News briefs:May 24, 2010

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Several injured in Ben Nevis cable car accident

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Thursday, July 13, 2006

As many as eight people have been injured after two cable cars collided at the Nevis Range near Fort William in Scotland.

Two RAF helicopters, an air ambulance, four ambulance crews, police, fire brigade and a mountain rescue team are among those present. Police have confirmed that three people have been injured, including one child. Injuries include broken legs, head and chest injuries. The Scottish Ambulance Service have reported that up to seven people had been thrown on to the hillside. A reporter at the scene said one car near the top of the mountain had slid down a cable, hitting another and then one of the cars fell to the ground.

Northern Constabulary have stated “It’s understood that two gondolas would appeared to have collided and a number of casualties have been reported. The local mountain rescue team, Inverness helimed and other air support are in attendance to remove casualties”.

The Doppelmayr gondola system is made up of eighty six-seat closed cabins running on a continuous 4.6km steel cable.

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What To Do If Theres A Credit Card Judgement Against You

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By Sean A. Kelly

If you have not heard of credit card judgement, then you should know that having such a judgement made against you can be a rather distressing situation. Take my neighbor, Bob, who had a credit card judgement made against him and he literally had an emotional breakdown. Well, it took him awhile to recover and in that period, his wife and his family had a hard time trying to help him while at the same time, they were also running around looking for a solution to the judgment.

Bob’s problem was not such a serious one initially. In the beginning, he had a lot of credit card debts that were piling up. He had often sought my advice on how to clear his debts and since I am quite well-versed in resolving financial issues, I tried helping him by laying out a plan for him to clear his debts within a period of time. Unfortunately, while Bob was willing to listen to me and accept my help, he could not keep to the plan. He did not have the discipline to cut his spending nor did he have the willpower to stop using his credit cards. Even as he tried to reduce his spending and to pay down his debts, he had continued spending and buying things he did not need, resulting in deeper debts, higher credit card bills and an income that was just not enough to cover it all.

It all finally culminated in the credit card debt judgement against him that had caused his breakdown. His credit card company had finally decided to take his case to the courts to recover the debts he owed. This means he had probably defaulted in his credit card payments for a certain period of time and after repeated failed attempts to recover even some of the debts, his creditors had no choice but to go to the court for a judgment against Bob.

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A court judgment obtained by the credit card company could mean a lot of things. It could mean that the court had ruled that the creditor now has a lien on your property, your bank accounts or possibly even your business if you are the sole proprietor of a business. This is highly dependent on your state law, though. Each state has different laws which will determine how your creditor could recover the debts you owe and the actions it could take. This may also mean they could freeze your bank accounts or even garnish your wages. So, if you want to know more, you may need to read up and learn more of your state laws on this. Other than this, there is still a way out of the judgment so that the creditor does not enforce it.

This is what I told Bob when he came to me again to ask for help. I told Bob to start negotiating with his creditor for a way out. Some creditors may be quite open to put aside executing the judgment if you agree to start making payments on the judgment. Another way is to appoint an attorney for some legal advice and to get more understanding on your state’s laws on the enforcement of judgement. Your attorney may even be able to provide you with a suitable solution based on your state’s laws and your financial situation.

Having a debt judgment made against is most often due to credit card default. So to avoid this, do try to keep your finances in order and clear up your debts as much as you possibly can.

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New promotional events set for Disney’s “Phineas and Ferb’s Christmas Vacation”

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Further promotional and release plans have been announced by The Walt Disney Company‘s new special, “Phineas and Ferb’s Christmas Vacation,” from the company’s cartoon comedy Phineas and Ferb. According to the company’s press release site (Disney XD Medianet), on November 27, Disney will stream the seven musical numbers, performed by the show’s cast and the band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, that will be showcased in the special on its public radio network Radio Disney. iTunes will then follow by making the songs available for download.

The official special is scheduled to air the following week, on December 6, on the company’s cable network Disney XD with a repeat immediately following it. The proceeding day, Disney Channel SVOD, Disney XD VOD, Disney XD Mobile, iTunes, and Xbox Live Marketplace will release the episode for digital retail. On December 11, fellow Disney network Disney Channel will broadcast the special following a six-hour marathon of the series; the next day, Disney Channel and Disney XD’s websites will release the special for viewing. On December 18, ABC Family will air the episode as part of its month-long event “25 Days of Christmas.” Finally, to help the special’s promotion, costumers dressed as the show’s characters will perform on December 25, 2009, in the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” which will be broadcast on the ABC Television Network.

Disney also confirmed that actors Clancy Brown, Malcolm McDowell, Jane Carr, Mathew Horne, and Bruce MacKinnon will each guest star in the special.

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The Weber Summit Grill Reviews

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New method of displaying time patented

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Saturday, October 14, 2006

An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional four-digit time. The more unusual of the two new formats, called “TWELV”, dispenses with numerals altogether. In place of clock hands or digits, the new clock uses color to convey the hour and a moon image to convey the minute, which moon slowly grows throughout the course of an hour from a narrow crescent to a full-fledged circle.

The second and more approachable of the new formats retains numerical digits to indicate the minute but uses colors to convey the hour.

Early critics question whether the aesthetic benefits of the moon-clock will be sufficient to encourage users to learn the color-based time-telling system. However, the size advantages of the new system may make it particularly suitable for mobile applications, particularly cell phones, wearable computers, and head-mounted displays.

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Founder of the National Ballet of Canada dies at age 85

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Celia Franca, founder of the National Ballet of Canada and its training ground, the National Ballet School of Canada, died at age 85 Monday in Ottawa, Ontario.

She is reported to have died in an Ottawa Hospital and her cause of death is not known. She went to the hospital last week and stayed there until she had died.

“Celia was more than the National Ballet’s founder. She was its presiding spirit, its most stalwart supporter and the embodiment of its ideals and values,” said Karen Kain, the National Ballet of Canada’s current artistic director. “She inspired generations of dancers by her example and her devotion to the art of ballet. And most importantly, she made us believe in ourselves and that no goal was ever out of reach.”

Franca, born 1921 in London, England, came to Canada in 1951 to found the National Ballet of Canada. Franca choreographed ballets in Canada such as the famous “Cinderella” and “The Nutcracker.” She was artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada for 24 years.

In 1967, Franca was named an officer of the Order of Canada, then named a Companion of the order in 1985.

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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/OH-WY

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Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It is estimated that 75,000 to 100,000 students have been displaced. [1]. In response, institutions across the United States and Canada are offering late registration for displaced students so that their academic progress is not unduly delayed. Some are offering free or reduced admission to displaced students. At some universities, especially state universities, this offer is limited to residents of the area.

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Job Employment Interviews: Preparing For The ‘Team Interview’

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By Kirk W. Nobbe

In the course of your employment and interview process ‘career you may encounter a routine, process or ‘type of interview’ style which often is referred to as the ‘Team Style’ interview. Employing a team in the interview process, allows for shared input and expertise by a group of specifically trained and experienced staff members and employers. Its can be quicker, more in depth and in many cases read directly to a job employment offer. Pulling out the sliver all at once can be a long let painless than letting it fester other time.

A team interview may be given by a group of two to five employees. Usually the employees are trained in interviewing techniques and procedures. They will meet prior to the interview process to determine the subject areas and depth of fields that each team member will cover in the interview or interviews. A few common questions may be asked by all the team members in order to give the applicant more than one opportunity for adequate expression.

In this type of interview, the applicant meets individually with each member of the team, the team and applicants do not meet together at one time. After the interviewing is completed, the team members meet to discuss the applicant’s performance. Using common criteria, they assess the information from the individual sessions and their reactions before identifying the best or more suitable candidate or candidates (if there are several positions or a number of different positions in the organization).

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Using common criteria thus, the company or organization ‘team’ will then assess the information that was elicited from the individual sessions and their individual and common group reactions before taking the next steps of identifying and choosing the best candidate or candidates.

Team interviews have very good advantages in that they give applicants the chances to meet with several people, rather than only one individual interviewer. Furthermore the applicant will get the chance to meet and interact with several different people, who at various times during their employment with the firm or organization, may well be their peers, supervisors or even direct bosses or managers. In the field of life, it often comes down to personalities and their interrractions. And relationships to each other. It can be better for both parties to find out potential difficulties and pitfalls sooner rather than later in their employment and career paths. The ‘team interview’ approach works to ensure that the personalities fit. Thus this type of interview style and process ensures personality congruence and increases the applicant’s chances of establishing rapport with a high percentage of members on the company’s team. After all the whole goal of the exercise is to enhance the company’s team spirit, morale and in the end productivity and ultimately profit.

Another team interview tactic is for several team members to use a panel interview format. This method is used when a future hire will be working directly with several management staff. Having a candidate meet with several people at once is efficient and saves valuable as well as expensive management time and expense. Travel costs as well as costs of renting a remote meeting room – such as a hotel room, if away from head office can be reduced. Thus not only is time saved, but also money. For an out of town candidate , meeting several interviewers in a single setting eliminates the need to travel to the prospective employer multiple times to the prospective employer, thus saving time and money – valuable if however chooses to pay the fare.

As a potential interviewee it is best to know the names of the members of the interviewing team and as well something about their specific areas of expertise. Again your basic research skills will come into play. Use this valuable information, which you have gleaned to enhance your presentation and performance. Lastly , just as if you were at a border post being interviewed by a customs officer , ensure that your answers to any and all interview, and non interview related questions and queries and consistent and congruent.

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Portugal to produce new Volkswagen model in 2008

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Saturday, January 21, 2006

Volkswagen announced the Palmela, Portugal factory – Autoeuropa – has been chosen to produce a new car model beginning the first quarter of 2008, but did not specify the model to be produced.

“The decision to produce a new model in Autoeuropa is the result of the competitive cost of production of the factory, well as the favorable conditions of the cooperation established by the Portuguese government and the workers,” announced Wolfgang Bernhard.

José Sócrates, prime minister of Portugal, said he was “satisfied with the decision of Volkswagen to produce a new model in the factory of Palmela,” and considered that the decision, “reflected the confidence [of the investors] in the Portuguese economy.”

Volkswagen will reveal the new model to be produced next week. By 2008, the factory at Palmela will only be producing the multi-purpose vehicle Sharan and the Eos models.

With the end of the production of the multi-purpose vehicle, the factory needs to guarantee new product lines, since the new Eos is not sufficient to maintain the current 2,790 workers.

The Volkswagen Autoeuropa produced a total of 79,896 vehicles last year, of the models Volkswagen Sharan, SEAT Alhambra, Ford Galaxy and Volkswagen Eos, against the 95,660 vehicles produced in 2004.

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