top of the seats and six rocket launcher rod holders. The rigging station sports a 45 gallon live well and a104qt cooler. Below are drawers for your tackle.The windshield is a tempered glass for safety and long life. Overhead is a fiberglass hardtop with heavy duty aluminum framing. Net storage for life jackets is underneath. You have two fishing lights across the back along with five rocket launcher rod holders. Above the helm are an electronics box and a two color light. Another optional feature added to my test model was the outriggers.The Working Deck
The cockpit space measures about 80 square feet with reinforced sole for a fighting chair. The favorite seat often is the aft seat on a long ride and Grady-White's patented fold-away bench seat makes it easy. This seat sets up in seconds and folds neatly flat against the stern wall when not in use.
Behind the seat are panels for access to the optional 4kw diesel Panda generator, dedicated diesel tank and remote handles for closing the through hulls. Cockpit bolster padding is standard as well as flush mount rod holders on the gunwale tops. Horizontal rod racks and toe rails are underneath keeping your gear ready and you safe when you lean over to pull a fish onboard.
The topside of the stern wall sports a drop box in the corner, replaceable cutting board top and a 291qt fishbox in the center. You can opt for the Cruisair chill plates as they did on my test model. The walkthrough stern door has heavy hardware and leads out to a three step telescoping swim ladder for getting back on board after a cooling swim.The Numbers
This model measures 33'6" length overall with a beam width of 11'7". With the fiberglass top, she has a bridge height of about 9'. Hull draft is measured at 25" and weight comes in at 9200lbs without the outboards. She is rated for a maximum of 700hp, as tested, and has a fuel capacity of 350 gallons.Test Results
Unfortunately the most challenge I could find on test day was keeping a grip on the wheel because my hands were freezing to it! Water conditions were pretty calm, so you will want to get out on some off-shore stuff to see how she handles in the rough water. I did find she handled smoothly with sharp turns and solid performance. I found she is on plane in 4.4 seconds and up to 30mph in 6 seconds. Her maximum recorded speed reached 51.8mph at 6100rpm and her cruise speed was about 27.5mph at 3500rpm for a range of 422 miles with a 10% reserve.Conclusion
In conclusion, I believe Grady-White has developed a new breed of cross-over from the center console and cuddy version of coastal boats. They maintained the topside importance of access bow to stern and fishability you expect from a Grady-White, but added the real convenience of a small workable cabin inside. You have room to add all the hard-core electronics you need to really get on the fish and designed in comfort to keep you on the fish longer.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Grady-White Canyon 336 is 51.8 mph (83.4 kph), burning 71.7 gallons per hour (gph) or 271.38 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Grady-White Canyon 336 is 27.5 mph (44.3 kph), and the boat gets 1.34 miles per gallon (mpg) or 0.57 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 421 miles (677.53 kilometers).
- Tested power is 2 x 350-hp Yamaha.
Standard and Optional Features
|Air Cond./Heat
|Battery Charger/Converter
|CD Stereo
|Head: Fixed
|Power Steering
|Shore Power
|Washdown: Raw Water
|Water Heater
Exterior Features
|Optional T-Top
|Ice Chest
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Transom Door
|Transom Shower
Boats More Than 30 Feet
|Bow Thruster
Hull Warranty
5 Year
Accessories Warranty
|1 Year http://www.gradywhite.com/customer/manuals/
|NMMA Certification
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How to Create Compeling Advertising
Apr 06
Business, Design, Life advertising, branding, marketing 1 Comment
Watch this ad:
and then watch this ad:
The former commercial focuses on the features. If you look at the signage in the commercial, it says things like 8MP Camera, Wifi Hotspot, Smartphone, HDMI, etc etc. It basically tells me what this phone is about but as far as appealing to me or striking a cord, it falls flat.
The latter commercial tells a story. The product (insurance) isn't even shown in the commercial, only mentioned in passing at the end.
You can appeal to logic by listing all the things your product does and try to outdo the competition by doing more and more, or you can appeal to base emotions like anger, joy, happiness, love, hope, or in this case loss. I think the latter works better and is timeless. Imagine watching the Android commercial 5 years from now. Will you be impressed by 4G, HDMI, 8MP cameras? At the rate technology moves, probably no. The Thai insurance commercial is actually a very old commercial, but it has as much resonance today as it did when it first came out.
The iPhone Facetime commercial reminds me very much of this style of advertising:
Apple never tells you all the features the phone as. They just show you how it can change the way you share experiences with your loved ones.
Popularity: 7% [?]


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Poe is a big lump with people. He has only ever scratched someone when she was drunk and playing rough with him, he finally raked her pretty bad. Otherwise, he is really gentle. I have inlaws that have had some pretty mean ones though.
Meazers are like bullies-once you have one, and you love one, you never want to be without one. Even with the very strong personalities.


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For Immediate Release
Contact: Joel Wachs, President; Pamela Clapp, Program Director (212) 387-7555 MARCH 29, 2006 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces $330,000 in Additional Grants for Victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Bringing Total to $1,080,000
In response to the continuing needs of artists and arts organizations recovering from the catastrophic effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is pleased to announce an additional $330,000 in grants, bringing the foundation's total support for Gulf Coast art communities to over one million dollars. The grants, like those made in January, directly benefit institutions serving artists in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Joel Wachs, President of the Warhol Foundation, noted that the foundation's on-going commitment to organizations striving to re-establish themselves in the wake of disaster is born of the belief that arts and culture can play a significant role in re-building communities in times of crisis.
Before the first round of grants was released in January 2006, the foundation conducted extensive studies to determine how best to respond to the needs of the devastated arts communities. Once the immediate chaos had subsided and the area's infrastructures had begun to be re-built, $750,000 was distributed among eight key organizations serving artists in the tri-state region.
As part of their sustained interest in the recovery process, program staff traveled to the Gulf Coast in February to visit grant recipients. It was immediately clear that although the organizations were recovering, reorganizing and re-building, they desperately needed more support if they were to be able to carry out necessary long-term stabilization projects. The $330,000 will be awarded as follows:
Craft Emergency Relief Fund $50,000 supplementing the prior $50,000 grant
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council $30,000 supplementing the prior $50,000 grant
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art $50,000 supplementing the prior $100,000 grant
Mississippi Arts Council $25,000 supplementing the prior $50,000 grant
Ogden Museum of Southern Art $100,000
Acadiana Arts Council $75,000
Four additional organizations received grants in January:
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans $100,000
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston $100,000
The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation $100,000
New Orleans Museum of Art $200,000
Regarding the Warhol Foundation's renewed support for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Program Director, Pamela Clapp pointed out, "When any one arts community is silenced for any reason, the country as a whole suffers from that missing voice. We are determined to fortify the foundations of artistic expression in the Gulf Coast so that the region can continue its vital contributions to our national culture."