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At a retrofit installation in Little Rock, Ark., residents were looking to implement a solution that would provide their 2,430-square-foot condo with a customized automation experience where scenes could automatically adjust systems such as lighting, security, shading, and a wide range of A/V components. To bring this vision to life, the home systems integration team at Little Rock-based FX Pros LLC went with RTI's lineup of powerful control and automation products. By combining advanced processor technology with convenient and simple-to-master user interfaces, FX Pros designed a smart home setup that enabled the homeowners to more easily manage their new cutting-edge abode.
Sophisticated Yet Simple
"A complex integration project doesn't have to mean difficult operation for the user," says Jeff Jenkins, owner of FX Pros. "For these homeowners the main concern was keeping things as simple as possible while pulling out all the stops in terms of fluid automation of shades, lights, thermostats, security cameras, fans, and a full range of top-of-the-line A/V equipment. RTI's automation solutions maintain simplicity while blending seamlessly within any environment, which is crucial during residential projects where clients actively participate in the design process. Thanks to the ability to program custom interfaces and integration with third-party devices the residents simply push a single button to set up scenes to match any mood, environment, or time of day."
Setting the Scene
By using RTI's Integration Designer software, the Jenkins was able to program a selection of pre-determined scenes that with the push of a single button transform the entire living experience. Using presets such as "Morning," "Welcome," "Goodbye," and "Condo Off," the system automatically regulates smart home components such as the main room's QMotion shades and lights in the kitchen or hallway, or instantly activates the TV while turning on the news. Facilitated by RTI's extensive library of pre-written two-way drivers, the wide-range of systems also incorporates a Sonos wireless sound system, Lutron dimmers, Nest Learning Thermostats, a SnapAV Wirepath IP surveillance camera, and more.
Versatile Home Control
To interact with the system in the condominium's entrance and master bedroom, household members use RTI KX7 in-wall touchpanels. Featuring 7-inch LCD screens, they provide an intuitive touchscreen experience by letting users select unified scenes or functions such as shades, colored RGB lighting, a bedroom TV, or live security camera feeds. From the kitchen or main room, RTI's RK1+ four- and eight-button keypads provide the homeowners with instant command of a 60-inch TV, a Comcast X1 DVR, and the ability to engage scenes that impact the entire residence. For handheld control in the master bedroom and main bathroom, RTI's T1-B+ remote control can transmit both IR (infrared) and RF (radio frequency) signals to a full range of A/V components, while a wall-mounted iPad mini running RTI's RTiPanel mobile app provides access to any system across the entire home.
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Tying the entire installation together is RTI's XP-6 and XP-8s control processors. Featuring control via RS-232, relay, IP, and routable IR, these solutions provide the reliability and processing speed needed to orchestrate the operation of a diverse assortment of equipment. Although the processors are critical to the seamless operation of the home, they remain completely out of sight, hidden in a TV cabinet.
"The flexibility of RTI's solutions allowed us to provide our customers with the automation experience they expected," adds Jenkins. "With no more than two page flips on any device, RTI's intuitive ecosystem lets the condo owners access all facets of their system without any technical knowledge or 'component confusion.' This was particularly important for features such as the space's large number of switches, including over 50 individual lighting loads that could have been overwhelming on a less functional system. The customers are pleasantly surprised at how easily every system on their list came together, proving once again that simplicity does not need to compromise integration possibilities, power, or overall performance."
- Article courtesy of RTI
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Even a majority of Democrats say political rhetoric not to blame for the actions of a mentally disturbed psychotic
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Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The establishment media campaign to crassly exploit the tragic Arizona shootings as a way to bludgeon the First Amendment and silence critics of the Obama administration has failed spectacularly, with even a majority of Democrats telling a CBS poll that "violent political rhetoric" was not to blame for the actions of a mentally disturbed madman.
Within minutes of Saturday's shootings and before the identity of the gunman was even known, establishment mouthpieces like the New York Times and MSNBC, backed up by statist blogs like Huffington Post and the Daily Kos, instantly seized upon the bloodshed to blame the events on tea partiers and what they termed "violent right-wing rhetoric."
This prompted leftist talking heads, enthusiastically backed by the Associated Press, to contrive a phony national debate about "toning down the rhetoric," which as we explained, was a mere ploy to politicize the shootings to eviscerate free speech and dissent against big government.
This agenda was made brazenly transparent by the actions of Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who has been heavily criticized for giving a speech shortly after the shootings in which he accused "irresponsible political rhetoric of conservatives," in particular radio and TV talk show hosts, for the murders of six people.
Even after it emergedthat shooter Jared Lee Loughner was a drug-using, Communist Manifesto-reading occultist whom his classmates had described as being left-wing, the effort to link the events with political opponents of big government continued unabated.
Unfortunately for the architects of this national hoax, a clear majority of the American people just aren't buying it.
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A CBS News nationwide telephone poll found that, "57 percent of respondents said the harsh political tone had nothing to do with the shooting, compared to 32 percent who felt it did."
Even a majority of Democrats say that political rhetoric had nothing to do with the shooting.
"Among Democrats 49 percent placed no blame on the heated political tone against 42 percent who did. Among independents the split was 56 percent to 33 percent, CBS said."
Amongst Republican voters, just 19 per cent blamed political rhetoric for the massacre, versus 69 per cent who rejected such a link.
The fact that Americans are not buying the "tone down the rhetoric" ploy means that Target, Cupid, Fruit Punch, and other examples of violent hate speech will probably survive, at least until they are blamed for the actions of another mentally ill psychotic, clearly motivated by nothing other than his own inner demons.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show. Watson has been interviewed by many publications and radio shows, including Vanity Fair and Coast to Coast AM, America's most listened to late night talk show.
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CONCEPT: I like some of Mutants and Masterminds 3rd Edition, but prefer many elements of 2nd Edition. Both are (nearly) fully OGL, except for the term Hero Points. So I went for an already-OGL equivalent, Fate Points... And then copied a hint of FATE in in the form of Aspects (replacing Hero Points being rewarded for "heroic behavior")
Oh, and then I decided this whole thing should fit in a PocketMod. Thus the shorter sentences, minimalism, and large amounts of "GM makes it up!"
Bring this book, pencil, paper, d20s, maybe d6s. Standard dice notation.
Basic roll is d20+Mods vs. DC, or d20+Mods vs. d20+Mods. Every 5 over/under is a 'degree' of success or failure.
Abilities are STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA. Base is 0, human "peak" is 5, -5 is disabled ability, null is that ability doesn't apply.
Skills list is GM-customized during campaign creation. An average person has 5 in their job's main skill. Skill Mod = Ability+Skill Ranks.
Feats are like d20 norm. 1 free per character level, 1 point for additionals.
Powers are akin to many d20 class abilities. Cost: (Base+HeavyMods)*Rank+LightMods
Aspects provide Fate Points when triggered against a character, which can then be used on one's Aspects to trigger Stunts and Specials.
If something is missing here, either there's an expansion page for it, or the GM can BS it. Mutants and Masterminds 2nd is a good place to look if you want to refine rules that aren't covered – keep in mind the differences in MicroSuper20 though!
Character Creation
DM defines Character Level, Character Points , Imperial or Metric. 15/level is a good base. Imperial is recommended.
5-8 = masked adventures, 9-12 = supers, 13+ = world-class supers.
Point in an Ability costs 2, point removed grants 2. ~A third of points here.
Two points in skills cost 1. One Feat costs 1.
Powers have their base effect, their modifiers, their end cost, and their description and descriptors. Do not forget description, because a good description may let you do not-explicitly-stated things with powers.
In general, Feats and their descriptions should take 1-3 pages on a character PocketMod Stack. Each power should take up a full page.
A character should have three to five Aspects. Focus on feel.
Characters always start an adventure (which may last one or more sessions) with 1 fate point.
Go through the Stats List on the next page. Make sure items are on your sheet.
Stats List
All stats are the baseline, can change via powers.
HP = PL*(6+CON)+(3*Points Spent) if using HP; else Toughness = CON. Max HP 12*PL, Max Toughness = PL.
Fortitude = (STR or CON) + Points Spent. Max = PL.
Reflex = (DEX or INT) + Points Spent. Max = PL.
Will = (WIS or CHA) + Points Spent. Max = PL.
Defense = Points Spent/2 + Dodge + Size Modifier. Max = PL.
Dodge = (Points Spent on Defense)/2. Max defined by Defense.
Initiative = DEX + (4*Points Spent). No limit.
Melee Attack Bonus = STR + Points Spent/2. Max = PL.
Ranged Attack Bonus = DEX + (Points Spent on Melee Attack Bonus)/2. Max = PL.
Ability DC modifiers cannot exceed the PL either.
All maximums are hard – a combination of modifiers that exceeds it is treated as equal to the maximum.
Each skill lists its primary stat, and core functions. GM may add skills.
! marks a skill 'group' – you take one or more subskills with their own ranks. Max modifier for any one skill = PL+10. Mod = Stat+Ranks+Misc.
Acrobatics (DEX) – Balance, Maneuvers, Quick Stand, Tumble
Athletics (STR) – Climb, Jump, Run, Swim
!Close Combat (STR or DEX) – Any one weapon/attack type, provides a bonus to Melee Attack Bonus for attacks of that type.
Deception (CHA) – Bluff, Disguise, Feint, Innuendo, Tricking foes
!Expertise (mostly INT) – Any one moderately wide area of knowledge.
Insight (WIS) – Detect illusions, Influences, Evaluate, catch Innuendo, Resist Influence
Intimidation (CHA) – Coercing, Demoralizing, Intimidating Minions
Investigation (INT) – Search, Gather/Analyze Evidence, Gather Information, Surveillance
Perception (WIS) – Spot, Listen, Equivalents for other senses
Persuasion (CHA) – Diplomacy (influence attitudes)
!Ranged Combat (DEX) – Any one weapon/attack type, provides a bonused to Ranged Attack Bonus for attacks of that type.
Sleight of Hand (DEX) – Concealing, Contorting, Escape Artist, Legerdemain, Thievery
Stealth (DEX) – Hiding, Moving Silently, Tailing
Technology (INT) – Operating, Building, Repairing/Jury-Rigging, Demolitions, Inventing, Security
Treatment (INT) – Medical treatment, Diagnosis, Revive, Stabilize, Treat Disease/Poison
Vehicles (DEX) – Drive, Ride, etc.
Feats can have one or more ranks. Only the first rank may be acquired using your free feats gained from character level.
There are a lot of feats; when making a character, view the Feat List. Keep in mind your DM can bring in custom feats.
Always put the complete mechanical description of any feat you take on your character sheet.
Some feats may be usable for Stunts.
Powers have a cost per rank, which can go up or down from Heavy Modifiers. They can also have Light Modifiers, which increase or reduce the total cost by an amount. Some powers require attack checks, and some have saves – DC is 10+RANK, player chooses the type. (A switch to a more advantageous-for-the-caster save is a Heavy Modifier at +1/Rank.)
Some Powers may be usable for Stunts.
Rounds are 6 seconds, Standard Actions 3, Move Actions 2, Minors 1.
Initiative = d20 + Initiative Mod.
Use a Fate Point to gain an additional Standard or Move.
Attack = d20 + attack modifiers vs. 10 + Defense modifiers.
Nat20 = Autohit, +1 Degree. Nat1 = Miss.
Hit = Target takes (Damage Rate)d6 if using HP.
• Otherwise, save vs. DC 15+Damage Rate.
• Fail by 1 degree (5 or less): -1 to future saves vs. damage
• Fail by 2 degrees (6-10): Above + Dazed (1 nonfree action/turn) until end of next turn
• Fail by 3 degrees (11-15): Above + Staggered (half speed) until recovery
• Fail by more or fail while staggered: Incapacitated.
• Fail while incapacitated: Dying.
• Fail while Dying: Dead.
Recover one damage condition per minute, user's choice. Unless Dead.
Use a Fate Point, select an Aspect on your character or the scene, perform stunt related to it. (Treat your Powers as Aspects for this.) GM must approve, and may request checks be made to perform the stunt. Fate Point is refunded if the action is easy.
Gaining Fate Points
When a character's Aspect causes them a significant problem, they gain a Fate Point. The GM may compel actions based off Aspects by offering a Fate Point; the player may instead pay a Fate Point to resist the compel.
Fate Points may also be handed out as fiat bonuses for good play, bringing chips, etc.
Figuring Out the Rest
If any situation applies where the rules aren't complete:
A minor modifier is +-2. A major modifier is +-5.
If you need more than this or extensions, extrapolate from any d20 game of choice – Mutants and Masterminds 2nd Edition is ideal.
Powers are To Be Done - I'm actually going to base those off of 2e's Ultimate Power expansion.
Feats are To Be Done - They'll be based off of 2e's base.


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You may not know actor David Oyelowo by name yet, but you're about to get very familiar with his work.
The 36-year-old, British-born actor has snared a slew of roles in high-profile films directed by legendary filmmakers and sharing scenes with some of the world's biggest movie stars. Now he's on the verge of becoming an A-list Hollywood player. As his stint in the provocative indie "96 Minutes" makes its bow in theaters, Oyelowo tells PopcornBiz what it's like to be at the brink of something big.
It's been a very significant year for you, career wise.
Yeah, there's no doubt about that. Being in both 'The Help' and 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' – films that did very, very well was obviously a very nice moment for me. But then going into this year with '96 Minutes' coming out in April and then 'Middle of Nowhere', another independent film I did last year – our director won Best Director at Sundance, and that film now comes out October 12th. And then 'The Paperboy' that I also did with Lee Daniels, starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey – we just got into competition with Cannes with that. And then 'One Shot', the film I did with Tom Cruise comes out Christmas of this year, as well as 'Lincoln' that I did with Spielberg. So there's no question that it's a banner year, so to speak. But it feels like the culmination – I've been an actor for 14 years. As they say, behind every overnight success is ten years of hard work. It sort of feels like that for me right now.
Give me a little back-story on how '96 Minutes' came to you and what intrigued you about the material.
I'm pretty harsh when it comes to material. I have to kind of believe in it for me to want to have anything to do with it, and it was just one of those scripts that when I read it, I believed the characters and, most importantly, I gravitated towards this character of Duane. Duane is the kind of character who on the surface of it he looks a certain way, he talks a certain way. And he's easily- you can construe who he is. And I also like the fact that in a story where a lot of the young people seem to be lacking a sort of parental guide, a parental voice, Duane represents that for his nephew, as seen in the movie.
What did you like about the overall message of '96 Minutes' and what was the thing that you thought was important for an audience to connect with?
So often with films that are depicting young people in that sort of late teens, early twenties age range, it can be treated very lazily. 'The Social Network' is one of the few films in the last few years that I can think of that didn't sort of patronize young characters on film, and this film feels in that vein. It sort of deals with issues that they are going through, through a very complex lens. It doesn't sort of cipher them into cookie-cutter kind of characters. And in the four main characters that we follow, they're all very different. Some of them are from different sides of the tracks when it comes to wealth, when it comes to socioeconomic and just in terms of cultural upbringing. But they're all thrown together in what ends up being this quite tragic circumstance. And I just like all of those ingredients – It just felt very real to me.
Tell me a little bit about what I'm sure is every actor's dream: working with Steven Spielberg.
Yeah. I mean that was pretty extraordinary. I have to say it was one of those experiences that all of the expectations were met by the reality of the experience. Not only was it Steven Spielberg, but it was Daniel Day-Lewis who is my favorite actor of all time, so getting to work with him in a film centered around the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil War. And just all of that history and, of course, because it's Spielberg, the attention to detail. I felt like I'd gone back in a time machine to 1865 and it was a very, very special experience.
What was the coolest moment you spent on set filming 'Lincoln?'
The most extraordinary moment for me shooting was opposite Daniel Day-Lewis and feeling unequivocally like I was looking at Abraham Lincoln. He never breaks out of character. He is a consummate actor in that his immersion in his characters is second to none, so there was no acting required, really, in terms of my interaction with him playing Abraham Lincoln. You literally felt that you had gone in a time machine and you were looking at the very dude himself. And that was a pretty extraordinary feeling that I haven't felt before: just the sheer power of an actor's performance can transport me to another time and place. I think people are going to be blown away by what he achieves in that film.
Before working with Spielberg, how much interaction did you get directly with George Lucas when you were working on 'Red Tails'?
Oh, quite a lot, because we shot the film in 2009 and then our director had to go and do this series for HBO called 'Treme' and George wanted some reshoots to take place so he directed those. I actually had quite a bit of interaction with George and through the postproduction process, as well. I kind of felt like I got to have my cake and eat it, too, because not only did I get to work with Anthony Hemingway who is fantastic but also I got to be directed by George, as well. So that was pretty great, to work with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg in the same year.
Tell me about your relationship as an actor to director with Lee Daniels.
Our relationship began when he took a big chance on me and cast me as Martin Luther King in a film he was going to do called 'Selma'. And for a number of reasons that film didn't come to fruition. But he was pretty determined to work with me. And when he signed on to do 'The Paperboy' there was this role of Yardley Acherman that actually in the books and the scripts was written as a white character, but Lee rewrote it as an African-American character and cast me in that role. So he's a man of his word. And now in about a month or two we're going to go off and do a film called 'The Butler' together. So our first attempt at working together didn't quite come off but we've got one down and another one on the way.
And what can you say about your experience on 'One Shot'?
'One Shot' centers around a sniper attack in Pittsburgh, and I play the lead detective on the case. And it soon becomes apparent that this sniper was a military sniper. And Tom's character was an ex-military investigator. So he's perfectly placed to hunt this sniper down. So we team up to kind of get our man, so to speak. What was both surprising and very inspiring for me is that Tom hasn't lost any of his enthusiasm for telling stories. He's been at the top of this industry for 30 years, and just his energy and his work ethic was just absolutely exemplary. And I like to think of myself as a hard-working actor, but he's up there as just a complete and utter example of what it takes to stay at the top for as long as he has. And he's a really, really lovely human being.
After this stretch of working with so many world-class filmmakers and actors, what are your goals? You're on everybody's radar right now. What's the next level you want to push things to?
It's all about material. I think death for an actor is to in any way pigeonhole yourself. Because the industry is very desirous to do that to you, so I always hesitate to say, 'Oh, I want to do this, that, or the other.' But the thing I am pretty determined to do is to use these opportunities I'm being given to start to create opportunities for myself. One of the pleasures about working with these people is you can then start developing projects with them, so that's the thing I really want to start doing now is forging strong relationships with writers and producers and studios and independent producers as well, so that the kind of films I want to be in and I would like to see are films that I can help bring to fruition.
David Oyelowo's Star On the Rise, With Help From Tom Cruise and Steve Spielberg
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I think that the bottom line is that it is fine using aids to calculation but you need to be able to tell if the result is wrong for what ever reason, be it malfunction or user error.And it doesn't matter if that aid is log tables, slide rule or electronic calculator.
Should electric engineers use matlab instead of doing fourier transform by hand?
liudr: In a classic picture of education, teachers create content to teach to students. It's hard work to create new content especially when someone has been on the job for a number of years. If Arduino as a platform (or something else) can help shift content creation partially to students (they have a lot of untapped brain cells), then this may change how teachers teach. One time I assigned an extra credit problem to my college students: to simulate cycloid motion, one of them created an android app. It was cool and correct. I have it on my phone. So every time I go over the same content, I show the app to my students as a demonstration. That student was not even a programmer. He got interested in app programming and my assignment gave him a goal and he achieved it. This is a lot better and easier on me than me trying to create one myself smileyBelieve or not, ed colleges like the one in my university, stress a lot more over pedagogy than content. Our ed grads fail content exam to a point that their parents are complaining to the ed professors that their kids aren't getting jobs. I get the same complaints from ed students I interacted with. Trust me, these science ed majors don't know enough science to teach science. That could be a reason teachers hang on to old content even wrong ones. My state is considered as top 4-5 in US science engineering preparedness for college but I simply don't see it. Graduation requirement for high school is still geared towards finding a job as HS grad, not towards entering college. 1 year of physics or chemistry WILL be required in 2015 grads. Before then, it's OK to keep taking biology! I had 5 years of each, all required! That's from 3rd world country.By the time these engineer-wannabes enter college without physics, it's too late. They could have done it in high school for free.


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Christmas Cactus Care
Easy growing tips for this seasonal favorite.
The Christmas cactus is a long lived plant with flat, segmented stems. Most of the year its appearance is fairly unassuming. Some potted green in the corner of the living room or parked under a tree in the back yard.
Around Christmas, however, something magical happens.
With care, this plain looking plant will blossom with flowers of red, white, pink, purple or orange. Because of this festive seasonal bloom, the Christmas cactus is a tradition in many European and North American homes during the holidays.
But the beauty of the hardy Christmas cactus isn't limited to just the holiday season. Jeanne Dombcik, an Ohio transplant living in Raleigh, NC, tells the tale of her fifty-year-old Christmas cactus and the family ties it symbolizes.
"So it's 1985 and I'm staying with my grandmother Gladys Browngardt in Sag Harbor, New York, working on my cousin Hank's farm stand," Jeanne recalls. "She had this Christmas cactus that sat outside under the pine trees when I was there and I took care of it all summer."
Jeanne's grandmother passed away that summer.
"After my grandmother died, all of my 24 first cousins came to the house to help clear it out. When it came my turn to decide what to take, I thought about it. I decided that what I really wanted was that Christmas cactus I had been keeping alive all summer."
"I got a cardboard box, my dad helped me pack the Christmas cactus up and I drove it from Sag Harbor to Cleveland, Ohio, where I took cuttings of it and rooted them. I sent them back to Sag Harbor to live with all of my cousins and aunts and uncles. Now whenever I go to visit their houses, I see a piece of my grandmother's original Christmas cactus."
Jeanne still passes along cuttings from her grandmother's plant, which continues to thrive today.
Caring for Christmas Cactus
Christmas cactus thrives in bright, but indirect sunlight. Keep it near a window when indoors or shaded by trees if kept outdoors in warmer months.
Despite its name, the Christmas cactus is not a desert plant, but rather has its origins in the tropical rain forests of South America. If you live in a dry climate, make sure a source of humidity like a shallow tray of water is kept nearby. The plant will not tolerate dry soil and requires regular watering (done at the base of the plant).
Conversely, too much water will cause leaves to spot and fall off. Allow the top layer of soil to dry completely before watering.
Ensuring a Christmas Bloom
In fall, night temperatures around 50-55 degrees will trigger Christmas cactus to form flower buds. A carefully monitored balance of darkness and sunlight will give you beautiful blooms in time for the holidays. Six to eight weeks before Christmas, place the plant in a completely dark space where the temperature is 60 degrees (such as a closet or garage) for 12 hours each night. Be sure to bring the plant out to a sunny spot for the other 12 hours each day. Water only when the top inch or so of the soil feels dry, and you should get flowers for the holiday.
A few weeks after the flowers have faded, prune stems back to encourage new growth.
Start your own tradition by sharing your own Christmas cactus. By transplanting a cutting of at least three stem segments into a small pot of soil (preferably taken from the pot of the parent plant). Bury at least one segment. Care for the cutting as a mature plant and it should take root in 4 to 6 weeks.
The day after sharing her story with me, Jeanne dropped by my office bearing a gift. A small cutting from her grandmother's Christmas cactus.
My own little piece of a holiday tradition that lives on all year long.


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I feel like I am two people stuck in one body when I apply for jobs.
Person 1 is an education Masters student who has 3 certifications through the state of Massachusetts that range from Preschool, to middle school to high school with an additional elementary school one pending.
I've been working in schools as a teacher since I was a junior in high school doing a co-op for the preschool. Then I was a lunch aide/recess helper, a 2nd grade classroom aide, and a substitute for 6 different school systems over 8 years.
Person 2 is an amazing salesperson, supervisor, and all around customer service expert. First job was at Best Buy at 16 and worked in a form of retail/sales ever since, going to Build A Bear, Circuit City and then into restaurants working at Friendlys. Factor in work as a Resident Assistant and Orientation Leader and it shows that Person 2 is an amazingly personable sales person.
But for some reason, these two people don't look right together on a resume.
Do schools care that I helped create and implement the training program we use in all of the corporate stores for every new hire?
Does a sales marketing job care that I have passed 6 different Massachusetts Teacher Educator Licensure tests?
Obviously my objective is different for both personalities
so how do I make those two personalities live harmoniously on the paper?
Does it seem like I don't have passion for either if my resume says Looking for A or B? I feel like it should only say one...
Does it seem like I don't have passion for either if my resume says Looking for A or B? I feel like it should only say one...
Do I really care which track I end up on?
No. Not at all.
Would I be happy if I spent the rest of my life teaching English to high schoolers? Yep.
Would I be happier than if I worked in an office, interacting with customers all day? I don't think so.
Why do I have to be one or the other?


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Fall Clean-up (City/County)
Fall clean-up efforts will be Oct. 14 and Oct. 16 through 21 in both Franklin County and the City of Mount Vernon. Residents are urged to clean both public and private areas in preparation for the influx of visitors to the community for CountryFest and the Mount Vernon Food & Wine Festival, as well as a myriad of reunions both high school classes and rural communities. Free disposal of refuse is offered at various sites during this period.
Furniture, including couches, chairs, bedding items and appliances, will be accepted. Citizens are asked to place metal and wood products in designated locations at the sites for special disposal or recycling. Items such as refrigerators and air conditioning units should have their cooling units removed. The city's site is closed on Sunday.
None of the collection sites will be accepting tires, roofing materials or commercial refuse from construction sites. The city will not accept batteries at their dumpster; however, Pcts. 1, 3, and 4 Commissioners will accept them at their drop off locations. Sites are located in all four commissioners' precincts for disposal by rural residents. City residents may take their items to dumpsters located at the City's Holbrook St. Maintenance Barn.
|Location : Check the Oct. 12 or 19 issue of the Optic-Herald for drop-off locations


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In honor of the art of excellence in restaurant hospitality, we are pleased to announce the 2013 Diners' Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Best Restaurants for Service in the United States and highlight the Top 10 honorees for hospitality. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than 5 million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 15,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The Top 10 Best Restaurants for Service in the U.S., in rank order, are:
- Kai – Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort – Chandler, Arizona
- The French Laundry – Yountville, California
- NAOE – Miami, Florida
- ON20 – Hartford, Connecticut
- Vetri – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Saison – San Francisco, California
- The Kitchen Restaurant – Sacramento, California
- Addison at The Grand Del Mar – San Diego, California
- The Painted Lady – Newberg, Oregon
- Palace Arms at the Brown Palace – Denver, Colorado
The complete list of winners, which includes Eleven Madison Park in New York City, goosefoot in Chicago, and La Belle Vie in Minneapolis, spans 28 states, including Alaska and Hawaii. California restaurants earned 14 spots on the list, followed by New York with 10 winners and Florida and North Carolina with eight apiece. South Carolina and Virginia each boast six winning restaurants, trailed by Illinois with five and Pennsylvania with four. Arizona, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington all have three honorees, while Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, Oregon, and Utah have two each. Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nevada restaurants are also included.
Restaurants serving American regional fare accounted for more than half the winners on the list of 100. French cuisine was also well represented. Other popular cuisines included Italian, European/continental, and Japanese.
The Diners' Choice Awards for the Top 100 Restaurants with the Best Service in the U.S. are generated from more than 5 million reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners between February 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013. All restaurants with a minimum "overall" score and number of qualifying reviews were included for consideration. Qualifying restaurants were then scored and sorted according to the highest average rating in the service category.


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It was the excited gasp heard round the world last week, as Twihards were treated to leaked screen shots of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart filming their passionate vampire sex scene for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" – and R-Pattz himself has admitted the scene will be powerfully seductive.
"It's kind of incredible," Robert told MTV in a recent interview of the sparkly skin-on-skin romp. "I saw a prelim of it. [Director Bill Condon] has really, really good ideas for it."
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Filming the love scene required creativity from the "Twilight" team, as the highly anticipated encounter must satisfy the audience's preconceived expectations (from Stephenie Meyer's book), yet stay non-descript enough to maintain a PG-13 rating.
"We had some really interesting ideas about it," Robert said. "It's kind of interesting, as well, having to do it in the context of PG-13.
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"You can't do blatant," he added, laughing. "That's all been done in other stuff anyway, like saying, 'You just do it really, really fast!'"
In related news, the 24-year-old Brit — who told MTV earlier this year that his upcoming drama, "Bel Ami," would feature a lot of his "crack" — will apparently be showing a bit more than just his bare backside, according to his "Bel Ami" co-star, Natalia Tena.
"There is a lot of everything in that," Natalia told MTV of R-Pattz's body at the DVD release party of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" on Monday. "But the thing is, I knew him before all the 'Twilight' stuff. We used to hang out for a bit, so it was a bit weird [during filming]. I was like, 'All right, mate, come on, let's do it! It will be fun!'"
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Despite the "weirdness," Tena — whom fans recognize from her role as Nymphadora Tonks in the "Harry Potter" franchise — says fans should expect to see a whole new depth to Robert's acting in the upcoming film, which also co-stars Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci.
"[Robert] is not nice at all in this [film]," she said. "Which is great, because he's going to break away from that [teen heartthrob] thing and show that he can play those roles, which is so important as an actor to not stay on that same path."
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"The Twlight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" is slated for theatrical release on November 18, 2011, while a release date for "Bel Ami" has yet to be set.
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Red Tails Movie Review
Don't judge a book by its cover. The theme runs strong through Red Tails, about the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II who faced not only hardship from the Nazis but more-than-simmering racism from within their own ranks. The common phrase can also be said about the movie itself, which, while far from being a great war movie, is a surprisingly entertaining one.
Everything about Red Tails screamed disaster. The posters and logo made the movie look like a TV movie from the early nineties. The trailers implied the same. Hell, the mere presence of Cuba Gooding Jr., who hadn't starred in a theatrical release in years, contradicted the assertion that Red Tails was a George Lucas-funded war movie being released nationwide (coincidentally, Cuba Gooding Jr. starred in the 1995 TV movie The Tuskegee Airmen).
In some ways, Red Tails does feel like it's out of the early nineties. From the opening credits to the simple dialogue and us-versus-them-and-nothing-in-between story, the movie would have had a better shot had it been released 20 years earlier. Not so coincidentally, George Lucas first started working on this project back in 1988.
Ever since the Star Wars prequels, everyone has pretty much dismissed Lucas, who directed reshoots for the movie after first-time director Anthony Hemingway got tied up with other work, for lazy storytelling and developing one-dimensional characters. Even though Lucas didn't write Red Tails, those attributes hold true with the movie. However, there are two things that Lucas can do reasonably well: action and visual effects.
The many aerial battles are well done and supported by relatively strong special effects (for a movie that cost $58 million to make), even though the trailers suggested otherwise. And while action and effects are not enough to make a good movie, coupled with an inoffensive script, Red Tails is shockingly fun to watch.
Aside from the forgettable characters and hammy dialogue, where Red Tails needed the most improvement was a sense of building to something greater. Between each action scene the characters return to their base in France to talk, argue, get called the N-word and occasionally screw local girls. They then return to the skies for their next battle. But there is no sense that more is on the line each time they go up into the air; the climax is no more suspenseful than the opening battle, or anything in between. In their attempt to show the personal hardships of the black pilots that risked their lives for their country and the world, the filmmakers forgot to put the story into more important context: beating Hitler and surviving. Ironically, their message would be seen by many more people had just a little more effort been given to this aspect of the story.
Red Tails is far from great, and ultimately it will be quickly forgotten because it lacks the grit and thrills that modern audiences expect from war films. But taken for what it is, Red Tails is a wistfully enjoyable little movie that has likable characters, harmless drama, very good visual effects and entertaining action sequences.
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Syrian opposition head visits rebel areas in north
March 03, 2013
BEIRUT (AP) — Following rebel gains, the leader of the Syrian opposition made his first visit Sunday to areas near the embattled northern city of Aleppo as fighters trying to oust President Bashar Assad captured a police academy and a border crossing along the frontier with Iraq.
Assad, meanwhile, lashed out at the West for helping his opponents in the civil war, delivering a blistering rebuke to Secretary of State John Kerry's announcement that the U.S. will for the first time provide medical supplies and other non-lethal aid directly to the rebels in addition to $60 million in assistance to Syria's political opposition.
Aleppo, the nation's largest city, has been a major front in the nearly 2-year-old uprising. Government forces and rebels have been locked in a stalemate there since July. Mouaz al-Khatib met Sunday with Syrians in the two rebel-held Aleppo suburbs of Manbah and Jarablus, a statement said. The stated goal of his trip — his first since being named the leader of the Syrian National Coalition late last year — was to inspect living conditions.
But his foray to the edge of Aleppo also could be an attempt to boost his group's standing among civilians and fighters on the ground, many of whom see the Western-backed political leadership in exile as irrelevant and out of touch.
The areas along Syria's northern border with Turkey are largely ruled by rival brigades and fighter units that operate autonomously and have no links to the political opposition. Al-Khatib's visit came as rebels captured a police academy west of Aleppo after an eight-day battle that killed more than 200 Syrian soldiers and rebels, activists said. Anti-Assad fighters also stormed a central prison in the northern city of Raqqa and captured the Rabiya border crossing in the east along the border with Iraq, activists said. Iraqi officials said the crossing in northern Ninevah province has been closed.
The territorial gains are a significant blow to Assad, although his forces have regained control of several villages and towns along a key highway near Aleppo International Airport — an achievement that could signal the start of a decisive battle for Syria's commercial capital.
Also Sunday, the government troops launched an offensive in central Syria, sweeping through Latakia and Hama provinces, trying to dislodge rebels from towns and villages. The army also shelled opposition strongholds around Damascus, pounding areas such as Harasta, Daraya, Douma and Zbadani with artillery and airstrikes in what opposition groups said were the regime's "desperate attempts" to reverse the rebel advances.
The rebels have trying to storm the capital for weeks, pushing ever closer to Assad's seat of power. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based opposition group, said the rebels seized the police academy in Khan al-Asal after entering the sprawling government complex with captured tanks.
At least 120 regime soldiers and 80 rebels were killed in the fighting, according to Observatory director Rami Abdul-Rahman. He said the rebels control all buildings inside the complex, which was abandoned by Assad's forces early Sunday.
The Syrian conflict started in March 2011 as a popular uprising against Assad's authoritarian rule, then turned into a full-blown civil war after the rebels took up arms to fight a government crackdown on dissent. The United Nations estimates that 70,000 people have been killed in the fighting.
Assad maintains his troops are fighting "terrorists" and Islamic extremists seeking to destroy Syria, and he accuses the West and its Gulf Arab allies of supporting them in achieving their goal. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Assad criticized the U.S. and Britain for sending financial and other non-lethal aid to the opposition. He set harsh terms for talking to his opponents, dialing back earlier hints of flexibility about talks.
He told the British newspaper that he is ready for dialogue with armed rebels and militants, but only if they surrender their weapons. Recently, the Syrian government offered to participate in talks, but didn't address the question of laying down arms.
"We are ready to negotiate with anyone, including militants who surrender their arms. We are not going to deal with terrorists who are determined to carry weapons to terrorize people, to kill civilians, to attack public places or private enterprise and to destroy the country," Assad said in the interview, conducted in Damascus. "We fight terrorism."
The opposition, including fighters on the ground and the Syrian National Coalition umbrella group, has rejected talks with Damascus until Assad steps down, a demand he has repeatedly rejected. Kerry met Thursday with Syrian opposition leaders in Italy, where he said the U.S. will for the first time provide the non-lethal aid directly to the fighters in addition to $60 million in assistance to the political opposition.
Assad said the "intelligence, communication and financial assistance being provided is very lethal." He bitterly criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron's push for peace talks as "naive, confused, unrealistic" while London tries to end the European Union's arms embargo so that the rebels can be supplied with weapons.
"We do not expect an arsonist to be a firefighter," he said, dismissing any notion that Britain could help end the civil war. "How can we ask Britain to play a role while it is determined to militarize the problem?"
Britain's aim to send aid to moderate opposition groups was misguided, Assad said, adding that such groups do not exist in Syria. Arming the rebels would have grave consequences, he warned. "We all know that we are now fighting al-Qaida, or Jabhat al-Nusra, an offshoot of al-Qaida, and other groups of people indoctrinated with extreme ideologies," he told the newspaper.
Jabhat al-Nusra fighters have been the best organized and most effective force on the opposition side, leading successful rebel assaults on military installation around the country. Al-Nusra has also claimed responsibility for car bombs and suicide attacks on government institutions in Damascus. The U.S. has designated the group a terrorist organization, saying its fighters have ties with al-Qaida.
British Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary William Hague said Assad's comments were proof that the Syrian leader was out of touch with reality. "I think this will go down as one of the most delusional interviews that any national leader has given in modern times," Hague said in an interview Sunday with the BBC.
Associated Press writers Jamal Halaby in Amman, Jordan, and Maamoun Youssef in Cairo and Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report.


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NEAR STELLAKO, B.C. — The slight figure has pulled the hood of her white sweater over her head, for some feeble protection from the cold late-November wind, and nearly blends anonymously into the snowy background of this barren stretch of Highway 16.
Liza Nooski, 19, trudges along the tarmac where it turns due north to curve around the west end of Fraser Lake, the bottom of her pants covered in the brown sludge that lines the road after sanding trucks cover the previous night's snowfall.
A Vancouver Sun reporter and photographer pull over to offer Nooski a ride. It's nippy outside. She's happy to accept.
Earlier that morning, Nooski tells us, she hitchhiked more than 20 km from her home on the Nadleh Whut'En reserve on the east end of the lake to the town of Fraser Lake, situated between Vanderhoof and Burns Lake on Highway 16.
She lucked out this day, as her cousin picked her up and drove her to town, where Nooski took her 15-year-old sister out for a meal during the high school lunch break.
Then, to kill some time before her sister got off school, Nooski decided to walk the 4.5 km to Stellako, a nearby native community, where she can save money on taxes by buying minutes for her cellphone at the native-run store.
Nooski is a polite, soft-spoken young woman, who admits to hitchhiking from time to time. There's no public transit from her reserve to Fraser Lake. She has no money to buy a car.
Some local communities have shuttle bus services, such as from Stony Creek into Vanderhoof. But there are none in the area where Nooski lives, she says.
She is careful, she insists, to only get into vehicles with people she knows or who do not look dangerous. She doesn't feel nervous, she tells us.
"Usually I take care of myself on the highway. I usually don't get in unless it's my friend or my cousin [who is driving]," she says. "If it's a guy I don't know, I don't usually get in the car."
Nooski has read in the newspaper about the so-called Highway of Tears investigation, a police probe looking into the disappearances or deaths of 18 girls and women along major B.C. arteries, including Highway 16. She has also seen posters about the case in her community.
Nooski says her friends have changed the way they thumb rides because of the high-profile case, but she is worried her younger sister's friends still feel invincible while hitchhiking to Vanderhoof or Prince George.
"They've seen the posters up, but they don't really listen. I tried to tell them," Nooski says.
Improved bus service is one of the more than 30 recommendations made in a 2006 report following the first symposium held in Prince George for relatives of the girls and women on the Highway of Tears list.
It is the first recommendation in the report, and it reads: "That a shuttle bus transportation system be established between each town and city located along the entire length of Highway 16, defined as 'The Highway of Tears.' "
"I'm frustrated because I don't feel like any of those recommendations have been followed up on," said Grainne Barthe, with the North Coast Transition Society in Prince Rupert.
She said it is common in northern communities to try to catch rides to rural towns, as there are few other ways to get around.
There is semi-regular bus service from Prince Rupert to Terrace, but nothing to places like Kitimat or Hazelton. The bus will also take you to Smithers, but won't stop to drop you off at Moricetown along the way, Barthe said.
"I don't get the feeling that anything is safer for women today. I think one of the biggest problems for the north is that we are disregarded by the Lower Mainland," said Barthe, who is originally from Montreal.
"I've never heard any government official or RCMP say there is a killer on the loose. You can create some safety just by saying that because right now, it is so abstract."
Another key recommendation from the symposium was to erect billboards along the highway to increase public awareness of the case, as part of a "victim prevention program."
While driving along Highway 16 last month, The Vancouver Sun passed four of these billboards in communities like Gitwangak, Thornhill and Moricetown.
Two of them read "Hitchhiking: Is it worth the risk?" There is an eerie image of a teenaged girl hitchhiking on a road lined with tomb stones, as two mournful ghosts hug her legs and cry on her shoulder. A caption says, "Ain't worth the risk, sister."
The billboards indicate they are often sponsored by local governments and reserves, and occasionally by businesses and the provincial government.
Prince Rupert city council approved putting up a billboard, but no action has yet been taken there. Prince George tried to erect a sign, but ran into trouble because the city doesn't own the land along the highway.
Many people in the north, including Highway of Tears coordinator Mavis Erickson, hate the tone of the billboards, arguing they suggest the victim is at fault for agreeing to get into a vehicle.
"I resent that as first nations women they kind of consented to their own death, that they somehow consented to what happened," Erickson said with exasperation during a recent interview in Prince George.
"The media and RCMP portrayal, throughout the years, referred to the women and girls as high-risk so immediately people think they were doing something they shouldn't have done, and somehow they deserved it."
The reality is, Erickson argued, that the majority of the victims are teenagers and if you miss your school bus in a town like Smithers, there aren't a lot of other ways to get home if your family can't come to pick you up.
"They are not women, they are girls. They are missing girls. They are school children," she added.
Erickson is a Harvard-educated lawyer who last spring took over the position of Highway of Tears coordinator. The job was created after families at the symposium demanded better communication with police and other authorities.
Erickson has met with the solicitor-general to try to secure funding to get some of the recommendations implemented, she said, but right now her office is run on a "shoestring budget" on a year-to-year contract that expired Dec. 1.
Carrier Sekani Family Services in Prince George, where her office is located, has provided some bridge financing as she tries to line-up future funding, she said last week.
The previous coordinator held youth forums and produced safety tool kits for the communities. Erickson argues one of the greatest needs is to increase safety and security for women.
If the Lower Mainland can have campaigns to keep boys out of gangs, she asked, why can't there be something similar in the north to remind girls and women to stay safe on the highways? That could include poster campaigns to tell girls, for example, to travel in pairs after dark or to pre-arrange a driver.
"The province and Canada has a long way to go to improve safety and security for First Nations women. We need an educational campaign and transportation," Erickson said.
There is also a need for following up on another recommendation: placing emergency phone booths in well-lit rest areas along the highway, she added, as there is no cellphone service during the long treks between communities.
Craig Benjamin, of Amnesty International Canada, questions if police need to be more forthcoming about their investigation, and if they need to warn the community about any other risk that links these 18 victims together. "I really wonder when police have their 18 names and they're not taking the effort to be really clear about the numbers," he said, "are they aware of the consequences of that uncertainty?"
Barthe took part in organizing "Take Back the Highway" rallies in the north a few years ago, as a twist on the "Take Back the Night" events that call for more safety for women. They had T-shirts made up for the Prince Rupert demonstration that said: "There's a killer on the road."
Quoting reports done by advocacy organizations like Amnesty International Canada, Barthe's organization argues the number of missing and murdered women who belong on the Highway of Tears list is double the existing number.
"There are women who are missing who are not counted. My question is: Why not?"
Others in the north reference the Native Women's Association of Canada, which in a recent report said there are 520 "known" cases of native women going missing or being murdered. B.C. leads all provinces by a wide margin, with 137 cases.
Police say their list was composed based on criteria the cases need to meet, and a geographical boundary that does not include all of B.C. Police argue there is no proof a serial killer is on B.C. highways.
But even the 2006 symposium report acknowledges the total number of victims is constantly questioned. "There is much community speculation and debate on the exact number of women that have disappeared along Highway 16 over a longer 35-year period; many are saying the number of missing women, combined with the number of confirmed murdered women, exceeds 30," the report says.
Some family members of those on the Highway of Tears list argue they don't see significant improvements for women in the north since their loved ones went missing or were murdered.
Sally Gibson, the aunt of Lana Derrick, who disappeared near Thornhill in 1995, said the symposium brought some improvements — such as police keeping in better contact with families — but she doesn't think it is any safer today for young women to travel between communities.
"If girls want to get somewhere and if they have no money or vehicle, then hitchhiking is often their method of transportation... Everyone believes it will never happen to me," Gibson said.
"If we pick up hitchhikers we give them heck all the way to wherever they are going. They get a lecture the whole way."
Cory Millwater, whose daughter Tamara Chipman vanished on Highway 16 just outside Prince Rupert on Sept. 21, 2005, believes schools could do a better job of talking to students about safety on the highways and hitchhiking — especially for rebellious teens.
"Somehow these young girls — maybe in the schools they have to be made to understand how dangerous it is," Millwater said.
One day not long ago, Millwater picked up a hitchhiker she thought was about 12 or 13 years old, and told her about the devastation of losing her daughter.
Millwater dropped the girl off in nearby Port Edward, and then later that day saw the same girl hitchhiking again. "I hitchhiked across Canada when I was 16, and I never believed anything would happen to me. When you're young, you think you're invincible," Millwater said, tears welling in her eyes.


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Extremely Odd (And Likely False) Fallout Listing Appears On IMDB
Update: And just like that, the IMDB page has disappeared. Depending on your personal penchant for conspiracy theories, you might take this as confirmation of the information of verification of the details as a hoax. Until Bethesda is good and ready though, we won't know for sure.
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Bethesda has been mum on its next single-player, open-world game, but that hasn't stopped fans from speculating. A listing on the Internet Movie Database (which also lists video games) points to an alleged name, cast, and release window for the next Fallout title, though. We're extremely skeptical given the number of Fallout hoaxes there have been, and suggest that this be taken only as a curiosity.
The IMDB listing for Fallout: Shadows of Boston (which was last updated on February 1, 2014) starts out reasonable enough, listing series' narrator Ron Perlman in a returning role (war never changes, after all). Erik Dellums, who teased his return as DJ Three Dog, is also listed.
The cast also allegedly includes Paul Eiding (Metal Gear Solid), Peter Gil (Fallout 3), and Jeff Baker (Skyrim, Fallout 3). Then, things start to get a little weird. Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is apparently attached to the project. The listing also includes Obsidian's Chris Avellone and 2K Games' Erik Caponi in the writing credits.
Most curiously, the game is allegedly slated for a 2017 release, which seems extremely far-fetched given that there are voice actors supposedly attached. Did we mention that Charles Martinet is on that list?
Bethesda doesn't comment on rumors or speculation, as vice president of public relations and marketing Pete Hines has reiterated on numerous occasions. Still, we've reached out to him with this one just in case.
[Source: IMDB]
Our Take
This is almost certainly a hoax seeded with just enough truth to attract overzealous fans. Still, we'd love to see (and hear) Charles Martinet in a Fallout role.


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Day 4 of TT 2013 has come and gone and we have still yet to see a Superbike turn a wheel on the famous old Mountain Course. Practice began on Saturday evening with the newcomers sighting lap, which saw riders liaison office Richard "Milky" Quayle have to stop on the mountain section of the course with a puncture, much to the amusement of John McGuinness.
Having spent the weekend at a sunny Donington Park for the World Superbikes I returned to The Rock on Monday evening were heavy rain during the day had restricted the practice session to superstock, supersport, and the sidecars. I hoped to catch the sidecar session, sadly the session was red flag following an incident at Ballacrye.


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"There's only one head bigger than Geoffrey Boycott's and that's Birkenhead." -FS Trueman
so are they
All I can say is ''Bye! Bye England!'' I'd be surprised if they made it through this group. It's probably the hardest group in the competition. SA will definitely go through and maybe Samoa.
February 10th 2009 <3
Rest In Peace Fardin
Rest In Peace Sazza
Let's not go over the top here. We're poor, but we will qualify. Fiji & Samoa have never beaten us ever & aren't that likely to start now.
Yeah I agree with BB here. England are crapola but they are still much better than either of the Pacific Island teams in this pool. If they don't qualify then we can safely assume that hell will freeze over.
Did you see how bad we were in the Six Nations BB? Your blind optimism is endearing but let's have some good ol' Blighty pessimism and say we're a fair chance of getting dumped out in a shock result.
I hope not of course, but I never rule anything out.
A True Champion - Bob. Rest in peace. 15/04/06
"People today have too big a devil and too small a God"
- Stephen Currie
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1
^Haha yeah Wales upped ya's.
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text: With their no-nonsense, street-smart approach, the Exciters ushered in the heyday of the girl group sound via the 1962 classic "Tell Him." Queens, NY, classmates Brenda Reid, Carol Johnson, Lillian Walker, and Sylvia Wilbur formed the group in 1961 when they were all 17 years old. Originally dubbed the Masterettes, they were the sister act to the Masters, a local doo wop quintet with the End Records single "A Man Is Not Supposed to Cry" to its credit. When the Masters secured a record deal with the Le Sage label, they wrangled session time for the Masterettes as well, and in early 1962 the group issued its debut effort, "Follow the Leader." Wilbur left the lineup soon after, and with replacement Penny Carter, the Masterettes auditioned for the famed writing/producing duo of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller -- Carter's tenure with the group proved brief, however, and following creative differences with his bandmates, Masters member Herb Rooney signed on with the Masterettes in time for their first session for United Artists. Galvanized by Reid's aggressive lead vocal, "Tell Him" -- credited to the Exciters, a moniker devised by Leiber & Stoller -- hit radio and retail in the fall of 1962, reaching the Top Five on the Billboard pop and R&B charts early the following year. Eschewing the demure puppy-love sensibilities of previous girl group records, "Tell Him" boasted an intensity that signified a sea change in the presentation and perception of femininity in popular music, paving the way for such tough, sexy acts as the Shangri-Las and the Ronettes. The Exciters resurfaced in the spring of 1963 with "He's Got the Power" -- though as potent (if not more so) than "Tell Him," the single sputtered to a halt at number 57 on the Billboard chart, portending the commercial frustrations that dogged the group despite the uncommon quality of its output. The third Exciters single, "Get Him," climbed only as high as number 76, two spots better than its follow-up, the Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry-penned "Do Wah Diddy" -- British Invasion combo Manfred Mann nevertheless heard the song and recorded their own cover version, scoring an international number one smash just months later. After one last United Artists release, "Havin' My Fun," in 1965 the Exciters signed with Roulette Records to remake Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' "I Want You to Be My Boy." Early the following year, the group scored one last minor hit, a reading of the Jarmels' "A Little Bit of Soap," but its commercial heyday was over. The Exciters nevertheless continued recording throughout the decade for labels including Bang, Shout, and RCA Victor. Reid and Rooney, who had wed in 1964, continued leading the group long after Johnson and Walker broke ranks. After recording a handful of disco-era singles under the name Brenda & Herb, the couple finally eased into retirement. In the mid-'80s they separated, and while Rooney founded his own cosmetics firm, Reid launched a new Exciters with members of her family. ~ Jason Ankeny


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This is a review some one from Australia made on the "EPIC KITES 3RD GENERATION 3GII" topic about the RENEGADE and the INFINITY v2 kites and wanted to share his review on the INFINITY V2. If you want to read his entire review about the RENEGADE you can always click on this link:
.................Good things about the kite?
:p lots! relaunch, drift, pivot turning, look, build quality, bar, lines, bridle, sliders, delta tips, easy maneuverability, Out of the bag it's all impressive. The bag is easily one of the best made for kiting. Loads of room for everything. I have 2 bags and I just keep both epics in the one & have the at the beach every time to cover margin calls. Both bars fit in the sidepocket. Check. The pump is still gr8 and I have been using it heaps. Mainly on the infinity - such is the season we're having here.
Just to touch on the infinity debate that seems to be raging here lately. I really don't see the fuss?
The kite flys in 3-4kts. I have done it. I have a wind meter. It is exciting for about 30 seconds then when I realize it's not strong enough and it won't pick up it's back in the bag and back to work! I waded out in the waves in this wind speed and paid the price by having to pack up a very wet and sandy kite after some small waves pushed me towards the kite, very boring, but what kite would even fly in this range? The Cabrinha? Also since all those Cab guys had the video's ready for the infinity, you'd expect they would have one up for their 18 on this day or in similar winds - can anyone here point the way to this video? That would be awesome. I would like to point out that I like cab kites. I'm a big fan, I have a switchie and a convert and have used their large kites and owned quite a few in the middle sizes. I think they're awesome at what they do. Plus they are very durable kites. But since a lot of mud is going towards Epic because of a Cab riders video (or do I have this wrong? ) it would seem fair to show the video of the cab on the same day. Much the same result at best, I would expect. It is a fact that the Infinity will lift off the ground in the 3kt range. Get out your gauges do it yourself. It's been done. It's been video'd it's been posted. It will be done again (not by me unless it's for a bet!_ otherwise I've got better things to do) It's boring to do. It's a fact.
The infinity will go in small waves with no or favourable currents in 6-8kts. In downwind flowing currents it has taken 8+ kts solid to get it going. It is not the fastest LW kite around but it goes upwind better than most. I have had swap sessions with the core 17m xr2 and it is slower to turn but definitely goes upwind better. Even the core owner said this. I preferred the infinities feel but I would like it to turn a little more faster like the core and I think it could be made to have a touch lighter bar pressure (like if it was a giant 11m!! nudge wink). but maybe there is scientific trade off there that is set in stone for now? The thing I do know is that a lot of big kites will get you out there at 6-8 but it's up to you to figure which one you like the most. For me the Epic is just that.
thanks for reading all this - I hope it helps you with any decisions you have to get a demo or not. I would definitely say try them out. The Epic crew are great and easy to communicate with and will always stay in touch with you about anything you would like to know. A lot of companies let you fall off the radar so it's refreshing to feel like you are making a contribution to the brand you ride. Adios
So just try the kite and you will see what it can do.


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Skiers rescued from Wolverine Peak
Two lost skiers were rescued from Wolverine Peak by airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard on March 26.
The skiers, who spent a cold night with insufficient clothing, had lost their equipment and unable to self-recover, called the Alaska State Troopers for assistance.
The AST notified the 11th Rescue Coordination Center at 9:15 a.m. that they were unable to respond due to the rugged terrain and necessary equipment requirements.
The Guard launched a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron and a team of Guardian Angel rescue personnel from the 212th Rescue Squadron.
"Back-country enthusiasts should always travel with a survival kit and be prepared to stay overnight, even if that isn't their plan," said Maj. Keenan Zerkel, a senior controller at the RCC.
The skiers were transported to Anchorage and released to Providence Hospital at 10:25 a.m. with possible hypothermia, but in stable condition.


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Monday, March 06, 2017
How Healthy Are Your Neighbors?
The people of Gary, Indiana like to play Russian roulette with their health. According to a new interactive map from the CDC Gary has the worst problems with smoking and physical activity of the largest 500 cities in America.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has mapped the health of 500 of the largest cities in the USA. Using the CDC map you can view the prevalence of health and unhealthy behavior down to neighborhood level. The purpose of the 500 Cities project is to "help develop and implement effective and targeted prevention activities (and) identify emerging health problems".
Using the 500 Cities interactive map you can view model based health estimates of neighborhoods at census tract level. The map allows you to view the prevalence of a number of behaviors effecting health at neighborhood level, such as binge drinking, smoking, obesity and physical activity. You can also use the map to view the prevalence in neighborhoods of a number of different health issues and diseases.
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(CNN) - Mercury is gliding across the sun on Monday in an event called a transit.
Mercury will be gliding across the sun on Monday in an event called a transit. (Source: CNN/NASA)
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It happens only 13 times per century, and the next one isn't set to happen until 2049.
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I received this Press release from the Eyecon organizers, and share it here in its entirety.
Mark your calendars for: Orlando, Florida on November 13-15, 2009
October 17 - EyeCon Celebrity Autograph Convention featuring stars from the hit HBO series True Blood has added Todd Lowe who stars as "Terry Bellefleur", the shell-shocked short order cook who works at Merlotte's Bar on the show. Todd is also known for his recurring role on the television series Gilmore Girls. He will be appearing all weekend for autograph and photo op sessions.
EyeCon is announcing the launch of the famous celebrity breakfast auctions. The auctions will be held on EBay and will be the opportunity for a few fans to win an hour long breakfast with one of their favorite stars in attendance. The link to the auctions will be posted on the EyeCon website as the auctions become live at www.eyeconfla.com/trueblood.
EyeCon Celebrity Autograph Conventions has announced the launch of the first ever fan convention based on the popular television series True Blood in Orlando, Florida on November 13-15, 2009. The convention will give fans the opportunity to gather with each other and celebrate this breakout new series. The convention will feature celebrity guests, bands, artists, vendors, Q&A's, parties, contests, panels, fan films, photo shoots, video games, blood drives and more.
The celebrity guest list includes:
* Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte)
* Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds)
* Allan Hyde (Godric)
* Ashley Jones (Daphne)
* Todd Lowe (Terry Bellefleur)
More guests will be added soon. Keep track of all the updates at www.eyeconfla.com/trueblood
The convention hours of operation are:
Friday: 4:00pm - 1:00am
Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00am
Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tickets are currently available online, pricing is as follows:
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Friday: $10, Saturday: $40, Sunday: $40
3 Day Weekend: $80
Silver Weekend Pass: $110
Gold Weekend Pass: $135
Platinum Weekend Pass: $295
Special rates are available for all attendees who stay at the host hotel. Hotel information and room rate information can be found at www.eyeconfla.com/location.html
A little about us:
EyeCon is a fan-friendly multi-genre celebrity autograph convention for science fiction, horror, television and movie fans! We have been running successful fan conventions since 2006, bringing fans closer to the stars they love and providing enriched fan experiences for their favorite television shows and movies. There will be Celebrity Autograph sessions, Celebrity Photo Op sessions, a Celebrity Banquet, a Cocktail Party with the stars, a Fangbanger's Ball, Panels, Games, Guitar Hero, Celebrity Breakfast auctions, Blood Drives and so much more! There will always be something to do during the busy, fun-packed weekend!
Our goal is to bring the celebrity guests together with their fans in a relaxed atmosphere with the most exposure possible. At EyeCon, it's like a family reunion. We hope to see you there and look forward to an amazing, memorable weekend! For more information and updates visit: www.eyeconfla.com


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UH Manoa researcher elected Vice President of the Acoustical Society of AmericaUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
UH Manoa Chancellor's Office
Whitlow W. L. Au, chief scientist of the UH Manoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology's Marine Mammal Research Program, has been elected the next vice president of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).
"The Acoustical Society of America is the world's leading acoustics society and has many distinguished members and a history of continual contribution to science and to our general society," Au said. "To be elected as an officer of such a prestigious organization is indeed a great honor and also a very humbling experience to be entrusted with the responsibility of continuing the successful functioning of such an organization."
Au works in the area of marine biological and ecological acoustics. His research interests include dolphin "echolocation," the use of ultrasound to navigate and locate objects in the environment. He also studies marine mammal foraging behavior, prey detection and discrimination, and humpback whale acoustics.
He has served on the Executive Council of the ASA (2001-2004), as chair of ASA's Animal Bioacoustics Technical Committee (1997-2000), and as Associate Editor for Animal Bioacoustics for The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America since 1998.
A fellow of the ASA and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Au has been awarded the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award (3rd highest national award for Navy civilian employee), for contributions in dolphin bioacoustics and is also the recipient of the ASA's Silver Medal in Animal Bioacoustics (1998). He has also been a member of the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council since 2004.
Au's term as vice president began in June and extends until June 2007.
The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is the premier international scientific society in acoustics devoted to the science and technology of sound. Its 7000 members worldwide represent a broad spectrum of the study of acoustics. ASA publications include the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America—the world's leading journal on acoustics, Acoustics Today magazine, books, and standards on acoustics. The Society also holds two major scientific meetings per year.
For more information, visit: http://asa.aip.org


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School lunch menus for the week of April 5.
Thornville Elementary
Monday-Friday: No School – Spring Break
Hebron Elementary/
Jackson Intermediate
Monday: Chicken nuggets, whipped potatoes, warm cinnamon apples, and animal crackers.
Tuesday: Ravioli, lettuce cup w/dressing, garlic bread, and fruit cup.
Wednesday: Pizza, seasoned green beans, chilled fruit, and Scooby Doo treat.
Thursday: Hot dog, oven baked fries, choice of fruit, and surprise snack.
Friday: Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup & crackers, fruit cup, and frozen Go-Gurt. Lakewood Middle/Lakewood
High School
Monday: Popcorn chicken bowl, whipped potatoes/gravy, golden corn, and choice of fruit.
Tuesday; Foot long hot dog w/coney sauce & cheese, seasoned potato wedges, and chilled fruit.
Wednesday: Pizza, garden salad, and chilled fruit.
Thursday: Meatball sub, hot vegetable, cinnamon apples, and ice cream cup.
Friday: Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, fruit cup, and Go-Gurt.
Liberty Union
Monday: No School- Easter Break
Tuesday: Hamburger, oven fries, choice of fruit, and rice krispy treat.
Wednesday: Pepperoni pizza, italian tossed salad, and choice of fruit.
Thursday: French toast sticks/real maple syrup, sausage links, hash brown, and orange juice.
Friday: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes/gravy, roll, and choice of fruit.
Liberty Union Middle/
High School
Monday: No School – Easter Break
Tuesday: Chicken patty or spicy chicken sandwich, green beans, and fruit.
Wednesday: Pepperoni or cheese pizza, italian tossed salad, and fruit.
Thursday: Sweet & sour chicken or tangerine chicken, rice, peas, pineapple, and fortune cookie.
Friday: BBQ rib or ham sandwich, corn, and cinnamon apples.
Monday- Friday: No School – Spring Break
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Stayart v. Yahoo, — F.3d —, 2010 WL 3785147 (September 30, 2010)
Plaintiff performed a vanity search of her own name on Yahoo and found some results on porn and pharmaceutical sites. When Yahoo would not remove the search results upon plaintiff's request, plaintiff sued under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act. She claimed that the results showed a false endorsement by her of the pornographic and pharmaceutical sites.
Yahoo moved to dismiss, arguing that plaintiff was without standing to challenge this use of her personal name under Section 43(a). The district court granted the motion. Plaintiff sought review with the Seventh Circuit. On appeal, the court affirmed.
It held that plaintiff had failed to show she had a commercial interest in her name. Such interests are the only ones protectible under Section 43(a). Attempting to overcome this hurdle, plaintiff urged the court to consider her online activities such as writing "scholarly articles" and some poetry to be commercial services.
The court rejected this argument, noting that while those goals may be passionate and well intentioned, they are not commercial. Absent commercial activity, plaintiff lacked standing under the Lanham Act.
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Never cracks a book
Posted by ESC on October 24, 2006
In Reply to: Never cracks a book posted by R. Berg on October 24, 2006
: : : : : : what is the literal meaning of "never cracks a book" and also what is the figurative meaning of "never cracks a book".
: : : : : Never opens a book. Literal and figurative. It refers to cracking the spine of a book. Not a good thing.
: : : : I was taught (maybe by my mother, maybe by a librarian) to never lay a book page-side down. It would crack the spine. Here's some information from a site on antique book care:
: : : : Always use bookmarkers. Avoid folding corners or pages. Pens, pencils, any objects left in books can cause the spine to crack and break. Very thick book markers or gem clips are also not a good idea.
: : : : Remove from the shelf properly. Reach to the rear to push slightly toward you, then grab the sides with all fingers. Avoid the temptation to pull on the top spine, which is the first visible place of wear and freigh.
: : : : Opening any book more than 190 ° (flat) causes the spine to break and crack over time. Always support the book's spine while it is open, never forcing it to lay open.
: : : : Wash hands before and after handling all books. Lotion, sweat, etc. can cause soil stains. Germs can also be passed to you from used, library, and antique/vintage books.
: : : : http://www.hstreasures.com/articles/bookcare.html
: : : Literally, then, the "cracked" spine indicates the book was opened. Figuratively, "she never cracked a book before the test" means she didn't do any of the reading she was expected to do; she did not study.
: : A number of Websites devoted to definitions think one of the more general definitions of "crack" is involved, namely, to crack open, to open up for use or consumption--or for reading and study. I have often heard the phrase as "crack open a book," and I believe this is what is meant by cracking a book, that is, opening it. Cracking the spine is relatively rare collateral damage when you crack open a few books. The two are not connected except insofar as they involve books.
: I understand "crack a book" the way Smokey does. In a car, "Would you crack that window for me?" is a request to open a window "just a crack," not to break the glass. ~rb
A couple of factlets. The term "crack the books" dates back to the 1930s, U.S. ("Cassell's Dictionary of Slang" by Jonathon Green, Wellington House, London, 1998). "Crack" comes from the German "Krach" meaning a loud noise. ("The Dictionary of Cliches" by James Rogers, Wings Books, Originally New York: Facts on File Publications, 1985). I am sticking to my original theory, slightly amended. That to crack a book refers to the cracking sound when one opens a new book, the cracking being a precursor to actually cracking the spine.
At the ESC household, we always have bookmarks at the read. Friends don't let friends crack the spines of books.
- Never cracks a book RRC 24/October/06
- Never cracks a book pamela 24/October/06
- Never cracks a book pamela 25/October/06
- Never cracks a book pamela 25/October/06
- Never cracks a book Smokey Stover 25/October/06
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